Avengers- One shots

Just a Hug

The rain pours down as she winds running through the thick trees, her eyes wide making sure she doesn't fall over anywhere. Her shoes, leggings, thin top and hair were completely drenched; her legs splattered with mud and scrapes from the wood that flick up at her ankles. The sun dipped around an hour ago but she new she had to get somewhere- anywhere apart from the hydra base. Her heart beat quick and her legs weary, she begins to slow as her vision blurs- all she could see was faint lights at the edge of the forest before the world spins around her and turns black.
"Goodmorning Bruce- anything happening." Tony says sipping on his coffee.
"Not yet, " he begins flipping through the various screens, "Hang on, what the, Tony we have a faint heart beat inside the perimeter."
"What do you mean?" Tony says shocked.
"Theres someone in the forest, and they seem to be dying." Bruce says while trying to hone into the beat.
"I got that." he says beginning to run down the stairs to the door quickly followed by Bruce.
"Stark, they could be dangerous." Bruce says running after Tony who heads strongly to the forest.
"Where did you say they were?" Tony says ignoring the comment.
"That direction nearly out of the forest." Bruce says catching up the Tony.
They head into the dark forest towards the girl who has been out cold for the whole night and barely alive.
"Tony, over here." Bruce says as he attempts to pick up the young girl.
"Jeez, she's young." Tony says picking up the girl in his arms and walking her back inside the compound.
"What do you think Tony?" Bruce says his brow furrowed thinking about the girl.
"No idea, run away?" Tony asks imputing an idea.
"Maybe." Bruce says laying down the dark-haired girl on a bed in the lab with lots of blankets, "When she wakes up we can talk to her."
"Mhmm, Jarvis if this girl wakes up can you alert us." Tony says going back to his coffee but spits it back out realising it is cold.
Around an hour passes before the girls eyes begin to flicker, "Sir, the girl is awake." Jarvis says, echoing around the building, shocking the girl back into the corner of the bed.
Tony, not being to far away, rushes back to the lab.
"Stay away." she says terror in her eyes.
"Whoa, we're not dangerous." Tony says putting his hands up, "Whats your name kid."
Her eyes suddenly switch colour from bright red and green to dark brown, "No, who are you?"
"I'm Tony and this is Bruce, a bit late are we." Tony says a Bruce rushes into the room.
"Sorry Steve was talking to the prisoner." Bruce says brushing back his curly hair.
"Prisoner?" the girl says inquisitively.
"Yeah his name is..."
"No." Tony say cutting of Bruce, "Just this bad guy."
"What did he do?" she says smiling slightly while looking for a way out.
"Doesnt matter, who are you?" Tony says as the girl swings her legs down to the floor.
"Astrid." she says being to look at the coloured liquid in the tubes.
"Do you have a second name?" Bruce asks looking at what the girl was doing.
"I do, do you?" Astrid says while picking up a particularly bright green liquid and swirling it.
"We do, I'm Tony Stark and this is Bruce Banner." Tony said shocking the girl into dropping the tube, quickly speeding down only just catching it before it smashed into the floor.
"Careful." Bruce says putting his hands onto the table.
"Don't worry old man." Astrid says chukling to herself before placing it back in it's holder.
"So, what's your name?" Bruce says slightly annoyed at the comment.
"It was a joke, and I'm not saying." she smiles and walks slowly round the table.
"Fine, why were you in the forest?" Tony says looking at the small-shouldered girl.
"I was running from some people." she says squinting her eyes to look at the man.
"What people, your parents?" Bruce says.
"Not my parents, there bad people." She says looking at her fingers her eyes darkening.
"What bad people- hydra?" Tony says which seems to awaken something inside the girl.
"How do you know about that?" Astrid asks concerned, "Dont take me back there please, I'll do anything."
"It's ok, we won't, we're the good guys." Bruce says.
"What is going on in here." Thor booms as he enters the lab. The girls face drops, seeing the man, in shock.
"Thor." Astrid says eyes flickering.
"Who is this?" The big man says turning to Tony.
"Surely you remember me Uncle, it's Astrid." she says smiling slightly smuggly.
"Astrid, you were gone- taken." he says shocked but walks over to her.
"Hold up, " Tony says confused, "Did you say uncle, you're Loki's daughter?"
"Yes, Astrid Laufedottri ." she says, "How do you know my father?"
"He is the prisoner." Bruce says trying to work out the girl.
"What, where is he?" she says her head spiked up like a meerkat.
"He is in his cell." Thor says.
"He's here." Astrid says, "Well sorry, I'm going to have to see him."
"No you're not leaving." Tony narrows his eyes.
"I am." she says watching the white sparks flying from her fingers. Suddenly all the men fall to there knees, not in pain but frozen in time watching as she left the room and began running towards the cell. She searched for the feel for a minute but found it in no time lifting the magic of the men as she went in.
"Father." Astrid says looking at Loki standing the the cell.
"Astrid." he says walking up to the edge and placing his hand against hers through the glass.
"I though you were gone." she says a tear rolling down her face.
"I though you were dead." Loki says his eyes searching hers.
"Close enough, now how do I get you out?" Astrid says standing away from the cell, "Weve only got a minute though."
"There's a key pad over there." Loki says walking towards the stand.
"Ok do you know the password?" she asks at the screen.
"No, could you hack it."
"Not quick enough." Astrid begins, thinking of another idea, "Dad, stand back and focus on the glass."
"What are you doing?" Loki asks moving away from the glass.
"Im gonna shatter this." she says moving her hands up white sparks flying everywhere.
"Good luck." he says green energy coming from here.
For a moment nothing happens but then Astrid's eyes flash over white and she begins to screech. Higher and louder, higher and louder until the magic take over her and she begins levetating fires forming at her hands. Suddenly, the glass shatters into a million tiny peices and falls to the floor like snow. The door opens and Captain runs in followed by Tony, Thor and Bruce. She and Loki begin to run at each other but as she nearly reaches the glass Steve grabs her and places dampeners on Astrids wrists.
"Loki, stay still." Thor says.
"We don't want to hurt either of you, but we can." Steve says only just managing to hold back Astrid who was wriggling to get out of his grasp.
"Dad!" Astrid says falling to her knees crying.
"Astrid, these people will look after you." he says looking up at Thoe who nods with a sour look.
"But dad-"
"No buts, I will see you again." Loki says putting his hands up as someone puts cuffs on him.
"I love you Dad." Astrid says tears still falling down her face.
"I love you too." Loki says as they place a muzzle over his mouth.
"Come on kid." Steve says to Astrid who was watching her father being taken by guards.
"I just want to hug him." Astrid says slowly standing.