Perfect Storm I Loki

Twelve

"Damn it," Natasha mouthed after turning her head.

"What is it?" Layla asked.

Natasha shrugged and started running. Layla followed. Natasha put her finger on her earpiece.

"Steve, I just spotted some soldiers,"

"What?" Steve asked.

"They are on our trail,"

Layla turned her head around. The hall they were in was dark and she wasn't seeing anyone. But she trusted Natasha and if she saw them, then they were being followed.

"Can't you lose them?"

"Working on it, we need to get to the weapons first," Natasha replied.

They were in Japan currently, trying to get hold of some weapons of mass destruction before they were used globally which would end up hurting a lot of people.

"Guys, I can see some backup coming in, not the good kind," Sam chimed in.

"Is there a good kind?" Layla asked.

"You know what I mean 2.0,"

2.0 was what Sam called her since they both shared the same surname, Wilson, and he was determined that he was the original product.

He wasn't technically wrong about that. Because, even though she had joined the team earlier, he was older. In fact, everyone was older than her in the team. Except for Vision, but he didn't count.

"Get them and then get out," Steve ordered.

Natasha gave Layla a look before opening the door to the basement. Their intel told them that's where the weapons were being kept. The two of them started to go down the stairs quickly.

"How many did you spot?" Layla asked.

Natasha sighed. "Three, but I'm sure they had friends,"

"Great," she murmured.

The stairs ended and her friend gave Layla a look before opening the door. There were bound to be guards and although they could handle them, it would cause noise and the guys after them would know where they were.

They were all on the same side but that didn't matter.

Layla was the one who first got through the door. As she did and the guards spotted her, they grabbed their guns and started firing away. She put up a shield.

"God, I love that thing," Natasha said before she slipped away from the shield and headed to the closest guard coming toward them.

Layla didn't have a chance to respond as the other guy neared her. He was going for a punch, she ducked and hit his ribs. Another was closing in and she sent an energy beam to him to at least hold him off for a while while she dealt with the first one.

The first guy hit her shoulder with his elbow. She took a step back. She raised her arm to punch him but he blocked it and thrust his other arm over her shoulder and gripped it tight.

She hit his chest with her free hand, creating another energy beam to throw him to his back, and just as she was free of the first guy's hold, someone else grabbed her behind.

First, she stepped on his toes with all of her force and when that got his hold on her to relax, she slammed her head back to his chin. His arms around her shoulder loosened and she grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder.