Disclaimer: I own nothing ! I do not get paid for this I do it cuz its fun and that is all so don't sue me you won't get anything anyway I far too broke Takes place right after the AVENGERS.

A/N: this poped into my head while i was working on Remember Me so i figured i better get it written while i still had it in my head. Both this and Remember me will be updatded next week :)

Redemption or Punishment

The Battle was over, he had lost. Now he would be forced to return to Asgard a prisoner by his elder brother. For now they had put him in a room that was stark white with barely any furniture in said room. He would rather stay here on Midgard than be returned to Asgard a criminal in disgrace. After all, there was something here he wanted. His brother had already returned to Asgard to speak to his father about his punishment.

Thor stood before his father pleading for a better sentence for his wayward brother. "Father, I think it would be more fitting to have him stay on Midgard."

"And why is that my son?"

"I think that it would be beneficial for him to be there. Loki, attacked Midgard because it was a place that I loved. It was to get back at me. He feels that he is living in my shadow and he hates it. The Loki we know and love is still there. I know he is. He just needs to find himself."

Frigga spoke up then, "He is right Odin. You may not like the fact that Thor is in love with a mortal but Loki too shall fall for a mortal. The pool doesn't lie. I have already seen it. It is their destiny to love a mortal, whether we like it or not. And there is a mortal that Loki has set his sights on even though he would deny it vehemently. He is already half in love with her though they have yet to meet."

"What do you mean, Mother?"

"The mortal woman that your brother has his sights on is friends with your love, Thor. He saw her when he sent the destroyer to kill you on Midgard. She is his redemption."

"Lady Darcy?!" he exclaimed in shock. As he thought about it he began to realize that she would make a fitting companion for the fallen prince. He knew that if Darcy were to met his wayward brother sparks were going to fly, yet he also knew that she wouldn't put up with his 'I am greater than thou' attidude. She could be the one to make his brother see that being mortal wasn't a bad thing and that being one was to see the world in a whole new light. Something he himself had learned as his time as one and something Loki desperately needed to learn.

"Yes," his mother nodded.

Odin wasn't happy about this turn of events, for he would have both of his sons wed Asgardian women but he knew that Frigga's pool never lied and what was shown her in it always came to pass. He sighed and wondered if this mortal would be able to handle his second son.

"Then he will stay on Midgard to earn this mortals love. He will only be allowed back here if he loves her in return," Odin decreed. "He will also clean up the mess he made of things on Midgard and work with the mortals. I cannot take his magic from him, but I can dampen it."

Thor nodded then he was returned to Midgard to inform the Avengers team of his father's decree.