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A/N: Chapter 18 is the last chapter in The Woman Out Of Time: The 21t Century but I will be publishing a new story based on the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier next week but I haven't decided on a title yet.

I have enjoyed writing these stories and I hope I can continue to do so for some time, reading the reviews that people have left and seeing how many people have favorited and followed my stories brings me happiness as I know I am bringing at least some joy to the world!

Recap

"Elizabeth." Steve breathed, he got to his feet sharpish and met her in four steps. He tugged her into his arms and hed her tight to him but he released her when Lowri yelped a her ribs were jolted.

He looked down at her with concern written in his eye but he didn't say anything.

"I'm alright." Lowri said quietly. Steve's shoulders slumped and he dropped his hands from her. She looked up into his eyes. "A little sore but I'll live."

Behind them, Tony was now sitting up and looking at them.

"I always thought her name was Lowri." Tony remarked to Thor.

Thor ignored Tony's remark and he looked at Steve. "We are not finished yet." Thor said, looking right at Steve.

"And then shawarma after?" Tony asked hopefully. Thor looked down and helped Tony to his feet.

"Once this is over, we can eat all the shawarma you want." Thor said.

Steve turned to Lowri again and placed a hand on her back, "It's over. We've go to get Loki now." Steve said to her.

Lowri smiled gently. "He's the one that got me." Lowri said, she knotted her eyebrows. "He can control my fire."

"Loki is full of tricks, I doubt even he knows what he can control himself." Thor stated.

"Barton." Steve said, "Do you copy?

"Yeah, Cap, I copy." Clint replied.

"Loki is in Stark Tower, we're on our way up. Fancy meeting us up there?" Steve asked.

"I'll be right over." Clint replied.

They entered the building, all except for Banner, and got into the lift. Steve and Lowri stood at the back and they shared a glance every so often.

Her ribs still ached and she knew that they would hurt for the next few days, she did fall a fair bit.

The lift went right up to the top and up there, Loki was still unconscious on the floor and Banner was standing over him, still as the Hulk. Nat was up at the bar and she had helped herself to a glass of whiskey and Clint was beside her, staring at Loki.

Tony's home had been destroyed. Two of the windows were shattered and the tiles on the floor was broken.

"Guess you've lost the security deposit." Lowri noted as they stepped out of the lift.

"Yeah, well, not much lost there." Tony replied.

Loki was stirring from his bed of broken tiles and all them moved so they stood above him. Clint even drew his last arrow and aimed it at him.

Loki woke, grimacing in pain as he shifted slightly. He looked up and saw them all staring at him and he looked sheepish, as the past few days had been nothing but a joke to him.

"If it's all the same to you, I'll have that drink now." Loki breathed out.

Lowri turned from Loki and pulled out her phone from one of the pockets close to her chest. She dialled up Nick and informed him that they had gotten Loki and the process of clean up could begin.

"It's done. It's all done on this end." Lowri said, she looked back at Loki, "And Loki won't be bothering anyone for a while, I think."

Loki was carted off in a quin jet, properly locked up while the clean-up process began. The National Guard moved in swiftly to properly evacuate the city while police and fire department worked hard to make the city safe.

Once Loki had been taken to the helicarrier, the group had left Tony's tower and they were in the shawarma restaurant Tony had wanted to go.

Lowri, feeling like her appetite had disappeared so she spent her time on the phone with Nick talking about their next step.

"What are we going to do with the bodies?" Lowri asked.

"I've dispatched three teams of agents to start loading the bodies up and to bring them back so we can dispose of them. I think the National Guard is gonna keep everyone out of the city and keep on top of clean up until tomorrow, but everything that's alien is coming with us."

"Good. Take them to the Fridge for examination and orbit, don't keep anything on the helicarrier for longer than 24 hours. I want them gone within the week from the Fridge." Lowri said, she turned back to the group and found only Steve's eyes on her. She quickly headed for the door and stood out in front of the window.

"That's the plan." Nick said.

"And take all of the weapons from WW2 and store them as well. I don't know what you were thinking, how can you not tell me something that's as big as Phase 2. Is there anything else I should know about?" Lowri asked.

"Not that I can think of now. But you know, it was for your own good. You're one-sided when it comes to threats we don't understand." Nick said.

"And my one-sided decisions usually end up being the right ones." Lowri replied quickly.

"Yeah, yeah, well we're not all wise old women, are we?" Nick asked, "When are you getting back?"

"They're eating shawarma now. And I'm pretty sure Thor wants to take Loki back to Asgard with him, along with the Tesseract so I think maybe tonight?" Lowri asked.

