suits (this one was a matte black, it would be invisible in the night sky) appeared out of a panel in the wall and assembled itself around him as he stood holding Loki’s gaze, smiling slightly.
“Stand behind me, put your arms around my neck,” Tony instructed.
Loki did, and a moment later they were flying.
Tony was flying slower than usual, since he had an unarmored companion on his back, but still they were whipping through the sky, almost silently around the mostly-quiet, mostly-dark skyscrapers. Loki could feel the wind on his face, in his hair. Fandral, the succession, Steve - everything fell away like the ground beneath them.
Flying was glorious.
Loki was not surprised when Iron Man landed at one of the addresses on the list Fandral had …show more content…
There were no Zeta Reticulans left behind, but one room had two long tables covered with mysterious equipment. Tony stood back and watched as Loki put almost all of the equipment into his pocket dimension.
At length Loki indicated two of the devices. “These are too large for my pocket space.”
“Let’s take them next door, then.”
Loki decided it would be boring to ask questions. He lifted one and took it to the fire escape. Iron Man took it from him, flew to the neighboring fire escape, and walked right into the already open window like he owned the place.
Loki surmised that he did. Billionaires were extremely useful to have around.
After stashing the second large device, Tony returned carrying a mass of half-melted metal. He put it on one of the tables. Loki grasped the idea immediately: when the Avengers investigated this location, it would be assumed that the Zeta Reticulans had destroyed their equipment before humans or Asgardians could confiscate it, just as they had in their other hideouts.
“Let’s also destroy these,” Loki said, indicating the few devices still left. “These are what they used to compel humans to climb aboard their ships, and to wipe out their memories of the …show more content…
Tony looked down at the Zeta Reticulan scanner, somber. Ran a finger around the gem. “I won’t have time, will I. To learn everything you have to teach.”
Loki looked at him, grim. “If golden apples were real, I would already have fed them to everyone in this Tower. Even if I had to steal them, as I did in your myth. Come after what may. But I do not know of any way to extend the human lifespan. No one does.” He looked away, then back to Tony. “I’m sorry.”
Tony hesitated. Then handed the scanner back to Loki. “Give this to someone on Vanaheim or Alfheim, someone who’ll live long enough to crack it. I’d love to be that someone but I don’t have the time.”
Loki nodded, took it.
Tony looked up at him. “You’re going to mourn all of us.”
“Every one of you.” From the look on Loki’s face, he was mourning them already.
Trying to move his thoughts from his own grief, he said, “Maybe we shouldn’t have been so nice to you. Then you wouldn’t miss us so much.”
“Each and every one of you will be worth
“Stand behind me, put your arms around my neck,” Tony instructed.
Loki did, and a moment later they were flying.
Tony was flying slower than usual, since he had an unarmored companion on his back, but still they were whipping through the sky, almost silently around the mostly-quiet, mostly-dark skyscrapers. Loki could feel the wind on his face, in his hair. Fandral, the succession, Steve - everything fell away like the ground beneath them.
Flying was glorious.
Loki was not surprised when Iron Man landed at one of the addresses on the list Fandral had …show more content…
There were no Zeta Reticulans left behind, but one room had two long tables covered with mysterious equipment. Tony stood back and watched as Loki put almost all of the equipment into his pocket dimension.
At length Loki indicated two of the devices. “These are too large for my pocket space.”
“Let’s take them next door, then.”
Loki decided it would be boring to ask questions. He lifted one and took it to the fire escape. Iron Man took it from him, flew to the neighboring fire escape, and walked right into the already open window like he owned the place.
Loki surmised that he did. Billionaires were extremely useful to have around.
After stashing the second large device, Tony returned carrying a mass of half-melted metal. He put it on one of the tables. Loki grasped the idea immediately: when the Avengers investigated this location, it would be assumed that the Zeta Reticulans had destroyed their equipment before humans or Asgardians could confiscate it, just as they had in their other hideouts.
“Let’s also destroy these,” Loki said, indicating the few devices still left. “These are what they used to compel humans to climb aboard their ships, and to wipe out their memories of the …show more content…
Tony looked down at the Zeta Reticulan scanner, somber. Ran a finger around the gem. “I won’t have time, will I. To learn everything you have to teach.”
Loki looked at him, grim. “If golden apples were real, I would already have fed them to everyone in this Tower. Even if I had to steal them, as I did in your myth. Come after what may. But I do not know of any way to extend the human lifespan. No one does.” He looked away, then back to Tony. “I’m sorry.”
Tony hesitated. Then handed the scanner back to Loki. “Give this to someone on Vanaheim or Alfheim, someone who’ll live long enough to crack it. I’d love to be that someone but I don’t have the time.”
Loki nodded, took it.
Tony looked up at him. “You’re going to mourn all of us.”
“Every one of you.” From the look on Loki’s face, he was mourning them already.
Trying to move his thoughts from his own grief, he said, “Maybe we shouldn’t have been so nice to you. Then you wouldn’t miss us so much.”
“Each and every one of you will be worth