Author's Note:

This is a short chapter for starters, but I just wanted to get it out here so that you guys have a little something to read. So I hope you enjoy this chapter and its silly antics.

Chapter 3

"It's good to meet you, Dr Banner. Your work on antielectron collisions is unparalled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage-monster" Tony complimented…

I don't know why I did this, I don't know how I did this and I don't know what happened to make me do this. But an instinct told me to scold Tony for what he said to Bruce. I was one of the caretakers that looked after Tony when his parents died. So I… uh… said this,

"Anthony Edward Stark!"

"Sorry!" He immediately replied as his fear mixed with everyone else's shock.

I could sense the whole room freeze up because of the sudden scold and I swear I heard agents say "ooh shit". I covered my mouth when I realized what I had done. Steve desperately tried his best to stifle his laughter, Thor turned away as his delight spilled, and Natasha covered her mouth as well to cover the smile while Bruce's embarrassment made its way into my throat. Tony's embarrassment also mixed with everyone else's alarm. I heard Nick walk into the Centre. His confusion made me want to hide, so I put my head on the table. He wrote off the awkward tension and went on as if nothing happened.

"Dr Banner is only here to track the Cube. I was hoping you might join him"

"I would start with that stick of his. It may be magical, but it works and awful lot like a HYDRA weapon" Steve commented as if he didn't almost die of a laugh attack.

"I don't know about that, but it is powered by the Cube. And I would like to know how Loki used it to turn two of the sharpest men I know into his personal flying monkeys" Nick said while Thor's confusion blasted my eyes.

"Monkeys? I do not understand"

"I do. I understood that reference" Steve announced proudly as Tony's embarrassment was replaced with annoyance. I finally lifted my head and put on a dead look.

"Flying monkeys are from the motion picture The Wizard Of Oz, wherein the evil character the Wicked Witch of the West has an army of minions which are literally flying monkeys, which act as relatively mindless drones that kidnapped Dorothy and try to take her red boots… I'll try to make you watch it" I chimed in and ignored everyone's shock.

"Shall we play, Doctor?" Tony asked Bruce after a few moments of silence.

"This way, sir" Bruce responded

Everyone went on as if nothing happened and continued with their work. I stayed with Thor when Nat and Steve went their separate ways. I was trying to stay positive as I told him about what I found with Loki. I wanted to confront him, so I did. The Detention Level was actually quite scary. The cell Loki was in dangled over a closed hatch, which made me feel sorry for him. His weariness was brought down by the same force that brings down his true emotions. I walked up to one of the "viewing decks" and crossed my arms. Again, I allowed my anger to cloud my judgement.

"Why?" I asked him. His confusion made my legs swell into jelly.

"Why what?" He retaliated as he turned to face me.

"Why did you let go? You had two choices… one, to let us help you up… two, to let go. Why did you choose to let go?" I asked again after I explained it.

"Why do you wish to know?" Loki digressed. He was trying to avoid those questions.

"I want to understand why my dearest brother wanted to die… and why he came back as a… as a monster" I stammered a bit. My tears almost fell down my cheeks as I said those last words. I remember telling Loki that I would never see him as a monster, no matter what. But it became harder and harder to see my brother in those demented eyes.

"I would say my mind has been expanded" Loki said with a smile. A voice, his voice crept into my head and apologised,

"Kari, I am so sorry…"

I tilted my head and frowned. That didn't stop me from replying to him in my head.

"Loki? Why can't you speak?" I asked him.

"It's a long story, I can't explain it now. Something is forcing me to say these things… I can't talk for too… long" Loki voiced back, his volume lowering in my head. I examined him closely. It was like he hadn't spoken to me at all, his eyes didn't even waver as his voice was drowned out

"Whatever is forcing you to do this, I am going to find out what that is. Even if you don't want to tell me" I warned before his eyes widened a bit.

…So he has been aware of what he was saying in his head. He turned quickly and walked to his "bed". I frowned again. I sighed and broke my stance. I walked away from the cell in sadness. My brother was still in there.

Author's Note:

This chapter is based on my headcanon that molded with someone else's. I don't know whose headcanon though. But my headcanon goes like this:

The sceptre contains the Mind Stone, it was revealed in Avengers: Age of Ultron. And Thanos was using it to influence Loki to get the Tesseract (even if he didn't know about it at the time... or maybe he did, I don't know). The Mind Stone forced Loki to do these things, but because Kari and Thor is here, Loki is suddenly torn from the influence, even if it is just a little bit. That's why he could speak to Kari in his head but not his mouth. His memories is still shaken up, but the Stone couldn't alter Loki's memories with Kari. Another reason for his emotions jumping around.

I don't know if this made sense in the way I explained it. If you disagree with this headcanon or want to add more to it, you can leave a review. But as always I will...

See you in the next chapter ;3