Washington D.C.

May 5, 2013
As they entered the White House, everyone couldn’t help but admire the beauty and classic feel of it. The two hundred year old building had been through so much; major wars, depressions, civil war, growth, and undeniable success. As everyone was lead into the State Dining Room, the amazement on their faces was evident. The room's walls were painted a light stone-like color, the mahogany dining table was surrounded by gold-upholstered chairs, and the plates and glasses were perfectly set, as always.
“Who is that man in the painting?” Thor asked Loki in a surprised hushed voice, pointing to a painting on the wall.
“I have no idea, but he seems in deep thought and troubled?” Loki answered, just as confused.
“That is Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President,” Darcy informed them, stepping between the two demigods. “He is deep in thought, because the painting depicts the historic March 28, 1865 strategy session by the Union high command, composed of William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, David Dixon Porter. Lincoln was aboard the steamboat the River Queen during the final days of the American Civil War. Truly one of the greatest leaders of our country, who, sadly, was also assassinated.” Darcy beamed.
“I must admit, I am truly impressed, Lady Lewis. We must talk more about the history of this country and what else you know,” Loki smiled at him, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
Bruce was holding Betty’s hand, “Betty, can you believe it, we are in the White House. This has been unreal, past few months.”
Betty just smiled, “Yes, I know it has been tough for us getting back into the swing of things, but I am so happy.”
“You seem to be smiling a lot, Steve.” Pepper observed the blond-haired male.
“I was wanted to see the White House, growing up in the depression. The President worked very hard to get America back on top.” Steve said while smiling
Tony just shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t see what the big deal is; I have been like five times. I have nicer furniture than this.”
Steve just shook his head, “Tony, for once, can you relax and show a little respect, and not make us look like a bunch of idiots. Some of us, have never been to the White House.”
Tony pouted his lip out a little, “Fine, I will try to be nice.”
“Please take a seat,” the guide said to them in a polite manner. “The President and the others shall join you shortly.”
“Thank you,” Fury replied simply. He was dressed in a simple business suit, ignoring the childish comments coming from Tony and Clint; who both got smacked in the back of the head by their other halves.
As everyone sat down, they admired the shining gold plates and silverware. The fresh red flowers on the table were beautiful and lit up the room. Darcy helped to inform certain individuals what to do in front of the president and other guests as they came in the room; so that they wouldn’t embarrass the team.
Two very serious secret service agents came into the room and moved to the opposites sides of the doorway. A man came out and stood to the side. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” he announced grandly. “Please rise for the Prime Minster of Canada and the President of Mexico.”
Everyone stood up in a uniform fashion. Fury gave a small approved nod to the team. The two leaders came in, walked over to the table and remained standing. “Now please welcome the Secretary-General of the United Nations.” The man entered the room and joined the others. ”Please remain standing for the President of the United States of America and the First Lady.” As they walked in with big smiles and over to the table, Steve, Fury, Hill, and Hall saluted the President. Even though they were retired military, it was a nice gesture.
“Thank you, everyone,” thanked the President of United States as they all sat down. “It’s nice to see all of you again. I would like to thank you for all the times that you have risked your lives to save the lives of your fellow men. As you can see, the leaders of Canada and Mexico are here; along with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. I would also like to pay homage to the two princes that are here on behalf of Asgard.” And with that, four leaders rose and bowed politely to Loki and Thor. Thor and Loki accepted the homage with proud looks, and the leaders soon sat down.
Robert, Fury, Pepper, Darcy, and Tony all locked eyes with each other and nodded lightly. They obviously realized exactly why they had been asked to come. “Well, I’m sure everyone is hungry. Let’s eat, and then we can start talking.” The food came out steaming; it was a lovely seafood pasta dish, served with some white wine.
“Prince Thor and Prince Loki, you have lived on our planet for a few years.” They commented. “Prince Loki, I am to understand that there is evidence you had been mind-controlled, which was your prime motivation in attacking our planet.”
“I-” was all Loki could get out before someone jumped in to his defense.
“Mr. President, we are grateful for the honor to come tonight, but I would like to know what your intentions are before this line of questioning goes on,” Darcy interjected.
“I thought that we could clear some things up,” he said with a bit of defense in his carefully crafted words.
“Well, before we clear up some things,” she said as she held up her fingers in quotation marks, “I’m sure we all would like to know what is going on, to make sure there are no ill intentions here.” A hint of fake cheer could be easily picked out of her words, but no one mentioned it.
“Darcy, please stand down and let him explain himself.” Steve ordered. “Mr. President, I am truly sorry. We all tend to be protective of each other,” Steve said. “Please explain what you’d like to.”
