And They Were Roommates (STEVE ROGERS X OC)

Chapter Twenty-Five

Tony headed outside with his suit on to get one of the engines running again, while Steve left to find the engine from the inside. They both told Taylor to be careful, and after Tony left, Steve stood in front of her for a couple of seconds, just taking her hand into his and asking her to not put herself in immense danger. She promised she would be fine, then went to find Fury to ask what she should help with.

The whole ship was in a panic, everyone running around frantically, some with weapons in their hands. Taylor huffed as she approached Fury, standing in the middle of the chaos, talking through his earpiece hurriedly. She caught his sentence in the loud chattery.

"Romanoff!" He yelled into the earpiece, which caused Taylor to pause immediately.

Natasha wasn't anywhere to be found. Taylor hadn't seen her since the explosion, and she hadn't seen Banner either... With wide eyes, she stared at Fury, who appeared to be listening to Natasha's answer.

"Where is she?" Taylor demanded, stepping toward him.

"Miss Stark, you need to help out the ship is-"

"Where is Natasha?" She asked again, this time with more force in her voice. "She's with Dr. Banner, isn't she?"

"She'll manage," Fury replied sharply, but Taylor only scoffed.

"I'll go and help her. If Dr. Banner transforms..." She trailed off, and a quick flash of panic appeared on Fury's stoic face. Natasha wasn't safe.

"Fine. If you find them, make sure to bring Dr. Banner to a calm environment and-"

Taylor ran off before he could finish his sentence, going back straight to the lab the explosion affected. Natasha and Banner had to drop a level or two from there, there was no other way for them to vanish. Panic surged through Taylor as she kneeled down on the floor before the huge hole in the ground in the lab, looking down to see Natasha laying on the floor.

Trying to figure out a way to get down to the woman without hurting herself, Taylor put her legs into the hole, attempting to grab onto a pipe to lower herself down to the level Natasha and Banner were on.

"Nat!" She yelled down. "Are you okay?"

"We are!" Came her answer, but her voice was obviously uncertain. Taylor felt her throat tighten as she got ready to drop down. A wave of fear spread in her chest.

She let go of the pipe and landed on the floor below in a crouch, seeing Banner on the ground immediately. He was turning green, his muscles flexed as he tried to resist his turning. Taylor froze, her heartbeat quickening as she tried to figure out what to do. Natasha tugged on her hand hard.

"Get me out," She hissed lowly, gesturing to her foot that was stuck in between some rubble caused by the explosion. Taylor didn't waste any time, she grabbed her by the waist and pulled her forward, successfully getting her leg half free of the metal.

Banner trashed on the ground with a loud groan, and Taylor knew she was running out of time, so grabbing Natasha's calf, she yanked on it once again, freeing her at last. A scream died in her throat as she heard Banner's final groan, now standing as the Hulk a couple of meters away. Natasha grabbed Taylor's hand, who was instilled with fear and began running with her in the opposite direction, climbing a set of stairs as fast as humanly possible.

The roar of the Hulk sent a surge of goosebumps through Taylor's body as she jumped on the railing with the agent next to her, the staircase ripped away from beneath them by the Hulk. Taylor took the lead, jumping over a pipe, then another one, hearing Natasha's quick footsteps right behind her. It calmed her only a little, as all she could hear were the green monster's roars resonating in the tight space, making everything shake.