"Wake up, sister. I tire of watching you sleep."

The sound of that voice snapped Amora's mind into clarity quickly and she was on her feet in moments. She clearly recalled the attack by Black Widow, not much of a surprise, but an insult nonetheless. She gathered her magic to her as she stood, then paused as she saw the woman standing outside her cell.

The image was achingly familar. The red hair and complementing blue attire, the haughty yet angry expression, even the stance was one she recognized. Despite having been warned about Lorelei's impending appearance, Amora was not at all prepared.

"Lorelei," Amora whispered. She walked closer to the wall of her cage. "What are you doing here?"

"Do you even know where 'here' is?" Lorelei questioned.

Amora frowned as she looked around a moment. "Shield," She said, voicing her assumption.

"When we arrived here, these Midgardian warriors were waiting for us," Lorelei told her. "Unless you wonder why I am on Midgard, but that must be fairly obvious."

"You are looking for Loki."

"Yes."

"He isn't here."

Lorelei scowled at her. "I know that he is not here! Tell me where I can find him!"

Amora shook her head slowly. "I can't."

"You can't or you won't!" Lorelei demanded.

"Both," Amora admitted. "I understand why you're mad at Loki, I was angry at him, too."

"You know nothing!" Lorelei yelled. "I haven't been permitted to speak in centuries!"

"That's not my fault," Amora told her. "I tried to help you! I told you you were getting out of control. I told you that you needed to stop. You were the one the refused to listen."

"You could have fought with me."

"For what?" Amora asked in outrage. "You would have me defend your purposeless schemes? You could have had anyone, anything, and you chose to try and take everything. I wasn't going to help you fight a losing battle when I told you to flee! I wasn't going to fight against Asgard's princes!"

"You fought against them all the time! You were constantly at odds with Loki."

"I didn't try to gather an army!" Amora said. "How could that be seen as anything but treason?"

"So you're on his side?" Lorelei asked.

"I wasn't against you then, Lorelei, and I don't want to be against you now. I didn't know that Loki would be immune to your magic."

"You could help me now," Lorelei told her.

Amora shook her head. "I'm not going to betray him!"

"So you will abandon your sister instead?" Lorelei argued. "If I don't come back with Loki, The All-father will send warriors to come from me. My freedom hinges on this, Amora."

"I can help you," Amora pleaded. "Loki can help you. You don't need the All-father."

Lorelei stared at Amora for a long moment before stepping away. "The second prince has clearly wrapped your mind, if you think that going against the All-father is a viable choice at this point. I am still angry with you for not helping me before, but I know that that would have been a lost battle. I was held voiceless in a cell, you were banished from Asgard, the crown prince himself was banished when he stepped out of line! The only guarantee of my freedom is Loki in chains."

"I'm not going to help you with that." Amora said firmly.

"Then you're not going to leaving this cage," Lorelei told her. "Once I return Loki to Asgard, I'll come back for you. Angry as I am, I won't leave you with mortals. All you need do is wait." With that, Lorelei headed for the door.

"Lorelei!" Amora yelled. "Lorelei!" She banged on the glass, which lit up the binding magic that kept her encased. Amora tried to use her own magic, but the power fizzled out upon before the wards. Amora rested her hands on the glass, then pressed her head to it, sighing sadly as she settled in to wait.

"I think I have discovered why Raven dislikes you."

Tony jumped at the sudden sound of Loki's voice, turning abruptly to see the god standing behind him with a wide smile. "You realize you're going to give me a heart attack doing that?"

Loki just stroked his hair, planting a kiss on his mortal's forehead. "I'd almost think you weren't happy to see me."

"I'd be happy to see you use a door," Tony muttered. "How did it go?" He asked louder.

"Charles Xavier is a rather... unique mortal," Loki told him. "As I was saying, I now believe that I understand why Raven has such an issue with you. You bare something of a resemblance to Charles Xavier. He is playful, intelligent, a man of your sciences..."

