Steve had saved that man, then started a fight with Loki.
"I can't get a clear shot on him..." Natasha said.
"Just hang on," Atea said, "We may not need to shoot him."
Just then, there was a song blaring through the intercom and speakers. It sounded like ACDC.
"Miss me, Agent Romanoff?" A voice said.
Natasha shook her head, but smiled a little.
"Who was that?" Atea asked her.
"You'll see."
Both Captain America and Loki stopped fighting for a second, hearing the music. A man with a suit of iron armour was standing there, aiming at Loki.
That's Tony Stark! Or should I say Iron Man.
Stark didn't kill Loki, or shoot him much to Atea's gratitude. Romanoff landed the jet so Loki could be brought on board. Atea's heart was racing, this was the moment she'd been waiting for all night. I know he can't see me, and he won't be able to if I'm sitting in the front seat, but will Stark say something? There are a lot of ways this could go wrong.
They all walked into the jet, Steve first, Loki second, and Tony following him. They were in the air, and not a word had been uttered.
Fury came through Natasha's headphones, "Has he said anything?"
"Not a word," she replied.
"Just get him back here."
"Roger that."
Tony and Steve were talking quietly, but there was a hostile tension between them. Atea could feel it. The tension between them isn't going to let up anytime soon, I get the impression that it's not a good thing either.
Lightning flashed through the sky, causing everyone to jump.
"Where's this coming from?" Natasha wondered aloud, uneasy.
They all glanced around the room, Atea looked at the sky, this was sudden, there hadn't been any clouds a moment ago.
"What," Steve said, Atea guessed he was talking to Loki, but she couldn't turn around, "afraid of a little lightning?"
"I'm not overly fond of what follows," he replied. His answer made everyone wary.
Just then, there was a heavy thud on top of the plane.
Stark put his mask on, starting to walk to the back of the jet. Atea turned around, unable to hold back anymore. She had her helmet on, and her hair couldn't be seen. Loki shouldn't be able to recognize her.
Thor was there, right in front of her. He looked furious, angrier than when he was arguing with Loki in Asgard. Thor grabbed Loki by the neck and flew out of the plane.
"And now there's that guy," Tony muttered.
"Another Asgardian?" Natasha asked.
"That was Thor, the god of thunder," Atea answered.
"You think he's friendly?" Steve questioned.
"He saved my life."
"It doesn't matter," Tony interrupted, "if he frees Loki, or kills him, the Tesseract is lost." He started to walk to the open latch at the back of the jet.
"Stark!" Steve shouted, "We need a plan of attack!"
"I have a plan; attack." He flew out of the plane, following Thor.
Steve sighed in frustration and grabbed a parachute.
"I'd sit this one out, Cap," Natasha told him.
"I don't see how I can."
"These guys come from legend, they're practically gods," She warned him.
"I agree," Atea said.
"There's only one god ma'am, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." With that, he flew out of the window.
"Well now what?"
"We'll hover over them. They're going to be letting off some steam for a while. We can also pick up Loki."
"Do you think they'll be okay? They didn't look like they wanted to talk things out."
"It won't be your average bar fight, but nobody will be killed. Hopefully. Think of it as a bunch of kids horsing around."
"A play fight isn't what I have in mind."
"Nor mine. I'm just trying to give you something. I have no clue what's going on down there."
Atea remembered something from a few days ago, "Fury told me that one of the members of this team was compromised? If you don't mind me asking, what happened?"
Natasha's face hardened like a stone. "Loki's sceptre is able to control people, and that's what it did to Barton. We're looking to get him back, and we will."
"Did you know him personally?"
"He's my partner."
"Oh... Like romantically?"
"No, I owe him a debt."
"Okay." Atea felt that Nat didn't want to talk about it at all, so she dropped the subject. This was going to be a long night.
In the end, Loki was brought back to the helicarrier, along with Tony, Steve and Thor. Atea hadn't seen Thor since he helped her escape, and he was surprised that she was here.
"Atea! What are you doing here? Are you not supposed to be home?"
"I thought that's where I was going as well," she shrugged, "But apparently the director had other plans. I don't even know if my parents' memory was restored." Thor looked stunned, but said nothing.
Everyone met in the control room, watching the screens that showed Loki in his holding cell.
The cage was made of some transparent materiel, like plastic or glass. Fury was talking to Loki, who stood in the cage, looking around.
"If you so much as scratch that glass," Fury said, pushing some buttons on a screen, "thirty thousand feet! Straight down in a steel cage. You get how that works? Ant," he pointed at Loki and the cell, "boot," he pointed back at himself.
Loki chuckled, "Impressive cage. Not, I think, built for me."
Fury stared at him, "Built for something a lot stronger than you."
Atea was confused, "Who's he talking about?" No one said anything, but the look Romanoff gave her meant that she should keep her mouth shut.
"Oh I've heard," Loki grinned and looked directly into the camera, "the mindless beast, makes play he's still a man."
Atea looked around, the mindless beast? Who is he talking about? Natasha looked at Bruce, who looked back, then averted his eyes. What the heck was that? I need some answers.
"... To call on such lost creatures to defend you," Loki was talking and Atea focused again.
"How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war, you steal a force you can't hope to control, you talk about peace and you kill because it's fun. You have made me very desperate. You might not be glad that you did."
"Ooh, it burns you to have come so close. To have the Tesseract, to have power. Unlimited power. For what? A warm light for all man light to share?" He smiled maliciously, "And then to be reminded what real power is."
Fury paused, saying nothing, his mouth twitching, "Well let me know if Real Power wants a magazine or something." He replied, walking away.
Loki stared directly at the camera, directly at Atea. It made her squirm in her seat.