Author's Note:

This is the sequel! I hope you guys like it... I don't know if I should make stories or one-shots to explain the relationship between Kari and Steve or if I should just elaborate more on their relationship...

Prologue

Losing Loki had thrown me into a state of grief. Not that I didn't know what that was like. I lost my whole biological family, and that has plagued me since day one. But Loki was always there to understand and comfort… now that I lost him… I was left alone. Yes, I had Thor but that wasn't the same. He would always keep me smiling through the worst of days, and I tried to do the same. But I eventually went back to Midgard… unfortunately the days passed faster there than the days on Asgard. I had to continue the life I had built up there.

The reunion with Jane was heart-breaking… I didn't have the guts to tell her the Bifrost was lost to us. So I told her that he'll come as soon as he can… an excuse I tell them whenever I'm on Asgard. I have been meaning to go back to my apartment back in New York, so that was what I did. But I am sad to say that my moment of relaxation was not well-lived before I got a call from a very familiar person,

"Nick? What's wrong?" I asked as a black man with an eye-patch appeared on a 'screen' that emanated from my communication crystal.

"I'm surprised that your caller id was on, it's usually off." He commented, tilting his head a little.

"Ha ha. You wouldn't call me just to say hi. Especially since you know I'm from Asgard now" I retaliated, giving him a smirk.

"I need your help…" Nick said, his urgency flowing out of the screen.

"Very well… I will help. Where do I meet you?" I accepted, raising my eyebrows.

"I'll send you the coordinates" Nick said as he nodded.

"Alright then. I'm guessing it's gonna be far?" I suggested, sitting back in my seat.

"Yep. I'll be sending a jet to pick you up" Nick agreed

"Should I know what it is?" I tried as I raised my eyebrows.

"It's best if you come here… I think that you wanna be here to… see it for yourself" Nick explained as a growing weariness leaked out of the barrier.

"Okay… I'll see you then" I accepted as I nodded

The jet ride wasn't too long, and the conversation with Coulson was quite pleasant. We talked about a lot, now that I am thinking about it… We talked about his trading cards, his plans for a vacation, and many other things.

"You don't know what Nick wants me for?" I asked as I sat on one of the chairs bolted to the floor.

"He only said it was urgent… and it has something to do with, um… you know what? I think you should hear it from him" Coulson said before he cut himself off.

I frowned at his weariness. He seemed a little… scared and sad at the same time. I sighed but didn't question him. We arrived at the ginormous Helicarrier that was resting in the water. We landed and got out onto the concrete deck. As we sauntered into the Intelligence Centre, I sat down at the table behind the access point where Nick usually stood watch. But he wasn't there.

"He's with the Council at the moment, but he'll be here soon" Coulson assured, giving me a smile.

I nodded and gave a smile of my own. He left me and attended to his duties. Someone's weariness and fear washed over my body when I leaned on my elbows. I pinpointed those emotions coming from Nick Fury. I looked over my shoulder and followed him as he stood in front of the table. I took a deep breath as his weariness poked my skin.

He put a file down in front of me. I opened the file and examined the image of the Tesseract. I frowned at this and looked up at him. I knew Howard Stark had retrieved the Tesseract when he was looking for Steve, but I was confused why he was showing it to me now.

"Someone took it from us" Nick stated, not elaborating any further.

I turned the page and saw a horrifying scene. Loki was standing in the middle of the room filled with the corpses of dead agents. He was holding a sceptre and it looked like he had enjoyed every moment of it. I put a hand over my mouth and dropped the folder. I didn't know what to say… what could I say?

"And that… someone was… Loki?" I asked after a few moments of dreadful silence.

I looked at him, trying not to cry as he nodded. I swallowed my sadness and leaned on my elbows once again.

"I'm assuming he was your brother?" Nick suggested.

I nodded and didn't try to verbally answer. His realization didn't faze me, I only sat there in silence. After a scanty amount of silence, I broke it.

"So you're going to get the Avengers in?" I questioned. I knew about the Initiative and I had known who they were.

