Loki sat by Odin, Frigga next to him. "Mother. Do you think it right that Thor was banished?"
"I don't know. I think it was cruel, but I couldn't believe he would do such a thing to you."
"I do not know if Odin has told you, but, well..." Loki took a deep breath. "I think that I would not have refused his advances had I been conscious." Loki didn't want to look her in the eyes.
"Loki? What are you saying?"
"I.. well, Thor is the one who broke my virginity, and I love him for it. Right up till the day I was married I was will him in his chambers." She gasped. "But not since. It has only been Sif, well until Thor wanted to intervene."
"Loki I had no idea. Why would you he is your brother!"
"No he's not. And you know that. But that is why. He loves me even though I am Jotun. But now that you married me off, well, it's going to come out, mother."
"No, Heimdall will protect your honour and not speak of your relations with Thor." She got up and placed her hand on his shoulder to reassure him.
"I don't care about that. I care about Sif. She doesn't know. Or did you tell her parents that her children may have a slight blue skin colouration!" Loki taunted sarcastically.
"Loki!"
"No! You have no idea. I truly care about her, and now I'm betraying her with this secret. I mean she is expecting to get pregnant. What if I can't even do that? What am I supposed to tell her?!" Loki stood up and went to leave.
"We will think of something. I will cast glamour on the babies and they will be like you, Aesir in appearance." She placed her hand on his bicep and squeezed, begging him not to do anything rash.
"Really? You think magic will solve this? I maybe the God of Lies but I cannot hide this from her!" Loki turned to hear the door open. Sif stood in the door way to Odin's room.
"Tell who what, Loki?" Sif slowly and cautiously moved towards him.
"Huh? Oh nothing to worry about." He lowered his head and took up her hand and kissed it. She snapped it away.
"Sounded awful heated for 'nothing'. What is the secret you cannot hide with magic?' She stepped away and placed her hand on her sword ready to draw. Loki looked down at the fear in her stance then swiftly to Frigga. He was scared and confused. He started to shed a silent tear and shook his head. He couldn't tell her.
"Please, you are better off not being a part of this." Loki hung his head and more tears followed.
"Tell me, what is your secret Loki?" she was calm and measured in her tones. "If you can't tell your wife who can you tell?" He shook his head and cast an invisibility spell and ran out. "Loki!" Sif yelled after him. Frigga walked up to her.
"Just let him have a moment. He's under a lot of pressure."
"All-mother, please tell me."
Frigga sighed and decided half truths might be enough to keep her quiet. "Well, Loki may not be able to give you children. He is worried that you might not give birth to anything comprehensible."
"Oh. I never thought he had any problems, he came on our wedding night." Sif then felt embarrass for speaking so frankly.
"Well.." Frigga coughed ant the equally uncomfortable subject of her son having sex. "He is equipped, but the seed is not.. In a manner of speaking." Sif nodded and accepted this. She bowed and walked out to search for Loki.
Loki stood near the entrance to the observatory and was wiping his tears. Heimdall looked down to where the sound was coming from. Loki was still invisible.
"Loki, I don't think you should run away from this." He spoke softly as he returned his gaze to the space vista before him. Loki materialised and looked up at him.
"So what should I do? Oh great and all knowing gate keeper!" Loki spat. Heimdall ignored his emotional state and looked back at the distressed figure.
"I'm not all knowing, merely all seeing and as to what you should do, well, tell Sif and find out if she truly would accept you."
"How about.. No!" Loki strode up to him. He was dwarfed by Heimdall but he wasn't afraid of fighting him. "Let me travel away from here!"
"And where will you run away to?" Heimdall smiled and taunted the little prince.
"I want to go to Thor. I need to see him." Loki stepped back. He then realised what he said out loud. He covered his mouth with his hands and cried. He shook his head and ran away. Heimdall rested on his sword and saw him take off back towards the palace.
"I guess you don't want me to open the Bifrost then?" he said softly and turned back to the stars.
