Loki might be in Thor 4! It's not confirmed, but it's pretty close! Whoo! :D Anyways, I got this idea from the season 14 finale of Supernatural, so SPOILERS! (If you haven't seen Supernatural, you should. It's awesome and I find a lot of ideas from there.) I always thought that it would be kind of cool if Thor and Loki went on missions together like how Sam and Dean Winchester do. It's a little weird, but whatever. Enjoy!
Chapter Two: Thor's Crush (part 1)
The mission was simple: find whatever had caused the chaos in Cupertino, California to start and take them out.
It was a lot harder than that.
People everywhere were screaming, fighting, and just plain making a mess of the city. It was a wonder why the Avengers weren't called in, but two brothers were stuck right in the middle of it.
They already knew who had started the whole mess, but they couldn't find her. Of all the creatures that they could have faced, the brothers were stuck with a witch. The witch, Karnilla, was a powerful Norse deity whom Loki absolutely detested. Karnilla had cursed the city, but Thor and Loki had yet to figure out where she was and what exactly she cursed the mortals with.
One problem, Karnilla's location, had an easy solution. Loki had suggested finding a company that could track people via facial recognition, and Thor agreed. They couldn't use magic, since Loki said that he could easily be tracked by unwanted guests, so they had to resort to using human technology to find Karnilla.
"Are you sure that this is going to work?" Thor asked as they entered the headquarters for Apple; the only calm place in the city. The brothers were dressed in suits and ties, much like how FBI agents dressed. They had decided months ago that they would help save the world by taking down magical and supernatural monsters one at a time. Hela, Loki's daughter, had freaked when she found out that the monsters from one of her favorite TV shows, Supernatural, were real; and now the whole family was in on it.
"Of course," Loki replied. "Just watch and learn." He confidently walked up to the receptionist's desk and held up a "fake" FBI badge.
"Hello, I am looking for an evil witch who goes by the name Karnilla," Loki said. He blinked; he hadn't meant to say that. "I mean, I'm looking for a witch...this badge is fake…"
The look of confusion on the receptionist's face caused Loki to quickly turn around and join Thor near a window.
"What happened, Silvertongue?" Thor teased. "I thought you said you had this."
"Oh, shut up!" Loki snapped. He hadn't meant to tell the truth about who they were looking for. They preferred to keep their whole identities secret since the Avengers still believed that Loki was dead and that Sigyn and the kids didn't exist.
Loki stood in silence while he thought. Usually, he could lie easily, but this time, the truth just slipped out…
Loki suddenly lit up with realization and smacked Thor's arm. "Tell me who your crush is," Loki ordered.
"What?" Thor asked with a confused look on his face.
"Tell me who your crush is," Loki repeated. "You always say it's nobody, but we both know that you are lying."
Thor shook his head and sighed. "As I told you many times before, it's Jane Foster."
Thor froze as a wide grin spread on Loki's face. "I mean, Jane Foster," Thor repeated hurriedly in an attempt to correct his mistake. "No, Jane-"
He smacked Loki on the shoulder and looked him straight in the eye. "Every time I try to say 'nobody,' it comes out as Ja-"
Loki stifled a laugh. "I know; it's because we can't lie. Honestly, it's really effective; telling the truth can have negative side effects if huge secrets come out."
"Well, that Karnilla is a b-" Thor began.
"You a still have a crush on Jane Foster? It's been years," Loki cut Thor off.
Thor glared at Loki. "Shut up!"
Loki just grinned and laughed. "By the Norns, I hate to break it to you but learn to let go. "
"I said: shut up!"
The brothers' bickering was cut off as a loud crash resonated through the building. The curse had made its way here, and the employees were throwing computer monitors and fighting each other as the truth slipped out of everyone, causing chaos.
"Loki, maybe we should find Karnilla before someone dies," Thor said.
"Good idea."
Loki quickly took off and found a working computer in an enclosed office. Thor followed and locked the door behind him as Loki started typing away at the computer.
"You have learned a lot about computers and technology, haven't you?" Thor commented. Loki had already pulled up a facial recognition program.
"Well, I had to figure it out eventually. It's kind of hard to take an online college class without knowing how to use a computer," Loki said. He leaned back in the chair and waited for the program to scan a picture of Karnilla.
"Tell me again, why are you taking an online college class?" Thor asked.
"Because I'm bored."
