... Hi? I am so... sooooooooooo terribly sorry.

But here it is! Finally! This is the last chapter of Beautiful distraction but soon I will be starting the Avengers companion piece and that's just going to be a whack of fun and a lot of heartbreak. Wooo...

Also I have a tumblr now (I am terrible at it) and I would love to follow some readers of the Spaceman series and just have a grand old time with funny things, Spaceman sneak peeks, and some Loki love, kdsparrow . tumblr. com (minus the spaces).

Anyways if you are reading this I owe you ten thousand hugs and I love you beyond words!

p.s. The way I'd love this chapter title to look is like so: Fiery End (Beginning)

Enjoy!

Agent Grant quickly pulled his car up to the small townhouse. There were already agents on the premise. And police, he caught a glimpse of fellow S.H.I.E.L.D agents trying to persuade the few officers that they had the situation under control. He jumped out of the car, ignoring the familiar sensation tugging at him to look for a partner who wasn't following him; he took a deep breath and didn't break his stride. He made his way into the townhouse and past two citizens' he didn't recognize. He saw Sloane sitting down and huddled under a blanket; she was shivering. Another agent was questioning her. He quickly walked over to another familiar face. Grant joined Liam on a sofa.

Grant inclined his head, "Hello."

Liam looked up and smiled slightly in recognition, "Oh, hey."

Grant looked to him questioningly, "So?"

Liam sighed and began to recount his story.

Loki stood completely unresolved. He hated the conflict he was enduring. Everything else was going according to plan, excitement coursed through him when he realized how close he was to setting his plot in motion. But then there was Penny. He scowled, his eye twitching slightly. Nothing with Penny came easily, nothing made sense. Lorelai had painfully stressed the fact to him that Penny was mortal. Loki wasn't a fool; he knew that Penny couldn't be different than the rest of the inferior race. And yet she was so stunningly unique that he refused to write her off as one of them. And it was this questioning, this doubting of what he held to be true that was beginning to wear on him. His feelings for Penny were ridiculous but he also refused to deny himself of them. Furthermore he couldn't imagine bending Penny to his will. It wasn't right, she was capable of freedom. She was strong in the strangest ways and she was so incomprehensibly compassionate. He shook his head; sentiment was not something he desired to possess and yet here he had it, in multitudes; all for this one mortal woman. He tried to recall when it was that he had grown so attached to her. He couldn't. He remembered allowing himself to indulge in feelings for her; he couldn't have known just how incredibly deep those feelings would become. Loki sighed; it was no use, if he didn't go he wouldn't be able to focus on anything else. He prepared himself to journey to Penny's former abode.

Lorelai had pulled Penny from the house and pushed her into a sleek red car. Penny watched as Lorelai climbed into the driver's seat.

Lorelai crinkled her nose, "I abhor driving."

Penny raised her eyebrows, "I can drive."

Lorelai let out a dark laugh, "You are charming I'll give you that." And then she masterfully spun the car on to the road, ripping away down the street.

Penny felt a little sick as the world flew by at a remarkable speed. She brought her head up against the roof to steady herself; she looked to her abductor, "So… what's happening?"

Lorelai shrugged slightly, "Not quite certain. I don't much like you. And your lover struck me in a rather unappealing gesture."

"We're… we're not together anymore." Penny bit her lip, ignoring the stinging that was beginning to plague her eyes.

Lorelai quickly glanced over at the trembling mortal, "Is that so?"

Penny nodded and looked out her window.

"Well, I don't really care. And as I said, I am not fond of you." She increased their speed and whipped out of the town.

Penny turned to her with apprehension, "How long have you known Loki?"

Lorelai smirked, "We were childhood companions; the four of us, Loki, his brother, myself and my sister. Thor and Amora are both the elder siblings so Loki and I had a special bond." She winked at Penny, "We separated as we grew older; Amora and Loki maintained their attachment through their shared interest in magic. I cannot recall the last time I spoke to Thor."

A small silence fell.

Penny looked up at Lorelai hopefully, "I don't suppose that since Loki and I are no longer involved-

"Oh, I really did not anticipate your inclination to chatter." Lorelai frowned and glanced over at Penny.

