SHE | Marvel's Avengers [10]

Chapter 28 - Welcome Back, Old Friend

We ran up to them, steam still pouring out. "Please be alive. Steve...Steve?!" Tony's voice broke slightly as he started shaking him, looking at his bindings.

 "Holy shit, you're alive!" He exclaimed.

 "Tony? What are you...?" Cap mumbled. 

"Kid, get her out! What is all this stuff?" Tony asked.

I shook my hand, eradicating the shadow ball, unhooking Snake. 

"Where am I?" Cap asked as Tony did the same. The two fell onto us, dead-limbed. 

"I gotcha, buddy," I could tell he was trying to hide his tears of joy.

"Mm...Who are you?" Snake asked me.

"Tony? Are you hugging me?" Cap asked. 

"What? No. I just didn't want you to fall," Tony denied, but I knew he was hugging his long-lost friend.

 "Then why aren't you letting go?" He asked.

 "Thought I'd just...We thought...I mean I thought that...It's good to have you back, Cap, Snake," Tony said as the two stood up, and Snake got a better look at me. 

"Tony, why did you bring a kid?" Snake asked, sounding annoyed.

"I'm 17! And I volunteered for this," I objected.

 "I'm so confused..." They said at the same time. Snake tried to take a step forward but almost fell over again, me catching her just in time.

 "Yeah, come on. We got to get you two out of here. Come on," Tony urged, and we started moving forward, Tony and I each helping one of them.

 "Wait, wait, wait, wait...Tarleton...did he survive?" Cap asked.

"Tarleton? Who cares...What?" Tony asked.

 "The explosion. He was too close," Snake croaked.

 "He survived. Thanks to you both, apparently. And Monica, if you believe the news stories," Tony said. 

"That doesn't make sense," Cap said. The two fell over, coughing.

"Okay, I gotcha," Tony said. 

"The evacuation--all those people--" Snake said as we helped them up. 

"We'll get to that. Think you can walk?" I asked. 

"Yeah. It's okay. I'm good. Let's do this," Cap said, Snake nodded.

 "Kid, what's your name?" Snake asked.

"Oh. I'm Ahmi," I said.

 "There's the Cap I remember. Come on," Tony said, and we started moving. I was grateful to get out of the cold.

 "Okay. What's the plan?" He asked. 

"Uh...well...We...find an escape pod and...um...escape," Tony stuttered.

"You're winging this, aren't you?" Snake accused. 

"Yes...yes, I am. Actually didn't think we'd make it this far. Kinda thought I'd blow up and drop the kid in the ocean," Tony admitted. 

"What?" I asked.

 "Um...nothing! Nothing! I was just joking," Tony lied.

 "Tony, you can't joke about stuff like that," Cap scolded.

"Tony, where is everyone? Where's here?" Snake asked.

 "Oh, well...we're in space," I said. 

"My god...you weren't kidding," Cap muttered.