Janna sighed.
"Are you going to stay here and sit on your ass. Or are you going to do something? It's going to take a few hours for me to go to Norway and get back here."
Janna looked at him expectantly.
Loki sighed.
"And how does that concern me? Do expect me to go and obtain some sniveling quim?"
He seemed impatient, but was actually interested in what Janna was planning.
"Not quim, woman. Two women in fact. Their names are Betty Ross and Pepper Potts. And it concerns you because if you don't do something to help out, I won't go get the mortal that Thor likes."
Janna shrugged as if she really didn't care.
"And you want me to fetch them?" Loki wondered when Osborn was getting back.
"Mhmm." Janna nodded. "That is, if you want me to fetch Thor's woman."
"Fine." Loki did not plan to do it, but rather have Osborn and Doom do it.
Janna gave Loki a look that said 'you better not be lying to appease me' then just nodded. He was considered the God of Lying...she sighed.
"Their pictures and location are still on the computer in the other room."
Janna started to walk past Loki to leave, but instead snatched a hug and spoke in a childish voice. "Don't you dare hurt them."
"And why would I harm the captives?"
He said it a bit sarcastically.
Loki was sure his curiosity would get the better of him, and he'd see where the women were located.
"Just don't." Janna said as she released him. "I'll be back in a couple hours."
Someone Janna didn't recognize answered the door.
"Hello." The woman nodded and smiled politely. She appeared to be a housekeeper, but was probably an undercover agent.
"Abigael, who is it?" Jane asked walking into the room. They hadn't had visitors in almost a week. Jane thought that odd.
Janna seemed to perk up. She spoke with the 'Asgardian' accent. "Jane Foster?"
"Yeah." Jane nodded to the woman at the door and she left.
Janna came through the door and gave Jane a huge hug.
Jane was suprised and confused. "Have we met before?"
Janna released her and bowed her head. "My apologies! We have not. I am Kenna, younger sibling of Lady Sif and here on Thor's behalf. I have heard so much about you."
Janna liked the lie she came up with. Jane should remember Sif. And the name Janna came up with, Kenna, was of Norse origin and meant "great knowledge" or "to know". She found that a terrific name for herself.
"Thor?! He's back?" His name got Jane's attention. She had missed him greatly and after the storm when he left, she feared she wouldn't see him again.
"He is." Janna looked up again. "He wishes to see you."
"Where is he?"
"He is in New York. After the recent attacks by an army of a realm not known, led by his brother, SHEILD does not wish him to leave yet. So he sent me to summon you."
"New York was attacked?!" Jane was living a rather sheltered life here thanks to the Agents on guard. "Is he safe? Is everything okay?!"
"Oh yes, my lady. The battle was won. In fact, this SHEILD was looking for your expertise to create a portal for us to return home. The bifrost has been destroyed, and it took all of the Allfather's magic to bring us here."
"Of course!" Jane was sold on the idea when she heard that Thor wanted to see her. She wasn't too keen on helping SHEILD since they had tried to steal her research and she didn't want Thor too leave so soon... but if it would help him, she would do it.
"When do we leave?" Jane asked.
"When you are ready. Your American government has given us a jet to make travel more efficient."
The Agents may have tried to stop Jane from leaving. They didn't know this girl, even if Jane claimed to. They contacted their superiors, but by the time they received an answer, it was too late. Jane and Janna had left.
Janna walked back into the room where she had left the other girls and Doom. She knew she would find Loki there as well. Jane followed behind her.
As she neared the center of the room she was still in character as an Asgardian and didn't exactly realize what she was doing...
She knelt down to her knee, crossed her right arm over her chest and bowed her head.
"Loki, your majesty, I have retrieved the mortal woman that stole Thor's heart and made him weak." She still spoke with her accent. Loki might think she was mocking him...but that was totally not her intent. He could very well like her actions to...
Jane turned her head and looked at "Kenna," aka: Janna. What the hell did she just say? Where was Thor anyway? And Loki sounded familiar...familiar in a bad way. Something was wrong, and she felt that she should run.
Loki stood up and raised a brow at Janna's interesting behavior.
He looked over Janna to see Jane; and wanted to laugh at Thor for being as weak as to fall for someone from Midgard.
The god lowered and placed a finger under Janna's chin to make her look at him.
"I'm pleased by your good work."
He smiled genuinely; not only was Janna acting submissive, she was had brought him a big prize.
Doom scowled; he didn't like the way Loki was cooing at Janna, and he wondered why Loki didn't coo at him for bringing two women.
Janna's heart pounded when Loki touched her chin and spoke to her that way. She didn't know what to do next. She wanted to give Loki a hug (well kiss really, but she wouldn't admit that to herself), but she figured that would ruin it...
She got up from her knee and glanced around the room a moment before looking back at Loki. She didn't say anything.
Jane noticed the other girls. They didn't look happy...they looked terrified.
"So um...I guess I'll be going now." Jane tried to walk back out the door.
Osborn walked behind Jane and laughed.
"Join us! We're having tea later!"
He was chuckling, but his tone was threatening.
A foreign emotion ran through Loki's eyes fleetingly as he glanced at Janna.
