Sorry I have not updated this in a long time. I got caught up in dealing with the other stories in the series that I needed to get them covered before coming back to this. I fell that if I had kept writing in random ways like I normally do I would never get the series to make sense as in stories you add new things that you didn't think about in the planning stage and from the other stories that I have written in the series this is going to be one of the biggest one including Transformers: Redemption of a Fallen Warrior along with Doctor Who: Return of Dalek Sec and Captain America: The Beginning of the Seth Wars.
I will stop my AN and let you read the chapter that has been in my documents for about 2 months now and not being touched without me adding a letter here and there to keep it in the documents without it expiring and being removed from my documents.
Chapter 5
The Moonray hovered over a part of desert that was far away from any human settlements and from human prying eyes. Its massive energy turbines kept rotating to allow the silver and blue alien jet to hover above the ground. Sand whipped all around making a small tornado form under the Moonray. The Moonray's wings kept adjusting as it hovered above the ground unsure to land behind the large rock formations that would keep it hidden from both human eyes along with Seth and his allies. They could not allow one of their greatest weapons falling into enemy hands. The Moonray along with the Nemesis (which at the current moment was hovering above the Earth just behind the moon which was housing a huge amount of Cybertronian Troopers) were the most powerful weapons that the Avengers had that they felt would be able to fight Seth and at least have a fighting chance against him.
"Are you sure about this?" Hawkeye asked as he looked out at the miles of desert that surrounded them. The Moonray's massive screens allowed the people inside to see the outside world. The archer looked at the two supernatural creatures who were sitting at the controls of the Moonray. He watched as Edward pushed a button and the screen focused on Cairo to see all the people walking about doing their usual daily routines. It then moved over to the Pyramids that were so close to the modern city. People were moving all over the place as they looked at what was left of the Ancient World. The Ancient World that Seth once had so much power over. The screens returned to the desert that was just outside of the Moonray.
Nightshade spun around from her command chair to look at the archer. "This is the closest that we can get to Hamunaptra without the Moonray's systems shutting down and leaving us stranded!" she explained as Edward kept pushing buttons. A second later the Moonray slowly landed on the sandy ground. The Moonray lurched slightly as it landed on not truly solid ground. A second later the AI that controlled the jet was able to get it stable while Edward was able to leave his post at the controls.
"We are two hours away from Cairo lets keep this thing contained within the walls of Hamunaptra!" Nightshade said to everyone as she placed a pistol in her belt that was wrapped around her waist.
Hawkeye arched an eyebrow at this. He knew that Nightshade didn't need to be carrying weapons that had been made by mankind when she had forms that had weapons. He had also seen that she had the same power strength of a higher level Demon. He had seen first hand what Demons can do. He had only been four at the time when his mother had burst into flames while pinned to the ceiling. He remembered as his twin brother had rushed in to save their six month old brother who screamed and cried as their father tried and failed to save their mother, but she was already dead. That had sparked a mission for their father who had dragged them along with them. He and his brothers had been trained to fight from a very young age and they had found themselves in a world that was filled with the supernatural. He had left at a very young age and had joined the Circus of Evil before he joined SHEILD and then the Avengers. When he had left he severed all contacts with his family, but he still kept an eye on his brothers. He had found out his younger brother had gone to Stanford University only to be dragged back in. He knew he should have gotten his brothers out of there but he didn't. He had been too busy dealing with SHIELD business.
He didn't think that he would get involved in the supernatural again. He had thought that going to SHIELD the worst thing that he would face was gangsters who were close to reawakening a demon. To stopping HYDRA from trying to take over the world. When he had joined the Avengers he had fought against aliens that were led by Loki, the first God that he had meet in so many years after he had left the life of Hunting. Then there was Ultron and his army of robots. To top it off he had found out that there was more aliens and supernatural creatures that he didn't know even existed and worked together. Now he was in Egypt about five miles away from the City of the Dead where an ancient Spell Book was hidden. A spell book that they needed to find before Seth finds it so they could finally bring him to an end.
"I don't understand why you are so worried Nightshade! I mean Seth is not at full power and we have defeated a God before!" Hawkeye said to Nightshade. He knew that he was being over confident but he knew his way around fighting the supernatural. Plus they had Thor and the Hulk. He didn't know what to think of Edward and Nightshade along with Izzy and Tentomon.
"But you did not personal fight him! If I recall from the report that I read about Loki and his invasion of New York that you had been hypnotised to do his very bidding and helped him to create the Space Bridge that he needed to allow his army through! So tell me Barton what makes you so sure that we can defeat Seth?" Nightshade spoke as she walked towards Hawkeye. Her emerald eyes were narrowed as she advanced towards Hawkeye. Edward was right behind her like a massive green skinned bodyguard who wielded an axe. "We have been fighting Seth for a good seventy years and he has been planning this for over three thousand years or maybe even longer!" Nightshade spoke again when she was within a few inches away from Hawkeye's face.
Hawkeye stared into Nightshade's eyes. He knew that he was looking at her optics but they were in such a good disguise that he actually thought that Nightshade was a human like him and the rest of the Avengers. He had seen Nightshade's true form, and from what he had seen in Sokovia and heard from UNIT reports Nightshade had gone through some kind of upgrade from her time at Cybertron.
