Don't go away
Chapter 3 – Cat got your tongue?
Ok – going to start seeing a much darker side of Loki here, I rated this a T because of this chapter but let me know if I should change it – And sorry for the super long wait for this chapter, but have no time at all and this story hasn't had many reviews so haven't had motivation to carry on. Plus, my nan was in hospital recently and I spent every evening by her bedside in hospital so haven't had time for writing!
Coulson strides down the long corridors of SHIELD's helicarrier, since the attack on New York only months ago, the Avengers have all moved into Stark tower. Apart from Thor, who remains in Asgard but can be called in at any time, and Bruce Banner, who has temporarily flown back over to Calcutta. Loki was apparently sentenced to prison for a life sentence for his crimes. But there's been a report that he has gone missing from his cell, apparently, it was only one of Loki's clones that was taken back to Asgard, and not Loki himself.
"Sir, we've got sightings of a silver BMW Z4 on the highway, it appears that Loki is inside with a girl, who has been identified as Scarlett Maria Dawson" One soldier reports as he studies the CCTV from 5 minutes ago. Agent Coulson sighs, and rolls his eyes, not another attack, less than two months since Loki's last show. He thinks over of a plan, does he send the Avengers in? Or is it too early for that? "Send in a jet with all of our best men" Coulson finally orders. "Yes sir"
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Scarlett carries on down the motorway, her eyes fixated on the road, although there's tears that have been building up for a while now in the corner of her eyes, forcing her to blink a million times and look like a complete idiot.
There's been a deadly silence in the car since Loki pulled his whole 'Tell anyone and I'll kill you' act. With him holding the stone cold silence ever since he got back in the car, his head rests against the head rest and his eyes focus straight ahead of him, gazing out onto the open road ahead.
Scarlett glances over to the stubborn 'god', and he looks over at her, a strange look of what is it? Guilt in in eyes. No, he can't possibly feel guilty about what he's done! Scarlett scowls at the strange man and turns her attention back to the road.
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Loki sighs, which makes a noticeable difference in amongst the silence that has been held ever since he threatened her.
Loki thumps his head back against the headrest. If someone had told him yesterday morning that he would be spending 4 days with a pathetic mortal the next day then he would've of called them crazy and most likely would've punished them in some form of torture. But now the idea doesn't seem as far-fetched as he sits next to the pathetic mortal on the way to New York.
Loki starts thinking; maybe he shouldn't have threatened the human girl. She's kind enough to drive him all the way to New York, give him sustenance, and give him somewhere to rest. Yes, he was probably a little harsh with her earlier; maybe just a simple grabbing her arm would've worked better.
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It's getting close to lunch time, and Loki's stomach rumbling soon reminds Scarlett of that fact.
She breaks the silence almost as quickly as it started, "You hungry?" she mutters.
Loki turns his head to look at her, he nods, but without answering. Scarlett pulls in at the next lay by and parks outside McDonalds.
Scarlett silently giggles when they enter McDonalds, never in a million years would she ever think that her life would turn to this, walking into McDonalds with a supposed 'god', in all his armour, helmet and all.
The odd pair walks up to place their order. Scarlett turns to Loki, "Okay, what do you want?" She enquires.
Loki looks at her strangely; he then notices the menu and scans it. "I'll have 5 big macs, 7 fries, and 3 milkshakes" He states.
The cashier sends Loki a weird look before jotting all his orders down, He then looks at Scarlett, "And what will you be having beautiful?" He asks while sending Scarlett a wink.
Scarlett doesn't have to look to know that Loki is scowling from beside her. "Don't talk to her like that, she's mine" Loki hisses, his voice is cold and menacing, even making Scarlett shiver slightly.
The cashier nods slowly at the fierce god and backs away, "Uhh….I'll just have some chicken nuggets and coke please" Scarlett stutters, did he just call her his?
They take their food and sit down by the window. Loki's tray looks like enough for a giant, let alone a god.
They sit in silence for a while as Loki wolfs down his first big mac and Scarlett's sips her coke.
Then Loki speaks up, breaking the silence, "Look….I apologize for earlier, I was just making sure that you weren't going to tell anyone" Loki explains, Loki sighs, never in his life would he have ever of thought that he would be apologizing to a pathetic mortal, he sighs again and mentally kicks himself for doing so.
Scarlett looks up at him, and a faint smile appears on her face. But that smile is soon removed when the windows of McDonalds smash and several men in black uniforms burst in through them, their guns raised and aimed at the pair, Loki's eyes look up to meet the eyes of Agent Coulson, who walks in behind the soldiers.
There's a moments silence throughout McDonalds before Scarlett's voice is heard in a quiet shaky whisper.
"What's going on?" She whispers, Loki's face breaks into an evil grin, his golden spear appears from nowhere in his hand. "Loki, put the spear down!" A voice shouts from a jet outside, Loki just smirks at this as he raises his spear and fires it at a group of soldiers, killing a couple and knocking the others out. Scarlett squeals like a little kid, terrified by the soldiers and the supposed 'god'.
"Come on!" Loki hisses, he grabs Scarlett's wrist and drags her out of McDonalds as he shoots again at more soldiers. Scarlett jumps into the car, and waits for Loki, she looks out of the window and stares as Loki raises his spear and fires at the jet, causing it to burst into flames and fall to earth.
