The first thing Robert felt were warm hands holding his, their skin so soft and smooth. Voices started to break through the fuzziness, but they were still jumbled, a lot of commotion going on.

He feels a dull pain in his head, a little on the front and a lot on the back. He hears a moaning sound, and takes a second to realize that it had come from his own mouth. "Dr. Banner, come here, he is coming to," he hears a little more clearly. As his eyes start to open, it took a moment for his blurry vision to focus on the faces of Pepper and Natasha directly over him.

"Robert, are you okay? Do you know where you are?" Pepper asked. "Can you say something? Are you okay?"

"Well, now I understand that line from Hotel California, 'This could be Heaven or this could be
Hell.' What the hell happened?" Robert asked dazedly. As he tried to get up, there was hand on his chest, keeping him down. Following the arm to see who it belonged to, he found that it was Bruce's.

"Easy there, just lay back down; you hit your head twice when you passed out," said Bruce as he started to look over Robert for signs of bleeding or swelling on the head. After a moment, he let a small gust of air, as if in relief that everything looked okay. "You can get up now, just go slow. Everything looks okay, but I would like to CAT scan you just to be safe."

Bruce and Steve held out their hands to Robert, who took both and gripped them tight, feeling them lifting him up slow and easy. "Okay, now does someone want to tell me what happened, and does anyone have some Advil?"

"Well, you told us that you killed your family and your eyes went into the back of your head. Then you fell out of your chair and the back of your head bounced off of the floor like a Ping-Pong ball. Then you went nighty-nighty for a little bit," said Stark, still in his chair drinking a beer.

"Sorry, I guess I should have warned you that with my condition, in high stress moments I can have a micro-sleep. Damn narcolepsy," said Robert as he was helped into a chair. As he looked around at the Avengers, he saw a look of concern on some of their faces; he knew what they were thinking.

"Okay, for those thinking it, I don't have these moments in a gun fights, because if I did I would be dead. I meant emotional stress." He chuckled a little when he saw the concerned faces relax. The next thing Robert saw was Tony motioning that he was going to throw something at him. It looked like an energy drink can. Robert raised his hand, and Tony lobbed it over to him.

Robert looked at the can. It was a brand, and he'd never seen it before. Tony then said, "They work great. They can keep me up for a day straight. It's my own personal mix."

Robert opened the 16 oz. can and drank it – No, it was more like he chugged it quickly. About 5 minutes later, Robert felt awake, like he could kick the ass of everyone in the room. He felt fast and strong; he felt alive! He felt like he was invincible, he felt happy! 'Wait a minute; I should not feel like this. Why I am shaking?'

"Tony, what the hell is in this?!" he shouted.

Tony acted like he was thinking, and then he said, "Well, it has around six hundred milligrams of caffeine, green tea, and a lot of other fifteen-letter word ingredients. It works really well. Why do you ask?"

"Because I already have fifty five milligrams of Adderall in me and four hundred milligrams of Provigil in me, that's why! Holy shit, my heart is beating so fast, like a top-fueled dragster fast.
Why do I see a pink elephant and spider crawling towards me?" After the words left his mouth, he started to shake and convulse, trembling so violently that he fell off the chair into the fetal position.

Bruce was quick to act. "Guys, we have to get him to the medical bay. He's going into caffeine overdose. Tony, you bastard," he said calmly.

"Eh', at least he's not cryin' anymore," Tony said with a nervous chuckle, scratching the back
of his neck.

"Just help carry him." Bruce stated while shaking his head.

Steve quickly grabbed his left, Thor grabbed his right, and Tony and Clint each held a leg. Tony was telling Jarvis to get them where they need to go, while everyone else stayed behind in shock. It was a pure accident, but what an inconvenient one.

Natasha ran up the stairs and into her room, yanking a drawer open. There was a pill bottle, full of very strong sedatives. She usually only gave a quarter of one to Clint, while she could take half a pill, but even in small amounts, they absorbed quickly. She ran back to the medical bay, and when she got there, Robert was still shaking badly. Bruce had him strapped down so that he would not hurt himself any further,

"Bruce, see if these will help him out," she said loudly, as she tossed the bottle to Bruce. Bruce looked at the pills, both eyebrows shooting up as he looked at the assassin. "I usually take half of one pill. They work almost instantly."

