Authors note- Thank you to my reviewers! Here is the next chapter, just for you lovely Internet readers. By the way it's midnight and my eyes are stinging to write this so I hope you enjoy! I am listening to fight music, because it helps me right fight scenes! Just a little tidbit of info, Anyway on with the story. I do not own the Avengers, Hawkeye, or anything Marvel.
Natasha touched down the plane with skill and I got up out of my seat first. I stood in front of the exit and Tony gave me a weird look.
"What are you doing Katniss?"
"I want every one's attention!" I yelled ignoring Tony's comment. Everyone was getting their gear and weapons ready, but turned to my voice. Clint came to my side and put a firm hand on my shoulder as encouragement.
"They all look up to you, well at least I do." He whispered in my ear before letting me speak to the team.
"We are about a mile or so from the main base. Tony, Steve, Thor and Dena will be the distraction. You will go in with a couple other SHIELD agents making a big mess of everything, understand. Clint and the selected sniper agents will make their way to the flanks of the base picking off the guards in the tower. Once you see the green smoke proceed to storm the building. Natasha and I will go through the back entrance and disable the main security gates. Once that is completed the green smoke will pop off and The snipers, and Steve and Dena's team will storm the building. Tony and Thor with a select group of SHEILD agents will stay out of the building and take on incoming back up. Is everything understood?"
"Yes ma'am." Steve said with a salute, Natasha just nodded her head while Clint gave me a verbal response.
"I will follow you anywhere babe." He grabbed his bow and contacted the sniper team to follow him to position.
"I wouldn't want to go into battle with anybody else huntress." Thor boomed giving me a godly grin.
"Oorah! Let's get this party started." Dena said a grin on her face as she followed Steve out of the plane. Before she left she gave me a salute then put her right arm over her chest as the hunters sign of respect to one's leader. Tony was last to give me a goodbye and his surprised me. Instead of a witty comment or insult it was plain and nice.
"You did good for a teen girl." I smiled and nodded at Natasha to get ready. I grabbed my bow and quiver and started the long trek to our position. It was pretty quiet as we waited for the distraction team. I spoke into the radio communicator giving Dena the orders.
"light 'em up Dena."
Dena and Steve led a fairly large group of SHIELD agents to their position at the front of the base. The base was in a pretty wooded area so navigating on the ground was hard. Dena was in the head of the group and she spotted the front gate of the base first. She held up a fist and Steve stopped the group. Dena saw a group of heavily armed guards at the door, including the ones in the tower. She saw the glare from the sniper rifles and knew they where in position. She waited for Cas's single and when she got it she smiled. "Okay Tony white smoke going in so no friendly fire."
"Only at you." Dena smiled and grabbed a couple of gas canisters from her belt and launched them at the guards. One looked at it then kicked it before it went off. She waved in the agents and started for the gate. Steve bashed guards with his shield while Dena sliced through bullets. Tony went all out lighting up the entire forest with a array of smoke and flash bombs. Clint sat up in a tree and loaded his bow when he saw the smoke. A guard in the tower was just about to fire when he let the arrow hit him in the chest. He smiled as the other snipers took out some of the guards.
"All yours now Cas."
I saw the whole front half of the woods go up in smoke and I took that as the time to move. I jumped from a tree I was sitting in and led the way to the base. I halted the group locating the guards still at the back entrance of the base. They were speaking to one another before a loud bang from the front had them running to assist their buddies. I waved for the group to follow me as I shot a trick arrow into the door. The tip had a smoke pellet to knock out any surrounding guards and a electric pulse to open the secure door. The agents stepped behind me as I loaded my bow and waited for Natasha's single to open the door. When she did I was ready to shoot to kill anybody that was in the door way. I stepped in first clearing the way and waved in the agents and Natasha.
"Okay me, Natasha and Agent McDean will take the left, everyone else will take the right." They all nodded as we parted ways. I took the front while Natasha was behind me with Agent McDean covering the back. I spotted the stairs we needed to take and leaned over the railing. A guard was making his way up the stairs, so I let a arrow fly pegging him in the chest. I nodded towards the stairs and started the decent. A loud noise like thunder shook the building and I stopped to see what it was.
"What the hell was that Tony?"
"Sorry me and Thor are bringing down the rain." I rolled my eyes and continued till I saw the level we needed. I stepped off the stairs and let Natasha hack into the security panel on the control room door. She was busy typing away when I saw a flash of black pass by the far end of the corridor. I told Agent McDean to cover Natasha as I walked down the hall. I pointed my bow ready to fire at anything that even moved in my sights. I stepped a little closer and smelt sulfur and rotting bodies. I put up my bow and grabbed my knife leaning cati-corner on the wall. I used my knifes reflection to see what was behind the wall. All I saw was the silver eyes and I knew we where dealing with hell hounds. I slowly got up and made my way over to the SHIELD agents.
"We have multiple targets circling us on the left and right sides." I said barley over a whisper. I loaded my bow and prayed to the gods that Natasha would open the door before they noticed us. I saw the first beast pounce from the far side of the hall almost on cue and I shot a arrow into his hide. The agent put up his gun and started firing in the direction of the stairs. I loaded my bow with another arrow and shot at the dog who was coming in from the stairs. I turned my back for five seconds and I heard screaming. Agent McDean was on the ground pinned underneath the black mass trying to fight off his bite.
