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Blood Claim Bounty!

The red alarms kept sounding overhead as Captain Rogers ran hard down the hallway of the Helicarrier. He was headed for the control room. He had to know who and what was attacking them. The rest of the team split up. Thor, Tony and Banner went outside on the decks to face their attackers head on. As usual. The agents followed the Captain to the main bridge and from the windows; they could tell it was becoming Hell. The same creatures that had attacked Manhattan were now flying all over and hammering the Helicarrier with their alien weapons. Fury was doing his part at keeping the ship steady, along with other staff members at multiple computers.

"They need help out there!" Fury spat in a hurried tone as the Captain came closer to him. Just beyond the window in front of them Banner had already Hulked out and was hammering his green fists into any alien trooper that dared to get near them. Stark was in his suit and blasting as many as he can along with Thor and his lightning.

"Their just – buzzing around!" Clint pointed out at the odd dozen of Chitauri. The rest started to catch on to Clint's observation. The Captain even noticed how they were just firing at the Helicarrier's defense guns and just staying an arm's length away from the other three Avengers. Like they were just keeping them busy.

"This is a diversion!" Captain Rogers pointed out as he realized their real target was deeper in the Helicarrier; Loki. "One of them must be infiltrating while the rest keep us busy!" Rogers quickly spun on his heels and headed for the door; towards the room that Dampire C and Loki were in.

"I'm sure C has our back," Fury spoke but the Captain was already racing down the hallway. His two agents didn't know what to do at first, and yet one look from their Director and they knew not to intervein. Instead they exchanged a silent agreement and so Clint took out his bow to go outside and help the guys while Widow stayed to help the others on the computers.


I decided to take the chair that I had in the 'quiet' room with Loki and move it outside. I sat it in front of the door and decided to sit down and lean against it. My way of guarding; check my guns and wait for the alien ass to show up so I can blow his damn head off.

"You have astounding confidence," Loki's voice spoke coolly yet in a board matter. I knew I should have turned off that damn comm. I thought in annoyance and glared at the glass to my left. Though the God was still cuffed to the table, he was sitting rather comfortably. I said nothing to invoke a conversation. After all, I was too busy ignoring him. "Why do you continue in this unnatural life of yours?" He asked in his lame and uninterested tone. "Ah. Let me guess; you have red in your ledger."

I paused in that moment of why he asked such a ridiculous question. "The fuck you talking about?" I got up and faced him from behind the glass, and un-surprised to see him staring back at me with those dull, green eyes. Yet he looked a bit taken aback by my words. "Red in my ledger? Seriously? I'm a fucking, half-dead freak and you ask that?" He looked slightly surprised and I couldn't help but laugh. "That's a good one! Now ask me if I give a shit. Go on! Ask!" He said nothing now, choosing instead to look slightly interested now. "The answer is no. Now shut the Hell up before I kick you in the face again." I turned back to my chair and slumped down into it with a heavy sigh. "Red in my ledger. Ridiculous!" I huffed to myself. "I doubt you even know what a ledger is!"

"A recording of one's history," His voice suddenly perked up calmly. I narrowed my eyes and shook my head slowly. "Or so I've heard."

Oh, great. Just what I needed now. A smart-ass chat. Choosing the 'silent treatment' again, I went back to tipping the chair against the door and crossing my legs to try and get comfortable. The sounds of gun firing and small explosions going off outside made it easier to ignore him. Damn it! Why the Hell am I here God-sitting when I should be out there getting a piece of that action?

Yet as the sounds of guns going off and footsteps came closer to me, I had both my pistols in my lap, just waiting to be used. When the firing stopped, I heard only one set of footsteps come closer. What wrinkled my nose was that the being coming my way just stinks! I'm mean; O.M.G. M.B.O! My poor, poor nose. I wasn't even going to describe it. Alien garbage? Hell! Maybe something on the lines of rotten fuel and garbage… Oh, Lord! Though as much as I resisted the make a face, the door burst open and an ugly, tall, green and brown looking guy came walking in. He almost reminded me of the Predator, only he had a lizard's head and face and no treads. Only scales that matched his camo armor and even a freaken tail! Damn. Though as he turned to face me, those yellow and slanted eyes narrowed at me and his sharp teeth formed into a menacing grin.

