The Avengers had just gotten back after a disaster of a mission and still no closer to finding Loki's missing scepter.

"How again are we even in this situation?" Tony asked no one in particular as he walked around the penthouse. "The we gave Loki's staff thingy to SHEILD, so how did they even loss it in the first place?"

"We been over this Tony, it doesn't matter how it was lost what is important is finding out where it is before anyone gets hurt," Steve said not even looking up from his notes.

They had been on this search for weeks and still have not been able to find any information about where the scepter was. They had managed to find some clues that had led them to a local gang in New York, but that had been a dead end.

In truth Steve had not expected it to go anywhere. The biggest thing the gang had been into was the local cocaine business. And while the leaders had been smart, he just could not see them out thinking SHEILD. Or keeping them on their goose chase.

No whoever had the scepter was not a fool and knew how to outsmart even the best minds of SHEILD.

"This is where you are wrong, Cap, if we know how…." Tony said.

Before Tony could finish there was a loud noise outside, sounding like a strong burst of wind was blowing directly on one spot on the top of the tower. Almost as soon as the sound was heard it ended.

"Sir, Mr. Odinson is here to see you," Jarvis said over the intercom.

"I thought Pointbreak went home to protect Reindeer Games," Tony said to the room.

No one said anything, but Natashia, Clint and Steve were all making their way past Tony to see what is going on. Tony just shrugged his shoulders and followed.

Thor meets them halfway from the roof, with Loki asleep in his arms. Before any of them could say anything, Thor starts.

"My friends I must ask for sanctuary here for my brother," Thor says lowering his head.

Tony opens his mouth to talk but is cut off by Steve.

"Let go get inside and you can tell us what is going on."

Thor nods and follows the group inside. Once inside they head to the living room where Thor places Loki on the couch. After making sure that Loki was alright Thor turns the gathered group. And tells them everything that has happened since he had last seen them.

When he finished, everyone just stared at him for a moment.

Tony broke the silence.

"You actually used your brother as bait and people think I am self-centered."

"Why didn't you take him to SHIELD headquarters, surely they will be better equipped to guard your brother," Steve said while giving Tony a pointed look.

"I do not believe so my friend," Thor said with his head down. "I was able to get Virgo to come to me because he knew were Loki was. I do not believe that I need to remind you how we learned of the plot against Loki in the first place. If Virgo were to discover that Loki is no longer on Asgard, SHIELD headquarters is the first place he will look."

"So, you hope to hide Loki by bring him to a place that Virgo may not be aware of," Natashia said.

"That is correct," Thor said.

Everyone was quiet of a moment.

"Pointbreak, you brought Reindeer Game's to the wrong place," Tony said.

"My friend, will you turn Loki away for the things that were not of his control."

"You didn't let me finish," Tony said. "You brought him to the wrong place, because it is likely that this mad man of yours knows about this tower. Think about it, this is where the battle of New York was centered making this a likely place to look for Reindeer games."

"I did not think of that," Thor said.

"My house in Malibu point however, is far enough away and well enough hidden. Also, no alien armies have come out of the sky by it."

"That will be very much appreciated," Thor said bowing his head.

"What about security," Steve said, "If Loki has no control of himself, he is just as much a danger as he was when we thought he was acting on his own freewill."

"You underestimate me, that house is where I keep most of my suits. Security there is just as high there as it is here." Tony said with a smirk on his face. "The only question I have is how long will mommy's little beddy bye time spell will last?"

"My mother's spell will last for two days' time," Thor said.

"Perfect," Tony said. "That gives us an enough time to get him over to Malibu and safe in a locked room before he can wake up and start causing trouble."

"Hold up of a moment," Client cut in. "Not that I don't want to help Loki, we still have to worry about that scepter of his. The one that we can't find and whoever was pulling Loki's strings is using to expand the power of the mind stone."

"The scepter is not expanding the power of the mind stone," Thor said.

"What do you mean?" Clint asked.

"According to my father the Infinity Stones' power cannot be expanded. The only way that Loki would have been able to control you was if he had the mind stone with him."

"If Loki had the mind stone, how was he being controlled by it?" Steve asked.

"At the time of the attack on New York, Loki had been under the control of the mind stone of at least a year and could no longer do anything that Thanos did not wish. The stone being in Thanos physical possession is of little importance at this point," Thor explained.

"So, the scepter has the mind stone in it. That makes things so much better now doesn't it." Clint said. "That makes finding the scepter all the more important. How are we going to focus on both protecting Loki and finding his scepter?"

"At the moment we have not been making a lot of headway," Natashia pointed out. "Our last few clues have been wild gooses chases. I think it's time to go about this in a different way. Before Thor got here Tony brought up a good point. We need to focus on how they got the scepter from SHIELD. Clint and I are the best qualified to do that and the rest of you can protect Loki and worry about finding out a way to stop this Virgo."

"Alright, me, Tony and Thor will be leaving with Loki in an hour. You two find out what you can about how the scepter left SHIELD possession. We keep us informed on anything you find out."

Everyone nodded.

"After we have Loki secure one of us will stay to guard Loki and the others will join the search for the scepter," Steve finished.

"Cap are you sure that one person will be enough to guard Loki?" Tony asked.

"At the moment Loki is under the control of the mind stone and cannot make any decisions or chooses without that stone. The stone is in the scepter, we find the scepter we can free Loki. Also, with the power that the mind stone possesses I do not want it out there for longer than it needs to be."

"So, focus on what we have been trying to do for weeks now, just with an added time crunch," Tony said.

"Thor, I believe that at the moment it will be best if you take the first few watches with Loki," Steve said, as if Tony hadn't said anything.

"I should be out there doing what I need to do to save my brother," Thor said putting his hand on Mjölnir's handle.

"I understand you want to do everything in your power to free your brother, but someone needs to guard him," Steve said.

"It sounds to me that this spell on Loki does not change the way he does things just his will in doing them, you know all of Loki's tricks which makes you the best candidate to keep him at Tony's," Natashia said.

Steve nodded and added.

"Also, you told us that your mother was able to react the real Loki, if we can do that again we may have a better chance of helping him. You're his brother, if anyone could reach him it will be you. The best place for you to be to protect you brother is there with him."

"Think about it Pointbreak, do you really trust anyone else with your brother in the state he is in other than yourself. Even if it was, say yours truly," Tony added.

Thor looked at his brother who lay sound asleep on the couch.

"You are right my friends it is in my brother's best interest if I was to stay with him," Thor said he then made a point to look Steve directly in the eye.

"I am to be keep in the loop of anything that has to do with my brother or the scepter."

"You have my word that you will be," Steve said.