Everly || Steve Rogers

82. You Can Rest Now

Everly stared down at Mjolnir for a few seconds more until a horrid snarling drew nearer. She spun the hammer in her hand and slammed it into the alien before swinging at another. She gasped when blue lightning engulfed Mjolnir. The blue streaks climbed the engraved handle, tickling the tips of her fingers.

"What am I supposed to-?" She jumped when a blinding light flooded her vision and any of Thanos's soldiers around her collapsed to the ground twitching with electricity. She looked around in shock before nodding slowly. "That works." 

Everly was thrown to the ground when explosions surrounded her, dirt spraying throughout the air. She shielded her face and peered worriedly into the sky to see guns Thanos's ship firing down at them. In doing so, he risked taking out his own army.

"Help! Somebody help!"

She perked up at the sound of Peter Parker's voice and spun around to where he was being swarmed across the field, another explosion planting itself in the ground beside her.

"Hey, kid, heads up." She chucked Mjolnir through the air toward Spider-Man and he reached up, shooting a web just on time to stick to the passing hammer. He soon disappeared from view and she frowned when Mjolnir planted itself back in her hand. The explosions finally ceased and her eyes drifted to the sky once more. The guns all turned to aim up into the sky. 

If she didn't know any better, she'd have thought it to be a comet when a blazing orange light zipped straight through Thanos's ship and out the other side before turning around and doing the same again. It burst into flames, beginning its slow motion descent toward the lake. The earth trembled and a wave crashed over the spacecraft to drag it to its watery demise.

"Danvers, we need an assist here." Steve hurried.

Everly started toward where she'd seen Carol crash to the ground. She climbed up over the hill, chest heaving by the time she reached her. Carol loomed over Peter who sat hugging the gauntlet tight to his chest, eyes wide in fear.

"You got something for me?" She smirked. Spider-Man groaned as he clambered to his feet, his gaze locking onto the quickly approaching alien army, all after the stones.

"I don't know how you're going to get it through all of that." He breathed, gladly handing her the metal glove. His eyes flicked to Everly as she stepped up behind Carol, Wanda landing beside them.

"Don't worry." Everly grinned.

"She's got help." Okoye finished, falling into stride alongside the women. 

Valkyrie and her pegasus landed just behind, Pepper clanging to the ground before them sporting a blue iron man suit. Shuri cocked her arm, the device on her fist lighting up with an electric blue. Everly jumped when an unfamiliar woman with antenna stepped up beside her. A green-skinned woman joined in, Nebula following suit as Scott's 'friend,' Hope, appeared seemingly from nowhere. 

The group rushed forward and Everly spun Mjolnir around in her hand, streaks of lighting gathering over the intricately carved metal. She directed the bolts toward the incoming fleet of alien soldiers. Wanda flew up overhead, red wisps dancing through the air. Pepper shot down a few chitauri in Everly's path and Okoye speared one through the chest, tossing it effortlessly over her shoulder.

Wanda threw her hands in the air, red barriers blocking off two chitauri worms as Valkyrie soared between, dragging her blade down the length of their sides. Everly, Shuri, Pepper, and Nebula hurried after Carol as she flew directly for Scott's rusted van with the stones, though Thanos loomed perfectly in her path. They each fired at him, knocking him to the ground. However, he clawed his way to his feet on time to launch his sword at the van just before Carol reached it. The machine packed in the back exploded, a shock wave rippling through the air.