Hey guys! Thanks so much for reading and sticking with me so far! Sorry this chapter is kind of choppy. I've rewritten a lot of it but it's still very...I don't know, point blank, I guess. If the next few chapters are like this too, I'll try to make sure I have time to re-write the parts that are crap. Anyways, thanks for sticking with me! :D
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Recap:
Romanoff opened her eyes from where she was trapped under a pile of rubble, her eyes locked onto Banner who was trying to fight off the Hulk.
"Doctor? Bruce, you've gotta fight it. This is just what Loki wants. We're gonna be okay. Listen to me."
Banner let out a strained growl, trying to fight it off.
"We're gonna be okay. Right? I swear on my life I will get you out of this, you will walk away, and never…"
"Your life?" Banner shouted at Natasha and he screamed, transforming into the Hulk, giving Natasha one last knowing look.
"Bruce."
Steve had managed to get to one of the damaged engines when DJ found him.
"Stark, I'm here!"
Stark flew in, in his Iron Man suit and got close to see the damaged engine.
"Good. Let's see what we've got."
"I gotta get this super conducting cooling system back online before I can access the rotors and work on dislodging the debris."
"What do you need us to do?" DJ asked, trying not to glare at him and the large words that flew right over her head.
"I need you to get to that engine control panel and tell me which relays are in overload position."
Steve nodded and looked over at the control panel on the other side of the abyss.
"DJ! You need to get to the cell NOW!" Dragon yelled and DJ nodded, patting Steve on the back and running off.
Steve threw himself through the air, easily catching a piece of metal and throwing himself over to the control panel and opening it up.
"What's it look like in there?"
"It seems to run on some form of electricity." Steve said with a sigh.
"Well, you're not wrong."
The Hulk had been set loose in the lower sector of the Helicarrier. Of course, after catching sight of Natasha he was sent into a rage and chased her all over the lower corridors.
Natasha had managed to hide from the Hulk, but she could still hear him moving around below her.
He found her, throwing her to the side and cornering her, just as he was about to smash her Thor came plowing through, grabbing the Hulk and pulling him away.
"We're not your enemies, Banner! Try to think!" he yelled.
The Hulk punched Thor-past the reasoning point-sending him flying across the ship.
DJ's lungs ached as she ran, she felt like she was miles away from the cell and she knew if she didn't get there in time, it was all over; Loki would be gone and her chance of freedom and a normal life with it.
"The relays are intact. What's our next move?" Rogers asked, as Stark circled the engine.
"Even if I clear the rotors, this thing won't re-engage without a jump. I'm gonna have to get in there and push."
"Well if that thing gets up to speed, you'll be shredded!"
"Then stay in the control unit and reverse polarity long enough to disengage mag…"
"Speak English!"
"See that red lever? It'll slow the rotors down long enough for me to get out. Stand by it, wait for my word."
Steve nodded and jumped towards the red lever.
Dragon raced to the control room, slamming Loki's soldiers to the ground whenever she encountered them.
"Sir, the Hulk will tear this place apart!" she heard Agent Hill yell to Fury through the gunshots and yells.
"Get his attention."
The Hulk and Thor were battling it out in an open area, the top having been crushed by the explosion.
SHIELD pilots moved in and tried to shoot the Hulk, doing nothing more than angering him.
He jumped out of the Helicarrier and landed on the jet's nose, tearing it apart bit by bit until it plummeted to the earth.
Barton shut down the remaining engine and Dragon glanced around, looking for her next target over the flashing warning lights.
"It's Barton, he took our systems. He's headed for the detention lab. Does anybody copy?" he asked, reloading his gun.
"This is Agent Romanoff. I copy."
Stark powered through the motor, cleaning debris as he went as Loki's men crept up on Steve as he was waiting by the lever.
He quickly pushed two over the edge and dodged another shooting him. He grabbed a gun and went for cover and the two began to exchange bullets.
Stark began to push against the engine when Fury's voice rang through the speaker.
"Stark, we're loosing altitude."
"Yup, I noticed."
He began to push, the metal scraping against metal as he gained speed.
Steve still fighting against one of Loki's men, being pulled further and further away from the lever.
One of the gunshots from Loki's man caused him to loose footing and he began to fall over the edge, only saving himself by catching a cord and he dangled in the air, trying to pull himself up.
Thor ran to the detention level, opening the door to where Loki was imprisoned.
As he went in, the door to Loki's cell began to open.
"No!" Thor yelled, rushing forward to try to keep his brother contained.
He leapt toward Loki and went straight through him-one of his body doubles-and straight into the cell.
"Are you ever not going to fall for that?" Loki asked, the real one, over at the control station as he closed the door.
Thor glared at his brother and tried to use his hammer to break the glass cell.
"The humans think us immortal. Should we test that?"
Loki was about to open the hole in the middle of the glass cell when Coulson appeared, holding a Phase 2 weapon prototype.
"Move away, please."
Loki moved away from the switch slowly.
"You like this? We started working on the prototype after you sent The Destroyer. Even I don't know what it does. Do you want to find out?"
Just before he was able to use it, Loki stabbed Coulson from behind.
"Nooo!" Thor yelled, slamming into the glass once more.
Loki reached toward the button once more, only to have his hand pushed away by a little blue ball.
"You bastard!"
He was thrown to the ground by DJ as she rushed in, her ears flat against her head.
"Why fight me? I am giving you the chance to leave. Be free!" Loki said, getting up and wiping a bit of blood away from his lip.
"What use is freedom if you're not actually free?" DJ asked, her tail switching slowly from side to side.
Loki frowned, "I thought you would understand. You, being imprisoned for existing. Judged for what you are."
"Just because I'm different, doesn't mean that I'm going to go crazy and try to conquer the world. The world is messed up, Loki. And enslaving it is not going to fix it." DJ said, having a moment of insight that Dragon would be proud of.
Loki's eyes narrowed, "I see."
DJ's eyes narrowed and she ducked, avoiding a Loki copy that had tried to creep up on her.
"That won't work on me, Loki. My hearing is better than your brothers."
"There's strength in numbers." he said with a grin.
She growled as copy after copy swarmed her and out of the corner of her eye she saw Loki press the button to drop Thor.
"No!" She yelled, watching him drop. Trying to rush over to stop it but it was too late the container dropped and soon, the only thing holding her from falling down after him, was Loki's grip on her neck.
"I thought you would understand and help me obtain true freedom. But now, I see you are as ignorant as those who created you." Loki hissed, letting go and watching her fall after his brother.
"You're gonna lose."
Loki turned, his eyes focusing on Coulson dying on the floor.
"Am I?"
"It's in your nature."
"Your heroes are scattered, your floating fortress falls from the sky. Where is my disadvantage."
"Your lack of conviction."
"I don't think I-"
Loki was cut off by Coulson shooting the Phase 2 weapon, blasting out fire and shooting Loki through the wall.
"So, that's what it does."
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