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Posted: 22/1/13
Like Father Like Daughter
"That's the guy responsible for all this?" Rachel asked, as they watched Loki fly past. Rachel had the optical devices in her helmet zoom in, that's when she saw the sly smirk on his face.
"Yeah that's him" Tony confirmed
"Rachel, don't forget if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have met" Quinn reminded her girlfriend
"True, but he plans to murder you Quinn" Quinn and Tony felt the rumble of Rachel's thrusters "I'm going to take him down"
"He's more dangerous than he looks" Tony warned his daughter. "He'll see you coming"
"What do we do then?" the younger iron suited person asked as she reduced the thrusters
"We need to cut off his power, close the worm hole"
"And how do we do that?" Rachel urged, knowing Stark knew how they stopped this attack last time
"I don't know" for once in his life he really didn't know what to do "I can't see what he used to open it, so we can't destroy it"
A heavy thump on the roof top behind them, had them all turning sharply, weapons raised. But when they saw who stood there, none of the three faltered more than Quinn, there was no doubt in her mind about who this was stood in front of her
"What took you so long?" Tony interrupted Quinn's little moment
Thor just straightened up and lowered Mjölnir "We've been fighting from the other side" he told the metal man. He then glanced at the other two only his gaze remained fixed on Quinn when he looked to her
"Who is 'we'?" Stark asked, dismissing the fact that his old team mate
"Myself with Lady Sif and the warriors three" Quinn continued to study the man as he spoke
"What is this, a high school poetry slam?" Stark mocked for old times sake "Because" he opened his arms out to gesture the building they stood on "We are at a high school"
Thor looked back to him with a small smile "I have not missed you, metal man"
"Are you 4 just gonna stand around and chat or are you gonna start kicking some alien ass?" they heard Puck in their ears. The group on the ground had been able to hear the entire conversation so far, including the fact that Thor was now there to help... if they could stop their discussion
"Me and Britt's are going to move to the west corner, Puckerman, Tina and Mike you take the south corner" Santana informed the others that they were spreading out
Santana and Brittany ran to their new position, dodging laser blasts that ripped up the concrete ground turning the surface into an obstacle course. It didn't deter the two girls, they kept running, sure footed over the rubble and jumping over nay craters until they reached their destination. They stood back to back, shielding and protecting one another as they fought of the aliens.
Back on the roof:
"Sif, Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg will close the portal from the other side" Thor told the others "we just need to hold the Chitauri off until then. Once they are cut off they will fail"
"What's he talking about?" Rachel muttered, so her voice didn't project outside of the suit
"He means they'll die when they hole closes. When their base was destroyed they all died, I think that this way no prisoners can be taken, they die together" Tony shared his theory
"They better hurry up then" it was Tina who sounded distressed this time in their ears.
"Hold on" Tony took off to assist the mutant trio, rather than be the star of the show
"Rachel, give me a lift" Quinn told her girlfriend as she marched across the rooftop towards her girlfriend. "We should take the giant ones down first before they can deploy more soldiers" so much for Rachel being the brains in command
Rachel looked up at her girlfriends intended target, she didn't realise how high those things were staying, probably waiting to bring in reinforcements "Quinn I don't think that's a good idea"
"I'll take you" a deep voice interrupted "And fight by your side" Thor stepped up next to Quinn and offered her his arm. Quinn looked back to the metal clad girl and smiled before taking her true father's arm. Rachel watched them fly away, terrified for Quinn's safety as they ascended to take the fight to another height.
It did occur that maybe if Thor could fly, Thora could too, but Quinn hadn't shown that ability yet.
'Fine, Quinn. You want to live dangerously, then so will I' Rachel thought to herself as she pushed off the roof with her thrusters 'I'm going after Loki'
Tony noticed her take off and head straight toward the speeder Loki was zooming around in. 'What are you doing, Rachel?' he thought to himself. Then it hit him, sooner than he'd expected, he cared, he didn't think it would happen this fast. He'd only just met her again, but he didn't want her to get hurt, more than if it were just any other human being. He took off into the sky, going after her, to protect and assist.
Back down on the ground, Santana and Brittany were distracted when they saw a body fly across their vision, as if it had fallen from a speeder, or fallen into the path of one and been hit, sending it flying. The body wasn't grey that's why it caught their attention; it was wearing black, almost like their own uniforms.
They saw the heavy set body land on a parked car, flattening the roof. Santana and Brittany just watched at the still body, it wasn't one of them, but it looked like someone had just lost their lives right in front of their lives.
