Freedom (An Avengers Fanfiction)

The Heart

Where am I? Who am I? What am I? 

I could feel liquid surrounding me, but I could breathe. "Where am I?" I call out, but only bubbles appear from my mouth. 

"Hello, Everest," a voice says. It was very strong and masculine. I turn around to see a teenager with brown skin and golden eyes. 

"Is that who I am?" I ask. He nods. 

"My name Jayesh. I'm here to help you," he says as he offers me his hand. "We are all here to help you." I look around as several lights appear revealing different people from different times and places. Some had golden eyes and some didn't, but I recognized one person. Where had I met her before?

"It is nice to see you again, Everest," she says. 

"Who are you?" 

"Frigga."

"Oh, yeah. I remember you. Where am I?" I ask. 

"Our soul," another girl my age says. 

"Why am I here?" I ask. 

"To make your final wish," they all say. 

"My final wish?" I say, "What is that?" 

"It's your final wish before you die. You're about to die, Everest," another male says. 

"But I was only shot. How can I be dying by one gunshot when in Wakanda getting shot is like getting a papercut?"

"You're remembering, good. That is not what is killing you. You do remember what is killing you, correct?" Frigga says. 

I remembered. These powers were killing me. 

"Yes, I remember, but my wish is to live." 

"We can't do that, but we can bring lost ones back. Would you like to bring Troy back?" Jayesh asks. 

I think for a moment. I did want Troy to live, but I had to save Mr. Stark. 

"You're thinking about saving Mr. Stark, but how?" one of them asks. 

"It's possible to bring lost ones back..." I think for a moment, "... Can we bring Pepper Potts back, so that Mr. Stark can be happy again?" 

"Is that what you want?" Frigga asks. 

"Yes," I nod. 

"Okay then. As soon as you die, she will be back," Frigga says, "Now, wake up." 

I gasp as I awake in a bed with Peter crying and holding my hand. All of my friends were there crying. 

"You're awake!" Peter cries as he tugs me into a hug, "We thought we were going to lose you!" 

"I'm fine, but what happened to April?" I ask. 

"Don't worry about her right now," Dad says, "We were all so worried." 

I begin coughing harshly. The fireflies needed out, but I didn't want to die. Not yet. 

"Where's Mr. Stark?" I ask through my coughs. 

"He's outside. He won't admit it, but he's worried about you," Leslie says. 

The days went by during my recovery. People would visit and apologize for what has happened, but it didn't matter. The coughing became much harsher and more frequent, but I was holding out until Mr. Stark came to visit me on his own. 

Two weeks went by of the pain. Mr. Stark hadn't visited me yet, so I wasn't going to die until then. 

Then, there was a knock on the door. "Come in," I say through coughs. 

"Hey, kid," he says. It was Mr. Stark. "How are you holding up?" 

"Not so good, but I'm glad you came here today," I say, "I can finally be relieved of my pain." I smile at him as my golden color shines. 

"is my face really that good looking?" Mr. Stark jokes. I giggle before I start coughing again. Mr. Stark sits down in the chair beside me. 

"I really am going to miss you," I say, "I'm going to regret not being able to see who you really are." 

"Come on, kid. Where's the optimist that promised to save me a few months ago?" he asked. 

"But I am optimistic because you'll be yourself again," I smile as tears fall down my cheeks, "You can get married, have kids, live a life! I just wish I could see it for myself." 

"What--"

"I'm going to go, Mr. Stark," I say, "Goodbye!" 

As I close my eyes, fireflies fly from out of my mouth. I can hear Mr. Stark screaming for nurses and doctors, but it's too late. I'm dead.

Tears were in his eyes as I looked at him through my soul. The fireflies formed the shape of a woman. Then, they became her. 

Pepper Potts was standing with her soulmate once again. 

"Pepper?"

"Hi, Tony. I hope you didn't cause too much trouble while I was away," she giggled. She was swept up into a tight hug. 

"Sh-she brought you back! Sh-she brought you back!" he cried.