Glass Box

(An Avengers not-quite- Loki/reader insert Fanfic)

Chapter Nine: Loki's Diary

(Night of June 5, 2011)

Loki sighed. He had been in this glass box for months now. There was nothing to do but think. He put his hands in his pockets and slumped down.

"What's this?"

A blue pocketbook fell to the concrete floor, open to a sketch of a pretty girl that looked to be in her late teens. It was labeled Maria Pond.

"A diary? My diary? I didn't put that in my pocket. Oh, well. Something to do, I suppose."

He sat down and read. Much to his surprise, today's entry was already written.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Today, I was freed. I persuaded my rescuer, Maria Pond that I had been kidnapped. Apparently, judging by her license of some sort, I was taken to New Mexico, in Midguard. Tonight is a masquerade ball for some students of higher learning across the street. I am planning on blending in there because my only other clothes are eccentric and bright, attire that is fitting for a Midguardian masque.

In red, at the bottom, the page read the following.

FIND HER. You need to find Maria Pond. She still needs to rescue you, so send the attached letter to her.

He ran his thumb along the crème envelope, which was sealed in Asgardian scarlet ink.

"Send." He commanded it.

He read the next few pages of the diary as he waited for the mysterious Maria Pond to come forth.

Maria danced with Michael, dismissing herself.

"I think I hear my name."

The chairman stepped up to the stage's podium.

"Maria Pond? I have a message for you." The old man announced.

She smoothed her black gown and carefully slid up the steps to the stage.

"What is it?" she asked.

"A letter…whoever sent it was very insistent that it be delivered now."

"Hmm." She sat down, opening the off-white envelope.

Dearest Maria,

You do not know me now. In the future, you know me more than anyone else. It is critical that you meet me right now, across the street at the building you accidentally came across earlier this afternoon, as soon as you read this. I believe you said that you were looking for a 'Taco Shoppe'. Please just open the white door and break the glass that I'm in- I've been kidnapped. Come and rescue me- and save the world. If you are foolish and think only to not leave your date (typical), please disregard him. The universe is in danger.

Love, L.

Maria's mouth hung open; she did not tell anyone that she had gotten lost, so it couldn't have been a joke. She ran out of the dance hall.

"Maria?" Michael called.

"I am suddenly ill! See you tomorrow!" She called.

She ran across the street, and slammed the white door open with her hip. Loki jumped from his sitting place.

"Who are you?" He scanned the ball gown of the girl.

"Maria…Maria Pond. I am here to rescue you."

She pulled the fire alarm, and broke the glass with a nearby chair.

"Run!" Maria said.

"Where to?" Loki asked.

"Um…the masquerade." Maria decided.

Maria pulled Loki by the hand across the street. Remembering his own words in the diary, he magically donned his green and gold armor. The two fit in with the crowd perfectly, which was dancing roughly against the loud music. Loki found an extra mask that decorated the punch table and put it on.

"What do we do now?" Maria asked.

"I suppose we should dance. It seems to be what everyone else is doing." He thought.

The two danced to 'Read My Mind' by The Killers for a while as they discussed what they should do.

"I have a diary that entails all of our adventures together." He said.

"Really?" she asked.

"Yes."

"I wonder why I had to save you." Maria pondered.

"What did the letter say?" Loki asked.

"If I didn't save you, then it would hurt the universe."

"Then I guess we let the rest of the events take their course." He said.

The two continued to dance, unchanging the course of the previous masquerade's events.