That last chapter was a bit of a cliffhanger. My apologies. I just couldn't find a better place to end the chapter.
Steve couldn't believe that he managed the bad luck to on guard duty when something bad happened. He had worried himself about it as soon as he was assigned the first shift. His gut feeling told him to be wary. He was less than pleased to be right.
When he and the other S.H.I.E.L.D operatives rushed into the room, Loki was dangling the girl by the throat. Her cheeks were a touch too red and her lips were a touch too blue. The captain punched in the cell code and folowed on the agents' heels into the glass cage.
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When the guards rushed into the cell, Loki dropped me and stepped back. He was surrounded by men with guns. I, on the other hand, found myself being held upright by the infamous Captain America. He spoke comfortingly to me as I greedily sucked air into my lungs. After a moment, the burning in my chest subsided.
I realized I was crying now. The tears making hot trails down my face. I felt like I was in a dream. A horrible dream. Then I felt something prick my arm and I lost my already feeble grip on consciousness.
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Thor shifted restlessly in his chair. He had decided to sit in the room with the cell till the Elizabeth woke up. He didn't want Loki to hurt her while she was unaware of the world. He also wanted to ask his brother why he simply hadn't disappeared from the whole encounter. Loki, however, was refusing to acknowledge his presence. Instead, he lay silently on the ledge with his arm trailing off toward the girl curled on the floor beside him. She was beginning to stir from her drug induced sleep.
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"We have to get her away from him." Steve urged Fury.
Fury looked down at the captain with an unreadable stare."Stark and Banner are working on that."
Steve refused to accept this answer. "There is something else isn't there." he accused. "You are going to use her for your own devices."
Fury glared at the captain. "Given time, she could be more useful than Natasha for getting information from Loki. Besides, he can't harm her or use magic or Tony's cuffs will cause just as much harm to him as to her." Fury turned on his heel and walked off purposefully. Steve stood for a moment. He was unsure that Elizabeth was really safe. Especially with the cuffs Tony designed.
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I felt strange when I woke. I was still terrified and angry but whatever drug was in my veins made a strange sensation of contentment and calm blur my thoughts. I lay on the floor staring at my reflection in the glass. Then I noticed the thick blonde man sitting outside the glass. I remembered something about him in the paper. I think his name was Thor. They said he was a god, and Loki was his brother. I didn't believe they were gods. Probably just big aliens. I stayed on the floor but rolled over a bit, so I could inspect Loki. He looked nothing like the blonde man.
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The girl shifted. She seemed to be looking at his brother. Thor rose. "How are you feeling?" He asked the girl. She turned back to him. She didn't answer and her eyes looked glazed. He assumed that the medicine hadn't worn off yet. Now he turned his attention to Loki. "Brother, why did you take her?"
Loki sat up quickly. The chain jerked a bit but he ignored it. "I am not your brother." He snarled. Thor sighed. Each time his brother reminded him of his true origins, he felt a cringe of pain that he had hated the jotun with such fervor.
"You could have disappeared." He pushed on. "You could have simply transported yourself away."
Thor caught the moment of uncertainty in Loki's eyes. "Perhaps I didn't want to. Did you ever think that I meant to come here?" Loki seemed sure of himself and his purpose. Maybe he did have a plan, thought Thor. I'll have to say something to the others.
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In fact, Loki did have a plan. Not before, but it had slowly grown in his mind ever since the Avengers had caught him. The girl could prove to be of use to him. He only had to endear her to the Avengers. And he had to be able to use magic. The cuffs were supposed to absorb magic but he was only in contact with one. The other would drain energy from the girl whenever he performed a spell. He had seen how weak she was though. When he used magic the first time, it had exhausted her immediately. If he could build up her resistance, he thought, he would be able to use his magic and not worry about dragging around an incapacitated human. But as soon as he could perform a large enough spell, he would be rid of the metal attachment.