Loki was clearly not happy, and well, Thor couldn't blame him. After all, Loki was fighting for his own existence at the moment.

Also, Loki had turned to a different tactic… Guilt tripping, casually sitting down beside Thor, acting like things were normal, then beginning.

"Your experiences truly have made you cold, Thor," Loki commented so very casually. "To think, you would just let this entire world vanish to satisfy your idea of what is right and wrong."

Thor sighed deeply. "Find another way then, Loki."

"There is no other way!" Loki insisted. "It's simple math, either both worlds vanish or just one. There's no reason to feel guilt," he pointed out in an almost snake-like manner. "Everyone is miserable at that other place, right? If they don't exist, they won't even have to feel!" And he spoke so casually, even with a slight tease in his voice. It's so easy, Thor, just do what I tell you to do.

Thor sighed deeply as he left the table.

When Thor tried to catch up with the Warriors Three, Loki would be looming around, throwing out casual comments which seemed odd to the Warriors Three, but Thor knew very well what it was all about.

It was hard, Loki's words did hit deep, and many times Thor just had to walk away, he tried to keep his mind on the other place.

On Valkyrie… Tony… the people who had named him king, whom depended on him. No matter how tempting it felt, to just stay here, to give in to Loki's words, Thor could not. He just had to wait until he shifted back to the other reality and go find those mystics.

What Thor started to figure out though was that his stays in this new timeline were generally considerably longer than his stays in the old one, he had already been here for two days now and Loki… was starting to grow frustrated.

The younger god was slipping, he would start to seethe and yell at Thor in anger, his smoothness had started to be worn thin, then finally he cornered Thor in the library.

"WHY?!" Loki shouted. "Your decision makes no sense!" he stated. "Is it perhaps… you don't want to stick around here? You prefer the timeline where I am dead and you're king?" he asked, really making a good show of pushing all the right, most hurtful buttons.

Thor sighed deeply. "No, Loki… I want this, more than you can possibly imagine," he admitted. "It hurts… Deep inside, I wish I could just forget about the others and stay here, make everything right. But I can't… I mustn't."

"Why not?!" Loki asked. "They are going to vanish either way, you just aren't going to do it alongside them."

Thor sighed. "I have to try," he informed. "Loki… If there is another way, a way to save both realities. You are the one who would be able to figure it out," he stated. "However, as long as there is an easier option available to you, an option where you'd win… You won't bother. You'll only do the work, when there is no other option left. So I am taking the easy option away from you. "

Loki's eyes narrowed, his mouth was a thin line, angry.

"I don't blame you," Thor sighed. "The other world is not yours, you don't know those people… You have no stakes in it. But I do… They are my people. Even if I am an unworthy king, I am still king… And so were you."

"Would you stop," Loki seethed. "TALKING LIKE YOU KNOW ME!" he shouted. "We spent over a thousand years together and you never..." he halted and turned away.

"In the past…. I always insisted you were different than you are. Becoming your enemy forced me to see the truth, who and what you are. I do know you," Thor informed.

Loki hissed, clearly he wasn't happy about this… Loki wasn't used to being called out, to being dressed down, Thor knew this very well. He had managed to hide his true nature for so long, not anymore though… Thor knew, and that couldn't be changed.

"If there is a way," Thor said. "You will be able to find it… But only as long as no other option is available to you, so..."

"You are really willing to play such a gamble?" Loki asked. "It could be so much easier, you know, there is no reason to go through such a bother."

"Yes, there is," Thor replied. "It's the right thing to do."

"Why?" Loki asked. Thor only looked at him. "Oh, because it's right," he snorted in a mocking voice.

Thor stood still, crossing his arms, slowly Loki turned to him, meeting his eyes. "You really aren't going to change your mind?" he asked.

Thor shook his head. "No."

"Doesn't it hurt, though?" Loki asked. "I mean, everyone could vanish because of you," he pointed out.

"Oh, it hurts," Thor confessed. "It hurts…. So much," he continued, blinking away tears, but stood firm. "Losing all of this once was hard enough, I do not know if I can handle losing it again… I don't think I can," he admitted. "Things like this… They don't get easier at all," he acknowledged. "It hurt equally much all three times I thought I had lost you," he admitted.