Penny raised an eyebrow, "Well, I'd rather not be kidnapped, so-

Lorelai reached over and pinched Penny's neck with a quick utterance of an ancient word.

Penny's eyes rolled back and she slumped against her seat, unconscious.

Lorelai smiled and turned her attention back to the road.

Loki arrived to Penny's former home out of breath and slightly overheated. He surveyed the situation swiftly and donned a S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform and hat to disguise himself. He carefully sidestepped the attention of the agents with ease as they were arguing with a local police force. Apprehension grew into anxiety as he searched for his love. He brought his head down and walked in the townhouse, quickly pulling his collar up as he passed the abhorrent Blake and his concubine. He kept an eye on them as ventured further into the somewhat familiar house. Loki quickly turned when he saw Liam and Grant. He continued looking and soon found Sloane shivering. He carefully and silently sat down beside her, keeping his head low.

Sloane sighed shakily, "I already-

She paused when she saw who it was, her eyes widening.

Loki kept her gaze, his voice low and hard, "Where. Is. She?"

Sloane took a deep, unsteady breath, "Lorelai took her. Don't know why. I'd say that Lorelai has a red car, nice but not too flashy, more classy-like." She looked around and nodded to where Lorelai's companion was being questioned, "He was with her, probably under some sort of spell like the others. He's a S.H.I.E.L.D agent and he managed to screw things up for them before she kidnapped Penny, he made it very hard for them to be able to find her. They're trying to work things out with the police but it's hard to do that when their system has been sabotaged from the inside."

Loki nodded slowly.

Sloane turned to him, "Who else did Lorelai get? How do we know they're not all brain washed?"

Loki lowered his head further as an agent passed them, "Lorelai's skills are a far cry from perfection. She utilizes love spells, nasty but not sophisticated. Any of her victims will be unable to hide if you get them to speak of her."

Sloane nodded, understanding, "They're lovesick, even if she told them not to say anything?"

Loki smirked, "Their love for her is stronger than any order she gives them. Which is why love spells can get quite messy." His expression cooled as his eyes darted to and fro, "Where would she have taken her?"

Sloane glanced up, "Their performing a search, but without their normal resources it's hard for them."

Loki's eyes hardened as he rose, "I will find her."

Sloane pulled her keys from her pocket and threw them at him, "Take my bike."

When Penny woke up the first thing she recognized was Lorelai's form standing over her. The next thing to invade her consciousness was the comfortless posture that came from lying on a concrete floor. She winced and sat up slowly, putting a hand to her head that was becoming enveloped in a splitting headache.

Lorelai looked at her with disdain, "You are so… delicate. Perhaps that's why he cares for you; he's the weakling in Asgard." Lorelai spun on her heel and walked across the room, "You are in a cellar with two exits. One is over there and leads up to the abandoned dwelling where I will be. These stairs," She gestured to the set of stairs beside her, "lead to the outside world, we are far enough from civilisation so do not hope there will be people around if you try to scream. Furthermore," the redhead leaned down and poured what looked like blue sand down at the base of the stairs, "If you cross this line I will know. And I will bring you back here." She brushed her hands together before flipping her hair and heading over to the other staircase.

Penny stood up slowly, "What are you going to do with me?"

Lorelai looked back at her and shrugged, "Whatever I desire. I have not chosen what it is that I would like to do with you. Possibly keep you until Loki challenges your world."

"You don't think he'll come for me?" Penny's voice was quiet.

Lorelai smiled, "Perhaps," she sauntered away, "Perhaps not. Now if you'll excuse me I must commence discourse with my overbearing elder sister."

Penny frowned, "She's here?"

Lorelai rolled her eyes and began to ascend her stairs, "Of course not. She would never journey to this pathetic domain. We know of a little trick involving runes and water. Farewell my dear, if I hear your voice posing another question I will be tempted to destroy you."

And she was gone.

