Retaliation

Chapter 24 One Chance

I had lost sight of Jasmine in the battle. Monsters kept attacking me and it feels like I've barley made a dent in their numbers. I was able to easily shoot them with one or two bullets but I was quickly running out of ammo and there was still a lot more to kill. I only had the magazine in my gun, I didn't even have an extra one in my pocket.

Shit. 

I stayed close to other skilled fighters. When I inevitably run out of ammo I would have to rely on them to either protect me or give me a weapon of my own. I wasn't expecting to be this caught off guard. To the right were Steve and Thor, exchanging weapons and beating the shit out of any evil creature that moved. On my left were Rocket and James, helping me shoot any incomers. 

As I predicted, I quickly ran out of ammo. I debated using the acid gun but I had to keep it for Bombshell/Z'cardan/Folxex-related emergencies. I had to resort to my fucking pocket knife. I charged at one of the canine-looking ones coming in on our flank and I dove right onto its face, stabbing it right in the eye. Its body dropped on top of me and I was struggling the remove the dead weight. I noticed I gained the attention of three more and they all started running towards me, their mouths hanging open exposing their big and sharp teeth. 

"Jasmine!" I shouted. 

A shot rang out and the monster collapsed on top of me. I could hear more shots as more monsters ran in and got gunned down. A few seconds later, the weight of the dead monster began to shift. I was met with a glistening black and gold arm reaching out toward me, connected to a long brown-haired bearded man. 

James 'Bucky' Barnes...formally known as the Winter Soldier. 

"Thanks." I took his hand. 

"Don't mention it. You're going to have one hell of a time if all you have is that knife though." 

"Good thing reinforcements just came." We turned around and there was Jasmine holding a very big gun. She handed it off to me and gave me extra mags to go with it. 

"Where'd you get this?" I asked. 

"Back towards the portals, there are people handing out firearms to those who need them. They're also prepared to take away any injured so don't stray too far away-" Jasmine was cut off by the howl of a giant ape-like creature. "I'll take care of him." 

"Jasmine!" I called, but she didn't listen. She ran towards the beast the punched it right in the head. She grabbed onto its head and threw its body into a crowd of other enemies, crushing some and sending the others flying. I couldn't help but notice she had a little smirk on her face as she walked back over to us.

"Show off," I mumbled under my breath, trying my hardest not to blush.  

"So...who are you guys?" Barnes asked. 

"Name's Elara. This is Jasmine. We're from space." I explained as I observed an enemy sneak up on him. I lifted my gun and took the shot, killing it instantly. "Talk more when we're able to, yeah?" 

"Yeah... I'm Bucky by the way," He blushed. 

"We know. Now's not the time to flirt," Jasmine scorned him, causing him to take a step back. "Elara, come on, you're with me. You're not leaving my side."

"I admit, I had a bit of a hiccup. But I'm fine now so you should be up there kicking Thanos's ass right now." 

"No, you were almost killed just now."

"I ran out of ammo. But now I have a better gun with loads of ammo. Thanks, but I'll stay back here with the little guys while you go up there with the big guy." 

"Hey, guys! What do you want me to do with this damn thing!" Clint shouted over the radio. 

Oh, thank God he had the glove. I honestly forgot about it.