"Then why elect to go through such pain again?!" Loki asked.

Thor stood firm.

"I can make you forget!" Loki then offered. "Cast a spell, how many years do you need erased? Six, right? That's easy."

"That's not how that kind of spell works, Loki," Thor sighed. "Yes, you can erase surface memories with the right tools, but emotions will remain, you know this. And given the right trigger they can resurface, but without the context it can cause much harm… These memories are now deep rooted within me, and have become a part of me. It is not an option and even if it was, no," he stated. "I must live by the lessons I have learned in these past memories."

"URGH!" Loki grabbed his hair in pure frustration. "Why are you so… so..." he was lost for words. "OAFISH!" he ended on.

Thor smiled in amusement.

"Stop!" Loki demanded, holding up a hand, seemingly referring to Thor's smile, which was clearly annoying him.

"If there is a way, you will find it," Thor stated once again.

Loki seethed.

"And to think, then Loki the trickster will be the savior of not just one, but two realities." Thor held up two fingers. "They will be singing your praises! Loki the savior!"

Loki looked at Thor, then he straightened up a bit, casually slipping a strand of hair behind his ear as if Thor's words didn't have his interest at all.

"There might even be a statue," Thor teased.

That made Loki frown. "Why would I want a statue?" he asked.

Thor shrugged with a slight smile.

"Well, Loki," Thor then continued. "The facts are simple, I am not smart enough for this. I… Thor Odinson, humbly ask for your help!"

Loki's mouth was still in a sour frown.

"You always wanted to prove that you are better than me," Thor smoothly continued. "Well, are you, Loki?" he asked. "I admit, I can't figure this out. Can you?" he asked.

"OF COURSE I CAN!" Loki exclaimed, then he halted, he squinted his eyes as he bit his tongue, only now realizing he had been caught in Thor's trap, falling for the bait like an idiot.

"Are you sure?" Thor asked. "Are you even smart enough to be able to save both realities?"

Loki seethed.

"I might have been thinking too much of you, forgive me," Thor sighed. "No one is that smart, especially not a spoiled Prince like you."

"FINE!" Loki shouted. "Okay! I'll find a stupid way! But I warn you, it is going to be much harder than you just staying here!" he warned.

"Yes, I suspected that much," Thor admitted.

"I..." Loki hissed. "I really… Really hate you."

"I am aware of that," Thor replied, only amused. "You trying to kill me on multiple occasions was kind of a give away," he admitted.

"Then why would you trust me?!" Loki asked.

"Well..." Thor hesitated. "Honestly, I don't trust you. That would be foolish," he admitted. "However, I know what you can do. If you put your mind to it."

"You are making no sense," Loki observed. "No sense whatsoever. You said I tried to kill you, yet you seemed to mourn whenever you thought I died."

"That's the part where I fully admit I am very foolish," Thor sighed. "Even though you hurt me, betrayed me, tried to kill me, hurt my friends… You're still my brother," he informed. "I..." his voice broke, his eyes were wet again, this time there was no stopping it. "It's just not right if you're not there! You can do so much, Loki! So very very much, you can be so amazing!" Slowly, he reached forward his hands, then grabbed Loki's hand with both of his. "The power is in your own hand… It is all up to you.'' Then he let go.

Loki looked down at his slender white hands, then up at Thor.

"If I didn't think you could do it," Thor said. "I would probably have given in to your offer."

Loki took in a deep breath. "Save two different realities?" he asked, then he sighed. "You better give me full credit!"

Thor smirked, amused. "Deal."

Loki groaned. "All right, where's the Infinity Stones?" he asked.

Thor blinked.

"If we are going to save a collapsing reality, we are going to need all six Infinity Stones," Loki informed. "They were gathered in your former timeline, yes? You must have an idea about where at least some of them are!"

Thor took in a deep breath. "I know where two of them are," he admitted. "Space and Reality… And I know who has Mind in his possession. Also, when I shift back to my other reality, I can ask around about the rest."

"For once you are being helpful." Loki sighed. "Come on, we need to make a plan." he waved Thor with him in the direction of his own chambers and Thor smiled lightly as he followed Loki.