So I hope you all enjoy this somewhat odd AU.
Disclaimer: I do own The Avengers or Thor.
Clint slid across the ice on his back, arms and legs flung out. He finally came to a stop whilst his bow continued to slide across the ice and came to stop some fifteen feet away from him. He made a pained noise and then said into his comm. with an air of defeat.
"Someone call Loki and find out if he's having a hero day."
"You couldn't decide that 10 minutes ago birdbrain?" said Tony even as he applied his replusers to the villain of the week. He was making a dent in the villain but unfortunately the villain's minion swatted him away. Being that the minion was a huge, apparently indestructible beast, the hit wasn't an easy one.
Cap's shield distracted it from going after Tony and Hulk jumped it a second later. Natasha shot at their villain, going by the somewhat disappointing name of Brandon, but he put his electric shield and deflected her bullets.
Clint in the interim had retrieved his bow and shot one of his emp arrows at Brandon but Brandon simply shorted the emp mechanism before it even reached him. Normally on their own Brandon wouldn't be a problem but they were one short with Thor back in Asgard and the minion was busting them up.
It pulsed and flung Hulk away and charged Cap. Tony distracted it and then had to employ highly evasive maneuvers to get away.
"Hey Loki!" he said cheerfully a minute later, sounding very out of breath, "Are you having a hero day? There's an indestructible minion with your name on it!"
He was forced to dive out of the way and a moment later reported. "He cut the call guys. I have no idea what that means as per usual, but we probably shouldn't expect him."
"Figures," Clint grumbled.
Tony lost the minion when the Hulk retook its attention but Cap who had been going against Brandon had just been knocked down and was sporting some nasty electrical burns. Natasha covered him and Clint covered her, shooting arrows into the gaps left by her body but Brandon-the-villain, evaded a couple of his shoots with astonishing speed, deflected others and applied his glowing, electrical blade to the action of attacking Natasha. Cap was already struggling to his feet but was knocked back by Tony who'd been flung by the minion again before it returned its attention to the hulk who was just getting up from a blow from it.
Cap and Tony detangled themselves and Natasha dived out of the way from one of Brandon's strikes and twisted to avoid the other. Clint shot an arrow to prevent him from getting another at her and to give Natasha some breathing room.
Brandon twisted to look at him irritated and flung out a hand, electricity rolling down his arm and out his fingertips, lightning fast. Clint dived out of the way but found it wasn't necessary. Brandon's electrical attack slid harmlessly off of Loki's shield.
Brandon barely got time to be surprised by his appearance before Loki had flung several of his knives at him. Brandon put up his shield but Loki's knives flared green and pierced the barrier like it wasn't there.
Brandon batted away two of the knives but the third pierced his shoulder. Loki shot out a hand and green barrier hit Brandon sending flying. Iron Man swopped down to deal with him and Loki turned his attention to the minion.
He sprang into an opening left by Hulk and slashed leaving a nasty gash on the minion before it pulsed again and flung them both back. Loki caught himself midair, shimmered and disappeared. A second later the minion was being flung back. Loki appeared on the ground where he apparently done something to the minion. He darted forward lighting fast after the creature and jammed a hand in the would he had created earlier. A moment of concentration and then the armor of the creature was blown off.
Loki staggered away, a little drain from the expenditure of power and Hulk hit the defenseless minion.
Steve, Tony and Natasha between had managed to disabled Brandon's tech and Barton took the final shot. It was a sedative arrow and he aimed for the same spot that Loki's knife had gone in.
Seconds later Brandon's eyes rolled back and he fell in an ungainly heap on the floor.
When they checked the minion, it was well and truly dead, and Hulk was covered in what they supposed to be its innards. Natasha wrinkled her nose in disgust and Clint followed her. It really was disgusting, especially since it didn't even appear remotely normal.
"So, the million-dollar question," said Tony, "Did Brandon make that or is it an alien?"
"It is an alien," Loki replied, "I expect a million dollars on my account Stark."
"Uh, no," said Tony, "You're still on community service."
Loki glared but said nothing.
"If it is an alien," said Natasha, "Where did he get it?"
"A sensible question, Lady Romanov," said Loki, "The answering of which I suspect will occupy your time now."
"Do you have any plans?" Cap asked him.
Loki tilted his head. "Not at present, why?"
"Come back with us," said Steve looking at Clint as he spoke, lifting an eyebrow.
Clint contemplated and then gave a grudging nod. Loki stood still for a few moments whilst he analyzed everything there possibly was to analyze about the situation. After a moment, he shrugged gracefully.
"Very well," he said.
"Good," said Steve and Hulk began to shrink back into Bruce.
Natasha ran over to the quinjet to retrieve the shock blanket they kept on hand for Bruce. Clint stung his bow on his person and went over to keel next to Bruce because for some reason he didn't spook him as much as the others did when he first awakened.
By the time Bruce stirred and groaned, Natasha was back with the blanket which Clint threw over him and then helped him to sit up. When he was ready Clint and Nat helped him to totter into the quinjet. Tony and Steve wrestled in Brandon and strapped him down inside the jet. When that was done, Tony took his seat but Steve turned to Loki who was still standing outside.
"Are you coming with us on the quinjet?"
After a moment, Loki gave a hesitant nod and walked into the quinjet and took a seat, his armor shimmering and disappearing.
Clint scrambled into the pilot's seat with Natasha settling in next to him and then they were off, heading back to New York toting their villain of the week and their sometime villain.
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