"I'm still a little confused about what exactly happened ?"
Azari and Torunn continued to score the African jungle by themselves after Torunn's mishap. Truly it was a blessing in discus. Not because Torunn was alive well that was a blessing but because whatever launched at her was north and Azari thought that whatever was strong enough to knock Torunn fully unconscious had to be Technology advanced so well enough Azari was going on a full blown hunch here
"Well something blasted you out the sky, you were swimming your way down a waterfall. I caught you and saved your life" Azari respond as he pushed a vine away
With her sword on her back Torunn continued to follow the young prince with a raised eyebrow
"What was strong enough to knock me out of the sky, especially in this area ?"
"That's what we're about to find out. Whatever it was it come north" Azari exclaimed as his pointed the direction they were going
"So either we go there and find Wakanda, or we meet a group of unhappy tribal people who want us dead either way It'll be an adventure"
Torunn only snickered at Azari's optimism. Strange how even in a time like this he can keep so much hope even if what he's trying to find is lost
But as their journey continued Azari had failed to mention the obvious elephant in the room. Not because he was scared of it or anything. Not knowing what to say or even bring up. It's just he didn't know how to fully come by it. What is he gonna even lead or start with ?
"Hey I saved your life by being able to bend water and I think I can control the 4 elements like a Black Avatar"
"What ?"
Halting in his tracks Azari came to an immediate stop and pause
"What did you just say ?" Torunn asked again
Well shit that's just great
Nervously scratching the back of his white hair Azari sighed as he forced himself to look at the ground. He had to tell her. He didn't know why he's not saying it right now there's nothing to be afraid of. He can trust Torunn
The real question is can he trust himself
"I…..look remember those tingles I was feeling"
Torunn nodded her head
"Yeah well when you fell into the river and I saved you I felt another tingle. Except this time I touched the ground below and I could feel the water in the soil. I could feel the water all around me. And….well…..you had water stocking up your lungs and I was able to save you by bending the water out"
Just like Azari Torunn found herself in a blank state of confusion as well
"So what I understand is you can…control the elements-"
"Like the black avatar correct" Azari stated
Torunn didn't know how to respond to the news and when Azari sat down on a nearby stump next to a tree and sighed she could obviously tell he didn't either
Going over to the white haired boy she only sat next to him on the stump as he grabbed at his white hair
"This is all too much. I mean is it ?...I….I don't know"
"You wanted to unlock your mutant genes, and you did !"
"But it's not the right one, Torunn ! My mother had the ability to manipulate the weather, cause thunderstorms make tornadoes. Control the weather. I don't have that ability. What's so good about being able to control fire, water, earth or air if I'll never be as good as my mother…."
Looking down at her brother in sorrow Torunn only took his hand
"Azari, do you remember what James said when we first started this. Being Avengers, saving the earth. Were not our parents Azari, were different. This is our story, our legacy. So what you can't manipulate the weather, your powers are still really cool. And you did something great with them. You saved my life"
Sucking in his mouth Azari had to admit if he didn't discover these powers Torunn wouldn't be here right now. And meant everything to him so he snuffed up a smile giving Torunn a satisfied one of her own
"Thanks Torunn" Azari stated before he began to lean back against the tree behind him
"Really means alo-WOAHHH !"
In a flurry of confusion Torunn had immediately snapped up and grew wide eyed when she saw Azari just disappear. As if he falled from thin air out of nowhere Torunn had chanted his name before bringing out her sword
"AZARI ! AZARI !"
Torunn's confusion was blank and she went completely confused as it seemed like Azari had fallen through a fake wall ?
