Wicked 🔞

Forty-Four

The team tried coming up with a plan to track Liv and the others, though none had any idea as to who or what the titan was. Liv had confirmed that they were controlled, but Steve was hesitant to believe it.

Tony looked over all the footage he had of them when they visited, and anything that would link to them since they left for their mission. He had told the team months ago something was wrong, and the only one who listened, was Thor. He needed the asgardian back, hoping he would know what the titan was.

'It could still be a trick..'.. Steve said, looking around at them... 'She appeared as Nat, who's to say she isn't still here, as one of us?..'

'Ok, we don't know that, but considering how much she drank, she damn near tried to kill herself again...'.. Tony shot out at him.

'What if she was doing it subconsciously?..'.. Everyone looked over to Bruce, as he watched the footage of her again as she drank... 'She said someone was controlling them, so what if she was letting whoever it was talk, and she drank because it gave her more control over herself, to give you a message?..'

'It is possible..'.. Vision stepped forward... 'Miss Olivia is different from what we once knew. Perhaps she has been looking for a way to communicate with us..'

'Why her? I mean Buck is a super soldier, and Loki is a god, right?..'.. Sam frowns at everyone... 'They would be stronger than her, so why didn't they come? How did she get any control?..'

Tony paced about, thinking it over as the others spoke... 'Because she's never been under mind control before..'.. He stopped, turning to the team... 'That day in the tower, Loki tried to use the scepter on her and it didn't work. She said he had been under someone's control back then, and Barnes was under Hydras control. Their minds were already weakened..'

'And they were both in her mind..'.. Bruce added... 'Remember? After she was taken and in the coma, they were in her mind. What if they somehow connected? Giving this titan, access to them all?..'

'This is all too much for me to understand...'... Steve ran a hand over his face, when he heard something. He turned his head slightly, frowning as it sounded like a gunshot.

'Boss, Miss Summers, Sergeant Barnes and Mischief are in the detention cells. They are currently fighting. Miss Summers ordered I lockdown and engage the power dampening protocol. She is currently wounded, Mischief is unconscious and Sergeant Barnes is shooting at her..'

The whole team bolted out of the lab, and straight down the hallways, heading for the detention center. Tony summoned a suit, getting ready to put them down if needed.

Steve got there first, watching through the window, as Bucky hit Liv round the face with the butt of his gun. He could see she was severely wounded, bruised and beaten, but she stumbled to her feet, swinging for Bucky. Loki was now locked in one of the cells, on the ground... Friday, open the damn door!..'.. Tony called out, as his suit encased him.

'Im sorry boss, I cant. Miss Summers has set a program in me, that I can not open, until all three are in a cell. They can't get out, and you can't get in..'..

'Damn it Friday, he's going to kill her!..'.. Tony tried to override the command, as the others came to the window, watching the fight going on.

'What the hell is going on? Friday, what happened?..'.. Nat calls out, seeing Bucky and an injured Liv go hand to hand, trading blows. She wasn't as strong as him, but damn if she wasn't determined.

'7 minutes ago, they appeared in the detention center, with Miss Summers calling out a protocol order. Mischief was already unconscious and she threw him in the cells ordering a lockdown so he could not escape. Sergeant Barnes has shot Miss Summers 6 times. Two in the leg, three in the stomach and once in the chest. She has severe injuries and is currently losing too much blood. She wants to ensure Sergeant Barnes is in a cell, before entering one herself..'..

'Is she healing?..'.. Wanda asked, seeing that Liv was still bleeding.

'My scans show she has suffered abdominal trauma, and her lung is collapsing, two broken ribs, a fractured tibula. Miss Summers is not healing due to the power dampening in the detention area. She is in need of urgent medical care..'..

'Friday open the fucking door!..'.. Tony shouted, getting frustrated as he couldn't get past the commands.

'Im sorry boss, there is no override. I can not force the door open, or it will automatically lockdown the compound for 72 hours. Until all three are in the cells, the door remains locked..'

'Whar is she dies huh? The fuck are we supposed to do then?..'.. Nat shouts up at the ceiling.

'Should Miss Summers die, she has an alternative protocol in place..'..

Then do that!..'.. Sam called out, unable to watch as Bucky choked Liv against a wall.

'Im sorry, but the alternative requires her death..'..

'How the hell did she even get in the system? When?..'.. Pietro asked Tony... 'I thought nobody could..'

Tony glared at the guy, trying not to lose it with him... 'She helped create Friday, before the whole Ultron thing..'

Nat banged on the glass, hoping to get Buckys attention. She knew he would never harm Liv if he was in control. She watched as Liv began to give up, and tears began to fall. With the power dampening on, she couldn't heal. Nat turned away, unable to watch her friend die.

Steve wrapped his arms around Nat as she buried her face into his chest. It was hard to watch, and he hoped that when they got Bucky free, he wouldn't blame himself for whats happening. He could feel tears threatening to fall from his own eyes.

Vision stepped forward to the glass, frowning when he saw Livs body begin to drop to the floor, and she threw all her strength into her punch, right into his abdomen, and kneeing him in the groin. He bent over in pain, and she punched him in the face as hard as she could, bringing him to his knees. Staggering to her feet, she gripped his shirt, head butting him in the face, and knocking him unconscious.

She stumbled, trying to remain upright, as she gripped his collar, and tried to drag him into the cell next to Loki. She could feel that she was dying, but she wasn't giving up. It had taken her months to get any control over herself, and there was no way she was giving it back, not now. She could feel the Other, fighting to control her again in her mind, but she would be dead soon, she didn't care.

She loved them both, and she wasn't going to give up, not when she was so close to saving them. She could hear the others outside of the area, banging and screaming for her, and she ignored them, focusing on getting Bucky in the cell. She didn't want to stop, in case he woke up. She knew she didn't have much time left, and she forced herself to finish putting him in the cell.

Stepping out, she gasped in pain... 'F-Fri-Friday..'.. She panted... 'Lock-Lock him down..'.. She watched as the door locked, and the shimmer of a force field came down over the door. She stumbled again, hitting the floor. She couldn't feel her legs anymore, so she finished the rest of the way, dragging her body into another cell, before panting out for Friday to lock her down.

When she saw the shimmer, she smiled, knowing she had done it. She got them back home, where they could be safe, and saved from the control. She gave into the darkness claiming her, as tears ran down the sides of her face... 'Save them..'.. She whispered out, hearing the outer door open, and a stampede of feet entering the cell.

She turned her head to the side, seeing her family for the last time, and closed her eyes, embracing death.

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