"So. They left an Earth dog to guard the second son of Odin," He hissed fiercely in his gargled voice. He then pulled out an impressive, and yet awkward gun as I raised and pointed one of my own at his ugly face. "Try as you may, woman! I will not be easy to defeat!" He flicked his tong out like any other lizard.

"Likewise, Fugly," I smirked and with that I fired. But as I did, a blinding pain shot into my chest as I hit him in the forehead. He stumbled backwards into the wall as I slumped into my chair. We had fired and hit each other at the same damn time. Ouch! But, kind of funny too. I couldn't help but snicker as I sat upright again as my chest healed. Amazing enough, the ugly, lizard like bounty hunter got up from my head shot! Also, impressed that the bullet didn't penetrate through. It's like his lizard skull was part armor! Or… was it because of his scales? In any case, we didn't succeed in killing each other at first. Yet I liked how the alien was looking quite surprised at me as the hole in my chest began shrinking from my healing factor.

"Told ya," I grinned and aimed my heavily made boot heel into his face. He stumbled even further as I braced my hands on the door behind me and aimed both feet at him, making a nice impact impression on the metal wall he was up against. Quicker than he could recover, I rammed into him and aimed my gun into his jugulars. I fired and he hissed in pain, but still; the bullet did not go into him! It just became flattened and encrusted into his scaly hide! "Fuck! You got some nasty skin!" I growled and dropped one gun and decided to grab his face and began to beat the back of his longer skull into the wall. His claws tried to scratch and tear at me but I ignored the pain and continued to beat on him.

Enraged, he clenched my sides and rammed me into the thick window across from us. It hurt at first as he took the method of pounding me into the more fragile wall. It only took him three times before the glass finally gave way and I was tossed into the room. I landed on the table, of all places, and Loki looked down at me, in silent wonder. I gave a short glare at him before lunging back at Lizard Head and karate chopped him in the throat. He fell backwards yet grabbed my arm and began trying to rip it off. A fierce and yet pained screech came out of my throat, but then I started punching him repeatedly in that ugly face of him. He grunted as his greenish blood started spilling out of the cuts I was making. Mixing with my own red blood, we were both looking like a real mess. Finally, my pounding into his face had dazed him long enough to free my other arm. Now freed, I grabbed the front of his garb and dragged him out of the room and into the narrow hallway. His tail was trying to hit me now, but I pulled out my sword and cut the damn thing off. He let out the most ear ringing scream I never wanted to experience. Especially with my sensitive ears!

With that small distraction, he grabbed my wrist, that held my sword, and twisted it, making me yowl and drop it because my fingers were shocked by the pain. He then rammed his hard head into mine and shoved me really hard into the wall, leaving my body winded in shock. I slumped on the ground and he took that time to smirk down at me and then stair at the stump of his tail; which I found he too can regenerate, for the stub was already clogging the flow of green blood with new skin and scales. Big surprise there. He can heal too in a much slower and 'lizard-like' way.

"Your rather impressive, Earthling!" He spat at me as his yellow eyes shined. "I haven't had this much fun in a long time! I wonder if I can keep your head as a reminder of our duel."

"Don't flatter me on your account!" I hissed as I felt my eyes burn red and my strength suddenly growing. He frowned and let out a weird, high toned roar. I followed suit and released my own vampiric yell and charged at him again. My claws now out, as well as his own, we began smashing and slashing at each other. It seemed like he had a good fighting streak going on, until I grabbed both his hands and aimed my long nails into the sensitive parts of his hands. He may be an alien/lizard freak, but his bone structure was almost similar. He yelled in agony as I didn't let go and squeezed even more pressure as my nails dug into his scaly hands.

