Avengers Oneshots Series

Anger Levels (Part 2)

Warnings : Display of abuse and physical assault

The Avengers....or what Penny called her second family. She didn't even realise when they had become so close to each other. Each one of them was someone so special to Penny....and Penny was special to each one of them too. And one such person was Loki. She had met him at the beginning of the year.......he didn't look interested in getting to know her....but Penny knew it was just a facade. She had seen how the public still reacted to Loki's existence even though he was under mind control when all that happened. So Penny made it her mission to become friends with the apparently cold hearted beast. And she was in fact successful in doing so. Mr.Stark didn't really approve of the idea at first but eventually agreed. And even though Mr.Loki still made faces when she would visit she knew he cared. He was good at hiding but she was better at understanding. But maybe one of the reasons Penny wanted to be friends with him so badly was because he reminded Penny of her elder brother. Penny still remembered that day...her brother and mom had left her all alone. She still wished it was her who died instead of them. She just missed him so much. And Loki was so similar to him....always acting like he didn't care but one scratch on her and her brother was ready to fight anyone. But she would never tell that to Mr.Loki.....he won't want someone as weak as her as his sister. So she didn't...and along with this there was one more thing Penny didn't tell him...or anyone as a matter of fact..even her second family the Avengers...that she was abused. That she was abused for the past 2 years since her mom and brother died.....that she was abused by her very own father who till this day blamed her for their death. Pathetic, curse, burden....there wasn't a single word left for Penny to get insulted by. At first she thought it was cause of grief and that it would end someday but it's been two years and the torture never ended. The continuous verbal abuse soon changed to being hit.....which soon changed to physical assault. Bruises littered her body which she would always cover up with long sleeved hoodies and pants. She weighed way less than a child her age should because of the lack of proper meals...but since the internship with Mr.Stark she at least gained some weight cause Mr.Stark would never let her skip meals. Thankfully her Dad hadn't used any special items to hit her yet...his hands were enough...until one day he did......but that day she also finally knew she wasn't alone..

Penny was at her house texting Mr.Loki. Her dad wasn't home and was probably getting wasted drinking at his friend's house. She had packed her bag and was about to leave when she heard the doors unlocking followed by laughter..but it wasn't just one person...laughter of several people. She was soon hit by the reeking smell of alcohol. Horror struck Penny when she heard a loud thud and voice calling her. "Penny !!...where are you you bitch....look who's here", followed by many more men laughing. Penny dropped her phone from her hand when she realised it was none other than her dad and his friends...but what were they here for ??. Slowly backing up into her room Penny had no clue what to do. Thankfully her room was locked but it only seemed to make her dad angry when he tried to open the door. "Why is this fucking door locked !!!", he screamed. As she moved back Penny tripped on a soft toy lying near her feet and fell down....her hands pushing her phone away in the process but unbeknownst to her it had managed to call Loki before it slid under her bed.

Penny whimpered as another bang came from outside her door followed by a large bang and the door of her room falling off its hinges. Penny screamed as she covered her face to prevent from getting hurt by the broken pieces. And there stood none other than her father along with two more equally large men. Beer bottles in their hands....it was evident none of them were in their right mind as they swayed left and right even while standing. Slowly standing up in her place Penny stuttered, "D-Dad". "Aww look who's gonna cry", said one of her Dad's friends. And without any warning a beer bottle came flying towards Penny....too fast for her to move out of its way... colliding with her head and breaking into hundred tiny shards. Penny fell to the ground screaming loudly and holding her now bleeding head. Removing her hand she saw her palms covered in red liquid. But before she could make another attempt to sit back up someone grabbed her by her hair pulling her up on her feet. She grabbed their hand and twisted it pulling herself away from the grip and kicking the man's feet....a trick Ms. Nat had taught her...and pushed him away. "You bitch", her father screamed and charged at her and grabbed her neck picking her up from the ground. He was too strong...too strong for Penny to do anything at the moment. Choking her neck tightly he said, "You're gonna pay for what you did you pathetic bitch....you ruined everything and now I'm gonna ruin you....you have no idea what we're gonna do to you", he said with a sick menacing grin. Penny was running short on oxygen and the words her dad said had sent her into more panic. Thrusting her legs and with the little power she had in her..she swung then straight onto his chest making him lose his grip on her hands and dropping her. Coughing vigorously and gasping for any amount of air available Penny tried to regain her strength but couldn't. The lack of oxygen and her already bleeding head had made her very dizzy...too dizzy to even stand up straight. But she still tried to get up with the help of the table nearby. And just as she was on her feet one of the unknown men had grabbed her wrist.

Penny tried to shake him off which resulted in her head being harshly slammed on the wall behind her. Penny let out a cry of pain. She felt blood pour down from the cut at the side of her forehead from the earlier hit by the beer bottle. The man who shoved her on the wall suddenly let go of her. Penny fell to the ground...the last bit of energy draining out as she placed a hand behind her head only to feel sticky liquid oozing out of a new cut. Looking up she saw the wall had a huge patch of blood on it. Everything around her was hazy....it felt like her skull would crack open at any moment. The pain was unexplainable.... unimaginable. She had never felt this pain in her life...she didn't know what to do ...all she wanted was to run away..anywhere would be safer than her own room right now. But the next thing Penny saw made her life flash in front of her. The same man who had let go of her a few minutes back was now handing her dad a big kitchen knife. Her dad now in front of her looked maniacal with the two men behind him smirking down at her. "D-Dad p-please.....I....I d-don't want to die", Penny whimpered.....her words barely audible as her vocal cords hurt while she spoke. She tried to grab something around her as a protection but was stopped when her dad charged towards her with the knife in his hands. She swiftly moved out of the way dropping on her side when she felt a sharp pain shooting through the side of her waist. Looking down she saw red seeping through her white top. She wasn't stabbed but her dad had managed to make a huge gash on her side which now was bleeding uncontrollably. The hit on her head and now the blood loss from the cut didn't allow her to move anymore. She slowly dragged herself backwards on her hands until her back touched the wall. She was too dizzy to stand up and even if she did she knew she would fall back again. She tried pushing herself on her hands but her hands couldn't bear the weight and gave away. Her upper body was now completely rested on the wall. Her right hand pressing on the bleeding wound on her side trying to stop the bleeding but to no avail. On hearing a laugh Penny looked up. Her breathing was heavy and shallow. Her wound burned even with the slightest movement making her take in a sharp breath. "No one's gonna know what happened to you .....no one cares", her dad said laughing along with his friends. "They'll know y-you did it", Penny said. And even though she was breathing heavily and she was scared and she didn't wanna die....but if she had to die she'll not die giving her father the satisfaction of scaring her. She'll die proving she was strong. Oh how much she misses the Avengers now. She wished she could bid them goodbye one last time. Will they try to find her??...will they even care ?? Her words had successfully angered her father as he raised the knife ready to charge at Penny. And just as Penny moved her head to her left waiting for the pain, a glass window on her right shattered. And the next thing Penny knew...her father and the two other men went flying to the other corner of the room.