Awakening

*Cp stares around at readers with a bored look on her face.*

Do I really need to say it again? You all know I own nothing.

(Oh, and the fact that Jarvis could have taken care of the nuke with one of the suits WILL BE addressed in this chapter. (: )

Few moments before,
E're's POV

My mind was no longer completely encompassing the city; it was focused here, now, on the fight with Fati.

Our energetic swords clashed and our aura's smashed against one another as we attacked again. Rage had narrowed my vision and flooded my mind. There was nothing besides getting back at Fati.

She had played me for a fool for too long, she had twisted my life, snatching away my control, crushing my spirit. True, most of it happened because I had been too naive in the beginning to realize it, and by the time that I wasn't…it had been too late, but still.

She had caused me so much pain over the years….

There was no clanging sound that was usually associated with swordfights, as neither of our swords were actually made of metal. Loud zapping and sizzling sounds did fill the air as our swords collided though, our weapons were made out of energy that reacted negatively when put together. Our powers clashed as much as we did.

My mind refocused as I saw an opening in Fati's defense, and with a duck, a twist of my arms, and a lunge, Fati's sword flew out of Loki's hands.

I smirked as I stepped forward, the tip of my blade only centimeters from Loki's throat. His eyes were still bright chuckle, and I was breathing heavily as I glared at the person in front of me.

"Still think yourself so high and mighty?" I drawled as my energy surged forwards, becoming a whirlwind of power that slowly closed in on Fati.

"You may have won this battle, Sister Dear," Fati chuckled darkly and dread filled my veins as my brain finally cleared and I noticed that my Soul was in agony as my Duty's screamed at me.

I winced, but that was all of the opening she needed. She darted forward, grabbing the blade and literally throwing it aside. I tried to teleport away but she gripped my magic and forced me down.

With a roll, I struggled but her magic was smothering mine, it wasn't only purple anymore, there were hints of black and Tesseract blue running through it as well. The smell, the very sense of that black energy had me practically puking. It was vile, it was disgusting…and it definitely wasn't Immortal.

"What have you done sister!?" I growled out, knowing that Fati had gone beyond simple Interference, something had changed the Immortal…I wasn't even sure if I could call her that anymore.

Fati chuckled and I grunted as the foul magic forced me deeper into the rubble, squeezing my Soul.

"Why don't you find out for yourself?" Fati whispered into my ear and suddenly, voices echoed in my ear as the volume on my com was turned up.

"I've done the math Rogers." Dad's voice echoed through my ear, and my eyebrows knitted together in confusion. What was going on?

"I told you, Sister dear," Fati chuckled.

"You don't have to throw your life away!" Rogers exclaimed and suddenly, panic seized my heart. What was going on? What were they talking about?! Dad shouldn't have to be do anything stupid…unless…

"I'm going to make you suffer before you die."

Then my mind finally clicked together the pieces, and I remembered the boogie that had been heading towards NY that had caused my Duties to scream so loudly, no…surely not…

"Best probabilities." Dad grunted in the air and my senses showed that he was nearing the nuke.

And then, I understood.

The nuke, the whole battle…it wasn't to try and kill me, no Fati wouldn't possess Loki to do that. She wanted to kill me herself; all of this, every game, every move, every chess piece was to destroy my family to destroy my friends, the only people besides Mortem and Insania who kept me sane.

She was trying to break me, to get to me…by targeting the few things that I actually cared about.

The com in my ear became static for a moment before calming again to the tone of Jarvis' voice. A growl erupted in my throat and I glared up at the purple eyes above me.

"You know fully well that I could drive that missile into the portal. That's a plan without probable casualties of any kind, sir." Jarvis voice was filled with more emotion than usual, and that was saying something. The AI was more than just a computer, and it was then that I realized that Jarvis was right. With the other three suits in the air, I could sense their Reactors; Dad had no reason to be messing with that nuke! Jarvis, or if Loki wasn't sitting on my chest, I could take care of it…Dad shouldn't be doing this.

Dad should know better!

My eyes narrowed.

"Don't worry Jar; your sister will take care of you."

I growled as my eyes glowed and my power once again struggled against my sister's. Dad shouldn't be saying that! He knew better, he should be using his head, thinking about me and pepper and…

"What did you do to him!?" I screamed as I sensed Dad grabbing hold of the missile and I trashed against the energy holding me down, as well as Loki's physical grip. This wasn't right; Fati shouldn't be messing with my Realm, much less my family!

"That's not the point sir!" Jarvis snapped through the com and I glared at my Sister.