Sure, my bullets wouldn't affect him! But the rest of my arsenal can? This guys a fucking freak! I thought as I pushed up against him and then threw his half-tailed ass on the floor. I then pressed my foot against his neck as I sat the rest of me on his chest. He fought and struggled as those sharp jaws of his snapped and struggled for air, but I didn't let up. I pressed even harder as his legs flailed uselessly on the floor as I pushed his hands until his bones cracked, making the back of those claws touch his lower arms. And without wasting a second, I released his hands and grabbed his head while quickly removing my foot. With one strong act of my arms, I twisted his head all the way back, so that nasty face had a good look of the blood-stained floor.

His body only struggled once before it gave up the fight and I heard his heart beat no more, but just to make sure, I picked up my blade and stabbed him in the chest; right where that ugly, green heart would be. Well, I imagine it was green considering the color of his blood, but I didn't care. He was finally dead. I took a moment to spit out the crap from my mouth and removed my sword. Standing up, I stepped away from the body and sighed in slight relief. Ya, he was a hard fellow to fight, but at least he's dead. I thought as I stretched my back and let the rest of me heal.

That was sloppy!My other half scorned me in the back of my head. He was easy meat! And yet you let him pound on you like a ragged doll! Youcould have done better than that! Yet you didn't!

Oh, piss off! I thought back and spat on the body of the bounty hunter. When I heard hurried footsteps to me I spotted the Captain, in all his American glory, coming right up to me. He stopped a few feet away when he saw the state I was in, and then he looked down at the alien body before me.

"Are you alright?" He asked and I rolled my eyes at the 'standard' question, but I nodded once in silence. "Where's Loki?" Was his next obvious question. I sniffed annoyance and sheathed my sword as I walked into the Quiet Room. Picking up my gun in the process I removed my chair and opened the door; despite the smashed in window. Loki looked slightly impressed at me yet his face had hardly changed from his cool and collective mask. I walked up to him and put my hands on my hips as I stared him down. He raised a curious eyebrow at me as I sighed again. My next choice is probably going to piss everyone off, but I figure this would be the only solution for this problem.

Grabbing the end of the cuffs that hooked Loki to the table, I broke the chains with my bear hands and pulled him up from his seat. "Come on." I growled as I also broke the restraints that held his feet to the chair's legs. The Captain looked just as bewildered as the God but I ignored the questions in their eyes as I pulled Loki behind me by holding his wrist cuffs. He may be several inches taller, but he still has nothing on me.

He did not struggle against my harsh and quickened pace as we exited the small room of shattered glass and entered the hallway. Loki looked down at the dead bounty hunter and then back at me. Though he still showed no expression on the incident, his eyes now kept staring at the back of my head.

"Where the Hell are you taking him?" Captain Rogers asked in disturbed wonder as he quickly followed up the rear while I continued down the hallway.

"You'll see," I huffed out as the God kept good pace with me, which was nice for a change. I didn't feel like dragging his divine ass to the very front of the ship. Well, more precisely; on top of it. As we got to the main control room; which I was guessing was the 'helm' of this vessel, I spotted the doors to the outside and dragged Loki with me.

"What the Hell?" I heard Agent Romanoff sound very confused at the sight of us as the Captain still followed me. I spotted Fury, though he looked concerned he did not say anything as I threw open the doors and had Loki follow me into the crazy fighting that still occurred on the deck. I spotted Iron Man and Thor take out several of these alien flies as a huge and green looking mother; I assumed was the Hulk, smash several more out of the sky. Though there were still quite a few, I was satisfied that there were some to remain to hear my message.

Loki gave me an odd look before I pulled him with me to a higher level and then I pulled out my gun and fired a few rounds into the sky, gaining everyone's attention on us. "HEY!" I shouted at the aliens still hovering on their flying vehicles as they spotted the God of Mischief and their former ally with me. With a swift kick to the back of his legs, I had Loki fall on his knees and grab him by the neck collar to make him face his former followers. "You want him? You have to come through me!" I shouted at them challengingly. One took my offer and bolted towards me on his vehicle. His weapon looked like a spear, but before he could throw it, I shot him in the head and he fell from the sky dead. At least these things didn't have the 'advantage' that bounty hunter did! No one else moved as I put my gun away but then pulled out my sword and placed it under Loki's throat.

