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"It would seem that a Priestess is in our midst..."

As soon as they all heard the sly voice, Tony immediately moved into action, "Oh, fuck no!" He said, bringing his arms tighter around Kagome as if to hide her from view of anyone else and braced himself, looking like a football player barrelling through the field as he scrambled to run into the mansion before anyone could stop him.

"Going somewhere, Man of Iron?" Loki smirked, using his magic to reappear right in front of Tony just before he could reach the door to the mansion. He used a lone finger to keep Tony from moving by placing it on the man's forehead, preventing him from charging forward.

"Keeping my kid from your kiddie-loving hands!" Tony swiped Loki's arm away from his face, quickly bringing it back over Kagome to hide her from view again, "Why don't you and Thor go somewhere else and have some of that freaky God incest your lot is so into!"

Loki ignored that shuddering thought because the discovery of a Priestess was much more important and he certainly wasn't one to let an opportunity to slip by him, but the child made herself known before he could say anymore.

"Papa, he used Teleport!" Kagome said loudly, struggling to move Tony's arms from her head so she could observe Loki better, "Only Pokémon can use teleport! And Mister Thor can fly like Pokémon too! Why do you have so many special friends, Papa?"

"You like Pokémon?" Tony was quick to pick up on it, wanting to get away from Loki as soon as frikin' possible, "C'mon, let's go buy you the biggest Pikachu we can find!"

"Brother, do not attempt anything that will prolong your probation," Thor warned, seeing the plots already forming in Loki's emerald eyes, "Besides, she is but a tiny lamb – still innocent to the troubles of conflict!"

"I have learned my lesson well," Loki said with grit teeth, remembering the punishment the Hulk had released upon his body the time he had led his assault on Midgard with the Chitauri, "The minikin Priestess need not worry." 'Yet.' Of course, he didn't voice that particular word out loud.

"Can Iron Man take Kagome flying to go get Pikachu?" Kagome eagerly asked, quickly forgetting about Thor and Loki at the mention of her favourite Pokémon, "Please, Papa?"

"Of course!" Tony said arrogantly, smirking victoriously at Steve (who looked a tiny bit confused at the whole situation), and at Thor (who was switching between watching his brother carefully and throwing his kid bright smiles), and at Loki (who was watching his kid waaaay too carefully like one of those suspicious creepers one would see at a playground) and quickly began to walk into the Avengers Mansion.

Loki fought the urge to smirk, believing he already had something over Thor in getting his hands on the Priestess (who was, luckily for him, a vulnerable child that could be easily beguiled by sly words).

It seemed that this 'Pikachu' was the way to the Priestess' little heart...