A/N: And I'm back! This is a bit different from all the other chapters. Be prepared. To the review!
cutie5lexis: As much as I hate to type this, you are just gonna have to read to find out. And thanks, action is one my weaker points, so I'm glad it was good.
Now, ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 9: Do me a Favor
The giant snake reared up and hissed menacingly, its fangs swinging out from its upper jaw. I took a step back," Ok. That's a problem."
I began emptying magazine after magazine into the snake, but it hardly made a difference. The beast kept advancing and lunged towards me. Suddenly, something flew out of nowhere and slammed into its head before flying back in the other direction. I turned and saw something I never thought I would witness in person. The Avengers plus Loki were gathered with several agents by the entrance to the main hall, and Thor was holding Mjolnir in a death grip.
I smiled as I saw them and turned back to the snake as it reared up once more. Running past it to grab my katana, I yelped as its head slammed into the ground where I had been standing moments before. I leaped onto the corpse of the other beast and dislodged my blade from its skull before turning to face the snake. " You, are one ugly individual," I growled at it, running towards it as it received an arrow in the eye.
I leaped into the air and slammed my blade down on its body, causing it to writhe in pain and knock me away. I slid backwards on the floor before pushing myself back onto my feet to deal the final blow, but a green and gold blur beat me to the punch.
I fell to one knee, holding my side in pain, as Loki and the Avengers approached me. " Sky, sorry we're late. We are somewhat lacking on the details, but we'll help in whatever way we can," Stark said, walking over in an Iron Man suit.
I pushed myself to my feet once more and gave them all a grateful smile," Thanks. I need you to find Maya. She's about my height with blue eyes, blonde hair, and several different armbands on both arms. Catch her, and take her down. But do NOT kill her. Knock her around a bit if she fights back, but I do not want you to kill her! She may be a bad person, but she doesn't deserve to die," I said, holding my side," Along time ago, she and I used to be friends. She needs time to remember who she is."
Loki looked at me with concern," Did you get injured, again?" the mischievous god asked, reaching out to touch my side.
I flinched as his somewhat cool hand made contact with my aching side. " Yeah. Probably broke a rib or two when that monster smacked me earlier," I laughed nervously, rubbing the back of my neck.
Loki didn't look the slightest bit fazed and moved his hand away to point at my forehead. " You hit your head when it threw you, didn't you?"
I frowned and smacked his hand away," Possibly, now go find her before someone rips her apart!" I snapped, rushing off in the direction Maya had fled in earlier.
I wasn't completely sure of her whereabouts, but I was determined to find Maya. If she had been messing with everyone as badly as I thought she was, she had made a lot more enemies than was necessary, and she was in serious danger. I may not like her, but my brother was married to her sister. I felt some sort of very distant connection to her.
Then I was pulled from my thoughts as I came across a rather unpleasant sight. I was standing at the top of the stairwell in the west wing, looking down at the bottom of the stairs, and several agents were standing silently in a circle around something large and red. A feeling of dread rose up in my gut, and I ran down as quickly as I could manage without hurting myself and braced myself for what I didn't want to see.
I reached the bottom, and the girls murmured apologies as they parted to reveal what I had been dreading. " Maya. No," I gasped, kneeling down by the young woman's head," Not like this. Please, not like this." I pulled her lifeless body onto my lap and rocked back and forth quietly as it sunk in.
I felt several girls place their hands on my shoulders as I began to cry. " Please, Maya, not like this. You didn't deserve this," I sobbed, pulling her closer and bowing my head," No. God no. Why like this?" I began shaking as I noticed the pool of blood around Maya, and the red stains on my white clothes.
I began to full out cry because Maya may have been a complete psycho and a total jerk, but we had been friends before all that. I felt lost holding her in my arms, and I know that the sounds of my sorrow must have carried because I was soon being embraced by the Avengers and gently pulled to my feet by Loki. " Let's get you cleaned up," he murmured, turning me so I couldn't see Maya," You need time to recover."
" Yeah. Just... Get me outta here," I murmured, clinging to his leather-clad torso.
" Just do me a favor," he whispered, " Stop crying."
