Chapter Thirty Eight

                                    

                                          
Author's POV 
                          
"What's happening? " Parker asked glaring at Tony as if he knew what was going on. 
Elles and Thor had gone completely white and as stiff as a statue. Steve and Clint helped lift Thor while Parker and Tony carried Elles. They hurriedly took them to the lab and placed each one on a bed. 
                          
"We have to alert the others. They're becoming lifeless. Who knows what's causing this? " Steve said and Clint moved away to contact Vision, Wanda and Bruce.
                          
Suddenly, the lab shook making everyone fall down. A blue light emanated from the end of the room. Thor and Elles had also fallen off their beds. 
                          
"Hope you don't mind me interrupting but I came for a little mission?" A voice flooded the room. 
                          
An alien, a female alien almost as tall as Tigrahn himself but with black hair and slanting eyes like that of a tigress which shone a bright green and blue skin with white markings on them, stood staring at the Avengers and the bodies of both Asgardians holding a long spear like sword in both hands. 
                          
"Who are you? " Steve asked positioning himself for defence should any attack take them by surprise.
                          
She walked towards Elles and squatted next to her then ran her long fingers through her hair. The Avengers looked on with extreme caution.
                          
"Well, let me introduce myself " She said standing up slowly, "Kalia. I assume you wouldn't know me but I have to let you know that this. . . " She pointed at Elles ". . .belongs to me!."
                          
Nat balled her fists, "You don't have any proof, you're just one of that Tigrahn's puppets, aren't you? "
                          
Kalia smiled coyly ,"I swear I don't know and have nothing to do with whomever you just mentioned. I'm here on a sole purpose."
                          
Nat moved closer to Steve then whispered, "We can't take her word for it, I don't believe her! "
                          
"Prove that you don't want trouble. Drop the weapons  and step away from her with your hands up! "Steve said in his usual gentleman tone but with authority. 
                          
Kalia rolled her eyes then let her swords clank to the floor then raised her hands up moving backwards at the same time. Steve cast a glance at Tony, Clint, then Nat. They all simultaneously pulled Elles and Thor closer to themselves. 
                          
"Why did you come here? Care to explain how this lady, you say, belongs to you? "Steve asked crossing his arms over his chest. 
                          
Kalia smiled then put her hands down causing Clint to fire a warning arrow right by her ear. 
"I've got plenty more where that came from. Trust me, I don't miss. "
"I see that. But one arrow isn't enough to keep me at bay! " She said as her eyes glowed a bright orange and her legs too. 
                          
"Oh, we don't plan on using just one arrow!" Nat said and Bruce transformed into the Hulk and roared mightily at Kalia causing her black hair to whip around helplessly. He smashed the ground and glared at her, growling angrily. 
                          
"You wanna start talking, Mystique? "Tony said with a half smile on his lip. She let the illumination go off in her eyes and legs then sighed in defeat. 
"I'm not surprised you wanna know me so badly, a lot of people do. "
"We don't care about you, just tell us why you're here so we can get on with our lives!"Tony said tilting his head sideways. 
                          
"Fine. Like you already know, my name is Kalia. I'm from Dakan. A planet worlds away from Asgard but hidden from plain site. I was a victim of Tigrahn's attack on my home planet. "
                          
"AHA! BUSTED! "Peter yelled earning glares and warning looks mostly from Nat and Clint, his eyes dropped to the floor then everyone focused on Kalia again.