"You have to introduce us," Tony said serious. "He can be part of Science Club!"

"What?" Loki laughed.

"Science Club," Tony repeated. "It's just me and Bruce so far, but Jan's gonna get Hank in on this. Thor will bring Jane around. Now you can invite Xavier!"

"I could also invite Victor," Loki said with a mischievous smile.

"There's only room for one President of Science Club!" Tony exclaimed.

"You've made yourself president, have you?"

"Who else?" Tony asked.

Loki laughed, shaking his head at his mortal. "Ridiculous man."

"Yeah, that's why I said we should leave Doom out of this. He does not ply well with others."

"And you do?" Loki questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"I've got a team to vouch for me!" Tony objected.

"So does Victor, if you cannot recall."

"That doesn't count!"

"I don't count?" Loki asked. Tony let out a slightly frustrated breath. Loki smiled as the other man pouted. "You can have your science friends or whatever..."

"Science Club!" Tony corrected loudly.

"I'd hardly bother to tell Victor about your little playhouse." Loki finished.

"Are you doing this on purpose?" Tony questioned. "You're totally doing this on purpose. You're trying to Buggs Bunny me, aren't you?"

"I have no idea what strange Midgardian reference you are trying to make." Loki told him. "I'm simply pointing out that Victor has been working with mages and gods, he's not likely to want to play with those he thinks beneath him."

"Wait, that one was an insult on me."

"I'm not insulting you, Anthony, I'm telling you what Victor thinks. It matters not."

"If you think I won't befriend him to make a point..." Tony began.

Loki laughed again, taking Tony's face in his hands and soundly kissing the mortal. "I am not trying to rile you. I'm not trying to goad you or dare you or any other such thing. Victor does not care for interacting with others. He is like all your worst qualities times ten. He is possessive and haughty and has a god complex nearly worse than the gods themselves, he does not want to play with mortals. He's more likely to get along with Jarvis."

"So what you're saying is-"

"I'm not saying anything of the sort, you stubborn mortal!" Loki proclaimed, laughing as he kissed Tony again. "Would you stop trying to look into everything I say?"

"Alright! Alright." Tony paused, staring into Loki's eye before asking, "You're really not trying to insult Science Club?"

Loki groaned and pushed Tony's face away, the mortal laughing as he did so. "What?"

Loki shook his head as he began walking out of the lab, shifting into Luna as he left. "Please teach your maker some basic reasoning skills, if you please, Jarvis."

"I have tried to do so, Mistress Luna." Jarvis replied.

Maria Hill was not happy with this situation. She sat in a meeting room across from Director Fury, Coulson sitting at her side. Beside Fury sat the two alien woman that had been locked inside the Hulk cage, sitting calmly as if they belonged at his side. Maria had a very bad feeling about this, but as always, Coulson reacted infuriatingly calm.

"It's nice to finally meet the two of you," Coulson greeted. "I'm Phil Coulson."

"Greetings, Sir Phillip." Sigyn greeted.

"No, it's just Phil," He told her.

"Certainly," Sigyn agreed amicably. "You are both warriors under the direction of Nickolas?"

"Director Fury," Maria corrected.

"And who are you?" Sigyn asked. "A mage, I presume?"

"No. I'm his second in command," Maria snapped. "Maria Hill."

"Odd. Midgard has females warriors?" Sigyn asked. "Or were you not practiced enough in magics to perform your proper duties?"

"These are my proper duties!" She snapped.

"You are his queen, then?" Sigyn asked. "The Queen of Asgard is skilled with a blade."

Maria blushed at that. "Well, I wouldn't exactly... I suppose you could say that..."

"Actually, Midgard has quite a few female warriors." Coulson explained.

"Ah. I see. Then she was simply trying to inflate her station?"

"I was not!" Maria yelled.

"Fury, if you don't mind me asking, why did you call us here?" Coulson asked.

Both Fury and Lorelei had been quiet thus far, watching them closely, but now Fury leaned forward and spoke. "I asked you both here because I'm planning a raid on Doom's castle."

