Black wings

Chapter 33

I DON'T OWN PICTURE

On next two weeks Ivy and Loki grow closer and they start to open up to each others. Thor is happy and occasionally tease them, that usually ended either Loki's threat to stab him or Ivy chase/shut him up with her magic. Ivy annoy Steve and Tony everyday about Loki's controller, trying to convince them to take it off. "He can't come on missions without his powers. He has done nothing wrong in his time with you. You should give him a chance. Me and Thor are here if something happen!" But they didn't budge. "We need more time. You weren't here when he attacked. He is God of Lies remember?" Was Tony's usual answers and that make her angry. She has managed to see design of controller and has been studying it, trying to find a way to take it off.

Ivy and Loki are currently reading in library because of heavy rain when Sam walk inside and clear his throat. She raise a finger for him for a moment before turn to look at him. "There is someone demanding to meet you Ivy, he refuse to tell anything to anyone else." He tell them. She and Loki share a look before she put the book down and stand up. "Lets meet that guy then." She announce and walk past Sam. Men follow her in living room. She immediately recognize young man from Ricci's mansion gate and steal herself. "Hello, you requested to meet me." She greet the man politely and sit on armchair. 

Man glance at others warily before he look at Ivy. "Mr. Ricci has send me to get you to meet him. He said it is urgent." He tell her. She tilt her head. "Give me a moment, I will chance in my armor and come with you." She say and stand up. Man bow slightly and turn around to get back to car. "Ivy, you can't go alone." Steve command. She snort and roll her eyes. "This is probably payment time for that favor. I will go alone." She argue and turn to go in her room. "You're not." Loki argue and grab her forearm. She look at his hand and then his face. "I made the deal, I will do my part of it. I can always say no, remember?" She assure him quietly and smile a little. "You won't go alone." He growl. "I will and I will be fine." She say sternly. They stare at each others.

Tony clear his throat. Everyone turn to look at him. "We can't stop her from going but we can make sure she will have backup if needed." He offer and reach earpiece to Ivy. She frown confuse and take the device. "You can communicate with us with that. You hear our talk and we hear yours." He explain. Ivy sigh, roll her eyes and put the device in her ear. "You better not distract me or I will throw this thing away." She threaten and go to chance.

Soon Ivy is in backseat of black car and that young guard drive her toward mansion. She didn't try to talk with him. He smell like fear after he saw her in armor with all her weapons. It make her nauseous, his scent of fear fill the whole car. She tap frustrated her finger against her forearm. Man notice that and speed up. It didn't take too long for them to drive through gate and stop front of house. She immediately open the door and jump out of car when it stop. She ignore the man trying to slow her down and slam mansion's door open. "RICCI! WHAT DO YOU WANT?" She yell while stomping inside. 

Marco Russo rush to meet her. "Signorina, this way please." He lead the way. "You should have sent someone better to get me, Marco. That guy irritated me so much I wanted to snarl to him and see if he would pass out." Ivy complain while following him. He let out a laugh. "I'm sorry, he was only one available right now. We have quite a situation in our hands." He explain. "You should have get me then." She answer and he shrug apologetically before opening the door. She walk inside and see very anxious Luca Ricci. She frown and sit on chair Marco point to her. "Ivy, I now demand that favor you owe me." He announce and turn to look at her. She notice circles around his eyes and panic in them.

Ivy put right leg over left. "What do you need from me Luca?" She ask calmly. "Rivaling family has kidnapped my daughter Emma." She raise her eyebrows in surprise. "You have a daughter? How old are she?" "She is five. Girardi's family has taken her. We have managed to pinpoint her location but it is too dangerous for us to try get her." He explain and put map of New York on coffee table as well as blueprint of skyscraper. She lean to take closer look. "Top floors of this skyscraper is currently empty because of repairs. They hold her in top floor." He open the right page of blueprint and show the top floor map. "We can't get in there without being noticed." "What they demand?" She ask and turn to look at Luca. 

Luca swallow and take shaking breath. "They want me to give them all our business by sundown or they will kill her and leave her body in front gate." He admit quietly. Ivy nod and turn to look at blueprint again. "I can get inside and save her. Is this the favor you want me to do?" He nod. "If you save her we are even, I send this letter to compound after you leave, it holds all information we have on Basilisk. You were right, they have to be stopped." She nod and stand up. "I move as fast as I can. Don't worry Luca, I will return her to you unharmed. No one should use child in bargain." She promise to him, stand up and turn toward door. "Be careful, they managed to kidnap her from backyard without being noticed." He warn her. She wave her hand. "I will be, they don't even know what hit them." She laugh.

Ivy walk outside and burst her wings out. She jump in air, make herself invisible and turn to fly toward skyscraper she need to break in. She look down and quickly find the right one. She land quietly on it's roof, cautious because of rain has made it slippery and start to look for entrance. She pick the lock of little door to get in roof and slip inside after pulling her wings back. She sneak in attic area and slip in stairs heading down. She soon hear someone sobbing and head toward it. She manage to sneak unnoticed in area above lower floor. She peek between railing and notice little girl middle of three men. There isn't anyone else. "Too easy." She murmur and warily move to better position. 

Ivy's instinct yell that there is something wrong. "I'm in guys, you have my location?" She whisper through earpiece. "We have your location, be careful." Steve answer. She stop top of girl and take deep breath in. "Here we go." She whisper and leap over railing. She land between girl and men. Emma gasp in shock and it catch guards attention. Before they have even the opportunity to attack she swing her sword. All of them drop on floor, dead. She clean the sword on one of their jacket's, sheathe it and turn toward scared girl. "Emma, right? Don't be scared. Luca, your father send me to get you home." She assure the girl and reach her hand to her. 

"Papa..." Emma sob and leap to hug Ivy. "I got you know." She assure little one and hug her back. "And I got you!" Someone yell. Next thing Ivy notice is that someone has throw ball that burst in contact and she get covered in red dust, she immediately cover Emma with her wings. She feel how it quash her magic and weaken her. She cough and turn to look around. There is at least 10 men with guns and one familiar girl, Flora. "Hello Red Wolf." She smirk darkly to her. "Flora." Ivy greet her coldly, hiding her weakness and pain.