Fragments: Chapter 1

This was my first fic that I had worked on. Kinda grew tired of it after a while and stopped working on it. Still have quite a bit more of it I can post, but let me know if you want me to finish the story or not. Thanks!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Avengers or Thor. (or Loki *tears shed*)

The Tesseract was very effective and Thor and Loki were almost in view of the golden spires of Asgard. Just as they were about to touch down, there was a burst of green and Loki was no longer in his grasp. Thor was thrown to the unforgiving ground with a lot of force and slid right into the All-Father. The Tesseract was still in his hands, but Loki was not. Odin flew to Heimdall.

"What was that?! Heimdall! What do your eyes perceive?" Thor quickly brushed himself off. He should have suspected such treachery from the likes of his brother. The golden eyed guardian's voice rumbled.

"Something blocked my vision. At first I would believe that it was the traitor himself escaping, but now..." Heimdall's face gave no indication of his thoughts, but hesitation was extremely uncommon for him. Thor rushed over to his father and the guardian.

"What is it? Has Loki obtained some ally we knew not of?" Thor was weary of his brother's trickery. He could see the whole situation carved lines into Odin's face as well. Finally Heimdall continued.

"No, that I am certain of. This was no one trying to help him, though they tried to make it appear that Loki escaped on his own." Thor's grip on Mjlonir tightened. His brow furrowed as the All-Father's did.

"Why would anyone do that? What is the point of such trickery?"

"So we would only be looking for Loki and not whoever has him, and that way we won't know what their intentions are until it is too late." Thor turned to find his mother had appeared at the end of the broken Bifrost.

"Too late for what?" From the look on Frigga's face, Thor was sure it would not be good. The sorrow on her face was apparent as she replied,

"Loki has made many powerful enemies and 'allies' that do not take kindly to failure." Thor's stomach clenched.

"We must find him! Heimdall can you see him or is he hidden from your sight?" The All-Father looked weary. Thor was about to go to him for fear he would collapse, but the queen reached her loyal position at his side first.

"I am sorry my prince, but he is hidden from me." There was nothing they could do. That was worse than knowing that he brought his brother back for a probable death sentence. There was nothing they could do for Loki, so all they could do was wait for any sign of him.

Later

Thor paced in his chambers. Sif and the Warriors Three stood, waiting patiently but a look of knowing concern passed between them. Finally, Sif approached warily and laid a hand on Thor's arm.

"Thor, my friend, come. You must rest and stop this incessant pacing before you wear a hole through your floor." His friends nodded in agreement. Thor was about to protest until he saw his reflection and the purple crescents under his eyes. He sighed and conceded.

"You are right. Walking the same section of floor accomplishes nothing. I will rest, so if you'll excuse me." His companions looked relieved and left a bit more relaxed, much more relaxed than Thor could be. It had been a month since he landed on the Bifrost without Loki next to him, and still Heimdall could sense nothing.

Thor tried to sleep, but his mind was riddled with nightmares of a retched darkness, inhuman screams, and pain, so much pain.

Thor shot up in his bed. He was drenched in sweat. His hands were trembling with only the impressions of the nightmares still in his mind. Then a cawing broke through his thoughts and caught his attention. The All-Father was summoning him.

When he reached the throne room, he saw that Sif and the Warriors had also been brought. As he approached, he noticed Heimdall and his mother, who looked stricken with grief, at his father's side. Odin looked even worse than his mother. Thor quickened his pace.

"Heimdall, do you bear news of my brother's location?" The golden eyes looked toward him, and if Thor was not mistaken, he might have caught a glimpse of sympathy in the stoic watchman's gaze.

"I do. I was just making the king and queen aware of it." A tear slid down his mother's cheek. Thor's heart ached to see her so and dropped when he tried to think of what would have put this parents in such a state. Barely breathing, he pressed Heimdall.

"Well? What is it?" The queen's breath caught.

"Your brother is- He is currently falling to Midgard." A combination of shock, confusion, and rage rocked Thor backwards.

"Falling to Midgard? But how is that- Do you know his intentions? Does he mean to take revenge on the world again?"

"No," His father brushed off his wife's hand. "He has no intentions. He is just falling. That is all we know. I summoned you and your companions here, because I must send you down there to retrieve him." The king wordlessly approached the Tesseract and laid his hands upon it. He turned towards the four before him.

"Bring him back. I will only be able to send you there. Once you have the prisoner," his voice caught and Thor thought he saw a flash of heartbreak cross the king's pallor, "Once you have the prisoner you must stay on Midgard. Only Loki's magic will be able to bring you back. You may be down there for a while."

During all of this, Thor was speechless. He didn't know what was going through his brother's head, and how this could bring his mother to tears, but he did know he had a mission from the king. So he stepped into line with his friends and with a flash of blue and a blur of a goodbye, he flew to Midgard below.

Well? R&R please!:)