Hi, this is my first attempt at a fan fiction, so please be gentle with me. Any suggestions or comments welcomed, as I am very new at this.

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Leah looked at the man sitting in the cell in front of her; he was only half the man who had her hostage just under a year ago. She just stood there her arms cross across her chest defensively, she felt uneasy about being in Asgard and being anywhere close to him. The chaos and devastation that he managed to cause to the people she knew and her home was enough to make her feel this way. Even though he seemed to be half the man he was back then, it was still incredibly unsettling being any way close to him. Her apprehension caused her heart to hammer away painfully and erratically in her chest. She tried her best to relax but she knew that when she was this close to him, she was unable to control the fight or flight urge of her body. He knew too much about her, personal and dangerous things that made him get under her skin.

This was a strange world to her, with their different ways and she felt that so out of her depth however Fury insisted that she was the one to come and be an ambassador for SHEILD. That she would stay in this different culture and live among people who saw themselves as gods. She didn't really understand the true meaning or extent that would come from her living here. Though she was always up for a challenge and she knew this was going to be one of the biggest she had been thrown into. Part of her worried though that this would be too much, she had coping mechanisms in place, but she knew that she was treading water here and it would be too easy to just drown instead of finding a way to swim.

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"I know it doesn't sit well after what he did to you, your brother and new York Agent Barton."

"But you want me to make sure that the Asgardians are keeping to their side of the story. That he is actually being punished for his crimes." Leah sighed looking up at her commander, not really sure what to make out about this mission, the brief was short and it made little sense to her. They wanted her to live among people with god complexes, to fit in, research them and their history. To find out what sort of people the Asgardians actually were. As well as keeping a close eye on Loki and see if there was any further information that he could give them on the threat to earth. "Why me though, I mean I am just an agent, a spy, surely there is someone else more qualified that could assess him and the Asgardians better?"

"We think you're the best person for this job, you spent the longest with him and without him manipulating you like he did your brother. He also showed an interest in you which you could surely use against him." Director Fury told her obviously assessing her reactions. "After your brother spoke about your abilities, he seemed more than curious in you than he did in the others. Something interested him so much so he managed to take you from within our ship. Hopefully this will work in our favour sending you. I want to know more about him and his kind. Perhaps you could get him to talk about his plans."

"Clint couldn't help what he became because of Loki." Leah defended her brother, she remembered watching the videos of how Loki managed to break her brother in seconds making him a walking slave. All by just a touch of a staff and some blue light, it still terrified her how someone could manipulate people like that. "You know what Loki is capable of, we all saw what he did. Him talking to me is another matter, he thinks we are lesser beings so why would he talk to me. He wanted me to kneel at his side, that proves where he saw me in his grand scale."

"We know but if there is a chance I am willing to take it. We need you to get Intel and assess if Loki is getting the punishment deserved. You may also learn about the Asgardians, seeing if they can be trusted and if they could assist us further in the future." Fury continued using his commander's tone which he often had to use with Leah and her brother. "You're the best person to do this."

"I don't know about that Sir." She shook her head still not sounding too convinced in this plan at all. "This is another planet, culture even that I do not understand, they are so called Gods which use to rule this planet along with others."

"You can adapt, Romanov made sure your skills are above our usual spy standards." Fury said finally sitting down opposite her. "With your other abilities, it will safer for you to go than to risk others. You're able to do this Barton, you're ready."

"Fine when do I go?" Leah leant back in her chair looking at her boss knowing she was going to lose this batter to get someone else assigned to this task.

"48 hours." Fury answered before pushing a thick folder across the table. "Here's the report, I advise you read it and pack a backpack."

"Yes sir." She nodded picking up the folder before leaving his office.

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She was now however standing there in front of Loki's cell staring at the man who caused the destruction in New York. He looked pale, thinner, dressed in a plain shirt and trousers, he just sat there his head hanging low. He did not even raise his head to look at who had entered. He was definitely being punished but was it what he deserved. Perhaps if they were back on earth, he would have been strung up by now, tortured and made to answer for his crimes. She didn't like the idea or the process of torture, it never sat well when she knew what was being done to others. She guessed it was more because of what happened to her, she had been tortured and it broke her. She still dreamed about what those monsters did to her every night and she knew it would haunt her forever.

She glanced around the vast dimly lighted room, there were so many cells here majority of them occupied. Her eyes then fell upon the large looking guards that moved around the dungeons, though one stayed close by her. Obviously keeping any eye on what she was doing. She had been here only a week and the routine was the same, she would watch Loki for a while to see if there was anything from the man who destroyed a large part of a city. However he seemed unchanged in his demeanor, he stayed still, his eyes closed and in that hunched position. It was nothing she could use or gain any information from. She turned and walked out of there dungeons back up into the golden corridors.