08 : Party to Remember

Thankfully for Tony has a natural ability to keep a party from traveling too far into an awkward situation. Like the one I made before the drinks started to be passed around a little more.

"But it's a trick." Clint said to the group flipping around a drumstick. How did he even get a drumstick?

"No, no, it's much more than that."

"Ah, 'Whosoever be he worthy shall haveth the power'." Clint said in a deep voice while motioning to Thor's hammer. "Whatever, man! It's a trick."

"Please, be my guest." Thor welcomed Clint to try and lift the hammer.

Everyone quieted down and focused on the two men. "Really?" Clint asked.

"Yeah." Thor said, Clint stood up and moved to the hammer.

"This is gonna be beautiful." Rhodes said.

{Perhaps he can lift it and hurl it off this planet.} Scream wished, still harboring resentment over Thor using it to electrocute her.

"Clint, you've had a tough week." My brother pipped up. "We won't hold it against you if you can't get it up." The group lightly chuckled.

"You know I've seen this before, right?" Clint said to Thor as his hand wrapped around the handle, he pulled with a grunt noise then huffed a laugh and let go. "I still don't know how you do it!"

"Smell the silent judgement?" Tony said.

"Please, Stark, by all means." Clint egged Tony on and moved back to his seat.

"Okay." Tony stood up like a diva and unbuttoned his suit with one hand.

I smiled. "If you can't count on your looks staying the same you can always count on your personality." I quipped, everyone chuckled.

"Now hold on, young missy." Tony moved to the hammer. "Im never one to shrink from an honest challenge." I rolled my eyes with a smile. "It's physics."

"Physics." I scoffed. "You're a long way from Kansas."

Steve smiled. "I know that."

"Good job, Scarecrow." I chuckled slightly. Steve tsked.

"If I lift it, I then rule Asgard?" Tony fed his hand through the letter strapped and grabbed hold.

"Yes, of course." Thor said as if this was a bore to him since he knew no one could lift it.

"I will be reinstituting prima nocta." Tony put a foot on the table for an extra boost but couldn't pick it up. "I'll be right back." He walked away.

"Elisa." Thor motioned to the hammer.

My eyes widened slightly. "What?" Thor motioned to the hammer again, I shook my head. "I think I'll leave that to the Gods and Goddesses." Tony walked back with the hand part of his suit on. "Oh, lord."

"I will get this hammer up one way or another." Tony grabbed ahold of it and pulled, his thrusters turned on and he tried harder until he huffed and looked at James. "War Machine?"

"Nu-uh." James scoffed.

"Come on. Rule Asgard with me." Tony smiled, Rhodes huffed and stood up. "10% share." Tony said as James walked to get his armored glove. "Be ready.. To surrender your crown, Point break."

I watched the group sadly. The group I could have been a part of, a family. (He has a life here, a family... No wonder why he left me.)

{Don't think that way.}

(Am I wrong?)I laid back in my seat and fiddled with my beads.

Rhodes came back with part of his suit on. "Let's do this." He walked to Tony and they both latched on, thrusters on full blast and still nothing. "Are you even pulling?"

"Are you on my team?" Tony responded.

"Just represent. Pull."

"All right, let's go." The thrusters turned on more and I could hear the sound of them powering up. "Nope. Not physics."

Tony and James gave up and next was Dr. Banner who tried hard, then faked himself getting angry which didn't fool us.

(I wish I had friends like them.)

Steve stood up next. "Go ahead, Steve. No pressure."

He rolled up his sleeves. "Come on, Cap."

Steve grabbed the hammer and I'm sure I saw it move slightly before Steve gave up, Thor smiled. "Nothing."

"And, Widow?" Dr. Banner offered.

"No, no." She leaned back and sipped her beer. "That's not a question I need answered."

"All deference to the Man Who Wouldn't Be King, but it's rigged." Tony said.

"You bet your ass." Clint joined his testosterone tantrum.

"Steve." Maria pointed to Clint. "He said a bad language word."

Steve sighed. "Did you tell everyone about that?"

"The handle's imprinted, right?" Tony tried to make up another reason. "Like a security code. 'Whosoever is carrying Thor's fingerprints' is, I think, the literal translation." I rolled my eyes.

"Yes. It's a very, very interesting theory." Thor stood up and walked to his hammer. "I have a simpler one." He picked it up and tossed it in the air. "You're all not worthy."