"What the Hell is she doing!?" Clint asked as he held his bow tight while an arrow was aimed at one of them.

"HIS BLOOD IS MINE!" I yelled at them in my darker tone. "I LAY CLAIM TO HIM! LET YOUR LEADERS KNOW THAT IF THEY WANT HIM! YOU'LL HAVE TO COME THROUGH ME! DAMPIRE C!"

I let loose another vampiric screech and then aimed my fangs to Loki's throat. Hovering but not piercing Yet. He didn't move or say anything, but his green eyes almost matched all the other stunned expressions of shock and surprise.

The Chitauri seemed to have gotten the message as I spotted two of them conversing in their native tongue before they decided to shout to the others. With a wave of a few arms the alien army dispersed back into the dark sky. Straitening back up, I removed my sword from Loki's throat and placed it back in my sheath before making him stand up. He looked rather confused, if not disturbed by my action towards his well being.

"C! What the Hell!?" Clint went up to me along with the others as the Hulk stayed in the background; looking pissed that his targets had ran away.

"Why did you do that?" Captain demanded angrily at me. "You didn't have to say –!"

"And if I didn't the target would still be on his back," I growled at him as Iron Man landed in front of me and his face helmet came up. "This way make's things easier for him." I jerked my head at Loki and then turned to Thor, who also looked horrified. "And for you as well. Your welcome."

"This just puts you in hotter water, you know," Stark stated calmly but then looked at how serious my eyes were, as well as noticing the green and red blood stains on my clothing and face. "Damn girl! You got issues!"

"Who doesn't, I mean really?" I sneered at him coolly. He backed off a bit with his metal hands held up in surrender.

"You just let the Chitauri go with a message about you being Loki's new bodyguard," Rogers huffed at me heatedly. "And by laying a claim on him you just brought more trouble for you and the rest of Earth!"

"Now your overthinking this," I scorned him as his blue eyes narrowed at me. "Yes. I lay a Blood Claim on him," I stated rather sternly and looked at Loki who only stayed silent during this whole thing, and yet looked damn uncomfortable being in the center of this annoying circle with me. "But that should only mean one thing to you guys; He is well secure and the aliens can now look the other way. And I can easily get rid of whoever they send my way. Problem solved."

"Oh my God. You are one cocky bitch." Clint breathed out as he tried to rub his aching forehead.

"You don't get it, don't you!" Captain America spouted on in anger. "You might as well just have invited the leader to come to Earth! Endangering everyone's lives just for personal –!"

"Don't! You dare! Finish that sentence!" I hissed at him with my fangs showing. He took a stance but didn't move, and no one else did either. "These aliens are nothing but thugs! If they are being ordered around by a boss or whoever sent them, then he should uphold my message and he'll come and show himself. The only other beings he may come after is you people! I suggest you get your shit together and stop blaming others for what someone else started!" I then glared at Loki, to which he said nothing. The others just looked a bit dumbfounded but a lot more reasonable now. "He has a mess to clean up! So do the rest of you! So stop pestering me and prepare for the worst. Because, I am not going to finish every fucking battle you guys make in my home!" I then turned to the Captain with my red eyes. "And don't you ever dare presume that I use innocent lives to get what I want! For I would never put my issues on other people's lives! Got it?"

He said nothing, but still looked upset at the whole thing. So what? He thought I was happy about all this! Hell no! I HATE being dragged into this! It absolutely sucks! But hey! I wanted to finish this quickly, and what better way than having the leader of this party show his own ugly face! I'm not sure if it's that purple faced guy, but hey, at least I'm trying here! "Now, move your hero ass's! We have a fight to look forward to and need a place to get ready in!"

"My tower is always useful at these times," Stark pointed out calmly, and I stared at him in annoyance. "True to my word, you'll have plenty of weapons, toys, food and alcohol to get us all rested and ready for the boss fight."