Bruce had to work fast; Robert could really hurt himself badly, or even have a heart attack.
Bruce quickly grinded up a quarter of pill and added a little saline to dilute the power, he grab a syringe, pulled it back and sucked the liquid in. Then he found a vein where it was bulging from Robert's strapped arm and injected the drug.

The other Avengers were watching outside of the room. Jane held close to Thor, who had left the room to give them space. Tony and Pepper held each other as well.

Tony was cursing himself, 'I am gonna' kill you, Stark! How could you forget his medication?' He kept thinking it over and over until Pepper put her hands on his head and made him look in her eyes, as if to say, 'Don't worry, It's okay.'

Loki stood back a little, deep in thought. 'What was this feeling? Not guilt… No… It wasn't quite worry either, but… Ah, it was concern.' He was concerned about Robert, although it didn't make sense why. That was the dilemma. Why did he care? In any case, Loki hoped Robert would be alright. Things had certainly been more interesting since he'd shown up. If there was one thing Loki couldn't stand, it was boredom.

After five minutes, Robert's shaking was starting to calm down, and he was able to copy
Bruce's calming breaths of 'in' and 'out'.

After five more minutes the drug finally started to work, Robert's heart became more normal beating, he stopped thrashing around and his breathing became more regular, a few more minutes went by, and Bruce went out to talk to the others, and to tell them he would be okay, but for the night he needs to stay sedated and sleep.

Fury and Hill, offered Bruce, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s doctors or facilities, if Bruce would need them or if his condition got worse, they also did want to be updated on his condition in the morning. They excused themselves and left.

Natasha had been watching the two S.H.I.E.L.D. directors, she was curious as she studied them, "So, did you find that strange too?" a voice came from behind her, she turned around and saw it was Loki, leaning up against a table with his arms folded.

She still had hatred for him, for all the damage that he had cause to her planet, her team, and her best friend. "What are you talking about, and like you care about him either," She snapped at him, this got the attention of Clint, who walked over to her

"Really, my fellow spider, you seemed to have taken a liking to him already. Yet you are going to try and play dumb with me. You share with me and I will tell you what I saw. But you are wrong, because for reasons I can't explain, I do care," Said Loki as he stood up straight to face the two agents

At this point the rest of team has heard the conversation, "Brother, if you know something, you should share it with the team, this is not a time, nor am I in a gaming mood," Said Thor, he was very clear as he came closer to Loki.

Loki looked at Thor and then he scanned the rest of the room, he could see that everyone had the 'Just say what you know now!' face on, "I am not your, oh Niffleheim, you know what I mean. Fine, didn't you find it odd that when Robert said he killed his family, everyone seemed to be shocked, including me except your directors, they looked like stones,"

"Well, that wouldn't surprise me, it would not be the first time they knew something that we did not," Comment Tony "Question is, as he turn to look at Robert, who laying in the medical bay bed" he paused for a second, "Why the fuck, or what the fuck, would make someone think or say, that they killed their own family?"

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Tony and Pepper

Later that night, Tony was lying in bed with Pepper; he could not figure things out, 'why would you say you killed your family? How can you be a S.H.I.E.L.D. or F.B.I. agent with that in your record, is has to be something?' his brain was going everywhere, why could they not find anything.

"Tony, I know you are thinking about Robert, I am too, but we can't do anything now, let's get some sleep, and hopefully he will be awake," She said as she turned to face him.

"Yeah, I guess you are right," he said, as he went to kiss her on the lips, "THAT IS IT, HOLY SHIT!" It hit his brain like a freight train, as he jumped out of bed. "Goddammit, why didn't I think of this sooner? Jarvis, find out when Robert transferred to S.H.I.E.L.D., and then go back from there,"

"Yes Sir, but what am I looking for? Mr. Hall transferred to S.H.I.E.L.D. two years ago," said Jarvis

"Tony you are making no sense as usual. Why do you always these moments at bedtime," said Pepper as she sat up in the bed.

