Ruined in the Shadows
Chapter 06
I finally recede from my room after three days of ice cream-filled therapy sessions while watching Desperate Housewives and crying through Moulin Rouge about a thousand times. It has been a difficult few days without Steve. Normally, I wouldn't seem like the type to sit around and just mope but I was just so beat. I just needed to rest.
"She rises from her grave!" Clint jokes as I enter the dining room where the rest of the Avengers are socializing.
"And I'm here to eat your braaaaains!" I says in a zombie-like voice with my arms stretched out in front of me. Clint and I burst into giggles while the rest of the team watches us. They are probably wondering if I've had some kind of psychotic break.
"Soo, um, Skylar, how have you been?" Tony asks, looking around uneasily.
"I'm actually..." I tap my finger against my chin, thinking. "...fine! No need to tip-toe around me any longer. I'll be okay." I give everyone a half-hearted smile.
"Well, that's great to hear!" Natasha says kindly, coming around to pat me on the shoulder.
"I... I actually want to apologize for everything that has gone on the past few days," I begin. "I can only imagine how awkward it must have been for all over you. I'm sorry if I scared anyone. I love you all so much and I would never want to hurt our relationships." I bite my lip, ashamed.
"It's fine, Skylar," Bruce shrugs.
Just then, we hear Jarvis' voice over the loudspeaker. "Sir, we seem to have a security breach," the AI says almost too calmly.
"Where?" Tony yells, panicked.
"I'm not sure, sir. It seems to be traveling throughout the house," Jarvis answers.
All of a sudden, a blinding light flashes from the corner of the room. I put my hands in front of my face, blocking the burst of incandescence. A powder blue portals opens and out steps a man and a woman. The woman has bright yellow hair and she's wearing an emerald corset with green arm warmers, leggings and matching boots. She has an olive crown atop her head. Her eyebrows are arched dramatically above her piercing green eyes. She is actually quite attractive. The man is huge--and I mean HUGE! He has a slick bald head with thick black eyebrows and a black goatee. He is dressed in Renaissance-styled clothing and amour.
"What the hell..." I mumble to myself. My brows are furrowed together, puzzled at the sudden intruders.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Tony screams toward the strangers.
"Hush, Midgardian," the woman says in her accented speech. Her voice is like acid melting through your soul; it's seductive and sinister.
"Asgardians!" Bruce gasps.
"Jarvis! Remote activation, now!" Tony cries out.
"Right away, sir," the robot voice sounds. Within seconds one of the few Iron Man suits comes flying into the room, attaching onto Tony Stark.
"That was foolish, mortal," the Asgardian woman says, chuckling to herself. With a wave of her hand, green smoke releases and wraps around Iron Man.
"Agh!" Iron Man cries out.
Suddenly the large glasses windows in above us shatter as a large figure flies through them. All of us duck, trying to protect ourselves from the shards flinging at us. When we look up, we find Thor floating in the air, swinging his hammer. "That is enough, Amora!" Thor demands. "Let Iron Man go."
"Oh, Thor, so glad you could join us!" She says with false enthusiasm.
He lowers to the ground, standing in a offensive stance. "I am warning you, Amora," Thor booms, starting to swing his hammer.
"I'm afraid I can't, my precious Thor," she says in her slimy voice. "For I have orders to follow; and those orders are to destroy the Avengers." Her face twists into an evil expression.
"That is it! Avengers, assemble!" Thor cries out.
We all burst into action. Bruce hulks out and goes after the enormous man with the axe. As the Hulk takes a running leap toward the brute, he hits him with his axe, sending him flying across the room. Hulk quickly returns to his opponent and begin wrestling with him. We watch in awe at the sight.
Left with no weapons and still confused at the events unfolding, Hawkeye, Black Widow and I sprint toward this "Enchantress" to try to dismantle her magic to free Tony. But before we reach her, she wraps us up in her mystical restraints, leaving Thor to save us all.
"Your move, Thor!" She yells out, holding her arms up as she raises the three of us by Iron Man.
