Little Witch

• 7 •

"Follow that hunch you have, you might be onto something," I heard a whisper as I headed down the hall.

I smiled knowing exactly who that whisper belonged to,"Hello Fergus, come show yourself."

From the shadowy corner, the figure of a faun appeared,"Sabrina, how wonderful it is to see you again."

Carefully I embraced him in a hug taking in his earthly scent,"I've missed you too Fergus, what brings you here. Has Betelgeuse been set loose on Earth again?"

"No, it's something to do with your current situation,"his tone turned serious and so did the atmosphere,"you're onto something Sabrina, don't try and push those thoughts aside. Don't think about spells, focus more on... sources."

With that he melted into the shadows, leaving me with my wheels turning while I stood in the middle of the hallway.

"Lady Sabrina, are you alright?"

My thoughts were interrupted and I blinked to be face to face with Thor.

"Yes, I'm alright, I'm sorry I was thinking, is everything all right?"

"You were standing in the hallway, I was worried something happened to you."

I briefly smiled before I was drawn back into my thoughts,"actually Thor I have a few questions for you, I have a feeling that what's happening on earth isn't the full story."

"Whatever do you mean?"Thor said looking concerned.

"What color are Loki's eyes?"

"Green, Lady Sabrina what does this have to do with anything?"

"Everything,"I breathed out as all the dots connected in my head,"I think Loki is under control as well."

"What," Thor said in disbelief.

"I've know the signs of when people are under control, the eyes usually give it away. The people who are currently under control have blue eyes, bright blue eyes. Look at Loki's and they have a blueish tint mixed with green."

There was a moment of silence before Thor speaks up,"you truly believe my brother is possessed?"

"Unless evil gives you different color eyes, which would be a different story. But alas this isn't Star Wars, so mind control it is."

"Star Wars?"Thor asked confused

"Yeah when a Jedi converts to a Sith their eyes usually turn yellow,"Thor looked even more confused and I cut off my rambling,"you know what never mind, it's a movie series. What can you tell me about Loki's staff?"

"Not a lot, Asgard assumed Loki was dead after he tried to conquer Asgard."

Before I could respond I was interrupted by Romanoff,"Hargreeves you're needed."

I sent her a nod and before I left with her I told Thor,"find out what you can on the staff."

Romanoff and I walked down the hallway in silence when I spoke up,"what did you need me for?"

"We need your witchcraft skills."

"When does the world not need them, I need you to be more specific."

"Bruce said you were in a circle of candles and made an illusion in Loki's cell."

"Astral projection? Yeah I can do that, but if you want to seem convincing we need to have a plan so it's convincible."

So there were, Romanoff laid on the table were I once was, surrounded by candles and I stood above her as I muttered,"Vola anima per aeterna."

I felt that Romanoff was were she needed to be as I spiritually watched from where I was. All during the interrogation I kept an eye on Loki's eyes, and I could see that his eyes where shinning blue but that all changed when Romanoff decided to bring something up.

"Do you think sparing and attaching yourself to Sabrina will wipe your red out?"

"What?"

"You taunt me for feeling love for Clint, but what about you? Why else would you ask for her to talk about her family? Maybe you do feel something underneath all the homicidal rage, possibly a bond considering how the two of you were raised?"

This was it, the moment it all fell apart his eyes flickered from the light blue to a green and he stared at Romanoff before his eyes turned ice blue, and charged up to the glass in a bang, and hissed out,"that banshee and I are nothing alike! I am a god, and she is PATHETIC. Oh, and you Agent Romanoff, can you wipe out that much red? Drakov's daughter? São Paulo? The hospital fire? Barton told me everything, your ledger is dripping, it's gushing red, and you think saving a man no more virtuous than yourself will change anything? You pretend to be separate, to have your own code, something that makes up for the horrors. But they are part of you and they will never go way,"at this moment Loki bangs a fist on the glass and causes Romanoff and I to flinch, expect my flinch is real and he continues to snarl,"I won't touch Barton, not until I make him kill you! Slowly, intimately, in every way he knows you fear. He'll wake just long enough to see his good work, and when he screams, I'll split his skull along with that little witch's! This is my bargain, you mewling quim!"

Even though I knew that Loki was under the spell I couldn't help but feel fear, but I snapped out of it when I heard Romanoff talk through the earpiece,"Loki means to unleash the Hulk. Keep Banner in the lab, I'm on my way, send Thor as well."