"With all due respect, sir, I don't think that's a good idea." Coulson told him. "Victor Von Doom is a foreign dignitary, we can't just invade his land."

"We can and we will," Fury said. "Once we have him in custody, he won't be able to cause us anymore grief and he certainly won't be telling anyone what we did."

"Doom is dangerous," Maria said. "You want to send our operatives into Doom's stronghold without any kind of back up?"

"That's why I've called you two here," Fury went on. "I want you two to put together the team for this. I'm also contracting outside help."

"The Avengers?" Coulson asked.

"No," Fury said firmly. "The Fantastic Four. Reed Richards has been working with us for the Ultron project and it is well known that he and Doom are at odds. His team will help us. I want the two of you to pick which of our agents will go with them. I want this to go flawlessly."

"And I suppose they'll be going along?" Coulson questioned, indicating the two Asgardian women.

"We are no warriors," Sigyn replied. "I am satisfied that the warriors that follow Nickolas shall be sufficient."

"And she doesn't have anything to say about this?" Coulson asked, pointing at Lorelei.

"She prefers not to speak unless necessary."

"Really?" Coulson questioned, looking at the put out expression on Lorelei's face.

"Let me correct myself, I prefer her not to speak unless necessary," Sigyn said. "Lorelei has the tendency to get carried away on occasion."

"And not speaking helps with that?"

"Aren't you losing focus of the matter at hand?" Sigyn asked.

"Put together a team for me," Fury repeated. "I want Doom in our custody as soon as possible."

"I'm bored!" Jan announced as she tossed herself face down on the couch. Luna, who had already been seated on the couch with a book in hand, looked over at the small woman now beside her.

"How can you be bored in a house of heroes?" Luna questioned.

Jan pushed herself up, looking fiercely at Luna. "We're not doing anything! Nothing's attacked us and no one wants to do anything!"

"You are wishing to be attacked?"

"No, I just want to do... something," Jan insisted.

"Have you asked anyone?" Luna asked, returning her gaze to her book.

"Of course I have!" Jan exclaimed. "Natasha said she had 'serious business' to take care of, Steve isn't even here, Bruce said he'd meditate, everyone's ignoring me!"

"That's hardly everyone."

"Why is being a hero so boring!"

"You certainly make a lot of exclamations," Luna said calmly.

Jan let out a deep breath. "Luna, this is serious." The small woman was staring at her with such a put out expression that the goddess was completely unable to take the woman seriously.

Luna fought back the urge to laugh as she answered, trying to make her teasing sound like a serious answer. "Ask Thor. He's always up for quest and the like."

Jan looked at her with an exaggerated pout. "What about you?"

"Clint seemed to tolerate you well enough," Luna teased again, eyes firmly fixed on her book.

Jan shrunk down and stood on Luna's book. "Don't ignore me!"

Luna sighed. "What do you want me to do?"

Jan shrugged. "Help me get the others to hang out with us?"

"Why am I being dragged into this?" Luna asked, rolling her eyes, but she couldn't fight the urge to smile. The Wasp was rather amusing.

"What do you mean dragged? We're friends!"

Luna let out a long suffering sigh as she closed her book. She shook her head and smiled as she answered. "Fine. Fine. Jarvis?"

"Yes, Luna?" Jarvis answered.

"Miss Potts is in residence, is she not?"

"She got in some time ago," Jarvis said helpfully.

"Ask her if she'd like to go on an outing with her fellow heroines?"

"This isn't how I intended to spend my day," Storm said grumpily as she walked out of the dressing room, uncommonly dressed in a bright red dress with flowers patterned across it. She folded her arms and gave a deadpan look to Jan, who stood in front of the door smiling widely.

"Come on! Cheer up!" Jan insisted.

"Yes, cheer up," Luna repeated sardonically. "Parading around in ridiculous fashions is meant to be fun, as I understand it."

