Nat went to talk to Loki, so I left the room. I needed to get my mind off of stuff that just happened with Loki. Tony was working with Banner on finding the Tesseract; I walked in and asked if I could help them with anything. Tony just looked at me and said nothing. I understood his anger towards me for never telling him the truth, but I needed to protect myself when I was growing up. At least that's what Howard would say.
Banner said that they were fine, and if they needed anything, they would let me know. I thanked him and walked out of the lab. Thor was there waiting for me. I took a deep breath, and I told him to lead the way. We walked past one of the training rooms and stopped in there to talk. Almost as if he knew what I was thinking, he grabbed Mjolnir and held it against me. I wasn't planning on stopping him from hurting me, and I wished he would have when he first saw me.
"Please, I don't want to deal with this. Loki is in pain. He isn't himself. I want to help him, but I'm afraid to use those powers again. Thor, I want you to help me." I pleaded with him.
"Night. I will not harm you. Loki would never forgive me. I do agree that something is off with him. When I helped the others catch Loki, I mentioned our childhood with you, but he didn't seem to remember you."
I explained what I had noticed when I had talked to Loki. He remembered that I was able to send whole beings or souls into little pockets of darkness. We decided on a plan in case Loki escaped, which we both knew he would do. Thor and I walked back to the deck when we heard a call for us to the lab. When we arrived, everyone was arguing about what S.H.I.E.L.D. was doing with the Tesseract. Tony and Steve explained that they were going to make weapons. I looked at Fury, and he was about to explain what the plan was when something felt off about what was going on.
I noticed that Loki's scepter was strongly glowing. I tried to get everyone's attention about the scepter when there was an explosion. One of the engines blew, causing the lab to collapse under us. Thor had grabbed my hand and pulled me up. We looked at each other and ran to find the others. Thor went to Nat and helped her get away from the Hulk. I went to Fury and Hill on the deck. We started being shot at. Fury tossed a gun and a magazine towards me to help them out.
We did our best to defend ourselves, but we did lose someone. Fury had gone to find Coulson, but sadly he was killed by Loki. I was the first one to say that Loki was going to answer for what he did. My words surprised everyone. They could tell that I still cared for Loki, but killing someone who was like a father to me when I was training, was something I couldn't forgive.
Nat found us and told us that she was able to get Clint back to himself. The only people left on the helicarrier were Tony, Steve, Nat, Clint, and myself. Thor was thrown somewhere, and the Hulk is in the wind. All I could think of was the plan that Thor and I made before this happened. Tony and Steve went to talk about what Loki would be doing and where he would want to go to put on his show. The next thing I knew, Tony and Steve asked if I was ready to find Loki. I told them that I was ready and wanting to help as much as I could. Steve told me to suit up, and we ended down to find Loki. Tony was using his suit while Nat, Clint, Steve, and I were on a plan. I was starting to get a little impatient, but Nat just told me that I shouldn't use too much energy if I wanted to help fight. I agreed, but still, I need to find him and hopefully get through to him before something happens to him.
As we got closer to New York and Stark tower, I told Nat that I had to go now to help Tony. Clint and Steve were confused but didn't try to stop me. I opened one of my portals and went to Stark tower. The only time I can use a portal, or I should I say use a portal, is if I am close enough and can visually see where I want to go. When I got there, Tony was surprised to see me but didn't question me about it. He and Loki talked about how if Loki just gave up, this would all end.
"I have an army."
"We have a Hulk."
I just laughed at my brother. He wasn't wrong, though. We did have Banner. Just because he wasn't near us right now, he was on our side. The same went for Thor. Loki through Tony through a window. I went to grab Loki and try to calm him, but he tossed me over to the couch in the room. Thor appeared at that time and started to fight his brother. I went for the scepter Loki was holding, but he went to use it on me. Thor tried to step in between us, but it was too late. The tip of the scepter was right over my heart, and I felt the surge of knowledge and power of what the Tesseract was doing. I looked up at the brothers with a smirk on my face. Loki's face fell from the smirk he held when he saw that I had not changed.
Thor was able to throw Loki over the edge, and I stayed on the tower. My com was on, and I could hear everything. Steve gave everyone instructions on what to do and asked what I was doing. I explained that Thor and I had a plan and that I need to stay in the tower for it to work, and I need Thor to get Loki back over here. I felt my powers starting to surge, black smoke was beginning to cover my hands, and I was waiting for Thor to arrive with Loki.
Loki was thrown into the tower by the Hulk. Before he could start smashing Loki, I grabbed Loki's head and closed my eyes. The power surge that the scepter gave me allowed me to travel into Loki's mind. I was looking for him, and all I could see was torture from whoever is doing this to him and disapproval from Odin. Odin was the cause of all of this. Not me or Thor, Odin. I found Loki deep in his mind, I went to put my hand on his shoulder, but he moved away from my touch. I knew there was only one thing I could do, but I wasn't sure how much time I had left before I had to leave.
"Loki, I need you to listen. You are not a monster. Odin was an idiot for what he did. Thor is not the best; he has made mistakes, we all have. Trust me, I know. My love, I know that we have grown apart, but I want to help you find yourself again. I don't care that you are a Frost Giant. When you return to the surface, you will have to face the consequences for what you have done, but I will be there with you. If Odin has a problem with me being there for you, he can go to hell."
"Night, I'm scared." It was the last thing he said before I was pulled out of my trance.
When I came to, everyone was standing above us. I looked down at the man who just tried to kill everyone, and he looked helpless. As he looked around him, fear was easy to see from him, but when he saw me and truly looked into my eyes, relief was all I saw. He pulled me into a hug and thanked me for not giving up on him. Everyone was confused but knew not to ask me questions about what had just happened.
Thor told us that he would take the Tesseract and Loki back to Asgard, so I asked to join them. Tony was the first to protest my leaving, but I told him that I needed to leave and speak to Odin. Thor was the first to pick up on the venom in my tone when I said his father's name. He told me to either hold onto him or Loki. Both men knew who I was going to hold onto before he even finished the statement. I told Tony that I would be back soon, but that not to wait for me too long because sometimes I get distracted. I said the last part mostly for Loki and me. I was still angry with him for killing Coulson, and I knew that he wanted answers to why I left. We both knew that we would be starting over, and we were okay with that.
Thor and Loki turned the container that was holding the Tesseract, and we were taken away. Once we arrived on Asgard, we were greeted by Heimdall. He wasn't at all surprised to see me. I was happy to be back and hugged him. Thor, Loki, and I all walked to the palace, where I got many stares. Probably because everyone thought I was dead. I couldn't wait to talk to Odin about what he did to Loki and me. Thor asked Sif to take me to my old room before I spoke with Odin. I gave Thor a what the hell look. Loki didn't look at me, though, and he kept his gaze forward. Thor reminded me that I was only here to talk to Odin, and if I was to go in there during Loki's trial, I would most definitely try to kill Odin for what he did. He wasn't wrong, but I was still pissed. I hugged Thor, and I looked at Loki. He wouldn't look at me; I rolled my eyes and kissed his cheek, and told him that I would always be here. As I walked away, I heard the doors open to the throne room, and I knew that Thor made the right call because if my back wasn't turned, I would try to stab Odin right now.