Vedahzii: Hey there lmao XD
Ultimatrix Bearer: Then why do we see Chitauri on Thanos' ship in Infinity War? I think their numbers were drastically reduced, but not completely wiped out.
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Amy
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I had to sit still, and found myself staring at the floor while the Scarlet Witch worked her powers on my body. It felt so tingly, but not in a bad way. I wasn't exactly sure how this was supposed to work, but I hope it did. The scientist, Shuri, she was quietly working on the robot man's stone. And outside, in the fields beyond the city, I could see the battle taking place.
I'd been skeptical for the majority of this adventure. I didn't want to believe that an alien army was really going to come crashing down on us. I didn't want to believe that a madman wanted to wipe out half the life in the universe. I wanted things to be simple, just living in a basement playing a DS was simple. But all of this? It was scary. I didn't want to be here, I wanted to be far away from this place.
"So... Somebody, forced this power onto you?" Wanda questioned, though she never stopped using her strange red energy on me.
I didn't really want to make small talk, not with her. But she was trying to fix me, so I should be polite. "Yeah... Something like that, the doctor he kept... Injecting things into my body, trying to force a mutation I guess..."
She nodded slowly, "I am... Sorry, that my brothers power has caused you this pain."
I tried to wave her off, but the movement came faster than I meant it to. My hand blurring with rapid movement, sending a shooting pain up my arm. "Gnngh!... D-Don't worry about it," I felt a twinge of anger, towards her and her stupid brother. I knew it was unreasonable to blame them. "I'm... Honestly better off, I was a street rat before Gwen rescued us from that lab."
I cringed slightly, feeling something shift inside me. "She, and that alien, are... Strange, but they seem like good people."
Of course they do. "I tried to kill her when I was let out of the lab, and she still promised to save me..." I scoffed, shaking my head. That strange, tingling sensation getting a little more intense. "Our little group of dysfunctional freaks isn't perfect, but she has kept us from falling apart or getting caught for the last year." Despite some of our best efforts, she stuck around. Her tenacity was infuriating sometimes, and endearing.
"It sounds like you really admire her."
Out of reaction, I nervously looked away. "I mean... I suppose..." What was that supposed to mean? Admire her? Yeah, she was great. But... I still blamed her for things.
Finally, Wanda stopped using her power. Releasing a small sigh as she pulled her hands away. "There... I don't know if it'll last, but I think I've stabilized you for the time being."
Really? Looking down at my hands, I waved them back and forth. Sure enough, my body didn't start to twitch and jolt like usual. I took in a sharp breath, expecting to feel that pain in my lungs as they spasmed... But I felt nothing, "I... I can't believe it..." I muttered, standing up. In a single step, I bolted across the room. From one side to the other, and back. Everything felt... Good, natural! "I can use it... So easily." Before I finally looked back at her. This is the part where I'm expected to show gratitude. "Thank you... This is-"
"Don't thank me yet," She warned, "Like I said, we don't know if it will actually be a permanent fix... Are you going to join the others on the field?"
Oh right, the battle. "I... Don't think that's a good idea, I'm hardly a fighter." I didn't want any part of this.
"Then don't fight," Shuri said suddenly from the operating table. "I'm sure there are many wounded that need safe escort, you can get them off the field quickly."
That is... A really good point. Dammit. I guess I didn't have much choice. "R-Right, okay.. Yeah, I think I can do that."
Still, I wasn't looking forward to going out there. Every instinct I had was telling me to run away from this place. But I had to stay, the only friend I had was still here. And I should at least... Try to repay her.
"Good luck, and stay safe." Wanda told me, as I made my way to the door.
"I don't need luck," Time to go to work I guess. "I'm the fastest person alive."
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Gwen Stacy
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"GRAAAH!" I roared like a beast while breaking the jaw of another outrider. Panting heavily as Venom stabbed into nearby enemies with his spiked weapons. My eyes darted around for the next target, the fever pitch of battle had me on high alert. My heart was racing, I had gone beyond caring about the number of bodies stacked around me. The number of limbs I severed from their bodies, the amount of blood that soaked my form.
"WATCH OUT!" I heard someone cry, and turning quickly I saw the trouble.
A leviathan was swooping low, tearing through what little remained of a Wakandan firing line. Forcing the fighters to scatter, making them all easy prey. Attacks like this needed to be repelled, our forces were already being whittled away at too quickly.
"We need to kill that thing!" I shouted, more so to Venom than anyone else, as I sprinted to get in the beasts way.
