Remember to go back and read the previous chapter if you haven't already! I replaced the note!

Candy was in charge now. Fury gave her a team to help her search for Mercer and she had full command over them. "He can change into anyone he consumes so keep an eye out for anyone suddenly appearing out of nowhere or who has gone missing or reported as decieced. He's not very picky with his targets but does have a tendancy to go after people in high positions who have access to places most don't. Military and medical personel have the greatest risk of being targeted. Don't let anyone too important out of sight even to use the bathroom. It only takes a second for him to consume someone and take their place."

They looked nervious as she continued, "No fewer than two people alone at any given time. Captain, you will lead team one through this area here." She selected a portion of the map on her tablet, the corresponding area on the large screen behind her lighting up in time. "Natasha, you and team two will search here." She and her team nodded their understanding. "Clint, team three and this area are yours. Thor, you lead team four in this area. Uncle Bruce, here with team five. I'll take team six over here. Tony will remain overhead and come in as aid until I arrive should anyone find him."

Tony nodded his approval as the map lit up in different colors, each area containing their designated team numbers, a cluster of red dots at Stark Tower. "Everyone keep in contact. Report to Jarvis every ten minutes. Report anything out of the ordanary. I don't care how trivial it may seem. Jarvis will be monitoring your positions and vitals. If you are consumed, he should be able to tell by the momentary change in your vitals. Let's go."

The recruits looked scared as they marched out in teams to their designated patrol areas. At least they each had an Avenger to protect them should anything go wrong. Well, her and her uncle's teams didn't really see that as much of a good thing, not knowing what she was capable of and knowing what Hulk could do. It was going to be a long day of patrol for everyone.

Alex peaked out from behind the curtain to see soldiers marching down the street. Damn. That brought back some bad memories. "Something wrong?" He turned to find Loki watching him carefully from the breakfast table and quickly moved away from the window, giving it a dirty look as he took a seat, "They're searching for us. For me most likely." He checked his phone as it buzzed. "Yea." He put the phone back in his pocket and explained, "Cat. She just texted me.. Candy's putting on one hell of a preformance, acting like she really wants to find me. Neither of us will be able to go anywhere without getting caught."

Loki finished a bite of egg with a hum, "A shame. I have things to do today." Alex smiled and shook his head at the arrogance in the god's voice, "Knowing Candy, every soldier likely has their vitals monitored. You kill even one and they'll all be on your ass faster than you can imagine. Also likely to have one of the Avengers patrolling their own sections of the city." "Nothing I can't handle." He moved to put away his dishes before deciding to be lazy and just waved a hand over them, making them disappear. "The only trouble I might have is if I were to encounter the monsters.. No offence."

"None taken." He chuckled, receiving a smile in response, "Any advice should I run into the Hulk or Cat?" Alex leaned back in his chair a bit, "Don't run, make eye contact or attack. They.. and myself.. Have very animalistic instincts. Running marks you as prey and makes us want to attack. Eye contact is seen as a challenge or threat and attacking is quite obvious. Just back away slowly. Don't turn your back on them." Loki patted him on the shoulder as he got up to leave, "I'll keep that in mind. Thank you."

Magic was a very useful thing. Loki was able to easily manuver around the city without rousing any suspicion by changing to a female form. He watched the plain-clothed soldiers carefully, noting their patterns of patrolling the areas and how they stuck in pairs, reporting in to their commander every so often over headpieces as the man of iron flew overhead. He was impressed by the obvious tactical leadership the girl possessed. There was hardly a single stretch of street not covered for more than five minutes at any given time across the entire island. It seemed the only problem with the strategy so far was the soldiers themselves. They were far too nervious and looking so hard for small details that they missed the blatantly obvious.

Ah! There she was! She looked beyond annoyed with the young man accompanying her. He refused to stop asking questions about their target, life with the Avengers, what her powers or abilities were, if she were single.. That one left a bad taste in the god's mouth. With a smirk, Loki waved his hand, causing the boy to stop mid-stride and grab his stomach, a horrified look crossing his face before he ran off to what he hoped was the closest lavatory. The red-head didn't even seem to notice as she kept on her path down the sidewalk.

"Thanks." Loki jumped a bit as he walked behind her. How did she know he was there? "For what?" He decided to play dumb as he came up to walk beside her. Candy giggled and gave him a knowing look before commenting on his appearance, "Nice dress. Looks really good on you." He wasn't amused and quickly steered her into an ally, changing form once they were out of view. "How did you know?" That damn smile again, "I have my ways."

Damn her. "Alex told me of your little 'problem'. The one similar to your uncles." He gave her a mischievious smerk as he trapped her against the brick wall. "Anything you wish to share, love? Or am I to take his word on the whole issue?"

A/N: A big thank you to Dark Moons and Whispered Words for the awesome review and ideas!

Again, sorry about spelling.

GYA! So hard not to go ahead and update right now! (Wednesday night while I'm writing this lol)

I like to post on Mondays, though because it helps brighten a gloomy day (at least I hope it does)

I have to get back to my nephew's costume. His Halloween/Birthday party is Saturday and I still have a ton of work to do.