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Theta-McBride: Sadly yes, Coulson is dead…or is he? Dundundun!

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~R~

Steve dressed in the rest of his uniform went in search of Natasha. He looked down each hallway for any sign of Rory, but she was nowhere to be seen. It had been a little over ten minutes since they split up. He found the room Natasha was in and opened the door.

"Time to go."

"Go where?"

"I'll tell you on the way. Can you one of those jets?

"I can." Barton said walking into the room.

Steve glanced over at Natasha who nodded her head confirming he was on their side. He looked back over at Barton. "You got a suit?"

"Yeah."

"Then suit up." He said before turning and leaving.

Rory was still nowhere to be found as the trio headed for a Quinjet. They walked on board unaware of the person hiding inside.

"You guys aren't authorized to be in here." The young pilot said.

"Son, just don't."

They pilot scrambled off the jet as Barton and Natasha took the pilot and co-pilot seats. Steve stood at the ramp keeping an eye out for Rory. He turned around when a familiar voice was heard behind him.

"You sure took your sweet time. I've been waiting for ever it seems like." Rory emerged from the dark corner.

Steve took in her outfit. It consisted of dark jeans, a black tank top and black military combat boots. A holster was fastened around her left thigh and equipped with a gun. However a small pack was fastened around her right, but the device around her wrist was what caught his attention. He looked up at her with a questioning expression.

"What's that?"

"It's called a stinger, a hidden dagger with wrist sheath. And there goes Tony." She said pointing at Tony's Iron Man suit.

Barton started up the jet and they were in the air heading for Manhattan. Rory took a seat on the bench and leaned back against the wall. She could feel in her bones that a war was brewing and it will take everything they have to defeat this alien army Thor informed them of. She was trained for war and even fought in one, but war with an alien race? This was going to be something entirely new.

"Here you'll want this. It will patch you through to everyone." Steve said holding out an earpiece.

"Thanks." Rory replied taking the earpiece and putting it in.

~R~

They arrived in Manhattan to see the first wave of Chitauri warriors make their appearance. Rory spotted a small group of them on the ground below surrounding civilians. She walked to the back of the jet and opened the hatch.

"What are you doing?" Steve asked.

"Get me to a close jumping distance. I'll help them while you guys back up Stark."

"You sure you want to do this alone?" Natasha asked as she flipped a few switches and the jet descended.

"I've taken on more than that by myself before, it'll be interesting." Rory smiled and got ready to jump.

"Be careful, Rory." Steve said.

Rory looked over her shoulder at him with a smile, "I will, Captain." Then she jumped from the jet. She landed on the roof of a car and kneeled down. A few of the Chitauri turned at her appearance and trained their weapons on her. Rory jumped off the roof as a blast destroyed the car. She saw the shadow of the jet above her, but with a wave of her hand it flew off. The Chitauri advanced on her ignoring the civilians. Rory gave them a signal to run while she fought them off. Reaching into the pack around her right thigh Rory pulled out three throwing knives. Each knife embedded itself in the heads of three of the five Chitauri. The last two stopped and looked at their fallen comrades before turning back to her.

"Oops." She said feigning innocence.

The Chitauri attacked, putting her on the defensive. She ducked and spun out of the way as they swung at her with their thin energy rifles. The bayonet on one of their rifles nearly pierced her shoulder, but at the last minute Rory grabbed it and stabbed the alien in the throat with a knife. She flipped the rifle in her hand and shot at the last one before dropping the weapon. A crashing sound had her head whipping around in the direction of the bridge. Rory took off running through the streets and maneuvering around the abandoned cars.

"Stark, Rory, are you seeing this?" Steve's voice came over the intercom.

"I'm seeing, still working on believing. Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?"

"Banner?"

"Just keep me posted."

"Steve, I'm heading to your location. I…holy shit!" Rory exclaimed as a Chitauri landed in front of her.

"Rory? Rory, is everything alright?" Steve asked concern lacing his voice.

"I'm gonna have to get back to you on that." She answered before rolling to the side.

She didn't have time to get to her feet as a bayonet descended upon her. Rory's eyes widened as she caught the point with her hand. The blade sliced her hand, blood landing on her face. The Chitauri applied more pressure and pushed the blade closer to her throat. The point was directly above her throat when it disappeared along with the alien. The red, white and blue Captain was a sight for sore eyes. Steve held out a hand for Rory to take. When she grabbed his wrist Steve pulled her up. His eyes landed on her bleeding palms.

"Can you still fight?" he asked inspecting her hands.

"Yeah. Yeah I can still fight. Two cuts aren't enough to put me out of commission."

"Alright. Think you can head for Stark Tower? Try and see if there's any way to close the portal."

"Just so you know I won't be scaling any building. But I can get into Stark Tower."

"And how exactly are you going to do that?" Tony cut in.

"I have my ways, Tony. However, it would make my job a lot easier if you just have JARVIS let me in."

"Since I like to make things difficult you'll have to find your own way in. Have fun."

"Stark, just let her in." Steve said annoyed.

"Don't worry about it Steve. I know how to get into buildings without being seen."

"Does that have something to do with your family secret?" he inquired.

"Possibly… Well we better get moving, Captain. I'll let you know when I'm inside." She saluted before running toward the tower.

~R~

And so it begins! What could Rory's family secret be? Stay tuned to find out! Oh and don't forget to review! I like knowing what my readers think!