"This isn't what I told you to do."
"What you told me to do was irrational and pointless. I merely updated it."
"Your update was as unneeded as the iOS7 update."
"Come again?"
"I wouldn't expect you to know. This could land us in a whole lot of trouble."
Loftus's eyes flickered towards Loki, who was standing with his arms behind his back in a non-complacent manner as though he were brooding.
"What are we suppose to do now?" He asked, wanting to hear Loki's explanation for his sudden rash decision.
"We bargain." Loki shrugged.
"Bargain. That's your great plan?" Loftus looked incredulously at Loki who still stood in his same stance.
"Well, yes."
"Bargain for what? They have nothing we want." Loftus said, throwing his hands down on the table causing a loud bang. Loki winced and his eyes quickly swept towards the door, but no other sound could be heard.
"You'll see in good time." Loki assured him, before sweeping out of the room without giving Loftus a second glance.
"You're a prick sometimes, you know that?" Natasha said, smacking Steve across the back of the head. He didn't feel it, but he knew how much force she'd of liked to give.
"What else could I have said?" He scorned, frowning slightly as he rubbed the back of his head.
"You could have said something helpful! Like 'I think we need to discuss this with Tony' or 'lets focus on getting him back first' not 'oh yeah I think he's not going to make it out alive'!" Natasha yelled, Steve winced as her voice rose several octaves through fury.
"What? You don't think he's going to be okay?" Steve questioned. Natasha sat down and started rubbing her temple with the ball of her hands.
"Loki has a reason for taking him again. I know that much. But you don't go telling his girlfriend all hope is lost!" Steve sighed as Natasha met his gaze. "Steve... I don't think Loki would ever hurt a child."
"I second that." Thor said, walking over and joining in the conversation. "It is not in his nature. He has his reasons for what he does. If he wanted or friend Stark to be dead he would already be so." Steve thought about that, because Thor did have a point.
"I don't get it."
"What don't you get?"
"They were so nice to me before.."
"People are only nice when they want something."
"Oh yeah? And how would you know that? You're not even of this world."
Loki sighed and buried his face in his hands through exasperation as he bickered with the seven year old.
"It would have been easy just to kill you." He said quietly.
"Whatever." Loki looked up and blinked at him.
"You know, you weren't this rude last time."
"You know, you weren't this smelly last time." Tony told him, crossing his arms and sticking his nose upwards. He was being difficult. Really difficult.
"Fine then, I'll just hand you over to them shall I?" Loki scorned, and he saw Tony's face drop.
"You wouldn't."
"I would." Loki nodded, and Tony looked fearfully at him.
"I'm sorry." He said, dropping his head to rest on his chin and looking down at the floor, Loki smirked slightly. "I've just never been able to do this sort of stuff before."
Loki crouched down to Tony's eye level and said:
"But you can now. C'mon, you need to meet the other guy trying to protect you." Tony looked up and nodded slightly. Not making a sound as they walked around the small complex.
Reaching a thick, black door, Loki wrapped his knuckles across it and it swung open, to reveal a large meeting room. Loki ushered Tony inside and shut the door quickly, before telling him to sit down and wait. Tony did so.
"Welcome Tony Stark!" Loki grinned as he saw Tony jump as the booming voice sounded from the opposite doorway.
"Urm, hi." Tony shivered, apparently scared. Loki gestured for Loftus to keep his voice down.
"Do you remember me?" Loftus asked, smiling down at Tony.
"Urm, yes." Tony nodded. "I saw you in New York, then on the Helicarrier.. You hurt Pepper." He remembered suddenly. "You- you hurt Pepper." Loftus frowned and Loki shrugged.
"What do you know about Pepper Potts, Tony?" He asked concerned.
"She's nice... She bought me a McDonalds and gave me a cool toy." Tony grinned.
"Is that all?" Tony's face contorted as he tried to remember.
"She's allergic to strawberries." Tony said.
"How do you know that?" Loftus questioned quickly.
"She told me.. I bought her strawberries.. She asked me whether I was going to apologise.. I don't remember." Tony said, it was clear by his face he was trying to remember, and that he was more confused than either Loki or Loftus as to how he knew this, or remembered it. Loki and Loftus exchanged looks.
"It was probably just a dream." Loftus concurred, and Loki nodded hurriedly as Tony looked at him.
"And then, and she didn't want to push the button." Tony said quickly, eyes widening. "She didn't want to push the button."
"What button?" Loki asked, growing more curious by the second.
"I don't know."
"Why didn't she want to push it?" Loftus pressed on.
"Because she said I'd die.." Tony said, fighting the memories that were attempting to wash over his brain. He remembered. He knew. But he couldn't remember. "Mr Loki, sir, have I ever killed anyone?" Tony asked, looking back at Loki who was having a telepathic conversation with Loftus through eye contact.
"No." He said firmly. Tony sighed.
"Good."
They all sat around the half smashed table, ignoring the blanket of dust and rubbish. Thankfully, the only one who was in the slightest bit hurt was Clint, but that was only a purpling bruise on his arm where he'd unsuccessfully avoided an elbow. However, the tension was still high. Despite the fact that virtually everyone on board the ship were relaxing after the exhaustive fighting as they cleared away the debris.
Peppers face was cast in shadow as she madly picked at her nails, attempting to remove the dirt, but not really caring all that much, but even with her face been obscured by the shadow, it was clear to see the scowl and the dead eye she was throwing at Steve, who sat puffing slightly.
They all jumped as the siren sounded. The red light had been flashing since they arrived. It wasn't as though they didn't know that they were under attack. But Fury had killed the alarm. Now it was blaring again.
Everyone immediately sprang to their feet and began rushing towards the exit, but a figure was blocking their path.
"Loki?" Steve said disbelievingly, looking at the grin plastered over the Gods face.
"Where's Tony?" Pepper demanded, sporting at fierce stance. Loki turned to her and smiled, before walking forward towards her. Pepper wouldn't move out of the way through pride.
Loki reached out a hand and pulled hers gently into his, she gaped at him. Still smiling, he turned and vanished. Taking Pepper with him.
Agents of Shield comes on here tonight and omg I'm so excited :D hope you enjoyed that chapter :)