What am I Chapter 12

It was two months before the wedding and three months after her birthday. Jarvis had said that over and over again, no signs of changing. She wasn't malnourish, not dehydrated, and not hungry. They asked to see what was happening in her room, but every day they saw that she was mediating. It seem like she was mediating every day, every hour no matter how much time had passed. It seemed like nothing could break her out of her trance that she had put herself in. They watched the video of her moving away from the window crying as she sat on the bed taking the lotus position as she set her hands on her bent knees. She had touched her middle finger to her thumb, and an energy had been released, it was fast that Tony's sensors almost didn't catch it.

After that she was in the deep meditation that even Loki had tried everything to get her to come out of her room. He had bags under his eyes from the countless nights that he laid against Luna's door. Many countless nights that Thor had picked his brother up and laid him in his bed as Thor slept in a recliner, so that Loki could get some sleep. Many countless days that they have seen Loki with red eyes from crying so much. He didn't understand, he thought she was beautiful in that dragon form. There was so much power that she could take over any world, but she choose to protect her home, and he was proud to have her by his side.

Loki pushed his food around on his plate as Thor could see the results of Luna's deep meditation. He was underweight, he was losing muscle mass, and he hardly had an appetite. He had even quit drinking his tea, because it reminded him too much of the time he spent drinking with Luna by his side. Everyone was quiet, and silent. The silence was killing them, they each were affected like someone had died, but the only thing is Luna wasn't dead.

When Loki wasn't near the tower or in it, Thor would throw his hammer at the door, and lightning at it, but there was some force field that would turn the lightning around in mid – air and attack him. It would send him back a couple feet. Tony tried coming through the windows, when vines started attacking him wrapping themselves around him like a python squeezing him, nearly cracking the suit. When he stopped struggling, the vines would let go.

Steve would throw his shield at the door, but like Thor's attack it would be sent back to him. He would fly further than Thor due to the force that he had put behind in the throwing of his shield. Clint had tried climbing through the vents, when a burst of wind would throw him out of the vents onto the floor. Natasha had tried blowing up the walls, but even after a boom, the smoke would clear the walls were not damage.

Finally Bruce and Hulk had finally been agree to talk to one another, because they agreed on one thing. They were going to rescue their friend. They would beat on the door, but the door would hold firm. They would quit, when Loki started to near the Tower. They didn't want Loki to know that it was affecting too.

Loki had dumped his plate full of food down the trash as he walked over to the couch, picking up a book that he had read over a thousand times, it was true due to Thor had counted how times Loki had read it. It was a book that Luna had given to him as a Christmas present after she had explained it to him. Thor sipped some coffee as he kept watch on his brother, when he felt the Bifrost.

Loki and Thor quickly stood up, but Loki wavered back and forth as Thor rushed to his side to steady him. Odin rushed to Loki's side as they lowered him to the couch, Odin looked at Thor, "Heidnall told me of Loki being ill, but he didn't know it was too this degree."

Thor nodded, "It was after Loki and Luna joining as Luna had said Dragon's heat."

Odin looked at him, "Why didn't you contact me quicker, I could have given you the information."

Loki panted, "What do you mean?"

Odin turned to Loki as he brushed back the pale, oily hair placing his hand on Loki's forehead, "My father's father had seen this happen once before. It nearly drove him crazy with worry as he tried everything to get his friend out of the deep trance she was in."

Loki tried to sit up as his father and Thor helped him up, "This has happened before.

Odin nodded, "It is a survival skill, when a newborn dragon has enter their first heat. They grow faster depending on what the situation is. It only happens to the dragons in the area."

Natasha looked at the table, "No wonder Jogo and Alex wouldn't answer."

Odin looked at Natasha, "Who?"

Natasha cleared her throat, "They are Luna's brothers."

He slowly nodded his head, "They only go into this trance, when the alpha dragon the chosen Earth dragon has the first heat and has transformed their mate into a dragon. In a react to this happening for this reason, my father's father could not understand, send them into shock. They have feared that they had taken their mate against their will. It takes them into a trance that they will break out of within three moons."

Loki was breathing heavy as he jumped off the couch, he rushed to the trashcan. Natasha rushed after him to keep his hair out of the way. Odin deeply sighed, "He has been the most affected, hasn't he?"

Thor nodded, "He has seen the way Luna had lived. It was because they meet that Luna started to change her life around."

Odin stood up as Loki started to dry heave after the little food that was in his stomach was gone. He pulled his head back as he held himself up by holding onto the edges of the trashcan. He barely turned his head to look at Natasha, "Thank you for your help."

Natasha nodded, it was upsetting to see a prideful thank his once enemy for holding his hair. Thor walked up to Natasha's side and helped Loki unclenched his hands from the trashcan. Loki staggered walking to the couch as he lowered himself to the couch, he was sweating and paling as he laid his head against the back of the couch.

