Hey guys and girls. I just noticed that in all my chapters of all my stories, I have only been addressing the guys. Sorry ladies. I didn't mean to. On to another note, I am so absolutely sorry for taking so long. Send me the dirty messages if you want, it was my fault and I'm sorry for it. I hope you all will forgive me. Sorry again, love, .

Very Much Alive

Ending on a Bad Note

"What do you mean gone?" Tony shouted in frustration at the disembodied voice. "Sir, I can't pick up his signal. I have scanned the entire city for Loki's signal but there isn't one." JARVIS replied. If he could have, he probably would have spelled it out for the supposed genius. Tony made some undignified noise and threw up his arms to show his frustration.

"Tony, JARVIS has been scanning for days now, let him go." Steve said trying to keep the billionaire from throwing a temper-tantrum. "Let him go! Are you nuts? The guy just played us all for fools with his "pranks" and you're telling me to let him go!" Tony shouted. Pepper grimaced at the loudness of Stark's voice. She was used to it but she still didn't like it.

"Tony, just calm down at least." Pepper tried, she hopped that would at least stop his yelling. She placed a hand on his lower arm that rested on his desk. Tony sighed and laid his forehead down on the edge of the dark colored desk.

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It had been 102 days scince the incident with the 'whore', Katelyn had called Amora that scince she met the 'woman'. It had been 634 days scince being put in the cell and starting her punishment. Loki came and visited every once in a while. He had been fairly busy with dealings of the council. Katelyn didn't know what they were about but she didn't poke and prod at the god for explanations.

Katelyn still only had one cuff around her left wrist that was attached to a chain to the wall. She scanned over the device as if it was some puppy that had just peed on the rug. She hadn't seen Loki for a few days now and she tried to call to him but got nothing in return.

Now, Katelyn sat up against the wall tracing her fingers over the patterns her eyes showed her in the pants she wore. The smell in the air suddenly became thick with perfume. A nauseating feeling took over Katelyn's stomach.

"Now, now. I know you love my perfume, don't you?" the sound of Amora's voice made the room rise in temperature, making Katelyn feel uncomfortable. Katelyn's body temp was normally 2 to 3 degrees lower than the average mortal body temp. She hated the heat.

Katelyn could feel a presence but didn't know where exactly to look. She caught a glimpse of a darker shadow than the rest in the corner of the room. Katelyn's head snapped over to look towards the corner. Amora's outline was foggy but visible. Amora faded into view fully. She clapped her hands mockingly in front of herself and spoke, "How nice of you to finally find me."

Katelyn leveled a steady glared at the enchantress. "I brought you a little friend. She wanted to say hi." Amora said as another woman appeared next to her. Katelyn readjusted her stare at the next woman. It was Dr. Shepard. She looked worse for wear scince the last time she saw her, but the sinister smile told Katelyn she was ready. Ready to kill. Katelyn let an amused look cross her face but on the inside her mind was racing against the odds of panic.

"How nice to see you, Katelyn. It's certainly been a while hasn't it." Dr. Shepard's voice was sugar coated but had a bitter center. "You look terrible. Here let me clean you up." The doctor moved closer but Katelyn scooted back as far as she could. Her arm was out still attached to the chain Katelyn cursed every day.

The doctor smirked at the look of fear and hopelessness on the girl who pressed herself as close to the wall as if to melt through it. "It's nice to finally see how you think of me." Dr. Shepard stopped a few feet from Katelyn. Amora walked over to the door and placed a hand to it.

Dr. Shepard nodded to the enchantress and she nodded back then pushed the door open. Katelyn guessed that she used magic to unlock it because she knew it was locked from the outside.

The torch light spilled into the room. Katelyn squinted a bit. "Time to run, my dear." Dr. Shepard purred looking down at Katelyn with amusement. Katelyn swiped at her legs making the doctor clasp, landing roughly on the ground.

Katelyn snapped the chain and bolted for the door. Amora caught the chain that was left hanging from the cuff on Katelyn's arm. "He can't help you now." Amora hissed as she pulled off the ring from Katelyn's left hand.

