Two minutes later they had found Thor and entered Banners laboratory together. They were immediately addressed by Banner.

"Did you two know about this?"

He pointed to a screen showing a weapon sketch. This was what fury was planning to do with the tessaract: to build weapons. What was more interesting to Jeremy however, was the weapon which lay on the table in front of Steve. It was the same kind of weapon the men in Afghanistan used to attack his platoon. He was so lost in his thoughts, he did not notice how the others continued their argument. At least not until he saw that Banner was taking the scepter into his hand.

"Dr Banner" Jeremy said slowly.

"Put that down."

Startled Dr. Banner looked into his hand. He din't even notice that he took it. A tone from the computer made him put it down.

"Did you find the tessaract. Where is he" The Captain immediately asked.

"He is here."

Before anyone could ask what he meant, a big explosion rocked the helicarrier. A big hole was torn into the floor of the lab and Nat fall down with Banner.

xxx

"Nat?Nat do you read?"

Jeremy tried to contact Natasha for the last five minutes with no responding.

"Corporal" Fury stood beside him and touched his shoulder

"Get to the turbine. Rogers will need your help."

"What about Natasha and Banner?" Jere asked worried.

"She can manage it. Go!"

Reluctanly Jeremy stood up and made his way to the turbine. He immediately spotted two men sneaking onto Steve without him noticing. Before either one of them could start an attack, Jeremy pushed the first one from the platform and stabbed his sword throught the chest of the second one.

"Are you alright, Captain? Jeremy asked the soldier while picking up a rifle.

"Yes. Look out!" Steve pushed Jere aside before as another attacker nearly shot him. The man started to shoot at Steve who jumped on a higher platform.

"Cap heads up" Jeremy said and throws the rifle to Steve who immeditely started shooting. Unfortunately, the shooting pushed him of the platform.

Jeremy tried to come to his aid, but was hit in the head by a rifle. Pain ran through his body while he rolled on his back. The man who hit him bent over him and pushed his rifle down on Jeremys throat. Jeremy desperately tried to push the man of him, so he could get enough air into his lungs again. Because of his failure to do so, his vision started to blur. just a second before he lost consciousness something red flew above him and freed him from his enemy. Jeremy turned to his side and began to cough. He stopped when a hand was stretched into his face.

"You alright, marine?" Rogers asked while helping him up.

"Yes I'm good Captain. Call me Jeremy please."

"Than call me Steve."

xxx

While Jeremy was busy at the turbine, Natasha fought Clint and overpowered him. They were both now in one of the quarters where she strapped him to a bed.

"Jere"

Natasha stood up from her chair beside Clints bed to greet him.

"How is he, Nat?

"He is still unconsciousness, but the doctors said he should wake up soon."

Jeremy notice how pale she looked and that her hands were shivering.

"Are you allright Nat?"

"Yes" she answered him while trying to avoid his eyes. Jere knew she did'nt want to talk about it now, so instead of asking he just put his arms around her and pulled her into him.

Natashas tension eased away after a moment and she lay her head on his shoulder. Thats why she liked Jeremy. He never forced her to talk. He was just there for her.

"Coulson is dead" Natasha said after a few more minutes of silence.

Even though Jere barely knew him, he knew that he was a good friend to Clint and Natasha.

"Natasha" Clint voice interrupted them, so they let go of each other.

"Clint?" Natasha sat back down at his bed. "You are gonna be okay."

"You know that? Is that what you know? I got...I gotta go in though. I gotta flush him out."

"We don't have that long, it's gonna take time." Jeremy says, standing beside Natasha.

"God, Jeremy."Clint says, remembering their fight in Stuttgart. "Did I beat you up"?

Jeremy just smiled at him. "Wouldn't be the first time." Even Clint couldn't hold his laugh at this.

"You don't understand. Have you ever had someone take your brain and play? Pull you out and send something else in? Do you know what it's like to be unmade?" Clint asked them both.

"You know that I do" Natasha replied sounding serious.

Clint felt bad because he made her remember so he quickly changed the subject.

"How did you get him out?"

"Cognitive recalibration" she answered. Because of Clint questioning look Jeremy added "She hit you hard in the head."

"How many agents did I.." Clint started but was quickly interrupted by his brother "Don't do that. It was Loki not you. This is something we weren't trained for."

"Where is Loki now?"

"Gone" Jeremy explained him. "But we will stop him."

"Who is we?" Clint asked

Natasha, who was standing in front of the door now answered "Everyone who's left."

"Well, if I put an arrow in Loki's eyesocket, I'd sleep better I suppose."

"Now you sound like you" Jeremy said hitting him lightly in the shoulder.

"But you don't. You are not a marine anymore, yet you still want to wade into war. I don't want you to go through that again"

Jeremy could remember exactly how little enthusiastic Clint was when Jeremy returned from Afghanistan. he spent days in the hospital refusing to leave his brothers side. To Clnt Jeremy was still his little brother.

"What did Loki do to you?"

Jeremy lowered his head on this question and Clint noticed Natasha looking at him. Now he understood. It wasn't something Loki did to Jeremy. After a moment of silence, Natasha excused herself to the bathroom.

Just after she closed the Clint smiled at him

"You still got it bad for her don't you?"

Jeremy face turned a little bit red before he answered.

"We are just friends."

Clint smiled only wider.

"How you two were cuddling when I woke up didn't really look like 'Just friends'."

"She was just sad and I tried to comfort her."

"You still don't realise that you are the only one who is allowed to comfort her when she is sad. She would rip every other guys head off. Including mine."

"Still their is nothing between me and her. It can't. I'm not her type."

Clint shook his head and sat up on the bed.

"You still think you are not good enough for her. You need more self-confidence. Nat really likes you. I'm her best friend, I can tell. You just need to take the first step."

Before Jeremy could answer to that the door opened and Steve walked in

"Can one of you fly one of these quinjets?"

"I can" Clint told him.

Steve looked to Jeremy who nods his head.

"Then suit up."