A Chitauri dropped right in front of Brittany, she let out a startled scream before raising one sword and bringing it down onto the taller creature, splitting its head in two. A speeder came over head at the same time so Santana raised her hands creating a wall of fire above her for the speeder to fly though. She heard the screech of the Chitauri as their unprotected flesh burned and watched the speeder lose control and crash, just behind the car that that body had hit.
That's when they noticed the body from before move. The man with dark animal styled hair, sat up, he had a large gash in his forehead with blood dripping from it, and something shiny and silver inside the cut, where it should have been white bone.
He turned his head cracking his neck as she slid down off the car. He walked over to them as they just stared. They were further stunned when the injury on his forehead started healing
"Yeah, he does that sometimes" was grunted behind them, startling them again
Santana and Brittany spun around, synchronised to come face to face with a built, mean looking man "Who the hell are you guys?" Santana asked as she looked back between the shorter, frankly, hairier man still stalking their way
"Wolverine" the one approaching them introduced "And he's Cable. You guys are Blaze and Wolf right?" when they both nodded to confirm what he'd guessed based on their fighting style/powers, he added "Storm sent us"
"Okay" Santana said slowly "Brittany!" she yelled suddenly when she saw a Chitauri leap their way. Wolverine leapt forward too between the distracted blonde and the alien. His metal claws slid out of his clenched fist and sliced the Chitauri open, killing it. "Thanks" Santana breathed
"Cable, stay here with these two, I'm gonna help those guys" he headed to the less synchronised group of three fighting their own battle. Logan had learnt the lesson of teamwork on Alcatraz island. Storm had thought of assisting today, but she realised with two lightning controlling Asgardian beings, she might just get fried herself if she tried to use her powers near them.
"Guys we've got more guests" Santana let the others know "Someone called Storm sent them" she ignited her arms again "A guy called Wolverine is heading your way"
Puck punched a Chitauri in the head sending it flying backwards and smashing into another abandoned car. "Who's way?" the mohawked boy asked, before turning and silencing another soldier with his fists.
"Your way" who else could he help? The others were in the sky.
"Hey you speedy" Wolverine called over.
Mike took his eyes off the enemy for a moment and looked around for a brief second before looking back at the man, pointing to himself questioningly and mouthing 'me?'
"Who the hell would I be calling speedy" he grunted sarcastically "I want you to get moving, get those freaks attention and draw them in like your fire friend was doing, for us to take them down" he nodded to Tina and Puck who heard his basic plan "Get some speeders to chase you, then head straight back here
"You want me to be bait?" Mike asked
"You got it speedy" he patted the boy on the back "get going"
Mike dropped the staff and sped off like he was told to do.
Wolverine then turned to the boy with the mohawk "Hey, Power Boy". Puck caught on quickly, quicker than Mike had. When he was finished with his latest target he joined their latest help "How goods that arm?" he asked
Puck smirked "These guns?" he flexed his muscle.
The animal man just shook his head subtly "Okay, beauty Queen" Puck's smirk faltered at that "I want you to throw me"
"Throw you?" he asked to make sure he heard right. Behind them Tina was using her shield to surprise the Chitauri, making them injure themselves when they ran or sped into it.
"Yeah ready?" he asked when she saw Mike heading back their way. He pointed to the direction he wanted to be thrown and Puck caught onto his plan quickly "Now" puck grabbed the back of the scruff of his leather jacket and behind his knee before swinging him round for a hammer throw type throw.
As Puck's hands released him Mike passed him too, stopping next to Tina.
Wolverine flew forward, claws raised, ready to meet the line of Chitauri speeders heading their way. He cut through each of them one after the other, sending flames and shrapnel flying everywhere.
Tina created a shield to protect herself, Mike and Puck, just in time as two halves of a speeder crashed into the side. When she lowered the shield Mike noticed something "Tina, your nose is bleeding" the worry was clear in his voice
She bought her hand up and wiped at the underside of her nose, to check the blood "I think I over did it with the shields" she then smiled up at him "I'm okay" he tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear
"Promise" he asked sadly
"I promise" she smiled reassuringly
"Okay, sorry to disturb the moment" Puck interrupted "But we still got some aliens to fight"
The pair, regretfully, snapped back into action.
Meanwhile up in the sky a father daughter team were denting and releasing the alien armour panels from the flying whale shaped Chitauri's back. Quinn took one of the ripped panels and used the sharp edge to stabbed it into the back of the alien. She then electrocuted the creature, frying its insides and killing it. Thor grabbed her arm taking her to their next target.
