Hearing the strange people before her announce their identities, Loki froze. She turned Helen's little head aside, then scrutinized the group from head to toe.
"You just said... who are you?"
"Time Variance Authority. You can call me B-15." The dark-skinned leader tugged at her Helmet and extended a hand toward Loki.
Loki had no idea what she intended to do and instinctively took a step back, narrowing her eyes. A screen of light suddenly lit up in B-15's palm, displaying Loki's Wanted Poster.
Loki did not get a good look at the Wanted Poster, because B-15 displayed it for only about a second. She withdrew her arm, picked up her shield, and waved to her subordinates behind her. Everyone closed in on Loki.
Loki raised a hand first, stopping them. B-15 did not understand why, but she did not act rashly. The next second, light flashed around Loki's body. The black-haired youth vanished, replaced by a Maiden with long black hair.
Five or six thick braids had been woven along the top of her head and beside her temples, circling around to the back and secured with glittering ornaments. The rest of her long hair fell down her back in faint waves.
She wore the white gauze gown commonly favored by Asgardian goddesses, exposing one shoulder. An unfinished flower crown rested atop her head, its Vines hanging down beside her ears.
Female Loki looked like a goddess who had just stepped out of an oil painting. She was utterly out of place among the strange people in black riot gear holding shields, and when they saw her, they all froze.
The female leader calling herself B-15 stared at the Maiden before her in stunned silence. She raised one hand, and her palm lit up again. The Wanted Poster appeared,