Well I hope you guys like this chapter. Thanks for all the reviews! They really inspire me to continue. I didn't really prove read so there may be a few mistakes. Anyways, enjoy!

Daniel was already exhausted about five minutes of fighting these things and he was getting no where. Every time Damien summoned that magical staff of his the darkness around them and their blobs would attack the light producing weapon. Cyrus was trying his best to hold them off with his own powers of darkness. He was on the defense for once, creating barriers around his friends to hold of the fiends. Andrew tried to avoid the darkness all together as it swirled around the walls and the streets in attempt to catch him. He was nearly caught in their web of darkness and gave a startled noise when a dark cloud appeared around his form.

He stopped for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief at Cyrus' crafty work, though it had nearly scared the crap out of him. The cloud disappeared once the threat had shifted to somewhere else, more precisely, to Ricky. The young boy dodged the creatures after him and was on the run.

"Richard!" Andrew yelled irritated. The red haired boy turned in his sprint angered by the use of his full name. "What the hell do you want?! I'm busy!"

"Flame on and roast them already!" Andrew retorted. "They'll eat me, moron! They eat anything that shines really bright." His yelling had caught the attention of a few Shades that had been chasing Ricky around. Andrew was on the move again trying to avoid them. He grabbed onto a fire escaped and vaulted into the air before landing on the ground close to the others.

Daniel struck a Shade in the 'face' which caused a dark ink to travel up his arm and consume his energy. The light glow of his markings dulled slightly and decreased his strength. Cyrus pressed a hand firmly onto Daniel's shoulder, the darkness traveled up his arm passed his shoulder and into Cyrus. "We need to get the hell out of here." Damien said. He summoned his gold weapon once again and fired at a Shade before the weapon was consumed. Light had wounded the creature which resulted in the others attacking the source.

"Time to go." Cyrus said. The others gathered around him in a circle, backs pressed against one another to hold of their enemies until the had disappeared. A dark cloud surrounded them transporting them to a safe distance.

"Sir-" "What is it Jarvis?" Tony asked. He was chatting it up with Pepper and his A.I. system had interrupted him when he specifically said no disturbances. "The power on the children's floor went out a few moments ago."

Tony shook his head as Pepper raised an eyebrow curiously. "There's no way. The whole tower runs on my design. No flaw should exist." "Maybe, there is a flaw." Pepper stated. Tony turned to her in slight disbelief. "You did not just…" He trailed off unable to finish what he wanted to say. She smiled slightly. "Not everything in this world is perfect."

"Sir," Jarvis began. "There's also been a breach. Charlotte, Bianca and Marie were the only ones present. Unknown live form detected as well."

Tony rose from his chair eyebrows knitted together. He pulled out his phone and pushed the screen with his fingers as until the surveillance footage appeared. His dark brown eyes stared curiously at the screen, focused on the large black creature that manifested from thin air and attacked each one of the cameras, leaving him in the dark. Pepper had been watching the video from over his shoulder, a worried look etched onto her face.

She worried for them; the children. Pepper gave Tony a light shove, getting the man to move. "Well hurry up, they can't wait for you all day."

"On it!"

Marie hid behind the black leather couch a hand over her nose and mouth. She didn't want to alert that thing that was in the living room with her, her whereabouts. Marie poked her head out from behind the couch and noticed the creature still hovering over her two friends.

Marie glanced around her in hopes of finding a weapon of some sort. Nothing. There was nothing beside. Well it wasn't like she could tell, her eyes hadn't adjusted to the darkness yet. The kitchen wasn't too far away, she could grab a knife.

She teleported quietly to the kitchen and found a knife on the counter. She turned and hit a cluster of pans that had been hanging from the ceiling. A shrill cry from the creature caused Marie to scream herself.

She trembled, knife held out in front of her, her last line of defense as the beast approached.

Tonia had finally been discharged from S.H.I.E. medical care. She had entered the elevator with mixed emotions. She was worried. Worried that her friends wouldn't accept her for what she had done. Worried that they would never forgive her for the attack. She feared them leaving her altogether. The few people that she trusted. Tonia feared that they would turn their back on her.

She had mustered up the courage to face them. To take the bull by the horns and tell them that she was sorry for what had happened. Tonia would understand if they wouldn't forgive her. She had recognized them and had attacked that day. The worst part of it all was that she remembered. She remembered everything.

She had nearly killed them, especially Andrew. She had thrown him out the glass window panel without a single thought. Tears brimmed her eyes at the thought. She shook her head in an attempt to clear her mind.

The elevator jolted to a stop causing Tonia to wobble slightly on her feet as the light went out, leaving her in complete darkness. "What the hell…" She grumbled. Today was just not her day. Out of all things to happen, she was stuck in an elevator on the ninety-something floor with the lights out. All she needed was for the death trap to fall at least eighty stories.

