*one year later*
After the invasion, the Avengers temporarily went their separate ways. Clint and Natasha went back on missions for S.H.I.E.L.D. so they were almost never in the tower. Thor was back on Asgard, handling business there. Steve moved to D.C. to work at one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s divisions down there, and Bruce stayed at the tower to work in Tony's lab.
Rhi was finally ready to give up her apartment and ended up taking her Dad up on his offer to move into the tower. I mean, how could she turn down having an entire floor to herself. That and the tower library needed a new librarian. Since no one really used it, it made it the perfect place to practice her powers.
Since discovering her powers, Rhi has been able to figure out and tap into the power of the mind stone that flows in her. One of those abilities being having a sixth sense. She can't see the future per-say, but her intuition was always right, and right now, it was tell her something bad was going to happen.
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"Hey J.A.R.V.I.S., where's Dad?"
"He and Dr. Banner are in the lab, Miss Fairweather."
"Ok thanks, J."
"You're welcome Miss."
She looked up from the pile of books she was sorting at the clock to see it was a little past 2pm. The bad feeling she had was only getting stronger.
Fuck it, I'm closing early today.
She closed up the library and headed to the cafeteria and grabbed a couple of waters, some blueberries, and a couple of turkey sandwiches, and headed up to the lab to make sure everything there was in order.
She arrived at the lab to see both Bruce and Tony working on some projects together. Both of them still wearing the clothes they had yesterday.
Do they ever leave the lab?
"I come bearing sustenance!"
Tony and Bruce both looked up at Rhi and smiled as she brought over the food she grabbed.
"Thanks, Rhi." Bruce says as he grabs a sandwich
Tony grabs the blueberries and gives her a hug. "Yeah, thanks, kid."
She pulls away from Tony and winces. "When's the last time you guys showered?"
Bruce looked away to avoid answering, so Tony answered. "I don't think you want to know the answer to that question."
"Gross, Dad."
Tony shrugs his shoulders and walks back over to his project.
Rhi walks over to Bruce. "So, whatcha working on?"
"We're trying to construct a new module that'll, for lack of better terms, stop the Hulk if he ever goes on a rampage."
"I though you had handle on the green guy."
"I do. It's just more of a precaution incase..."
"It's ok, Bruce." Rhi cuts him off to give him a hug to discreetly use her powers to ease his mind. One of her other abilities, was being able to, for lack of better terms, manipulate people and their emotions. She didn't like using that part of her powers, except to help people.
She then walked over to Tony to see what he was doing. "And what are you working on?"
Tony looks up from the blueprints he was editing. "A new location for the Avengers."
"What's wrong with the tower?"
"Technically nothing, it's works well for us," he points to him and Bruce, "and Steve, Natasha, Clint, and Thor. But when they're here at the same it's a little crowded, and we don't have the room for more people."
"You plan on recruiting more people?"
"Eventually. We'll be converting one of the old warehouses upstate."
Rhi looks over at what Tony has come up with so far. "This looks great so far, but...no library?"
Tony chuckles "The compound isn't going to need a library."
"Dad, there are people that actually like to read, you know. Besides, if you have the space to put in a screening room, I think you can manage a small library."
"Ok ok, fair enough."
"Oh, and you should consider putting bathrooms in everyone's room. They don't need anything fancy, but when given the choice, I don't think people are going to want to share. You only need something big enough for a small shower, sink, and toilet."
Tony looks over the plans. "I think we can manage that."
"These are new." Rhi picks up a pair of clunky metal cuffs. "What, or should I say who, are these for?"
"Loki."He takes the cuffs from Rhi and places them back on the table. "I've been working on a way to stop him from using his magic, incase he ever decides to show his face here again."
"I didn't think doing something like that was even possible." She pauses and thinks about the binding spell she had. "Well, at least not without using some sort of spell."
"That's the thing, I'm not stopping it, I'm shielding it."
"Ok...explain."
"Well, magic is essentially energy. I designed the cuffs to put a shield around the wearer to prevent them from emitting said energy."
"How do the cuffs detect what energy to block?"
"Last time mischief was here, J.A.R.V.I.S. analyzed his magic energy so we could study it later."
"These would only work on Loki then?"
"For now. If we ever need to use these on someone else, we just calibrate it to their magic energy."
"That's actually really clever."
"Well, I am a genius."
Suddenly, the uneasy feeling Rhi has been having increases causing her to double over.
What the hell!? It feels like someone just stabbed me in the chest!
"Rhi!"
"Kid!"
Both Tony and Bruce rush over to Rhi to help her sit down in a chair. Tony hands her some water while Bruce grabs the medical kit.
"Hey, you good?"
"Yea, I'm ok I think."
Even if Tony and Bruce knew about her powers, there wouldn't be anything they could do about it anyway, so she lies. "I've just...haven't had much to eat or drink today."
Bruce checks her over real quick. "Well, your heart rate is a little high. But other than that, your vitals are normal." His puts his hand on her shoulder. "Go eat and get some rest and I'll come check on you in the morning."
"Thanks, Bruce." Rhi leaves the lab and heads to the elevator. As soon as she gets off on her floor, she immediately can feel that someone else is there.
This feels like...no...it can't be...
She conjures her magic to her hands, and starts walking towards the familiar feeling until she stops at her door. Using her magic, she opens the door and slowly makes her way in.
After checking her room over, Rhi goes to check her bathroom. Using her magic again to open the door, she flicks on the light to find Loki sitting on the floor leaning against the wall holding his chest.
He opens his eyes and a small smirk forms on his face. "Surprise."
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A/N : Sorry for the shorter chapter, the next one is going to be a bit longer and a bit more dull as there will be a lot of info dumped in there so it might take a bit to read through. But I promise that it'll be worth it