Misunderstood

Twenty-Five

Tia stood with her back to the elevator, her arms folded as the door opened. She could hear them slowly exit, and she chuckled. 10 men, really? She wouldn't kill them unless they attacked her first, but she knew Fury wouldn't stop, no matter the cost of anyone else's life.

'I'm giving you all one chance here..'.. She turned, facing them as they spread out, Fury behind them, watching her... 'I killed 11 men in less than a minute. Do you really want to lose your own lives, to fight his personal vendetta?..'... She nods towards Fury.

She could see the men hesitate... 'I won't harm any one of you, if you leave now, you have my word on that. This is your chance to leave..'... She gestures to the elevator.

Some of the men lowered their weapons, ready to step back, when Fury shot them in the back of the head. The others froze, seeing 4 of the men, drop to the floor dead.

Tia sighed, shaking her head... 'I'm disappointed in you Nicholas. You're so consumed with anger, rage, that you are literally killing your own men, to get what you want. They were innocent, they all are..'... She waves a hand to the rest of them.

'You are a monster. You took my only child from me..'.. He spat out... 'He was 18, just started out..'

'You blame me for it. What about the people who took him from the academy, dragged him in, and threw him into the room, knowing what would happen? I was tortured, Sophie was just a child, and they experimented on her, hurt her..'.. Tia ran a hand through her hair.

'Why are you so angry with us? Why are you so set, to kill us? Why Nick?..'.. Tia faced him, seeing him twitch. She watched as he shoved his men aside, aiming at her and emptying his clip.

Fury watched her take every bullet, falling backwards to the floor. He walked over, seeing her cough up blood. He put a boot to her chest, leaning down on it... 'You deserve this..'... He released the empty clip and loaded another, emptying the second one in her head.

'Nicholas Fury, you're under arrest..'.. He looks up, seeing Hill walk in with Romaoff, Rogers and Barton... 'For the murder of Dr Sophie Connors..'.. He went to load another clip, but hands gripped his wrist. He turns his head, seeing Tony stood there, ripping the gun from him.

Within a minute, he was cuffed and escorted from the floor. When it was just Tony and the other Avengers, he and Bruce dropped to either side of her, watching, waiting.

'Come on, I know one of you girls is in there..'.. Tony gripped her shoulder, giving her a shake. He could feel the tension radiated from Bruce, and he looked over to him... 'You try. She loves you, listens to you...'

Bruce nods, trying not to throw up at the state she was in. He needed her to fight to come back... 'Soph? Tia? I don't know if one or both of you can hear me, but we need you to come back, please. I-I can't do this without you. The uh, the big guy is breaking right now, and I don't know if I can control him..'... Bruce sniffled. He didn't care if the others saw the tears that rolled down his face.

He kept watching her, as he held her hand, and Tony held the other. No one spoke for a moment, and a sinking feeling, told him she wasn't coming back this time. Bruce looked up at Tony, seeing the same heartbreak in his friends tear stained face. He shook his head at Tony, knowing it wasn't going to happen.

Tony let out a little sob, feeling a hand to his shoulder... 'I'm sorry Stark. I think it was too much for her..'... Tony heard Romanoffs words, but didn't want to believe them. He really thought she would come back.

An idea came to Tony, and he looked across to Bruce... 'We need to get the bullets out. Maybe that's why she's not..'.. He didn't wait for an answer, but scooped her up in his arms and ran to the elevator. He ignored the call of the others, and stepped inside, the same time Bruce caught up with him.

'I hope you're right Tony..'.. Bruce said, watching the numbers of the floors as they passed. Stopping on the floor for her lab, the two of them shot out, heading to the small med bay she had in the corner.

'Jarvis, what's the strongest magnet we have?..'... Tony asks, placing her on the bed.

'Miss Sweets has an MRI machine in the next room. It will pull the bullets from her sir..'..

Tony and Bruce looked at each other, knowing this was going to be a very bad idea, but what more could they lose. Bruce picked her up in his arms, and rushed to the next room. Tony went to the controls, as Bruce laid her down in the machine, brushing her hair from her face... 'Come back to me..'.. He whispered, before joining Tony.

'If this works, she's going to beat the shit out of us for this. It'll break her machine..'.. Tony says, worriedly. Bruce couldn't help but let out a nervous laugh, as they looked through the window at her, as the machine started up.

'Not for the fact that we're ripping 20 something bullets from her, but that we broke the machine?..'... He turns to Tony.

Tony gave him a look and scoffed, before hitting the start button... 'We might want to duck..'

The two dropped to a crouch as the machine started in the next room. They two heard as it whirled and the bullets ping off the side of the machine.

'Mother fucking asshole bastard! That fucking hurts like a bitch..'..

Tony closed his eyes, sighing in relief... 'Who the fuck ruined my machine?!..'... He opened his eyes, seeing the same look of fear on Bruce's face. Reaching up, he hit the emergency stop button, and hesitantly looked through the window as he and Bruce stood. They watched as she climbed out of the machine, seeing her look normal.

Tony rushed into the next room, grabbing her, and hugging her tight.

Sophie couldn't breathe as she slapped Tony on the back... 'I can't breathe dipshit..'.. He released her, holding her by the shoulders... 'Ok, I didn't expect him to shoot me that many times in the face. Be honest..'.. She gave him a hard look... 'Am I still pretty?'

Tony burst out laughing hugging her again... 'You're beautiful gopher. Just as much as you are crazy..'

Sophie looked behind him at Bruce and grinned at him... 'For that shit, you owe me a new machine, in fact I want two..'

She felt Tony pull back, his eyes wet as he smiled at her... 'You can have whatever you want sis. Just don't ever do that to us again..'

'Deal, now let me kiss my man..'.. She shoved him aside and launched herself at Bruce, kissing him hard. She felt his arms tighten around her, holding her to him. She got lost in the feel of him, sighing contentedly into their kiss.

She heard Tony clear his throat, and she pulled back, sighing as she leaned her head into Bruce's chest... 'Fine, but don't expect to see me and Bruce at any time tomorrow, I plan on demolishing the tower..'... She looked up to Bruce and grinned, seeing him blush.

Dropping her feet to the floor, she took his hand in hers, and grabbed Tony's with her other one... 'Now, let's go clear up this mess. Don't want the others worrying now, do we?'

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