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Pain shot through Loki's body. Something was wrong. He tried to keep the pained look off his face but his head hurt endingly. "Katelyn, are you alright?" Loki tried to think through the pain. There was no answer.

Loki walked away from the group of Thor and his friends. He glanced down at the ring. It was now a copper color. "She took it off. Why would she take it off?" was all Loki could think of at the moment. The pain subsided but he did not feel right. The possibilities of why Katelyn would take the ring off swirled through his mind. He had to go check on her. Now.

"Brother, I have some very important things to do that I forgot of. I must leave to your…games." Loki said turning back towards the group. He let a distasteful look hang on his face as he paused to think of a word to describe the idiotic things Thor and his friends did.

"But brother, we have only just begun." Thor said opening his arms as if to say there was more to come. "I must go." Loki said politely walking off back towards the palace from one of the many gardens. As soon as he was out of sight of the buffoons, he madly dashed towards the dungeon.

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Katelyn ran past the guards. When they tried to stop her she easily dodged past them and their weapons. She had gone up several flights of steps and had run through the halls of the golden palace at an alarming speed. Every time she tried to slow down to pace herself she would hear a sinister laugh that pushed her forward causing her to run harder.

Katelyn finally made it to the throne room. She pushed past the guards quickly and easily. Katelyn bolted into the room. She saw the backs of Amora and the doctor. Odin was holding a conversation with them.

Katelyn tried to get her footing to turn back but slipped on some of the blood that dripped from her mouth from breathing hard. Only having your nose to breathe through while sprinting hurts after a while. Katelyn tried to pivot but slid on her side towards the two women. Amora was the first to notice. She turned with a wicked smile.

"Katelyn, I thought you were in your cell. What are you doing here?" Amora said ever so innocently. "Yes, I am wondering the same. What is the meaning of this?" Odin said looking at Katelyn a little worried.

Katelyn got her grip with her boots and flipped over on her stomach in a push up position with her arms bent. She pushed herself up and dashed for the door. But the guards burst in and grabbed her upper arms as she tried to prance in between them. They kneeled quickly pinning Katelyn to the ground. Her head slammed back, hitting the hard polished floor with such force enough to crack a small portion.

"What is going on?" Loki said walking in. He hadn't seen the girl lying limp, still pinned to the ground. Loki glanced down at her and did a double take. "What is the meaning of this?!" Loki screamed at the two women. "You have crossed the line, you witch. And as for you mortal, you shall feel such pain as Katelyn." Loki said trying to keep his temper in check. It was hard knowing that Katelyn was pasted out behind him.

"You had no knowledge of this?" Odin said standing. "I had no idea!" Loki hissed as he turned and knelt at the head of the blood covered girl. He slowly and gently cradled Katelyn's head in his lap. Loki ran his thumbs under her cheekbones and down the side of her temple, the same path that a tear would have taken. He checked her pulse, it was faint but he knew she could pull through.

Loki started to pick her up, but froze when Amora came to stand beside him. She knelt down and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Don't you dare touch me!" Loki hissed shrugging off her hand. Amora slid her hand off on grabbed the necklace and ripped it off. Katelyn's pulse could be felt no longer.

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"Something is not right." Tony said. He was standing behind one of his many bars. He was talking to the room at large. "What do you mean?" Pepper said sitting up to look over the back of the sofa. "I feel sick. Oh crap, Pepper I can't get sick. This is bad. Make a list of all the fast-food restaurants I have eaten at for the past week." Tony said looking fearful.

"Tony, do you feel as sick as I am right now?" Steve groaned, he was holding his stomach with one hand and his head with the other as he walked into the room. He looked really pale. "Yeah, I'll get the others." Tony said setting down his drink and walking over to the table. He tapped a few things on a pad and a hologram screen came up. "All Avengers to the top floor, now." Tony said, he released the button he was holding down for the intercom.

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Loki backhanded the woman, hard. Amora fell back, letting the necklace go. Dr. Shepard snickered but went over to help her up. Loki scooped up the necklace. He gently lifted Katelyn's head from his lap and slid the necklace into place. He clasped it together.

