Loki Was Very Happy

As Nick Fury jumped down, Tony Stark floated down through the opening like The Spectre.

Seeing that it was pitch-black inside, with no visibility at all, Tony Stark raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and adjusted the beam to its lowest output for illumination, lighting up the dark surroundings.

Steve Rogers slung his shield onto his back and jumped down after him.

He-El and Thor followed suit.

"Ah—"

When Bruce Banner jumped down, he landed hard on his backside, baring his teeth and sucking in a breath of pain. "It's nearly eight meters high. How did you all jump down like it was nothing?"

"Didn't you jump down too?" Thor said nonchalantly, spreading his hands before pulling Bruce Banner to his feet.

"My ankle hurts a little. I twisted it—I think I sprained it." Bruce Banner drew in a cold breath, practically leaning his whole weight onto Thor's arm as he said through a twisted expression of pain, "Let me lean on you for a while. I'll be fine after a bit."

"Two fake Cosmic Cubes?" Tony Stark used the light in his palm to scan the surroundings. This appeared to be a warehouse for storing parts. Numerous small mechanical components had been arranged neatly on orderly shelves, but the Triskelion Building's earlier tremors had knocked over many of them, scattering mechanical accessories everywhere and leaving the floor in a mess.

"The Cosmic Cube in the trap room when Evans first came to deal with Loki was fake?" Steve Rogers asked, sweeping his gaze over the area.

"Captain, I'm not stupid enough to use the real Cosmic Cube as bait in a trap." Nick Fury gestured for Tony Stark to shine the light ahead and led the way forward. As he walked, he said, "Everyone, stay alert. I'm not