Thor nodded as he understood, but he really didn't. "Right."
The noise from the fighting was muffled because of the walls, but it was still loud enough that the brothers could hear individuals arguing.
"So," Loki began with a mischievous grin on his face. "You still have a crush on Jane."
"I swear." Thor turned to face Loki from where he was looking at framed pictures that hung on the wall. "If you ever tell anyone, I will take all of your books, find the nearest volcano, and dump them into it."
Loki's grin faded. "You wouldn't."
"I would."
A sudden beep from the computer interrupted the brothers' staring contest. Loki leaned forward and looked at the screen.
"Found her!" Loki announced.
"Where is she?" Thor asked.
"Just entering a cafe down on the main street," Loki replied.
"What in all the Nine Realms would she want to do with a cafe?"
"I don't know, but I'm positive that she's up to no good."
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The strawberry milkshake was almost gone by the time Thor and Loki burst through the door of the cafe. Karnilla looked up from her spot in a red booth and slurped from her straw as she made eye contact with Loki. Her curly brown hair hung slightly past her shoulders. She was wearing a red, long-sleeved dress. She didn't have any visible weapons on her, but she was still a force to be reckoned with.
"Oh, Loki, dear, it's so nice to see you!" Karnilla exclaimed and smiled sweetly.
"The feeling is kind of one-sided," Loki retorted.
Karnilla placed a hand over her heart and faked being hurt. "Now, that is just a rude thing to say to a woman."
"We don't have time for your feelings, Karnilla. Undo the curse," Thor ordered.
"Now, why would I want to do that?" Karnilla raised an eyebrow and took another sip of her milkshake. "All this was to get my dear Loki's attention, and it clearly worked."
Loki glared Karnilla down. "I have already told you many times- I have a girlfriend."
Karnilla rolled her eyes. "Now, dear, you could always break up with her and join me in Niflheim."
"You are old enough to be my mother!" Loki snapped. He hated her, always had. Ever since childhood, Karnilla had taken a fancy to him and wouldn't leave him alone. It was clear that Karnilla still believed that Loki would make a perfect husband for her.
Karnilla gasped. "That is just hurtful! Never call a woman old!"
"Just undo the curse," Thor growled.
"Loki can if he wanted to, but I hear that he doesn't use his magic in fear of being captured by Thanos's followers," Karnilla said smugly.
Loki flinched at the mention of Thanos's name but tried to hide the rest of his fear. Threatening Karnilla was getting nowhere, so Loki tried to change tactics.
"How about we make a bargain?" Loki suggested. Karnilla perked up at the idea.
"A bargain?" Karnilla questioned. She swirled her straw around in the remainder of her milkshake and licked it very suggestively. "I would love that. Does Thor want to watch?"
Loki sighed. He had forgotten how much Karnilla was attracted to him. "If you undo the curse, I will give you-"
"A wonderful time, alone or in here - I really don't care," Karnilla interrupted. She winked at Loki.
"No, nothing like that. Just a kiss," Loki offered. He really didn't want to kiss Karnilla, especially since he did have a girlfriend, but he knew that Karnilla was dying for any type of attention from him.
Karnilla's eyes lit up, just as Loki expected. "It's a deal." She stood up and moved closer to Loki.
"Well, that was easy," Loki thought. He flashed a quick glance at Thor, who nodded as the unspoken message passed between them.
Karnilla reached up and ran her hand through Loki's hair. Loki tried to stop himself from rolling his eyes, and slowly leaned down.
As the two locked lips, the energy from the curse slowly faded until it disappeared completely.
Thor quietly moved behind Loki; and at a glance from Loki, he swung down and knocked Karnilla unconscious.
/\/\/\/\/\
Thor had to stay behind to talk to the officials and make sure that Karnilla would find a dark cell at the Raft. Loki sat in their car and waited until Thor was done.
It was kind of a long drive back to their home in Seattle, but the brothers bonded over some music while Loki teased Thor about Jane almost the entire ride back.
Due to the recent Thor 4 trailer, I changed Thor's crush from Carol Danvers to Jane Fost. I just think that it would be cute for Thor to have a crush on her since Thor canonically still likes Jane. Karnilla is a real Marvel villain, so you can look her up if you want to. Loki's girlfriend is Sigyn and I've written her in my other stories before. Karnilla might show up in other stories in the future, who knows? ;)
