𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄.

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act two ━━ 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻.
· 。ﾟ୧ ⋆. 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡. ₊˚.༄
━━━ REDEMPTION,
❝ i want to die fighting ❞

𝓚ai carried Melody in his arms, his crystal blue eyes glanced around the large farm house and land that surrounded him. No one had questioned where they were only that Clint seemed to be familiar with the place, he knew if Melody was no where near weakened or conscious she'd have told him exactly where they were.

Landers confused him immensely. They also made him angry.

The people he walked with were supposed to protect her, keep her away from any sort of danger; that's what they had told her father. Yet no one was near her when she had been impaled by a metal rod. He understood everyone was fighting and or injured, but he didn't know who else to blame. He blamed himself overall. He should have told her to stay back home. At least there he knew he could keep her safe, and away from the dangers land had to offer.

He was released from his thoughts as Clint unlocked the door.

"Honey, I'm home." Clint announced, confusing the group other then Natasha. A woman entered from the kitchen and smiled awkwardly to the group as her husband kissed her forehead. "Hi. Company. Sorry I didn't call ahead." Clint said sheepishly.

"Hey." Laura waved lightly.

"This is an agent of some kind." Tony whispered to Thor raising a brow at the pregnant woman.

"Guys, this is Laura."

"I know all your names." She sheepishly smiled as the group looked to her awkwardly.

Hearing footsteps Clint smiled, "Ooh, incoming." Cooper and Lila rushed up to their father embracing him.

"Dad!" Lila smiled up.

"I see her!" He kissed his daughter's head then his son, "Hey, buddy! How you guys doing? Ooh . . ."

"These are . . . smaller agents." Tony mumbled in confusion to the children.

"Look at your face! Oh, my goodness!"

Thor rose a brow stepping back slightly. Stepping on a pile of blocks crushing the children's toys. Steve and Kai looked to Thor who pursed his lips and slowly kicked the blocks beneath the coffee table discreetly.

Laura looked to Kai noticing the girl in his arms and ushered him over, "Sorry, um, you can bring her in here." She opened the guest bedroom door allowing him to place her on the bed, Kai stood over her body staring down at her. Laura licked her lips awkwardly, "Um, would you like something to drink? I can bring the first aid kit as well."

Kai nodded, "Thank you." He said earning a nod from the woman. He looked down placing his hand over her own, his watery eyes trailed her peaceful face. Her innocence and beauty radiated from her even when she slept. And Kai wasn't the only one to know that.

Kai brought his fingers to the bridge of his nose, shutting his eyes tightly as flashes formed in his mind; he sniffled shaking his head. His thumb graced over the silver ring on her finger, "I should have been there. Shouldn't have let you come back here." He rubbed his nose, "She was right." Kai nodded recalling his mother's words, "You're going to get yourself killed, and no one's going to be there to stop it. I don't even think I will be alive to stop it."

"You're so dramatic." A voice cracked from in font of him. Kai's eyes snapped to Melody who weakly smiled looking up at him, "Ow." She giggled as he hugged her before pulling away with worried blue eyes. "I'm offended you don't believe in me." She whispered.

"I do." Kai nodded, "It's just - what happened today, Mel, it could be worse next time."

"Do you know how many times we get hurt on missions?" She asked, "But we keep going because that's what we're supposed to do. For your people, the ones you love." She said placed her hand over his own, "I'm not going to be a queen who sits on a throne all day waiting for her army to come back to her. I'm going to be in front of that army leading them into battle. Like a khaleesi does, like she did." Kai looked down at their hands specifically to her ring, "I know you and kepa are scared that something's going to happen to me. And I won't sit here and say that nothing will because unfortunately I didn't get the psychic gene." She giggled, only to cough afterwards. Kai rubbed her back gently, "I don't want to die in that castle, old and grey. I want to die fighting."

She smiled softly, "I want to fight for not just our people but the people here. And I will."

Kai pressed his lips to her hand and nodded, "And I'll be by your side when you do so. Whether I am your king or not. I will fight for my khaleesi."

A knock on the door interrupted the two, "Um, sorry, I brought this." Laura smiled holding up the white box before taking Kai's place next to Melody and began treating her wound.

𝓐sigh left the nymph's lips as she listened in on Fury's speech to the group. She chewed on her bottom lip before standing to her feet she steadily walked away from the group and onto the balcony. Feeling a tug on her side she looked down seeing the small brunette; Lila Barton holding up a piece of paper to her.

Melody's head tilted as she took the drawing in her hands, she smiled softly at the drawing of who she assumed to be of herself and her friends. "Pretty." She smiled, the little girl held out a crayon towards her, her eyes brightened as she allowed Lila to take her into the living room and draw with her.

"Well, this is good times, boss, but I was kind of hoping when I saw you, you'd have more than that." Natasha said looking to Fury who stifled an eye roll.

