Child of Silence

The Voices We Hear

Chapter 11 "The Voices We Hear"

Steve and Bucky

Two agonizing weeks and the team had returned to Asgard battered bloody and bruised. The Dark Elves had been vicious indeed and determined to destroy all nine realms to revive the Dark Realm. Heimdall had sent them all back to earth a week later once Frigga had deemed them healed and fit for travel. No one dare go against the very maternal Queen especially when she fights dirty. She pointed out if they didn't stay and heal then they would just scare Harry into tears because they all looked half way to death. She would not allow her Grandson to suffer such trauma.

"Man it's good to be home." Clint said as he stumbled into to the Quinjet.

"I think we all can agree that it is good to be going home." Steve stated as he started up the engines. The Team along with Jane had been sent back to London where they had left the Quinjet. Jane left the group to return to her local apartment that she was sharing with some other scientist not even looking back at the heroes that saved her. Even though she was grateful to them for saving her, her opinions hadn't changed. She and Thor had had a loud argument about Loki and Harry as well as being with the Avengers. Thor though defended his brother and his Brother's in Arms and said once they were cleared to return to earth they no longer had to see one another. This declaration had Jane stomping off to her rooms and not coming out again until it was time to leave.

Everyone was happy to be back on earth and after Jane left the tension within the team hadn't lessened at all because two of their team mates were not happy with each other. Tony had been ignoring Loki since the return from the Dark Realm. No one could get either one to talk about it and it left an uncomfortable silence among the team.

"Wait this can't be right. Tony, are you online with Jarvis yet?" Clint called to the moody genius who had just put his suit away.

"Hold on let me turn on my com-bands. Jarvis you with me?"

"Welcome home sir."

"We're back online Bird Brain what's the beef?"

"Ask him what today's date is?" Clint said as they lifted off.

"J. what is today's date?"

"It's Friday November 20, 2015."

"Shit! We've been gone for three Months!" Tony shouted and the rest of the team were all coming to the same thought. 'HARRY!'

"Yes sir. Dr Strange has been keeping Dr. Banner and Master Harry updated on your mission status."

"Well at least he doesn't think that we had abandoned him." Bucky muttered.

"That's not the point Barnes we were only suppose to be gone a week." Nat scolded.

"Jarvis, what's been going on since we have been gone?" Tony asked the AI ignoring other's chatter.

"About four days after your departure there was an attempted kidnapping of Master Harry. Dr Banner and the Hulk were able to distract one of the kidnappers and Master Harry was able to escape the Sanctum where Dr. Strange apprehended the other two kidnappers. The kidnappers were from a group called Mandarin that has recently arose. The kidnapping was due to the misunderstanding that Master Harry was your son sir. Dr. Banner and Dr. Strange have been working on the assumption that whoever hacked my system is either the leader or part of the Mandarin group. For safety reasons Master Harry and Dr. Banner portal to and from the Sanctum in research and hope of finding who these men are. Ms Potts has had Happy reinforce the defenses with the help of SHIELD at both the Tower and your Malibu home and offices. On a side note Master Harry has taken to resuming his HYDRA training at night after he is sure the Doctor has fallen asleep. He is careful not to go over his Hour limit and has increased his accuracy by twenty percent."