A/N: Hello my fellow readers. This will be one of the last chapters sorry. It is sad to see one of my first fanfictions come to an end. Sorry it took so long to update.
Enjoy...
Chapter 14
Now the revenge begins…
"Stark you found his location?" Natasha asked
"Yep, he's close by. But be ready for an ambush."
They walked along the corridor, following Tony to the location. They took their time as they each planned silently how they wanted this man dead. There was no rush; the Avengers have never been in so much stress before. And now that they have all the girls put to safety they didn't care what happened now.
They came to large double doors and they opened automatically. Iron man flew in first to detect any threats. "I've detected a few of Ivan's henchmen."
They followed him slowly ready for any kind of attack. Captain America held up his shield ready to knock anyone out. Clint had his bow loaded; Natasha had her guns at the ready. Thor had his hammer raised ready to strike and Loki raised his scepter ready to blast anyone into an oblivion.
They were greeted to the sight of many men armed with guns. "Stark you didn't tell us it was this many." Natasha complained
"All part of the fun." He replied
Clint shot an arrow and a dozen more split off and impaled some of the men. He grinned evilly, "Definitely part of the fun."
That arrow seemed to set off everything. The men charged and Natasha jumped into the action already wiping out several men at a time. Captain America threw his shield knocking a man down which created a domino effect. Tony was in the air blasting groups of men down. Thor threw his hammer knocking a row of men down, his hammer immediately circled back. Loki was going all out. He had clones of him all around the room causing the bad guys confusion.
"I definitely missed the adrenaline rush." Clint shouted over the noise.
The fighting went on for a few more minutes but they were noticing that a lot of them were getting back up and fighting again. They were all running out of time as they knew they would grow tired.
"Have you noticed that our hits aren't really affecting them?" Natasha shouted over the noise.
"Yeah they are just getting back up." Clint replied. Clint and Natasha were now back to back being circled by them. "Wow. I wonder who taught them."
"I think they are assassins." Natasha noted. "I've worked with assassins and they fight with a similar style."
"Great we really needed this at the moment." Clint groaned.
"If they are assassins, they would be trained very well." Natasha said. "God do I hate assassins. So troublesome." She tried to kick their legs out from beneath them but the only back flipped out of the way. Clint and Natasha worked together with the hand-to-hand combat. They found if they worked together they were much better.
Suddenly one of the 'assassins' shot Tony with exactly the same lazer out of a gun. The assassins attacking Thor and Loki had large spears that crackled with electrical energy.
"Stark what is this?" Loki snarled
"I think they have got powers from our daughters or they are absorbing our hits." He replied. "These assassins have an interesting choice of weaponry."
"Yeah I think we got that Stark." Captain America shouted back. His shield had dents in it from being hit with blasts of energy. "What we need to know is how to defeat them."
"Yeah I am getting to that. Give me a few moments."
"Hurry because you don't have long." Bruce said from the corner of the room. He wasn't in Hulk form he was just standing there watching leaning casually against the wall. He was fully prepared to change into Hulk if he had to. None of the assassins had taken any notice of him as they didn't consider him a threat.
"We could use a little help from you know…the other guy." Natasha shouted
"I thought you guys said I was plan B." He groaned
"Banner it is now plan B." Loki said. Loki and Thor were fighting alongside each other. They truly were unstoppable if they worked together. But they were holding back because if they went all out, they may cause the whole building to collapse.
"Guys none of this is gonna mean a damn thing if we don't figure out a way to defeat them." Natasha said.
"That line sounds familiar." Steve shouted a grin on his face. He smashed an assassin nearby with his fist, causing him to fall unconscious. One of the assassins tried to kick him in the face; he ducked just in time and grabbed his leg. He pushed him back into the other assassins knocking a few down. But they didn't stay down long enough for his liking. The good thing was that Steve had never fought assassins before and he may as well start practicing now.
Nearby Bruce started writhing on the floor and his skin colour slowly changed into green. He gradually became taller and soon enough the other guy appeared. He roared in anger and started smashing the assassins creating a crater in the ground. A few of them fled, seeing no point in going against the almighty Hulk. There was now a lot of screaming and running.
"Well no use in staying here. Hulk you think you can manage" Tony asked.
