p dir="ltr"Wanda had excused herself from the awkward meeting between Stark and the rest of the team, Vision had chose to stay saying he knew Stark would be overwhelmed by everyone so he'd try to reason with him./p
p dir="ltr"She was supposed to wait in the library and keep an eye on Loki, the Avengers were already hanging on lose thread so seeing their old enemy wouldn't help at all./p
p dir="ltr"He was quiet and distant, only a few minutes had passed when he stood up and walked to the door./p
p dir="ltr""Where are you going?" She asked him/p
p dir="ltr"He stopped and turned to her "I'm leaving this planet, I'm probably leaving this Galaxy and you should too"/p
p dir="ltr"She stood up "I'm pretty sure you can't"/p
p dir="ltr""And who's going to stop me, you?"/p
p dir="ltr"She raised her eyebrows at him, yes she would if it was necessary, he had been inside her mind as well so he knew what Wanda Maximoff was capable of./p
p dir="ltr""I need to find Thor" he finally told her, his tone had softened and so had his gaze/p
p dir="ltr"She walked to him slowly "I heard he is your brother, I'm sorry"/p
p dir="ltr""He's a complete idiot" he told her "he wanted to play the part of the hero like he always tends to, I wouldn't be surprised if he got himself killed"/p
p dir="ltr"There was pain in his voice even if he tried to hide / She remembered how it felt when she lost Pietro, if someone had told her there was a minimum possibility he was still alive she would have taken / Carefully she extended her hand and touched his / "We'll find him but we need your help, you said so yourself, Thanos won't be easily stopped, but if we join our forces we'll at least put up a fight"/p
p dir="ltr"Loki's gaze was fixed in her hand, once she had finished speaking he looked at her, he seemed to have lost his mischievous glance "and what if Thor is dead?"/p
p dir="ltr""We'll make Thanos pay"/p
p dir="ltr"He couldn't help but to smirk "They should really give you the job of promoting the Avengers"/p
p dir="ltr"She returned the smirk "Would you join?"/p
p dir="ltr"He held her gaze and his expression turned serious "I'll do what I can to assist you for now but as soon as I find out what happened to Thor I will leave"/p
p dir="ltr"Wanda moved her hand and extended it "Deal"/p
p dir="ltr"He looked at it for a few seconds before shaking it "Do you really trust my word after all you've heard about me?"/p
p dir="ltr""I trust you care about your brother" she simply told him/p
p dir="ltr"He looked down and let go of her hand./p
p dir="ltr"The door finally opened and Wong came in to tell them it was time for a meeting./p
p dir="ltr"Steve and Sam were in a corner while Tony and Stephen were in the other, Vision, and Bruce stood awkwardly in the middle, Valkyrie watched the whole escene from the other side of the room with a / At the sight of Loki, Steve tensed and Natasha clenched her fists./p
p dir="ltr""It's a pleasure to see you all again" Loki told them with a fake grin/p
p dir="ltr""Can't say the same" Natasha let out/p
p dir="ltr"Stephen cleared his throat "We sent a notice to the contacts we have a long the Galaxy, I have been informed that the planet that kept the Power stone safe has been attacked and harvested"/p
p dir="ltr""Like a field?" Sam asked confused/p
p dir="ltr""He means Thanos has killed the half of the population" Wong explained/p
p dir="ltr"There was a silence in the room./p
p dir="ltr""The half of the whole planet?"/p
p dir="ltr""Yes" Loki answered "it's his way of bringing balance to the Universe"/p
p dir="ltr""Do we know how to stop him?" Steve asked/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a step forward"He has his own legion of assassin's, men and women from several races that he has picked from the planets he has harvested, he calls them his children or members of the Black Order. So he won't attack by himself, he'll send them first and once the other forces have weakened he'll come, as far as we know he owns one of the stones, we have to do everything to keep the rest from him"/p
p dir="ltr""So there are still two we don't know about" Natasha stepped in "we have an advantage"/p
p dir="ltr""One is being held by an eccentric collector, but I am quite sure Thanos will easily retrieve that one, the Soul stone remains a mystery but the other three are here on Earth so if I were him I'd come here first and obtain them"/p
p dir="ltr""Three?" Vision asked/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a deep breath and looked at Wanda before appearing the Space stone in his hand "Three"/p
