A/N Oh my gosh I hope you guys don't hate me! I'm sorry, I've just started high school, and frankly, I'm a bit overwhelmed right now. I'll try giving you guys chapter ten as soon as I can, but it could take a while.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Avengers.


Erica sat silently as the ship landed on Stark Tower. Selvic was already there, the portal set up and prepared. He greeted Erica with a handshake and mindless smile. Loki began to bark orders to everyone on the roof. "-Erica, you shall scout the vicinity. If the Avengers make an appearance and they will, destroy them. Sta-"

A soldier came out from the jet and interrupted Loki. "Sir, Tony Stark has been spotted on his way to the tower."

Loki put on a bone chilling smirk, and started his way into the building. He says aloud, "Let the games begin."


Erica turned her way down fourth street for the third time, as she watched people interact. They all were going about their daily lives, completely unaware of what was about to take place. She finally saw what looked like Tony Stark fly above her head. The metal man was here that meant the others would soon follow.

She started her way back to Stark Tower, the portal was soon going to open. Erica took another look at the scene around her. The city bustle of New York was almost comforting to her; she could never be alone here. As she saw the smiles and laughs being shared between humans, she couldn't help but think that what she was doing was wrong. "These people are all going to die and I would be the cause. What kind of monster was I?"

Breaking her from her train of thought a man, the height and build of Tony was thrown off the top of Stark Tower. In the middle of his free-fall, a machine blast after him: she watched as him, as his suit puts itself on him. Inches from everyone's head he finally thrust up into the sky. She stared in amazement as the portal opened, the blue light leaving her mesmerized. Erica stood still as everyone started pushing and bumping into her. Then the Chitari came swarming out from the hole, shrieks were heard from every corner, the cries of children filled the streets. It was time.

She ran to the nearest building as she watched Tony shoot down as many aliens as he could. Seeing that it would be hard to spot the Avengers on the ground Erica stole a ship from the first to make it to the ground. From above she could see the full extent of the hell that has broken loose. At this rate her estimated death toll was rising above 2,000. "This is wrong. Help them. No, stop it. Your job it to find Tony and kill him. Don't hurt him he's your fri- Get the Avengers." She then steered her hovercraft up to where Tony is. Above she made out Thor, who flew to Loki on Stark Tower. With a pack of Chitari, Erica followed Ironman, shooting at him. As she noticed a ship coming toward them she fell behind. She followed them as they crash landed and the Captain, Natasha and Clint broke free from the wreckage. Out of sight she waited for the perfect moment to pounce on her prey. "Nat, Clint, and the Captain they're safe. I can't hurt them. You have too."

Erica looked back up to the portal to the huge whale looking ship that was slowly coming out, it left her frozen in her tracks, more destruction in its wake.

She looked back to the Avengers, "I need to help them, too many people are dying. No this is what you wanted, war. No no I do not, I want to save people You will save them, when they are enslaved." Erica felt light headed, her vision blurring, as she fell to her knees. "Stop this, what are you doing to me. Follow us, we can show them peace. War is not peace, death is not peace, Enslaving an entire race is not peace." Her breathing was coming in shaky, while the rest of her body began to tremble. "Do not try to break from us, renegades are not welcome..." She coughed blood into her hands, "...we hold your will and can crush your heart." Erica's eyes went back into focus, still unable to move she watched, the Captain, Clint and Natasha talk. He left them as Chittari swarmed to them, giving Erica the impulse to stand up and walk toward them.

"Hey Nat!" Erica yelled as she ran to them.

"Ricky?" Clint looked up after shooting down an alien, "Ricky what happen to you? We thought you died or something."

"I met Loki on the ship, and he was able to show me a few things."

"What?" Erica was a feet away from Clint when she swung her leg beneath him. Unprepared, Clint fell, but Natasha countered with a punch to Erica's rib. They all stood back up tall, the Hawk and Widow parallel to Erica. "Not you too." Clint let out a sigh then went for a high kick to her head. Erica grabbed his leg avoiding the punches Nat was throwing at her, and pushed him into the concrete street. Wincing he apologized, "Sorry I'm about to do this," he pulled an arrow from his back and shot it at her. She easily avoided it, but in the process stepped into Natalie's tackle.

"Hold her still 'Tash." Clint persisted, as he tried to aim an arrow at Erica.

"If I could I would, but she's a lot stronger than me." The black widow struggled on the floor as she lost her grip on Erica after being elbowed in the face, "Crap!" Clint shot arrows at the running Erica, each sending a bomb closer to her heels as they hit the floor. The Chitari aided Erica in her fight, winning for a moment until Captain America came.

"What happen to Erica?" The Captain asked as she swung for his face.

"Loki! We just have to hit her hard on the head." Natasha tried shooting her with the gun of a dead Chitari as she continued, "Which is easier said than done." Erica threw the corpse of an alien toward Natasha, making her collapse under its weight.

She soon fell into hand to hand combat with Rogers. "Erica, stop, we're on the same side here!" Erica quit throwing punches as she saw nearby Chitari struck by thunder. Erica slipped under Rogers, jumping to the air in an attempt to hit Clint.

She could hear Thor's booming voice, "I thought the young maiden was in our ranks?"

