I'm so psyched for the part with Hawkeye and Loki in one room! This scene has been going through my head multiple times so I hope you like it! Please comment/review also you can read this story on too :)
The only thing missing for this to be a dramatic scene from some thriller movie is smoke rising from the ground and enveloping Hawkeye, of course there was no smoke that kind of thing only happened in movies and movies weren't real.
The look on Barton's face is though. His hands are trembling and his knuckles white, he looks like he's going to lose it any time and that Loki thought does not bode well for me.
"So," Barton spits through gritted teeth "Steve told you everything and you don't seem to be a bit remorseful. Do you remember now?"
Loki has two options. Pretending he does remember (but he doesn't so that would go wrong very easy and quick) or tell the truth (which would probably be like signing his death warrant too). Neither of those option seem very appealing but since the truth seems to be the option that will get him killed the least quick he decides to go with the truth.
"I do not remember but yes, the Captain told me everything." Including what I apparently did to you.
"You don't remember? You're telling me you don't remember killing all those people? KILLING agent Coulson?" If the arrow could have been drawn back more, it would have, his arms are trembling with the strain.
Loki doesn't know how to answer to that. What would be the answer to not get him killed? Or not immediately at least. Since he really doesn't know what to say next he decides to just not say anything, maybe that will win him some time. Hopefully enough time for someone to notice that Hawkeye is missing and to get him the heck out of Loki's room before he fires that arrow.
"You took my mind, you took my free will away from me, you forced me to kill innocent people! You used me like a puppeteer does his puppets and now you want me to believe you don't remember doing all of that?" Loki can see he's trying to restrain himself but it's not working that well. Loki's trying to subtly inch away but he's not stupid enough to try to inch towards the door (though he wishes that was an option).
"You used the Tesseract to open a portal to let the Chitauri wreak havoc on New York and kill hundreds of people. Oh and because you used the Tesseract to take over my mind I have been tormented by nightmares and guilt for what you made me do!" Loki still doesn't remember but something inside of him makes him feel like he knows what the man who's threatening his life is talking about. He knows that the Tesseract never lets you go, that once you've been enslaved by it you'll never be the same person again because the Tesseract is like a snake, once it has its prey it won't let go until the prey is dead. And he doesn't know how he knows he just does. Loki also knows that telling Eye of Hawk this information won't help his situation so he keeps quiet.
"You know, everyone else seems to be buying you little…act but I'm not. I know what you are, you're a monster and just because you don't look like one now doesn't mean you aren't." Loki's face must have showed his fear because suddenly Barton lowers his bow and smiles.
"So let me make this clear, Loki, if you slip up, if you give me even the smallest reason to think you'll hurt someone you won't have to bother to pretend anymore because I will end your life, right then and there." The look on the man's face leaves no doubt that what he says is exactly what he'll do, he'll kill Loki the moment he has the chance to.
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"So how did our reindeer react?" It's Tony of course. Even Bruce is looking at Steve, looking a little bit too happy to not be in the room alone with Tony Stark anymore. The film is still playing and the noise hurts Steve's ears. There's a lot of shooting going on there.
"He didn't say much." Steve answers. "I don't think he's trying to trick us. He's really confused about all of this and-" Before he can finish what he is saying, Natasha suddenly practically runs into the living room.
"Have you seen Barton?" She asks, scanning the room quickly and when she sees he's not here she directs her gaze at the three of them. She looks concerned.
"Legolas? I thought you were with him, Arwen?" Tony snickers and then he sips from his scotch again (seriously where does he keep those?)
"He was, we were on the roof but I turn my back on him for two minutes next thing I know he's gone."
She hasn't even finished her sentence yet when Steve's already turned around and runs out of the room. Both Bruce and Tony share a look for two milliseconds before coming to the same conclusion Steve had before them.
Loki
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Steve doesn't know if he's ever sprinted this fast in his life, he doesn't even bother opening any door but just storms right through them and hopes he can get there in time. While he's running he doesn't even think about the fact that Thor would be angry if Barton killed Loki, the only thing he thinks about is that he's concerned about Loki. He cares about him and that's also the moment he just accepts that he cares about his former enemy and that he actually believes Loki. And then he crashes into the very man he was looking for: Clint Barton.
Neither of them expects to collide with each other so they both lose their balance and slide across the floor for a few seconds, both a bit dazed.
"What are you doing?" Clint asks while rubbing his head and grabbing his bow.
Steve glances next to Clint and can see Loki's room not two feet away, the door open.