p dir="ltr""So that's it? One day you tried to invade us and steal the Tesseract and the other you are helping us?" Tony asked him "I call it bull shit"/p
p dir="ltr""As much as I disagree with Stark this does seem suspicious" Steve told them/p
p dir="ltr""You really are a stupid race" Loki began telling them "do you think that if I was making up all of this I wouldn't have already killed you all and stolen the stones?"/p
p dir="ltr""This could be part of your plan" Natasha told him/p
p dir="ltr"The former Avengers began discussing with each other about the possibilities this could be another play of the god of mischief./p
p dir="ltr""HEY" Valkyrie yelled over the noise "as much as we all probably hate Loki and think he's the worst he's also telling the truth so shut the hell up because the more you bicker the more Thanos comes closer and soon you'll be crying about your planet being reaped. I'm sick of your stupid fights and differences, act like grown ups, Thor might have put up with your human shitty emotions but we're not so, get your crap together and join us or go back to hide under your beds"/p
p dir="ltr""Thank you" Loki told her/p
p dir="ltr"She pointed her middle finger at him./p
p dir="ltr"Stephen took a deep breath "We need to keep the stones at distance from each other, if Loki is right we can't all be holding the three of them in the same place"/p
p dir="ltr""We have to destroy them" Tony told them "that's the safest way to keep them from that monster"/p
p dir="ltr""Like I already explained I won't let anyone touch the Time stone" Stephen reminded him/p
p dir="ltr""What about Vision?" Sam asked/p
p dir="ltr""Well of course we aren't going to do anything to Vision!" Tony exclaimed "we'll think of that later but for now we have to perfectly disposable stones right in front of us"/p
p dir="ltr""One" Wong corrected him "we will take care of the Time stone, you may do what you please with the Space stone"/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a step back "If you destroy it we're risking not matching Thanos powers with anything, we can build a weapon"/p
p dir="ltr""We have to destroy it" Captain America told him "if you're actually changed Loki then prove it"/p
p dir="ltr"He pressed his lips together, Wanda could read him perfectly, he was probably facing one of the most difficult choices in his lifebr / "Only if I find Thor"/p
p dir="ltr""Are you seriously risking the faith of the stone in your brother?" Stephen asked him/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a step back from all of them and put away the stone "That's my condition, I have already helped you more than I should, and I care very little about what happens to any of you or your Planet, so if you want it then you will have it until I see Thor"/p
p dir="ltr""He might have died" Stephen told him/p
p dir="ltr"Loki lifted his chin "If there is a minimum possibility that he's alive I'll take it"/p
p dir="ltr"Wanda blinked a couple of times, he then looked at her for a split of / "We accept" she spoke for them/p
p dir="ltr""Wanda" Steve called her "you don't know Loki, you can't trust him"/p
p dir="ltr""I can see inside his mind, he's telling the truth"/p
p dir="ltr"Wong took a step forward "Will you vouch for him then? Will you take responsibility for what he does?"/p
p dir="ltr"emYou shouldn't/em he whispered in her mind/p
p dir="ltr""I do" she told them "I will"/p
p dir="ltr"Vision frowned at her but she looked away, Stark sighed and muttered something, Natasha looked angry, Sam confused and Steve disappointed./p
p dir="ltr"On the other hand Stephen finally / "We'll make a few visits"/p
p dir="ltr"They had agreed that the Avengers aside from Tony would take Vision to Wakanda which was the safest place they could think of, Steve had also mentioned that they could make an extraction of the Mind / Stephen, Valkyrie and Tony would take Loki to space to try to find Thor as well to separate the / Wanda had wanted to be by Vision's side during the whole process but she had given her word to vouch for Loki so she'd be accompanying them as well. Meanwhile Wong had to stay back to guard the Sanctum./p
p dir="ltr"Wanda went to Vision and took his handbr / "I'll be back and you'll be alright"/p
p dir="ltr"He smiled and kissed her forehead "Wanda if anything were to happen to me I want you to know that I love you"/p
