A/N: Look I updated twice in a row. Feel joy. So I own nothing but my OCs and plot. Also I am going to put direct thoughts in chapter back jumps a bit so you can get Tony's point of view.

Chapter 13: Glorious Purpose.

*****A little while earlier****

Damn that woman for not answering her phone! Tony thought as he went back to fixing his suit. He just had to hope she would get his message. At least Pepper was in D.C. Not allowing himself any other distractions he focused on the work ahead of him. Time passed, how much he didn't know, but the Captain and Assassin #1 -Romanoff -found him.

"Stark, you ready?"

"Yep," he said putting down the tool. He looked at Romanoff. "Should you be coming? Weren't you just unconscious?" She had tried, according to Fury, to contain Barton – Assassin #2 – and almost had him until someone else came up from behind and knocked her unconscious. His mentioning it seemed to piss her off.

"I'm fine."

"Okay. Then let's go."

Tony suited up and followed them outside.

****A little while later ***

Things were not going well, Tony had to admit. He had tried to close the portal with his repulsors, but the result was only a wave of energy knocking him into the sky and killing Dr. Selvig; well technically the stone wall Selivg hit killed him. Assassin # 2 showed up after a while and was now guarding Loki and stopping anyone from coming close. At least Tony had been able to get the Mark 7 before he came. Thor and Banner had also shown up. They were all fighting, but the Chitauri kept coming. He had a huge number of them on his tail until he found out they couldn't bank worth a damn. Natasha and Captain were fighting a few streets away. Thor was trying to bottleneck the thing with lighting, but nothing was helping.

"Stark do you copy?" He heard Fury say through the communication device in his helmet.

"You have a bomb heading straight for you!"

"How long?"

"3 minutes max"

"Got it."

"We've got to close that portal!" Stark heard Captain say over the intercom.

"There's no way to close it. Dr. Selvig is dead and nothing is working!" Romanoff answered.

"Guys I have a nuke coming into the city, and I know just where to put it." Tony told them. He had just reached the nuke and was steering it straight for the portal.

"Stark, you know that maybe a one way trip right?"

"Save the rest for the tribute."

"Sir, shall I try Miss. Marvel" Jarvis asked Tony.

"Might as well"

The phone was ringing for a little bit. The Tower was right in front of him when he heard her voice.

"Tony!"

"Hey sis."

"Tony what's happening?"

"City's under attack by an alien, same old same old." The portal was in front of him. "Listen, I have to tell you. Phil is gone. I'm sorry." He heard an intake of breath on the other line.

"It..it's not your fault Tony. Just…just take care of yourself…" He was entering into the portal.

"I love you little bird." He said, letting the bomb go, heading straight for the enemy vessel. He could feel the power draining from his suit. The last thing he heard before he closed his eyes was, "… I love you too Tony."

******AF****

"Tony? Tony!" Anya screamed into the now dead phone line. One brother was…dead and the other….No! Not now!

"Anya get in here!" yelled John. She rushed into the office, phone still in hand, to find John pointing at the screen where everyone was looking. All the monsters had stopped moving; they fell crashing into buildings and people, but they looked dead. Then the camera focused on Iron Man, falling from the sky. A large green figure, the Hulk, grabbed him. The camera crew moved closer. It looked like Iron Man moved. Relief filled Anya. She couldn't lose another brother.

The moment of relief was quickly over and horror took its place. The army had surrounded Tony and the others. Guns were pointed at them. A man approached them. He had almost shoulder length black hair, and was wearing a ridiculously large helmet that looked like it was made of gold and had two horns facing up on both sides. He was wearing some sort of cape, tunic, and pants combo made of what she guessed was hard leather; it made him look like he was going to the renaissance fair. Directly behind the strange looking man was Agent Barton. He pointed an arrow towards the group.

The man seemed to speak with the group for a little bit. The camera was too far away from them to hear what they were saying. One minute they were talking the next moment chaos happened. Iron Man shot into the sky holding someone who looked like Natasha. The man she recognized as Thor flew out as well holding, carrying someone else. The Hulk tore off in another direction. All of course under gun fire. One minute they were there and the next they were gone.

After a moment, Agent Barton pointed at what Anya could only assume was the news camera and said something. The man with the scepter then walked towards the camera. The camera widened to show a very shaken news woman. He stopped a few feet from her.

"My name is Loki, of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose. I am here to make a world free of freedom. Your military recognizes me as their leader. Your leaders answer to me. You shall as well for I am your king." And with that he walked away.

"Oh shit, this just got more complicated." Anya said, causing her team all to give her a slightly startled look. "What? I cursed. A man from another planet just said he was now our king. I think I am allowed to curse." That caused her team to loosen up. It was time to work.

"Okay, well the violence has stopped so our work starts," she began, " I know several of you have family in the area. Call them on the road. Once things have gotten set up, if you need to check on them that is understandable. Just make sure you let someone know. So everyone grab an official T-shirt or vest or jacket. You all know what to do. Organize the goods and help coming in. Our warehouses are trucking over supplies as we speak. Take care of your sections and report in. The guys upstairs are getting us volunteers. I expect people from the community will try to pitch in. Just direct them. Everyone grab a radio, we're on channel 2. Check in every 30 minutes. Chain of command is Marcus, Mike and John report to Connor. Connor reports to me. I'll be reporting to our CEO and coordinating efforts with the other organizations. I will mainly be at our command tent that we have permission to set up in Times Square. Call me if you need me. I expect to see every one of your gorgeous faces at the command tent in 4 hours for a follow up meeting. Any questions?"

"Yeah, so when did you turn into a drill sergeant or is it your Russian side coming out?" John lightly joked. Anya just smiled and shook her head. The man was good for comic relief. He was also always teasing her about her name; she wasn't Russian but the name was.

"Okay let's go." At those words everyone started grabbing supplies, and made their way downstairs. Anya took one last look at her phone before doing the same. Her brother was alive. That was all she needed to know. Now it was time to work.

***** A few minutes earlier, TF******

Tony awoke to the feeling of terror. A loud sound echoed in his ears. He was on the ground, the other Avengers, minus Barton, surrounding him.

"What just happened?" He asked a bit panicked, "Please say no one kissed me."

"We won." Captain had just said when all a sudden the military surrounded them.

"I guess not," Tony said. "Help me up," he said to no one in particular. That was when they saw Loki, followed by Barton, coming towards him.

Captain quickly and quietly said, "When I give the signal Tony you grab Natasha. Thor I'll hitch a ride with you. Hulk you run for it. We can't fight these people. We'll have to retreat and re-group."

"Meet at my Malibu house."

Captain was about to say something when Loki approached.

"Well wasn't that fun?" he announced to the group. They all scowled in return. He continued, "You all fought hard, but now it is time for you to die."

"What did you do to these people?" Captain asked.

"I only showed them the truth. The same truth I have already shared with your- what was that word- president. The truth that freedom is a lie."

"Loki stop this." Thor demanded.

"No! I am the king here now and you shall no longer tell me what to do Odinson." He angrily replied to Thor.

"Now!" Captain yelled just as Loki yelled "Fire!" Tony wasted no time. He grabbed Natasha and took off.

A/N: So in the movie Thor took Tony's Mask off and tossed it on the ground. I am going to ignore that and say it retracted on its own. So from here on out it gets interesting. The story will have POV from other characters. I wrote a section from Loki's perspective next chapter. Anyway feed your writer please. Reviews are life blood.