"I do, I have you. Back in the day, I had eyes everywhere, ears everywhere else. Here we all are, back on earth, with nothing but our wit, and our will to save the world. So stand. Outwit the platinum bastard."

"Language." Melody called out from her spot next to Lila showing her the photo she had drawn of a mermaid, the little girl smiled before flipping the drawing upright.

"Yeah, Steve doesn't like that kind of talk." Natasha smirked looking away from Melody to Steve who rolled his eyes in amusement.

"You know what, Romanoff?" Natasha smiled mischievously at him.

Lila stood up from next to Melody and handed a drawing done by both her an Melody; it indeed looked like it had been drawn by nine year old. Natasha smiled brightly at the girl then to Melody whose eyes were focused on the sheet in front of her, tongue poking from the corner of her mouth.

"So what does he want?"

"Be better than us. Than anything else on the planet. We kill one body, he jumps to the next." Kai explained from next to Natasha.

"Person bodies. The human form is inefficient, biologically speaking, we're outmoded. But he keeps coming back to it." Fury explained.

"When you two programmed him to protect the human race, you amazingly failed."

Bruce's eyes trailed onto the drawing that laid in front of Natasha that Lila had given her, "They don't need to be protected, they need to evolve. Ultron's going to evolve."

"How?"

"Has anyone been in contact with Helen Cho?"

𝓗ours had passed as the Avengers assembled and prepared for what was to come. Everyone had gotten suited up after a restless night at the Barton's house. Melody healed well, though she would have the scar on her thigh, she didn't quite mind to much, she was happy it was her thigh and not her chest; instantly killing her.

She shoved numerous drawings she had done by crayon for her friends into her knapsack, she handed one to Laura before engulfing her in a hug. The woman awkwardly tapped her back before she pulled away with a smile and handing her a paper, a photo of her family was drawn on the white sheet. She smiled at the kind yet odd princess who walked around handing sheets to everyone, she frowned not seeing Thor.

She had drawn a photo of him and Loki, though her and Loki had a rough meeting and she wasn't the man's biggest fan she understood why he did what he did in a certain way. She hoped wherever he was in Asgard he wasn't suffering too much and had some sort of entertainment whilst being locked away.

Shaking her head from her thoughts she walked next to Kai towards the Quinjet.

Kai nodded to Natasha who waited for the two, Clint and Steve.

"Ready?" Natasha questioned.

"Ready."

Melody walked to the back of the Quinjet and smiled watching as Kai and Natasha spoke amongst each other waiting for Clint.

Licking her lips she shut the door behind her and dialled Bucky's number.

"Hello?" A deep voice answered after two rings.

"Did I wake you?" Melody asked softly, a frown adorning her lips.

"Uh, yeah but it's alright." Bucky said rubbing at his tired eyes, glancing to his clock which read 2AM. "Is everything alright?" Receiving no response Bucky spoke up again, "Do you need me?"

Melody blinked rubbing at her cheek not realizing she had begun crying. "No, no. I'm alright, just wanted to see if you were okay?" She smiled faintly.

Bucky smiled tiredly, "I'm okay. Are you? Really."

Shaking her head and biting her lip, "Yeah." She choked out, "I, uh, was just gonna ask if you were sleeping okay?" She shrugged, "Since the nightmares."

"The shell helps me. Thank you." Bucky whispered twirling the shell between his fingers, "It's like you're here." He mumbled to himself.

Melody nodded, "Well, if I'm not there one day just yanno, listen to it." Her comment sounding like there was a second meaning to it, Bucky sat up on his bed.

"Mel? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just been thinking a lot and especially about my friends and family. And I should show I appreciate you all more." She said looking down at her bag filled with drawings. "I also got you something . . ." She trailed off with a smile.

Bucky leant back down a smile on his lips hearing the excitement in her tone, "Hmm, and what did you get me, wait let me guess . . ." Melody's smile brightened if it were possible as he played along. "Is it a gift card? Or a keychain? I know you like playing with those . . . Am I right? Was I close?"

Melody giggled and shook her head, "No, no. I made it myself. Well, I had help but I tried really hard on it." She explained twirling her locket between her fingers.

"Ah, then it must be something big if THE Melody Lockhart made me something." He teased. "Mm, a blanket? Is that something they teach you where you're from?"

"No!" Melody shook her head.

"Huh, a book on how to speak Valyrian?"

"Nope."

"Food?"

Kai stood next to the door frame listening in, a sad smile formed on his lips listening to the woman he loved, his best friend, speak with another man in a way she had never done with him.

Licking his lips he walked away giving her privacy.

The rest of the ride to Norway was filled with quiet melodic laughter from the back of the Quinjet.

❨ 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 ❩
🐚ঌ ࣪₀🧺 .˚🌿✦

● 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱
○ 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱

ship. it's sailed and im captain idgaf my ship has sailed and i feel so bad for kai omg i wanna cry for him

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 :
khaleesi : queen

𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝟣𝟫𝟨𝟢