Tony sighed. Well, this had been an interesting day.

"Clint, go get the quinjet and bring it closer. Thor, think you can get Hulk in on your own?"

"I'll help," Steve offered, already moving over to help pick up Hulk.

"Right. I've got Bruce." Tony picked up the other scientist easily, though he did wait for the quinjet to get there. It was hard to fly with an unconscious person.

Thor nodded and went to help Steve with the Hulk. He did, however, glance at his brother to see what Loki thought of the situation. Clint just obeyed and went to bring the Quinjet around so they could load everyone up and get home.

Loki looked at the separated Hulk and Bruce before he shrugged at Thor. It was complicated magic, something Amora must have been planning for a while. It would take time to undo.

Steve settled onto the Quinjet after they got Hulk inside. It was going to be hard work getting him down to the Hulk room, but they'd manage.

Once everyone was in the Quinjet (with the exception of Thor and Loki, who hated the thing), Clint flew the jet back to the tower. Fury wasn't going to like this one, he just knew it.

Steve and Thor managed to get Hulk down to the room before they went to go make sure everything else was okay.

Tony got Bruce down to his room and shed the armor, muttering to himself angrily about magic.

Elaine went over to Steve as soon as he came into the common room.

"Steve!" She worried over him briefly, checking to see if he was hurt. "What happened?"

"I'm fine." Steve smiled briefly at her. "There was some trouble with the Jotuns, and another sorcerer showed up and did something to Bruce and Hulk."

"What happened?" Elaine asked again, this time asking about the situation itself. She relaxed marginally when she saw he wasn't hurt, but now her worry was refocused elsewhere.

"I'm not sure. But they're separate for the moment." Steve grimaced and sat on the couch.

Elaine blinked.

"What?" she asked.

"Hulk and Bruce are separate," Steve said, starting to rub the bridge of his nose. "Separate bodies. Bruce is in his room, and Thor and I carried Hulk down to the Hulk room."

Elaine was quiet for a moment. "That's frightening," she said.

"Yeah. It is." Steve grimaced. "It's some kind of magic, but until we figure it out..."

"I could probably take a look, but Loki is a better choice than I am," Elaine said. She was quiet for a moment. "Kae's probably gone to see how Bruce is doing. She needs to be told about Hulk, too."

Steve nodded his agreement, though he made no move to get up. Hey, someone else could handle that, he'd done his bit for the day.

Elaine settled in with him, snuggling close and reassuring herself he was alright.

Elsewhere in the tower, Bruce woke up with a groan.

Tony had just come back with Kae, and she hurried over to him.

"Hey," she said quietly, sitting next to him and stroking his cheek gently. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I got hit by the Helicarrier," Bruce groaned as he opened his eyes a bit. "Where are we? Back at the tower?"

"Yeah, in your room." Kae smiled a bit and stayed there, not letting him up just yet.

Bruce gave a vague murmur of acknowledgement and closed his eyes again, but they snapped open when he remembered something else.

"The Hulk," he gasped. "Something happened with the Hulk."

"It's okay, Bruce," Kae said quietly, keeping her hand on his cheek. "He's fine, he's contained. It's fine, everything's fine."

"Contained?" Bruce shook his head a bit and tried to sit up. "Containment will only slow him down and make him angrier."

"He's in the Hulk room you helped design," Tony piped up. "And he's still unconscious. Besides, what do you think you can do to slow him down?"

Kae frowned and gently pushed Bruce back down. Tony had a point, and Bruce still needed to rest.

Bruce wanted to argue, but he was exhausted and besides, they both had a point. There was nothing he could do, for the moment. That didn't mean he had to like it.

"I'll tell you as soon as he starts stirring," Tony said. "Get some more rest, or I'll really let the mother-to-be loose on you."

"Tony..." Kae trailed off and sighed, shaking her head and settling in next to Bruce instead.