SEVEN
HOPE, STEVE, NATASHA, AND CLINT all got geared up and onto an extra quinjet that they stole(although Hope had a theory that Fury knew and let them).
Clint sat in the pilot seat while Natasha sat in the co-pilot seat right next to him while Steve and Hope waited in the back on a bench inside the much smaller quinjet compared to the normal ones.
Hope wanted it to be a silent ride so she wouldn't have to answer any questions, but Steve seemed to struggle with picking up social cues.
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Hope smiled kindly at Steve. "I think I'm more than ready. Fury was right, Phil had hope in us, in The Avengers. He told Loki himself that he was going to lose, I'm here the avenge that" Steve didn't see a kid anymore when he looked over at Hope, he saw a young adult who had been through so much and was wiser than a lot of adults these days.
Hope cleared her throat, her face flushing in slight embarrassment when she saw the look of awe on Steve's face.
Hope knew the fight was gonna be tough for her. Not because of the physical aspect, but the emotional aspect. Being a firstborn Mikaelson witch of her generation meant that her magic could become unstable if she got too emotional again. She just had to stow away all the overwhelming feelings until after the fight.
Once they arrived in New York City, both Steve and Hope looked out the windows of the quinjet in shock. There were chitauri everywhere, not that they knew what they were called, along with so much damage and fleeing citizens.
When they were very close to Stark Tower, Loki used his scepter and shot some sort of energy beam at the quinjet which started one of the sides, including the wing, on fire.
They were swerving through the air as Clint and Natasha were trying to regain control and find a safe place to land. Hope and Steve both had to hold on to a bar on the top of the quinjet so they wouldn't be flying around.
Clint finally ended up crash-landing the quinjet in an open sidewalk area where only abandoned cars were. They almost crashed into a building but were lucky enough to have not.
Natasha and Clint took of their flying gear and met up with Steve and Hope, the four left the quinjet in their superhero outfits(for the three agents, it was just their S.H.I.E.L.D. suits).
They started to run towards Stark Tower as a group. "We gotta get back up there!" Steve called out to the other three who were right behind him. They all were running until Hope stopped them once she noticed something in the sky.
"We've got a big problem" Hope announced, gesturing the sky. She had heard the roaring way before even Captain America could due to her supernatural senses.
The portal that Loki had opened grew wider as a huge alien creature flew out of it with bellowing rage, roaring as it flew down and ended up going right over their heads. They could only watch as it happened, not knowing what to do.
Hope knew how to defeat any supernatural creature or terrorist that came her way, but a huge alien snake(chitauri leviathan)? Yeah, she had no fucking clue.
Human shaped chitauri creatures shot out of the sides of the leviathan and landed in a lot of the buildings higher up. Hope was at a loss for words.
"Stark, are you seeing this?" Steve asked over the coms. Tony had already been there for quite some time now, fighting off as many creatures as he could and helping to keep citizens safe.
"I'm seeing, still working on believing. Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?" Hope furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. They didn't even know if Banner was alive(although it was next to impossible to kill the Hulk) or where he was. Bruce didn't want to fight so why would he show up?
"Banner?" Tony ignored the question. "Just keep me posted" He then stopped speaking to them through the coms.
The four ran to take over on the side of one of the few taxies that hadn't been flipped over. Loki was flying through the air on some sort of scooter(if it weren't for the situation, Hope would've laughed) and was exploding things that were in his way.
"Those people need assistance down there," Steve said as he glanced over at a small bridge where people were still running for their lives. Just as he finished speaking, a cluster of chitauri soldiers landed near them and began to fire. Natasha pulled out two pistols and started to shoot at them while Hope grabbed one that had been tucked in her boot and did the same.
"We got this. It's good. Go!" Nat told Steve in a softer voice that most people weren't used to hearing from her. "You think you can hold them off?" Steve looked at Clint when he asked this. Steve knew that Hope could easily handle herself because she wasn't human. But despite Natasha and Clint being agents, they were still human.
"Captain" Clint started, hitting a button that released his arrows. "It would be my genuine pleasure" Clint whipped around and started to shoot the chitauri soldiers with the arrows. Steve glanced at Hope, who nodded to let him know that they'd be fine, before running off.
They continued to fight said creatures off. Natasha with her pistols, Clint with his bow and arrows, and Hope used a mixture of both her magic and the pistol she had.
"Just like Budapest all over again!" Natasha yelled out to Clint. "You and I remember Budapest very differently" Hope rolled her eyes at their banged. "I swear, one day you need to tell me what the hell happened in Budapest" She exclaimed, not deviating her focus from the hideous aliens. "Once you're older, Andrea" Clint teased.
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The three agents were now having to get up close and person with the creatures. Hope stopped using her pistol and focused on her magic instead. She ripped apart chitauri after chitauri without hesitation.
Steve finally joined them again, smacking a bunch of them with his shield. A lightning bolt then came down from the sky and only struck the chitauri soldiers that surrounded them. It killed them instantly.
