Thanks for the reviews! Sorry that this chapter is so short, but I swear the next one will be a lot longer.

I forgot to mention in the last chapter Jade's powers; she can shoot energy blasts from her hands and she can sense random things at random times.

Chapter 2

We all arrived back at the helicarrier exhausted with minor scrapes and bruises. We hardly spoke on the way there, which is kind of hard to believe for some of us. That last battle went by so fast; it was hard to keep up. I was currently making sure that I knew exactly what happened… Yup, I think I remember everything.

"Is everyone ok?" Spider man asked. His question was to the team, but he was looking at White Tiger. No one seemed to notice but Iron Fist and I. It was obvious they liked each other, but they were both too stubborn to admit it. Everyone seemed to know that they liked each other, but them. Sometimes I could even sense that their feelings for each other.

"I'm fine, thanks for asking Webbs!" Nova said. Spider man shot him a look.

"So what was Doctor Octopus after anyway?" Iron Fist asked.

"When I got there, it looked like he was working on some kind of serum or something in the lab." Spider man replied.

"Yeah, but what exactly was he working on?" White Tiger asked.

"Tiger's right. We don't know what the serum's supposed to do." I said.

"Oc disappeared, there's no telling if he still has that serum or if it was destroyed in battle." Power man said.

"Well I'm pretty sure we destroyed that thing in battle." Nova said confidentially.

"But how could we be sure?" Tiger asked.

Before anyone could say anything more, Commander Nick Fury and Agent Coulson walked in. "We heard what happened at Oscorp," Fury said, "but what was he after this time?"

"He was working on a serum when I first got there, but we have no idea what happened to it." Spider man said, stating what we all knew. "Interesting," Coulson said, "we're going to have to begin a search for him immediately. A battle like that just over a new serum? It must be important."

"The chemicals in that lab are highly reactive and very dangerous. Who knows which ones the explosions set off. So, we're going to have to do an analysis test on each of you, just to be on the safe side." Fury said. "Who wants to go first?"

I shifted my weight onto my left leg. We all looked at each other and Power man began to whistle. I sighed. "I guess I'll go first." I said.

"Excellent, follow me," Fury said, "Coulson, begin the search for Doctor Octopus."

"Right away sir." Coulson replied as he left the room.

I followed Fury to the analysis room where there was a nurse waiting for me. I never liked this room. It reminded me of being in a doctor's office and I always hated the doctor's office as a kid. The nurse ran a few short tests and took some of my blood. "Your results should be in soon." The nurse said after she completed all the tests. "Thanks." I replied as I left the room, grateful to be finished with the analysis test.

I returned to my friends and waited for everyone to be finished with their tests. Iron Fist went next, then Spider man, White Tiger, Power man and Nova. If I wasn't so tired, I would've really liked to meditate at that moment. I looked at the time and sighed. It was midnight, but it felt like it was a lot later than that. We all looked like we hadn't slept the night before; Power man was snoring and Spider man was silently dozing off. Iron Fist was also trying to keep his eyes from closing. I just wanted to fall asleep right then and there.

"Ugh! What's taking Nova so long?" White Tiger asked a bit cranky.

"I think I can speak for us all when I say it's been an exhausting day." Iron Fist said with a tired voice.

"Not only did that battle tire us out, but now we have to go through these analysis tests." Power man said waking up and suppressing a yawn.

"How long ago did we get here for these tests?" Spider man asked rubbing his eyes.

"About an hour ago." I replied trying to supress a yawn of my own. That's when Nova slowly walked in and yawned. "Can we go now?" He asked with impatience which none of us blamed him for.

"Yes please!" Tiger said quickly getting out of her seat.

The rest of us stood up and were about to exit the room when Fury and Coulson walked in.

"Jade, could we speak with you for a moment?" Fury asked. There was something a bit different in his voice when he talked, but I couldn't quite place what it was. Both he and Coulson looked like there was something kind of bothering them. That's strange. I don't think I've ever seen either of them show a hint of sadness before. Both of them were almost always calm, even in deadly situations. Except on the occasions when they're us. The others must have picked up on this too because they all turned to look at them, then me.

"Uh, sure." I responded with some confusion. "I'll meet up with you guys later." I said to the rest of my teammates. They all nodded and left, Iron Fist staying a few seconds longer than the others, but he soon left too.

I turned back to Fury and Coulson. "What's this about?" I asked.

"There's no easy way to tell you this." Fury started but then stopped.

"Tell me what?" I asked. At first no one answered my question. "How important is this?" I asked after a moment's hesitation.

"Very important." Coulson replied.

"Well…?" I asked growing a bit more anxious.

"We're going to have to explain a few things, but…" Fury said trailing off. He sighed. "Bottom line, you have 3 weeks to live."

Told you it was a short chapter. I just really wanted to end it with that cliffhanger. And like I said before, chapter 3 WILL be longer.

Anyways, please review!