Disclaimer - I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this story aside from Suicidal who is my original character. Otherwise I would be very, very wealthy.
Just a very rough scene by scene go through from the Avengers movie combined with an OC of mine.
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A/N - Hope you enjoy and for more info on Suicidal checkout my story "Red headed stranger". It has also dawned on me that some of my retelling may be inaccurate and not directly in line with the movie but it is a fanfic so lets just role with it. I've also made some of the characters more powerful and closer to their comic book counterparts. Please read and review and especially keen on feedback about my OC character.
Jensen. Are you with me"? Sarah had just drifted off and Nick Fury called her back to her senses.
"Sorry chief, I was just thinking about something" Sarah replied and looked around to see the damaged carrier with Nick Fury in front of her, Steve opposite her at the table and Tony sitting with them restlessly. "Are Clint and Natasha alright" she asked.
Fury replied "Yeah they're fine. Clint just needed a good knock to the head to come around and Natasha's with him". "Aaaah ok. That's good" Sarah replied feigning interest in the discussion. Sarah wanted to concentrate more and hear everything but she just could not get the image of Loki's face out of her mind no matter how hard she concentrated. After her confrontation with the Hulk she powered down but took her meds so fortunately she was in a sound state of mind but was in fear that Loki wanted to make her suffer.
She came back to her senses when Nick Fury dropped a set of blood stained Captain America cards on the table and said "This was found on the body of agent Phil Coulson. He died believing in the Avengers". "What!" Sarah shouted out, "Come again".
Nick took a deep breath and said "Agent Jensen, while you were defending against Hulk and the attacking soldiers Phil Coulson was killed by Loki. I'm awfully sorry but he went down fighting and there was nothing anyone could've done".
Sarah slammed her hands on the table and tears began to fall from her eyes as she wept. Nick Fury came over to comfort her but she yelled out "This isn't fair! I'm Suicidal, I'm indestructible, and I should have been there to protect him. Do you know how many times I've wanted to take my own life but I couldn't. With all the things I've done in my life I barely even deserve to be here, I mean look at you all. Nick Fury, war hero and super spy and director of an international peace keeping organisation. Captain America, the living legend and symbol of our nation. And Tony Stark, billionaire, inventor, Iron Man and one of the most brilliant men alive. What am I even doing here"?
Nick Fury was about to approach Sarah but Steve stepped in and said to her "Ms Jensen, I read your profile. I know your past and what you've done but I assure you ma'am that if Nick Fury had reason to save you and if he believed you were worthy of being up here then I can't damn well argue now can I. And just as I believe in you so does Iron Man and Nick Fury and agent Phil Coulson sure as hell believed in you. So do you want to deny a dead man his last wish soldier"? Sarah felt her spirit lift and was about to wipe her tears away but as she looked into a window she was certain she saw Loki's face and screamed out covering her head.
Steve helped her up and asked "Sarah what's wrong"? She yelled back "It's Loki he's after me". Stark got up and said "Loki wants you? What makes you think so, he already totalled our base". Sarah was breathing heavily and replied "It's ever since Germany. When we were fighting him just before you arrived I was in Suicidal mode and I scratched his face and gave him this scar. Since then I see him everywhere. In my dreams, in reflections. Sometimes I even hear his voice. I'm sorry Nick I took my antidote but it's just not enough" and ran off.
Tony looked over to Nick Fury and enquired "Ok now since you've opened up about phase two and project Avenger, why don't you spill on Jensen".
Nick Fury replied to him "Fine it's just as well you should know. That poor girl's been suffering from depression for years and since AIM got their dirty hands on her it made things worse. Normally when she gets energised and becomes the indestructible redhead it triggers a personality change which is completely free spirited and uninhibited. However when she gets back to Sarah she spends hours, sometimes days in depression where she suffers heavy nightmares and wants nothing more than to kill herself. The guys in our lab cooked up an antidote for her to help her cope and so far it's been good but I guess that Coulson's death just sent her over the edge".
