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Chapter Eleven

I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. ~ Maya Angelou

Thor sat in a lawn chair located outside of the house him and his wife shared on Earth. Not being able to look Scarlet in the eyes, he had left for home. How did it all end up like this? Deep down he should have known it was all good to be true; Loki's good behavior. Somehow he should have known that eventually...it would all come to an end.

Lowering his head in distress, Thor ran his hands through his blonde hair with a sigh. How could he have missed the signs? Ten years had gone by without any problem. Loki had been a great father and Thor had thought their relationship had been better than ever. He couldn't help, but wonder if it was his fault? Had he been so oblivious to his younger brother's frustration that it had all led to this? No, that couldn't be it.

As he gazed up at the night's sky, Thor thought back on his childhood. He had wished things could return back to the way they were when the two were young, but then he remembered they weren't always good then. Those were the years Loki's anger and jealousy for Thor had brewed, so it wouldn't be such a good idea to wish for that kind of relationship.

Though how things were between them now weren't good either. Thor sighed, he had hoped things would remain peaceful forever. The past ten years had seemed like paradise. He had his beloved wife with him and had been getting along with Loki. It had been a dream that the two of them could get along as well as they had. Had it all been a lie?

"Thor?"

Picking his head up, he noticed his wife in the doorway. She looked just as distressed as he was feeling. This event had seemed to tear the two families apart, something the Thor and Jane did not want. They had had broken relationships with their siblings in the past, they didn't want to have to repair them once again.

Thor hated seeing his wife frown as she sat next to her husband, "Are you alright?"

"Are you?"

Jane sighed while shrugging slightly, "I wonder what had gotten into Loki's head. He should have known this was going to happen. I...I'm almost mad at him. My sister doesn't deserve to be fighting for another boyfriend locked up in jail."

It was clear the scientist was upset as the god grasped her hand and gave it a light squeeze, "He didn't commit a robbery. We had a fight in the wrong place at the wrong time. We need to remember how they feel."

"They have a son involved. He doesn't deserve to be viewed as an outcast because of Loki's actions."

"And he won't. He is our nephew."

Sighing, the brunette haired woman sighed and nodded, "I'm just upset. I know it will take a while for you and him to get back on track..."

"But, we will," Thor stated with determination, "I will not allow this to cause a riff in our relationship. I will settle this and life will go on."

"I hope."

Thor sighed. He hoped as well. He was positive that Jane and Scarlet hadn't ever fought the way the brothers had and she wasn't sure how to react to it. Thor on the other hand knew what it was like to fight with his brother, they were after all warriors. Fighting was a part of their nature. If the two had gotten past the last battle between them they certainly could get past this.

The phone was ringing inside, causing Jane to stand up and walk in. She must have been on the phone for a few seconds as she came outside and frowned, "We need to go back to SHIELD."

"I can't allow that, Miss Foster." SHIELD agent Paul Coulson stressed.

Frowning, Scarlet pleaded, "You may think I'm crazy and that's fine, but he's the father of my son and he doesn't deserve to be locked up."

The agent sighed while trying to explain, "He destroyed a room in our headquarters and tried to take out three of our agents. I'm sorry, but until he's cleared as a security threat he has to stay in that cell."

As the mother continued to beg for her lover's release, Jane and Thor approached the two as the older sister asked, "Scarlet, what are you doing?"

"Jane, please explain to your sister that I can't let Loki go."

Jane frowned, "Scarlet, just go home."

"No," The tattooed woman frowned while tightening her fist, "There's no need for this."

Anyone could see the determination on Scarlet's face and Thor felt horrible that for the time being he had to tear apart a happy family. Trying to console her, he placed his hand on his sister-in-law's shoulder, "It won't be for long. Believe me, I don't want to keep my brother locked up, but I think his emotions are too high."

"Get him out as soon as possible." Scarlet frowned while turning on her heel and walking away.

"Mom?"

It hadn't taken long for Scarlet to go back to Asgard after her failed attempt to set Loki free. As uncomfortable as she felt in Asgard at the moment, there was no way she wanted to stay at her sister's and going to her mother's was out of the question. She had been foolish to think she could just waltz right in and demand his freedom, but it was worth a shot.

She had been sitting near a lake when Tómas found her. He hadn't a clue about what had just happened to his father and the only reason she wasn't completely pissed was because of how passionate Loki was about the problem. His actions weren't to cause mayhem or take over anything, rather this was merely what happened when gods fought. She just wished he hadn't made such a mess.

Scarlet's legs were bent up to her chest and she was playing with the bracelet Loki had given her more then a decade ago. Sighing, she ran her fingers through her black hair while admitting, "This is the first time in ten years that I've actually wanted a cigarette."

"Don't," Tómas sat down next to his mom while pointing out, "A cigarette won't make up for what has happened."

Sighing, she slung her arm around the young boy's shoulders and rocked him slightly, "You are way too smart for your age."

"How long will dad be away for?"

