A/N: Hey guys. I am so sorry I feel so bad for not writing as much lately. But I have EXAMS next week and won't be able to update as frequently.
Anyways enjoy…
Chapter 13
The excruciating wait will not be in vain, Loki thought. He was becoming worried every second that went by. But for some reason he could feel Lauren's magic increasing. He smiled, proud of his smart daughter. He could tell she was storing her magical energy. But he could sense all her emotions. She was scared, and he didn't like it. All Loki wanted to do was to teleport to her but he could sense that the place was rigged so he couldn't. He tried to once but got thrown back onto the helli-carrier.
"Landing in 5 minutes." Clint said over the speakers
The Avengers sighed in relief. They could finally get the revenge they wanted. The ride had been in mainly silence as everyone tried to stay calm. But now the evil glints were coming into the eyes. Steve had never felt so not calm in his life, he was usually the calmest out of all the Avengers.
Finally the helli-carrier began to descend. They didn't bother with making there landing stealth, no one was getting in their way. As soon as the heli-carrier touched the ground Tony was out the door the fastest, surprising them all. Usually he was the laid back, lazy, sarcastic guy but this was the most serious they had seen him.
They all rushed out and caught up to him. They ran to the closest door and flung it open trying to push their way in. Once they all finally managed to get in they searched the room frantically. There was nothing, no one. But what could be heard was distant screaming.
"That's Athena. We need to hurry." Thor said impatiently
They all sprinted in the general direction. Tony gave up with running and put on his suit and flew off ahead to search for any of the enemy. Every once in a while they would run past a few guards that Tony knocked out.
The screams got worse and it was hard even for them to stay calm. They were becoming frantic by the minute. Finally they came to a door that said Stark on it. Tony rushed in and saw Tommy lying on an examining table like she was some experiment.
"Tommy!" Tony's suit folded away and knelt down beside her. He grimaced when he saw how pale she was. You could see the blue veins running up her arms and she looked like she hadn't eaten in ages. She had a pained expression and she kept whispering something in her sleep. She was bare foot and wore a simple white dress. She had this huge helmet thing with all these wires connected to her head. It looked like a huge game simulator.
The rest of the Avengers crowded around her. "Go find the others, we don't have much time. We have to figure out how to get them out of here safely without causing any more damage." Tony said
"Yes, we'll continue to find the others. Speak over the intercom if any problems occur. Tony see if you can get JARVIS to shut down the force field on this place so maybe Loki can teleport us out of here." Steve replied. As always he was good with the battle strategies. They all left leaving Tony with his daughter in peace. Tony unhooked all wires carefully and pulled off the helmet. She cried out painfully and it broke his heart seeing her in so much pain. He put the suit back on and lifted her up. She lay limp in his arms and he was scared that if he moved her she would shatter.
He flew off towards the direction of the heli-carrier.
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Meanwhile the rest of the Avengers were sprinting along the corridors checking every room they went into. Steve felt like this was de ja vu all over again. It reminded of the time when he went to break his friends out from Schmidt's hideout. Finally they came up to a door and it said Rogers on it. They all glanced at each other hesitantly. It was just too easy. Steve wrenched the door open. The door snapped off its hinges and he realised how tight his grip was on the door handle.
The room was pitch black and was freezing. Steve stepped inside not wasting any more time and a motion detector light flickered on. Stella was laying on an identical examining table to the one Tommy was on. The only difference is that she was cuffed at the feet and wrists to the table. She was wearing the same white dress. It looked like they were in a hospital about to undergo an operation. Steve rushed towards Stella like Tony had with Tommy. He knelt beside her.
Noticing the control panel, Bruce pushed a button and the cuffs slid open. That's when they saw that the veins in Stella's arm had turned bluish black from some sought of liquid.
Steve's face was a mix of emotions: hatred, anger, sadness, guilt, distress. Each emotion kept rolling over his face. He looked at his team and an understanding passed between them.
"Go on ahead. I am going to go on the ship and me and Stark will meet you guys. We'll try and take down the force field."
