Promises Kept Part 2
Episode 7: Promises Kept Part 2
2096- The Future, A Few Weeks Before
“Stop!” the shout came from her lips before she could even think about it. Throwing herself in front of Loki, holding her hands out protectively in front of her with eyes squeezed tightly shut. She waited for the blow, waited for the sound of her bones breaking but there was nothing just silence.
Opening her eyes, she saw the monster standing over her. Panting, his eyes full of rage. “Please, please don’t kill him. I need his help. Without him I don’t think I can change the future by myself. I’m not strong enough. So, please don’t.” The monster took a step forwards and she finally saw him in the light. The green was hard to miss but she knew who he was immediately by the stories she had heard from the past. “You’re the hulk” she breathed. “Does that mean Dr. banner is….”
“Banner gone! Only hulk left!” The hulk roared shaking the building. “You fix future! I not smash puny god” his voice boomed shaking the already delicate foundations.
“And why exactly does that hulk want to fix the future. I thought all your simple mind did was think about the next thing you were going to destroy.” Loki scoffed.
“Loki” Daisy hissed glaring at him. “You are not helping the situation”
“I’m sorry did you want me to lie? Besides I doubt he even understand what we’re talking about halving a simple mind and all.” A roar exploded from hulk and dust began falling from the ceiling as he took a menacing step forwards cause the god to flinch.
“Well, now you just made him angry. Go on, apologize! Before this building comes down on us!”
“Why do I have to apologize? He is the one trying to rip me limb from limb”
“Oh my god! What are you 12? Just suck it up and apologize” Daisy yelled glaring at the god.
“Hulk, no want apology from puny god. Hulk just want friends back.” Biting her lip daisy turned back towards the gentle giant and smiled softly.
“If I go back in time and change everything you’ll see your friends again I promise. I just need to get to the fridge and get the infinity stone and we can fix everything. That’s where its being held.” She said.
“Hulk come with, hulk no trust puny god” he said his voice booming.
“Great, the more the merrier. Let’s go before this whole building comes down on us. My names Daisy by the way.” She said.
“Wait we’re not seriously taking him with us, are we?” Loki said looking between the pair.
“Oh, stop being a baby and suck it up.” Daisy said rolling her eyes and leading the odd trio out of the underground building.
Reaching the sunlight again they now had a long trek across the desert and only a mild idea of where exactly they were going. In the background behind her Daisy could hear Loki and hulk arguing with one another but she ignored it. Choosing to focus on the mission above everything else.
“Do you know where we’re going?” Loki asked sidling up to her with raised eyebrows. “Of course, I know where we’re going” she scoffed sweeping her gave across the desert. “It’s that way” she said pointing to the right and nodding. Sighing, Loki grabbed her hand and guided it gently to the left. “Alright, its not right, its left…. Showoff” she mumbled under her breath.
Changing courses, they made the long trek across the sandy terrain. Mostly they didn’t speak. The journey taking all the strength they had. Daisy’s mouth had gone dry and she didn’t think she had ever felt this hungry. Food had always been scarce as has water but even now she hadn’t gone this long without it. Her lips cracked and her skin blistering under the heat.
“Daisy, you need to rest or you’re not going to make it” Loki said turning back to her noticing that she was lagging behind. “You’re not like Hulk or Me. You may be part alien but even you have your limits.” He said.
“Shut Up! I can do this” She didn’t say anything else. Conserving her energy instead and pushed past Loki. The sun beating down on her from above she trudged forwards too tired to speak. The trio walked in silence now most of them exhausted and with no energy to speak or throw back barbs of heated words.
Daisy was sweating now from the heat and all she could see was long desert that stretched for miles, everything blurring around her. She paused, her body wobbling before her legs gave out and the world turned dark, A shout came from behind her, but she was already lost to the darkness and then everything turned black.
The feeling of something cold slipped past her lips and she gasped. Water rushing through her dry throat forcing her to open her eyes. Loki stood over her holding a jug of water his hand on the back of her neck. Grabbing the jug, she began gulping it down as if she hadn’t had water in days and she probably hadn’t
Cold air blew against her face as she sat up and realized they weren’t outside anymore. “Where are we?” She croaked her voice still raw from having not drunken water in days.
