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Saga burst through the library doors, amazed by what was before her. This type of library was only in her dreams and she'd never seen such beauty before. The other three stood next to her, watching her scepter gently glide down the spines of the books. The smell of old paper wafted in the air. It made Saga feel so relaxed. For a moment, the girl forgot what she was doing standing in such a library. It seemed like her life was perfect and this was where she was supposed to be. Until Ben's hands rushed to his temples, which caused the crew to rush over to him in fear.

"Are you alright, Ben?" Hadia asked quietly.

"They're...coming," he growled," And they have company.."

"You two stop the group from coming through," Saga nodded to Hadia and Sebastian, who ran out," Ben, if they're close by, I need you to tell me. But it shouldn't take me too long to find this book."

Though Ben could sense that that was a lie.

The group was barely at the top of the stairs when Sebastian stood in front of them. Stephen went to speak, but slowly, one man became three and the group reeled back. Peter was in utter shock as one of the clones went to attack him. Peter jumped and shot a web at the clone, whose hand was stuck on the railing of the stairs. Another clone attacked the young man just as the clone broke the webs off. The original had a pistol ready as he shot at Sam. The man held his shield up as he walked towards Sebastian 1, while Bucky pulled him in to restrain him.

"You guys go!" Bucky insisted," Sam and I can take care of this."

"I will stay too," Wanda said as he pushed both clones back. Each clone became two as they fought with the young woman.

"Me too!" Scott shrunk and jumped around.

The others ran off as Sam fought alongside Wanda. Bucky was trying to fight the original man, he was questioning what they were doing there. Sebastian didn't answer, he just struggled as he tried to get out of the hold. Bucky was too busy to notice the feeling of his metal arm weighing down until it had fallen off. Bucky looked to his side and found Hadia's hands were a bright red. His arm had fallen to the floor, in a puddle of melted steel. Scott was trying not to laugh as he returned to his normal size.

"Bucky," Sam asked," Where's the vibranium arm?"

"...I left it at home."

Saga searched quickly along the shelves. Benjamin stood by the door, fear in his eyes. He could sense that the group was approaching. They were quick on their feet and looked ready to attack. He looked over to Saga, whose eyes lit up.

"Here we go," she whispered as she pulled out a book, the shimmering blue cover, with worn out words, stood against the other books in a matter of seconds," This is the key to what we want."

"It'll have everything we need," Ben mumbled, then sharply turned to the door," We have to leave now."

Ben pulled out the portal gun and went to shoot, but he stopped. Saga asked worriedly if he was okay. His senses were telling him of another presence in the room. A presence he'd known before. He tried to figure out, until a light went off in his head. He turned to Saga and gave a soft smile.

"It's your-"

The man dropped the gun as he disappeared left Saga alone, standing with the book and staff tightly in her arms. She called out for Ben twice before she knew she had to go. She took the gun and shot it at the floor, causing her to fall on top of Hadia and Sebastian, who formed together as one. Before Bucky, Scott, Sam or Wanda could make a move, Saga knew she needed a distraction. Quickly, she slammed her staff on the ground, and they escaped without being noticed. Through the snowy winds, the four coughed and looked for each other. Once it had died down, they saw that the three had escaped. Sam mumbled something to himself while Bucky ran to tell the others what happened.

Stephen slammed open the door, and reeled back at what he saw. The others bumped into him, and all four fell to the ground before Benjamin, who had everything except his arms frozen solid. Standing behind him, with a menacing grin and a taste for mischief, was Loki.

"You finally made it," he said,"I thought I'd have this criminal all to myself."

"Says the criminal himself," Rhodey stood up, and Loki rolled his eyes.

"Let's not fight about that," he went on," I would much rather talk about what's been happening in your world. Where's my brother?"

"He's far from Earth," Stephen said, walking up to Loki," Where you can't hurt him."

"Hello Stephen," Loki gave a bitter smirk," Did you miss me?"

"Not in the slightest."

"How sad. I was hoping you cared. I'm glad to see you. It's a shame he's not here to talk about what's going on. But I am. So let's just go to SHIELD headquarters, sit down, and have a chat about what we've been seeing."

"Well this was a friendly welcome."

Loki sat next to Ben in their holding cell, both in chains. Stephen nervously paced, waiting to see if he could contact Thor. He'd been broken about the loss of his brother and seeing him would be amazing for him. But when Rhodey came back, shaking his head, Strange sighed and turned to Loki. He was glaring up at the doctor. Stephen wondered if he remembered falling for thirty minutes. He couldn't still be mad at that...right?The others surrounded the prisoners, ready to hear some of their explanations for what was going on.

"So you're planning on taking over the world again, huh?" Bucky asked, a smirk on his face as Sam adjusted his other arm," You think you can just waltz into a facility and take whatever you want? Believe me, I don't think it works that way."

"It wasn't me," Loki explained," I haven't been in your pathetic facilities, nor do I need that faulty weaponry you have."

"Like your staff?" Sam asked, crossing his arms.

"So they finally replaced Captain America," the trickster chuckled," At least you've done something right. I've been away too long- but I do know Stark is gone, which is unfortunate," He looked to Peter and Ned, who nervously waved, then turned to Rhodey," You are hiring children now?"

