A/N: Hello my Midgardian, Asgardian, and Jotun pals! I have another chapter for you! *screams enthusiastically* Yay! Did you think our story would be ending at the same time the Avengers movie ended? Nope! Of course, this means that we are venturing into uncharted waters, but I guess I'll just have to get into the boat and paddle, eh? By the way, what do you think of my completely illogical cover? Yeah, I like it too. In regards to your lovely reviews I say thank you. To tiger49, who so nicely pointed out that Loki's eyes are green, I say: Thank you for your concern toward the accuracy of my story! I understand that it's a question of debate whether his eyes are blue or green, but since I'm already this far into the thing I'm just gonna keep on sayin' their blue. Besides, if we're being technical, aren't they actually red since he's a frost giant? In anycase, thanks to everyone who reviewed, or followed, or favorited! :) On with the story!

Loki couldn't help but smirk when he heard that Sigrid was going to Asgard. He knew she would be displeased greatly, but for once he was very happy with one of Director Fury's choices. In Asgard there would only be two familiar faces to turn to and one of those faces was his own. Surely this would mean she would trust him. It was exactly what he'd wanted to happen, the only tweak he would make would be that he was king of Asgard. Small details, really.

From inside the cage the Avengers had put him in he listened to Thor tell him what was going to happen. The three of them would make use of the Tesseract and transport to Asgard, where Loki would be punished for his crimes. Thor would go about life as usual of course.

"And Miss Mort will be raised by Mother and Father… at least that is the plan. I know Mother will agree to it, but I'm unsure how Father will react." Thor rambled.

"I'm sure Odin will be thrilled to raise the child of a frost giant. He couldn't possibly have any qualms about that." Loki rolled his eyes.

"Loki, Susan will receive excellent care from whomever raises her - I promise you." Thor said solemnly.

"How often will Sigrid be allowed to visit me?"

"Probably not often at first, but if you behave admirably then she will no doubt be granted permission whenever she desires," Thor stared his brother in the eye, "It depends on you."

There was a ding as the elevator arrived, before Loki could answer. The doors swung open and at first they assumed that Sigrid had come to see her father once more, but they realized it was actually the girl's mother. Loki stiffened and Thor nodded at the woman.

"Lady Mort," Thor said, "I shall leave you two in privacy."

Amy flashed a quick smile to Thor and then turned to Loki. Her face was hard to read, but Loki sensed anger and a bit of fear. Good. Fear was the proper response to what he had done.

"Hello Amy," Loki sneered at her, despite every bone in his body telling him to be polite, "Do you miss your fiance?"

Amy ground her teeth and clenched her fists. She was filled with rage, he could tell, more intensified than he'd ever seen before. "Hello Loki," Was all she managed to say.

"I asked you a question." He commented.

"And I refused to answer it," Amy shot back, "You'll just have to deal with it."

"How has our daughter taken to the news?"

"Don't you even dare call her 'ours', she is my daughter. I raised her, I've cared for her, I know her better than anyone else. You didn't even know she existed until this week!"

"That's not my fault!" Loki snarled.

"Oh yeah? Who is the one who left? Did I? No! You said you'd come back, but I must have been some sucker to fall for that one because you never came." Amy yelled.

"I'm back now, aren't I?"

"To take over the Earth!"

"I'm still back."

"You said you'd come back for me. Not the destruction of my planet!" Amy sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, "Okay, okay… let's calm down."

"I'm perfectly calm." Loki smirked.

Amy shot him a glare, but then her eyes softened. "Could I at least know what happened? Why did you leave? Did you ever intend to come back? If so, why didn't you?"

"My father - uh - my adopted father called me back because of a battle that I needed to fight in. I fully intended to come back, but for a long time I was kept busy with tasks my adopted father set me on…" Loki continued to explain all that had happened to Thor and himself with the Bifrost, Midgard, the Destroyer, and the Avengers. When he was finished he looked to see her response. She was biting her bottom lip nervously.

"Wow," Amy sighed, "That's a heck of an excuse."

"I realize that I have made many poor choices, and I've been a low quality father, but I hope to make up for that soon."

