Chapter 13

June found Dr. Strange's phone number with no difficulty on the fridge door. She quickly texted him the info and waited patiently. Calling would've been more efficient but then Dan or his friends might hear her and she couldn't afford that.

The cave the Avengers had gone to was rigged to explode the moment they walked in there and they should be arriving soon so June didn't have much time.

She began glancing at the phone constantly. Nothing. She began to nervously tap on the table. She paused.

The sequence was familiar. Tap, tap, long tap, pause, tap.

I'm lying

'Bucky.' She muttered. But she was distracted as brightly colored sparks caught her attention. Soon, a small portal appeared, with the golden rim, known as Dr. Strange's portals.

June hurriedly jumped in.

She fell into a room, with Dr. Strange stand in front of her. She didn't waste her time. "Dr. Strange sir, sorry but the Avengers are in danger and I need to warn them about walking into a fatal trap!"

Dr. Strange frowned but held his hands up as he began to conjuror up another portal. "Alright, I'm sending you to their current location."

Another portal opened and June thanked Dr. Strange as she rushed through the portal.

Peter's POV:

Kylie and I hid behind the entrance of the cave. We were waiting for the others to attack so we could get to our spot without any difficulty.

My focus was redirected when I heard June's voice.

"Trap, it's a trap!" I heard. I turned to the voice. June was around a hundred metres away from us, running full speed. "There are bomb rigged to explode, Kylie's father captured me!" she called.

I realized what was happening. I turned and began calling the same words as June. "It's a trap!" I yelled, running into the cave. I heard Kylie faintly call my name but I had to stop the Avengers from blowing up.

I stumbled down a steep hill in the cave and spotted them. "It's a trap," I said, as I heard the first round of explosions go off. They had already began moving out at my first calls, but it wasn't enough.

Everyone ran past me, but I saw Natasha fall back. She stumbled and fell, clutching her leg.

I ran to her, in the fiery atmosphere. "Are you alright?"

She nodded, standing up, holding on to me. "I think some shrapnel got to my leg." she muttered as I help her walk out. My ears rang at the sound of the second explosion. I saw Tony running back to us in his Iron Man suit.

"Hurry up," he ordered, lifting Natasha of me, and began heading out. I ran after him but crashed into something. My nose began to bleed as I stumbled back. Tony stopped and turned around. "What's wrong?!" he called.

"I don't know," I responded, I put my hand up and tried to touch him but a force-field seemed to be in the way. Blue energy shimmered in front of my hand as I tried to reach Tony. We both realised what happened at the same time.

"Go!" I ordered him as I spotted a smaller explosion go off a few metres away from me. The blast still was able to go through the blockade. I couldn't.

"No, Peter, I'll figure something out." He frantically looked around.

I shook my head. The last round of explosives would go off in any moment, taking the whole cave out. "Friday, take him to safety!" I yelled, as Iron Mans thrusters glowed, and took off.

I stood back in defeat, my Spidey suit heating up on my skin. As I heard the last explosion go off, I heard Uncle Ben's words in my head.

"With great power, comes great responsibility."

There wasn't much I could do when I felt sharp pain all around my body as the shrapnel pierced my skin. I collapsed and darkness was all I could see.

June's POV:

Tony crash landed onto the grass, where the other Avengers were. Natasha rolled over, trying to take in what just happened.

I looked at everyone. They had ash and black dust on their faces, many minor burns. Some were holding their limbs, probably broken.

Everyone ducked their heads when the last explosion went off. A tremendous noise made my ears muffled. Everyone began talking at once.

"Where's Peter?" Kylie yelled. "Where's Peter!" she screamed, running to Tony.

Tony seemed lost. His suit dematerialized and his breathing was heaving.

I ran over to him. "What happened?" I whispered. He was fazed by the question. "What happened?" I said louder.

He didn't answer. I glanced at the smoking cave entrance. I stood up to go inside, but Steve stopped me. "It's too late." he managed to say. His words echoed in my ears, the sound of the explosion was still repeating itself inside me.

I stood back and stared into Steve's eyes. Too many thoughts were going through my mind. He stumbled, but I caught him.

"What just happened." he mumbled into my hair.

"I don't know," I managed to say, as I tried to remember who's fault it was.

Everyone's voices were almost as bad as the explosion. Loud and disturbing. As I help Steve sit down, I spotted purple mist rise from my fingers.

'Not now...' I thought panicking. But as I heard the sound of another enormous explosion, I covered my head as and automatic reflex. It was as though a fist of orange flame had decided to punch it's way out of the main complex. Smoke and fire rushed out.

Land mines.

As I slowly uncovered my self and looked up, thick smoke was all I managed to see. I felt weak, like all my energy had been sucked out of my being. As I fell backwards, I expected the hard grass to catch me, but instead I fell into a pair of arms.

As my vision cleared, I recognized the face of Bucky. "What happened?" I asked for the 3rd time that day.