Penny grimaced, 'my overbearing elder sister'. She thought of the other Asgardian that Penny knew with an overbearing elder sibling. Everything Lorelai said to her was laced with condescension and on top of that anytime she mentioned Loki Lorelai made it seem that she knew Loki better, she tried to make Penny feel inadequate and pitiful. But Penny knew Loki couldn't be swayed by Lorelai, despite their common history. Penny studied the unfinished basement, a few barbeque supplies were in one corner, a shelf in another corner housed cleaning supplies. Penny frowned, the place didn't seem abandoned; she worried what might have happened to its inhabitants. Her mind drifted back to Loki and Lorelai, Lorelai was too shallow for him. She's a simple vindictive woman who is mean and… Penny's eyes alighted on something on top of the shelf, stupid. So stupid. Penny made her way over to the shelf and stretched out, reaching the shotgun that lay on top of it. A gun might not stop Lorelai, Penny glanced over at the barbecue supplies, but it might help her gain some attention. Penny put the gun down at the base of the stairs leading out. She grabbed some of the cleaning supplies, some old cardboard boxes which conveniently held some old newspapers, she piled everything near a propane tank; her heart pounding against her ribcage. Just shooting a propane tank wouldn't make it explode, but if she lit a fire behind it… she carefully sprayed the paper and cardboard with the most flammable cleaning product she could find, for good measure she sprayed some of the opposing walls as well. She searched the supplies for matches, her heart leaping when she found a barbeque lighter. Everything was prepared. She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her racing pulse. Very carefully she lit the lighter and lowered it on to the paper, the flame jumped out and ignited the surface of the paper and quickly spread to box. Smoke began to rise. Penny dropped the lighter and jogged over to the shotgun and picked it up. Her grandfather had taught her to shoot a gun, she never really wanted to know how but she was thrilled to learn something from the special old man. It had been years and she was probably going to miss and probably break her arm but she honestly didn't have much time, S.H.I.E.L.D was almost definitely at Blake's right now and, if she was close enough, they'd see this fire. She hoped.

Penny closed her eyes briefly before breaching Lorelai's line. She raced up the stairs and opened the door before turning around and facing the tank. She took a few calming breaths and focused, aiming as best she could.

As Lorelai promised she would, she appeared at the opposite stairwell and all but strutted down the stairs. She surveyed the small fire and the gun in Penny's hands, "My, my, you have kept busy. What do you mean to accomplish here?"

Penny closed one eye and focused on achieving perfect aim, "You might want to back away there Red."

Lorelai sent her an unimpressed glance, "Are you going to shoot me mortal?"

Penny placed a finger on the trigger, "Nope but it's going to get really hot in here and you probably want to run right about now."

Lorelai looked from the fire and then back at Penny; she sighed and began to walk to where Penny stood.

Penny grimaced and flipped the safety off, muttering, "Don't say I didn't warn you." She pulled the trigger.

The next few moments were impossibly enhanced to Penny's senses. The gun jerked and she stumbled and fell back on to the top stair. At the same time she felt the bullet heading straight for the target. As she furiously scrambled her way out through the door an intense blast of heat hit her back and pushed her forward. At almost the same time the sound of the explosion hit her ears, forcing a ringing into her head. She got to her feet and ran outside, running a bit before stopping and looking back.

Flames licked at the doorway and Penny allowed herself to crumple down on to her knees, her arms incredibly sore. She breathed heavily, her eyes registering the smoky scene before her. She looked at the house and its surroundings, finding it familiar and most definitely not abandoned. Her eyes alighted on a wheel barrow lying near a lawn tractor with an ominous red gas canister beside it. Penny back a little further away. She stopped when she heard a cry sound out from the fiery doorway. Penny squinted to make out the Asgardian figure pulling itself out of the basement.

Lorelai was surrounded by light blue ice that kept cracking as more and more flames closed around her, she was burned in places but not completely, blue light flicking from her finger tips as she attempted to combat the fire.

All of the anger and hatred Penny felt for Lorelai didn't simply fade away, but she couldn't help the overwhelming sense of guilt and pity that began to course through her. Penny began run, albeit begrudgingly, to her enemies aid.

