AN: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and followed my story. I will try to make this chapter longer, and maybe add some more background about Anya into the story and maybe a little gymnastics too. Just a heads up, the only person I own is Anastasia.
Chapter 3: Grow up
After Anastasia calmed down from Loki messing with her head, the group calmed down a lot. Neither Steve nor Tony liked the fact that Loki gave up so easily. Anastasia didn't either, not one bit. But she stayed quiet and decided to just watch to see what his next move was.
"I don't like it." Steve said, as Anya looked at him as she pointed to Loki. He nodded as Tony responded. "What Rock of Ages giving up so easily?" Tony asked, causing the teen to snort at the nick name for the villain. "Nice one Mr. Tony." She replied, using her best southern belle voice. Tony smirked at her, glad that someone understood him. "No, it being that easy." Steve told him. "He's right; he put up a heck of a fight at the headquarters from what Uncle Phil told me." Anya replied. "Exactly, he packs a wallop." Steve said, agreeing with her. "Well, you are pretty spry for an older fellow." Tony said as he turned to Anastasia.
"Why did you call Agent Coulson Uncle Phil?" Tony asked. "Because he is my godfather…he's my parents' handler…how do you know him?" Anastasia replied. "Um, your mother was sent to watch me." Tony replied. "So you're the reason that she couldn't go to London and see me compete in the Olympics." She replied. "Wait, you were an Olympic Athlete?" Tony asked. "Uh, yeah, Team USA Gymnastics." She replied looking at him shocked that he did not know. "Wow…so you were one of the Super Six?" He said. "Yeah, the other girls and I are the best friends…they are my sisters." Anya replied. "Wow, Agent Romanov, you must be very proud of her." Tony called over.
"I am, her father use to tease her that she should have tried out for the archery team because she is as deadly as him with her accuracy." Natasha replied, still facing the front. "Where is he now?" Tony asked, knowing only a little about the current situation. "Ask Rock of Ages." Anya replied, glaring at the smirk on Loki's face.
Suddenly, lightning began to light up the sky. Loki looked up at the sky, looking a little pale. Anastasia looked over at him and smirked. She could see the fear written all over his face. He was scared of thunderstorms. Tony and Steve did as well, both noticing that he was worried.
"What's wrong scared of a little lightning?" Anya asked, her voice sicky sweet. Loki glared at her for a moment before he responded to the teen. "I'm not overly fond of what follows." He replied. "Chicken." She mumbled under her breath. Tony cracked a smirk as thunder roared.
Meanwhile, a figure of a man with shoulder length blonde hair flew through the sky, following a jet. He held a hammer, a rather large one at that in his hand. He was looking for someone or something.
Suddenly he landed on the roof of the jet, causing it to jerk about. He heard a small scream of a girl from inside the plane as he crawled towards the back.
Back in the jet, Tony put his mask back on and walked towards the back of the plane to investigate what that thud on the roof was. As the back of the plane opened, a blond haired figure appeared. He shoved Tony backwards as he walked towards Loki. He grabbed him by his jacket, similar to the way Anastasia did earlier in the evening.
As quickly as he came, he was gone. The four others stood there in shock before Tony stalked towards the back of the plane. He was going to get him back nicely or not.
"Was that another Asgardian?" Natasha asked, looking behind her. "Think he's a friendly?" Steve replied, helping Anastasia up. "Doesn't matter, if he frees Loki or kills him, then the tesseract is lost." Tony snapped, heading to the back of the plane. "Tony is right; we need to get them back." Anya added. "But we need a plan of attack." Steve argued. "I have one, attack." Tony replied, taking off.
Anya watched as Steve grabbed a parachute and put it on. She knew that he was going to get Tony, but she wanted to go too.
"I think you should sit this one out, Cap." Natasha said. "Don't see how I can." Steve replied. "These guys come from legends, they're basically gods." She reminded him. "There is only one god m'am, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." Steve told her. "He's right mom, besides if he has to break Tony and the other guy apart who is gonna catch Loki?" She asked. Natasha and Steve looked at her, knowing what she was doing.
