Hey guys!
Just wanted to apologize for not updating, school started and it's been hell.
But I'm writing again and the story is going great! We're almost at the end now though...
Steve came in a while later.
"Natasha, are you ready?" He asked her. She nodded and got up.
"Ready for what?" Atea inquired.
"We're going in for battle. Against Loki. Do you want to come?"
"Me? Fight? My physical training hasn't progressed very well, I don't think I'd be of much use. My powers still aren't where they should be..."
"Are you kidding me? You could be incredibly useful."
"Really?" Atea crossed her arms, she was angry even though she knew she didn't have to be, "Give me some suggestions."
"You can teleport, and you can teleport people with you. You can see into the future - I know that you can't control it, but maybe you'll see something. You can move objects, I've seen it. And maybe even more. We haven't trained you nearly as much as we should have, but it's now or never to test your abilities."
Okay, so I can teleport myself and others, he's got that right. My visions are risky and unstable, but they can still help, and I have moved things in the air, manipulated their movement and stuff like that. There could be more. I don't feel ready, but I could help.
"I'll come. I can also try talking to Loki again, if I see him. The last time didn't work, but maybe it will now."
"Then come with us. Do you need to suit up or something?"
Atea shook her head and they all walked out of the room.
Barton was waiting in one of the jets, Natasha sat at the front with him, getting the jet ready to go. The engine roared to life, and soon they were in the air, with Stark flying beside them.
"I can't do this anymore!" Atea shouted to Natasha. They'd been fighting on the ground for at least an hour. Clint, Natasha and Steve were fighting with Atea, but she'd been going around, helping everyone out.
"You have to keep fighting! These guys aren't going to stop until every single one of us is dead!" Natasha yelled back. Atea was exhausted, beyond exhausted, but the adrenaline rushing through her veins kept her going.
They weren't able to stop the portal from opening, allowing the Chitauri to rush into Earth. They never seemed to stop, thousands of them raining down on them.
Another Chitauri shot at her, she stopped the shot in midair and fired it back at them, blowing up the ship. Atea's powers were at full force, she created a shield around her group, teleported people away from the danger, and she could even read the Chitauri's minds.
It was something that surprised her the most, she guessed that it was because their mind was so simple, fighting was the only thing they knew. She was able to know what the Chitauri were going to do a moment before they did it, helping the team get a one up on them.
It didn't help as much as they wanted it to. When they killed one team of Chitauri, another took their place not a second later.
A massive beast came out of the portal, shrieking. Atea, Nat, Clint and Steve stopped fighting momentarily, watching the creature with their mouths agape. Luckily, Atea's shield help up, making it so that the Chitauri couldn't shoot them. The beast passed right by them, more Chitauri jumping from it and landing in the buildings.
"Stark," Steve said, "you seeing this?"
"Seeing," he replied through their earpieces, "still working on believing."
They all took cover behind a fallen taxi. The Chitauri they had been fighting took off, leaving them some time to regroup and figure things out.
"We have civilians trapped down there," Clint told them. A fleet of Chitauri chariots flew through the air, blowing up the street Clint was talking about. Loki was on the leading chariot.
Steve looked at the street, "Loki."
The Chitauri blew up the cars on the street, civilians running for cover.
"They're fish in a barrel," Steve said.
More Chitauri landed on the bridge they were on, walking towards them.
"I can't hold the shield much longer." Atea warned them.
Natasha looked at Steve, "We got this. Go."
"You think you can hold them off?"
"Captain," Clint said, "it would be my genuine pleasure." He stood up and shot a Chitauri in the head with his arrow. It exploded, killing two other with it.
Steve nodded and jumped down to help the civilians.
We can do this, Atea thought as she killed more Chitauri by throwing cars at them.
"This is like Budapest all over again!" Nat yelled at Clint, shooting the Chitauri.
"You and I remember Budapest very differently!"
Banner had showed up, and just in time to help them. The massive creature they'd seen before was heading straight for them, Tony leading the way. He turned into the giant green beast, punching the worm-like creature and stopping it. It was the most impressive thing Atea had seen in awhile.
The team had regrouped, and recounted what they knew. Steve gave them positions, telling them what to do and why. Thor was to try and limit the Chitauri coming from the portal, Clint needed to call out strays and patterns while Tony kept the perimeter. Steve and Nat stayed on the ground, fighting, and Banner just smashed. That left Atea.
She was left to her own devices really, she could do whatever she wanted.
Atea decided that instead of staying and fighting, she was going to scout the area for anyone who needed help. She'd been thinking of her parents recently, wondering if they were okay. Luckily, she was close to her house, and decided that would be the best place to go.
"I'm going to look for anyone who needs help!" She shouted at Steve.
He nodded, "Keep an eye out for any stray Chitauri as well, and kill them!"
She teleported herself to the exterior of her home. The outside looked intact, luckily. She ran up the sunken steps, hoping her parents were still there, or alive. They were huddled in a corner of their kitchen, clutching each other and crying. When Atea saw them, she cried out in relief.
"Mom! Dad!" She called out, Loki did restore their memories right?
"Atea!" Her mother screamed, "What's happening?"
"I can't explain. I wish I could. I'm so happy to see you. You two need to leave and get to a safer place. Follow me to the subway!"
"My baby, where were you? You've been missing for months! What's happening?"
She helped them up while they all cried. Atea's mother was in hysterics, her father trying to keep her calm and also trying to keep himself from cracking as well. They ran out of the house, towards the nearest subway station to their house. It was only a block away, but with the state of those two, it was going to take at least five minutes.
A Chitauri chariot flew over them, blowing up the street. Atea shielded her parents from the shots with her powers. When the Chitauri left, they got up and started to run again. Her mother and father were awestruck.
"How on earth did you do that?"
"I just can, now keep running! We're almost there!"
After an eternity, they arrived at the train station, where, to Atea's dismay, a couple of Chitauri were guarding humans.
Now to apply my physical training to the test.
A Chitauri advanced on her, and Atea kneed it in the gut and it doubled over. It gave Atea enough time to slide under his legs and stab him in the back with her dagger that Fury had given to her. It screamed out in pain, then fell to the floor, dead.
Atea grinned in triumph.
A force knocked her into the air and she slammed against the subway wall.
Damn, I forgot about that guy.
Atea heaved herself up, and gasped in pain when she moved her right shoulder. It was definitely broken. So much for physical fighting.
Atea glanced around the room quickly, the Chitauri was coming closer and she had no time to lose. She saw some loose rubble around the room, but nothing else.
This will have to do, she sighed.
Atea mentally picked up the rubble, it floated in the air, gaining several gasps of shock from the prisoners. That fuelled her motivation. She threw the rubble at the Chitauri, was right in front of her.
It raised it's weapon to stab her, and she made the rubble hurtle through the air even faster. It all hit the Chitauri in the head, rendering him unconscious. He fell to the ground in front of her, and she stabbed him in the back, sighing with relief.
"Set up a barrier around the entrance," she told the crowd, who was staring at her with a mix of shock and suspicion displayed on their faces. "Find anything you can use to block the Chitauri from entering."
Several people nodded from the crowd, including her parents. Atea hoped that they would understand and follow her orders, it was the only thing they could do for now. I'll see you again. I promise.