Chapter 6
A/N - I will hopefully get some writing done this weekend. Fingers crossed!
Bucky kicked the grenade towards Steve who covered it with his shield as it went off.
The door was busted in as people started firing at them through the windows.
Madison threw up a shield around herself as people came crashing through the windows. She fired arrows off as Bucky and Steve fought off attacks from the other soldiers.
"Buck, stop!" Steve yelled, grabbing Bucky, "You're gonna kill someone".
"Steve, have you not noticed the people trying to kill us!" Madison yelled.
Bucky pinned Steve and punched the floorboards next to him.
Madison was about to blast him with her powers when he pulled out a backpack.
"I'm not gonna kill anyone", Bucky told him. He threw the backpack out the window as more soldiers entered the apartment.
"Uh, Steve? What do we do?" Madison asked him.
The soldiers started shooting at them again, Bucky and Steve blocking the bullets with Steve's shield and Bucky's metal arm. Bucky punched through the door and the three of them ran out of the apartment, fighting off soldiers as they went.
"Okay, I've had enough of this", Madison muttered to herself. She let out a power surge, knocking out all the soldiers in the immediate vicinity.
Steve and Bucky looked at her.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" she told them, running down the stairs.
Bucky busted into an empty apartment and jumped over the balcony, landing on a roof. He was attacked by someone in a skin tight suit.
"Um…Steve? Who is that?" Madison asked him.
"I don't know. Come on. Sam, southwest rooftop".
"Who the hell's the other guy?" Sam asked.
"Trust me, Sam. We're all wondering the same thing", Madison told him.
Steve got a running start and jumped off the balcony. Using her magic, Madison followed him.
They landed on the rooftop as a helicopter started shooting at them.
"Sam?" Steve asked.
"Got him", Sam told him, hitting the helicopter, causing it to spin in mid-air.
Bucky jumped off the roof, the other guy and Steve following.
Madison worked on taking down the helicopter still shooting at them. "Sam? Where are they?"
"I don't know. I've lost visual".
"Dammit. Let me know when you've found them".
"Copy that".
Madison sighed. Pietro was soooo going to kill her.
"Tunnel", Sam told her, "Steve's trying to shake the other guy".
"Thanks, Sam". Madison closed her eyes and focused on Steve's mind signature. If she could do it with Pietro, could she do it with Steve? Madison opened her eyes and found herself standing next to Steve and Bucky, facing the other guy. She threw up a shield in front of them.
"How'd you do that?" Steve asked her, referring to her teleportation trick.
Madison laughed and said, "No idea actually".
Police cars surrounded them and Madison dropped the shield, knowing they were caught.
Rhodey landed in front of them and trained his weapons on them. "Stand down, now. Congratulations Cap, Madison, you're criminals".
"Better than…"
Steve's hand covered her mouth.
Heavily armed men came towards them and started to cuff them. It was taking everything in Madison to not fight back.
Steve met her eyes and he saw the defeat in them.
The man in the cat-suit took off his mask.
"Your Highness", Rhodey said.
Yep, Pietro was going to kill her.
Back at Avengers HQ, Pietro was going out of his mind. He hadn't heard from Madison since after the events in Vienna and it was driving him crazy. He couldn't even feel her mind signature. It was like she had completely cut him off and he hated it.
Pietro got up and went into the kitchen to make himself some food.
Vision was in the kitchen, standing over a boiling pot.
"What are you doing?" Pietro asked him. Since being stuck in HQ, Pietro had tried to become friends with Vision for his twin's sake.
"Um, making dinner".
Wanda entered the kitchen next, having smelled the food from her room. "Is that Paprikash?"
"I thought it might lift your spirits. Both of you", Vision told them.
Wanda walked up to the pot, pulling out the spoon and tasting it. "Spirits lifted", Wanda told him, causing Pietro to roll his eyes.
Pietro grabbed the spoon next, tasting it. "Meh, could be better. Mama's was better".
Wanda glared at her twin.
"In my defense, I haven't actually ever eaten anything before, so…" Vision said.
"What? You mean you don't survive on oil and metal?" Pietro remarked.
"Ignore him", Wanda told Vision, "He's just upset because Madison isn't here".
"Am not!" Pietro argued, even though it was true. He and Madison hadn't been separated since before he and Wanda joined the Avengers and it was taking a toll on the speedster. "Whatever. Let me know when dinner is ready", Pietro said stalking out of the kitchen. He prayed Madison would come home soon.
Aww. Looks like our little speedster is missing his hummingbird! I love writing jealous Pietro.