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Thor accompanied with his younger brother Loki, appeared on the bifrost bridge. Thor turned towards his younger brother, he looked defeated. His mouth was still closed by that metal item placed on his mouth on Misgrad. His most precious clothing was torn and bloody. His hair was untamed, something which was never seen on the young prince, it was long which made him good older and more unstable Thor had to admit. Thor also noticed that he was looking at the ground, his eyes were glued to the floor, a thing that everyone in Asgrad knew he would never do even if he was defeated. Thor began to slowly walk towards the grand palace where the grandfather awaited. But as Thor began to walk he was held back by something heavy, he was proud to be back home and was excited to see all his family and friends. He turned back, it was Loki he was refusing to move. Thus as gently as he could, Thor removed the said gag from his brother's face, as he was in need of answers.

"Loki?" Thor looked at his brother every questionable, "We must walk to the palace, so at least you can rest in your room."

"I cannot Thor." Loki whispered towards the tall and powerful figure next to him. He still refused to move.

"Loki, please we must move, we may not be able to stay here forever, please brother." Thor said as he was pleading.

"I am not your brother." Loki said a little louder in order to allow Thor to here him.

"But you are Loki." Thor said as he began to walk again. "The one which I grew up with and had most of my best experiences with. Are you not? And since I was young I was told that this said Loki was my brother and thus he will be forever."

Loki refused to move, although Thor was much taller and stronger him and he was beginning to lose his balance. "I said no brother." The last word which felt as poison going out of his throat. Since he had not expected himself to say 'brother' ever again to Thor.

"But why not brother?" Thor asked with concern on his face. He was at least pleased that Loki had called him brother once again.

Loki looked straight into Thor's eyes, and his where broken. "Thor, last time that I was here I was king. Ruler of this place. I decided to fall simply because I wished not to be seen as a failure, but most of all in the eyes of the Allfather."

"Loki we must. Before father brings his soldiers. And know that father would not allow anyone to hurt you, you know that right brother." Thor said as he began to walk again and Loki slowly did begin to walk. However, Thor knew that the people of Asgrad, the warriors three, and their parents would not be so forgiving. Also that once inside his younger brother's fate would be decided. The walk to the palace was not very far, but it would be filled with the people which would torture him and talk behind his back.

Much as Loki feared the walk towards his old home seemed to take an eternity. The people would glare and that glare would burn and stab him deeper than they ever knew. Some of the words that were said did roll off, some however dug deep into his soul. He was broken and he knew it, how those mortals could have ever defeated him was out of his understanding. But he would go back and show them, he would show his father and brother along with all of Asgrad.

Thor walked straight and with determination towards the palace. The faces of those who talked about his brother instantly looked towards the floor when they meet his glare but it did not stop the talking after he passed them. Loki's staring at the floor did not help matters since he was not defending himself either. Upon hitting the first steeps of the palace that where laced with gold, the people disappeared. Thor walked quicker up the stairs than he ever had, passed the grand hall laced with gold lacing, marble title, huge columns built of the strongest stone, then ending with the two golden doors. The two doors that held his father inside, the doors in which Thor walked in as a proudly crowned prince, the doors in which Loki and he would constant enter arguing and also playing. But now for Thor the gold doors brought pain and suffering since the fate of his younger brother was to be decided. He pushed the doors and entered, the fear constantly rising.

"Son!" Odin yelled with a thunderous voice. "How was your time at Asgrad?" He said as he hugged his son. "I see that you have brought back your brother Loki. Good job."

Loki's icy eyes made contact with Odin's single blue eye. "Yes, your golden son has done it yet again, brought back the villain. Correct, that is what you would address me as? Or perhaps insane? Take your pick I do not care."

"Now Loki do not talk to your father in that tone." Frigga said in a motherly tone, attempting to also weaken his punishment.

Loki just looked down at the floor once again. Feeling the love that he had forgotten that he and his mother had, the only one that ever cared about him.

"Thor, Frigga," Odin called. "Come with me we must talk about Loki's punishment."

Thor went to move but refused to knowing that he must leave Loki unattended to. "What of Loki during his time father?"

Odin walked towards his youngest son and looked straight into his eyes. "You may take your brother to his room Thor. Where he stay and not cause any problems right Loki?"

Loki not letting his stare down looked at the AllFather. "Of course not. I would never do things such as that." But the truth was that Loki was happy to be back home and a place where he could rest peacefully in which he had not done in a long time.

With those final words Thor walked Loki down the grand hall and into their room hallway. Only stopping at his door. "Brother." Thor called. "I will do everything in my power to stop our father's punishment. But I cannot guarantee anything. Just please no more mischief."

Loki looked at his brother. "Of course brother." With that Loki walked into his room and locked the door. He was shocked to know that everything he left was still in his room untouched. And most of all it was clean, his bed was somewhat unsettled. Somebody used to be in his bed and would clean his room. He lay down and fall asleep.

Frigga noticing her son's distance placed her hand on his and waited for a reaction. "Thor, we must decide."

Thor looked at his mother then his father.

"Good, now I was thinking that we should punish him by taking away his last name for starters, then his title, then he would torture him and then sentence him to for all eternity in a chamber of our choice." Odin said with no emotion in his face. Although Odin was truly hoping that either Frigga or Thor would suggest another punishment since he still felt something for his son even after all that he had done.

Frigga stared into her husband's eye and instantly knew that he was in great pain and that no matter what Odin had just said about Loki was not his true feelings of his younger son. Then she looked at Thor who was staring holes into the ground since he felt great love for his brother also. "Well, then I suggest that Loki just needs a good talking to." Frigga said attempting to show the two men in the room that torture was no always the way out.

Thor looked up. "No. That is too easy and Loki would not listen. I suggest a median. One in which Loki will suffer and mother will get to talk to him. Before Loki fell off the bifrost he stated that he was doing his for father. To show him that he was a true king. Then he also told me that father had always favored me more much more than him. Thus, I purpose that Loki be turned back into a babe, and I also, which would let him and I reconnect and along with father for praising him more. And of course mother will be able to care for him and be able to lecture him once again. But I also say that I should be able to control my age change as Loki will not. I have learned that on Misgrad Loki is at the age of 21 and I 23. Because of this instead of making Loki age another twenty - one century that every week he would age a year, until he reaches his proper age once again. What do you say?"

Odin looked at his wife and Frigga looked at Odin. "That seems like a great idea Thor and Loki did state something like that on certain lines. Frigga what do you think? Are you up for raising two babes again?" Frigga just smiled, and Odin took that as a yes. "Then it is decided. That is what we shall do. It should begin tomorrow in the morning. Thor would you like to inform your brother of his punishment?"

"Yes father." Thor said with a smile, then stood up. "Wait, father does this mean that he will be able to keep the name Odinson and his title of Prince of Asgrad?"

"Yes. Of course my son, now go and speak with your brother." Odin spoke with joy.

a/n: so it begins =) i hope that you enjoyed the story. please comment, even the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. thank you. B)