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𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔰𝔦𝔵
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trigger warnings- violence, blood, death, gore
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AFTER WEEKS of beginners training, it was time Bruce have left the young adults to their own responsibilities and dependency.

Praying they will keep up their routines and training, praying New York would have newer heroes.

The crickets chirped for weeks now, the trees rustling as the wind brushed heavily against them. The clouds gloomy and mildly grey, the fresh smell of rain scented strongly throughout the musky woods.

Freddie held himself up, gripping the thick monkeys bars as he swung his legs. Grunting becoming faint as soon as he made it to the end, planting on his feet.

Turning around abruptly at the sound of clapping, scoffing at the sight of James.
"How'd you find me?"

James groaned, "wind idiot."

Freddie shrugged, gulping down the jug of water as James swung his cane.
"We should go fishin' some time."

Freddie raised an eyebrow at him, "are you wanting to take me out on a date?"
James coughed, clicking his tongue as he shrugged.
"I'd rather die in a ditch, with all respect."

Freddie licked his bottom lip, "good; I was about to say no."

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Sydney lifted the dumbbell, sweat trickling down her neck and chest. The music pounding in her ears as her red lipstick was still in tact.

Letting out a deep sigh as she dropped it gently onto the floor, leaning into the bench as she turned towards Athena who began to do crunches, grinning subtly.

"Athena...take a rest you've been doing that for five minutes now." She chuckled as Athena felt her heart thump violently rapid against her chest, ignoring Sydney who slumped forward.

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Thea focused onto the shadow of Taylor who sketched firmly in her book, suddenly manipulating Taylor's shadow to stand up.
"YES!"

Taylor yawned as she scribbled, crunching her paper up in such frustration.

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Hilary slipped her welding mask off, letting out a soft huff as she examined the pieces of metal she's put together to make create gauntlet.

"Whoa," she muttered breathily as the metal glistened freshly.

Bringing in her slate board full of mathematical equations, putting together the formula.
"Jarvis, turn on the lights."

The light suddenly thundered on as she tapped her foot, gliding her expo marker through the numbers and letters.

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Elijah raised an eyebrow at the sound of cutting, a mess of papers and materials scattered throughout the counters as a voice hummed.

"Oh my god, Lilianna!" He whined as he blinked simply, astonished by such mess as she smiled, laughing under her breath. "What the hell are ya' doing?"

Lilianna lifted her hands, one with scissors and another with a dark colored magazine.

"Scrapbooking, silly!" Lilianna hummed to the upbeat music as she swung her legs, Elijah sighed- chomping into the apple.
"God..."

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Luka laid silently on the bench under a lanky tree, leaves crunched under his footsteps as the moist smell of dirt and mud somewhat brought him to a relaxed state.

Flipping a page of his book as he felt himself sink into his blanket, the minty smell of it was a scent he could purely melt in.

His relaxation was suddenly interrupted by James and Elijah who were horse playing on the patch of grass, leaning up on his elbows as he whistled for their attention.

The two turned around like dogs, their ears perking up as the wind blew gently against them.
"SHUT IT!" He snapped, laying back down as he gripped his book.

The book suddenly flew out of his hands and into the mud pile, 'that's impossible.' Immediately sitting up as he turned to James and Elijah who cackled- fist bumping each other.

Luka picked up the book, his heart aching at the now, damp and mud invested pages.

Making his way towards James who turned around, grabbing him by his shirt collar as Elijah immediately stepped in; attempting to get him to put him down.
"I SWEAR TO GO-"

"LUKA!" Sydney snapped as Reese followed behind with their hands on their hips. Sydney rushed to the scene, Luka dropped James who chuckled.

Sydney gripped his shirt sleeve, dragging him away as his ears fumed in such fury.

The book pages gently moved with the natural wind, mud piled between the edges of each poem and verse.

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Apollo sat besides Lilianna on the couch, who showed him one of her letters for a friend.

He pointed towards the word 'really' which was spelt as 'realy.' "Add one more 'r' and you'll be set."
Lilianna grabbed her strawberry eraser, brushing it gently against the grey colored paper.

Freddie sat on the bean bag, rubbing his hands along his face as he yawned; turning towards Apollo.
"Oh, are you helping her with her math?"

Lilianna nodded 'no' as she turned towards Freddie, "she's writing a letter for a friend and I'm reading through it." Apollo drummed his fingers against his laptop as Freddie tilted his head.
"Lil, who's your friend?"