"I am going to try" he answered. I nodded and smiled.

"At least I can see Steve again" I grinned. I had known Steve before and after he fell into the ice. I also tried to help him catch up with the time.

"I sent Coulson to fetch him now" Nick stated, folding his arms.

"That's good… but can I ask for a briefing package though? I have a feeling that if I am to work with them, I need to know what I have to put up with" I questioned as I looked up at him. He nodded and called for an agent.

A young woman gave him a large tablet and he handed it to me. I unclipped the stand from it and clipped the tablet in again. As I opened the files, my heart skipped when I saw Thor being blasted back by the Destroyer.

I rewatched a lot of the clips and I had to rewind them to understand what happened. The one that intrigued me the most was Bruce Banner. It looked painful, growing into a big green beast. I looked up to see that everyone was prepared to lift off. A screen showed the Helicarrier's engines spin, but my thinking process was interrupted by someone poking my sides. This surprised me and I gasped,

"By the Norns!"

I looked up saw Steve Rogers's blue eyes staring at me with delight. His happiness made me smile, so I stood up and gave him a hug.

"It's good to see you again Steve! I see you're finally wearing that leather jacket I bought you" I commented as I stood back to get a good look.

"Why wouldn't I?" Steve asked with a smile on his chiselled face.

Natasha's nostalgia filled my lungs while Bruce's shyness crept into my fingers. I turned my attention to Bruce and gave him a smile. I shook his hand,

"And you must be Dr Banner. My name is Kari"

"Nice to meet you" He said as he gave me a shy smile.

I ignored conversations that were made with Dr Banner and instead I focused on Steve,

"And? What do you think?" I asked as I looked up at him

"It's weirder than I expected. To be honest, I thought that we'd crash" Steve answered as his excitement and curiosity tickled my body.

"There has been quite a few prototypes before this one… and I am proud to say that this one is quite functional" I said, puffing my chest out a little. I don't know why… I just did.

"Why did you come here?" Steve asked when his confusion sparked through my toes.

"Nick said it was urgent… and I don't leave my friends hanging" I stated as I crossed my shoulders.

"Which reminds me…" Steve said before he left the conversation and gave Nick a ten dollar bill. This confused me a bit, but I assumed he made a bet and lost… as it is with all men these days. I looked at Steve with sheer happiness as he walked down the rows of computers with confusion written on his face. I approached him and gave him a grin.

We walked up the steps to the table and took off his jacket. He put it on the table. I leaned on it and watched as Phil spoke to Steve about his trading cards. His excitement bounced around in my head. This made me smile.

"I wanted to ask you… I mean I collected a few Captain America trading cards and I just wanted to ask if could sign them?" Phil raved

"Sure! I'd love to" Steve answered, which caused Phil's excitement to sky-rocket.

"I mean, if it's not too much trouble." Phil said as a sense of nervousness vibrated through my fingers.

"No, no. It's fine" Steve assured as he looked out at the ocean of computers.

I moved to the rails where I leaned on my arms. I smiled once again as Coulson's pride swept into my stomach.

"It's a vintage set. It took me a couple of years to collect them all. Near mint" Coulson jabbered on. "Slight foxing around the edges but…"

He was interrupted by a beeping noise and an agent reporting.

"We got a hit. A 67% match. Wait. Cross match, 79%"

"Location?" Coulson asked as he neared the agent who reported.

"Stuttgart, Germany. 28 Königstrasse. He's not exactly hiding" The agent stated.

"Captain, you're up" Nick Fury said. I could sense Steve's heart skipping a beat before he went off to put on his uniform.

I simply moved my hands over my body and allowed little stars to cover me. They dissipated and I stood in my armour. I summoned my spear and quickly jogged to the landing zone. Natasha came out clad in leather while being followed by Steve. He had his typical blue, red and white uniform with his helmet. We hopped on the jet. Steve and I sat and strapped in while Natasha started the engine. We took off and headed for Germany.

Author's Note:

Yep... sequel. *air horn sounds*

Hope you enjoy and I'll...

See you in the next chapter ;3