New York - present time

Serena

The alarm of her mobile phone echoed through her head. Serena Jones woke up in the middle of the night and sleepily grabbed it from her bedside table. "Jones?" she muttered. "It's director Fury. I have to tell you something."

Loki

It had been so easy. As soon as he was trough the portal, it had been a piece of cake to take the Tesseract, kill a few unfortunate mortals and control some minions, like the Agent with the bow, Clint Barton and the scientist, Eric Selveig. They had stolen a suv, and the agents had to watch powerless how he shoot down a Helicopter with his scepter. Now Loki was sitting in the suv next to Selvig and an other minion.

He looked out of the small window and noticed that it wouldn't get easy to orientate in Midgard. It was pitiful compared to Asgard and very different. Once he was King, Loki would make it beautiful and splendid again. He was indeed powerfull and intelligent, but he was aware that he needed Midgardians to help him, and finding useful ones would not be an easy task. A memory flashed through his mind, a red-haired woman with a silver knife and strong mental powers. She wasn't useless – actually she would make a perfect ally. Loki didn't know her name, but she was working with these agents, and with her outstanding looks there was a chance Barton knew her. `Agent Barton? Do you know a red-haired woman, working for your agency, tiny, ...´

`Of course I know her – Serena Jones. Actually, she would fit to this mission, she has some kind of magical power which is hard to explain, but you certainly know how to handle it. She's also rich and has lots of connections, and her money would make our task a lot easier.´Barton reportet. `But unfortunately, it's hard to lay hand on her. A simple touch of her can cause unbearable pain or can let her feel your emotions.´

Loki knew the girl was a liar. She didn't need touch to connect to another's emotions or to torture, he had felt her attack a year ago and it was powerful enough to overcome a far distance.

As god of lies, Loki was curious about her motives. Suddenly, one of his minions on his right spoke: "I know her, too. Serena Jones is my sister."