Chapter 5
"Ok, now Sparky, combine your lighting with Angela's damage boost stream and I think we would be able to hold her in our time for us to place the new Accelerator on her." Stark said as I charged electricity in my hand and Angela fired her damage boost stream at Lena. Lena had a look of fear as I joined my lighting with the stream and saw Stark and Winston unstrapping the big and clunky Accelerator.
I saw Stark grabbed the sleeker Accelerator and placed it on Lena's chest. Winston did the straps and after a few minutes it was secured on Lena. "Alright, let's give it a go yeah?" Stark said and looked at Lena as she twirled and looked at it. She blinked next to me then blinked next to Angela and then Winston and Stark last. She thought she would have to stop to recharge and accidently blinked and slammed into a wall. Stark walked over and offered his hand. She instead jumped up fast and gave him a bear hug.
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" she said straddling Stark and giving him puppy dog eyes as she was bleeding from the impact in her nose. Angela walked over and grabbed Lena's ear and pulled her off. She pinched Lena's nose to stop the blood flow from flowing further and Lena groaned.
"Ok, ok, you can stop babying me mom, I'm a grown girl now." She said with a smile. Angela just smiled and held the nose for a minute and then released her nose and pulled out a napkin and wiped the rest of Lena's blood off her face.
"You're welcome Lena, now what do you say to Mr. Stark?" she said giving her a motherly look. I chuckled and Lena shot me a glare.
"Thank Mr. Stark!" she said and shook his hand. "Please, call me Tony." He said and smiled. Lena took off to the rec room. "Mein Gott, I swear she is the daughter I never had." Angela said as she pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. I laughed and placed an arm around her waist. "Oh please, she is bound to give of a daughter-like feel when it comes to you Angie." I said and she scoffed and placed her head on my shoulder.
Stark cleared his throat and I looked at him as he and Winston just crossed their arms. "What?" I asked. "This is a scientist-only area, take your love crap somewhere else please." Stark said as he ushered us out. "Ok, ok, we're leaving." I said as we walked back out to the hall and Stark closed the door. I stood there with Angela and smiled at her. "I forgot how much of an ass Stark could be." I said. "I HEARD THAT!" Stark yelled. I smirked and we walked out to the rec room and relaxed on the couch as Lena blinked everywhere and showed everyone her new Accelerator.
"Ha, ha! A new machine to help you Lady Oxton. I would be most intrigued in your new abilities." Thor proclaimed and Lena giggled. "Please, it's just Lena luv." She corrected him. Thor just gave a look of confusion and walked over to Reinhardt and started to talk with him. "So, I hear your hammer is mighty, can it withstand the force of Mjolnir?" Thor proclaimed to Reinhardt. He bellowed with laughter.
"Ah, Lord Odinson, I do not believe my hammer is mightier than yours or the Allfather." He said with a smile. "You know of Asgard then?" Thor asked tentatively. "Aye, when I was a wee child. My mother told me stories of the great battles you had with the Frost Giants of Jotunheim. The grand city of Asgard." He explained and Thor smiled as someone finally understood about his heritage. "Ah, what I wouldn't give to see the beautiful palace with my own eyes." He said dreamily. "I can make that happen." Thor said and brought him outside. We all followed and watched as Thor raised Mjolnir.
"HEIMDALL, OPEN THE BIFROST!" Thor said. A blinding light enveloped them both and soon they were gone. The agents were surprised while me and the rest of the Avengers, excluding Stark, just smiled. We walked back in the base and Soldier 76 told us we had a mission. We gathered in the mission room. "Where is Reinhardt?" He asked. "Asgard." I replied. He stared at me and shook his head. "Anyways, we have found possibly Talon influence in a small town in Oregon. I want a small team to check it out." He explained.
Stark walked in covered in soot. "Well, let me show you how the Avengers can deal with disturbances. Besides, my team could use the time to help you while we figure our way back." He said clapping Soldier 76 on the back. "Alright, we'll see how good your team is. I'll send Mercy as a spectator and healer to evaluate your progress and see how good your team is." He said and Stark nodded.
