So let's get back to when everything seemed perfect
Not a worry in the world, tell me was this all worth it?
I get what I want so everyone's always judging me
I'm not afraid of anything, I've got the whole world in front of me
-All I Want by A Day to Remember

Thunder boomed overhead as the clouds swirls a dark grey. Flashes of blinding white crossed the sky and the wind stung at their faces. Natasha held a hand up over her face, shielding herself from the storm. Odin looked up at the center of the storm and stated, "He always has been one to make a show."

A bolt struck down from the sky, plummeting to the ground. A pulse shook the ground as the man landed, sending cracks through the ice. Thor's blue eyes flashed dangerously as he looked up from the ground. He got up from one knee and hefted Mjolnir over his shoulder. "Father." He said simply.

Natasha looked between the two Asgardians before pulling back. This was something the two Asgardians would have to settle. She could do no more here with mere guns. The tapping of her footsteps slowly faded away as the two men stared at each other.

"My son, by the look in your eyes, you are not here to stand by me," Odin said calmly. Odin reached up and undid the gold clasp that held his cape. He had not needed to take it off to face the Avengers, but in his heart, he knew that he would have to face Thor. Thor would not be an easy opponent. The cape was swept up in the current of wind and was pulled into the vortex above Thor.

Thor's hair whipped around him as he glared at Odin. "I will not let you hurt Loki." He had already taken long enough to get here. He silently thanked his comrades for stalling for so long.

"My son, do not stand against me. For the sake of hundreds, nay, thousands, you would save one? I thought you had learned about greed on your banishment, but I was wrong." Thor gritted his teeth.

"Why do your words always slander or belittle? It is you who is doing ill to the people of this world. Loki will not hurt anyone despite your fancies. Evil is made, not born. We have done him wrong. Killing him is not the way to show our repentance!" Thor bellowed, turning his head away. Lightning crackled overhead, striking the ground near them.

Odin stared ahead at Thor, unmoving as ever. "I do not wish to hurt you, Thor. Please stand back." Thor could hear the subtle plea in Odin's voice and scoffed.

"Why is it that you care for my wellbeing but not for Loki's? Loki is a child of yours as well. I have heard you say as much unless those were all lies as well."

Odin flinched slightly and replied, "You have not threatened an entire race. We were too lenient after he tried to massacre all the Jotuns. He is going to do it again, but this time, it will be done to humans! Do you want that, Thor? He has the power to destroy an entire world, and he has the will to do it! Do not deny you saw him try to destroy Jotunheim. You were there to see it yourself!"

Thor recoiled back, clenching Mjolnir in his grasp. "Is that different from when I went there to start a war? We both disobeyed orders, and we both tried to destroy Jotunheim. I see no reason why I am granted freedom while he is not. Loki deserves your love as much if not more than I. You are deluding yourself by thinking otherwise. The frost giants are not evil father. Loki has told me of how you look upon him. Just because he is one of Laufey's does not mean he is yours as well."

"Do not mistake my actions as prejudice!" Odin thundered, slamming Gungnir into the ground. "The fundamentals were different. You were driven by a desire to do good, and Loki was driven by a desire to do mischief. Nothing I have done has changed any of that. Loki chose this path on his own. No matter what I could have done, things would have turned out the same."

"Why do you give up so easily? You gave me the chance of banishment, but you give Loki only death! And do not lie by saying that this was destiny. If you had only told the truth, then this never would have happened! Loki could have learned to appreciate his heritage instead of learning to hate the creatures of which he knew not of!" Thor yelled angrily. "You claim to know what will happen and what will not, so why do you not change things that have yet to be? You knew of Loki's depression, yet you did not help him. Why?"

"I had tried." Odin said. "I had tried many times before to shake him from this path, but they were all fruitless. It matters naught what I do, for the result was always the same. I let him learn magic, hoping that it would give him something to excel in. I let him ride Slepinir, wishing that it would give him a caring heart. Nothing worked and this has still occurred. The only way Loki's future can change is death."

Odin took in a deep breath and gripped Gungnir in his palm. He looked at Thor, determination in his eyes. Thor looked at Odin helplessly before whispering, "Then we must fight."

Author's Note: Finally, Thor appears! Thor has finally chosen his side, the side of Loki! Thor is probably the only one strong enough to face Odin. Handguns and arrows honestly won't do much if he is the "all father".

S: I'm so happy that you like the story! ^-^ My tests were because I have cancer, and I need to check to see whether or not it progressed in the past few months. I only progressed a tiny bit though. It's debatable whether or not I progressed at all, but they could get in a lawsuit if they say it didn't and it did. Still scary though. X_X

Thanks for reading and reviewing, everyone! :D It makes me so happy to see all the reviews! /happy tears/