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Tony was tucking a small yet practical interactive earpiece behind his right ear, when the screen of his tablet flashed a bright white. Instantaneously a small glowing dot appeared on screen, making Tony anxious with anticipation and a hint of fear. Fumbling with the earpiece Tony hurriedly said." Jarvis, location and stats now!" Send her in as soon as you got a lock on our target."
"Sir i advise you to try and calm down." Jarvis suggested. Althought, for those that knew the A.I. , it was more a polite command then simple advice. " Or as Mr Barton once told me, i would prefer it if you would take a "chill pill" sir."
A gridded map appeared over the marked target, trying to get an accurate position of Loki's current location."I am attempting to get a decent read of Loki's whereabouts." The grid zoomed in again making the area more clear, several large and old appearing buildings surrounded by a labyrinth of small streets. Water at every end, if not for one street connecting it to the rest of New York's harbour it would be a small isolated island. "It appears S.H.I.E.L.D. Was holding him in one of their old Hulk bunkers."
For a moment Tony felt a flush of rage was over him. His friendship with Bruce was watertight, they were good friends, colleagues and they scientificly understood each other. He was well aware of the characteristics of Bruce's other side, and all the trouble that accompanied in trying to calm the green giant. Every plot and ploy made to lock away his friend from daylight still struck a wrong nerve. thank god Bruce was relatively safe with the Avengers, nobody, not even that damned general Ross would dare to strike out now.
Glad that at least one of the people he cared about was o, good hands, Tony, put all his efforts and concentration back to the important task at hand. Making sure Loki was back where he belonged, with the extra bonus of making Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. Look like a fool. " Work your magic Jarvis, i need him here in...". Tony checked the time and smiled like a sly fox. " Forty seven minutes and twenty tree seconded, we wouldn't want to miss out showtime now would we!"
" Sir i have locked onto our target, releasing project 2,01. estimated time for projects arrival is approximately seventy seconds."
" Oh, come one Jarvis can't you for once use the name i choose." Tony noted in mock hurt. " You know the much cooler and appropriate name."
Jarvis continued his countdown ignoring the engineers rambling, his dislike for the name had already been discussed. His creator refusing to budge, repelling any suggestion Jarvis made. Yet the a.i. would have his moment yet, after all he was 99.6% positive that Loki would detest it as much if not more. " Fifty seconds, Target seems to be escaping on his own. Loki has taken down two men, others hostile agents are approaching now."
Tony was glued to his tablet, following the course of his gift for Loki and yelling to the screen" Damnit go faster!" He watched the blue dot making his way down an old run down dock. Six others nearby increasing in speed and distance, one of them perilously close. "Loki..."
"Twenty Sir."
His body grew tense when the dot stopped it's movement . Even his heart felt like it dropped several miles in free fall, draining all the colour from his tense face. No, no, no ,not now...Loki please! Suddenly as if his thought were heard by the other, and , Loki advanced again with renewed vigour . Tony who sat at the edge of his chair, finally felt like he could breathe again." Jesus..."
" Ten Sir."With that the glowing dot leaped forward straight into, according to the map, water.
And with that everything went to hell again."Fuck Jarvis can you retreat his in the water!" They didn't take this into account, what would the effect be. Would Loki even know it was him trying to help in this situation? Or would the ex-god panic,for that matter how did water react to a frost giant?. what about air!. Shit,shit...shit. There's to many unknown variables.
"Sorry Sir, Start-up procedure is already in motion, it is out of our hands now." Jarvis calmly informed him with a hint of honest regret in his voice.
Tony hated standing by idle, something he was forced to do right now. Clenching his first by his side he counted down the remaining seconds in his head.
"Five Sir."
I never took into account the transformation underwater, i wish i had more time...
"Four."
The weight will drag him down.
"Three.
Fuck i hope he took a good breath of air.
"Two, one..."
Tony heart was a racing track hosting the formula one championship of red blood cells, he could almost feel it beating out of his chest." Jarvis get him out of the water pronto! check his vitals and get him out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reach Now!" Waiting for a reaction Tony repeated the same words over again in again, hoping they would be heard." Loki can you hear me?"
Loki expected to drift off into unconsciousness amidst the dark muddy water. His need for air was great and he was swiftly approaching his thing around him was still expanding, even now he felt it slide around his waist. Every attempt at movement just caused him to sink deeper i,to the water. It felt as if a snake was trying to strangle him, something he'd unfortunately experienced once. His dislike for snakes was great still. Light-headedness almost caused him to black-out, however Loki kept clinging onto life. Something deep down told him it wasn't over yet.
Static noise seemed to be coming from behind his head, cracking and wiring incoherently. Along his spine something shifted and snapped into place with an audible snap. It could either be his end or...Before Loki had time to ponder these things he was propelled forward. No longer was sound just a rumble.
"Loki, Loki can you hear me."
Loki would have been joyed to hear Anthony's voice again, if it wasn't for his lack of air. each of his words came out as " Grbllllhmmmff." In, what he suspected, was a helmet filled with water.
"Initiation of valve system in progress."
