Flirting with Danger - Part 6

Escape

Loki slowly inches forward, still holding the scepter.

  "Sir, please put down the spear!" the man with the gun yells.
  Loki looks back at you and smirks. You step back, knowing what he is about to do. He turns back around, looks at the scepter and looks back at the man. Without warning he jabs the air, sending a bolt of blue light towards the man. The man and everyone standing near him are knocked to the ground. Some men on the other side of the room open fire. Loki leaps into the air and lands on one of the men, stabbing him in the chest. He then throws some small, silver daggers at the other men, injuring them. He continues to send bolts of energy towards his foes. You press your back against the cold wall as you watch Loki kick one of the men into the wall, knocking him unconscious. The room is now dark except for some flickering lights and sparks shooting from the equipment. Loki pauses, looking around at the damage he has caused. You stand there, stunned and yet exhilarated. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a man with short hair grab a gun and rise quickly. Loki quickly grabs the man's arm before he can shoot.

  "You have heart." Loki says matter-of-factly as he presses the scepter to the man's chest. The scepter glows blue as it transfers energy into the man. His eyes turn an icy blue color. Loki grins and pulls the scepter away. He walks over to another man and does the same thing. The man with the eye patch slowly and quietly rises and puts the Tesseract into a metallic suitcase.      

  "Please don't," Loki turns to look at him. "I still need that."

  "This doesn't have to get any messier." The man with the eye patch replies.

  "Of course it does. I've come too far for anything else." he takes a step closer. "I am Loki, of Asgard and I am burdened with glorious purpose."
A shiver of excitement runs down your spine.

  "Loki, brother of Thor!" a man in plaid suddenly cries out. You see Loki give him a look of disgust.

  "We have no quarrel with your people." the man with the eye patch continues.

  "An ant has no quarrel with a boot."

  "Are you planning to step on us?"

  "I come with glad tidings of a world made free."

  "Free from what?"

  "Freedom," Loki states. "Freedom is life's great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart," he suddenly turns to the man in plaid and places the scepter against his chest, "you will know peace."

  "Yeah, you say 'peace', I kind of think you mean the other thing."

  "Sir, Director Fury is stalling. This place is about to blow and drop a hundred feet of rock on us." The man with short hair says urgently. "He means to bury us."

  "Like the pharaohs of old."  The man with the eye patch, Director Fury, says coldly.

  "Well then," Loki looks at the man with short hair. He in turn pulls a gun out of his coat and shoots Fury. As he falls to the ground, the man walks over and picks up the metallic suitcase. The four of them walk towards you. Loki's eyes lock with yours.

  "It is ok." he says holding out his hand. You grasp it and he gently pulls you away from the wall. "Everything is under control now."
           The five of you continue on until you enter a parking structure.

  "I need these vehicles!" The man with short hair shouts to a nearby female agent. You walk over to a nearby truck. Loki climbs into the bed of the truck while the others get into the front. After getting situated, he reaches out and helps you climb into the truck beside him.  

  "You are going to have to hang on tight." He warns you. You nod and grip the rails attached to the bed of the truck.

  "Who's that?" the female agent asks warily, looking at Loki.

  "They didn't tell me." The short haired man replies, walking around the front of the vehicle.

  "HILL! Do you copy?!" Director Fury's voice says urgently over the walkie talkie, "Barton has turned!"
The short haired man, who's name was apparently Barton, pulled out his gun and started firing at Agent Hill. Hill rolls behind a wall to shield her self and returns fire. Barton then climbs into the driver's seat and peels out.

    "She will probably follow us so you will need to lay low." Loki says, gently pushing down on your shoulders until you are lying down. The truck is cold against your skin. You look around and notice that you have nothing to hold on to.  

  "You could always give me a weapon you know." you mutter under your breath.
  Gunfire suddenly erupts around you. Some of the shots are a bit too close for comfort. Loki grips the scepter tightly and sends a bolt of light at the car pursuing you. The car flips over and partially blocks the tunnel.

  "That was far too easy." Barton yells back.

  "Agent Hill should be along soon." Loki replies, looking around.
  You hear a screech and feel the truck lurch forward.

  "Oh there she is." You say, doing your best to brace yourself. There are more gunshots and the sound of breaking glass. You feel Barton step on the gas…or so you think. The tunnel starts to collapse behind you. You shield your eyes from the flying debris as the truck barely clears the last of the tunnel. A helicopter flies by as Barton drives onto a dusty road. Fury leans out of the helicopter and opens fire. Loki whips around and hits the helicopter dead on. It spins out of control and crashes into the ground. You hear more gunshots, which meant Fury must have leapt out before it had crashed. He runs after you, but he can't keep up.
  You finally breathe a sigh of relief and prop yourself up on your elbows. Loki still looks tense and determined.

  "Loki, relax." You reach out and touch his arm, "We are safe now."
  He lays the scepter down and sits next to you.

  "Thank you for your help." he grins.

  "I could have helped more if I had a weapon, but you're welcome."

  "You're never satisfied are you?"

  "Sometimes." you smirk and quickly change the subject. "So, it's getting dark fast isn't it?"
  The stars were already starting to come out. You couldn't have been driving for that long.

  "We should arrive at the facility soon."

  "In the meantime," you tug at his arm, "we can star gaze."
  You lie back down and Loki lies down next to you. He silently stares up at the  sky.

  "Can you see Asgard from here?"

  "Not at the moment. The rainbow bridge is…in a state of disrepair."

  "That's a great name for a bridge." you laugh sarcastically.

  "I did not name it." he replies solemnly.  

  "I was just kidding." you lean your head on his shoulder. "Hey, I see the big dipper!"

  "What?" he asked, with a confused expression.

  "The big dipper. Look." You connect the stars with your finger.

  "Oh, I see."  
  The car unexpectedly hits a bump in the road and Loki grabs your arm to keep you from jostling around. You are glad it's dark or else he would see you blushing. As he continues to hold on to your arm, part of you wishes that the facility was farther away.