"Hi, Mr. Loki," Peter stepped forward, his friend trembling," I'm Peter Man, Spider Parker-dang it."

Loki raised an eyebrow at the strange child. He heard about the boy on the news, when his identity was exposed. Though he was not in his spider costume, Loki could tell that revealing his identity was not a hard task. The adults watched as Peter interacted with the god, Ned still trembling behind him.

"I just wanna say that, even though you tried destroying the world, your tricks are pretty neat. And I think-."

"Seriously?" Ned whispered.

"What are you doing-?" Scott asked," He's the bad guy!"

"Let him finish," Loki insisted.

"Not really," Peter shrugged," Thor said that he was-sorry, sir,-is misunderstood. He's actually a cool guy."

"He wouldn't think Noobmaster69 was so cool," Loki mumbled, a smirk on his face.

"What's more important," Stephen brought up," is discussing what happened. I want to know about the two thieves, the girl-AKA your disguise-and this idiot."

Stephen gestured to Ben, who gave an offended look. He claimed the only ones who could call him an idiot were the members of his family. Loki rolled his eyes, having heard these antics before. Out of all the people he could get stuck next to, he, in a way, got lucky. Ben could tell him what was going on.

Stephen went on to question Loki about where he hid the book and what he was doing. Again and again, Loki had to defend himself. He hadn't been involved until he'd sensed their presence. The four of their images were still lodged in his mind, but one was much more outdated than the rest. Finally, Ben decided to speak out.

"Loki was not the little girl."

"And we should believe a criminal?" Wanda asked.

"If he was with us," Ben went on," His plan would be much more clever than to pretend to capture me. He would have had a much better attack plan-and besides, he doesn't need a spell book. He knows all of the tricks already."

The group looked to each other. Their eyes suggested answers and each one was taken in. Bucky, Stephen and Sam knelt down and unchained the god. He thanked Sam and Bucky, but glared at Stephen. The wizard didn't know why the trickster was being such a pain. Nonetheless, he stood beside Peter, feeling a small connection.

"So why did you need the book?" Wong asked as he stood closer to the prisoner.

"It's for what we're planning."

"And what exactly are the four of you planning?"

"All I can tell you," Ben sighed," is that none of you will be safe. Sure, we may not all have the same motives, but once the girl gets what she wants, it'll be easy to push her thoughts to bigger and better things. We won't back down, even when we find what we want."

"You won't find it," Stephen insisted," Not when we have all of our eyes on New York City."

"Now," Ben's laugh was soft and subtle," Who said anything about The Big Apple?"

No one spoke after that. They were quietly taking in the idea of another major city being attacked. Philly? Dallas? San Francisco? What if it wasn't even in the country? Stephen stepped forward, glaring down at the villian. Ben looked up to study his face. He didn't like Stephen for a number of reasons, but he had to respect his powers. After all, they were what Saga admired.

"Let's go try to find the other three," Rhodey said as the others started shuffling out, Stephen lingering, but Loki staying. Once they left, Loki glared at Benjamin, who looked up without much of a care.

"I asked all of you, no, begged all of you to keep a close eye on her while I was gone," Loki growled," I told you that her safety was important, I said that she needed to be cared for, but you didn't do your job."

"Not the reunion had in mind?" Ben laughed, until Loki pulled out a dagger and put it to the man's throat, "Take it easy, take it easy. Look, she's fine for now, she's not gonna get hurt. In fact, she's doing all of this just to get to you. She misses you, Loki. It's been years and you know it. We've been through a lot. We know your plans with Thanos didn't go down well."

"And how do you know that?" Loki glared.

"Well, when her and Hadia turned to dust…"

"I made a mistake, but it got fixed, didn't it? My child is alright for now, but I have to protect her from whatever the hell is going on in her mind. At least Hadia, Sebastian and Poli are keeping her safe. Then again, Miss Montgomery would keep her from getting into trouble like-"

Ben gave a sympathetic look. The last name was a sort of vague memory at the moment. Loki didn't know what had happened because-well, he hadn't been home in forever. Loki's face softened for a second as the dagger disappeared. He could tell that something was off as he straightened up, taking a deep breath as he rose. He looked to the man with a sympathetic face.

"Did she fall victim to his snap?"

"Not at all," Ben shifted awkwardly,"After Hadia and Saga faded away, Poli felt lost. Sebastian and I saw a change in her that we've never seen before. She was angry and heartbroken because she couldn't save the one person she had to protect. After about a year, we thought they weren't coming back."

Ben could recall the day Poli left. The beautiful Native American woman, with two big cases and a face of great heartbreak, looked for comfort and their last words to her. But what could the boys say? They understood her pain and why she was leaving, but she worked so hard to build up a new life. But everything faded. Everything was gone. Loki felt the weight of the world in his chest as he listened to Ben, feeling guilt and anger all at once. However, the god had a new mission as he walked away.

"You know it's not just you she's looking for," Ben called," We were on a mission to find the parents. So where's the other one?"

"That's for me to confess."