"From prison?"

"From wherever it takes."

Amy sat in the chair on the outside of the cage and looked him in the eye. "Is there anything you can say to convince them to leave her here? Anything at all?"

"Perhaps, but I won't."

"You won't even try?" Tears pooled at the corners of her eyes.

"I want her to come to Asgard, why would deter it from happening?"

"Because I am her mother! She needs me!" Amy finally sobbed, "Don't you want what's best for Susan?!"

Loki wrinkled his nose. "Why did you name her Susan?" He asked.

"I asked you a question, Loki!"

"And I refused to answer it, Amy," Loki mocked, "Tell me why you named her Susan."

"If you aren't answering my questions then why should I answer yours?"

"You know that I want what is best for her, you and I simply have differing opinions on what that is." Loki answered, "Now that I've answered tell me your reason for giving her that awful name."

Amy scoffed quietly. "You really think that after all you put me through I'd stick to our plan? I don't even remember what the plan was and when she was born I was too angry at you to keep a promise."

Loki exhaled and tipped his head back. "The plan was that we were to marry one day and have two children, a boy named Paul, after you father, and a girl named Sigrid."

"Well it looks like none of that plan worked out for you, just like your plan to take over the Earth," Amy sniffed, "The only time I ever want to see you again is if you are bringing Susan home and even then I'd prefer Thor to do it." The woman rose from the chair and proudly stepped out of the room. Loki didn't see that once the elevator doors closed she collapsed on her knees and wept. Loki didn't know that he had been her last resort to keep the girl on Midgard. All he knew was that for once something was going his way. Sigrid would come to Asgard and she would finally stop seeing him as a monster.


Susan had all but thrown a temper tantrum when Nick Fury declared that she had to go to Asgard. Leaving her whole life behind sounded like the worst possible thing in that could happen - and she'd seen her stepfather murdered before her eyes and her real father do the murdering. She'd refused, argued, and even stomped her foot, but the Avengers and SHIELD all seemed to agree that it would be best for her to go. It could have been her imagination, but Thor actually seemed excited.

Susan's mother had gone down to talk things out with her father and Susan had been locked in one of Tony Stark's guest rooms for fear she would run off. The girl was still trying to figure out a way to get the window open and get down to the street that way when a SHIELD agent came in and tossed her a suitcase. The agent left abruptly as he had come and Susan curiously opened the suitcase. Inside, a handful of her clothes had been packed along with her hairbrush, toothbrush, and the necklace Max had given her with the blue bird pendant. The little bird necklace made her heart hurt from mixed feelings of joy and sadness. She felt joy to see it again and sadness because she remembered what had happened to Max.

Fastening the necklace clasp around her neck, she felt a little braver. Now she'd always have a little piece of him with her as well as a piece of home. She allowed herself one moment to wonder what Asgard would be like and to dream of the golden palace described in legend. Would that palace be her home? Or would she be sent to live elsewhere in the sparkling realm? The daughter of the 'fallen son of Asgard' probably wouldn't be welcomed into the city with open arms. If she was thinking realistically then they'd probably lock her in prison like they were going to do to Loki.

"Knock, knock!" Tony called, opening the door, "Sup Jinx?"

"Oh you know, being shipped off to a different realm."

"You ever had shawarma?"

"I can't saw that I have." Susan smiled slightly.

"Well, the rest of the Avengers and I were going to get some. You wanna come?"

"Should you all be going? What if Loki escapes while you're away?"

"You don't have to worry about that. Thor set his hammer on Loki's lap. Your crazy daddy ain't going nowhere."

"Your double negative is very reassuring," Susan rolled her eyes and got up, "Well, it might be my last chance to ever try shawarma, as they probably don't deliver to Asgard, so yeah, I'll go."

"As our dear Captain America would say: nifty!" Tony scratched his chin, "Or is that a phrase from the sixties? I can't remember." He shrugged and walked out of the room.

