*Peeks out from behind couch* Hi Dragonites...*Dodges blasts, bullets, and arrows* AAAAAAH! HELP! SORRY! I'M SORRY I DIDN"T UPDATE SOONER! *Hides behind Hulk* Save me! *Runs away* AAAAAAA!

Gordon519: Glad you think it's worth it!

Slowpoke: Oh...but I'm afraid I can't put him in.

Chapter 4

The masked man suddenly leapt up, digging a syringe deep into Erika's arm, black liquid squeezing into her bloodstream. She fell to the ground with a thump. The Avengers were startled, but when Hulk tried to smash the man, they were startled further. For when the fists came toward him, he evaporated into a green mist, and recollected as Loki, the God of Mischief, laughing.

"Hello, brother. Did you miss me?" he asked.

Thor growled. "You are supposed to be in prison!"

"Ah, yes, but a prison cannot hold a trickster for long!" he chirped. Then he grabbed Erika and disappeared. Tony grumbled something along the lines of 'Stupid Asgardian' and flew toward Avengers Tower. Everyone else (and Spiderman) followed, worried about their fellow superhero.

Erika opened her eyes to blackness. She looked around, trying to get her bearings, when the darkness was ripped off in the form of a blindfold. Loki was smirking down at her. He was spinning a green mist in his hands. "Are you ready?" he asked.

"Ready for what?" she growled.

"This." was his simple reply, and shot a bolt of the green mist at her. It hit her in the chest, and blackness covered her vision again.

Tony was found fuiriously typing at one of his computers. The rest of the team collected behind him. "What are you doing?" asked Steve, confused.

"Trying to find her. The trackers are scrambled."

"Trackers?" asked Spidey.

"Yeah. All the Avengers, even me, have one in case we get seperated."

"Uh, we do? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that's a new development," said Clint.

Tony waved him off. "Quiet, Legolas. Busy here."

Natasha and Hulk rolled their eyes.

"Sir, it appears that a portal has opened in Erika's room." came the welcome voice of JARVIS. Tony shot up from his seat, and they all rushed up to the room.

When they opened the door, they saw a scaly black form curled up on the rock, staggering to four paws. It looked down, then shreiked, jumping back and hitting the wall. It stood up again, looking at the paws and twisting it's neck to look at it's back. It spun rapidly, as if trying to find something- until it caught sight of Tony. It's head shot up, familiar green eyes widening, and jumping at him.

It roared desperately into his face, then fell quiet. Tony bravely reached up and lifted it's head, reavealing a jagged scar near the throat. "Guys, the dragon is Erika!" he exclaimed. The black lizard-like creature bobbed it's head up and down rapidly. "Okay, we're happy to see you too, but can you get off? You as a full dragon is really heavy." She stepped off of him, sitting back onto her haunches, lifting the ear flaps and tilting her head, pupils impossibly wide.

She craned her neck to look up at them, being as she was now much shorter than her normal form. "Did Loki do this to you?" asked Thor. Erika gave him a deadpan look, raising an eyeridge.

She then trotted over to Hulk, leaning back to try to see his face and falling over. Spidey couldn't help but laugh. The dragon glared at him, untangling herself.

An explosion rang out in the distance. They all whirled, looking out the window. They saw a huge, greyish blue form rising out of the ocean, roaring. Hundreds of winged creatures were swarming around it. It had a giant clublike tail, two huge tusks, and red spikes. (Basically the Bewilderbeast with six eyes, red spikes like the red death, the red death's wings and tail)

Erika narrowed her eyes, blasting the window to peices, and leaping out of it, snapping her wings open and flying toward it. The Avengers glanced at each other, before following. They go there to see it covering empty warehouses with gigantic spikes of ice.

"What is that thing?" asked Tony.

Natasha shrugged. Hulk growled. They caught a glimpse of Erika landing on the beach. Then it looked at her. The long needle-like spikes on it's head wiggled rapidly. She screeched at it, shaking her head. The Avengers landed on the beach just as she turned her head toward them, eyes bugged out and pupils turned to slits.

*Laughs evily* He he... I hope you liked it. Please review and tell me what you think. There should be 3 to 5 chapters left.