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The mystical moonstone is a very powerful artifact that could bring a major destruction on earth if it fell into the wrong hands. A wrong hand such as the hand of a barely sane female psychiatrist with delusional thoughts.
A psychiatrist that had killed her own mother by smothering her with a pillow. A psychiatrist that becomes dependent on her own patients instead of helping them out. A psychiatrist that had convinced her depressed patients to kill themselves while watching them die miserably.
She followed Dr. Faustus because he had what she always wanted. Power. And now…she has a lot of it.
The Kree gravity stone that was left on the moon was charged with the help of an unknown energy during its time there before it was founded by Mankind. Karla's hand started to charge the laser-light beam and she shot it at the walls, melting it instantly.
She became satisfied with her power, and her decision to emulate Carol Danvers. After all, she felt that Carol was the strongest person she knew after seeing the video of her decimating the Kree spaceship in 1993.
She found the video among Dr. Faustus' experiment's data and became fascinated by it ever since. In Hydra, the one with the most knowledge of the Kree was Dr. Faustus, thus Ryan's urgency to eliminate him.
Especially now that Carol has returned to earth, the obsession Karla had on her has grown.
"Hey sis, put down the stone," A random voice shouted from afar, distracting Karla from basking herself in the powerful sensation of growing power.
Yelena ordered Carol Danver's sexy lookalike and noticed that the Moonstone was inside the woman. Her attainment in chi cultivation has allowed her to become sensitive to other forms of energies. She holds her blade in one arm and a gun in the other.
The Mythical Moonstone could be perceived as a terrifying magic source inside of Karla Sofen, constantly strengthening her. Yelena was alarmed when she sensed the strength of this new foe.
Moonstone glared at the source of the voice. Then, a smile bloomed on her face as she knew that she was now stronger than the duo who had been tracking her.
"The stone is inside her?" Natasha asked calmly while Karla was staring at them from afar.
For some reason, she understood the woman in front of her wasn't the real Carol. Carol will never wear that type of skimpy outfit that the woman in front of her was wearing, or that Carol's 'size' was bigger than her.
Karla changed her clothing into a yellowish-black leotard. Her legs are bare and her body figure was tightly wrapped inside the leotard, causing every man who will look at her drool.
Natasha had only met Carol for a few hours before but she already learned everything about her physical characteristics and even what type personality Carol has. As she was a spy, learning about others came as naturally as breathing to her.
"Yeah, we are too late," Yelena replied sadly while she called for a backup. She sent a signal to the island, and Annika received it.
"Who are you guys? Why are you following me?" Karla asked.
"Karla Sofen?" Natasha asked the woman who defied gravity and was floating 10 meters in the air.
"You know me?" Karla was stunned. She thought she was hidden from the world when she joined Hydra.
"Yeah. Listen, just drop the stone now and we'll give you a fair trial. You still haven't committed any unforgivable crimes."
"HAHAHA, joining Hydra is an Unforgivable crime in itself! Right now, I am no longer Karla Sofen. I am Moonstone, the new Carol Danvers!"
Natasha widened her eyes when she heard that. 'Wasn't Carol's identity a secret that only Fury knows? So How?'
"Ah, If you knew me, you must be one of the Avengers!" Karla Sofen said menacingly. "And I couldn't let you escape now that you have seen my abilities. SO you must DIE!!"
The battle came suddenly. Karla shot her laser beam directly toward Yelena, wanting to kill her first. Natasha rolled to the side to avoid the blast and shot out her widow's bite to Karla, but she only managed to distract her. The bullet bounced on Karla's invulnerable skin and she laughed in happiness of her defense.
"Urgh, very strong," Yelena muttered. Karla widened her eyes as she thought the other one was already dead from her ambush.
However, Yelena blocked the beam that could tear a thick metal plate with her magical crafted sword that she received from Ryan and shot her destructive energy gun toward the flying woman. A blast of purple energy beam hit Karla right at her chest.
"Arghhh!" Moonstone yelped and turned upside down in the air before she stopped and placed her hand on the area that was shot. "You-"
"Just a little gift or something that can penetrate a superhuman defense," Yelena said cockily while waving the gun. Natasha jumped on the boxes in the warehouse and flipped in the air. She kicked Karla's face, bringing her down.
"You'll pay for that!" Karla said as her cheeks became red.
Yelena was waiting at the place where Natasha had kicked the enemy to, and swung her sword to Karla's chest. Her clothing ripped into two, showing a deep cleavage. Yelena widened her eyes as her sword was unable to penetrate her skin.
*Bam* Karla kicked Yelena, causing her to slam into the wall and breaking it in the process.