They all left him in the silence. The plan was to each find their children as quickly as they could and to get them to safety.
Loud footsteps could be heard as they kept running to each and every door. Finally another door said a name. Odinson. Thor wasted no time in opening the door. He was in there as fast as a lightning bolt right by Athena side. He unstrapped the bonds, binding her to the chair. He felt the surge of energy and it zapped him in response. He didn't pay any close attention to it though. He was already used to it. But Athena on the other hand…
Athena's eyes fluttered open when she felt her dad's hands shaking her. She groaned and held a hand up to her head. She had a splitting headache. It couldn't even be described how much pain she was in. No amount of pain killers would be able to cure this headache. Her body was aching all over and even the slightest movement caused her unimaginable pain.
Athena's eyes were blood shot and red. She had dark circles under her eyes. And she looked like she hadn't slept in years. Athena stood up shakily and she was trembling so hard.
"Don't push yourself Athena. You're in no shape to be walking again." Thor's deep voice vibrated around the room. Athena winced at the sound.
Thor kept talking oblivious to her discomfort. "Do you need anything? Water, foo-"
"Dad could you please do something important for me?" Athena asked quietly
"Anything my dear." Thor answered
"Shut up, your voice is so frigging loud." Loki snickered at the look on his brothers face. That was the first emotion in ages other than pure hatred that Loki had shown. Athena tried to walk past Thor but lost her balance. Loki quickly caught her before she hit the ground.
Athena stumbled back to her dad and leant him for support. "Actually…I am really weak. But that aside we need to find the other. Especially Lauren, she is under a lot of stress I can sense she's close by."
"We are going ahead." Natasha said
"Be careful." Thor said with double meaning behind his words.
Loki, Clint, Bruce, and Natasha left the room to go find Lauren. So far the mission was going well. Too well, and everyone knew it. Again, they ran. Natasha occasionally would shoot a security camera when she spotted one or a stray guard. The guards didn't really fight back like they were under strict orders not to. Finally Loki halted outside one of the doors.
"I think its best I go in alone. Lauren may be going through some difficulties…" Loki said
"Hey we are all in this together." Clint said
Loki turned around and gave him a death stare that would scare even a pack of hungry lions away. He spun on his heels and slipped inside leaving Clint, Bruce and Natasha there awkwardly.
The room was boiling hot and Loki winced at the heat. Lauren was slumped forward strapped to a chair like Athena had been. Loki grimaced when he saw Lauren in her Frost giant form. He knew that it was hard to accept being a frost giant. Her skin was now blue and she had her eyes shut in pain. Loki snapped his fingers and the room instantly became cold but then was rapidly heating up again. She sighed in relief and she slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were a piercing red.
"Dad! Help me." She whimpered
He walked forward and unstrapped the leather. She fell forward and her dad caught her. "We have to save Carmen now! I fear they are doing something awful to her."
"Clint, Natasha and Bruce are alre-." He responded
"No! She needs her friends. NOW!" Lauren screamed startling Loki with her sudden outburst.
"Ok, ok. Why do you think that she needs her friends? Our plan is to get all of you to safety."
"No that won't work. Please we must hurry." Lauren seemed frantic and Loki was still puzzled at why. She started getting up and her form gradually changed back to a human form. But the red eyes stayed with her anger. Loki followed his daughter cautiously making sure that she wouldn't collapse at any moment.
Lauren was picking up speed as her strength came back. Loki had to run to keep up with her after a while. She was generally worried for her friend. Finally she stopped outside a door and stepped in. The room was dark and freezing cold. Lauren relaxed a little as the coldness spread over her body. But then she stiffened as she remembered her task.
"Carmen?" Lauren shouted cautiously
"GO AWAY!" A voice screamed from the corner of the room. Lauren's eyes finally adjusted to the darkness and she saw Carmen's huddled figure in the corner of the room. "I can't do this anymore. Just spare me and kill me now." Her voice broke on the last word.
"Carmen it's me Lauren."
"You're dead. I know it's not you." She replied
"They've tricked you. It's really me Lauren. Our parents have come here to save us."
