Sorry I am a lot late...I'm not gonna make any more exuses...I think I need some break so after this chapter, I won't be posting any new ones untill next month. Exams are coming! And a busy student has to study!
Loki was found rather quickly, he was in Stuttgart, Germany. He was to be easily recognized. What was he doing there? Freyja's heart ached for Loki. For all she has known, he was nothing but nice to her. She promised to herself that she'll try and persuade him. Maybe it was just a bad joke between Thor and Loki.
'You know that's not true,' but Freyja chose to ignore it.
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The ride to Germany was awkward. Agent Romanoff was flying the Quinjet, Steve and Freyja sat on the back.
"Are you okay?" Steve finally opened his mouth.
"Me? Sure, what's there to be not okay?"
"You said this Loki guy was a friend of yours. Are you really fine with this?" Steve gave her a worried look. Freyja hesitated for a minute. It would be lying if she said she was totally fine with Loki being the bad guy and her being the protagonist. But…she can't just go 'I object!' either. For some reason, Loki has done some bad stuff and they were to fix it. She felt somewhat guilty. If she had stayed in Asgard, would she have been able to stop him?
"It doesn't matter. This mission should not include personal matter." Freyja claimed.
"When we arrive, I'll get down there and you stay here."
Freyja snapped her head up.
"What? Why?"
"Do you think you'll be able to fight him? When you are clearly not comfortable in seeing him like this?" Steve rose from his seat and prepared his shield, as they were nearly there.
"I told you, I wouldn't let my personal matter get into this."
"We cannot risk losing him, you better do what he says." Agent Romanoff popped her head out from her pilot seat.
"You think I'll let him slip away?" Freyja was out of her words. How could they?
"We just can't risk it. We've had some serious damages the last time." Agent Romanoff replied.
"Excuse me, then, what am I doing here?" Freyja gestured with her hand and sat on her seat. She couldn't believe that they would doubt her. Meanwhile, Steve readied himself and jumped out of the Quinjet. Freyja glanced down and caught a glimpse of Loki's helmet.
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Loki was caught rather easily. Just after Tony Stark appeared, he surrendered and was brought to the Quinjet. Loki gave Freyja a smile when he saw her, but Freyja only glared at him. If this was going to be this easy, how come they lost him the first time? Her suspicion was growing. Apparently, Steve thought the same thing.
"I don't like it." He whispered.
"What, Rock of Ages giving up so easily?" Stark muttered.
"I don't remember it being that easy. This guy packs a wallop." He was actually right, neither has Freyja expected it.
"We need to watch out. No one knows what's in his head." Freyja quietly commented.
"Probably a 16-year-old teenager," Stark snorted. Freyja gave him a look.
"Sorry." Stark cleared his voice to hide the awkwardness.
"So, what's you two's secret? You both seem pretty sort for older fellows. Do you do yoga? Pilates maybe?" Freyja and Steve made an eye contact. They both didn't like the first impression on Stark.
"Fury didn't tell us he was calling you in," Steve was the first one to show the discomfort.
"That ain't the only thing he didn't tell." Freyja mumbled.
"She gets it, why, can't you?" Stark put a hand on Freyja's shoulder. Steve looked daggers at his hand. Freyja shrugged Stark's hand off.
Suddenly, a thunder roared and lightning stroke near the Quinjet. They were flying through the dark clouds. The sudden appearance of the thunder and lightning made her question the flying skill of Agent Romanoff. She did not want her end to be a lightning.
Loki seemed to be a bit worried. Steve joked about how he was afraid of a little lightning. Then something hit her head. Freyja quickly stood from her co-pilot seat. Thor. How could she have missed it?
A loud thud was heard above their head and the Quinjet was shaken by the landing of the object. Stark opened the back door and a black feature jumped inside. Hitting Stark with his hammer, he quickly grabbed Loki from his seat and flew away into the darkness.
"Wait!" Freyja yelled but it was too late. They already disappeared. Freyja silently cursed and hurriedly tried to follow them. But Steve grabbed her by the arm.
"And now, there's that guy." Stark grunted and rose from the ground.
"Another Asgardian?" Agent Romanoff shouted.
"A dumb one," Freyja jerked Steve's hand off her arm and prepared herself.
"Yeah, if he frees Loki or kills him, the Tesseract's lost."
"We need a plan of attack!" Steve tried to make Freyja stay in her seat but failed.
"I have a plan, attack." Then he jumped out of the jet.
"Says he!" Freyja screamed and followed him quickly. Too quick for Steve to stop her.
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When Freyja found the place Thor and Loki landed, things were going…well, bad. Stark was fighting Thor. They were tangled together and flew here and there. She was quite surprised to find Loki on top of rock mountain, smirking and enjoying the scene. She assumed he'd have ran away the minute Thor started fighting Stark.
"You seem relaxed." Freyja landed next to Loki. Someone had to keep an eye on him while those two kids played.
"Isn't it amusing? My brother, the god of thunder, losing his temper and fighting mortal like a child. Can you believe your Earth is under HIS protection?" He didn't give one look at Freyja as she sat beside him.
"First, it is not MY Earth and HE is not the protector."
"Then who is? The squad of mortals with some skills? Seems like they are doing a great job." He pointed at Stark.
"…We might not be perfect, but we'll have no difficulty in kicking your butt."
"Funny, I assumed you'd be irritated by now and start yelling at me."
"I DO grow faster than you. It's pretty obvious your brain is still in puberty."
"Hmm, and you're not? Then why didn't they sent you down to fight me back there?" Freyja stared at Loki. He was obviously trying to mess with her and she would not fall for it. Well, not again.
"We have reasons," She turned her head back to the fight. The fight had stopped thanks to Steve.
