The Trouble Makers Club

Disclaimers: I do not own Marvel, Disney, or any companies affiliated with the before mentioned companies. All characters -except Mary- are owned by Marvel and it's affiliate companies. This is a work of pure entertainment and no copyright infringement is intended.

Summary: I am having some writers block on another story so I'm writing this to get my brain unblocked. Tony discovers that he has a kid a fully grown up kid. His worst nightmares have come true. Thor has Loki on earth because Asgard is full of jerks. Bucky is there too because Steve loves his Bucky bear. This story is basically why it is a really bad idea to put three insane individuals with the maturity of twelve year olds under one roof. Agent Coulson resumes his role as a glorified babysitter for a Stark.

Warnings: The hour has come. Hydra has amassed a large army and proves that it cares nothing for life. Everyone understands that Mary's choice is the only way to protect everyone. Loki and Bucky must act as King and Soldier to reach Mary. Red Skull leads this army himself and learns the true meaning of fear. Joy after the fight. Interesting questions raised. This may become part of a series.

Chapter 14: Choices Made, Paths to Walk

A deep rumbling from the streets wakes the Avengers. Natasha is the first to rise and observe the cause of the rumbling. "FRIDAY, I need a view of the streets."

The television in her room shows multiple semi-trucks hauling large trailers parked throughout the streets of New York. She watches in calm terror as the trailers unload heavily weaponed vehicles and dozens of Hydra soldiers. "FRIDAY, do a weapons scan of the city and a head count on Hydra."

FRIDAY scans the city. The AI stays silent for a moment but in Natasha's heightened state of awareness silence is deadly. FRIDAY finishes the scan. "The head count is over 10,000 agents. Each agent carries at least two assault rifles, six hand guns, and one energy weapon. There are fifty weaponized all terrain vehicles and every building within a five mile radius has armed explosives ready to detonate at will."

Natasha swallows hard and nods. "Assemble everyone in the common them zero hour is here."

FRIDAY wakes everyone and tells them what she told Natasha. The Avengers are shocked and run into the common room. Tony paces as Mary walks calmly next to Loki. "FRIDAY told you?"

Mary nods as Loki leads her to the couch. "I had a strong feeling that they would come with a vast army. The weapon they want is too powerful to leave in the hands of their scientists. They need me to complete it and will use any means they deem necessary to draw me from hiding."

Loki looks out over the city and motions Bucky over. "What do you make of this?"

Bucky rubs his neck. "Hydra is showing it's power. They are making a point. Unfortunately, they lack the conscience to leave the civilians unharmed. If they don't get Mary they will kill everyone in their sight."

Mary stands and looks around the room. "Thank you everyone for your love, friendship, and understand but now I must save you. Loki, dear, please come help me get dressed. Your mother left me a beautiful gown that I wish to wear."

Tony stands in Mary's path as Loki walks over to her. "You're not going out there!"

Mary smiles sadly and takes Tony's hands in her own. "If I don't go countless will die. If I do go I may be able to stop Hydra's plan and save them. I do not make this choice lightly. I wish I could stay here where I know that my unborn children and my family are safe but I cannot. My choice may seem cold and calculating but it is the only choice with the least casualties. I'm sorry, dad."

Tony looks at Mary and sees sadness in her light brown eyes. He hugs her and kisses her head. "You keep yourself and those babies safe. If Bruce ever gets sick of me I will need a couple wingmen to attract hot babes."

Mary smiles as Bruce chuckles. "I will protect them. I want to see them brought into this existence. Goodbye."

Loki walks tall with Mary and keeps her close. "We both know how this ends. Your father is a skeptic but mother has shown you as the Norns have shown me."

Mary nods and places Loki's hand on her abdomen. "They know too. Promise me Loki that no matter what happens out there that you will never fear me as they will."

Loki opens the door to their apartment. "Too late my love. I already fear you. You hold great powers that reduce me to nothing."

Mary looks at him confused as Loki gets the gown and the circlet. "What do you mean?"

Loki kisses her gently. "With three words you destroy my powers of speech, with a single kiss you make me your thrall, and with your gift of creation you make me a fearful father. I say I've good reason to fear you. Not to mention that with a slight sway of your hips you make me your own personal wild beast."

Mary smiles and takes Loki's hands into hers. "And your voice turns me into a blushing bride. Your touch grounds me to this world. You helped make two miracles. You have power Loki. You have great power. You make me the rider of wild beasts."

