Hi guys! Here's a real quick chapter, like maybe three hundred words, just to let you know that I didn't die or forget about this fic!
P.S. don't forget to check the bottom AN!
"We have to do something, Cap!" Clint yelled into his earpiece, "This is getting bad!"
"I think this qualified as bad about a half an hour ago…" Steve said, throwing his shield with all his strength. The good news was that they all had made it outside. The bad news was that they had been separated, and weren't gaining any ground.
The men surrounded the whole building in pockets of about twenty men, making an intermittent circle.
Hawkeye was on the roof, running from one side to the other and back again to try to cover everyone's backs.
Black Widow was at the main entrance. She was unbeatable when it came to one-on-one, but she kept getting overwhelmed in waves, sending Clint in a panic every time.
Cap was trying to fight his way to the hysterical Darcy and the rest of his non-superhero friends.
Hulk was near the back entrance, smashing vehicles and men alike. His roars punctured the air occasionally, startling the men every time whereas the team was used to it.
Thor was also trying to fight towards Jane, a look of pure determination on his face. But he had been out among the men the longest, and was tiring. All of the team was getting tired.
"Where's Tony?" Clint said, "Is he really that stupid, that he'd just let us handle this on our own?"
"It doesn't take him that long to put on his suit," Steve acknowledged, "But for all we know, Stark Tower is likewise under attack."
"It's not," Natasha said quietly, "Jarvis would have alerted us already."
"That is true." Thor said, swinging his hammer heavily, "The invisible man looks out for Tony well."
"So, then where is he?" Steve asked as another man replaced the one he had just knocked down. They were unending, whereas their team was not.
Okay guys, I have several things to say here :) If the size of this AN is intimidating you, just jump to number three, that's the most important!
1.) Thanks for all the reviews and favorites! I know it's been a while, and this doesn't even deserve to be called a chapter since it's so short, but I'm finally inspired again (thank you Joss Wheden!). More to come!
2.) I was just made aware by OgichiRocks! that some of you aren't a complete nerd like me and might not know what A.I.M./MODOK are. If you do, feel free to jump to numero trece. And if you don't care to understand (which would help greatly in this fic), again jump to number three. But if this hasn't made much sense to you, A.I.M. is Advanced Idea Mechanics, and they are just people who are crazy about the power of technology. They have a leader, Scientist Supreme, and he is like the nerdiest bad guy you can imagine. It changes with every writer who he is, but generally he is a total dork. They create super-weapons (almost as good as Tony's!) that are revolutionary but absolutely evil :D And their greatest creation is MODOK (Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing). If the name doesn't clue you in, he is this giant brain basically. And also about the ugliest thing you could imagine. If you don't believe me, google it. Seriously, he is completely disgusting (which I guess is kinda the point). But he thinks just like a supercomputer, and knows the answer to everything. Oh, and the MODOK and AIM want world demoination (but who doesn't?). I hope that clears some stuff up if anyone was confused!
3.) Finally the most important one, I need some input. I could go two ways with this story.
Way A: Avengers get in some serious trouble. Tony escapes his captors with some serious injuries, and then rescues the team BAMF style :) Could continue into some more injuries for Tony, and then a return of his captors maybe, if people want.
Way B: Tony remains a captive. The Avengers win (barely and with some damage to your choice in characters) and they get to Stark Tower only to find that the captors moved Tony. Serious Tony whump and some Avengers BAMF.
So whaddya guys want? Please tell me! I like both ways, but I can see problems (for me, not you!) with both, so I'll let you decide! If you choose Way B too, tell me which character(s) other than Tony you want to see mildly injured (but not too bad since Tony is the star of this show) :D
Thanks, now that this story has a longer AN than actual story!