Tony and Bruce stared in shock at the unconscious demigod slumped on the floor. Bruce leaned over Tony and tapped a button on the monitor, turning the gas off.
'Is he ok?'
'I can't tell if he's breathing or not', Bruce replied, biting his lip. 'Is there any way to check?', he asked, looking at Tony.
Tony shook his head. 'We'll need to go in.'
'You can't go in there! That dose of radiation would kill anyone'
'Don't you worry about that, Brucie', replied Tony with a reassuring smile
Four minutes later, Natasha and Tony were in full-body hazmat suits outside the cell door.
'You ready?', Natasha asked. Tony just nodded in reply, suddenly unable to speak. Now that he could see Loki in person through the window of the cell the full realization of what he'd done sunk in.
Natasha tapped in the passcode and the door to Loki's cell swung open. Small wisps of gas floated out the door, only to be sucked up by the powerful fans had Tony set up.
Without a word, the pair moved over to Loki. With a nod from Natasha they lifted him; Tony holding his torso and Natasha holding his legs. They moved quickly out of the cell and placed Loki onto a stretcher in the hallway outside.
Bruce moved over to Loki and checked his pulse. 'He's alive. I think he should be fine when he wakes up.'
'When? Not "if"?', asked Tony
Bruce looked at him. 'This is not the pulse of a dying man, Tony. I know what they feel like, and this isn't one. He should be fine'.
Natasha cleared her throat. 'Sorry to interrupt guys, but Fury needs me and Clint on another job. Keep in contact though; let us know if you need us back here'.
Bruce and Tony nodded and mumbled goodbyes. Natasha and Clint left without another word, leaving them with Loki.
'Are you ok with. . .?', Bruce asked gesturing at Loki. 'He makes me. . . nervous'.
'Yeah, yeah, it's all good. You go do your yoga, or whatever you do to calm down.'
Bruce grinned self consciously and left, tripping on the door frame as he walked through it.
Tony smiled and shook his head, stopping when his gaze fell on the demigod. With an uncomfortable lump in his throat he pushed the stretcher out the door and into the lift.
Tony took Loki upstairs and put him into a spare bedroom. Carefully, he lifted him from the stretcher to the bed. Loki let out a low moan when he was set on the bed. Tony froze, awkwardly holding him, but Loki didn't wake up.
After a moment he set him down and went to leave, but at the last moment he turned and looked at Loki. He shouldn't have to wake up alone after everything he's gone through, Tony thought. Instead, he settled down into a chair in the corner of the room and leaned back. It was going to be a long night.
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