"So let me get this straight," Fury said. Thor, Steve, Natasha, Hawkeye and were all in the room as I explained what had happened. "The spell that Loki had' accidentally' casted on you was actually on purpose..."
"Yes." I said.
"And Loki found out that you had feelings for Rogers, so he got jealous, and that's why he strangled you, so that Rogers can realize his feelings…"
"Yes."
"And he knew that the spell was going to take over your mind once you confessed your, uh, feelings toward Rogers, so that the spell could sense that you're not accepting the attachment and could take over your mind so that you would be Loki's, forever."
I squeezed my eyes shut. "That's the way it sounded."
Fury pondered over this. "So what's going to happen when Loki has full control?"
"That's the part that scares me- I don't know."
"You don't know!?"
Hawkeye stood up. We all looked at him. "Loki will have full control over child's brain. So that means he can do anything to her. He can make her act like whatever he wants, do whatever he wants. She'll be like a puppet to Loki's puppeteer."
The room felt empty. Everyone had told me that Hawkeye was under Loki's control once. He did Loki's stealing. He almost killed Natasha, had it not been for Natasha not hitting him in the head. So whatever Hawkeye said, I believed it.
"So I won't have any control over my body? At all?"
Hawkeye's eyebrows furrowed. "When I was under the power of the Tesseract, I saw what I was doing, but I wanted to do what Loki said. Since this is a spell and not some powerful cube…it could be worse."
"Thor," Fury said. "Do you know of anything we could do?"
Thor stayed silent, but his answer was clear.
Fury sighed. "Then there's only one thing we can do. Agent Romanov, escort Child to the holding cell."
The room froze.
"Sir?" Natasha said.
"What?" Steve said.
"I'm sorry, but when Loki takes over Child's mind, we can't have the risk of him escaping."
"But how would he escape?"
"Child knows how to unlock the cell doors, the password to the outside corridors. If he can take over your mind, we can't allow him to have that sort of information. You're his one way ticket to freedom."
"But sir," Natasha started. "Can't we just-."
"That wasn't a suggestion. That was an order."
"Yes sir." She exited.
Fury called after her. "And make it quick! Her eye isn't looking so good."
I looked in the reflection of the metal. Fury was right. The blue streaks were wider, the brown becoming less dominant. I slumped back in my chair. This can't be happening.
My cell wasn't very roomy. I laid back on one wall and stuck my arm out. It barely touched the opposite wall, about one centimeter away. I sighed and laid on my back. At least I had a bed. My arm rested on my forehead, my eyes closed.
Comfortable?
My eyes popped open.. What the hell are you doing here?
Loki stood in between the little space between the bed and the wall. Oh, my, you seem to be uptight. Is there anything wrong?
I squinted. You stupid, malignant fool!
I balled up my hand and tried to hit him. But, of course, I didn't think about Loki actually being a hologram, so I hit the wall.
"AH!" I held my hand.
Loki looked at me with distaste. How could you do such a thing to yourself?
Loki, if you were physically there I would-
Shhhh. He held up a holographic finger to my head. Don't think. Just relax. It'll all be over soon.
What?
Loki motioned to the metal on my bed. I looked. My eye was now dominantly blue, with a few streaks of brown. My insides squirmed, my body shivered.
I turned my back toward him. A bit of silence went by. Then: Loki?
Yes, Amara?
My skin prickled at my new name. Will I be able to, you know, see what's happening to me when the, uh, spell takes over?
I heard Loki smile. Not only will you be able to see what's happening, you'll want to do whatever I tell you to…anything.
I felt a finger run up my back. How are you doing that, even though you're a hologram?
I'm making you feel it. I can make you feel anything.
Well, stop it.
Loki fell silent then. Amara.
Stop calling me that!
Amara, look at me.
I looked at the wall. You can't tell me what to do.
LOOK AT ME!
My body quickly turned around and stared into Holo-Loki's face. What the…?
Loki smiled. The process is almost complete. Amara, stand.
I stood. What's going on? What are you-
Your body movements are the first to be taken over. Then, your eye, then, everything else.
I bit back my tears. Before I go totally vegetable, I have to ask you one thing.
Loki raised an eyebrow.
Why me? Why am I the one who you attached yourself to? What happened on the first day that made you do this?
Loki's face went blank. Because you were not afraid of me. On that first day, I felt your hand as it touched my head through the glass. I then searched your mind, and I saw that you knew exactly what I was feeling, without me even saying it. The second time, you figured out that I was a hologram outside of my cell. Nobody has outwitted my spell. And even while I was casting, you knew I was inside your brain. It takes a strong mind to feel another one inside of it.
For a moment, I didn't believe him. This was all just some joke, or a sort of way for me to feel sorry for him. But then, I was crying. I fell to my knees and cried.
"Loki, I'm so sorry. Please forgive my arrogance and ignorance. I didn't know that was how you felt. Please, accept my humble apology."
Loki's hologram bent down and laid a hand on my head. "It is alright, Amara. You shall be forgiven. But first, you must release me from this cell. Only then shall I forgive you."
I stood up and bowed. Loki smiled.
The spell has completed. Now, go and find me, so that you may release me.
I bowed.
Yes, my king.A/N: Thank you, anonymous reader that left the multiple reviews and everyone else that is reading! The next chapter might take a while, but I'll post it ASAP! The internet's going crazy so I'll do my best.
