𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘 ★彡 ˡ.ˡᵃᵘᶠᵉʸˢᵒⁿ

XVII

THOR AND ASTRID AGREED TO FOLLOW THE HUMANS AFTER REALISING THEY MEANT NO HARM AND WANTED THE SAME AS THEY DID. Loki had been locked up in a large glass container by the agency, SHIELD.

Astrid watched a monitor anxiously as she saw Loki speaking to a man called Nick Fury through the glass. They spoke of how the cage was impressive and meant for something much stronger than Loki. The blonde queen furrowed her brow as she watched the dark-haired frost giant grin evilly up at the camera.

She was speechless. Astrid still could not believe this monster she saw on the monitor was the man she once had feelings for a year ago.

Captain America, who she now knew as Steve, turned off the monitor once Nick had left the room. Astrid turned to Thor, a look of disbelief on her face. An expression that mirrored Thor's.

"He really grows on you, doesn't he?" The man called Bruce Banner chuckled, sarcastically. Astrid had discovered that Bruce could turned into a green radioactive monster involuntarily. How interesting, she thought.

Steve sighed. "Loki's gonna drag this out. So, Thor, Astrid, what his play?"

"He has an army called the Chitauri. They're not of Asgard or any world known. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the earth. In return, I suspect, for the Tesseract." Thor answered, recalling his conversation with his brother before Iron Man crashed into him the night prior.

Steve's eyes widened as he looked to Astrid. "An army? From outer space?" She nodded.

"So he's building another portal. That's what he needs Erik Selvig for," Bruce deducted.

"Selvig? As in Erik Selvig?" Astrid asked, tilting her head.

"That's the one?" The scientist furrowed his brows, confused on how the blonde goddess knew of a random man like Erik.

"He's a friend," Thor spoke.

Natasha spoke up. "Loki has him under some type of spell, along with one of ours."

Steve rubbed his chin in thought. "I know why Loki let us take him. He's not leading an army from here."

"I don't think we should be focusing on Loki," Bruce stated. "That guy's brain is a bag full of cats, you can smell crazy on him."

Astrid furrowed her brow at his words. "Have care how you speak."

Thor nodded, agreeing with his friend. "Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard, and he's my brother."

Natasha shot him a look. "He killed eighty people in two days."

"He's adopted."

Tony, Bruce, Coulson and Nick then started discussing scientific research, using terms Astrid did not care to listen to.

Thor and Astrid left with Agent Coulson as he directed them to a different room. Thor expressed his concern of Jane Foster and her whereabouts, worried that Loki would find her. Astrid remembered back to the fight on Rainbow Bridge and how Loki would pay Jane a visit, threateningly, of course.

Coulson pulled up a file on Jane on the monitor in front of them. "As soon as Loki took the doctor we moved Jane Foster. We've got an excellent observatory in Traunsee. She was asked to consult there very suddenly yesterday. Handsome fee, private plane, very remote. She'll be safe." He explained.

"Thank you," Thor uttered as he stared at the picture of Jane.

Astrid rubbed his armoured shoulder, consolingly. "It's no accident that Loki took Selvig. I dread what he plans for him once he's done. Erik is a good man."