The Taming of The Badger
The Prisoner
3 hours had gone by and Brogan was laughing and joking with Banner the whole way. Suddenly, a voice came over the intercom.
“ATTENTION ALL AGENTS: THE PRISONER HAS BEEN CAPTURED AND IS BEING BROUGHT ON BOARD. BE CAUTIOUS. AGAIN, THE PRISONER IS BEING BROUGHT ON BOARD. BE CAUTIOUS.”
“Does that mean he’s he-“ Brogan was cut off when she looked out the window of the room to the hallway. Loki was being escorted through the ship. He locked eyes with Brogan, giving her chills. Then he looked at Banner and smirked.
“That guy gives me the creeps” Brogan commented when Loki was out of sight.
“Yeah, me too.” Banner said.
“Well Banner, we should go see the others” Brogan stated getting up.
“okay, sure.” He agreed, putting down his work results and following Brogan to the conference room.
Upon entering, they saw Katelyn, Steve, and Natasha all sitting at the table. Maria was standing up front next to a man dressed in what seemed like armor with huge ass muscles. Suddenly, screens popped up displaying a video feed to the Hellicarrier Detention Section. Loki was standing in a cage looking bored, while Fury was talking to him.
“In case it's unclear. You try to escape. You so much as scratch thatglass.” he trailed off then flicked a switch opening the hatch beneath the cage.
“Thirty thousand feet, straight down ina steel trap. You get how that works?” Fury closed the hatch.
“Ant.” He said pointing at Loki.
Then “Boot,” pointing at the control panel.
Loki smirked and said “It's an impressive cage. Not built, I think, for me.”
“Built for something a lot stronger than you.” Nick said.
“Oh, I’ve heard.” Loki looked at the camera.
“The mindless beast, makes play he’s still a man. How desperate are you, that you call upon such lost creatures to defend you?” Looking back at Fury.
“How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war. You steal a force you can't hope to control. You talk about peace and you kill cause t's fun. You have made me very desperate. You might not be glad that you did.”
“Ooh.” Loki mocks, “It burns you to come so close. To have the Tesseract, to have power, unlimited power. And for what? A warm light for all mankind to share, and then to be reminded what real power is.” Loki smiled, confidently.
Keeping a serious face, Nick said, “Well, you let me know if ‘Real Power’ wants a magazine or something.”
The screens went black and all of them just stood there, not saying anything. The man in the armor seemed sad after listening to what Loki had to say. Then finally, Brogan spoke up.
“So, uh, who is that?” she whispered to Katelyn.
“That’s Thor… Loki’s brother.”
“WHAT??” she said out loud making everyone look at her.
Brogan blushed, then just smiled and laughed awkwardly. Clearing her throat she muttered an apology.
“Ahem, that Loki. Really grows on you, huh?” Banner spoke up to make it less awkward.
“Loki’s gonna drag this out so… Thor, what’s his play?” Steve asked.
“He has an army called the Chitauri. They’re not of Asgard or any world known. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the earth. In return, I suspect, for the Tesseract” Thor responded, looking off into space.
“Great, so it’s an Alien Army.” Brogan stated.
“So he’s building another portal, that’s why he needs Dr. Selvig.” Banner spoke up.
“Selvig?” Thor questioned.
“He’s an Astrophysicist.” Banner responded.
“He’s a friend.” Stated Thor.
“Loki has him under some kinda of hoodoo voodoo spell, along with one of our own.” Katelyn piped in.
“What I want to know, is why Loki let us take him. He’s not leading an army of aliens from in a prison cell.” Steve pointed out.
“I don’t think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy’s brain is a bag of cats. You can smell crazy on him.” Banner stated.
“Amen to that.” Brogan muttered under her breath, making Katelyn smirk.
“I don't care how you speak. Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard, and he's my brother.” Thor stated.
“He killed 80 people in 2 days.” Natasha stated.
“He’s adopted?” Thor threw out there.
Brogan almost laughed but stifled it. She didn’t want to bring attention to herself, but the way Thor just used that for an excuse was hilarious to her.
Snapping back to reality, she heard Banner mumble to himself.
“Iridium, why would he need the iridium?”
