Hey guys! I've just looked at the traffic stats and so far, 118 people have read this story all together. That's rather cool, and over 3,000 people have seen all of my three stories this month alone! So exciting! I'm so sorry to all those people that have been reading this story so far... I wish it was a bit better! :) But thank you to all those people who have read this story. By the way, I've just watched the Avengers and I realized that Loki was only gone for one year, so Verity will be pregnant a lot sooner then I said the first story and the rest of this other one. So here's the next chapter!

Chapter 12:

Verity cowered into a dark corner, trying to stay away from all of the men that shared her cell and who were trying to touch her. She protected her stomach as she turned away from a man, whose face was way too close, and she could smell his horrible breath. Small droplets of tears fell down her face, as the man placed his hand on her shoulder, while muttering something.

Fear bubbled inside of her chest as he got closer to her, and she gave a small cry while praying that someone, anyone, would come to her rescue. The sound of footsteps coming towards their cell made all of the men back away, except for the man that had his hand on Verity's shoulder. The shielding of the cell came down, and two guards walked in, pulling the man away from Verity, before hitting his stomach.

"King Thor requests to speak to you." One of the guards said, before pulling Verity up on her feet and marching her out of the dungeons. She walked feebly beside him, as they marched through the halls to the throne room, where Thor was sitting in his throne, Mjolnir by his side.

The guard stopped in front of Thor, before bowing and leaving Verity alone to talk to the king.

She stared down at the ground for a few moments, waiting for Thor to say something. But he was silent. The only sound that came from him, was the quiet tapping of his fingers on the arms of the throne.

He gave a small sigh, before asking Verity, "How have you been, Lady Verity?"

"I have been better." Verity mumbled her reply, desperate to yell at him, saying that she would only be too happy to be banished from Asgard.

Finally, she had enough of the silence. So she looked up at Thor and cried, while tears fell down her cheeks, "Thor, I beg of you! Please, banish me to Midgard as well, so I can see Loki. Anything is better than being in that cell with those... beasts! Please, I beg you!"

Thor raised his eyebrows at her, and watched as she opened her mouth to say more. But she was cut off by a very quiet voice, coming from behind her.

"I hardly think that'll be necessary."

Verity spun around, and her breath caught in her throat as she saw Loki, in his golden armor, his green cape trailing down his back, his helmet with horns on his head. He looked exactly as he had two months before when he was banished. She gave a small, struggled gasp, before running over to him and hugging him.

Loki took a few moments to register what had happened, looking up at his brother, before looking down Verity and slowly putting his arms around her, trying to give her a comforting hug.

For a few moments, they stood there, not moving, before Thor cleared his throat and said, "I think we should move with your plan, Brother."

Loki looked up at him, before breaking away from Verity, while saying, "You are right."

Verity looked up at him as he moved to stand beside Thor, before asking, "Why am I here?"

"We need your help, Lady Verity." Thor answered her, while Loki gave a small sigh.

She frowned slightly, before asking, "Why do you need my help?"

The two men exchanged glances, before Loki stepped forward and said, "Your mother is destroying worlds, Verity. We need your help to stop her."

Verity raised her eyebrows at them, before scoffing and saying, "What makes you think that I can stop her?"

Loki didn't answer for a few seconds, as he stared at Verity, before clearing his throat and looking down at the ground, saying, "You're the heir of her magic. All of her powers run through your veins."

He looked up at her as he continued, "Zenta is the most powerful person of her kind. She passed that on through you, Verity. You can match her power."

Verity thought for a few seconds, before saying, "So... basically, you want my help because I'm just as powerful as my mother?"

"Yes." Thor answered before Loki could say anything. Verity nodded slowly, before shaking her head and saying, "No. You're going to have to get someone else."

She turned to leave, but stopped as someone's hand closed around her wrist. She looked up into Loki's light blue eyes, and again, her breath caught in her throat as he whispered to her, "Think about it, Verity. Please. If you change your mind... come and see me."

Then he let go of her wrist as the guard came back to escort her down to her cell. Verity looked over her shoulder at him, before giving a small nod. Loki watched her leave, before turning to his brother and giving a small sigh.

