The Daughter Of An Avenger

Part 11

Sarah felt a cold shiver as she woke up almost crying from her nightmare. Sitting up she ran her hands through her hair. Feeling the sweat, she decided to get up and try to calm herself down. She paced slowly around the room. Taking long deep breaths, before she stopped. Looking at someone in the reflection of the window. A woman. Sarah tried to distinguish the woman's appearance.

"Mom?" Sarah whimpered, as the vision of her became clearer. Sharon stood still. Silent. Sarah got closer to the window, reaching out towards her mother. "Momma..." she said again in disbelief. Sharon smiled, her blue eyes twinkling through the window. "Hello Sarah..." she softly said. Sarah took a sharp breath,

"I miss you Momma." She began to cry as her mother spoke softly to her. The sound of her voice was unfamiliar to Sarah and only made her words more comforting.

"Baby, I miss you too. So much." Sarah took a rasp as she continued, "Your father kept his word. He protected you. Kept you safe." Sarah interrupted her, remembering the events of the day

"He lied to me. About everything. Who he was. Why did he keep me locked away? He was keeping me prisoner. Sheltering me because he was scared of me." Sharon reassured her as she saw her daughter's frustration.

"No... When I was dying, your father made me a promise. That he would protect you no matter the cost. The only one who has lied to you... is Loki." Sarah wiped her tears and sniffled,

"What do you mean? Protect me from what?" Sharon took a breath and locked eyes with her daughter.

"Sarah, your father and I knew that you were special the moment you were born. You are not an ordinary child. You are the daughter of an Avenger, which makes you the most valuable thing on the planet. We were protecting you from people like Hydra and Loki. Protecting you from using your incredible power for their own gain. Loki has twisted the truth and used it against you." Sarah began to breath quickly realising what she had done hours earlier. Realising what she had said. How she had let Loki use her to crush her father's spirit. To turn her against the people who had made her who she was. Turning against her best friend. "Sarah, your father didn't lie to you. He was protecting you. He was ashamed of who he was and wanted to make a difference in the world by putting some good back into it." Sarah remembered how she would look up to her father when she was little. Remembering the man who used to chase her as a child. Remembering the father who told her stories and comforted her when she couldn't sleep. "Sarah, your father loves you, and he will always love you. I will always love you." Suddenly Sharon began to disappear, and she said her farewells as quickly as she could before Sarah could no longer see her. "I love you my darling Sarah." And with that Sharon was gone. Sarah gave another rasp as she placed her hand on her heart and softly whispered

"I love you too momma."

The air grew cold and the light faded away with Sharon's ghost. Sarah looked at her reflection in the window where her mother was standing seconds ago. Staring, she became repulsed at who she'd become, disgusted by the clothes Loki had dressed her in and by the way she tied her hair up into a roman-styled braid. He had made her the villain, showing her the dark side of herself. Memories of the attack against her family earlier on made her scream. In a flash of anger, she tore at her clothes. Violently trying to rip them off her skin as though they were burning her. She hadn't noticed Loki come into the room whilst she was screaming in frustration.

"Focus on that rage on that anguish and hatred. It makes you who you truly are." She raised her head, eyes locked in a death-like stare. Anger truly was in her eyes, but it was all for him. She turned around and pushed him away with her hand. Flying across the room Loki hit the wall smiling, as he stood and composed himself she clenched her fists at her side.