CHAPTER 4
The meeting was going well until the huge doors to the great hall burst open and a wild Thor, followed by a guard shouting "You can't go in! The Allfather has forbidden it!". But Thor just kept walking until he stood face to face with Odin.
"I didn't want to get interrupted."
"Please, hear me. It's important. REALLY important"
"As is this meeting. Can it wait?"
"No."
Odin took a long glare to his oldest son, saw the concern and the worry in his eyes.
"Speak."
"Thank you, father. I have been tricked and thought that Loki had found a way to pass his magic through the barrier, so I went down to the dungeons. Father, Loki's cell is empty."
The last words, Thor only whispered but everything was so quiet that everyone has heard it.
Odin's face grew pale as he spoke "Raise the alarm and find him."
Loki followed Thor to the meeting, still invisible to everyone. How he enjoyed the shocked faces! Everything was going perfectly. Thor going to the dungeons to check if he was there, discovering that he placed an illusion in his cell and running straight to his father. He took longer than he suspected, the meeting was nearly at the end, but still he managed. Now, as he thought, Odin sent guards through Asgard to try to stop him. He didn't know that he was right next to Loki.
Just as Loki thought how to start he saw Thranduil, the elven king, standing up and walking towards the Allfather. He dropped his illusion, gripped Thranduil around the neck and pointed his dagger to his throat. Everything fell silent as they noticed the fallen prince threatening the Allfather's guest.
"Hello everyone. I hope you've missed me". Grinning he held Thranduil closer to his chest.
"I think threatening you is unnecessary because your situation must be quite clear."
"Loki, release him!" the Allfather's voice thundered through the whole room.
"Or what? Let's think this through logically: if I kill him, you will be at war with middle earth and all its inhabitants but then I wouldn't have any leverage and you would kill me instantly. If I vow to let him live, you will kill or imprison me again. Either or, not what I was hoping for. So, what are we going to do? I will just take this elven creature and be on my way. When I made sure no one followed me I will release this peasant and you will never see me again."
Everyone stared at Loki as if he was insane.
"You do know that you have nowhere to go without opening the Bifrost", Thor started to speak.
"Did you really think, you big oaf, that I would use the Bifrost? You think I do not know that you can track me down once you noticed where it took me? I'm disappointed in you! Well then your majesty, let's go!" Loki spoke, grabbed Thranduil tight and charged him through the great door which led out of the hall.
Thranduil didn't say a word when the fallen prince threatened him. What would be the point? Either he would kill him or take him as hostage; he thought the last one to be more possible. After Loki forged him out of the great hall they made their way to Thranduil's chambers and entered them.
"You can release me now"
"Can I?"
"Stop this play and do as I said."
With a wide grin Loki dropped his dagger. "But it was rather fun, wasn't it? Have you seen the Allfather's face? Extraordinary!"
"Just so. I have to say I am quite disappointed in the Allfather. He just trusted me as I showed up. Is he this trustful?" Thranduil spoke.
"Usually not. Maybe it has something to do with your looks."
Everything went silent in the rooms for a second, but then Loki and Thranduil broke out laughing.
"Odin should have researched on the king he was inviting to Asgard. Surely he would have found out that this monarch is a close friend to his fallen adoptive son." Thranduil said after calming down again. "What is your escape plan for now? What do we do? We can certainly not use the Bifrost as you said."
"We wait."
"What? For what? For them to catch you?" Thranduil asked sarcastically.
"For a blue box and an old friend." Loki answered, sat down with a smile on his face and waited.
Loki and Thranduil didn't have to wait long till a strange noise filled the air. It sounded mechanical but like nothing Thranduil has ever heard. Suddenly a big blue box materialized in front of him and Thranduil needed to step back.
"What is this?" Thranduil asked his friend who just smiled at him knowingly.
"Just wait"
The doors of the blue box opened slowly and a head popped out, searched his surroundings and then looked at Loki.
"Oh, hello. Am I late?"
"You never are"