Sunshadow

Rosa... again?

A/N: the quality Rosa content that has been requested. Here ya go. Have fun.

Kiki was a little confused. She had thought Thor would be happy to see his (dead) brother, but he seemed to want to kill him himself.

"I...can't...believe...you would...do this...to...me again!" He shouted in between punches.

"Brother, would you kindly stop punching me and let me talk," replied Loki with his teeth gritted against the pain. Although Thor wasn't what he once was, he still had one hell of a punch.

"Thor! We all need to talk, so get your stubborn ass inside and stop beating the hell out of your brother." Banner hulked out and pulled them apart, tossing the two brothers to the Shield agents.

"Hulk no like fight." No one argued.

Nova looked relieved, since she had been fighting against the grip of Azeria. It wasn't really a grip, more of a talon pulling her backwards. A talon that wasn't there before. Huh. Kiki would need to ask about that later.

"I am so glad we are not like that." Sol muttered, turning away and walking towards the compound, where Pepper was stood in the doorway.

"Why is everyone standing outside? Come on, come in!"

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They were all nearly there. All except one.

"They will call on him soon. And then everyone we need for this stage will have arrived. Any extras are welcomed. The more the merrier, as they say." Crescentia reminded them. "They don't know enough to bring us down. If you cut off one head..."

"TWO WILL GROW IN ITS PLACE." Came the roar, and some cheers after it. She hushed them all with a raise of her hand.

"Hail Hydra."

The circle was loud once more.

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Kiki saw this all as Pepper and Hill were herding everyone inside. Her body was moving with them, but her mind was in that circle under the mountain.

"No! Don't! Ah, that hurts!" She heard a familiar voice behind her, and she turned, snapping out of her trance.

"Who the hell is this little motherfucker?" Fury said, holding a squirming child of about 13 by the hair. "And how the hell did she get on my plane?"

Everyone stared in disbelief that a teenager had managed to sneak onto a top security plane and not be discovered. They were all wondering how she had even got into Shield herself. But Kiki knew better.

"Rosa! What did we say about following me!" She walked forwards and took Rosa by the hand. "What were you thinking? Fury could have hurt you, and a lot more than me trying to train you."

"Kiki! You're alive! They wouldn't tell us anything, and Mum's going sick with worry so I had to check on you. Don't make that face, you were the one who taught me how to sneak around like that."

"Hold on," Fury had released her hair, and he put his hands up to make a point. "You're telling me that she crept by my best security officers just to check if her cousin was alright. That, I tell you, is dedication."

"Or you have crap security officers."

"Rosa!"

Kiki's phone rang. The lit screen told her it was Ayla calling, probably to ask her about Rosa. She sighed and gave a pointed look to Rosa. She shrugged as if to say, it's not my fault.

"KIKI! Oh, I am so glad you picked up! I have been ringing and ringing Maria, but she just won't answer. Or she can't... anyway – stay positive Ayla. Have you seen her?" There was a flurry of words from the phone on speakerphone.

"Yes, Tía, she is right here. Say hello, Rosa." There was a noise from the other end of the line at Kiki's use of her middle name, but Kiki didn't care. She hadn't been there for those 5 years, she didn't understand.

"Hi Mum."

"What the hell were you thinking, Maria? Get back here right now! Ugh, I am never letting you out of my sight again."

"I'm sorry, Mrs Smith, but we don't have the time to send your wayward daughter back to you. Everyone is here and we can't keep them waiting," Fury interjected. That was the end of that.

Ayla started protesting, demanding that she would be sent back immediately, but Kiki just said that she would be back soon and hung up.

Pepper shook her head, dismissing the distraction, and started ushering everyone inside again. Nova, though, spun back round and came over to Rosa.

"I do not believe we have been properly introduced. I am Nova of Asgard, and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Do you prefer Rosa or Maria?"

Rosa looked surprised. "No one has asked me that in a while. I'm Rosalie Maria Smith, to me, but you can just call me Rosa. In fact, please do. Only my Mum and Dad call me Maria anymore. Even my siblings get it, it was who I was for a long time and I can't just forget that."

"I understand, Rosa."