148I do not own the Avengers, Marvel or anything else in story just the plot idea. No yaoi is in this story but there might be mild swearing, pranks and murderous thoughts from everyone's favorite trickster.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Energizer Loki
Chapter 1 – A Deal Is Struck
Loki lay there staring at the ceiling of the room he had been placed. He was alive but badly injured and barely able to move without pain. His magic almost completely exhausted from the healing his body needed. He could only sit in brightly lit room and imagine the most dark and painful ways to end those so called 'Avengers'.
'Is someone going to sit in the room with me as well?' He thought angrily as he shifted his eyes towards the door where only muffled sounds could be heard.
Loki wasn't as stupid as his 'brother' when it came to the ways of Midgard he knew that Nick Fury had cameras throughout the cell and guards stationed outside it in order to make sure he couldn't escape this time. Not that he could anyway the beating that the green beast had given him spent most of the remaining magic he had on healing himself.
"- be fine I'll drop this off ask a him if he's up to the idea and leave ok," the annoying voice of Tony Stark echoed in the room as the door was opened making the trickster slightly curious about what he was going to be asked. "Besides Fury is spying on Reindeer Games in here if he tries anything do you really think he'll get that far?"
"That's not the point Tony," the Captain replied back in an annoyed tone. "Let Thor or I we can stop him if he does try anything we can stop him quickly you're not even wearing your armor he could seriously hurt you before one of the guards was able to restrain him."
"Ignoring that comment on my masculinity aside Rogers you are not my mother my safety is known of your concern." Stark irritably snapped back.
"But I'm your teammate that should count for something." Captain America pushed.
"Look you can tell me the entire 'I told you so' speech later if daddy-issues in there tries anything but until then let me move out of the way I am a man on a mission." Stark replied as the door was opened fully for the first time and Stark and the Captain became visible to Loki. He watched as Stark dragged a chair in with him in one hand well carrying a small white box and metal thermos in the other before closed once again. Loki briefly caught a glimpse of Captain America's worried face before the door shut completely.
"Loki nice to see you again," Stark chirped happily. "Enjoying the room?"
"It leaves much to be desired Stark." Loki answered back.
"Sorry but you see someone destroyed the Helicarrier and the upper parts of my tower so this is the only place close by that Fury thinks is secure." Stark responded snidely.
Loki kept silent and watched as Stark set the chair down a couple fee away from the trickster and proceeded sit on it well holding the box and thermos in each hand.
"Now then down to business," Tony declared giving Loki his full attention. "Your brother -."
Loki quickly interrupted Stark. "That lout is NOT my brother."
"Fine then," Tony sighed. "Thor has explained that you two are going back home soon and before that happens there was something I wanted to do with you."
"Which is?" Loki questioned.
"Just run some tests you know simple stuff like that." Tony said lazily.
"So I am to be experimented on before returning to Asgard." Loki crossly answered.
"Experiment no that's more of a Fury thing," Tony assured. "I was just hoping to take a few scans of you maybe get a hat that you can pull a rabbit out of you know see how your magic works."
Loki gave Iron Man's cheerful expression an annoyed look.
"And why should I let you do these 'scans' and 'tests' Stark," Loki proceeded questioned. "What will I get out of the agreement?"
"Well for starters out of this cell for a little while and," Tony proceeded to hold up the box and thermos. "This here is a little peace offering here of shawarma's and coffee two the greatest things ever invented besides my suits of course."
"Your attempts at bribery to not entice me Stark," Loki retorted "However the idea of leaving this dungeon for a while certainly has merit."
"Really," Tony exclaimed his face brightening like a child on Christmas morning. "And it's a basement not a dungeon."
"I will consent to your wishes on two conditions Stark." The trickster said watching happily as Stark's face darkened.
"What?" Tony questioned back.
"First is that you keep Thor and your green monster away from me at all times." Loki said plainly. He had no wish to see his brother or the beast that had whipped him around like a small child's toy.
"I can agree to Bruce, who is not a monster by the way," Tony responded back in a displeased tone of voice at Loki's choice of words for Bruce or the Hulk. "Your bro-, sorry Thor is going to be a little more difficult you are pretty much on lock down here no visitors and all, once he hears that you're out of cell he will most likely want to talk to you."
"Then don't tell him." The god simply answered back.
"That might work but don't blame me if it somehow leaks out to him Steve knows what I came to ask you and so do the guards and people watching you through camera's are listening so they now know." Tony said.
Loki scowled at the thought of Thor coming to bother them with his mother hen ways and irritating ramblings of how they were still brothers.
"What's your second condition Rudolph" Tony asked drawing Loki out of his thoughts of murdering Thor with cotton balls.
"I wish to be kept in what is the Midgardian saying 'the loop' I believe on what exactly it is you are doing." Loki said plainly.
"That's it you don't want extra pudding with your meals or something to do you just want me to tell you what I'm doing." Tony answered back perplexed this condition.
"Yes I am a scholar so whatever you are trying to do might be interesting," Loki answered back before given Tony a scrutinizing look. "And be aware that I am called the Liesmith for a reason so it would do you no good should you choose to lie."
"Alright then I keep Bruce and Thor away and tell you what I'm doing seems simple enough," Tony said placing the box on his lap and extending his hand. "We have ourselves a deal."
Loki stared at it for a moment before extending his own hand. It stopped a few centimeters within reach of Starks by the shackles around his wrists. He had forgotten about the metal restraints which connected to a chain that was bolted to the floor.
"Sorry forgot about those," Tony said leaning forward further to grasp Loki's hand in a firm shake. "I can't promise you though that Fury will let you out of here without some kind of bracelets on you."
"They are the least annoying thing given the situation." Loki retorted.
"Alright I'll get someone to bring you up in about an hour that should give you plenty of time to have your peace offering," Tony stated placing the box on the bed and the thermos in Loki's hand before turning back towards the door. "Enjoy"
Loki simply stared at the door for a few minutes before placing the thermos on the floor glancing at the box and opening it with one hand. Picking up half of the 'shawarma' as Stark called it and taking a small bite Loki found that it wasn't bad not something he would usually eat but it would have to do. When the food was done he picked up the metal thermos from the floor and opened the top. A small bit of steam rose up off the peculiar dark liquid.
'It has a pleasant odor at least' Loki thought as he took a small whiff of the strange drink before taking a small sip not at all bothered by the temperature and then a larger one.
Quickly finishing the coffee and then placing the metal thermos on the ground Loki let out a content sigh and suddenly felt a more energized then he had before.
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