"Yelena!" Natasha yelled as she jumped on Karla's neck and used a wire to choke the woman. "Ack-" Karla was choking in agony. Then, the wire went through her neck, and Natasha fell as she didn't have any footing.
"What?"
Natasha looked to see that Karla's body became imperceptible as she turned intangible.
She was shot at again by Yelena , but Moonstone became intangible and permeated through the warehouse walls, trying to run away.
After all, her power wasn't tested out yet. Her powers were powerful no doubt in that but she wasn't experienced in using it nor did she have any type of prior experience in battling superheroes.
"Yelena, take left. I'll take the right," Natasha said and ran outside. She contacted Ryan while splitting up to get the Avengers there.
'Come on, pick up!' Natasha gritted her teeth while running after Karla. The Moonstone that Yelena talked about needed to be contained. Even if she needed to betray Yelena to do it.
She has a major suspicion on Yelena. About her tech. About her claiming to know Ryan or Kai. About a god that taught her about strength. She felt that Yelena was brainwashed, and she needed to make sure to save her sister this time. If the one behind Yelena got the Moonstone, she feared for the worst.
However, Ryan was unresponsive. He was having his own battle at the moment and he ignored everything else. She tried to contact the Avengers, but Yelena's signal jammer was still affecting her technology.
Yelena caught up with Karla unexpectedly, causing Natasha to widen her eyes.
'Dragon step.' Yelena's eyes gleamed a golden light.
Her figure created an after image on the road as she ran with an extreme speed triggered by burning her chi reserve. Then, she activated her jet boots and tackled Karla at her side, causing the flying woman to crash inside a small chapel that was holding a mass for a funeral.
"Ahh!" A true widow in sexy clothing that she wore to seduce her new husband in the funeral screamed as the ceiling fell down. Yelena cut the debris that was falling on the widow and scanned her upside and down.
"Is there a party here?" She asked while looking around the place. Then, she saw the pastor and the dead body. "Ahh, sorry for dropping in."
"I'll kill you!" Karla yelled after she stood back up.
"Shhhhh! Respect the funeral!" Yelena said as she kicked Karla out of the church through the walls.
SHIELD noticed the disturbance in the area and sent a team of agents led by Maria Hill to the location.
"What's going on there?" Tony said as he received a report the moment SHIELD did.
The ongoing battle is in Texas. The disaster app had been evacuating people, but the battle is moving extremely fast from one place to another. It was at a time like this Natasha was missing the speedster suit she had worn before.
Tony and a Danver flew toward the location while the others used the Avenger's jet. Hawkeye was still at his house so he didn't join the battle. The Captain was with Peggy in an undisclosed location.
"Where is Ryan?" Bruce asked.
"He… couldn't be reached…" Ava Ayala said in worry. The White Tiger was brought together with the team for the debut.
Kai was still in prison at that time, but he received the notification. He summoned his wings and flew to the location although he knew it was unnecessary.
"Thor, why don't you fly?" Bruce asked curiously. Thor was stuffing his face full of burgers and fries at that time. He stopped when he received a question from Steve.
"@#&_@%£" Thor replied with his mouth full.
"What?" Ayala was puzzled by the alien language. 'Is that how Asgardian speak?'
".. I hate that I know this… but he said he didn't know where the location is," Bruce said.
*Slurpp!* Thor gulped the Coca-Cola drink in his hand and exclaimed. "Ahh~"
"That's disgusting." Ayala said while squinting her eyes.
" There isn't a time for thee to eat in a proper manner," Thor defended himself as he continued unwrapping the burger.
"You're just addicted. Be careful so that you don't grow a gut like the Hulk!" Ayala snided. She has been training with them for a while so she became closer with everyone there.
"...Hulk said that he isn't fat," Bruce shook his head as he conveyed what Hulk was feeling.
"Tony, you have visuals?" Bruce asked. Tony was distracted at that time and snapped out of it when Bruce asked him.
"Nah, the entire town is blocked. I couldn't get any visuals," Tony said. The Stark satellite network has been scanning the town where the battle is, but it didn't find anything.
Same as Bruce, Tony has been trying to contact Ryan. 'What happened to him?'
This was the first time that Ryan didn't tell them about a situation or cut off total contact. Ryan may ignore him sometimes but never a complete silence.
At the town.
Karla shot her beam from both hands, cutting a few houses in the area.
"Yelena, the battle is causing too much collateral damage!" Natasha said as she shot a stunning disk on Moonstone's body. However, the electrical discharge was absorbed by Moonstone, powering her instead.
"Don't mind that. As long as no one is killed," Yelena answered mysteriously. Natasha narrowed her eyes and helped in the battle.
Suddenly, Karla held her hand together and produced a flash of blinding light! "Ugh-" Yelena and Natasha groaned and closed their eyes.
