Despite All Odds: Protection
Chapter Summary: Thor makes his way towards Loki. It was now or never, he had to get him out before the worse could come.
The first thing that Thor had done was to knock the guards out cold. He was grateful that the warriors three as well as Sif were not present; he would hate to fight his good friends. But he would still do it all the same.
His breath was uneven out of tiredness, looking left and right for the cell where they might have placed Loki in. He was about to call for his brother when he heard the distinct clanking of chains.
Without even thinking he ran towards the sound and stopped when he came across an iron door. He looked upwards and saw that the bars were connected to the ceiling. This was not going to be pretty. "Stand back," he warned his brother before holding the handle of Mjolnir firmly in his grasp. He swung his arm back before bringing it full force against the bars that gave way almost immediately.
"Brother," he called out; hurrying to the younger's side.
He knelt in front of him and slowly assessed the situation. Carefully he raised his hands and placed it on the sides of Loki's face, feeling the metal that was covering his mouth. He felt sick just thinking about what was to happen the next day.
"Be still," he said gently before locating the locks that held the metal gag together. Finding them, he pressed down hard, breaking the locks and making the mouthpiece fall apart. It clattered noisily to the ground but Thor did not mind them for his focus was now on Loki's lips that were dry and covered in a few cuts, probably from trying to move his jaw.
Leaning back for a bit, he pulled out a flask and held it to Loki's lips. "Drink," he instructed. "It will help," he coaxed as he tilted the flaskand allowed the water to slowly pour inside his brother's mouth. Once he saw that Loki had enough, he pulled it away and hid it inside a pouch that was hidden by his cloak.
Nodding to himself he turned his attention to his brother's hands. He examined the chains. They were encased in magic, suppressing Loki's in case he tried to escape. Luckily for him, these chains would bend to strength. "This might hurt," he warned before taking Loki's chains and promptly yanked them apart.
As they did, the magic became undone and the shackles clattered to the ground, joining the metal gag.
Thor turned his gaze back to Loki's at this. "Can you stand?" he asked in worry before looking behind him. "We must leave," he told him urgently. "We will flee to Valeria and then to Earth," he informed him before turning his attention back to the younger.
"If we stay any longer they will surely capture you again. I will not let that happen," he told him as he placed his hands on his brother's shoulders. "I failed to protect you before Loki and because of that you fell to darkness. I will not fail again," he promised before getting to his feet.
"Take my hand, brother. We must go."
