It was the middle of summer in New York City. And in the Avengers Tower, both Steve and Tony were fighting again that day, over the topic of Loki. Tony brought him up when he saw Steve working on some papers he needed to hand over to Fury. What started as Tony leaving the next day to Asgard turned into a full-blown argument, throwing insults at one another.
"Loki should be back in Asgard and be punished for his crimes Tony, and there is nothing you can do about it. You're not in charge on how Asgard should handle this case," Steve yelled out, his face was red from both anger and screaming his lungs out. He will not let Tony leave in order to follow a murderer.
"I will do something about it, Steve. I will not let Loki down, especially not this time of need. I don't care what you or the rest think of me and this whole messed up situation with Loki, I will follow Thor and Loki back to Asgard and there is nothing to stop me."
"Oh, you're simply going to pack your bags and follow them to Asgard? And what makes you think that they are going to accept you with open arms, Tony?"
"They will just watch me. What makes you that you can control what I can and cannot do with my life? You may be Captain America, but not my father. You're nobody to me," Tony screamed out and threw a stack of papers towards Steve but he managed to dodge them before he was hit.
"I know I am not authorized to control your life Tony, but you're taking this way too far. What did Thor say about this?" Steve asks, trying to calm Tony down and divert their attention on Thor.
"He accepted it. He will let me join on this," Tony replied. He was beyond angry with Steve and his anger was building up slowly by the minute.
"What can you do there? Help Loki? Asgard will not take into account what a simple Midgardian has to say about Loki. What his father says goes. And his word is final," Steve tries to reason with Tony, trying to prevent Tony from going to Asgard.
"I know that Steve, but I want to go there for Loki, though. To have him think that he has a friend," Tony answers. Both of his fists were turning white.
"Why would Loki think that? Especially you, Tony? He never considers anyone a friend, let alone who hates him." Steve replies back.
"And? So what Steve. People change. I want to prove that people change and that I want to put the past behind us and be actually be a friend to Loki," Tony says.
"I don't think that Loki would approve such friendship," Steve says as he starts to pick up the papers Tony thrown at him.
"I know that very well Steve, but I will change that mentality of his. I have to leave. I have suitcases to fill for my trip to another planet to see somebody, unlike any of you," Tony harshly said and left Steve alone with his thoughts.
"JARVIS, please notify me when Thor arrives, I have a long conversation with him," Steve says as he put the organized papers neatly in the small wooden table near the door. He sighs in frustration and he feels his anger begin to calm down.
"Of course, Mr. Rogers."
"Thank you."
Just when Steve was heading out to his room, he hears the elevator doors opening, revealing both Clint and Bruce.
"Hi Steve," Bruce said as he puts down his small briefcase he was carrying in his hand. Clint, on the other hand, was carrying a large stack of papers for some mission they will be having in a couple of weeks.
"Hi, Bruce and Clint. I have some news for you two."
"What happened?" Bruce says as he panics. He fears that something bad had happened to any of his teammates.
"It is about Tony," Steve replies with a frown.
"What about him?" Clint asks.
"He's leaving with Thor to Asgard. He is set on seeing Loki, even after what he has done," Steve answers him.
"He's WHAT?" Clint screams, not believing what he was hearing. Tony going after Loki? He will not such thing happen on his watch.
"I will not let him do such a thing, Steve. Where is he?" Clint demands with anger evident in his voice.
"He is in his room, already packing his suitcases so that when Thor arrives, he can accompany him to Asgard, for Loki's trial. I already tried to reason with him but we already know what Tony is stubborn and usually set in his way. Once he already made up his mind on something, he is after it," Steve says. His eyes landed on his hands.
"Oh hell no. He will not do such a thing. He already offended me. If he actually does go with this, then he is already dead to me, Steve," Clint says and marches off to find Tony to give him a piece of his mind.
"Sure Clint took great offense of Tony's decision," Bruce says as he watches him leave. "So, Tony is really going to Asgard to be with Loki?"
"Yes, he is Bruce. I am really hurt about it. I mean, it is Loki that he wants to see."
"But, did he gave you a specific reason why he wants to see Loki? I am sure there is one, in order to go as far as to be there alongside Thor."
"He says that he wants to be Loki's friend and that people change. He is sure that Loki would accept his friendship, although that I am not sure about it."
"I know it is hard Steve and does Fury know about this?" Bruce asks.
"No, he doesn't know. I have to let him know now. And I am sure that he is not going to be very happy when he hears about this news."
"I can see that, although I must admit that Tony makes irrational decisions all the time. I am sure that he will regret this one soon," Bruce replies.
"You think that Bruce?" Steve asks.
"Of course I do. Tony is sometimes stupid and doesn't think things through."
This statement made Steve laugh because he knows that it is true. He has been around Tony long enough to see how he works.
"Well, I am going to see Clint and Tony so that they aren't killing each other. We don't want to happen," Bruce says and makes his way towards Tony's room.
"I am going with you Bruce," Steve says and he follows Bruce out of the room.

