Dove and Dart (Under Extreme Editing)

Past and Promises

Dart:

Remember those walls I built? Well baby they're tumbling down. They didn't even put up a fight. Didn't even make a sound.

"Change the station!" I growled out while Steve cracked his knuckles.

"I don't think I can do this." The Captain was having a bit of trouble controlling his sissiness.

"The madder the better." Banner looked up from filling a syringe with some green goop.

"Oh the irony..." Thor chuckled and raised a glass in my direction before turning the radio up louder.

I snarled at him before turning back to Steve. "Come on Brooklyn, hit me!"

"I really don't think-"

"Steve, she stole the last Reese's." Banner grinned like a Chesire cat as Steve started fuming.

"You stole...my food?"

I grinned and popped the piece of candy that had been hidden behind my back into my mouth. "Whatcha' gonna do 'bout it?"

"You little pick-pocket!"

I shrugged and squared myself off in front of him on the mat.

"I...I!!!" Steve clenched a fist, "I still can't hit her!"

Thor grabbed his collar and pulled him away. "For gods' sake, where is your honour?" Steve grumbled about the unspoken rule of not hitting a girl as he walked over to Banner.

"Don't touch the technology Steve!"

I turned as Banner yelled out, right before a fist the size of a bus snapped my head to the right.

"Damn..." Banner chuckled and gave me a thumbs up when I spat out blood and Steve winced.

I turned to face Thor just in time to dodge the knee he was driving towards my stomach. Using my arms, I gripped his shoulders and pulled down, launching myself into the air and away from his blow.

"Dart!!! The point's not to win!!! You have to let him hit you!!!!" Bruce yelled at me.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realise this was how to get killed 101, did I enter the wrong classroom?" I sarcastically snarled out while ducking under an elbow Thor had swung at my head.

"Don't disrespect your teacher!"

"Try closing your eyes so your instinct isn't to dodge him!" Rogers called out while pouting in the corner of the lab because he was banned from close proximity to all technology.

I feel the familar buzz of anger well up in me. Something on Bruce's moniter buzzed as a bead of sweat rolled down my temple. I really needed to get my head into this. I could not fight back, Thor was too much of an oponent, even for me. I know right? Someone who can actually beat me? It just seems impossible!

But that wasn't the point. Winning or losing wasn't the point right now. Of course my military brain was screaming at me that it was, and every move i made was a reflex for me to defeat the God of Thunder, but the logical part was trying to take over.

The only way it could work was if I was mad enough. And while it was easy to make me mad, the way to make me the most mad was to make me lose. Especially in an unfair fight.

Orignially Cap had been selected for the job, but he had backed down...sissy.

I closed my eyes like Steve had said and I crumpled to the ground when Thor's fist connected with my lower spine.

"I am sorry, but you were the one who wanted this." With my eyes squeezed shut in pain, I felt Thor's hand land on my shoulder in comfort. "We can stop if you need to."