Klance stuff (one-shots)

Chapter 1

Credit:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/18924001

If there was one thing Loki Laufeyson did not expect to happen in his long life, it would be working with mortals on Midgard. After his (quite pitiful) suicide attempt on the BiFrost, Odin had sent him with Thor back to the planet. He claimed it would be good for Loki to observe his brother, which Loki couldn't disagree with more, and that it would be good for him to be away from Asgard, which he couldn't disagree with less.

After an attempted genocide, patricide, and fratricide, it was best for Loki to stay way for a while. But to be with Thor...

His idiot of an ex-brother had decided to work with an agency called SHIELD. Loki had no idea what the letters stood for, nor did he care. He was to work under Thor, helping SHIELD defend the Earth from both magical and non-magical threats. It wasn't hard. The mortals were weak and their knowledge of magic matched that of a Vanir infant. It was laughable.

The Midgardians weren't told of his crimes, of course, but that didn't stop them from drawing their own conclusions.

To them, he was Thor's mysterious little brother. He was dark, brooding, and happy to hurt any who got in his way. He played cruel pranks on the humans when he was bored, and would disappear for days at a time without warning or explanation. Loki was also, as they called it, a slut.

It was a nicer word than 'harlot', he'd give them that.

Loki wasn't a friend and was barely an ally. They worked with him because they knew nothing about magic and Loki was their best bet.

Plus, Loki could shapeshift and was dangerously clever. He was perfect for covert operations.

Which brought him to today.

Thor had returned to Asgard to meet with Odin and discuss his 'progress' while Loki was stuck here working. Agent Maria Hill was standing at the front of the conference room. Around the table, SHIELD's best spies were gathered. Loki didn't know most of them, save for Natasha. She was the only mortal ally Loki respected.

"We've gotten intel that Tony Stark is running experiments on Extremis. For those who don't know, it's a genetically modified virus. It's known to grant its host self-healing abilities, among other things, but it is extremely unstable. Our informant, Maya Hansen, claims that the virus was tested on plants and mice before now. All of which either exploded or cooked from the inside out.

"Two weeks ago, Iron Man broke into the AIM facility in San Francisco. He stole all viable samples of the virus and destroyed the rest, including the animal subjects. During this, he also injured fourteen AIM employees and killed six, including its founder: Aldrich Killian.

"We don't know what he's planning or if he's even done anything with the virus. But we can't let him have it. He's too dangerous. We'll be sending all of you undercover to a banquet in Malibu in three days. Stark is supposed to be there. Your goal is to find out where Extremis is and, if possible, what Stark is planning to do with it.

"He has a reputation of being a playboy, so use that to your advantage. All of you have the appropriate training so if you can get hands on his phone or any other tech, you hack it. You're to assume that he is armed and dangerous. If he knows you're working for SHIELD, he will kill you without hesitation."

And wasn't that the dumbest plan Loki had ever heard...

Six unarmed, wired agents all trying to get dirt on Tony Stark, the most elusive villain in America? They'd been trying to prove that Stark was Iron Man for years now with no luck. They'd sent undercover agents in as workers for Stark Industries. All were either missing or dead. They'd sent undercover agents to get close to Stark, to be his friend. All of those were brutally murdered.