Tomb Raider - Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

20 ~ Oh Captain, My Captain!

This was officially the weirdest day of Nora's life, and there had been a lot of weird things happening lately.

And her luck kept running out. First she had been caught breaking into the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. Then she had been caught dealing in the black market.  Now she had been abducted.

In space.

Despite her life taking a dramatic turn for the better, she still had the same rotten luck.

When she came back to consciousness, her neck and shoulders were extremely stiff and she was shackled up to the inside wall of a ship. And it wasn't Carol's ship.

"Ugh," she groaned, her throat sore and her voice croaky.  This alerted her abductor, the red-skinned woman from the bar.  "You know, I've heard of some sketchy people hanging in and around bars, but this is new."

The woman chuckled - she was sharpening a knife in her hands, the blade glinting in the dim lighting of the ship. This didn't serve to help the already tense mood.

"So what? You seduce women and lure them into a trap?"

"Depends. I personally have never come across a human in space before, so there'll be a pretty price on your head because of that.  Not to mention you're different - you hold a certain power that most humans don't have."

"I'm gonna say it: that's pretty messed up."

"Captain-" Another alien - different species - appeared.

Nora had sure had a lot of experience with alien captains lately. "Oh, there's more of you."

"Yes, there's a crew of us. Let that be warning enough."

"We're approaching the jump point," the man said.

"Good. Prepare to jump."

Nora was trying to keep her cool, but was beginning to freak out, understandably. She wasn't sure what he meant by 'jump point'. Were they going to make her walk the equivalent of the plank? She desperately wished there was some way for her to contact Carol. Distress signal! S.O.S.! They couldn't have gotten that much of a head start, could they? Carol would surely realize something was wrong.

"What I want to know, is why a human is wearing the Kree emblem," the woman said, crouching down and tapping the gold star on Nora's chest with her finger.  "Where did you get this uniform?"

"No touchy." Nora jerked away - as much as she could with being tied up. "A friend gave it to me."

"The friend you were at the bar with?"

"Maybe..."

She scoffed.  "You're so in love with her, it's pathetic."

"You don't know anything about me."

The woman shrugged. "I know enough."

"Well from what I saw at the bar, didn't you want to get to know me better?"

"Ha, you're cute, I'll admit. But not interested, sorry."

"Well that makes two of us." If she could just concentrate long enough to get her powers warmed up and working, maybe she could do something to help her situation. Bust out some of the moves Carol had taught her during their many training sessions. But it was difficult to calm down and concentrate when she was abducted!

"Hey uh, Captain? It looks like a flaming meteor is in our path up ahead," a crew member called.

The woman joined him by the window. "That's not a meteor-"

SMASH!!!

When the deafening sound faded and the bright light died, a furious woman stood in the ship.

"Carol!"

"Nora!"

Nora turned to the crew members who were recovering from the crash caused by Carol bursting in, literally. "Uh oh, now you've done it."

"Yup, you've invoked my wrath, so prepare for the consequences." Carol held a fist against her palm in fighting stance.

With the front window smashed out, all the contents of the ship began to be sucked out into the void of space.

"Nora, hang on!" Carol had a mask and helmet on, her hair mohawked out the top of the helmet.

She pounded the floor with her fist, sending them below decks, a little safer from the air vacuum above.

"These shackles!" Nora yanked on them, straining her wrists.

"Trust me, you're safer with them on for now!"

"WHAT?!"

Carol was now being shot at, so didn't have the chance to answer.

Nora was also in the line of fire, so she personally felt it would be best if she could get free of these damn shackles. However, if she was attached, she might have a lesser chance of getting sucked out of the severely damaged ship.

A stray blast struck the wall, disconnecting the shackles from the ship, but still securing her wrists. This was okay - better, not ideal, but okay. She felt the air sucking around her, threatening to drag her out into the deep, dark depths of space.

"Nora, stay where you are!"

"I'm trying-"

A big, tall crew member with a giant gun approached her.

Nora ignited her fists with her power, the shackles jingling with her every move.

He chuckled at her and charged forward. Nora put her combat training skills to good use - both from the gym and Carol's training sessions - but then realized, 'hey, I have these superpowers. Why the hell aren't I using them?!"

She sent a blast of the pink energy stuff (supposed space-magic) towards the guy, but instead of striking him, as she had intended, it engulfed him. Judging by his expression he was just as confused and taken aback as she was. When she moved her hands around, he moved with them, so she made a sharp move and tossed him to the ground. 

Behind her, she could hear Carol throwing photon blasts. But those, loud as they were, were drowned out by a near-deafening tearing sound as the floor beneath her feet was torn away and sucked out the hole in the front of the ship. She heard her own startled cry.

Amidst her rapid flailing, she managed to grab onto the ship's siding, which was quickly coming apart itself. Not good, not good at all.

"Nora!" Carol had abandoned the fight and rushed to her aid. "Nora let go!" The blonde hovered a ways behind her.

"But-"

"Do you trust me? I'll catch you."

She didn't have time to decide. Everything was happening so quickly - too quickly!

"Do you trust me? I've got you."

Nora closed her eyes. Then she let go.

(Whew, kind of intense! Certainly a memorable first trip to space for Nora!

Romance next! ;D Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed! :))