"Anya, are you sure you want to do this." Steve asked. "Yes, I want to…I need to do something, I can't sit here and do nothing." She replied. Natasha looked at her daughter, smiling at her. "Alright, no killing him." She told her. Anastasia gave her a dark smirk that reminded her mother of Clint. "Почему я делать это, маму?" Anastasia asked in Russian causing Natasha to roll her eyes. "Вы знаете почему." She replied, as her daughter laughed.
"I take it you will listen to your mother's warning?" Steve asked, a little lost. "Yeah, you go ahead, I'll get the pain in the butt." She replied, smiling at him. "Alright, see you on the ground." Steve replied.
Meanwhile, Loki was thrown on to the ground by someone he had not expected to see. It was his older adoptive brother, Thor. He looked rather angry and thankful at the same time. Loki looked at him, laughing.
"Where is it?" Thor demanded, hammer still in hand. "I missed you too." Loki grinned. Thor raised his hammer at him, angry. "Do I look to be in a gaming mood?" Thor snapped. "You should be thanking me. With the bifrost gone, how much dark energy did the Allfather have to muster to conjure you here?" Loki asked, "Your precious earth."
Thor picks his younger brother up, so he stood up on his feet. He had been devastated when he lost him.
"I thought you dead." Thor told him. "Did you mourn?" Loki replied, looking at him. "Everyone did, our father…" Thor said as Loki cut him off. "Your father, he did tell you my true parentage?" Loki replied, turning away from him. Thor looked at him, wondering why he was doing this. "We were raise together, player together, even fought together. Do you remember not of that?" Thor asked, hurt. "I remember living in the shadow of your greatness. I remember you tossing me into the abyss…I was and should be king!" Loki replied. "So you take the world I love as recompense for your imagined slights?" Thor demands, "No, the earth is under my protection, Loki!"
Loki laughs at him as he walked to edge of the cliff. He wanted to rule over earth, to be king over the mortals.
"And you are doing a wonderful job. They slaughter one another while ideally threat. I mean to rule them, and why should I not?" Loki replied. "You think yourself above them?" Thor asked, looking at his younger brother. "Well, yes." Loki replied, shocked that his brother would ask that. "Then the throne would suit you ill." Thor said, "You miss the truth of ruling, brother."
Loki glares at him, thinking otherwise.
"I have seen worlds you never knew about. I have grown in my exile, Odinson. I have seen the true power of the tesseract…and when I control it…" Loki said. Now it was Thor's turn to interrupt. "Who controls the would-be king?" He asked, make his brother mad. "I AM A KING!" Loki yelled, getting in his brother's face. "Not here, give up this poisonous dream and come home!" Thor replied, "Give up the tesseract." Loki looked at him. "I don't have it, I sent it off, I know not where." Loki replied, as Thor picked up his hammer. "You listen here, brother." Thor snapped.
Suddenly, Thor was launched away from him, as someone slammed into him. He left Loki standing there, waiting.
"I'm listening." Loki replied, waiting for Thor to speak.
But he was a little busy. He crashed into the forest floor as the person who hit him remained on his feet. Thor stood up as the man flipped up the mask he wore.
"Don't touch me again." Thor said, glaring at the man. "Then don't take my stuff." Tony replied. "Do you even know what you are dealing with?" Thor asked. "Um, Shakespeare in the park?" Tony replied, "Does mother know you weareth her drapes." "This is beyond you metal man. Loki will face Asgardian justice." Thor replied. "He give up the cube, he's all yours. Until then stay out of my way." Tony replied before mumbling under his breath, "Tourist." Tony slammed his mask shut and turned to leave.
Thor heard the last comment and threw the hammer at Tony. Iron man was launched backwards against a tree by the hammer and fell to the ground. This made Tony mad, now seeing that he would have to fight to get Loki back.
"Okay." He said, loading the hand booster, gladly accepting the challenge.
Thor picked up his hammer, glancing up at Loki. He looked rather amused by the sight below him.
Meanwhile, Natasha landed the jet not too far from where Thor and Loki landed. She let Anastasia off so she could retrieve Loki. Anastasia was happy to finally be able to do something to get her father back.