Loki hid not knowing what to do. He wanted to be with Thor, but then remembered how he essentially raped him. He couldn't go back to Sif as she would want to know what his secret was. He moaned softly as he stressed about what he should do. A light grew in front of him and Frigga appeared. He stood up shocked and wiped his eyes.
"Mother?"
"Oh Loki, I can always find my darling son. What's wrong my love?"
"What should I do? I don't want to be rejected by Sif if she hate me for lying to her. I don't want to see Thor because he may try to hurt me. But I want them both. I need them both!"
"I know, I'm sorry that you became so emotionally involved with them. You love them but I am beginning to fear that you only do because they are the only ones to ever reciprocate." Frigga smiled softly at him. Loki starred at her these were hard truths. "Loki you need to be strong. Please come to my chambers, I need to tell you something that must be done in person." Loki nodded and closed his eyes.
Loki slowly and sheepishly pushed open the doors to her chamber. Loki moved over to her. She hugged him and he relaxed into her arms. He embraced her and burred his head in her chest. She stroked his hair and pushed back and looked him in the eyes. She looked serious. "Loki, please, you must know we love you."
He pulled away and regressed. "But I don't know why you would." He whispered.
"You are our son and we love you. But you must understand your responsibilities." The doors flung open and the guards came in. Loki stood scared, was he to be arrested? He turned to Frigga.
"Loki, Thor is banished and the line of succession falls to you. Until he awakens, Asgard is yours." Loki gasped and the priest kneeled before him and handed him Gungnir with his head bowed. Loki turned back to her. "Loki you are king of Asgard. Rule until your father recovers." Loki turned back to the priest and hesitantly took the staff. He gripped it and stood uneasy. He bowed his head to her and she smiled.
Loki sat uneasy on the Throne. He slumped back and one hand gripping the staff. He looked up at it and thought of this predicament. He wanted to run away but now he was the ruler of the nine realms. He sat silently. The guards at the base of the stairs not worried about the young man over them. Loki relaxed and spread his legs. It was a very big throne, thank goodness it was comfortable. He heard the main doors swing open and he looked up. It was Sif and the warriors 3.
"All father, we must speak with you.." as they raise their heads, they stop short to see Loki on the throne. She stopped and was caught off guard.
Loki sitting sprawled upon his father's throne. He wears his horned ceremonial headdress and holds Gungnir in his hand. Sif and the others look up, shocked at the sight before them.
"What is this?" Volstagg pondered.
"My friends... you haven't heard? I am now Ruler of Asgard." Loki sounded hesitant but the slightly cocky. Sif was confused. Was this part of his outburst before?
"Loki? What are you doing?" She moved towards him. He guards stepped forward to defend him. She glared at them.
"Father is dying and Thor is banished. Mother has directed that I will rule as king."
"If you are truly king you will bring Thor home!" She demanded. Loki smirked and stood slowly.
"I cannot recant the All-father's last orders." Loki paused he wondered if Thor came back would he take over as king and Loki be sent back to his room? He like this power. He walked a few steps closer but stayed above them. "Now if you have no other business, you should leave." He glared at them and then sat back down with a smile on his face. Sif didn't know this person. Loki had never been so dominant.
"Loki, please, bring Thor home." He looked down at her. He decided that if he was hostile towards her, she might hate him. Thus leave him and he didn't have to tell her about his heritage.
"You should know better than to address me so informally." He clenched his fist around Gungnir. He was contemplating using it. She backed off and left with the others. Loki chuckled to himself.
Loki walked through the forest near by the city. He smiled and stepped through a portal. He squinted his eyes at the bright light. He blinked and then relaxed as his eyes adjusted. He was in the desert on Midgard. He closed his eyes and began to scribe. He then opened his eyes and smiled. He knew where Thor was.
He sensed him restrained and dejected. His life-force felt different. Loki cast a spell over himself and his armour was striped, replaced by a bland black suit and he walked with purpose through the strange plastic structure in the desert. He slid open the door and stood before Thor.
"Loki? You came!" Thor looked exhausted.
