Civil War: "Holy War, deliver me, rest my fear, I can not see."

Their team had been in the underground facility for a while now, and everyone was tense, pacing. The Young Avengers were invited in on some of the meetings, but many just turned into shouting matches between the adult heroes. Unsure of what to do or what actions to take. Especially now Iron Man was a figurehead for the Pro-Registration Avengers, while Captain America lead the Secret Avengers underground. Hiding in shadows with fake identities. But their own group had been ordered to stay put, Cap telling them that they were his soldiers, and they would be needed soon enough.

It didn't stop the team from sneaking out to steal a jet out to California to assist a group of runaways. Many with powers. After some miscommunication, disagreements, and then squaring off against Noh-Varr, and a SHIELD secret lab to rescue their friends, there was a sort of truce between the groups. Still didn't mean they didn't get holy hell from Cap, Luke, and others when they returned to the facility. Berating them all for risking their location, and risking getting arrested. Even when Kate and Eli went on about how they were in the right to still help others, Cap just buffeted their responses away.

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Back to lockdown again for some days after that...only to get a distress call. A major one, a petrochemical plant on fire, and everybody was scrambled out of the facility to assist with rescue efforts. All forces were transported via Cloak and Wiccan. Definitely not the best way to travel by far, but there was little time to react before they were all there.

And then Cable yelled, "Get the hell out of here, boys! It's a trap!" Suddenly Cloak and Wiccan were knocked out with tranquilizers darts while Iron Man's team was now approaching them.

A final claim of amnesty...rejected. And then the battle began in earnest. Everybody was reacting, Hawkeye was firing arrows as quickly as she could get a bead on someone. Patriot nearby fighting Spiderman, while The Thing was punching Hulkling. It was getting harder to keep track what was going on. Iron Man was barreling into Captain America.

Suddenly there was loud crackle of lightning as the heavens themselves seem to split in two.
She could hear Patriot saying, "What the hell...?" as they looked upward, and then screamed as lightning struck the very earth they stood on. Sending them all in the air. She could barely roll to the side to stand up as everyone stared at the seeming sight of Thor back from the dead.

Thor, who was trying to kill them all.

Reed Richards put him into standby after Iron Man activated a sound frequency that shrieked into everyone's skulls. Her ears were still ringing a little after an explosion knocked Iron Man to the side.

"Somebody switched it off!" Whether she meant the frequency or the fake Thor, or both, it didn't matter now.

"So what are you waiting for?" Daredevil berated Hawkeye who nodded and stood up to fight back again, arrows aimed at the ready once more.

Then Goliath grew to take on Thor...only to take a lightning attack through his stomach, killing the giant hero in an instance.

She was staring up in terror as the seeming thunder god declared, "

You are all going down.

" And there was no time but to brace for impact, and pray for a miracle.

That miracle came in the form of Sue Storm creating a forcefield around them all, and ordering them all to "Get out of here. NOW!" They then tried to grab as many as the wounded and injured as they could, and used Cloak to teleport back to the facility.

Civil War: "Building up walls instead of bridges"

Back in Secret Avengers Headquarters where everybody was getting medical attention. Kate's injuries were mainly various shallow cuts and bruises, and very grateful for Guppy's first aid kit with her at the time. Also, there was a deeper slice she took to one of her cheeks and that needed a bandage to hold it closed. Plus one of the rocks had hit her head, causing some bleeding there. She now was in the main area with a bandage wrapped around her head as well, and assisting Jane with Cap's injuries. Mostly since her own injuries were light in comparison, and all hands were needed to help since hardly anyone there didn't need some form of medical attention.

He was currently arguing Cable and Nighthawk about appealing for amnesty, while she yelled at him to hold still so they could finish treating him. It was hard to see the goodness about either side when half their people, including Wiccan were now locked in the SHIELD penitentiary building, even with any who turns to their side now.

Then Nighthawk was turning away to leave, along with a few others. Including Stature.

"Cassie?" Kate tried to call her back, and her friend turned back with tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Kate. But I don't want to end up in this super-jail like Wiccan. I want to fight villains, not cops and superheroes." Kate tried to reach out to touch her shoulder, trying to keep her from leaving. But Cassie just glumly glanced away again without another word to follow the others out.

Kate could barely hear Cap's words after that, and Eli came over to stand by her.

"Thinking of going after her?" He quietly asked, and she shook her head.

"I can't. You know that, I don't understand how she could do that. I thought we were all united on this."

"Yeah, come on, we're going to have to move out in about two hours to the new base. Thinking of heading back to that space bar, and your uh, boyfriend?" Eyeing her as she fiddled with the cross necklace hidden under the white scarf of her uniform.

"In a little while, sure. Could use some fresh air. Wish you guys could see the place sometime."

"Yeah... look, Kate, tell the guy, Will, sorry for punching him. Should have known better. I was..."

"Jealous?" She finished with a knowing expression, her eyebrows arched towards him.

"Yeah... a little," He admitted.

She remarked, "I noticed. It happened so quick before either of us fully realized it. He's a lot like you, you know? Wants to be strong and good, only can't always see it in himself. Also both of you are stubborn and on extremely short fuses..."

"Ok, I get the point. He won, I lost," Eli paused to collect his thoughts, and then added, "...Though if he ever changes his mind about you, I'm giving him a few more punches."

Bitter laugh since she was amused, but just bitter about the war, and how it was turning out. She then replied, "Got the feeling that's not likely to happen. Not for a long time."

"Yeah, well, or if you ever change your mind...?" Small smile at her.

"You'll be the first to know. I should go."

He rubbed the back of his bald head thoughtfully, "Yeah me too. Rest up for the next match. Talk to you later, Kate."