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"Get your filthy hands off of my husband, you whore!" Ava shouted as she burst into the bedroom she shared with Loki. She saw that Vena had Loki tied to the bed with her tendrils of darkness and was straddling him.

"How in Hel did you get out?" Vena asked, completely shocked.

Ava glared at the woman, her anger flaring up and fueling the power that was inside. "Get off of my husband now." She said, her voice low and deadly.

Vena smirked. "Make me."

"Gladly." Ava replied. The light then formed around her, taking on a form similar to the tendrils the darkness had formed. The light then snaked out and went for Vena.

Vena had more of her darkness snake out to fight Ava's light, but as soon as it came into contact with the light, it was destroyed. Vena's eyes widened as the light came for her. It knocked her off of Loki and sent her flying across the room. Vena landed on her back. She pulled herself up and looked at Ava. "How…you…?" It was then that understanding dawned on her. Her eyes widened. "No."

Ava just nodded. "Yes." She then commanded the light to break off into two different directions. The light went to destroy the darkness that bound Loki to the bed and it also went after Vena.

Vena tried to use her darkness to shield her, but it wasn't working. She narrowly dodged the light. She looked back at Ava. There is still time. She thought. She then sent her darkness towards Ava, aiming for her abdomen. She wanted to destroy the life that was growing in Ava's womb and she knew that now was the only chance she would have to destroy the child.

The light shot up and destroyed the darkness before it could even get close to Ava. The light then darted for Vena, ready to consume her darkness. Vena realized her only hope was to escape. She looked towards the bed, where Loki was still bound by her darkness. She commanded the tendrils to started wrapping around the rest of his body, ready to take him somewhere off world.

Ava saw this and the light instantly reacted, going to destroy the dark tendrils that bound Loki. "You're not taking him anywhere." Ava said, glaring at Vena.

Vena glared right back. She called her tendrils of darkness to surround her. "This isn't over."

"Yes, it is." Ava said, as the light went to surround and destroy the darkness Vena had called to her.

Vena had begun to disappear into the darkness, but the light got there before she could completely disappear. There was an explosion which sent a shockwave through the room. It knocked several things over, but did nothing to Loki and Ava. There was an incredibly bright light and then it faded as the explosion ended.

Where Vena had stood, there was nothing. Loki had been freed from the binding darkness and was still sitting on the bed. He was in shock over what had just happened…which he really wasn't sure what that was. He looked at his wife. She was standing right where she had been before. Her skin had paled even more so than her usual tone.

"Ava?" Loki asked, concern coloring his tone. She didn't say anything. Loki climbed out of bed and walked over to his wife. "Ava, my love, are you alright?"

Ava turned to look up at hi. She felt her knees begin to give out. Loki quickly got his arms out and caught his wife. "I'm…fine." Ava said, just before passing out.

Loki use his magic to put one of his tunics on. He then scooped Ava up into his arms and started to carry her out of their room when his mother and brother entered. "What is going on?" Frigga asked.

"We heard an explosion." Thor added.

"I'll explain on the way to the healing room." Loki answered.

"Oh my, the poor dear!" Frigga said, looking at her daughter-in-law.

The group then rushed through the halls and to the healing room. The healers took Ava from Loki and sent him and the others out in the hall. "What happened, Loki?" Frigga asked.

"Lady Vena…she is a dark witch." Loki answered. "And she wanted to go for a ride with Ava so she could trap her and then disguise herself as Ava…to seduce me. She seems to think that if she were to conceive my child that the child would be powerful and help her with her goal of taking over the nine realms."

"Did it work?" Thor asked.

Loki narrowed his gaze at his brother. "Of course not. I know my wife." Loki replied. "When that didn't work, she tried to…force my hand…Ava came in then and that's when everything got really strange." Loki then described the darkness and the light. "Then when it was all over, Ava had paled and she ended up passing out."

"So, Ava has some kind of power that has been dormant all her life?" Thor asked.

"That would have to be the only explanation." Loki replied.

"Not the only one." Frigga interrupted.

"What do you mean?" Loki asked, looking at his mother.

"Mothers have been known to be able to tap into the powers and use the powers of their unborn children." Frigga replied.

"Are you saying Ava could be with child?" Loki inquired.

Frigga nodded. "It is a possibility."

"Mother is right." Thor replied. "You and Ava have been spending much time in your chambers since Ava's return home."

Loki shot his brother a glare. "I think you are far too observant of my activities with my wife."

Thor shrugged. "What? We went from sparring and training everyday to only once in a great while, because of you spending so much time with Ava. I tend to notice when you're not around...not that I blame you. I mean, when we were on Midgard, I got to see just how beautiful your wife is. You're one very lucky man."

Loki punched his brother in the jaw. "Forget you ever saw her like that."

"What are you two talking about?" Frigga asked.

"It is nothing, Mother." Loki replied.

Frigga was about to open her mouth to say something, when the doors to the healing room opened and the head healer stepped out. Loki looked at her. "How is my wife?" He asked.

"She is fine." The healer answered. "She is awake and she wants to talk to you."

"Thank you." Loki said and then walked inside the healing room. He found Ava sitting up on one of the beds. He rushed over to her and sat down on the edge of the bed next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. He then pulled back and cupped her face between both of his hands. "My love, are you alright?" He asked.

Ava smiled at him. "I'm fine, Loki."

Loki kissed her forehead. "Thank goodness." He then looked into her eyes and saw unshed tears glistening in them. "What is wrong my love?"

"Nothing...nothing happened...between you and Vena...did it?" She asked.

Loki shook his head. "I wasn't fooled by her flimsy charade for a moment...she tried to force my hand, but nothing came of it."

"Good." Ava said, breathing a small sigh of relief.

"Now...what happened in there? When did you find that power and...just everything?" Loki asked, letting go of her face.

"I am sure Vena told you what she wanted from you?" Ava asked.

Loki nodded. "Yes. She said she wanted a child...a powerful child...but what does that have to do with what happened with you?"

"Did she tell you she was the one who sent me to Midgard?"

Loki nodded. "Yes."

"Did she tell you why?"

Loki shook his head. "No...did she tell you?"

Ava nodded. "Yes...she looked into the future and saw us having a powerful child together and she wanted to keep that from happening."

"Mother was right." Loki said. "You're with child?"

Ava nodded. "Yes and that power that I was using...that is our child's power."

Loki looked down at his hands, which were resting in his lap. He then looked at Ava and a smile slowly slid across his face. "We're having a baby."

Ava grinned. "Yes, we are."