A loud irritated sigh escaped her lips as she found the hatch at the top of the elevator. She could see perfectly and smirked in victory. There was no way in hell she was waiting in that thing for the power to come back on. She climbed the side of the elevator shaft and made her way to floor she was looking for.

Tonia's hearing had picked up a struggle from behind the closed door followed by a startled cry. Immediately her hands flew to the metal door, pried them apart and lunged into the living room in mid-shift. Her paw grabbed the black creature hovering over Marie. The thing was about to chew her face off. She gave a yell in the things face before throwing it across the room. It hit the wall with a large smack and crumbled to the ground.

Marie was breathing heavily, arm pressed against her side as tears spilled from her eyes. She sobbed softly as she stared at the large white colored feline. Tonia had kept her gaze focused on Marie as she sat up. Tonia's gaze shifted to the creature as it began to move. A snarl escaped her lips. "Tonia!" Marie called arms raised. Tonia's gaze snapped back to the black haired girl. Tonia registered the movement of Marie's lips as words left them hurriedly, arms gestured wildly to Charlotte and Bianca on the ground who grumbled softly; but her mind was focused else where. Her mind was focused on the blood covering Marie's right hand, the wound on her side, the deep red color on the ground and the fear in her eyes.

"Tonia!" Tonia finally looked at her. "You need to get them out of here, they'll be safer with you! You need to hurry!" Marie said as she glanced at the thing that started to move.

Tonia huffed in objection. "Please, I can keep this thing busy more than anyone." Tonia huffed once more. A dark look came to Marie's features. "Don't make me force you." A small snarl escaped Tonia, a clear threat.

A shrill cry pierced the air as the creature began to move towards them once more. Tonia glanced away from Marie and took a slight step in front of her. Marie took her one and only chance, placed a light touch to the fur on Tonia's back and teleported them out of the room.

A loud roar pierced the air as Tonia turned to Marie. "I'm sorry!" She disappeared once again leaving Tonia at the bottom of Stark Tower. With a frustrated growl Tonia didn't bother shifting back into her human form sending the few people on the lower floor scrambling away from her in fear. She approached the one elevator shaft that was out of power and pried the doors open.

Marie returned to get Charlotte and Bianca. She placed a hand on each of their shoulders ready to move them. Charlotte stirred slightly. "Marie?" Marie eyes widened the size of saucers as Charlotte began to move. "What's going on?" Charlotte felt a presence behind her and turned to see the same monster that had attacked her from before. "Marie teleport us out!"

She tried she really did, but the pain in her stomach was far too much for her body to handle, she was sure she had lost enough blood already. Teleporting again would send her body into a state of shock. "I can't…" Just as Charlotte was about to reach for the gun that was tucked into the back of her pants the large window panel behind them shattered with a large gust of wind that followed.

The creature before them gave a loud howl at the sight of the bright light that filled the room. "Um, you might want to get some singing lessons, while you're ahead. Such a horrible sound." Iron Man said. The black creature lunged into the air claws aimed at the arc reactor in the center of the Iron Man suit.

Tony fired without a second thought, the small little missiles around his wrists fired incinerating the creature. "Well that was… easy."

He turned to face Charlotte and Marie. "That-" He pointed to the empty space that the creature once occupied. "Kicked your asses? You three need to go back to beginner classes in Avengers Academy."

"Thank goodness you're okay." Damien said to Marie. Marie smiled softly at him. "Did you stab yourself?" Daniel asked. Marie frowned. How reckless. She didn't even know how to wield a knife. She 'accidentally' stabbed herself in her struggle against that-that Shade.

Andrew muffled a laugh. Marie gave him a slight glare. "At least we're all safe now." Andrew said. "Yeah, but we still need to come up with a strategy against these things." Bianca pointed out.

"I already started." Charlotte added. "We need to move quick against them. No time to think anything over. They attack light first because its their weakness. Them the move onto whatever else is in their way. So you've got to him them first Ricky."

Andrew pointed a finger at Richard. "I told you! You should have gone Flaming Torch on all of them!"

"Human Torch not Flaming Torch." Cyrus corrected. Andrew huffed. "Whatever." An irritated noise left Ricky's lips. "Yeah see if you want to light yourself on fire, when a horde of angry dark light-eating freaks are after you." Ricky said. Marie flinched at the mention of the dark creature and Damien sent a worried look her way.

"I'm just glad we're all finally back together." Bianca mumbled softly.

Tonia had remained silent the entire time her eyes focused on Marie in a steely gaze. "Tonia are you okay?" Daniel asked. Tonia bit her lips as her gaze never left lost look on Marie's face.

She rose suddenly and marched towards the other side of the room. A resounding slap echoed throughout their home startling everyone into silence. A sharp pain blossomed in Marie's cheek as she realized she was now facing Damien who stared at her wide eyed.

Marie turned slowly to face Tonia. She was speechless. The angry blonde stared down at her, rage in her silvery blue eyes.