Hello, me again. As always a huge thanks to anyone who's read, liked, story-alerted, story-favorited, and reviewed. Also, sorry for the wait. This chapter is really short, but it's mostly just a small filler. So without further adieu, here it is!

Chapter 7

Thor held Mjolnir high above his head as he traveled down the Bifröst. Anger pulsed through his body, causing white light to flair from the hammer's head and making her pull him faster along the bridge. Loki was obviously lying; taking advantage of his mortal friends. The story he told was fake and Thor tried to tell the Director this but Fury had told him he needed to talk to Odin anyways.

Nearly all the Avengers had felt pity for his brother and Thor snarled. Loki was the Liesmith. He didn't tell the truth, not when lying came so fluidly to him. Thor felt Mjolnir give a small jerk and he landed before Heimdall unsteadily. The watcher turned his golden eyes to the Asgardian prince and nodded in greeting.

"Heimdall," Thor greeted shortly in return before storming down the bridge. He walked hastily through the town, where the peasants shouted his name and cheered as he walked down the streets. He ignored it all, his mind still on Midgard with Loki and the Avengers.

Loki spun the tale of a boy, trying to fix his mistake and being horribly violated. He talked of a boy who was deprived of family when he was in need. It was a good tale, a lie but good nonetheless. It almost managed to plant a seed of doubt in his own mind; doubt that his father was truthful; doubt that Odin was in the right.

But Thor knew Loki. He knew the younger man better than anyone and this was just the thing Thor was expecting. He marched through the castle halls; not bothering to knock at the Throne room and swung the doors open.

Frigga and Odin looked up at his entrance and Frigga stood, stepping down the golden stairs to greet her son with a tight hug.

"Hello Mother," Thor said affectionately, wrapping his thick arms around her. His blue eyes flickered up to Odin, who had approached the stairs and slowly descended them.

"Thor," Odin greeted. "I trust you found Loki."

Frigga pulled away from Thor and looked between her son and husband.

"Loki? What of Loki?" Worry flooded her voice and Thor's heart grew heavy. "Is he in trouble? Thor, is your brother alright?"

"He is in no more trouble than usual, Mother." Thor said smoothly before turning to his father. "He is actually the reason I am here. Father, I have been sent to ask questions of you regarding Loki and his… spawn."

Frigga's eyes lit with some emotion Thor couldn't identify. Odin nodded to her and she squeezed Thor's hand one final time before she walked out. Thor watched his mother leave before turning to Odin again. Odin watched Thor struggle to start before smiling and gesturing to the stairs.

"Sit, my son. Tell me what is troubling you so." Odin lowered himself onto the steps and Thor did the same.

"Father, I know not where to begin."

"The beginning is always a good place," Odin teased lightly. Thor looked up into the one remaining eye of his father and smiled softly.

"Will you tell me the tale of Loki and your steed?" Odin tilted his head and regarded Thor curiously.

"What is this about, my son?"

"I have been sent here to compare the data between Loki's lies and your account of the day the Wall of Asgard was nearly complete."

Odin made a noise of interest in his throat. "And what has he told you?"

"He said that Sleipnir is not a monster and that you took him unjustly. I fear- well, his tale was very convincing- and I fear my friends may be beginning to believe him." Odin blinked slowly and Thor looked down at his trousers.

"And what do you think?" His tone was soft but had Thor looked up, he would have seen the ice in Odin's blue eye.

"I believe it to be falsehoods," Thor's voice was hesitant but grew stronger. "Loki has always tried to talk himself out of trouble and this is no different."

Thor stood and turned to his rising father. He embraced him in a hug. Odin wrapped his arms around Thor, stroking the golden hair as he had when Thor was a boy.

"Thank you for your help Father," Thor mumbled into Odin's shoulder. Odin said nothing and Thor pulled back smiling.

"I must head back to Midgard. They await my news before sentencing Loki. Good day Father, let Mother know I said farewell."

"Be safe, Thor."

Thor grinned and made his way down the few remaining steps but stopped when he reached the floor and turned to face Odin.

"Father; before I go I must tell you that- I know not how to put this, but, you failed to harness all of Loki's magic. He has been causing havoc on Midgardian villages; that is why my friends were after him," Thor trailed off, unsure of how to finish once he started. It was unnerving, pointing out his father's mistake, but he felt that for Loki's lesson to work, he must let his father know.

Odin nodded in acknowledgment and gave Thor a soft smile. "I shall fix that; immediately. Go on back to Midgard. All will be well." Thor smiled brightly and walked down the long room and left.

It won't be until much later that Thor realizes his father didn't give him any answers.

Odin watched Thor walk out of the room, Mjolnir swinging easily in his hand. He sighed heavily as the doors closed behind his son before he shouted for his personal guards.

"Begin to ready your best men. Soon, you venture to Midgard."

Spoiler alert: I don't like Odin.. Okay, maybe it's not really a spoiler alert.. Anyways, Odin's speech was really hard for me because in Thor, he always sounded very... cryptic... and I tried to capture that, but I'm not sure how well that went.

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