Not That Lucky

#26: There Are No Strings On Me

"Stark!" He barked and grabbed the shield with his hand to knock out the legs of a soldier to his right. Steve hit him in the face on the way down, "We really need to get inside."

Tony, who was still whipping around the building, fired a round of shots into a bigger pack of soldiers. He grunted, "I'm closing in." When the soldiers were taken care of, he furrowed his eyebrows, "J, am I? Closing in?" Tony whipped around the corner, blasting through a fence, "Do you see a power source for that shield?"

"There's a particle wave below the North Tower."

"Great, I wanna poke it with something." Tony replied as he fired shots at a multitude of soldiers who flooded into the plaza he was flying through. He knocked one jet packed HYDRA agent out of his way then rocketed up into the air toward the North Tower. JARVIS lit up the weakest point in the ground for a rocket and Tony fired one right at it. The rocket dug through the Earth and took out the power source exactly like he wanted.

Tony smirked as he watched the shield dissipate around the building, "Drawbridge is down, people. You're welcome." He tacked on at the end. "I think that should take about $35 out of my jar. Quick service and all."

Steve rolled his eyes and clenched his fist. The magnetic squares on his armor activated and his shield snapped back into place. He turned as Thor slammed into the ground a few feet away from him sending soldiers flying up into the air.

"Aj told me I was judge of that, and I vote no, Stark." Thor replied and heard the man grumble over the piece of technology sitting in his ear. Steve jogged over to him and Thor nodded, "The inhuman?"

"He's a blur." Steve said. Both men glanced around the area checking for a threat. Steve nodded, "All the new players we've faced, and I've never seen this." He let out a humorless chuckle. "In fact, I still haven't."

"Update, Clint is still stable, but the wound isn't anything I can handle in the field." Natasha announced over the line. "We're gonna need evac."

Steve sighed in worry. This wasn't how this mission was supposed to go at all. His shoulders tensed when he saw a tank and squad of HYRDA agents come over a crest up ahead of them. Thor clapped him on the shoulder, "I can get Barton to the jet. The sooner we're gone, the better. You and Stark get my brother's scepter."

"Copy that." Steve clasped his shoulder back briefly.

They both turned to look at the tank and squad that had gotten closer. The soldiers were marching side by side in front of the tank with their weapons held high. Thor chuckled, "Looks like they're lining up for us."

"Well, they're excited." Steve smirked, knowing exactly what Thor was inferring to. They had only tried this move twice before, one of which ended terribly, but it could only get better from there, right? He squared his body and lifted his shield up at a slight tilt toward Thor.

Thor grinned and slammed Mjolnir into the shield. Lighting cracked against it and the soundwave from it fired out toward the approaching group. All the soldiers were thrown from their feet, off the path, and then the soundwave slammed into the tank flipping it over. Huh. That worked out better than before.

"We're getting better." Thor pointed at Steve while backpedaling.

"I think the lack of surrounding buildings made it look better than it was." Steve joked.

Thor smirked, "Find the scepter. If you do, I'll take 35 of your money out of your jar, Rogers."

"If your arms weren't the width of my head, I'd fist fight you, Thor." Tony called out over the line. Thor took off to get to Clint while Steve began to sprint toward the castle.