Susan followed him out of the guest room with her suitcase in tow. She didn't want to take her eyes off her personal belongings in case she got sucked up to Asgard without them. The Avengers and Susan (Amy didn't want to come, still hating the superheroes for sending off her daughter) settled in a little restaurant. The all ordered some shawarma and ate in silence. After a long, painful day the juicy meats and vegetables tasted good. When they had finished Thor announced that it was about time he took Loki back to Asgard. Susan winced but didn't say a word. She merely picked up her suitcase and followed the group back to Stark Tower.

When they reached the tower Thor went to retrieve Loki, who he brought up in chains and a gag. Susan wondered why he had a gag, but didn't complain in the least. Amy stepped up to her daughter and squeezed her shoulder gently. The mother and daughter watched Loki pass by them, neither showing their emotions on their faces. He glanced at Amy and then stared at Susan. She felt uncomfortable, but didn't move.

Everyone split up and reconvened at a square in the park. They exchanged goodbyes with one another. Susan didn't feel much like talking to the others, she just stood by her mother. Thor held the Tesseract in a glass container and gestured at Susan that it was time to go. Amy quickly wiped away her tears and looked her daughter in the eye.

"Now, don't forget to brush your teeth. And remember to dress warmly when it's cold out. Be respectful to your elders. If you can't sleep then try some herbal tea. Don't forget…"

"Mom, stop," Susan sighed, "You're making this like just a trip to a friend's house or something. It's not. I'm going to be gone forever."

"I know it's just…" Amy's lip wobbled a little.

Both women broke down into tears and hugged each other. They said their goodbyes, but continued to hold hands. Tony, who always felt awkward in this kind of situation, pulled out an instant camera and snapped a picture of them. Once the picture printed he handed it to Susan. He proceed to take a selfie and then give that picture to her to.

"There, now you'll never forget us." He smiled.

"Where did you even get that camera?" Susan giggled through her tears.

"I'm Iron Man, Jinx, don't doubt me." He winked.

"Miss Mort, I believe it is time to go," Thor said gently, "If you would please take my hand we can be off."


Loki didn't really get what the gag on his mouth was for. What was he going to do? Yell profanities at them? The uncomfortable thing was hardly necessary.

As Sigrid and her mother were embracing for the last time Loki found that he was rather impatient to get back to Asgard - even if that was to be the place of his imprisonment. That was the place he and Sigrid would get along, where she would come to know him better.

Thor beckoned the girl over and instructed her to take his hand. Loki wished he wasn't wearing the accursed gag so that he could ask her to hold his hand instead, but that was not how things would go. Sigrid took Thor's hand and gazed lovingly toward her mother. Loki guessed that Sigrid wanted Amy to be the last thing she saw before she left Midgard entirely. The Tesseract was put into use and the trio ascended to Asgard.

They landed firmly on the Rainbow Bridge and a group of guards surrounded them. Loki's "leash" was handed off to a royal guard and the other guards began congratulating Thor on his victory. Sigrid stood awkwardly off to the side where no one noticed her. Loki shuffled as close to her as he could in the shackles.

"This is Asgard?" The girl asked, looking around in wonder.

Loki nodded, still being gagged.

"Is that big golden building the palace?"

Another nod.

"I can't believe you lived there! It's huge!"

Loki caught the eye of the guard who was holding the chains, and then gestured to his gag. The guard sighed and took the thing off. Loki moved his jaw a little, thankful to be rid of it. He turned back to Sigrid.

"Yes, that is the palace. Thor tells me that it will be your home as well. He says that Odin and Frigga will raise you from this point forward." He didn't tell her that Odin would disapprove of her being there.

"I'm going to live in the palace with the king and the queen?!" She sounded genuinely shocked.

Loki smiled in amusement. "Where else would you live?"

She shrugged. "I dunno, prison?"

"Why in the nine realms would you go to prison? You've done nothing against Asgard's rules. It is I who has committed the crime."

"Yeah, but I'm your kid. In some cultures that enough to get you put in jail."

"That's ridiculous. Odin may not be my favorite person in the universe, but for the most part is fair when it comes to such matters."

"Loki?"

"Yes?"

"What will Odin and your mother think of me?" He noticed that her voice trembled slightly. Of course she would be nervous, she'd just left behind her entire world - literally.

