Gabie
III
"Imma sit just for a second and then I'll get back out there," I pant out and collapse in a heap next to Hawkeye. He's smirking at me but says nothing.
Using my powers like this is really draining not to mention the fact I've never used them before.
"I'm guessing you've never played hero before," Hawkeye concludes as he shoots a ride without looking.
"How could you tell?" I huff.
"You keep all the enemies at arms reach so I have to assume you don't know hand to hand combat," Hawkeye explains and I sigh. Allie and I are totally inexperienced, all we have is our powers.
"Siren and I have never even used our powers before this," I say sullenly. "We only got them a few months ago."
"Some powers to get," Hawkeye muses and I smile. This guy is okay, more than okay even. "What made you decide to come out and fight?"
"People were dying, we had to do something," I answer.
"Look at you sounding like a hero already," Hawkeye jokes and I let out a huff of laughter. "When this is over you should stick around. I can teach you how to fight if you'd like."
"Sure, Siren and I were planning on staying anyway. Hey wh-oh my gosh," I gasp cutting my words short. Black Widow is driving a Chitauri chariot.
Eyes widening I watch as three other chariots pursue, trying to shoot her down. The main bad guy, Loki, is following in hot pursuit.
Hawkeye is astonished as the start flying closer.
"Nat, what are you doing?" he utters in shock.
"Uh... a little help!" Black Widow yells. Getting to my feet I raise my hand to take down the chariots on one fouls sweep but Hawkeye grabs my wrist.
"Let me get Loki," he hisses.
"Got it." With perfect focus, I send a blaze of fire at two of the three alien riders.
Hawkeye is grinning as he presses a button on his bow. The quiver equips a equips an arrow and he nocks it. Aiming his bow he points it at Loki and smirks.
"I've got him." Then he fires and the arrow streaks the sky going straight at Loki. The demigod snatches the arrow just before it lands on its target. Not two seconds later the arrow explodes sending the demigod flying.
"Bullseye!" I cheer and Hawkeye chuckles.
"I've been waiting to do that," Hawkeye admits and I can't help but burst out laughing.
"That was amazing! You have to teach me how to shoot like that!"
"Sure thing," Hawkeye replies. "If you do me a favor and go check on Nat, I want to make sure she made it up there alright."
"Yes, sir!" I chime and hop off the rooftop.
In a flurry of air, I get whisked away and land myself on top of Stark Tower.
Black Widow comes down from the sky next and lands in a roll looking flawless. If Allie was here she'd probably faint.
"Loki landed down below, can you make sure he won't cause more trouble please," Black Widow requests. I give a curt nod and look over the edge. Just below us, there's a small walkway in a curve meant for Iron Man landings that leads into the penthouse pad.
Without a thought, I jump down and soften my landing with a whirlwind of air.
Out of nowhere, a large roar pierces the sky and Hulk comes hurtling into the penthouse.
Something tells me the Hulk can take care of this, but another something tells me I have to watch.
With soft steps, I jog into the penthouse through the Iron Man entrance and watch the Hulk approach Loki. He's about to attack when Loki rolls himself up in a flurry of glass and faces down the Hulk.
"ENOUGH! YOU ARE, ALL OF YOU ARE BENEATH ME! I AM A GOD, YOU DULL CREATURE, AND I WILL NOT BE BULLIED-" Hulk harshly cuts Loki off by grabbing him by the legs and smashing him against the floor. Hulk then repeatedly smashes Loki into the floor on each side of him before leaving him in a crushed indent and stalking off.
"PUNY GOD," Hulk scoffs and I start giggling madly. Falling to the ground I gasp for air as breathing becomes hard between all the laughter.
"Oh, Allie is perfect for you!" I cackle and the Hulk just jumps out the window.
In the dented floor Loki lets out a long whimper of pain making my laughter jus turn to strangled gasps for air.
"Oh that's rich," I cough out and get to my feet. He looks incapacitated enough so I'll go back to check on Black Widow.
