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evandar ([personal profile] evandar) wrote2012-06-25 08:53 pm

Fic - Chained - 4/?

Title: Chained
Author: Evandar
Fandom: Avengers
Rating: R
Genre: Angst/Drama/Romance
Pairing: Clint/Coulson
Warnings: Swearing, pseudo-bestiality, torture
Disclaimer: I do not own The Avengers and I am making no profit from this story.
Summary: S.H.I.E.L.D is in uproar: Fury and Coulson are AWOL, one of Thor's friends is missing. Odin has discovered the human lives of Loki's monstrous children and returned them to their original prisons. The Avengers aren't happy; neither is Loki, and Hawkeye might just be gunning for Odin's remaining eye.



The video feed showed the biggest damn wolf in the universe lean down and allow Clint Barton to pet its muzzle. Two thousand miles away in New Mexico, Natasha sat back in her chair and breathed a sigh of relief, before shutting down the feed on her phone and returning it to her pocket. She hadn’t wanted to come here. If she’d had a choice she would have stayed in the cave with Clint and Phil, but as much as they were family – the closest she had to one – they had all been trained to do their jobs first.

Her job was talking to Thor’s girlfriend.

Apparently Jane Foster had and issue with S.H.I.E.L.D agents being near her equipment because she’d insisted on meeting Natasha in a diner instead of her lab. Natasha didn’t mind. The coffee was hot, and while it wasn’t really secure, she wasn’t going to be discussing anything classified. Not yet, at least. A missing persons report had been filed for Darcy Lewis with the local police department, and it seemed that everyone in the small town knew that she had vanished.

What she did mind was that Foster was running late. It set her on edge – more on edge, even, considering she’d been tense ever since Phil and Fury had been discovered missing. There was a throbbing sensation growing behind her right eye that was threatening to become a full-blown tension headache at any moment.

Coffee, and the visual confirmation that Phil was now free, could only do so much.

Strictly speaking, as an Avenger, this was something she shouldn’t have had to do. A junior agent or three could have been sent in to make sure the job was done. But S.H.I.E.L.D was barely functioning as it was. Hill had taken over as temporary commander in Fury’s absence, and was mostly preoccupied by making sure the Council didn’t find out that Fury was missing and investigating how far S.H.I.E.L.D may have been compromised by its commander secretly being a giant serpentine demigod. All of S.H.I.E.L.D’s agents were part of that investigation, and the Avengers were not exempted.

Not only that, but this time it was personal. It was Phil.

He was a member of Thor’s immediate family. Hell, he was Loki’s youngest son. Tony had built his own version of the Bifrost in order to get Thor and Loki out of Asgard unnoticed so that they could fix things. Steve was doing his best to help Hill by temporarily taking over Phil’s cat-herding duties. Clint was, well, currently he was petting his boyfriend’s muzzle and being jaw-droppingly open-minded, but a few days ago he’d been inches from a nervous breakdown.

It made her glad that Bruce had escaped to Laos to do charity work and was, therefore, oblivious.

Because the one person in S.H.I.E.L.D you did not mess with was Phil Coulson; not unless you wanted the Avengers gunning for you. They’d already proved that once and none of them were fans of repetition.

If Odin ever came to earth again, he would discover that. If he managed to survive the exploding arrow Clint was no doubt planning on putting through his remaining eye. They never had managed to test what effect that would have on a god.

The bell above the door jangled, and Natasha looked up to see Jane Foster walk in. The young woman looked like hell, and for the first time since she had stepped into the diner to discover her absent, Natasha felt a twinge of sympathy towards the other woman. She raised a hand and waved her over. A waitress followed, and Natasha ordered two more coffees. Foster looked like she needed it.

“I’m Natasha Romanov,” she said by way of greeting. “From S.H.I.E.L.D.”

“I know,” Foster replied. “I, uh, saw you on the news.”

Of course. Natasha had worked in secrecy and infamy for so long – assassins did tend to avoid the spotlight – that it still surprised her when people recognised her. But Black Widow was an Avenger now and the Avengers were national heroes. Fury had told her to suck it up and learn to live with it.

