GAME OVER PART ONE
“His name is Auguste Monet; French,as every good bad guy should be” ,Tony began his mumbling.
We could see his face,paragraphs explaining his upbringing and all things known about Mr Key,all laid above the table in which we were seated,spread out from his screen.
Natasha was piloting the Quinjet with Barton,yet they could listen to us through the intercom,and besides that,the jet itself wasn't that big.
“There have been charges about human trafficking,yet the feds-”
“Have never managed to build a case against him”,i butted in and Tony nodded. “So that's what's happening with the homeless...”,i whispered.
Perhaps it was too late for Jean; she could have been in another country,sold. Or even dead.
“Where is he?”,Steve asked and I was thrown off my dozing.
“Jarvis? Be a dear”,Tony said to himself.
“He bought a latte in a small cafe in London at 11:36 this morning; Hillgate street,to be exact,sir”,a heavy voice came out of his suit.
“Then that's where we're headed. Got that Romanoff?”
“Loud and clear boss”,Natasha said through the intercom.
“Fury's gonna have our necks for that..”,i mumbled.
“Let's make it worth it then”,Steve added and I nodded at his words.
I was sharpening my blades,sitting down as Steve came in,adjusting his parachute. His suit was on; navy blue fabric,his helmet on and the shield on his back.
This was a risky plan,yet one we had to carry out if we really were to put an end to this story.
Reina knew we were after her; she wanted to make sure I was at my wit's ends. I had to chase her,and doing so outside the states would mean I had no other option than actually capture her. One wrong step and i'd be in deep shit.
But even if I did,convincing the high ups that Reina was indeed whom she was- a danger and a threat to us,that would be more than tricky.
So...i had to take my measures. If Fury doesn't believe me,then i'll have to make him believe me.
“Captain Rogers”,we heard through the intercom. “Kindly explain what the fuck you're doing”
Fury had probably gotten our message.
This was going to be rather tricky. We were now walking on thin ice.
“We're putting an end to this”,Steve simply said. I could hear Fury's sighs.
“Rogers,i called you to put a leash on Pearse,not to get charmed by her. Certainly not to lead an attack in fucking London”
“That's why I called you boss”,i said. “So you can see with your own..eye. If i'm wrong,then it's all on me. If i'm not,then we will have put an end to a dangerous woman”
“No Pearse- if you're wrong then my ass gets fucked over”,he corrected me. “You better be right about this”,he then said and I looked over at Steve. “I'll be there in twenty”
With a clicking sound Fury's voice disappeared.
I stood up,now standing next to Steve as the the plug door slowly opened up.
I streched my arms out; I couldn't help but feel the nervousness consuming me. But,for a starter,i wasn't alone; not this time.
We should probably thank Jarvis for this,or even Tony's disregard for any action being illegal,but we had followed Mr Key's steps down to a secluded warehouse.
And,wherever Mr Key was,the Sparrow followed. She too wanted to put an end for this,and that was the only reason we managed to find them with such ease.
It was a private property,reaching three blocks. I could go all out,since there would be no civilians around. This was good; her own arrogance was the thing to actually put me at comfort.
“You ready Pers?”,Steve asked me as the air brushed our faces,the door now completely open.
“It depends; you still got my back Rogers?”,i asked in an playful manner and he smiled at me,lowering his head for a second.
“Always”,he exclaimed.
“So you say..but you ditched me for two months Cap”,i tried to make a joke,but neither of us laughed. If nothing more,we both seemed somehow..guilty.
“Yeah..sorry about that”,his voice came out low,yet firm.
“You're my best boy Cap. Don't forget that”,i smiled softly and he let out a small chuckle.
“I won't”
“Down we go”,i said.
We could see the top of the warehouse; everything appeared like miniatures on a map, so far away and small. The sun was still up,yet the sky was clouded.
It was now or never.
“After you”,Steve smiled,a hand spread out in front of him.
“Try not to be too stunned by me Cap. We do have a mission here after all”,i joked and he shrugged his shoulder with a smile.
“I'll do my best”
I inhaled a huff of air; this is it.
I made sure my blades were secured in my cummerbund,and then I jumped.
I could never have enough of this feeling; the air hitting you,oxygen filling up your lungs,the cold surrounding you.
My adrenaline was hitting the ceiling,as the ground was now coming closer.
I flipped around,flames covering my entire body as they made my landing milder,now on my feet. Steve landed only seconds later,right next to me.
She was there,i could feel her;
My step was firm,my fists formed on both hands,strongly as I was pressing my fingers,my skin stretched.
I was determined to pun an end to this charade for a story,and so I would.
“Better keep your distance Cap”,i yelled out so he could listen to me, “You too playboy”,i continued,seeing how Tony was flying above us.
“It's gonna get a little hot”
In every battle I have fought,every single time,my first instinct was to lift up a wall; to use the stones,the iron beneath me.
I use the flames to land down,to amplify a kick or a punch- but I never truly rely on them to fight. I've always been too afraid of letting them go out of control,and so every time I somehow lift a barrier.
“Trust the fire Persephone”
Small sparkles were now getting out of my fists,my irises burning red as I was on the warehouse's front door,an open one.
I felt Kalios's voice coming through the flames,now covering my entire body,without burning me at all.
I get it now.
I so,so get it.
“Miss Pearse,you have chosen to come at last”,i heard her voice.
She was standing in the middle of the room,Mr Key and the Lodger right behind her as she spoke.
“And you even brought your friends!”,she laughed. “Well...”,she was now serious,her smiled completely gone, “good thing I brought mine too”
A horde of people,must have been thirty,of even fifty men,all dressed in black suits,each one holding a gun on their arms- came out from behind some big boxes,forming a line in front of her.
My flames grew wilder,so much that I was now a walking blast of fire; no barrier,not anymore.
“Kid,is that you?”,i heard Tony's voice,baffled if nothing more.
“Oh,miss Pearse. We've been down that road before. Cease your fire,before you get burned again”
She lifted an arm,and all her men got ready to shoot.
The bullets all came out at once; I flinched,just once.
My fire grew stronger,it's walls surrounding me only getting further as the bullets all melt down,liquid now falling on the floor as I walked.
“Many things have changed since you and I last met Reina”
She seemed surprised by a moment,but then she smiled again.
“That's your cue Kalios”,i hummed and closed my eyes.
I could see,not like before,but much,much differently.
I could feel the warmth,each body giving off a different kind of heat.
Kalios's warmth radiated from inside of me,yet I could see him standing right next to me; his hand on my shoulder,as if the power boosting my fires was given by him.
I could feel the bullets coming towards me,and I tapped my foot down,fiercely as the fires went forward,a blast melting them down,and so the men all fell back.
The plan was simple; Reina was mine.
I saw an arrow,it's landing caused an explosion,big enough for Reina to be thrown away by surprise. I wish I could see her face,stunned and all. But I couldn't. All my focus had to be at the warmth of their bodies,enough so I could have everything mapped out before me.
Steve and Tony were the ones to come next; the men were to be hit by those two,Natasha following shortly after.
“You will not touch me. Never could before,never will miss Pearse”,her voice was cracked. I had affected her,by not being affected by her.
I jumped,the fire coming from my feet giving me enough impetus to land only feet before her. She was scared,i could feel it.
“Mister Key,be a dear and allow me to burrow your eyes for a moment”,she said and tapped on his shoulder.
Mr Key fall down,screaming in agony as he could no longer see; something had changed in Reina. Not only she could see,but I felt vehemence radiating inside her.
This was it;
Game Over.