"Well since Thor is off showing Reinhardt Asgard, I'll pick the team to go." He said crossing his arms. "So, what kind of mission are we talking about? Stealth or openly attacking them?" He asked 76.
"Well, I try to do these missions as covertly as possible to avoid unwanted attention. But Reaper wants everyone to know Overwatch is back. So with you guys, I'd go with openly attacking them as they won't expect the Avengers." He said giving the go ahead.
"Well then, Hulk, Hawkeye, Cap, and Sparky. Feel like doing a little damage?" he asked us. Hawkeye and Cap nodded and Hulk just said 'Time to Smash!' and I just nodded. Angela came over and smiled. I rubbed her hair and she pouted and smacked me on the head. I chuckled nervously and kissed her. Everyone just groaned and walked to the jet. I ran to my room and grabbed my backpack and placed it on. I was about to walk out when I felt a weird presence and looked around my room until it brought me to the Space stone I had on the dresser.
I picked it up and felt a small jolt that was unknown to me. 'Could the stone be reactivating its power. Hmm, I'll ask Winston and Stark when I get back.' I placed the stone back and ran off to the hangar. I boarded the plane and looked at the weaponry. I looked at the guns and knives and eventually settled with a sword that looked like Genji's except the hilt was different and had an arm guard. The blade was the same height as Genji's and I swung it a little to get a feel for it and sheathed it. I slung it on my back and activated my suit.
My suit spiraled around me and somehow managed to cover the sword and the hilt stood out on my back. I took my seat next to Angela and disengaged my helmet. I smiled at her and she giggled. Hawkeye scoffed and looked out the window. "Oh come on Barton don't be like that." I said getting up to sit next to him.
"Besides, I saw how you and Lena were yesterday." I said with a sly grin. He went red and looked away from me. I laughed and sat next to Angela for the rest of the trip.
-2 hours later Sparky's POV-
We finally made, and I was glad as Hulk was getting a little mad. I looked out and saw a group of Talon agents. Cap explained the plan to us.
"Alright, Hawkeye, I want you on that build giving us covering fire. Me and Hulk on the ground to occupy the forces while Sparky you fly around and do what you do best. Angela, you will stay on this jet until we need help or someone is injured." He explained to us and we nodded. "Alright, Avengers Assemble." He said the war cry and we leaped into action. The enemy just froze as they saw Hulk jumping and beating the snot out of everyone. Hawkeye landed on the building and started firing arrows at the grunts and Cap just did what Cap did best and beat the crap out of everyone with his shield.
I flew and shot repulsors at a couple of people and Reaper came out and kicked me in the face. My faceplate flew off and I glared at him. "So, the emo boy comes back from hiding. I was wondering when you'd show up." I said to him and heard him growl. I deactivated my armor and it turned back into my backpack. I placed it on the ground and drew my sword.
I aimed it at Reaper and he chuckled. "You think your stick with do anything? You will not be able to lay a scratch on me." He taunted. 'I think he might be right sir; you haven't really had much training with a sword.' I heard Dan say. I shrugged it off and charged Reaper. I jumped as he fired to rounds where I was and I sliced his guns in half. I took the opportunity and slashed his mask. He backed off in surprise and punched me in the face. I tumbled to the side and slid back on my feet. My sword was out of reach and I saw Reaper pull out two more guns. I ran as fast as I could and sucker punched him in the face and kicked him backwards. His guns fell to the ground.
I engaged hand to hand combat and dodged most of his fists and took some of them. I elbowed the back of his head and spun and kicked him again and knocked him out cold. I was glad I paid more attention in Cap's lessons. I looked and saw we took no casualties and all of the Talon grunts were unconscious. I looked as Hawkeye, Cap, and Hulk walked up and saw Reaper unconscious. I smiled at them and saw Angela float down and grin.
"Well then, you defeated the 2nd most powerful member of Talon." She said with a hand on her hip as she smiled. "Who's the 1st?" I asked. "That would be Widowmaker." She said.
"Ah, the blue lady from the museum." I said remembering the museum incident. I picked up Reaper and my backpack and sent a jolt of electricity into him to briefly stop his mist ability. We left the grunts to the police and headed back into the plane and left for Gibraltar.
