Failure, the only thing he knew at the moment, the only feeling he felt. He was not a leader, not anymore. He lost, he failed and he didn't even deserve to live. He didn't even know what he was still doing here. He didn't have anything left here. Nothing at all. He lost everything. He lost his wife, he lost his son, and he even lost his friends. All because he wasn't a good enough of a leader.

Sitting at a fire, trying to keep warm in the darkness of the abandoned subway, he sat there, his legs crossed and drowning in his own depression. Nothing would help him out. Nothing at all.

He noticed a thin man walking over to him with something in his hands. "Hey, you should eat while we still have something. We don't know when the next people decide to go hunt for food. Which would be… never." He said sighing.

"No, I'm fine. You should eat, you need it more." He told the man and he shook his head. "You know, you shouldn't dwell in the past. Move on, if you want avenge your family."

The man flinched at the word avenge but soon shook it off while turning back to the man. "It's fine, really. You people need to survive and feed your… families."

The man standing with food in his hands sighed and sat down next to him. "You know I will force feed you if I have to. You haven't eaten in days! You have to be hungry."

"I don't deserve to eat." He simply told him.

The man with the food frowned. "It isn't your fault. You didn't know, it was a surprise. We don't judge you. You did what you could."

"I could have…" He couldn't finish his sentence as the man shoved the bread he had in his hands into his mouth. The man blinked and coughed as he chewed on the bread. When he swallowed it he looked at the man. "Thanks Robert." He mumbled.

He smiled. "No problem." Robert patted his back and stood up to walk away but before he left he turned around. "Try to cheer up. This isn't your fault." With that Robert left him.

The man hung his head as he sighed. "But I still think it is."

Avengers Assemble! Avengers Assemble! Avengers Assemble!

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"For god's sake Marc! We are not there yet!" Alisa snapped at him as she turned around. It has been at least an hour since the attack and they were still wandering through the tunnels of the subway. They hadn't found anyone yet and were slowly wondering if anyone else was down here.

But having an annoying Stark in your group doesn't make the situation any better. Marc has been asking if they were there yet for the last ten minutes and it was starting to get one everyone's nerves.

"I was just asking." Marc said a little confused as to why Alisa would snap at him.

Eric sighed. "You've been asking that for the last ten minutes. No offense, but you're driving us crazy."

"Jeez sorry. I can't help it." Marc told him.

Lena snorted. "Yea he can't help it. It's in his blood."

Marc smiled. "See Lena even… wait! In my blood? Are you saying my family is annoying?"

The red haired girl shrugged. "Your father was annoying so it's in your blood."

"Yea, like it's in Lena's blood to kill anyone who is annoying her." Zack commented only to get a glare from said girl. "I do not kill people that annoy me!"

"You did try to kill Eric while he was playing video games and yelling at the TV screen." Alisa told her and Lena glared at her. "On which side are you on?"

Eric sighed as he took a few steps ahead. "Come on guys, let's stop arguing and keep going. We need to find someone. If Lena already told me to take the lead than please let me try!" He told them and turned around.

He was a little confused as to see them all a little shocked. Eric tilted his head as he rested his hands on his hip. "What? Don't I get a feedback? Am I a good leader or not?"

"Uh Eric." Zack started, but Eric shook his head. "You guys don't get it do you? After miss little archer here slapped me and almost had a mental break down I thought about things and she's right about one thing. We need a leader."

"Eric." Alisa tried this time but also had a little desperation in her voice.

"If we want revenge and want to avenge our parents we need to fight together. We need to stick together. We need to take up each other's problems and we need to help each other. We…

"Eric!" Lena yelled at him. He stopped and turned his gaze on her. "What Lena?"

She pointed behind him and suddenly Eric heard loud breathing. He blinked and sighed. "There's one of those creatures behind me isn't there?"

They all nodded their heads and Eric turned around and ducked only to miss an axe that was aimed for his head. He jumped back and was shocked to see the creature. It was bigger than the last one and it had more armor on. He was also carrying a huge axe. "That's not a scout!" He yelled.

Alisa shook her head as she sheathed her sword. "No, that's probably a warrior. Sent to kill us if I may add."

"I wonder who wants us dead." Marc asked amused.

"Just shut up and do something useful." Lena told him as she got an arrow ready on her bow and shot at the creature. It hit its shoulder letting the creature screech out in pain. But he just pulled the arrow out of its shoulder and snapped it in half.

