See I never meant for you to have to crawl
No I never meant to let you go at all
Oh, no, oh, no
Don't ever say goodbye
-Flowers for a Ghost by Thriving Ivory

Frigga ran a hand through her golden hair. "I knew you would say that. I suppose I did not want to admit it, but this must come about." Frigga clapped her hands twice, a flash of light erupting from her palms. The light enveloped her before dispersing, revealing Frigga. Steel coated her in firm protection with leather rings keeping the pieces in place. Frigga reached down to her waist where she kept a small dagger. She slipped it out of the holster and ran her fingers over the metal.

"I never thought I would have to don this uniform ever again, nor would I ever see this knife. You have disappointed me, my husband. I thought I would finally be able to retire from magic and war. Never would I have expected that my cause for battle would be you." She flipped the knife up in the air before catching it by the hilt. "But you shall not hurt our, no, my son." A glowing golden sheath surrounded the knife, "You do not deserve to be called his father!" She yelled, throwing the blade at Odin.

"This way, Hammer-boy!" Thor looked over to see Tony waving towards him. Thor ducked as a block of rock went flying over his head, and ran towards Tony. The black haired man was hiding just in the doorway of another hallway. Once Thor arrived, Tony grabbed his arm and began pulling him down the hall. "I need you to protect Reindeer Games. I only have 18% charge in this suit, and I'm guessing the power will go out fairly soon. Nurses have already forbidden me from leeching away their power, so I'm screwed."

They turned a corner before ducking to the left down a side-hall. "They tucked him in the back to stall for time. I figure that you take a bit more room than this, don't you?" They ran in single-file now because the hall was too small to run side-by-side. Their feet pounded on the flooring as they skidded around another corner.

They entered a rotunda with doors lining the sides every three feet. None of the rooms had labels, but Tony seemed to know where he was going. He ran towards the door which was at a 45 degree angle from where they entered. Tony pushed and the dark wooden door swung open. Thor walked in to the dimly lit room. It would almost look vacant with the only light coming in from the windows and the small buttons of light on the monitors.

Two nurses sat in the back of the room, finished with their fussing with Loki. Just beside them, was the Asgardian himself. Loki had nasal prongs around his face, and was firmly strapped down to the bed. Thor eyed the straps with a familiar distaste of when he had first arrived on Midgard. Tony nudged him from behind and said loudly, "I'll go keep an eye out for any insane one-eyed men. Fury included in that." He winked before slipping out the door and quietly closing it behind him.

Thor gave a small smile and whispered, "Thank you, my friend." He turned and walked over to Loki's beside. One of the nurses got up out of his chair and let Thor sit down. Thor murmured his thanks as he looked over Loki. He looked just like he had the last time that he had drained himself. "Loki, I thought we would never have to see you like this again..."

Thor bit his lip, "Everyone is worried for you, and they are all fighting for you. If you were awake, you would be able to see how much they value you. I just wish you could see it, brother. You would be amazed by how much they care." Thor reached out to put a hand on Loki's icy cold one, "You may not have believed that their feelings were true, but actions speak louder than words, brother. If you saw what they did for you, you would be amazed. Wake up, brother. We're fighting to save you, but there is only so much we can do."

"Convincing Odin is like trying to calm a raging boar. But maybe, if you helped, we could do it. We just have to prove to him that you are not a danger, and he will leave. We will try to buy you time, but it is up to you to prove it to him. We cannot do it without you though, so please try to wake up. I know you are not evil, brother. The others know it as well. We will fight for you until the end, so please wake up." Thor squeezed Loki's hand before standing up and turning to the nurses.

"Watch over him for me until I return." The nurses nodded in response, and Thor swept out of the room. The door squeaked to a close behind him, and the nurses went back to sitting in a corner. A loud series of beeps sounded from the heart-monitor, causing them to look up. Loki's eyes were open.

Author's Note: Let the battle begin! ;D

Once again, thanks so much for sticking with me! This story just hit 30 chapters, and that's amazing to me. I still remember when I was thinking about keeping this story as a one-shot. Yeah, clearly it isn't a one-shot anymore. xD I'm glad that so many of you are enjoying this! Next chapter, Loki arrives on the scene!