A/N:

Back with another chapeter, I thought I'd spice up the story abit insted of making it a plain old rescue mission. Anyway I hope y'all enjoy...

Chapter 16

"Sir, they took the bait."

"Good... Everything is falling to plan..."

"What was it again?"

"Heimdalls-Eyeballs, you are one sorry Chitauri..."

"Uhh, sorry sir. I think I remeber now..."

"Good. Now give the Sakaarans the signal." He said tersely dismissing the Chitauri.

"Yes, Sir." The Chitauri stood up from their hiding place, saluted and left through the door.

"Wait, so... Why are we hiding here again?" Rocket asked impatiently. They were camping in various places, with their weapons drawn, waiting for someone to enter the room.

"Cos' if they've moved Gamora, they'd want us to find her while they lie in wait for an ambush. In which none of us may survive." Peter said. He was crouching behind some boxes in the darkest part of the room, giving him a good hiding place and a good oversee of a the door way.

"-And" Barton cut in," if they think we've gone after her they'd have to give a single, which cannot pass through the windows, because of their density, and the only way to do it is from this window." He pointed to a single window which face towards a dense forest.

"Shh... Someones coming!" Rocket hissed as they saw a shadow illuminate the floor. They poised in position ready to strike as the figure came into view.

"On my mark..."Peter whispered as the figure game closer.

"Dad..."

"Not now Lotus..." He said as he started the five second countdown. The figure came loser...

"3...2...1" Peter mouthed to the others as they slowly started to close in.

"Dad wait!" Lotus hissed to her father as he put a fingure to her lips.

"Not another sound" he breathed as he removed his figure and activated his mask. As the figure limped into the room Peter's breathe hitched in this throat. "Gamora...?" He chocked as he deactivated his make and took a step towards the figure.

"Peter?" she asked as she stumbled forward. She was holding godslayer in her left hand while the other rested on her largely swollen abdomen.

"Gamora!" he whooped and he ran and hugged his wife.

"Mummy!" Lotus screamed as she ran and hugged her injured mother.

"Nice way of not getting killed..." Rocket said sarcasticly as he and Hawkeye emerged from their hiding spaces.

"I've got to contact Tony," Clint said to Rocket at he pressed the communication device on his ear. "Tony?"

"Yeah?" Tony responded and he aimed his uni-beam at the Red Bitch...correction: Crimson Red.

"We've found both hostages."

"Great. Take...em to...shi...nd prepare for...ke off."

"What was that?" Clint asked but there was no reply from the other side. Only the faint sound of a broken connection. Clint gave a frustrated sigh as he contacted Steve. "Steve, We've found the hostages."

"Good. Take them to the ships and prepare for take off. We'll meet you there." The solider said as he did a triple back twist to avoid the red energy beam and threw his shield at Crimson Red's face, landing is on her nose bridge before bouncing off.

Clint walked thought the single door before saying, "Something doesn't feel right..."

"What do you mean?"

" I mean," he started as he leaned against the door frame.

"When we found Quill he was chained up, his wife nowhere in site. Her chains were cut up and there were drops of blood, as well as sword lines on the ground."

"And..."

"And me being an assassin and all,, in shield every spy needs to have a sertain high level of detective skills. In my class I got the highest for the boys."

"And what does this have to do with anything?" Steve sort of asked impatiently as he dodged another energy beam.

Clint sighed, "Gamora must have put up a fight and then was knocked out to make transporting her easier. When this must have happened she would have been in an already weakened state..." Clint's voice trailed of as he started to make his way back into the room that held Peter captive. He crouched and started examining every part of the room.

"Wait so your saying that the hostage you've found could be a drone or some kind of imposter?" Steve asked bewildered.

"No I mean yes... I mean I don't know, but something is defiantly off."

"Clint I understand you have a hunch but you need to have more evidence first. I have to signal Fury and find out were the hell he is. I'll meet you at the randevu point." and with that he was gone.

"Shit..."Clint muttered to himself.

"Wow you seem tense..." Clint's heart skipped a beat as un unexpected voice came from behind him. Clint wiped around only to see a trigger happy raccoon leaning on the door post with a massive smirk of his face.

"Rocket, don't fucking scare me like that!" Clint said flabbergasted as he tried to get his breathing under control. "How long have you been standing there?" Clint said after a while.

Rocket chuckled as he stopped leaning on the post and approached the immobile perturbed Clint. "Oh, long enough. And about this hunch of yours, care to fill me in?"

Clint stood inert. He just stared at hims as if he was examining his every movement, trying to see if he his next reactions.

