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Prison - Ashley's POV
This was torture. Loki had been questioning us for about five hours straight and that whole time I couldn't even talk from the injection, still. We had no food, water, or not to mention bathroom breaks. Loki kept on staring at me when he would say something, trying to decipher my facial expressions if any.
"Ashley, whether or not you believe me, I won." Loki started. I glared. "How? You have a cut on your bicep, I have that knife, I have your blood and that can tell me what you do." Loki threatened.
From him saying this, I was not scared my blood wouldn't show up: wizard. Muggles have run test on my before, when I was a kid, and none of them ever said anything about me having magical powers.
"I can run the scan, right here." Loki sneered in his evil voice. He placed a white board in front of me with a marker. I scribbled, 'How high-tech is your machine.'
Loki shrugged, "It let us know about the hulk." He smiled evilly, trying to intimidate me.
'Run the scan.' I wrote back, Loki nodded, left, and returned with a knife with rusted blood on it.
"I hope you realize that once I put your blood on here it cannot be un-done. Feel free to tell me now what you are." Loki told me, ignoring Pepper when she tried to speak.
'Fine, I'll tell you," I wrote glancing up at his surprised face, 'I am a woman who is going to destroy you.' I crossed my arms, smiling at his angry face, and sat back in my chair fully comfortable.
"What makes you tick Ashley Potter?" Loki asked. "My brother?" My heart started beating faster but my face stayed the same. "Captain America?" My lips burned from where he touched them so softly. "Your parents?" Sadness filled my body and I blinked my tears away.
I wrote to him, 'I have a question: Why do you and Thor hate each other so much?'
"As a child, our parents favored Thor; Thor's parents actually where his parents, and I was adopted. I am the son of a king fallen in battle. I attempted so many times to destroy Thor and take the kingdom for myself. Finally, Odin, our father, magically imprisoned me within a tree as punishment for my many crimes." Loki shared with us. I was amazed at how much he was sharing. "What about your family, any life long hatreds?"
I did not want to get into my whole life story so I wrote, 'My parents are dead. I have no family.' I nodded.
After that, Loki took the crusted part of the blood from the knife into the machine. While he did that, Pepper glanced at me and I mouthed 'It is not going to say anything.' Also while he waited, I read up on my stats for him.
Name: Loki Laufeyson
Age: 30
Height: 6'04 ft
Occupation: God of Mischief
Abilities: Shape-Changer
Shape-changer? That is good to know that he could be anything or look like anything. We had to be on our guard, everywhere. The machine clicked, Loki picked up the scans said, 'come with me, both of you.'
After that, Loki led us to a nice new cell with two bunk beds and a separate room with a toilet and sink. He pushed us in.
"This is your new cell," Loki said impatiently, "I want you two to be together when I destroy you." Loki stared at me while he said this and I just smiled back, completely unharmed. "Welcome to prison, bitches." Loki said when I smiled and walked back looking at the scan while two men came in to watch us who both handed us crackers and a water bottle. I momentarily liked that I couldn't talk.
Until, Pepper started yelling at me.
"Why did you let him do that? Now he is going to know everything about you!" Pepper yelled.
I grabbed my board and wrote, 'Keep your voice down; he is still at the end of the hall. I did it because there is no way he will be able to find out my gift. No muggle item can." I handed it to her.
Pepper read it and looked out of our cell, "How did you know he is still here without looking?"
So obvious, I gave her a look.
"Oh, yes! Now I remember. Can't you also –"Pepper was about to speak when I shook my head. She wrote on the board. 'Can't you also hear them from two miles away? Can't you feel or see them?'
I nodded, walking around and putting my hands over every surface of the wall and beds; making sure I knew the area. I walked back over to Pepper and wrote on my board, 'Loki is a shape-shifter, be careful when you talk about him.' I gave her the board. Pepper nodded.
"Do you think you will be able to feel him?" Pepper asked, worriedly.