He felt the strange urge to kiss her, but he repressed it as he looked around at the women.
Doom was getting angrier at the god as he watched the semi intimate contact.
Janna walked over to Loki. She wanted to sit down next to him. After the way he responded to her earlier, she was trying to figure out how to keep things that way.
"May I?" She forced herself to bow her head to him again.
He looked at her with a raised brow and nodded.
The god didn't know what happened to her on that plane ride, but he liked it.
"Of course."
Her submissiveness, well what he considered submissive, was making him quiet happy.
Doom scowled over his glass at the two of them; he was not enjoying Janna acting like that with Loki.
Janna smiled and looked away from Loki as she sat down next to him. She was content for the moment.
Loki smiled and rested his head against his hand.
Nothing could ruin this-
"Woman!"
Osborn ran in the room to scream at Janna, when he noticed Loki.
His expression went from outrage into awe as he stopped running and knelt before the Norse lord.
"Forgive us, we did not mean to disturb you."
Loki's smile widened; nothing could ruin this day for it was only getting better.
Doom rolled his eyes and thought of leaving this circus parade.
Janna's anger with Norman returned when he did, but Loki had allowed her to sit next to him...so she spoke rather calmly.
"You don't hurt them. Not unless you wish Harry to end up in five hundred pieces."
She was bluffing. If Norman did kill one of the heroes, if she hurt anyone, she would probably kill him. She couldn't kill Harry.
Norman scowled fiercely, but he would not lose his temper in front of his god.
Loki was pleasantly amused by all of this as he watched.
"Understand?"
Janna leaned back in her seat which caused her to lean into Loki a bit...which is what she wanted. She just didn't want it to be obvious to Loki.
Osborn just scowled.
He figured Loki would tire of her and then she'd have no one to protect her.
Loki was pleased with the 'new' Janna, so he allowed her to lean on him, but he acted as if he didn't notice.
Doom stood and set his glass down.
"Now that we have them, what do you plan to do with them?"
He faced Janna and motioned to the women in the room.
Janna had a pleased smile on her face and just shrugged at Doom's question.
She waited awhile before answering so she could take in the moment, just in case Loki finally decided that he'd had enough.
"We wait for the heroes to find us. Then we take in their expressions when we threaten to hurt the girl they love."
"Hm..."
Doom nodded his head and sat back down in the chair beside Loki.
Osborn moved solemnly to sit at Loki's feet like a loyal pet.
Loki felt, for the first time in a while, like the leader he was destined to be.
If his father could see him...
The Asgardian shook his head and frowned.
"Not now..." he mumbled.
He allowed Janna's body heat to give him some sort of morbid comfort and moved so she leaned more against his arm.
Janna was very happy. Loki had moved a bit, but not away from her. She had closed her eyes and had a complacent smile.
Then she heard him mumble something. She turned her head and looked at him like she was worried.
"What is it?" She asked quietly.
Loki glanced at her and smiled.
"It's nothing."
His eyes raked over Janna's face and he swallowed a knot that formed in his throat.
He blamed this sudden urge to kiss her on his power high.
Doom watched them with a frown.
He mentally told himself they were being childish, when he would do something similar if Janna was leaning on him.
Janna gave Loki one last look then faced forward again. She caught something in his expression, but decided she was seeing things.
'Memories...' She thought.
Loki pushed down the foreign feelings and tried not to think about his father.
Being around Janna made that difficult for some reason, but he didn't want her to leave right now.
Doom changed his view from Janna to the other women.
Janna tried not to move too much. She was afraid that if she did, that Loki would pull away again.
She noticed Alicia jerk her head towards the door. Janna looked too, but didn't see anything. But she also knew the blind had better senses then some, and she had given Clint the address.
She leaned over to Loki and whispered in his ear.
"I think we may have company."
Loki tapped his finger on the armrest of the chair.
"Victor, go check the other rooms."
Doom frowned but stood and made his way to the door.
Janna remained where she was sitting against Loki.
If the heroes really were here, she wasn't too worried. Threaten one of the girls and they were sure to freeze.
Loki wasn't really concerned about the manor or the girls.
Currently he was enjoying Janna lying on his arm.
He tilted his head in her direction and felt the knot in his throat again.
Doom was at the door with Osborn when the door knob slowly turned on its own.
"Well there's a magic trick." Doom mumbled.
Janna saw the doorknob turning and finally stood up. She would feel awkward if the heroes found Loki letting her lean against him. And she hadn't realized it, but she had sensed Loki's eyes go over her again and her chest had tightened up; she wouldn't be able to fight in that condition, so she needed to move.
She moved over towards the girls. She put them between her and the door. She could see hope suddenly appear in their eyes.
Loki swallowed the knot from his throat, and distracted himself by watching the door.
Doom and Osborn stood in front of the girls when it opened.
"Welcome!" Victor said calmly.
Peter saw Mr. Osborn and his suspicions were confirmed.
Tony saw Pepper and was glad she didn't look hurt.
Ben pounded his fists together.
"Cut the shit Doom. Where's Alicia?"
"Ben?!" Alicia hopped up from her chair and felt forwards with her hands, but a force field blocked her way.
