Okay guys, I made a major spoiler future chapter and I want to share it with you guys! PM me and I'll sen it your way. It's only about 470 words, so it's super short. It's about Gabriel after he is chained for his crimes and faces his punishment.
Surprise guests by angels in it! You guys know you want to read it! It's actually given me an idea for a sequel, if I get around to it.
The explosion rocked through the base, shattering windows and blowing up the floor under the assembled heroes and gods feet. Steve and Tony went flying out the door, smashing into the hallway wall, coughing from the impact and smoke. The floor under Banner and Coulson collapsed, sending them tumbling down into the flying ship with a mess of metal and glass and both gods were tossed out of a window, landing with a painful crunch of glass on the floor below them. Alarms and lights blared around them, painting the dark metal walls red.
The gods shared a look before jumping to their feet, Thor's hand wrapped around the hammer's handle and Loki's dagger clutched tightly in his slender fingers.
As they ran, the ship tilted to the side, sending both brothers sliding down along the floor.
" Do you feel that, brother?" Thor panted, bracing his feet against a table. Using some sort of sixth sense, both gods could feel the unnatural sharp thrum of the Mind Gem's energy corrupting a human mind.
" Yes, Thor." Loki hissed back, balanced on a chair bolted to the floor. " I believe Agent Barton is here for Gabriel."
" We can't let him escape!"
" Go find him then. I will help up here." Thor nodded, twirling his hammer in his hand. He shot off, leaving Loki alone in the room.
Loki looked down at the ground as it shook, the rumble of some large beast below him shaking the foundations of the flying fortress. One hand gripped around the dagger, Loki carefully climbed back into the room, staring down into the hole Banner and Coulson disappeared into. The roar of the beast rose from the darkness.
Loki took a deep breath, calming his nerves, and threw himself into the hole.
Thor charged recklessly down the halls, bursting in the room where Gabriel still stood caged. One pale hand was raised reverently to shoulder length, clenched into a fist. Sweat slid down his cheeks and his eyes were an eerily ghost blue, clouded over with white energy. Pinned to the wall, Natasha Romanoff opened and closed her mouth desperately, trying to warn Thor.
" Release Lady Romanoff, coward."
Gabriel's crazed grin warped into a soundless snarl. His hand tightened before dropping to his side, releasing Romanoff.
" I am no coward!" Gabriel cried angrily, snapping his fingers. The control panel for his cage sparked and blew, the door sliding back to the waiting angel.
" No!" Thor roared, throwing his hammer. Gabriel side-stepped, lip curling in mad amusement.
Arms wide, Thor charged at Gabriel with a loud war cry, sweeping low so his opponent couldn't dodge.
" Going up!" Gabriel barked out with a laugh, using Thor's face as a jump-board. He sailed over the god's head, tumbling gracefully to a stop outside. With a wave of his hand, the glass door slammed shut hard enough to strain the metal holding the cage up.
" Now what does this do..?" Gabriel hummed gleefully, reaching for the lever beside the control panel. With a yank, it slid back and the metal trap opened, sending a shudder through the glass cage.
Eyeing Gabriel wearily, Thor stepped back. His hand was white around Mjolnir's handle.
" You know, Loki told me about you." Gabriel clucked, running his slender fingers over the ruined control panel. " How you bullied him like the other worthless gods of Asgard, how you promised, you bragged, that you would kill all of the Frost Giants-"
He skipped over to the door of the glass cage, one hand raised with his fingers poised to snap.
" And worst of all, how Odin punished you for killing hundreds of Jotuns, all because of a weak insult, by putting you in time out for three days. We all know if it was Loki in your position, he would have been hurt so much worse. Lashings? Disinheritance?" Gabriel leaned over the gap between the metal platform and the glass cage. " Or just plain old banishment? I know where he's been, stupid, bull-headed brothers ruining everything others have worked so hard for, and getting off without blame, or, maybe, the little brother just gets all the punishment."
