V I G I L A N C E ~ (Marvel) ~

C H A P T E R 4_

(song: "Scorponok" by Steve Jablonsky)

The next morning it's oddly quiet in the ship. It seems there isn't much activity though I'm sure Director Fury is still counting the minutes until we find out the location of the Tesseract. This is still a war and Loki is still the villain. I have a mission here... And when I wake it comes back to me. It's larger than just us. Even though this small cell makes it seem like this is the world now.

I realize then how early in the morning it is and when I look at my cell mate he is lying on his back, staring at the ceiling. Has he even slept?

I sit up slowly and yawn. I stretch my back until I hear it pop and then I ask in a sleep-filled voice, "Did you even attempt to go back to sleep?"

There is a long pause. "You're up early..." he says plainly.

I wipe my eyes and respond with, "Yes, I suppose I am."

There is silence again before he stands from his place and walks to the glass, his hands behind his back. "Activity is calm out there. I am sure they are still frantic to protect, precious Earth... But they can't keep us in here forever..."

I smirk and say in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, what a shame. And I was just beginning to enjoy our time together."

"So was I," he says with a frown when he looks over his shoulder at me. He's being sarcastic of course. "And in all the tortures I have endured in my lifetime, you have been the worst by far," he continues as he walks through the middle of the cell to the table.

I smirk. "Well, I do try my best."

He returns the smirk but doesn't look at me. He then sits in the chair and looks smug. "So what do you have planned for today? Interrogations, torture, or more meaningless questions?" He holds back an amused grin.

I squint my eyes and purse my lips as I think. "Hmm. How about we play a game?"

"Oh dear. What did you have in mind this time?"