It's official. My life is over. Tony Stark will murder me for letting Loki take his daughter. My life is also over because Lyla, how could she be gone? Loki became more powerful. I hate myself. Thor was the first to show up. Pepper was pacing back and forth in her over sized shirt. It must be Stark's. Thor helped clean up. Clint came by later. Yelled at me for putting her in danger. But it wasn't all me.
I hear the sound of Tony's suit. That annoying sound it always makes when it flies. He lands and Jarvis takes off his suit. He sees Clint and Clint looks pissed. Thor carried out another chunk of the floor that was destroyed when Loki came into the house.
"What the hell?" He yells. Pepper comes out. She hugs him and pulls him down for her to tell him what happened. Before I knew it, Tony's hands were around my throat. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT HER! DAMN YOU, STEVE!"
I was coughing. I couldn't feel my face anymore.
"HE TRIED, TONY. HE TRIED!" Pepper was screaming.
"TONY LET GO!" Clint yelled.
Finally Thor walked over to Tony. He picked him up and put him to the side. "He truly did try." Tony took a few deep breaths. I was finally breathing normally.
"We'll get her back." I say.
It's morning before Tony speaks again. "I made her this." He handed me a black velvet box. I opened it and saw a necklace. With my shield on it.
"What is this?" I ask.
"A tracking device, with Jarvis installed in it." I never thought I'd live to see the day Tony Stark was upset.
"We'll get her back." I say again.
It's been a full week and no luck on getting Lyla back. But we got a video.
All six of us were sitting at a round table. Director Fury was standing.
"We just received this video."
All of us were sitting in our chairs. More like sliding down.
"It's from Loki." he continued. All six of us jolted up.
He turned to the screen and pressed 'play'.
"Hello you Avengers." Loki said. Lyla was in the background. All bloodied up. The word assemble was carved in her arm.
"Now I understand you want your weakness back." he said, gesturing to Lyla.
"I'll cut a deal with you. Give me one of you and you get her back." Lyla started to cry and scream and the screen went black.
I put my face in my hands. Tony looked at me.
"So, do we really want her back?" Fury said.
"Of course!" Tony said. "That's my daughter!"
"Fine! We'll get her back. But who goes up?"
"Where exactly is he?" Nat asks.
"Have none of you seen the huge ass spaceship in middle of the sky in New York?" Fury yelled.
We all talked. And we all agreed. We agreed on who was taking Lyla's place.
Much like we always did, we all went together. Of course in uniform. Loki met us there.
"Hello." He said with a smile on his face.
"Hello." Tony said.
"We should go in the ship. All of us." Loki said.
We agreed and walked to the white platform. It sucked us up into a green room. There was a glass door and Lyla was there. Bruised, bloodied and broken.
"Are you ready to make the trade?" Loki asked.
Tony sighed. "Yes."
The glass door opened and Lyla came out.
"Daddy." She said. She smiled
Tony started to walk forward. To take Lyla's place. But I put my hand on his shoulder.
"Steve?" Lyla whispered.
"Steve." Tony said.
I started to walked towards the glass door. I was in the room before I knew it. Loki behind me.
"STEVE NO DON'T! PLEASE!" Lyla screamed.
That was the last thing I heard before the glass door shut.
"It'll be alright, Captain. I won't hurt you like I hurt her."
But he is hurting me like he hurt her. I'm without her.
I am being held prisoner by Loki.
