Yes yes I know its been ages since I updated
but I had a bad case of apathy mixed with 'I kept forgetting I was writing this story'
so, in order to ask for you forgiveness, I am giving you three chapters today
REJOICE!
Steve's POV
They were being attacked. The Avengers had all been called to the briefing room on the Helicarrier and Fury had told them that an unknown energy had been heading towards them at high speeds. It had now reached the Helicarrier. Whatever it was that was releasing the energy had stopped. Well, it had not attempted to fly up to the Helicarrier, but it was still following them around. Whatever it was had not been fazed by the storm and had launched a portion of its energy at the Helicarrier. It had missed but only just.
Fury had said one word to the Avengers in the briefing. "Loki."
He had not needed to say anything else. At his word all of the Avengers stopped their arguing, they all knew that Loki was a dangerous opponent.
Steve now stood next to Tony as they prepared to jump from the SHIELD Helicarrier. Loki had not attacked again and Fury had told them that they were not to give him another chance to.
"Tony." Steve murmured.
Tony turned towards him. "Yes Cap?"
"There's something wrong." Steve told him. There was, there was a piece of the puzzle missing. Something they weren't seeing.
Tony did not seem to understand this though, instead he took the statement in a different way. "Yeah I know. I thought Loki would be the type to abandon his son."
Steve sighed. This was getting him nowhere. He still did not know what was missing and Tony didn't even see that there was something. He blamed Tony's obsession with technology. Everything had to be fact, had to be proven. Tony just didn't have the instincts for something like this. Everything was numbers and calculations.
Steve watched as Tony activated his thrusters and flew from the Helicarrier. He waited for a moment then he strapped on his parachute and jumped from the hanger.
He was airborne for no more than a minute but by the time he had arrived on the ground Tony was already fighting Loki.
"Where is he!?" The Asgardian roared. Steve winced, so this was about Jack. "What have you done to him!?"
Steve realised that Loki was holding Jack's stick in his hand. Was that how the man had known where to find them?
Tony did not seem to understand the situation for he was laughing at Loki.
"Aww come on Loki, don't tell me your son can't handle himself?"
Tony's words made Loki roar and Steve's eyes widened as the man raised a hand and shot a beam of green energy directly at Tony. Tony didn't have the time to move out of the way and the attack hit him straight on. Tony was still flying but Steve suspected that the man was unconscious, it was Jarvis who was flying the suit now.
Loki now turned to Steve and he found himself raising his hands as a gesture of peace. "Easy there. You're looking for Jack right?"
The Asgardian said nothing instead he stared at Steve. Steve realised that Loki was waiting for him to elaborate. "Well." He started. "We haven't hurt him you know, now if you would give yourself up then nothing is going to happen."
"Why would I give myself up?" Loki spat.
Steve shrugged, feeling a bit awkward, he had the feeling that SHIELD was the one in the wrong here.
"Umm, because we beat you last time?" he asked hopefully.
It was the wrong answer. Steve barely had the time to register the Asgardian pointing his hand towards him before Steve too was knocked unconscious by the same attack that had taken down Tony.