Fight For Freedom |4| The Ascension

Chapter Five: Truth Or Dare

"Go on, Zoë, it's your turn," the Doctor grinned at his daughter, handing her the glass of wine she'd requested and giving a similar glass to McKenzie.

She rolled her eyes, smiling. "Okay, dare."

"I dare you... to touch your head with your toes," Amy shrugged, struggling to think of one.

Zoë scoffed. "Easy." She detached her prosthetic leg and touched it to her forehead.

Amy's eyes widened. "Oh my God, I didn't realise -"

"Oh, you meant properly?" Zoë grinned, handing her leg and glass to Pietro before lying on her stomach and curving her remaining leg over her back to touch the crown of her head. Amy stared in shocked silence.

Pietro smirked. "Show off." She laughed, sitting back up and taking her wine glass, allowing him to reattach her leg carefully.

"That was amazing," Amy enthused.

"Why, thank you," Zoë smiled, poking her tongue out at Pietro when he snorted.

"Who's next?" the Doctor asked.

McKenzie span the bottle in the centre and groaned when it landed on her and Amy, the latter to ask the question. "I swear, it always lands on me when I spin it."

"So, Angel," Amy raised her eyebrows. "Truth or dare?"

"Oh, go on, dare me," McKenzie requested.

Pietro rolled his eyes. "You always pick dare!"

McKenzie smiled fondly. "That's because truths are infinitely more difficult. I've never met a dare I couldn't do."

Amy smirked. "Challenge accepted."

McKenzie groaned.

***

"You're recording this?" the Doctor asked, raising his eyebrows as his daughter lifted her phone to video what was about to happen, getting McKenzie and Pietro in the frame.

"You're kidding me, right?" she laughed. "I'm live-streaming it to Zosia and Steve, and as far as I know, it's on at least thirteen billboards in New York City alone."

Steve's voice piped up through the phone. "Tony says people are betting on the outcome on six different continents as we speak."

"Hey, Kenzie?"

McKenzie jogged over. "Sam?"

"Not to put any pressure on you or anything, but Tony and I have got a little private bet going on and I got ninety bucks and a suit upgrade on you winning, so if there's anything you can do...?"

She rolled her eyes. "I'll do my best, Sa-" Her eyes widened. "Wait, Tony's betting against me?"

"That's right. If it's any consolation, we're all betting against him, so we're gonna wring him dry. Except for the witch kid, she said she had conflicting interests," Sam explained.

She smirked. "Good girl. Uh, Sam, could you get Tony on the line for me?"

"Right here, MK," Tony piped up.

"Traitor," she hissed, scowling at him before turning and stalking over to the start line where Amy and Pietro were waiting.

"I'm screwed, right?" Tony sighed.

Zosia's smug voice came on the line. "You should know by now never to bet against my mum, Tony."

"Yeah, I know, but the kid's got potential," Tony whined. "Besides, if he does win, I'll be a millionaire - again."

The Doctor rolled his eyes. "Never going to happen."

***

"I told you so!" Clint crowed on the stream, watching as McKenzie crossed the line seconds ahead of Pietro, the pair of them panting as they skidded to a halt.

"Are you sure she actually won?" Tony asked stubbornly. "There was less than a second in it."

Pietro's slightly breathless voice piped up as the Doctor and Zoë brought water over for them. "A second for us is quite a distance, Stark. The Angel won, fair and square."

Steve cleared his throat, smirking. "So fifty dollars, wasn't it?"

"Ninety for me, and don't forget the upgrade, Tony!" Sam added.

"And I believe you owe me a favour," Zosia said, smiling mischievously.

"Oh, God," Tony groaned.

McKenzie chuckled. "Ooh, I'd pay up if I were you, Tony. You wouldn't last three minutes against this lot."

As the others piped up, each mentioning the money they'd wagered and won, Zoë ended the stream, still laughing at the priceless expression on Amy's face.

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Alright, I couldn't resist doing this. As soon as I figured that Pietro would be joining the TARDIS for this series I knew there would have to be a race scene. It just had to happen, and why not get the whole planet involved?

Hope you enjoyed!