In just a few seconds I'm back on the rooftop. Black Widow is examining the portal machine. The tesseracts energy is pulsing upwards in an awful surge creating the gaping hole in the sky.
"Doctor," Black Widow says and my eyes find a crumpled man near the portal.
Furrowing my eyebrows I focus hard and scan his mind.
This is Dr. Selvig, he was being controlled by Loki who had him create this portal.
"Loki's scepter, the energy...the Tesseract can't fight. You can't protect against yourself," he rambles.
"It's not your fault. You didn't know what you were doing," Black Widow assures disregarding his rambles.
"Well, actually I think I did. I built in a safety to cut the power source," he replies somberly.
"Loki's scepter," Black Widow whispers.
"It might be able to close the portal," he says and looks down over the ledge. I peer over as well and see his eyes on Loki's scepter. "And I'm looking right at it."
III
Allie
III
On the ground, I watch as Thor rides a chariot through the streets swinging his hammer and knocking aliens aside.
A loud screech, like a gunshot, jolts me into reality. Whirling around I see a leviathan breaking through a brick building only a few feet away.
My legs go stiff and I'm left to stare. I can't move, I can't speak.
Abruptly I'm slammed into and suddenly I'm off the ground. Before I can even comprehend what's happening Thor drops me onto the roof with Hawkeye and flies back down to the streets.
"What the hell!" I gasp and fall to my knees. My legs are shaking violently and my stomach is turning.
"You alright there?" Hawkeye inquires casually.
"Fine," I croak.
Down below Thor is fighting beside Cap and Iron Man is whizzing around. My surprise only grows when I watch Iron Man fly into the mouth of a leviathan and forces it to combust from the inside. The leviathan falls dead in the streets and Iron Man gets knocked to the ground with it.
Hawkeye's quiver is running out of arrows and he's on his last.
"Last ar-oh you already shot it," I groan as he fires his last arrow.
Chitauri aliens are starting to crawl up the building to us.
"We got incoming there and-" looking up I find a swarm of riders coming. "There."
The Chitauri aliens make it to the roof and Hawkeye smacks them down using his bow as a staff. I give a small scream making it unlatch from the side and fall off.
"If you scream as loud as you possibly can could you take out all those chariots?" Hawkeye asks as he pulls a single arrow from a dead body behind us.
"Yes but you would go deaf so I won't," I reply nervously as the aliens come closer. Hawkeye chuckles making me scowl. "A permanent disability isn't a joke Hawkeye!"
"No I know, I know. Siren, I'm deaf," Hawkeye explains and my face softens. Oh my gosh this is perfect. "Let me turn off my aids." Hawkeye presses small buttons on the purple aids over his ears that I didn't see before. Once they're off he grins at me. "Give me your best scream."
Wearing a wicked smirk I turn to the riders and clear my throat.
Then I scream.
My scream shakes the building and echoes in the skies. I hear glass shatter from somewhere for sure.
But the reaction of the Chitauri is the best. Every last Chitauri lets out a horrific screech before their heads explode in a magnificent chain reaction.
After a long moment, I stop screaming and catch my breath.
"Loud enough for you?" I question Hawkeye with a breathless smile. He gives a thumbs up in reply and puts his aids back in.
"I think I almost heard that," Hawkeye teases and I giggle.
III
Gabie
III
It was a simple jump down to grab the scepter but when my hands closed around it a sharp pain suddenly blooms in my back.
It's an electric feel that seizes my muscles making me drop the scepter.
A strangled shout erupts from my throat and I keel over. It's a sordid burning feeling that cripples me completely.
I need to get the scepter to Black Widow. Weakly I push my hands up when a spasm of pain makes my right hand give out and then I fall off the edge.
Open air rushes past as the pain is scattering my focus.
Weakly I hold out a hand and force air to catch me hard just before I smash into the pavement. The ground is rough and gravely.
Pressing my hands to the ground I search for water. There is water rushing below me. Desperately I call the water to me. A fountain of water explodes out of a manhole and washes over me.
The cold water soothes the burn allowing me some relief.
I sigh and get to my knees looking up.
I have to go back up there.