It took Loki a few minutes to figure out Sloane's motorcycle but his memory served him well as he remembered the last time he rode on it. He moved to the outskirts of the town, keeping his senses alert for any indication of Penny's whereabouts. He heard the explosion and immediately sped off down the somewhat familiar road that would lead him to the now rising smoke tower.

Penny ran to the side of the house and grabbed the water hose; she contemplated turning it on but in doing that she probably would render her escape efforts pointless. Instead she yanked it out of the faucet, she stumbled back before grabbing both ends and running to Lorelai, she threw one end at her, "Here! Just wait." Penny then ran across the street pulling the other end of the hose, searching for something to tie it to, she ran forward and knotted the hose around a telephone pole, yelling back to Lorelai, "Pull!"

Lorelai pulled herself out of the doorway; the flames no longer attacking her but leaving their toll, her legs were burnt and dragging behind her. Blue ice was still crackling around her, melting and soaking her for protection.

Penny looked at the nearby gas canister, "Hurry!" As Penny watched the flames begin to feed on the grass she felt her heart rate speed up even faster. Penny cursed and ran back to the burning house. She grabbed the wheelbarrow and pushed it fiercely at Lorelai, "Get in."

Lorelai looked up to her with hatred and mistrust.

Penny cursed again, "I'm not going to kill you. That gas jug over there," Penny pointed hurriedly, "Is going to light up any second and that will not be fun so get in and start pulling because your life does in fact depend on it."

With as much effort as she could manage Lorelai pulled herself into the wheel barrow as Penny used all of her strength to steady it. Once inside Lorelai began to pull on the hose and Penny pushed behind her, straining against the wheel barrow.

As they neared the edge of the road the gas canister blew and Penny jerked forward, stumbling and falling beside the wheel barrow, sore but not burnt.

A half a moment later Penny heard the loud drone of a motorcycle speeding towards them, she looked up hardly believing her eyes when Loki leapt from it and the bike continued to skid down the street.

Loki was at her side quickly cupping her cheek and asking her if she was alright. Penny blinked slowly, her eyebrows furrowing as she tried to make sense of the situation.

Loki's relief at Penny's apparent safety began to fade into concern as she looked at him in confusion. He grabbed her firmly, "Are you harmed? Are you well? Penny," he increased pressure in his grip, "Answer me."

Penny shook her head slightly, "I'm fine, sorry, I'm fine."

The corners of Loki's lips upturned slightly as he pulled her closer to him, sighing quietly.

Penny rested her head against his chest as he held her, a tear she didn't expect falling down her cheek.

Loki pulled away and helped her up. Penny rose carefully and was shocked to see Lorelai standing a few feet away.

Lorelai's expression was pained and her skin was covered in blood and soot but she wasn't burned. She was breathing heavily and clutching her leg with a bloodied hand.

Penny grimaced and moved close against Loki.

Loki stared at Lorelai, "What-

He was cut off by a ripping sound as a light appeared behind Lorelai, a glowing hole that swallowed her as light green snakes fell out on to the ground not far from Penny's feet. Penny shrieked and nearly leapt on to Loki. After a moment the light and Lorelai were gone, Loki raised his eyebrows, "Impressive. That requires an abundance of power and precision and an infinite amount of-

Penny cut him off with another shriek as the skinny snakes hissed and bared their teeth at her, every now and then striking as they moved closer.

Loki pulled her away and crushed one underneath his boot.

"Oh! Don't kill them!" Penny bit her lip.

Loki waved his hands and the snakes, including the one under his boot melted into dust.

He studied Penny for a moment, "Do you have an affinity for things that mean to harm you?"

Penny shook her head, "Oh please, I'm no masochist; I just don't enjoy things dying."

Loki glanced at the wheel barrow, "So you save the life of the one who was responsible for the murder of your friend."

Penny shrugged, "I didn't know what to do okay? Everything was on fire, adrenaline was, is racing through my veins and she was dying and I could stop that from happening. So. I did." She shook her hands, trying to calm her body.

He looked at her with an unreadable expression, "I am, sorry this happened to you."

She shrugged again, looking over to the spot of Lorelai's disappearance, "Not your fault, she's a piece of work that one."

He sent her his half smile, "And yet…"

She raised an eyebrow, "What?"

