Masking My Life

Chapter Twenty Five~A Deadly Trick

Tony, Steve, and I run through a dim, debris filled hall. "Find engine three. we'll meet you there." says Tony, Steve peels off as we approach a tech room. Inside, Tony's Iron Man suit stands waiting, lit above in all its glory.

I quickly put on my boots and gloves, and pick up to mask "Do I really need it?" I ask, Tony closes my hand around it "Keep it with you just in case." I nod as we head out to a jump point

"Stark, I'm here!" shouts Steve through our ear pieces.

"Good. See what we got." says Tony, as he flies in his Iron Man armor me beside him, we get close to the damaged engine. "We gotta get this super conducting cooling system back online before we can access the rotors and work on dislodging the debris." I say to Tony, he nods.

Tony flies over and begins pulling on the stuck rotors. Looks over at Steve. "I need you to get to that engine control panel and tell me which relays are in overload position." says Tony as he flies into giant cooling conductors.

Steve jumps over to the other side of the broken railing. I land on the other side and hold out my hand pulling him up, we get over to the control panel and Steve opens it up. For a man who grew up as a YANK I bet he's thinking what the fuck is this!

"What's it look like in there?" ask Tony.

"It seems to run on some form of electricity." says Steve, I look at him and nod "Well, you're not wrong."

I look up to see Tony continuously blast broken debris off the turbine engine. It's bad, but still fixable. I look back to the panel "Everything more or less fried but the relays are intact. What's our next move?" I ask.

"Even if I clear the rotors, this thing won't re-engage without a jump. I'm gonna have to get in there and push." says Tony, damn he was right he had to "Well if that thing gets up to speed, you'll get shredded!" says Steve.

I look to Steve "Then we stay in the control unit and reverse polarity long enough to disengage mag...

"Speak English!" he says to me.

I roll my eyes pointing "See that red lever? It'll slow the rotors down long enough for Tony to get out. Stand by it, we wait for his word."

Steve looks over at the other side where he was. He sees the red lever and jumps towards it. I look up to Tony only to be brought back when I hear shooting, I look to see Clint's men enter port side.

Steve jumps to the other railing and down with Clint's men. He begins to take them down, even goes as far as throwing one off. A few more enter, and Steve is kicking the crap out of them!

"Stark, we're losing altitude." says Fury,

"Yeah. Noticed." me and Tony respond, I slightly smile at this and look back at Tony. The rotors start propelling faster and faster as his boosters get more and more bright.

I hear a thump and turn to see Steve slide off the railing, but grabs onto a loose cable. I rush over and help him up "This is Coulson, dose anyone have eyes on Loki?" he ask. My eyes widen "Oh shit!" Steve looks at me worried "Loki, go I got it here." I nod and run off.

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I run down the hall to the door of the detention section to see Thor run in where he finds Loki, escaping. Thor charges at his brother. Loki walks up to him and crouches down to attack, but HE WAS BURLY AND ALL GREEN!!!!

"THOR WAIT!!!!!!"

Thor goes right through him. The false Loki dissipates into nothingness. The real one comes out from behind the cell door, which closes on Thor, locking him up. Loki smiles. "Are you ever not going to fall for that?"

Thor, in a fit of anger, slams MJÖLNIR onto the glass cell. To his surprise, the cell door only cracks, but violently shakes the ship. Loki stands there in caution, as does his guarding solider. I hold up my blaster, knocking him out, Loki faces me with a smirk "Not wearing the mask I see."

"Theres a lot you don't see Loki, please." I start, his face turns somber "Let me help you." I say, he nods "I need help, he's in my head can you please?" he ask, I walk over and reach out for his hand that was outstretched to me, before slamming it down cuffing me to the side.

I need to stop falling for his act! I try to fire my blaster but it's broke! Loki smiles and walks over to the control panel "The humans think us immortal. Should we test that?" ask Loki.

Suddenly, Coulson stands there, holding a P.H.A.S.E. 2 prototype weapon. "Move away, please." Loki moves away from the switch. I look at him "Coulson get out of here." I say, he shakes his head no "You like this? We started working on the prototype after you sent THE DESTROYER. Even I don't know what it does. Do you wanna find out?"

A loud gasp. COULSON IS IMPALED THROUGH THE HEART!!! THE REAL LOKI STANDS BEHIND COULSON!!!! HOW DID I FALL FOR IT!!!! "NOOOO!!!!!!" I scream!

Loki sends Coulson against the wall. Coulson slumps down, breathing fast. Loki makes his way to the control switch. He gives his brother one last look. Thor looks at him, hopeful. Loki opens the hatch. Thor still hopes.

LOKI HITS THE BUTTON AND DROPS THOR OUT OF THE SHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"NOOOO!!!" I shout again. Loki has no remorse as he looks down. He closes the hatch and proceeds to leave. As he walks by me I kick on my leg sending him against the railing, while he's there I lift on of my legs onto his chest pinning him there!

"Take the tricks down now!!!"

"What?"

I push my foot harder "TAKE THEM DOWN, I KNOW THOR IS STILL RIGHT THERE, AND I KNOW COULSON IS OKAY!!!!!" he lets out a dark chuckle "If it was a trick you would be seeing through it, the burden of your power, you are able to see through tricks so much that the worse things you assume are tricks, but most of time they are reality."

My whole world crashed "No...."

"You're gonna lose." says Coulson, Loki pushes my foot away casing me to fall on my back I could only watch. "Am I?"

"It's in your nature."

"Your heroes are scattered, your floating fortress falls from the sky...where is my disadvantage?"

"You lack conviction."

"I don't think I..." AGENT COULSON SHOOTS LOKI WITH HIS P.H.A.S.E. 2 WEAPON PROTOTYPE, CAUSING LOKI TO BE BLOWN THROUGH THE WALL BEHIND HIM!!!!

"So that's what it does." he begins to go weak "COULSON STAY AWAKE PLEASE!!!"

I scout over as far as the cuff would allow me, wait I could try changing my mass, I close my eyes 'okay I know I said I wouldn't do it it drains me but one more time' I consentraitn and feel my wrist slip through. I rush over to Coulson as Fury runs in as well.

"Sorry, boss. They got rabbited."

"Just stay awake. EYES ON ME!" says Fury.

"No. I'm clocked out here." says Coulson.

"Not an option, your the one who said don't give up and that I should be a hero." I say.

"It's okay, boss. This was never going to work... if they didn't have something... to..."

Coulson looks away. Sighs his last breath. Fury and I look on grimly at Coulson. The medical team arrives. "Agent Coulson is down." I say into my head set.

"Paramedics are on their way." says Hill.

"They're here. They called it." says Fury.

I stand and look over the edge of where Thor fell, I slam my hands on the railing "Loki, I will never fall for another one of that greasy little weasels tricks ever again!" I shout tears streaming down my face.

This is why I didn't want back in the game, but like Tony said fighting was our life!