Steve paced back and forth, waiting for Bruce and Tony worked in the lab. He hoped everything was alright. When Bruce came back with the first diagnosis and CAT scan they withheld very interesting information. It didn't help when Tony came back with a run through of her background with about the same kind of interesting information.
Bruce walked out of the lab room leaving Janine sedated and hooked up to medical equipment and headed over to Steve. He had her stable and calm before she could harm herself or others. He carried in hand a couple of papers. Steve walked to meet him halfway. Bruce run his hand through his hair. "This is not what I expected. The readings show that she has capabilities that are not normal for a human."
Tony strutted over to them with his own report. "This woman, whoever she is currently goes by the names Ramona Quinn, Winifred Burrows, Devan Chambers, and Janine Cooper. That last one is her real name. I dug up some other interesting facts about Janine." He started to explain about how her father was a scientist and had worked for SHIELD. Bruce went back to testing her.
On one of his tests, he found that this woman's power was more of a disease. He went straight to work on trying to cure it. He had Tony come in and work with him. They worked for a couple of hours before finding a way to cure her. It had a ninety-five percent chance rate that it would work. Tony and Bruce proceeded to try to cure her. After trying to cure her, Bruce tried more scans and ran more then waited for her to wake up. Steve would watch behind the glass window. He didn't want to interfere but he wanted to make sure she was safe. He even wished that he could give her some of his blood just to survive if it would even work.
Sigyn and Loki came back into the building. They met Pepper at the elevator. Pepper made sure Sigyn was in the middle of her and Loki. Sigyn felt Janine's presence. Pepper was about to push the elevator button for the penthouse, but Sigyn pushed the button for the lab area where the four of them were. Pepper looked at her in confusion. Loki thought to her about what was happening.
"Someone new is here," Sigyn looked straight intrigued Loki and Pepper became curious and worried.
They reached their destination in a few minutes. Sigyn was the first out of the elevator. She glided past Steve who tried to stop them but he stopped Pepper instead. Loki had gotten past by staying by Sigyn's side. Steve quickly explained what had happened to Pepper. Sigyn went straight to the lab room where Janine was at. She stood next to the hospital bed and listened into her mind. Loki stood behind Sigyn ready to pull her away at any moment.
"What are you doing?" Tony turned to them crossing his arms. He didn't want anyone to wake Janine up just yet.
"I feel her presence," Sigyn spoke in a hushed tone. "You cure seems to be lacking."
"We were going more of her controlling her own mind, by using a certain device to make her heal herself as well. An implant," Tony explained. Bruce came in reading papers and didn't notice Sigyn and Tony in a standoff with Loki ready to back up Sigyn. "Give it time. You are as bad as Thor wanting things instantaneously happen."
"A life is very valuable, especially her's, time should be of the essence" Sigyn reached to touch her. Tony was quick as lightning and grabbed Sigyn's hand before she could try.
"Don't," Tony warned. Bruce stopped and looked at the both of them.
"She's awoken," Sigyn slipped her hand out of his grip. Tony looked down to see that Janine was still asleep. They waited for a few minutes and Janine seem to did not wake. Tony was about to say something until Sigyn went on. "She stays in slumber to read her situation. This tactic has been honed. She is trying to fool you to escape. She feel's my presence just as I feel her's. She's a telekinetic and has the ability to read minds. The implant is already taken over giving her the telekinetic powers and have healed the reprocussions she would get when she could usually read minds," Sigyn smiled. "You saved her, healed her, made her better, though to no avail cure her. You can open your eyes, Janine, we will not hurt you."
Janine was afraid to open her eyes, she wanted it to be all a dream. As she fluttered them open, she looked around to view her surroundings. She tried to read the thoughts around her but she couldn't due to the veiled one who spoke for her. Sigyn was blocking all the thoughts to her.
"I am blocking your thoughts momentarily," Sigyn made it known to the rest. "You are in safe and capable hands. We will not harm you, though it is not the same for you. You have plans of harming and escaping from us. This is not wise. I will give you your powers back once I trust you enough to stay here. I am Glut Angrbroda, behind me is Loki, to the side of you is Tony, Bruce is the one behind him. Outside the room is Steve and Pepper. There is one more but Thor is not here." You powers are similar to mine. Though once I leave you to it, you will read thoughts that are to be guarded and secret. Though this is something you have known all of your life. What I am about to tell you is hard to comprehend but I believe it is not hard to understand. I am actually called Sigyn. Loki, Thor, and I are not from this realm. We what you might say are aliens but we are Gods. There is a war raging from the realm we came from and many other realms as well. We are stuck here for our realm is danger.
Janine was shocked to hear her thought to her but she got over that quickly. Even though I know I am safe here, there is always danger. I know this quite well. I fear I am in danger here too.
We will protect you, Sigyn thought back. You have heard of the Avengers, you are among them. If you need anything, you can trust me. I am a thought away. I will leave you in their hands. Trust them. I will let you have your powers back.
Buzzing of words flooded into Janine's mind. It pained her at first, but with the implant it became numb to her. She then started to remember on how to block people around her. She would try to practice but it always ended up with her on the floor. It was much easier now. She blocked all the outside minds that was not near this room.
How much power does she really have? Does she really use that power at all? She could have you pinned in a few seconds and only allow you to breathe. No wonder why a lot of people want her. These thoughts came from Tony. She blocked him first.
I hope she is alright. Finding out that you have an ability that you don't really have a control over is not always a good thing. Especially when it was a science experiment. Maybe I should tell her that if she needs someone to talk to that I can do that. This thought came from Bruce. She could sense that he was very genuine and helpful.
Wow, he is really caught up on her. Hmm maybe something will work out between them. This voice was a woman's. She guess it must be Pepper.
