When she arrived, she could see Tony and Bruce through the window. She stepped inside and they looked at her.
"Hey kiddo," Tony greeted. She smiled slightly.
"Hey," Aly replied. "Just wanted to check on Dr. Banner here." She smiled.
"I'm fine, Aly. Is Natasha alright?" Bruce asked nervously. Aly nodded.
"She's fine. I think. She wouldn't say anything with Clint in the room," Aly said shrugging.
"How are you doing, kiddo?" Tony asked stepping towards her.
"I don't know. Phil was the closest thing I had to a father. But I'm happy Clint's back," she answered, her mood darkening a little.
"How's your back?" Bruce questioned from across the lab.
"Hurts. But I'm trained not to let something as silly as this hold me back," Aly answered. Bruce nodded.
"How long have you been with SHIELD?" Tony asked out of curiosity.
"Around ten years," Aly murmured.
"You were SIX?!" Tony exclaimed and Bruce's head snapped up. Aly nodded.
All of a sudden, Aly heard a voice in her earpiece. "Avengers assemble," it said.
Aly snapped into action. "Let's go fellas," she said before turning and sprinting out of the lab. "Suit up Tony!" she yelled down the hall.
She reached the hanger that held the jets and spotted Clint and Natasha near one of them. They caught sight of her and motioned her over.
"You're with us, Aly," Clint said. Aly nodded.
"It's started?" she asked referring to the aliens.
"It's started," Natasha confirmed. They spotted Steve as he made his way over to them. "You're with us too," Natasha told the super soldier who nodded.
Steve put a hand on Aly's shoulder. "Feeling better?" he asked her.
She shrugged. "I guess. But now isn't really the time to feel bad for myself," Aly replied. "Anybody else coming with us?"
"Dr. Banner is. We're getting two actual pilots so he doesn't have to get out right away," Clint spoke. Aly nodded and looked around for Bruce. She spotted him by the large door and waved him over. He walked up to the group.
"We all ready?" one of the pilots asked. The five of them nodded and boarded the ship. Aly looked down at her belt and made sure she had her guns on her.
"I assume Tony and Thor have their own way here?" Aly asked and Natasha nodded.
"We're gonna pull close enough to the ground so we can jump out. And then we'll let Bruce know when we need him," Steve explained. Aly nodded and checked her guns again. It was a nervous habit she had whenever they were going on a mission.
Sooner than Aly would have preferred, they were hovering maybe five feet off the ground.
"Let's do this," Aly said as they all stepped out. She waved to Bruce.
Almost instantly, Aly found herself firing at strange alien creatures.
A couple explosions and more than enough aliens later, Bruce was on the ground with Aly and the group (minus Tony).
"I'm bringing the party to you," Tony said over the earpieces.
Suddenly, a gigantic snake-looking alien emerged from a building following Tony.
"I don't see how that's a party," Natasha spoke shaking her head.
"What kind of parties does he go to?" Aly said smirking. Clint chuckled.
"Dr. Banner, now might be a good time to get angry," Steve suggested to the doctor.
"That's my secret," Bruce said. "I'm always angry." And just like that, his skin turned green and he punched the ground, stopping the alien and flipping it. Tony blasted it and it burst into pieces. Steve covered Natasha with his shield and Aly dove behind a car with Clint, who shielded her. Debris rained down on top of them.
Suddenly, Aly had an idea. "Tasha!" she shouted. Natasha's head snapped up.
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Selvig! Maybe he knows how to close the portal!" Aly yelled, pointing at the top of Stark tower. Natasha's eyes widened and she nodded. Before Aly could do anything, Natasha jumped onto an alien and made her way up to Stark tower.
"Wow thanks, Nat," Aly said throwing her arms up. Steve chuckled. She was thinking about how to get up there when Tony landed next to her.
"Need a ride?" he asked.
Aly smirked and nodded. Tony grabbed her around the waist and she put her arms loosely around his shoulders. Suddenly, they were flying upwards. Tony landed on top of his tower and released Aly. He flipped the face mask up.
"Thank you!" Aly laughed. Tony smiled.
"Anytime, kid," he said before putting the mask down and flying back to the action.
Aly turned and jogged over to Natasha, who was talking to Erik Selvig.
"You should be able to close the portal with Loki's scepter. And I'm looking right at it," he spoke looking over the edge of the balcony. Natasha jumped stealthily over the edge and grabbed it. She made her way back up and stuck the tip into the tesseract.
"Guys," Natasha spoke into the earpiece. "I can close the portal!"
"Do it!" Steve yelled.
"No wait!" Tony shouted. "There's a nuke headed straight toward here. I'm gonna put it in the portal."
"Are you crazy?" Aly exclaimed. "You'll kill yourself!"
"Yeah, well," Tony mumbled. They caught sight of him with the nuke on his back, flying into the portal. Then he disappeared. Aly bit her lip and stared at the sky. She looked at Natasha apprehensively and then glanced back up.
"Close it," Steve muttered and Natasha plunged Loki's scepter straight into the tesseract. It fizzled before closing. Aly sighed. Suddenly, they spotted Tony coming out of the portal. Aly smiled before letting it turn into a frown.
"He's not slowing down!" she yelled. She could see Thor preparing to get him but before he could, the Hulk snatched him out of the air and brought him to the ground. Aly sprinted through the streets trying to join the group. She felt bad for leaving Natasha in the dust but Tony and her had developed an almost father-daughter relationship. Tony definitely wasn't replacing Phil but she needed someone to be there for her.
Soon, she reached the group with Natasha trailing behind her. They were all huddled around him. Suddenly, the Hulk let out a massive roar and Tony's eyes snapped open.