She gave a smile that felt brittle even to her. “It’s a pleasure to meet you in person, Miss Foster. I’ve read your file.” It would have been kinder, perhaps, to lie and say that Thor had spoken highly of her, but he had barely even mentioned her. All of Natasha’s information on the woman had come from the file S.H.I.E.L.D kept on her and a few observations Eric Selvig had made to her before she’d stepped on the plane. “Your work is impressive.”

Tony had replicated the Bifrost using whatever he used to power his arc reactor and whatever Thor and Selvig had been able to tell him about the original, and he had done it in a week. Foster was still considered the official expert only through length of time studying and a powerful desire not to inflate Tony Stark’s ego even further.

But that was classified.

“Why are you here, Miss Romanov?” Foster asked. Apparently she wasn’t in the mood for platitudes. Natasha could understand that.

“I was available,” she said. “We need access to some of your data.” Another reason why Foster was still considered the expert on wormholes and the Bifrost: she was the one actively studying and recording data on them.

“Why not send Thor?”

“He’s not available,” she said. “His location is currently classified.”

Foster looked mutinous. “Look,” she said. “This isn’t really a good time. My friend’s gone missing and I’m supposed to be helping look for her…”

“Give us the data and we’ll make her case a priority,” Natasha said quickly. She didn’t say that without S.H.I.E.L.D and its temporary alliance with Loki, Darcy Lewis would never be found. Instead she elaborated, “Send in some agents. Move things along faster.”

Foster was considering her offer. Natasha wished she would consider a little faster; she wanted to be in New York when the others got there.

“Okay,” Foster said. “What do you need?”



Foster’s lab was one of the more disorganised Natasha had seen. Not as bad as Tony’s, which was a jumble of robots and suit-tech and half-completed prototypes of things that no one but him could understand, but it was close. There were computers and notes and diagrams strewn over every flat surface, and a note-board with photographs pinned to it.

It was the photographs that drew Natasha’s attention first. She walked over to study them as behind her Foster rummaged for the observations she’d made the night Fury and Phil, and her own friend, had gone missing. She’d raised an eyebrow when Natasha had given her the date they were looking at, but hadn’t asked.

She was a smart woman. Natasha liked her.

“When were these taken?” she asked.

She traced her finger over the image of a blurred black shape in the middle of a flare of orange. It didn’t look human. In fact… She peered closer, before reeling back as she realised what she was looking at. She didn’t need to hear Foster’s confirmation that they had been taken the night of the abduction to know it was Odin and that he hadn’t been alone.

She had spent the last few days brushing up on her Norse mythology when she hadn’t been busy with other assignments. It had been something she’d intended to do for a while – ever since Thor had started working with them – but hadn’t yet got round to. The revelation that her handler and her boss were Loki’s children and the sight of Phil bound and bleeding in that cave had finally spurred her into doing it.

She’d found out that Loki had more children than just them, and in front of her was the proof. Odin had brought Loki’s eldest son – Sleipnir – with him.

He’d made him watch as he kidnapped and imprisoned his brothers; driven a sword through the youngest’s head and pinned it to the ground, and gods knew what he’d done to Fury.

Natasha had had a very long career. She’d started young and she hadn’t been eased into her job gently. Spying and killing were the things she had been born for, and in the process of doing it she’d met some very sick individuals. She was beginning to find a horrible number of similarities between the worst of her assignments and Odin’s behaviour towards his adopted son and his children. She swallowed her growing nausea and tried not to think about how much Loki must have had had to take before he had finally snapped.

God. How many of those stories were true?

She shoved her emotions into a tiny box in her heart and slammed it shut, hiding herself behind the cold front of ruthless professionalism. She’d rant and rage and avenge later; now she had a job to do.

“I will need to take these,” she said.

And when Loki saw them – and he would – she would have his back as all hell broke loose. Anyone who tortured children deserved the full force of her wrath. She didn’t think it would sit well with the others either. Clint already had a grudge, he didn’t need more of an excuse really, but Steve and Tony and Thor would have to see them as well and they would like it just about as much as she did.