"What were you doing in Loki's room?" He bites, not wanting to apologize because, hello he's lying on the ground to you know?
"That's none of your business, Captain but if you must know I just visited him. He's still alive if that's what you're wondering." Steve doesn't know where this anger suddenly comes from but it's there. He doesn't realize it yet but he feel some kind of protectiveness towards Loki, because right now he's a child and Barton is an adult who's just threatened an unarmed child. He ignores the little voice in his head telling him that that child had almost destroyed New York a few months prior.
"Never thought you'd be this naïve, Captain that you believe your enemy when he's clearly tricking you." Barton stands up and is almost run over by someone for the second time that day but he's quick enough to move out of the way in time. Steve doesn't even have time to be surprised that it's Tony who's running the fastest because Tony just runs right past them to Loki's room and disappears inside. Both Bruce and Natasha do stop in front of Barton.
"Did you do anything stupid?" Natasha bites to her colleague.
"Tasha?" Clint says this time looking really angry. "I can't believe you're falling for this as well, you're all a bunch of idiots!" and with that he stalks away leaving Steve, Bruce and Natasha standing there in a now empty hallway.
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Tony doesn't care that he looks ridiculous because he's running the fastest or that he's the only one that's run to Loki's room while the others are still standing in the Hallway with Clint. He just hopes Clint hasn't killed Loki, he just hopes Loki is alright and at that moment he doesn't even care to deny that he's beginning to care for Loki. That the little demi-god has grown on him because he worried and because he has other things than his image to worry about right now. He almost runs past Loki's room but he manages to grab the doorpost and almost trips in his haste to get inside. He doesn't expect Loki to sit on the bed however with a shocked expression on his face, looking alive and healthy as ever.
"Forgive me for asking Mr.…. Stark? But what are you doing?" Loki asks after a few seconds of awkward silence in which neither of them know what to say to the other.
"I was… did Barton do anything?" Loki gives him a confused look.
"Oh you mean the man with the bow? The man Thor has told me is called Eye of Hawk?" Tony wants to correct Loki because honestly 'Eye of Hawk' sounds ridiculous but he just nods.
"Did he try to kill you or anything?" Tone asks trying to not sound too concerned.
"He did point an arrow at my face, but he did not fire it so no, he did not try to kill me." Loki says looking up as if trying to remember what exactly had happened a few minutes prior.
"Oh good!" Tony can't stop the relief from showing on his face and smiles faintly.
"We thought he was going to kill you."
"Yes, that much was clear," Loki's smiling as if his life hadn't been threatened
"But as you can see I'm perfectly fine." But only know can Stark see that Loki's not fine. He looks pale and his hands are sweating. His breathing is a bit erratic and it looks like there's still adrenaline pumping through his system but he doesn't have the chance to comment on that because Rogers dashes into the room too, followed by Bruce.
"Are you okay?" is the first thing that comes out of his mouth before he can even see Loki properly. Bruce is right behind him, glancing at Tony before looking at Loki. Loki looks like he's seen a ghost. He looks confused and frowns. He opens his mouth to speak but then closes it as if not sure whether it's a good idea to speak or not.
"Is something wrong? What did Clint do?" Typical of Steve to think it's because Loki's been hurt.
"Why do you care?"
All three of them are staring at Loki, none of them know what to say to that because why would anyone ask that kind of question? But then Tony remembers that they haven't been treating him with much respect or care for that matter. They've been paranoid and unfair and they've even made a fuss just because Loki had tried to find a library. That they've only looked at him with hate the last three days and that Loki has no reason to think that they'd care about his wellbeing at all. And now Tony Stark is starting to feel guilty. He's standing up now and he has an urge to look at the ground like a child that's just been scolded. One glance sideways shows him that both Steve and Bruce are feeling the same way. Both look shocked and don't seem to know how to handle this. Well neither does Tony so he just keeps quiet (yes the great Tony Stark does not know what to say, you read that correctly)so naturally it's Steve who has to do the talking.
"We care because you might've gotten hurt, why wouldn't we care?"
"Because I'm your enemy aren't I? I'm a monster, because the only reason I'm alive is because Thor told you to keep me alive, why would you even care about whether I'm wounded or not? As long as I'm alive."
