No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (Loki Fanfiction)

Confrontation

—Tony they have them! — Loki told him in distraught as he opened the comlink channel.

—Loki? What happened? —Tony asked concerned.

—A doombot has them, I overheard it talking; they are taking them to the rooftop. There's no time to waste, meeting Thor will have to wait. —Loki told him as he tried to catch up with the doombot.

Suddenly Leah's comlink channel opened, they could hear the doombot' s voice. —Targets acquired, deploy ships to draw the Hulk away from the building, send additional doombots to prevent any interference. —

— "Smart girl" —Was Loki's thoughts.

Next a sound of broken glass and a scream were heard.

—Shit! —Loki exclaimed. The doombot had went flying through the window. —The damn thing just went through the window. —He explained to Tony as he turned swiftly back to the elevator.

—You stupid suicidal robot! Let me go! —Leah complained very displeased at the doombot maneuver.

The doombot rose spiral circling the outside of the tower to the rooftop. Again it's voice could be overheard in the comlink. —Approaching to vessel, destination Latveria, departure: immediately. —

—Like hell we are! —Leah yelled at the doombot before pulling out her hunting knife and stabbing the doombot in the head.

—Warning! Systems failing! —The doombot reported while flying over the roof. Leah stabbed it again, this time she unintentionally hit the jetpack that exploded almost instantly destroying the doombot and throwing Leah and Eerika away from the building, Leah shielded Eerika as fast as she could from the explosion; the strength of the shockwave knocked her out momentarily.

Everyone had heard everything and started calling for Leah without any response when they heard the explosion, it took her about 5 seconds to come back only to realize they were falling.

—We're falling. —All of a sudden she answered. —I'm afraid I didn't though this through, I can't fire a line to save us I lost my bow. —

—Don't panic Leah, I'm already on my way. —Tony told her as he finished another doombot. —Jarvis locate Leah's coordinates. —

—She's falling fast sir, they are at the 700 ft. mark, you won't make it on time. —Jarvis reported.

—I don't want to hear that Jarvis, reroute all energy to the propellers. We are going to get there on time. —He snapped at the A.I.

Leah had overheard everything, and knew fully well there was a good chance that Tony didn't got to her on time.

—Loki? —She asked nervously trying hard not to break down.

—Leah, you'll be all right. Tony is on his way. —Loki tried to reassure her while he continued his race to the rooftop knocking doombots left and right.

—Loki ... I'm sorry. —She confessed.

—No Leah, don't you dare give up! —Loki scolded her.

—I'm sorry. I love you. —She ended her farewell then she turned her attention to Eerika who was crying. —I'm sorry Eerika. —She curled up in what she knew was an useless effort to protect her baby from the fall. —I guess it wasn't meant to be Eerika, I'm sorry I failed you. —

All the team had a lump on their throats by now.

—Sir, she's too close to the ground. —The A.I. reported.

—I don't want to hear it Jarvis, adjust the trajectory. —

Leah had closed her eyes when she noticed she was too close to the asphalt. —I'm sorry. —She said yet again as she waited to hit the ground, but instead a couple of metallic arms caught her only a couple meters from the sidewalk. —Tony! —She yelled surprised as she felt his grasp. Cheering could be heard on the comlinks. Loki sighed with relief and silently thanked the norns as he continued fighting his way to the rooftop.