"Get that door open Tasha!" I yelled before grabbing my knife and driving it into the beast's head. I stood guard of the downed agent and let arrows fly into the creatures bodies. Natasha finished hacking the door and right when she turned a beast was about to pounce on her, but she shot it with her widow's bites bringing it down. She entered first and I picked up the wounded Agent while she covered me. A dog got in close and tore into his leg. He screamed out in agony as Natasha shpt the beast and made it let go. I closed the metal door hearing the dogs scratch against the metal. Natasha went strait to the security system as I grabbed my quiver from my back. I unzipped a pocket and grabbed some gauze to wrap the wounded agent's leg. I did the best I could stopping the bleeding, I looked up into his eyes and smiled.
"You're going to be okay Agent McDean."
"I know." He said trying to laugh it off.
"Security systems offline popping off green smoke now." Natasha said pushing a button on her belt.
"Sick 'em Auto!" Dena yelled through the hail of bullets as her hell hound jumped onto one of the guards. She sliced through a guard , but to many where coming up in front of her. Steve noticed and threw his shield., she ducked letting it take them out as he caught it again. She waved thanks before stopping to see the green smoke coming from the building.
"Agents, green smoke it's time to move!" Steve yelled over the rage of battle. Clint spotted the green smoke and jumped from his perch. The snipers changed from rifles to automatic weapons before condensing with Dena and Steve's team. Clint found another access point and went to go find Cas. He walked across a cat walk and found the perfect place to take out incoming guards. Five of them stormed up the stairs and Clint fired a explosive arrow. It beeped before exploding knocking down the guards.
"Boom." Clint laughed before continuing to make his way deeper into the base. He made his way to some stairs and found the level Cas and Natasha where supposed to be on. He stepped over what look like dog carcass and saw the security room door was closed and locked. He knocked and heard a agent reply.
"Agent Barton, open up." The door opened and he saw only another agent inside bandaged with a splint. "Where's Widow and Cas?"
"Widow went to go check on the other agents Cas went to go investigate the prison cells." Clint nodded and closed the door to follow Cas.
Natasha and I split up after all the hounds went away. I told her to make sure the other group didn't meet the same welcoming party we did. I went to go find where they might have been holding the gods. The prison cells where the only place I could think of that might be able to hold them so I checked their first. I saw the door that led to them was secured so I sent a electrical arrow flying into the door, which opened it immediately. I walked on a cat walk that had cells on either side of it. I crouched down looking at the cat walk and noticed it was electrically charged and ready to shock whoever was on it. I saw Akantha was standing above me laughing.
"So sister you actually survived everything I threw at you? You just wont die will you?"
"If I die I can't say Im better then you Akantha, and what fun would that be."
"I guess I will just have to try harder to kill you wont I?" She pressed a button on a control box and I heard a prison cell open. I turned and saw a large green snake creature known as a Lindworm. The Norse monster had Read eyes and fangs that dripped a acid like liquid. I shot a arrow at it's eye, but that only angered the beast more. He slithered his way closer to me so I started to run in the opposite direction going through the narrow cat walks. I jumped over one of the coils of the creature and tried to catch my breath. I looked like a rat running a maze trying to avoid the creature. I loaded my bow and saw the head of the beast heading for my face. I loaded my bow and jumped up above the snakes head arching my body to get a clear shot of his head. He was to quit and it hit his neck instead of his head. I landed on the ground and started run in the other direction, but its tail came out of nowhere wrapping around my leg lifting me off the ground. I dropped my bow and tried to go for my knife but the snake coiled around me squeezing the life out of me each breath I took. The beast pulled me towards its mouth as I struggled for my knife. It squeezed some more and I cried out the first thing that came into my mind.
"Clint!"
Clint had made his was the prison cells and saw Cas had already opened the door. He was about to enter when he heard his name being called out.
"Clint!" He sprinted and saw Cas was in the coils of some kind of snake gasping for breath. He ran and saw that there was a second level he could get the best shot from. He ran up the ladder and grabbed a explosive arrow letting it fly into the creatures head exploding on contact. The beast dropped Cas and she pucked up her bow and aimed at Akantha. "Clint get Akantha!" Clint grabbed a trick arrow that fired a mesh net and fired it at Akantha making her trip and fall. Cas ran up the nearest ladder and aimed the loaded bow at Akantha's face.
"Not so tough now are you?" Clint said aiming a arrow at her as well.
"Where are the gods and goddesses?" I yelled straining the bow string as far as I could.
"I will never tell you!"
"Yeah we will see about that." Clint dragged her off the ground and turned to me. "Come on Cas, we will make her talk."
Anubis was surrounded by shadow creatures in a matter of minutes. He ripped through his human skin into his full godly form. He snarled at the creatures and gripped the knives in his hands. Green smoke began to appear and Enchantress laughed.
"Anubis, make this easier on your self and come quietly."
"Leave now witch!"
"Wrong answer dog." Her eyes glowed green and she used a new found power to control the Egyptian god. Anubis's eyes glowed green and he grabbed knelt down to the witch. "Now that's a good dog."
Authors note- Finally this chapter is finally done! I hope you readers like it, anyway thank you for your reviews and alerts it makes me feel good. In other news I will probably will be writing a Steve/OC story soon so check that out. Thanks for reading and being patient.