A/N: Sorry for the semi-long wait! This chapter was incredibly tough for me, so sorry for the terrible quality.

I also realized we're reaching the end of this story, so be warned!

[Chapter 18- Morning]

The next morning, Loki sat up from where he'd been curled on the couch with an adorable yawn. He looked over the common area, seeing each of the Avengers tucked in sleeping bags and sleeping peacefully.

The seven year old felt the call of nature, so he quietly climbed down from the couch and padded over to his bedroom. After he finished his business, he decided to paint some of his favorites moments from the night before. He was feeling kinda twitchy; painting always calmed him down.

Not fifteen minutes later, JARVIS's voice stuttered over the intercom. "S-Sir... Zzzzphhh... Intru- Zzzzzzzppbbb... Warni-"

"Jarvis?" Loki called, looking up. He heard odd pitter-pattering on the floor and windows. The twitchy feelings intensified. "Is something going on?"

"I-I-Intruder Al-l-ler-ler-lert-" JARVIS managed.

Panic exploded in Loki's chest and raced through his limbs like fire in his blood.

"W-what do I do?!" He cried. The Avengers were asleep, and he was too far away to reach them safely! What if the intruder found him?!

Without a thought, Loki scurried to the wardrobe, turned into a mouse, and curled up in a shoe. Maybe if he hid, the Avengers could take care of everything. That's what happened with the one-eyed man, right?

The dark of the wardrobe filled his mind with twitchy thoughts, and he spent most of his time trying not to panic. His head was pulsing again. Something was pushing against the sides, trying to get out-

Suddenly, light poured into the wardrobe. Two disgusting hands reached in and plucked him up. The hands belonged to a disgusting body, like that of an insect, which led up to a disgusting head, covered in golden armor like a twisted machine.

Chitauri.

Something screamed and Loki writhed, transforming back into a human and trying to get away. His eyes blown wide and his throat sore, he fought with everything he had. His magic blew around the room; chaos erupted from everything the energy touched.

The something in his head grew louder, pushing against his mental barriers until he couldn't fight anymore.

"LOKI!" Tony cried, throwing the door open.

Less than a minute after JARVIS's alert, the child was gone.

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Loki was sobbing and hiccuping loudly, which reverberated noisily off the walls of the cell the monsters had thrown him into. They wanted something from him and kept demanding things, but he couldn't understand a word they said.

They had put some chunky golden cuffs on his wrists, and now his magic felt very far away. The longer his magic stayed away, the weaker he felt and the more frightened he got and the more he just wanted his daddy!

The aliens entered the room sometime while he was sobbing so hard he couldn't see, and they put some kind of technology in his ear. When they started chittering and snapping, he could hear their voices.

"Dark One! You must return to our employer! He is angry!"

"You have failed him! You will be punished most severely!"

"No! No!" The seven year old wept, too frightened and exhausted to say much else.

"You must return to him!"

"He is most mad!"

"No! No!"

"Return to your master!"

"Dark One! Take up your true form and accept you punishment like a good servant!"

"NO! No, no, no, nonononono!"

One of the aliens began to shake him. He couldn't put up any resistance. They kept screaming at him.

"WHO?!" He finally managed. He didn't understand anything, but maybe if he could go to this 'master' they would leave him alone.

"Thanos..."

And his mind immediately shut down.

A/N: This is the second climax? Anyway, I want to hear what you guys think? Too short, too choppy? I was trying to increase the suspense with the lack of immediate details and information.

QUESTION OF THE UPDATE: Who wants to play Undertale? I do! It looks super cute and I want to hang out with EVERYBODY! Even Flowey.