One Wild Ride (A Marvel Fanfic-Complete)

The Intruder

The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar - Pray for me

Tamika's enhanced reflexes were all that kept her from being taken down by the intruder as soon as he dropped from the ceiling. Just barely avoiding being slammed into the ground, she slid to the other side of the room on her knees, spinning to a stop before gathering her bearings and hopping to her feet. Then she crouched down and sprung back at him like an agile pouncing cat.

But the intruder was as quick as her. He dodged and struck a backhanded fist into the back of her head. She was knocked forward and into the wall. She dizzily watched the floor shift up towards her, as she stumbled off of her feet again. Groaning, she rolled over onto her back just in time to see another fist coming down at her face. She rolled away again and then tucked her body into a forward roll onto her haunches. She kicked out her right leg behind her and into his ankles, taking the intruder by surprise and knocking him off of his feet. But he caught himself, easily rolling onto his knees and then back up into a defensive stance.

Still dizzy, she got up slower than usual to take her own stance. She had no formal training, but she was quick in mind and body and agile enough to mirror him, hoping strength and speed alone would be enough. If nothing else, maybe she could use her acrobatic skills to dodge his attacks until he tired out. Though so far he showed no signs of fatigue.

The intruder was over six feet tall probably closer to 6'2" or 6'3" and much larger than her. He wore a black ski mask like all of the other robbers, but he had a visible armored vest over his navy body suit and cargo pants.  He was clearly much smarter, quicker, and better trained than the other robbers. He had already pulled two short metal staffs from the harness on his back and was slamming them into her exoskeleton from all angles. Which only proved that he was also incredibly strong for a man without noticeable bionic enhancements. His blows were forcing her backwards into the wall again. The metal of her exoskeleton clanged, ringing with each blow. And though the armor was not taking any apparent damage, her body was still absorbing some of the force of the blows from inside the shell.

He went for her head again, but this time she was prepared. She blocked the blow and then slammed her metal fist into his chest, sending him flying into the opposite wall with such force that the wall moaned and cracked. Incredibly, he shook off the impact almost immediately. Standing up, he stretched his muscular body through the pain, and then spat out the blood in his mouth. He finally spoke. "You even know what the fuck you're protecting sweetheart!?"

His voice was distorted and exaggerated by some sort of voice enhancer but his anger was still apparent. He paused for an answer, but when she did not answer back, he scoffed and answered for her, "You don't know shit, do you?"

"Just a do-girl..."

As he snarled at her from underneath his mask, she used the distraction to take him off guard. In a forward flip, springing off of her hands, she landed on the intruder's shoulders so she straddled his neck. Then she squeezed with the strength of her thighs. She should have been able to snap his neck with her legs, but he barely seemed fazed. He ran forward, slamming her down onto the desk causing the wood to split and then collapse underneath them. She released him as her head took another blow.

He also appeared off kilter as he backed away, dropping a zip drive that he had hidden within his armored vest and grabbing his neck reflexively as soon as she let go. She moved to grab the drive, but again, the intruder recovered quickly, striking one of his metal rods down at her head. She spun away from the blow and rolled up to her feet. He tossed the second metal rod at her with deadly accuracy. And she just barely dodged it, as it flew past her head and lodged into the wall behind her. ZING!