LOKI

Chapter 14: Sokovia

Loki sat next to the Maximoff twins in the Quinjet as Barton and Natasha piloted the aircraft to Sokovia.

"So you can run fast and your sister can read minds right." Loki asked Pietro

"Among other things. But tell me why can't I read your mind?" Wanda asked curiously

"You can't read his mind." Pietro looked surprised

"I have a formidable mind. It is one of my abilities to shield my mind from others. An essential power for a wizard to possess." Loki said with a shrug

"So tell us Loki. How was space?" Natasha asked

"Not boring. Spent most of my time in Xandar. Fought a Kree. Saved a planet from destruction. That sort of thing." Loki shrugged his shoulders

"You faced a Kree and that too in Xandar." Thor asked in surprise

"Ronan the Accuser attacked Xandar. The Nova corps and Ravengers held him off. Then the Guardians of Galaxy killed him led by Peter Quill. He is a half-human by the way." Loki said

"Wait a second. There are humans in space." Barton asked intrigued

"Well yes. There are some." Loki said as if that was a common thing

"The Guardians of Galaxy. What is that?" Tony asked

"Well, they are a group of individuals that fought Ronan. It's a newly formed group so I don't know much about them." Loki said

"But why did Ronan attack Xandar? He should have known it would be suicide." Thor asked

"I will have to speak to you at some point. There are a few things I have to tell you but it can wait." Loki looked troubled

"Cap, we are about to enter Sokovia." Natasha said

"Alright listen up. Ultron is our fault and we can't allow the people of Sokovia to suffer for our mistakes. So our priority must be to evacuate all the citizens. Ultron said that we are the monsters and we are what's wrong with the world. This is not just about fighting him. This about whether Ultron is right. So let's prove him wrong." Captain America said

Barton and Natasha set down the Quinjet in one of the parks. The sun has yet to rise in the sky so there were very few people outside.

"Wanda, use your powers to draw people out and evacuate them outside of Sokovia." Captain America ordered

"I will try." Wanda said as she began to use her powers to influence the people

"Stark, find out what Ultron is planning and stall him as much as you can while the rest of us will spread out and contain the fight between us." Captain America ordered and Tony flew away using his suit towards the centre of the city.

"I will keep an eye out from the sky." Loki said as a golden light covered his body and flew up into the sky.

Loki watched from the sky as the people of Sokovia took to the streets as Wanda began to manipulate the minds of the people to vacate their homes and move out of the city. The sun began to rise and slowly light up the streets of Sokovia. But that peaceful moment was broken as the ground began to shake. Loki heard the conversation between Ultron and Stark so he prepared himself to save as many on the ground.