"What do you mean you are going to Asgard to be with Loki? You can't do that us," Clint said as tries to have Tony back out. Tony was almost finished getting ready and was just waiting for Thor to come get him.

"Yes I can and no one can stop me, not even you Clint."

Clint just stares at Tony with anger. He didn't believe what he was hearing.

"If you go to Asgard, you are dead to me. You didn't even bother to tell Fury about this decision, didn't you?"

"I am planning to tell him later, even if it means being out of the Avengers, Clint. And guess what? I am not even a little bit concerned about it."

"You're not even worried about not being able to save the world, Tony?"

"I can do that on my own account. Besides, I have the resources to do so."

"So, what are you trying to tell me?"

"I am just going to Asgard to be there for Loki, that is all. It is nothing to worry about."

"It is something to worry about. First, you never being there and who knows how they are going to react to a human going to their planet, second of all, why would you want to be with someone who killed people just for their selfish needs? That is so wrong on so many levels, Tony. And you going after him is already hurting me," Clint yells out in frustration.

Both Steve and Bruce arrive to see Clint screaming to Tony.

"Clint, please call down. Screaming is not going to solve anything," Bruce reasons with Clint.

"It is all Tony's fault," Clint says while pointing an accusing finger towards Tony.

"How is it my fault? I am just trying to make something right and look what it had caused. Both of are arguing about something that is breaking us apart. I am against it and have Loki suffer for the crimes that he committed."

Steve sighs in frustration. The petty argument has went really far. As far as he was concerned, Tony is unintentionally going to break the team apart. And fast.

"Tony , do you have any idea what your irrational decision is going to do with the team? Have you ever thought what the rest of us thought about the whole ordeal?" Steve asks. He was going to reason with Tony and make him stay. He didn't also want him leaving.

"Then, what do you all want me to do? Stay behind while knowing Loki is going to be persecuted for his past crimes? He is innocent. You are all ignorant on that fact, that is for sure," Tony angrily answers back. He was now fed up with Steve and Clint trying to prevent him from leaving and the argument is not going to make him stay, despite their obvious worries.

"And what do try to mean by that Tony? We are worried about you. Can't you see that?" Clint asks.

"Yes, I do, Clint. But I already made my mind up. And that is final."

Suddenly, a faint knock interrupted their conversation, or rather say, heated argument.

"Come in," Tony says.

Natasha and Thor came in. Both were wearing confused looks on their faces.

"Thor, you're finally here. Come on big guy, it is time to leave," Tony says in a happy tone. He was glad that Thor came in during a time of need.

"Not yet, Man of Iron. I must speak with you regarding our trip and Loki. Let's go somewhere private," Thor says and mentions to Tony to the door, indicating that they have to leave the others in order to talk somewhere else.

This statement caught Tony off guard. "Oh okay. Let's go then."