Rebirth (Completed)

The Enemy Within

"Hello? Is there anyone who wants to play?" a sweet little voice called out and Steve sat up in his bed blinking away sleep. It sounded like a child's voice but how can that be for there were no children in the Avenger's Tower.

He pulled himself out of bed and walks out of his room trying to find the source of where the child was. Walking down the hallway only wearing pants, he moves silently like a shadow keeping his ears open to listen for the voice.

"Hello?" the child called again and Steve recognize the voice as a little girl who sounded no more than five years old. He shivered, her words verbal loneliness and it was an eerily noise that filled him with dread.

The girl finally made her presence known and smiled sweetly at him. She wore a torn yellow dress and white socks that were holey. Her hair was a color called pure-diamond (very light blonde) and her eyes were crystal blue. The child's skin color was very pale and it reminded Steve of a ghost.

A violent shudder rip through his body as the girl came closer to him. "Do you want to play a game?" she asked in a somewhat creepy tone.

"Um sure," Steve replied after a hesitation, "what's your name?"

"Kara," the blue eyed child replied while flashing her pearly white teeth to him. 'Kara, what a pretty name,' Steve thought as he began to relax realizing that it was only a helpless child who wanted a friend.

The child inwardly smirked. 'Foolish man. They all seem to fall for the innocence of the child.' She wasn't going to reveal her true self not yet that is, for it was all part of the plan.

The dagger was concealed in the dress by her side unseen by the Captain's eyes. 'My puppet will belong completely to me once a get rid of this buffoon that is in the way.'

Kara grabbed Steve's hand and giggled playfully before pulling him into the deep darkness but he was so caught in her innocence that he didn't realize the danger before it was too late.

Serena abruptly woke up in Loki's arms when she heard a blood-curling scream rose from within the tower. She jumped startling Loki awake who groaned in protest.

They were still in the gym where Loki literally showed her the stars and chased away any doubt that lingered in her mind. A warm blanket covered their nakedness but it had fallen off when Serena whole body jerked to the scream.

Loki quickly summons clothes on them with his magic and helped her to her feet. There was a sense of urgency and fear began to break into her heart once again.

'Who had scream like a banshee? Where they still in trouble? Can we get to them on time?' Those questions burned in her mind as they raced up the stairs to find out what was going on.

The scene at the top of the steps paralyzed Serena in fear, a man was standing over Steve's bleeding body. He had beautiful raven black hair that hung at his shoulders and blood red eyes that bore a hole in Serena's soul. Her heart skipped a beat when he smirked at her and her husband and she almost fainted when he spoke.

"Hello, my puppet," he sneered at her quivering form, "I have waited a long time to meet you."

Serena screamed and the strings on her wrists tightened their hold of her. Her husband stared at the man in disbelief whispering over and over again, 'it cannot be'. The man chuckled and Serena felt her body moved even closer to him.

"Yes, my pet, you belong to me," he whispered in a sultry tone that sends shivers down her spine.

She recognized the voice and she also gasped in shock. 'HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?' The man smirked once again which told her that he had heard her thoughts.

"Come," he commanded and Serena felt something pull her towards him. No matter how hard she yelled at her body to ignore the order she realized that she couldn't defy him. He was her master and she was the puppet created to do his will.

The man winked at her and before anyone could do anything, he and Serena vanished into thin air.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Loki screamed in fury and began to pound the wall in anger for he has lost his beloved once again, but this time to his own self.