13: Enemies, Both Old And New
A/N Can I just say that I am so so so so so so SO SO SO SO SOOOOOOO sorry for not updating in…for like…forever. Three reviews! Wow! *does a happy dance* Notice my ever so slight sarcasm. I'm grateful, I am, don't get me wrong. I just…*sniffle*…Test Subject got more. *sniffle*
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She could see.
It was…strange…really.
She could actually SEE!
Sam grinned, bouncing up and down on th balls of her feet. She laughed in complete and utter joy, looking around at the rest of the team. She hugged Peter and he spun her around. "I'm back! We're both back! Spiderman and the Ultimate Avenger! We've done it! Our powers, they're back!" Sam ran over to Tony and hugged him. "Dad, we did it." She let go and looked at everyone else with a grin.
Sam saw Thor looking at a spot on the floor with a worried expression. Sam's face fell when she saw this. "Thor?" He turned around. "Where's Loki?" Sam asked. Thor tried to shrug it off.
"He has most likely gone back to Asgard. But no matter, this is a joyous occasion Samantha." Sam grinned and hid her worry just as Thor did. She knew he was concerned, but she would talk to him about it later.
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"Master Stark," interrupted JARVIS. "There is an incoming call from Fury."
"Well tell him to buzz off, we're celebrating."
"Stark!" came Fury's voice over the intercom.
"Security breach!" Tony yelled.
"This is urgent. All the Avengers including Sam and Peter will be needed on this." Every hero exchanged glances. What could be so bad as to bring in Pete and Sam? "We have a new enemy. I'm sending the files on her right now."
"Her?" asked Tony skeptically. Both Natasha and Sam elbowed him on opposite sides. A hologram appeared in the room. Tony spread it out. As each team member read, the more worried they each became.
"According to hospital records, the 'Revenger' is named Megan Carth." There was a large crash and everyone turned around. Sam was clutching the couch with a smashed cup at her feet, water flowing down some little steps.
She was pale and the others noticed it. Peter was the same way. He exchanged glances with Sam. His knuckles were white from gripping his glass so tightly. "No," muttered Sam with half-hearted smile. She gave a short single laugh. "No! Megan isn't like that, she isn't like that at all! She's a good person, I KNOW she is!" Peter grabbed Sam's hand.
"It says she was given the Ultimate Avenger Injection," said Steve, skimming over some of the profile. He turned to the others. "And it makes a good man great. It makes a bad man worse." Sam sunk down to the floor clutching her head.
"She's teamed up with Loki," came Fury's voice. Everyone had forgotten the line was still on, but showed no sign of surprise when he spoke. "We've located both of them at the Statue of Liberty. Avengers, move out." The line went dead and the room was silent. Sam looked at her feet, back up against the sofa. The others began to shuffle around, preparing themselves for the upcoming mission. Peter sat down next to Sam. He saw a tear streaming down her cheek. She looked towards him with eyes filled with worry and fear. He pulled Sam into a warm hug and she gladly accepted the embrace.
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Megan was enraged. "You said they would come!" she yelled at Loki. "Where are they?! I want my revenge!"
"And you will get it!" said Loki, slightly annoyed. He looked away. "We just need to bide our time."
Megan looked up and saw a streak of red and gold fly across the sky. She smirked and walked out into the open. Iron Man landed in front of her with a thud. "Megan, you don't need to resort to violence."
"But of course I do. I've come to far for anything less. And don't call me Megan. I'm the Revenger." She kicked Tony and sent him flying backwards into several boxes. She jumped out of the way and landed in a roll just as a beam blasted past her. She whipped around to see Iron Girl. Megan smirked, flipping a strand of hair out of her face. "Iron Girl. Just a teenager in a suit of armor. Nothing more."
"I'm not the one who's nothing," Sam said, her voice slightly robotic and muffled through her suit. Sam flipped up her face plate. "What has he done to you, Meg?" she asked. "What did agent Christiansen do?"
"He showed me the truth!" she spat. "You left me! You weren't special in any way whatsoever! For all anyone knows it could have been me who was adopted!"
"Megan, please!" begged Sam. "It's not like that, I'm still your friend!" Megan took out a gun from her back pocket and pointed it at her ex-best friend.
"Iron Girl!" came Clint's voice over the comm link. "We've got Loki cornered!"
"But he's not going down without a fight," said Steve, panting.
"I've got the Revenger here," answered Sam.
"I'll be right over to help," Peter said.
"You are not my friend and my name is not Megan," Megan growled, unaware of everything that Sam was doing. "And this is not any regular gun." Sam's mask fell down over her face with a clunk and Megan loaded it. Spider-Man leapt behind Megan, but she turned around and threw a punch at him, yet he dodged it nimbly.
Spider-Man webbed the gun out of Megan's hand. She threw a punch but he dodged the blow again. "Peter," she said with a sickly fake smile on her face. "I'm so glad you're here." She and Pete engaged in a hand to hand combat battle. Sam activated her thrusters and flew into the air.
She felt something tug at her heart and she gasped. Sam decided to shake it off, convinced it was nothing when she had a severe headache. "J, can you run a full body analysis?" She gritted her teeth, trying not to think about the pain coursing through her chest.
"Analysis complete. Heart rate eleven percent below average."
"Can you find any reason why?" Sam asked.
JARVIS answered after a beat. "I cannot find the cause." Sam yelled out as another stinging feeling hit her heart. Megan looked up and smirked. She jumped at her gun and grabbed it. She kicked Peter in the gut to buy her some time. She pointed it up at Sam and fired.
Sam yelled when a white light hit her chest. She felt herself falling from the sky. Unable to stop her quick descent, Sam closed her eyes. "Heart rate twenty-eight percent below average." Before she could feel herself hit the ground, she feel into the void of darkness known as unconsciousness.