Infiltrate the Hydra Base:
"It feels great to go back into battle with our friends," Una said to her cousin as they sat on an Avengers jet and Una sharped her sword.
"You just stole what I was goanna say," Thora chuckled, a humour plastered on her face.
"Lovely to see you two cousins chatting away," Tony approached them. "You girls will be needing these," Tony handed some small coms to put in their ears. "That way you can hear us and J.A.R.V.I.S,"
Una frowned in curiosity. "Who is this Jarvis?"
"A program. Named him after a butler who looked after me as a kid," Tony explained. "Trust they'll come in handy,"
"Just as long as I don't have to only hear you voice through it," Una spoke out, looking away from Tony.
Tony's face turned hard. "Did I just hear you say what I think you said?" he questioned darkly.
"Yes. I just did,"
"Guys…" Thora warned. "Don't you two start. We have a mission to do,"
The group finally arrived at Sokovia. They landed the jet in the woods where no one would find it. They then charged out into battle, taking out all the soldiers that had been sent out to attack them. Banner turned green and huge and Tony was in his iron man suit, Natasha in her black electric suit, Steve in his blue and red one armed with his might shield, and Clint up and ready with his bow and arrows. Thora had used lightning to summon her special armour and she was up and ready to fight.
Thora made a mighty flying leap onto the watch tower. She kicked and punched and throbbed her fists and feet into the soldiers knocking them all. She leapt off the platform onto the ground, grabbing a piece of metal and swiping the rest out as easy as chess pieces that she had played with Jesse on one of their dates.
Una went charging through the forest, ramping her shield into any men who menially shot at her. She would swipe out them with her sword, or she would throw her shield like a Frisbee at them. Almost like Captain America, with his round shield. She flipped and somersaulted through the air a dozen times and landed or laboured on the men. She was a Wonder Women, save the heritage.
Tony went flying up towards the building but the moment he tried to enter it, he suddenly rammed into an invisible blue energy shield that protected the stronghold.
"Shit!" Tony shouted.
"Language!" Steve criticised. "Jarvis, what's the view from upstairs?"
A while passed as the program was up in space, scanning the fortress for a weakness. "The central building is protected by some sort of energy shield," it reported. "Strucker's technology is well beyond any other Hydra base we've taken,"
Thora landed on a man. Then she turned and tossed her hammer right at others. "Loki's sceptre must be here!" she exclaimed. "Strucker couldn't have mouth this defence without it," she summoned her hammer and moved to the side. The hammer passed by and hit a man's skull. He dropped to the ground.
"At long last we've found it," Una said with relief. The sooner she could get it back to Asgard, the better. They would not make the same mistake of leaving it on Earth again.
"At long last is lasting a little bit long. Don't you think Una?" Natasha asked through the com as she running and throwing bombs at guns and swiftly taking out several soldiers.
"She's got a point you know cousin," Thora approved.
"Yeah, I think we've lost an element of surprise," Hawkeye called.
Iron Man was soaring in circles around the fortress. "Wait a second," he blurted out. "No one else is goanna deal with the fact that Cap just said, 'Language',
"I know," Captain America complained. "I know. I know I said it. It just slipped out,"
Una was somewhat close to Hawkeye as they headed towards some guns protected my stone walls. They agreed that Hawkeye would take out half of them and she would take the rest. She had already taken out two by tossing her shield at the men and then used her sword to slice them in half.
She was on her last.
Suddenly, something blue as fast rammed into her, making her flip in the air and fall with a thud. She flinched as she got up. She tried again to attack by the blue blur rammed into her again and she landed on her back on her shield.
The blue blur slowed down to reveal a young human in running clothes and with light short hair. "You didn't see that coming?" He buzzed off again.
Suddenly she heard a painful grunt and saw that Clint was hurt. She realised Nat saw it too.
"Clint's hit guys!" Natasha called.
Just then as Una was distracted seeing her friend hurt and her other rush towards him, she was suddenly hit in the shoulder. She cried out in pain.
"Una!" Thora head her painful cry.
"Don't worry about me Thora!" Una called. "I'm fine! Just keep helping Cap!"
"Like the Hell I am! You need help!"
"I'm fine! Just give me a moment to get myself up!"
Reluctantly Thora continue taking out more men.
"Are you alright?" Nat asked to Una who would cringing in pain as she pressed a hand against her shoulder would.
"I'm fine. Just focus on Clint,"
"Clint's hit pretty bad! Someone ought to deal with that bunker please?" Natasha called.
Instantly the Hulk appeared and destroyed the gun with one hit.
"Thank you,"
The Captain and Thora were busy taking out the last of the soldiers not too far away from the rest of their team.
"Stark! We really need to get inside," Cap reminded seriously.
"I'm closing in," Iron Man reported. He continued making his way further into the strong hold and eventually found a weak spot in the shield thanks to JARVIS'S scans. He launched a small rocket from his suit and the shield was disable. "Draw bridge is down people,"
Thora slammed her hammer and the electric shock took the last few out. "The Enhanced?" she asked Captain America.
"He's quite a blur," Captain ran up to join. "All the new players we've faced, I've never seen this. In fact, I still haven't,"
"Clint's hit pretty bad guys. And Una a bit too," Natasha called. "We're going to need to leave soon,"
"I can get Clint and Una to the jet. The sooner we're gone, the better," Thora suggested. "You and Stark secure the sceptre,"
"Copy that," Steve answered.
