Heroes Assemble

Chapter 6: The Clash of the Thunder and The Iron

Slash Fire came aboard with the others, taking a seat more towards the front of the plane on the left. Loki was strapped to a chair closer to the back. Iron Man and Cap stood in the middle, near the front. Slash Fire willed her mask to change into her glasses as she sat, sorting through the data she got from the scepter blasts that hit her. The men removed their facial gear too. The ride back was silent. Loki was neutral about the situation and Molly was quiet.

"I don't like it." Steve said breaking the silence at last.

"What, the Rock Of Ages giving up so easily?" Tony asked.

"It's never that easy." Steve continued, glancing at Loki. "This guy packs a wallop."

"Still, you are pretty spry for an older fellow." Tony commented.

"Fury didn't tell me he was calling you in."

"Yeah, Fury doesn't tell you everything."

Lightning flashed and thunder boomed outside. Molly was stirred out of her musings and glance out the window. Her forehead wrinkled in pondering again. Steve noticed Loki looking up and around wearily.

"You scared of a little lightning?"

"I'm not overly fond of what follows." Loki replied steadily.

"Thor." Molly said suddenly, Steve faced her.

"What?"

Suddenly, there was a thud on the roof, like something landed on top of it. Everyone glanced up. Tony got his helmet back on. Steve did to. Molly changed her glasses again. Iron Man opened the rear hatch, only for someone to drop down on it.

The someone was a buff man, with blonde hair and electric blue eyes. He was in metal armor but had a blue tunic and pants on beneath, heavy boots, and a red cape on his shoulders. He held a war hammer in his hand, which he then used to hit Iron Man backward into Cap, knocking them both down, and preventing Slash Fire from doing anything. He grabbed Loki by the neck, yanked him out of the straps and flew off with him.

"And now there's that guy." Iron Man grumbled as he stood up.

"Another Asgardian?" Widow asked.

"That was Thor." Slash Fire explained. "Loki's brother."

"Is he friendly?" Cap asked getting up too.

"Doesn't matter." Iron Man interjected, cutting off any reply Slash Fire could give. "If he frees Loki, or kills him, the Tesseract's lost."

"Thor wouldn't kill Loki." Slash Fire protested.

Iron Man ignored her, completely. He walked toward the opened hatch. Cap tried to stop him.

"Stark, we need a plan of attack."

"We have a plan." Iron Man retorted. "Just attack."

He was gone. Slash Fire rolled her eyes, Cap thought he heard her murmur, "typical". He grabbed a parachute and started to strap it on.

"I'd sit this one out, Cap." Black Widow suggested.

"I don't see how we can let Stark handle this." Cap said as he picked up his shield, he looked at Slash Fire. "Coming?"

"Eh, might as well." She replied shrugging. "With Stark and Thor, we can't be too careful."

They both jumped out of the jet, and fell toward the forest below.

Meanwhile, Thor landed with Loki, throwing his brother in front of him. Loki slide near the cliff edge of the mountain they had landed on. He laughed as the shock of being thrown wore off.