The girl was waking up. Fine. Loki ignored thoughtless hoped she had the sense to stay silent. He was working on a plan for revenge. He looked over just in time to see the look of sheer terror on her face.
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He smiled a twisted little sneer and I froze. Every muscle in my body tensed. Just then a voice spoke from nowhere and I nearly jumped out of my skin. I looked for the source of the sound till I realized it was an intercom. It said something about having an unusual predicament and that I needed to talk to someone. I was not concentrating on the voice, I was focused on the pale giant with piercing eyes that seemed annoyed at my sudden movements.
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The girl jerked about as if she was a wild animal. Every fiber of her body was intently focused on Loki and he wasn't sure he liked the expression of calculating fear. The voice had said that someone was coming to explain the predicament but Loki did not expect Thor and Tony to be bringing the news.
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Although there was a good two feet of chain between Loki and I, almost every movement he made was transferred to me. When Thor wrapped Loki in a huge bear hug, I was wrenched from my seated position and tugged uncomfortably close to both giant men.
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"Jesus Thor. It looks like you found your lost puppy. Now can we address what it dragged home?" Tony's words drew a glare from Loki and a somewhat hurt look from the girl. He ignored both reactions and turned to the girl. "What is your name?"
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Why was he wasting time asking questions? "Elizabeth" I replied. "Can I go home now?" I said with a glance at the metal band encircling my wrist.
"Well, that's the problem. I can't let you go." Tony looked at her shocked face and saw the unasked question. "You see Elizabeth, I designed these to be released and automatically attach to the two nearest arms. Naturally, I thought the only things close together would be the same person's appendages."
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"Okay" I replied, "I understand that." I took a deep breath in anticipation of the answer. "Why can't I go home?" Stark looked a bit sheepish.
"Because I designed them to be permanent. Nothing can remove them. I thought this would be the best strategy since the blonde baboon is easily persuaded." I felt my heart drop into my stomach as the full meaning of his words sunk in. I was never going home. I was stuck with public enemy number one for the rest of my life.
I thought for a moment, "Why not cut the chain?"
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She's taking this rather well, Tony thought, I was afraid she would go comatose or cry or something. "We can't cut the chain because the cuffs have sensors in them. If they are too far apart, they will release an electrical current that would electrocute you." Her face fell but she obviously thought of another method.
"What if we just cut off his hand?" Loki glared daggers at her and she inched a tad farther from him.
"Well," I replied, "the cuffs also monitor blood flow. If there ceases to be a pulse, they will explode with the force of a kilo of c4."
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I didn't know what that really meant but it sounded bad."So I really am stuck this way for the rest of my life?" Tony looked reassuring.
"Not unless I can figure out a way to remove them without killing you." Great I thought, I am stuck with an insane egomaniac till metal man can maybe not kill me.
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Thor greeted Loki like a lost child. Infuriated, Loki tried to push away his brother's embrace, but the angry god was pulled to his feet anyway. Stark told the girl the details of her situation and Loki could not help but grin as her hopes of escaping him were dashed.
Afterward, Thor, Stark, and a squad of armed men escorted them both to a glass cell all too similar to the one on the airship. Elizabeth seemed in a daze. When the door slid closed, she simply stood and stared through the glass. Loki moved to sit against the wall and she allowed herself to be dragged along. When he slid down the smooth surface, he pulled her down too. This seemed to wake her from her stupor. She turned on Loki and attacked.
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My rage and fear and hurt twisted together into a suffocating ball of heat. At the rough reminder tugging at my wrist, I felt my emotion bubble to the surface. I wanted to hurt the 'god' because he had torn me from my life. I wanted to hurt him so that he might feel the fear I felt. I wanted to hurt him because I was trapped. I turned my blind attack on him with kicks and scratches and guttural yells. It didn't last long. He seemed surprised at first. The he stood and wrapped his hand around my throat. he pushed me roughly against the curved wall. His cold fingers pressing my wind pipe closed. I clawed at his hand with both of mine but felt no effect on his grip.
"Do you really think you can hurt me?" He hissed with a terrifying laugh. "I am your superior and yet you still try?"
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