This next chapter is very short compared to the others, but the place where I ended it was the perfect spot to end it!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OC Robin
I sat next to my brother, munching on a ham sandwich. My eyes darted around the table, shifting a bit under the silence. Thankfully, Stark decided to break it, "So . . . how was your day, little penguin? Reindeer Games laugh at your waddling?"
I rolled my eyes at him, "Yes, yes he did, Tin Can!"
"Tin Can?"
"You call me penguin, I call you Tin Can!" I shot back.
He laughed, "Touché."
I changed the subject, "So, Tin Can," I said with a cheeky grin, "How are you and Bruce doing on locating the Magical Rubik Cube?"
Bruce joined in, chuckling, "Is that what you call the Tesseract now, Robin?"
I nodded, "Yeah! It's magical and just as confusing and complicated as a Rubik Cube!"
Bruce laughed, shaking his head at my logic, but answered my previous question, "We're close to finding it. At this rate, we should have its location in a few hours."
"Nice!"
"Oh yeah, that reminds me!" Natasha butted in, "Robin, you're relieved of your post for the afternoon."
I titled my head, "For what reason?"
"Fury's having me interrogate Loki to finally figure out what he's planning to do. It's imperative that we do, since we're so close to locating the Tesseract. He might have one more trick up his sleeve."
I nodded, "More than likely he does, there's a reason people call him the Trickster, and I'm afraid we might soon find out that reason. . ."
My free afternoon was surprisingly boring. I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do. After a while of roaming the halls, I came to a sad conclusion. When I couldn't steal things, scare people, or prank them, talking to Loki actually entertained me. Loki. . . My mind started wandering, an unconscious image of his face appearing in my mind, smiling at me, mischievous delight lighting his eyes. . . I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. What's wrong with me? Why can't I think straight? I sighed, and stared down the hallway. Well, might as well just wander aimlessly. . . And that's exactly what I did. I simply walked around, letting my mind wander for who knows how long. Then the explosion hit.
Mwahahaha! Cliff-hanger! :D