"What happened?"Loki crouched down and surveyed his injuries.
"Nothing I didn't deserve." Thor hung his head. Loki place his hands on his thighs and rubbed them reassuringly. Thor looked him in the eyes. "What will father say? You shouldn't have come." He placed a hand on Loki's cheek and brushed it with his thumb.
"I had to come. Mother is worried, but you have to fix this yourself. Father has fallen into Odinsleep. Mother doesn't know if he will ever wake." Loki stood up and held Thor's hand. He looked down at it and smiled. "I wish you could come back, but I cannot change the Allfather's wishes."
"When can I return?" Thor looked sad.
"When you are worthy to stand by my side." Loki stepped back and Thor look puzzled.
"What?" Thor began to catch on. "Loki, who is ruling Asgard?"
"I am, with mother's help."
"What about Sif? If you are now king, why isn't she queen?" Thor was concerned. Loki thought for a second. He didn't want her to be queen, she would overrule him and he wanted to rule alone.
"She is there but there is only one throne." Loki felt like someone was watching him.
"That is irrelevant." Thor stood up. Just then the door opened and Agent Coulson stood looking at Loki and Thor.
"What is irrelevant?" he asked. Loki walked over to Coulson and sized him up.
"This conversation." He turned and looked with sad fondness to Thor. "You know I told mother, and she was not happy about what happened. But you should know, I would have said yes." He smiled and Thor felt his heart ache.
"Truly? You would have?" Thor realised he did still love him and now he felt awful for taking advantage of him. Loki stepped out of the room and by the time Coulson turned he was gone. He looked down the hall but could not see him. He turned back to Thor.
"Who was that you were speaking to?"
Thor smiled proudly. "My brother."
Loki sat deep in thought on the throne. He didn't even notice Frigga approached him and dismiss the guards. He glanced up and smiled softly in her acknowledgment. "Mother, I don't know if I have done the right thing." She took his hand and sat down on the arm of the throne. "I could have brought Thor home, but something tells me she should remain banished."
"I know you are conflicted."
"If he does become worthy, will he take the throne?" Loki looked concerned.
"Is that your concern? That you would never sit on the throne if Odin and Thor are around?" Frigga looked at the contempt growing across Loki's face.
"And why shouldn't I? I deserve this, probably more that Thor! He is ungrateful and a brat for a prince! He has no regard to protocol nor the ruling of the nine!" Frigga slapped his face.
"No Loki! None of that is true! Thor will rule one day, he is Odin's first born, it is his right!"
"Really? His right? Just because he was first?" Loki stood and grabbed her wrists. "Not the right person for the job but the right blood for the job! Isn't it!?" He yelled at her.
"You're being foolish!"
"No I am not! I am more worthy than him!" Loki realised he was hurting her but despite how she could easily strike him down with her magic, she let him hurt her. Loki shoved her hard in the struggle and she fell on to the top run of stairs. She groaned and slowly tried to get on her hands and knees. Loki gasped at what he had done. "No no no, oh mother I'm sorry!" he ran down to her with tears welling up.
"Loki, you need to rule with a good heart, with pure intentions." She sat up and he cradled her. She placed her hand on his chest. "My poor little Loki. You have not overcome your fears. You let them control you and that makes your heart dark and unworthy." She stood and Loki remained kneeling. She stroked his hair and he sat stunned, watching her leave.
He sobbed quietly to himself, clutching his chest where she held him. The guards moved back into the throne room and saw him sitting on the ground near the throne. They were not sure what had happened. They approached their positions and Loki looked up and saw them looking at him. A snarl crossed his face and he blasted them both with Gungnir. They fell hard and when they came too they scrambled out of the chamber.
Loki stood and screamed. Propelling a frozen lightning across the room. The bolts fired continuously as he screamed. They spread across the room and struck various points and left their icy mark on the wall. Loki slumped down to the floor and sat with one leg bent and his knee toughing the floor, the other bent up and he wrapped his arms around his shin and wept. "Somebody save me, please." He softly whispered.