Thor came flying down from the sky with Mjölnir in his right hand. He seemed to stumble a bit from the impact but composed himself as a warrior would. Hope was very glad that the god showed up. They needed every able person available.
"What's the story upstairs?" Steve asked. "The powers surrounding the cube is impenetrable" Thor grumbled.
"Thor is right. We gotta deal with these guys" Tony spoke up again through the coms. "How do we do this?" Natasha questioned before glancing over at Hope and Clint. They were two of the few people she cared about. She didn't want to lose either in the battle, even if it was basically impossible for Hope to die. She was willing to do whatever it took to keep them safe.
"As a team" Steve looked away from the sky and back at the team of misfit superheroes. "I have unfinished business with Loki" Hope felt bad for Thor, seeing him and Loki reminded her of Rebekah and Kol's many stories of how uncle Elijah used to do everything he could to keep Klaus in line and find something redeemable about him. It hurt to think that Thor could end up like her uncle, in pain for centuries without allowing himself any happiness before dying.
"Yeah, get in line" Hope gave Clint a look for snapping, the man only shrugged. "Save it. Loki's gonna keep this fight focused on us and that's what we need. Without him, these things could run wild. We got Stark up top, he's gonna need us..." Steve stopped talking when they all heard the sound of a motorcycle rumbling and approaching them.
They all looked over to see Bruce Banner on an old motorcycle. Hope couldn't help but smile. Tony was right, Bruce had shown up. Despite not wanting to unleash the Hulk in New York again, Bruce wanted to do the right thing and save the city.
They all made their way to the scientist who put the kickstand down on the motorcycle before meeting them halfway. "So, this all seems horrible" Bruce attempted to make a joke as his eyes peered around at the destroyed city.
"I've seen worse" Natasha commented dryly as she eyed the man. "Sorry" Natasha stowed away her trauma from the hellicarier incident, smiling at Bruce. "No. We could use a little worse".
"Tony, he's here" Hope said after turning her com back on. "Banner?" Hope smirked, realizing that they just increased their chance at winning this battle.
"Then tell him to suit up. I'm bringing the party to you" Before anyone could ask what Tony meant by that, they saw him in the Iron Man suit flying toward them. He was being tailed by the huge chitauri leviathan.
Thor grunted as tossed Mjölnir up a bit before tightening his grip on his beloved hammer. Hope's eyes glowed the tribrid color as she growled lowly.
" I...I don't see how that's a party" Natasha stuttered. The chitauri leviathan swooped down closer to the street as Tony had. It was coming down the street right at them. Bruce turned to face it and was shocking walking towards the creature.
"Dr. Banner. Now might be a really good time for you to get angry" Steve told him. "That's my secret, Cap. I'm always angry" Bruce soon morphed into the Hulk, his shirt shredded as he did so, and used his body to stop the creature from getting any further.
Unfortunately, the snake-like creature was now curling into a ball and was about to crash down on the avengers. Tony shot at one of the leviathans soft spots and made it explode.
Steve was about to use his shield to help block the debris from hitting them, but Hope stepped forward. She started yelling words that Natasha recognizes as Latin. A protection force field surrounded them and the debris and fire from the explosion only bounced off. After it was safe, she released the spell that would've only lasted less than an hour if she didn't release it.
The avengers made a circle, facing outwards as they assessed the damage and where they needed to go to attack the remaining chitauri. Hope was right next to Clint and the Hulk, who was being a team player despite all the terrible things Bruce had said about him.
Hope's eyes were still glowing, her werewolf side was trying to force its way out but she kept it at bay. She knew her magic and field training was probably needed more than a huge werewolf running around the city.
They all looked at the portal, stunned when more chitauri soldiers and even more chitauri leviathans came out of it. "Guys" Natasha warned them. "Call it, Cap" Tony's words made Steve turn back into the old Captain America from the forties.
"Alright, listen up. Until we can close that portal up, our priority is containment. Barton, I want you on that roof, eyes on everything. Call out patterns and strays. Stark, you got the perimeter. Anything gets more than three blocks out, you turn it back or you turn it to ash" Clint looked over at Tony.
"Wanna give me a lift?" Tony walked over to the archer. "Right. Better clench up, Legolas" He commented before taking hold of him and flying upward.
"Thor, you've gotta try and bottleneck that portal. Slow them down. You've got the lightning. Light the bastards up" Thor didn't argue. He spun Mjölnir a few times before flying upward. Steve then focused his attention on the two badass women who were waiting for his instructions.
"You two and me, we stay here on the ground, keep the fighting here. And Hulk" The green creature looked over at Steve when he heard his name. "Smash" Hulk grinned maliciously before leaping up to the buildings in order to smash the chitauri.
Hope was glad that Rebekah and Marcel were still in New Orleans and hadn't come home to their penthouse in New York City. As soon as Hope's entire family sees the news of the battle and her participation, she knew she'd be in big trouble. But right now she had to focus on destroying these evil sons of bitches and saving the humans that were caught in the crossfire.