A/N: Goodness I am very sorry for the long wait – all I can say is that Band Camp + tumblr + YouTube + writer's block = really slow updates….sorry, but now that that's all out of the way I promise not to drop off the face of the Earth arbitrarily. So this chapter was a little hard to develop – but it was a nice creative challenge – it's based off the idea by the awesome Ice Jazz Elleth, and I hope it's enjoyable! I don't own the Avengers, Nutella, Wii, or Super Smash Brothers.
Loki woke up at precisely 6:03 am. It was Thursday; he hated Thursdays. He rolled out of his bed and groggily walked over to his bedroom door, magically changing into his normal midgardian clothes as he did so. The smell of freshly made coffee greeted him as he shuffled down the hallway. The god rubbed his eyes in a feeble attempt to rid himself of the grogginess.
"GOOD MORNING, BROTHER!" Thor boomed from his perch on the living room couch. Loki rubbed his temples and grumbled something inaudible.
"Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Tony commented from the kitchen.
"I don't think Loki has a right side of the bed," Bruce said as he grabbed a cup of coffee. The God of Mischief didn't even acknowledge the two men as he sauntered into the kitchen, acquired some Nutella, and moseyed into the living room. Loki sat on the opposite end of the couch from Thor who grinned at him. The younger god tried to ignore the God of Thunder. Loki carefully scooped out some of his precious Nutella and was about to indulge in its wonderfulness when Thor turned to face him.
"Brother, it has been many moons since we hath, as the Midgardians call it, 'hung out' with each other. Perhaps we might be able to do that today?" the older god asked, hope filling his tone. Loki glanced at him before staring down at the ground in contemplation. The trickster's thoughts were interrupted by an odd sound that came from the hallway. A yawning Steve emerged and glanced around.
"Isn't it a little early for everyone to be up?" the super soldier asked.
"I'm always up this early," Bruce answered.
"I never went to sleep," Tony cut in.
"What would have us do together, Brother?" Loki asked, completely ignoring Steve's question. Thor's face seemed to brighten up at the acknowledgement of the brother relationship between him and Loki.
"Well, I think it might be fun to participate in some Midgardian activities!" the Thunder God said excitedly. Bruce, who had made his way into the living room, pointed at a box that was sitting in the far corner of the room.
"What's that?" he asked. Tony appeared nonchalantly at his side and sipped his coffee.
"Those are some spare parts that came in the mail yesterday….hey, I have an idea!" the man of iron said with a sudden mischievous smile. He quickly walked over to the opened box and pulled out the bubble wrap that had been wrapped around the previously mentioned spare parts. He tossed it to the two gods. "Here, have at it!" he said with smirk. Thor, who had caught the bubble wrap stared at it in confusion. Loki ignored his brother's words of protest as he reached over and took the bubble wrap. The gods jumped when one of the bubbles popped in Loki's hand.
"What is this trickery?" Thor asked as Loki popped a few more bubbles. A sly grin spread on Loki's face.
"Do try it, Brother; it is most…invigorating!" the younger god said as he offered the wrap to the God of Thunder. Thor held out a tentative hand and popped a bubble. His eyes widened and joy spread throughout his entire being. The two siblings glanced at one another then to the bubble wrap. Loki uttered something and waved his hand over the wrap. Tony, Bruce and Steve went slack-jawed as the entire living room, kitchen and every single piece of furniture – decorative pillows included – became covered with bubble wrap. There was a brief silence before all five of them pounced in various directions, popping as many bubbles as possible. Almost an hour later Clint and Natasha wondered in to the bubble wrapped room.
"What the hell?" Clint asked aloud. Tony paused in his hyper popping.
"Avengers, we have been given a mission! No one is allowed to leave this room until every single bubble is popped!" the man of iron half shouted across the room. The two master assassins grinned.
"Challenge accepted," Natasha said with a smirk as she and the hawk leapt onto the couch and commenced with the popping of the plastic bubbles.
A few hours later all of the bubbles had been popped, and the deflated plastic magically faded off the walls. Loki, who had a small content smile, glanced around the room.
"Now what?" he asked. Clint suddenly jumped up as he had an epiphany.
