Author's Note:
Hope you guys love this chapter. I have a big surprise for when you finish this chapter, I just hope you don't hate me. Fair warning, I cried in writing this chapter.
Tony P.O.V:
My patience was running out. I wanted to have Emily in my hands and kiss her like I did four weeks ago. Wanting to feel her warm hugs whenever she needed someone to be there next to her. I wanted her back safe, but every time I could only think of that last message those pricks had sent me, it only made me worry more about her safety.
We arrive at the location early in the morning, the sounds of her screams were the only thing that surrounded the area. I try to hold the tears back, but it's impossible, whatever they are doing is breaking her externally and mentally. The Cap starts a strategy plan to rescue her the minute those agents stopped giving her attention. I argue with Steve against his idea, letting her get tortured was not okay. I didn't argue anymore since rescuing Emily will require all my energy.
I stay there for at least five hours till the screaming stops. We all dash in and infiltrate enemy grounds. Bruce, Bill and I were wearing lab coats while the other three were dressed as guards. Thankfully it was one story building. We paired up and got divided into three groups. Natasha and Bruce, Steve with Clint, and Bill with me. Everyone had gone their separate way in the maze of the building. While I was with Bill, a few agents passed by saying how they had tortured Emily.
My blood boiled when I heard those words, and if it wasn't for Bill, I would have killed them right on the spot. We kept searching for the cell where they kept her. All we found were training and file rooms, and labs. "Guys, we cleared our section," Natasha said. "Emily is not on the east side of the building."
"Stark is on the west side, go south and keep us posted," Steve ordered.
"Roger that, Cap," Natasha said. "We'll find her Stark." Hearing those words were somewhat uplifting.
Bill cleared the rooms on our right, but nothing had come up. We kept looking until we found her in a cell. She was curled up in a fetus position with her ankles shackled. I bust the door open and tell everyone my location. "Please no more," She cried with her broken voice. I start removing the shackle in her ankle as she trembled with fear.
Her body was covered with lashes, her clothes were almost torn apart, and her face was covered with bruises old and new. Her feet were swollen from the torture. I covered her with the lab coat and soothed her. "Babe, I'm here, everything will be alright." I hushed.
She looked up to me. Her icy blue eyes were glowing when she saw me. I saw her trembling arms reaching for a hug. As I hugged her, I carried her out of that disgusting room. To my surprise, she weighs like a small child, and I was able to hold her with one arm. "Tony, I'm sorry." She broke down crying. "I tried to get out if I only knew…"
"I know Babe, I know." I kiss her temple and rush to the meeting place before running out of time. Sadly, time wasn't so nice to us. H.Y.D.R.A. agents made their way and took the suit and Emily away from me. The rest of the team was apprehended. That message was a trap. I tried to break free, but couldn't. Then the agent that apprehended me pulled a gun to my head. He began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Dearest Emily, you have two choices, either you do as we say or we'll blow the brains of your boy here."
I try to break free. Emily's eyes were wide and slowly turning black and her hair was turning red. I knew she was angry, but fear overpowered her. They said she had to use her powers if she wanted to be free and kill all of us. She looked around every single one of us and cried, but she never saw Bill wasn't even there. "Ems, don't listen to them." Bruce slurred.
Her eyes were purple now. "I will not let you treat them like you treated my family!"
"Your family? We never touched your family." An agent cocked. "Then again, if it wasn't for us you would be dead too."
She showed a death glare and the agent who was holding her fell down as his leg was broken. She extended her hand as if holding all of their necks as they slowly gasped for air. After all the agents fell, Emily did as well whimpering with pain. I got on my knees as a sign of relief.
Bill got in front of her and told her how he had been protecting her all this year. She couldn't help but cry and hug him. "Thank you for being here." She had told him. I smiled at the scene. The others were recovering slowly from the drug, but it was taking time with Bruce. Everything was great. We were going home soon… BANG! My eyes grow wide to see the image unfolding right before my eyes. Blood was everywhere. A sniper shot Emily from behind. For the first time, my mind was blank all I could hear were Emily's cry. All that happened in only seconds felt like minutes. "No, no, no, no… EMILY!" I scream her name from the top of my lungs. Agent Terrell kept her from falling, but I get him out of the way. I run to her side trying to stop the bleeding from the open wound on her stomach. "No, please GOD, NO"
With my bloody hands, I grab her face trying to calm her down but there was no use. Her eyes were completely black, even the veins around her eyes, her hair turned completely white. She slowly got up scaring the hell out of everyone. Bill told us to step away from her slowly, but I didn't pay attention to him. My only focus was Emily turning into this supernatural being almost destroying everything that was near her. A group of agents swarms to attack.
None of us were in a condition to fight. Bruce hulked out and was ready to kick ass. His rage was something I have never seen. He threw all the agents to the walls and the ground. When the agents were fleeing, Hulk continued beating them. This time, Natasha couldn't bring Bruce back.
Other agents were finding ways to bring Hulk down into a calmer state, but it made it worse. When another team arrived, they avoided him and went straight to Emily. As they were getting closer but the closer they got they would turn out dead or hurt. She slowly began to walk towards Hulk. Once they locked eyes, Hulk kneeled to the ground admitting defeat. The Hulk turned back into Bruce, he was trying to catch his breath but didn't know how. Right now, fear was the only friend we had.
She got close to everyone and made them kneel with fear. I was the last one. Her eyes were dead as night. Her fear was evident. "Ems, we need to go, you need to go to a hospital." I sobbed. "Do it for me… for our kid…"
Immediately, Emily's eyes were back to normal. Her locks were the vivid purple she had when I met her. She fainted at the moment her powers gave up sustaining her. I caught her as fast as I could, safely we all boarded the ship to give Emily the medical attention she needed.