Odin watched as Loki could barely move as Thor whispered to Loki in his ear, seeing that even whispering to Loki in a quiet voice was hurting him. Loki shook his head, as Thor sighed as he pulled away from the tiring Loki, walking to his father's side, "I tried to get him to come to Asgard to heal. He will not leave Lady Luna's side."

Odin shakily took a breath, "I fear that he will not survive to the third month."

The Bifrost opened to reveal Lady Sif and the Warrior Three as they walked off the balcony into the front room. Sif had a smile on her face, when she stopped seeing the pale Loki on the couch. The men were talking when they notice Sif's stiffen position. They looked toward the direction the direction she was looking toward, and the three men were stricken with grief at seeing a powerful Asgardian looking weak.

Frandal looked at the group that was watching their reactions, "Lady Luna, does she still live?"

They nodded as the warriors sat at the table, hearing what has happened in the last two months. Hogan nodded, "We have Loki find his way back to himself, or I shall fear we will lose him forever this time."

They all agreed, but do you snap a God of Mischief out of grief. Even Odin was at a lost, as more of the Avengers friends and love ones came to support their heroes. They tried throwing ideas around, no matter how they got. Loki could not hear them, it was like the room was empty, silence and cold. He was so much in his grief that he wasn't using any of his magic to check his surroundings as a silver arrow was pulled back.

The Avengers were looking at Loki, as Clint looked up at the ceiling. A quick flicked of the wrist and an arrow notched, he pulled back and let go as the archer had let their fly. Clint's arrow had intersected the silver arrow as both arrows were in the wall. The group jumped up as Loki had sat up, he nearly had no strength to depend on as Thor rushed to his side. Loki gripped onto his brother's cape as Thor held onto Loki as a group of figures appeared out of thin air.

Odin growled, "Using magic against a God that is unable to defend himself is the most cowardice that a mortal can partake."

A figure snorted as they shook out their shoulders, "We do not have to listen to an old, fool of a God. We are only after the Earth Dragon's mate, which is that man. We are trying to stop the Dragon reawaken again."

Odin growled, "You think this is the way to stop your enemy. You are the dishonorable of all mortals."

The Avengers and Asgardian were ready for an attack as Jane laid Loki on her lap, so that Thor could focus on the battle. Pepper was on her left, Natasha was on her right, while Lady Sif moved behind them to protect their back. Natasha loaded a handgun, she handed the barrel down to Pepper, and "You know how to use one of these?"

Tony glanced over his shoulder, "You had to give one, didn't you?"

Natasha glared at him, "To protect herself."

Tony snorted, "Natasha, Pepper hits her target every time, when we go practice at the shooting range."

Jane stared at Pepper, "Wow."

Pepper rolled her eyes, "I was pissed at Tony one day, and took aim."

The guys that were close, grimaced as they looked at Tony, Tony quickly sniffed, "Not a word."

The figure was shaking his head, "You think your mortal guns will be able to harm us. We are the creatures of hell, your worst nightmares."

Thor growled as he pointed his hammer at them, "You will never get near the Midgardians women."

The figure laughed, "You will never be able to kill us. It will be the day that Hell creatures surf on Earth's beach."

Suddenly a voice spoke out of nowhere, "Then you better know how to said Cowabanga!"

Out of nowhere, Jogo was spinning like a tornado with swords that were the same length as his body were cutting through nearly half of the group. He spun around to face the Hell creatures as their bodies exploded into fire and ashes. The figure growled, "Michelangelo. This is not possible. You were dead."

Jogo, Michelangelo, looked at his naked chest as he flex his biceps, he shrugged his shoulders, "What do you know I am in one piece and alive?"

The figure drawn his blade as he pointed his sword at Jogo, "You have no honor, dressing like a peasant."

Jogo looked at his loosen street pant, and his bare feet, he chuckled, "Dude, I just woke up like two minutes ago."

The figure growled, "You have no honor to dress like a warrior to finish this fight."

Jogo smiled, "My turn was already over."

A whistled cut through the air as Alex was kneeling, pushing his katana back into his sheath as the hell creatures were destroyed in a burst of fire that kill all of them expect the last figure, the figure shook with anger, "Kuzuri, it not possible. How can you the master of all swordsmen be alive? They said your death was an honorable death."

Kuzuri, Alex, stood up, he turned his head as his hair trailed across his back and draped on the floor, and he was wearing a black silk yukata that was open, and black hakama showing that he wasn't wearing the inner pants. He was barefoot as he looked at the figure with a demon mask on, "You say I have no honor, when it is you, who, wears the mask. I have the right to fight and died when it is my time. My queen said it was not my time. I have stood by her side, but she was torn from us.