'I'm not sure, probably.' I wrote back.
"Okay, I guess all we can do is wait." Pepper nodded slowly. I nodded as well and sat down to eat one of my crackers on the bed.
-Back at Base- Nick's POV
"Alright, men, we are starting the quest to get Ashley back today." I told him after we watched Ashley sit on the bed.
"I am going. I have to save Pepper." Tony Stark said, getting up immediately.
"I am going too. I promised Ashley I would be there to protect her and I will keep that promise." Bruce stood up as well.
"Well, I have to go. Ashley has been so sweet from the minute she came in. I have to repay her." Hawk said.
"I am going as well." Captain nodded, getting up.
"I am going too, I want to kick my brother's evil ass for stealing Ashley." Thor got up quickly.
"So everyone is going then?" I asked they all nodded immediately. "Then we have to make a plan to come at the Rockies in different angles. Some of you save Pepper, some of you save Ashley, and some of you go after Loki. How will we divide then?" I asked them the tough question, they all glanced at each other.
"I am saving Pepper." Tony said, nodding.
"Yes, I could've figured that out." I replied, laughing without humor.
"I am going to save Ashley." Thor and Captain demanded at the same time.
I glared at them, "You know what will happen if you both get there. You two will get into a fight and Ashley will be hurt."
"What do you suggest?" Thor asked, still glaring at Captain.
"I think Hawk and Hulk should go after Ashley." I started but they interrupted me.
"No way! I mean, I know you two can handle it," Captain yelled. "But I want to save her."
"We all want to save her." Bruce said calmingly. "Captain, Nick is right. Thor and yourself would get into a fight about who hugs her first."
"Bruce is right. You two would fight instantly." Hawk nodded.
"Fine, would you like us to go after Loki?" Captain asked me.
"Yes. I think you should. It would give you payback." I shrugged. They both seemed to be thinking about that idea.
"I like it." Captain nodded. "When do we go?"
"I have always wanted to get Loki back, let's do it." Thor smiled. I sighed in relief.
"We should go soon, but it looks like Ashley is moving again, so let's watch her again."
-Ashley's POV back in Prison-
From the hours that we had been in here, I had started talking a little but unfortunately my voice was still very gravely and choppy. Pepper had told me to stop, because after awhile, it hurt my throat.
Also during our time, I had been focusing on a way to free Pepper. I was thinking of either pleading to Loki to let her go or I very well could apparate her back to base.
However, I knew that Loki would track it back to me and I would pay. I was willing to, though, because Pepper had done nothing wrong and she was a muggle so she couldn't hurt anyone. Also, she was not gun-trained or knew martial arts, she was useless to be in Loki's army.
At the current moment, I was laying in my top bunk over Pepper on my stone bed that had no pillow or blanket. I couldn't sleep and that was going to drive me mental. It did not sound like Pepper was asleep but I did not want to wake her.
"Ashley? Are you awake?" Pepper asked me.
"Yes. I have been up thinking." I replied.
"Okay, me too." Pepper got up and walked to the cell doors. "I can't take it in here, Ashley! I can't take it without sleep, I just can't take it!"
"Pepper, it is going to be okay. Eat the rest of your crackers. Try to get some sleep." I told her honestly worried, sitting up on the bed; still in my fighting outfit and Pepper in her grey dress pants and white button up blouse.
"Okay, fine. I will try. Stop talking, I am sure it is starting to hurt." Pepper said as she laid back down in her bed.
After a few minutes, I heard her start to breath normally and she was right, my throat started to hurt as if I had been coughing violently. I had to get Pepper free, she was going to lose it before I did. I worked all night making a portkey, to teleport Pepper back to base. Now, it was just the thought of trying to get her to take it.
That night, I only got four hours of sleep before the inmates in the courtyard woke us up; which is odd because I had no idea that there were other prisoners here. I felt, however, that this would be the day that we would both get out of here. Not just Pepper. Speaking of Pepper, she groaned because of the noise and walked into the bathroom.
