Bleh, short chapter. Sorry guys. But there will be a few explanations of things, so that's good. Anyway, did you guys see the Amazing SpiderMan 2? OMG it was awesome! I love Peter and Gwen!

This chapter's title is from Imagine Dragons 'Radioactive'

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Chapter Four

I'm waking up, to ash and dust

I know I'm awake.

I can feel it.

But my eyelids seem too heavy to lift. Sleep is threatening to take over, but something is nagging me at the back of my mind.

This feeling seems familiar though. I wonder how many times I recall feeling this way back at the lab. All those drugs and chemicals and the exhaustion of mazes and experiments, and for what? That's when my eyes snap open.

Where's Madison?

I sit up quickly, ignoring the fact that my head is spinning. Looking around, I see I'm on a white bed in a strange room that reminds me a lot of...the lab. My wrists are bound tightly to metal railings on the sides of the bed.

My heart speeds up. What if they took me back to the Lab? I don't want to go back! I can't! I promised myself I would never go back there! Ahh! Who-what…

Oh.

I relax a little when I realize that it's just rope tying me to the bed. The scientists are smarter than that. Then who would…? Ahh, it must be that government agency...SHIELD.

Idiots.

I easily break them and jump off my bed.

"Perhaps we should use handcuffs next time." I whirl around and see Mad-Eye behind a glass wall. Gross, he was probably watching me and waiting for me to wake up. Creeper.

"What do you want?" I growl, "Why am I here?"

Mad-Eye picks up something and taps it a few times before showing me. It's a video of me, as the wolf, fighting the Mountain Lion. Man, I look pretty badass. When the video is done, he looks at me and says, "Would you like to explain this, and your powers, Miss Colt?"

I shake my head and ask, "How do you know that was me?"

"So you're admitting that you were the wolf?"

"No!" I say quickly, "I just want to know what makes you think I was the wolf."

Mad-Eye starts walking around, "I'll start with the simple things, then. First off, how many people in this world have one green eye and one yellow?"

Ooh, right.

Pause: quick explanation

So, yeah, I have one green eye and one amber. Obviously, because of the scientists. I assume that if I were completely human, I would have green eyes, but since I'm part wolf, and most wolves have amber eyes, my left eye is amber. Also, since he's probably going to mention this, I have a jagged scar that starts on my left temple and then arches slightly before ending near the bridge of my nose. As for how I got it, let's just say, if you see a thorn bush, don't start acting like an idiot around it. You'll regret your actions in about seconds.

"And your scar matches this wolf's." Mad-Eye adds and I swallow the urge to yell, "I KNEW YOU'D SAY THAT!"

"And your hair is black like the wolf's fur. And you disappeared when it came. And-"

"Okay, okay!" I interrupt, "You can shut up now!"

He scowls and I ask, "Where's my sister?"

"We have your sister in another room." he sighs, clearly annoyed, "But first you and I have to talk about a few things."

I roll my eyes and walk up to the glass, "I don't have time for this! You and your SHIELD buddies better keep your noses out of other people's business, if you know what's good for you! Now shut up, give me back my family, and things won't get messy."

"Be careful of what you say, mutant." he seems to growl, "You don't want to get on my bad side."

"I thought I was looking at it." I sneer back. Ouch! Okay, I feel so awesome for saying that!

Before he can reply, I spin around and bolt for the door. Using my mutant strength, I break the lock and run outside.

Sirens go off all around me and I hear Mad-Eye running towards me. Instinctively, I flee, with no idea where I'm going. I run down hallways, burst through doors, and dodge agents. Suddenly, a big group of them appear at the end of the hallway, guns raised.

Quickly, I morph into my giant wolf form and leap over them. Unfortunately, I slam into the opposite wall, but immediately scramble to my paws and run towards a door that looks promising. Ducking my head, I ram my shoulder into it and skid to a halt.

Hundreds of agents stare at me.

Holy llamas! I must've hit the jackpot!

Instantly, they all have their guns trained on me and are yelling at each other and blah blah-you get the point, right?