He helped me sit up as the smoke was clearing. As I spotted the others, they were intact. Small purple dome like force-fields were covering the small groups, protecting them from the landmines.

The domes flickered and disappeared as I lost consciousness.

Chapter 14

June's POV:

I woke up. I didn't wake up to the piercing white light, or to doctors with blue masks above me. I woke up to a library. The wooden roof helped my regain my mind a bit.

I still didn't process what was going on though. I sat up. I recognised the place.

The Sanctum Sanctorum. We were at Dr. Strange's place.

I stood up and walked around a bit, still dazed by the events before.

"Lost?" The familiar voice called me.

I turned around. Strange was standing there, with his levitation cloak behind him. "Yeah, a bit. What happened?" I asked again.

Dr. Stranger pursed his lips. "Peter died in the last explosion." he stated. I paused. "Everyone else is fine, because of your force-field things. Wong's attending them in our makeshift hospital ward. Come," he said gently.

As I followed him, my brain was filled with millions of thoughts. Peter, dead? Reality to me felt unsure.

I entered the room where everyone else was. I saw Natasha's leg was seemingly fine, her skin just needs to heal. Everyone else seem fine.

No one really reacted to my presence. I stood, frozen. I was the psychiatrist, I should be doing the comforting and grief method. But I couldn't move.

I soon found my self walking out the door. I couldn't think right.

I sat on the bench in front of a café. This was the first time out in civilization.

Everyone was walking around, carefree. Unknowing to them to what had happened.

I thought about the facility, how it was so quiet. The facility.

Kylie's father and his friends were still there. They still had their super weapons and could destroy the world if they wished, they probably don't know it, but there was potential.

I glanced back at the Sanctum. It seemed to calm from out here. The Avengers definitely weren't battle ready now. But we couldn't wait until they were. I abruptly stood up. I was struggling to keep up with my brain. I decided to go defeat them my self.

"It couldn't that hard," I found my self muttering.

"Yeah it could, which is why you'll need some help."

I turned around. "Bucky? What are you doing here?" He looked like a mess, his hair was slightly frizzy and his eyes were stained red.

"I'm here so you don't do anything stupid."

"I wasn't going to," I said, even though I probably was."

"You were, I heard you talking to yourself." He crossed his arms.

Talking to myself. I haven't done that in ages. I sighed and nodded. "Alright fine, we're going to Stark Tower."

We stood inside Stark Tower. Many officials and such were busily walking around us.

"What's the plan?" Bucky asked.

I looked around. "Well, see those two guards? Distract one of them by asking a question. I do the rest." I decided. I didn't know if this plan would work but it was the only one I could think off.

We both walked up to the officers.

"Sorry sir, but we couldn't find Starbuck's, could you direct us? I think we took a wrong left." Bucky asked, in a 'nice' voice.

The officer nodded, "Sure, you just turn right then around Henry's Café it's on your left."

As he was direct us, I placed my hand on the other officers forehead. His eyes flashed purple as he dazed forwards. The officer directing us didn't notice, as I put my other hand on his temple and he fell into the daze.

We both hurried past the security and walked up some stairs.

"Good job," Bucky muttered.

"Good job to you on your people skills," I smiled back. "And Starbucks?"

He paused. "Uh yea, Peter used say how he wanted to show me it." I slowly nodded. "He's on my mind." he stated as we got to an elevator.

I inspected it. "I'm stuck." We couldn't get through without a pass.

"Unless your powers somehow work on machines, we're screwed." Bucky sighed.

We looked up the corridor as we heard heels coming our way.

"Plan?" Bucky asked.

"Why always ask me?" I whispered.

We tried to act normal but we didn't expect who turned the corner.

"Bucky?" the lady exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Tony's going to get so mad if he's found out you've left the facility!"

"Sorry Pepper but it's an emergency." He replied.

"Pepper Potts?" I asked, bewildered.

"That's me. Come on, we don't want anyone else to spot you." She led us into the elevator. "Tell me the emergency on the way.

"I can't believe it. He's gone?" Pepper exclaimed, shocked.

"Yea..." I mumbled.

"Kylie's father's still in the Facility right? I'll get you there as fast as we can." Pepper walked towards the roof. "Helicopter."

We followed.

"Shouldn't you have the whole team?" she asked.

"No, they're still too shaken up to do anything." I explained. "Bucky's just here because he followed me without me knowing." I glanced at him. He grinned back.

Pepper nodded. "Okay, the helicopters ready. It will autopilot to Route Unknown, to the facility."

We hopped on.

She looked up at us. "Be careful. I'm so sorry about Peter, I'll call Tony right now. He must be in a horrible state." she closed the door and stepped back as the helicopter began to lift off.

I glanced at Bucky. "Well, it's just us two now."

He looked forward. "Just like the old times."

"Which we don't remember, but-" I shrugged. "We survived so I'm assuming we're good."

Bucky smirked. "I think I'm the one who taught you, so I think I'm better."

I fiddled with my headset. "I sure hope so because I don't remember how to fight."

"It'll come naturally."