The Hawk's Sister

Bilchsnipe?

Dahlia watches as Steve leaves the room, Natasha turns to her "I'm going to interrogate Loki." she tells her friend. Dahlia nods "Be careful." she tells her, Natasha nods and walks out. "As soon as Loki took the doctor we moved Jane Foster. We've got an excellent observatory in Tromso. She was asked to consult there very suddenly yesterday. Handsome fee, private plane, very remote. She'll be safe." Phil tells Thor as the pair of them look at a screen. "Thank you. It's no accident Loki taking Erik Selvig; I dread what he plans for him once he's done. Erik is a good man." Thor responds. "He talks about you a lot. You changed his life. You changed everything around here." Phil tells him. " They were better as they were. We pretend on Asgard that we're more advanced, but we... we come here battling like Bilchsnipe." Thor sighs. "Like a what?" Dahlia asks confused. "Bilchsnipe? You know; huge, scaly, big antlers. You don't have those?" Thor asks. "Don't think so." Phil responds. "They are repulsive, and they trample everything in their path." Thor explains. " Bull in a China shop." Dahlia translates making Thor look slightly confused.

"When I first came to Earth, Loki's rage followed me here and your people paid the price. And now again. In my youth I courted war." Thor says. "War hasn't started yet. You think you can make Loki tell us what the Tesseract is?" Nick asks walking in. "I do not know. Loki's mind is far afield, it's not just power he craves, it's vengeance upon me. There's no pain that would prize his need from him." Thor responds. "A lot of guys think that, until the pain stops." Nick tells him. "What are you asking me to do?" Thor asks the Director. "I'm asking, what are you prepared to do?" Nick responds. "Loki is a prisoner." Thor tells him. "Then why do I feel like he's the only person on this boat that wants to be here?" Nick asks. Thor doesn't answer making Dahlia sigh, Nick gets told something by Maria and leaves straight after. After a minute Natasha starts talking over comms "Loki means to unleash the Hulk. Keep Banner in the lab, I'm on my way. Send Thor as well." she says. Dahlia walks over to Thor to explain what's happening before they both leave.

Dahlia walks into the lab with Natasha and Thor by her side, she looks at the table and sees a Hydra weapon "Did you know about this?" Bruce asks Natasha and Dahlia. Dahlia shakes her head while Nat ignores the question "You wanna think about removing yourself from this environment, doctor?" she asks Bruce. "I was in Calcutta, I was pretty well removed." he tells Nat. "Loki's manipulating you." Natasha tells him. "And you've been doing what exactly?" Bruce asks. "You didn't come here because I bat my eyelashes at you." Nat responds. "Yes, and I'm not leaving because suddenly you get a little twitchy. I'd like to know why S.H.E.I.L.D is using the Tesseract to build weapons of mass destruction." Bruce says. "Because of him." Nick says pointing at Thor. "Me?" Thor asks in surprise. "Last year, Earth had a visitor from another planet who had a grudge match that leveled a small town. We learned that not only are we not alone, but we are hopelessly, hilariously, outgunned." Nick explains. "My people want nothing but peace with your planet." Thor responds. "But you're not the only people out there, are you? And, you're not the only threat. The world's filling up with people who can't be matched, they can't be controlled." Nick tells him. "Like you controlled the cube?" Steve asks. "Your work with the Tesseract is what drew Loki to it, and his allies. It is the signal to all the realms that the earth is ready for a higher form of war." Thor explains. "A higher form?" Steve asks. "You forced our hand. We had to come up with something." Nick argues. "Nuclear deterrent. 'Cause that always calms everything right down." Tony comments. "Remind me again how you made your fortune, Stark?" Nick asks him.