Below Rachel had lured some speeders into following her. With enough twists and spins in her flight pattern their lasers never touched her. She eventually felt she had enough distracted following her. Once they were destroyed she would have thinned the numbers down here enough for Loki to become an easier target.
She pushed the thrusters and sped straight towards the school building. She really hoped everyone was out, or they were in for a nasty surprise. When she got close enough she changed direction, turning sharply to the left, leaving the Chitauri to their doom as they crashed onto the side of the building.
Tony followed still at a distance, continuously surprised at how naturally skilled Rachel already was in her suit.
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Unfortunately Principle Figgins had been sleeping in his office when the attack started. He was heading for the door in a panic, his bag clutched to his front as he walked briskly to the door, that's when the speeders hit, crashing through the wall and door in front of him.
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"Rachel what are you doing?" Rachel heard Tony's voice in her helmet. He managed to isolate their communication line.
"Going after Loki, when they close that gate he'll try to escape and then I'll be on edge because he wants to kill Quinn and I can't sleep until he's dead or locked up" she rushed out as she got closer and closer to his vehicle, Tony was still on her tail "And he's escaped from where they put him once so I'm going with the first thing"
"You won't be able to kill him" Tony told her
"How would you know" she muttered bitterly. But it wasn't a dig at him, it was just her feelings for the current situation "I've killed before"
There was a loud thump in the back ground as the Chitauri beast Quinn had killed crashed into the ground, it hit the football field bringing down half the bleachers and wrecking most of the field, itself.
"I know, but he's an Asgardian... kinda. You won't be able to kill him" it was never that simple
"Well I have to try" she muttered before pushing the speed, accelerating forward. She was so close, she could almost reach out and touch him, and as she was coming up from behind the sound of her movement was behind her too. She raised her hands to fire when he turned in his seat and looked at her with a mischievous smirk.
"Rachel" Tony yelled, pushing his suit faster than usual to get to her in time but he still wasn't fast enough.
Loki raised his staff and struck Rachel across the metal head with it. His strength astounded her, it was so easy to forget he wasn't just some human weakling when he looked the way he did.
His simple smack to the head had her disorientated. She didn't want to fail though, so she reached out and grabbed the speeder, twisting it in her hands and throwing it with all the strength Iron Girl had, sending Loki falling down onto the roof of the school. She fell too, crash landing not far from the God of mischief.
Quinn was almost brining down her third whale when she felt it, in her heart and through her nerves. Something was wrong. That's when she heard a crashing noise in her ear piece. She looked down to school below to see Rachel laying flat on her back, not moving.
"Rachel" without thinking she leapt off the Chitauri and let herself fall, only she wasn't just falling she was floating down.
She landed by her girlfriend and ran the last few steps to be right by her side. Panicked by the unmoving metal clad girl she abandoned Mjölnira as knelt down by her side and pulled her slightly dented face mask off. That's when she saw Rachel had a nasty cut to her forehead, blood had dripped down covering the side of her face "Rachel" she said softly. She bowed her head getting even closer to Rachel "Come on Rach" she whispered "You can't leave me here, without you. Please wake up"
A light sprinkling of rain descended onto them as a few controlled tears fell from Quinn's eyes
"Wake up" she whispered again. She was so close now, she wasn't sure why she did it, she just did. "Please" she kissed her gently "Wake up"
A hand came down clamping tightening on her shoulder. She was yanked back, away from looking down at Rachel "How sweet" was growled sarcastically in her ear "But time is up princess" he spat "Time for you to finally meet you end-"
"Hands off my daughter" the deep voice bellowed from behind the shrivelling little God.
Loki dragged Quinn to stand with him "Oh look Daddy is here to save the day" he mocked
"I don't need saving" she flexed her left hand, beckoning her weapon to her hand. When she felt that leather in her hand she gripped it just the perfect amount and swung the hammer, lowly, round, knocking Loki's right leg out from underneath him.
Tony kept guard over his daughter as Loki turned his attention to the other daddy daughter fighting duo. Thor and Thora looked to one another and nodded before turning back to the man who'd caused so much pain and smirked.
His own sly smile had already been wiped away by the first strike of Mjölnira, now he looked desperate to run. In fear he struck out with his staff, going to strike Quinn across the face, only Thor's hammer swung out first to meet the staff knocking it back.
Loki changed position of his hand bringing the other end of the staff round to attack the God he'd known as a brother, only like a mirror Quinn reached out with Mjölnira to stop his attack.
