A/N Thank you Staryflakes for the review, and to answer your question, there will be things going to happen with Bailey and Donnie.

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Chapter 4

After god knows how long, we started to make our decent onto the S.H.I.E.L.D. hangar. About ten to fifteen guards were at the ready to collect Loki, and as we landed the rest of us stayed on the jet until he was taken inside. Once he was off the jet, the rest of us dispersed. Dad went to find Banner, and Steve went for Fury. I headed for the closest door and entered the hangar. Oh wait, where was Nat? Some days I thought she was the ninja. Elek followed me, but was hesitant. Hmm…I dug into his mind to search for what the shell was making him freak, and felt a strange feeling come across the bond. Weird, I couldn't really explain what it was, but it felt like I was…home somehow. Or was that him? I really have to get the hang of figuring out whose feelings and thoughts are whose.

We went inside and headed for the same room that was acting as El and my cabin. There was a ledge sticking out from the wall that acted as a bed, I think another unfolded from the ceiling. I shuffled through my bag to see what I brought again and El, decided to see what my dad was doing and left the cabin. Sighing, I dropped myself heavily onto the bed, feeling too bored to sift through my baggage. My eyes started to slowly shut when a knock at my door startled me.

"Who is it?" I called.

Whoever it was didn't answer, and the door of my cabin room slide open. I propped myself up on my elbows and looked at the door, but who I saw wasn't what I expected.

"Sorry, I kind of just let myself in." He spoke and his voice made my heart ache.

'Bail, are you okay?' El popped in.

'Yeah.' I answered.

"Donatello." I hid the ache I was feeling, and tucked it away so tightly it wouldn't come out. "So Leo allowed you four to help." I made myself seem composed and at ease, but he frowned and tensed up.

"Y-yeah. Um, the team is gathered to talk about Loki." He said and I nodded before getting off my bed and walking past him.

I held my head high and joined the team. This was for Donnie's sake, I hurt him too many times. I can't keep throwing myself at him just to leave him again. It wasn't fair. It's up to him now to let me go so I can stop hurting myself.

'You're being stupid.' Elek interrupted.

'No, I'm not. Tell everyone, I'm not gonna make it to the meeting. I'm going to the dojo to blow off some stress.' I told Elek and I could feel his frustration hit me like waves. 'Just let me handle this.'

'Whatever Bailey.' Came the irritated response.

I flinched when he called me by my full name. Ouch, maybe I am screwing up. I groaned and shook my head. No, this is for the best, besides, we're at war.

Once I was in the dojo, I started stretching and attacked the punching bag. With a yell, my fist collided with the bag and it swung. Again and again my fists met my new stress reliever, and the TV near me played a live feed from the containment area. I guess J.A.R.V.I.S hacked into S.H.E.I.L.D.'s systems and Dad told him to keep me updated. I kept at the bag as Fury and Loki spoke.

"It's an impressive cage." Loki chuckled. "Not built, I think, for me."

"Built for something a lot stronger than you." Fury answered.

"Oh, I've heard." Loki spoke. "A mindless beast. Makes play he's still a man. How desperate are you?"

My fists sped up as my anger boiled, and I stopped to turn off the TV. I couldn't listen to that. It made me realize that he was right. This team was nothing! All of the training I went through, the relationship I formed, was done and harmed for nothing. I went back to the bag to continue my assault. My mind racing from seeing him again. The hurt in his eyes when I didn't show how happy I was too see him. Again, I hurt him. Dammit, Elek was right. I could feel Elek's presence, but he was wise to not bother me now.

I finally stopped hitting the punching bag, when my fists started to tremble and my tears blocked the air from entering my lungs. Why was I shaking like this? I looked down to see cuts in my knuckles. What was wrong with me?

"Nothing." His voice again.

My head rested onto the bag as I held onto it as I caught my breath. "What?"

"Nothing's wrong with you." Donnie stated as he walked closer to me.

I shook my head. "You have to let me go."

"Why would I do that?" He asked.

"Because I keep hurting you. No matter what happens to me," I motioned at him, "you always get hurt." My eyes snapped to his and I got those butterflies as his golden orbs held my eyes. "It's not fair."

"You didn't hurt me." He was right next to me now, and I closed my eyes to block him out. "But it did hurt being away from you." He led me to the table in the corner and started to patch up my fists.

"It hurt me too." I choked out. "Poor Elek, I dragged him with me."

"Actually, he followed you." He smiled and finished wrapping my hands.

"Thanks." I mumbled and lowered my head.

"Welcome." He answered just as quietly and started to lean closer to me.

"We should head up to the others." I shot out of my seat and went to the lab where everyone was arguing.

"You speak of control, yet you court chaos." Thor spoke.

"That's his M.O., isn't it?" Banner asked. "I mean, what are we a team?"

I stepped into the lab and listened. The turtles were in here as well, but were keeping their mouths shut. Smart.

"NO, we're a chemical mixture that makes chaos." Banner answered his own question. "We're a time bomb."

Fury stepped up. "You need to step away."

"Why shouldn't the guy let off a little steam?" Dad announced.

"Dad, stop." I warned as Steve shoved him.

