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The Avengers stood around a table as Fury yelled at them. They all had their heads bowed and all had straight faces. Bruce had been removed for everyone's sake and the only person showing any emotion was Amethyst. She knew to not let it show on her lips but a smile was evident around her eyes.
"How is it that Earths mightiest heroes managed to let a child escape them?! The board is on my ass telling me to disband you at the moment! Do you have any idea what that kid could do?"
Stark piped up here
"No we don't. You haven't told us anything!"
"He has the power of a frost giant Stark! I thought you of all of them would have realised that!"
"He looks like a child Fury! Are you sure about this?" The Captains morals rose to the top as Furys words washed over him. He would always put what was right over his orders. Fury struck the table causing Steve to jump back.
"Do I look like someone who makes mistakes? I have been looking for that child for years. And now when he surfaces I send 'earth's mightiest heroes' and this is what you come back with? You failed to capture a child?" He turned and faced the wall, breathing deeply. When he turned back his face was blank, expressionless which was even more terrifying to the avengers assembled in front of him.
"Stark you can go. I have no jurisdiction over you. You are not to make contact with any of the Avengers or Agents of SHIELD. From now on I am disassembling the Avengers" the room was suddenly filled with shouts from each person in it but Fury stared them all down until silence fell, eerie and ethereal. "Until they can show the Council and myself that they can handle responsibilities. Agents" here he turned to Romanoff Clint and Amethyst "You are to continue training. It shall be increased and you will no longer work in a team until the Avengers are reassembled. Your training will begin in an hours' time in the sparring area. Captain" he turned his one eye to Steve who looked up worried "I shall give you two days and after that time you will no longer be welcome on SHIELD property"
"What do you mean sir?"
"I'm retiring you Captain. You've worked for your country for over 70 years; it was going to happen sooner or later." Steve stared at Fury, his jaw agape.
"Now move." The group filed out one by one into the corridor. The Agents looked at the now civilians with sadness in their eyes and the civilians looked back mirroring expressions.
"Well I guess this is it" Clint stuck his hand out to Tony as he spoke "For what it's worth it was good while it lasted" Tony numbly shook his hand.
"No! This isn't fair!" the group turned to see Amethyst with defiance blazing in her eyes. Natasha turned to her
"Amelia, there's nothing you can do to change it. What's done is done. We didn't get the mark, we failed and now this is the punishment. The Director will eventually re assemble us. He knows we're good but he just knows we could be better."
"And that's what this is about?" Amethyst was growling now, a deep note at the base of her throat sounding surprisingly violent for such a young child. Tony leant over Clint and whispered into his ear.
"Why is she turning black?" Clint frowned then looked at Amethyst and swore quietly.
"Hey, hey Amelia calm down."
"No! He's punishing you because of me! I know he is! I messed up all those months ago and now he doesn't trust me at all. You know what he's like!" Clint was glancing up and down the corridor now, mapping escape plans in his head as was Natasha.
"Amelia" but this time Amethyst didn't let her finish
"My name is Amethyst" with each syllable her voice dropped until it was an animalistic growl in the very pit of her throat. And with that she begun to change. Her skin rippled like a mirage darker and darker until it was jet black, her head shrunk into a more spherical shape and there was a ripping noise as a tail emerged from the base of her trousers. Only her eyes remained the same brilliant purple they had always been but even they turned into slits as she saw the scene in front of her.
"Get back. Get back!" Natasha shouted this and the people gathered around took off down the corridor until it was just Natasha and the panther. Natasha skirted around it as it growled turning its head from side to side, hearing every small sound and movement in the ship. To it every noise was deafening and everything hurt.
A man appeared in front of it and it jerked back reflexably and then attacked. Scratching and clawing at the human until it felt a sharp jab just beneath its shoulders. It hissed at the pain but within moments its vision faded away until all she could see was the man towering above her. And then there was only blackness.
Okay a little note. I found out today that because the government is fairly annoying as is my school I am meant to do my GCSE English in 2 months time rather than in June when I thought I was doing it. This is a GCSE I really wanna get the best mark I can on it so updates may be a lot less. I do apologise but I shall not give up on this story. And again if you didn't understand anything in this chapter or previous chapters please PM or review and I'll respond and try to help.