Karla attacked them with her beam at the time they were distracted and almost hit them.
A sudden sword slash was shot out to her beam, destroying it before it hit the duo.
"You're late!" Yelena said.
"Nah, I am never late. I come precisely when I'm needed," Annika replied. She stared at Karla menacingly as she almost lost her sisters.
Karla scrutinized the newcomer with a glare. She could sense it. She was becoming stronger than Yelena and Natasha. Their attack won't be able to hurt her anymore. But the newcomer gave her a sense of chill. The Moonstone shivered when Annika approached her.
Annika unleashed a flying sword slash toward the flying Moonstone. The slash flew so fast that Karla couldn't avoid it even with her super speed.
The slash cut Karla's skin, causing her to scream in pain. Annika stepped in the air using 'Air-walk' and grabbed Karla Sofen's head while having a cold look on her face. She charged her fist with a massive amount of Chi that caused her hand to flow.
*Bam*
She punched Moonstone's head to the ground, causing a massive crack that caused the building around the area of town to shake and crumble.
"Uahh!" Karla yelped in pain, and her eyes started to lose their focus. She wanted to recover… but
Annika had no mercy and kicked her head using a drop kick while she was on the ground with another powerful kick that spread the previous destruction, rendering her unconscious.
"Done. That took me, what? 10 seconds?"
"Teach me air walk and then I will compliment you."
"Haha, reach the training requirement first. Also, Nice to meet you again Romanov."
"... Annika," Natasha muttered. She knew the woman in front of her. They were on the same mission before. "How are you… so strong?"
"We had help. The same will be offered to you. If you decide to join us as a Valkyrie," Annika offered. Natasha was silent, but Annika received her reply.
"Pity. You could've become the best warrior on the island."
Yelena tried to search for the Moonstone, however it wasn't automatically removed from Karla when she was defeated.
"How should we take it?" Yelena asked.
"Just leave it. He is here," Annika said.
"Who is here?" Natasha tried to fish for intel. Her eyes widened when she saw that the surrounding damage was automatically fixing themselves!
"Told you not to care about the collateral," Yelena said smugly.
An ethereal voice sounded all over them, "Although it would be better if I don't have to fix them in the first place."
Dawn Everstar appeared out of thin air and stood beside the Moonstone. Yelena and Annika smiled wryly as they got scolded. He scanned her condition and told them how to get the stone back.
"Are you the god that Yelena talked about?" Natasha tried to speak calmly, but her shivering voice sold her out.
The masked man in front of her was giving off an intense aura, and she felt that it was stronger than Thor.
SHIELD already proclaimed that Thor was an alien instead of a god, and she stuck closely to that hypothesis. Dawn ignored her question unexpectedly.
"Hmm, if taken out, she will die within 3 days," Dawn muttered as he took a look at the unconscious girl. He took out his magic staff and took the stone out anyway. The Moonstone was forced outside of Karla's body, siphoning off all her strengths.
"You're killing her? I guess you weren't a benevolent god as she said," Natasha tried to instigate a response instead as she was ignored previously. Annika narrowed her eyes at Natasha and Yelena tried to cover for her.
"I don't care for the games you're playing Natasha. And I don't have time to explain myself," Dawn replied as he felt the darkforce dimension energy inside the Moonstone. It seemed that the stone was a bigger thing than he thought.
"Yelena told me you can save everyone. Why don't you save her?" She asked again despite Annika's hostility toward her.
"Why should I save her? Is she… worthy of being saved? A woman who was responsible for numerous deaths, even without her power?"
"I know that Yelena wanted to bring you to the island. That's why I have been letting her try to convince you. But you don't want to, right? That's it then. You don't have to if you don't want to," Dawn said. Yelena smiled sadly as she already noticed Natasha's distrust of her home.
Natasha was silent. "Why did you save the girls from the Red Room?"
"Because they needed saving. That's it."
Dawn wanted to teleport away when he saw a red streak and a woman wrapped in cosmic energy coming toward him.
" Oh, the Avengers are here. You can ask them to help the woman if you want, " Dawn said calmly.
Tony and Carol landed on the ground, and automatically stood near Natasha. Yelena and Annika stood next to Dawn who curiously stayed to meet the Avengers.
"What happened here?" Tony asked as he was puzzled by the town conditions. There wasn't any extraordinary damage as it was reported by the people using the disaster apps.
"Why does that woman… looks like me?" Carol asked as she saw the woman laying on the ground.
"She used the Moonstone to turn herself into you," Natasha replied as she pointed to the stone inside Dawn's hand.
Tony scanned Dawn's figure and the Moonstone. JARVIS showed Shield's threat list and Dawn's previous photo when he destroyed the Red Room. The analysis of the Moonstone showed Tony an energy signature and storage comparable to the cosmic cube!
