6 months later

"Loki?"

Meanwhile on Earth

Everything was slowly going back to normal after a year of Loki's attack New York was going back to it's the New York it uses to be. Natasha moved into the tower after the battle on Fury request for all the Avengers to live together in case they ever needed to save the world from another disaster. Stark had everything she wanted on her floor and for the training room she was satisfied, to say the least, Everyone was there at the tower except for Thor who went to visits Asgard to see what Loki's punishment was. Natasha hoped he got a punishment that was fit for his crime even death she wished upon him he killed one of the most important people in her life and then mind-controlled her best friend, killed 80 people, and destroyed a city, and took away peoples homes, no punishment could replace all the things he did. Natasha had a regular day at the tower woke up early, trained, showered, had breakfast, did some paperwork for Sheild, lunch, watched movies with Steve, had dinner with the team, and now she was in bed reading a book in her bed, while the rain hit her window set up the perfect sense in a movie. Natasha was planning on going to bed after reading a couple of chapters, rain pouring harder outside, she was finally about to fall asleep when she heard something drop at her balcony, she quickly pulled out her gun that was underneath her pillow making her way to the window where she could see a figure standing when she moved the curtain she was ready to fire but only saw Thor and put her gun away. Natasha opened the door for Thor she saw that he had something wrapped up in his cape and he was holding the thing protectively and close to his chest.

"Thor, what are you doing here? What is it that you are holding?" Natasha asked him as she made way for him to enter her bedroom

"I'm sorry for disturbing you Lady Natasha, but I need your help," Thor said Natasha couldn't tell if he was crying due to how wet he was at the moment but the thought of Thor crying was unsettling he was always happy and bubble whatever made him sad was something serious.

"What can I help you with Thor."

"It's about Loki?" As soon as his name left Thor mouth she didn't want to hear any more

"What has he done this time?" Natasha spoke with much venom in her voice it made Thor flinch just by her tone

"It's what's been done to him," Thor said making Natasha frown in confusion what could be done to Loki that wasn't worse then what he did

"You mean his punishment."

"Yes, but what they did wasn't jest. May I?" Thor said pointing to the thing in his arms wanting to put it on the bed which Natasha nodded to and when he did place the thing on the bed she stepped closer and saw a toddler with ket black hair he had bruises on his face but what made Natasha hold her gaze was that his lips were seen shut, with black thread blood was on his face. Natasha felt sorry for the boy he didn't deserve what happened to him he looked young 3 or 4 years old.

"Thor, who's the kid, and what happened to him."

"It's Loki Lady Natasha." To this Natasha was shocked last time she saw Loki he wasn't a small child he was a mad man

"Please if I don't get him the help he needs he will die." Thor was practically begging for help Natash a notice his voice cracked a little bit and that his voice was filled with guilt and sadness.

"Thor I will help you but what happened to him?"

"My father thought it would be better to torture Loki as a child so he changed him, I brought healing stones, please he needs help. I know you may hate him but he doesn't remember anything. He didn't recognize me." Natasha felt sorry for him and yes she wished for Loki's death but that was grown up Loki who knew what he did not a child who knew nothing of any crime.

"I'll help him but I am not a doctor. I am going to call Bruce and Tony. Why don't you get out these clothes and find dry ones. He'll be here when you come back and get him a shirt, he can't stay in your cape for long." Natasha told Thor she saw that he hesitated before nodding his head in argument he walked out of her bedroom she saw him a couple of times glance over his shoulder at them unsure and wry as he walked away. Natasha got closer to Loki and she gently took the cape off to see the damage that was done and what she saw made her voice gets caught in her throat sire she had seen worse but the people who did this to Loki were ruthless more ruthless than the people who raised her. Loki's body was covered in blood and dirt, dark black bruises cover his translucent, purple, green, and yellow bruises too. There was little of pale skin untouched and visible. Cuts were scabbed over, other fresh and still weeping blood, all filthy. Several infected. Natasha recovery from her shock and got out her first aid kit and took out a pair of scissors.

"Jarvis can you ask Bruce and Tony to come to my room, tell them it's urgent, and to come alone."

"Sir and Doctor Banner have been notified and will be here soon," Jarvis said

Natasha started cutting the strings to Loki's mouth being careful not to cut his lips which were already swollen and bruises from being seen shut when Natasha was finished freeing Loki's lips she notice the collar on his small slender neck. This made her blood boil Loki did something reckless but he was now a child who knew nothing of his adult self's crimes and if it wasn't enough to torture him they collared him like an animal. Natasha made hate Loki but seeing him so fragile and broken made her forget that she hated him, he was now a child who didn't know why he was getting punished, Natasha also saw that he was struggling to breathe his chest never fully rising.