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Chapter Nine

The sun was rising over New York as Loki used the tesseract to change his clothes. But then he changed his mind. Only SHIELD would recognize him in a suit. But anyone would recognize him in his Asgardian outfit.

And he wanted to be recognized.

And why not add in the helmet as well?

So, only one day after he made his first apperance, Loki strutted outside of the warehouse he was in which resided next to a dock which was unused for years. Loki continued walking, the cube in his left hand, and finally approached a busy nearby street. He put out his right arm and in his hand appeared a glowing spear. It was not the sceptre he used before, but it was still better than nothing.

Loki aimed the tip of the spear at the ground, a smirk on his face. He threw the spear with as much strength as he could muster and it landed in the middle of the street. Just as some cars were driving by, it exploded.

A loud sonic bang was heard as the spear exploded and cars went flying. Some flipped over and others landed on nearby cars. Still smiling, Loki strode down the middle of the street, conjuring another spear. Once he was outside the radius of the first explosion, he saw people running in fear and cars turning around as fast as they could. Loki threw the new spear to get the same reaction as the first.

Fires were blazing and people were screaming. It was complete chaos.

And that was what Loki wanted.

"Agent Powers, Doctor Banner!"

Gwen looked up from the monitor she was at in the labs to see a flustered looking female SHIELD worker at the door.

"What is it?" asked Bruce.

"We got a hit on Loki," she said.

Gwen looked at Bruce the same time he looked at her. The two shared a silent conversation and nodded. They dropped their things and left the labs to head to the command center, neither of them saying anything.

In the command center was Fury who was directing everyone as well as Steve, Thor, Clint, Natasha, and Tony. They were all huddled around a monitor which was sitting in front of Agent Hill. Gwen and Bruce quickly made their way over to it.

"Where is he?" asked Bruce.

"He's in New York," answered Natasha. "He's at an abandoned warehouse that had a drug-bust a few years back."

On the monitor was a picture of Loki who was smirking. Gwen didn't like the look on his face as it screamed mischief.

"Uh, everyone, there is a bit of a problem here," came the voice of another SHIELD worker.

"What is it, Agent Walker?" asked Fury.

"Loki's just blown up part of a street, sir."

Everyone snapped their heads to look at the monitor which Agent Walker was at. They could see Loki walking among destroyed cars and smoke, his smirk still on his face.

"He has the tesseract with him," stated Thor. "We must find him!"

"I told you he wants an audience," said Tony.

They all watched as he throw a spear he held in his hand and watched it blow up another part of the street. People were hurrying out of the street and their cars in hopes of survival.

"That's it," said Steve, "I'm going."

"Wait!" exclaimed Gwen, grabbing onto his wrist. "I'll go with you."

"Are you crazy?" he asked. He looked at all the others. "We need to stop him before he destroys New York."

"Rodgers is right," said Fury. "It's time for you all to suit up."

"But what about me?" asked Gwen feeling irritated. "I want to help!"

"You're not going," ordered Steve.

She scoffed. "Yes I am!"

"Cap's right there, too," agreed Tony. "You're not going."

"Why not?"

Tony gave her a knowing look. "I don't want you getting hurt."

Gwen knew he meant that he didn't want her losing control, but she knew she'd be fine.

"I won't get hurt!"

Tony looked over at Bruce who cleared his throat.

"I agree with Tony, you should stay here."

"I think she should come," aruged Natasha. "She's a good fighter."

"I agree," added Clint. "She's got the best aim with handgun."

Feeling triumphant that the master assassins thought she would be okay to come along, Gwen turned to Fury who didn't seem to be paying any attention to the conversation.

"Director Fury?" she asked him. "Do you think I should go?"

Fury didn't hesitate. "Yes. You should go."

Gwen tried not to smile as she turned back to Steve, Tony, and Bruce.

Steve spoke first. "Fine, but you're staying with me."

"Suit up, buttercup," added Tony with a wink.

It didn't take long for Gwen to suit up. She wore a skin-tight SHIELD uniform and had her blonde curls hanging around her face. Gwen had followed Natasha and Clint into an aircraft hanger inside the helicarrier where Steve and Bruce were waiting. Tony had gone for his Iron Man armor and Thor apparently didn't need to use aircrafts.

Gwen could feel Steve's eyes on her as she walked in and took a handgun and an earpiece from Natasha. She looked over at the super soldier who moved his eyes away from her, his cheeks turning a bright red.

Natasha and Clint took the controls and the aircraft lifted up and out of the helicarrier.

"Do we have any idea where Loki is right now?" asked Steve.

"No idea," came the voice of Agent Hill in Gwen's left ear. "We've lost sight of him, but explosions are going off everywhere."

"I just saw one in the middle of Central Park," came Tony's voice.

"Then we'll head there," said Steve.

Gwen remained standing until the aircraft had landed in the middle of Central Park. It seemed Tony had been right. In the middle of the park was a crater in which it looked like the spear had exploded.

