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Helicarrier
Detention Section

Loki had no remorse as he looked down, while Lidianna stayed still, holding onto a crying Emma. Loki closed the hatch and proceeded to leave. "You're gonna lose."

Loki looked back at Phil, who was weak and dying. "Am I?" Loki asked as Lidianna eyed Phil.

"It's in your nature," Phil said.

"Your heroes are scattered, your floating fortress falls from the sky...where is my disadvantage?" Loki asked.

"You lack conviction," Phil said.

"I don't think I-" Loki started, but then Phil shot Loki with his Phase 2 weapon prototype, causing Loki to be blown thrown the wall behind him.

"So that's what it does," Phil said.

Helicarrier
Port Side

Iron Man continuously spun Engine 3, giving it all he has. The rotors were propelled properly and fast, and the Helicarrier leveled itself.

Inside the suit, "Cap, I need the lever!"

"I need a minute here!"

"Lever. Now!" Tony exclaimed before he let go of the rotors. They spun by themselves but Tony was caught in one. "Uh oh," he muttered, knowing he was screwed. Iron Man slipped into the rotors, getting chewed up.

On the other side, Captain America was still stuck on the loose cable until he was suddenly pulled up back onto the railing by someone. That someone was Alexandria. "Need some help?" She asked, but before he could say anything, Barton's men started firing at them. Steve pulled Alexandria behind him and blocked the shots with his shield, then he finally pulled the lever.

A vent opened up from Engine 3, and Iron Man fell out, but the suit was heavily damaged, hardly keeping him up. Iron Man headed for Cap and Alexandria and Barton's men turned his aim to Iron Man, who tackled him into the wall. Iron Man rolled over, tired, as Cap let out a sigh of relief. "Admit it, you need me," Alexandria said.

"No, we-" Steve started.

"We need her," Tony let out and Alexandria smirked at Steve.

Helicarrier
Detention Section

Fury ran in finding Agent Phil Coulson, still alive, barely, but Loki, Lidianna, and Emma were gone. "Sorry, boss. I tried...I tried to save her," Phil muttered.

"Just stay awake. EYES ON ME!" Fury yelled.

"No. I'm clocked out here," Phil said.

"Not an option," Fury said.

"It's okay, boss. Just...Just save her. This was never going to work...if they didn't have something...to..." Phil started but then he slowly looked away, sighing his last breath. Fury looked grimly at Coulson as the medical team arrived. He then stood and pressed his comms.

"Agent Coulson is down," he said.

"Paramedics are on their way."

"They're here. They called it. But there's something else. Loki, he, took Emma."

Helicarrier
Bridge

Later, Fury had gathered Tony, Alexandria, and Steve back into the briefing room, and everyone there had a look as if in a daze. A look of numb shock was shown on their devastated faces, and regret. But Tony looked like his whole world crashed and crumbled because it did. Emma was his world. His rock. His personality. And he was angry. "These were in Phil Coulson's jacket. Guess he never did get you to sign them," Fury said then he threw Phil's Captain America trading cards on the table towards Steve. Steve picked them up, stained with blood, as Alexandria's eyes stung with tears.