"I'm sure if he still made weapons, Stark would be neck deep..." Steve starts. "Wait! Wait! Hold on! How is this now about me?" Tony asks. "I'm sorry, isn't everything?" Steve asks. "I thought humans were more evolved than this." Thor comments. "Excuse me, did WE come to YOUR planet and blow stuff up?" Nick asks him. "Did you always give your champions such mistrust?" Thor asks them. "Are you all really that naive? S.H.I.E.L.D monitors potential threats." Natasha says. "Captain America is on the threat potential watch list?" Bruce asks. "Anyone enhanced is put on the list." Dahlia tells him. "You're on that list? Are you above or below angry bees?" Tony asks Steve. "I swear to God, Stark, one more crack..." Steve starts. "Threatening! I feel threatened!" Tony exclaims. Everyone starts arguing, Dahlia backing up everything that Natasha says. "You speak of control, yet you court chaos." Thor laughs. "It's his M.O., isn't it? I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're... we're a time-bomb." Bruce says. "You need to step away." Nick tells him. "Why shouldn't the guy let off a little steam?" Tony asks putting an arm on Steve. "You know damn well why! Back off!" Steve glare pushing Tony's arm away. "Oh, I'm starting to want you to make me." Tony says getting in Steve's face. "Big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you?" Steve asks. "Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." Tony responds making both Natasha and Dahlia shrug.

"I know guys with none of that worth ten of you. Yeah, I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself. You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you." Steve tells Tony. "I think I would just cut the wire." Tony responds. "Always a way out... You know, you may not be a threat, but you better stop pretending to be a hero." Steve retorts. "A hero? Like you? You're a lab rat, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle!" Tony tells Steve. Dahlia glares "Actually the serum made good better and bad worse. Which means he was already a good guy, it was just enhanced by the serum." she tells Tony standing up for her new friend. "Put on the suit, let's go a few rounds." Steve tells Tony. Thor laughs at them "You people are so petty... and tiny." he says. Tony rubs his head and moves away from Steve "Yeah, this is a team..." Bruce starts. "Agent Romanoff, Agent Barton, would you escort Dr.Banner back to his..." Nick interrupts only to be interrupted himself by Bruce. "Where? You rented my room." Bruce says. "The cell was just in case..." Nick starts. "In case you needed to kill me, but you can't! I know! I tried! I got low. I didn't see an end, so I put a bullet in my mouth and the other guy spit it out! So I moved on. I focused on helping other people. I was good, until you dragged me back into this freak show and put everyone here at risk!" Bruce says slowly gets upset as he looks at Natasha, who gets nervous. "You wanna know my secret, Agent Romanoff? You wanna know how I stay calm?" Bruce asks picking up the sceptre.

Natasha and Nick put their hands down to grab their guns as Dahlia grabs her bow, un-compacting it by pressing a button. "Doctor Banner... put down the scepter." Steve tells him. Bruce realises that he's holding the sceptre as the computer making everyone turn to look at it " Got it." Tony says looking at the screen. Bruce puts down the scepter and walks over to the computer "Sorry, kids. You don't get to see my little party trick after all." he says. Dahlia breathes a small sigh of relief and compacts her bow again by pressing the button "Located the Tesseract?" Thor asks. "I can get there faster." Tony says. "Look, all of us..." Steve starts. "The Tesseract belongs on Asgard, no human is a match for it." Thor interrupts. Tony turns to leave, but Steve stops him "You're not going alone!" he tells him. "You gonna stop me?" Tony asks pushing Steve's arm away. "Put on the suit, let's find out." Steve tells him. "I'm not afraid to hit an old man." Tony retorts. "Put on the suit." Steve repeats. "Oh, my God!" Bruce says looking at something to do with the Tesseract. Just the there is an explosion making everyone fall or fly in different directions. Steve looks up at Tony "Put on the suit!" he exclaims. "Yep!" Tony responds. Dahlia groans and sits up grabbing Steve's hand he offers. Steve pulls her up "You good?" he asks. Dahlia nods and they both run in the direction of the explosion. "Somebody's got to get inside and patch that engine." Maria says over comms. "Stark! You copy that?!" Nick asks. "I'm on it!" Tony responds. Dahlia taps a button on her wrist band making it light up with her armoury, she quickly reads it before turning it off.