Tony stared at Loki.
This younger version of Loki stayed quiet and sat next to his brother on the grand table among others their ages which must have been their friends. It was looking at the opposites. Thor was busy talking loudly, drinking, eating like a pig, telling stories about adventures as were Loki was eating slowly, only answering when his brother would ask about some detail that was off with the stories and need an answer, talked to no one else and when he was done simply looked up into the room.
Something in the Green eyes changed for a second. What was Loki thinking of-?
"Ahhh!"
A scream made everyone jump as a servant threw a the tray and when it landed mice came running out screeching and the women- girls screamed and suddenly the mice proofed into green dust and vanished and the boy howled with laughter. Tony looked at Loki who was smiling lightly about the prank and then looked over at Thor who was telling him it wasn't very nice but it was funny as they both laughed.
"God of Mischief," Bruce said rubbing his hands together. "Did you see?"
"Yeah. We need to get this thing charged. We don't want to get in the way with this past. Let's get Thor to charge this and get out of here- where did they go?"
The table in front of them was empty. Looking around they noticed that the party continued with everyone jumping up and dancing together. All of them got up to see if they could find Thor. Steve bumped into many of the others before sitting back down after he knocked over a girl.
"Meow?"
Steve looked next to him. The black cat, Loki was sitting there looking up at him and the meow had been in a form of a questions. Now knowing that the cat was Loki he paused and looked around and then back at the other who was waiting for an answer.
"Uh, it's really important that we speak with Thor… Is he, uh, somewhere close?"
"Meow." Loki turned and trotted off someone skillfully avoiding all the feet and soon was gone.
"…Thanks." Steve said and took a drink before setting it down realizing it had some kind of liquid in it.
Soon the crowed parted before him making Steve wonder what he had done until he saw Thor walking towards him a huge smile on his face and leading him was Loki trotting and jumping onto the table and point his paw slightly at Steve meowing.
"Thank you, brother. My brother says that you wish to speak with me?"
Nodding Steve looked at Loki who moved so he was looking at him and with Thor sitting right behind him it was a little strange. It wasn't even a month before hand they had been battling Loki in their time and now here the two brothers seemed to be so close.
"What is wrong?" Thor asked and the mortal hadn't heard.
Loki looked up at Thor before back Steve hissing to get the attention Thor wanted.
"What? Oh, sorry," Steve said trying not to let the flush rise on his cheeks. "We need your skills. Is there a place we can talk some time."
"Yes. What are you called, friend?"
"Steve. Steve Rogers."
"Steve the son of Roger, I shall send Loki to you tomorrow of a place that we may speak. For now let us enjoy the night!" Thor laughed and stood leaving to join back in.
"Wait, I-"
A paw stuck out and Loki shook his head, ears drooping, a clear sign that there was nothing to get Thor back Sighing Steve rubbed the brigade of his eyes. When he opened them again Loki was gone and more people screamed at the trickster's pranks.
When the party was over and the friends left the Avengers found themselves trying to slept in the party hall when Thor came in.
"Do not fret I have the servants prepared rooms. The maid has her own but the rest must share."
"Great but-" Tony started
"Meow."
Thor looked at Loki and then up at the window. "Hm. Loki is right. The sun rises in less than an hour. We shall rest tonight then. Until of that time we must be off. Come Loki."
"Meow," Loki said following his brother.
"…" Tony looked at them with those eyes and said. "Anyone else notice the Master/Pet Relationship here? Anyone? How does Thor know what he's saying?"
Bruce was walking around the garden when he saw Loki, still in his cat form, sleeping comfortable on a pillow that was just there on a stone bench. Looking around he got close to this somewhat kitten form. A few inches closer and he noticed that once again Loki had a small brown box that he was holding to his chest with his paws. Wondering what it was he looked back to see if anyone was there before reaching down and slowly pulling the box from him.
The box was heavy despite its size. Which might explain why back in the forest Loki had trouble picking it up when he dropped it. It must have weighed at least forty pounds. Looking at it he took off the string and jumped slightly when Loki moved around getting more comfortable.
