Thor was unsure what they were running from, Thanos's fleet or the creeping darkness pursuing them. "What do we do?!" Thor asked. "We have the Stones, but now what!"
"We have to use them," Loki said.
"How?!" Thor exclaimed.
"In Odin's vault! There's a gauntlet, it's just a prototype for the real thing but we have to make due!" Loki exclaimed. "The second we are in Asgard, don't stop! Just get the gauntlet."
Thor nodded determinedly, as they entered Asgard they didn't stop… They flew across the rainbow bridge and across the palace.
Both Loki and Thor jumped down, not bothering to land the spacecraft, instead they plummeted through the air and landed on the roof of the palace.
Thor smashed through the roof with his hammer and both jumped down before they started to run, the darkness creeping across the edges of Asgard.
There was screaming and shouting, but Loki and Thor ignored all of it as they just ran… Ran to the vault.
Once again, why bother trying to unlock anything when you can just smash through the wall?
"THERE IT IS!" Loki shouted as he ran for a very familiar looking golden gauntlet which he picked up before he turned to Thor. "Thor!" he shouted, then his face froze.
Thor froze as well. Slowly he turned and saw the titan whom had followed them all the way from Vormir.
"Really?!" Thor asked. "You've SEEN the universe vanishing! You see it!" he shouted. "And you want to stop us?!"
"No… I will do it for you," Thanos replied. "I will re-create the universe, make a brand new one! A new one where suffering won't be a part of life. It is ideal."
"WHAT KIND OF EGO DO YOU HAVE?!" Loki shouted, clutching the gauntlet. "You really think any universe you make will be better than this one?! Just because you made it?" he asked. "You're insane! Suffering is a part of existence itself! Without suffering there is no existence at all! You are going to sacrifice everyone here for an ideal which can never happen!"
"No… I will make it happen." Thanos stepped forward.
"THOR, DON'T GET DISTRACTED!" Loki shouted.
Wide-eyed, Thor looked at Loki and Loki caught his eyes.
"Let me buy you time..." Loki breathed. "CATCH!" he screamed, throwing the gauntlet at Thor and then two daggers appeared in his hands and he jumped for Thanos.
Thanos blocked Loki's attack, but then Loki slipped away and kicked Thanos from behind, making Thanos spin. "DON'T WASTE TIME!" Loki screamed, running at Thanos again.
Thor gasped, he knew. At once he called out the Infinity Stones, all of them! He held out the gauntlet and automatically the Stones all flew into place, a great surge going through Thor just by holding it. He put on the gauntlet then looked at Thanos who was busy launching at Loki, then Thanos grabbed Loki, and held him above the ground.
Thor gasped, remembering the last time Loki was held up by his throat, his feet dangling.
Then… Quiet anger. No… Not this time. You are not taking him from me! Not this time!
"THANOS!" Thor roared and Thanos turned his head, then his eyes widened. Thor's and Thanos's eyes met, they were looking each other directly in the eyes. "GO TO HEL!" he shouted and then he snapped his fingers.
With a great white flash Thanos shouted as his body exploded, Loki fell to the ground, a pain went through Thor's arm and he screamed as he fell to his knees.
"Thor," Loki rasped as he sat up. "THOR!" he shouted as he ran to Thor who hissed, tears running down his face as he looked up, his arm felt like it was burning. His whole body. "Thor," Loki spoke again, his cold blue hands grabbing Thor's head and lifting it up. "Thor, are you hale? Please."
Thor looked up, his eyes wet. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw… The darkness creeping in on them. They were a small island. "Loki..." he breathed. "What's… What's going to happen now?" he asked.
Loki swallowed, then he moved forward. "This world is almost gone," he said.
"No." Thor shook his head.
"You are still… existing in two different realities simultaneously," Loki pointed out. "If this world goes, you'll merely go back to the other one. You can even bring the Stones and… that universe will be saved."
"No!" Thor breathed. "What about..."
Loki swallowed. "You know something, Thor?" he asked.
Thor shook his head.
"You are one greedy bastard. You know that?" Loki asked. "Saving one universe wasn't enough for you, you wanted both." Loki chuckled, tears silently running down his blue face. "Perhaps it would be healthier for you to just let go already."
"No." Thor reached out his arms then wrapped them around Loki. "No, I won't let go." The darkness neared them, it was almost touching them.
Loki leaned into Thor's arms. "You know what, Thor?" Loki asked. Thor didn't reply, just held him tight. "I'm pretty glad I went on this adventure with you," he admitted. "It's funny, isn't it? Only now do I realize… How happy I am. To have a brother like you."
Thor hissed, holding him tight, the darkness… It was so close, wrapping around them. Thor couldn't see, it was so dark, he just held Loki tight.
"Thank you, Thor…." and then, there was nothing.
