New chapter! Moving along...I thought bringing in the Asgardians would be fun. We'll see how this plays out. Kate is angry, for obvious reasons Loki messed up her brother pretty bad in Avengers. Will she forgive Loki? Will Clint? We'll see where the winds take me lol. Hopefully updates will come more frequently, I found out I am going to have a small break between when I finish my semester and when I start my new job so I'll try to write ahead so I can update.

As always, please review :)

~ It was one of those perfect summer nights on the farm, where it was warm but there was a gentle breeze coming in through the open windows. You could hear the cicadas outside and the noise from the farm animals on the neighboring properties gently floating through the air. It was peaceful.

Suddenly, Lucky stood up from his position at the foot of the sofa and started growling at the door, his hackles raising, muzzle pulling back from his sharp teeth.

Kate looked up from her book and sat up, grabbing the hidden handgun under the side table. Perfect, of course this was going to happen when Clint was guarding some space cube at a remote NASA facility and Natasha was in Russia.

"Kate."

Her shoulders dropped as she heard the familiar voice. "Lucky, down." She said and got up to head to the door. Throwing it open wide, she looked at Phil Coulson standing outside on the lawn.

"Sorry, I heard Lucky growling and didn't want to startle him." Phil said walking up the steps.

"Phil, what are you doing here?" Kate asked. Not that she wasn't happy to see him, she always liked Phil, but him being here when Clint wasn't was not a good sign.

His expression was grim. "I need you to come with me." He said. He paused. "Clint has been compromised." ~

The arrow flew right at Loki's head, but Thor caught it though the following detonation knocked them all back a little bit. Tony, who had summoned his arm to him, helmet still down though, grabbed her arm before she would loose another arrow.

"Stop, you're just putting holes in my building." He said though he looked about ready to blast the Demi-God as well.

The explosion had alerted the others. Vision was the first to arrive, coming through the floor. Steve, Bucky, Sam, Wanda, and Rhodey all came within seconds of each other. They took in the scene around them and focused on Loki and Thor.

"What the hell is this?" Rhodey demanded.

"My friends, please, my brother is not here to cause harm." Thor said. "We have much to discuss."

Tony frowned. "Start talking before she decides to fire again." He commented letting go of Kate's arm.

Thor looked at Kate curiously but turned back to the others. "My friends, Asgard is no more." He said. He began to tell them about his crazy sister and about Ragnarok and about how they ended with a ship full of Asgardian refugees.

Kate was sitting on the back of the couch between Bucky and Sam as they listened. She felt bad for them but having Loki here was making her skin crawl; she didn't trust him to not cause harm.

To his credit, Loki had done his best to not say anything while they talked except when he was asked a question. However, he kept glancing at Kate like he was trying to figure out who she was. The minute he figured it out, she saw it. His pale blue eyes lit with recognition and his face showed subtle surprise.

"So, we're just supposed to take your word that he won't be a problem?" Kate asked once Thor finished speaking twirling an arrow between her fingers.

Thor turned his gaze to her, or at least half of it, given the new eye patch. "Who are you?" He asked.

"She's Agent Barton's sister." Loki said.

The rest of the Avengers went rigid as he spoke, but Thor looked at her with surprise.

"Yeah apparently Barton had a secret sister." Tony said, still eyeing Loki warily but wanting to move things along. He looked at Thor. "So, what is your plan here? Just relocate everyone to Earth?"

Thor really didn't have a solid plan.

Steve looked thoughtful.

Kate narrowed her eyes. "You aren't seriously considering letting himstay here?" She demanded staring at the super soldier.

Steve frowned. "Kate— "

"Seriously!" Kate demanded.

Bucky stood up then and took her arm, pulling her to her feet. "Come on." He said. "Let's go."

Kate followed him as he led her out to the balcony, out of ear shot. She spoke in Russian. "After everything he's done it just doesn't matter?" She said angrily. "We forget about the monster that he was?"

