Alliance

Chapter 20: Bedlam

Chapter 20: Bedlam

~∫ Thor ∫~

Thor stared up at the huge tower bearing the name "STARK" so blatantly upon it.

The others stood behind him and their group had grown to include the Thirteen.

They had not been present until they had gotten to within a block of Stark Tower. He

wondered where they had been.

As if she had read his mind, Katirya spoke up. "They have been with us all along. I

felt it best they remain out of sight until now. I can have them disappear again if you

feel it best."

"That might be wise. We are a rather large group as it is." 

Katirya nodded and the Thirteen suddenly faded from sight. He stared at where they

had been standing, but could see nothing. "Are they still there?"

She nodded. "Aye."

"Well, let us go find this scepter." He opened the door and entered, only to be

stopped by a security guard.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" the guard demanded.

"Thor, Defender of the Nine Realms. I have come to visit Tony Stark."

"Mr. Stark is not receiving any visitors at this time."

"I am certain if you tell him I am here, he will see me."

"Yeah, right. That's what everyone says. Go on back to your hotel. We've had three

nutcases already from Heroic Con trying to get past us to see Mr. Stark."

Thor realized the guard had mistaken them for people attending the convention,

exactly as the group they met earlier had done.

"I would not call him a nutcase, if I were you," Loki's soft voice held veiled hints of

violence. "He is rather dangerous."

"Well, I'm dangerous too!" The guard patted the gun at his waist as he focused on

Loki. "Who do you think you are? Loki? Ha!" the guard started to laugh.

"Actually, yes."

"And this is the Queen of Sheba and they're the Bobbsey Twins, right?" the guard

pointed at Katirya, Volstagg and Fandral respectively

"Actually she is the Queen of Cartherion, and they are part of the Warriors Three of

Asgard," Thor corrected him. "Now, if you will just move aside..."

The guard had apparently summoned others, for three more security guards

suddenly appeared from behind him. "You guys aren't going anywhere but out of

here."

"I do not think you want to try to stop us," Thor warned.

"We've got guns," the guard did a quick inspection of Thor's party. "And it looks like

all you have is what, a fake hammer?" He started to laugh again and his three friends

joined in. Suddenly the four security guards fell to the floor and began barking like

dogs.

"Loki!" Thor shouted as he saw the barking guards suddenly transformed into

puppies.