"There is also the fact that Seth has been gathering allies from all over the place!" Captain America spoke and made the archer and the shapeshifter both look at him. The leader of the Avengers walked up to them both. He was already making it clear that he was stopping any fights that would be breaking out between the Avengers as they all thought of different ways of fighting Seth. "We must be ready for whoever Seth brings along! Nightshade is right! We need to keep any conflicts that we have with Seth as far away from any city that is close to Hamunaptra!" he continued to speak to all the gathered Avengers.
Captain America looked towards Nightshade only. "How far away are we from Hamunaptra?" he asked her.
Nightshade was silent for a few seconds as she thought over how long it was going to take them to get to Hamunaptra. "About thirty minutes walk! But I would say that in the air I would say about five minutes!" she replied as she looked back at the leader of the Avengers.
Captain America nodded his head in understanding. "What about your jet form?" he asked her.
Nightshade looked shocked at Captain America at suggesting using her jet mode to get from where the Moonray was parked to Hamunaptra's city walls. "Cap, my jet form is not updated to be carrying human passengers. My vehicle form has gone through so many upgrades that it can hold a few human passengers, but I really don't want to drive in sand! It will get within my plating to cause great damage to the internal systems!" she replied looking only at Captain America.
"What about your true form?" he asked.
Nightshade rubbed the back of her neck with her hand. She thought about how she would cope with added weight to her back. It would slow her down with the added weight, but then again humans were light weight and nothing compared to the heavy weapons that she had carried in her claws. Sure she could manage it and it was a short flight. She wouldn't be the only taken the Avengers to Hamunaptra. She glanced over to Izzy and Tentomon to see that the two of them were laughing at something that Hulk had said.
She looked back at Captain America and titled her head as she thought it over. "Two maybe three!" she said as she brought her head back to the right angle. "And don't think that I am being a horse, Rogers! You can walk!" she said pointing out to the sandy desert that was beyond the Moonray's innards.
"Nightshade get ready! We are leaving in five minutes!" Captain America said as he walked away from Nightshade but he kept watching the alien shapeshifter who muttered something in a language that non of the Avengers could understand as she went back into the Moonray to grab whatever it was that she needed. Two seconds later she was back and looked down at the sand with dread in her eyes.
Hawkeye noticed Nightshade's hesitation and was quick to say what was on his mind. "What's up Nightshade? Not scared of the sand?" he asked with a smirk on his face. The archer was wise enough to stay away from Nightshade. He like the other Avengers had seen how much damage that she had done to Ultron's drones in Sokovia alongside Galvatron. Nightshade and Galvatron arriving just before the Hellicarrier had been a turning point in that fight that had allowed the Avengers to win. "Don't worry the sand wont bite you!" he shouted over at her when he saw that she was glaring at him.
Nightshade hissed right back at Hawkeye. The man had been in London when Seth had attacked the London Museum where his long lost girlfriend had been flown to when her sarcophagus had been found by the diggers who had found the city of the Dead. SHIELD with the aid of UNIT had gotten all the diggers out of the City of the Dead when Imhotep had given Captain America and her the location that the Book of the Dead had been place in hiding for three thousand years. The Book of the Dead had been hidden well that Seth and his allies would never be able to find it.
"For your information Barton, sand and my systems normally don't get along well!" she hissed as she finally stepped onto the sand. She showed no emotion as she walked away from the Moonray with Edward beside her. The two walked up to Captain America and Imhotep.
"We better start moving! The desert day and night is unkind to anyone who does not know how to appease the Gods!" Imhotep said as he looked up towards the sky. The Mummy who was wearing a black clock much like Edward's looked back down at the leader of the Avengers and the leader of the Elemental Guardians. He glared at Edward for a brief second before looking back at the gathered superheroes who stood around him.
"Yeah and how do you suggest that we get there? Seth might be gunning for Hamunaptra at this very moment!" Edward stated from where he stood beside Nightshade. His arms were crossed against his chest as he focused on the Mummy. He was still having some trust issues with the Mummy even after he had given the Avengers a head start as to what they needed to do to be able to defeat Seth once and for all. They needed to find the Book of the Dead and the spell that was contained within its pages that could bless the only weapon that can destroy Seth once and for all. That was all that he done, and Edward he would only accept Imhotep as part of the team after he proved himself in a fight.
"We walk. This world has gotten use to technology making things easy, but here we must walk! It will allow us to plan for our fight against Seth!" Imhotep replied looking right Edward.
Edward and Imhotep glared at each other for what seemed like eternity but it was just a few seconds. They only stopped glaring at each other when Wasp buzzed in between them. Her small wings kept beating so fast that it was impossible to see the small wings of the sizeshifter. Edward blinked and stepped back one step as Wasp got closer to his face.
Wasp then spun around to face Imhotep. "And what way do we walk in?" she asked the Mummy. She made a face when Imhotep looked to where the sun was at the moment then he looked in the opposite direction. Without saying anything else he started walking in the opposite direction that the sun was in at the moment. "I guess this way!" Wasp muttered to herself as she followed Imhotep along with the other Avengers.