The battle was almost over. Virtually all the drones had been destroyed, crushed between the Hulk's bare hands, obliterated by Tony, Rhodey or Loki, shot down by Clint or Natasha, hit with a shield by Steve, or stabbed by Bucky.
All that was left was the actual enemy himself, Doctor Doom.
"This is actually embarrassing," Tony complained. "I don't like fighting against lunatics."
"But you'll fight with them?" Rhodey wondered quietly, as Natasha flashed past him with a whirl of never before seen katana blades.
He suspected Loki had something to do with it.
"I'm fed up of this," Loki said to Bucky as they battled side-by-side. "He's a maniac and I need to sleep. He's going down."
Loki wasn't usually so open about needing rest and so this was a sure indication that he was exhausted.
Bucky hadn't expected Loki to act on his words but Loki suddenly stormed off and then flew, actually flew, into the air.
"Who is he?" Bucky asked Steve, confused.
"Remember our mythology classes?" Steve asked him. "He's the Norse god, Loki. Mischief, lies, tricks - that's all him. He's the God of Mischief."
"That's-"
"Wicked?"
"I was going to say awesome. That's not evil."
"Wicked means something else now... Oh never mind."
Meanwhile, Loki was searching for Dr Doom and, when he found him, he hovered above him, frustrated.
"Oh hello," Dr Doom said, smiling madly. "Are you enjoying my drones?"
Loki clicked his fingers and the drones immediately all fell to the ground, powerless.
The Avengers stopped where they were. Steve began tidying up. Bucky, unsure of what to do even as Tony and Rhodey began joking around, the Hulk kept smashing, and Clint and Natasha traded spy stories, copied Steve.
Dr Doom glanced nervously at his lifeless drones.
"Humouring things does not equate liking them," Loki said. "Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve to use against the God of Tricks?"
Dr Doom shook his head dumbly.
"Good," Loki replied.
He snapped his fingers again and chains wrapped themselves around Dr Doom, causing him to fall to the ground.
"If anybody needs me," Loki announced to the group, "I'll be asleep. Wake me up for the press conference. Do not wake me up for anything else."
*
True to his word, nobody dared wake Loki up before the time came for the press conference.
"Well rested?" Tony asked when Loki walked into the lounge area wearing a suit ready for the conference.
He had asked Jarvis to wake the god up.
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Starting Over #2 - Loki
Fanfiction[SEQUEL] Loki has found his place among the Avengers, but when will his luck run out? The sequel to Starting Over.