Which was good because, I needed to start planning how to convinced Pepper to go today. When she got out of the bathroom, I had a plan.
"Pepper? Are alright? Do you feel any better?" I asked her.
"Yes, I do actually. I just needed sleep." Pepper paused. "But these stone beds to hurt when you get up in the morning, because man I am sore!" She rubbed her neck.
I laughed and sat up groaning as well, "Bloody hell. You are right. Ouch." I rubbed my neck and popped my back.
"Ashley, do you think they are coming after us?" Pepper asked, staring out the window.
"Of course." I nodded quickly, confused at what she was saying. "Why?"
"I don't know, it has been three days and sometimes I feel that Tony just doesn't care about me." Pepper admitted to me, turning away from the window.
"Pepper," I almost laughed at the idea of Tony not liking a girl, "I can assure you that Tony does love you and that he is doing everything possible to save you."
"Yes, I suppose so. I just want to be out now." Pepper replied, telling me exactly what I needed to hear.
"What if I told you that you could be out now?" I asked her. Pepper's face lit up in a smile.
"Could you? Could we? Would you go too?" Pepper questioned me, I levitated the toilet paper roll over to her.
"No, I would have to stay." I told her. "I will miss someone to talk to though." I said before I made the roll touch her.
After that, Pepper started spinning and spinning to the ceiling until she disappeared before she hurt herself from the ceiling. I smiled; at least she was save now.
-With Tony - Tony's POV
I was flying in my suit when suddenly; Pepper came out of nowhere and fell into my arms. I smiled and laughed, what was going on?
"Pepper! You're here! You're safe! How did you get here?" I asked, hugging and kissing her very confused.
"Give me a second, I am very dizzy." Pepper replied, holding a finger up. I landed on a nearby boulder and waited.
"Are you alright now?" I asked worriedly.
"Yes, I think so. Thank you for catching me." She said, thanking me.
"Of course. I will catch you every-time." I smiled. "How did you get here?" I asked again.
"Ashley," Pepper replied, before looking back over her shoulder as if Ashely was following her.
"Is she coming?" I asked, looking as well.
"I suppose not." Pepper told me, sadly.
"What did she do to get you here?" I asked still confused.
"I don't know. I was telling her how I wanted to get out of here and then she levitated over this," Pepper motioned to the toilet paper roll in her hand, "I caught it and then I was spinning and now I am here." She explained.
"I don't get it." I told her. "So, is Ashley not coming?"
"I don't think she is." Pepper replied, a tear falling down her cheek.
"Don't cry. Hawkeye and Hulk are going after her and America and Thor are going after Loki." I told her, my heart breaking as I wiped away her tears.
"Are they there yet?" Pepper asked.
"Well let us see." I told her, pulling out my radio and calling Captain.
"... What is it?" Captains voice came from the other side of the radio. The wind whooshing from his running, I guessed.
"Pepper just came spinning out of nowhere and fell into my arms. Pepper told me that Ashley saved her and that Ashley is not coming so she just helped Pepper." I told him quickly. The whooshing stopped as he came to a stop.
"Pepper came spinning? What?" Captain asked, dumbfounded.
"Listen, Pepper was holding a toilet paper roll and Ashley must have done something to it to save her. Where are you two?" I asked, glancing at Pepper's urgent face.
"We are still about five miles away from the prison." Captain replied, sighing. "But, Hawkeye and Hulk just said only about four miles away." Captain said.
"Okay, it will still probably take them about twenty minutes to get there though." I nodded before I ended the conversation.
-With Steve and Thor- Steve's POV
"Tony just told me that Pepper is safe and that Ashley is still in the prison." I told Thor as I explained the whole story to him.
