"I don't think he will want to cooperate anymore after that." Steve broke the silence. It's been an hour since they heard the news of Clint attempting to shoot Elixir, and no one found him yet.

"Thor, what exactly happened after you got Loki back to your place?" Bruce asked. Everybody looked up at the Thunderer.

'There was many battles which involved Loki, then supposedly Loki died, but then afterwards he revealed to me and mother that he was alive and well. He said he went to the land of the Jotuns.

"Won't the ice giants hate him?"

"No. In Loki's messages, he said his other brother was King after Loki killed Laufey. They didn't blame him for his death. Or rather, they were quite happy they got rid of him. He was definitely welcomed, but he didn't mention this Elixir."

"Thor, how about you go back to see if there's any news about the ice giants?" Steve suggested. "But, try not to, you know…"

Mention Loki is dead.

Thor nodded and left the room.

'Big guy will definitely be alright.' Tony said cheerily and took another swig of whiskey.

'That's what you think.'

'So you feel bad for Reindeer Games?'

'I think there is a huge part missing.' Bruce said, mostly to himself. 'It's like we were not looking at the big picture.'

'Like Loki might be tortured to take over earth?'

Bruce shrugged.

'Something like that.'

'You know what, I will go and ask him some questions.'

'Tony,' Steve warned. 'That's too much questions for one day.'

'Meh, I will be fine.' Tony left his glass on the table and strolled over to the door. 'I am a genius, remember?'

OOO

Elixir looked up from his position behind the chair. Is the mad arrow-shooting maniac back?

But no, it's a different man that closed the door and he hummed a song.

'How's your face?' He asked as he plopped himself in the other chair.

'Fine.'

'Get out from there. You looked like you are going to pounce on me or something.' The other man put his shoes up on the table and laid back.

Elixir scrambled up to his feet and sat down.

'First, you can called me Awesome Man, or Genius, or Iron Man or-'

Cave, weaponry, tower, suits.

'Tony Stark?'

Tony was for a split second dumbstruck, but then recovered as quickly.

'Well, yeah.'

'Prince told me a lot about you.'

Tony knitted his eyebrows together.

'Reindeer did?'

'He said something about having to defenestrate you, because he doesn't want to kill you.'

'Defenes-what?'

'Throwing you out of a window.'

'Throwing me out of the window is trying to kill me.'

'But you didn't, which is exactly what the Prince expected.'

'Well what if I didn't? You know, JARVIS went dumb for one second or something, what if I am dead?'

'Then it will still feel better than personally killing you in the other possible ways.'

'Like?'

'Well, he named a whole list, I remember stabbing your vitals, strangle you, break your neck, snap your spine, shoot you with the sceptre, kill the light in your chest-'

'He actually said that?'

'Well, yes.'

'What did he think about the light?'

'He said it is definitely important to you, as in life-threatening important.' Elixir looked at Tony with curiosity. 'Why?'

'It's stops shrapnel from going into my heart.' Tony blurted out before he could stop himself. Well, mind reading will tell Elixir the answer anyway if he doesn't.

'Do I have to stay here for a long time?' Elixir asked. A long time could mean forever for an immortal.

'Well, once Fury thinks you are clear, then you might be allowed outside.'

'Fury?'

'The director of this place.'

'And what about Prince's body?'

'Why do you ask?'

Elixir hesitated. Should he tell this mortal straight away, or should he wait, or should he never?

'Just tell me what you can.'

'Well, they put him in a freezer to preserve it.' Tony shuddered at the thought. 'If you ask me they will probably do tests on him that they shouldn't be.'

'Will it still work functionally?'

'Will it what?'

'Nevermind.' Elixir adverted his eyes. Knowing the body will be safe was definitely a priority, but if it was damaged in other ways…

'Loki is still alive, right?'

Elixir jerked up his head.

'Why do you ask?'

'Why else would you ask about the body? And anyway, Goldilocks told us about how he should have been dead, but didn't for like what, twice?'

'If I tell you Loki is in me, will they try and kill me?'

'Loki is what?'

'He is alive, inside of me. If I can get Loki's body back, I can return his conscious back.'

The older man's eyes widened.

'Are you, trying to make a joke or something?'

'No?'

Tony took out something from his phone.

'JARVIS?' He said to the metal thing. 'Are the cameras still down?'

'Yes sir.' The metal thing replied.

'Good.' He then pocketed it.

'Will they try and kill me?'

'I definitely wouldn't allow it.'

'Will they try and kill Loki once he is back?'

Tony didn't answer.

'Will you?'

'No.'

Tony then stood up and left.

Elixir sighed. He brought his knees up and wrapped his arms around them.

He really hopes everything goes well.

OOO

Tony wasn't sure what he did just then, but it felt like the right thing.

He considered the pros and cons of telling the others.

He would definitely not tell Fury, hell knows what he might decide with his stupid council.

He didn't think telling Thor will be alright, giving Big Guy too much false hope will crumble him.

Telling Natasha, Capsicle, Green Dude, Birdy Man and Scarlet might be ok.

Telling Vision is definitely ok (he created him, for god's sake!).

And finally, definitely not Legolas. That man needs to go to therapy.

Or maybe he should just not tell anyone.

Or maybe he should tell everyone.

No, ask Bruce about it.

Yeah, ask Brucy.

Tony headed over to the elevator.

OOO

Clint's eyes followed Tony as he passed under one of the panels. His luminous watch told him he was up here for about three hours, and he didn't intend to go down just yet.

Clint curled himself up in the tight space. His bow and quiver sat beside him.

He still didn't know what had gotten into him when he notched the arrow and let it fly. Even though Elixir side stepped the arrow and only got a scratch, it could've killed him.

For a second then, he saw a green colour flashed across the other's eyes. Then hatred boiled in his chest and before he can stop himself, he was aiming.

Loki's eye colour is blue, idiot. Not green.

Right?

Yes, he was paranoid, that's all. Clint shook his head, trying to clear it. He must have mistaken the green for blue, and then his sub-conscious decided to take over and handle the situation.

Badly.

Yet, even as he slipped down the hole and replaced the panel, even as he slipped into the elevator and pressed '1', something didn't feel right. His guts were screaming:

Loki is still alive!