Lilianna smiled brightly, humming, "Luka!"
Apollo felt his face drop immensely, turning towards Freddie who furrowed his eyebrows.
"What...?"
"Luka, he's my friend!"

Apollo turned towards her, "your brother...he doesn't think Luka is a very good person, Lilianna."
A frown shook upon her face, rubbing it off as she shrugged simply; denying those words.

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"What were you thinking!" Sydney snapped at Luka who chuckled, slamming his door shut as Reese rolled their eyes.
"You cause too much trouble, Luka!"

Luka clasped his hands to his side, "he started it so I might as well end it!"
Sydney rubbed her temples, muttering as Reese gagged at the smell of sharp cigarettes.

"Oh god, Luka, get a grip! You're not a kid anymore!" Reese clapped their hands as Sydney boggled her head.
"He started it. I was only defending myself, isn't that was a hero would do?" Luka turned to Sydney who held an unamused look on her face, "defend someone innocent. Right?"

"Luka, you've done something to make them mad." Reese chimed in, crossing their arms as Luka scoffed- groaning in annoyance.
"What do you want me to do? Apologize to them for that, no!"

Sydney sighed softly, "Luka...just, think before you act. He could've gotten hurt." She whispered as Luka clicked his tongue, clenching his jaw.
"Just...get out. NOW!" He snapped at Sydney who gulped tightly, opening the door for Reese who slipped out; following behind her.

He felt his eyes snap onto his book stand, his mind overwhelmed with violent thoughts that sparked rage in him- a tiny fire suddenly sprouted onto the books, letting out a gasp as he headed for the vase of water.

Dumping it on the fire as it left with a 'hiss.'

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Athena stood in line patiently at the bank, the atmosphere thick as she pushed her sunglasses up; making sure no one would recognize her.
'How much longer is this gonna' ta-'

"BOOM!"

A loud thundering noise caused everyone to fall, lifting them as Athena's ears began to ring. The area suddenly foggy as people began to scream, dust piled up in the air.

Her eyes widening at the sight of men who held guns, running towards the restroom as she held her purse; covering her ears from hearing various gun shots and shrieks.

Locking the door shut behind her, her hands shakily held her phone to her ear- a soft whimper leaving her lips.

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The phone began to ring repeatedly as Thea looked at Elijah, expecting him to pick it up.
Apollo sighed and made his way towards the phone, turning to them briefly, "lazy ass bitches."

Holding the phone to his ear, his face fell immediately; his breath quickening.
"Alright we'll be there, stay there don't get hurt!"

Slamming the phone shut as Elijah raised an eyebrow, "what's goin' on?"

Apollo hollered for each and one of them, slamming the lever shut as it let out a sharp alarm- 'BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!'

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Athena held her breath, steadying it as she dropped her belongings. 'Pull yourself together.'

She stood stiff at the sound of gunshots, taking a dagger from her pocket- opening the door quietly as she crouched by the pieces of bricks and furniture. The fog fuming as the men could be heard threatening the receptionist to open the safe.

Athena crawled towards them slowly, standing up as her dagger suddenly extended into a sword with a 'clink.'

Her breath slow as she ran towards the man, swinging her sword towards his legs; "AGH!" He fell to the floor as Athena rolled back against the wall.

'BANG! BANG! BANG!'

Several bullets stroke against the wall, her breathing heavy as she heard the thundering steps of the men.
"Come out...now, or I shoot everyone in this goddamn room." He snapped, Athena turned towards the victims who sobbed; being threatened violently at gun point as sweat dripped down their despaired faces.

Athena widened her eyes at the sight of the man, his back turned towards her as she slowly stood up.
"Come ou-"

'SLICE!'

Athena swung her sword towards his head, ripping it off completely as blood sprayed across her face; breathing heavily as she ran towards the woman.
"Run," she muttered in her ear as she began to untie her- the woman sobbed heavily.

Athena froze immediately at the sound of a gun loading behind her, slowly looking up to one of the men who pointed the gun straight to the back of her bead.
Gripping a chunk of her hair as he pulled on it, dragging her as she grunted beneath his gun.

"Little brave one aren't you?" He cooed as she moved repetitively, pain erupting in her as she gave up; her body tense as he pulled back on her hair.

"Let her go." A voice snapped behind the two, the man turned around with Athena at his feet; pressing his gun harshly against her head. 'Elijah.'

