AN: I blame Zephyr169 for this one. Darn you Zephyr! I'm suppose to be writing Always Runningchapter three, not a sequel for Falling! :) Fallingisn't even suppose to havea sequel! It was going to be my first and only one-shot! *stops good-natured grumbling* Also, this is my first attempt at third-person PoV, so please be nice!
Disclaimer: I do not own Thor. I also am not Joss Whedon. If I were, I'd have better things to do than write fanfiction, I'd be off writing The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and trying to find a way to get the cast together for a sequel to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. So, I own nothing.
Trigger warning: insanity, mentions of past attempted suicide.
Previously on… Umm, I need a name for this series, any ideas?
The ground caught me in her sweet embrace.
Loki woke, and looked around. "But, I-I thought. I thought. Stark tower." Loki stammered confused. Wasn't the fall enough to kill the monster? What would be? He wondered. What would be enough? Then the door opened, and Pepper exited.
"Oh my goodness!" She cried, dropping her papers and running to Loki's side. "What happened to you?" He was bleeding profusely from his head, and his arm looked broken. "What's your name?"
"Loki." He spit out, as if the name were poison on his lips.
"Oh." Her voice turned cold when she heard his identity. "What happened to you?" she repeated.
"Tried to k-kill the mo-monster." Loki chuckled, his voice harsh. "Failed."
"There's a monster here?" Pepper asked urgently. "Do you know where it is?"
"Yes." He said bitterly. "H-here." He gestured to his chest.
"You're being possessed?" She asked, confused.
"N-no, I am the monster. Don't you see? I'm a monster! Look at me!" He yelled at her, dropping the illusion that made him look Aesir and revealing his Jotun form. "'I'm the monster.'" He whispered. "'That parents tell their children about at night.'"
Pepper took in his blue form, stunned. "Why are you a monster?" She asked.
"Don't you see?" He asked trying to stand. "I'm a frost giant. A mindless-m-mindless beast!" He yelled. "I'm evil. You shouldn't even have to look at me!" Loki replaced the illusion. "I'm evil." He whispered, falling down and hugging his knees to his chest. "I'm evil." It became a chant. "I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil." He stopped, suddenly, realizing Pepper was still there. "No, no, go out of sight, out of sight, don't let the pretty girl see you, lest she be scared." He dragged himself behind a black plastic garbage bin.
Pepper followed him. "I'm gonna go get Tony, okay?" She asked, wondering when Loki's opinion became important. Probably because he's acting insane. She decided.
Inside the Tower, Tony was working on fixing his suit, again. Then Pepper walked in. "Tony!" She shouted over the music. "I- oh screw it!" She walked up and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Wha-what? Oh. It's just you. So what's up Peps?" Tony said.
"First, I want you to promise to reserve all judgment until I've told you everything."
"Pepper, what is it?"
"Promise first." She replied sternly.
"All right, I promise. Now what is it?"
"It's Loki."
"WHAT?" Tony shouted. "WHAT?"
AN: Before we begin I must make a confession, writing insane Loki is really, really fun, also, I'm rather worried about my portrayal of Pepper. With that over, I will say one thing, okay two things, okay three things. Well, three things and a lizard. *Is unashamed of her Doctor Whoreference* First, if you review my story, as soon as I see your review, I will go to your profile and see if you have any stories, if you do, I will review one of them. Two, please review! You will get virtual cookies if you do! Three, updates will be sporadic, I apologize. I have a busy life and too many stories that are currently in progress. However, reviews inspire me to write more, so, if you like this story and want to see more of it, please review. Also, if you want to Beta for this story or any of my others, please PM me. If you want to co-write for one of my stories, or want me to co-write one of yours, please PM me. I don't bite! Oh, the link to the lizard is on my profile, because FF is crabby about links. Enjoy!