Here We Go Again
The arguing continued as soon as Loki left. It was a Tony and Clint vs. Thor and Steve. Steve and Clint occasionally defending their respective sides.
"This is the safest place for my brother." Thor defended his arms crossed.
"It's not very safe for us though." Tony argued matter of factly.
"Stark, are we not the Avengers? I will. Be here to keep my brother in check."
"Didn't keep him in check when he decided to take over the earth." Clint added from the corner of the room.
"He was dead." Thor argued.
"Obviously not." Tony added.
"Dead?" Steve asked himself mostly focusing on the important stuff. The others seemed to ignore him though as nobody explained.
"Listen friends, my brother is of no danger to you or the earth. If I must, for your sake, I will get the cuffs that bind Loki's magic." Thor suggested.
"I don't care if you get your dad to strip him of his magic or whatever. I want him OFF MY compound. Now." Tony insisted.
"Come on Tony," Steve butt in, "They have no where else to go. It is the least we could do. As his partners. His friends."
"But-" Clint started but was cut off by Thor.
"Thank you captain. But if you truly do not want my brother with you I will continue on my journey and leave you." Thor sighed and rubbed his temples. Both Tony and Clint gave in at the statement and the action. Clint and Steve both looked at Tony. Although Steve had more sympathy in his eyes and it was obviously for both Loki and Thor, Clint also had pleading eyes. Maybe he couldn't care less about what happened to Loki but Thor was his friend. And he couldn't deny that. Tony sighed and scratched his head.
"Fine... FINE! But keep him away from me. And the others. Keep him away from everyone. Let's put him in a cage-I mean cell. Maybe you could do something to-" Tony started rambling about ways to keep Loki in check but was quickly cut off by Thor.
"My brother will not be put in a cell or cage like some-some animal! Sure he might have done...some questionable things in the past but he is just like any of us. A person. And he has....-he has children to take care. I know I might be asking alot but please refrain from restraining or caging Loki in any form." Thor pleaded his eyes tired and sad.
"Fine Fine! Just-keep him in check with your foreign science or something. I don't want him roaming around freely using his magic left right and Centre. And I swear to god I so much as see him trying any tricks I'll blast a fucking hole through his head." Tony reasoned ending the conversation by storming off to the corner of the room with Bruce and sitting on a clear part of the desk. Thor jumped up pure joy and gratitude flowing through him despite the clear threat of murder.
"THANK YOU FRIEND!! You have my gratitude!" Thor boomed and trapped Steve in a bone-breaking hug before cheerfully skipping up the stairs to find his brother.
Steve cleared his throat and smiled awkwardly at the rest of the team.
"Let's make the best of it?" He suggested although it sounded more like a question than anything. Riley snickered at Tony's loud and annoyed grunt. Bruce smiled fondly at Tony before clearing his throat and gaining the attention of the others.
"Am I the only one curious about the uh.....the children?" Bruce asked hesitantly fidgeting with a pen in his hand.
"Maybe he's babysitting?" Riley suggested mostly joking.
"If he were to be babysitting why didn't he just go to the home of the parents?" Vision asked more as a way to say the 'joke' was stupid and nonsensical his voice the usual robotic, monotone.....tone I guess I don't know.
"Aside from the kids.....why does he need to be protected?" Wanda inquired. Clint snorted loudly.
"Did you not see him stumbling to just stand?" He teased making a strange face.
"Why was he unconscious?" Riley piped up not really caring about the situation.
"He probably passed out like earlier." Tony said from the corner of the room.
"Where's his armor?" Steve asked as though it was the smartest question ever. Sam snorted softly.
"Armor?" He asked quietly very confused having not met Loki before. The questions just flooded the room everyone asking something but nobody getting an actual answer. The only way they'd get the answers would be to ask Loki himself. And nobody was willing to do that. Yet. Sure he was injured and fatigued but he was still very intimidating. And still almost succeeded in killing most of them so......