1 × Unearth × Avengers

28 × Double Trouble

WARNING: MAY CONTAIN INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.

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Steve

I was heading back to the tower after my morning jog when my phone went off. I slowed down once I got to the curb and stopped to check it.

"Hel-"

"Can it Spangles! Where are you?!" Tony yelled in panic on the other end and cut me off.

"Uh, West 49th Street. Wh-"

"Hydra goons around the tower, some inside, Natasha and Daya are in danger, you're the closest," He rushed out. I heard some gunfire go off in the background and him grunt a few times, along with the sound of his repulser blasts. "They were heading to- GAH! They're at a Starbucks!" He shouted, and more shots were being fired in the background before the line went dead.

I looked down at the phone in shock then shoved it back in my pocket and took off down the sidewalk full speed ahead. I ducked and weaved through the crowd until I finally decided to take the bike lane.

It was empty and this called for an emergency, so the authorities would understand.

He said Starbucks. I could only assume it was the nearest one by me... which would be the one on 47th. All the while as I raced to the scene, my mind wandered back to what I told Daya just yesterday...

H can't get you here. Nor will they ever again.

How could I have been so blind to let them hide right under our noses? She told us they were after her and I didn't listen; then Nat took her out without my consent and- but it wouldn't have made a difference. We would have still had a run in with them anyway. Now Daya will suffer the consequence of my actions. But not unless I can do something about it.

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Daya

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"Son of a bitch!" I yelled as a bullet grazed my right arm.

The table was just barely holding up, Nat managed that other guy and hid behind another table, people were shielding themselves from the gunfire, and I didn't know what to do. I couldn't possibly use my powers in here... People would see... Yet again, who cares? But-

Screw it.

I turned around from laying on my butt and got on my knees. I got into a kneeling position, like a kneeling knight, and placed both hands on the tiled floor. Closing my eyes and taking a breath, I sprung from the floor and ripped up the tile beneath the guy, causing him to fly backwards and crash through the glass doors. I landed firmly back on my feet and sent a vibration out to get a good look at my surroundings, and when it came back with a dozen ARMED guys standing outside the front door alone, I felt my eyes go wide with shock.

"GET DOWN!" I yelled before three huge canisters broke through the windows releasing smoke. The people shrieked when I did. I turned around and followed the shrieks, finding everyone at the back counter. Nat was almost done sneaking them back there when I had an idea. "HERE!" I shouted before motioning my hands in a "tearing off wallpaper" type of way, ripping a hole in the wall and making the earthen materials float over to me.

"GO! GO! GO!" Nat shouted to the people as they ran for the new exit.

While she was helping with them, I didn't realize how full the room got with smoke. I started to cough and wheeze as I inhaled the disgusting air, unknowingly causing me to drop the earth.