Hey guy! sorry the last chapter was a little... gory. lol :) Sooooooo, whats the mystery behind Angel? What's she hiding? Duh duh duh! ;)

Just a note: foxes actually will chew there foot off if its stuck in a trap. It's a survival instinct- they might feel the pain, but at that moment, they don't care. they know it's life or death at that point. And in case ur wondering, yes, I do love random facts that no one else cares about. It's my thang ;) so if u have any interesting facts u don't mind me using, let me know! :)

Yawning, Angel blinked her eyes slowly, trying to clear her vision which was blurry from sleep. When she could see clearly, she forced herself not to jump back. Her surprise slowly faded into a quiet smile and she slipped out from under the blanket.

Grinning down at the blond boy, Angel laughed quietly. She had slept pressed into his side the way small children often do. Ducking behind the curtain, Angel quickly got dressed in her soft buckskin dress. Tying her hair into a braid, she waked out into the rest of the tree house, the end of her braid just brushing the ground.

Danny was sitting up and staring at her with an unreadable expression.

"What?" She raised one eyebrow at him.

"Nothing." He shrugged. "Just thinking."

"About what?" Angel sat next to him.

Hesitating, he answered carefully. "I am healing very quickly, soon I shall be able to leave here."

Angel frowned, knowing that he was holding something back. "That is true."

"Will you reconsider?" Danny asked with wide, begging eyes. "Will you come back with me?" His voice was quiet as he took her hand in his.

Sighing, she shook her head. "Please Danny, don't ask that of me. My answer will not change. This is where I belong; I will not go anywhere else."

They pulled apart as the door slammed open and Daniel and Xiwang shuffled in, covered in snow.

"What's going on here?" Daniel crossed his arms and Xiwang raised one eyebrow, recognizing her brother's tone.

"Nothing, did you two sleep well?"

"Well enough." Xiwang nodded. "But the question is, did you two sleep?"

Turning bright red at what the young girl was implying, Angel gasped, "Xiwang! Why would you ask something like that?"

"Okay, okay, I get it." She giggled. "You didn't do anything.

Finally understanding the comment, Danny blushed bright red and turned away. Angel chuckled. "You have to get used to her." She motioned towards Xiwang. "She has no filter."

Groaning, Danny pulled himself up to a standing position, leaning against the wall for support. Angel watched quietly. "You know," She started, "You may be able to go home soon."

"I hope so." Danny nodded. "I need to leave before Mrs. Cage gets here so that I can stop her from tearing up this mountain.

"Sit down, let me take a look at those gashes."

Doing as he was told, Danny pulled off his shirt and sat on the ground, Angel sat next to him. Fingers moving deftly, she unwrapped the bandages around his chest.

Watching how carefully she worked, how gentle she was, Danny shook his head in confusion. How could she be an international criminal? And not only a normal one- but one who has done such horrible things that she has been sentenced to death and branded. I can't believe it! And what the kids told me- such a terrible person would not go around rescuing children. The past is the past. Whatever may or may not have happened, what she is now is what matters.

"Hey, earth to Danny!" Angel waved her hand in front of his face and he jumped.

"Oh sorry, I was just thinking."

Laughing, she nodded. "You seem to be doing a lot of that lately." Tracing her hand over his chest, which was still marked deeply by his fall she said, "You are still healing. From the amount of blood you lost, you should have died and it will take you a good long time before you are back to the amount you should have. I recommend you take it easy for a while. No fighting, no chasing bad guys, no training, no unnecessary roughhousing. Got it?"

Nodding, Danny grinned. "Yes ma'am."

"Normally, I'd want you to stay here a couple more days so I could keep an eye on you. But we are pressed for time. Just do as I told you, and be careful."

Turning serious, Danny gripped her hand. "I will."

Sitting cross-legged, Angel's eyes glowed and she seemed to fade for a couple moments. Less than two minutes later, she snapped back into consciousness. "They are on their way." Standing up, she brushed a speck of dust off of her dress and held out her hand to Danny, pulling him up beside her. "They will get here in less than twenty minutes. I wish you could have stayed here longer, you aren't completely out of the danger zone yet. But we must do what must be done."

A sad smile crossed Danny's face and he pulled her against his chest, resting his cheek on the top of her head as he hugged her. "Thank you Angel, for everything. I will never forget you."

"Hey, we'll see each other again… maybe. Your team is always in the newspapers, I will hear tell of you from even up here. And if you are ever in trouble again- you know where to come for help."

Turning to the two kids, Danny knelt down and hugged them. "Thanks guys, I'll miss you. Remember to always work together. Because from what I've noticed, when the two of you are together, anything is possible!"

Wiping a tear out of her destroyed eyes, Xiwang nodded. "I'll miss you Danny."

Daniel nodded in agreement with his sister. "Same here."

Grinning, Danny stood up and looked Angel in her brilliant blue eyes. "We ready to go?"

Handing him a thick coat of white buckskin, Angel smiled. "I made that for you, yeah, let's get going. We need to get to the city before SHIELD does."

Pulling the coat on, Danny and Angel walked out the door and stood on the porch. Wrapping her arms around him, Angel asked, "You ready?"

"Yes." He word was barely out of his mouth when he felt the ground disappear beneath him. Yelping, he gripped Angel's shoulders with an iron grip- as ironic as that may seem.

Laughing, she held him tighter. "Don't worry." She yelled over the wind, looking down at his up-turned face. "Just don't look down. I promise I won't drop you."

"Easier said than done." He muttered, closing his eyes tightly.

A few minutes later, they landed behind a copse of trees just outside the city. The houses loomed over them as Angel peeked through the green branches of the pine trees. Turning back to Danny, she frowned with worry. His face was pale and he looked ready to collapse. "Curses." Angel whispered to herself, "I knew you weren't ready to leave my safe home."

Raising her voice only slightly, she gripped his thin hands in her own. "Danny, be careful, okay? I don't want to find you on my mountain the way I found you last time. There is more at work here then you may think. Take care of your friends, they care for you very much." Hugging him tightly, she pressed her cheek into his chest, tears freezing to her cheeks.

"I will Angel." Danny whispered. "Thank you, for everything. I… I… I really care about you. Take are, okay? Those kids you have are very special, keep them out of trouble."

Laughing she nodded. "I will- try at least." A loud rumbling noise caught there attention. "That's them." Angel gestured to the jet which had landed semi close to them in a small clearing. "Go, and take care of yourself."

Nodding, Danny limped out of the thicket towards the jet. As she watched him leave, a sneering voice growled at her. "Well, well, what do we have here?"

Spinning around, she took in the green suit, long tail and loaded armor in a split second. She barely had time to gasp his name before he punched her in the temple and she fell to the ground, unconscious.

The word she had uttered echoed quietly through the trees as he slung her over his shoulder and took off through the woods.

"Scorpion."