Loki nodded to the blaze, "Look what you've done."

Penny's stared at the burning house guiltily, "Yeah…"

His expression changed to concern, "You are quite certain you are well?"

She sighed, "Yes! I'm fine, surprisingly, I don't know how I managed that." She studied him, took in his weathered appearance. The last few times she'd seen him she had noticed things, small things, dark circles under his eyes, a slight finger twitch, and a strange weariness that seemed amplified now. All of it seemed a little augmented, she was reminded of the first time she met him, when he was injured and had fallen through space. There was something else about him, something that had been growing ever since she met him; exponentially since their time in Puente Antiguo. A wildness, an intensity that now revealed itself and sent a chill down her spine.

She fought the urge to reach out to him, "Are you okay?"

He gave her a confused smile, "Of course."

Penny watched his expression fall a bit, just slightly; not enough to really mean anything but she knew that he had just lied to her. She stared him down, "You sure?

His expression turned to complacency, "Yes."

Silence fell between them.

They stared at each other as the silence stretched out; Penny was the first to break it, "Well…"

Loki gave her a small, sad smile, "I will return you to them."

Penny fought the lump in her throat, "Thanks."

Loki walked briskly over to the fallen motorbike where it lay a few yards down the road.

Penny wiped a tear away before jolting forward in surprise, "Oh my god." She looked at the scenery around her, "As if."

They were by the meadow. The meadow where she met Loki. She walked over to the motorcycle staring at the incredible field that was less than half a mile down from where she stood.

Loki straightened the bike out and followed Penny's gaze, "I could scarcely believe that this is where she brought you."

Her eyes began to fill, "How could she have known?"

Loki shook his head, "I do not believe she did, it is distanced from the populace. She simply chose this place because she believed it would be the superior point to leave you. Furthermore, there are slight remnants of my fall here; she could make use of any leftover mystical energy to aid her in performing any spells."

Penny nodded, "Is that how she," she gestured to where Lorelai disappeared, "… you know."

"No. Well, it undoubtedly would have been very helpful. However that spell unquestionably belonged to her sister."

"Oh. Cool."

The sounds of sirens met their ears.

Loki gestured to the slightly misshapen bike, "Come now."

Penny took a last look at the meadow before turning and studying the bike, "Umm… was it dented before you got it or is that from you?"

Loki looked at her pleadingly, "I was concerned for you, and I admit I was not thinking of the vehicle."

Penny tilted her head, "You're too tall for it."

Loki watched her with amusement as the siren sounds drew closer, "We should move."

She bit her lip, "You're taking me back?"

He nodded.

"Promise?"

Loki sighed, "Of course."

Penny stared at his features, wishing they could stay in this last moment together forever, "I keep forgetting I'm supposed to hate you."

His eyes suddenly changed, sadness and passion entered into is gaze at the same time. He moved much closer to her, staring down at her with a fire that dwarfed the flaming house that lay just yards beside them.

Penny was the one to close the distance between them, not caring that she had promised that this part of her life was over. His kiss engulfed her, it was almost too hot, her skin felt the fire and her heart was racing and breaking, beating so fast that she thought it might burst. Before she was consumed completely she pulled away, watching him carefully, "Alright, well… I'm not driving."

The corners of Loki's mouth twitched as he turned and hopped on to the motorcycle.

Penny followed suit and wrapped her arms around him, nestling her head into his shoulders. As they sped down the road, and past fire trucks and a police car Penny wondered if she would ever escape the only love that made her feel so incredibly alive and in a strange way, perfect. Being with Loki was terrible she told herself but she couldn't deny the fact that she felt incredible with him. She let a tear escape into the wind; she had made her choice and she knew it was the right one. Yet she just couldn't let him go; and a little part of her knew she never would.

Penny and Loki pulled to a stop just down the street from Blake and Becky's place.

Before Penny was able to make herself seen Loki pulled her aside.

He handed her an envelope, "For Sloane," he nodded at the bike, "To compensate for the damage."

Penny nodded, "Thanks."

They stared at each other.

Penny once again found herself worrying about him, "Are you sure you're okay."