He withdrew the staff, spinning it above his head before bringing it down with increased speed slamming the spear into Quinn's side successfully this time. He smirked spitefully only to get a hammer smash to his face. He hadn't planned on being that intimate with Mjölnir any time soon but there it was.
They continued back and forth in this dance, each getting their fair share of hits in. Quinn was fighting more vengeful though, almost more murderous, like her uncle. Thor had other plans, so he was fighting more defensive. He wouldn't kill Loki, he would just capture him and make sure they really did lock him away this time.
Loki lunged forward, trying to stab at Quinn, but she heaved Mjölnira round, using the axe side to break the spear, sharding it in two.
The blonde due shared another look and nod before executing a perfect move.
Together they stepped forward, Quinn using Mjölnira in her left hand rather than her right like Thor. They swung their weapons round and bought them up to Loki's chin sending him flying, flipping over and slamming onto his back.
He lay breathing heavily, exhausted as he looked to the sky. He felt trapped too, there was no easy escape he was surrounded, by his brother and his niece. As well as that infuriating self centred man. But not his daughter, she was still not moving.
They heard a rumbling form the sky again, they all looked up to see the worm hole starting to shrink. They almost couldn't believe it, but when the Chitauri started ascending higher into the sky, leaving their ground troops to their inevitable doom, they could believe it.
Loki went un-noticed as he sat up and looked around at the chaos he had not planned for. He had to think quickly, who would he rather face? Which was worse? Thor and Asgard. Or the Chitauri and his failure. He had to choose quickly.
He scrambled to get up and ran to the edge of the building, just in time to catch a lift on a speeder as it shot over the roof and raced to the portal.
It only made it a few feet higher when two palm repulsor shots tore apart the alien machine and bought it back down to the roof. Thor, Quinn and Tony all looked back to see Rachel sitting up, hands raised.
"That's for threatening and hurting my girlfriend you bastard" she spat some blood out onto the roof top letting a little more dribble down her chin, before she fell back to lay down on the roof top.
Thor grabbed Loki by the cloak while Quinn was busy running to Rachel's side "Rachel, are you okay?"
"I feel like someone punched me in the head" she groaned as she kept her eyes shut "Please tell me it was you who kissed me"
"Yeah that was me" Quinn chuckled
"Good... I wish I could kill him" she muttered angrily, Quinn thought Rachel was scowling but she could have just been cringing and grimacing for the pain she was feeling.
Then she realised, Rachel couldn't kill him, but in theory she might be able to. "I'll be back in moment" she said softly before getting up again and sauntering across the roof top to where Loki still lay, simply afraid to move.
She dove forward, basically landing on top of him and held the axe edge of Mjölnira to his exposed throat. He saw the fire in her eyes and swallowed nervously.
Beyond their little scene the rest of the mutants, excluding Wolverine and Cable, burst through the roof access door and joined the party.
"Tell me why I shouldn't just finish this right here" her voice was so low and threatening. He simply held his hands out in surrender
"Thora" a light squeeze on her shoulder, a contrast from the shoulder grab she'd had earlier "That's enough"
Hearing her true name from her true father, made her falter. So she did as she was told and left him. she then looked back to Rachel. She was definitely breathing and the arc reactor was still shining brightly, in Quinn's mind it signalled she was alive. She then noticed the rest of the team standing on the roof
"Where the extra help?" Quinn asked when she saw no new faces
Puck shrugged "I dunno, the guy, Wolverine, he like twitched and then muttered something about Rose"
"No he said 'Rose, it can't be' and then like walked off" Mike explained, as if that made what was said make any more sense to the others "Then the big guy, Cable just muttered that they were going and they left"
"Yeah, those guys were weird"
"They saved us though" Tina reminded them
"Saved?" Santana scoffed "They... they helped a bit" she then heard Rachel groan a little in pain
"Is she okay?" Quinn asked. Before Tony could answer for her the girl raised a hand with a thumps up.
"What happened to her?" Santana asked as she wandered further from the door
"She tried to play hero" Quinn said fondly, thinking of all the lengths Rachel had gone to for her
"Just like her father then" Thor added, looking to Tony. Thor wasn't quite sure how he felt about the fact his daughter was in a relationship with Stark's daughter. But considering their time apart, he had no right to feel anything.
"Oh please" Tony scoffed "That was nothing compared to what I did that day in Manhattan"
Sorry, its shorter than I planned, but all the stuff missing from this chapter will be in the next
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