"How he killed them, it makes sense, Jarvis, starting 3 months before he transferred over, look for auto accidents with fatalities involving people that fell asleep while driving," Said Tony as he started to get dressed, he went over to kiss her. "Sorry babe, but if he wakes up in the morning, he is going to need us to help him,"

Pepper looked at Tony, "Sometimes you can be a real bastard!" That got his attention real quick as he looked at her, "Good, now that you are focused on me for four seconds, go save him," She knew Tony was always protective of the team.

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Clint and Natasha.

Clint was having another night of bad nightmares, so he was sitting at the table with a glass of milk, and his partner across from him, drinking tea. "Well at least we got some sleep tonight," Said Natasha, as she tried to offer encouragement.

"I know, this one was different, it was odd, I was driving down the highway, with a woman and her son, and it was at night. I think somewhere around Philadelphia, it was a like I knew them. Then all of sudden, it went dark; there were bright lights, a violent crash. My eyes opened up, and they were bleeding, they were dead, but then they came alive and were asking why I killed them. I started to scream. Next thing I know is you are over me"

"It is strange for you to have a dre-," Natasha, she stopped, it dawned on her "We need to go do some research and check some ideas out. I think I understand what happen to Robert and his family,"

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Thor and Loki

Thor and Loki were sitting in Thor's room talking about the night's events, it has been long time that the two could talk to each other and not try and kill the other. "I don't understand why his health is on my mind. But I am concerned of his guilt for this thing he did," Said Loki

"It is odd, for you to show concern about someone that you just met. He is here for a reason, what do these Midgard's call it, 'fate'. It is amusing to see him mock you, when you attack him back, your words have no effect on him," Said Thor, happy that he is having a conversation with his brother, and he is not mocking him.

"True, his remarks, make Stark ones look childish, I need some air, I going to walk out to the balcony," Said Loki as he got up

"If it is okay, I will join you there," Thor asked

As they walked out the door, and headed over to the balconies, they almost knock over Barton and Natasha, "Watch where you are walking lug head," Said Clint "what are you doing out. Thor you should have a better leash on him,"

"Might I say the same as you, especially to the one that whips you? I thought I was allowed to roam the tower, without restriction," Snapped back Loki

"Both of you, shut the fuck up. Actually for once Loki, this is something you might know, it is possible for someone to project a dream into someone else's mind,"

"Yes it is possible, for that to happen, but if you are asking if one of you simple mortals could do it, I doubt it," Replied Loki

"Okay, let's go to the theater room, and see what Jarvis can do to help, I think I know what happened with Robert," Said Natasha, she did not why, but she felt the need to help him.

Strange how in little over four days, everybody has this agent on their mind and wants to help him.

Tony was headed to the theater room , he stop at the bar to get a drink, as he walked into the theater room, before he turned the lights on, he saw that he was not alone, there were 4 figures and they were arguing like a bunch of children

"I already searched everything possible, there is red tape and it is being blocked everywhere," That sounded like Natasha

"I thought you were a spy and could hack into everything, but the simple police computer is too tough" That was Loki snapping back

"Like you can do any good anyway, I like to see you can get through the red tape, you probably don't even know where the power button is on a computer," Of course there is Purple Arrow boy to the rescue

"Well, why can't you get some scissors and just cut this red tape and if there is a firewall, Loki is excellent with ice magic." And there is Thor.

"Will you shut up!!" yelled Loki.

Tony requested "Jarvis, lights please", as the lights came on, the four avengers looked at him, "Now children, remember the rule, no arguing after 1 am, or I will send you to your rooms," commented Tony as he walked down to them, 'Okay, so I am not the only on the Robert Crusade. What did you come up with?" so they explained to Tony that they could not really find anything out.

"Sir, I think I have found the information and also the police officer that worked the crime scene," said Jarvis, "He is available if you would like to talk to him,"

Tony looked at everyone, "At least someone can get results. Yes, Jarvis I would like to talk to him. Okay Scooby Doo Gang maybe we can get this figured out by sunrise,"

Thor and Loki, looked at each other, "Who is this Scooby Doo, that we keep hearing of?" Thor asked,

Letting out a big sigh, "Later, okay just later," Tony said

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