While Loki was busy watching the two fight, he stopped paying attention to what was around him. He did not know that someone was going to come for him. Anastasia silently crept up the side of the cliff, trying not to make a sound. She needed the element of surprise if this was going to work. She prayed he would not know she was here.
When she finally reached him, his back was turned to her, watching intently as Tony and Thor brawled. She could see them too and just knew that Tony had started the fight. She hoped Steve would arrive soon before one or both of them end up dead. Anya reached into her quiver and pulled out and arrow. She silently loaded the arrow and pulled the string back, as she soundlessly walked towards the god.
"Don't move." Anastasia said, firmly pressing the arrow to Loki's neck. He jumped, not knowing she was there. "What…how did you get here, Agent Barton?" He asked, as he turned to her. "It's called climbing…now let's go, wonder boy." She snapped. He chuckled at her, amused by her tone. "How is it that you got into all this mess, you are still a child." He asked, trying to mess with her head. "Because you took someone I love and turned them against their will…No one messes with my family and gets away with it, especially if they are trying to take over my home." She replied, refusing to let him win.
Back on the jet, Natasha listened to her daughter and Loki talk. She was doing so well, despite Loki trying to break her. Anastasia was definitely hers and Clint's daughter through and through. He would be so proud of her if he was there.
"Do you have him?" She asked, over the ear wig. "Yeah, I think I see Cap…come get him and I will help break Tony and the other guy up." Anya replied. "Be there in a second." Natasha told the pilot to bring the jet over so that Anya could get Loki onto it and get down to Steve for back up.
When they landed, Natasha came out and seen Loki held at arrow point, Anya keeping it firmly at the back of his neck. She smirked at her mother, happy that she could still surprise her. The black widow was definitely shocked to see him looking a little worried when it was her calm, sweet 18 year old daughter keeping him there.
"How did you manage that?" Natasha asked, looking at her daughter who was standing behind Loki with her arrow fixed on him. "I snuck up on him while he wasn't paying attention. Natasha laughed, earning a glare from the prisoner. "Wow, looks like he isn't too happy." She replied. "No, he isn't…he tried messing with my head, but it didn't work." Anya replied, as Natasha pulled Loki to his feet. "Alright, he's gonna need your help…go." Natasha said, looking over her daughter's shoulder. "Okay…see you soon." Anya replied, rushing away.
Minutes later, she arrived to see them staring each other down.
Meanwhile, Steve arrived just in time to see Tony and Thor fighting. They were both ready to kill each other. He needed to get their attention somehow. The soldier looked down at his shield, smiling to himself before he tossed it at the two like a Frisbee, hoping it would catch their attention.
It did catch their attention, causing both Tony and Thor to stop fighting. They looked up to see Steve standing on a fallen tree. The two looked up at him, startled slightly that they did not hear him coming. His shield returned to him and he put it back on his arm.
"Now that's enough." Steve said, "I don't know what you came here to do." "I came to put an end to Loki's schemes." Thor replied, his hammer still raised in his hand. "Prove, put that hammer down." He told the thunder god. "Yeah…no bad call…he loves…"Toney said, as Thor slammed him backwards against a tree. Thor was angry that he was told to put down his weapon. "Put the hammer down. I'll put the hammer down." Thor roared, as he slung his hammer down. Steve had just enough time to use his shield to protect himself from the blow.
As a result of Thor's hammer, the entire of area of the forest where they stood was leveled and blown over. The three men stood there for a moment before they all heard a female voice that had a slight southern twang to it.
"Are you three done now, or are you going to level the entire forest?" She asked, walking up.
They all looked up to see a young woman with bright curly red hair and blue eyes. She wore a sleeveless jumpsuit from S.H.I.E.L.D. and boots. Her hair was up in a high pony tail what had a dark purple ribbon tied in a bow. She also had a bow and arrow strapped to her back.