Odin was going to find himself very unpopular next time he dropped down for a visit. In fact, it was almost tempting to take the fight straight to him – they had to put that false Bifrost to good use, didn’t they?

“There are copies of them on here,” Foster told her, handing her a memory stick. It was accompanied by a thin folder of notes. “I didn’t have time to review everything that happened that night. I, Darcy…”

Natasha tried her best to smile, to comfort, but failed miserably. “I understand, Miss Foster,” she said. “This is a trying time for you.” For all of us. “Thank you for your cooperation. You’ll receive a visit from some of my colleagues very shortly.”

Foster nodded. “Thank you,” she said. She gave Natasha a shrewd look. “Her disappearance is something to do with Asgard, isn’t it. With Loki.” She nodded towards the pictures. “I thought it might have been when I saw the Bifrost had activated, but I don’t understand why he would take her. If he was trying to get back at Thor, wouldn’t he have targeted me?”

She was intelligent and observant, but she didn’t have all the details and had rather spectacularly missed the point. But any correction would mean giving her classified information and putting her – and S.H.I.E.L.D – further at risk.

“Who knows why Loki does anything?” Natasha murmured. She let her hand rest briefly on Foster’s shoulder. “We’ll find her,” she promised.

They’d better, or there would be hell to pay.

^_^

[identity profile] kienie-darkside.livejournal.com 2012-06-25 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I really like where you're taking this story. I think it's great, well written, and fun. I especially like how protective Natasha is, and how devoted Clint is. Can't wait for the next chapter. ^_^

Re: ^_^

[identity profile] hikarievandar.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I'm glad you like it. Next chapter is being worked on. ^.^

I <3

[identity profile] sunstrider.livejournal.com 2012-06-26 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
i love this. clint is the best boyfriend in the world. everyone's growing empathy for Loki. and Thor finally behaving like he always believed he had.

Re: I <3

[identity profile] hikarievandar.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! <3

Thor's in for some serious whumpage over his previous behaviour. XD

[identity profile] owleyes-arisen.livejournal.com 2012-06-28 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I absolutely love this story.

I was the original prompter of the Hel!Darcy idea, so I always feel a sort of paternal pride in stories like this - and your ideas, your fics are absolutely incredible. They're true to character, and address the thought processes and underlying currents of situations in incredible detail. It's well written, fun and VERY engaging, and I look forward to seeing where it goes!

...also, I can't help thinking - they think Fenrir!Coulson's big? Jormungandr!Fury is probably a LOT bigger (after all, he stretches around the world...) Can't wait seeing people's reactions to the fact that their boss is, in fact, Snakezilla. It's one thing to know, it's another to see him looming out of the sea like some giant primordial beast...

Is shapeshifting still locked away from Coulson? Or is he just too weak to attempt it at the moment?

...and I have a wonderful mental image of Fenrir!Coulson taking Clint for a ride - not like that, but just riding on his back like a horse as they move from one place to another...

[identity profile] hikarievandar.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you like it! <3

At first, the idea of Fury, Coulson and Darcy being Loki's kids struck me as very, very weird. But the idea grew on me, and then ideas about what that would mean developed, and then I completely fell in love with it. Because something like that puts everything that happens in the movies never read the comics, so all characterisation comes from the films in a completely different light.

Can I use the phrase 'Snakezilla'? Because I just couldn't stop laughing when I read that. It's so, completely, true that they probably don't realise just how big Jormungandr is. After all, Fenris can still fit on land - how much bigger can he possibly be? (I have part of that chapter written already, and an internal map of where he's lying in the oceans. And the fact that I have to use the plural there should give you a pretty good idea.) With Jormungandr there's also the problem of the collateral damage that waking him up is going to cause. Something that big moving around in the world's oceans? Cue epic tsunamis everywhere and 2012 conspiracy theorists losing their shit.

Coulson's shapeshifting will be discussed in the next chapter.

...he may have to shrink down a bit for that ride first though, otherwise Canada may get a bit squished. XD

[identity profile] owleyes-arisen.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
I like. I like very, very much!

