A New Era- The Winding Path II

Is This The First Time You've Lost A Soldier?

I hope that you have enjoyed this book so far and a quick A/N- I think that after either the next chapter or the next two chapters, we will go into the movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier!

~Grace

Melissa's pov

I come to when I hear footsteps running towards the main communications area. I groan as I slowly get up. I put my hand tenderly on my aching head and I feel a sticky, wet substance come onto my fingers. I slowly pull my fingers back and they have blood on their tips.

"Ugh. I'll get that checked out later.", and I walk back into the communications area. I ask Maria, "What happened?".

Maria looks at me while she is being treated for a gash on her head, "Where have you been?".

"Uh, knocked out in the hallway.", I explained dryly.

"Oh.", and she puts her hand to her earset and I also put my hand to mine. "Agent Coulson is down.", I hear Fury say.

"How?", I asked with a tremor in my voice.

"Loki.", Fury answered.

"Loki?", I asked, confused.

"He got away. The scepter and Tesseract are gone.".

I walk out of the room and I run into the room where Loki had been in. I see Tony and Steve looking at something and I look. I gasp at the red bloodstain where Coulson had been.

"He made it personal.", Tony said to Steve.

"That's not the point.", Steve disagreed.

"That is the point. That's Loki's point. He hit us all right where we live. Why?".

"To tear us apart.", Steve and I said at the same time. They both looked at me.

Tony continues, "He had to conquer his greed, but he knows he has to take us out to win, right? That's what he wants. He wants to beat us and he wants to be seen doing it. He wants an audience.".

"Right, I caught his act at Stuttengard.", Steve said dryly.

"Yeah. that's just a preview, this is opening night. Loki's a full-tilt diva. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built in the skies with his name plastered...", Tony paused and I figured it out.

As Tony says, "Son of a bitch!", I say at the same time, "The Stark Tower!". And we all run out. I go fix my hair into a messy bun.

This is what Melissa's hair looks like.