“The fridge, we made it” Loki said helping her stand on her feet still alittle weak from lack of food.
“How did we get here and how long was I out?”
“A couple of days. I had to carry you here. Luckily this place was stocked with water and food. Not that it mattered all the prisoners that were here were abandoned long ago and they ended up starving to death” he said.
“Well that’s one way to go. Did you find the infinity stone?” Her mind instantly focusing Back on the mission.
“I know what floor it’s on, but we’ll have to split up to find it” Loki said heading towards the elevator with Daisy following behind him.
“Where’s Hulk?” Daisy asked looking around as they got on the elevator.
“Sleeping”
“Sleeping, what do you mean sleeping?” she yelled which he promptly ignored as he started up the elevator and slowly they began to rise towards the top.
Once the elevator stopped the pair got out and Loki nodded, “You go left I go right?”
“Sounds like a plan to me” she said parting ways with him and heading down the left hallway. Searching the names of each safety deposit box she went further away from the elevator. Her eyes raking across the names of the objects hidden away but so far still no infinity stone.
Suddenly she stopped. A strange feeling washing over her as she felt herself being pulled down the hallway by an invisible force until she came upon safety deposit boxes attached to the walls. All of them categorized alphabetically. Pausing at the middle row she pulled out one of the boxes and opened it up. A bright glow came from inside and she could feel the power seeping out into the open air. Power like she had never felt before and an almost mesmerizing daze fell over her and slowly she reached out towards the stone.
This one stone could save the entire world and it was almost hard to believe. Wrapping her fingers around the stone a scream tore from her throat as she felt her whole body being torn to shreds. Dropping the box, she clutched the stone falling to her knees in agony.
“No!” A voice shouted down the hall. Footsteps rushing towards her as she felt her skin beginning to peal off. Something slammed into her hard the stone flying from her hand, skidding across the floor and landing only a little bit away. Laying on the ground her chest heaved, and she turned her head weakly to see Loki lying on the ground next to her.
“Are you an idiot? It’s a good thing you’re an inhuman or that stone would have killed you” Getting to his feet he grabbed the box before placing the stone inside and snapping the case shut. “Well, we got what we came for let’s get the hell out of here before something else happens.” Only a few seconds after he had spoken there was a crash followed by a loud roar.
“Was that the hulk? That sounded like the hulk.” Daisy hissed looking behind nervously. “Go!” Loki roared.
Scrambling to her feet Daisy ran down the hall heading towards the stairwell gunfire ringing in the distance. Bursting through the door Daisy ran up the stairs her heart racing in her chest Loki close behind her clutching the container with the infinity stone in his hand.
Making it to the roof Daisy looked around her hair flying in the wind as they had reached a dead end on the roof. Running to the ledge she could see a few buildings in the distance, but she wasn’t entirely sure she would make the jump.
“We’re at a dead end!” She yelled heading back in the direction of the stairwell before turning to look back at Loki who seemed deep in concentration.
“No, we’re not” he said frowning.
“What do you mean we’re not? What can you suddenly fly now or something? Is that what Asgardians do?” she yelled over the wind.
“Frost giant and no we don’t fly… Unless you have stupid blonde hair and a giant hammer” he grumbled softly under his breath so that she had barely picked it up.
“is that a jab at your brother? Wow you need therapy and now I kind of get why your favorite color is green… and I am getting really off topic here so could you just tell me how we’re getting out of this oh great one” she blabbed her voice running of its own accord as she fidgeted nervously hearing the gunshots getting closer by the second.
“Stop talking” Loki said slapping his hand over her mouth in concentration. “Alright we’re going to have to jump” he said back up to the other side.
“Wait? Seriously? Right now. You want to jump right now to the other building. Well we’re going to die” She said heading towards the end.
Taking a deep breath, she prepared to run when the whole building shook as the ground began collapsing under their feet. “The building! Its collapsing!” The words had barely left her mouth when the door exploded open as several Hydra agents came running out.
“Seriously” Daisy gasped.
