A/N: When Loki asked "But how" from that part onwards is the part I had pre-planned from like chapter 5 but didn't know where to put, I changed it slightly because of any minor details like Tony not being in the suit, in the original draft Iron man opened his face plate obviously he can't do that if he's not wearing it.

"We need to find Tony, NOW!" Steve yelled as the Avengers burst into the helicarrier mainframe

"How are we supposed to know where they went?!" Clint asked worriedly (and also slightly aggressively) "They could be anywhere in the world! Heck they could be on flipping Asgard!"

Agent Thompson a dirty-blond computer whizz with a square jaw, high cheek bones and the bluest eyes imaginable approached them slightly nervous and intimidated (which was different from his usual unfazed confident cool-guy look) "Uum we've been analysing all the footage and at one point Mr Stark says the best way to track Loki's magic was via Gamma radar."

"Well then, show me your Gamma Radar!" Bruce commanded

"Right this way." Agent Thompson led them away

They walked across the room to a large electronic looking box with several radars on the top and a screen on the side, Bruce started typing on the screen and clicking various buttons until he stepped back and announced that he was finished "Done. It will take a while but it should work."

"We don't have time for 'should work' in fact we don't have time at all! He could be doing anything to Tony right now!" Natasha yelled in an unusual display of emotions

"You don't think I know that!" Bruce's eyes flashed green and several agents backed away "I'm doing the best I can okay!" he took a deep breath and rubbed his temples "He's my friend too ya' know."

Natasha signed and hung her head ashamed at her outburst directed at Bruce "I know."

Suddenly the Gamma Radar starting beeping and flashing Bruce's face lit up like a Christmas tree and he dashed back to the screen. Loki's by the Bay in some abandoned warehouse... Wow that's really cliché. I kind of expected more out of Loki..."

"Let us just find the man of Iron!" Thor demanded with his booming voice, he had been uncharacteristically quiet up until then.

"What he said." agreed Clint

Natasha seemed to have loosened up a bit "Clint get us a Quinjet. We are heading for the Manhattan Bay."
(Hudson River? I don't know, I'm British okay! Don't judge me)

Clint ran off to the docking station where all the jets were kept while the others quickly filled in Agent Hill and Director Fury on the fact that they'd found Loki and hopefully Tony too.

When the jet was ready Clint pulled up next to a large window and everyone jumped in strapping themselves in as they flew off at 800 m/hr

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They landed silently outside the warehouse, the jet not making a single sound as it touched down giving them the element of surprise.

Clint and Natasha being professionals at sneaking around went first, Steve and Bruce next and the large rather loud god of Thunder went last for once not making a single sound.

Suddenly a sound filled the air and Thor frowned "Is that-" he whispered "Is that sobbing?"

Natasha looked mad "Sounds like Tony."

Clint's lips tightened "I also hear a manic laugh. I'm guessing it belongs to that deranged son of a b*tch who by the way is simply begging for an arrow in the eye."

Thor gripped his hammer in rage whilst Steve took his shield off of his back just in case they encountered anyone in the halls. Natasha grabbed her guns and held one in each hand checking they were fully loaded and Clint notched and arrow so he could shoot at a moment's notice. Bruce stood in the centre being the least trained with an arm repulsor on (which was being controlled by JARVIS for obvious reasons). The five of them moved slowly down the corridor following the sound of Tony's sobs and Loki's evil laughter. As they got close they heard what sounded like water hitting the ground in one unending torrent. Natasha's eyes widened "He wouldn't!" she whispered almost to herself

"I think he did." replied Clint quietly knowing exactly what she meant

"Mind filling us in?" asked Steve confused

Clint and Natasha whispered in unison "Water Boarding."

Bruce growled under his breath at the thought of his friend and team mate being drowned by Loki

Black Widow dished out some information about their missing team mate "He has a history of water boarding. He was in Afghanistan for a while. No one really knows what happened but it's said he was water boarded there."

Bruce questioned "I don't know how Loki could possibly know that?"

They came to the door of the room Tony and Loki were in and Natasha silenced them with a finger to her lips. Slowly they all surrounded the door and Natasha counted down on her fingers. When she hit 0 she threw open the door and Steve flung his shield as hard as he could at Loki sending him flying and causing the bucket he was holding to drop on the floor. As soon as Loki was down Thor flew in and slammed his hammer on top of him, this time it was the real Loki.

Natasha, Bruce and Clint helped untie Tony while Steve kept a vigilant eye out for any of Loki's tricks. Bruce pulled the cloth off of Tony's face and saw a broken man, Tony was sobbing uncontrollably and flinching away from them despite the fact that they were trying to untie him "Tony, calm down it's me Bruce. You know Big Green, the not so friendly green giant, man with breathtaking anger management issues, Science Bro. You know, that guy." he looked desperately at Natasha after he saw that nothing he said was helping

Black Widow knelt down next to him and said "Will that be all Mr Stark?" hoping to bring his memories of Pepper to the front of his consciousness instead of whatever he was thinking about right now.
At those words Tony stopped thrashing and finally realised the Avengers had found him and he was okay now. He stopped sobbing but he still looked utterly panicked and also slightly embarrassed now that he was getting his wits about him once more. Now that he had stopped moving Clint was able to cut the ropes around his wrists and haul him up from the chair. As soon as he was standing up, Tony started hacking up water coughing and sputtering as more water poured from his abused and violated lungs.

After he'd expelled the water from his body he started puking although he hadn't eaten anything in a while so all that came up was water and sour tasting bile. Bruce rubbed his back comfortingly as he emptied his stomach. Tony wiped his mouth and turned to face Loki who was on the floor still. Tony wiped his mouth on his sleeve and then used his other sleeve to wipe his eyes and nose then stalked over to Loki and stared down at him, this time the other Avengers rallied around him like they had the first time they'd beat him in the Battle of Manhattan all those months ago. Clint had his bow and arrow pointed down at him, daring him to make a move. The only things that were different were that Bruce wasn't hulked out and Natasha wasn't holding a Chatari weapon (also Tony wasn't in his suit but besides that exactly the same)

"You Reindeer Games just got Double Crossed!" His ego was bruised he was over compensating trying to look as tough and unfazable as a Stark should look, as Iron Man should look.

Loki lay under Thor's hammer, once again defeated. He asked weakly "But how?" This question was directed at Tony Stark

Tony sent him a cocky smirk, his facade of confidence fitting perfectly over the broken man he had spent so long hiding "How? Well Reindeer Games, I never actually lied to you in the beginning."

"You always planned to double cross me?"

"Yeah but you see, I said I'd join you and I did. I said I liked having an audience, I do. I told you reasons why I MIGHT ditch the Avengers and join you. I never lied to you Loki, I just played you. You may be the Lie Smith over in Asgard but guess what, this isn't Asgard, we're on freaking Midgard and on Midgard I'm the silver tongue."

Loki gave out a bitter laugh "You really do have a way with words Mr Stark. It's a shame you and I aren't a villainous duo, we could have caused some real havoc around here, maybe even succeeded in world domination."

"I'm sure we could. But like I said last time you were here: if we can't save the world, you can be damn sure we'll avenge it." He looked around at his team all standing proudly weapons drawn "And I have to say, so far we're doing a pretty good job."

A/N: So in the unseen scene which will occur riiiiight... NOW all that happens is that Loki gets arrested taken to SHIELD and the Avengers take a leisurely stroll back to the tower.

The reason I'm not showing that scene is because it's really not needed, this is a nice place to end this chapter and I have an awesome idea for the next one. And I know you thought it was over but it's not I've already done the first two paragraphs of the next chapter.