Literally all Thor and Loki could do was run, and plow through any hordes of enemies coming their way.
Loki led them in the right direction and Thor swung his hammer again and again, pushing Chitauri back and creating a path.
"THIS WAY!" Loki shouted, running down stairs and Thor followed closely, screams of thousands of enemies following after them.
Thor already knew the size of Thanos's army was at least in the millions of mindless soldiers! It probably wasn't even all of them in this place, they were spread out on space ships floating above them too.
They headed down, down and suddenly it was pitch black again. "LOKI!" Thor screamed. "LOKI I CAN'T SEE!"
A green light was turned on, a green flame Loki held in his hand. "We are almost there!" Loki shouted as they ran and then finally stopped.
In front of them was a door, a massive door, it had all sorts of locks and mechanisms on it, stones glittering with their magic, all sorts of stuff.
"It's sealed with so many magic seals," Loki gasped. "I..." He held out his hands, starting to work. "Keep them back, Thor."
Thor turned to hear the roaring Chitauri coming for them. "How long is it going to take?!" he asked.
"I don't know, maybe a few hours," Loki replied.
"YOU REALLY THINK WE HAVE EVEN TEN MINUTES?!" Thor shouted.
"What else am I supposed to do?!" Loki exclaimed.
Thor silenced, he looked at the door, then he lifted his hammer and then… Thor smashed his hammer, not at the door, but the wall right next to the door, and smashed straight through the wall itself, creating a giant hole into the room.
Wide-eyed, Loki looked at it.
"Sometimes just using the hammer is a fine solution!" Thor stated.
Loki blinked, astounded, then finally replied, "Okay fine, I submit to that." And he jumped through the hole closely followed by Thor.
Inside, Loki held up his hand carrying the green magic which was needed to light up the area. There were several items in here, all on neat display, hanging on the walls, and the shelves. "It's in here, I feel it," he said.
Wildly, Thor looked around trying to find blue! Blue and shining! Also reminding himself that once they were done saving the universe, he had to ask Loki to teach him how to sense magic and magic energies.
"THERE!" Loki shouted as he ran to what looked like a long casket-like thing. He grabbed the lid and threw it open to be faced with a scepter which Loki picked up, turning around as he grinned. "I got it!"
Thor halted, for just a brief moment he couldn't help it, images of New York flashed before his eyes, Loki wielding that cursed thing!
Then he shook his head, ridding himself of the images and stretched out a hand. "Here, let me take it," he asked.
Loki hesitated slightly. "Maybe… I should hold onto one of the stones. Mind doesn't seem as dangerous as Reality."
Thor shivered slightly. "Loki, please," he asked. "Mind is exactly one of the most dangerous ones!"
"And I have a greater control of my own mind than you do," Loki pointed out.
Thor halted. "That… That might be true," he finally admitted. "Forgive me, I just… I've seen you wield it in the other timeline, and it was not good."
Loki's eyes widened. "I remember, I saw it."
"Please, whatever you do, don't use it," Thor asked. "Neither of us can use it, we don't have the mind to do it."
"That is the one wise thing said between you two," A new voice sounded, a grand deep voice.
Thor froze, as did Loki, both could feel the power even though the entity had yet to enter the room. Suddenly the wall crumbled to reveal the figure and there was… The Mad Titan.
Thanos.
Flashes ran through Thor's head. Thanos, grabbing Loki's neck! Killing him! Dividing the Asgardians, and murdering them!
The Snap, people turning to dust left and right!
Thor felt it again... the terror, the hopelessness. They had been so out matched. He was shaking, he was gasping for air barely able to breathe.
"Brother?" Loki asked.
"Tha-Thanos," Thor could barely even get the word over his lips, his eyes were wet, his throat in a knot, he was shaking all over his body.
"You dare enter my domain," Thanos stated as he stepped forward. "You dare try to steal my possessions?" he said, then he halted. "But what's this… You brought a gift with you?" he asked, his eyes on Thor, then a smile played on his lips. "You have the Stones."
Thor's eyes widened.
"Well, give me your Stones," Thanos stated. "And I may consider letting you go."
Thor shook his head, stepping back only to stumble… Why did he bring the Stones? Why didn't he hide them before coming here? Stupid… STUPID!
Thanos's eyes narrowed. "The Stones," he demanded. "Now!" Then he stepped towards Thor.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY BROTHER!" Loki shouted, stepping between them, holding two daggers.
"Loki... LOKI NO!" Thor screamed. The scene was terrifying! Loki, Loki standing in front of Thanos. Being dwarfed by the massive Titan. In his hands he was holding daggers, mere toothpicks!
Thor tried to reach for him as a scream bubbled from his throat while the Titan raised his hand towards Loki... No... NOOOO!
Only for Thanos to back-slap Loki's head and send the young god flying into the wall next to them where he landed in a massive crash, going part way through the wall and Thanos returned his attention to Thor, dismissing Loki entirely as if he was nothing but an annoying little bug.
Thor gasped, his legs were jelly and he fell to his knees… He had to get out of here. He had to escape, but he was stunned to the ground.
