So I felt like procrastinating, not wanted to write up my study notes for my up coming exams, so I decided to write a second chapter. Don't get too comfortable with me releasing chapters this quickly, I do have exams coming up. Thanks for all your support hope you enjoy this chapter. Please rate and review :D
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Steve was so distracted by this woman's beauty that he didn't notice Natasha's voice through the comm device in his ear. "Steve, you've got an incoming squad down the hallway to your left. I've got the data, there is an exit down the hallway to your right, make to lefts after that then a right, there will be a window that leads outside, Barton will be there." Steve quickly confirmed the information and told Natasha to get out of the compound. He turned back to the woman, seeing that she had noticed his conversation and was ready to move. He grabbed her hand and began down the hallway.
Lexi looked up at the man in the blue, red and white outfit, with striking crystal blue eyes behind his helmet/mask, he had beautiful eyes, they could even rival the blue of river that sat beside her village, she lightly blushed at that thought. Then even more when he grabbed her hand, and began to drag her to the supposed exit. They had made it part way down the hallway when she heard shouting from behind her. She didn't chance a look backwards, she knew what would happen if she was caught again, she swallowed hard and continued moving with this strangely dressed man. Until a loud bang sounded behind her and a sharp pain in her left thigh brought her to her knees. Bringing the man to a halt and looking down at her.
The look that crossed his face, clearly showed shock then quickly switched anger, he looked down the hallway at the men that had their guns raised and trained on them. He stood between them and stared them down. Then he quickly crouched down and brought out a round shield whilst grabbing Lexi around the waist and dragging her closer to him, shielding her as well as himself. The pinging sound of bullets being deflected off the round shield filled her ears. The scent of leather, grease and some sort of men's soap filled her nostrils, she found the smell very appealing, causing her to blush once again. Before she could register anything else, the arm around her waist shifted to around her shoulders and the shield dropped and a second arm was placed under her legs. The man was carrying her, while running from her captors. He looked down at her briefly and softly said; "close your eyes and cover your face." She didn't dare go against the man that was currently saving her and did so. She felt a hard surface against her exposed side that gave way, with the breaking of glass, then a small free fall until a soft grunt came from the man when he landed on the ground, then he broke out running once again. She hazard a look behind her hands, and noticed she was outside.
She wanted to cry, after being in that cold, dark room for god knows how long, being outside, in her element, caused the tears to rise to her eyes. Blinking back the tears and the harsh sunlight while she adjusted, she heard shouting behind her then more gun fire. Then the sky and ground switched positions, she landed in a heap a little ways away from the man that was attempting to save her. She quickly crawled over to the man who was attempting to reorient himself and locate her. She noticed that his hand had been grazed by a bullet. She took pity upon her saviour, and anger started to well up inside her. He was too distracted by looking for her and checking her well being that he didn't notice the men advancing on them. Lexi didn't think she could get her voice to function or the correct words to come out in time to warn the man.
With a split second decision and an instinct to save her saviour she willed the wind to move around her and her saviour and with the force of a tornado knock the men over. She then began to stand in a fighting stance, she then felt through her feet, the ground and rock underneath her and began to bring pieces up and hurled them towards the men that began to regain their footing. Noticing more men coming towards them, she summoned the ground to rise up and divide them, making a huge wall. Once that was completed she turned back to her saviour with a slight smirk on her face. She was met with a look of shock and disbelief, then a wide smirk on his face. She took one step towards this man, then everything got blurry. She had pushed herself too hard, without using her powers for some time it took much more energy than it normally would have. Then everything went black
Steve reached out and caught the woman in his arms, before she hit the ground. He was still in slight shock at what he had witnessed. He looked back at the massive wall of rock dividing him from the compound, then back down to the woman. "He Cap, you might want to move your blue butt, those guys are running around the wall." Steve registered Tony's voice and picked up the woman once again noticing how light she was in his arms, she seemed too fragile to have so much power stored in her body. He began to run towards the jet, where the rest of the team were to rendezvous.
"Hey, who's the chick?" Tony asked
"Nat found her in a holding cell along with information regarding her. She seems to have been a prisoner." Steve stated, while looking down at the woman in his arms and boarding the jet.
Natasha and Clint took their positions behind the controls as Tony popped off the face mask to his suit and Steve carefully placed the woman on a seat, taking care not to hurt her wounded thigh and checked her over quickly for any other injuries.
"So...does she have a name?" Clint asked
"She didn't say." Steve replied
"I have her file saved on the USB, it said it was Alexis Taylor, when we get back to the helicarrier we can go over it more in detail." Natasha divested to the team.
Steve looked back at the woman, Alexis Taylor, the name suited her. He wondered why she would be at the compound and why she was being held in the room. He sat down beside her and silently vowed he would protect her.
Tony noticed the look that Steve was giving to the woman, and turned away with a slight smirk on his face, this was going to be interesting.