Roswell (S. Rogers & B. Barnes)

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Roswell leaves Loki be for a bit, Steve, Bucky, and Thor opting to stay with the god to keep an eye on him. So she finds a quiet corner and grabs a lamp. Wanting to try and get an electromagnetic field going. She's never done it before. How is she supposed to do this if she's never done it before? Steve sits behind her, scooting closer to set himself against her back, she relaxes feeling him there his lips finding her shoulder and then her neck. Nuzzling in there.

"I'm trying to concentrate" Roswell scolds, Steve smirks and kisses her cheek.

"What are you trying to do?" he asks finally pulling away.

"So Bucky's idea about the electromagnetic field" she answers. "I was trying to see if I could do it..."

"And?" he sits at her side. She sighs and holds out her hand, concentrating she lets them envelop in her green mist, the light flickers and her fingers spark with the electricity but then the lightbulb explodes. She sighs and lowers her fingers.

"I can't" she admits. "It's not something I've ever done before" Steve brushes her hair back from her face.

"You think I just instantly knew how to use my shield?" he asks. "Or Tony's suits worked the first time?" she shakes her head. "No, exactly, it takes time, practice...."

"But if I can't get a field up how are we going to trap the fae?" she asks him.

"We'll figure something else out" he assures her, she takes a breath and nods. He kisses her softly. She hums against his lips and then pulls back. She smiles at him.

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Steve and Roswell rejoin Loki, Bucky, and Thor just as Loki finishes up drawing on the floor. Steve groans knowing that Tony will be having words about that. He once caught Clint drawing on the walls, because he could, and the archer was cut off from arrows for a week. It made missions interesting.

"What's this?" Roswell asks staring at the sigil on the floor, it's old, nordic in fashion.

"It's the trapping circle I used the last time" Loki answers. "You put the jar in the middle, say a little spell, poof, fae goes in"

"Great" Bucky offers. "Job done..."

"We have to get it here first" Loki scolds as he shoots Bucky a look, Loki then turns to Roswell. "Your electromagnetic field thing" Loki offers. "If you can set up a circle with the trap"

"I can't" Roswell admits. "I can't do that...."

"You said you could..." Loki counters.

"Theoretically" she reminds him. "I already told Steve, I have never done it before" Roswell argues.

"Because you've never been taught" Loki scolds moving to stand behind her. Roswell closes her eyes. He steps closer and takes her arms lifting them, his hands moving to her wrists. Roswell takes a deep breath as her powers activate around her hands. She tilts her head and cries out a little. Steve, Bucky and Thor steps closer, Loki opens his eyes. "Don't" he warns.

"What are you doing to her?" Steve snaps.

"Unlocking her potential" Loki answers as the lights begin to flicker above them. Loki turns his attention back to Roswell. "You have to trust me" he tells her. "Don't think about it...just do it" he whispers. Roswell opens her eyes, Steve and Bucky stare a little seeing that they're glowing green with her powers. Almost smoking with it. Loki steps back and nods a little as her hair begins to move like static. She lowers her eyes down to the floor. The trapping circle flares with an electromagnetic field.

"You did it" Bucky whispers proudly. It then statics out and disappears, Roswell groans and drops her arms before wavering on her feet, Steve manages to grab her before she collapses.

"She's not strong enough" Steve scolds.

"Not yet" Loki argues. "She is more capable than any of you realise, more powerful than anyone has ever given her credit for" Steve sighs.

"I know how powerful she could be" Steve counters. "I get it. But she's not used to using her powers like this...you'll burn her out" Roswell sighs a little leaning into Steve.

"The longer we leave the fae running around the more likely someone will get hurt...or worse" Loki warns.

"And if she gets hurt?" Bucky asks. "Or worse?"

"She knows the risk" Loki answers.

"It's not good enough" Thor offers.

"We don't sacrifice lives" Steve agrees as he stands lifting Roswell up with him. She's unconscious or asleep, he's hoping for the latter. "Figure something else out" He tells Loki before walking away with Roswell, Bucky follows after them shooting Loki a glare as he goes.