Gordon519: Kinda... :3
Chapter 11
Erika moaned. She hurt all over. Opening her eyes, she remembered the events of before. She was met with a cool stone under her cheek...wait- she was back to normal? She sat up, back and folded wings resting against the wall. She examined her hands. Yup- back to normal. She yawned. What happened?
She shot up to her feet when she heard rushed footsteps, and promptly lost balance and fell down. That's when she noticed her leg. Her left leg was missing from just below the knee. And her right tailfin was also gone.
She breathed heavily, pushing herself up to her one foot, flapping her wings for balance. She slowly and painfully hopped to the slab and sat down again. Erika traced her fingers over the stump of her left leg, noting the smooth, clean cut. They must have had to amputate it. Then the door cracked open and light flooded into the dark room. She lifted a hand, sheilding herself from the blinding white.
The hybrid squinted to see Tony in the doorway, the other Avengers behind him. He was carrying a blue bundle in his arms. Thor had a simple prothstetic leg in his fingers, handling it gently. She smiled awkwardly. She tried to stand up, but Hawkeye was at her side in an instant, pushing her down.
"Nope, nope nope." he said firmly. She pouted.
"Awwww, why?"
"You are a double amputee, you need to recover."
She sighed, shoving his hands off her shoulders. "I'm pretty sure I've been in a coma, guys. I don't think I need any more rest."
Tony rolled his eyes fondly at the young dragon girl, chuckling. "Well, you do, wether you like it or not."
She huffed, blowing some hair out of her face, dragon eyes shining with new energy. Tony took the prothstetic from Thor. "Sorry about how simple it is," he apologised. "You snapped out of a coma pretty quick- not enough time to make a working leg."
She chuckled, taking the peg leg from him and strapping it to her stump. "Eh, I'm still growing, don't bother until I stop."
He put the blue bundle in the corner of the room. She finished putting on the prothstetic, and glanced up curiously. "What's that?"
Tony unrolled the bundle to show a blue tailfin- the same color her back had glowed. It had a purple symbol in the center- the Avengers' symbol. She smiled happily, but it fell when he rolled it back up. "What are you doing?"
"You aren't allowed to fly until you heal properly."
"What?" she cried, horrified at the prospect of being grounded. She flopped back onto the slab, groaning loudly. "How am I gonna survive?!" The Avengers all laughed.
"Well, it's not like you're gonna be grounded forever. You're part dragon and your bloodline is Norse, after all. Tough runs through your veins."
"Wait, what?" she sat up. "I'm part Viking?"
"Yeah." said Falcon, leaning on the doorframe.
Tony handed her an old book, with a dragon symbol on the front. "Your great-great-great grandfather is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, Chief of a Viking island called Berk. So not only are you part dragon and Norse, you also have the blood of a Chief."
She took the book gingerly, running her finger over the designs. She glanced up. "What about the other dragons?" she asked.
Natasha shrugged. "Loki turned them back into hybrids, and they went back to normal lives."
Erika nodded, flipping open the book and examining the Viking runes on it. Snapping it closed, she stood, wobbly. Trying to take a step with a prothstetic was harder than it looked. She concentrated, taking a step. She had almost made it to the doorway when she wobbled out of control and fell- again.
Before hitting the floor, strong arms wrapped around her and pulled her back up. She was spun around, face-to-face with Cap. He slung her arm over his shoulders and helped her down to the living room. Of course, she complained all the way. He rolled his eyes good-naturedly, knowing how hard it was to depend on someone else.
Erika sighed. "You're not gonna let me go by myself, are you?" she huffed.
He chuckled. "Nope." He forced her to sit on the couch. She moaned, sliding her hands down her face. He laughed. She glared. Soon they were having a staring contest, each trying to outmatch the other with goofy faces. The rest of the Avengers came into the room, and burst out laughing. Cap jumped, blinking and turning away. Erika didn't move, but snickered.
"I win." Steve sighed. She picked up the remote and flipped on the TV. Tony grabbed the remote, and changed the channel. She snagged it from him a moment later. He leapt to his feet, trying to snatch it. She skillfuly manuvered the remote away from his flailing hands, at the same time flipping through channels.
Erika giggled, ducking under a hand meant for the remote. She poked Tony in the stomach, then started tickling him. He laughed hysterically, tears streaming down his face. "STOP! OKAY! YOU WIN!" he screamed. The other Avengers, even Nat, started to laugh. She finally let him go, and he scrambled away from her.
"You're EVIL!" he cried, clutching his chest. She smirked, holding up a package of nuts that she had snatched from him. She then kept flipping through channels. Tony spluttered in indignation. She ripped the package of nuts open, popping some into her mouth. She stood up. Thor shoved her down.
"Lemme up!" she yelled, slapping his back with her tail.
Thor shook his head. "You're sitting and staying."
She struggled against the Asgardian, who was now forcefully holding her down. "So I'm not allowed to fly OR walk?" she yelled, annoyed.
"Not yet." replied Natasha. Erika glared at them all, still trying to get up against the blonde muscle mass.
Tony leaned over the couch above her, looking her in the eyes. "I'll take your leg."
She huffed. "No you wouldn't."
He raised his eyebrows at her. "Oh yes I would. You're not walking until the doc says so."
She groaned, folding her arms irritably. They all exchanged glances. Getting her to stay down would be a problem...
2 chapters left! :D Next is a chapter full of Erika and the Avengers trying to get her to stay down and the prothstetic tail. The last chapter is the silly pranking one! :) So keep the suggestions and reviews coming, folks! :P