It took a while before the trickster recognised Jarvis's voice, busy as he was breathing the air flowing in. "Breathing is definitely not boring." He exclaimed to nobody in particular, around him the world flickered alive, returning his vision and several other options."Jarvis?"
"It is good to have you back Sir." Came the honest and warm reply.
From another speaker he heard Anthony's relieved voice tremble."Thank god you're ok."
Loki didn't expect the surge of emotion running through him, a confusing mix of of happiness,lassitude and the urge to strangle Anthony."You know I..." He coughed, up some water, vile after taste lingering in his mouth as he did. Still some of his usual imperious spirit resurfaced. " I had this one."
The change in Anthony's voice was instantly, back to they way it normally was. Back to the way they both knew how to act."Yeah i noticed that, great going by the way. I'm sure S.H.I.E.L.D. would not have fished you out of the water. Seeing as you are completely not exhausted, at all.."
Loki let out a haughty laugh. "So claims the king of wise decisions." the unknown armor around Loki shifted and adjusted it's weight. "Anthony..." He said displeased. " What is this contraption yours attempting to do?"
Situation aside, Tony, used one of his self-proclaimed "greatest charms". Often, if not always used during inappropriate times. "Kinky. Well currently it's not doing much, but i could pimp it with some extra options if you'd..."
"Sirs again i feel obliged to interrupt, there is no time for quarrel."Jarvis told them, much like a mother scolding her children. Tony stark might have been his creator, or father, as some of the other less intelligent bots called him. Yet Jarvis found himself reminding the man of his goals constantly.
"Yeah, yeah i know you're right" Tony mopped. "Jarvis initiate cloaking device and set course for my current location, get him here safely."
Loki felt the thrusters under his feet reacting, adjusting speed and direction when needed. A very strange sensation indeed. Logically he knew he was safe inside the suit, however the lack of control vexed him immensely. The trust he currently held in Stark, was the sole reason Loki wasn't objecting to this way of transport. It felt strange but comforting, to be able to confide in another person this much. Especially for one as fond of control as Loki."Care to tell me where i am going?" He asked both curious and, even if he was unwilling to admit it, just to hear the other's voice.
"I have found the perfect way to keep you out of Fury's claws, while being a pain in the ass at the same time." Tony laughed softly. "You'll love it."
Loki had to admit that Anthony's enthusiasm was tending to be infectious, a smile almost graced his grim features."Thwarting the plan of our enemies while enjoying their angry scowls. I am positive to find some enjoyment in that, yes... Care to illuminate some of it."
"Ha, not a change your highness. You'll just have to wait and see." Said Tony casually, well aware that Loki would be mildly to severely irritated with some other aspects of his "nefarious plan".
"Very well,I'll give this idea of your a change." Finally the strange and new feeling of the suit settled itself. Loki stretched as far as he could before relaxing his muscles. testing how the armor fitted and moved around him. Coming to the conclusion that it actually felt quite comfortable, to comfortable really. Raised one question."Is this one of your suits?"
After a while Tony answered."I did make it, but no it isn't mine."
Loki looked at the lights flashing up in front of him, indicating velocity, weight and temperature, in search of more answers. Slowly raising his hand in front of the visor he could see his it partly covered in shining black metal...No, not just moving the sun's reflection caused a hue of green,blue and purple to appear. Much like the shell of a beetle it gleamed with complex colours. Surprised by this beautiful discovery Loki whispered softly"Anthony..."
The whole suit wasn't visible from this viewpoint, however Loki knew the amount of time and passion one spent on such a project. The same goes for the ungodly work hours, blood,sweat and tears that went into its creation. Anthony might not be a poet or bard, yet Loki resonised the suit for it truly was.
A ballad, written for him.
The fool really loves me.
Even the idea itself was foreign,nobody had ever done such a thing for him. Not without bargaining for something of equal value in return. Usually items or actions Loki wasn't willing to give, or came at too great a cost. Not the he always had a choice in the matter, sometimes necessity or faith drove him to make ill-favoured deals. However Anthony asked for nothing in return, instead taking on the greater risk of placing honest trust in a former enemy.
His own heart remained cold towards most beings here, however his soul chose to ignite a burning fire that could even melt the coldest of winters. Denying he cared wouldn't stop the flame, Loki didn't even know if he still wanted to renounce it. The way humans...No, the way he felt was so tempting.
Slowly Loki let go of his powers, settling in his human skin once more. Although he got wounded during his escape , it only scratched the surface of his skin. S.H.I.E.L.D. had, even thought they imprisoned him, taken care of his earlier graver injuries. Not that this meant he was safe, it wasn't over yet. Out there Chitauri scavengers still roamed, another invasion was incoming even if earth's populace remained blissfully ignorant.
This time he would utterly obliterate them, they would not get a second change to harm Anthony.
Filled with renewed resolve, and something else Loki wasn't ready to face yet, he said." We have much to discuss when i get back... home."
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So any ideas yet an what Tony named the Armor? And of course what name Loki would pick for it?
Person who guessed corectly what loki will name it get's to be a character in the next chapter :p