Three years have passed since the failure of the Jotunn assault, and most of the Avengers are content. But in the days following Thor and Jane's return to Manhattan, the God of Thunder comes across a frightening sight and revelation. No one thought his brother would come back to Earth a third time. Sequel to "Like Pulling Teeth."

In the months following the Chitauri invasion, Agent Natasha Romanoff is the first to be struck by an outlandish vision of a phantom on the streets of New York. A phantom that, as the Earth's heroes soon realize, poses a far greater threat now than he did the first time around.

Three months after Operation Avengers all is well. Or is it? When Steve and Tony hack into SHIELD to find missing weapons shipments they find more than they bargained for in the form of a prisoner who should, by rights, have been sent to Asgard long ago.

It has been over a year since the Avengers saved Earth from the Chitauri invasion and all seems well, but when the humans themselves inadvertently create a new threat the heroes must come together once again. When the situation gets out of hand, they find help in the most unlikely of places.

He who laughs last thinks slowest and drunk men make for rather interesting storytellers. Besides, what better way to get to know your new teammates than to live with them for an undisclosed period of time? Surely your girlfriend won't mind. Too much. Post-Avengers. Pepperony. Features the entire cast, humor and feels.

Natasha remembered being worried, being tortured, and facing a small army of enemies with no escape route. Clint remembered pain, confusion about what was real and what wasn't, and the knowledge that he needed to find her. He didn't remember much of anything else. So in the end, they would always remember Budapest differently. Est. Blackhawk, Pre-Avengers, *Vantage Point Universe*

After the Avengers, Thor takes Loki back to Asgard to face his father and receive his punishment. Meanwhile, someone realises that Earth has become unguarded and deems Midgard worthy.

It dawned fair and clear, the day they sewed Loki's lips shut.

Steve is adjusting to his new world. Tony shows up with a scheme. And thus begins a mixed-up crazy ride with America's most dysfunctional superheros. Tony/Pepper, Steve/Peggy plus another relationship, later, and a smattering of Clint/Natasha.

AU. Because Loki's possession of one of the sharpest minds in SHIELD wasn't easy. In fact, it barely worked at all. A better take on Clint's forced defection, his return to the Avengers, and the aftermath. Contains whump, language, torture, and all the horrors of a POW. *COMPLETE*