Forever and Always

Chapter 28

I couldn't move my arms as Loki had his around my shoulders holding another blade at my stomach. Wanda and Vision had put a shield around the black magic trying to move it in toward the portal as Tony had taken the device from Thor. After the cloaks used their energy source they had all collapsed on the floor breaking the wall for the creatures that seemed restless as if waiting for a command. They were going to close the portal with the black magic and the device. At least I know the world would get a happy ending. "Loki, lower the blade, we can negotiate something" Steve was limping forward with Clint on one side and Nat on the other. Thor looked worried trying not to make any sudden moves with the Hulk turned the other way behind us in case the creatures made a move. "Not everyone deserves to be happy Captain" There was venom dripping from his mouth as he spoke. I heard Loki click his tongue and the creatures attacked, lunging for the hulk and trying to take down Wanda, Tony, and Vision. Nat and Clint went to help as the creatures ignored Steve and Thor.

"Brother, this can't go on any longer. This is your last warning" Thor took a step forward and Loki tightened his grasp on me, drawing blood from my stomach. "Please Loki the baby" I pleaded. "Baby?" I looked at Steve, his eyes wide and mouth opened slightly. I nodded my head as the tears hadn't disappeared. "Yes, as sweet as this is, it has to end" Loki quickly slid the blade across my stomach and let go of me as I dropped. Steve and Thor shouted in unison as Wanda and Vision got the black magic successfully in the portal as Tony closed the portal just as it blasted like a small nuke going off and everyone was sent flying including myself. I don't know what I had hit but the breath was knocked out of me and my vision blurry. I grabbed my stomach seeing my hand covered in red before I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer and succumbed to darkness.

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My whole body felt sore, my eyes felt heavy as I struggled to open them. The room was dark, I recognized this place as the med bay in the tower. I looked over and Steve was laying on the couch with his eyes closed, he was wearing a white T-shirt and sweatpants. I looked down and saw that my abdomen was wrapped in a white bandage, along with my hands. I whimpered, putting my hands to my stomach. "Doll" Steve was by my side in a second, "The baby" I was a second away from totally losing it but Steve put his hands on mine making me look up at him to see tears in his eyes. "Our baby is fine" I let out a sigh of relief but couldn't stop the tears as I gave him a wet chuckle. He leaned down to connect our lips. I missed him so much, I wanted to deepen the kiss but I was unable to lean up without my back protesting in pain. Steve parted from the kiss to scoot a chair over to the bed. "How is your side?" I croaked as he handed me a glass of water that was by the bedside table. I drank as he spoke, "basically healed" he lifted his shirt so I could see the skin had indeed almost fully healed over. After I finished the cup I handed it back to him, "What happened with Loki, and everyone, and well New York and the portal?"

Steve chuckled as he put the cup down, leaning forward to hold my bandaged hand gently and put his other hand over my stomach that made my heart swell. "We successfully closed the portal, which caused that big explosion. All those creatures went down after the portal closed. The team is fine, nothing some antibiotics couldn't take care of.' he sighed before continuing, 'As for Loki, Thor brought him back to Asgard to basically rot in a cell. He wasn't too original with his plan for world domination. It was more like his first New York attack part 2." I chuckled but winced from the soreness I felt. "What about those people, they were innocent" Steve gave me a small smile, "some of them made it and didn't remember a thing but the explosion was very big my love" I nodded understanding. "Now, Tony wants to talk to you about what happened and I'd like to hear what happened as well if you're up for it" I hated reliving what I went through but I knew I had to tell them so I nodded. "I was looking for you the moment Alice told us you were gone, I wasn't going to stop until you were in my arms again" He stood up and kissed my forehead before leaving me with my thoughts while he went to get Tony.