p dir="ltr"She put a finger in his lips "Nothing will happen, but I love you too"/p
p dir="ltr"The two kissed one last time before parting ways./p
p dir="ltr"She was supposed to wait in the library and keep an eye on Loki, the Avengers were already hanging on lose thread so seeing their old enemy wouldn't help at all./p
p dir="ltr"He was quiet and distant, only a few minutes had passed when he stood up and walked to the door./p
p dir="ltr""Where are you going?" She asked him/p
p dir="ltr"He stopped and turned to her "I'm leaving this planet, I'm probably leaving this Galaxy and you should too"/p
p dir="ltr"She stood up "I'm pretty sure you can't"/p
p dir="ltr""And who's going to stop me, you?"/p
p dir="ltr"She raised her eyebrows at him, yes she would if it was necessary, he had been inside her mind as well so he knew what Wanda Maximoff was capable of./p
p dir="ltr""I need to find Thor" he finally told her, his tone had softened and so had his gaze/p
p dir="ltr"She walked to him slowly "I heard he is your brother, I'm sorry"/p
p dir="ltr""He's a complete idiot" he told her "he wanted to play the part of the hero like he always tends to, I wouldn't be surprised if he got himself killed"/p
p dir="ltr"There was pain in his voice even if he tried to hide / She remembered how it felt when she lost Pietro, if someone had told her there was a minimum possibility he was still alive she would have taken / Carefully she extended her hand and touched his / "We'll find him but we need your help, you said so yourself, Thanos won't be easily stopped, but if we join our forces we'll at least put up a fight"/p
p dir="ltr"Loki's gaze was fixed in her hand, once she had finished speaking he looked at her, he seemed to have lost his mischievous glance "and what if Thor is dead?"/p
p dir="ltr""We'll make Thanos pay"/p
p dir="ltr"He couldn't help but to smirk "They should really give you the job of promoting the Avengers"/p
p dir="ltr"She returned the smirk "Would you join?"/p
p dir="ltr"He held her gaze and his expression turned serious "I'll do what I can to assist you for now but as soon as I find out what happened to Thor I will leave"/p
p dir="ltr"Wanda moved her hand and extended it "Deal"/p
p dir="ltr"He looked at it for a few seconds before shaking it "Do you really trust my word after all you've heard about me?"/p
p dir="ltr""I trust you care about your brother" she simply told him/p
p dir="ltr"He looked down and let go of her hand./p
p dir="ltr"The door finally opened and Wong came in to tell them it was time for a meeting./p
p dir="ltr"Steve and Sam were in a corner while Tony and Stephen were in the other, Vision, and Bruce stood awkwardly in the middle, Valkyrie watched the whole escene from the other side of the room with a / At the sight of Loki, Steve tensed and Natasha clenched her fists./p
p dir="ltr""It's a pleasure to see you all again" Loki told them with a fake grin/p
p dir="ltr""Can't say the same" Natasha let out/p
p dir="ltr"Stephen cleared his throat "We sent a notice to the contacts we have a long the Galaxy, I have been informed that the planet that kept the Power stone safe has been attacked and harvested"/p
p dir="ltr""Like a field?" Sam asked confused/p
p dir="ltr""He means Thanos has killed the half of the population" Wong explained/p
p dir="ltr"There was a silence in the room./p
p dir="ltr""The half of the whole planet?"/p
p dir="ltr""Yes" Loki answered "it's his way of bringing balance to the Universe"/p
p dir="ltr""Do we know how to stop him?" Steve asked/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a step forward"He has his own legion of assassin's, men and women from several races that he has picked from the planets he has harvested, he calls them his children or members of the Black Order. So he won't attack by himself, he'll send them first and once the other forces have weakened he'll come, as far as we know he owns one of the stones, we have to do everything to keep the rest from him"/p
p dir="ltr""So there are still two we don't know about" Natasha stepped in "we have an advantage"/p
p dir="ltr""One is being held by an eccentric collector, but I am quite sure Thanos will easily retrieve that one, the Soul stone remains a mystery but the other three are here on Earth so if I were him I'd come here first and obtain them"/p
p dir="ltr""Three?" Vision asked/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a deep breath and looked at Wanda before appearing the Space stone in his hand "Three"/p
