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Chapter 11- Two Halves

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A/n: Due to popular demand I've readjusted my usage schedule (kind of) so if I do have a chapter ready then I'll update on Wednesday's as well as Saturday's

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(Y/n)'s breath caught as soon as she saw Loki standing in the clear cell. She had fought many battles in her lifetime, but approaching Loki in this state, filled her with a new kind of anxiousness. It was a dark personality and mind in her love's body.

"I thought you would come," Loki smirked, "Are you going to beg that 'your Loki' come back?"

(Y/n) stayed silent, crossing her arms, "Do you think I'm that obvious?"

"You came here to appeal to the Loki that you believe is tucked away, clawing at the edges of his own mind to be let out," Loki neared the glass of his cell, the two staring each other down, "I relish in your false hope."

"How daft do you think I am?" (Y/n) questioned, "I was there, next to you, I saw what you went through. Do you think I don't know how to get you back?"

(Y/n) took a few steps closer to the glass, easily passing through when she hit the glass. It was an effort that took more energy than she would have liked but it was worth it if it meant she could face Loki face to face.

"That day in the meadow, do you remember that? Where you said that if things stayed as they were, everything would be perfect. If you take control of yourself again, we can have that," (Y/n) hesitantly placed a hand on Loki's cheek, watching the colors in his eyes swirl, "We could be married."

"I want that," Loki whispered, "I don't want to be forced to rule a land that is free," Loki's head twitched to the side and he grunted. When he looked back at (Y/n) his eyes were glowing blue, "I want to rule a land that is depraved of the dangers of freedom. I want anyone who works against me to rot."

(Y/n) stumbled back at Loki's harsh words, her eyes wide. Her back hit the glass as Loki slowly approached her.

"Powerhouse the stats are really spiking we need you in the lab."

"This...idea, that you've clung onto. This team that you've joined. You will watch them burn in the ashes of the old world. And when your will is broken, and you have watched all those who could stand against me die, you shall be my queen," Loki's head twitched again and his eyes were green, "(Y/n) you must leave," another twitch, blue, "I will revel in watching the light leave your eyes," twitch, green, "Get out!"

(Y/n) stumbled back through the glass, falling on the metal floor. Loki's eyes settled on blue. His outburst was over and he was simply smirking as he watched (Y/n) run from the room.

"Woah, why in such a hurry?" Nat questioned, it seemed as though she was on her way to talk to Loki herself.

"The closer he is to the scepter the easier he is to control," (Y/n) mumbled, "Be careful, speaking to him."

(Y/n) continued on her way to the lab, trying to ignore her shaking hands. Seeing her Loki, and the Loki that The Other brought out, fighting each other was frightening. It showed how hard it would be to get Loki out of the grasp of the control.

"Took you long enough," Tony sighed when she reentered the lab, "It's calmed down by now."

"Because Loki is back under its control," (Y/n) ran a hand over her face. Everything that was happening was too much to handle.

A computer beeped from nearby, drawing everyone's attention. The three walked over, looking a the information that was being displayed. It was what SHIELD was really using the Tesseract for. Weapons, big ones.

"What are you doing, Mr. Stark?" Fury asked angrily, entering the room.

"Uh...kind of been wondering the same thing about you."

"You're supposed to be locating the Tesseract."

"We are. The model's locked and we're sweeping for the signature now. When we get a hit, we'll have the location within half a mile," Bruce stated.

"What is phase two?" (Y/n) questioned, looking at the screen.
Steve dropped a HYDRA assault rifle on the table. You could easily see that he was beyond mad about his findings.

"Phase two is SHIELD uses the cube to make weapons."

"Rogers, we gathered everything related to the Tesseract. This does not mean that we're-"

"I'm sorry, Nick," Tony moved the screen, showing the plans for the weapons, "What were you lying?"

"I was wrong, director. The world hasn't changed a bit," Steve sighed.

"I thought the people of Earth knew the consequences of war," (Y/n) added.

Thor and Nat entered the lab, the two immediately sensing the rising tension.

"Did you know about this?" Bruce asked Nat.

(Y/n) approached Thor, lowering her head so the two could start a hushed conversation.

"These mortals don't understand the consequences of seeking out war," she grumbled, "We have learned those consequences quite well, haven't we?"

"We have, Sister. Have you spoken to Loki?"

"Yes, he is fighting with himself, but the scepter fills him with this...this poisonous mindset. It frightens me."

"Because of them."

Thor and (Y/n) looked at the others as they were brought into the conversation.

"Us?' Thor asked, stunned.

"Last year earth had visitors from another planet who had a grudge match that leveled a small town. One of which, will receive a power older than the universe that can wipe the Earth out in less than an hour," (Y/n) crossed her arms, raising a brow, "We learned that not only are we not alone, but we are hopelessly, hilariously, outgunned."

"Our people want nothing but peace with your planet," Thor defended.

"But you're not the only people out there, are you? And, you're not the only threat. The world's filling up with people who can't be matched, they can't be controlled," Fury stressed.

"Like you controlled the cube?" Steve questioned.

"What you've done with the Tesseract is what drew the Chitauri to it. It is a sign to all species that Earth is ready for larger frights," (Y/n) scowled, mad about every unfortunate thing that had led her to this point.

"You forced our hand. We had to come up with something," Fury defended.

"Nuclear deterrent. 'Cause that always calms everything right down," Tony said sarcastically.

"Remind me again how you made your fortune, Stark?"

"I'm sure if he still made-"

"Wait! Wait! Hold on! How is this now about me?"

"I'm sorry, isn't everything?"

"I thought humans were more evolved than this," Thor rolled his eyes.

"Excuse me, did we come to your planet and blow stuff up?"

"Do you always give your heroes such mistrust?" (Y/n) questioned.

"Are you all really that naive? S.H.I.E.L.D monitors potential threat potential threats," Nat pointed out.

"You're on that list?" Tony looked to Steve, "Are you above or below angry bees?"

Steve growled and Tony jumped back, "Threatening! I feel threatened!"

As the "team" argued the blue gem on Loki's scepter began to glow brightly (Y/n) turned to the source of power, taking a few slow steps towards it. The dark thoughts from earlier returned, stronger and louder this time due to the tension in the room.

"You speak of control, yet you court chaos."

"It's his M-O, isn't it? I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're...we're a time-bomb," Banner explained.

"Tension, weakness of the mind, it only extends our power."

"Big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you?" Steve questioned Tony angrily.

"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist," Tony stated smugly.

(Y/n)'s brows furrowed Playboy? Philanthropist? They didn't have words like that on Asgard.

"I know guys with none of that worth ten of you," Steve challenged, "Yeah, I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself. You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you."

"I think I would just cut the wire."

"You may not be a threat but you better stop pretending to be a hero."

"A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment Rogers, everything special about you came from a bottle."

They're near.

(Y/n)'s head snapped towards the scepter. She took a few steps towards it. The rest of the group was too absorbed in their arguing to notice how close she was.

"Who?" She questioned, though a bad feeling in her stomach cued her in.

You feel them too. You know why they've come.

(Y/n) took a panicked step back.

"You people are so petty... and tiny."

The computer beeped, signaling it had located the Tesseract. Only Banner noticed, and he moved to the device, looking over the coordinates.

"Enough." (Y/n) said, but they just kept fighting.

"Oh my God," Banner stated, obviously concerning the location of the Tesseract.

"I said enough!"

BOOM!