Return of The Patriot: Part 7

Hunter stood still, the sky purple all across the world. The weird alien creatures that stood with Enchantress were all over the city, attacking innocent people, destroying buildings, and fighting heroes. He looked around, remembering the name. Chitauri. He then remembered everyone around him being in danger. Noah, Speed, Wiccan, White Tiger, Robert, Maria.

"Hunter…" Noah croaked out, reaching out to him. Hunter had never heard anyone speak in these visions. He looked down at him and found himself finally able to move. He stepped towards him and then knelt at his side.

"Noah…" Hunter whispered. Noah was about to say something, but his eyes rolled to the back of his head and his head fell to the ground. Hunter looked up and saw the ship coming over head again.

"Run!" Sin's voice said, sounding distant despite being right in front of him. "We need to go!" Iron Man flew over head, shooting down a few Chitauri soldiers. Hulk roared through the sky, jumping from building to building.

The creature fell from the sky again, their hulking frame casting a shadow over Hunter as Sin ran past him, not waiting around. Hunter stood, the loud steps of the creature echoing throughout the city.

"Such a pity…" the deep voice said, a gold gauntlet shined on his right hand, colorful stones on it. "Do you feel the desperation?" he asked, stepping closer towards Hunter. He stopped in front of him, the purple face looking down at Hunter and smiling.

"When we do meet. It will go a lot quicker than this. I will take pleasure in destroying you and your pathetic world." The creature said. "Remember my name boy. Thanos, is coming."


Hunter collapsed on the ground, losing the energy to stay awake. Enchantress took a deep breath, stepping away from the unconscious hero. She looked at Executioner and then at Tigra. Something seemed off from her expression.

"Take him back to his cell." Enchantress told her servant. Executioner nodded, dragging Hunter by the collar again and disappearing.

"What is it?" Tigra asked, slowly approaching Enchantress. Enchantress returned to the throne, sitting down on it and leaned back into it.

"It was only a vision. There should be no way he could speak to him." Enchantress whispered to herself. Tigra stood there, still as confused as before. Enchantress' eyes snapped open and she looked at the girl. "Run off. Don't bother me." she spat at her. Tigra nodded, running back into the shadows.

Enchantress covered her mouth with a hand and sighed. "This world is doomed."


"Where the hell are we going?" Psych asked, appearing between Ryder and Brutus who were piloting the Quinjet. Brutus gave him a side look, rolling his eyes at the deranged killer. Snipez sat in the back of the Quinjet, staring down Sarge. The two hadn't stopped their staring contest since they got into the jet. Hank was right in the middle, sitting by the exit ramp.

"So what did you do old man?" Sarge asked, still not looking away. Hank looked up, shaking his head. Psych looked back, as did Ryder and Brutus.

"Well?" Ryder asked. Hank looked up again.

"I was apart of HYDRA." he said. Sarge and Snipez broke their intense contest to look at him. All eyes were now on Hank. Psych stepped towards him, licking his top row of teeth, his eyes staring daggers into Hank.

"Was or am?" Snipez asked, standing up. Hank could tell, no matter how evil you are, everyone hates HYDRA.

"Was." he said again. Everyone seemed to nod except for Psych, who walked off to one of the corners of the jet. Snipez got up and walked over to his two friends, kneeling between the two.

"How's it feel?" Sarge asked, looking at Snipez again. Snipez looked back at him, clearly annoyed by his presence. "You and I are the last two living freaks from Fisk's force."

"I can't wait for the day when I'm last man standing then." Snipez said. "So buzz off." Sarge just smirked, sitting back down. Hank looked over at Psych, who was staring down at his hands. They were slightly shaking, and he seemed to be whispering to himself.

"This is gonna be a long flight." Hank whispered to himself, leaning against the ramp.


Hunter shot up, his eyes widen up and his chest heaving up and down. He looked around, recognizing the bland walls of his cell. He stood up, holding his head. One word continued to echo around in it, and it seemed like he couldn't get it out.

"Thanos. Thanos. Thanos. Thanos." he whispered to himself, falling down onto his knees, covering his ears. "Thanos. Thanos. Thanos. Thanos." he continued, squeezing his eyes shut. His body began to shake.

"Shh." a voice whispered. He felt a hand on his back, causing him to jump. He opened his eyes and looked behind him, seeing Tigra there again. Hunter slowly moved his hands away from his ears. "Is that who you saw?" Tigra asked. Her eyes were blue again.

"Thanos." Hunter said, in a state of fear. Tigra was surprised. Having to watch and study Hunter for so long, she never witnessed him mentally breakdown from fear. His body was shaking, his eyes scanning the room.

"You need to forget it." Tigra said. Hunter only continued to mutter the word to himself. He looked down but was quickly brought back to reality thanks to a backhand from Tigra. Hunter blinked a few times and looked at her.

"Why are you doing this?" he asked quietly. "First you cut me. Now you play nice cop." Hunter said.

"I… cut you?" Tigra asked, realizing her claws matched the new scars that covered Hunter's body. Her eyes quickly snapped back to bright green and she ran off, the cell door slamming. Hunter looked down to see his hands shaking uncontrollably.

"Sleep." a voice in his head said. As soon as it echoed around, Hunter passed out.


"He's broken." Enchantress said to Executioner and Tigra. Both smiled. "I was able to control him briefly. Soon, it'll be full time."

"Then the killing begins?" Executioner asked, squeezing his battle axe.

"Then the killing begins." Enchantress confirmed. Executioner smiled, stepping down from the throne and leaving the room. Tigra started to walk away before she felt the urge to stay. "Why do you speak to him?"

"He isn't like I remember. He's weak." Tigra said, not being able to lie. Her eyes shined the bright green color of the outfit Enchantress wore and the green of her magic.

"That was the plan my dear. To break him until he joins us. Just like I did with you. Remember?" Enchantress said. Tigra couldn't remember though. She only nodded and Enchantress smiled. "Go on. Stay away from him. I don't want either one of you growing fond of each other."


"Noah!" Robert said, appearing from his room. Noah was no longer in the living room, however both Maria and Ava were. The two looked up at Robert who was typing away on the gauntlet on his wrist.

"What is it Robby?" Maria asked.

"Activity. Lots of it. Some weird energy that can't be explained." Robert said.

"Where'd it come from?" Ava asked, standing up and grabbing her White Tiger mask. Maria looked at the ground, knowing she would receive backlash for her outburst earlier.

"Egypt… The tomb of Khufu… So um… The Great Pyramid." Robert said. "Hunter's in Egypt?"

Sin sat in the car she stole, a finger against the earpiece in her ear. She had just overheard what Robert said thanks to a bug planted on one of the Young Avengers during their attack on the HYDRA base. She sighed, turning around to head back for the airport.


Author's Note:

I was feeling pretty good about this. So I decided to post two chapters. Hopefully I can keep up the Hunter mindset and give whoever reads this a good finish to my oldest story. Leave a review, favorite, follow, and SMASH that like button. Love you all!