Loki sat quietly in the living room, reading Pride and Prejudice to himself when Clint and Jackie scurried into the room.
"Clint, what's going on?" Jackie hissed, her gray eyes darkening like a summer storm. "Seliena sent out a distress call. Mission must have taken a turn for the worse, so I'm going in for back-up." Clint sighed, wincing when Jackie's eyes brimmed with tears.
"I'm sure she's okay, she is just in a tight jam. She's survived worse." Clint rubbed her arm and gathered up his bow.
Seliena's in trouble? Interesting, Loki thought, searching her out in his mind.
As he touched her mind, he saw blinding red. Was she angry? Or hurt?
Unable to answer these questions, Loki made his way to his room. He settled down on his bed and focused his mind on finding and transporting to Seliena.
He just hoped he wasn't too late.
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Seliena crouched down next to a few barrels, the stench of decomposing garbage and cigar smoke almost caused her to gag. Her back screamed with pain, blood sticking her thin tee-shirt to her back.
She had been sent to Styker's base to uncover what he had been up to, and when he found out who she really was, she paid the price.
"Well, you aren't dead. So I guess I'm not late." Seliena gasped and turned to look over her shoulder. "Loki, what are you doing here? I asked for Barton!" She stage-whispered, her colorful eyes wide with shock.
"He got a little, tied up." Loki smirked a little. "All that matters is that someone got here to save you."
Seliena looked down at his wrists. "Good luck with that," She grabbed his hands and showed him two silver brace's that were intricate engravings , the most obvious of the cravings were the R's that glowed red.
"What is this!?" Loki snapped, his nose flaring. "Raena must have noticed your disappearance and stopped you from using your magic." Seliena chuckled softly, her dirty face softening up.
Loki was about to say something snarky when he noticed a soldier point a gun straight at Seliena's head. "DUCK!" He yelled, pushing her down into the ground as the shots are fired.
"Get off and move it!" Seliena ordered, pushing him off and stumbling to her feet as they run across the court yard.
"Why aren't you using your magic!?" Loki yelled, following her closely. "I don't know, they're on the fritz!" She called back. "Now stop your yapping and run!"
Loki couldn't help a small smile that curled up the edges of his mouth as he quickens his pace.
Seliena stopped and looked at the oncoming army; she narrowed her eyes, willing for something to stop them.
As bullets rip through the air, a wall of fire erupts from one side of the court yard to the other. Ice covered the ground for a few feet. It grows slick from being so close to the heat.
Loki skids to a stop as Seliena grabs his arm, and in a flash of silver they are transported.