His grey suit glistening freshly under the fog as he clenched his jaw. Gadgets hooked around his belt as he stood sternly, seeing a man creep up to him at the corner of his eye. "Now...let her go."

'SLICE!'

The body behind Athena dropped dead, a pair of hands gripping her to her feet as she turned around.
'Sydney.'

Her red suit sticked firmly to her body, leggings underneath the sharp suit as Athena grinned.

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The bricks and ashes crunched underneath Freddie's shoes, holding the bow tightly as a bag of arrows was held in a bag which he carried.
'BZZZZZZ.'

The herd of hornets followed behind, obeying him as he turned back to the herd.
'Attack when I say so.'

The hornets buzzed simply, understanding the assignment as Lilianna followed behind Freddie who held an arm in front of her; his eyes steady as anxiety nipped at him.

"Freddie, I am oka-"
"Shh."

Lilianna felt herself become anxious, her hand rested above the one of many daggers wrapped around her waist.
'CRUNCH.'

Turning around immediately as she threw the dagger towards the noise, Freddie held his arrow with his bow; glancing anxiously around.

"GOD DAMN." Luka scoffed as he stood up, dodging Lilianna's dagger as it stuck to the door behind him as she laughed.

His black suit seemed somewhat comfortable as he held his ax, chuckling.

"Luka, I'm sorry!" She chuckled as Freddie placed his bow down, rolling his eyes as he turned to Luka who glared at the sight of him.
"Thought we told you to sit out on this one."

Luka clicked his tongue as he held his ax between his hands, "stupid of you to think I'd listen to you. Besides, Lily allowed me to go." He nodded towards Lilianna who grinned, receiving a frown from Freddie.

"Her name is Lilianna and-"

A loud shriek was heard behind them as Freddie and Lilianna turned around; furrowing their eyebrows at the man who fell to the floor, dropping his gun as fire sprouted around him as Lilianna turned around to Luka who smirked.
"Knew you guys would need me."

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Apollo held his shield between his tight grip, his grey suit against him as rays of red slid through it as a pattern.

'BAM!'

A shot flew past him, a pair of arms interlocked to choke him as he began to cough- falling.
Suddenly tumbling back on the guy who was caught off guard, slamming him against the floor as he kicked his gun away.
Slamming his head violently against the floor as blood splattered all over Apollo, dripping across the marble floor.

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Thea crouched behind a piece of furniture with Reese who held the baseball bat in their grip; breathing heavily as their fresh suits dusted against the fog:

Freddie nodded across the room to Thea who gulped, focusing on the man's shadow; suddenly manipulating it to look like it was coming from someone else:
'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'

Bullets struck towards the shadow as Freddie looked at the pack of hornets, 'him.'

'BZZZZZZZZZZZ.'

A ear wrenching shriek was heard from the man whose skin was being pierced by several hornets, dropping his gun as it slid across to Freddie.
Cocking the gun as he aimed it towards the man's head, 'BANG!

Blood spilt onto the wall as the body dropped onto its knees, falling brutally against the floor as blood gushed out his forehead; his skin peeling off from the bullet as meat spilled from it.

Thea gagged as Reese closed their eyes, breathing heavily.

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The wind blew harshly against the collapsed bank, fire fuming from the edges as the fog rose.

James walked carefully with Elijah, their breaths tight as a loud 'BANG' was heard.

"Look," James muttered towards Elijah; nodding towards the man who just shot dead a woman.
"Lets get him," Elijah whispered as he grabbed a cylinder looking capsule- throwing it towards the man with a 'clank' who turned around.

'ZIP!'

The man was sucked in by the net the cylinder object released, yelping for help as James rose his hands up- the net floated in the air as the man struggled in its grip.

James held his knife, sprinting towards the man as he repeatedly stabbed him- blood dripping from the man as choked yelling came from him, guttering him as James dropped his knife.

His mask which covered his eyes wrinkled with a smile as Elijah cheered.

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Several sirens were heard from the distance as the Avengers met up in the middle of the bank; each covered in blood except for Lilianna who felt her face drop at the sight of so many lifeless bodies.

The Avengers slowly walked out as victims screamed murder, running out towards the cops who pointed their guns firmly at the blood massacred teenagers.
"HANDS UP."

Each lifted their hands in the air as Freddie clenched his jaw, "STATE YOUR NAMES." The cop hollered as Freddie clicked his tongue.

"The Avengers."

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