After being kept in that subway for so long, it felt good to have a bit of fresh air, even if I was surrounded by scientists who resented me. Loki had ordered the scientific minds and the muscle to board the cars with the device in tow.
I felt bad that there was nothing I could really do to prevent the portal device from being assembled together, nor could I persuade any of these men to do as I asked. Trying to fight this many muscled men would be like poking a pack of hungry bears with a short stick; it would not end well for me or them.
Sitting quietly in the back of the truck, sandwiched between two guys, I thought back to the moment I realized I was in love with Loki. I had been so relieved to finally put a name to the feelings I had for him but also devastated as it meant that I had to sacrifice them in order to save so many people because, like it or not, the plan was still going ahead.
Regardless of my feelings, I would put duty first before myself. I may not like S.H.I.E.L.D and its protocols but I owe a lot to the organisation that Phil Coulson was once a part of. They had trained me up, kept my powers a secret and I had not taken a day off since I was fourteen to repay the debt I owed to Phil and Natasha.
Don't get me wrong, I knew they were hiding something from me but we are a secret organisation that was formed to keep secrets and to keep threats such as this- well, not this situation in particular- from erupting out onto the streets of the world. So keeping the majority of level six classification and levels down from six out of the loop for a lot of the secrets was within the organization's rights to do that.
When I was recruited, I expected to be placed in level one straight away when Phil told me the system but for some reason, I was promoted to level four. Since then, I had made a point to find out everything I could about their reasoning, my powers and the missing three years of my life from when I was nine years old.
No such luck so far.
I sighed and looked out in front of me to the Possessed JJ. I had no idea what Loki was planning on doing to these people but I knew it wouldn't be good.
"Ouch! Quit shoving me daffy duck!" I yelped as the car lurched into a parking spot, one of the big guys shoving me back into the other, irritated.
My powers surged within my body, reacting to my anger at this situation and at S.H.I.E.L.D for making me feel loyal to it, loyal enough to throw away the first man I had fallen for instead of helping to stop him and prevent him from being controlled any further. Suppressing my powers by telling them that soon I will release them, I looked back up at JJ, noticing that his eyes were no longer that eerie shade of blue.
Surprised, I watched as he blinked in confusion before growing scared and remembering everything he had ever done. JJ had always been a desk agent and never had worked outside of the helicarrier like most agents do, so being thrown into something like this was completely out of his depth.
"JJ. Keep swimming" I breathed, using our code to tell the other that this is a dangerous place to let emotions flourish. JJ immediately resumed his unemotional state, playing along despite his eyes showing panic.
I was not sure how he had got free of Loki's mind controlling sceptre yet I was glad he did, just not right at this precise moment where the others could kill him for just not being influenced by Loki's weapon like they were.
One of the guards gripped JJ's arm, yanking him off of his seat and throwing him out of the door that swung open before doing the same to me. Both of us landed on our sides, pain flaring up in my healed side. Dust clouds floated up and gravel crunched as I got to my feet.
"Bloody hell! You didn't need to throw us out like that!" I snarled at them, watching as they threw down my swords at my feet before furiously driving away. From what I could see, we had been dropped out at the edge of New York City.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! What the hell just happened?!"
"JJ, calm down. It's going to be alright. Panicking isn't going to help us in these circumstances."
Picking my swords up, I noticed that JJ was cradling his laptop to his chest. Thankfully, JJ was the type of person who wouldn't go anywhere without his gadgets, including a communications earpiece. Now, I just needed him to focus. But how?
Without warning, a huge blue beam shot up into the sky above where Stark Tower stood, making a huge hole in the sky. It seemed that the attack had already begun.
"Joshua-James! Listen to me now! I need you to get the local stations to broadcast a message to other citizens around the US to not come anywhere near New York, to evacuate as quickly as possible. No doubt S.H.I.E.L.D will be trying to do the same but you are faster and more adept at this stuff."
JJ nodded as I began looking for a vehicle that was available, finding an old Subaru parked at the side of the road, unused. I tried the handle and found it was unlocked, grinning in satisfaction that my luck was working for me not against me.
"Katra? What are you doing? We need to contact S.H.I.E.L.D and let them know that we're okay. It's a good idea to get that message out but still, we need to follow protocol."
Searching around for the keys, I shouted out to JJ, "there's no time! The alien army are already on their way so we need to act fast!"
Yes! Found them! The keys felt cold in my hands as I found them in the glovebox, a picture of a man with what appeared to be his wife and child were attached to them. Regret and guilt festered in my gut at the thought of them being caught up in this, just as many people were no doubt going to be in the same boat.
With very little time on our hands, I could not spare much thought of the people until we had arrived in the middle of this mess. JJ hopped from one foot to the other, seemingly nervous as I put the keys into the ignition, testing it.
"Katra? I want to apologise for how I treated you before all this. It was not right."
"I forgive you. I can't say that I'll forget about it but I do forgive you. The only question on my mind is, why? Why did you begin to treat me like that?"
JJ's seemingly black eyes cast downwards when I asked that. The engine roared to life just as Agent Joshua-James Campbell, one of my only friends in this world divulged something that made my heart stop.
"Director Fury and the council have a file on you. The File of Bluemore Orphanage and your involvement."
Years ago, I had wandered around with no memories before being taken in and had asked S.H.I.E.L.D repeatedly to give me information on the orphanage. They had told me that there were no records on them and now, JJ was telling me that there were? It was unforgivable but...
"I see. Get in. When this battle is over with, you can show me the file."
JJ flinched at how cold my voice had become but did as I asked. We drove off towards the centre of the battle.
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The Second Born Curses- A Winterborn Series
Romance"You can't fight me, Katra, I will have you" he said, pushing me against the wall as if he owned me. I shivered at the proximity at which he was standing at, his gaze boring into mine. "I-I won't s-surrender" I stammered, my fingers itching to touc...
