The Final Hope

Chapter 2

Tony came in a while later and gave me a crutch so I would be able to walk.

"Don't worry sis you'll eventually be able to walk again" James said.

A week passed; I had officially been living with the Avengers for a year now. I still couldn't walk without my crutch. I hadn't gone back to school. I just didn't feel like telling my friends what had happened. Steve and Tony fought more than usual.

Then one day I did something desperate. I called Bruce.

"Hey Bruce, it's Will. It has officially been ten months since you disappeared. A lot has happened since then. I was kidnapped by Doctor Doom twice, I had my memories taken, I got to see another planet, I have a brother and Hydra now wants to kill me. Last week I had a lot of my bone marrow taken by Hydra. It almost killed me, but I'm still here" I said "things at the tower aren't so great. Steve and Tony never stop fighting. We've fallen apart. I have a feeling that a war is about to start, so if you're listening please come home".

I hung up. I just needed someone here that could remain neutral. I knew that Bruce would probably never hear my message, but it was nice to hope that if he had then he'd be on his way back.

I got up and hobbled downstairs. Tony and Steve were still arguing.

"I can't believe that they're still fighting" I said to James.

"Well look who came out of her cave" James said.

"Hey I think I'm going to go to Peter's house. It's time to explain what happened" I said.

"Then I'm going with you".

"My friends aren't exactly your biggest fans, hell I'm not your biggest fan".

"But I got you to like me".

"No you practically saved my life, look I'm just saying that my friends probably won't like you".

"But you need protection" James started.

"No I don't" I started walking towards the elevator.

"I'm coming with you" James slipped inside the elevator.

"You are impossible" I muttered. We took the subway to Peter's house. I knocked on the door.

"I got it" someone yelled from inside. The door opened.

"Will what are you doing here and what is he doing here" Sam asked.

"Let me explain" I said going in. The team was in Peter's living room.

"Will what happened to you" Peter asked.

"Okay well Hydra kidnapped me again".

"Did you have anything to do with that" Luke asked James.

"What no" James held his hands up in surrender.

"He had nothing to do with it. Hydra took us so they could kill me" I explained. The room was silent.

"Hydra took a lot of my bone marrow to try and kill me. Look James was the one that call for help, without him I would probably be dead" I finished.

"So why do you have a crutch" Danny asked.

"I lost all feeling in my right leg" I said.

"Do you want to sit down" Peter asked.

"All I've been doing for the last week is sitting so I think I'll just stand for now".

"How much did they take" Ava asked.

"Three maybe four containers. I don't know I was trying not to die" I stated.

"How have you not died yet" Sam asked.

"That's three people that have asked me that this week".

"Answer the question".

"I'm alive because I just survive somehow" I answered.

"So can you still train with your injury" asked Danny.

"Probably not, but I can still help you guys train" I said "I can still throw fire at at you regardless of my injuries".

"How can you be so charming yet so threatening at the same time" James inquired.

"We've learned not to ask that question" Peter stated.

"I could train you too, maybe let you see more of your own blood" I said.

"Seriously how do you do it".

"How have you only ever been punched once" I asked.

"What happened with you two. A month ago you wanted to kill each other and now you're like best friends" Luke asked.

"I got to know her" James started "and then I saved her life".

"You didn't save my life. You called for help. I probably would have lasted another few hours without your help" I stated.

"You didn't see how you looked when we found you".

"Considering that Will was whipped and experimented on by Doctor Doom for four days, I think that she could have lasted a few more hours with Hydra" Peter said.

"You didn't hear her screams" James said.

"I did when we were taken by Doom" Peter argued.

"You guys have something in common" I said to James and Peter "you two are the only people that have ever heard me scream in pain".

We spent a few more hours at Peter's before going back to the tower.