Romanoff was back on her feet, stealthily sneaking up on the ranting angel. Thor's eyes slid to her crouched form before shooting silently back to Gabriel.
" And despite everything, all the times family can betray and stab you, Loki doesn't hate you." Gabriel's voice fell into a whisper. " He still loves you, you don't even deserve him. You are everything bad in my home, reckless and ruthless and- and-"
Gabriel ground his teeth together, snapping his fingers. The metal latchings around the cage melted into silver goo, sending the glass cage screeching down the dark shoot into the open, blue sky.
" And loyal."
Romanoff lurched forwards, arms wrapped around Gabriel in a surprise tackle. A brush of wind breathed across the agent's face and open air filled a man-shaped hole in-front of her. Unable to stop, Romanoff pitched forwards off the edge of the metal platform, hands desperately clawing at empty air. Her drumming heart leapt into her throat and a cry of fear tore itself free of her lips.
Strong hands dug into the back of the tottering agent's form fitting suit. With a mighty heave, her savior yanked Romanoff back from the edge.
" You know, Agent Romanoff." Coulson's amused voice laughed from behind her. " There's easier ways to fly."
" Thank y-" Romanoff was cut off, thrown on top of Coulson by another sudden lurch in the ship.
" Barton's on the ship, I repeat, Clint Barton is on the ship. Does anyone read me?!" The Director's angry shouts rang out of Romanoff's communication device.
" I-I read." Romanoff hesitated slightly. " Agents Romanoff and Coulson read, Director Fury. Where is Barton?"
(Somewhat back in time, before Coulson saved Romanoff)
" Doctor Banner?" Coulson groaned, gritting his teeth, a massive metal pipe crushing his leg. " Doctor, can you here me?"
Banner was curled up on the ground several feet away. One hand was braced against the floor, the fingers crooked and swelling from breaks.
" Doctor- Bruce, calm down, you're in no danger-"
" No danger?" The doctor's voice came out in a raspy growl. "Can yo-you say the s-" The last word was a garbled yelp. His skin was tinted with green, and the seams of his clothes strained and split. Twisting desperately, he slid off the little platform they had fallen on and plopped ungracefully to the metal floor below them.
With a painful yank, Coulson freed his leg and started to crawl along the pipe bordered hall-way. The thunderous crunch of metal breaking under heavy footfall was punctured by a massive roar.
Coulson pushed himself to his feet, limping hurriedly down the hall. Behind him, the Hulk smashed through solid walls and metal piping. With one mammoth hand, he clipped Coulson's injured leg, sending the hurt man spinning into the wall as Hulk careened past.
Darkness was nipping at the edge of his vision when Loki found him.
" Up, Son of Coul." The god hissed, encasing one of the agent's limp hands in his pale one. He pulled Coulson to his feet, healing the wounded leg with a flourish.
" Th-thought you couldn't use magic yet." He ground out, steadying himself against the wall.
" It is no great trail to heal a single wound, Son of Coul. Now, go, my brother needs your aid." Loki's voice shook slightly on brother, but if the agent noticed, he said nothing about it. " Gabriel will try to escape, stop him. I will stop your green beast."
" Don't hurt him." Coulson called over his shoulder, rushing back down the hall. " Doctor Banner is in there somewhere!" He vanished behind a corner, his foot-steps fading in the distance.
Loki turned to the trail of bent and shattered metal, back straight and shoulders set.
Somewhere ahead of him, an enraged roar shook the floating fortress.
SORRY! This is late, reeaaallly late. No real excuse, I mean, I'm tired, school's started up, Cadets sucks the color out of my life, but other then that?
Nope, no excuses here.
Oh, and sorry if Gabriel sounds too OC. He is absolutely insane, and will stay that way until near the end. I had a bit of difficulty switching around roles for the scenes, since Loki is there in all. I'm kinda just assuming everyone has watched the movie since I'm cutting out some pretty important and arguably long and dragging discussions and all, but meh. I'm too lazy to try and fit all of the talks in.
Well, thanks for reading Internets, tell me what you think, and as always, Peace Off!