"It doesn't matter what they think, you are not what others make you out to be, you are yourself." He said in a partially comforting, partially arrogant manner.

"Yeah, yeah, be yourself and all that," She nodded impatiently, "But what will they think of me? What are they like?"

"I cannot say for certain what they will think of you or how they will regard you immediately, but I know that they will grow to adore you," Loki sighed, "As for what they are like… how can I put this? Well, Frigga is everything a kind hearted mother should be and Odin, as Thor once put it, is an old man and a fool."

"Thor said that?"

"Our roles were reversed then."

"Thor was bad?"

"More like, proud and pig-headed."

"Hey! You, don't speak of the Prince of Asgard in such a way!" One of the guards snapped. The guard looked at Sigrid, "What's this? A Midgardian souvenir?"

If Loki kept a list of all those he wanted to kill this guard's name would have just been bumped to the top. "This 'souvenir' is my daughter." Loki hissed.

"The prisons are already full of enough scummy creatures, why would we want another one? Honestly, it isn't bad enough we have to house you, Trickster, but we must also provide a cell for your dirty offspring?"

Loki jerked forward in a furious attempt to harm the guard for his slander, but three more guards held him back. Sigrid was wincing, and whether it was at Loki's violence or the guard's rude words that offended her was unknown.

"Calm down!" Thor boomed over the din of Loki trying to kill the guard, "What is going on?!"

"Your Highness, the prisoner was attempting to kill a member of the royal guard without provoke of any kind." A guard answered smartly.

"Without provoke?!" Loki bellowed, lunging for the guard, "How dare you speak such a filthy lie?!"

"Loki, calm yourself! What is your side of the tale?" Thor asked.

"This insolent fool was speaking ill of Sigrid!" Loki roared.

"Is this true?" Thor asked the guard.

"Nay, milord, I don't even know what a 'Sigrid' is!" The guard responded smugly.

"Then did you speak ill of Loki's daughter? This girl here?" Thor laid a hand on Sigrid's shoulder.

"Ah… I might have done that. Yes." The guard blushed now.

"Throw him to the wolves!" Loki seethed, "Not only has he done such a thing, but he has the audacity to brag about it!"

"By Odin's Beard, Loki, calm down or I will set Mjolnir on top of you and leave you here until the Yuletide feast!" Thor snapped and everyone was silent, "Thank you. Loki, what did he say that has offended you so?"

"He called Sigrid 'dirty' and suggested that she is a prisoner. How would you have me react to such blatant slander? By allowing such gossip?!"

"No one asked that of you, Loki, but you are already in enough trouble as it is. Must you cause more?" Thor sighed. He looked to the guard, "Why would you insult this young lady so harshly? Tell me your reasoning."

"My prince, I know you think of those Midgardians with the highest regards, but not all of us share that feeling. I don't understand why one of 'em was brought here - especially since she is the prisoner's brat - uh - daughter." The guard explained.

"If you know that she is the daughter of my brother then you also know that she is no ordinary Midgardian. She is my niece and I expect her to be treated with the respect of any Asgardian lady. Is that understood?"

"But…"

"Is that understood?"

"Yes, milord."

"Good. Now, I would recommend that you separate from our group for the time being and come back to work tomorrow." Thor clapped the man on the shoulder and then made his way to the palace. The guard bumped Sigrid on his way past her and muttered something under his breath.

"Wretch." He hissed.

Loki proudly watched as his daughter elbowed the man in the gut and whisper back: "Ingrate."

The group passed through to the palace and Thor was greeted heartily by Odin and Frigga, both of whom embraced their true son. Frigga's eyes purposefully stayed off of Loki, and he knew that he had made his mother ashamed of him. That was the only time he felt any remorse for his actions, when Frigga was too upset to even look at him. However, he noticed that the queen paid a good deal of attention to Sigrid.

"Thor," The woman finally said, "Who is this young lady you have brought to the palace?"

"Indeed Thor, who is this silly looking Midgardian?" Odin asked and Loki ground his teeth to keep from saying something that would get him flogged.

"May I introduce to you, Susan Mort, or as she will be known on Asgard: Sigrid Lokidaughter."