"I have an idea! Hey, Tony, do you have a Wii?" the hawk asked. Tony smirked at him.
"Clint, that has to be the dumbest thing you've ever asked me. Of course I have a Wii, I'm Tony Stark," the billionaire stated as he sauntered over to his entertainment center.
"What is this 'wheee'?" Thor asked.
"It's a gaming system," Bruce answered.
"Do you have Super Smash Brothers Brawl?" Clint asked excitedly.
"Duh," Tony said as he popped the disk in. Clint eagerly handed Thor and Loki a couple of Wiimotes.
"What is this?" Loki asked skeptically.
"It's okay. Just move the stick around to select a character," Tony explained. Clint stifled a laugh as Thor picked Pikachu. Loki had a little more trouble deciding; he finally settled on Link simply because he wore green. Clint helped them select a battle stage; Pokémon Stadium ended up being picked in the end. The Avengers relished in the sudden loss of composure from both of the gods. The Asgardians almost panicked as the battle began.
"Thor! How dare you-," Loki began in protest as he watched his character get blasted off the screen by a bolt of lightning.
"I am sorry, Brother; I know not what I am doing!" Thor interjected. Loki's brow furrowed in concentration. He would not be beaten so easily. He mashed every button on his Wiimote and smiled in satisfaction as Thor's character was thrown of the stage.
"Ehehehe," Loki laughed. The Avengers watched in odd fascination as the two gods fought each other for two hours straight. When it seemed that the gods were done smashing each other, Steve spoke up.
"You know, it's such a nice day today; we should go to the zoo!" the super soldier said eagerly.
"That actually sounds quite intriguing," Loki muttered. A short, almost uneventful – Loki insisted on giving every red car he saw a flat tire – ride to the local zoo later, left the Avengers and Loki at the entrance gate.
"Okay, to avoid getting recognized we should split up," Steve said, turning to face the others. Clint glanced around before grabbing Natasha's arm and dragging him off in the direction of the bird section. Tony looked from Steve to Bruce before shrugging and walking down one of the random paths; Bruce and Steve followed shortly behind the billionaire. Loki gave an odd look at Thor before grabbing his sleeve.
"Shall we go observe the Midgardian creatures then, Brother?" the God of Mischief asked softly. Thor beamed at his younger brother.
"Of course, Brother!" the thunder god boomed as he lead Loki down the middle path. After thirty minutes of aimlessly wandering around Thor spotted a sign that said "Horses" and smiled joyfully. "Loki, this way, you are most certainly going to love this!"
Loki was forcefully dragged in the direction of the sign. Thor let loose another dazzling grin as he watched his brother's face light up in a way that he hadn't seen since they were small children.
"Oh my…They are so beautiful, wow…THAT ONE LOOKS LIKE SLEIPNIR! Well, at least with only four legs," Loki said as he jumped onto the fence that separated him from the horses. Thor couldn't find the words to express his utter happiness at that moment. To see Loki so genuinely happy because of something that he had done meant all the nine realms to him. Loki grinned madly at his brother before trying to climb over the fence to pet the horse that looked similar to his son.
"Hey, you! Get down from there!" a staff member shouted as he ran towards the two gods.
Tony face-palmed when he heard Thor and Loki's name over the security intercom. The Avengers assembled at the security booth at the far end of the zoo, each fearing the worst. They walked over to two slightly shameful looking gods. A security guard walked over to the Avengers.
"Are you with these two?" he asked. The others nodded. "Well then I must ask you to escort them out and never let them return to this zoo." The others glanced at Thor and Loki in concern before leading them out of the booth.
"What the hell did you do?" Tony asked worriedly.
"Let us just say that Loki knows just about every horse related insult in existence…" Thor mumbled. Everyone decided to drop the subject at that.
"So, who's up for Schawarma?" Tony asked in a suddenly upbeat tone. Everyone silently agreed. Loki looked from Avenger to Avenger and smiled to himself. Maybe Thursdays weren't so bad – though they would never compare with Mischief Mondays.
A/N: So once again I really apologize for disappearing there for a bit! I really hope you enjoyed this slightly lengthier chapter, and look forward to more! And as always I am open to prompts, ideas, and I love feedback! Stay awesome out there!