"Wow. I will never understand how powerful she is." Thor shook his head smiling, then looked very serious, "Since Hulk and Hawkeye, are almost there can I talk to you about something serious?" Thor asked.
I was shocked, "... of course." I nodded. Thor started pacing, running his hand through his hair multiple times.
"Listen, I have been think a lot about the whole Ashley thing, where we both like her, you know?" Thor didn't seem to be asking, just telling. "I have come to realize that... you need to be with Ashley." My mouth dropped open in an audible gasp. "I know, I know. Not even a god should be to arrogant." Thor laughed.
"But why?" I asked, completely dumbfounded.
"I have come to the realization that, she wants you more than me." Thor seemed to be struggling with his words.
"Really?" I asked, I couldn't help but smile at that.
"Yes, and I have come to the other realization that I have just been protective over her," Thor explained. "Not like a boyfriend, but like a brother."
I nodded, unable to speak.
"From that, feel free to go and get her without having to compete with me." Thor smiled at me and then glared. "But if you do hurt Ashley, I will have to kill you." He nodded.
"Message received." I said. "Thank you, Thor." I nodded gratefully, shaking his hand.
"Of course, Steve. Now, let's go get your girl." Thor nodded and started flying again. I smiled, running along beside him.
-Ashley's POV in prison-
After I helped Pepper escaped, a man with the my food and water came back and after he realized that Pepper was gone. He ran to go get Loki. Currently, I was pacing in my cell. For once nervous that Loki, was coming.
As soon as Loki entered the room, he paced around looking for Pepper. When he didn't find her, Loki pulled me out of the by the arm, painfully, and led me into the empty dark quiet cafeteria. He threw me up against the wall.
"What have you done with the blonde?" Loki yelled at me, getting right in my face.
"She is safe, far away from here." I told Loki, slightly afraid. Loki shook me.
"What are you! What can you do!" Loki screamed as he shook me, shook me so hard that some sand from the ceiling fell down onto our heads.
"The scans came back empty, didn't they?" I asked Loki when stopped shaking me. Loki walked away running his hands through his hair.
"Yes, you know what they did! I don't know anything about you or your gift! As far as I know right now, you are just a skilled fighter!" Loki replied, pulling out a lighter.
"That's all you will ever find out." I replied, watching the lighter as he grabbed my
dominate, left hand, and started burning it. I screamed, I couldn't help it.
"That is right! Tell me what you are! Now!" Loki yelled at me as he still burnt my hand.
As my anger was increasing and the wind around us started to swoosh around faster. Don't lose control, you know what Nick Fury told you. At all cost, do not use your wizard power. At all cost, Ashley! I yelled at myself as I screamed again as the lighter burnt over my knuckles.
From somewhere in my head, the black room came back and creeped into my mind. Hawkeye and Hulk were a mile and a half away from where I stood, being tortured. Only about five more minutes, Ashley, calm down!
"I am happy that you are the only one here, because then I wouldn't have to kill two people. I will only have to kill you." Loki growled at me as he clicked off the lighter and pulled out a knife.
As Loki started to push it towards me, I lost control, I am sorry Nick. I said to myself as my hands flexed and Loki was thrown across the room by nothing. I didn't stop there, however, as several tables and chairs started to block Loki's way from getting out.
After that, I wordlessly held out my hand so that my wand would come to me. I grabbed it with my right, non-dominate hand and the wind picked up and almost knocked me over. I pressed on though because I needed this revenge.
From there, I yelled 'Stupefy!' at the man that was coming to help Loki. 'Protego!' I yelled as one opened fire at me. I started walking towards Loki, walking slowly, increasing his fear and dominating the moment.
By this, Loki looked up and started to talk but I shut him up when all the silverware in the room started floating around my head and flying towards Loki, but not hitting him. However, every knife or fork hit around him, Loki would yelp.
Finally, I was right in front of his crouching form.
"I am not about to be killed by a muggle." I whispered to Loki as he looked up at me.
