Collide

Thirty-Four

Astrid was bouncing her leg, as she sat on the couch telling the team, except Clint who wasn't present, what Charles had told her. She wanted to go and find out, if this was another like her, then maybe there was a chance there were more on earth too. This one may be hiding away, but there could be others that could harm this world.

'Look, I'm going, but only Bruce, Thor and Loki are coming. No offence to the rest of you, but you're humans, and you could get hurt or killed..'... She gestured to them.

'Bruce is human too, so why is he going?..'.. Tony saw her huff about it.

'Tell them..'.. She clipped Bruce on the arm next to her.

'She doesn't go, unless I go..'.. He says.

'I'm seriously pissed off, that you're using the bond for this..'.. She stood up, shaking her head as she paced... 'You promised me, that you would never use it against me, and you're doing it now..'

'I want you safe Asti. So the options are, I make you stay, and we go..'.. He gestured to Thor and Loki... 'Or we all go. Either way, those are your options..'

'Don't push me Bruce..'.. She seethed at him... 'I am not a child, nor am I incapable of looking after myself! I did pretty well on my own before you, and after!..'

He stood coming to her and gripping her arm... 'Don't push me..'.. His eyes flickered green, and she heard the two of them... 'You want to really go there? I'll have you walk yourself down to the holding cells, and you'll stay there until I say so..'

'Fuck you Bruce..'.. She ripped her arm from him and went to storm out.

'Sit the fuck down, now..'.. Tony say up straight, looking around at the others, hearing Bruce swear. Never once have they ever heard him speak like that.

Astrid ground her teeth, but did as he said. She couldn't walk out of the room, as the bond was pulling at her to sit. She flopped out the couch, folding her arms and glaring at him as he moved back over to her, gripping her chin to look at him... 'Whats it to be?..'

She sighed in defeat, knowing he would make her stay behind. She couldn't protect him if she wasn't with him... 'We go together..'

'That wasn't so hard now, was it..'.. He smirked, sitting back down next to her.

Loki cleared his throat, cutting through the tension... 'Right then, when do we leave?..'

'Tomorrow morning. We need to make sure we've got everything in place first. Friday is sending live satellite imaging though now, so we can see what's going on. Thanks for the lend, but the way..'.. Astrid looks across at Tony.

'Didn't know you had one of mine, but sure..'.. He waved a hand.

'You sure you don't need us with you?..'.. Nat asked her, and Astrid gave her a small smile.

'I'm sure. I don't want any of you hurt or injured. You're Bruces family, I want you safe. But you can all work from here. Keep a listen out for local news, watching the imaging, see if you can find more research on the area and this angel guy..'.. Astrid says.

'We can do that..'.. Steve nods to her.

'Great, now we need to talk..'.. Bruce stood up, pulling on her hand and out of the room. She knew she was in trouble for it, and for once, she wasn't in the mood. He didn't understand, she couldn't lose him, she couldn't bear it if anything happened to him.