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Loki adapted back to the world he had known quickly. Within a few hours he had food to fill his belly and had found a place to sleep. But every so often he would still find himself turning to talk to Amethyst only to find her not there. That was what he most regretted, not saving her as well even though he knew they both couldn't have gotten out. On the first day he filled his mind with essentials; food, shelter and water. The second day he spent finding the crossroad but as the third day dawned and he stood beside the crossroad nothing was left to distract him from his thought of Amethyst.

He was sat beside an alien carcass, poking it idly and occasionally freezing bits of it when he heard something behind him. He presumed a car although there had been less and less of those after the Frost Giants attack. So he simply moved further away as he had been doing all day. Suddenly the engine roared deafeningly loud behind him and he felt something smash into his back. He fell forward and felt dirt in his mouth and in the next moment he was facing the sky as the Iron Man flew right up and levelled his guns at Loki. Just behind Tony the other Avengers were assembled. Loki glanced at them in his dazed state. Agent Romanoff, Agent Barton, Captain America, Bruce Banner halfway to hulking and another figure dressed all in black only the eyes were free to roam. Loki glanced around at each of them warily but his eyes kept straying back to the figure in black.

"Come on kid; just give it up this time." Tony's voice was still clear through the suit which had become a part of him.

"Get off me" Loki was furious, what had he done?

"Kid, just don't" Loki tilted his head to one side and concentrated. Within seconds a thin frost was covering Tony's suit but still nothing happened

"What's he doing?" Natasha whispered to the other assassin still ready to attack. She suddenly saw the frost creeping around Starks joints and pulled her gun, aimed and shot. Loki flicked the bullet from the air with ease that his counterpart had spent years mastering. The arrow that followed reached the same end. He began to run, feeling the Shield of the Captain behind him he froze it in mid-air and held it, surprised at the weight.

Bruce rushed over to Tony, freeing him from the frozen suit whilst the rest ran after Loki. When Loki realised this he whispered words he didn't understand to the shield in his hands and threw it back to the feet of the Avengers. It twisted and turned and each person it hit froze to the ground. Loki ran on as his normally green eyes glowed blue. Now only the mysterious figure followed him.

"Loki!" he came to a standstill within seconds, recognising the voice and turning to the figure

"Amethyst? What are you doing? Why are you with them?" Amethyst ripped off her balaclava to reveal the familiar face and long black hair.

"How long are they frozen for?" Loki looked back in confusion at what he'd done and facts slipped into his head, facts he had never learnt

"They have about a minute and then they'll begin to unfreeze. It'll take 10 more minutes to completely unfreeze." She looked down, face painted with sadness

"We don't have time then. Freeze me and run. I'll explain one day I promise just keep off the radar." Loki nodded and placed his hand upon hers and watched as both hands turned blue, the ice crept up her body and Loki placed her balaclava back on just before it engulfed her head. Just before
the ice covered her eyes she closed them. After that Loki turned and ran, there was no way he could go back to the crossroad tonight.