Tony and the Avengers wait impatiently for Hydra's next move. Tony paces and looks outside. "They have been getting ready for an hour. Hydra has stopped moving what's taking Mary and Loki so long?"

Clint looks at Tony. "If you were in this situation and you only had a short time left with Bruce what would you do?"

Tony opens his mouth and nods. "Good point. Mary is a Stark."

Bruce shakes his head as Mary walks in wearing an emerald green gown with a gold chest plate and a gold criclet that resembles a tree with nine interweaving branches sitting on her brow. Tony looks at her and hugs her. "You look beautiful."

Mary returns his embrace and looks at the group bravely . "Thank you, but now it is time to face the monster."

Loki summons his full battle armor and Bucky wears his gear. Bucky looks at Mary and hugs her. "I will follow you to the pits of hell and back."

Mary returns his hug and nods as he takes his place beside her. "Goodbye everyone."

Red Skull stands in front of Stark Tower backed by a thousand soldiers. His now black eyes gleam in the growing sunlight of dawn. He holds himself with all the dignity of a mad tyrant and laughs as the media are forcibly crowded around him. "Welcome citizens of the New World. Today you shall witness the end to this old sad life and the beginning of an era of peace! Order shall be forged from this chaos and I will reign as your benefactor, leader, and god."

The few people around him murmur their disbelief and are quickly silenced by soldiers holding guns. Red Skull laughs as he looks towards the Tower doors. "And alas! The Grand Architect is returned. Welcome home Sihf."

Mary looks at Red Skull but doesn't acknowledge him. Loki in his armor and Juton skin stands strong in front of Mary. "She will only go to you once the threat to New York is gone."

Red Skull waves and the soldiers stand down. "How lovely that the Architect fancies herself a queen of monsters."

Mary looks at Red Skull and smirks. "And yet you do not bow."

Red Skull growls and motions for his men to hand him a large steel chest. "It is time to complete the weapon. Come while my good humor allows it."

Two soldiers grab Mary and lead her to Red Skull. Loki and Bucky restrain themselves for the sake of the civilian hostages but they feel rage coursing through their veins. They watch as Mary is forcefully escorted to Red Skull's feet. Loki watches as Mary stares defiantly at the red tyrant.

Red Skull chuckles at Mary's defiance. "Your uncle was right. A rare beauty with an even rarer intelligence. Your rage only makes you more beautiful." He carefully opens the steel chest and takes out a silver colored Spartan style helmet. "Your rage is far greater than I dared hope. It will serve me well."

Mary looks at the helmet but smirks defiantly. "I will never serve you. You kill because you can. People will revolt."

Red Skull smiles wickedly and opens a compartment in the large steel chest. He takes out an orange glowing gem and places it in the nose guard of the helmet. "That my beautiful Architect is where you are wrong. The power of the Infinity Stones cannot be harnessed by people of a common mind and body. I held the Tesseract and was forever changed. This gem would destroy me; my mind cannot process a thousand possibilities in one thought. You my dear Architect can think of tens of thousands of possibilities when most men are thinking of but one."

He turns to Mary and the guards tighten their grip. "You my dear Sihf, shall wield the power for me. Resistance will result in the deaths of thousands." He places the helmet on her head and covers his eyes when an explosive blast of firey light throws the lesser soldiers back.

Loki and Bucky watch in terror as the Power of Time seems to consume Mary. Her body seems to glow with an unnatural fire and she thrashes as it tears through her. Loki and Bucky run towards her. Loki reaches out for her hand. "Mary! You cannot control it! Guide it!"

Bucky shields his eyes with his robotic arm. "Think of your family!"

Mary cries out as she registers their voices. The pain of the raw power is overwhelming and she is on the brink of collapsing. Her mind moves as a seemingly infinite number of time lines race through and force their images into her mind's eyes. Her soul is about to break when seven voices shout from the timelines. "Mommy!"

She guides herself to the voices and smiles at the sight. Her seven beautiful reasons stand before her. Behind the children stands an older Loki. He smiles and walks over to her. "You told us you would be here. Use this image here and now to guide time. In this moment you become a great mother. You understand that things can never be controlled but guided and directed."

Mary smiles and touches the cobalt face. "Thank you Loki. Thank you my sweet children."

Loki smiles and kisses her hand. "We must go. You're expecting us to be clean and behaved for dinner. Oh, please do show me the other chests. A little warning goes a very long way." He winks as he gathers the children together for one more goodbye.

Mary nods and smiles as the image fades. She directs the flowing timelines into a manageable stream and finds the one she needs. She must once again become the dangerous Architect and show Hydra why she is to be a feared force.

