Brother America (A Captain America Story) WATTYS 2015

Chapter 27~Shwarma

☆Steve's POV☆

I can't believe I just gave Stark's death order. I watch in vain as the blue shaft of crackling energy disconnects from the top of Stark Tower, launching into the air. The portal sinks away, the small, puffy white clouds covering where the rip in the atmosphere had just been. I watch Callie let a tear slide. Another death.

Did we really win this?

I glance upward once more, and what I see suprises me.

A small red and gold man is falling through the sky.

"Son of a gun," I laugh slightly. Callie's head whips up, and she smiles.

"I knew I didn't feel him die," she mutters, watching him fall. The woman next to us, I think her name is Pepper, is crying uncontrollably, and I go over to her and point to the sky. She looks up and a smile tugs at her lips, relieved.

"He's not slowing down!" Thor points out urgently, swinging his hammer. I notice it too; Tony falls at immense speed. I turn to Callie, wondering if she can use her Force powers to slow him down, but before any of us can do anything, the Hulk flies out from nowhere, roaring with victory.

He grabs Tony's limp form, raking his hands down the side of a building, slowing their fall. I let out the breath I was holding. Hulk springs off the building, curling into a ball and landing on a car, denting it into the pavement as he slides across the debris strewn street. We rush over to him.

"Tony!" Pepper screams, kneeling down next to Stark. "Tony!"

Thor rips off the mask as we all crouch down around him. I lean into his metal armour to see if he is still breathing. I jerk back up, defeated. I hear nothing. Callie places a scorched hand on his chest, maybe using the Force to feel for him. She hangs her head, heaving a breath.

We sit there, looking with respect at our fallen team member. Pepper is all over Tony, sobbing and crying his name. I hear that they had been dating, I can't imagine how she feels now. Is this what Peggy looked like when I had crashed the plane all those years ago?

Hulk suddenly lets out an ear deafening roar, and Tony's face lights up with a sure and scared, wild look in his eyes. I look at him, shocked. He's alive?!

"What the hell?" Tony braces against the pavement. He's breathing fast. Callie looks like she sees a ghost, but she has a smile on her face.

"What just happened?" Tony asks urgently. "Please tell me nobody kissed me," he adds. I sit back, taking a deep breath and thinking over what has just happened.

"We won," I finally declare softly. Tony closes his eyes and lets his head fall back on the pavement.

"Alright, hey!" Tony sounds sarcastic as he congratulates us. "Alright, good job guys. Ah, let's just not come in tomorrow, let's just...take a day," he strains to finish.

"You ever tried shwarma?" He then asks Hulk. The green beast just gives him a confused look. "There's a shwarma joint about two blocks from here. I don't know what it is, but I want to try it."

Then, his eyes lay on Pepper, who has said nothing since she is in complete shock.

"I guess you didn't get my phone call," he assumes simply. She laughs, slightly hysteric as Tony sits up with difficulty and hugs her.

"You're alive! Ohhhh my gosh you're okay," she whispers, hyperventilating slightly. He pats her back, standing up fully.

"Who am I?" He states.

Then, the most peculiar thing happens as we all straighten up. Tony gets down on one knee, and a compartment in his suit opens to reveal a slightly dusty velvet box, small enough to fit in his hand. Pepper covers her mouth, joy and disbelief lighting up her face. Callie looks like she's gonna blow up from excitment.

"Pepper Potts," Tony begins simply. "You know I'm not one for mushy speeches, so I'll make this plain and simple. I love you. We've been through so much together, and I was going to ask you before that, uh, incident, if you would like to become Pepper Stark," he finishes. Pepper looks so happy as she looks down at Tony.

"Yes! Oh my God yes!" She exclaims, throwing herself at Tony as he stands up. Thor, Callie, and I clap, and Hulk roars a deep victory roar. Not the most ideal place to propose, but the two look so perfect and happy. I look over at Callie, who is slightly teary eyed. Thor picks her up like she's a feather, spinning her around. I clap Tony on the back as we have a small celebration.

"I do not wish to break this happy moment up," Thor finally speaks, Callie on his shoulders. "But we are not finished yet," he glances up at Stark Tower. Tony sighs.

"Shwarma after," Tony decides.

☆Third Person POV☆

Loki drags his battered self up the staircase on top of Stark Tower. He has been utterly defeated.

He grunts, turning around to sit back on the steps. He raises his head and is met with quite a sight.

Seven people stand in front of him, one raising an arrow to his cut up face, and one holding his scepter. The Avengers have come to take their prisoner. Loki sighs, wincing slightly as he adjusts his position.

"If it's all the same to you," he speaks carefully. "I'll have that drink now."

The Hulk just grunts, everyone's face unchanging.

Loki Laufyson has truly been defeated.
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