"Uh, Clint..." Rocket said clearly uncomfortably. "You mind stop stairin'. Your sorta looking like some rubberneck jackass..."

Clint sighed before answering. "Fine, I'll tell you..."

"Good..."

"You know when we, and by we I mean myself and pet-"

"Just continue," Rocket grumbled.

"They should've sent a signal."

"yeah..." Rocket said urging him to continue.

"What if Gamora is that signal. What if they relocated her, created a clone and sent that clone to use as a signal for them-"

He was cut off again by an eager raccoon. "That would leave us thinking we have the real Gamora when they actually do-"

"-Giving them the opertunity to exploit her freely."

"You know that's not a bad theroy..."Rocket admitted. "No it's actually briliant. Too bad Quill's to dumb enough to figure it out."

"So you agree with my 'quote on quote said hunt'?" Barton said, testing the raccoon.

"Yeah I do."

"The only thing that still dawns on me is why they want her so bad..."

Rockets mind went back to the first time they encountered Crimson Red. How she wanted Quill because of his genetics, and how she took Lotus as bait and because of Quill's passed down genealogy. Meaning that the child Gamora was carrying would more that likely carry the same anomaly. "Shit..." Rocket cursed as he tried to process what was happening.

"What?" Clint said cleally confussed at the said 'rodent's' sudden outbreak.

"If what your saying is true then the real Gamora would be aboard a ship flying out of Earths atmosphere." Rocket said as he ran out the room and gaze out the window as if he was searching for something. A tiny motile spark illuminated the cloudy sky brighter than the average star. "There it is!" he said as he pointed to the speck. Clint had to squint before he could finally see it. "Common, we've got to tell Quill. No doubt he won't listen to me..."

"New plan. Get Quill and the others out of this building."

"What will you do?"

"I'll try and contact the others but first I'm gonna see if I can gather up any more intel and meet you back at the ships."

"Alright." Rocket said as he jogged out the room. Clint instantly got to work on trying to find any piece of info that would help them.

Rocket bursted through the door, slipped and slid across the floor.

"Woah! Ranger Ric, were were you? Were's Clint?"Quill asked half pissed of and half concerned.

"I will explain everything I promise Quill but right now we have to go..." Rocket paused as he tried to catch his breath. Peter judge the way Rocket bursted in and was panting figured it was very important and that something bad had happened.

"Rocket, lead the way." He turned to look at his wife and child. Both were sitting on the floor, backs against the wall. Lotus was cuddling her mother as Gamora stopped looking at the now sleeping Lotus and gave him a concerned look. His voice hitched in his throat for a spilt second as he looked into her eyes. Something seemed...different. It's probably because she's tired and worn out... He thought to himself. He was snapped back into reality by someone saying his name.

"Peter, what's going in on?" She asked as she slowly followed Rocket and Peter through the maze like hospital.

He realised he had been staring at her. "Mora, we have to go, now!" he said urgently as he picked up the sleeping Lotus and helped Gamora stand to her feet.

"Quill, were're we going?" She asked wirly as she held his had started walking out the door, along side Rocket and Peter.

"I don't know, but I think it's time we bust this joint!" he said trying to comfort her as a feeble smile crossed her lips.

Fury sat in his office at shield, rubbing the bridge of his nose. He was anxious for the other's being back at the Isles... But more over, he felt...guilty. Suddenly there was a knock on his door. "Come in," he said stoically, trying to mask his feelings. Agent 13 walked in. Nick Fury sighed. "Agent Hill, any updates on the repairs?"

"Nick Fury, Sir. The repairs on the mark two won't be done on time, so we're gonna have to use one of the helicarriers in 'Project insight'."

"We can't. Those are for a particular reason, in making humanity safe!" Fury said strictly.

"Director Fury, Sir, we have no choice!" Agent Hill counterattacked. "Right now as we speak there is an impeccable battle going on that could risk every life on Earth and plus, they're bigger than the Mark.2 so they can carry more weapons in assist."

There was a long silence in the room as Fury weighed her words. " Does the World Security Council know about this?"

"No. Not yet but they are aware of the alien activity."

"Good. Fire up the helicarriers. They're gonna need all the help they can get."

"Yes, Sir" Agent Hill said as she walked out the door and jogged of towards the lift.

Fury sighed and inclined into his chair.

The sky exploded with light as Lightning engulfed Thor while he directed the charges towards Crimson. A massive exploding sound went off. It shook the hospital, spat dust and smoke into the air and knocked back anyone in the surrounding area (If it didn't disintegrate/fry you alive).