I know what you mean. Now, whenever I watch the movies, I can't help but consider them in light of my favorite fanon. As a result, I'm afraid that Coulson's dramatic death in The Avengers movie was - kinda spoiled on me; I kept thinking that there's no way a paltry stab through the chest can kill the Fenris Wolf.

...it also explains some of Fury's (lack) of a reaction. And casts Darcy tazing Thor in an entirely new light...

Please feel free to use 'Snakezilla!' And - well, it's not necessary, but could you please reference where you the phrase came from? It would give me a nice gooey feeling if I saw my name even tangentially referenced in this utterly AMAZING story... And you have to wonder exactly what happened the LAST time Jor managed to wiggle his way out of the ocean. Was there some great epic flood in history that correlates to the event?

I've heard some people speculate that Jor's actually hiding in the Mariana Trench and is actually the source of The Bloop. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop) I also think he enjoys fucking with conspiracy theoriests. Then again, I know nothing of oceanography.

If Coulson's minions are having heart attacks and frantically doing their paperwork, then SHIELD as a whole will be - well, working overtime to make sure that Director Fury (and suddenly the name makes SO MUCH SENSE) has absolutely NO cause whatsoever to even *look* in their direction...

And when you consider that Jor is prophecized to kill Odin, and you look up and up at towers of dripping, barnacle-encrusted scales and a baleful red eye larger then New York City - yes. You sudden begin to believe that this is a thing that can kill a god.

If Coulson can change shape, then changing size should actually be a lot easier. And you have to admit, it'd be a lot easier to move a wolf the size of a minivan then one that straddles continents.

...honestly, though, all I could think of was Elfquest when I thought about wolf-riders... And Clint shooting arrows at someone from Fenrir's back while a GIANT WOLF barrels towards the enemy at gods-alone-know mph is - interesting.

[identity profile] owleyes-arisen.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oops, my mistake - Jor's actually predicted to kill THOR.

[identity profile] hikarievandar.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Hah, yeah. It's Fenris that gets to use Odin as a chewtoy.

I saw Avengers before I really got into the fandom, so I got the full brunt of the 'nooooooooooooo Coulson!' and accompanying feels. Now, though, my favourite fanon has parked me firmly in the Coulson Lives camp because there's no way that Loki would murder his baby.

I'll absolutely credit you for 'Snakezilla'. <3

Fury has grown a lot since the last time he was stuck underwater, so any previous floods he may have cause wouldn't have been quite as apocalyptic. That's mostly to fit this fic in with this other fic (http://hikarievandar.livejournal.com/26650.html#cutid1) which is now part of the same 'verse. All I can say is that Thor (who went Jor-baiting in his youth because he's 'just a monster and it's not like Loki cares anyway') is going to get a bit of a surprise.

"Worry not, my friends. Jormungandr is no bigger than his brother."
"Children grow, Thor, and it has been some time since you blinded my son."

I almost feel sorry for the S.H.I.E.L.D agents now. XD Having seen what their bosses really look like, there's going to be a lot more terror-inspired efficiency going round. I wonder what Hill's going to think of it all?

...I have this image in my head of what their enemy's expression would be. I love it.

[identity profile] monicaop.livejournal.com 2012-06-29 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I totally love this stories of yours!!! I hope is ok if I friend you 'cause I totally need to know what's going to happen here!!

Oh please write more!! Be well :D

[identity profile] nyxelestia.livejournal.com 2012-07-01 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Natasha's thought processes here. Also, the mental image of Clint petting gigantic!wolf!Phil's nuzzle was both hilarious and adorable. Loved the "jaw-droppingly open-minded" line, here. Also liking how Natasha figures they'd be on Loki's side if Odin came back. And poor Sleipnir, having to watch his siblings hurt so badly.

