Chapter eleven
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Everything was haywire from then on. Coulson emerged from the wood work and got Alex to tell her account of what she saw, and then had her launch, in great detail, what she was planning. There was a healthy amount disbelief amongst the group that was surrounding her.
"Are you sure that will work?" Coulson had asked what they all were thinking.
"It is the only plan we can do, so it has to work. They are worse than the Pilgraets. God be with us." She murmured the last part, yet everyone heard her. It was that silent in the tower.
"We should call Banner and Steve," Maria suggested.
"Already have, Steve is on his way and I left a message for Bruce." Romanov replied curtly.
Alex walked over to the window while people were arguing over what to do next. "Enough. We should rest. There is nothing more you can do today except worry and stress yourself out. What will come, will come and no matter how much you try to prepare yourself. You will not be ready for Lucifer and his army. They are far more intelligent than the Chitarrie who you dealt with. Stronger than any Asguardian or any of your foes." Alex stated in a whisper she was massaging her left hand while lost in thought watching the sun set. Skye was watching her and moved to stand next to her.
"This plan of yours, are you really willing to risk it? I mean you don't owe us anything and so many things could go wrong. Maybe I should just hand myself over." She commented not really knowing she had spoken aloud.
"No, Skye trust me. I know what I am doing. Things like this happen and you just have to have faith, because without faith or hope what is there to fight for," Alex retorted in a tone that brooked no argument.
"Who is Lucifer, the way you spoke of him is like you know him. Have you dealt with them before?" Skye queried.
"Long ago, I was a different person back then and so was he." Alex sighed; she turned to Skye, "Get some rest. I am going out to go and keep watch and call for some reinforcements." Alex said before vanishing.
Skye turned as a hand was placed on her back; it was Simmons who led her away towards her bunk.
Steve Rodgers and Banner had joined them earlier. Both gave Alex a once over. Both were wary of her, but trusted the others enough not to question her. The day started like any normal day, everything was peaceful, the sun had risen and it was a scorcher of a day. People were at work and out roaming the streets of New York. Alex was on the top of the Avengers tower, watching. Alex was looking up at the sky squinting when Coulson came out.
"You know we have machines to tell us if something is coming into our solar system."
"Your technology is out dated; Lucifer has no doubt found a way around it. Besides are you telling me you knew they were there?" She pointed to the sky.
"I don't see anything." He replied
"They are still about an hour away, so don't get too wound up. Plenty of time for that later," She stopped, greeting Skye who had approached them carrying a glass of juice which she handed it to Alex who took it gratefully.
"I don't understand how you are so calm; my nerves are all over the place."
"Emotions I learnt to control a long time ago Skye." Alex said looking away
"You know Lucifer kind of sounds like the devil. The fallen angel and all," Skye joked, she wasn`t expecting Alex's reaction- who at that stage had taken a sip that was promptly spat out.
"You can say that…" She began between coughs. "Your people wrote about a lot of other beings, but you all believe they are stories." Alex amended.
"No way, are you saying that there is actually angels and demons that sort of thing or are we talking vampires and werewolves?"
"Of sorts…" Alex replied not looking either of them in the eye.
Coulson gave her a long, wondering look. "What are you exactly?"
"Does it really matter?"
"Oh, you showed me, didn't you? It finally makes sense…"
Skye didn't get to finish as all of a sudden it went dark. They all looked up and the sky was black, but it wasn't cloud. It was Lucifer and his army.
"Get the others, I will meet them there." Alex said in a rush and jumped off the roof.