The fight continued as more Frost Giants appeared from the sky. The constant stream of battle out numbered the Avengers, and slowly they were surrounded in a circle back to back with one another.

Blood poured from the top of Natasha's head as a number of creatures aimed weapons at her face, cowering above the small women on the ground.

Tony spun around aiming a beam of power knocking out the majority of the blue soldiers off their feet, distracting the one holding a spear to Natasha's neck long enough for her to swing her legs skill fully around it's body pulling her gun to his head.

The dead creature lay limp on the ground. Natasha's shoulders heaved up and down as she breathed heavily, her body slumped on the ground.

Clint turned around lifting his arm around her body pulling her up, allowing her to lean her body weight on him.

"Look Cap, we cant continue". Clint breathed shouting over the load gun fire, watching the blonde soldier pick himself up from the ground, his blue costume stained grey from ash with blood seeking through. "They're killing us".

Steve watched as Clint looked down at Natasha, both of them covered in dry blood, the faint colour of upcoming bruises surrounded their faces.

They were all going to die here.

The Frost Giants were too strong, they had harnessed the super solider serum. It would be hard stopping them.

Steve turned to watch Thor, his strong body stumbling backwards as the Frost Giants battled together. Even using mjolnir had not done enough damage to stop the battle.

A huge roar came from the distance. The hulk was having trouble too.

Tony's suit was scuffed and battered as more and more Frost Giants threw their bodies at him.

"You're outnumbered and dying, I suggest you back down." A low voice caused everyone to tense up and turn around.

All the Frost Giant warriors backed off slightly allowing the team to talk to their leader.

Thor stood up wide eyes, walking slowly next to Steve looking up at the Frost Giant.

"Laufey". Thor boomed shouting at the glaring man. "Loki killed you in Asgard, you cannot stand before me now!".

The blue man just grinned at Thor rolling his eyes, hovering above the ground.

Steve watched the effect this Frost Giant had on Thor, his whole body trembled with anger.

"Thor, who is he?". Steve whispered dragging Thor's attention away from Laufey.

Thor's face soften as he turned towards Steve.

"Laufey was the leader of the Frost Giants, he is also Loki's blood father. Laufey convinced Loki that he was not part of Asgard, that we thought of him as monsters, he pledged war on Asgard".

Steve swallowed looking from Thor to the grinning Laufey.

Clint helped Natasha limp slowly across closer to Steve, the pair weak from the fight. Tony flew closer too lifting his helmet to take a closer look.

"Enough talk". Laufey shouted causing everyone to look up. "It's your choice, you can back down now, or fight until your weak mortal forms are dead".

Natasha glared, loosening her grip around Clint's next limping closer towards Laufey.

"We'll never back down". Natasha spat never losing eye contact with the Frost Giant.

Laufey laughed smiling at the red haired women, his eyes slowly lifted to stare at Clint standing close behind her.

"I guess you puny women have made your mind up then? So be it".

Natasha raised her eyebrow at his comments, her hand grazing the gun in her pocket.

"I'll show you puny". She whispered swinging the gun out of her pocket firing it at Laufey.

The God laughed stopping the bullet in front of him, allowing it to drop gently on the ground. Everyone watched in horror as he lifted up his spear aiming it at Natasha.

Steve turned, quickly running trying to reach Natasha in time to defend her from the blue energy leaving the spear. Knowing that he wouldn't reach her in time, Steve threw out is shield attempting to throw it to Natasha so she could protect herself.

Everything happened in slow motion.

Steve watched as the blue force came closer to Natasha, his shield not landing close enough for her to protect herself.

Faintly he could hear the screams from Clint as everyone ran closer.

Natasha span around quickly, catching eyes with Clint, before squeezing hers shut preparing herself for pain.

But pain did not come.

Someone was in front of her protecting her.

Someone had come quick enough to pick up Steve's shield protecting both of them from the blue energy.

The team watched in shock, as Loki stood towering protectively over Natasha fear on his face.

Slowly he bent down holding out a hand to help the women up. Natasha looked up in horror as she gently allowed Loki to pull her to her feet. Clint ran towards the two of them pulling Natasha by her waist away from Loki.

Loki nodded at Clint before picking up Steve's shield from the ground and walking towards Thor and Steve, the two of them too in shock to speak.

"I believe this is yours". Loki whispered quietly lifting Steve's shield up to him.

"Thank you". Steve took his shield back quickly, glancing at Thor.

"Brother" Thor whispered, "Why have you come?".

"To fight with you Thor". Loki said looking down, "To fight with my brother".

"Loki. My son". Laufey laughed holding his spear high in the air.

"Odin is my father, and after this I will return to him". Loki whispered glaring.

Laufey chuckled gazing at Thor and Loki, before flying higher into the sky; gesturing to another Frost Giant quickly.

"Yes, you'll see Odin soon. But not before you watch me take over your precious world". Laufey whispered flying away.

Loki and Thor watched as two Frost Giants took his place on the ground holding up blue tinted weapons towards them.

"Loki take care from a safer distance". Thor boomed, preparing to take on the two creatures.

Two loud booms of gun fire shot through the streets of New York as the Frost Giants fell dead on the ground. Maria Hill stood lowering her gun behind the dead corpses. Loki nodded at the women gesturing for her to come closer.

"Miss Hill and I have returned to help you in battle, there is no other way to deal with the Frost Giants". Loki turned to speak to everyone. "We have no time, the only way we can this battle is if we work together as one".

Loki walked towards Natasha and Clint helping her bandage her leg up, as Clint supported her weight.

Maria quickly stood next to Steve watching his worried expression.

"Agent Hill?". Steve whispered "I'm assuming you haven't come here by Director Fury's orders?".

"That's correct, I chose to come because I knew it's the right thing to do". Steve raised an eyebrow

"Even if it means fighting besides Loki?".

"Fighting next to a changed man is better than not fighting at all". Maria whispered

"I'm slightly confused why you chose to help us when we are so outnumbered,". Steve looked at his feet slightly embarrassed.

Maria smiled laughing lightly, causing Steve to look up at her in shock.

"Emma said the same thing".

Steve's heart started beating fast. Emma was awake, no longer trapped in a coma.

"Emma's awake? Is she safe?". Steve whispered quickly looking around for any Frost Giants.

For the moment the team where alone, expecting a new battle to start.

"She's fine, Loki helped her wake up, she wanted to fight with us- with you." Steve looked at Maria in horror, the thought of the Frost Giants harming Emma in battle terrified him.

Maria saw the look of horror on Steve's face.

"Don't worry Steve, Loki refused to allow her to come close to them". Maria whispered watching Loki, "He got pretty protective of her."

"Yeah well Loki's not the only one". Tony said interrupting Steve and Maria. "By the way, what happened to the whole agent following orders thing?". Tony asked Maria.

"Stark don't start this now, I'm doing what is right". Maria rolled her eyes,

"Never said disobeying orders was wrong". Tony winked chuckling.

The sound of Emma's screams flowed through the streets of New York.

Suddenly Steve became aware of how quiet everything had become once Laufey had left. No Frost Giants had returned, and there had been no sound of The Hulk.

Which only meant one thing.

The Frost Giants had planned everything.

Bruce Banner was dead.