Janna had her hand up. "Come now. You know you aren't going anywhere."
"Alicia!"
Ben heard his name and moved to see her.
"Not yet big guy. We need to be careful."
Tony was afraid Ben running in there would put the girls in danger.
Clint didn't see the Goblin but he assumed one of the men standing in the front was him.
MJ got off her seat and looked towards the door. She didn't recognize most of the people there.
Jane looked over hopefully for Thor, but he wasn't there.
"MJ?" Peter moved past Iron Man so he could get a better look.
Clint looked at Doom and Osborn and assumed that Victor wasn't the Goblin by his decent nature.
He aimed his arrow at Osborn. Janna smirked when she saw that.
"Hello Darling. Have you missed me? Can't say I've missed you."
Doom spoke to the Invisible Woman and could say that with partial truth.
Susan gave Victor a look of, 'Why would I miss you?'
Reed spoke with Victor, he wasn't used to someone else being 'in charge' of him. "What do you want Victor? The women are innocent."
"I think we both know why." Victor said with a smirk.
He turned his gaze from Susan to Reed.
"I don't know; I didn't steal them, but I'm assuming they're hostages."
Reed and Susan moved into 'battle' poses.
"Let them go Victor." Reed said.
"I'm afraid I can't help you."
Doom smiled pleasantly at Susan and Reed.
Bruce caught a glimpse of Betty in the room. "Betty."
She wasn't in harm's way at the moment, so he was able to control his emotions. He didn't want the other girls to get hurt because of him.
"Bruce!"
"Sh!" Pepper grabbed Betty's hand making the other girl looked at her.
Pepper shook her head, and Betty got the message.
Clint kept his eyes on Osborn; if the Goblin moved he'd be shot within seconds.
Janna turned to Loki. He was supposed to be the 'leader'.
"Well the heroes are here." She turned back to the door. "Hey...where's Thor? And Rogers? And Caroline?"
Loki hummed and tapped his finger.
"Should we capture them?"
Osborn scowled.
"We think they should die."
Tony and Peter ignored Janna as they were more afraid of what would happen to their lovers.
"Let's just bust in there and take them. Ben growled.
"Well, let me know what you decide. I'm going to have some fun." Janna shrugged. Then she turned to Osborn. "Me thinks you should get an arrow in your neck."
Then she went about her 'fun', and created a bubble force field around Mary Jane and moved her to the balcony. MJ couldn't move well inside it, and was lying on her side screaming and trying to punch her way out of it.
Until she looked down. She continued screaming but she stopped moving. The bubble she was in was floating stories above the concrete below.
"Mary Jane!"
Peter ran past Doom and the Goblin to the balcony.
"We won't-"
Clint shot Norman in the leg as he turned to stop Spider Man.
"Ahh!"
"You deserve more."
Clint pulled another arrow and aimed it at Osborn's head.
"Don't do it Barton."
Tony stopped watching Pepper to give Clint a warning look.
Janna's phone suddenly started playing the 'Friends' theme song; it was her ringtone.
Her focus faltered for a moment and Mary Jane screamed so loud you could have probably heard it in California. She fell a few yards until Janna managed to raise her arm and create a platform to catch her. MJ shook in the middle of it on her hands and knees.
With her other hand she decided to answer her phone. "Um hello? Kinda busy..."
"MJ!" Peter ran through the room as fast as one could running through a group of scared women and hopped out the window onto the platform with MJ. "Are you ok?"
"Loki tore it up because he was bored. Hold on sec..." Janna put the phone down on a table and walked to see Spider Man and MJ better.
"Hey now!" Janna used both her hands and moved them as if she were pulling something apart.
The platform split into two bubbles, one meant for the Spider and the other meant for MJ. Mary Jane never got a chance to respond to Peter.
MJ's bubbled remained in the air but Janna moved the one with Spidey back onto the balcony.
"Now unless you want to be trapped in a bubble as she falls to her doom, I suggest you take off that mask and throw it at my feet." She dropped one of her hands and Spider Man's bubble disappeared, so he could throw her his mask. She smiled.
MJ was starting to have a meltdown.
"Bring her back inside!"
Peter was not in a complying to terrorist type moves.
And back inside Loki was watching everything with a smile. He wanted to see how these dramas were going to play themselves out.
Janna sighed and walked to the edge of the balcony.
"MJ, looks like he doesn't mind if you go splat." Janna said tilting her head.
Little bit longer and she'd go answer her phone again.
"Alright! Alright, just leave her alone."
Peter began to remove his mask.
"When the mask is in my hand I'll let her go." Janna still held MJ high above the concrete. She meant let her go as in literally...Peter would save her and the cat would be out of the bag.
She slowly went to pick up her phone. "Hi. Now what were we talking about?"
Janna held the phone with her shoulder and motioned for Pete's mask.
Spider Man removed his mask and threw it to Janna.
"Now let her go."
"Sure." Janna let MJ fall. Spider Man could catch her. She spoke into her phone again, "I'm at Harr- crap!"
Janna wished she hadn't told them about Betty...she dropped her phone and ran inside.
