Janna wished the table were a bit more comfortable so she could just lie there happily for a while. Instead she reached for her clothes.

Victor felt sated and the most relaxed he'd ever felt in a while.

He kissed Janna's bare shoulder when she moved to get dressed.

"Leaving already?"

"We're in a dining room." Janna said as if that explained everything. "And tables, not very comfortable."

She already had her pants back on and was fixing her shirt. Then she moved to fix her hair.

"True..."

Victor stood and found his clothes.

He put them on in a lazy pace; not really finding a reason to be in such a rush.

Janna was quite satisfied, but she never really could settle down.

"Well...I'm going to go explore."

She felt like she should have a torch and go walking down the castle hallways, even if they did have their own lights. She turned towards the door to leave Victor.

Victor was surprised and glad that Janna didn't want to snuggle or anything; that was really his style.

"Don't burn anything, or leave holes in anything, etc."

He was almost dressed when she turned to leave.

"Can't make any promises!"

She waved a hand without turning around and headed out the door.

Janna always liked going house hunting. She loved walking down the hallways and finding new rooms and things. That was probably one of the reasons she also liked hotels. And this castle was one of the coolest places ever for her. This only helped her great mood.

Doom smiled and shook his head.

He had enough money to rebuild if she did do damage to his house.


"That could level this whole country and the one next to it, so please be very careful."

Victor eyed the grenade while he spoke.

Janna laughed.

"Then you shouldn't leave it in an unlocked room."

She lowered the grenade in the force field to a level so Doom could take it. Doom took it the first chance she got.

"And you shouldn't be snooping."

He repressed a relieved sigh.

"You're too involved with weapons. You're beginning to worry me."

He smiled regardless and tucked the grenade away.

"How did you find that room?"

"I told you I was going exploring." She smiled and cocked her head to the side.

Janna turned her head and nodded to a nearby wall to answer Doom's question. She turned a portion of it invisible.

"Your exploring almost killed us."

Doom crossed his arms and smirked.

He looked at the wall and sighed.

"Very clever..."

"So you think." Janna shrugged.

She smiled and let the wall become visible again. She looked at Doom. He looked nicer with his shirt slightly unbuttoned...

Victor could tell he and Janna wasn't on the same page.

He took a step closer.

"You're asking to be punished."

He smirked and took another step.

Janna laughed. "I'd like to see you try."

"I think I already have...how many times was it?"

Doom reached for Janna's hand.

"I think you and I have different definitions for the word 'punishment'." Janna let him catch her hand.

Victor pulled her to him and kissed her cheek. "I really wouldn't know your definition for punishment."

"Imposing something unpleasant or painful upon someone for doing something considered unacceptable."

If he wished to, Janna would allow him to continue, but she was still very much satisfied from earlier. She thought it might be fun to be evil and allow him to get himself worked up, if that's what he was doing.

Victor was surprised she was letting him do this after earlier.

He kept one hand on her hip and sent the other running up Janna's back.

He was a bit skeptical, and thought about responding to her comment, but all was thrown to the wind when he felt Janna against him.

Janna smiled and leaned up to pull softly on his ear with her teeth.

Victor let a little moan escape at her actions.

He returned the hand on her back to her waist, and he gently moved them to a near wall.

He caged Janna in with his arms.

"Don't tempt me."

Janna just smirked.

She moved her hands to his chest and played with the buttons on his shirt.

Victor kissed her jawbone, then her cheek, and then the edge of Janna's lips.

Janna smiled and kissed him back. She started to unbutton his shirt.

It wouldn't be too long before she left him there. Hopefully frustrated.

Doom trailed kisses from the edge of Janna's lips to her neck.

He was feeling very tempted.

Janna massaged Doom's now bare chest. She reached for his ear again.

Not too long now at all...

Doom stopped kissing so he could enjoy Janna's actions. When Victor stopped, so did Janna. She pulled away and watched him with an innocent smile; her hands merely resting on his chest.

Victor's eyes showed confusion as he watched Janna.

He gripped her waist and pulled her roughly against him; a protest to the not touching.

In her mind, Janna's smiled grew. It was working, and it was going to be so fun to leave him wanting.

Janna reached to kiss his lips and slowly began to move her hands up and down his chest again. Her arms and the clothing the only thing between them.

Janna continued to kiss Victor as she slowly moved to get away from the wall. It allowed Victor to get her shirt off easier, and gave Janna room to escape. As soon as the shirt was off, she was invisible, and about to take off down the hall.

Victor threw her shirt very far away when Janna turned invisible.

His eyes were hazy with lust, so at first it didn't dawn on him she was gone.

But it did slowly, and he growled due to many forms of frustration.

Doom growled and threw his fist into a wall.