His features broke into a dangerous grin, "Never better."

She felt fear prickle along her skin, "Okay then."

His expression fell; he kissed her forehead, "Farewell."

Penny looked up at him, "We're still over."

He nodded.

She sighed, "But if you ever need anyone to talk to or something…"

The grin was back with a devilish glint in his eyes, "Just what does 'something' entail?"

Penny hit him, "Emotional support!" She looked back at the police scene before turning back at him, "Bye."

He inclined his head to her and turned to go.

She called after him, "Don't do anything stupid!"

Loki flashed her a smile before disappearing from her sight.

Penny tried to squash the feeling of dread that was gnawing at her stomach. She walked onto the police scene and was immediately accosted by several agents with several billion questions. She stared at them wide eyed until a figure beyond them caught her eye.

Standing in her old doorway was an old friend, "Grant!" she pushed past the other agents and threw her arms around her former guardian.

Grant smiled and returned her hug, nearly laughing as she pulled away, "You're okay!"

She beamed at him, "I'm fine! Well," she gave him a sheepish expression, "Physically I'm fine; emotionally I'm all over the place."

Grant gave her a concerned look, "It will all be okay, I do need you to tell me what happened."

Penny nodded, "Of course, just let me go check on my friends."

He looked at the other agents and then back at Penny's puppy dog expression and sighed, "Fine but make quick!"

Penny raced into the house, bumping into Liam; she grabbed him, "Are you alright?"

Liam stared at her in bewilderment, "Yes! I'm fine! How are you?"

She smiled, "Oh, totally fine, where's Sloane?"

He gestured to where Sloane was seated. Penny quickly darted to her friend's side.

She took Sloane's hand, "You okay?"

Sloane looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "He found you?"

Penny smiled, "Yeah… but that was after I practically blew Lorelai up."

Sloane's brow furrowed, "Is she…"

Penny shook her head, "She's fine, I think. I mean she was hurt but I didn't let her die. And then she was like sucked up into this magical snakey light thing."

Sloane shivered slightly, "Wow."

Penny nodded, "Yeah. So what's with you?"

"It's a S.H.I.E.L.D item. It's going to wear off within twenty-four hours but I am not pleased with its current effects," she leaned close to Penny and whispered, "I can't… you know… mimic or whatever."

Penny's expression was aghast, "Well they must have a good reason for having something like that."

Sloane's expression hardened, "I'm sure they do… just why did that guy have it with him? Do they all carry it all the time? Ugh… sometimes I hate them."

Penny gave her a sympathetic expression, "Is there someone I should call?"

A far off look entered into Sloane's eyes and she muttered, "Kella."

Penny frowned, "Who is Kella?"

Sloane looked to her startled, "What?"

Penny raised an eyebrow, "You just said Kella, who is that?"

Sloane closed her eyes, "My sister."

"Should we call her…"

Sloane's eyes shot open and she shook herself a bit, "No. I mean. I lost her. She's not dead. I mean, I don't know… haven't seen her since I was thirteen. No I'm fine, I have someone that I will call." She smiled at Penny reassuringly.

Before she could respond Penny was tapped on the shoulder, she looked up at Grant.

He smiled apologetically, "Sorry, but you need to come with me, debriefing time."

Penny nodded and got up.

Grant and Sloane shared a look, Sloane nodding unhappily as she rose as well.

"Well, Penny I'll be seeing you." She gave her a rare smile.

Penny grinned, "Okay, don't worry, when I get back no more twenty questions and we can watch whatever movie you want."

Sloane's eyes darted to Grants briefly, "Sounds like a plan."

Penny jumped a little, "Oh! Before I go..." she handed Sloane the envelope, "Um... that's for the bike." She smiled apologetically, "See ya!" She turned to go.

Sloane stared at the envelope with great concern before reaching out to Penny, "Hey. Just… trust yourself… and… be strong."

Penny gave her a skeptical look, "Okay… is this debriefing actually some sort of trial by fire? I actually just discovered my talent with fire."

Sloane smirked, "See ya."