Hulk only smiled in response and continued smashing them. The room shook and it was only a matter of time before it caved in on itself. The rest of the Avengers left him to it, seeing no point in delaying their victory. They followed Ironman as he knew where Ivan was hiding. Finally they came up to another set of large double doors. What was with this place and double doors?
When they opened the door they were greeted to the sight of Ivan sitting on a massive throne. Well someone was power hungry.
"Welcome Avengers." He said in a deep voice.
They each noted that he was only young.
"Don't give us that crap. You have committed a crime and might I add that not only did you commit a crime, but you kidnapped our daughters. Now I don't think that was a very wise decision. You can either come with us without any trouble or…well do I need to explain the rest?" Steve said. At this moment he was in soldier mode.
"Come with you? Are you kidding? I've had way too much fun torturing your children. The screams that came out of your daughter's mouth were hugely entertaining. When I first captured them, they came in all loud mouth thinking they were all powerful because they were the children of the 'famous Avengers.' And then I crushed their confidence and they gave up hope. The looks of pain on their faces as I stood there watching. No I have had way too much fun to give up now. And the boys, the boys thought they could save the girls. What a feeble attempt that was."
The room became incredibly tense as they stood there glaring at him. They didn't know how they would proceed with their plan. "What did we ever do to you?" Tony asked. (His suit on loudspeaker) He decided to play the good guy act.
Ivan put his hand up in the air and a puzzled expression crossed their faces. A weird noise sounded and suddenly a force pulled them off their feet and they were each hurling through the air and then smashed against the wall. They struggled to get free. Tony was completely pinned against the wall. The rest were able to move a little but they were still stuck.
"What is this?" Thor yelled in anger
"I think it's a magnet. We are all wearing something metallic so no wonder." Clint grunted. "God these things are bitches."
"Don't be a coward and face us yourselves." Loki spat. He tried to use his magic but it sparked uselessly. The room was rigged like the one Lauren was being held captive.
"Huh! The god of Lies, and why should I do that. What? Do you not like it when people don't play fair? That's a little hypocritical don't you think" Ivan responded. Loki felt like he just got slapped in the face. Sometimes he wished he never gained that title. The god of lies didn't respond. He only glared in response. "Now how should I kill you? I could drown you, burn you. Chuck you in a pool of acid, all these options I don't even know what to choose. I'll kill you all individually for more fun." Ivan smiled.
They could only pity him but this only made him angrier. Loki felt a little empathetic as he knew what it felt like to feel loneliness. He also knew what it felt like to feel like nothing could save you. That feeling can drive you mad. And Loki was almost overcome with darkness. But certain people pulled him out of that darkness.
"Before you kill us, can we just ask? Why are you targeting us? Our children? What did we ever do to you?" Natasha asked
The smile instantly left his face and darkness clouded his face. "You don't even remember what you did to my father. You killed my only family. My father use to be a scientist who worked for SHIELD and you needed him for a mission. I was just seven years old when you killed him. He went on a mission with you and never came back. So I blame you Avengers. And you didn't even come to tell me how he died." He spat.
"Wait what? We never killed a scientist who was working with us." Clint said
"Lies." He replied.
Loki chuckled loudly. "I am the god of lies and I think I would know when someone was lying. He, sir, is not lying to you."
"Wait what was your father's name?" Tony asked quickly. He was still stuck to the wall with in a weird angle.
"My dad's name was Richard Vander." Recognition crossed all over their faces. Ivan took it the wrong way though. "Yes the man you killed. Richard Vander."
"Richard Vander? The Richard Vander? He was one of the best scientists in SHIELD. Why the hell do you think that we killed him?" Natasha growled
"Who else did? If you didn't kill him directly then you didn't protect him well enough. And for that I hate you."
"Ooooh hate is a strong word Ivan. Don't go saying such strong words before you even check to see if there is any evidence." Tony said
"I don't need evidence. I know it."
"Ok, you need your facts straight. First of all we didn't kill your father. He was a great man who helped the world in so many ways. Secondly, did you ever bother to find out the details of that mission? We didn't kill your father. Your father sacrificed his life to save the world." Tony explained.