Eric charged at the creature with a roar and slammed his shield in its chest. The creature stumbled back a little but it regained its balance quickly and slammed Eric away. The creature was hit by another arrow, this one hit him in the leg, but he simply pulled it out and threw it away. Turning around it glared at Lena and she slightly flinched.

The creature charged at her and Lena quickly dodged him, but it wasn't fast enough. The creature was still able to grab her and throw her to the ground. Lena grunted. A shield hit the creature in its head and in that moment, while it was still dazed, Lena got up quickly and grabbed her bow and hit the creature with it straight across the face.

It stumbled back and stood there frozen. Everyone stopped and Lena clutched her bow tighter. The creature shook its head and then roared at Lena. The red haired girl wanted to grab another arrow but somehow the creature was faster and grabbed her by the throat. Lena choked and tried to get away from him.

The creature sneered as its head got closer to Lena's. She turned her head away to get as far away from it as possible. The head was alien like. Its eyes were a pitch black and the head was strangely formed. As it opened its mouth, the jaws opened in four ways. It was disgusting as was its breath. It sneered as it screeched but somehow it was trying to talk.

"Elena Romanoff." It screeched and Lena's eyes went wide. How the hell did that thing knew her name? It seemed that the creature grinned and it raised its axe probably wanting to finish her off, but a sword was penetrated through its stomach. The creature screeched in pain and let Lena go.

She saw Alisa standing behind the creature with her sword and she looked pissed. "Die you damn creature!" She yelled and the sword was covered with lightning that went all over the creatures' body. It screeched as the lightning ran all over its body until it stopped and fell to the ground with a thud.

Alisa pulled out her sword that was now covered in black liquid and ran to Lena. "Are you okay."

"T-That t-thing knew my name!" She stated while pointing to the now dead creature.

"Well that can't be good." Eric remarked as he walked over to them. Alisa helped Lena back to her feet and she just shook her head not believing what happened.

Marc sighed. "Well looks like Loki knows who you are."

"But how?" Lena asked. "And if he knows who I am doesn't that mean he knows who you guys are as well?"

Zack shrugged. "Don't know, sorry about not helping, I didn't want to Hulk out and cause trouble."

"It's fine." Lena told him. "Jeez first that scout now this thing. They know where we are."

Eric nodded. "Yea, we need to keep moving. If we stay in one spot they'll find us in not time. Come on."

Everyone sighed and followed Eric on. Alisa put her sword back in her sheath and followed the others as well, but she took one last glance at the creature she had just slain. Something was wrong. Deep in the gut of her stomach something was telling her that something was wrong. Why would they attack now?

Avengers Assemble! Avengers Assemble! Avengers Assemble!

Robert watched the blonde man as he was sitting by the fire all alone. He sighed shaking his head. He was like that ever since he came. Not moving an inch.

"Everything alright Robert?" A man asked while walking up to him. He sighed. "I'm worried about him. He's been sitting there ever since he got here. He blames everything on him."

"What? Why? It's not his fault."

"But he thinks it is." Robert told him. "I don't know what to do Gavin."

"Well maybe talk to him. Tell him it's not his fault." Gavin suggested but Robert shook his head. "Already tried that but he's still sitting there."

Gavin started to think on another way to cheer up Steve but a young boy probably fifteen came running at them. "Robert! Gavin!"

They both turned to the boy. "What's wrong Kevin?"

Kevin was panting. It seemed he was running. "W-We were attacked by a… by a warrior Krich!"

"What?" Robert and Gavin asked shocked. "What happened where are the others?" Gavin asked.

Kevin shook his head. "It killed them all! I was able to hide and it left. But when I came back here I saw it dead!"

"Dead? Did something hit it or…" Kevin shook his head again interrupting Robert. "No I looked it over and saw it was stabbed. Someone killed it, also I found some arrows lying around."

"Arrows?" Gavin asked. Kevin nodded yet again. "Yes, also I found some tracks that were leading to this place. I took a short cut but I didn't see anybody."

Robert nodded at the boy. "Don't worry Kevin. We'll send some out to see where they are and take them in."

"But what if they are on our side?" Kevin asked.

Gavin shook his head. "We can't take the chance that they are working undercover for Loki. We need to take them in."

Kevin sighed. "Okay."

Sorry for the slight delay, something came up, but here's another chapter. This time it starts with a strange man. Does anybody have any idea? Hm? Anyone? Any idea? Well if you know who it is say it in the review and the first one to guess it right will get a virtual cookie!

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