The Dark Angel

Chapter 8 (Fight to the death?)

Steve's POV

I was surprised I didn't wake shivering, slowly I sat up and realise a blanket had been placed over me. I smiled; Indi must have woken up. I folded the blanket and laid it on the end of her bed, she slept peacefully in her bed. Quietly I left the room and walked towards the kitchen, I could smell freshly backed pancakes.

"Who's cooking?" I called out as I waltzed in.

"Me." Natasha called back,

"And me!" Clint added, I saw Natasha cutting up some fruits and setting out plates. I grabbed cutlery as Clint flipped a batch and set the table.

"Why you guys up so early?" I asked, I normally get up at about five,

"We aren't up that early," she commented, "you slept in a bit?" oh, I thought to myself.

"What time is it?" I asked,

"About six actually," Clint turned answering, he sniggered.

"What's so funny?" I asked, he shook his head. I sighed and continued helping with breakfast.

About an hour later everyone had finished eating and we were discussing battle plans. Everyone sat around the main room, either lounging or standing.

"Well, from what we know so far is that she is going to send alien things to attack, and she wants us all dead, or at least immobile," Indi sighed, curled up in the corner of the lounge.

"how do you know that?" Tony asked,

"She's very predictable, she will probably come sometime this afternoon or tonight, when the sun is setting. She likes to be dramatic," she rolled her eyes, "um... there was something else... what was it?... oh yeah, when she comes it will be in like the middle of New York."

"FRIDAY, alert me if there are any sighting of aliens or anything unusual!" Tony called out,

"Yes, boss." She answered respectfully.

It didn't take long until FRIDAY alerted us of an attack, and everyone suited up.

"What's the plan?" I asked,

"There is no plan," Indi answered,

"But we need a plan..." tony stated,

"fine, the plan is attack." She rolled her eyes and jumped out the window of the Avenger's tower flying towards the battle, it seems she was incredibly stubborn. We jumped straight into action, racing towards the fight. I fought my way through alien trying to get to Indi who was destroying them in her path, to get to her mother who was waiting in the middle of it.

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Indi's POV

I was done with my mother, I raced into battle ignoring their calls to make a plan. This isn't the kind of thing you can plan, not when it involves my mother. My mother can change things in a snap (see what I did there, sorry lol), I fought back against the aliens. They were doing damage, but I had to keep fighting if I wanted to win and I needed to win to prove myself. An alien tugged at me long braid pulling me over, it grinned and two of the held me down. A shield went flying past knocking the, off me. Instantly Steve was there helping me up.

"Why no plan?" he asked knocking out another alien,

"You can't plan with my mother." I explained knocking a few more out.

"At least we're winning though, right?" he grunted sending another flying,

"nope, it's just the beginning," I groaned as I saw about a thousand more pour out the portal, "if we want to win then I need t take down my mother, without her they will disappear." I yelled over the top of the noise, he nodded.

We fought for another hour or so and everyone was getting exhausted, I stumbled punching an alien away from Natasha. She smiled slightly before going back to fighting, we were so close, if I could just.

"That's it!" I exclaimed, "the only way we can get to her is if I fly. She planned it so only I could get to her." Clint looked at me gravely but nodded hesitantly knowing I had to do this. I pulled off my jacket covering my wings and opened them slightly, I was alone besides the aliens around me. I bent to jump up and fly and something sliced across my stomach, I winced as blood started flowing but ignored it and took off. I landed in front of my mother.

"You can't stop me I've made sure of it." She laughed, "As soon as I'm done here, I'm going to take care of your father and hell." She smirked evilly waiting for me to say something.

"What do you want me to say, congrats your going to lose." I sniggered, she just grimaced.

"I can't lose, you do know what I did to you right?" she grinned, "you even try to destroy me, and you die," she laughed, I glared at her.

"Yes, I do know what you did, and I will kill you even if it is the last thing I do?" I huffed, I crouched into a fighting stance. I barely had enough strength to stand, and she knew that, with all the blood lose. I knew all I had to do the kill her was hit her will all my powers at the same time, something I had never attempted or even thought of doing. I could see the avengers down below, losing, they needed me to win. I had to do this; it is the only way. I summoned my strength from everywhere possible and focused it into my hands, my mother smiled not even doing anything against it, thinking it wasn't going to work. A grin flickered across my face as I opened my eyes and shot the energy at her, she screamed in pain writhing against the light; the fire, earth, wind and water shocking her body. I covered my eyes from her screams, as they died down, she vanished, and the energy disappeared. The fight was still going on below, I stood towards the edge of the building and cast my final spell over the aliens making them disappear, I smiled, and the avengers all looked up to me thankfully. I felt my knees buckle and I collapsed falling off the edge of the building, my wings catching in the wind causing me to spin. I stopped falling as an arm wrapped itself around me. It was a strong muscular arm but a small one, I looked up drowsily and was Spiderman. Slowly he lowered us to the ground with one of his webs and I collapsed lifeless and completely exhausted.

I was floating, almost. It felt almost light flying, I was weightless. I had no idea where I was, but I knew that everyone was safe and that was good.

Sorry it took so long, I've had so many assessments at school and I hope it isn't too short for your tastes 😉