I am trying to stick close to the movie, however some things are going to change. It will be mostly from Claire's point of view. When it does switch I will label it. Claire is my character, the rest belong to Marvel.

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Chiara POV:

How could Fury blame this mess on Thor? It didn't make sense. Nothing seemed to make sense on this carrier. We had a soldier from the 1940s, an ex-Russian assassin, a man who turned into a giant green "rage monster" - as Tony says, one god bent on world domination, one god on the good side, Fury, and a waitress with freaky abilities. No amount of preparation could have prepared me for this. I don't think that anyone could prepare for this.

"Me?" Thor asked innocently. His arms crossed over his chest.

"Last year earth had a visitor from another planet who had a grudge match that leveled a small town. We learned that not only are we not alone, but we are hopelessly, hilariously, out gunned," Fury spoke as he moved to the middle of us. We were all standing in a circle like pattern. Tony leaning causally against the counter, Bruce by a computer, Steve in a defensive stance, Thor standing straight, and Natasha watching us all intently. I took a small step backwards so I could see everyone. Fury did have a point, but I would never let him know that. What happened in the western United States was not a reason to build weapons of this degree.

"My people want nothing but peace with your planet," he argued. Fury turned to face him.

"Except Loki," I spoke. I opened my mouth to speak again and Fury cut me off.

"But you're not the only people out there, are you? And, you're not the only threat. " He questioned. My stomach felt uneasy and I shifted my weight back and forth. This was going downhill fast. He turned from Thor to Tony as he spoke. "The world's filling up with people who can't be matched, they can't be controlled."

"Like you controlled the cube?" Steve questioned as he took a small step forward. Tension was rising in the room, I could feel it. Steve glanced towards me, then back to Fury.

"Your work with the Tesseract is what drew Loki to it, and his allies. It is the signal to all the realms that the earth is ready for a higher form of war," Thor said seriously, he moved forward towards Fury and Steve. His jaw was clenched and he looked angry. Steve was eyeing Thor, then Fury.

"We should take this conversation elsewhere," I attempted to speak. This tension was not good for anyone, especially Bruce who was looking a little green. Natasha glanced over to me and shook her head. I knew the conversation was not going anywhere and so did she.

"A higher form?" Steve spoke. His voice was tight.

"You forced our hand. We had to come up with something-"

"A nuclear deterrent, cause that always calms everything right down," Tony's voice was sarcastic. Fury did not like being cut off by Tony. There were too many men in the same room fighting for the top dog position. Bruce did not seem to be trying to join in on this fight. I glanced to Natasha, who was watching the scene.

"Remind me again how you made your fortune, Stark?" Fury turned to Tony.

"Guys," I started to talk again.

"I'm sure if he still made weapons, Stark would be neck deep…" Steve started. I sighed and moved between Steve and Tony. Tony cut Steve off and started to speak again.

"Wait! Wait! Hold on! How is this now about me?" He said as he stepped forward, holding out his hand.

"I'm sorry, isn't everything?" Steve said calmly, twisting just enough to see him. His hands were folded and resting at his hips. He looked calm, but I could tell he was angry. I rubbed my forehead with one hand, using my other to lean against the counter top.

"I thought humans were more evolved than this," Thor spoke, uncrossing his arms and taking a step towards Fury. I moved between Steve and Tony silently, keeping one hand on a counter. I felt dizzy.

"Excuse me, did we come to your planet and blow stuff up?" Fury questioned Thor, turning to face him. Fury, Steve, Tony, and Thor all started to talk at the same time. Bruce looked thoughtful in the corner and Natasha placed a hand on her gun as she started to speak as well. After Natasha joined in the argument, Bruce did as well. All the arguing was giving me a bigger headache than before.

"Verbal threat, verbal threat! I feel threatened!" Tony spoke slightly louder than before. Steve was giving him a stern talking to. This was not good for the team in any way. Natasha stepped near Fury in an attempt to be heard. Bruce was still against the counter.

With a sigh, I brought two fingers to my lips and let out a shrill whistle. The high pitched noise caused everyone to stop arguing and look at me.

"Enough!" I yelled. This caused them to stop arguing and look at me. "Stop arguing! It's not doing any good."

"You speak of control, yet you court chaos," Thor almost laughed. I glared over to him.

"It's his M.O., isn't it? I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos," Bruce spoke. I could almost see the gears turning in his mind. "We're…we're a time-bomb."

"Bruce is right, guys. Can't you see it?" I frowned.

"You need to step away." Fury directed to Bruce as he stepped towards him.

"Why shouldn't they guy let off a little steam?" Tony put his hand on Steve's shoulder. With a quick flick of my wrist, I slapped Tony's arm. He looked down at me with a confused look and I glared up to him.

"You know damn well why! Back off!" Steve's voice was loud. He batted Tony's hand from his shoulder and looked to him with disgust.

"Oh, I'm starting to want you to make me."

"Hey, enough," I said, moving around a little. Neither Steve nor Tony would look at me, even after I attempted to step between them.

