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Chapter 37

Loki was sitting with everyone back on the Helicarrier. When he had joined Agent Romanov and Stark in the room with Seraphina behind him he was sad to see Cephera was gone.

She had looked at him instantly and attempted to pull from Natasha her eyes narrowed. Natasha had held her back using the cuff attached to them both. He could see the emptiness in his songbirds eyes. She had lost her mental battle.

Wherever Cephera was inside her mind no words could reach her there. The entire flight back to Fury, Cephera had done nothing but seethe as she tried to continuously escape her bonds to reach for Loki. She hadn't even looked at her sister.

Now she was locked in a cell down in the detention halls. She was cuffed and on lock down until they could figure out what to do with her. Seraphina, as much as she hated to, had left to go back to her ship and contact her father. He had brought Cephera out of her trance before. They hoped he was the key to doing it again.

Loki only hoped removing her memories of the power was not his only solution. Keeping her powers dormant through such means would make Cephera a ticking time bomb able to go off at any time. Right now she was safe and all those around her where as well.

Loki still wasn't sure what had happened to her. He only knew what Seraphina had told him in the house after they both regained all their memories. Seraphina had yet to tell everything else. He was anxious for her arrival back to SHIELD. He sorely wanted to know the whole story. He hoped that within her story they would find a way to help his songbird.

They where currently sitting before Fury who was less then pleased. "Not only do we have an alien invasion on our hands but now we also have to worry about a powerful little girl who's able to kill people she touches." He was irritated.

"I'm not sure it's that simple." Natasha spoke up. She had been thinking the entire time Fury had been speaking.

"Then please enlighten us." Fury growled leaning down to lay his hands flat on the table.

"I don't think she's interested in killing just anyone. I touched her more then once and she never harmed me. In fact she seemed to barely be able to fight me off." Loki let Natasha's observation take over his thoughts. He was unsure how the magic worked. He was equally confused as to why Cephera used no other means of magic to free herself from her binds.

"If I may, and forgive me this is just speculation. I don't think she can." All eyes turned to him. "I don't think it's because she didn't want to use her power I think it is because you have no magic to steal. Cephera has other spells at her disposal yet she never bothered with any of them. I think currently the one power is the dominant and she can perform no others." He paused. It was the only thing he could think of.

"I want to go in there with her." Dr. Banner said. "If Loki's right she won't attack me. If I can get close to her I could examine her. Maybe try to see what I can do in regards to resurfacing the real Cephera."

"I'm not sure I want to send anyone in there until we are sure she cannot harm you. However, if I have to send anyone in I think I would rather it be Stark."

"Pipsqueak won't harm me. Her brain may be out to lunch but I'm willing to help. I will, however, be suiting up." He grinned.

Loki looked over across the way to the large computer screen. It currently had a high resolution live feed of Cephera in her cell. She was sitting on the bench staring straight ahead.

Tony took a deep breath. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't worried about going into the room with his power hungry housemate. Though he wasn't about to tell anyone out loud about his worries.

He swiped the card Fury had given him and when the door slid open he expected her to try to escape. When she didn't he stepped inside the door closing behind him.

"Pipsqueak?" He said arching an eyebrow. He had decided to leave the helmet off. He hoped she would recognize his face and hopeful not melt it off. She continued staring straight ahead her eyes never actually moving to look at him.

He waved a hand in her line of vision and she blinked. Her eyes darted to him and then back to her original position. It wasn't that she didn't see him she simply didn't seem to have any interest in him.

He stepped closer and stood in front of her. She blinked. "Alright I know you can hear me." He waited a second and when she didn't even twitch he continued. "I need you to snap out of it. Not only am I in some serious trouble regarding your would be father, but I was hosting a party next week and you where suppose to be my main entertainment." He waited but got nothing in return.

She really had no interest in him. He pushed her suddenly tilting her. She righted herself and glared at him but at no point did she move her hands. Finally he removed his glove and tapped her across the face. Still she didn't attack him. Perhaps Loki was right. He continued to taunt her pushing her, poking her.

"I can see your underwear!" He told her. He actually really could. She just kept righting herself but nothing more. "Your going to be a rough nut to crack. Why is it whenever we imprison someone on this damn ship their usually gone insane." He noted.

He stopped what he was going. Maybe a cat scan would help? The door slid open again and Dr. Banner came in. "Gonna give it a go then. Got your anger management face on I hope." Tony stepped back.

Bruce only half rolled his eyes at him before kneeling in front of her. He reach down and touched her wrist. She didn't move. Tony half expected her too. "Her pulse is normal." He noted out loud. He moved his hand up to tilt her face this way and that. He even shone a light into her eyes. Tony noticed her pupils where still there her eyes where just dilated to huge dark iris making everything look black. "Aside from her obvious detachment to everything around her she seems to at least be healthy."

"I'm not a doctor, and I could have told you that. So what now? Are you going to pull some fancy shrink mojo on her?"

"I'm not sure words will effect her. I'm not sure she has the attention span to hear them right now."

"I'm reminded of those monkeys." The doctor looked at Tony confused. "Your know the three monkeys hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Though in this case pretend she's a mime. Words don't count." He made the motions as he spoke. Bruce wasn't impressed.

"She can still see, speak and hear Tony. She just seems to only focus on what's important to her right now."

"Magic?"

"I think so." Bruce left the room. Tony was confused. He had thought the good doctor would have been back right away. Tony sat patiently next to his friend poking her from time to time.

When her head shot up to look at the door he jumped a little. He watched her eyes focus as the door slid open. She stood instantly but Tony took hold of her. She twisted in her arms as Bruce came inside swinging a pendant of some kind in the air. Her eyes followed it back and forth.

"Something I had Loki fix up for me while you where down her playing with her." Bruce said. "He imbued it with a little magic." He put it on the table and stepped back. "let her go."

"Are you crazy." Tony was moving with Cephera's every jerk. Finally he released her and she snatched up the relic. It turned to ash in her hands a moment later. She stood there and watched the ashes fall through her fingers.

Tony sighed. Watching that hungry look on her face subside to that blank look once more made him feel hopeless. He was almost happy her sister wasn't here to see it too.