-2 hours later Thomas's POV-
We made it back to the base and I tossed Reaper into an electrified cage that zaps him if he tries to disappear into mist. I wandered the base looking for something to put my mind at ease and noticed Thor and Reinhardt were back from Asgard. Reinhardt was pleased and thanked Thor a million times. "Aye, Reinhardt, you truly fight with honor. You will be a worthy fighter when you pass. I hope you serve my father well. I will also be looking forward to sparring with you until we leave your world." He said to him. Reinhardt nodded.
"Aye, I will serve with honor!" he bellowed and walked off to his room. I walked around and felt someone crash into me and hold my arm. Angela stood there and smiled. "So, how was it?" she asked. "Well you were there, you tell me." I said as I bopped her nose. She gave me a confused look then smiled. She nuzzled my arm and I chuckled. I wrapped my arm around her and walked back to our room. I placed my backpack on the dresser and unslung the sword and placed it with my backpack. I walked to the TV we had and turned it on. Angela snatched it from me and started shifting through channels.
She stopped at some cheesy love show and wrapped the blanket and soon she was a burrito. I walked over and grabbed her. She yelped and started yelling at me. "Put me down!" she yelled.
"But I am hungry, and I found a burrito to eat." I complained jokingly and held her tight. She continued to thrash until I placed her back down. She unrolled herself and launched on my chest and the blanket fell over us. She smiled and laid down for a few minutes until I heard the door open. She froze and the blanket was torn off and Lena stood there with a smirk as she crossed her arms. I looked up at her and smiled.
"Hiya Lena, whatcha' doin here?" I asked her. Angela was just frozen on top on of me and her face turned a bright red.
"Oh, Tony asked me to get you. He also said to bring the Space stone. He might have made a breakthrough in a bridge back to your world." She said and blinked out. My eyes widen and I nearly threw Angela off. I saw her face and it died down and she had a sad look on her face.
"What's the matter Angie?" I asked her with concern. She looked at me and gave me a fake smile. "Nothing's the matter, you will be able to go back home." She said and I saw tears started to form on the ends of her eyes. I sat up and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Angela, what's the matter?" I asked with concern. She held her head down as tears started to fall. She looked at me.
"I finally found someone I thought to spend my life with, but I guess cruel fate has decided to intervene." She said crying.
"Angela." I said but she got up and left. I placed my head in my hands and cursed myself for being a fool. 'Angela truly thought she had a relationship with me, but because of my selfish needs to head back home. I am a fool and do not deserve Angela's love.' I thought and slammed my head with my hand. "Idiot, idiot, idiot." I muttered. I shook my head and walked after Angela.
"Angela! Angela! Where are you?" I said as I ran around the base. I walked outside and found her by a tree overlooking the ocean. She was holding her legs and I could hear her crying. I walked over and she looked over at me, and looked back out to the sea.
"Go away, you want to return to your world. I won't stop you." She said sniffling. I walked over and sat next to her.
"Please, forgive me Angela." I said. She shuffled away from me and continued to cry. I held my head down and then grabbed her. She squirmed under my grasp but I held on until she stopped. She settled down and I held her arms and looked her in the eye. I felt tears fall down my face.
"I was a fool, I now realize the truth. I do not belong back in my world." I said to her. She gave me a confused look.
"I belong in this world, by your side, now and forever. Please, forgive me." I said as I held my head down in shame. I could feel her gaze and heard her tears. She wrapped her arms around me and held me tight.
"I love you, please don't go." She said as she held me tighter. "I will go into unconsciousness if you keep holding me tight Angie." I said with a smile. She had a look of embarrassment. She giggled and wiped her tears. I did the same and held her close. We watched the sunset and I kissed her.
"I love you too Angela Ziegler." I said. I held her embrace and smiled. 'I won't be leaving ever.'
A/N: Thank you for reading peeps. I am so sorry for the delay of this story. But I guess I shouldn't be making excuses. Later peeps and have a great evening.
~CommanderKnight145