"Yeah, big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you?" Steve got closer to Tony. They were eye to eye now and I was left standing beside them. I think he was trying to intimidate him, but it was not working.

"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist…" Tony casually listed off. Tony didn't do anything if he couldn't be casual about it. Natasha gave a small nod of her head and made a face like she agreed with his answer. I shot her a glare. Tony didn't need encouragement.

"I know guys with none of that worth ten of you," Steve spat. "I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself. You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you." Steve and Tony were having a staring match as Steve spoke. The way he spoke sent shivers up my spine. Fury glanced to me then back to Steve and Tony. His face was surprised. I guess no one had ever heard Captain America speak that way before.

"I think I would just cut the wire." Tony's voice was flat. His expression was also plain. I frowned. Steve's mouth turned into a small smile.

"Always a way out," He said. Steve glanced towards me, then to Bruce, then back to Tony. "You know, you may not be a threat, but you better stop pretending to be a hero."

"A hero, like you?" He said, stepping forward. "You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle."

Tony's words bit into the air. We all fell silent, except for Steve. Although his words were not directed to me, they were like a slap in the face. I watched Steve's face for a reaction. He had none. The tension in the air was pressing against me, I took a step backward.

"Put on the suite, let's go a few rounds," Steve spoke with a slight nod of his head. Thor started to laugh at Tony and Steve. I looked to him quickly, frowning.

"You people are so petty," He laughed. While laughing, he added, "And tiny."

"Yeah, this is a tee…" Bruce started to say, breaking the silence after Thor. Fury decided to cut him off.

"Agent Romanoff, would you escort Dr. Banner back to his…" Fury trailed off. I swallowed hard, knowing exactly what was going to enter the conversation next. The cell Loki was in. The cell meant for Bruce.

"Where? You're renting my room," Bruce said nodding his head a little. This conversation was getting more and more interesting. I felt a small pressure in my head, like Unconsciously, I clenched my hands into fists to keep them from shaking. Spots swam in my vision and I blinked them away. A faint green light found its way into my line of sight, only to disappear again. I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment and opened them again. Everything seemed back to normal.

"The cell was just…" Fury tried to cover for his words earlier. I shook my head and looked around the room. I could feel my body swaying slightly and I reached for a counter top again. Steve looked at me, concerned, then to Bruce as he spoke.

"In case you needed to kill me, but you can't! I know, I tried." Bruce's voice was shaky. Natasha looked over to me, concerned, then back to Bruce. Everyone was watching Bruce now. He crossed his arms over his chest and continued to speak, to explain. "I got low, I didn't see an end, so I put a bullet in my mouth and the other guy spit it out."

He waited for us to say something. I was at a loss of words. Natasha's face held a sad expression. When we didn't speak, Bruce did.

"So I moved on, I focused on helping other people. I was good until you dragged me back into this freak show and put everyone here at risk." He was starting to get anxious. His body was moving slightly back and forth. When I glanced to Thor, I noticed that he was clenching and unclenching his hands at his side. Bruce was putting everyone on edge. "You wanna know my secret, Agent Romanoff? You wanna know how I stay calm?"

Something was not right with Bruce. He was too nervous, not himself. Natasha and Fury must have noticed this because they both put their hands on their guns slowly. Steve took a half step in front of me, sending me a look. I had seen that look before from Clint.

Without a word, I took a half step behind Steve. He was protecting me from the unknown. Everyone knew something was about to happen, just not what exactly that something was. In the few seconds it took everyone to prepare themselves, Bruce picked up Loki's scepter and held it in his hand. I could feel the pull of the scepter. I almost felt jealous that Bruce got to touch it and not me. Quickly, I shook the thought and feeling from my head. It was crazy talk. This had to be Loki's doing. Steve's arm reached behind him and I laid a hand on his forearm to let him know where I was. He relaxed slightly, but was still tense.

"Dr. Banner, put down the scepter." Bruce suddenly looked down, confused at how the scepter had gotten into his hands. I breathed a sigh of relief as he put the scepter back into its cradle and walked to the monitor as they came to life around us. Three of the monitors in the room were beeping. Everyone turned to look at one.

"Sorry, kids. You don't get to see my party trick after all," Bruce said seriously as he walked through the group. Steve looked at me, his expression asking if I was okay. I gave him a small nod and looked to Thor.

"Located the Tesseract?"

"I can get there faster."

"Look, all of us…" Tony, Steve, and Thor spoke at once.

"The Tesseract belongs on Asgard, no human is a match for it," Thor continued to speak. Tony made a move towards the door. Steve put out his arm and stopped him from leaving.

"You're not going alone!" Deep down, I could see that Steve cared for his team. There was concern in his voice.

"You gonna stop me?" Tony slapped his hand away. I frowned.

"Put on the suit, let's find out."

"I'm not afraid to hit an old man." Tony and Steve were face to face again. Fury moved forward to stand by me.

"Put on the suit."

"Oh, my God…" Bruce's voice was almost too low for me to hear.