Tony was feeling bored. Avengers' meetings were never fun and they all took it very seriously. He had yet to realize why he was forced to go to those meetings; he could just arrive to the fighting scene with his iron suit and smash the enemies.
There was only one interesting topic for him. When he heard it, his head shifted fast to face the people that spoke it.
-Loki has not been seen since the fight when you defeated him in the middle of the city. He was thought to return to Asgard but Thor said that he is no longer there. – Fury was talking in the living room of the Avengers' HQ with all of the team sitting and listening to him.
- The guardian of the portal to the realms claims that my brother has escaped from Asguard to return to Midguard. It would held great meaning if you could bring him home.
Fury continued
- S.H.I.E.L.D doesn't want the population to know, it would only cause fear and chaos for nothing. He is presumed to be in Manhattan .
Fury showed a picture of a man dressed in Midguard clothes very, very similar to Loki. Although his face has slightly covered his typical smirk was unique.
-It has to be you, bastard.
-Did you say something Stark? – asked Steve, sitting next to him. He was already in his patriotic hero suit and was paying attention to Fury, as the rest of the group was.
Tony wasn't aware that he spoke out loud so he just shook his head, never broking his contact with Loki's picture.
Steve gave little importance to the Iron Man and paid attention to the rest of Fury's speech. As soon as Fury stopped talking, Tony asked:
-What are we supposed to do?
-Loki is a priority right now. Capture him alive and avoid complications near citizens. If you find him, it is your duty to inform S.H.I.E.L.D. You should be available all the time and if you're absent, you should report to us your whereabouts.
Everyone nodded and the team was dismissed. Tony drove back home right away, his mind mildly absent from the road. It was difficult to focus after what happened to Loki. He tried but the god of mischief pulled a prank in his soul.
It was a surprise when none other than Loki was expecting Tony, watching outside through the window that he previously broke when he throw Tony.
Tony hid his surprise face, took his coat and put it on the kitchen's stand and walked to Loki. Loki turned to him smiling.
-I got to say, your acts are far more stupid than you actually are. – Tony spoke first.
-You know nothing about me human. – Loki said with his usual tone of disdain.
Tony smiled.
-I wasn't going to talk about it but I think I've seen the most of you.
His eyes gazed Loki's body and Loki was uneasy for a second, then he grinned more.
-You seem to keep great meaning in the night we spent together. It is normal after all, I am a God.
Tony approached him and talked more seriously:
-What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Asguard? You do know I have to report you.
-Ah yes, I almost forgot about your silly team of heroes. I assume that my foolish brother is amongst you still. Pity, although he was never the smartest tool in the box.
-This silly team of heroes defeated you, oh God of Mischief. I will repeat myself, why are you here? I'm sure that you're not paying a visit to your brother.
