Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters.

A/N: Oh man I still can't believe the attention this fic has gotten. Loads of thank you's to everyone! This chapter is mainly Mayhem and Loki since Gabriel is currently unavailable. (If you aren't sure who Mayhem is youtube him in the Allstate commercials.)

The trickster god ignores the laughter as he sidesteps a half broken pathway. He doesn't even acknowledge Mayhem's presence anymore in hopes that it will quell the others mischievous mood. Although the chaotic being is trying to help Loki, it doesn't stop him from flitting through Yggdrasil's branches to make them narrower and weaker. But now is not the time to misbehave and Loki is not amused by Mayhem's antics.

"If you do not stop I will leave you here in the in-between."

More laughter and lights dance around the liesmith.

"If you leave me here you aren't going to find all those lines by yourself, Sly One."

And that's the real reason the god asked for assistance. Mayhem has seen the thread work of Gabriel's soul since the Beginning. He's seen the golden strands expand into the never ending space to different dimensions and faraway worlds. Loki believes that using Mayhem's magic and energy with his own will help locate each piece in the darkness much faster. By gathering the threads of Light the god hopes to pull the archangel from limbo with the door to Purgatory sealed.

Mayhem grins down from a branch somewhere high above. "So, where should we start? You know we can't linger."

"Be patient."

Together they begin to weave their magic as one and open doors to gather Gabriel's pieces but it isn't a simple task. The threads begin to break and vanish one by one while others burn violently or unravel before they are reached.

Loki frowns "Whatever Gabriel is experiencing it's affecting his other lives."

Mayhem, who is the living form of disorder, knows this is causing too much of an unbalance. He knows it needs to be stopped before he is also swept away in the destruction.

"We better hurry then," Mayhem smiles brightly, "I don't think you'll be able to stop me if I accidentally help the universe cave."

~~0O0~~

They continue to walk through endless corridors kicking away debris left by the broken Bifrost. It's dangerous without the bridge and the shadowed beasts are drawn to the power the two beings emit. Most of the monsters swimming around them are easy to scare away with a push of magic. The few that do confront them are torn to shreds by Mayhem and dragged through the void leaving trails of blood and flesh as a warning to the others.

Loki can feel Mayhem's true nature rising with each kill. The chaotic being is becoming restless as they travel further away from their world and is losing control being near so many other worlds falling into disarray. In an effortless move the god binds the creature to himself. Mayhem doesn't notice with his mind clouding over in violent thoughts.

"Silver tongue, I see something..."

Loki pulls the invisible leash tighter as Mayhem tries to chase Ratatoskr. He whispers an incantation to strengthen the bonds, pulling lightly until the destructive being settles down.

"Hmm, I think I'm going to eat him," Mayhem's eyes take on a faraway look, "I bet he has so many delicious thoughts running through his tiny mind."

Loki suppresses a shudder when the other laughs manically. To save time from more distractions the liesmith steers Mayhem away from Dáinn who is very near.

They need to hurry.

~~0O0~~

There are barely any pieces left but their entrances have collapsed and become dark already. It's only by chance they stumble across a heavily veiled door with a thread so thin it's almost invisible. If Mayhem had not tried to attack Duneyrr they wouldn't have noticed.

Using more force than necessary, Loki pushes Mayhem into the new world. Immediately Loki can feel his magic decrease and even the destructive creature next to him relaxes. Both note the room full of mortals whispering amongst themselves, staring expectantly at a vacant stage. Everything seems normal and yet it's very alien. The Midgard they came from sang with raw untapped magic but this one feels empty and silent.

Loki scans the room before his heart almost stops. On stage there's an image of a very familiar man with a very unfamiliar name under the words 'SUPERNATURAL'. He's still in shock and doesn't register the announcement when his other appears from behind a curtain.

"Ladies and gentlemen let's give a nice warm welcome for Richard!"

TBC

Edited: 10-30-2013