Carefully opening it he looked inside and frowned. Tipping out the contents he looked at what to be some kind of metal. It was s little smaller than the box. After a few moments Bruce packed it back up and set it next to Loki who woke with a start flailing around for a moment before hitting the box with his paw and latching onto it as if it was a life force.
"Sorry. I was putting it back."
"Meow, meow, meow!" Loki said hissing.
"I don't understand you."
A paw beckoned him forward and slowly Bruce did and felt the paw rest suddenly on his forehead. "Do you hear my words?"
"Yes."
"This is extremely important. Do not tell my Father that I fallen into rest after I retrieved this. It is most grateful if you shall do this request."
"Sure, but what… is that exactly?"
"This is for my brother's armor. I am gathering it from a well hidden place. However only this form allows me into the narrow place and to bring one piece up at a time. It is a diffculat task but it will serve us well in the future."
'Thor's armor?' Bruce thought and then realized something. "That boar… was it after you?"
"Yes. However I had shielded myself but I did not know that it would fall when you and your friends came passed me. Now I shall deliver this to my brother or father and be on back to gather more."
"Wait. Loki, how old are you? In the terms of… of Midgar?"
"Midgar? That is one of the nine realms. Let me ponder… I am… eight in midgar."
"Eight? Uh, can I come with you to where you get this? I can help carry it and it will get done faster."
Loki seemed to like this idea an nodded. "I thank you. Come. We shall leave. Ah, there is my Father. I shall return shortly."
Half an hour later Loki came back with the small box in his mouth and looked up at Bruce before trotting off expecting him to follow, which in fact, Bruce did. He was curious. Maybe there was something in that could tell them just how the other became so power hungry.
They walked back to where the Avengers first landed. Walking a little ways further they ended up at what looked like five foot and in a jagged circle slab on the floor. The Forest floor with a little hole off to the side. Loki, without missing a step crawled into the hole disappeared.
Bruce looked back thinking he should have told someone. Sitting down he waited and almost ten minutes later shuffling could be heard and he looked as Loki pushed the out the box and crawled up nudding it. Picking it up Brice took out the metal and set it on the side.
"Maybe I should bring something to carry it back with?"
Loki nodded before taking the empty box which Bruce was sure was enchanted with magic because the metal should have ripped it, into the hole. It was easy to go back and get something to put them in and even found Steve to help carry them.
When the two returned there was three more little metals laying on the Grass.
"So, Loki said he's gathering this for Thor?"
"That's what he told me. It seemed genuine but…"
"Right." Steve said and looked at him. "But Thor did seem happy with the box yesterday."
"That's what I was thinking." Bruce loaded the few pieces. "I wonder just how much Loki has gathered before this."
"Who knows."
Loki came out about seven more times before he came out the last time and meowed. And walked to the create and looked in almost as if making sure not a single one was missing. Satisfied he turned and walked a little ways toward the Palace before stopping and looking at them.
Steve picked up the box with ease and Bruce followed. As they neared the Castle Bruce noticed that Loki wasn't trotting like he was before but walking. Soon the cat was lacking behind them and finally sat down ears dropping.
"He looked tired." Setve said stopping. "Up all night and then these things are heavy for being so small."
"Steve… I think Loki is having trouble breathing…"
They both looked at Loki who was indeed breathing slowly and deeply. Before they could do anything Loki forced himself up and walked over to Steve and made the other boy tense as he jumped on him climbing up and into the box and laid down.
It was too much. He used to much magic breaking apart the pieces and hulling them up. Plus the magic he used to be in this form of a cat. It was the only way he could pull the metal up. Odin had ordered him to find it and in all the nine realms he did not want to anger his father.
"You okay?" Steve asked.
"…meow..." Loki said laying down trying to regain his breath. He used to much Magic getting those stones but at least the time had been cut down.
The Avengers had been there a week. A whole week and they had yet to get either Thor or Loki's attention. Loki had stopped being in his cat form and hadn't even looked at them but neither did Thor. At first the wondered if Loki had been telling his brother lies but that was thrown out the window as the week went on with the Princes leaving the castles in the early mornings and only returning in time to eat and then left to sleep.
