Yeah
I really don't have anything to say today
Enjoy the chapter!
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and sorry for the cliffy on this one
North's POV
North could see that Jack was getting angry, all of the Guardians could. Even if Loki was as bad as they had heard, the man was still Jack's father.
But when Jack said 'Thanos' North's mind went blank. He was vaguely aware or Thor repeating the name in horror and the wide eyed expressions of his fellow Guardians.
"Jack." North said, deadly serious, "How is that madman involved?"
North could see Jack flinching. "I'm not allowed to say." Came the Winter Spirits response. "I wasn't supposed to give even that much away."
North frowned. Thanos was just as much, if not more of a threat than Thanos, he needed to know what was going on.
The man who called himself Hawkeye snorted. "Probably a subordinate, or a boss. Either way they're working together."
Thor brought his fist down against a workbench, splitting it in two. North scowled, imagining the time it would take to fix, he was on a deadline here.
"I will admit my brother has made mistakes in the past. No, more than mistakes. But there is no sane man in all the nine realms who would willingly work with Thanos." Thor thundered angrily.
The Black Widow snorted "Loki is in no way sane."
"Oi!" Jack yelled in defence of his father.
North shook his head. "That does not matter Black Widow. Even insane dare not make deals with Thanos."
Thor nodded his thanks to North before turning towards Jack. "Nephew, for whatever reason you believe you are following, staying silent shall not assist you. No man is capable of dealing with Thanos alone."
The Ironman snorted. "What? One mention of this big bad Thanos and all of a sudden Loki's the good guy? No matter his reasons, Loki still attacked Earth."
North frowned, the atmosphere in the workshop was strained, the exact opposite of how it normally was.
"Let us calm down." He told them. "There is no reason for raised voices and arguments." He attempted to soothe, seeing that the Avengers were close to snapping.
Bunny backed him up. "North's right. Yer all getting' wound up. Even I can see we need ter calm down."
Thor shook his head. "No rabbit, if Thanos is a threat we must know immediately!"
"Yer think I don't know that!" Bunny snarled back.
"Look." The Black Widow interrupted with deadly calm. "Why don't we get Frost to explain?"
All eyes turned to Jack who gave a nervous smile. North's eyes softened in sympathy as the boy stuttered under their gazes.
"Enough."
It was a single word, spoken with complete authority.
North turned, and though he had never met the man, he knew instantly who stood before him.
Loki.