Before Loki could utter a word, Hulk and Hawkeye burst through the window and Hulk picked me up and had me behind him before I could blink. Hawkeye was shielding me behind his body as well and had his bow in Loki's face. Hulk, on the other hand, was growling at Loki and scared off the guys that had run in to protect their god.
After Hawk made sure that Hulk had Loki, he turned to me.
"Ashley! Are you okay? I am sorry we weren't here earlier. Wow! You are a mess!" Hawk said, looking over me.
"Yes, I think I am okay." I replied, ignoring my burnt hand. "I know, sorry, I haven't been able to change and I have just been fighting." I explained.
"Okay, well never mind that," Hawk replied smiling, "I'm glad that you are safe." He said, hugging me. I hugged him back, grateful that Hawk and Hulk were here.
After that, I smiled at Hulk as Captain and Thor came through the window next. Thor grinned when he realized I was okay as he ran over to restrain his brother. Steve smiled at me and hugged me.
"I am so glad that you are okay. Are you okay? What happened?" Steve questioned, "Why do you stink?" I laughed at that.
"I haven't really been able to take a shower, sorry." I shrugged; Steve smiled again and brought me back into his embrace.
"That is alright I am happy you are safe." Steve replied, kissing my oily hair. "Are you hurt?" Steve asked, pulling back and looking me over.
As he said this, I noticed that I had some small cuts over my neck and bruises where he was shaking me and on my ribs. Not to mention, I had sot and rubble all over me. When he noticed my hand, Steve all but cried. He looked up and me.
"What did he do to you?" Steve begged of me. I didn't want to tell him, but his blue eyes looked so sad, so I just had to.
"Loki had a lighter and he started to burn me." I replied as he held my hand so softly.
"I am so sorry, Ashley. Hawk!" Steve called over to Hawkeye; who ran over to us.
"What's wrong?" Hawk asked, Steve held up my hand, and Hawk gasped.
"You didn't tell me about this." Hawk whispered as he looked at my badly burnt hand.
"I'm sorry." I apologized when he looked sad. Hawk just shook his head and reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a wrapping cloth; to which he wrapped around my hand to protect it.
"Is everything alright over here?" Thor ran over next. "Ashley! What happened?" He asked urgently as he caught the last sight of my hand before it was covered by the white bandage.
"Loki burnt it with his lighter." I replied, getting uncomfortable as they were all staring at me.
"Are you alright?" Thor asked.
"I have been better." I nodded and shrugged. Thor smiled.
"I can tell." He laughed and hugged me before he clamped Steve on the back and ran back over to Hulk. I felt rejected. Steve noticed.
"I will explain later, don't be sad." Steve whispered so only I could hear and I nodded.
After that, Hulk carried me in his arms back to base and after I got passed the motion sickness and movement, I did get my much needed sleep after I dosed off a few times. When we got back to base, Pepper looked angry, but still happy. Tony looked thrilled to have his insult-buddy back. Nick Fury was emotionless and I thought that he was mad at me as Hulk set me down in front of him.
"Hello Nick." I told him, he didn't respond so I kept going. "Look, I know you are probably upset with me about me using my wand but I'm sorry. I had to keep myself alive." I told him, pleaded.
"Ashley Potter, if you think that you cannot use your gifts when you are in danger, then you are not the avenger I thought you were." Nick replied as he uncrossed his arms. "I am sorry that I told you, that you had to hide them. You should be working with them, using them. I am sorry that I didn't see that." Nick said before he hugged me, I was shocked, even though it was a short hug; I still appreciated the gesture.
"Wow, Ashley. You stink!" Nick said and I laughed, so that is why he pulled away so fast.
"Well I was in prison, we don't exactly have showers," I defended myself, "or comfortable beds!" I looked at Pepper after I said this. She nodded in agreement, and rubbed her neck once again.
We all laughed after I said this and I realized that the family was back together. I was safe.
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