"I don't think I can pierce that armor."
"Alright, then lets go under it." An idea, a terrible, disgusting idea. "You hungry?" Finally getting into the leviathans path, its jaws opening wide.
"That's my secret Gwen, I'm always hungry."
I jumped right in, arms and legs shifting into razor sharp blades as the beast consumed me. Darkness took away my vision, but I could feel the soft flesh inside of this monster. And started swinging wildly, while Venom lashed out with spikes and blades from every available inch of our body. The soft innards gave way with ease, I could hear the leviathan roaring in pain before its movements began to slow. Which was to be expected, considering I'd just turned its chest cavity into a meat grinder. And after a few moments, I could feel the beast sliding to a halt after hitting the ground.
Venom used various malformed mouths and claws to tear away and eat the flesh blocking out path back outside. Soon enough, I was forcing open the jaw of the dead alien monstrosity, stumbling out into the dirt as Venom absorbed whatever blood and guts remained on our body. It was a good thing I'd become so desensitized to this stuff, or I'd probably vomit.
"Be careful how much you eat." I warned him, already feeling a bit juiced. "We can't afford to lose control here..."
"I am aware, just take it out on those incoming outriders."
"What?" Another outrider broadsided me. Taking me to the ground and trying to put those jagged teeth to my throat. None pierced my hide however, and instead a spike shot out of my neck and through its skull.
Right, not a moment of rest.
There was more killing to do.
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Titania
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"Come on mother fucker!" Loud, metal clangs echoed across the field as my hammer made contact with this big bastards axe. Shockwaves were released on impact, the earth shaking beneath our feet. This guy wasn't just strong, he was an absolute beast! Just like me. But he wasn't physically powerful, he was pretty quick on his feet as well. Trained, probably better than me.
I ducked and rolled away between his legs as that massive fist came down. Turning and swinging the hammer, slamming it against the back of his right knee. Making the big bastard snarl in pain, his retaliation came faster than I could react. A back handed strike as he turned, his beefy arm smashing into me and sending my body flying. I hadn't been hit this hard since... Well, Gwen.
Which was both annoying, and invigorating.
To finally find another equal, maybe even my better.
I wanted to keep fighting.
"That all you got?" I asked, blood running from my nose and mouth as I rolled back over. Just in time to see his fist come crashing down, slamming me back into the dirt with incredible force. Force enough to kill a normal person. "Gaah! Fffuck!"
As his fist came down again, this time I caught him by the wrist. Struggling to hold his massive arm back, before finally getting my feet beneath me. Forcing myself up, ever so slowly as he tried to push me back down. My ascension was cut short however, as he swung that massive axe around, broadsiding me. The blade didn't pierce skin, but I could feel my ribs giving way to the sheer blunt force. I was sent rolling across the ground once again.
I spat my own blood out upon rising, getting back up quicker this time. I didn't have my hammer anymore, I'd lost it somewhere in transit. "Ugh, dammit." Groaning, I turned to face my oncoming attacker. Sure enough, he was on his way, axe in hand for another swing.
I was losing, I knew that.
I tried to brute force my way through this guy. The same way I did everything, and it wasn't working. He was stronger than me, better trained. If this kept up...
"Gnngh!" I dug in my heels, bringing up both arms to stop his oncoming swing. Just barely halting the axe from coming down on my head. But dammit! He was so strong! And I was getting tired, beating my way through a few hundred outriders had that effect I guess. "Nngh! I-I am not... Going to die here!" I grit my teeth, planting my feet to stop him from pushing me back any further.
"That's right!" The alien in front of me was finally sent tumbling, as the flat end of my own hammer was slammed against the side of his head. And landing on his feet in the aliens place was the old man, Kane. "Recover your strength, Titania," Was he giving me orders? "We need you alive, I'll handle this one."
"What are you, stupid?" I scoffed, "You're not even as strong as me!"
"True," The big alien bastard was up on his feet. Advancing on him, "But I am far better trained." He dropped my hammer at my feet.
The beast cocked back one arm, the robotic hand shifting into a jagged blade. With which he tried to stab forward at Kane. But the wily old bastard sidestepped, catching him by the wrist between his arms. I realized what he was doing, as he pivoted his feet and turned sharply. Using the aliens weight and momentum against him, he threw the big bastard like a ragdoll. Sure, he might not be as physically strong as me, but he was damn close.
The alien was back on his feet in a second though, charging him once more. Swinging at Kane with both fist and blade. The man bobbed and weaved like a trained fighter. Delivering sharp jabs to the ribs and any other openings he could find. I steered clear, watching as he put his impressive fighting style to use.