"Me?" Fati smirked, bringing Loki's face closer to mine again. "Why, I did nothing…it's all you."

I froze and my struggling energy froze with me.

"Convert all remaining power to the thrusters Jar." Dad's voice echoed through my ear and my mind snapped.

"DAD!" I yelled, switching to English and praying that Fati would let me talk to him, there was no way…not a snowball's chance in hell that I was going to let him die!

"It'll be alright Pen," Tears stung my eyes and I closed them so I didn't have to look at the triumphant look on Loki's face. This was anything but alright… "Just take care of the Tesseract and get Thor's brother back to normal."

Fati chuckled in my ear and I bit my tongue. Oh I would be dealing with Fati all right…but no….

"NO!" I yelled harshly, hoping, praying that while I was trapped beneath Fati's dark, twisted power that I could talk some sense into my father… "You're NOT Flaying into that portal with a nuke!"

I wasn't sure how I managed not to curse, and I only managed to say about half of what I wanted, and my eyes flashed open to stare at the smirking Fati.

Not only was she influencing my father's choices, but she was controlling our conversation as well!

I opened my mouth to yell at her, but Dad's voice caused me to change courses.

"Yes, yes I am Pen. Dropping the bomb down the rabbit hole is the best idea I have." He said and I wanted to scream at him, to tell him that it was Fati messing with his mind. I wanted to show him that he was doing something stupid and unreasonable.

A sob crawled up my throat and I closed my eyes shut again against the emotional, and physical, pain that was soaring through my body right now. My Soul was pleading for me to stop Fati and fix the Balance, while my heart was crying out for me to kick Fati's ass and save my father.

I struggled against the energy holding me down again, but it was no use. Just touching the energy was like licking rotting flesh for my own powers, and it caused me to shiver in disgust. I tried to fight it, tried to push through it… but Fati's grip on me was tight, and there was little that I could do.

For the first time during the fight, I tried to call out to Mortem, only to realize with horror that I could no longer sense out Bond.

Realization seemed to settle into me as I realized that I was literally trapped in Fati's web, once again.

Focusing back onto my father, I felt him out with the little power that I could, and practically grabbed onto his life force.

"You're coming back Dad!" I exclaimed, my voice hard and commanding. He was coming back through that portal! I didn't care if I had to drag him back myself! I wasn't going to let Fati take one more loved one from me! "Do you hear me?! You're not giving up!"

"I'm not the one who's caused everyone around you to die, that was your actions, Sister dear."

I shivered at Fati's words, and something cold settled into my heart and crept into my mind. No, that wasn't right…Fati was the one behind it…

It wasn't my fault!

I heard Jarvis ask Daddy if he wanted to try Pepper, and the AI sounded close to tears as well. This time a sob did erupt from my throat. NO!

This wasn't right, I finally had a family…my own family…I had a father who cared about me; I had Pepper and Phil, Mortem and the girls…

"Dad!" I called, ignoring Fati's dark chuckle above me, and the horrid energy surrounding me. "Daddy!"

"Aw," Fati mocked me as I sensed Dad drawing closer and closer to the event horizon; it was like the rest of the battle had stopped. "Is this really what it takes to break you?"

"Penny…baby…" My heart froze at the tone of his voice as Dad flew right through the event horizon. "Let me go."

Then, he vanished, and for all of my power, for all of my abilities, I couldn't sense him…

I couldn't even feel if he was alive.

A heartbroken scream erupted from me and my powers surged to my emotional distressed. My mind snapped and I flung Loki off of me, a shock wave of silver power blast outward, stretching on for miles.

With one hand, I used my magic to fling Loki back, and with my sparks, I fried the machine around the Tesseract, causing it to fail.

But my small victory wasn't enough.

Before I could even realize it, Loki was behind me again, and he caught me in a headlock, the fowl magic suffocating me once again and causing my skin to crawl.

"You have hurt my family for the last time Fati!" I yelled, trying to force the energy away from me. It hurt the most for my immortal powers to touch hers, so I used my Sparks and Magic. It was harder, as they were less powerful, but I had to try.

"I hurt them? No, idiotic child that was you." Fati hissed in my ear and I clenched my eyes shut. That wasn't true…she was just trying to get in my head…

"You're the one responsible for everything that has happened to those around you, you hurt and kill everyone you every care about."

"You're lying!" I hissed, bringing my sparks and magic tight into my chest, the portal was closing and I could hear the mortal's happiness through the com.

