The Young Avengers

The Less Than Great Escape

"Peter, I know where I am." I sent to Peter telepathically. "I am in a basement floor below Oscorp." 

"Are you sure?" I heard Peter's voice bounce around in my head.

"I'm positive." I spoke. "Get here quick." I whispered to him before floating back down to my body. Floating back into the rusty room that held my body, I let my consciousness settle back into my body. "Aura, any updates?"

"Negative."

"Damn it. I don't want to sit in here forever." I whined laying back from my sitting position.

"If it would entertain you, we can attempt to run a few test on how we may implement your powers with my programs." Aura spoke up.

"That would be great, but I don't have much power right now. The most I can do is astral projection and telepathy." I reminded Aura.

"Perhaps we could combine your telepathy with Stark Communications to get them up and running." Aura suggested.

"That's not a bad idea!" I said sitting up again. "Where do we sta-" A loud bang rang out from up the rust coated stairs. "Aura, start recording, I want this saved for later." I instructed. Loud steps echoed down the metal stairs. 

"Good to see that you are awake." An unfamiliar voice spoke. "Don't worry you will be released soon. We just wanted to run a few tests. All I need to do is draw some of your blood." Spoke a man in a grey suit with slicked back auburn hair. Behind him stood a petite woman in a lab coat.

"You really think I'm going to give you my blood willingly?" I asked with distaste.

"No," He sighed. "I never expected you to. That's why we have a back up plan if you choose to not cooperate." He informed me holding up a large hand gun with an air canister attached to it. "This will cause paralysis for a short period of time, just long enough to draw blood." He spoke examining the gun. The woman behind him looked incredibly nervous around him.

"Fine." I growled at him. Pulling up the sleeve to my suit I waited for the lab coat covered woman to enter. "It's now or never." I whispered to myself. Raising my hand up towards the suited man. Focusing on the gun in his hand I used what little energy I had left to rip the gun from his hand. Quickly bringing the gun to my hand, I aimed it at the man. "I would think the Hood would have told you, I don't go down without a fi-" Before I could finish my sentence, a loud alarm began blaring. "Oh whatever," I sighed aiming at the suited man, shooting a dart at him causing him to drop. "I'm leaving." I said walking past the small woman. "Sorry about that, I hope you don't get fired." I said shoving the man into the room and closing the door.

Running up the metal stairs I entered the long hallway again. "Peter I escaped my cell, but there is an alarm going off. Is that you?" I sent telepathically.

"Yeah, Kate and I just got here. We are having trouble getting to the elevator though. To many guards. There has to be a reason they don't want us down there, besides you." I heard Peter. Looking around the hallway, the steel doors peaked my interest.

"I think I know what it is. Down here there are a few steel doors, want me to check them out?"

"No, I'm more interested in getting you out of here." Peter said frustradely. "Now get up here!" Laughing at how exasperated Peter sounded.

"Okay, I'll try and get up there." I chuckled and ended the link. Making my way to the elevator I pressed call button to send it down. Tapping my foot impatiently I waited for the sound of the elevator, glancing to the end of the hall just in case someone snuck up on me. Hearing the elevator door squeak open, I quickly turned around and made my way in. Looking over the buttons, I searched for the lobby button. The wall was lined with buttons labeled one hundred all the way to negative thirty. Taking my chances I pressed zero, and waited for the doors to slowly slide closed. "On my way up. I don't have enough energy to use magic, but I have been practicing my hand to hand." I chuckled.