"She will think about it." He told him.

Thor gave a cry of delight, before standing up and hugging his brother very quickly. Loki broke away from Thor, brushing off his clothes, before saying, "When we go to Jotunheim, you should let me do the talking, Thor. They are not like Verity. They will not hesitate to kill us if we make a mistake, little own think about our offer."

"But of course, Brother!" Thor cried, slapping him on the shoulder slightly. He looked at him for a few moments, before moving to his throne.

Loki frowned slightly as he watched his brother pull something out from behind the throne. Then his eyes widened and he backed away a little, going, "No, no, no, no ,no. Thor. I cannot take that."

Thor looked down at their father's staff, Gungnir, before giving a small shrug and looked up at Loki, smiling slightly. He held out the staff, saying, "Father would have wanted you to take it, Loki. If we are going into war, then what better a companion then Father's staff for you."

"Thor, it's madness! If I take Father's staff, who knows what I'll do with it!" Loki cried, refusing to take the staff.

Thor gave a small sigh, before saying, "Loki. If I die in battle, Asgard will be left without a king."

"Get Mother to rule then!" Loki cried, staring at his brother.

"Mother would not be able to take care of Asgard alone!" Thor cried, drowning out Loki. He gave a great sigh, still looking into Loki's eyes, and holding the staff out to him while saying, "Loki... If there ever comes a time when I cannot rule Asgard, then... You're the only one I can trust to take of it for me and the people."

Loki stared at Thor, his eyes wide and his mouth open slightly. He then looked down at the staff, before saying quietly, "So... I would be your... successor?"

Thor thought for a few moments, before nodding and answering, "Yes."

There was silence for a few moments while Loki thought, his eyes closed slightly. Then he took the staff from Thor who smiled at him as he opened his eyes and looked at it.

Loki sighed and looked at Thor, before asking, "Shall we talk to some Frost Giants now?"

***Jotunheim***

Laufey watched as the two Asgardians walked towards him. They were both tall, around the same height. One wore a red cape, and he had blue eyes, blonde hair and a beard. The other wore a green cape, with light blue eyes, jet-black hair and no beard.

"Why have you walked into my kingdom?" Laufey asked, his soldiers surrounding them.

The one with the green cape stepped forward and spoke, "We have come here to bargain with you."

Laufey thought for a second, before asking, "What do you have to say?"

He listened as Loki explained what was happening to Asgard and how hundreds were attacking other worlds. When he had finished, Laufey stood up and cried, "What do I care what happens to your race?!"

"You will care. When Zenta's armies come here and destroy your world." Loki replied calmly, staring up at the Frost Giant who slowly sat back down. Loki took a small breath, before continuing, "You'll only have two options. Either you join them and destroy every other world, or you battle with them and wait until you're all dead."

Thor tapped Loki's arm a little, whispering, "Are you mad, Loki?! You do not want to anger them!"

But he was cut off by Laufey, who said, "What happens if they do destroy us?"

Loki didn't answer for a second, before saying, "Zenta will continue on to Asgard, and she will then take over, where she'll use the Bifrost to get rid of your planet, leaving no trace or sign that you had ever been here. Then she'll wipe your race from history, making it seem that it never even existed. Then, as the only people that did remember something of the Frost Giants, grow old and die... after that, there'll be on one to remember you. It'll be as if this world and race..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but he didn't need to, for Laufey was staring at him.

"What happens if we kill you and join this Zenta's forces?" Laufey asked.

Loki shrugged, before answering, "Once you've outlived your use, she'll kill you and your race and just do the same thing if you didn't help her." He waited, while Laufey thought for a few moments, before asking, "What if we helped you defeat this person?"

"Well," Loki glanced around, before continuing, "Once Zenta is defeated, then we let you return to your world, and let you live in peace, making sure that everyone knows that it was because of the Frost Giants that Zenta was brought down and Asgard continued to protect the Nine Realms."

They waited while Laufey considered this offer. He thought for a good, long while, before slowly nodding and saying, "Very well. You shall receive our help, Asgardians."

Loki bowed and Thor quickly followed his brother's actions, before turning to leave, with Loki beside him.