I can't say sorry enough for this being late

I got a ton of work this week

and it doesn't help that I'm also doing NaNoWriMo

... The next update probably won't be till next Saturday either

But please take the triple update as an apology

Tony's POV

The Easter Bunny had given them a lift back to their ship, though the warning given to them this time had not made the trip any easier. That Loki had managed to come out of it looking like nothing had happened just annoyed him.

That said, even Reindeer Games had been silent for the flight back to the Helicarrier.

When they left the Avengers Jet, Tony half expected Loki to put on some form of disguise, only to be glad for his mask to hide his shocked expression when the man simply walked carelessly onto the Helicarrier – and got away with it!

Tony pouted, but blanked his expression before pulling of his mask and following Loki down into the Helicarrier.

"We need to see Fury." Loki told them.

Stark snorted. "What do we need to see the Pirate for?"

Only to pout when Loki did nothing but roll his eyes at him. The silence was actually hurting Tony at this point, how could people expect him to go so long without cracking a joke? He was Tony Stark, he lived to mock people.

When they entered Fury's study the man looked up at them and sighed. "What on Earth have you done now?" The eyepatch wearing spy asked, somehow managing to sound annoyed despite his emotionless face and tone.

Tony grinned. "Oh you know me eyepatch, I just love making your day easier."

Rock of Ages rolled his eyes at him and spoke directly to Fury. "There has been a change in plans."

Tony hummed. "Yeah, but that aside, when did Mr Super Spy start working for Reindeer Games?"

Fury glared. "What on Earth gave you that impression?" He demanded.

He shrugged, grinning. "Oh, I don't know. After all, it's impossible to wander into your study and happen to overhear you taking orders from Reindeer Games here."

Fury glared. "What sort of change in plan?" He asked after an uncomfortable silence.

Capsicle cleared his throat. "We detected several energy signatures and decided to investigate. That led us to encounter a group of people called the Guardians, as well as Loki and Jack. Loki revealed the threat of Thanos and we have decided not to sit by and let it happen. We plan to fight Thanos."

Fury stared at the lot of them before sighing. "I suppose there's no way I can convince you to go back to the original plan concerning Thanos?"

"None at all Sir." Legolas informed his curtly.

Fury sighed again. "May I at least ask why exactly you decided to take action without informing myself about it?"

Tony snorted. "We're the Avengers eyepatch, you don't lead us, and you don't even write our pay check."

"Not to mention it was a little hard to trust you when we thought you were working for Loki." Bruce pointed out.

Fury looked up at them and sighed. "Very well, do as you will. I'll inform the rest of SHIELD that Loki and Frost are no longer a threat."

Loki nodded. "It will be easier if I don't have to use an illusion just to walk around."

Tony blinked. "Wait, but I didn't see anything!"

"You were not supposed to, my illusion was solely in the eyes of the SHIELD agents." Loki told him with a roll of his eyes.