I have been trying to repay her for her kindness all those years ago, when she gave another chance at life. I have old and new memories of my life. My life as the dragon that served her, and the life as the samurai that served the kingdom that I honorable fought to my death. I killed all my queen's enemy army.

I was dying from blood loss, when she came out of nowhere and offered me the chance of a lifetime. I have many past lives that are within me, each have their own story. I am now the new warrior to protect my queen, who I see now. I will protect the Earth Dragon, my new queen till my last breath."

Kuzuri took a stance, his hand on the pommel of his blade, as he watched the figure relaxed his body. Then Kuzuri inhaled as the figure started laughing, "I will make this a memorable battle, after I have slice your head off your shoulders, and I will take the head of the Earth Dragon lover."

Jogo gasped, "Dude, you should have not said that."

The figure laughed, "Or what?"

Both Jogo and Kuzuri dropped to a kneeling position with one fist to the ground as the other fist laid against their chest in pledge, the figure laughed, "I see you know when to give in."

The two men never spoke as they kept their heads bowed, the figure felt something very chilling that sent his spine in fear as he slowly turned only to meet the end of a tail with a bone and flesh made scythe. The figure's head went flying as the body burst into ashes and fire, as the head was slice into two. It also burst into flames as the mask figure transformed into a bull's head. It had happened so quickly, when Luna walked through from the shadows as she walked forward. She had glowing white eyes as her white hair blew behind her. She walked forward like she was walking in powerful gust of wind as her clothes that were different blew in the wind.

She wore a white pelt that barely covered her back as the front was fluffed up and barely covered her breasts. She wore a white leather loincloth that came to her mid – thighs. She wore fur around her dragon feet that were two toed. She was different this time as wings on her back were shifting as she took a step. Horns that were shaped to mirror the crown that she wore with her veil. She walked to Loki as she kneeled down to the sickly Loki, she turned to Kuzuri as he turned his head to listen to her, her mouth was moving, but no words were coming out. There was no sounds that they heard.

She stood up, then with a whistle through the air, she was gone. Tony was the one to break the silence, "What the hell was that all about?"

Kuzuri got up, kneeling to Loki's side, he lifted him up as he cradled him. He started walking, questioning, "Where's your pool?"

Tony walked down the stairs as Kuzuri followed Tony to reach the pool that was lapping against the edges. Kuzuri nodded his head, "This will do greatly. How low can the temperature go?"

Tony blinked, "Jarvis?"

"It can be freeze up to 22 degrees, sir." Jarvis replied in his usual British voice.

Kuzuri walked across the top of the water as he looked up at Jarvis, "Please set it to 50 degrees, and then slowly lower it. We need it chilly, not freezing at the moment."

Kuzuri looked down at what Loki was wearing, a pair of jogging pant that looked huge on him, then a t – shirt that looked enormous on him. He felt the water change under his feet as he lowered Loki into the water. Loki floated on the top of the water, but he didn't floated anywhere. He stayed in the middle of the pool as the temperature slowly cooled down to the temperature Kuzuri wanted. Everyone was watching as Bruce questioned Kuzuri, "I don't understand how this will heal Loki. Luna was the only one that could heal Loki, and she disappear back into her room."

Kuzuri nodded, "That is the truth, but there is a strange way that Earth Dragons mate. They are the only ones that have the strange mating. When the female goes into shock, the male becomes worried naturally, but his body starts to weaken due to the changes that it is going through. The female is the element that is hot, while the male is the element that is cool. It is yin and yang with Earth Dragons, they are opposites, but they complete one another."

Bruce nodded as they watched the frozen ice move toward Loki, as it touched him. He jolted in a shock as Thor was about to rush to his brother's side. Jogo stopped him with a hand on his chest, "No, this is natural. He will sink to the bottom to feel more of the coldness, his body will adjust."

Just as Jogo said, Loki sank under the ice, they waited moments, when Loki burst from the ice. Thor gulped as Loki stepped out of the ice, he was wearing jewelry in his hair as it transformed back into shine raven hair as his horns shined with blackness as his fingernails grew three inches long and turned sharp. He growled as he was back into his lean muscular shape. Thor realized that Loki was also taller, then he saw that Loki's feet had transformed into dragon feet like Luna. Black leather encircled around his feet as he stood panting. A black loincloth was the only covering that cover him. He twist his head, making his neck pop as two appendages popped open to reveal blue feathers with bat like wings under the feathers.

Loki looked like a dangerous creature out of myth. Thor slowly walked to Loki's side of the pool, he quietly spoke, "Brother, are you alright?"

Loki blinked his red eyes as he nodded, he tried to take a step, when he dropped to his knees as he gripped his stomach, "I could eat a Midgard bison."

Everyone chuckled as Loki looked around the room, there was so many people here and they were here, he looked at his brother, "What are they doing here?"