Loki watches as Mary goes limp and the power seems to fade with in her body. "Norns no! Mary!" He and Bucky rush to her side. Loki gently cradles Mary's limp form. "No. Please. Please, don't be dead. What about our family!"

Bucky watches the scene with tearful eyes. He is torn between firing on Red Skull and giving up. She was the only friend in the tower who could truly understand his pain. He gives into sorrow and falls to his knees. "Don't be dead."

Loki cries into her shoulders until he feels breath tickle his ears. His ruby eyes shoot open as he looks at her. "Mary?"

Mary's eyes slowly open and she smiles. Her once light chocolate eyes now glow orange with the Fire of Time. She gently touches his face. "My Loki. I saw something beautiful. You and our seven children."

Loki chuckles and kisses Mary's exposed cheek. "Seven? We certainly are busy aren't we?"

Bucky laughs and looks at Red Skull. He is tempted to jump like a madman through the streets but now is the time for war. He helps Loki steady Mary.

Mary looks up at Red Skull. She motions for Bucky and Loki to stand back. "You stormed this country." She waves her left hand and the soldiers guns turns to powdered rust. "You invaded this state." She waves her right hand and the explosives become dust. "You held this city hostage." She flicks her left wrist and the vehicles become antique shells. "You have killed innocent people and threatened my family." She flicks both wrists and Red Skull becomes a withered old man. "How do you plea?"

Red Skull looks at her through aged grey eyes. "How are you not driven mad by this power!"

She kneels to his fallen withered form and smiles. "I'm a woman. I'm always crazy." She snaps her fingers and he turns to dust and bone.

The soldiers that surrounded Red Skull attempt to flee. Loki freezes those he can see and Bucky shoots as many as his weapons allow. The other soldiers do not get far before they encounter the Avengers and an army of SHIELD operatives. Tony smirks behind his helmet. "A Stark always has back-up."

Loki walks over to Mary and smiles. "Seven. Really?"

Mary carefully removes the helmet and smiles. "Yes. A total of four girls and three boys. Have I ever told you that you would look incredibly sexy with silver hair."

Loki smiles and pulls her in close. "I can imagine you would be ravishing with silver hair."

Mary smiles and Loki leads her away from the media and into the Tower. "Vanaheim sounds very lovely right now."

Loki nods as the door closes in Christine Everhartt's face. "Let's wash up and see if we can find something worth eating."

Tony, Bruce, Bucky, and the others find Loki and Mary on the common room couch fast asleep. The television is playing the end credits to some B-rated sci-fi movie. Bucky smiles and turns off the television. "Tell Fury that the debriefing can wait. Mom and Dad are sleeping."

Tony smiles and nods. He grabs a blanket and tosses it over the sleeping couple. Bruce hugs Tony's waist. "Getting soft there Iron Man?"

Tony grins. "No softer than you Mean Green." He smiles as Bruce walks with him to the kitchen. "Um. Bruce. What are your thoughts on grandkids?"

Bruce smiles and shrugs. "I don't know. I've never had any before."

Tony nods. "What if I said I would like to be a grandfather but I want you to be one too."

Bruce looks at him and chuckles. "We just literally kicked Hydra's ass and you pick now to propose?"

Tony shrugs. "Hey. I have issues and you're already like a father to Mary and Vision. And you're brilliant. You put up with my boundless crap. And on top of all of this I love you."

Bruce looks at Tony and smiles."I love you too and yes. Like everything else here nothing makes sense and you never pressure me to be intimate and damn it Tony. You drive me nuts but the big guy and I have never been happier."

Tony smiles and lays his head on Bruce's shoulder. "Now let's sleep. Hydra started their crap too early."

Bruce smiles and massages Tony's scalp. He's always wanted a family. Now he's got one. Sure his new son is an android dating a superhuman with the powers to change reality, but his new daughter is a mega-genius who is married to an alien Norse god. Normal is boring.

Mary snuggles into Loki as holds her close. She smiles as he rubs her abdomen. She feels his magic carress the two budding lives growing inside her. She reaches up and massages Loki's scalp. "I love our happy family."

Loki smiles. "I love our family too. No matter how odd Stark seems. My question now is where will our children be born?"

Mary tugs Loki's hair and sighs. "We have a little under nine months to think about that. Now let's go to our floor, get a bath, and sleep."

Loki smiles and they walk to the bedroom. They will walk down that path when they reach it.