"This Red Bitch just won't die. I just blasted her with one of the biggest lightning bolts in the history of lightning!" Thor said in complaint, amazement and frustration. Smoke diminished from bellow him and Tony. There, kneeling on the ground was Crimson Red engulfed in her own little shield of glowing red energy.

"Ya think!?" Tony said sarcasticly.

"Yes, I agree this Hammer man. She's impeccably hard to beat." Drax said before Thor could even respond.

"Sarcasm man!" Rocket said over his comm as him, Rocket, Clint, Gamora and Lotus emerged from the building.

"Quill, Gamora. Your alive!"

"And breathing thanks."Peter said as he activated his helmate.

Crimson turned her head to face Peter. An ominous simper crawled onto her lips as she slowly stood up."Well, if it isn't Star-Lord. Glad to see your awake."

"Shut the Fuck up." Peter spat. If you were close enough you could her the hatred in his voice. Crimson just ignored him though.

"And isn't that sweet. You brung Little Lotus to come visit her mother." Crimson slowly tarted to advance on them.

"Your not my mother. Gamora is." Lotus said difensively and gripped her mother's hand.

"Is that so?" Crimson said in a mocking tone. as she shot Gamora a look. Gamora gripped Lotus' hand and motioned for Lotus to go behind her simultaneously pulling god slayer out from its hoister. A baleful guffaw escaped her mouth as she stopped and looked at the child hiding behind her long time rival. "That bitch is no mother. She's nothing but a hore. Then child she carries will be nothing but a bastard-" Crimson never got to finish what she was saying since Peter grabbed his elemental guns and blasted her face before she could even get the chance to raise the barriers on her shield.

"That's my wife and child your talking to bitch." He said as the last blast went into her mouth. Crimson was thrown back, smoke enlaced her head, and her body lay contorted on the hard dirt ground aa blue blood trickled out the side of her mouth. "Well, would you look at that... Under all that red she really has a different colour..." Quill said with his usual smirk. Lotus came out from behind Gamora and hugged her father.
The grip Gamora had on her sword loosened and she put it away in its hoister.

"Is she dead?" Thor asked as he and Tony landed on the ground.

"I dunno know but I don't wanna stick around to-" Tony was cut off but the Hulk.

He picked up Crimson's body and started smashing it on the ground, the same way he did it to Loki when they were in the Avenger's tower. "Yep, She dead," he announced as her overly contorted body lay on the ground. As her body dropped to the ground, it sent a shockwave that shot the Hulk into the sky. When everyone stood up the Hulk was nowhere onsite.

"Shouldn't we go look for home?" Quill asked as everyones eyes where tuned on the sky, searching for a green speck.

"Naa," Tony remarked. "He'll come around!" The Guardians turned their gazes to Tony.

For a brief moment, scilence descended apron them... A second later, everyone let out a hearty laugh, and walked back to the ships.

Rocket walked behind the others with Clint. Both were deep in a quiet convocation. Steve however noticed them.

"I'll catch up to y'all later," Steve said as he slipped away from the others and walked towards Rocket and Clint.

"Hey, Star-Spangled boy..." Rocket greeted as he saw Steve walk up to them before muttering a quick, "What ever that means anyway..."

Clint laughed as he greeted Steve.

"Clint, you know how you were telling me about this hunch of yours?"

"Yeah?"

"I believe you... I mean it makes perfect sense-" he was interrupted by Rocket.

"Hey, that's what I said!"

Steve ignored him and continued. "It's a typical, yet a strategic, military move. And I give you my full support." and with that, Steve jogged off after the others.

"Well... That was awkward..." Rocket said.

"No, it wasn't." Clint and Rocket just shared a laugh and ran towards the others.

"Nice of you to join the party!" Tony remarked, making everyone laugh.

"Har, har verry funny," Clint said sarcasticlly.

"Indeed, that was very funny!" Drax said still laughing.

"Uh, no Drax, It wasn't that funny and two he was being sarcastic!" Rocket snapped, making everyone laugh.

This was one battle no one WOULD Ever forget...

Hey guy's i decided to extend this chapter so I could make it link to chapter 6 nicely. Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you guys could review to show your support. I also have a quick question for all of you... On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate this story so far? 1 being: OMG you should just give up and stop waisting everyone's time, and 10 being: Please this story is so good that my brain will explode if you don't continue this story my brain will explode!

PLEASE ANSWER TRUTHFULLY!

Until then... See y'all Later!