Can't wait for more! :)

[identity profile] history13041985.livejournal.com 2012-07-12 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I love your story! I alays love sstory where there are loki's children. I love a lot more story where Loki's cchildren are Darcy, Coulson and Fury.
The film makes me discover fury and i love him and find him BADASS ( and his coat, don't forget the coat of badssery and greatess thing, because the COAT was really something).
Poor Sleipnir, i really hope that they will do something for him (and give him apple because he loves apple).
I really fear for Darcy because where she is and has she cofee ?
I love Loki here and i totally agree with Tony. I was so disapointed because Loki didn't use a lot his magic ( he used the blue thingy but not his power) and i'm pretty sure that he didn't use all he can do (and he was tortured and couldn't sleep ( he can't meditate in the film so i don't think he can sleep).
Coulson is not dead because there are a teeam of doctor who came and i find it hard that they come for nothing. Hill said that Coulson's card were not on him. And Furry can totally lie!
I don't think

(Anonymous) 2012-07-14 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
This is an excellent story, and I hope to see an update soon!

[identity profile] rustaam.livejournal.com 2012-08-01 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
My gosh this is awesome. I hope you continue this! I can't wait until the next chapter. Odin better watch his back next time he comes to Midgard.

[identity profile] monicaop.livejournal.com 2012-11-15 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
I have been searching for this story of yours for months!! I read it when you first published it and then I lost the links!!

I'm so glad I found it, thanks to , 'cause I love what you did here!!.

I really love the fact that Clint totally doesn't care of Phil's true identity, he just cares about the man he loves... and Fenrir totally knows Clint.. that just rocks!!!

I hope you update this story soon!! Be well :)

[identity profile] heyy13.livejournal.com 2012-12-25 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
I love this story. I've read all the other Children of Loki fics but skipped this one for some reason. Now i've gotten too it and it's excelent! The best of a batch of very well written loki's kids are shield stories. <3

Are you ever going to continue this one? :< <3

[identity profile] lokisbrood.livejournal.com 2013-04-28 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
More please?

Continue????

(Anonymous) 2013-09-26 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi
Huge fan of this story
Is there more?
Update soon please!!

More Please

[identity profile] limejuize.livejournal.com 2013-10-21 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
I really love this story and would really love to find out what is going to happen with Fury and Darcy. Please update or tell me to give up hope for more.

LOVE IT!!!!

(Anonymous) 2014-03-05 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I really love this story and I really hope you will continue it. I kind of think it would be cool that now since the secret is out Coulson/Fenrir kind of avoids Thor, doesn't talk to him and when he does he is kind of cold, because in your other story "A Wolf in Mortal Clothing" you mention that he really hates Thor and even had nightmares about him when Thor hit him with Mjnolnir. He also mentions that he is scared of Thor, so maybe he could growl at him or when he is back in human form if Thor approached him he could flinch or something. I also kind of want to see Clint and maybe some of the other Avengers get really pissed at Thor as well as Odin for his role in Fenrir's imprisonment and blinding Fury/Jormungandr. These are just ideas and you can completely disregard them, I just want to see the next chapter!! Again love the story!

One more thing

(Anonymous) 2014-03-05 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Why couldn't they find Jormungandr/Fury with his tracker? Is it just because he is down at he bottom of the ocean and it interferes with it or something else. Sorry last thing. Still love story.

(Anonymous) 2015-01-04 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I know it's already 2015, but I just found this story, and absolutely adore it!!! OMG, this is just purely awesome, and now the image of Coulson being Fenrir is stuck in my head, and the bond between Clint and Phil is just soooooo well-writen!!! Love it love it love it!!!

I really really really want to see this continue! Please! This is just too awesome not to continue!!!

However, if you decide not to continue, and if you got drafts left, can you please send the drafts to me? Even some fragments would do!!! Like why Coulson couldn't shapeshift? It would soothe my aching heart a little bit! T_T

Finally, thank you, thank you, thank you for this awesome story, and I really hope you could continue! I've bookmarked this page, and would definitely check it once in a while! Love you and be well! <3

[identity profile] hikarievandar.livejournal.com 2015-01-04 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

I haven't thought of this story in ages. I really enjoyed writing it, thought, and I do plan to continue when I eventually migrate back into the MCU fandom.

There aren't any drafts - sorry! - but there are other stories I've done with this premise here (http://hikarievandar.livejournal.com/26650.html) and here (http://hikarievandar.livejournal.com/27540.html).