"Five miles out of New York" Jaya announced loudly in my earpiece. In shock, I jolted sharply and let go of Bruce. He latched onto my arm before I fell off.

"Careful" He breathed calmly, slowing the bike down.

"Sorry. Thank you" I responded, holding onto him tightly, trembling softly.

"That's okay, but you have to be careful..... you could've been badly hurt just then," He told me, his voice laced with protectiveness as he turned back to the road. Jaya swooped down to beside me, and I jumped. Bruce swung around in a panic, slamming the bike to a halt, and I had suited up mid air and was hovering beside him. "You scared the hell out of me just then" He sighed in shock, resting a hand over his heart for a moment. I giggled lightly. He sighed and looked back at the road ahead, restarting the motorbike once more. I flew beside him, looking over at his hilarious face of concentration. I began laughing quietly, and he looked over and raised an eyebrow. "What is so funny?" He laughed, smiling. I hadn't seen him smile properly since I met him.

"Your concentration on driving. It's funny"

"And safe. Remember that when you get a car" He responded, trying to make his voice 'Father-like'. I laughed once again.

"4 miles out from New York" Jaya chimed.

"We've only traveled 1 mile? Oh man," I sighed, feeling even more exhausted as before.

"Well, we did land quite far away" Bruce yawned.

This was going to be a long journey still

Tony's POV

"Son of a b!tch" I announced, walking with Steve out of the area in which Loki had been held.

Thor had gotten trapped in the cage and hurtled to the ground.

Bruce had hulked out and plummeted god knows where.

Hannah dived after him and possibly ended up far away and possibly injured. Loki had a point before he murdered the innocent Phil Coulson.

Our team was separated. He had no disadvantage. Maybe.....

What if he wins? My God....

'Don't think like that Tony!' I mentally barked at myself. I opened the compartment my suit was held in and quickly suited up. Loki meant for a high place to store the tesseract.

Stark Tower. The only logical advencement that an intelligent being would go for.

I quickly flew away from the helecarrier, a jet with Steve, Nat, and Clint soon following closely.

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"Shut it down Doctor Selvig" I demanded, hovering just above the area he had built his demonic teleportation gateway.

"I can't. It's too late. It wants to show us something! A new universe" He yelled with a glint of wonder in his eyes.

"Alright" I called sarcastically, shooting at the contraption. It bounced off a virtually invisible energy based force field and threw me harshly backward, knocking out Doctor Selvig in the process.

"The barrier is pure energy. It's unbreachable" Jarvis chimed.

"Yeah I got that" I responded, my voice drippung with sarcasm accompanied with an unimpressed eyeroll. I looked down to see Loki, standing on the platform, his high and mighty attitude already getting on my last nerve before we had begun. "Okay plan B" I murmured.

Hannah's POV

Bruce has insisted I go ahead. There had been word that Steve, Nat, and Clint were heading into New York. To me, that told me something was wrong, or that something huge was about to go down. My body had begun to tingle, and my own crazy imagination even though I saw lightning from my fingers. I zoomed ahead, using the thrusters to add extra necessary speed, even though it felt I was flying faster on my own. Once I got there, I watched in horror as a blue line shot up from Stark towers and formed some sort of portal in the sky. I stared in disbelief as what I assumed to be aliens began pouring out. A sharp jab in my side asserted my attention, and confirmed that what I was seeing was real. I noticed as Stark flew up and began attacking them. I used the thrusters once more and shot up, beginning to take on aliens that got past Stark.

"Hannah?!" Tony called in surprise.

"Did you miss me Mr Stark!" I called back, laughing at myself and shooting another group of aliens.

"You're alright!" He grinned with relief.

"Damn right I am!" I laughed, shooting one that was about 10 centimeters from hitting him. He stopped for a moment and hovered in front of me.

"It's really great to know you're okay kiddo," He whispered, patting my shoulder gently.

"Thank you, you too" I responded, shooting another alien. I watched all the aliens that had gone past us flood into the streets. I folded my wings and dived at tremendous speed, before unfolding them and knocking a few aliens off there hovering devices. I turned and saw Loki and Thor fighting on the top of Stark towers, with Thor mostly making the advancement. Loki turned and shot a jet down, which was holding Clint, Nat, and Steve. I flew up quickly and attached myself to the bottom of the jet, attempting to land it safely.

"The jet is crashing!" Clint called.

"But why is it still hovering?" Steve answered.

"Should I turn the left booster?" Clint called.

"I'm under the jet! I'm holding it up! DO NOT TURN ON THE BOOSTERS!" I yelled into my radio, the static hurting their ears.

"Why are you under it?!" Nat screeched.

"TO STOP YOU FROM CRASHING!" I screeched. The jet hit a building and began hurtling into the ground. "Dammit!" I yelled, attempting to balance the jet out. It wobbled from side to side, and there was no way I could keep it steady.

"Hannah get out you'll be crushed!" Steve yelled. I detached from the jet and escaped narrowly before it hit the ground, crashing into the ground along with the jet. The door opened, and they all ran out. Steve reached his hand out and I took it, smiling and standing up with a small groan but not much pain. He nodded at me and smiled.

