Post-Civil War

The Beginning

Part 1: How Tony got a Loki

"Do you think it's a good idea to bring me back to Earth?" Loki asked with a raised brow.

"Probably not, but I wouldn't worry brother," Thor stated as he looked at Loki before turning back to the large window of the spaceship they, and every other Asgardian and some ex-gladiators, were on which showed thousands of twinkling stars. "I feel like everything is going to work out fine,"

Loki nodded but then stopped when his mouth opened in shock at the gigantic ship, appearing in front of them out of nowhere, that was starting to obscure their view.

What followed next was utter chaos and destruction.

Loki woke up with a start and sat bolt upright, realizing that it was just a dream. He really wished he hadn't because the pain in his abdomen actually made him buckle over. Strong arms grabbed his shoulders and eased him down again. "Easy there brother," a voice said and Loki looked to his left to see Thor standing there with that bright smile of his while dressed in a black Tshirt that had a 'Hello Kitty' image on it and jeans.

"Where are we?" Loki muttered, "And what is that ridiculous thing you're wearing?"

"Oh, do you like it brother?" Thor beamed. "I could get you one if you wish. Friend Peter recommended it."

"Who is Peter and where exactly are we?" Loki now asked, his voice not raising but he still looked around in suspicion. Thor opened his mouth to say something but a voice interrupted them. "Mr. Thor! The Poptarts are done!"

Loki looked towards the door and saw a lanky kid walk in with a plate of Poptarts. When the kid caught sight of him he let out a 'manly' squeak before saying nervously "Oh Mr. Loki! You're awake!" with such surprise.

"Thor who is this?" Loki hissed. He wasn't used to waking up in strange places, though the decor of the room did look familiar to him.

"Brother, this is Peter, son of Stark!" Thor said brightly as he clapped the teen on the shoulder.

"Woah, Woah, Woah," Peter raised his hands up. "I'm not Tony's son. I'm the…. Ehm…. Intern. Yeah, the intern." This caused Loki to snort.

"What?" Peter asked in confusion as he looked at Loki and then at Thor who also snorted.

"Loki's magic can tell truth from lie." Thor elaborated. "But even I don't need magic to see it." This caused Peter to blush as the big blonde god of thunder clapped the teenager on the back, nearly making him spill the plate that had copious amounts of poptarts.

"Underoos where are you?" Came the question from the area outside of the room. "Friday where is everyone?"

"Boss everyone is currently in the guest bedroom." A voice startled Loki and he looked around.

"Don't worry brother. That is Friday. Tony's digital ladyfriend." Thor proclaimed.

"Indeed Mr. Odinson," The voice stated. "And greetings to Mr. Loki. I did not wish to startle you at first." Loki nodded and his eyes widened when Tony entered the room.

"Fri baby you are going to make Pepper jealous again," Tony warned.

"YOU!" Loki pointed a finger at Tony.

"Me!" Tony spread his arms wide as if to emphasize the point.

"What are you doing here?" Loki asked.

"Eh… I live here? Fri baby, I do live here, right?" Tony joked.

"Of course sir," The AI answered.

Loki turned to Thor and hissed "You brought me here?! Really?!"

"Well, the man of Iron was very accommodating." Thor answered sheepishly.

"Did you forget brother…." Loki stressed, "That I threw him out of a window?"

"Hey, hey, all is good Rock of Ages," Tony butted in. "Thor explained about the whole Thanos and mind-control thing during the week you've been out cold."

"WEEK?!" This time Loki did shout. "How, what…. HOW?!"

"Do you not remember brother?" Thor asked with a hint of worry.

"After the beating he took?" Tony muttered more to himself. "Maybe we should have Strange examine him again."

"If you think I'm letting that two-bit sorcerer anywhere near me!" Loki growled before going into a coughing fit. All three of the standing occupants tried to step forward but Loki held his hand up, stopping them mid-step.

"Brother what's the last thing you remember?" Thor asked with a frown.

Loki pursed his lips but did answer "One of Thanos' oh-so-devoted minions boarded the ship and demanded we hand over the Tesseract. But I never took the Tesseract from Asgard." Loki muttered.

"You can imagine from the state of the ship we landed in," Thor added.

"Crashed," Tony corrected. "You guys crashed on a farm in Oklahoma."

"Landed, crashed, either way Thanos took great offense to the destruction of the Tesseract," Thor added. "When it became indeed apparent that we did not possess the cube his ship started firing upon us indiscriminately. Brother, you got injured by shrapnel flying about as you were using your magic to keep the ship together. The Midgardian sorcerer Strange said you should be just fine."

"So that's why my magic feels so exhausted." Loki muttered. "I wonder if it would have been better if I had saved the Tesseract from the vault."

"Well who cares about that right now," Tony shrugged. "Come on. Let me show you where you'll be staying."

"Staying?" Loki queried as he stood up and followed the others out. "Here?!"

"Well yeah," Tony quirked a brow as if it was obvious. "Thor cleared up the whole New York incident but apparently the Accords council is still a bit leery of you. I managed to talk them down from confining you to the new SHIELD headquarters to letting you stay here in the Tower. So Reindeer Games, you got a floor all to yourself, with the marvelous Friday to help you out."

"Boss-you flatterer," the AI mock-gushed.

"Brucey-bear's floor is just below, and wasn't that a surprise," Tony wagged his brows. "You and the Green Bean actually get along now."

"I wouldn't say…. Get along….." Loki mumbled. "So I'm basically your prisoner?"

"The deal the Accords council struck is pretty generous," Tony said. "I've had Fri baby forward it to the pad in your new rooms. I'm sure you'll have nothing to worry about."

"Really….?" Loki asked sceptically.

"Well maybe Big Ross," Tony said. "Honestly, I like little Ross better. Friday why haven't we heard from little Ross in a while?"

"It says medical leave sir," Friday answered.

"And your other teammates?" Loki asked. "Surely they wouldn't want me here?"

"Yeah, me and them are no longer on speaking terms," Tony muttered and Loki might have seen a flinch but he couldn't be sure. The group continued down to the new floor but his phone rang in the elevator. Tony answered it with a "Why hello your kittyness!"

"What?!" Tony asked which caused the other elevator occupants to look in his direction. "Run that by me again. How did you lose someone of that bulk?"

"Okay, okay. I'll keep my eyes and ears open," Tony ended the call and looked at all the curious faces.

"Welp….. Wakanda just lost the Winter Soldier,"