He looks so angry, so scared and confused, emotions that look so foreign and out of place on the face of a twelve-year-old. And then Loki can't keep it inside anymore, his frame shake with sobs, he's trying to suppress them, to hide them to not show weakness but he can't, and none of them care that this is the guy who killed all those people because right now he isn't, right now he's a twelve-year-old who doesn't know what's happening and is scared to death. It's Steve though (of course it is) that's snapped out of his dazed state first and before any of them (including Steve) can register what's happening he's already by Loki's side and he takes him in his arms and comforts him. He's rocking back and forth and Tony almost laughs at the sigh because there he is, the person responsible for most of his nightmares, sobbing in the arms of Captain America. Bruce, just like Tony, doesn't know what do next at first but then he sits down on the bed and rubs Loki's back, awkward at first but the tension soon disappears as Loki doesn't even to seem to notice anything that's happening right next to him and still tries to stop crying.
"Jarvis?"
"Yes, sir?"
"I think you should call Natasha and Clint to the living room."
"Right now, sir?"
Tony glances at Loki who's still sobbing but it's lessening and he seems to have gained back control over his body.
"In a few minutes, Jarvis. And tell them it's not a request, they are coming."
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When Loki had finally calmed down enough they had managed to get him to fall asleep. He had an almost look angelic the way he had been laying there in Steve's arms, it surprised Steve that he hadn't begun to drool in his sleep which could have completed the picture. Luckily for him Loki didn't drool and they had managed to lay him down on the bed without waking him.
Now they are standing in the living room, the three of them glaring at Hawkeye who is glaring back. So basically it's a glaring contest and although Hawkeye's two men short he's not about to lose.
Tony clears his throat after glaring at Hawkeye for good measure and starts to talk.
"We all know what happened, with Merida here almost killing Thor's brother." Clint doesn't react to that but just shifts his glare to Tony.
"And I've decided that, since this is still my tower Loki will be given some more freedom to roam around," Tony quickly hold his hand up to stop Clint or Natasha from protesting because neither Bruce nor Steve feel the need to protest at all.
"in company of at least one of us-"
"What?" This time Clint isn't glaring, he's throwing his arms in the air and if looks could kill, Tony Stark would be so dead right now.
-and I didn't call you here to hear your opinion or for your vote, I called you here to tell you about the decision that's already been made." Tony is about to leave the room after saying that but then he suddenly turn around and looks at Barton.
"Oh and you, Robin Hood, are banned from even getting close to Loki from now on, you move to the twentieth floor and no, that's not up for debate" he adds because now even Natasha looks like she's going to protest but she can't because Tony just turns back around and walks away, automatic doors closing behind him with a buzzing sound. Barton looks like he's going to kill someone and Natasha doesn't look happy either but neither do something threatening or dangerous.
Beep beep beep
A little red light flashes on Barton's arm and then he stalks out of the room followed by Natasha who has a flashing red light of her own.
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Natasha can't believe how all of this has turned out. She's a SHIELD agent, she gets orders and she carries them out because she wants to redeem herself. She wants to wipe out the red on her ledger and for a long time that had been following orders and that's it, carrying out missions (some of them with Barton) and, a few months ago kicking the bad guy's ass. But now the bad guy looked like a kid and things were much more complicated than she preferred them to be. She was a warrior (not a soldier) and she carried out missions, she wasn't used to dealing with a god suddenly turned into a child. And now with Clint acting like this, being consumed by his thirst for revenge, not being who he used to be everything seems to go downhill. She wouldn't say she and Clint were friends, but they have an understanding, have performed various missions together and trust each other when trust is essential to the mission. Now Clint is compromised, even a flying monkey could see that. And some part of her understands Clint, she understands his anger because agent Coulson had been like a father to him, she knows that. She doesn't know how it feels to be under the control of the Tesseract though and she can't even imagine what it must feel like to have your free will taken away from you, to be forced to do things you don't want to but she gets that it must be a horrible feeling. That it changes you, Clint hasn't talked to her about it much but from what he has said she understands that it's torture. Clint has told her about his horrible nightmares of the things he was forced to do and knowing all of that, she understands his frustration regarding Loki. She understands his anger but she also understands that if keeps this up she'll be forced to alert SHIELD and take Clint of this mission or he might endanger them all.
Right now however she doesn't have the time to think more about all of this because SHIELD is calling both her and Barton so that means there must be a mission. And she can't help but feel relieved because she knows how to handle missions and she knows what to do. She remembers being relieved when the red light flashed because she wouldn't have to worry about Loki, or other Norse Gods anymore before she hears what Fury has to say
The Chitauri have invaded Detroit
What do you think? I like the cliffhanger hehehe, if you want more, all you have to do is review/comment. I'm not sure how I'm going to do the action stuff yet because I haven't really written any fights yet so we'll just have to wait and see
xxTheAlgea