Quinjet
Rei watched the skies. Thunder. Coming out of nowhere. Fury spoke over her headset.
"Said anything?" Fury asked.
"Not a word." Rei said.
"Just get her here. We're low on time." Fury said.
With Kuri tied up and cuffed to her seat, Tony and Steve watched from a distance, whispering.
"I don't like it." Steve said.
"What? Rock of Ages giving up so easily?" Tony said.
"I don't remember it being ever that easy. This guy packs a wallop." Steve said.
"Still, you are pretty spry, for an older fellow. What's your thing? Pilates?"
"What?" Steve said.
"It's like calisthenics. You might have missed a couple things, you know, doing time as a Capsicle." Tony said.
Steve looked at Tony, finally meeting his ego match.
"Fury didn't tell me he was calling you in." Steve said.
"Yeah, there's a lot of things Fury doesn't tell you." Tony said.
Thunder and Lightning nearly hit the jet, making it shake violently.
"Where's this coming from?" Rei said.
Thunder rumbled overhead. Kuri stared out the window intently.
"What's the matter? Scared of a little lightning?" Steve asked.
"I'm not overly fond of what follows." Kuri said.
Outside the jet a blinding light hit the jet. The Mighty Thor. Thor opened the ramp and grabbed Kuri by the throat and flew out. Steve and Tony were left dumbstruck. Tony put the Iron Man helmet on.
"Now there's that guy." Iron Man said.
"Think the guy's a friendly?" Captain America said.
"Doesn't matter. If he frees Kuri or kills her, the Tesseract's lost." Iron Man said.
Tony turned and got ready to jump off the jet to chase after Thor.
"Stark, we need a plan of attack!" Captain America said.
"I have a plan. Attack." Iron Man said.
Iron Man jumped out of the jet and chased after Thor. Captain America grabbed a parachute to follow.
"I'd sit this one out, Cap." Rei said.
"I don't see how I can." Captain America said.
"These guys come from legends, they're basically gods." Rei said.
"There's only one God, ma'am. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." Captain America said.
Captain America jumped out of the jet.
Mountain Ledge
Somewhere out in the European mountains, Thor threw Kuri into the side of the mountain. He raised the mighty hammer, Mjolnir, when Loki appeared in between them.
"LEAVE US!" He shouted with all the power he had. "The fault for her errs is mine brother. Let me be the one to bring her down."
"Very well," Thor said, standing down.
Loki looked down at the woman he loved, who he thought to be dead and was unhappy to see her alive in this fashion.
"Where is the Tesseract?" Loki asked.
"I missed you too." Kuri laughed. "Oh, you should thank me. With the Bifrost gone how much dark energy did the Allfather have to muster to conjure you here? Your precious Earth. A place you couldn't return me to?"
Loki sheathed Excalibur. He pinned down Kuri.
"I thought you dead." Loki said, pain in his voice.
"Did you mourn?" Kuri mocked.
"Of course I did," Loki shook.
Loki let go of Kuri, who walked away from him, causing an even bigger wedge between them.
"We were in love," Loki said. "I thought you'd want to stay in Asgard by my side."
Kuri rounded on him. "You thought it love when you broke the Bifrost? Stranding me? Keeping me from my sister, from my family?"
"So you take the world we love as recompense for your imagined slights. No, the Earth is under my protection, Kuri," said Thor, speaking up for the first time.
"And you're doing a marvelous job with that. The humans slaughter each other in droves, while you idly threat. I mean to rule them. And why should I not?"
"You once loved this world," Loki said. "You once loved all things. Now you echo darkness and your heart is empty."
Angrily, Kuri shoved Loki to the side. She walked back up to the ledge. Turned around.
"I've seen worlds you've never known about! I have grown, in my exile! I have seen the true power of the Tesseract, and when I wield it..." Kuri said.
"Who showed you this power? Who controls the would-be-queen?" Thor said.
"That's not what this is about!" Kuri said. "This is my revenge!"
"Not here! You give up the Tesseract! You give up this poisonous dream! You come home!" Loki said.
"Your home, not mine!" Kuri shouted. "I don't have it. You need the cube to get home, but I've sent it off I know not where."
Kuri opened her hands and a black orb appeared. Mjölnir flew into Thor's grasp. Loki drew Excalibur.
"Kuri please..." Loki attempted.