Later
"Knock Knock", Sarah was lying in her quarters contemplating her next move when she heard knocking on the door. She opened and saw Captain America standing before her and addressed her "Sarah, please if you hear me out. I was just talking with Stark and we're very certain we know Loki and his next move". Sarah emotionlessly replied "What makes you think I'm coming"?
Steve replied "Loki's more than a challenge alone and we think he might have an army of his own. Agent Jensen we need Suicidal. We need you".
Sarah paced back and said "Cap don't get me wrong I want to take down that sonnuva bitch and save the people down there but, well I'm scared if he gets in control of me. Can you imagine what he could do with my power"? Captain America grinned and replied "Nothing to fear Sarah, you'll be fine long as you're with us. Now I hear Tony's got something for you down in the lab. ".
Sarah wandered down to Tony's lab ever curious. When she arrived she saw Tony Stark with a team of engineers working on various tech and then she caught Tony's eye. "Miss Sarah Jensen" he greeted her in his usual eccentric manner". "You want coffee? Cause we've got a mean cap machine. Anyway I thought you might be a bit worried going into the fray now so I've prepared some upgrades for you".
"Upgrades"? Sarah enquired. Tony replied "Yes some improvements. Now these SHIELD engineers aren't as good as the ones I employ, No offence guys, but we put together something for you. Come along now".
Tony took Sarah to a large desk and there lay two small circular discs slightly larger than a coin and looked similar to Tony's heartpiece. While she looked on puzzled Tony picked them both up and instructed her "Right here you have to booster discs similar to the unit in your wrist gizmo. Now while that works as a one off this set will work as per command and whenever you need it".
"So why are there two" she enquired. "Tony continued "Now this here is the fun part. This uses a similar power supply to my heart battery so it can just go on and on till you get bored, Literally! The larger one goes whack on your back" and he stuck it onto the lower of Sarah's back and she jumped and said in surprise "Tony! Give a girl some warning next time".
Tony continued "Right I'll remember that. Now the smaller one goes on your chest and registers you're heartbeat and sends a signal to the disc on your back so that if you're running out of juice it stimulates you're adrenaline centre and makes you go harder for longer. In short, it regulates your adrenaline levels which in turn provide you with your powers". Sarah looked in amazement and said "Well you weren't wasting any time".
Tony replied "Thank you Sarah, now this disc for your chest is really tricky so perhaps I can fit it for you"? Sarah smirked and said "Yeah. Right! Not today Romeo". Stark sighed and said "You know I really, really like you a lot more when you're powered up. Anyway let's move along. Now I heard that you got your board pulverised by Hulk and well since I figure you might need a replacement I got to work on something I had lying around".
As Tony pulled off the covering sheet Sarah looked in amazement at flying skyboard which looked very similar to her old one but more high tech and in red and yellow colour. With a big smile on her face she said "Well Mr Stark you really have outdone yourself. I'm not surprised that you chose the red and gold but I don't know if I can learn to operate this baby".
Tony came over to her side and put his hand on her shoulder and said "It's easier than riding a bike. It's got the same basic features as you're old one with anti gravity engine, thrusters and remote operation but here's where we begin to have some fun". Tony pulled out a small remote control and headset and continued "This is remote control and voice operated. You can strap this to your wrist like before or just talk into it. The Skyboard Mark II has artificial intelligence, GPS, FM radio and internet connectivity. But you won't need that today, maybe for later but moving on this has Starktech software which means you can interface with the SHIELD database and directly communicate and lock on with any particular objects or targets of interest".
"Targets of interest" Sarah enquired.
Tony replied "Yes like say you want to track a jet or a moving object. Well the nifty little camera here can lock on and send a visual to your glasses and bang that's it".
Sarah grew more curious and asked "What glasses? My vision's perfectly healthy".