The thread vanished, leaving behind a bloody mess and future scars. Katelyn's lips parted, sucking in a breath. Loki bent and hugged her to his chest.

"I love you." Loki whispered against her skin behind her ear before kissing it.

Katelyn's eyes snapped on. She saw black material. Leather she guessed. It made patterns she couldn't follow all the way. She felt warm but not the pleasant kind. No, her lips were warm and sticky but slick. She tasted the copper metallic taste of blood.

Her hand rose and she put it to the chest hovering above her. The dim feeling of a heart beat made her skin tingle. She was being held. Why? Where was she?

Katelyn flipped over onto the floor. She stood and looked down at the person who was holding her. He looked familiar, along with the other people standing in the room. The two women off to the side made her gut twist. She didn't know why. Katelyn looked down at herself and touched her fingertips to her lips. They hurt, badly and her muscles all felt sore like they had been over used.

Katelyn took a step back and the tall man stood and reached for her hand. Katelyn took another step back away from him. She scanned over him searching for any memories. His hair was slicked back. Black leather, green fabric and gold armor clad his body. His features were sharp making him look deadly. He was pale. Slim but not skinny. No, he was lean, like a cat. All muscle, no fat.

Katelyn came up blank for a name. She didn't trust her voice anyways. Katelyn turned and ran. She didn't know where she was going.

"Katelyn!" she heard someone call after her. She guessed it was that man.

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"Pepper, get a medic up here." Stark groaned as he gripped his stomach. "I'll be back." Clint said as he made a mad dash to the bathroom. His sounds echoed down the hall. "That's just gross." Natasha said as she rolled over to face the back of the coach.

The avengers had all fallen sick but didn't know why. They hadn't heard from Thor in over a month and wondered if he was feeling the same way. Fury was stubborn as a mule and didn't want to go get a checkup. All S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents had been checked out for any symptoms that the avengers had. Everyone checked out. Fury was sweating like crazy and Agent Hill wouldn't let up about him getting a checkup a so she brought the medics to him.

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Katelyn made it outside to some garden of sorts. She knew the man was running after her. She caught a glimpse of before she turned a corner and ran nose first into someone's chest. "Katelyn, how good to see you!" a loud voice bellowed. Katelyn clutched her head; she had a head ache coming on.

The owner of the voice and hard chest picked her up and gave her a lung busting hug. Katelyn caught her foot on his hip and tried to shove away. He had her several feet in the air. Katelyn lashed out with her hand and scratched the huge man a crossed the face enough to make him drop her to cover it with his hand.

The other man caught up and stopped to take in the scene before him. Katelyn was squatting after being dropped. "Katelyn." the tall dark haired man said. Katelyn flinched away from him as he tried to offer his hand to help her up. Katelyn didn't take it; instead she pushed off and ran towards some big globe thingy. She didn't know what it was but all she cared about was getting away from these people.

She ran as fast as she could down some form of a bridge that was color galore. She heard the hoof beats of a horse and she stopped, they sounded all too familiar. A black horse stopped next to her and nuzzled her shoulder. "Ocean." her brain supplied. Katelyn said the name her brain gave her and the horse let out a soft whine. She swung up onto the back and galloped off towards her destination.

Loki guessed that Katelyn had lost her memories this time. If she would stop running, he could make her remember. He rode his horse down the bridge after the fleeing girl. Loki wished to hold her and tell her all the great times they had together. Of how she and him met and how they would teach each other magic. He wanted nothing more than her voice to tell him that she loved him, that she would stay by his side, but here they were running and chasing like a cat and a mouse.

Katelyn slid off the horse once she reached a man. He was tall. Built of muscle and the armor that clad him. He smiled like an old friend at her and she made up her mind that she could trust him. "Where do you wish to go, Lady Ashwood?" his deep voice made her relax. She didn't know why but his voice was fatherly. She pieced together her own name and came up with Katelyn Ashwood as the result.

"Earth." was all Katelyn said and he sent her there.