"Am I?" Fati asked and I knew that if my eyes were open I would see her eyebrow lifted. "Tell me, in your second life, was it not your actions that killed not only your sister but your parents as well? Tell me, did you not lead your best friends and would be daughter to their demise? The same with your third life, even though you blocked everyone out, even the people you knew got hurt. Over and over again, you blocked people out to protect them, but people still managed to break through your walls.

"You blamed me; you decided that it was because of me that everyone you loved continued to die around you. Not once did you think it was your fault. How many people you know have died because of your actions? Or have you tried to forget? Hmm, Sister dear? You've blocked it out, pretended that it didn't happen. You blamed me because you couldn't handle it!"

I tried to shake my shake my head, to deny it. It wasn't my fault…but her words echoed through the air, into my mind…into my heart.

They were like dark, icy tentacles that were stretching out into my mind…and if I had been in my mindscape, I would have seen the truth in those words…

"That's not true…" I muttered in protest, but Fati just laughed loudly.

"Oh, it's the truth Sister dear, and you know it! Everyone you've ever cared about, you've hurt or killed! Most of them died hating you! You let your whole world burn, and that was only your First Life! Hermione, Teddy, Luna, Remus, your parents, the numerous Weasleys, Tonks, Fleur, the whole world burned and you did nothing to stop it! You helped, you moved it along… you helped end it all! Dumbledore and Sirius would have been ashamed of you.

Not true…it wasn't true! I tried to stop the war…but the Wizards and Muggles just had too much tension between each other…

"And what about your second life, hmm? Sam, Tucker, Dani, Jazz, your other parents? What did you do to save them? You did nothing, and they all died for it! It was same with your third life, when you left Jack and Bunny bleeding on the field. It was your fourth life that you finally realized that you were dangerous, but you still helped those idiotic brothers when they came to you begging, asking for your help against the apocalypse…please.

"Though it was funny, watching you blame Mortem for so long…life after life, you caused nothing but death and pain to those around you! Sure, you thought I was responsible for your life at the time, but you blamed Brother for causing you to become an Immortal in the first place…

"But then…then you had to go and Bond with him!" Fati's voice dropped and she growled. "And I bet you think he loves you, don't you?"

I whimpered, my mind a mess as my memories flashed before my eyes in no real pattern. Lives were smashing together, and feelings were becoming a mess. I tried to keep them in line tied to sort through the storm, but it was like being buried in a mountain of emotions and movies that I just couldn't control…

Then she struck a chord…

She was lying…Mortem did love me! We were Bonded, we had been together for over ten thousand years….

"You cause pain and suffering to everyone around you, you've killed thousands, millions...why would anyone want to love you? Your actions burned your world, you've killed your lovers and your friends…and now," Fati's voice dropped to a whisper. "You've killed your father too."

My eyes snapped open in horror, and suddenly, I was looking over the city, where a limp figure was dropping from the sky.

No…

"No…" I repeated allowed as Dad fell, coming closer and closer to the ground. "NO!"

"That's right." Fati chuckled and I went limp, Fati being the only thing supporting me. My mind was blank as I stared at my father's falling figure. "You're a danger to everyone around you, no one really cares. If they did…well, why would they? You're worthless as a human, you were worthless as a wizard, and you're worthless as an Immortal."

Her words were like the wind, and time was slowed, as I watched Dad get closer and closer to the ground.

I couldn't breathe….I couldn't even think…

I was breaking.

"Your Bonded, sweet, sweet Mortem even things so. Why do you think he isn't here?"

Hulk jumped up and caught Dad's falling form, and I tried to reach out, I tried to see if he was ok…but my powers failed me. I couldn't even sense Fati besides me…

"He doesn't care… no one cares…."

Mortem…where was Mortem….

"Because you kill them all…"

I was falling…why was I falling…?

I just wanted Daddy…I just wanted Mortem…

"They all died because of you!"

I swore that I heard something shatter within my own mind; and everything went black.

I was gone.

Well, what'cha thing?

Definitely different than before, and no Tony isn't really dead.

Ok, so, for the rest of book II I'm going to be dropping hints regarding her different lives, especially her first four or five, and if you figure out what some of them are (I think I might have made the first two really obvious…and the fourth have been hinting at a lot.) So, if one of you guys wants to guess, and you're the first person to get it right, not only will you get a chapter dedicated to you, but also you can have a scene that you'd like to see being added!

Soo….can ya guys figure it out?

Hope you do!
(Oh, and this will be lasting the rest of Book II)
Cp