Hey guys, here's another chapter of Dark Times! I hope you guys like it so far and this chapter is more about Lena and what happened on that oh so cruel day. So yea, a flashback. But I will be telling in the next chapters what happened to each of their parents.
Now there was a question about if Lena and Marc were in a relationship. At first I wanted to write it like that and that is why it sounds like it. But I am still not sure if they should be in a relationship or not. So if you want to leave a comment if you'd like and I'll think about it as well!
So enough of my blabbing here and enjoy the chapter!
Lena was sitting alone at the fire warming her hands. Looking to the side she saw all of her friends sleeping. She sighed. She couldn't sleep because she had another nightmare. And this one was a bad one.
She closed her eyes taking a deep breath. She needed to control herself. But that nightmare was bothering her. She was still slightly traumatized from that day. She remembered it so perfectly.
"Hey Lena, can you help me here?" Her father had asked. Clint Barton was in the garage of the Avenger's Tower working on his broken car. Lena, who was also there and reading a book ran over to him with a smile on her face. "Sure dad. What's the problem?"
"I need you to hold this down for me." He said pointing to a crowbar that was sticking out of the car. Lena raised an eyebrow. "Dad? Do you know what you're doing?"
"Sure I do! Just keep pushing that down." He told her. Lena sighed and shook her head. "Whatever you say dad."
Lena done as her father told her. Clint grabbed something in the car and stared to pull something out. With a loud bang he fell back holding something very important. Clint slightly smiled. "I think that was not supposed to come out."
Lena sighed. "MOM! DAD BROKE THE CAR! EVEN MORE!"
"Jeez, Clint why don't you just ask Tony?" Lena's mother's voice came.
"I still have my pride Nat! Thank you very much!" He said crossing his arms and turning around.
Natasha came walking in the garage and sighed shaking her head. "Yea but I think the car can't take it anymore."
Lena chuckled when Clint pouted. Natasha looked at Lena. "Come on Lena, it's time for training."
The girl sighed. "Oh come on mom! I trained all day yesterday!"
"Yes because you snuck out, that was your punishment." Natasha said crossing her arms. Lena slightly pouted. "Oh come on! It was just one time!"
"You still are going to train." Natasha said simply. Lena turned to Clint. "Dad? Any help?"
"Sorry kiddo. You're on your own and anyway I'll ask Tony if he can help fix the car when he gets back from his trip." Clint said smiling.
Lena sighed but then followed her mother to the training room of the Avenger's Tower. "So what's on the agenda today?" She asked and Natasha smirked. "Hand to hand combat."
Lena smiled. "Alright! Who am I fighting?"
"Me."
"Oh come on! Seriously?" Lena asked.
When they arrived at the training room Lena noticed that it was empty. But she couldn't fight her mom! "I can't fight you mom. Can't I fight someone else?"
"No, you're going to fight me and I know you think you can't beat me but you need to learn to never give up even if the chances are slim to none. Okay?" Natasha asked her with a raised eyebrow and Lena sighed. "Alright, just please don't go…"
She couldn't finish her sentence since she charged at her swinging her legs at her. Lena fell to the ground with a thump. "Oh come on! I wasn't ready!"
"Your enemy won't wait when you're ready."
Lena looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Can't you go easy on me? I'm your lovable daughter!"
"Elena, get up now and fight."
"Fine." Lena mumbled and got up. She really wasn't in the mood to fight her. Because seriously, she's the Black Widow! No one can beat her!
Natasha charged at her again but Lena was ready this time. She dodged the kick and ducked a punch. Lena then aimed a punch at her mother but she simply dodged it with ease and grabbed Lena's arm and then threw her over.
Lena grunted as she hit the ground. Her mother walked over to her but Lena quickly grabbed her mother's leg and threw her to the ground and pinned her down.
Natasha smirked. "Smart, let your opponent think your done and out."
"So I'm done?"
"Not by a long shot." With that she twisted and threw Lena to the ground and got quickly up. She aimed a kick towards Lena but she quickly rolled to the side and got back up. She ducked a kick to the head.
Lena took a step back but then saw her mother charge at her again. She dodged punches and kicks, but she couldn't land a punch herself. Her mother surely wasn't going easy on her. God she'd rather fight Zack while he's being the Hulk!
But what happened next ended her the fight. Natasha punched Lena in the face and immediately used her thigh to send her to the ground. Lena slammed her hand to the ground several times like a wrestler showing she was done.
Natasha got off of her and Lena coughed slowly getting to her knees. "T-That… was unfair!" She said while holding her neck. She knew her mother could snap a person's neck easily with that move, but she didn't do it that hard but still hard enough to inflict pain.
The assassin smirked. "Oh come on Lena. You can handle more."
"I survived getting hit by lightning, getting smashed by the Hulk and falling from a five story building. But seriously I can't survive your attacks!" Lena told her truthfully.
Natasha smiled and held her hand out. Lena looked at her and took her helping hand and was pulled up. "Thanks."
"No problem, but you need to attack more. Your defense is fine, you use surprise attacks but you cannot win while staying on defense all the time." Natasha told her and Lena nodded. "Yea I know."
Natasha smiled but then there was a loud explosion that shook the building. Immediately Lena grabbed something to hold onto so she wouldn't fall to the ground.
When it subsided Lena looked at her mother. She looked like she was slightly panicking. "Jarvis where was the explosion?"
"I was just about to tell you Agent Romanoff that the explosion was in the garage and that it is a code black."
"Code black!?" She asked shocked.