A science experiment. Thats not always a good outcome. I just hope that now it can be. She seems so strong. These thoughts were from a familiar voice. It was from Steve. She almost did not want to block him but she had to.
Another telekinetic? This has it's advantages. She could solve some problems or at least buy us time. Janine quickly stopped this one from going on. It was from Loki.
She then sensed Sigyn was watching her. She blocked her next even though she could not hear her. Sigyn smiled.
Sigyn, you must have listened into Loki's mind, he scares me. Janine quickly thought to her.
I am always checking his mind. He is my prisoner, I am his guardian. Sigyn explained. I am very valuable to the realms. I am here to give him a chance to switch sides and the chance for him to be trusted again. Their is a long past between us now that I have shown my true self. Even though I watch over him, he wants to make sure I am protected and safe.
That sounds very complicated Janine thought. Though what isn't in life?
I shall bid you farewell Sigyn thought to her. Remember if you need someone, I am just a thought away.
"Treat her kindly," Sigyn spoke. "I leave you to your work." She then turned around and left. Loki followed suit.
"And the fork ran away with the spoon," Tony mumbled as Bruce came closer.
"She can hear you, you know that, right?" Bruce looked through his papers.
"Yeah but love-sick dementor can't so we're still good," Tony laughed.
"Can you give us some privacy, I want to give her a physical," Bruce leaned in.
"You want to get physical with her, by all means," Tony started to walk away. He pushed a button to withdraw some curtains to the lab area. "Just don't tell Steve, he already claimed dibs on her." He walked out before Bruce could say something. Tony embraced Pepper and started to answer questions Steve had.
Bruce ran through a physical with her to make sure she was feeling alright and to get all her records so that he can have something to go on. He then let the rest come back in when she was ready. The first to ask if she was fine was Steve. He was so worried about her.
"Yes, I am alright," Janine smiled at him. "Thank you for helping me. Um. Where are my dogs?"
Steve smiled, "Oh they are safe. They came with us but they kept trying to attack us when we got close to you, so they are housed in another room."
"I see," Janine wanted to sit up. Bruce hit a button and the bed maneuvered in an upright position. "I guess you all want an explanation?" She could hear that the answer was a yes. Janine decided to tell her story, though she had just met them, she knew that she could trust them. They each had some similar situation.
While Janine was telling her story, Sigyn and Loki went to the party deck, the two have not spoken a word to each other.
Loki was the first to speak. "This changes everything."
"No this changes nothing," Sigyn traced his thoughts. "She will not be used as a sacrifice or in any plan involving me. I will not allow her to take on my challenges. I shall not be waited on while others face such challenges."
"I have come to the conclusion that you will always be a lady being waited on," Loki looked off into the distance. "You are so valuable to all the realms. You are a dire need in so many eyes. Just like these Midgardians are in dire need of something."
"And what I dare ask is it?" Sigyn stood next to him.
"They do not know what they want," Loki clenched his jaw. "As the rest of the realms will do when they have you. I believed I knew what they wanted, thinking I had what would feel their needs. I wanted Midgard to be just like Asgard. You had Gods and the people who praised them. I knew not that what Midgard did not want though they are in need of something."
"And shall they need?" Sigyn looked up at him trying to see what it was exactly. He at times couldn't figure it out.
"They all seek freedom," Loki began to explain. "Freedom to live, learn, love; freedom to do anything they want. Though they set themselves in different governing orders. Only to wage war with one another for each govern is different. They are not free anymore. They think they are, but they are not. They even govern one another by judging, lying, slaughtering, using one another. Even the so called good ones have their share of secrets. Allfather has taught us that the people follow what the Gods do, even though it is bad it humbles and show them that life is not taken for granted. I would have taken their so called freedom away in place give my kingship. They are all equal under my throne. No one is higher, no one is lower. I would have protected them as well. Protected them from themselves. Give them one form of govern not many. The only thing they had to do was show me that I was their leader, their protector, their God. That I was there ruler and all they had to do was kneel before their king." Loki sighed. "And yet they lived in the past thinking I would become some dictator who would only destroy their lives. Even when the task fell onto me to be ruler of Asgard, it was still a heavy burden. I was given the chance by the Elders but by my peers, my so-called friends they had no trust no loyalty in what I could do. I wanted to show them that I could do the same as Thor. Yes I lied to keep my spot on the throne but it was all for good. I feel that is what is being done to you. They lie to keep you there. She could have been our way out."
Sigyn spoke after a few minutes. "She will never be a way out. I shall not run from duty nor my consequences. Loki, you still rose to the challenge of being ruler for Asgard. Even if those around gave you no chance at all. Yes you did go through some things will inadequate or thought out decisions. Though you still took that burden nonetheless."
Loki looked to her. "I am still under your protection and somewhat of my brother's. Though I cursed him and our father, yet they are the only thing that I have known. Jealousy becomes me too often in his light. I am just a dark figure, a speck in his bright and shiny world. My burden was a curse in their eyes. Why should Loki become ruler? Loki you should bring Thor back, he will do a better job than you. I am a shadow of mischief and distrust." He looked away from her.
"Fire brings weapons, burns, death, desolation," Sigyn looked out to the horizon with him. "Though it also brings warmth, safety, guidance, protection, life, and some say passion. Each thing has its spectrum of dark and light."
"I see you as my light," Loki whispered so soft that it was almost a thought. "And I your darkness." Loki brought her forth to him and kissed her lips, first gentle then with a slight hunger. As they pulled away Loki left her with one last remark. "Maybe one day I can see your darkness, and you can see my light." He then walked away from her leaving her out in the open.
"One day," Sigyn's voice was blown by the wind. Loki had already went back inside of the Tower. She looked up to the sky, knowing that Heimdall was watching. "And maybe one day, I shall be set free."