Yeah, I know. Two chapters in one day and three chapters in two days, but 1) I'm really into this story and want to write when I have the ideas fresh in my mind, 2) I know you guys want updates, and 3) the website's not working entirely correctly so the story hasn't gone to the top of the list since I published it. Hopefully this one will do the trick.
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"Only Thor would say 'Loki' and then just walk out," Tony Stark said later to the team, annoyed.
"Whoever was on the phone, it wasn't Loki," Jane, who was out of the hospital replied. "Thor told me he was in prison in Asgard. As far as I know, he's still there. It couldn't have been him."
"Oh, so he just randomly says 'Loki' right before mysteriously disappearing?"
"No, but I don't understand how Loki could be tied to the kidnapping."
"Join the club," Clint replied. "Is there anyone close enough to Loki to kidnap someone for him?"
All eyes turned to Jane. She thought for a moment before replying.
"Not that I can think of, no. His wife, Sigyn, died in a recent assault on Asgard. She couldn't have done this."
"Loki was married?" Tony asked, surprised.
"Yes, but it was sort of a secret. Anyway, she's gone now. She's not important. What's important is getting Lili and Torrun back."
"Then we're back at square one, I guess."
"Not really," Tony replied. "We still have what I came up with."
"About chloroform?" Steve replied. "If we're dealing with Loki and whoever he's working with, that's out of the picture. Asgardians are far beyond our knowledge. We have no leads right now."
"Fine, then. What's your brilliant idea?"
"Has anyone tried calling him?"
They all looked at each other with blank expressions.
Steve pulled out his phone.
"Let's try that then."
"Wait," Jane interrupted before Steve could press 'call'. "Let me call him."
It took three tries before Thor picked up his phone.
"Jane?"
"Yes, Thor. It's me where are you?"
"After my phone conversation yesterday, I made a brief visit to Asgard, to seek advice from my father and fellow warriors."
"Why did you not tell us?"
"Jane, meet me at the house. Don't bring anyone else. I have to tell you something."
Jane ended the call and picked up her stuff.
"I have to go."
"Where?"
"Thor needs me!" she called back after reaching the top of the stairs.
After she had left, Tony piped up. "What is it with that family and disappearing?"
Steve shot him a look.
Jane entered their home to find Thor standing in the living room.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Loki has taken our daughters."
"Thor, that's impossible. I thought he was locked up."
"He was; he still is in fact."
"Then how could he have taken Torrun and Lili?"
"Indirectly. It was Narvi who took them."
"Who's that?"
"His Hand, or so she calls herself. She's Loki's daughter."
"What? Just a few months ago, I found out he had a wife, but you failed to mention they had a daughter!"
"She is terrible, known as the god of wrongdoing. Her heart is cold; she tried turning against her own parents in Asgard. She was the one who led the attack that killed her mother, along with hundreds of Asgardian warriors. Afterward, Loki convinced her to work for him in his attempts at taking over Midgard. After he was captured and put in his cell in the Asgardian prison, she disappeared. Even Heimdel cannot see her. She has shrouded her presence from anyone's view… until now. That phone call, it was from her. She took our daughters."
"Where has she taken them?"
"No one knows. Probably out of Midgard, possibly into a forbidden realm. Our options are very limited, Jane."
"What do we do?"
"Whatever Loki asks."
"What?! Thor, think staright. There has to be another way."
Thor headed for the door.
"What does he want? Do you know?"
Thor left the house and started to bring his hammer up to fly.
"Thor, what are you doing?"
He was hovering now. He looked down at Jane.
"Getting our daughters back."
And then he was gone, leaving behind only a smoldered patch of runes on their lawn.
"Brother, what have you done with my daughters?" Thor demanded of Loki as he stood outside his prison cell.
Loki smirked. "I have done nothing. I haven't touched a hair on their little heads at all. In fact, I have never even seen them."
"That is not what I meant! Narvi took them. Where?"
"No, no, no. Let's not get angry. That's not how this works. If I wanted them kidnapped, I wouldn't just hand them back to you on a silver platter." He spat the last word out.
"What do you want?" Thor asked through gritted teeth.
"Freedom," Loki whispered with a snarl. "I can help you find your daughters, who, I must add, are being perfectly cared for by my own. But you must free me first; then I will tell you what I want for their safe return."
"Whoah, whoah-whoah. Slow down. First… Loki has a wife. Now… Loki has a daughter who turned out to be a little monster who grew up to be a big monster."
"Tony, please stop it with the smart comments," Steve told him. "It's not helping Jane get her kids back."
"He said her name was Narvi, and she must have some sort of power if she led an attack on Asgard and shrouded herself from Heimdel's vision."
"Great, so the big monster has Daddy's powers."
"Tony!"
"Sorry, Cap. Can't help it."
"Well, try to be helpful instead of rude."
He turned back to Jane. "Where's Thor now?"
"I don't know. He said he was getting our daughters back. That's all he said."
"Worst case scenario, he gives Loki exactly what he wants."
"That's probably exactly what he'll do."
"Then let's hope it's not much."
"Loki doesn't just want ransom money, that's for sure."
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