(This takes place in the forest clearing scene where Thor has just struck Captain America's shield with Mjölnir)

The dust settled, standing before the three men, who were just getting back to their feet, was a teenager with blond hair and piercing green eyes covered by thick round glasses. If his sudden appearance was not a shock enough than his startling resemblance to the Captain was. The teen pitched forward before dropping in a dead faint. It was this that finally snapped the men from their stupor. Steve lunged forward, catching the boy before he could hit the ground. He stared at the teen with Lily's eyes. A lump formed in his throat at the thought of the woman he loved. He was holding her son, of that he was certain but could not fathom how the boy in his arms had come to be there, appearing out of nowhere and looking like a near exact copy of himself.

"So…where did the mini-cap come from?" Tony asked in an attempt to relieve tension.

"Who is this child, to appear from the air?" Thor inquired. "Is he a Seidr?" The Norse God felt similar energy coming from the boy to Midgardian sorcerers yet at the same time his aura was different somehow, powerful but also held the essence of death.

"I don't know, let's get back with Loki and the sceptre," Steve said. "We can figure out who he is once we're there."

He gathered the teenager up in his arms headed for where the quin-jet had landed. Tony and Thor retrieved Loki from where he had been watching, there was an unnerving gleam in his eyes.

There was silence as they made their way back to the Helicarrier, the low humming of the quinjet was the only noise and Black Widow checking in with Fury every so often. Loki simply sat, smirking as he gazed at the teen Steve was holding in his arms, the Captain had refused to put his son down until he could be administered medical attention.

S.H.I.E.L.D planned to do a paternity test when they arrived to see if the boy was in fact Steve's son. It didn't make any sense for the Captain would have still been in the ice when the boy was conceived but considering his…odd? appearance S.H.I.E.L.D wouldn't deny it being a possibility.

The boy began to whimper. Steve looked down at him in concern, Tony looked somewhat uncomfortable and Thor unsure of what to do. A sob escaped the boy's throat and his whole body shook, tears trailed down his cheeks.

"What's wrong with him? Is he okay? How do we make him stop?" Tony rambled, he had no idea about how to take care of children and even being near one left him anxious.

"I know not, perhaps we should wake him," Thor suggested.

Another sob racked the boy's body, Steve held him tighter and started a slow rocking motion as he shushed the boy. It took a while until finally the teen became quiet again, sleeping peacefully once more. He snuggled closer to Steve, making a small smile cross the man's features.

"Wow Captain you're a natural mother," Tony smirked.

Steve shot daggers at him. Thor simply watched, thankful that the child had stopped crying, he was just as bad as Tony when it came to his lack of knowledge about children and how to care for them.

The quinjet landed and the group disembarked. Awaiting guards took custody of Loki, leading him inside. Thor and Tony followed soon after, leaving Steve and the boy with Romanoff and Fury.

"Captain," Fury greeted him. "We have doctors waiting to do the paternity test, we can discuss the boy's appearance once we know for sure whether he's yours or not."

Steve nodded numbly.