Finally Tony just went in search of a place where they could talk in piece and Steve stumbled upon something and found a nice room. It was large but had everything set in its place. Gathering everyone he lead them to the room. There they talked about how they were going to get Thor to help them.
"I say we trick him." Tony said. "It's not like he's hard to fool."
"But we would have to get him alone." Bruce said nervously as he looked around the room. "Thor's friends or Loki are always with him… this place seem strange to you guys…?"
"Not really." Tony said walking back and forth. "Now how to get Thor to come this way… Hm."
"I can lead him this way." Nat said. "Easy enough."
"Maybe if we weren't freaking kids, yeah, but we are so think of something else,"
"I can look out and see where they go everyday." Clint stood. "Then we follow."
"Uh, yeah, you are going to stalk a prince and I'm sure they'll kill you for that."
As Tony, Clint and Natasha argued, Bruce looked over the objects in the room. He was uneasy about this room. It felt like someone came here often. There was book set to be read and come already off to the side showing they had been read. The sofas, chairs, table… everything. It had a feel of someone who really enjoyed this room.
Looking up he saw a painting of a Asgard garden. He heard something chime lightly and looked over at Steve who had picked up what looked like a small snow globe but it was clear with a green dot inside it and each time he moved it about it would slowly fall.
Suddenly Steve's head shot up looking at the door. "Shh! Do you hear that?"
Everyone stilled listening and indeed they heard what sounded like angry footsteps and muffled yelling coming down the hall. They all back away form the door as the voice go louder and when they realized that they were coming this way they all hid just as the door slammed open.
"I cannot believe this!" Someone yelled.
Suddenly something was over turned and from behind the sofa Tony looked at the over turned table that must have weighed at least four hundred pounds and it was easily turned over.
"Calm yourself, brother for these of which you destroy belong to me!"
Tony gave Steve a glaring look. 'Of course you would find the one room that belongs to Loki!'
'Sorry! I didn't know.' Steve mouthed back shrugging his shoulders. 'At lest you found them.'
'Shut up, Capsickle.'
"After all that planning wasted!" Thor yelled on a crashing sound came. "Never had I been so enraged!"
"That was a gift…" Loki sounded a little sad about whatever it was.
"And Father dearest call me, the great Thor, naïve?!"
Loki sighed. "Could you not pick a room of thy own's to destroy-? Thor, stay away from my bookshelf!"
"How can ye be so calm?!"
"I am with thee also in anger but I do not wish my things shall be broken, brother. Now if you will let us sit and calm?"
"I rather hoist this and toss out the window."
They heard Loki pause before answering. "Very well, if suits you than you may throw that sofa. It was losing its color as of late."
Before Tony and Clint could even react to what was about to happen the soft was suddenly lifted up and there stood Thor looking stunted to see them quickly followed by an equally stunned and surprised Loki. Thor's mood seem to worse as he tensed up in anger and Loki looked at him and then with a wave and a whisper opened the large window just in time as the Thunder God threw it out before turning on the two with a look that could kill.
"How dare you be in my brother's private cambers!" Thor yelled hoisted them up by the collars of their shirts growling. "What were you plans?"
Before Tony could whip up something Loki spoke first. "I invited them."
"WHAT?" Thor and Tony said un unison.
"You said you would speak with tem and never did brother. Now I have to clear up the mess you made. Be gone from my chambers." Loki waved at them and then stopped. "There are more of you in here, yes?"
"Yes."
"Steve, you have really bad timing!" Tony yelled.
Thor looked at Loki. "I though this room was enchanted?"
"Clearly it was not enough to keep other out as it was meant too."
Tony yelped as he and clint were tosses out of the room and the door slammed shut. Sititng up Tony looked at the door that was no longer there. Tony and Clint looked at each other.
"Let's hope Bruce stays clam." Clint said.
"...Welp. It was nice knowing that Asgard looked liked before it's end."
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