“Run” Loki yelled darting forwards daisy following close behind as gun shots rang behind them the ground collapsing behind them. Loki had just reach the ledge when he jumped. Daisy following right behind him. Reaching the ledge, she jumped just as the entire building collapsed and daisy found herself airborne but already quickly beginning to lose altitude.
Quickly thinking she held her arms out towards the ground and released a series of powerful quakes which boosted her in the air until she crashed into the building across from the one that had just been standing a mere few minutes ago.
“That wasn’t a very good landing” she groaned rolling onto her side. Loki already heading towards the stairwell. “Jesus Christ that alien moves quick doesn’t he get tired at all.
“hurry up” Grumbling she got to her feet and followed after the god.
“What about the Hulk?” she yelled.
“He’ll be fine that beast is hard to kill as you can very well see, but us not so much. Now hurry we need to get this infinity stone far away from here. If Hydra gets ahold of this the world will be in a lot more danger than it was before.”
Putting distance between themselves and the fridge. They were back in the desert fighting against very nature itself. The wind pulling them in all direction. “I think we lost them!” Daisy yelled running to keep up with Loki.
Opening his mouth to respond he glanced behind her and his eyes widened, “Look out” Lunging towards her he shoved her hard knocking her to the ground as she saw a glint of metal, a dark shadow and then a soft gasped followed. Breathing heavily, she laughed. “That was close. How the hell did you see that thing coming.... Loki” turning back around when he didn’t respond her lips parted and a soft no escaped her lips.
Standing in front of her was a woman with dyed green hair, skin pale white and a sword clasped tightly in her hand which she had run right through Loki. “No!” Daisy screamed blasting the woman away before scrambling towards Loki as he fell to the ground his eyes opened wide with shock.
Grabbing the sword, she yanked it out and grabbed his body pulling him up. “Hang on, just hang on” she pleaded. Her eyes misting over she pressed her shaking hands against his chest. “Its okay, your okay everything is going to be fine. You just got to hang on. Please I can’t do this again” she whispered her lips trembling as she squeezed her eyes shut tightly trying to hold the tears in.
“your going to be okay” Holding him against her chest she pressed her hands deeper into the wound trying to stop the blood flow. “No, I’m not” his voice coming out soft and quiet. Pulling away she looked at him.
A single tear rolled down her cheek and she brushed it away absently grabbing his hand. “Nobody has ever cried for me before” he murmured softly, “Except my brother, but he’s family and that’s different…. protect him. Promise me daisy that you will protect him. No matter what happens. I spent so many wasted years hating him when I failed to see that he was the only person who truly loved me and not out of some sense of responsibility because he was my brother. When he died I felt so empty for a long time and it took me awhile to see it. Promise me that you will do whatever it takes to save him even if it means stopping me in the past, even if you have to kill me, even if you have to sacrifice your own life to do it….” Grabbing her hand tight he pulled her closer.
“Promise me” he whispered. Nodding her head slowly her lips trembled.
“I promise I won’t let anything happen to him and I will give my life to protect him. I am just sad that he’ll never know that he had a brother who loved him so much. The Loki from the past won’t be like you, will he?”
“No, and that’s okay. Just as long as he is alright” Coughing slightly he spat out blood and took a shuddering breath.
“I can’t wait to meet him” tears fell from her lashes and she smiled at Loki weakly. “If you just hang on we can go back together, and you can see him again wouldn’t you like that?” her lungs burned, and she squeezed her eyes shut struggling to hold back the sobs.
“I am so glad I met you Daisy. I never had a friend before. Remember me as I am now and not what I was. You can’t save me, not now. But maybe you can remind me of what’s important so that I never become this man before you, not one full of regret, sorrow or misery.” His breathing began to shallow as she held him tighter.
“I like this man; this man is my friend and I wouldn’t change who you are because I think your perfect. I can’t lose any more friends…. Please don’t go” Smiling he pulled her close and whispered softly in her ear, whispering something that only she could make out. Her eyes widening at the words being whispered in her ear
Pulling away, he smiled. “I get to see my brother again.” He murmured. “Goodbye… my friend” His eyes slowly closed forever, and daisy pulled him to her chest her whole body numb as she slowly rocked his body back and forth.