"Really, Tony," Clint narrowed his eyes in annoyance at him.

"What?" Stark stared back at him, "This could be the weirdest Fantasy game of all time and she is the new heroin. So, who wants to be the love-struck fool who tries to woo the girl for an extra bonus scene."

"Stark! Shut up!" Captain America hollered out and the rest just stared at him at his enraged outburst.
"This is a big mistake!"

"Why don't you chill out, Captain," I spat at him calmly. He turned to me, yet his blue gaze still held his frustration. "We can't do anything until someone spots the alien boss falling from the skies. Until then, we need a place to regather our strength. And I need a nap. Let's go boys!" I started dragging Loki back inside as the others watched us; well, had their eyes on me in amazement.

"She's such a badass," Clint sighed and followed me along with Black Widow; who just rolled her eyes at him.

"Well, that was fun," Stark sighed and then went to help Banner one he reverted. "I'll call Pepper and let her know we have extra guests coming."

Once everyone settled down, I confronted Fury with our current problem. He didn't like it either, but at least he took the news a lot better than the others. Thor took it the hardest. Big surprise. Since he couldn't go home; along with his misfit half-brother, he still had me to deal with it.

After that, he arranged a ride for myself, Loki and the Avengers for the tower Stark talked about. It became awkward as Hell as we filed down the hallway and towards the main hanger. Surprising as it is, I had Loki follow behind me as we stayed behind the group of heroes; which some where still bitching about the situation I had put them in. Man. Such whiners! I swear sometimes I wish I was back in Castle Dracula. Sometimes.

So far, Loki had remained quiet. Thank God. Well, not him. Damn confusing situation I'm in. Anyway, he kept staring at me. Not in an angry way, but nor did he seem pleased. We took the seats closest to the exit door; just to avoid everyone. I could care less what they were talking about as the Captain took the wheel and others took seats farther from us. Another good thing. Yippy. But as we took off from the Helicarrier I started to get a little too relaxed and let my eyes closed. The fight had taken the rest of my strength and since I hadn't been sleeping well, I decided to pass out at that time. As for the God of Mischief? Well, he just stared at me until I fell asleep and new no more at that point.

"Still think Fury knows what he's doing in hiring the Dampire?" Clint asked as they held onto their seat belt as the Captain steered the craft towards New York City.

"Well! I do know one thing," Stark pointed out and the rest braced themselves for a ridiculous response. "She can't curse at us when she's asleep."

A few brows were squeezed in wonder until they turned to the spot where Loki and C had chosen to sit. Turned out it was true. C was fast asleep next to the God. Her head hung low and bounced a bit in the turbulence as faint snoring came from her.

"She must have used the last of her energy defending Loki," Thor guessed calmly. His half-brother glared his green eyes at his direction. He said nothing in return to upset Loki further, choosing instead to stare at an empty seat across from him. Loki did the same and the rest were left in a stun silence. Until Stark opened his big mouth; as usual.

"Nice bodyguard!" He cupped a hand around his mouth as he whispered this to the annoyed God. Loki just sniffed at him. Stark just smirked at the two and pulled out his phone. He took one quick pick before anyone would notice and sent it to his girl with a message saying; A couple in the making! Though a part of him doubted that, he couldn't help but be amused over the sight. C was known for her rough attitude; which they all experienced on the deck. Now with an even more moody God-like being beside her, things were going to be very interesting in his home. Another worried thought trailed his mind and he sent another message to Pepper; Hide all the good stuff and re-enforce security to JARVIS!

As the jet plane came closer to their destination, just about all of them dreaded the idea of these two under the same roof as them. But for the sake of leaving the Dampire asleep, they stayed quiet and prayed things will turn out better than it did on the Helicarrier.


Hello again! So sorry again for the long updates but you know the Holidays! Busy as Hell! But I'm pushing myself so I don't let this story hang! I always finish what I start! Well I hope you like it so far and I'll try and get back to you guys soon! Stay warm! Or if you're in a warmer climate than stay cool!

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