"He started it." Tony said, pointing to Thor. "Stark, don't insult my intelligence please; it wouldn't be good for either of us." Anastasia replied, glaring at him. Steve and Thor chuckled softly at her comment. "Yes, I believe we are, where is Loki?" Steve asked. "The jet…he was so busy watching those two, he didn't hear me coming…I think I scared him." She replied, the signature smirk on her face that she only wore when she was happy about something. "Who is watching him, young one?" Thor asked, obviously seeing that she was still a teen. "My mom…well come on then, before he gets the idea to mess with the Black Widow's head and dies a slow and painful death for even trying." Anya replied, causing Tony laugh. "That would be funny to see." He said.
Thor looked confused, he knew the spider was dangerous, but he didn't know it could kill you. Any saw the look of confusion on his face and laughed. He was lost by that comment.
"Where is this spider that would do harm to my brother?" Thor asked. Steve, Tony and Anastasia all laughed, knowing he did not understand. "The Black Widow is my mother's call sign at S.H.I.E.L.D., she is a master assassin, as is my father…but he is under your brother's control." She replied. Thor now understood what she meant by that, and chuckled soundly. "Well then, I would not stop her…I'm afraid that he has earned her wrath." Thor told her.
Anya giggled, shaking her head, agreeing with the thunder god as they approached the waiting jet. Natasha came out to see them all laughing about something. She raised an eyebrow at her daughter.
"Do I want to even know?" Natasha asked. "Your brilliant daughter was just explaining to Thor about what would happen to Rock of Ages over there if he tried to mess with your head." Tony replied, causing her to smirk. "Did she now…well her father will have plans for him I'm sure…" Natasha replied, as Anya coughed falsely into her hand. "And would be very proud." Anya added for her. Natasha rolled her eyes and nodded. "And he would be very proud of you." She said as Anya beamed a bright smiled at her.
Steve smiled at her as they entered the jet. Loki sat there with cuffs on his hand. Thor chose the seat next to him as well as Steve to keep him from doing anything stupid. Tony sat down next to Anya. Natasha went back to her place in the cockpit of the jet and sat down.
"Next stop the heilocarrier." Anya said, as she pulled out her ipod. "Nice Ipod, where did you get it?" Tony asked, looking at hot pink and black music device that had a hawk in a spider wed on the back. "London…the gymnastics team all bought custom made." Anya replied, turning it on. "Whats with the hawk trapped in the spider web all about?" Steve asked. "It's to remind me of who I am…when I went to London, dad wasn't with me yet and I really missed him…and mom. When they would leave for missions, Uncle Phil would watch me. Daddy would tell me that my toy hawk would protect me when he wasn't around…as well as my spider doll my mom got me." Anya replied. "What happened to you toy spider?" Tony asked. "My blue tick coon dog got it." Anya replied. The men chuckled when they heard her say that. "Ouch…so the hawk in the spider web reminded you of your parents when they weren't able to be with you?" Tony observed. "Yup…it was gift for the whole team to get one…I just paid extra to get it put on." She told them.
She searched through extremely large list of songs and found the one that reminded her the most of her family. It was For You from the Act of Valar soundtrack. The song was written and sang by Keith Urban, who was her favorite country singer ever. Her and her father went to see it when it came out in theaters earlier in the year and it was a good movie. Clint had told her that he knew some guys who were navy SEALS. He said they would like this movie if they seen it. It was one of the times that she wished she could relive at that moment. She clicked on the song and put a ear bud in her ear, and left one out so she could talk to the others.
"What song are you listening to?" Steve asked. "It's called For You by Keith Urban; it reminds me a lot of my family." Anya replied. Tony smiled, knowing the song. "That is a good song…did you see the movie?" He asked. "Yeah, dad took me…mom was away and he just got back from a 4 month Op., so he took me to the movies to go see it." She replied. "Did you like it?" Tony replied. "Loved it." She told him.
Natasha sat in the cockpit, listening to her daughter and the others talk. She smiled to herself because she was able to keep the guys from killing each other and still managed to be the sweet 18 year old she was three days ago. She prayed she would never lose that innocent side of her that she lost when she was so young.
AN: So this is chapter 3…I hope that you all liked it and remember to review please! Also, I don't own either the avengers or the song that was mentioned in the chapter.
Translation
Anya: Why would I do that?
Natasha: You know why.