“Don’t go” she mumbled her whole body numb as well as her voice her face blank aside from the tear tracks on her chest her eyes blank.
“Well isn’t that sweet. Aren’t you the best of friends” A voice sneered as she turned realizing it was the woman with dyed green hair.
“Allow me to introduce myself. I’m viper, but you may know me better as madame Hydra. You’re lucky I don’t just give introductions to just anyone.” The woman said getting up from the ground where she had been blasted.
“Sorry about him, but I was aiming for you he just got in the way. Now if you would be so kind as to hand over the stone I may kill you quickly.” Smirking.
Slowly setting Loki’s body on the ground she got up and slowly raised her head. Rage burned in her eyes and a scream tore from her throat before she blasted vibrations at the woman who this time dodged.
“Oh, I do love a good fight” the woman mused.
Balling her hands into fist Daisy strode towards the woman and swung her fist which the woman got easily twisting Daisy’s arm upwards until there was a pop and then swung her leg kicking daisy in the chest until she was knocked back to the ground.
Still holding daisy’s wrist, she swung her arm hitting Daisy across the face once, twice and then three times. She never got a chance on the fourth because daisy caught her wrist twisting the arm up until they were both in a lock and then swiftly smashes her head against the woman’s knocking them both back.
Before the woman could recover daisy kicked hard her foot connecting with the woman’s chest. Stumbling back the woman grinned spiting blood on the ground before the two began circling each other.
Jabbing her fist forwards the viper twisted away narrowly avoiding the punch before she landed a blow against Daisy’s side. The blow knocking the wind out of Daisy. Looking up another blow came smashing into her face blood coming out of her mouth.
Getting her bearings, she turned and blocked another fist with a small quake and then another one as the right arm came into view before swinging her arm and landing a blow to the viper’s throat.
Momentarily stunned the woman grabbed her own throat as Daisy swung her fist hitting the woman in the face, the second blow the woman caught and twisted her around until her back hit the viper’s chest holding her in a lock. Tightening her muscles, she swung her elbow up smashing it into the viper’s face and twisted around kicking her leg and right into the viper’s chest.
Grinning the woman flipped forwards her foot hitting daisy across the face knocking her into the ground and before daisy could recover she was grabbed and thrown hard back onto the ground as a swift kick sent her flying again landing a few feet from Loki.
Coughing she felt tears coming to her eyes and she coughed the blood dribbling from her lips. Holding both hands together, the viper strode towards her. “Its over, give up. You have lost” The vibrations swirled together, and she could feel the strain from her bones as the pressure began building up the bones beginning to crack from the strain, “Sorry Jemma” she whispered.
The viper stopped behind her reaching out and when her finger tips had barely brushed Daisy she whirled around and released the vibrations right into the woman’s chest which sent her flying backwards like a rag doll. She didn’t get up after that.
Clumsily and shakily getting to her legs Daisy stumbled back towards Loki and collapsed on the sand tears falling from her lashes. “Flowers sad” A voice suddenly said, and Daisy didn’t have to turn to know who it was. “Yea” she murmured. Her whole body felt numb and she couldn’t seem to move.
“Flowers has to go now.” The hulk said heavily stepping towards her.
“I can’t leave him, I can’t leave him all alone here” Daisy said her voice detached from her brain.
“Flowers leave, hulk take care of Loki, hulk bury him, hulk bury flowers friend.” Nodding almost to herself she grabbed the container holding the stone from Loki’s body and stumbled to her feet and in a daze stumbled out into the desert heading in the general direction she knew the rebel camp to be, alone.
Hulk took the body after that and left it was only about 10 minutes later when a body began to stir, and the viper stood up slowly. Making a move to follow in the direction that Daisy had gone a voice stopped her, “Wait” startled at the voice she turned. “Sir, she is getting away” she said looking at the man who had appeared beside her.
“Send for the assassin and the marauder. They’ll stop her” he said which caused her to smirk.
“Yes sir, hail Hydra”
Daisy beaten battered and bruised stumbled through the desert her arms throbbing and broken her face bloody and bruised. The sound of engines signaled behind her and she turned slowly seeing large rovers coming from the distance. Sand billowing behind them.
“Shit”