"It's fun for me," Tony spoke up from leaning against a pillar farther back, looking them all up and down. Luna was dressed in short shorts and a long sleeved top that had her stomach bared, Janet was wearing an ensemble of black leather.

Storm glared at him, crossing her arms over her chest. "Why is he even here?"

"Hey, I'm funding this party! Might as well get my money's worth," He argued.

Jan rolled her eyes. "I could pay for all this just as well as you could, you just wanted the chance to ogle us."

Tony placed a hand over his chest and shot her an appalled look.

"She's got your number, Tony," Pepper said as she exited the changing room in a long silver gown.

"Why does she get to wear something normal?" Luna questioned, looking at Jan.

"Because I chose to dress myself," Pepper answered.

"This time," Jan stressed. "I'll get you into something custom made in time. You are one of my teammates."

Pepper gave her an amused and skeptical look. "I'm not an Avenger."

"Luna says it's all a matter of time," Jan told her.

Pepper turned a curious gaze to the woman in question, weariness slipping into her expression even as her smile held. "Does she, now?"

"I'm changing," Storm announced, turning around.

"Don't be a spoil sport!" Jan yelled, shrinking down and following her.

Luna moved to stand near to Tony's side. Quietly, she said, " I was thinking about inviting Thor."

"Sure, the more the merrier!" Tony said nonchalantly.

"And myself."

Tony's eyebrows shot up as he asked, "You sure that's a good idea?"

"Neither of them were involved in my last adventure," Luna answered, looking toward the changing rooms, "It should be fine."

"What are you two whispering about?" Pepper questioned. She approached them with a serious expression, arms crossed, glare focused mostly on Tony.

"Inviting myself to the festivities," Luna answered easily. "Speaking of invitations, I hear you've taken up some interesting sparring partners."

Pepper glared at Tony, who hastily stepped back and held his arms up defensively. "What? She's a god? You expect me to keep secrets from her?"

"Let's not get upset, Virginia," Luna said. "Or at least, you should change first." He looked at Pepper's dress meaningfully.

Storm stepped out of the dressing room wearing her normal clothes again, Jan standing on her shoulders with her arms crossed and a full pout on her face. "You could play along a little more..." Jan whined.

The taller of the two sighed. "I didn't sign up to be a doll."

"Unlike some of us," Luna answered with a smile at Jan.

"Well excuse me for wanting to have a little fun," Jan replied, jumping off Storm's shoulder and returning to her full height.

"Ah, yes, let us not forget that this is to be fun, Ororo!" Luna said in a faux cheerful voice as she returned to her changing room.

"Oh, yes. I can hear you having the time of your life," Storm replied.

"Well, this your party Jan, what should we do next?" Tony asked her.

"Hmm, good question," Jan said as she thought.

"Um, excuse me," A girl called out from a ways away. The group turned to face the girl, who shrunk back with all the attention. The girl looked uncertain as her eyes darted between them, long hair hiding her face, skin covered nearly head to toe. The only thing that seemed made to stand out about the girl was the silver streak in her hair and the southern accent that lingered with her words. "Ororo?"

Storm looked at the girl with curiosity, but not recognition as she spoke. "You are looking for me, child?"

"Y-yes. I... need to talk to you," The girl said.

"Is there something we can help you with?" Tony asked the girl, looking at her with an expression between helpfulness and wary caution. The girl looked primed to flee, but hesitantly stepped forward toward Ororo.

"I just... need to..."

"No need to be afraid of us," Jan said. "We're the good guys!" The petite woman approached confidently. "If you need help, we're the ones to ask." The girl tried to shrink away, but Jan was still able to place her hand on the girls shoulder, touching her neck where skin was exposed. The reaction was immediate. Jan let out a small gasp as she frozen in place. The girl quickly moved away and Jan's body fell prone to the floor.

"Jan!" Tony called out in alarm, running to his fallen comrade. He pulled her into his arms, eyes focus on the girl. "What did you do?"