Hesitantly she took one hand off the sword and slowly walked up to the wall to touch it not knowing what to expect but once she did Torunn's shocked expression had multiplied when all she saw was her hand disappearing
It was a fake wall. A cover up for something, something important. But most importantly it held Azari and wherever he was she had to save him
Bring her hand back she gripped her sword tightly before letting out a warrior's cry and jumping through
"DON'T WORRY AZARI ! I'M HERE-" she chanted but immediately stopped to find Azari on a mountain top
His supplies were laid upon the ground and he was on his knees looking afar at the abyss. Torunn didn't know what was wrong as she immediately bent down to one knee to inspect him but she just found his blank facial expression and his eyes locked on one thing
"Azari…..Azari brother what's wrong….Azari"
Chanted his name over and over the young prince said nothing more but just shakingly pointed afar making Torunn look at the way he was pointing
They hadn't noticed the giant Panther statue over them but they didn't need to as she understood why he was like this
Because this was Wakanda
And there was absolutely nothing
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Stacy had given the team the rundown of what happened to James and she was thankful to find that they were immediately on board with a rescue mission. Granted it didn;t take much convincing for Rebecca as she had practically hyperventilated when she heard James got kidnapped
"Whoever is strong enough to take James by force must be someone we can't slough on" Laura stated
"Yeah well we can find out who it is right after we find out where James is" Sam said
"I mean we still don't have a single clue on where he is and there wasn't any trail or lead to follow up on. It'll be weeks before any of the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites pick him up and Im scared James doesn't have that much time"
"Oh I swear whatever dummy decided to kidnap that handsome boy will personally meet the end of my explosives personally" Rebecca said
Everyone sat around the Mansions living room and all collectively looked at the red white and blue shield on the table
So much history in just one artifact. It was amazing. Most of these kids had only heard stories about the Legendary Captain America but by the way the shield made them feel a sense of hope and pride it would be amazing to even consider what he would be like in real life
With his arms crossed Nate sucked on his teeth as he began to think
If it were that simple he could use his telepathy to just pinpoint James's location or Rachel or even Stacy but their powers and mind length don't expand that far and neither does his. He's not Charles Xavier. He didn't have nearly the amount of range Professor X did
Immediately Nate's eyes flashed in genius as he gained one hell of an idea
Continuously he sucked on his tongue as he began to brainstorm in his head before quickly getting up from the couch to go and grab a nearby pencil and paper
Everyone immediately noticed Nate going off on his own to soon come back with a pencil and paper and everyone confusingly watched as he sketched
"Alright James if off the grid right and if it were simple we could just use or telekinetic abilities to pinpoint where he is on earth"
"But our abilities can't reach all across the globe that's too many people at once" Stacy said and with that Nate just smirked
"Exactly we can't but this thing can"
Bring up his sketch hastily all X-men members went wide eyed leaving Sam in confusion
"Nate…" Rachel said
"You wanna rebuild Cerebro ?"
"Umm what's Cerebro ?" Sam asked
"It's kinda like an amplifier for telepaths. Chuck built it back in the day when the X-men were first built to help amplify his Mutant abilities and find Mutants around the world"
"Oh…then hell yeah ! Let's build it. I'm a genius when it comes to engineering. I can help !" a newfound glimmer of hope was found within Sam as he thought this could be the key to finding James
"But" Laura stated making Sam's smile turn to a frown
"Most people who have tried to use Cerebro besides Chuck himself end up with a painful migraine and there Brain's almost cooking to mush
In almost 3 seconds flat Sam's face downed
"oh…I see pros and cons"
"Well we don't have any other option. We want to find James and especially fast, Cerebro is our only option. Sam you said it yourself you're a great engineer. I have the layout needed to rebuild Cerebro and the machine is already downstairs"
Everyone looked at Nate with uncertainty in their eyes
Turning over to Same Nate gave him a look of the utmost seriousness this guy and James definitely give off the same vibe
"Do you wanna find James"
"Of course"
"Then this is the only way"
Now looking at the whole group of young adults nate exclaimed
"This is what we need to find James, if we wanna save him. But Stacy, it's your call. Your team leader and I won't go against your back about this. What do you think"
With her arms at her side and Stacy's hands tied behind her back she only groaned at her options
She needed to find James and it needed to be fast. They didn't have a lot of time and the more they waited the more damage they could be doing. Looking down at the shield she only thought about how he went through hell to get her back
So Stacy knew she needed to repay the favor and do the same. No matter what
Clicking her tongue she looked up at Nate
"3 hours, you better get that rust bucket working in 3 hours Nate. I'm serious"
The son of cyclops and Jean Grey only gave a smirk before soon enough Sam was following Nate out of the living room and to the room below that held Cerebro and with all that was happening Stacy could only think what horrors James is facing right now
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With heavy breathing James lay on the metal grown below, it looked as if James took a beating from multiple men. His toned chest and sculpted frame was scarred, bruised and bloody. It looked just like his damp and beatend hair along with blood that dripped down the corner of his lip
Time seemed to be irrelevant here as he continued to be trapped. In the small metal box with nothing but his own blood and chains that kept him trapped
Whenever Ian wasn't here he just left him with the sight of his jacket hung up
He didn't even want to think about his shield as it would only make him cry. And that's the last thing he wanted Ian to see him doing
"15 hours of non stop pain and torture and nothing. No crack no seep, nothing" Ian growled he was more than pissed off
He finally had the chance he's been dreaming for and this is what he does with it. He didn't want him bruised or beaten or even broken. Hewanted him hurt. Whenever he closed his eyes he wanted Ian to scare the living shit out of him. He wanted James to never feel comfort in his life knowing Ian was still here watching him tormenting him keeping him uneasy
"The son of Steve Rogers and Natasha Romaonoff is the world's greatest asset. He won't be broken easily through methods of pain and torture"
"Oh yeah, THEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO !"
"Scare him with the one thing he doesn't have control of, he has a hold of his pain, but what he does not control is his fear for his friends"
Handing Ian a file the blonde haired man took it
"The hell's this ?"
