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vi. time machine

vi. time machine

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HELICARRIER - Banner's Lab - 2012

I hadn't realized how much time had passed until I reached Bruce's lab again and saw that the sun had risen. An entire day has passed and my body has yet to catch up to my lack of sleep. Given all the excitement around here, I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up being awake for another forty-eight hours. I reach Bruce's lab at the exact same time Nick Fury does, both of us coming to a stop in front of the other. I freeze, picking up very quickly that he's pissed about something.

"Are you suspicious of me too?" Fury asks me, raising an eyebrow at me.

I swallow hard, remaining perfectly still. "No. Should I be?" I challenge, tilting my head to the side. I don't trust Loki whatsoever but I cannot help the fact that his words sneak their way into my mind regardless, clouding my judgement.

Fury does not answer me for a very long time, evidently telling me all that I need to know. "Stay in your lane Agent Peters and things will run rather smoothly for you around here."

Without another word, Fury goes storming into the lab only to find Bruce and Tony are still working diligently on the scepter. They look up to see Fury standing in the middle of the lab looking pissed. I linger by the door, unsure what to do now that Nick is here.

"What are you doing Mr. Stark?" Fury demands.

"Uh...kind of been wondering the same thing about you." Tony replied coolly. I envy Tony's ability to stay absolutely calm in a scenario like this.

"You're supposed to be locating the Tesseract." Fury crosses his arms in front of him.

"We are," Bruce confirms. "The model's locked and we're sweeping for the signature now. When we get a hit, we'll have the location within half a mile."

"And you'll get your cube back. No muss," Tony taps a pencil against the table. Just then, however, a monitor beeps to life beside him, displaying a number of messages and files. SHIELD's files. "What is Phase 2?"

It's then that Steve comes striding into the room, dropping an assault weapon on the table with a loud bang. Everyone in the room jumps, looking in the Captain's direction. "Phase 2 is when SHIELD uses the cube to make weapons," Steve explains, clearly angry. "Sorry, the computer was moving a little slow." He tells Tony.

"Rogers, we gathered everything related to the Tesseract," Nick attempts to explain. "This does not mean we're-"

"I'm sorry Nick," Tony interrupts, turning the monitor so that the rest of us can see. "What were you lying about?"

"I was wrong, director. The world hasn't changed a bit." Steve hisses.

At that moment, Thor and Natasha arrive, Natasha with her eyes locked on Bruce. The room is now filled with angry people and gods, making for a very tense situation for all of us. I find suddenly that my loyalties are being torn in two.

"Did you know about this?" Bruce suddenly asks Natasha and me, his eyes filled with betrayal.

"You wanna think about removing yourself from this environment, doctor?" Natasha raises an eyebrow.