He now had a large problem, and the solution just turned invisible.


Loki was deep within his thoughts, but Janna's stare nudged him back into reality.

"When did you..."

It just occurred to him that she had entered in his room without him really noticing.

"Is there something you need?"

Usually Janna would say something along the lines of, "Like ten minutes ago. What's the plan? When are we going? I'm bored!"

Instead she stayed in her spot. She tried to be discreet about her eyes actually meeting his...but that's quite impossible.

"Not really...just curious what the next plan was..."

Loki was a little unnerved about Janna's newly attained calmness.

He, of course, noticed she was meeting his eyes, and that only added to his interest.

"I'm sending Osborn to stir trouble, and I'm leaving Dr. Doom here with a bomb. I'm retrieving my tesseract."

He hoped that would sate her curiosity for now.

The biggest flaw to Loki's plan would be Osborn's injuries; he needed to make sure Norman could move, before setting the plan in motion.

"Hmm."

Janna frowned and looked at the floor.

"And after you retrieve the Tesseract?"

"I'm going to use it to destroy Thor, and establish myself as King of Midgard."

Loki turned away from Janna to stare at a spot on the opposite wall.

"I thought the deal was you became Ruler of the Earth and some creepy alien dude gets the Tesseract." She looked up at Loki again.

Janna wasn't sure of the name of the dude Loki had talked to, but she knew that that dude worked for Thanos. If you could call him a 'dude'...

Loki scoffed.

"I suppose the deal is off, considering that their unstoppable army failed me. When I have the tesseract within my grasp, it will be mine. "

Janna tried to hide her relief, but her relief was short lived when she thought of something. Thanos wouldn't give up so easily...and he would likely come to earth to get it if he had to.

It would probably be safest if Thor took it back to Asgard. They likely had the forces to deal with him. But what if he came to earth anyway?

"Thanos won't be too happy..."

Janna probably said too much...she didn't mean to.

Loki turned to Janna sharply.

'How? She can't know...him. There's no way unless...'

He stood abruptly, grabbing his scepter in the process.

"How do you know that name?"

His eyes were sharp and full of suspicion.

Janna didn't know why she just said that. She didn't want Thanos to get the Tesseract anyway...

She wasn't too worried about the scepter. She had her force fields, and could turn invisible to get away if she had to.

She shrugged, and finally said something that sounded more like herself.

"Would you believe me if I said there was an alternate dimension where your entire life...destiny, including the heroes', had been turned into comic books and movies?" She laughed a bit.

Loki gave Janna a strange look.

"No."

He knew she was crazy, but not clinically insane.

Then again, he seemed to be off his rocker too...

"Are you working for him?"

"Um, no. Have you seen him? Besides he's named after a freakin moon."

Loki was still a bit wary; the idea of her being from an alternate universe was just as plausible as her working for Thanos.

If Janna did work for 'him'...

For reasons unknown, Loki didn't want to think about that.

He'd just have to keep her close.

"So...ummm..."

He hadn't responded to her last comment, and didn't seem to have relaxed at all either.

"What about Osborn?"

Loki looked at Janna with still narrowed eyes.

"I don't know. I will check on his improvements later."

The demi-god planned to see Osborn as soon as he finished the finer details in his plan, but he assumed it was as done as it would be.

Still glancing at Janna, he made his way to the door.

Janna stood up to follow Loki. She was well enough to start 'stalking' him again. Maybe it was because of the fun she had this morning that made her relax and forget.

Despite what Loki told Janna earlier, he went to go check on Osborn.

His mind was rolling again, and he didn't notice her following him.

'What if the Goblin isn't ready? Everything will be ruined...'

He moved down the halls, almost not making a sound.

Janna didn't try to be quiet as she followed him, but she didn't say anything either.

She wondered if he was trying to ignore her, or if he really didn't notice her. She walked up beside him to continue.

Loki glanced over at Janna as he walked.

"You're following me."

He said it like a question.

From what he could remember, they were getting close to Osborn's room.

"No I'm not." She responded.


Loki was his god now, and he would do anything to please him.

'He will kill the Spider for us if we're good. He promised...' Osborn thought.

Loki watched Norman for a moment, before leaving the room to find Doom.

He assumed Janna would follow him.

Loki wasn't sure where Doom would be, but he'd check every room in the house if needs be.

He glanced at Janna; she might know...

"Where is he?"

He wasn't in a twenty questions mood.

"Dunno."

Janna shrugged.

"Last time I saw him...he had an issue, which he probably took care of in a bedroom..."

Janna continued walking. "You could check Doom's super-secret surveillance room. It's attached to his super-secret weapon's vault."

Loki looked at Janna.

Why would she know about Doom's problem?

Was it sad that he understood her innuendo?

"He has a secret surveillance room?"

