The Lone Avenger Chapter Four

Walking through fire. What the heck was I thinking? As soon as I did it I knew I'd be burned to crisp. The flame overtook me. The burning was terrible.

I opened my eyes. Wait... The burn was gone. What? And I could see through it perfectly... The girl pushed a runaway strand of sleek black hair behind her ear and snarled at me. The way she bared her teeth reminded me of a dog, or wild wolf. Ok! Too much imagination Maya! I looked away, instead shifting my gaze down to my hands. Had I done something?

The girl snickered. "First time coming into contact with an illusion?"

My cheeks flared. The boy she had her arm around shifted uncomfortably. She turned quickly and pointed the knife at him, glaring. "Stop it!" The boy let out a little moan as she lectured him. "I said stop it!" She insisted. "Shut up! Stay here," she gripped his collar harder. "Or I WILL hurt you." She loosely ran the knife along his throat, and turned back to me.

"So." She rose to her feet, kicking the boys into a corner. "I thought you were all in Sokovia, but I guess I was wrong. Or did you get lost?" She laughed absent mindedly.

"Us?" I muttered. What was she talking about?

"Either way, I'm sure you are a little..." She pursed her lips. "Young. Of course they'd drop you to keep you safe."

"What are you talking about?" I asked, trying to hold back and ignore the comment about my age. She couldn't have been much older than me, and at sixteen I look a year or two older than I really am.

She laughed, and then fastened her gaze on me. "You know exactly what I am talking about. But enough about that." Her icy eyes locked with mine for a moment. She confidently strode over and before I could react, kicked me in the gut with her boot.

I fell against the wall, the sword holding me up at a weird angle. Looking even more ridiculous in front of the two kids I had failed to rescue. She loomed over me, and offered me a hand. "Scarlett McAllister." She pulled me to my feet. "Your new nightmare." She suddenly pushed me into the wall again.

I let out a cry of pain. Ok, who put a brick wall here? I understand it makes coffee shops and cafes look trendy, but it can really scrape you up. Scarlett snickered. One of the boys whimpered and squeezed themselves back into their corner. Where was-?

The second boy, with a long shock of dark hair running onto his forehead stood behind Scarlett, a brick in his hand. He was going too... Me? Or?

Scarlett took my distraction and punched me in the stomach. She began punching and kicking, and one of her blows landed on my face, blurring my vision. I guess I'll be sporting a new black eye to school. If I survive. That's a pretty big if.

Summary
Maya is threatened by Scarlett McAllister, who attacks her and threatens the lives of Drew and Timothy.