“It’s a stabilizing agent, something to keep the portal from collapsing like at S.H.I.E.L.D” The famous Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, walked in next to Phil. “Also, it means the portal can open aswide, and stay open as long, as Loki wants”
Walking over to the main controls he gave out fake orders to the crew. “-That man is playing Galaga. He didn’t think we’d notice. But we did.” Stark pointed at a guy across the room.
Brogan couldn’t stifle the laugh that escaped her lips.
Stark smiled, then continued. “The rest of the raw materials, Agent Barton can get his hands on pretty easily. Only major component he still needs is a power source. A high energy density, something to kick start the cube”
“When did you become an expert in thermonuclear astrophysics?” Maria inquired.
“Last night. Selvig’s notes. Am I the only one who did their homework?”
“Does Loki need a specific kind of power source?” Steve asked, slightly annoyed with Stark.
“He would have to heat the cube to 120 million Kelvin just to break through the coulomb barrier.” Banner spoke up.
Stark and Bruce went back and forth talking astrophysics while Brogan dazed off from the boring, and confusing, conversation. She came back to reality to hear Stark tell Bruce he loved the way he turned into an ‘enormous green rage monster.’ To which Brogan slammed her head on the table laughing, causing Bruce to look at her funny, but mutter a ‘thanks’ to Tony.
“Dr. Banner is only here to help locate the cube; I was hoping you could join him.” Fury walked in.
“Might want to start with the stick, it may be magical, but it sure does work like a HYDRA weapon.” Steve suggested.
“Well, we know it’s definitely powered by the cube. I also want to know how he turned two of the sharpest men I know into his personal flying monkeys.” Fury stated.
“Monkeys? I do not understand-“ Thor was cut off.
“I did! I…I understood that reference.” Steve piped up, making Brogan and Katelyn giggle a little and Stark roll his eyes.
“Agent Nixx. Agent Finnigan. You will escort Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner to the lab and then you two are dismissed. Understood?” Fury asked.
“Yes, Sir.” They said in unison.
After walking with the two men, Brogan gave Bruce yet another hug, telling him good luck in finding it and that she would see him the tomorrow. Then Katelyn and Brogan headed back to their rooms to get some shut eye before setting out on another mission the next day.
“ATTENTION ALL AGENTS: THE PRISONER HAS BEEN CAPTURED AND IS BEING BROUGHT ON BOARD. BE CAUTIOUS. AGAIN, THE PRISONER IS BEING BROUGHT ON BOARD. BE CAUTIOUS.”
“Does that mean he’s he-“ Brogan was cut off when she looked out the window of the room to the hallway. Loki was being escorted through the ship. He locked eyes with Brogan, giving her chills. Then he looked at Banner and smirked.
“That guy gives me the creeps” Brogan commented when Loki was out of sight.
“Yeah, me too.” Banner said.
“Well Banner, we should go see the others” Brogan stated getting up.
“okay, sure.” He agreed, putting down his work results and following Brogan to the conference room.
Upon entering, they saw Katelyn, Steve, and Natasha all sitting at the table. Maria was standing up front next to a man dressed in what seemed like armor with huge ass muscles. Suddenly, screens popped up displaying a video feed to the Hellicarrier Detention Section. Loki was standing in a cage looking bored, while Fury was talking to him.
“In case it's unclear. You try to escape. You so much as scratch thatglass.” he trailed off then flicked a switch opening the hatch beneath the cage.
“Thirty thousand feet, straight down ina steel trap. You get how that works?” Fury closed the hatch.
“Ant.” He said pointing at Loki.
Then “Boot,” pointing at the control panel.
Loki smirked and said “It's an impressive cage. Not built, I think, for me.”
“Built for something a lot stronger than you.” Nick said.
“Oh, I’ve heard.” Loki looked at the camera.
“The mindless beast, makes play he’s still a man. How desperate are you, that you call upon such lost creatures to defend you?” Looking back at Fury.
“How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war. You steal a force you can't hope to control. You talk about peace and you kill cause t's fun. You have made me very desperate. You might not be glad that you did.”
“Ooh.” Loki mocks, “It burns you to come so close. To have the Tesseract, to have power, unlimited power. And for what? A warm light for all mankind to share, and then to be reminded what real power is.” Loki smiled, confidently.