Penny returned her smile with a strange look on her face before she quickly grabbed Sloane for a short hug, "Bye, thanks." She pulled away and followed Grant out the door, yelling back, "See ya later Liam!" adding in an afterthought: "Sorry about all this Becky!"

Sloane watched Penny leave the house as Liam came to her side.

Liam gestured to where Penny had departed, "How long does a debriefing take?"

Sloane looked down, "It might take a while. You should head home."

Liam turned to her in surprise, "No way, I'll stay here for when she gets back I want to know everything that happened."

Sloane cleared her throat, ignoring the stinging sensation in her eyes, "She's not coming back Liam; not for a while."

He turned to her, "What?"

"She's not safe with me. We're not safe with her."

Liam felt his anger rising, "Bullshit."

She sent him a levelling gaze, "Liam, please; when all this mess is over, she'll come home."

He eyed her carefully, "Promise."

She frowned, "What?"

"Promise me she'll come home." He looked to her pleadingly.

She stared at him, "She'll come home."

Liam sighed and turned to go talk to Blake and Becky.

Sloane walked to the empty doorway, whispering softly, "Alright Penny? When all this is done, come home."

Penny watched the dark scenery fly by before turning to Grant, "So. Where we going?"

Grant didn't look up from his phone, "Debriefing."

"Grant."

He looked up at her.

"I'm not stupid," Penny sent him a condescending look, "First of all there was that whole weird goodbye situation with Sloane and then I started to think about it. Like why am I the only one being taken away for debriefing? Also the first time I hung out with Loki I was assigned two agents and when that went… sour-"

Grant winced slightly.

"-I got a mutant bodyguard and now all this… well history tells me my situation is about to change." She gave a questioning expression.

He put his phone down, "Fine. You're dangerous Penny and whatever your… 'friend' is up to it's not good. We want you with us. So for now we're going to a sort of mobile base until we figure out what exactly we should do with you, or your 'friend' decides to make his move."

Penny quietly addressed herself, "Trust myself and be strong." She sighed, "Okay, 'mobile base', eh?"

Grant nodded.

She shrugged, "Fair enough." Penny turned back to the window and rested her head on it; the blurry images flashing by as they drove through the night. Under her breath she whispered, "Alright Spaceman, let the games begin."

C'est finis!

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raebearchan: Well thank-you! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! And I have updated so let me know what you think ;)

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Angie007: (Cool name). I'm glad you love this story, allow me to address a few points... unfortunately for the duration of the Avengers Penny is not going to be 'special'. She's working with what she's got and she's mortal which is something that really complicates her and Loki's relationship. I also love when Loki gets jealous, didn't get a chance to throw that in this chapter but if you read the next one there will definitely be some jealous. I can promise you that Penny will not get pregnant and I can also promise you that Loki won't cheat on her. Hope you liked this chapter, thanks for the review!

Nyra: Oh you goons! Ha, I love it! The end is here, but really it's just another beginning isn't it... errr... well I hope it was satisfactory! Hope you continue to read!

Call me Figgy:As you wish Figgy, You are incredibly sweet! Thank-you that really means a lot to hear (or read, or whatever). Oh no worries for not reviewing, I'm glad you did now, it really helps get focused and write! And I will always continue so I hope you will continue to read! Thank-you!

JPatience: Well, welcome! And thank-you! Oh man it is intoxicating isn't it? I feel the same way writing it ;) And twitter! Fantastic! Let me know if you do I'll check it out! You're amazing, hope you continue to read!

YourLovleyLunatic74154: Okay, you're awesome! Thank-you! That's wonderful, and just write! I was so the same way, just keep writing and keep thinking about stories and it'll get easier! I hope you publish one day because I will definitely check it out! Cliffhanger gone? I hope so :) Oh thank-you I love you! Good luck!

fencat: Well I hope you read to find out what happened to Penny, she's a badass thats what happened to Penny :) And thank-you I'm so glad you found the story and reviewed, it really means a lot.

Anon: Omg, I love your version, unfortunately that is not how things turn out but i haven't given up hope for a happy ending for Penny and Loki so neither should you :) Let me know what you thought of this update! Thanks so much for the review!