A mixture of scoffing, complaining, and huffing filled the room before a sharp noise filled the space. Scream almost jumped out of my skin before the noise thankfully stopped. (Shit. Are you alright?)

{Yes.} Scream scowled.

A slight clang like a footstep came from the dark hallway. "No." A robotic voice said. "How could you be worthy? You're all killers."

(What the hell?)They all stood up and stayed still except for Loki who seemed to be itching to come to me for some reason.

"Stark." Steve said.

My brother took out his phone. "Jarvis."

"I'm sorry, I was asleep." He said as he moved around brokenly. "Or I was a-dream. There was this terrible noise." Loki moved in front of me, almost protectively as the robot moved out of the shadows. "And I was tangled in... In... Strings. I had to kill the other guy. He was a good guy."

"You killed someone?" Steve's voice got more stern.

"Wouldn't have been my first call." If this thing was a human there would have been a slight chuckle. "But, down in the real world, we're faced with ugly choices."

"Who sent you?" Thor asked.

I see a suit of armour around the world.The voice of Tony came from a recording.

(What did you make now, Tony?)

"Ultron." Dr. Banner looked at my brother.

"In the flesh." Ultron said. "Or, no, not yet. Not this chrysalis. But I'm ready. I'm on mission."

"What mission?" Natasha asked.

"Peace in our time."

The wall behind Ultron was burst open by other robots, Loki immediately took out his daggers and sent them to the robots.

(Why is he protecting me? He tried to take over the planet. My brother is his enemy.)

{I can protect you.}

(No. No. No one can know you are in me.)

"Rhodey!"Loki kept me behind him the whole time.

"Stark!"He was protecting me.

"We are here to help."Turning to me to make sure I was still there and safe.

"One sec. One sec, I got this."(I thought Loki was a bad guy....)

"We are here to help."I saw my brother on top of a flying robot.

"Please back away."Loki reached back and grabbed me in time to move us as a robot fell, or was thrown by Thor.

Loki moved me to a corner, and looked at my eyes. "Stay here." I nodded and he went back out.

"Hey, Cap!"More gunshots and crashed, thrusters powering up or down.

(This is why I was never part of his world.)

{But you have me.}

(They think you are the villain.)

{They won't if they know it is you.}

(I can't.)Everything stopped, it was quiet until-

"That was dramatic." Ultron deadpanned. "I'm sorry, I know you mean well. You just didn't think it through. You want to protect the world but you don't want it to change. How is humanity saved if it's not allowed to evolve?With these? These puppets. There's only one path to peace. The Avengers' extinction."

I saw Thor throw is hammer and a crash noise filled the room. (Is it over?)

"Stark. Explain." Steve said in a 'do not mess with me' mood.

"Elisa?" Tony called out. "Elisa?!" I peaked from behind the corner, my brother relaxed. "You good?"

I nodded. "Yes." My brother looked out of it. (Oh, lord. He's losing it.) I walked closer to him. "Are you alright?"

Tony nodded but didn't look at anyone. "Yea. I'm just going to go.." He pointed them turned and walked away.

I frowned. "He's going to start drinking again." Everyone looked at me, I covered my mouth. "Sorry. I didn't mean to say that out loud."

"Loki." Natasha waved him over, Loki raised a brow and walked over.

•=•=•=•=• Lokis POV •=•=•=•=•

I walked over to Romanoff. "What?"

She turned her back to the other people in the room and looked at me as if to find all of my secrets. "How do you know, Elisa?"

(How...)"I don't."

"Out of everyone here you were the only one to protect her..." She raised a brow. "How do you know her?"

I narrowed my eyes at her. "I don't."

"I know you do. Either you tell me and I will send you home with her to keep her safe or don't and I'll send her home with Steve." She smirked.

(I hate how nothing sneaks passed her.)I straightened my back. "I've been sneaking out of the tower for the past two years... I met her at the cafe and we became... acquaintances. I didn't know she is Starks sister..."

Natasha smirked. "You like her."

"Don't be absurd." I huffed, Natasha smirked, I glared. "You will tell no one." I growled.

She smiled. "Anything else?" I glared, she raised a brow. "Maybe Thor could take her-."

"We have been courting for the past three days." I looked away from her.

"Alright..." I looked back, she turned to the group. "Lokis is going to take Elisa home and stay there with her."

""What?"" The group said in unison.

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