Tony snorted, "We were worried about you."

Loki blinked in surprise as he smiled, "Thank you, my friends. I am sorry for all of my wrongs that I have done in the past. I hope that I may one day have your forgiveness."

Hogan was the first to walk to Loki kneeling down to his side, "You may have never wronged me, but I am glad that we are friends that has fought along by our side."

Hogan held his arm out as Loki clasped it, gently making sure he didn't crush the other man's hand as they clasped each other wrist. They smiled at one another as true friends.

Everyone said their piece as they went upstairs where Loki was nearly in competition with Valstagg with eating food. Everyone that wasn't use to Valstagg appetite wondered where he put it. He was a slim man that had the muscle that made him look big everywhere. Loki was looking out the city as the sun started to sink, Lady Sif walked to Loki's side. Loki sighed, "My spell wasn't supposed to hit you."

Sif swiftly turned to him, "What?"

Loki inhaled as he looked at the orange colors, "There was a woman jealous of you, because you were able to get close to Thor. She was going to make sure you would be able to show your face. I was chanting the spell. I had it aimed at the girl who was going to injured you, by making sure the teacher hit you very hard by accident. Unfortunately, Frandal came up behind me, he had startled me making my focus. Part of the spell went to you, changing your golden locks to the horrible brown color, which I was divested to see that your lovely hair that you were proud of showing off, even though you were a female that fought with me. I left you alone to have something proud of. The spell did hit her, I am sure you had seen her."

Sif thought back to that day, when the boys had saw her golden locks magically changed to an ugly brown color. Then she heard screaming as a girl ran past them with the most brightest orange hair, then it changed to a bright green as she started to hold in the laughter as she thought she had it worse hair color, but that girl had it worse with the bright changing colors.

Sif nodded, "I thank you for protecting me."

Loki nodded, "I finally figured out a week later on how to change your hair back, but you were so furious with me. I was unable to get a word to you that I could fix your hair."

Sif nodded, "It is alright, it has grown on me."

They started laughing as Loki was looking at his blue skin, Sif wiped away a tear as she looked at the serious Loki, "Loki, are you alright?"

Loki looked away from his hand to Sif, "The stories that we were told as child, and then finding out that you are one of them. Does that make you a monster?"

'You are not a monster. You are the man I fell in love with.' Loki stopped, as he thinking about what Luna said, he slapped his forehead, "Of course, why did I not see it?"

Sif blinked, "See what?"

Loki smiled, "Something Luna said to me, I was raise as an Asgardian, I was no longer Jotun. I am an Asgardian, and that will always be my home. My mother never saw me as a monster. She saw me as her child. Allfather never saw me as a monster. He saw me as his son."

Loki was smiling and laughing as he shook his head, "I have no idea what was wrong with me, those couple of years. What in the world was wrong with me?"

Sif shrugged her shoulders, "The Allfather went into Odin's sleep before he could give you all the answers. You were mind controlled to lead an army. You had killed your birth father to protect the Allfather. You got vengeance for the allmother's death."

Loki nodded, "Yes, but at the cost of many Midgardians lives that will never be return."

Loki cupped his face with his hand as he set his face into his hand, "I have destroyed lives, and I don't know how to fix it."

Sif smiled, "Loki, you won't be alone in all of this. You have friends who will guide you, and help you along the way."

Loki nodded, "Let's just hope that Luna is out of mediation trance before the wedding."

Jogo dropped an arm around Loki's shoulder, slapping that shoulder as Loki nearly fell with the force of it, "Don't worry, bro. She is trying to stabilize her powers, along with everything that has happened to her. She is trying to make peace with herself. Ain't that right, bro?"

Kuzuri had his yukata tied and hair pulled back into a knot, he was mediating as he opened an eye, "That is correct brother, and please quit calling me bro that is quite annoying."

Laughter filled the Tower as the month went by, the Asgardians had return to Asgard later that day as the month went past, and there was times that the Avengers were called in. Loki was sitting on the couch reading a book as he blinked when it suddenly was dark. He lifted his head to see white wings that had a single claw in the bend. He twisted his body to see a smiling Luna looking down at him, he stood up as Luna pulled a piece of jewelry hair, she smiled, and "I told you it would look sexy.

Loki laughed as he hugged Luna, "I was so worried for you."

Luna snorted, "Yeah, I was given a sign right before I went into my healing trance."

Loki pulled back, "Healing trance, you were healing yourself."

Luna tapped her temple where the horn and skin connected, "Mentally. I was able to forgive myself and others. Now I am at peace with myself, so…do you still want to marry me with all this craziness?"

Loki hugged her as he lifted her head as he kissed her lips. It was a soft and slow kiss that made the world right. Luna laid her head on Loki's chest. Then the question that would drive her crazy.

What am I?