"What do we do, Cap?" asked Clint as they filed out onto the ground.

"We find Loki," ordered Steve. "Barton, go with Agent Romanoff towards Times Square. Doctor Banner, you manage the monitors in the helicopter, try to find Loki there. Thor," at this the god came flying out of the sky and landed with a loud bang on the ground, "try to prevent the spears from exploding. Gwen, follow me."

Everyone nodded at their orders and went on their way. Steve, in his red, white, and blue Captain America uniform, slid his shield on his arm and motioned for Gwen to follow him. She quickly went after him, her gun still in her hands.

The explosions seemed to be lessening around them as Thor was able to get them out of the ground and throw them into the sky before it could hurt anyone.

Steve led Gwen into a nearby building which was nearly in ruins as it seemed a spear had exploded nearby it.

"Stick close to me," he ordered her. She nodded and remained silent as they listened for any possibly that Loki could be around.

"Hey guys!" came Tony's voice in the earpiece. "I see him! He's-"

There was static and then nothing.

"Tony?" asked Gwen. She suddenly became worried. Was he hurt? But then she realized nothing was coming out of the earpiece at all. "I think Loki just cut our communications."

"Doesn't surprise me," answered Steve grimly.

They stepped over rubble and Gwen suddenly whipped around when she noticed a blue light go zooming past her. She then looked up just in time to see a spear lodged into the ceiling.

"Steve!" she shouted and pointed at the spear. But there was no time. The spear exploded and the ceiling came crashing down in between them as the only way for them to avoid death was the leap backwards and away from each other.

They were separated.

"Gwen!"

Steve was sure she couldn't hear him. Damn that Loki.

The explosion had caused nearly the whole building to come down. Steve thought for a moment about what he should do. He knew he'd never be able to move all the rubble and make it to the other side. But what if Gwen was stuck under something? He'd have to get to the other side, but it seemed he would have to go all the way around the building. And it also seemed that Loki was nearby if a spear had been thrown in.

So Steve got up and brushed some dirt and dust off of himself. His shield was still on his arm as he made his way for the nearest exit. As he ran around the perimeter of the building, he realized there was no other entrance. The only one he found had been completely blocked by pieces of the building.

Steve was fustrated. He had no way to contact any of the other Avengers and couldn't get to Gwen. And most of all, he was fustrated with himself. Why hadn't he forced her to stay on the helicarrier? If he hadn't given in she wouldn't be trapped in a building that possibly held Loki.

Damn that Loki.

Steve turned around and started heading back to the aircraft which Doctor Banner was still working in.

"Where's Gwendolyn?" asked the doctor.

"We got separated," answered Steve. "You haven't got anything that can get through rubble, do you?"

Bruce smiled. "I have just the right thing."

Steve followed Bruce as the man continued walking. Out of nowhere, his clothes ripped and he transformed into the green rage montser known as the Hulk.

"Why didn't I think of that?" Steve muttered to himself.

The super soldier led the Hulk into the building. Fortunately, the building had been already partially destroyed so that the Hulk did not have to take down a wall to get inside. The Hulk quickly moved into the building due to the fact the entrance was destroyed. He stomped over to the rubble made from the ceiling collapsing and began chucking pieces everywhere, one of them narrowly missing Steve.

It didn't take long for the Hulk to get through to the other side and Steve moved past him when there was an opening.

But Gwen wasn't there. It was empty.

And Steve's heart dropped. It was the same feeling as when he was told that he had been asleep for seventy years.

"Maybe she got out," he said, really only to himself.

But what Steve didn't notice was that her gun was laying far away from them on the floor. And Gwen would've never left her gun.

Loki laughed as he watched the ceiling come down, separating Gwen and the soldier. It had gone perfectly. A bit too perfectly in fact. But that didn't change the fact that Loki could now get to Gwen.

She coughed as she got up off the ground, groaning slightly from the pain of her fall.

Loki disappeared from his hiding spot and reappeared a little ways away from Gwen, but still inside the building. He watched as she looked around, clutching her side.

"Steve?" she called. "Can you hear me?"

"No, he cannot," said Loki as he stepped out of the shadows.

Gwen whipped around as recognition dawned on her face. She stumbled backwards, unsure of what to do.

"What do you even want from me?" she asked.

"I think it is rather obvious what I want."

Gwen suddenly dove for her gun which was laying on the ground and out of her reach, but Loki lunged and knocked it away from her. She fell on the ground with a thump, her arms still outstretched.

"You could cooperate, you know," said Loki with a smile.

"Or you could just stop trying to take over the world for a change," retorted Gwen, still trying to catch her breath.

"You are a rather clever one, are you not, Gwendolyn?" asked Loki. "It is a shame I must do this."

Before Gwen could react, Loki picked up his foot and kicked her in the head. Gwen went flying into the rubble from the impact and laid on the floor unconcious.

"Actually," mused Loki, "that was a lie."

And then Loki, with the tesseract still in his grasp, picked up Gwen and disappeared.