"You mean Thor's going back today?" Nick asked.

"Well, we don't want Loki breaking out again, do we?" Lowri asked. "If we can get Loki away before the World Security Council can get their beaks in, then that'll be fab."

"Alright, I'll pop him onto a jet when you give the say so." Nick said.

"I'll have a chat with Thor about it. And I'll see what he wants to do. It might happen in the morning, or it might happen now." Lowri said.

"Enjoy the shawarma." Nick said.

"It's disgusting." Lowri replied before they hung up. Lowri slid her phone away and stepped back into the restaurant. Nat and Clint looked up at her.

"What's our next orders, boss?" Nat asked.

"Not much." Lowri said, she took her seat beside Nat. "Nick's got the National Guard sorting out clean up, and there's three teams out taking in the bodies. They're keeping the evacuation notice up until tomorrow. And everything alien is going to the Fridge for testing and then orbit. Also, we need to make Loki disappear. When do you wanna take him away, Thor?" Lowri asked.

"As soon as I can." Thor replied.

"Well, we need to make that sooner than later, and the Tesseract needs to go too." Lowri said, "I don't want another maniac running around New York with that thing."

"Look at her, bossing around a God." Tony quipped.

"After Loki and the Tesseract has gone, I think Nick might actually give you the day off." Lowri said, looking back at Clint and Nat.

"And you don't get a day off?" Steve asked, looking at Lowri.

"I'm my own boss." Lowri replied.

"She made S. H. I. E. L. D." Clint said, "I don't think anyone is gonna tell her when to come in or not."

Lowri smiled. "They can try." She added.

After shawarma, everyone headed back up to the Stark Tower to rest and let the owners of the shawarma joint to clean up properly. Thor seemed content with staying on Earth for a little longer.

Lowri gave Nick another call, and requested for another jet to come pick them up. Dusk was long gone and it was night by the time Lowri, Nat, Clint, Thor and Steve got back on a jet and was taken back to the helicarrier.

Tony and Banner stayed in the Stark Tower, keeping hold of the Tesseract.

"I'd say the best time for you to leave is tomorrow morning at the earliest." Lowri said as the group made their way towards the bridge. "It'll be early and I can try and get some certain people off our backs. They're gonna wanna keep Loki here and question him and punish him, but I don't think we can hold him for long without that cell."

"Tomorrow morning it is, then." Thor said, "The Tesseract is coming with us also, it's a dangerous object."

"I'll be glad to see it gone." Lowri said.

"Certain people?" Steve asked.

"S. H. I. E. L. D. has another organisation above it called the World Security Council, they manage literally everything, including us. They would want to stop Loki from going. They would want him to pay for all the damage he has done, but I don't like them." Lowri explained.

"That's because they told you to retire like thirty times." Nat put in.

"They're jealous." Lowri replied quickly. They came to the now quiet bridge and Lowri turned back to them. "You should all get some rest. It's been a long day."

Most of them went, only Steve remained standing in front of her and Lowri sighed and then she smiled up at him.

"You should get some rest too, Steve." Lowri said.

"What about you? You took a really hard hit today. You probably shouldn't be standing." Steve replied.

"I heal fast. Besides, there's too much work to be done for me to rest. But you go, get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." Lowri said, gesturing him to go.

"Only if you promise to get some rest." Steve said, he refused to leave until she promised him that she would get some sleep in the next few hours.

Steve reluctantly left her and she went into the bridge alone. Nick was standing in his circle of monitors and he turned when Lowri approached.

"All the bodies have been moved into one of the upper levels here." Nick said.

"Good, I want them moved by tomorrow though." Lowri said, she stopped beside Nick and looked up at him. "Thor's leaving tomorrow morning with Loki and the Tesseract and by the time they're gone, I want all the weapons moved and the helicarrier grounded."

Nick nodded his head and tapped a few things into his circle of monitors. "The National Guard are aiming to let the civilians back into the city and we're gathering everything in that the Chitauri left behind." Nick said.

"Good. I can tell tonight is going to be a long one. Have we got a communication link set up with the National Guard and the city police force?" Lowri asked.

"Up and running. Adams over there is keeping the link active and updated." Nick answered.

"Good. Let's start this clean up malarkey, then." Lowri said. The looming task was impossible to dodge, and they all had to chip in.

Lowri had no sleep that night, like the many other agents and Nick dedicated to cleaning up the mess left in New York but as the sun rose and the news continued leaking out, the stories were being told but the city was clear of anything alien, weapons, armour and bodies.

Contractors were already out, rebuilding and civilians were allowed back in. But, the media showed both sides of the stories.

