There was about a 5 second pause of since before the world seemed to erupt in chaos. The doorway exploded jerking us all to the side; it also made Pavel released me. I crumbled to the ground and fell in an awkward position, the crowbar still stuck in my leg. I looked up and saw Garrett, or the other guy as him and his dad called him, Garrett was now a dark green color with only his pants intact, thank god he wore his big pants. He was now 7Ft 8 inches huge compared to his usual 5ft 8 inch height. His arms grew from the sticks that they were to body builder's arms. The only other time I had seen him hulk out was years ago when he had gotten so frustrated with training he lost control. But this time was different, he seemed more aware that we was hulked out and that he was going to destroy things. He roared again and started destroying the room, ripping out the chains that held my family and the cage that held him.

"Bruce, never thought I say this but- thank you for giving your kid your condition." I heard Tony yell.

"We need to get out! Someone grab Ion!" I heard Steve reply in a sharp tone. From my blurred vision I saw Alv come toward me, he was fast- but not fast enough Pavel came over and gripped his shirt lifted him up and threw him down. I heard Jane let out a little yelp.

"HOW DARE YOU TOUCH THE GRANDSON OF ODIN!" Thor bellowed. He went up and punched Pavel straight in the chest- Pavel flew backwards and hit the wall. Everyone looked surprised it was the first time I had seen Pavel taken by surprise. Thor reached down and helped me sit up.

"Oh, oh oh- No Thor put me down please." I cried. I had two little streams of tears making their way down my face. God I hated this, feeling so weak and not being able to do anything; and worst it was in front of everyone. I was yanked from behind up and my back was pressed against their chest.

"Everyone leave- or the girl dies." Pavel yelled as he had his arm around my neck chocking me. "The only thing that can kill our kind, is another one of our kind- so I suggest if you even want a chance of seeing her alive anywhere, leave and don't even think about turning ba-" he didn't finish his sentence by the account of Garrett smashing him out of the way.

"Bout time!" Tony stated. Guess the cage was more trouble than he thought. I looked over and saw Pavel on Garrett's back and Garrett struggling to get him off. Pavel placed his hand on the greened- out Garrett neck waiting for him to crumble, but he didn't. Garrett seemed a little annoyed by a Russian trying to get all the energy from him, but he didn't seem too terrible fazed by the event. Everyone else was struggling with getting out of the way; I was on the opposite side of the room. I didn't want their help-I wanted them to be safe, out of this nightmare of a rescue mission. I felt someone lift my head from the ground, I looked up and saw Cooper.

"You're a dick for getting yourself kidnapped." Was the only thing that came out of my mouth.

"Well you're a dumb ass for trying to rescue us." He smiled, good thing being tortured didn't make his sarcasm go away. "I'm going to do something but you have to promise not to hate me." He stated with worry in his voice. I nodded hesitantly. Before I knew what was happening he gripped the crowbar and yanked it out of my leg. I let out a painful scream as felt the end rip the inside of my thigh.

"You son of a bitch, I hate you!" I screamed.

"It's covered in rust jack ass! It's already contaminated your blood and I just saved your life!" he yelled back at me.

"Go, get everybody out." I pushed myself up. My leg screaming in pain, my body begging me just to give up- I wasn't that selfish.

"You must be out of your damn mind!" He went to help me but didn't touch me, another reminder of what I now was. Just then Alv came over to get us.

"Didn't you hear him jack ass? Only our kind can kill each other!" I yelled in their faces.

"Ion, common you must think we're some kind of…" Alv started.

"Get the hell out!" I screamed finally. "Please, I'm begging you just get them out and I'll be right behind you."

