"Oh, well isn't this spectacular," Daryl sneered. "Looks like I've created a wittle banshee. Oh, this will certainly be fun. Everyone be quiet," he ordered, holding out a clawed finger to Katie and Rob. "Tell me, Danielle. What do you hear? Hmm?"
Danielle could hear everything. She heard the beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D. and she heard the World War II soldiers that trained outside and she heard their screams as they died in war and she heard so many voices in whispers that never seemed to stop whispering. She screamed again, trying to drown out the noise and pray that it would stop, that it would turn off the sound like an on and off switch.
They were interrupted by Mindy, Kevin, Brendan and Regina. Brendan ran for Danielle, protecting her as the other three took each other on.
"This is really unfortunate," Katie said to Kevin. "You're really hot."
"What percentage of Native American do you pretend to be?" Kevin asked as he dodged her attack. "Seriously, did you just come from an EDM fest or something?"
Katie dodged his retaliation. "Don't be such a dick, beta."
"You're one to talk." Kevin used this opportunity to lift her by the collar of her shirt and throw her out the window. He leaped out to continue their battle there.
Mindy had taken on Rob. She had surprised him - he was certain Kevin would be attacking him - but he was shocked when Mindy used both her gun and her teeth. He didn't even have an opportunity to fight back properly, because her S.H.I.E.L.D. training combined with her supernatural abilities made her too tough of a match for Rob. She dragged him up the stairs by the neck, tossing him across the campground only to follow to make sure he fought back.
That left Regina and Daryl. "You should be no problem," Daryl toyed.
"So who'd you kill to become an alpha, hmm?" Regina asked. "Because I kind of beat you to it with your brother."
In a rage, Daryl threw Regina out of the already broken window. She could only laugh as she landed.
"Did you really think I wasn't expecting that? Please, Daryl, I thought that this was an alpha-on-alpha battle, here."
"Back in Beacon Hills... I remember. You two thought you could actually just run away and never be caught? And that killing him would solve all your problems?" He laughed. "Surprise. We've got your little girlfriend now. But what I want is to avenge my brother," Daryl spoke. "Brother for brother. But I thought it would be way more interesting to not only have you watch, but have it be by the hand of his own lover. Unfortunately for us, she ended up being immune to the bite, so we had a little change of plans."
"Quit talking," Regina spat. "This isn't a damn movie, you can forget the theatrics. Leave us alone or fight. No discussions."
"Fine," he said. His claws came out; Regina's did in response. "I'm down for a little challenge."
"It's funny you say that," Regina retorted, "because you never seem to shut up."
"Oh, I could talk all day," Daryl said. He raised an eyebrow. "I know it's torturing you. I know-"
Regina didn't hold back. She sprung on him, picking him up by the neck and throwing him against one of the buildings. The wall cracked as Daryl hit it. He roared in retaliation, but Regina roared back louder. He rushed to her and kicked her so hard she flew backwards. She rolled out of her fall and watched as Daryl leaped with the intention of landing on her. She leaped in his direction, causing a loud collision as they fell on the stairs of a building. Regina had him pinned. Daryl did a kip up underneath Regina, causing her to fly backwards into the grass. They both had their fair share of claw marks and blood. Regina growled as she rushed back up for the other alpha. In the distance, the building where Brendan and Danielle were exploded.
"No!" Regina shouted.
"Do you hear that?" Steve asked Natasha as they emerged the building.
"It's probably just an animal in the woods," Natasha said. "We've got to get out of here!"
"It's not, look," Steve pointed out. "There's another car there, and- I just heard someone yell. That was definitely human."
"Zola just blew up this place and you want to go see who is stupid enough to be there?!"
"It sounded like Regina," Steve said, running back to go check to see what was happening.
There he saw the least thing he expected to see. Regina was there, but it only looked like her in the most basic aspects. She was thrashing at and ripping apart a man about twice her size. He was fighting back; both of them had their fair share of cuts.
"Should we kill brother and sister now then?" Daryl exclaimed.
"I say neither," Steve interfered. Regina's eyes widened as a red, white and blue shied hit Daryl in the head.
"Steve! You have to get out of here!" Regina exclaimed. She ran to grab his shield and handed it back to him. "What the hell are you doing?"
"I heard you yelling! I was here on a mission, we were in that building as it blew-"
"Are Brendan and Danielle okay?" Regina asked as Daryl began to stir. "Steve, are they safe?"
"They weren't in there," Steve confirmed.
"Aw, now this is sweet," Daryl said. "Little lover boy came to help."
"We've been on like, one date so far, relax," Regina retorted. "He's a great guy and I really like him and all but this isn't The freaking Notebook, calm down."
Steve chuckled. "I do hope we get to go for date number two after this is all over!"
"You still want to even after seeing me all wolfed out? You bet we will," Regina said with a wink.
Daryl went to pounce on Regina as she wasn't looking, but she had done this before with Kevin; Regina grabbed the alpha and flipped him, followed by flipping onto him. She had a foot firmly resting on his solar plexus and the other digging into his neck.
Regina smirked as she looked down at Daryl, who struggled underneath her. She dug her foot deeper into his neck. She watched his claws retract and his eyes shift from red to brown. The fur on his face crawled back into his skin. "Alright, alright," he choked.
"No," Regina shook her head. "Not yet." She turned to her betas. Mindy and Kevin had successfully beaten up Katie and Rob, who were no longer in their wolf forms either. Mindy was on the phone with a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent as they spoke.
"Hey, Regina?" Steve said. His voice snapped her back into reality. Her claws and fangs began to retract. The extra fur disappeared from her body and her eyes shifted from red to that lovely hazel color he got lost in. "Are you alright?"
"I'll heal soon," Regina shrugged. "You said Brendan and Danielle are okay?"
"They're in the car," Natasha said as she approached the scene. "I just talked to them. They were out of that building before Steve and I were even in. But we have to go."
"I'll see you back in DC, Steve, alright?" Regina said with a smile.
Steve nodded. He approached her - he figured she would have approached him had she not had an alpha's throat under her shoe - and cupped her face in his hands. He planted a kiss on her forehead. Regina blushed and smiled as Steve did this. "Right. I'm glad you're okay."
Regina grabbed Steve's neck and brought his lips down to hers, which threw Steve off guard but he accepted her kiss. It was deep and passionate and said so much more than any words could have. That was how Regina intended it. She loved how soft and warm his lips felt against hers. "Thank you for helping."
Steve grinned, feeling confident. "If that's what I get, ma'am, I'll be sure to help you out more often." He shot Regina a wink before turning to leave with Natasha.