Thor looks around at his friends. He races toward the Asgardian woman at full speed. Just as he is lifting his hammer with both hands, the Asgardian man swings his axe, smashing the Hulk into Thor. Thor is now trapped by the Enchantress and the Hulk still fights the barbarian.
Amora walks over, lowering me to just a few feet above the ground. "You know, mortal woman, we have been watching you. I know all your dirty little secrets." She grazes her hand along my cheek. "I know about you and Captain America. So as I kill you, I'm going to make a tribute to him." She moves her hands in and upward motion, morphing herself into what looks like Captain America.
My mouth gapes open in shock. This woman truly has an evil sprit. I spit in her face. "Cunt!" I scream.
She wipes away the saliva grudgingly with dark eyes. "You will pay for this, mortal!" She seeths.
"Not before you do!" Just then a star-spangled shield knocks Amora over. The blow breaks her concentration, releasing the trapped Avengers.
"Steve!" I breathe, relieved and full of joy to see that my companion has come to our rescue.
We all fall to the ground, ready to fight and get our revenge. Iron Man fires up his repulsors and sets up all his missiles. Thor, once again, begins swinging his mighty mjolnir. Hawkeye, Black Widow, Captain America and I, Violet Shadow, prepare ourselves for an intense hand-to-hand battle. But before the Avengers can touch the two Asgardians, the Enchantress waves her hands and her and the axed man are gone. We stand there, bewildered.
I am the first to say something. "Who were those guys?" I ask, rubbing my head, attempting to recovering from the mind-fuck I just experienced.
"Amora the Enchantress and the Executioner," Thor explains. "They are Asgardians." He hangs his head, ashamed that they come from his home.
"What did they want?" Bruce questions.
"To destroy us, I guess," Tony adds before Thor can answer. There is a moment of silence as the statement sinks in.
"Well, they would have for sure kicked our asses if it wasn't for Cap!" Clint says, joyfully.
"Yeah, they would have," I agree. I then go for the kill. I wrap my arms around Steve's waist and give him a well-deserved hug. A hug that is not just a thank you hug but also an "I'm sorry" hug, for I am truly sorry.
"She rises from her grave!" Clint jokes as I enter the dining room where the rest of the Avengers are socializing.
"And I'm here to eat your braaaaains!" I says in a zombie-like voice with my arms stretched out in front of me. Clint and I burst into giggles while the rest of the team watches us. They are probably wondering if I've had some kind of psychotic break.
"Soo, um, Skylar, how have you been?" Tony asks, looking around uneasily.
"I'm actually..." I tap my finger against my chin, thinking. "...fine! No need to tip-toe around me any longer. I'll be okay." I give everyone a half-hearted smile.
"Well, that's great to hear!" Natasha says kindly, coming around to pat me on the shoulder.
"I... I actually want to apologize for everything that has gone on the past few days," I begin. "I can only imagine how awkward it must have been for all over you. I'm sorry if I scared anyone. I love you all so much and I would never want to hurt our relationships." I bite my lip, ashamed.
"It's fine, Skylar," Bruce shrugs.
Just then, we hear Jarvis' voice over the loudspeaker. "Sir, we seem to have a security breach," the AI says almost too calmly.
"Where?" Tony yells, panicked.
"I'm not sure, sir. It seems to be traveling throughout the house," Jarvis answers.
All of a sudden, a blinding light flashes from the corner of the room. I put my hands in front of my face, blocking the burst of incandescence. A powder blue portals opens and out steps a man and a woman. The woman has bright yellow hair and she's wearing an emerald corset with green arm warmers, leggings and matching boots. She has an olive crown atop her head. Her eyebrows are arched dramatically above her piercing green eyes. She is actually quite attractive. The man is huge--and I mean HUGE! He has a slick bald head with thick black eyebrows and a black goatee. He is dressed in Renaissance-styled clothing and amour.
"What the hell..." I mumble to myself. My brows are furrowed together, puzzled at the sudden intruders.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Tony screams toward the strangers.
"Hush, Midgardian," the woman says in her accented speech. Her voice is like acid melting through your soul; it's seductive and sinister.