p dir="ltr""So that's it? One day you tried to invade us and steal the Tesseract and the other you are helping us?" Tony asked him "I call it bull shit"/p
p dir="ltr""As much as I disagree with Stark this does seem suspicious" Steve told them/p
p dir="ltr""You really are a stupid race" Loki began telling them "do you think that if I was making up all of this I wouldn't have already killed you all and stolen the stones?"/p
p dir="ltr""This could be part of your plan" Natasha told him/p
p dir="ltr"The former Avengers began discussing with each other about the possibilities this could be another play of the god of mischief./p
p dir="ltr""HEY" Valkyrie yelled over the noise "as much as we all probably hate Loki and think he's the worst he's also telling the truth so shut the hell up because the more you bicker the more Thanos comes closer and soon you'll be crying about your planet being reaped. I'm sick of your stupid fights and differences, act like grown ups, Thor might have put up with your human shitty emotions but we're not so, get your crap together and join us or go back to hide under your beds"/p
p dir="ltr""Thank you" Loki told her/p
p dir="ltr"She pointed her middle finger at him./p
p dir="ltr"Stephen took a deep breath "We need to keep the stones at distance from each other, if Loki is right we can't all be holding the three of them in the same place"/p
p dir="ltr""We have to destroy them" Tony told them "that's the safest way to keep them from that monster"/p
p dir="ltr""Like I already explained I won't let anyone touch the Time stone" Stephen reminded him/p
p dir="ltr""What about Vision?" Sam asked/p
p dir="ltr""Well of course we aren't going to do anything to Vision!" Tony exclaimed "we'll think of that later but for now we have to perfectly disposable stones right in front of us"/p
p dir="ltr""One" Wong corrected him "we will take care of the Time stone, you may do what you please with the Space stone"/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a step back "If you destroy it we're risking not matching Thanos powers with anything, we can build a weapon"/p
p dir="ltr""We have to destroy it" Captain America told him "if you're actually changed Loki then prove it"/p
p dir="ltr"He pressed his lips together, Wanda could read him perfectly, he was probably facing one of the most difficult choices in his lifebr / "Only if I find Thor"/p
p dir="ltr""Are you seriously risking the faith of the stone in your brother?" Stephen asked him/p
p dir="ltr"Loki took a step back from all of them and put away the stone "That's my condition, I have already helped you more than I should, and I care very little about what happens to any of you or your Planet, so if you want it then you will have it until I see Thor"/p
p dir="ltr""He might have died" Stephen told him/p
p dir="ltr"Loki lifted his chin "If there is a minimum possibility that he's alive I'll take it"/p
p dir="ltr"Wanda blinked a couple of times, he then looked at her for a split of / "We accept" she spoke for them/p
p dir="ltr""Wanda" Steve called her "you don't know Loki, you can't trust him"/p
p dir="ltr""I can see inside his mind, he's telling the truth"/p
p dir="ltr"Wong took a step forward "Will you vouch for him then? Will you take responsibility for what he does?"/p
p dir="ltr"emYou shouldn't/em he whispered in her mind/p
p dir="ltr""I do" she told them "I will"/p
p dir="ltr"Vision frowned at her but she looked away, Stark sighed and muttered something, Natasha looked angry, Sam confused and Steve disappointed./p
p dir="ltr"On the other hand Stephen finally / "We'll make a few visits"/p
p dir="ltr"They had agreed that the Avengers aside from Tony would take Vision to Wakanda which was the safest place they could think of, Steve had also mentioned that they could make an extraction of the Mind / Stephen, Valkyrie and Tony would take Loki to space to try to find Thor as well to separate the / Wanda had wanted to be by Vision's side during the whole process but she had given her word to vouch for Loki so she'd be accompanying them as well. Meanwhile Wong had to stay back to guard the Sanctum./p
p dir="ltr"Wanda went to Vision and took his handbr / "I'll be back and you'll be alright"/p
p dir="ltr"He smiled and kissed her forehead "Wanda if anything were to happen to me I want you to know that I love you"/p
p dir="ltr"She put a finger in his lips "Nothing will happen, but I love you too"/p
p dir="ltr"The two kissed one last time before parting ways./p