Tony sighed as he looked at a Wikipedia page on Norse Mythology. "Mother?"

Tony turned to see Jor standing nervously at the door to his room.

"Come on in Jor, what can I do for you?"

"I was curious as to what you were doing?"

"I was doing some research your sister Hel. I don't think I will be able to get to her. I'd rather not die."

Jor chuckled, "Indeed that would not be very productive."

"She might have to be last. If I can get her at all."

"One of us could get her. We should be able to get a message to her. She probably won't live here full time since she is Queen of a realm, but she will come visit I'm sure."

Tony nodded, "Then I guess Sleipnir is next. That's going to be fun."

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While Fenrir and Jor went to Helheim to invite Hel to the tower, the twins and Tony went to Asgard to retrieve Sleipnir.

"Good luck Mother" Fenrir said.

"I'll need it." The two groups disappeared.

The trio appeared in the royal stables, luckily no one was around. "Remember guys, be quiet" Tony whispered.

The twins nodded and followed Tony into the stables. It was a little difficult to be quiet in his suit, but he managed. They waited for a stable hand to leave the area before walking down the several cells until they got to the end where a large horse stood. The horse was beautiful, its black coat shined in the sunlight. "So pretty" Aurora whispered. The horse made a few quiet sounds, shifting its weight.

"Are you Sleipnir?"

"Depends on who's asking" The horse projected.

"I'm Tony Stark and I'm going around and freeing Loki's children. I'm a friend of your mother's."

"I highly doubt you are just a friend." The voice sounded amused.

Tony blushed, "Okay, we're lovers, but that's not important. We wanted to know if you want to come home with us. Be part of the family."

"A strange offer since I know my Mother is in prison right now."

"Trust me, I'm figuring out a way to break him out of there too."

The horse whinnied softly, "You are a brave mortal to go against the Allfather."

"I've been getting that a lot from your brothers." Tony sighed. "So will you come with us or are you happier here?"

"If you can free me from my bindings, I shall go with you. Being someone's personal steed is not all it's cut out to be."

Tony chuckled and entered the stable cell. "So where is this binding?"

"It is the gold harness I have on. I warn you though, it burns to the touch." Sleipnir said.

"Right, okay." He slowly put a finger on the harness, when nothing happened he gripped it. "I guess adding the new element to the suit works." Tony said to himself. He carefully maneuvered the harness off of the horse, eyeing the burns on his cheeks and neck. "We'll get you those treated when we get home."

"Thank you Tony Stark"

"Come on minions, we're going home." The twins smiled and greeted their new brother. With Sleipnir's help, they all teleported back to the tower.

Fenrir and Jor weren't home yet so he let the twins go to their room to play while he showed Sleipnir his room. "Do you have a human form like your brother's?"

"I do" He transformed into a boy with black hair and brown eyes. He almost looked like Tony, but broader and a stronger face structure. He looked about 16. They rode the elevator down a floor and entered one of the empty rooms.

"This is your suite. You can get it decorated however you like, even add some horse stuff too."

"You must love my mother very much Tony Stark. To be gathering his children without being asked to. I approve"

"Thanks" Tony blushed, "I do love Loki. He's different. He's been broken so many times but still strong. We're a lot alike."

"I can see that. I hope I will get the story one day, it must be quite a tale."

"I don't know about that, but I'll be sure to tell you sometime."

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The first time he met Hel, he about had a heart attack. She came to visit about two weeks after Jor and Fenrir went to her realm. He walked into the kitchen to find a woman sitting at the bar. She was tall and regal. Half her body was black and decaying while the other was healthy skin. She had straight black hair and red eyes.

"Um" He stared at the woman.

She turned to him and smiled. "Tony Stark."

"Let me guess, you're Hel"

"Indeed I am."

"Not to sound rude, or anything, but you look older than your brothers. Shouldn't you be about the same age as Jor and Fen?"

She smiled, "I am indeed their age, however I needed to be older to rule a realm so Odin aged me."

"Sounds fantastic" Tony replied sarcastically. "Well, welcome to my tower. I guess Fen and Jor found you alright."

She nodded, "My brothers told me that you are offering a home and family to my father's children."

"Yeah, Sleipnir just got here two weeks ago. You're the last."

"I was surprised to see my brothers. I didn't believe them when they told me someone released them. However, when they told me your name, I no longer doubted them."

"You know me?" He poured himself a cup of coffee.

"I do, you are the man who has escaped my grasp several times. You have been to the edges of my realm many times, but before I could coax you to stay, you left. Now that I know what you've done for my father I have to say I'm glad you didn't stay. You seem to be just the mortal who can keep up with him."

Tony chuckled, "Well, we all have our problems."

Hel giggled.

"Are you staying? We can have your room made up." Tony said.

"Only for a few days. I would like to get to know my new brother and sister. They are yours correct?"

"Yeah, conceived after Loki invaded. I convinced him to turn into his true form and the rest is history. We visit him every few days so he is still part of their life, but it's hard."

"Yes. You are very strong Tony Stark. I've known that for many years. I am glad you stand by Father, he needs someone like you."

"Just trying to help"

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The twins loved Hel, especially Aurora. They seemed to bond over hairstyles, Aurora showing Hel pictures of all the different hairstyles Tony had did her hair in. Hel even convinced him to do one of the styles to her hair. By the end of her stay, she was also calling him Mother and kissed him on the cheek before she returned to her realm.

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"I like our new family Mommy." Aurora said as he tucked her in.

"I like our new family too Princess." Tony smiled.

"All we need is Daddy" She said sleepily.

"Yeah" He turned to the picture sitting on her nightstand. It was a picture of the four of them, taken on one of their visits to his cell. The same one was on Galen's night stand as well.

"We'll be whole one day" Tony whispered and turned the light out.