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𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑽𝑰𝑽𝑶𝑹
-𝒔𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏
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❝WE COULD BE IMMORTALS,
IMMORTALS. JUST NOT FOR
LONG, FOR LONG.❞
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❝SOMETIMES THE ONLY PAYOFF
FOR HAVING ANY FAITH, IS WHEN
IT'S TESTED AGAIN AND AGAIN,
EVERYDAY.❞

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          BRUCE fell to the ground as the gauntlet slipped off his hand. Tony, Steve and Holly rushed forward, noticing Bruce was non-responsive. They all talked over one another to ask if Bruce was okay.

"Bruce! You all right?!"

"Don't move him," Tony activated his suit, spraying a cool and repairing mist over Bruce's severed arm. Clint kicked the gauntlet away, glaring at the thing for a moment before turning to the team.

Bruce coughed, regaining his senses and grabbing onto Steve's arm. He breathed heavy through his teeth. "Did it work?"

"Worth a shot. It's over. It's okay." Thor cooed, by Steve's side in a flash. He patted Bruce's head.

Holly nodded, shoving her hair out of her face. "You did really good! I'm proud of you, Banner. Just rest, now."

Scott slowly walked between the heavy shutters, out into a room full of windows. Christina noticed this and followed with slow steps. Clint turned towards her, before hearing the vibration of his phone ringing.

"Here, here," Holly said gently behind him, moving her legs so Bruce's head could lay on it. He winced in pain from the movement.

Scott's eyes were trained outside, taking in the beauty of the sudden abundance of birds outside the window. Christina's shoulders sank, also taking in the marvellous sight.

Clint picked up his phone, almost not believing it was his wife, Laura. Tears stung his eyes as he pressed the green answering button. "Hi."

"Clint?"

He choked, before swallowing harshly. "Honey..."

"Guys," Scott said in a whisper, only Christina hearing it. A smile stretched wide on his lips. "I think it worked!"

"Is that better?" Holly asked Bruce, nodding down at him. Bruce's eyes adjusted when her head blocked out the sun, but only widened when a large object suddenly darkened the sky behind her.

Christina's eyes widened for a split second when she noticed a rocket heading straight for them. "Scott, watch out!" she shrieked. Placing her hands on his torso, she meant to shove him away, but the two got caught in the fire, being thrown from their places.

From above, Thanos' ship rained fire on the Avenger's facility, destroying the entire property and building.

Rhodey, Rocket, Clint and Holly slipped as the ground split in two beneath them. Clawing at the smooth surface, they all fell multiple floors into the Earth.

"I can't breathe, I can't breathe! I can't breathe." Rocket wheezed, shoving on the concrete slab that laid over his legs. Bruce grunted, pushing up an entire floor on his shoulders.

Rhodey gasped in his suit; it giving off multiple warnings. "Canopy, canopy, canopy!"

The suit opened and Rhodey rolled out. Holly's eyes suddenly snapped opened before she inhaled deeply from losing her breath.

"Rhodey, Rocket, Holly, get out of here!" Bruce called, using his one good arm to hold up the structure.

Holly noticed Rhodey dragging himself towards Rocket and forced herself to her knees. Pushed down on a rebar pole, creating enough space for Rocket to scramble out. He flopped on his back with Rhodey.

She stretched to her full weight, eyes heavy with exhaustion.

"Holly!" Bruce called. Everyone turned as a wave of water washed in, making Holly fall down between Rhodey and Rocket. Rhodey rolled back to his damaged suit, using the comms built in.

"Mayday, mayday! Does anyone copy?! We're on the lower level, it's flooding!"

"W-What?" he heard Scott's hazed voice.

Holly reached up to touch her ear. She grimaced when she felt her comm gone.

"We're drowning! Does anybody copy? Mayday!"

"Wait! I'm here! I'm here, can you hear me?!"

LEXI let out a sob when she awoke, her body screaming with pain. Gritting her teeth, her breath hitched when she moved her legs only for her left one to refuse. Glancing down she let out another sob when she stared at a rebar impaled into her thigh.

Using her elbows, she sat up on them, trying to control her breathing as she went into panic. "Oh, god!" she huffed through her teeth, a few tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Hey, hey!" she heard a voice shout. Turning her head, she gazed up to watch Tony and Steve rush towards her. They bent down beside her and Tony grabbed her shoulder gently. "You all right?"

"M-My leg." she sucked in a breath of air, clutching at her limb right above the impact. Tony followed, frowning at the injury.

"I will not let Morgan's god-mother die on her today." Tony mumbled to try and lighten the mood. He moved around her body to crouch at her left. "Now, I'm going to pull it out--"

She whimpered, shaking her head. Steve peered up at him. "Tony, I don't think that's a good idea."

"I can heal her, Steve. I can use the same thing I did on Bruce. Then, when this whole thing is over, me and Bruce can patch her up properly." Tony rambled, and Steve pursed his lips before reluctantly nodding. "Now give me your belt."

"What?"

"Just throw me a bone, here, Rogers!" Tony hissed, outstretching his hand. He glanced down at Lexi with worried eyes. "We're losing time."

Steve unclipped his belt, handing it him. Tony then offered it to Lexi. "Bite down on this. This is gonna hurt like a bitch."

Lexi silently cried, biting down on the leather. Steve moved so that his lap was cradling her head. He allowed her to grab his hands tightly as Tony got ready to pull.

"Ready?" Tony asked airily, barely looking at Steve. Steve nodded and Lexi shook her head.

Tony grabbed the rebar, pulling. Instantly, Lexi's head snapped back as she screamed through the belt in obliterating pain. Using the suit for extra strength, Tony tried his best to do it in a swift motion.

"FRIDAY?" Tony asked in a hush when the rebar was finally out.

"No vitals punctured." The AI responded and both Tony and Steve let out a sigh of relief. Tony used his tech to patch Lexi's thigh as best as he could. Lexi fell limply against Steve's lap and they both gazed down to see her face slightly reddened and her forehead coated with sweat.

"Open," Tony said in a soft voice, grabbing the belt. Lexi pried her mouth open after a long moment and Tony took out the leather belt. The two men winced when they saw bite marks deep in the leather. Steve returned it to his waist.

Steve helped Lexi to her feet and put one of her arms around his shoulder. The three move forward, trying to find an opening to the maze of metal and rock that was once the Avengers facility.