SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING – A LOKI FANFICTION
PART THREE
The man escorted me down a corridor; wherever we were a lot of people worked here.
"Right" I said, trying to stop another headache, "Who are you?" I asked.
"Rogers" said the man, a blank expression on his face.
"Just 'Rogers'?" I asked.
"Steve. Steve Rogers" said Rogers, turning his head for a moment to smile at me.
I smiled back. Stay on their good side and you'll be okay, I thought to myself.
"Alright, Steve, where am I?" I asked, probably should have asked Loki before…
"You are on a secret ship run by SHEILD" stated Rogers, as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
"Great" I said, he looked back at me and raised both eyebrows and smiled then continued walking ahead.
We walked in silence for a few minutes until I couldn't take it anymore.
"What am I doing here?" I asked, I stopped walking and stood still.
Enough is enough. I want answers and I want them now.
Rogers continued until he reached a door, then he turned round to face me.
"In here" he said.
I walked over and he ushered me into the room that I presume is the conference room seeing as there was a massive oval shaped table with chairs scattered around it.
At the end of the table was a stern looking man wearing an eye patch; I would not want to get in a fight with him, I'm telling you that now.
"Miss Smith" said the eye patch man, gesturing to a seat at the table.
I refused and stood still, watching his every move. Maybe I could make a run for it… but where would I go? I mean, this is a ship isn't it? I couldn't just jump overboard; I can't swim for one thing…
"Who are you?" I asked, a lot a ruder than I intended.
"I prefer to keep that confidential at the minute, Miss Smith-" before eye patch man could finish another man came sauntering through the door eating an apple rather loudly. He had some sort of goatee beard thing and a blue light was glowing in his chest, now that's weird..
"Nick, you really need to order in some better apples, because these are just not up to my standards" he complained.
Eye patch man or 'Nick' rolled his eyes, "Stark, do you mind?"
"Not really, no, why? What's so important?" asked Stark.
"Nick who?" I asked, interrupting them.
Both Stark's and Nick's eyes locked onto me.
"Fury" said Nick, "Director of SHEILD"
There was a moment of silence before Stark stepped forward and held out his hand, "I'm Tony Stark"
"Kairi Smith" I said before shaking his hand.
I sat down when Rogers came into the room, he walked over and sat next to me; well at least I can call him a friend for now, he seems alright.
"The magic girl?" asked Stark, his mouth full of apple.
I immediately froze and stared hard at the table, not knowing what to say. HOW DOES HE KNOW?!
"Yes, thank you, Stark" said Fury.
I looked up at him, "Is that why I'm here?" I asked.
He nodded and pressed a button on the table.
"Everyone to the conference room" he said, he paused before speaking again, "Now"
He then sat down in a chair at the head of the table.
We waited in silence for a few minutes and soon people were walking in and sitting in the chairs around the table.
There was one man who looked bewildered by my presence, like he didn't believe I was real. He wore a purple shirt and looked quite intelligent.
"My god, I thought they were joking" he said, slightly laughing before sitting down.
A woman walked in wearing a black suit, she had fiery red hair and looked at me with a blank stare before sitting next to 'purple shirt man'. Another guy walked in and sat down next to the red head, he had a massive bow attached to his back and I could see he was carrying intense looking arrows. The last person to walk in was different, very different. He was very buff and had longish blonde hair. He was dressed differently from the others; he had armour on or something like that.
"Miss Smith, this is Rogers, who I'm sure you already know" said Fury, Rogers smiled at me. Oh, he's definitely my friend.
Fury started introducing them all in turn with a nod of his head in their direction. It was then that I recognised all their faces. Steve Rogers was Captain America.
"Stark" continued Fury, now, Stark was Ironman, I knew that.
"Banner" said Fury, he was Hulk, "Barton", Hawkeye was it? Yeah, "Romanov" she was the Black Widow, "And Thor"
Thor was- no, wait, it was just Thor… Thor?! THOR?! THE GOD OF THUNDER?! Oh god, I'm so dead.
"Loki is your brother" I said before I could stop myself. Okay, I'm definitely dead.
"Yes, how do you know his name?" asked Thor, it was only then that I realised he hadn't sat down; he was just standing near the wall.
"He told me-" I said before I was interrupted.
"Miss Smith was placed in Loki's cell while she was unconscious" stated Fury.
"Oh, yeah, about that… WHAT THE HELL?!" I shouted, frustrated, "One minute I'm walking around in my flat, the next I wake up IN SOME CELL ON SOME GODDAMN SHIP!"
Fury is about to say something but I interrupt.
"And then I realise I'm in a cell with THE GOD OF MISCHIEF!" I shouted, crossing my arms and slouching in my chair.
Stark laughs to himself chucking the rest of his apple in the bin, "Can we keep her?" he jokes, I can't help but smile at his comment.
"Miss Smith, you have been brought here for reason" said Fury, he stood up and started pacing by his chair.
"Oh?" I asked, as if oblivious to the entire situation.
"Yes" said Fury, "We have been observing you for many years and-"
"Wait, WHAT?!" I asked, they've been watching me? For how long? Why?
"Please, if you let me speak I will explain everything" said Fury, Stark casually walked over and sat in the chair on the other side of me.
I rolled my eyes and sighed, Nick took that as a 'yes' to continue.
"We know everything, Kairi, your magic, your past, your history-" Fury was interrupted yet again.
"Technically, her past and her history are the same thing" pointed out Stark.
Fury just glared at him before continuing.
"You are one of the world's greatest defence strategies, we need you if we want to survive" said Fury.
"Me?" I asked, all of this was too much, one minute I was 'the magic girl' next I'm 'one of the world's greatest defence strategies'. Just what exactly was going on here?
"We have brought you here because we need your help" said Fury, sighing, "Without you, Loki and his army will surely win and take over Earth. You, along with the Avengers-"
"Avengers?" I asked, raising my eyebrow questioningly.
"That's what we call ourselves" said Stark, turning to me, "You do know who we are, right?"
I looked around the room before turning back to him, "Of course" I said but obviously he didn't believe me.
I sighed, "Tony Stark – Ironman, Steve Rogers – Captain America, Clint Barton – Hawkeye, Natasha Romanov – Black Widow, Bruce Banner – Hulk, and Thor Odinson. That good enough proof for you?" I asked.
Stark looked a bit bewildered, as did the rest of the 'Avengers'. Banner seemed to tense a little when I said 'Hulk', I'll know to be more weary next time.
"How do you know all this?" asked Natasha.
"Believe me when you've been around as long as I have, you pick up a few things… well, that and I broke into some top secret files on my laptop when I got bored" I admitted, Stark smirked at me and I smiled back at him.
"Bored?" asked Natasha, raising an eyebrow. How on Earth does she do that? I can't lift one eyebrow! How frustrating..
"Yeah, it happens a lot actually…" I said, challenging Romanov. I don't think she likes me… great.
This chapter is was just to introduce the other Avenger characters and their attitudes towards Kairi.
I hope you liked it, I'll write another chapter soon, thanks for reading! Please leave a review if you can! xx