The girl's eyes moved back to Storm. "I... " She let her sentence trail off as she looked again to Storm. "He said you would come with me. He said you wouldn't be afraid."

"Who said this?" Storm asked, but the look in her eyes said she already knew. She was walking toward the girl even as she spoke.

"Magneto."

"You're a mutant then?" Luna asked, appearing suddenly behind the girl. "What's your name?" The girl turned quickly, removing a glove and reaching behind her, but Luna was already gone. "It's rude not to introduce oneself," Luna scolded. "And Ororo is in no position to-"

Luna's words were cut off as a sudden bolt of lightning hit her. "You do not tell me what I can and cannot do," Storm told her.

"Shit," Tony swore as he moved Jan further from the battle, grabbing Pepper's arm as he did so. "This is really not the place for this."

Pepper pulled away from him. "Tony, you look after Jan. I'm going to help Luna."

"That's crazy!" Tony told her.

"You can't call your suit here, it would cause too much damage," Pepper explained. "You said it yourself, this isn't the place."

"But-"

"Tony," Pepper interrupted before he could say more. "Whatever she does, she has to touch people to do it." Pepper's skin and eye began to glow red as she continued. "She won't have an easy time keeping hold of me."

Luna was standing back up, glaring at Storm. "Let me advise you, I've been struck by lightning numerous times in my life. That alone is not enough to take me down."

"This will be," The girl said, reaching for Luna, but she teleported out of the way.

"Now Ororo, I would really not like to fight you right now." Luna said. "We can't be treating you so poorly that you want to leave us that badly."

"Not to mention," Pepper spoke up as she approached the two, her eyes locked on the girl. "You look more scared than you do dangerous."

"I'm not scared!" The girl yelled. "And I'm plenty dangerous." She reached to take hold of Pepper, whose skin began to glow red forcing girl pulled back before even touching her, feeling the intense heat radiating off of her. "What was that?"

"I'll let you in on a secret," Pepper said. "I'm also dangerous." She let her eyes glow red as she stared at the girl. "I suggest you stop before I hurt you."

Storm aimed a bolt of lightning at Pepper, but Luna was quick to block the path of the attack.

"Luna?" Pepper called out in concern.

Seeing a chance to flee, Storm gestured to the girl to run, but their escape route was cut off by the appearance of Thor, who was approaching with hammer in hand. His eyes were immediately on Storm's as he spoke. "Lady Storm, you do not truly intend to abscond with this girl, do you?"

"Out of my way!" Storm said.

"Nay," Thor responded. "Stand down. You already know you are no match for me."

Quickly, the girl darted forward and grabbed for Thor's arm. There were twin gasp, one from Thor and one from the girl. While Thor seemed merely stunned in place a moment, the girl let out a cry of pain as she fell to the ground unconscious. Luna walked up to Storm and quickly hit her in the back of the head, knocking her out.

"Hmm, well, this is a mess," Luna said. "Jan's going to be sad she missed it."

"I think we have more important things to worry about," Pepper pointed out.

"What, this?" Luna looked at the two unconscious women on the ground. "This can be dealt with easily enough." Luna looked over her shoulder. "You wanted to invite Xavier to your little club, yes? Now seems like a pretty good reason to try and get in touch."

Tony perked up at that. "Really? Yes!" Pepper frowned at him, crossing her arms scolding and he quickly amended his words. "I mean, it's terrible that things got so out of hand. Stay on task, Luna!"

Luna grinned widely. "Of course, how silly of me."

"Let's get out of here before we cause even more of a scene," Pepper said.

"Yes, let's." Luna agreed. "Thor, take the girl. Don't touch her skin."

Thor paused midway to lifting Storm into his arms, looking at Luna in surprise. She rolled her eyes and waved him off. "I'll take the girl," Luna replied, grabbing hold of her by her belt and lifting her from the waste.

"Don't you think you should be more careful with her?" Tony asked, still holding Jan.

"Care is not for my enemies," She told him. She gestured for them all to gather close to her, then she teleported them off.