The Asgardian didn't know what that was exactly, but it sounded important.

"Take me to it."

"K."

Janna turned around and skipped down the hall. She found the wall she had gotten into before, and copied her actions from earlier.

She still didn't know how she got the wall to open, but it did and she headed down the stairs.

Loki followed warily.

He hated the fact that he was wary.

He watched as Janna opened the wall, and followed her inside.

He made it down the stairs, but moved cautiously as if he was in a haunted house.

Janna opened the door, which still happened to be unlocked, and headed inside the surveillance room.

"Wallah!" She waved her arms around at the video screens.

She stood next to the chair and searched the castle screens for Doom.

Loki looked at the screens.

It was amazing that Doom had all of those screens set up.

"Impressive..."

Doom shuddered as he sat back down into the chair.

He had the uncanny feeling of being watched.

Looking up at the video camera he had placed in the room, he frowned.

Janna had been in there once before...

Janna finally spotted him and laughed when she saw he was looking at the camera.

"There." She pointed at the screen. "He's in the library."

Loki looked at the screen that showed a frowning Doom.

'Does he sense us?'

He turned to Janna. "And the armory?"

Janna gave Loki a look.

"Umm, yeah... No."

Janna would be a complete idiot to let Loki into a room with such weapons of destruction.

Loki frowned.

"Take me to it."

"No." Janna crossed her arms and turned away from Loki back to the screens.

"Great...he's leaving. Now where's he going?"

Loki was getting tired of being polite, bur felt like he was wasting time fighting over it.

"Crap...he's coming down here." Janna said as she turned between the screens to see him opening up the wall.

"You're probably not supposed to be down here..." Janna told Loki as she turned invisible and moved towards a wall so she wouldn't be in the way.

Doom finally made it to the control room to see Loki watching the screens.

"How did you find this room?

Victor had his suspicions, but wanted to hear it.

Loki faced him.

"A little bird brought me here. A bird that has an incessant way of getting into trouble."

"I'm no bird!" Janna turned visible, completely forgetting that she was trying to hide. "That's Barton's thing..."

Then Janna pointed towards Doom.

"And oh look! Found him." Janna smiled at Loki.

Loki smirked and rolled his eyes.

Was that really what offended her? Being called a 'little bird'?

Victor wasn't sure why seeing Janna with Loki angered him; well he did, but he was making the excuse that it was because Janna left him with the problem.

Janna glared at Loki then spoke. "Well? Weren't you looking for Victor?"

"Here he is."

"Yes I was."

Loki glanced at Janna before turning to Victor.

"We need to speak."

"Alright, I'm listening."

Doom gave Loki a smile and leaned against the rails to the stairway.

Janna looked at the two and wondered if they cared if she were around.

She went to sit in the chair in the middle of the room and spun around.

"So...should I leave you two alone? Or should I leave?" She didn't plan on actually leaving even if they wanted her to.

Loki turned to her.

He still thought that Janna was somehow connected to Thanos.

"Do what you prefer."

Doom sensed the wariness coming off of Loki, and wondered what Janna did this time.

"Not the smartest use of words." Janna almost laughed.

She slowly spun the chair around. If she did what she really wanted, she would have either wrapped an arm around Doom, or gone to steal one of his weapons from the other room again. But Loki wouldn't be too pleased about the first one...and Victor wouldn't exactly like the second.

Loki explained his plan to Doom, and told Victor what he needed to do.

He left out Osborn's part, however.

"So when do we start?" Janna listened to the plan. She didn't like it much...they would be split up again.

"And what's my part?"

Doom liked the plan; he could cause chaos, and never leave the comfort of his castle.

Loki turned to face Janna finally.

"You'll be with me to retrieve the tesseract."

Doom bristled slightly at that.

"Aw...Why can't I stick with Doom?"

Janna wasn't sure she exactly wanted to be stuck with Loki...She still wasn't so sure about him from earlier, and Doom was great fun.

Plus she could keep Doom from hurting people at least...but then what about Loki at SHEILD...or Osborn...gah, she didn't know what would be best.

Loki frowned and Doom smiled.

"Fine. Stay with him."

Loki walked past Victor, and stormed out of the secret room.

He was most definitely not pleased.

Doom turned and watched Loki walk up the stairs.

"But you don't know what room the Tesseract is even in!" Janna called up after him as she moved beside Doom.

Loki stopped at the top step.

He turned slowly with a frown on his face.

"And you do?"

Doom was pleased Janna was going to stay with him.

This day was getting better and better.

"Mhm." Janna nodded up towards Loki. "I saw it when I retrieved the scepter."

She tilted her head to the side and took another small step towards Victor.

Victor held out his hand for Janna to take it.