Keeping a serious face, Nick said, “Well, you let me know if ‘Real Power’ wants a magazine or something.”
The screens went black and all of them just stood there, not saying anything. The man in the armor seemed sad after listening to what Loki had to say. Then finally, Brogan spoke up.
“So, uh, who is that?” she whispered to Katelyn.
“That’s Thor… Loki’s brother.”
“WHAT??” she said out loud making everyone look at her.
Brogan blushed, then just smiled and laughed awkwardly. Clearing her throat she muttered an apology.
“Ahem, that Loki. Really grows on you, huh?” Banner spoke up to make it less awkward.
“Loki’s gonna drag this out so… Thor, what’s his play?” Steve asked.
“He has an army called the Chitauri. They’re not of Asgard or any world known. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the earth. In return, I suspect, for the Tesseract” Thor responded, looking off into space.
“Great, so it’s an Alien Army.” Brogan stated.
“So he’s building another portal, that’s why he needs Dr. Selvig.” Banner spoke up.
“Selvig?” Thor questioned.
“He’s an Astrophysicist.” Banner responded.
“He’s a friend.” Stated Thor.
“Loki has him under some kinda of hoodoo voodoo spell, along with one of our own.” Katelyn piped in.
“What I want to know, is why Loki let us take him. He’s not leading an army of aliens from in a prison cell.” Steve pointed out.
“I don’t think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy’s brain is a bag of cats. You can smell crazy on him.” Banner stated.
“Amen to that.” Brogan muttered under her breath, making Katelyn smirk.
“I don't care how you speak. Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard, and he's my brother.” Thor stated.
“He killed 80 people in 2 days.” Natasha stated.
“He’s adopted?” Thor threw out there.
Brogan almost laughed but stifled it. She didn’t want to bring attention to herself, but the way Thor just used that for an excuse was hilarious to her.
Snapping back to reality, she heard Banner mumble to himself.
“Iridium, why would he need the iridium?”
“It’s a stabilizing agent, something to keep the portal from collapsing like at S.H.I.E.L.D” The famous Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, walked in next to Phil. “Also, it means the portal can open aswide, and stay open as long, as Loki wants”
Walking over to the main controls he gave out fake orders to the crew. “-That man is playing Galaga. He didn’t think we’d notice. But we did.” Stark pointed at a guy across the room.
Brogan couldn’t stifle the laugh that escaped her lips.
Stark smiled, then continued. “The rest of the raw materials, Agent Barton can get his hands on pretty easily. Only major component he still needs is a power source. A high energy density, something to kick start the cube”
“When did you become an expert in thermonuclear astrophysics?” Maria inquired.
“Last night. Selvig’s notes. Am I the only one who did their homework?”
“Does Loki need a specific kind of power source?” Steve asked, slightly annoyed with Stark.
“He would have to heat the cube to 120 million Kelvin just to break through the coulomb barrier.” Banner spoke up.
Stark and Bruce went back and forth talking astrophysics while Brogan dazed off from the boring, and confusing, conversation. She came back to reality to hear Stark tell Bruce he loved the way he turned into an ‘enormous green rage monster.’ To which Brogan slammed her head on the table laughing, causing Bruce to look at her funny, but mutter a ‘thanks’ to Tony.
“Dr. Banner is only here to help locate the cube; I was hoping you could join him.” Fury walked in.
“Might want to start with the stick, it may be magical, but it sure does work like a HYDRA weapon.” Steve suggested.
“Well, we know it’s definitely powered by the cube. I also want to know how he turned two of the sharpest men I know into his personal flying monkeys.” Fury stated.
“Monkeys? I do not understand-“ Thor was cut off.
“I did! I…I understood that reference.” Steve piped up, making Brogan and Katelyn giggle a little and Stark roll his eyes.
“Agent Nixx. Agent Finnigan. You will escort Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner to the lab and then you two are dismissed. Understood?” Fury asked.
“Yes, Sir.” They said in unison.
After walking with the two men, Brogan gave Bruce yet another hug, telling him good luck in finding it and that she would see him the tomorrow. Then Katelyn and Brogan headed back to their rooms to get some shut eye before setting out on another mission the next day.
Notes
Chapter 4, a little long, but i hope you enjoy it.Comments are always welcome. (:
