Stark Tower (Loki and the Avengers)

Surprise Surprise

Steve and Bruce had stolen one of Tony's cars, Bruce picking a black sports car and Steve electing to drive it. Bruce didn't like to drive, or rather he didn't like having other people's lives depend on his skills.

Tony had been the one to insist Steve learned to drive, calling it unamerican to not have licence. Steve finally gave in when Tony left him in the middle of no where with no way to civilization except for one of his least favorite prized cars and the keys.

While the first ten minutes of the drive to SHIELD headquarters was silent, Bruce finally broke the calm by announcing the elephant in the room.

"So uh," the doctor ran his fingers through his hair nervously, looking towards Steve. "How exactly are we going to break into headquarters?" He shuffled in his seat. "It's not like the big guy can help, and no offense Cap, but one super soldier isn't enough to bring down all the SHIELD agents that cross our path."

Steve drummed his fingers on the steering wheel while he thought over Bruce's statement. He sighed deeply before he finally answered. "Honestly, I have no idea." Bruce rolled his eyes.

"Very helpful."

Steve grinned shyly. "I'm not a mastermind or anything. Tony could easily come up with some half backed plan that would probably work, but apparently he's too busy typing in code."

Bruce scoffed before opening his mouth to respond back, but before he could get any words out, the cars speakers started ringing like they were getting a phone call.

Steve swerved a bit, jumping at the noise and looking around in a mad search for the source. Bruce, after recovering from his own initial shock, reached towards the built in screen in the dash of the black interior.

"Hey Tony, whatcha got for us?" Bruce smiled at Steve's obvious shock. On the other end of the line, Tony could be heard moving something around. "Tony?"

"Bruce!" Tony almost shouted from his end. "Bruce, buddy, we've got a problem," Bruce frowned when Tony let out a startled shriek, apparently falling over somewhere in his workshop. Bruce could hear tools clattering to the ground and Tony cursing in the background.

"You alright Tony?" Steve asked, looking concerned in the drivers seat as he leaned over to peer at the screen. Bruce snapped his fingers and pointed to the road, mouthing at the Super soldier to keep his eyes in the highway.

Tony didn't answer, instead going silent. Bruce glanced at Steve. "Tony, what's going on? Why'd you call us?"

Tony grunted from his side. "I decrypted more of those files, and I'm on my way to meet you guys at the headquarters in a second. I just need to - whoah!" Bruce knit his eyebrows together as they heard Tony fall again, yelling out curses as he went that made Steve wince.

"Languag, Tony," Steve muttered as he tried to keep his attention on the road in front of him.

"My suits being stubborn. I can't get the gauntlets on, and one of my boots don't fit." Tony sounded exasperated while he apparently fumbled with the stubborn suit.

"Have you tried calming down?" Bruce shook his head. "Or sobering up? How many bears have you downed since we left?" Bruce didn't expect an answer from the struggling scientist, but he could have sworn he heard Tony mutter, a few, under his breath.

"Look, I'll leave any minute and meet you guys there to help out. How close are you right now?" Tony sighed. Bruce could almost picture the scientist, sitting in his workshop chair with an annoyed scowl on his face.

Steve slammed his hands against the steering wheel. "Tony! What did you find? Why did you call us!" There was silence for a moment.

"Fury's questioning Loki. As of a year ago, Loki was taken to his own interigation room and Fury's been trying to get information out of him." Tony sounded somber, and Bruce had to fight not to ask him to elaborate.