Distorted Beauty {Pure Illusion Series: Book 4}

Chapter 4

A/N: So I truly hate to do this, but I have to take a break from publishing. School is overwhelming me and I have new employees at work I have to train, thus leaving next to no time to write. While I am a few chapters ahead, I'd like to keep it that. So, for that reason, there will be a break between chapter 5 and 6. Chapter 5 will be released on March 26th, but Chapter 6 will be released on April 9th, NOT April 2nd. 

Again, I'm sorry but I"m so stressed out lately that I feel like I'm drowning constantly and I want to write this book well - it has my favorite storyline and I would hate to mess it up. This chapter is again, setting up our wonderful storyline but I promise things start to take a twist and your heart strings start getting yanked in every other direction... 

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Bucky stared as the group as they all felt the need to give their input, while only he remained silent. Rhodey was on some tear about national security and Clint was still arguing with Thor. Nat was backing Clint up of course, and Sam was backing Steve up. It was a wonder they ever agreed on anything much less living together. The only ones not present of course were Jane and Pepper – not that Pepper was around much as she attended to all the needs of Tony’s former company. It was when his eyes slid all the way around the table that he noticed two figures missing: Bruce and Iselda.

“Hey guys…Guys?”

The group didn’t hear him as he partially yelled. Their bickering was far too loud, especially Thor who had put his hand on the handle of the Mjölnir, threatening to flatten the archer's head should he harm his brother again. Natasha was threatening Thor in Russian, the words not suitable for a lady, while Thor promised her that while she was a woman, he would stop her as well should any harm come to the mad man they kept just down the hall. 

“GUYS!” Bucky screamed his metal hand cracking the table when he slammed it down. The entire room fell silent, their eyes fixated on him. Tony pointed to the table and he motioned back and forth between it and Bucky.

“You’re paying for that Tin Man.”  

“Stark, could we not stoke your ego for about five minutes?” Bucky looked away from Tony and then back towards the rest of the group. “Did anyone notice where Iselda has gone to?”

“JARVIS.” Tony said after a few minutes of silent exchanges and glances around the room, making it obvious that everyone had been too self obsorbed to notice her departure.

“Yes Mr. Stark.” JARVIS answered over the intercom. 

“Is Izzy with Bruce in the lab?”

“No sir, Ms. Feya is in the room with the holding cell.”

Their eyes all grew wide and they all scrambled to the door. Steve and Thor were the first out the door followed closely by Nat, Clint, Sam and Tony with Bucky bringing up the rear. The group all skidded around corners and smashed into each other as they followed the Captain through the corridors. Thor was the first one to run into the room that held the glass prison. Immediately, the group saw Loki standing very near the glass, pacing back and forth as he looked at the ground before them. They all looked down to where the god was staring, and they saw her.