"Fuel to the fire that burns within that young boy. The best kind of torture. Is the one that the victim doesn't have any control over"
While looking at the screen Ian had only growled under his mouth before walking out of the room to make his way to James
"And Ian"
The Super Soldier stopped in his tracks not even looking back at the green cape
"Mention your Brother"
Ian's jaw only grew more tight as his grip on the door handle was even tighter. He only nodded his head accepting Orders before fully leaving the room and closing the door shut behind him
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The sound of the door opening had awoken James
Two pairs of ocean blue eyes snapped when Ian threw down what seemed to be a file that skeeted on the ground
In a blank state of confusion James turned to the file on the ground before looking up at Ian's serious manor
"Open it" he said coldly
"And what if I don't"
"I break your fingers and open show you what's inside myself"
The two boys only glared at each other in a intense manner before James had finally caved and reached with his chained hands to open the file
Dropping it all to the floor out came 5 different pictures all that spread out within their own right. And Immediately James's eyes went wide when he saw who was on each picture
Looking up at Ian in a desperate plea he only held his arms crossed and his jaw tight he didn't even need to say anything as his demeanor spoke for him
But he had to keep his poker face but boy he sure was hard by the way James's facial expressions continued to crack
Torunn
Azari
Francis
Pym
Each of them were in danger and the worst part was he didn't know where they were
James felt his anger start to rise and the grip on the chains that kept him grow stronger wanting to break free so badly
"I swear Ian if you hurt them-"
"What are you gonna do James" Ian threatened
"Huh, what are you gonna break out of those chains ! come save the day with flips and kicks"
Beginning to tug on the cains tightly with a growl Ian had bent down to grab the pictures within his hand showing them one by one
"Who should I kill first huh ? The Prince ?" he said throwing the picture at James's feet only adding more fuel to the flame
"Or how about your not so little friend Pym, I mean sure he can grow but ramming a plane into him won't be so bad"
It wasn't even a secret anymore as James's muscles bulged as he tried to escape
"How about the thunder god"
"Your an idiot if you think you can take Torunn"
"True, but who knows. Maybe I'll be worthy enough like our father and her sword will answer to me"
James truly hadn't even thought of that
"Oh boy, the Archer"
Pushing all the right buttons that made James angry ian continued to press on the right keys and notes
"Yeah, I heard your Friend Francis was one hell of a shot, better than his dad. Guess I'll have to see first hand"
Throwing the 4th photo in his hand James couldn't even think about what the 5th one could be, many possibilities Stacy, Sam, Cat, Rick, Elena. The thoughts and choices and as they kept filtering through James's mind the more erratic his movements started to get
Ian just smirked when he looked at the 5th photo a smirk of terror and sinister
"I think we have a winner" Ian responded as slowly he flipped the photo in his hand
Immediately James jumped up to his feet not minding his injuries and pain as he let his anger call for it all
"YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING NEAR HER ! I RIP YOUR GODDAMN HEAD OFF !" James threatened with every single bone within his body
Ian couldn't help his smile from sprouting as he immediately jumped to his feet
"YES ! YES ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THERE HE IS FOLKS ! THERE HE IS ! JAMES ROGERS IN THE FLESH !"
Huffing and puffing with nothing but anger running in his body Ian threw down the 5th picture revealing his aunt Yelena before making his turn back to James loving his killer glare
"OH little Brother I know you have everyone on this entire planet fooled by your good guy act but I know you, Rogers might come first and you might've chosen to be Captain America but we both know the truth. You've always been a Momma's boy. I mean look at what you wear around your neck. From the Red hair to the last name you're a Romanov at heart and I'm gonna prove it"
Walking closer to James he picked up the picture and smirked at it before coming face to face with James. His glare spoke a thousand words as he had a fire in his eyes. One that painted the words of a killer
"Oh I know you wanna stop me right now James, you wanna use those chains that are wrapped around your hands and choke me with them don't you, well too bad. Because if you did you might've been able to save your aunt-
CRACK
Dropping the photo and letting it fall to the ground Ian reeled back in pain as he felt his nose spurt
Blood came pooling out and James only groaned at the fact that he could only get a headbut in
All thought he was hit, he wasn't bothered by it. He only wiped his nose and chuckled deviously
"Yelena Belova, Your a deadwoman walking" he stated before making his leave
James's face scrunched as he started to pull on his chains
"Ian….Ian ! IAN ! IAN DON'T DO THIS ! IAN STOP ! DON'T ! IAN ! IAN ! IANNNNN !"
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Entering upon the room with a smile the scarred super soldier just smiled
"I have a plan but I'm gonna need your help. I figured out what I needed to really hurt him. I need to break his Humanity, I need to take the Rogers side out of him and bring out his mother I already have him on the ropes but I need one last piece of my puzzle you"
His plan was gonna work
James Rogers would be broken and he was gonna be the one to do it