"Asgardians!" Bruce gasps.
"Jarvis! Remote activation, now!" Tony cries out.
"Right away, sir," the robot voice sounds. Within seconds one of the few Iron Man suits comes flying into the room, attaching onto Tony Stark.
"That was foolish, mortal," the Asgardian woman says, chuckling to herself. With a wave of her hand, green smoke releases and wraps around Iron Man.
"Agh!" Iron Man cries out.
Suddenly the large glasses windows in above us shatter as a large figure flies through them. All of us duck, trying to protect ourselves from the shards flinging at us. When we look up, we find Thor floating in the air, swinging his hammer. "That is enough, Amora!" Thor demands. "Let Iron Man go."
"Oh, Thor, so glad you could join us!" She says with false enthusiasm.
He lowers to the ground, standing in a offensive stance. "I am warning you, Amora," Thor booms, starting to swing his hammer.
"I'm afraid I can't, my precious Thor," she says in her slimy voice. "For I have orders to follow; and those orders are to destroy the Avengers." Her face twists into an evil expression.
"That is it! Avengers, assemble!" Thor cries out.
We all burst into action. Bruce hulks out and goes after the enormous man with the axe. As the Hulk takes a running leap toward the brute, he hits him with his axe, sending him flying across the room. Hulk quickly returns to his opponent and begin wrestling with him. We watch in awe at the sight.
Left with no weapons and still confused at the events unfolding, Hawkeye, Black Widow and I sprint toward this "Enchantress" to try to dismantle her magic to free Tony. But before we reach her, she wraps us up in her mystical restraints, leaving Thor to save us all.
"Your move, Thor!" She yells out, holding her arms up as she raises the three of us by Iron Man.
Thor looks around at his friends. He races toward the Asgardian woman at full speed. Just as he is lifting his hammer with both hands, the Asgardian man swings his axe, smashing the Hulk into Thor. Thor is now trapped by the Enchantress and the Hulk still fights the barbarian.
Amora walks over, lowering me to just a few feet above the ground. "You know, mortal woman, we have been watching you. I know all your dirty little secrets." She grazes her hand along my cheek. "I know about you and Captain America. So as I kill you, I'm going to make a tribute to him." She moves her hands in and upward motion, morphing herself into what looks like Captain America.
My mouth gapes open in shock. This woman truly has an evil sprit. I spit in her face. "Cunt!" I scream.
She wipes away the saliva grudgingly with dark eyes. "You will pay for this, mortal!" She seeths.
"Not before you do!" Just then a star-spangled shield knocks Amora over. The blow breaks her concentration, releasing the trapped Avengers.
"Steve!" I breathe, relieved and full of joy to see that my companion has come to our rescue.
We all fall to the ground, ready to fight and get our revenge. Iron Man fires up his repulsors and sets up all his missiles. Thor, once again, begins swinging his mighty mjolnir. Hawkeye, Black Widow, Captain America and I, Violet Shadow, prepare ourselves for an intense hand-to-hand battle. But before the Avengers can touch the two Asgardians, the Enchantress waves her hands and her and the axed man are gone. We stand there, bewildered.
I am the first to say something. "Who were those guys?" I ask, rubbing my head, attempting to recovering from the mind-fuck I just experienced.
"Amora the Enchantress and the Executioner," Thor explains. "They are Asgardians." He hangs his head, ashamed that they come from his home.
"What did they want?" Bruce questions.
"To destroy us, I guess," Tony adds before Thor can answer. There is a moment of silence as the statement sinks in.
"Well, they would have for sure kicked our asses if it wasn't for Cap!" Clint says, joyfully.
"Yeah, they would have," I agree. I then go for the kill. I wrap my arms around Steve's waist and give him a well-deserved hug. A hug that is not just a thank you hug but also an "I'm sorry" hug, for I am truly sorry.
Notes
Ah, so I have introduced the Enchantress and the Executioner into my story! I love them! Amora is so sexy and evil. And what orders was she talking about? Find out sooon!Skylar's Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/skylar_13/set?id=58550058&lid=1836855
5/23/13