“Thank you. What we are looking for here is,” he paused, “The leaders at this table would like to know, from the Princes of Asgard, if we can start to negotiate a treaty and start up a way to trade between our planets. Also, we’d like to offer the position of ambassador to Loki, permanently, or until a replacement could be made.”
“We feel that it is time to expand our relations with Asgard. I am sure that there are many things that our two worlds can learn from each other. Surely there are things on Earth that you don’t have on Asgard. clothing, food, and other various items?” the President reasoned.
“Well, there goes Thor’s monopoly on Pop Tarts,” Clint muttered in an attempt to lighten the tense mood.
“Mr. President, you have been very kind, but the last time I saw Odin-the All father-he and the rest of the royal court looked down on Midgardians as, you would say, ‘cavemen’,” Loki answered honestly. “There is little they’d like to learn from a race such as yourselves,” he said somewhat callously. Darcy glared at him, and Loki startled slightly. No one commented on it, luckily.
“Well, that’s no good. Is there any way to talk to him? Or send a representative up there to see if we can discuss this and maybe change his mind?” the Prime Minister of Canada attempted to find a way.
“Brother, because of recent events, especially with Agent Hall, Odin has begun to see the humans in a different light. He has begun to listen and ask questions about the technology of Earth,” Thor said hopefully.
“Question on Asgard,” the President of Mexico interrupted curiously. “Do you have different races or cultures, like on Earth?” he asked.
“Well, yes and no. There are different races. Elves and dwarves live on Asgard, but with the Asgardians, we are of not of different skintones.” Loki was impressed; they had thought about this extensively. “The problem is, Mr. President, that I would have to out in public.”
“Yes, that would be important," Loki admitted his worry. ”Especially if we can come to an agreement.”
“The problem is, outside of this room, there is no proof that Loki is here on Earth. We need to let the people know about you being brainwashed and that you have no hostile intentions to take over the Earth.”
“I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen,” Loki scoffed, honestly worried but not one to show it.
“How can we be sure?”
“Because anyone that wants to rule and deal with your mindless, stupid, idiotic, pathetic, whiney ways is completely stupid. You start wars to kill each other over next-to nothing, and you constantly build weapons that can destroy your entire race. The second someone comes out with an energy source, you want to use it before you fully understand it.” He took a deep breath, not wanting to stop now that he had gotten started.
“I mean less than sixteen hundred years ago, you thought the Earth was the center of the universe! A little over a thousand years you thought the Earth was flat. Still to this day, there are people that think life outside earth doesn’t exist. So to those people who want to think that I would waste my time and energy to conquer and rule you, no thank you. I don’t want that job ever!” Loki finished angrily.
Robert started to laugh. “You know, Loki, I have often wondered what your response would be to that question. You don’t disappoint at all.” His comment lightened the mood a little, but everyone was stiff at Loki’s statements.
Director Fury’s phone went off, interrupting the moment. He looked at it, and immediately, everyone could tell he was very upset. “Well, whatever plan you have to make Loki public, I would make it quickly. You’ve been hacked.” With that, he turned his phone around and it showed a picture of Loki and Darcy entering the White House. The President was pissed off, immediately calling his Press Secretary and Head of security.
“Well, that is disturbing,” Loki stated.
“Why?” Darcy asked.
“Because I look better than that,” he said with a smirk, making Darcy laugh into her hand.
“Well, time to put plan ‘J’ in operation,” Robert Hall said seriously.
“Plan J? What is that, exactly?” Clint asked confused.
“Okay, Loki and I actually have been talking about this. Loki is going to sit down and be interviewed on National TV, broadcast also on the internet, YouTube, Xbox, and Playstation Networks.”
“Well, that covers the world pretty much,” Pepper said, drinking a sip of wine, not being able to resist after it so much drama.
“Exactly, then also with the interview, there will an extra forty-five minutes of the same interviewer asking all the Avengers some questions.” Robert notice that Clint and Natasha were concerned. “Hey, Spy Twins, relax. Loki is going to cast a spell on you two, so that you look completely different.”
“Who the heck are you going to get that everyone in the world knows and trusts?” Betty asked, honestly confused.
“Oh, there is one person.” Robert leant back in his chair and just smirked cockily.
“No way!” Tony shouted out, working out who it was first. “I couldn’t even get her.”
Pepper looked at Tony, confused. “What are you talking about, the only person who ref…” Pepper’s face turned very excited, ”You got Oprah!!”
Robert just leaned back and smirked. “Yup, I got Oprah, bitch.”

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