"Good to see you're alright Hannah," He told me.

"Thank you, you too Steve" I responded. He nodded once more and smiled.

"We need to get back up there" He stated to all of us.

"Need a lift?" I asked as Jack landed just behind me.

"We should keep the fighting on the ground" Clint suggested. Steve nodded in agreement.

"Alright, do you want me to lure them here or to the skies?" I questioned, readying my wings.

"We'll keep the fighting down here, you take it up there" Steve suggested.

"Gladly Cap" I winked with a nod, unfolding my wings and shooting upwards. I continued left, right and center to attack groups of aliens, but they were solid fighters. One, in particular, managed to hit me with its transport flyer straight through the window of the Stark Tower. I raised my head and there stood Loki, only a few meters away. I was about to get up when one of the aliens stood harshly on my back, forcing me to stay down. Loki said nothing but watched. The alien grabbed me and held me over the edge of the building. Then a voice piped up unexpectedly.

"Don't drop her" It murmured sharply. The aliens turned their heads. "I have my reasons, let her go" He announced again. The aliens smirked. 'Let her go' was good enough for them. Loki leaned out quickly and casually latched his 'glowing stick' onto the back of my suit and brought me back up quickly, dropping me on the floor behind him. "Go!" He yelled at the aliens. I slowly looked up.

"Jaya get ready for a fight" I whispered quietly. There was static. The aliens had hit something and she was not responding. He made his way back towards the center of the room.

"Why?"

"Why what?" He asked.

"Why'd you save me? You could have let me fall, why didn't you?" I asked.

"I don't know...."

"Come on Loki, you wouldn't have let them drop me and caught me with your staff for no reason, I feel like I deserve better than 'I don't know,'" I told him.

"Something told me not to kill you...."

"A little voice inside your head?" I laughed. He smirked his devilish smirk, which admittedly was handsome.

"Something like that"

"But why?" I asked again

"Because you....you had mercy, kindness when dealing with me.....I don't know....something told me to not let them kill you....."

"Really?" I asked. Loki took pity on someone simply because they were kind to him? Maybe his adolecence was rougher than we know. He nodded. I smiled. Instantly he turned his head. Maybe I had gone crazy, but I could understand that something was interfering with his mind.

'What is happening to me? Am I changing? I am just a human....aren't I? Far out Loki, what have you done to me'

"Run kiddo" He told me lowly. I looked into his eyes, which were they threatening yet full of....fear? I took my opportunity and made a break out the window, as Tony flew in. I continuously dodged aliens. As one was about to hit me, it was blasted out of the sky. I looked to my side. Nightmare.

"What are you...?"

"You know that day I wanted to speak with you? You really needed to hear me out...."

"You have 1 minute, go," I told him, shooting another.

"I'm not a bad guy..." He began.

"Say what?" I laughed loudly.

"The real bad guy is my boss, The Shadow Master.....he looks pretty well exactly like me, suit and all completely a copy....he always frames me, so he is always free...I've never killed anyone in my life, my job is basically to take the fall and escape, and I always get caught trying to help! But because we look so similar, they hate me and capture me thinking I'm the bad one" He told me, shooting an alien away. My mind was going crazy with many thoughts.

"That's why you didn't want to fight me? That's why you fell? You did that on purpose to not fight?"

"That's right babe. I'm not a bad guy." I momentarily raised an eyebrow with a frown

"Why do you call me babe?"

"Because you're very cute" He winked

"Can you somehow prove it? That it's not you committed those crimes?" I questioned

"The Shadow Master will be around....he won't be helping us, he'll help Loki I know it" He told me.

"You'll help us?" I asked

"Yes, I promise..."

"And if you break it?"

"You can arrest me or something," He told me genuinely.

"Alright then.....welcome to the Avengers....for now," I told him. He shook his head with a pleased smile.

"Thanks, babe......the shadow master will NOT be pleased," He told me with a nervous chuckle

"If he comes for you I'll blow him up," I told him

"OH, are you flirting with me now?" He smirked

"Maybe" I winked, flying downwards. He smirked and dived after me. "GO left!" I called out, flying across. He went left and we both took out at least 5 aliens each. We high fived before we looked into the portal and more of the massive monsters came through.

"What the hell is that?!" Nightmare yelled.

"Oh man," I whispered, looking at it. We landed on the ground just behind Cap and Nat.

"Who's the new boyfriend?" Nat called out. Nightmare blushed and looked away.

"He's a friend" I laughed back at her, shooting a few aliens down.

"Sure!" Steve laughed teasingly, hitting another with a shield.

"You guys" I laughed. One of the monsters slowly made it's way around, following Stark, who had been thrown out the window by Loki. A motorbike slowly rolled up with a soft rumbling. "Banner!" I called happily.

"Well this all looks....horrible," He told us slowly. I walked up and gave him a quick hug.

