the other side.

Battle of the Century.

We walked into the main office where everyone was manning the deck. Our group went their separate ways, Steve looking out into the horizon, Bruce wandering around and Natasha doing her own thing. I see Hill managing all of the pilots to get into the air, while Fury orders them to vanish us. We turn invisible to the outside world. I walk over to Hill, smiling.

"How hard was it, talking to Stark?"

"He was nice, funny too." She smiles.

"Well, it doesn't seem like he wants to be here, considering that he isn't."

"Give him time, he'll think it through."

Fury turns around, facing the two men.

"Gentlemen."

Hill eyes up Steve, and Fury walks over to Banner, shaking his hand.

"They're much nicer than I thought." I say.

"You say that about everyone you meet. Next you're going to say that Loki wasn't as bad as it meets the eye."

"Well, we'll just have to find out." She gawks at me and I laugh.

Everyone walks over to Coulson, who explains what we're trying to do in order to get the Tesseract back. Banner helps out, explaining that they could scan the gamma rays around them to find it.

"Do you have somewhere for me to work?" He asks.

"Miss Galactica will guide you to your lab." Hill pats my back, and I smile at her. I walk over to Bruce and gesture him to follow me.

"You'll love it, Doc, we've got all the toys."

I walk him over to the lab, opening the door for him. He grins sheepishly, then looks around at everything in the room.

"Is everything to your liking, Doctor?"

"Yes, thank you." He says. I smile at him.

"How is everyone treating you?"

"Okay." He states plainly as he walks over to a desk.

"You seem tense, there's no need to stress, Doc. I can assure you that everything will go as planned." I say. He looks up at me.

"Will it?"

"Yes, everything will be fine. Please, call me if you need anything at all." I say smiling. He nods, and I exit the room.

꧁♡︎꧂

It became the evening quicker than I thought. Everyone is scouting the area to find the Tesseract while I just watch. Coulson is standing with Rogers, and I'm with Fury.

"Everyone seems to be doing well, Director."

"You've been checking up on all of them?" He questions. I raise an eyebrow.

"It's the least I could do. The world is in danger and we're putting all the stress on a bunch of different people suddenly. They must be freaking out under the tough exterior." I explain. He nods.

"What about you? You're holding the future in your hands, but they aren't shaking."

I look at him, "I'm fine. This wouldn't be the first time."

Before anyone could say anything else to me, another power surge enters my body.

'He's at a party, it seems.'

'He's planning on getting more ingredients for the Tesseract.'

'He won't succeed, but you'll only leave with Loki.'