Loki slides into the passenger seat and turns to Scarlett, "Drive" He orders.
Scarlett's foot slams down on the gas, propelling the car forwards and speeding out of McDonalds car park, several black SUV's in tow. Scarlett squeals, fear taking over her body and embedding itself into her brain.
Loki growls, before grabbing his sceptre and holding it out of the window. He zaps and shoots at the SUV's behind, the blue blast hits the tyres of one and sends it toppling and rolling over. This causes a chain of them hitting the one on its side and spinning out of control. Loki grins, pleased with what he's done. While Scarlett is left breathing heavily and shaking violently.
"What….The…..Hell…..Just…Happened?!" Scarlett squeals, Loki just rolls his eyes and shoots her a 'Didn't you just see what happened?' look.
"Oh….My…God" Scarlett shakes, Loki raises an eyebrow, "You're him!" She squeals.
Loki looks at her quizzically, "Him?" He questions.
Scarlett points at Loki, "You're him! The idiot who tried to take over the world a couple of months ago!" She shrieks. Loki rolls his eyes, this human is more stupid than I thought, I send an entire army of aliens over and she doesn't recognize me? Surely I was on those moving picture boxes*?
Scarlett breathes heavily, she had been ill at the time of the attack and hadn't watched TV or gone out of the house in about a week, and her pathetic excuse of a boyfriend was ignoring her, so she just hadn't seen the recent news. "Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod " Scarlett chants, her voice in a low whisper.
Loki sighs, how stupid mortals can be, he scowls at Scarlett, and she clears her throat.
"Look, you're a criminal, and the most wanted man on the entire planet right now, I really don't think me driving you up to New York is a good ide…." She starts, but Loki isn't taking no for an answer. He raises his trusty spear up to her now shaking neck as the BMW pelts down the highway.
Scarlett opens her mouth to speak, but only a squeak comes out as she is so scared, Loki grins from beside her, "What's wrong? Cat got yer tongue?" He purrs, Scarlett frowns, "No" She snaps back.
"Keep driving….Frail" He hisses, Loki glares at the mortal, an icy glare pointing daggers at the woman. His mind wanders as he imagines what it would feel like to dive his spear straight through her weak little neck…What it would be like to watch her frail neck snap and break into a million pieces in front of his eyes….Of how he would laugh merrily as she drops to the floor, her pretty little head separated from her fragile body. Drowning in a pool of her own blood as he watches and stares in pure happiness.
He snaps back into reality and drives his stare away from the girl and out of the window; the sceptre disappears, along with his armour, replacing it with his suit that he wore when he went to Stuttgart.
Scarlett tries to keep calm whilst driving, but is having a hard time doing so when there's a crazy psychotic so called 'god' sitting next to her. It's nearly three o'clock already and the pair has been in silence nearly the entire way, although Scarlett's not sure whether that's a good or a bad thing. She settles on the latter and turns to glance at Loki; he gazes out of the window, an emotionless expression attached to him, his lips in a thin line, pressed together. His eyes stone cold, staring into the wilderness.
"Why do you hate earth so much?" Scarlett suddenly questions, breaking the said silence.
Loki looks round at her, and grins. "You don't understand frail, I do not hate Midgard as much as you assume. I can make this realm a better place, where everyone will kneel to me. I come with glad tidings…Of a world made free…" Loki explains.
Scarlett scowls, not liking where he's going with this, "Free from what?" She enquires, already regretting asking in the first place.
"Freedom" Loki hisses, "life's biggest lie"
Scarlett frowns, "Freedom?" She questions.
"And once you accept that…In your heart..." Loki purrs, he brings out his spear, this'll teach the bitch to not ask questions. He places it over her heart, and closes his eyes, waiting for the transformation to take place, but nothing happens. Loki reopens his eyes, and frowns at the spear, he takes it off, and taps her heart with it. Again, nothing happens.
"What the…." He whispers, guess it'll have to be the hard way then.
"Umm…Loki?" Scarlett whispers, her voice shaky and quiet.
The god doesn't reply, instead he throws the spear into the back and scowls as he slumps back down in his seat. The only thought running through his mind being why the hell doesn't it work?
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"Sir, Agent Coulson has been injured in an attack by Loki, he's being flown back to the carrier now" an agent says as he sidles up
Director Fury slams his hands down on the table, Coulson should have sent the avengers in when he had the chance he thinks. "Sir, he's in a bad way, I don't think he's going to make it" The agent informs, much to Fury's displeasure, Fury practically growls at the news and he spins around.
"S..Sir? What are we going to do?" The agent stutters, his eyebrows rose.
Nick Fury grins, but not out of pleasure "We assemble the Avengers….."
Sorry – bit of a short chapter but I thought that this was a good place to end it! Plus, I didn't want any people who are actually reading this waiting any longer! I don't like to beg, but please review, reviews are my motivation to keep writing and make me update faster! Oh, and I may of made it seem like Scarlett is a bit of a girly wimp, I'm deliberately making her like this at first, but she will toughen up, just wait till you see what I put her through XD