"Now..." Thanos spoke in an almost kind voice, holding out his hands. "The Stones."
Thor was on his knees, he looked at Thanos then at his outstretched hand. He heard Loki, now discarded by the wall, groaning.
The image flashed through Thor's head, Thanos's prisoner, laying in a dirty cell… Cut open.
The Chitauri invasion where Loki had been used as a scapegoat.
So few Asgardians had escaped Hela's death reign and Thanos had killed them… Killed them! Killed innocent refugees whom had already lost so much! Tortured and killed Loki.
A low anger started to burn in Thor's chest, then it became brighter… Burning hot, blinding. "You..." Thor breathed. "It was all... You."
Thanos was quiet.
"All that has happened… All this hurt and death, and now… The total collapse of the universe itself. It's all… Because of you." And Thor looked up, suddenly his body was crackling with electricity, his eyes burning. "In your insane conquest! Thinking you are justified?! PLAYING THE HERO!" he shouted. "A stupid excuse to satisfy your need for blood and war!" He stood up. "How much misery do you have to spread?! How many lives must be wasted?! Just to feed your ego?!" he asked as the entire room turned electric.
Loki groaned as he looked up. "Tho-Thor?" he asked.
Items started to float, held up by the static itself, items burst, cracked, and the ground began to shake.
Thanos looked at Thor. "Clearly you know me. I, though, really have no idea who you are," he stated.
"I..." Thor seethed. "Am the god of thunder!" he exclaimed and a big burst of pure electricity was released as Thor swung his hammer and sent it into Thanos, ramming him through the wall as the entire ground shook. Thor was not done though as he screamed, raising his hammer. "YOU HURT MY BROTHER!" he roared, ready to pursue, if not for hands grabbing him.
"THOR!" Loki shouted. "We need to get out, now!"
Loki's green eyes brought Thor back to reality… Loki was here! He had to protect Loki! This time he had to protect Loki!
And Thor grabbed Loki, pulling him out as Thor merely smashed his way through walls to make his way, he had no sense of direction and didn't care that he was destroying an entire building, he just needed to get out with Loki!
And finally they burst outside.
"THERE!" Loki pointed. "A spaceship!"
Thor nodded as he tightened his hold on Loki and swung his hammer, letting them both fly to the aircraft, both of them running inside. Loki sped towards the cockpit and hammered the buttons. "Come on… Come on," Loki seethed as the swarm of Chitauri was coming for them, already crawling on the roof of the craft as finally, it started to roar and then lifted into the air. "THERE!" Loki gasped. "Thank the Norns!"
"Get us out of here!" Thor exclaimed.
"I'm doing what I can!" Loki shouted. "Ah, THERE!" he shouted and finally, they lifted off, the Chitauri were screaming as they fell off the craft and finally… They flew away.
Loki gasped as he leaned back in the seat, grabbing his head. "I am telling you Thor… Never again," he stated.
Thor nodded, then… He felt it, the exhaustion overwhelming him.
"Wow… I must say, I've never seen you release your raw power like that before," Loki said. "That's scary stuff, you could destroy planets with that."
Thor barely even listened, his world was floating and he fell to his knees.
Loki turned his head. "Thor?" he asked.
Thor groaned, all the power he had unleashed before, he now felt it. He fell to the ground.
"THOR!" Loki screamed as he ran for him, grabbing his shoulders. "Thor, are you okay?" he asked.
Thor smiled weakly at him. "I'm glad you're safe… Loki," he spoke.
"You." Loki blinked. "YOU IDIOT!" he shouted. "You overspent! Do you know how dangerous that is?!" he asked.
"I won't let Thanos touch you, not again," Thor hissed.
"I'm fine! I'm a god as well!" Loki reminded him. "I can take a few walls!"
Thor chuckled lightly. "Aye, that's true."
"You're… You're such an oaf!" Loki hissed. "Listen, you need to rest, okay?" he asked. "Don't fight it, I'll keep an eye out."
"So-sorry. I didn't mean to leave you alone," Thor mumbled, feeling himself slipping away.
"It's fine! I can handle it!" Loki assured, annoyed. "You need to rest! Norns!" he hissed, squinting his eyes.
"Well, in good news I might be taking a trip to the other timeline. I can ask where the last stone is." Thor sighed.
Loki silenced, then reached out a hand and out of his own pocket dimension the scepter appeared. He put it into Thor's hand.
Thor's eyes widened, then he put it into his own pocket dimension.
"I can't wait until all of this is over," Loki admitted. "Then… I want to go home! Go home, eat a good meal. Have a long bath and sleep for days."
Thor smiled lightly. "I'll make sure you get to eat as much as you can and sleep as long as you want," he assured.
Loki sighed as he pulled off his coat and then made it into a bundle before placing it under Thor's head. "Why are you always such an idiot?" he asked.
Thor shrugged. "One of us had to fill that role, and it wasn't going to be you, so."
Loki shook his head. "Honestly."
Thor sighed deeply, his eyes fell closed and finally, it all turned to darkness.
