"What do we have, Tony?" Steve asked as the team gathered around his lab.
Tony was sorting out the information they've gathered from the special glasses each team was given. "Not much…" He mumbled as he looked at the magic that was in each area they examined.
Steve ran his hand through his hair in a slight frustration. They weren't getting very far with any of their ideas.
"Yeah, we don't have much to go on. There was magic all around each of these places. The park had magic scattered like a snow, the dojo had magic everywhere inside and outside the building, and same with the abandoned warehouse." Tony spoke as he continued sorting.
"That could only be expected since we are looking at areas that had the strongest magic signal." Bruce stated and double checked what Tony was sorting through.
Clint sighed, "Do we have to go back to the drawing board?"
There was a pause before Tony answered. "Most likely, Legolas."
Clint sighed again at that comment before Bruce spoke. "Hold on though…. Tony, let's sort through these video recordings on some of the other settings. Maybe it'll help us identify the differences."
"Good idea, Bruce." Tony said and turned to another screen. "Up the contrast on your end and I'll deal with the saturation."
As the two sorted through everything, the rest of the team took a seat and tried to figure out a new plan. It took a while before they heard back from Tony and Bruce.
"I think I have something…." Bruce said and the team jumped up from their spots and walked over to them. "When I upped the contrast, it made it easier to see this." He pulled up the film taken from the dojo and made it larger.
As they watched a minute of it, they noticed something was off. "Is that what you wanted to show us, Bruce?" Natasha asked and pointed to Master Hyun in the clip.
Bruce nodded. "Yes. There is a significant amount of magic around the man Steve and Thor talked to in the dojo. It wasn't noticeable before I upped the contrast."
"What does that mean Thor?" Steve asked.
He thought for a moment before replying. "It means my brother was trying to conceal his magic from being detected. However, that could be for many reasons. He could have taken the form of Master Hyun, he could have him under his control, or…."
"Or he could have put magic around him to throw us off." Tony interrupted, annoyed.
"That is correct," Thor finished.
Silence fell upon the room before Clint asked, "So what's the plan, Cap? Should we look into this when it's likely Loki could be tricking us?"
Steve thought for a moment. "Yes, we should look into it further. It's the only lead we have right now so we need to go with it and see if it leads to anything."
"Should we go spy on this guy and see if anything looks off?" Natasha asked.
Steve nodded. "Yes. You and Clint could take the first shift and see if anything feels off with this guy. But take one of Tony's glasses because having a recording of what you see might come in handy."
They silently agreed and Tony handed Clint a pair of the glasses. "Tony and Bruce, continue your research and see if you can find any more leads with what you have. Thor and I will brainstorm some other options of how we can find Loki in case our lead sends us to a dead end."
The team nodded and took off in their separate ways.