Tony lifted a pair of purple glasses and said "Here try these. Now I really wanted to go with red and gold but Purple seems more your color. They're directly linked to the board systems and they go with the earpiece and microphone. In short, you'll be one hell of a unit. Now then, what was that you said about me being one of the most brilliant men in the world"?
Sarah replied "Hmmm you know I can't seem to remember. But I still say that you are somewhat remarkable".
"Oh how funny" replied Tony. "Now we leave in an hour. You'll be going with Cap and the gang while I take care of some personal business. But you might wanna take the board and see if you can outfly a speeding jet".
"I'll be sure to give it a try" replied Sarah then went off after giving Tony a thank you hug.
She made her way down to her quarters to get ready for the impending battle ahead. The hallways were quiet and deserted since all the maintenance staff where out on repairs and all the agents were on full alert. Just before she arrived to her room she heard someone calling "Agent Jensen. Could you please wait a moment". She turned around to see a fellow SHIELD agent running down the hall right up to her.
He was of average height with light hair and glasses and appeared to be no more than thirty years old. "Can I help you" Sarah asked.
The agent replied "Yes Ms Jensen, there was something I needed to ask…" then unexpectedly he cut off and lunged at Sarah grabbing her by the forearms and pressing her against a wall then faced her panting heavily. Sarah pushed against his strength but even though he was of average size she found his strength to far exceed his appearance. Sarah was not as strong as Captain America or as well trained as Black Widow but using evasive manoeuvring and SHIELD training she managed to escape the position going under the agents arm but his grip on her remained as he put her in a hold with one arm twisted behind her back and the other across her body. When she looked up, what she saw in the reflection startled her to the core.
She looked into a window and saw the reflection of Loki exactly mirroring the agent holding her. His black hair, piercing green eyes and scarred face made him unmistakable as the one was toying with her mind. "What the hell are you" Sarah called out.
The reflection of Loki holding her replied back "You know exactly what I am insect. I am a god and ruler of you miserable planet. I know you so called Avengers are going to try stop me, so I just wanted to say that I bid thee welcome for you will face my army and I swear that you will die a slow and painful death by my own hand". To further humiliate Sarah, the agent lifted her arm rubbing the back of her hand against his face which in the reflection appeared as though she was rubbing against Loki's face, then with a sick smile he dropped her arm down and restrained her again.
Sarah's heart rate began to pick up triggering her transformation but this time she resisted not wanting to show the slightest sign of fear towards Loki. She looked at Loki's eyes in his reflection and said "You know something Loki, you look different to the first time I saw you. Did you do anything to your face, cause on earth we have some good plastic surgeons"?
She saw the reflection of Loki releasing one arm and grabbing onto his face where she had scarred him in their first encounter. Now that the agent released one arm she attempted to escape but with his free arm he restrained her by the throat slamming her into the wall with superhuman strength which hurt her. The agent turned to face the window so that Sarah could see Loki's face looking back at her. Now Sarah was hurt and angry, she slowly began to turn into Suicidal. She did not want to risk hurting the agent so she began kicking at the floor and pounding the wall but could not break Loki's grip.
Looking at the twisted reflection smiling at her she yelled "Next time we meet, I will do far worse to you than just a little scratch", and ran her nails up the steel wall behind her sending sparks shooting out.
Loki laughed back and replied "Is that all you have with which to threaten me"? With her other arm she reached over to the agents head and grabbed him over the top with her long nails pointed down into Loki's face and said "Why don't you face me yourself coward. You claim to be an almighty god yet you hide behind a human".
Loki again laughed and said "Sheath your filthy claws human" and clicked his fingers then immediately the window shattered and Loki's image disappeared. Sarah released the agent and kneeled down panting, then she looked down checking herself and her hair and realised she was in her normal form as though nothing had transpired. She looked around and saw the shattered window and marks on the wall then the SHIELD agent stood up and said "Sorry to be rude but was I just here a moment ago"?
Sarah ran into her room wondering if Loki could simply take her powers away but it gave her no pause. She was more ready and willing to fight side by side with the Avengers and to take down Loki.