"She is we just have to bring her to her senses." Clint yelled as he struggled, in his tug of war, against Erica, his bow-string an unstable support to pull. Captain America tried to sneak behind her, but she kicked her leg back, hitting him in his face. She let go of the bow, making the Hawk fumble back.

"I apologize my lady," Thor threw his hammer into Erica's torso, knocking the air out of her. Foreseeing the moment of weakness, Steve pinned her to the ground, while she fought against his grip. She quickly managed her way on top of him, but before standing up, was snatched from behind, by Thor. He lifted her feet from the floor as she swung recklessly at the air.

Clint yelled, rubbing his sore bottom,"Hurry someone punch her in the head before she gets free!"

Still on the floor Steve yelled, "I can't hit a women."

"Please, the midgard is hard to hold." Thor bellowed as he nearly missed one of Erica's punches.

"You guys are such wimps," Natasha walked to Erica pulling up her sleeves as much as she could. "Sorry, Ricky," she swiftly kicked Erica in the face, making her slow down. "Damn it!" She gave Erica one more blow, fatal to a normal human, putting Erica into a daze. She stopped her kicking and screaming, taking the chance the red-head pressed a pressure point in Erica's neck making her fall asleep.

Thor laid Erica's unconscious body on the floor. He put his hand on her back to keep her head from touching the city rubble, as he talked to the team, "The powers surrounding the cube is impenetrable."

Through the intercom the rest of the team could hear Tony, "Thor is right, we gotta deal with these guys."

Tired Nat said, "How do we do this?"

"As a team." Captain America looked to Erica, who was beginning to stir in Thor's arms. She let out a cough, opening her eyes a bit.

Thor held her closer to him as she shook trying to sit up straight. She finally opened her eyes wide, her dormant purple eyes a comforting sign to the team. Noticing that she was incredibly close to another being Erica shot up from Thor's arms. Her vision was hazy and she felt like throwing up, she began to lean over a bit too much. Waving her hand away at Steve's all to willing helping hand, she stood tall.

"It's great to see you're feeling better." The Captain said to Erica.

"Thank you Captain. Although I do apologize to all of you."

"No problem." Nat smiled at her.

Thor interjected, "I have unfinished business with Loki."

Barton fixed his bow and arrows as he told Thor, "Yeah, get in line."

Steve quickly stopped them from bickering, "Save it. Loki's gonna keep this fight focused on us and that's what we need. Without him these things could run wild. We got Stark up top, he's gonna need us..."

He stopped when he notices something that sounded like a motorbike coming in their direction. Banner's arrival was the most awkward Erica had ever seen.

Bruce yelled out to the team sardonically, "So, this all seems horrible."

Nat replied to him, "I've seen worse." Erica was sure there was more behind Nat's comment then she was aware of.

Confirming Erica's belief Bruce told the spider, "Sorry."

"No, we could use a little worse." Nat smiled at him and in turn Bruce smiled at her.

He looked to Erica, "Hi, Eric."

She smiled as she stared into his chocolate eyes, "Hello, Doctor."

He looked at her awhile before biting his lip, then he walked to her and put his hand out to her. Erica took his grip and they gave each other an awkward hand shake. "It seems that we have both missed a lot of the events that have happen so far."

Bruce pulled his hand away from her, then rubbed the back of his neck, "You have no idea."

The Captain interrupted their moment, "Stark, we got him, Banner, just like you said."

Erica could hear Tony through the others intercom, "Tell him to suit up. I'm bringing the party to you." They all watched Ironman turned quickly into their view drawing the huge whale-like ship toward them. Erica clenched her jaw.

Intimidated, The Black Widow said, "I don't see how that's a party."

Bruce began to walk toward the ship. Erica stopped herself from running after him, aware of what he was going to do. Roger called back to him, "Dr. Banner, now might be a good time for you to get angry."

Looking back Bruce told him, "That's my secret, Captain. I'm always angry." Erica wasn't completely sure whether she should have been horrified or in awe at the transformation. She thought aloud, "That must hurt." It was the first time she had ever seen the Hulk in person and he was really a spectacular sight. The minute the Hulk's green fist made a collision with the ship it broke to pieces. AS the last of the debris fell onto the broken city streets, a loud roar of cheering erupted.

The team watched as hundreds of more giant ships came through the portal.

Nat called, "Guys."

In his suit Tony said, "Call it, Captain."

Erica looked at the Captain as he gave orders, "Alright, listen up. Until we can close that portal up there, we're gonna use containment. Barton, I want you on that roof, eyes on everything. Call out patterns and strays. Stark, you got the perimeter. Anything gets more than three blocks out, you turn it back or your turn it to ash."

Clint asked Stark, "Wanna give me a lift?"

"Right. Better clench up, Legolas." Tony grabbed Clint and flew him up to the building.

The captain went back to giving orders, "Thor, you've gotta try and bottleneck that portal, slow them down. You've got the lightning, light the bastards up. Ricky you need to thin out the herds, keep those giant ships from letting any more aliens on the streets " He looked at Nat, "You and me, we stay here on the ground, keep the fighting here. And Hulk... smash!"


Yay! Erica's back! I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and once again don't hate me. Thanks for reading!