Tony: Okay, you don't like flowers? Okay, uh, forget the flowers. (He tosses them away)
Maddie: What do you want?
Tony: I thought we could go for a little flight around town. Get to know each other first.
(Iron Man lifts Maddie up and starts flying with her)
Maddie: Woah! Wha-
Tony: This must be very thrilling for you.
Maddie: What do you think you're doing?
Tony: Oh, am I moving too fast? You're probably right, I should just rescue you a few times before we get all romantic. (he drops her) Woops!
Maddie: (screams)
Tony: (catches her) Saved you! You are lucky to have such a hero here!
Maddie: Don't you ever- (she pushes him and actually falls while screaming)
Tony: Oh no! Somebody do something! Oh, right, right! Duh! I got you! I got you! (He just barely catches Maddie, nearly killing her) That was a close one! You almost died, but I saved you!
Maddie: Uhh..! Building!!
Tony: Ah! (He chucks her over the building while plowing himself right through it with no concern as Maddie screams in terror) (catches her) Gotcha! (chuckles) Whoo! I'm sorry, what were you saying? I couldn't hear you over the sound of me saving your life!
Maddie: Put me down! Right now!
Tony: Okay, all right. All right. Hold on.
(He sets her down on the top of New York Tower)
Maddie: Are you crazy?
Tony: I suppose I'm a little crazy...about you!
Maddie: Who are you? Really?
Tony: Oh, oh, right! Well, prepare to have your mind blown little lady. [he takes off his mask] Ta-da.
Maddie: Tony?
Tony: (chuckling) Yeah! Isn't this great? Now there's nothing keeping us apart.
Maddie: No, it's not great.
Tony: Wow, our first fight. This is so us, we're like an old married couple.
Maddie: Look, there is no 'us'! Okay? There will never be an 'us'.
Tony: But, I have powers. I have a suit! I'm the good guy!
Maddie: You are a good guy, Tony, but you don't understand.
Tony: No...
Maddie: We need to find out why-
Tony: This- this isn't right!
Maddie: Tony, just take a deep breath and listen to me for a moment.
Tony: You're supposed to be with me!
Maddie: I'm trying to warn you, Tony.
Tony: It's Iron Man! Its Iron Man, not Tony! (he huffs and flies off the building)
(Cut to Scott waiting at the restaurant for Maddie when she arrives late with windswept hair)
Maddie: Scott!
Scott: Maddie!
Maddie: Sorry I'm late.
Scott: Wow, your hair! It looks exciting.
Maddie: Hmm, not the only exciting development of the night. Loki's created a new hero, and I know why. It all makes sense now. He missed getting his butt kicked...
Scott: Mmm-hmm.
Maddie: ...so he created a new hero...
Scott: Yeah.
Maddie: ...to kick it for him!
[Scott is about to drink when he spits it out in surprise]
Scott: Wow.
Maddie: But why would he pick Tony? Tony is the worst possible person you could pick.
Scott: Wow! That's a lot to take in.
Maddie: It...it...it boggles my mind!
Scott: I am extremely boggled. You know, I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of who's kicking whose butt. But in the meantime, let's enjoy each other's company.
Maddie: (laughs) I'm sorry, Scott. Of course, you're right. You know, I could use a breather. [she raises her champagne glass for a toast] To Scott. For being the only normal thing in my crazy, upside-down world.
Scott: To... being normal. (They clink their glasses, and Iron Man can be seen outside, watching with sadness) Maddie?
Maddie: Yes?
Scott: Say I wasn't so normal. Say I had black hair and had the complexion of...of a popular primary color as a random, non-specific example. Would you still enjoy my company?
Maddie: Of course! You don't judge a book by its cover or a person from the outside.
Scott: Aaah! That's a relief to hear.
Maddie: You judge them based on their actions.
Scott: Well, that seems kind of petty. Don't you think?
(Maddie laughs then kisses Loki, meanwhile her hand slowly moves up his arm, brushing against his watch, turning him back. One by one, the patrons of the restaurant gasp and go from murmuring to screaming, save one baby, which begins crying. Confused, but still with lips locked, Maddie opens her eyes and they widen with disbelief as she sees the truth, and him back to normal. His eyes slowly open at first but then also widen. They then pull off of each other, startled by what they're both seeing.)
Loki: What? What? (gasp) Aaah! Don't look at me! Just...just a technical glitch! Don't look yet.
(He fiddles with the watch, accidentally turning himself into Captain America)
Captain America: Well, never mind that.
Loki: (groans) Okay!
(He turns himself into Space Dad by accident)
Space Dad: Where were we?
[Maddie throws a glass of water onto the watch, shorting it out and turning him back into Loki.]
Maddie: You...
Loki: Now, now, hold on!
Maddie: You!
(She leaves as it starts to rain. Garbage rehydrates and appears on the street again. Loki pulls up in his invisible car.)
Loki: I can explain. [Maddie groans and turns away in anger] What about everything you just said? About judging a book by its cover?
Maddie: Well, let's take a look at the contents then, shall we? You destroyed Thor, you took over the city, and then you actually got me to care about you! (sighs) Why are you so evil? Tricking me! What could you possibly hope to gain? [Loki says nothing, looking at her with sadness] Wait a minute. Oh. I don't believe this. (He says nothing) Do you really think that I would ever be with you?
Loki: No.
(She walks past him. Loki leaves without his car, walking down the street. Maddie takes a moment to look back at him before turning away. Cut to Loki at his lair)
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Loki
FanfictionThough he is the most brilliant supervillain the world has known, Loki is the least successful. Thwarted time and again by heroic Thor, Loki is more surprised than anyone when he actually manages to defeat his longtime enemy. But without Thor, Loki...
