"Perfect…" The Hunter said as he stepped closer to her, putting his hand to her cheek. She quickly pulled away.
He frowned. "Drain the tubes" He ordered his guards.
One by one, the tubes stopped filling with water.
"And Tony" Veronica demanded.
The Hunter frowned. "Stop the electrocution"
Veronica watched as Tony no longer filled with pain but lean against the wall, recovering from the numerous shocks.
"Now let them go" She said, glaring down The Hunter.
"This is where our deal is going to have to end, princess" He said, sharing her glare.
"You said you would let them go!" She yelled with rage
"I lied" He shrugged and walked away. "Guards, bring them out of their cells and tie them up. We will need witnesses for the wedding" He smirked and walked out of the room.
As Veronica was going to run out of the room, one of the guards grabbed her and tied her hands together, forcefully sitting her down in a chair. Veronica quietly sat as she watched her friends get their hands tied together, then kicked to the ground.
Finally, as everyone sat on their knees on the ground, the guards exited.
"I'm so sorry…" Veronica said, looking down to the floor as tears fell down her cheeks.
"Baby none of this is your fault" Tony whispered, watching her as he was still attempting to catch his breath.
"Tony's right" Natasha agreed.
"There was nothing you could do" Steve said.
"Especially not with those bracelets on" Bruce added.
Veronica sat in silence as she looked at her friends. As she was going to say something, The Hunter burst into the room.
"Ah, there's my beautiful bride" He strutted towards her. Once he reached her, he pulled her up from the chair, untying her hands. He kissed her hand gently as she looked away, not bearing to share eye contact.
"Look at me!" He demanded, grabbing her chin and snapping her view to him.
"Don't you dare touch her" Tony threatened.
The Hunter glared at Tony and walked over to him as he held Veronica tightly to his side
"Shut up" He spat and kicked Tony in the stomach, making him double over.
"Don't touch him!" Veronica pushed The Hunter away from Tony, causing him to fall to the ground.
"You little bitch..." He began as he got off the ground. He raised his hand to smack her.
Surprisingly, Veronica caught his grip. Her eyes were no longer chocolate brown, but seemed to be filled with flames as her skin turned one hundred degrees hotter, burning The Hunter's wrist as her grip tightened.
"You're not hitting anyone ever again" She said, making The Hunter fall to his knees as she continued to hold onto him. The bracelets around her wrists began melting off as her body heat became that of the sun.
"We need to get out of here!" Natasha yelled.
"What's going on?" Steve asked.
"Veronica's emotions have overwhelmed her body, her powers are going nuts and she's about to burst. If we don't get out of here, we'll be toast. Literally" Natasha said, getting off her knees and standing up.
Veronica set her free hand on The Hunter's shoulder, burning through his clothing and setting a deep burn there as well. Wind began rushing into the room, twirling around her and The Hunter.
"Come on!" Natasha nudged Tony out of the room as everyone entered the hallway.
"We can't just leave her!" He yelled.
"We don't have a choice" Steve got in Tony's face as he spoke.
"She gave up her freedom for you all to be safe and you're just going to let her die?" Tony asked, infuriated.
The team exchanged glances.
Natasha sighed. "There's nothing we can do, Tony…"
Tony frowned, refusing to take that as an answer. "There's something I can do" He said. "Help me find my suit and you all can leave"
"You'll die in there with her if you do this!" Bruce spoke loudly.
Tony stared at him. "At least I'll be with her…" He whispered
"This is a death wish" Thor said matter-of-factly.
"And it's my wish" Tony said directly.
Everyone's heart filled with heaviness as Tony risked his life for the woman he loved. "Let's do it" Steve spoke confidently. Natasha had now successfully undone her ties and helped everyone else with theirs.
As they were going to look for Tony's suit, the doors that occupied the room where Veronica and The Hunter were flew open with fire.
"We need to hurry" Clint said as they began running around the ship, looking for their weapons.
They reached a small room that was filled with their weapons.
"To think, I thought The Hunter was an evil mastermind. But here he is, hiding deadly weapons meant for superheroes in a closet" Bruce rolled his eyes.
Each member grabbed their appropriate item and watched Tony put his suit on.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Natasha asked, carefully watching him.
"I'm sure" He said quickly. "Now go back to the jet" He commanded and ran away from the team, back to the room where Veronica and The Hunter were now in a heavy battle. The room was lit up in flames as Veronica's dress was now shredded and partially burnt. Her hair was no longer in it's perfect up-do, but flailing everywhere.
They both appeared to be human fireballs. The Hunter continuously threw fireballs towards Veronica as she used every power she had. It was obvious The Hunter was more skilled but with all the pent up anger Veronica had, she was bound to shred him to pieces.
Veronica dodged a flame from The Hunter as she caught eye of Tony.
"Get out!" She screamed in a booming voice that didn't belong to her.
As Tony stood in the room, he realized with each passing second the temperature rose from Veronica's heat level.
"Veronica, listen to me!" Tony begged as he tried to avoid the field of battle. "If you don't calm down you're going to kill yourself!"
No one gave Tony any attention as they continued to furiously fight.
"If you don't stop you're going to kill me!" He yelled over the commotion.
Veronica had put her hand up for another attack towards The Hunter, but nothing happened as she heard Tony's words. Her skin turned to its porcelain color as the room dropped to its normal temperature. Her hair ceased movement as her head turned to face Tony.
"I could never kill you" She said quietly, the flame in her eyes disappearing.
"Isn't that sweet" The Hunter spat, almost completely burned from Veronica. He was now on the floor, dragging himself towards her.
"Shut up" She mimicked him and kicked him all the way down to the ground. "I think it's time you cooled down" She smirked and put her hand out, icing him to the core. She watched as he struggled to use his powers to prevent from becoming a statue but he was too tired to fight back. Finally, he became solid ice as Veronica let a deep breath escape her body. For the first time in months she felt as ease.
"That was the cheesiest line I've ever heard" Tony smirked, walking towards her.
"Eh, I heard it in a movie once. Thought I'd try it out…" She looked at him with a smile forming from her lips.
Suddenly, Veronica fell in his arms.
"Veronica?" He asked, frightened.
"Hey, I was forced to be someone's bride and had to go crazy heat lady today. Forgive me for being exhausted" She complained with a smirk, slowly closing her eyes.
"Then let's get you home" Tony whispered. He picked her up, which was a little humorous considering she was wearing a bridal gown, and was about to leave the room when he turned around and saw The Hunter's frozen body. He extended his hand and used one of his plasma bolts.
Ice pieces began flying everywhere as The Hunter exploded into the air.
"Just in case" He shrugged.
Finally, the fight's over! I know it ended a little weird but Tony and Veronica ARE weird, so...ya know lol