The Lone Avenger Chapter Five

Cuts and scrapes from the brick wall I was lying against and Scarlett's surprisingly sharp boots lined my arms. I could barely see her, but I could certainly feel her punches and kicks. Suddenly the pain stopped, and for a few seconds I could just breathe. Scarlett looked down at me and pouted. "Aw. You look tired. Let me put you out of your misery, time for the lights to go out boys!"

"That would be great..." I murmured, thinking she meant I could have some sleep. Then it hit me. No, no, no! Scarlett grinned, then her eyes bulged, and she slowly fell on top of me.

"Ops!" A high pitched voice said from behind. The two boys pulled Scarlett off of me, and pulled me to my feet. A brick was laying on the floor, and Scarlett had a ghastly bruise on the back of her head. "We should probably go now," The boy who had thrown it said. "Before she wakes up."

"She's going to be really mad." The other agreed.

"Thanks..." I took in another breath of cold, clear air.

"Oh, and he's Timothy." The first boy nodded in the direction of the other boy. "I'm Drew. Thanks for coming in here and trying to save us. Even if I did all the work."

"I'm Maya." I laughed a little to myself. He was right though, I hadn't helped at all.

When we had left the building, the fires had started to die down and the fire departement was there with the police trying to get everything back in order. People were staring, and while Drew and Timothy seemed to like the attention, I didn't. Whispers flew through the air.

"She rescued them!"

"They look like they had some fun."

"She has to be an Avenger!"

"No way, look at her, she's only a kid."

"Maybe she's backup?"

"No, I think she's an Avenger, maybe she's related to one of the others?"

"I agree. Why would she be carrying a sword with her? Avengers are unique, you can easily tell them apart from the crowd."

"Ugh, you people are such children sometimes."

"Those poor kids."

I glanced back towards the store. Scarlett was still out. In the nearby alleyway, a grey wolf was watching me with glowing blue eyes. I gulped and looked away. I don't think this is over...

Summary
Drew unexpectadly stops Scarlett, and he, Maya and Timothy escape. Others see them leave, and Drew makes Maya take all the credit, and the sword makes bystanders think she's one of the Avengers, earning her the nickname, The Lone Avenger. Maya thinks everything is back to normal, but not before something unexpected happens.