"I didn't know you were a boxer!" I barked at him, finally catching my breath.
"There are a lot of things you do not know about me." He replied, ducking beneath the head of the alien's axe, before delivering a brutal uppercut. The blow nearly knocked him right off his feet.
"Grrr!" He snarled in anger, cursing at us in a language neither could understand. But before advancing again, the alien turned his eyes towards the shield wall. The hole they had created was flickering, whatever damage they'd managed to cause was being fixed. "Sros ni'lok." He grunted, before beating a hasty retreat.
"Hey!" I shouted, picking up my hammer. "Where the hell do you think you're going!?"
"Mary!" Kane grabbed me by the arm, halting my attempted pursuit. "That's enough, for now."
All around us, the outriders were in full retreat. Either fleeing through the hole, or trying to claw their way back outside. The remaining Chitauri fled as well, using their surviving leviathans to breech the barrier and flee. Those that didn't make it, were gunned down by the Wakandan military. Good, the alien dogs deserved a death so messy.
As it came to an end, and the adrenaline rush wore off, I took a seat on a particularly large pile of alien bodies. "Dammit... I'm not thanking you."
"And I'm not asking," He assured, never looking down at me. "Come, we should regroup with the others..."
"Fine, just give me a minute... Fuck."
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Gwen Stacy
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While the enemy remnants were finished off, I took the time to rest. Physically, I was perfectly fine. The blood and viscera Venom was constantly cleaning off my body was more than enough to keep the tank full. But mentally? Mentally I felt so tired. I sat now on a hunk of leviathan armor, surrounding by dead aliens. Wondering just how long we could hold out if this kept up.
"Gwen?" My eyes shot back up, the mask disappearing as I saw Amy. "Gwen are you alright?" She asked worriedly, moving to my side.
I waved her off, putting on as much of a smile as I could muster. "Yeah, yeah I'm good... Just a little tired, how are you doing?"
She gave me a look that said 'stop worrying about me'. But didn't say it, "I'm okay, Scarlet Witch helped stabilize me, but she isn't sure if it'll last."
Damn, "Well, we'll find a permanent solution once this is all over."
"Isn't it over now?"
"Not by a long shot," Captain America said, as he joined in on the scene. "We fended off one wave, but they'll be back... And so long as they can put a hole in that barrier, we'll be fighting an uphill battle."
I forced myself to stand, shaking off the fatigue. "Do we know what caused it?"
"They used some kind of electromagnetic bomb to overload the barrier." He explained, "That's what the King says... They nearly brought down the entire shield."
"That would be bad." Amy pointed out, shifting nervously. "I'll uh... Start helping transport the wounded..." Before disappearing in a blur.
"... She alright?" Rogers asked.
"I doubt it..." I answered with a heavy sigh. "I think this was a first for a lot of us, how is everyone else holding up?"
We started walking together, my guess is that we were going to rejoin the King and discuss our plans. Beyond the barrier, the outriders and chitauri had backed off, setting up some kind of perimeter. "Lot of casualties, we don't know for sure yet but our forces took a big hit." He explained, "As far as all... Avengers, got some scrapes and bruises but we're all still alive."
That was a relief, "Good to know... Any word on Shuri's progress?"
"Estimated time until the stone can be safely removed and destroyed..." He didn't sound too happy about the answer, "Eighteen hours, and that was an hour ago... Before the battle started."
So much death, in just one hour? "We'll never make it..." I muttered, without really thinking. But if he heard me, he didn't say anything. "So... What's the plan now?"
"You, get some rest." Rogers stated simply, "That's an order, we're gonna get medical attention to those that can still fight and move those that can't, deeper into the city." Sounded reasonable I guess, "Then we fortify our position, and get ready for the next wave."
I nodded to that, "Alright, I'll have my communicator on if you need me." Before walking off to find the others, specifically Titania and Kane. I wanted to make sure they were okay.
Just an hour. How could so much terrible shit happen in one hour? I didn't want to think about our chances if we continued, if that barrier came down. I didn't have any doubts now, we were all in over our head. And if we didn't find some edge soon-
"Gwen."
"What's up?"
"Stop overthinking things."
"Kinda hard not too when you're facing an alien army."
"We are going to be fine, we'll get through this."
I know that.
Of course I know that.
We are damn near indestructible.
We can walk away from this.
Its everyone else I'm worried about.
"If we're all gonna make it through this, we'd need a miracle."