"Let her do it, you know she can." Alv spoke up. I looked at him with a little surprise, but I could tell by his face that he was sincere. He grabbed Cooper by what was left of his shirt and pulled him out. He went over to the rest of the Avengers and then some and explained what I was doing. My mom and dad automatically yelled in outrage, but then they looked at me- and they knew there was no budging, another trait I got from my mom. Then I saw something I never had seen before- my mom crying. Even my dad had to do a double take. She had tears running down her face my dad trying to hold back tears, and then ran out with everyone else behind her leaving along with the others; everyone's face plastered with fear and sorrow. Everyone knew that I probably wouldn't make it out, yet all of us put on our brave face and looked it in the eye and didn't flinch. All that was now was getting Garrett out. He was currently smashing Pavel repeatedly against a wall.

"Garrett, go." I said. The green monster looked at me with rage in his eyes, his right hand clinched in a fist and his left one holding Pavel by the chest against the wall. He looked at me for a second and even he knew, he let go of Pavel and at that moment he shrunk down back to the lovable scrawny Garrett. Then he gave me one more sad look and ran out. Then it was just me Pavel and Nestor; Nestor who had apparently been knocked out by a rampaging Garrett, god and to think I thought he was scary.

"Noble, sacrificing yourself for your family," Pavel spat out blood. He looked like hell, part of his face was smashed in, his mouth was pouring out blood and part of his arm was just dangling there. He looked like a nightmare walking, even his body couldn't repair him now. "Too bad they will never see you again to thank you." He grinned; even in the mist of both of our deaths he laughed.

"At least I'll have the satisfaction of killing you myself." I snapped back. If these were my last minutes I wanted to make the most of them. I came at him with all the strength I had left and punched him on the side of his face that was horrible disfigured. I pulled back my hand it was covered in blue blood now. He responded with kicking me in the chest, making me stumbling backwards and falling over a passed over Nestor. With my legs over his back and my torso on the floor I saw something peeking out of jacket- a gun. Suddenly remembering my SHIELD training I grabbed it and aimed it at Pavel.

"A gun cannot kill me darling." He reminded me.

"But is sure as hell can slow you down." I aimed it at his head and fire. The loud sudden sound made my head spin; when I regained my compositor I saw Pavel laying on the ground with a bullet wound at the base of his eye. I knew it wouldn't keep him down for long so I needed a plan. I didn't get very far thinking before I heard Nestor grumbling. He was about to get up- I could barely take on one man much less two, I did the only thing I thought of- I pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger. His head fell back to the ground in a sudden heap, a pool of dark red blood now leaking from his head- he wasn't an ice person, he was human and now dead. The sudden realization of killing someone washed over me, I found a wall to support myself as I threw up. My body started shaking I almost lost my grip on the gun; I wanted to just stay there and throw up my insides but I knew that wasn't an option- everyone else was outside counting on me to stop this all.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Pavel stirring from his position on the ground, I looked in the gun and saw I was out of bullets so I dropped it and ran. I duck through the hallways taking rights and lefts going straight until I finally saw what I had been looking for- stairs. Limping up the stairs I found at the top a thick Russian wood door, too thick to kick in. I was trapped like one of the little rats SHIELD test new serums on with Pavel coming closer by the minute. I gripped the doorknob with a false hope of it being open; but a better thing happened-it froze. Ice crept along the metal handle and around it; I could hear the metal squeaking with the sudden drop in temperature. Then I pulled the hand and it flew out of its place in the door leaving a broken hinge and an unlocked door.

"Thank Odin!" a phrase I pick up from Alv and Thor. I kicked the door with my ice person strength and thankfully it busted open revealing a large wooden room with nothing in it. I mean nothing, no doors; the windows were board up with steal and wood, no furniture or lights-I could barely see it.

"Ion… please don't leave, you're one of us now." Pavel sang from the basement. I thought of the most insane plan ever that would kill him, but I needed distraction-I mean doesn't every plan?

"Pavel!" I screeched his name felt like acid in my mouth. He came running up the stairs and entered the barren room. The bullet hole was still gushing blood; I could see the opposite side of the room from the whole in his face. My stomach lurched again but I bit my teeth to prevent myself from throwing up again, he looked like walking zombie. "You're right…" I started to fake cry. "I'm just scared- the new power…" I cried crocodile tears to make him believe it, adding a sob in here and there.

