Live Long Enough to be a Hero

Dangerous Night

~Chapter 11~

"I need whoever did this thrown in jail for life!" Tony yelled, his heartache and pain showing through his voice

The others looked at each other. None of the avengers had seen the billionaire so distressed in their time knowing him

~10 hours earlier~

"Alright this is just a quiet night on the town. No fighting, no battles, nothing" Steve said as they walked down the street, "just something to take the edge off"

"I didn't know there was an edge" Thor stated, looking around

"There's an edge" Bruce said

Thor glanced at the rest. What had he missed in his time on Asgard?

Tony walked ahead of them, his hands in his pockets. He knew there was a bit of an edge but... He also knew it was because of him so he didn't comment

Hadley walked at the back of the pack, watching her feet as she followed the rest of them. She didn't know why this was necessary.

She could take her edge off easily, on a rooftop somewhere.

As the avengers walked, something lurked in the shadows of passing alleyways.

The shadowy figure stepped out of the alleyway and began to follow the group, glaring quietly at Tony Stark.

He gripped the gun in his pocket quietly, waiting for the perfect moment

Then he saw his moment and drew his gun

"STARK" He yelled, covering his face as he grabbed all the Avengers' attention

He raised his gun and everything went all too fast

The assailant shot not one but three bullets at Tony, his glare hardened

The avengers all moved at the same time, quickly diving out of the way.

Tony hit the ground with a yell and Hadley stepped to the side quickly

But the move was a mistake.

She almost stumbled as she stepped aside and that was her downfall as all three bullets lodged themselves into her stomach

The man's eyes widened as he realized what he'd done.

He quickly dropped the gun and ran off, running for his life

Steve looked around to make sure everyone was okay and quickly ran after the man, followed by Clint and Thor

Tony sat up and looked around, he was the first to spot Hadley, swaying slightly as she held her wound

He and Nat got to their feet at the same time as Hadley fell forward and hit the ground

"No!"

Tony quickly dropped to his knees next to her and pulled her close, putting a hand over her wound.

Hadley winced in pain at the contact, her side was quickly losing blood

'shit.. call a doctor Nat" Tony instructed, taking off his jacket. He quickly pressed it onto the wound

Nat pulled out her phone and dialed 911

Tony looked down at Hadley, the girl was quickly losing consciousness

"No no no come on don't close your eyes dammit" he spat, staring down at her

"Tony.." Hadley mumbled before her head dropped to the side and she slipped into unconsciousness