"I'm not sure," Scarlet bit her lower lip while exclaiming, "You know...several years before I met your dad...mine died. I never really had a good relationship with him...I was always trying to get the wrong attention. I wasn't even around when he died. Your grandpa...he was a great person and I'm sad that I treated him the way I did."

Frowning, he reached out and grabbed onto his mother's hand and gave it a light squeeze, "I know you and dad love me. Please don't be sad."

Tómas's words made her smile a little while resting her forehead against his, "I won't be. I have the two best guy's in the world," She then laughed while thinking out loud, "Mom always said I attracted the bad boys."

"I can't believe that guy even has a girlfriend." Steve Rogers shook his head as he sat in one of the labs where Bruce Banner was doing his work.

The scientist shrugged as he looked over to a sore Captain America, "Well, you know what they say; love is blind."

Loki sat in his cell with his head resting against the wall and his eyes shut. As he had assumed, Scarlet was unsuccessful in freeing him. It wasn't her fault, but he had predicted her attempt wouldn't work. Either way he appreciated her effort, showing him that she was honest when she proclaimed she would stand by him no matter what.

Had he made a mistake? Loki loved Thor and loved his family, so why had he done something so foolish? The sorcerer wasn't a stupid man, he certainly knew there was going to be repercussions for his brash actions. Oh how disappointed his father would be if he knew what was going on; which he probably did.

And Heimdall was most likely staring down below and laughing at Loki; laughing because he knew that deep down inside the sorcerer would always be the God of Mischief. The thing was he hadn't done it for fun. He was sure anyone who knew about the innocent would simply shove it off as Loki being his usual self. They would never realize he was fighting for his honor, begging Thor to show him the same level of respect he deserved.

Still, he really had made a mess of everything. He was very thankful Scarlet was a mother now and had matured over the decade because he was sure if this were ten years ago she would have left upon hearing the news. After all, she had been in a relationship with a man who had called jail his second home and he was sure she wouldn't want to go through all that again.

And he was sure his son was thoroughly confused at it all. Since his birth he had acknowledged his uncle as his king and witnessed the brothers have a good relationship. In Tómas's eyes Thor was a kind and gracious brother and would probably be confused by his father's actions. He knew how he looked and hoped that his son would understand that he partially attacked Thor to protect his son's honor.

As Loki sat in his thoughts, he suddenly heard a loud explosion. His eyes instantly darted towards the direction of the sound and stood up to walk towards the bars. It must have been in another part of the headquarters since he couldn't see anything. But, upon the explosion the halls were filled with the sound of frantic alarms and his eyes were blinded by red flashing lights.

Closing his eyes, the sorcerer concentrated on locating the source of the sound. Soon he was placed down in the basement where agents fought what looked like Neo-Nazi soldiers. He recognized this room; it was the room that he had often visited to spy on Erik Selvig's research on the Cosmic Cube. Apparently he wasn't the only outside source who was interested in it.

"This power originally belonged to Johann Shmidt," One of the soldiers shouted as he held up his gun, "So, give it over!"

Pulling back his bow, Hawkeye stated, "That's not going to happen."

"Then we'll take it by force." Another soldier replied while firing.

The room before him seemed to be a war zone with every member of the Avengers fighting off soldiers who were trying to get to the cube. Besides Thor, Loki was impressed that all these extraordinary soldiers were all human. Perhaps he had underestimated the Midgardian race, perhaps the majority were just too lazy to reach their full potential.

As the fight continued on, he noticed from his position in the shadows his brother struggling with two soldiers. Apparently SHIELD wasn't the only company training super soldiers. These Neo-Nazis seemed to be well trained and stronger than the average human being, being able to go toe-to-toe with the best. Iron Man had successfully pummeled one soldier to the wall, though as soon as that happened another seemed to attack.

Loki watched as Thor wielded his hammer around, knocking down all in his path. Apparently all the time he had spent at SHIELD had paid off. His older brother seemed to be in better shape then they had when they had originally fought. Needless to say Loki was impressed. Though, he hadn't a clue as to why any mortal human would think they stood a chance against an Asgardian warrior.

As the king of Asgard fought off a soldier, Loki noticed a rather large soldier coming up behind him with what looked like a spear of some sort. He hadn't any idea why no one had noticed this before, but it seemed like even Thor was oblivious to this man's presence. He was coming up close and the only choice the younger brother seemed to have was materialize and send a green power ball to knock the soldier off his feet.

Thor quickly spun around while shouting, "Loki!"

"Watch out, you idiot!" Loki growled as he threw another ball towards the other soldier whom Thor had neglected upon seeing his brother.

Steve Rogers raised his eyebrow while asking, "How the hell did he get out!"

"What are you doing here?" Thor asked.

"I'm here to help," Loki stated, "Now, let's finish this."

The sorcerer began to multiply, distracting the soldiers as to who the real Loki was. Thor nodded as he raised his hammer and yelled in triumph, "Let us fight as brothers!"