"And no one can change?" Bucky said back in Russian.

Kate presses her lips into a thin line. "That's different." She replied. "He tried to enslave the human race."

He didn't argue with her but gave her a knowing look. "It's different because of what he did to your brother." Bucky replied.

She couldn't really dispute that.

"Steve hasn't forgotten what Loki did." Bucky said. "You know this isn't just gonna get left alone. But you need to let this play out." Kate frowned looking thoughtful. "Okay?"

After a second, she looked up. "Okay." Kate replied, switching back to English.

They were about to head back inside when they both stopped. It was more an instinct that made them stop than any real noise. Kate looked up to see Peter on the side of the building.

"Hey." Peter said sheepishly.

"How long have you been there?" She asked.

Bucky eyed the new arrival with suspicion as Peter dropped down.

"About a minute." Peter admitted. "I got here just before you guys came out here. What was that flash of light?" He glanced inside. "Is that Thor and Dr. Banner? Isn't that the guy who tried to take over New York?"

"It's a long story." Kate said with a sigh. "Come on."

…

Peter followed Kate and Bucky back to the living room. He noted the scorch marks on the floor and ceiling as he walked in. The others looked up, in surprise at Peter but also with cautious expressions at Kate.

"I won't try to kill him again." Kate said holding up her hands. "I promise."

Peter looked at her curiously. She tried to kill him?

Tony looked at him. "Kid, what are you doing here?" He asked.

"I saw the big light come out of the sky and thought you guys might need some help." Peter said sheepishly. "The whole thing was kinda hard to miss."

Kate looked over at Tony. "That probably means press…" She said.

"Great." Tony muttered. "That's all we need."

Peter was listening to them, but he was also staring at the two very alien looking beings in the room as well. With all the things he had seen in the last year, this may be the coolest.

"We can't risk people asking more questions with you guys going back to the ship." Steve said.

Peter looked up. There's a ship?

"You'll have to stay here until we can make an announcement." Steve continued. "Thor, Loki isn't to be left alone."

Thor nodded.

"Clint is not going to like this." Sam muttered.

Loki looked at Kate. "And how is Agent Barton doing these days?" He asked with a taunting smile.

The look Kate gave Loki was so chilling it made Peter's spidey senses go off like crazy. He watched her snatch the knife that was at Bucky's side up quickly and pull it back as if to throw it but Bucky was expecting it and caught her hand with his and his other arm wrapping around her waist lifting her up to bodily turn her away and he pushed her towards the elevator, removing the knife from her hand.

Kate swore something in Russian, Bucky raising his voice in what sounded like a command and pushed her towards the elevator again. This time she complied and moved away.

With Wanda, Vision, and Bruce accompanying, Thor and the new arrivals were moved to a different floor.

"You picked a helluva night to show up kid." Tony commented once things had settled down.

Peter looked at him. "Is Kate okay?" He asked.

Tony sighed. "She will be I think." He said. "Look, Pete you should probably head home. You don't want to be out when May wakes up."

"Yeah you're right." Peter said. He glanced towards the elevator.

"Don't do it." Tony said suddenly.

Peter looked up in surprise. "Do what?" He asked.

"Don't think about going all Disney and showing up on her balcony." Tony said blandly. "There is way too much going on right now and I don't want to explain that to Clint. Go home and get some sleep. You can text her tomorrow." Tony pointed at him. "And don't think I won't have FRIDAY watching."

Peter blushed, though Tony couldn't see it behind the mask, embarrassed that he had been so transparent. Though the Aladdin reference hadn't been on his mind right away it was now. I wonder if she would want to see the city…

"I can see the gears turning in your head." Tony interrupted his thoughts. "Go home kid before I call May."

Peter looked at him. "That's low Mr. Stark…"

Tony had the faintest hint of a smile. "Go." He ordered again.

Peter did as he was told, but he definitely didn't sleep that night.