Afterwards they noticed a large group of Strucker's soldiers approaching them with guns and a whopping war machine.
"Looks like they're lining up," Thora observed.
"Looks like they're excited," Steve lifted up his shield. Thora got the idea. She bashed her hammer against the face, and it send out a sonic wave that knocked the remaining men out and destroyed the war machine with a 'boom'.
"Good plan," Thora commented on Steve's plan. "Find the sceptre," She swung her hammer and took off again.
She landed over to where Nat was with Clint and Una. "I can't carry two at once,"
"Take Clint," Una said. "I'm not as badly injured as him. It's just a shoulder blast. Nothing more,"
Trusting her cousin's judgement, Thora hooked Clint's arm and then Una' arm over her shoulders and took off her hammer. She flew him over to the jet and helped him lie down on a bedstead in the centre of the jet.
Meanwhile Nat helped Una rest against a piece of tree. "You're goanna be okay?"
"I'll be fine. I've had worse injuries before," she assured.
"I'll be right back. Just gotta calm a certain Hulk down," Nat walked away and went to the Hulk. Una observed as Nat approached Banner slowly, so as not to provoke him as he was always angry. She then kneeled and held out her hands, opening her fingers out. Banner mimicked her actions and Nat tenderly touched his wrists. He then waddled away as he started turning smaller and his skin turned from green to peach and he was back to his normal self.
Nat went back to Una and gently helped her up. She was able to walk still but Nat decided to give her a bit of support.
"How did you do that?"
"Do what?"
"How did you calm him down so quickly? Usually when he's big and green, he…he seems too aggressive to speak to,"
"Well…uh…guess you just have to wait until he's calmed down a bit and then uh…. just proceed with a gentle approach," Nat answered.
Back at the jet, Thora was just about to leave to go and help the others when she heard Tony again.
"Got the sceptre," he called through the com.
"Excellent," Thora beamed. "Let's go,"
The others regrouped back at the jet. Once they were loaded up, Tony turned on the engine and they took off away from Sokovia. Clint laid down with bandages around his waist and Nat watching over him.
Una didn't need to lie down like Clint. She wasn't as wounded as him though she had to sit down, and Thora used bandages on her wound. She would be healed quite quicker than Clint to their special heritage.
"Thora, can you report on the Hulk?" Natasha requested.
"The gates are Hell are filled with the screams of his victims," Thora answered but this made Bruce groan a bit. She didn't mean it. "But not the screams of the dead of course. There are no wounded victims of course Banner. Just whimpering, a great deal of complaining and tales of sprained deltoids and gout,"
"Hey Banner?" Tony called. "Dr. Cho is on her way from Seoul. Is it okay if she sets up in your lab?"
"Uhh…yeah. She…she knows her way around," Bruce paused in his sentences as he was still uneasy from being the Hulk again.
"Thanks. I'll her to prep everything. Barton's going to need to real treatment,"
"Very good sir," JARVIS said.
"Jarvis take the wheel,"
"Yes sir,"
"Approach vector is locked,"
"Feels good yeah,"
"You're good?" Tony asked Thora and Una. "You two have had your eyes set on regaining since we called you both back. I mean we called Thora back and she called you back Una," Una frowned at Tony. "Not that I haven't enjoyed our little raiding parties, or that I've been anxious with you being back, but…"
"But this. This brings it to a close," Thora finished.
"As soon as we find out what else it has been used for. I don't just mean weapons. Since when is Stryker capable of human enhancements?" Captain America asked.
"Banner and I will give it once over before it goes back to Asgard," Tony decided.
"Oh no. No. No," Una refused shaking her head and standing up. "I don't think so. It's spent enough on Earth. It's going back to Asgard,"
"You don't trust Banner and with it?" Tony questioned.
"I trust Banner. But I don't trust you," Una leaned her face further to meet his to prove her point.
"Why don't you trust me?" Tony questioned crossing his arms.
"Because of your ego," Una mimicked his move. "People like you who have egos can't be trusted be stuff like this. It's going back first thing tomorrow.
"Just a few days?" Tony inquired; a little bit of desperation etched in his voice. "You girls are stay for the party, aren't you? Doesn't Asgard have parties?"
"Of course, it does," Una responded with a straight face. "In fact, there's been more parties than ever since Thora left Asgard,"
Thora seemed a little surprized by that revelation. "Sounds like my father's heightened his party spirit than usual,"
"Yep. He literally has parties every day and night," Una answered. "I just don't know what has been going on with him,"
"Well Una, I feel we should join with our team in this party to celebrate this victory. This party should be honoured with revels," Thora said.
"I couldn't agree with you more Thora," Steve agreed. "Hopefully this sceptre puts an end to the Chittari and Hydra,"
"Thora okay, we'll stay with the party, but we're not letting Stark near the thing," Una said. "End of discussion," she silenced Stark.
Stark looked at Thora for help. "Please Thora. Convince your cynical cousin to let me and Banner look at it,"
"Cynical? That's where you're going?" Una demanded.
"Una?" Steve tried to calm her down.
"Yes. I don't like women with poor judgement," Tony sneered at her.
"Well I don't like arrogant men like you," Una pointed in his face.
"Stop. Both of you," Thora hissed, stopping their bicker. "We'll both have a discussion at quarters," she gestured to herself and Una. "And when we make our choice it will be final," she focused that statement on Stark. "End of discussion,"
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