"Yes I know," he sputtered out. I backed up into the wall making sure to place my hand on the stone, if I could freeze the house and then knock it down; that way even when I killed him there was no way for him to come back and hurt anyone. I could hear the crackling of the ice climbing the wall, thank god Pavel didn't seem to noticed. "It's a lot to take in, but with the proper training you will be the greatest out of all of us, the strongest, smartest, you will no longer feel inadequate." I walked across the wall, I tried to hide my anger- I could be the strongest, the best out of all of them… wait. Was I really considering this?! Considering betraying my friends just for power, maybe the ice was starting to get to my head.

"Really?" I sobbed out. I walked along the wall with my hand gliding along the stone. I prayed that he wouldn't take any notice in this.

"Of course, you're the youngest and the strongest even right now. And with the proper training you would become greater than all of us!" he seemed the be yelling now. I was about halfway from doing a complete circle of the room. Keep your eyes on me I thought in my head. If he looked anywhere he would see the ice creeping along the wall towards the ceiling. I continued walking at a pace that wouldn't make him think anything was wrong.

"But what about-them?" I asked referring to the Avengers.

"What about them? They're holding you back! They don't want you to reach your potential because you're a threat, you could kill anyone if you wanted to just like you did Nestor!" he yelled with more and more blood pouring out of him, a chill ran up my spine. I shot a quick glance to where I would end- it was only about 20 feet away. Don't screw up like you do everything else.

"Just you and me?" I gasped for air, 15 feet.

"Just you and me. Then we will infect more and we will be the leaders of the most powerful group on the Earth!" he answered me with enthusiasm, 8 feet. I would rule, I would no longer be the dead weight to the team… I shook my head. I couldn't let him get to me for real. I limped towards the point where I could stop, dragging my leg behind me. I was only 3 feet away, now was my chance.

"Thank you," I said and turned to Pavel. "You have showed me how much I have been missing." I limped over to him and hugged him; I could feel his blood and it felt sticky and thick.

"I'm your family now." He responded in a loving voice. He leaned down to my face and kissed me. But this time it felt oddly right- it horrified me. Was it because we were both the same type of monster now? I didn't want to think about what type of monster I was; I was Ion Barton- daughter of the best Russian assassin and best archer in the entire world. I was best friends with Cooper Stark, Alvis Odison, and Garrett Banner. I was an archer and a fighter; my uncles were the freaking Avengers. I was not a monster. I was suddenly reminded what I came here to do.

We were still kissing when I came to my senses. I needed to do this fast so I thought of the best plan I could come up with in 5 seconds to kill him. I kissed him deeper- I put force into it like I actually liked it even though I wanted to throw up. He gladly accepted this and pulled me in closer. I slid my arms up his chest as he put his hand on the back of my head. Everything was going perfect- so I struck.

I commanded my powers to turn my hand into solid ice and it did as I told it to. I looked down at my hands and they were blue with my nails ending in mini icicle claws. I took my only chance.

I stab him in the throat with my hand and it went right through the skin like it was made of clay. Pavel took his face away from mine and looked horrified with his mouth open. I yanked out my hand from his throat and stuck it into his stomach and pushed him against the wall.

"Whatever you thought, whatever your plans were I don't care- but you will never be any part of my family you low life piece of shit. Burn in hell." I said deadly calmly into his face. And with that I pulled my hand out of his stomach and I could tell he was close to dead. I grabbed him by his shoulders and threw him against the wall with all the now inhuman power strength that I had. He hit the stone wall hard and slummed to the ground. A stone or two fell out but it didn't fall. I did it again and again knocking a few more out each time until there was a hole big enough that the room was now falling and for me to see everyone outside looking up at me, their faces streaked with terror.

"I'm sorry." I mouthed. I grabbed on the brink of death Pavel and slammed him into the wall once more and with that the whole place came crashing down.