"Good to see you"

"You too Han"

"Doctor Banner" Captain announced. He looked at him and then back at the monster that was fast approaching. "Now might be a really good time to get angry"

"That's my secret Captain...." He said, facing the monster. "I'm always angry"

At that moment, Bruce was no longer Bruce. He was the hulk. I admittedly was a little scared as I backed away. Bruce punched the monster and it tipped over onto it's back.

"I got it!" Ironman yelled, shooting missiles into it's back. It exploded it's vile insides and mechanical body. Nightmare grabbed me and covered us with his wings.

"Thank you" I whispered calmly.

"No problem honey" He smirked softly.

"You're so weird" I chuckled softly. We all backed up into a circle. Bruce roared loudly at the aliens. "Let's do this" I murmured. Nightmare and I ran at a group of aliens and jumped on them, hurling them into the ground and blowing them up.

"Stark watch your head!" Nightmare called out. Tony ducked quickly and an alien narrowly missed his head.

"Thanks kiddo!" He yelled back, shooting a mini missile into the aliens back. Stark suddenly shot up into the air at tremendous speed. We didn't ask questions as we just continued to fight, but we knew something had gone wrong, and he knew it. We were doing well until we crossed a point of the Chitauri having large numbers.

Clint had gone through a window that had shattered into shards, cutting him deeply.

Thor and Captain America were struggling to keep on the ground. Badly. The chitauri had almost blown up an entire building of civilians, likely that would cause the death of hundreds to thousands on impact.

The hulk was surrounded by the Chitauri, who readied themselves to fire.

"BRUCE!" I screamed, watching as they opened fire on him with all their power. I struggled with all my might to get away, but the aliens had managed to trap Nightmare and I by our necks on the ground. Our suits blocked most of the physical pain but we still weren't able to move. Sudddenly, my body started to burn and tingle, and the Chitauri who was holding us down was launched into the air. I jumped up shakily.

'My suit can't do that.....'

"Can anyone hear me? I can close it! I can close the portal!" Nat yelled into the radio.

"Do it!" Cap announced, a small tone of panic in his voice as they Chitairi were still coming.

"No, wait!" Stark said

"Stark! These things are still coming!"

"I've got a nuke coming in! And I know just where to put it." At that moment, Stark came jetting upwards with the missile being held just above his head.

"Go Stark" I whispered. The next few minutes seemed to not process with me correctly.

The Hulk had escaped, gotten up to Stark tower and assumably restrained Loki in the Hulk's usual harsh way.

Mr Stark flew into the portal. The next few seconds were silent. Deathly silent. It sent shivers down my spine.

A huge explosion could be seen, eliminating the deathly sky of space

Every Chitauri alien fell to the ground, presumably dead. Nightmare and I both stood up and our suits roared to life as we both shot up into the air. We both stopped and hovered at a giant monster crashing into the ground, threatening to crush the police officers below. Nightmare and I looked at each other.

"FIRE IT UP!" We both yelled, shooting missiles, lasers and other devices to annihilate it before it hit the floor. The monster was completely destroyed in a matter of seconds. We both high fived and I flew up to the skies. We all watched as the fire got closer to the edge of the portal, the chance of Mr Stark's survival dwindling in fewer chances.

"Come on Tony" I whispered.

'I don't know what I'd do without him. Without him, I wouldn't have been here. I wouldn't have had a house, a nice....family-like environment. He is like my Father.' The thought of him not coming back out of that portal brought tears to my eyes and smashed my heart into shards.

"C..Close it," Cap said uncertainly. Nat touched the tesseract with Loki's staff and the portal began to close.

"No, no! Come on Stark! Come on!" I whimpered. As the door was close to being completely closed, it seemed as if a miracle happened

Stark made it

He hurtled down at tremendous speed with no signs of any life within the suit. "Tony!" I cried, diving down after him. I heard a thundering roar and hulk jumped out of what seemed to be nowhere. He grabbed me and Tony and fell towards the ground. I clamped my eyes shut and held onto his arm tightly. He hit the ground with not even a slight indication of pain and dropping me next to him, doing the same with Stark.
"Thank you, Bruce.....I know you probably can't hear me, but thank you" I told him. Steve flipped Tony onto his back and Thor ripped off his mask. He had blood dripping down his face from his nose and he didn't breathe. I covered my mouth with my hand in shock, fighting the slightest chance in my mind that Tony had passed away. Hulk suddenly roared loudly, and Tony's eyes shot open.

"What the hell?!" He exclaimed, breathing sharply. "Please tell me nobody kissed me" He added. That gave us all a small laugh. We were just relieved he was alive. Steve shook his head and laughed gently.

"We won" He sighed in relief.

"Woohoo, hooray, we did it, guys!" Stark celebrated weakly. "Hey, can we get Shwarma? There's a Shwarma joint a few blocks from here. I don't know what it is but I want to try it"

"The jobs not done yet" Cap sighed, looking up at the tower. There was a brief pause

"And then Shwarma after," Tony said. I laughed lightly.

"Alrighty," I agreed. I helped him up. "Let's fly," I told him, holding his torso and flying upwards towards the tower. As soon as we landed, the rest of the team slowly gathered around Loki. He knew he was defeated. He knew he was done for.

We had won.

This Time.

(Not the end :D)