Lena frowned. What was code black? "Mom?" She asked and she turned around. "Lena, go to your room and lock the door."
"What? Why?"
"Just do it Lena!" Natasha told her.
Normally Lena does what her mother tells her to do but she was freaking out about this code black so she wanted to know what was going on. "What's code black mom? Is dad okay?"
"Go to your room now Lena." She said again as she got her weapons.
"I want to know what's going on!"
"Elena Velenova Romanoff! Go to your room now!" Natasha snapped at her. Lena was slightly shocked. Her mother was dead serious about this. Without another word she nodded her head and swallowed hard.
Natasha saw this and slightly regretted it. She hugged her and Lena closed her eyes. When they parted Natasha looked her in the eyes. "Just please go to your room Lena. Just please."
Lena nodded again and Natasha smiled. "Я люблю тебя мой милый ангел." (I love you my little angel.)
"Я тоже тебя люблю." Lena replied. (I love you too.)
With that Natasha ran out of the room and headed down to the garage. Lena on the other hand didn't go to her room. She knows she'll get in trouble for this later but she had a bad feeling in her gut.
So she decided on going down as well, but she took the stairs. She wanted to make sure her parents wouldn't find out. It took her a little bit to get down but eventually she got there.
When she came downstairs she could hear fighting and yelling. Not opening the doors yet she put her head against it and listened closely.
"You bastard!"
That sounded like her father. She could hear chuckling next. Definitely not her mother. "Oh Barton, please. What did you expect?"
"You're supposed to rot in a cell in Asgard! How the hell did you get back here!" That was her mother. She got there fast, but who was the person they were fighting and why did she mention Asgard? Alisa was from Asgard as her father but was there someone else that they didn't know?
"You two are so gullible."
"You're not going to win this time either Loki."
Loki? Wait, didn't Thor say he had a brother called Loki? Was this the same guy? But if it is why were they fighting?
"You're in no condition to call anything Romanoff."
That's when Lena decided to open the door slowly and the sight shocked her. Her father was lying on the ground bloodied and beaten up, but his leg seemed to be in a strange angel. But he was hold down by some strange creatures.
Her mother was pinned to the wall by a strange man. He had short black hair and he was holding her by the neck. She also noticed that she had some bruises and wounds. Who was this guy?
But her mother's gaze fell onto her. How the hell did she know she was there? But Lena saw her eyes going wide. "Лена бежать! Убирайся отсюда!" (Lena run! Get out of here!)
It seemed her father understood that and slightly panicked as well but it seemed the man didn't understand her. "You mortals and your different languages! I bet that was an insult wasn't it!"
Probably for her protection Natasha smirked at him. That's when he got mad, but Lena didn't see more since she was pulled back. Looking behind her she saw Marc. "Marc, what the…"
"I'll explain later, now… we need to run."
"What? But my…"
"We need to go now Lena!" He said and dragged her out of the tower. But Lena pulled herself out of his grasp and ran back to the tower. She wanted to help her parents, but before she could get back it exploded sending her to the ground. Marc ran to her as she slowly got up, her eyes already watery. "No…"
"Lena…"
"No, no, no!" She scrambled up and ran back to the building. The garage was blown up and destroyed. Even though it was still on fire Lena ran inside wanting to find her parents, but no one was there.
There was one thing that caught her eye. On the ground lay her father's bow and quiver with one arrow still in it. Her eyes started to let out tears as she picked it up from the ground.
Marc stood at the back watching Lena as she fell to her knees.
"Mom, dad…"
A tear fell down Lena's face as she remembered that day. It was the worst day of her life. Both of her parents were gone.
"Lena?"
She snapped her head around and quickly wiped the tear away from her face. "Marc? I thought you were sleeping." She said.
Marc sat there and sighed. "Well shouldn't you be sleeping as well?"
Lena sighed hanging her head. "I couldn't sleep."
"Nightmares?" Marc asked and she nodded. He sighed. "Still because…" Lena nodded again before he could even finish.
"But I'm fine." She told him and turned back to the fire trying to stay warm.
"No you're not Lena." Marc said simply. "I know it's hard, it's hard for all of us, but we can't give up."
"Easier said than done." Lena muttered as she sighed. Marc shook his head. "Lena listen, tomorrow we'll start searching for other people that may be rebelling against Loki. With their help we can fight him. And if we get to the Avengers Tower I can get my suit."
Lena glanced at him with a curious expression. "But how do you know that Loki didn't destroy it?"
He smirked. "Because it is under high security in the safest place where no one can get to it except for me and my father."
Lena was still quiet when he finished his sentence. She wasn't sure if this was a good idea. It was more likely that they would get killed as well, but then at least she'll be with her parents again.
You need to learn to never give up even if the chances are slim to none.
She blinked. That was her mother's voice in her head. It was like she was still with her. But she wasn't a good fighter like she was. Even though she started training at an early age she never got as good as her mother.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked to the side to see Marc looking at her worried. "We'll get through this Lena. I promise."
"Promise me that no one will die?" She asked him and at first Marc was silent. He wasn't sure if he could protect everyone. If everyone would come out alive. You know what they say, never promise something you can't keep. But hell he was going to try. He looked at her and looked her straight in the eyes.
"I promise."
And that's the end of this chapter. So Lena was saved by Marc and told he would help her and protect her and bla bla bla... I know, seems like they're in a relationship. But it could be just very close friends! So if you want Marc and Lena or anyone else in a relationship just leave a comment and please review! They make me happy and encourage me to post faster, just a hint there ;)