"There is nothing to save. I should be dead with the rest of us."
Loki left the room to speak over the intercom and give them privacy. He was speaking quietly and hastily and had a little scared look on his face.
"Carmen stop being ridiculous. We are all alive and safe. They've obviously drugged you so that you hallucinate." Lauren tried to reason. She realised that Carmen was losing the will to live and she needed healing fast before it was too late.
"Prove it. How do I know you are not a fake and this is trap? I know you are just trying to make me hope again. And then you'll squash my hope."
Lauren hissed under her breath. Sometimes Carmen can be really unreasonable. Lauren walked towards her friend and a look of guilt flashed across her friend. "I'm sorry but I have to do this Carmen."
Carmen didn't even try to fight back. Lauren put her hand on top of her friends head and her hand glowed green. Lauren caught her as she slumped forward. Light snores left Carmen's mouth.
"What happened we tried to get here as fast as we could?" Lauren heard Clint's voice outside the room. The door swung open and Clint walked in quickly. When he saw Carmen's limp body in Laurens arms his face fell.
"Don't worry she isn't dead but I had to put her to sleep for a while." Lauren couldn't meet Clint's eyes as she handed his daughter over to him. He was handling this surprisingly well.
Suddenly all the lights flickered off and on in the building startling Lauren.
"Seems like Tony was able to hack into their systems." Natasha noted
"Lauren can you teleport you and Carmen to the heli-carrier. And stay there and wait for everybody to get back safely." Loki ordered
"But dad I want to fight too." Lauren whined, Loki silenced her with a look. She sighed and held out her arms for permission to take Carmen back again. Clint hesitated before finally giving her up to Lauren. Green light surrounded her and Carmen before she disappeared.
"Now we need to go get the boys and kick some major ass."
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The boys waited patiently in their 'cell'. Harry's tracker was still flashing in the darkness. Brendan's stomach growled loudly, they hadn't allowed them to eat anything since they came. Brendan mentally scolded himself for not eating something before they went on the mission.
"Argh I can't take it anymore. I am so hungry." Brendan finally said
"And bored." Harry added
"Guys this is nothing compared to what is happening to the girls." Nathan said. As usual he couldn't take a joke.
Suddenly Harry's tracker stopped flashing. They looked at each other and grinned. "They're here." Harry said
"Finally we can kick some ass." Nathan groaned
Another dot appeared on the screen and it was coming towards them. "It'll only be a few minutes. Let's be patient." Harry
It felt like hours they had to wait for them to arrive, but in reality it was probably only about 20 minutes . The door started creaking and all three stood up quickly, ready for any kind of attack. Then the door finally snapped off its hinges.
Light streamed in their cell and the only thing that could be seen was Captain America's shield. "It think I am getting better at breaking doors now." Steve commented
Brendan, Nathan and Harry walked out of their cell. They all groaned as their aching backs cracked loudly. It was a rough night; it was awkward sleeping with your hands cuffed behind your back. Bruce bought out a key and unlocked there cuffs. They clanked against the ground loudly breaking the silence.
"So what's the plan?" Harry asked eagerly
"You three are going back to the heli-carrier and you have to protect the girls with your lives. And if you don't, don't bother showing us your faces again." Clint said
"Can you put in the coordinates of the ship." Harry held out the tablet to Steve. Steve grabbed it quickly and tapped in the coordinates. "Right, your only job is to protect the girls. And only to protect the girls. You are not to interfere with our fight." Steve said in a serious voice.
Part of them didn't want to get involved with their fight. "Ok we got it. Protect the girls only. Brendan said. He got the sense that if he did watch he wouldn't be able to look at the Avengers the same way."
The three boys jogged down the hall on the way to the heli-carrier.
Iron man flew over them and met up with the Avengers. "We all good?" He asked
They all nodded.
Now the Revenge begins…
A/N: Hey guys. I know it's been a while. I'd just like to say that this story will be ending in a couple of chapters. I haven't thought of a sequel yet but if you want one, review or PM me your idea.
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