The Avengers, as they were now known, fought valiantly to save the lives of the citizens of New York, putting their lives out there.

But there were the bad stories too, how the Avengers never cared for civilian lives or the surrounding buildings because there was so much damage.

The civilians in New York gave interviews just after the battle and some were thankful, supportive and grateful to them for fighting the aliens but others were sceptical and wanted the Avengers gone.

The sun rose over the ocean and Lowri heard Thor's footsteps before she saw him.

"It's time." Thor said, Lowri turned to him. He was still dressed in his Asgardian clothing and he looked tired.

"I agree. Let's wake the others and I need to get changed." Lowri said, she turned with Thor, "Do you know where the others are? I think it'll be good for you to have plenty of people around just to see Loki go. If questions are asked, then you'll have loads of witnesses."

Thor nodded his head, "I know where the others are. Where will we meet?" Thor asked.

"On the flight deck. I'll have a jet waiting." Lowri said, she headed away from Thor and walked to her own room.

She rounded the final corner and she stopped short when she spied Steve leaning against the wall beside her door. Steve was dressed in his civilian clothing, the shirt clung to him quite nicely. He had his arms crossed over his chest and he had a playful smile on his face.

"I knocked a few times and when I thought you were in a deep sleep, I popped my head in. Your bed is still made. You didn't get any rest, did you?" Steve asked.

Lowri gave him a guilty look, "Time flies when you're having fun." She replied. She moved to him and stopped just in front of him.

"So, what have you been doing instead of resting?" Steve asked.

"Helping with the clean-up and managing the media… all sorts." Lowri answered, "Thor's leaving with Loki today. I'm just gonna get changed and get the jet ready."

"How tired are you?" Steve asked.

Lowri smiled, "I can manage on what little sleep I've had." Lowri replied.

"I'll meet you up on the flight deck then." Steve said with a warm smile. He stepped back and let her access her door and she stepped in.

Lowri quickly showered and changed into a pair of jeans, a loose top, ankle boots and a black leather jacket before she hid one of her guns at her hips and she left her room, her damp hair swinging in a loose plait.

She was the first to the flight deck and she quickly got one of the quin jets ready. Her phone rang and it turned out to be Nick.

"Loki's ready to go. Thor's gonna bring him up to you but you better get that bird into the air in the next five minutes. The council is calling." Nick said.

"Damn, they're behind on schedule but I was hoping for more time. That's fine, anyway, I've got the jet ready and waiting, just need the others to hurry their asses." Lowri said.

"What about our asses?" Nat asked as she strode up to the little doorway separating the cockpit to the rest of the jet.

"Nothing. Is everyone on board?" She asked.

"Yeah, we're all here. Now where are we going?" Clint asked, he stepped to the side as one of the other pilot agents slid into the co-pilot seat.

"Central Park. I want to do this in full view of the public." Lowri said, she radioed in to the control tower and got her permission. "Someone get hold of Banner and Stark and let them know our plan so they can meet us with the Tesseract."

"Alright, I'll do that." Nat said, she disappeared out to the back of the jet as Lowri got the jet into the air swiftly. "How about we meet them in the tower?" Nat asked, popping her head back through. "Stark says the top of the tower is big enough for the jet to be able to land on."

"Alright. We can all walk over together." Lowri said, they were in New York quickly and Lowri was lowering the jet onto the top of the tower. "You can fly the jet back to the helicarrier and inform Director Fury that the last order has been carried out." Her co-pilot nodded his head at her.

Instead of landing the jet, they hovered above and the rest climbed down. Lowri's co-pilot took control of the plane and flew off after everyone had disembarked.

Tony met them at the doorway and led them down further into the Tower, then they took the elevator down to the bottom level, where Bruce met them, holding a large silver brief case.

Then, the group made their way over to Central Park and choose a nice and public space where Thor could summon the way back to Asgard. He stood directly opposite Loki and both held one end of the container holding the Tesseract.

Thor turned the handle and clicked it into place and then a wonderful beam came down from the sky and took Thor and Loki away.

It was done in seconds and then Lowri breathed out thankfully. It's over, it's done. There was nothing keeping them in the city now.

Each went their own way, Clint and Nat went back to S. H. I. E. L. D. straight away, Tony and Bruce went back to the Tower to continue working together, leaving Lowri and Steve standing in Central Park in New York.

Lowri looked up at Steve carefully and he looked down at her, she knew that now was the time to sit down with him and talk things through properly.

Now, it was time for her to let Steve know exactly what had gone on during the time when Steve was in the ice.

And there we have it, the final chapter in this story!

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