"You know damn well why. Back off." Steve snapped.

"I'm starting to want you to make me." Dad countered.

I stepped up to the duo. "Dad, you seriously need to stop."

"No, Ms. Stark, let the big man in a suit of armor talk. Take off the suit," Steve was getting annoyed. "What are you then?"

"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." Dad said coolly.

"I know guys with none of that worth ten of you." Steve sneered.

Bucky.

"I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself."

"I fight for my daughter, Captain." Dad interrupted.

"Last I heard she was fighting with you and crash landed on an apartment roof where she stayed there, until someone got her to a hospital." Steve growled.

"You don't think I know that."

Steve shook his head. "You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you."

"I think I would just cut the wire." Dad kept up his sass.

Steve almost laughed. "Always a way out. You may not be a threat, but you better stop pretending to be a hero."

"A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers."

My eyes widened. I knew what was coming, my dad was just getting too predictable.

"Everything special about you came out of a bottle."

That's it. "You have no idea!" I shouted at my dad because sorry, not sorry, he just crossed the line. "It wasn't the serum that gave him the courage or determination to do what's right, that's heart, Dad." I looked up at him. "That's something you never show."

I regretted the words as they left my mouth, and I backed away as Banner changed the subject after a very long and awkward pause. Dad's hurt gaze never left me, and that's what always kills me. The look.

Fury told Banner to leave, but Banner said that the containment unit Loki was in was for the Hulk. So he started to explain how he tried to kill himself and got all fired up that he grabbed Loki's scepter. Then the computer that the Banner and Dad were working with started beeping telling us that the Tesseract was located and the fighting started again. Donnie was in the lab now and I had my newly wrapped hands wrapped around me.

'Elek?' I called out to him.

'On my way.'

An explosion erupted in the center of the lab and I was thrown back, but before I could make contacted with the wall, Donnie's arms were around me. He hit the wall hard and his brothers followed. El was standing near us and we got up. I pushed myself off of Donnie, taking a look at him to make sure he was okay before starting to search for the others. We needed to regroup and figure out what the shell is going on. We kept going down halls and found nothing. Where'd they all go? The loud growl of the Hulk echoed around us and I stopped dead in my tracks. Shell.

"What was that?" Raph shouted.

"The Hulk's lose." I said as I bolted off again with the guys on my trail. "We have to get everyone out of here." Elek went to his suit form, giving me a little boost and we searched for the injured instead. We found a group of agents and raced to them.

"One's got a concussion." Donnie said.

"Okay, careful with him." I said as Elek grabbed two people and I pulled a girl to her feet. "We need to get them to the infirmary."

One by one we got them away from harm. This was definitely new for the guys since no one was scared of them. As of now, the Hulk was the monster and the turtles were their saviors. The guys and I searched the hall again when the sounds of someone being tossed around made us run into Thor who was fighting the Hulk. Everyone was out of the way, and I found Romanoff. She was sitting by a wall and kind of staring off into nothing. Elek kept my face uncovered as I approached her.

"Agent Romanoff? Are you okay?"

She nodded and waved me off. "I just need a minute."

I backed off, but made sure to keep her in sight, just in case she was hurt. There was a loud bang and I saw the Hulk go flying into some big cargo containers. Elek went into his own formed and chuckled.

'He's gonna be pissed.' Elek almost snickered.

'How can this amuse you?' I hit his arm.

He just shrugged and went back into his suit form. At first I was confused, but my eyes widened as a plane was about to fire at the Hulk. Someone rammed into me and the bullets sprayed past me. I turned my head to see Thor holding onto me as the Hulk jumped out the hangar and onto the jet, then he let go.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yeah, thanks." I stood and found the guys exiting their cover. "Everyone alright?"

"Good here."

The hangar felt as if there was an earthquake and I got that flipping feeling in my stomach like when you are…dropped. Oh no…

'It's Barton. He took out our systems. He's headed for the detention level.' Fury came into my earpiece I forgot I had. 'Does anybody copy?'

'This is Agent Romanoff. I copy'

"I am going for Loki." Thor announced as he started to leave.

"I'm coming with you." I followed and I turned to the guys quick. "Go help Fury."

They were hesitant, but they went. When I turned back around Thor was gone. Shell, he was fast. I picked up my pace and booked it for Loki, while dodging any agents. Thor's shout echoed down the hall making me go faster. What was he yelling about now? I was about to enter where his cry came from when a loud crash shook the entrance way and I finally made it. However, the glass cage was gone. To the right, was a large hole in the wall and on the ground was Coulson. I ran to him and saw blood oozing onto his white button down he wore.

"P-phil, say something." I moved the large gun off his lap, as Fury went next to me.

"Sorry, Boss." Phil said. "The god rabbited."

"Just stay awake." Fury told Coulson before turning to me. "Medics are on their way, you should go."

I couldn't move, so Elek moved for us. My heart was racing. Was he gonna make it?

'He'll be fine, Bails.'

'How do you know?'

'Just trying to stay positive.' Elek said as we ran into the turtles who were helping with the first-aid to multiple agents, Donnie was with Agent Hill.

"Agent Coulson is down."

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