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Shadows - Chapter 10
Steve saw the jet land, but he was so preoccupied with finding Clint that he didn't register what it really meant. Where was Clint? What if he hadn't gotten out of the store quickly enough? He'd be burnt to a crisp by now.
Thor reached Steve first but Natasha and Bruce were not far behind. Steve opened his mouth to say something to them but it turned into a grunt when Natasha shoved him and Bruce to the ground.
Bullets rained over their heads, some pinging off of Thor's chest. Steve reached for his gun and saw Natasha do the same. Bruce looked like he was concentrating hard and Steve was very glad he had such good control over the Other Guy.
The gunfire stopped and they heard shouts coming towards them. Great, more Red Room operatives. Natasha got up and brushed herself off, taking two handguns from her belt. Steve stood too and checked the gun he had taken off the man at the facility. It was empty. Natasha offered him one of hers and he gladly took it.
"You guys have no idea how good it is to see you."
Thor smiled at the compliment. "Why, thank you Captain. You are also a sight for sore eyes, but where is Clint? Is he not with you?"
"He was but... Oh no. Bruce why don't you see if you can find him. He's probably somewhere near the fire."
Looking glad for a reason not to get caught up in a fight, Bruce nodded and jogged off. The rest of the team turned to the men who had been shooting at them. They had turned their attention to a figure about one hundred metres away.
It was Tony and he was crouching over a body. Lily's body, how was Steve going to explain her? A hail of bullets was aimed at Tony and he turned to the gunmen and started attacking them with his repulsors. The rest of the team ran to help.
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Bruce heard more gunfire coming from behind him and he turned to see a group of men start firing at Tony. The Other Guy was getting very agitated but Bruce had gotten surprisingly good at yoga and, he knew it sounded lame but, calming down had become one of his main talents - next to, of course, nuclear physics.
He was certain that the team could handle themselves against some men with guns so he focused on finding Clint.
Bruce could only imagine what Steve and Clint had been through in the past day. Fortunately Steve didn't look too battered, but then again Steve didn't try to antagonise his captors - Natasha had recently told the team about her and Clint's top ten mission failures, most if which included Clint getting beaten up and her saving the day.
The fire gave off an immense amount of heat and it had Bruce sweating before he was even close. An acrid smoke filled the air and the smell of burning gasoline made him want to gag. Better find Clint quickly.
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The men were easy to take down and the four Avengers crowded around the unconscious Shadow. Steve was about to tell the others not to hurt her when he felt something grab his ankle.
His leg was wrenched put from beneath him and he fell face first towards the ground. Steve's hands didn't get there in time to stop his fall and his head smashed against the hard earth. His vision went black.
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Natasha saw Steve fall and turned to see the man who had tripped him. She kicked him in the face; his head shot back and she heard his neck snap. They should have checked that they were dead.
Crouching down Natasha put two fingers on Steve's neck. "He's alive, just unconscious."
Thor bent down. "I'll take him to the jet." The Asgardian picked up the super soldier as if he was a child and walked towards the jet.
Natasha looked at Tony. "What are we going to do with her?"
The scientist crouched down and took the girl into his arms. "We can't leave her here."
"True," Natasha motioned for Tony to pass the Shadow to her, "but you'll be more help finding Clint." Wait, that sounded like a compliment. "Well, JARVIS will be a help." Natasha didn't want Tony's ego to get too big.
Tony passed the Shadow to Natasha and turned towards the fire. "Tony," she sounded worried and Natasha tried to push it down because no one brought out that kind of emotion in her, not even her partner, "I want him alive."
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Bruce was getting horribly choked by the smoke but he was not going to give up. Not with Clint still to be found.
Finally he saw it, a body about twenty metres in front of him. Bruce ran forwards and knelt by it. He rolled the body over and there was Clint, unconscious but obviously breathing.
Bruce put one of Clint's arms around his neck and he held his waist, straining to stand under Clint's muscular form.
"Need a little help?" Bruce had never been so glad to see Tony and together they managed to carry Clint away from the fire and onto the jet.
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Natasha knelt next to the unconscious body of the Shadow. She used some handcuffs to attach her hands behind her back and then to an armrest of one of the seats.
She heard footsteps and saw Bruce and Tony supporting and burnt and bruised Clint. "Breathing." Bruce confirmed when she sent him a questioning look.
Agent May turned in he seat. "You ready to get out of here?"
Natasha nodded and may turned away form them. The doors closed and the jet took to the sky.