Loki looked at Doom's outstretched hand, and suppressed an anger that was building in his stomach.

"Then you're coming with me."

He turned to leave again.

Janna saw Doom's hand and crossed her arms. She did move so that she was touching his arm though.

"Indecisive isn't he." Janna looked up at Doom then back up the stairs. "And so demanding..."

Doom chuckled.

"Can you blame him?"

He turned slightly and moved to wrap his arms around Janna.

"Now?!" Janna yelled after Loki.

"Now." Loki growled.

He moved out of the open wall, and turned so Janna could follow him.

Janna hugged Doom's arms, then pushed on them so he would release her and she could leave.

"Gotta go..."

Doom smiled when he felt Janna squeeze his arm, but then frowned.

Loki waited impatiently.

Janna had five seconds, and if she wasn't here, he'd blow up the ship, and get the tesseract from the wreckage.

"Hey, if you don't mess up your job, or mortally wound one of the heroes...I'll be back."

Janna turned to him and smiled suggestively before running up the stairs after Loki.

Doom liked the idea of that.

He smirked and traced his thumb over his bottom lip.

He could manage that for now.

When Janna reached Loki she said, "So how are we getting there...?"

Loki saw Janna and held the scepter firmly in his grasp.

"This rock has a plane, does it not?"

"Yeah." Janna remembered her trivia about Latveria. "But there's only one airport...and I'm not sure where it would be..."

Janna wondered why Loki seemed so uneasy.

"Is there one on the castle grounds?"

Loki wanted to get out of Latveria; away from Doom.

"Yes. I don't know where it is, but yes. It's on castle grounds..." Janna said rather sarcastically.

"No. I don't know where it is." Janna looked at Loki like he was stupid. "Victor owns the place."

Loki gave up.

He faced Janna and leaned close to her.

"I am in no mood to be mocked. Be helpful or be silent."

Loki was not going back to Doom, and decided he'd rather force a maid to show him where the planes were.

Janna was a bit surprised by Loki's response. She shouldn't have been though; she was being rather difficult and disrespectful.

She looked up at Loki for a moment before quickly looking down like a scolded puppy.

Loki felt something similar to guilt, but he ignored it successfully as he turned to search for a maid or butler.

Janna pouted and followed Loki. As in actually follow him, not walk beside or in front of him like she was prone to doing.

Loki found a butler, and pulled him close.

"Lead us to your aircraft."

'It's not his aircraft..." Janna thought. The butler doesn't own an aircraft.

She was still feeling bad about being 'yelled' at, and didn't say anything aloud. She only continued to follow Loki.

The butler nodded, and showed them the way.

It was larger than the stealth plane he's stolen from Fury, and he was glad he'd brought Janna along; she could make them invisible.

Loki walked to the entrance gate, and went aboard.

Janna was STILL being quiet as she climbed onto the plane. She sat down in the furthest seat away from Loki.

She was starting to wish she hadn't said anything...then she would still be with Doom.

Janna's behavior had been rather strange lately. Usually she would have sat right next to, if not on top of, Loki. She had done so every time on a plane before now.

Instead, she was sitting as far away from him as possible. And she avoided looking at him. She watched the floor.

When the plane hit 10,000 feet, Loki seemed to calm down a bit.

He turned his head to Janna and stared at her.

She wasn't sitting between his feet, or his lap for that matter, and he oddly missed the feeling.

"What are you doing?"

Janna turned her head to look at Loki for a moment. She wasn't exactly doing anything. She was merely sitting there.

"What do you mean?"

"You're ignoring me. Why?"

Loki decided he liked being blunt for the time being; it got things done.

And being away from Doom put him in a good mood again.

"I'm...I'm not ignoring you." She said quietly.

Janna started to play with her fingers and looked away from Loki again. "You asked me to be quiet."

Loki was surprised that she had actually done something he told her to for once.

He smiled at that; almost as if it was a joke only he got.

"You refuse to look at me. Am I so hideous that you must shield your eyes from the very sight of me?" His tone was more playful than spiteful.

"No..." She looked up at him again, but continued to mess with her hands. She wasn't in a mood where she could catch his tone.

He had scolded her, and before that he had refused to admit feelings for anyone. And continued his stupid charade of taking out Thor.

Loki gave Janna a skeptical look.

"Then move closer. I can barely hear you from that distance."

He motioned for her to move next to him.

"No...I'm fine." Janna spoke a little louder. "I can speak up."

Loki wasn't happy by that answer, but he didn't push Janna. "Fine."

He shifted his body forward, and stared out an adjacent window.

He considered trying again before they got to the SHIELD headquarters.

Janna was glad Loki left her alone. She started staring at the floor again.

Loki sighed.

He wasn't sure how much longer of the Janna ignoring him he could take.