"It is true Ivan. Your father created an AI with its own personality. But something went wrong in his creation. Because the AI had its own personality your father didn't know what sought. So the AI rebelled against SHIELD. It went crazy. So we had to help shut it down. But in the process your dad died." Steve said.
"We are truly sorry for your loss but we cannot change the past. If it was possible we would do it. Your father was a great man."
"Don't talk about my father like you knew who he was!" Ivan shouted with so much anger.
"I did." A voice said at the door. They all craned their necks (except for Tony) so they could find the source of the voice. Bruce stood at the entrance not in Hulk form. There was still a bit of wildness in his eyes but he kept the 'other guy' at bay. "Richard and I were good friends. In fact I remember meeting you when you were only a few years old."
"Shut up. You don't know anything."
"I did know him. He would be so disappointed in you right now." Bruce was trying to use the guilt tactic to see if he would crack. The rest of your avengers were wiggling out of their belts and stuff that was metal while Ivan was distracted talking to Bruce.
"Stop it!" Ivan shouted. As the minutes went by he was becoming more and more mad.
"Ivan you need to understand. Your father didn't want to do it. But he had too. It was either you or many lives of innocent people. He loved you, remember that. And he wouldn't want you to do this. Don't disappoint your father. Please be the good guy, and just stop."
"NO I WILL NOT. YOU DESERVE TO DIE." He screamed. Now he just sounded like a child having a hissy fit.
At this moment the rest of the Avengers (not Tony) got free and joined Bruce.
"Bruce there is no helping him." Natasha whispered quietly
"Let's just finish him off now Banner." Loki said. He didn't even bother keeping his voice low.
"No we need to take this situation carefully." Steve said
Loki and Thor looked at him as if he was going mad. Clint stepped in before a fight broke out. "In Asgard your punishment may be death but here its different. As long you are here on Earth you must abide our rules."
"And SHIELD never said to kill him. We have to capture him." Natasha said backing up Clint.
Loki looked he was a toddler and you just denied him a lolly. "Please tell me I am not the only one who wants him dead!"
"Hey I am with you there, but we need to do whats right." Clint said
"Clint's right. We can give him a second chance." Steve said
"Second chances are overrated." Loki mumbled under his breath.
"Hey guys, look he's running for it." Tony shouted from the other side of the room.
They each turned just to see Ivan sprinting out the door. "What is with the running." Natasha groaned at the memories of previous experiences. Loki disappeared and they heard a loud scream.
Loki appeared again but this time with his hand gripping Ivan but the scruff of his neck. "Is this what you meant by capture? Because it is a little boring." He commented
"Let go of me!" Ivan shouted. He tried to struggle out of his grip.
Thor punched him in the face and he slouched forward, knocked unconscious. Everyone looked at him. "What? The temptation was too great." He shrugged.
At this they all burst out laughing. "Ok we gotta take him to SHIELD before he becomes unrecognisable." Bruce chuckled.
They left the room. Steve stopped midway in the corridor and they turned expectantly. "I have a feeling we are forgetting something." He said
"Yeah so do I." Clint noted.
They all looked at each other and shrugged.
Meanwhile
"HEY GUYS. WAIT YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE. YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE MAGNET!" Tony shouted.
Silence greeted him and he groaned. "Those bitches better come back for me... This'll be a long nigh, JARVIS can you please hack into the system and shut down the magnet."
"Already on it sir. May take a little longer than it should as the suits power is on 15%."
"Great…"Tony sighed.
A/N: I finally got the chapter done. You don't understand how hard it was for me. I couldn't get it right. But after many deleted paragraphs and eating junk food I now give you the last chapter. The next chapter will be kinda like an epilogue thing.
It saddens me that this story comes to an end. I had great fun writing it and I hope you all enjoyed it.
I don't know whether there will be a sequel. Maybe if I get enough reviews I'll think about it. But don't worry there will be more Avengers/Young Avengers stories to come.
Check out Loki-Prime, Chica Espanola121 and kbarrett123 for more Young Avengers stories.
And please check out my other story Project Viper. I will be continuing on with that. Although I am not so sure for Being Tommy Stark.
Thank you all for reading my story and reviewing. Your reviews really do give me great motivation.
-Frenchie121