Suddenly, something snags in my hip fur. Looking over my shoulder I see Hawkeye - again. That Black Widow chick is by his side this time. The arrow couldn't penetrate my thick black pelt, like most things, and I shake it out. It seems like he tried to tranquilize me. Good luck with that one.

Black Widow suddenly charges at me with surprising speed and kicks my flank. Grunting, I stumble a little but quickly retaliate and land a blow to the side of her head that sends her reeling. Hawkeye locks another arrow in his bow and aims it at me.

Growling, I leap at him and pin him to the ground. A few agents start shooting at me, but the bullets only get lodged in my pelt. Hawkeye yells in pain as I sink my fangs into his shoulder. Sorry man, but you're getting in my way….and you just be grateful it wasn't your throat!

Looking up, I see another door with a window that shows daylight. Good, maybe I can bury him.

A bullet suddenly hits the side of my head and I see Black Widow aiming her gun at me. Since she's closer, the bullet managed to cut my skin, but it didn't do enough damage to kill me. Growling, I whirl around and kick her with my hind legs. Then, like a mother to her pup, I grab Hawkeye by the scruff of his shirt and drag him outside with agents following.

Unfortunately, it seems like I'm on some sort of hovercraft because the ground is metal. When I pause, Hawkeye starts struggling and trying to worm out of my grip. I growl and shake him like a squirrel. Then, I drag him farther out into the open, towards the edge of the hovercraft.

When I see the agents beginning to form a circle around me, I drop him and try to run, but they close the circle.

Trapped.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see a couple of agents going to help Hawkeye. Wait, no. I could use him. I bound over to them and snarl, making them scurry back. Hawkeye tries to get up but I growl and drag him back down by his injured shoulder. Then, I plant my paw firmly on his chest and stare at Mad-Eye.

He stares back, emotionless, but I can see him mulling the situation over in his head. I bark at him, and am faintly aware of the blood lapping at my paws.

Come on, you know what I want. I'll give you your little archer and you give me my family. A simple trade.

After what seems like years, Mad-Eye says through gritted teeth, "Bring the girl." Two people walk away from the group and I lift my chin in triumph.

"No, sir, it's alright." Hawkeye suddenly says and I look down at him, "I've got this." He suddenly punches me with his good arm and I stumble off him. He scrambles up but I recover quickly and jump in front of him, preventing him from going to Mad-Eye. Snarling, I bare my long teeth and slowly take a step forward, showing off my long claws and deadly fangs.

Hawkeye narrows his eyes and tries to kick my jaw. I duck but quickly come back up and bite his calf and pull, causing him to fall.

Once again, I pin him to the ground. But suddenly I do something that shocks me. I lunge for his throat and feel my jaws close around it. What am I doing?!

I can taste blood on my tongue by the time Mad-Eye interrupts, "If you kill him, we kill your sister." My eyes widen and the thrill of the hunt dies. I draw my head back, looking down at Hawkeye in horror. There are four scratches on his neck, and thankfully, they are only bleeding a little bit.

What have I done? I...I'm not supposed to kill. Am I? Well, unless they threaten Madison's safety. But it was strange….I couldn't stop myself until I was reminded of Madison.

Footsteps interrupt my confusion and I turn to the sound. My step-sister and best friend is standing a few feet away, staring at me with wide eyes. My heart sinks. Tears begin to fill her eyes, "Zoey?"

I whine. She lets out a small gasp, covers her mouth, and then whispers, "You...what? You're a wolf?"

I wish the ground would open up and swallow me. I wish I could just sink into the shadows. I wish I could just disappear. Or simply curl up and die.

But no, it's over. She's seen me like this, and she'll never look at me the same way again. Our relationship I knew is over, and I can never get it back.

I look at where Mad-Eye is standing, the other Avengers behind him. My lips draw back and I let out a long, low growl.

And it's all. His. FAULT!

I told you there would be a cliffie. It would've been too long if I had continued, so I had to cut it in half. BTW I HAVE LINKS ON MY PROFILE IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT ZOEY AND MADISON LOOK LIKE! R&R please! See ya next Saturday.

Tally ho!

-Flaming Crow