"Sir, I'm going to need you to surrender the stone and come with us," Tony said hurriedly. That kind of item was too dangerous to be left in the hand of an unknown man with a history of destruction. Danver scrutinized the item on Dawn's hand.
"That's… Kree technology?" she asked.
"Yes. It was corrupted by another force, and will be too dangerous to be left in the hand of Men," Dawn replied. He waited only to confirm the technology with Danvers, who didn't disappoint him.
"And it will be safe in your hand?" Tony asked as he stepped forward.
"Yes," Dawn answered shortly. Suddenly, Thor landed on the ground, causing a crack on the floor.
"Hmm, I just fixed it. You fix the new damage yourself," Dawn muttered uninterestedly. Thor stared at Dawn for a while. Then, he introduced himself.
"I am Thor Odinson. Prince of Asgard. God of Thunder. What is your name, new god?"
Natasha widened her eyes when she heard that. 'He was really a god?' Tony and Danver also were alarmed by Thor's politeness as they knew how strong Thor was.
"Dawn Everstar," Dawn replied shortly.
"...that's it?"
"I don't feel better when using long monikers like Asgardian do," Dawn said in a slight mocking tone. Annika snickered when she saw Thor's embarrassment.
"Then let me announce it for you," Annika said excitedly. "Ruler of Paradiso. Defender of the Realm. The God of Life. The handsome and dashing, Dawn Everstar."
Dawn stared at Annika after she said that. 'When did you ever see my face to call me handsome?'
She didn't have to see it as the Goddess of Death, Hela Odinsdottir had shared with them how Dawn looks like in her stories.
"I see. That's why I could smell a powerful Yggdrasil scent from you," Thor said. He also felt a sense of familiarity in Dawn. As if Dawn was his family member. But the sense of familiarity was fleeting.
"You weren't arrogant Thor Odinson. I didn't expect this from you," Dawn muttered. "I guess Tarot really did teach you something."
"You know Tarot?" Tony asked.
"Yes. He broke into my home. Stole some… stuff," Dawn replied.
"Thor, we need that stone." Tony said.
"...Why? It's in a safe hand. A God of Life is never evil…" Thor shared his wisdom, causing the Avengers to look at Dawn in a different view. Even Dawn didn't expect Thor to take his side.
Thor sensed a powerful and familiar power inside of Dawn. Before he was exiled on the Earth, he may have picked a fight when he first met Dawn. But now, his temperament is calmer.
"Natasha. If you ever change your mind and want to come visit us, without the intention to infiltrate the island, then you are welcomed in my home anytime you want," Dawn said as he and Annika teleported away.
Yelena approached Natasha despite the other's vigilance and snuck something in her hand. She whispered to her the use of the item she gave and teleported away. Natasha silently snuck the small potion bottle in her pocket without the others knowing about it.
"So that's it?" Tony said helplessly.
"Yeah. That's it." Natasha said. They wanted to arrest Karla Sofen but a SHIELD team which was led by Maria Hill arrived. She takes over and Karla will be transported to the Vault prison after some questioning about Hydra.
However, she broke out during the transport before she managed to be thrown into the prison, but that is a story for later.
Kai landed after the incident was over. "Am I too late?"
"We all are," Bruce replied as he and the rest of the team entered the Avenger's Jet. Ayala was pouting as her debut was postponed again.
Natasha looked at Kai with a complicated feeling. Kai smiled at her when he saw her.
Suddenly, Natasha approached him and slapped him without saying anything. He understood why, but it hurts regardless. The rest of the team was silent when they saw that happened.
Natasha still didn't say a word and got into the Avenger Jet. She made sure that he wouldn't be able to hitch a ride and close the door when everyone was in.
"That's harsh," Tony said.
"You want to fly back too?" Natasha asked coldly. Tony gulped his saliva and focused on driving the jet. Even Danver felt the cold air coming from Natasha's stare on Tony.
Kai will have a lot of work to do. Natasha knew that he didn't tell him about the widows as she had nothing to worry about. But it vexed her that he kept it a secret for all these years. Yelena told her about getting back what they had lost when she gave her the potion.
Yelena had kept Natasha's potion for organ regrowth in all these years and never forgot about her. Without realizing it, tears pooled in her eyes. Luckily for her, no one dared to look at her face at this moment.
"Where is Ryan? Why isn't he picking up my call?" Natasha asked after she calmed down.
"I don't know. He isn't picking up any of our calls." Tony said helplessly.
"Sir, the Vice President's office is currently under attack!" JARVIS notified the team suddenly.
"JARVIS, show us the footage. Bruce, lead us toward the location." Tony ordered.
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