The dirt and fire exploded around his face he could see the others running and flying through the clouds of ashes and smoke. Captain America had lost his mask, the Man of Iron was running out of power and everyone knew it, Hawkeye had one more arrow, the Hulk was no where to be seen, and the Black Widow was running out of ammo for her gun. It seemed like Thanos would never give up. Thor closed his eyes and thought about Loki and his children as he ran ahead of the Avengers and disappearing into the smoke.
Loki and Thor stared at Odin for a moment longer before they both spoke.
"Father, you must be joking. It has been nearly four years since they have contacted us."
"They need you, son. Thanos is attacking Midgard. If you do not go now Midgard will be destroyed and you will only have to deal with him when he comes here. I will let you say goodbye to your family but then we must go." Odin left after he had finished speaking.
"Thor, I do not want you to go. I have a bad feeling." Loki held Thor's arm and begged him. Thor just turned away from him.
"Loki, I must. They need me."
"What about the twins? If something happens to you, what am I to tell them?" Loki was beginning to whisper angrily at Thor so that the twins would not hear their argument.
"Father, are you going somewhere? Can we come with?" Hel spoke suddenly from the doorway. They both turned and saw the twins holding hands and staring intently at them. Thor went and kneeled in front of them grabbing both of their shoulders.
"Hel, Fenrir, I am going away for a while. Another realm needs my help. I wish I could take you both with me but it is just too dangerous. Fenrir, I need you to stay here and protect your sister and help Papa around the house." The twins began to cry and started to beg him to stay.
"No, Father please don't go! We won't be naughty anymore. We promise not to fight anymore!"
"I am not leaving because I am angry with you or because I want to. I am leaving because I have to." Thor pulled his children into an embrace before he stood and turned toward Loki. He walked over to the sulking man hoping he wouldn't get hit.
Loki stared out the window, it was raining and he heard the twins fighting over something in the opposite room. The rain began to pour harder suddenly and the twins went silent. Loki turned and saw the twins standing in the door.
"Are you alright?" Loki stood and walked over to where the twins stood. Their eyes were empty and their faces were dark. He knew something was wrong, but they weren't speaking.
Loki was angry, angry with everyone. Why did those stupid Midgardians need him now? Why didn't they need him during that year that he was incarcerated? They just had to ruin his happy and content life, didn't they? Thor pulled him into an embrace Loki couldn't stay mad at him especially when he held him like this. Thor kissed his head and looked out of the window behind him.
"I must go."
"I know. I just wish you didn't have to go now. The twins need you, I need you." Loki looked into Thor's eyes pleading.
"I know but if I don't fight now the Avengers will only be killed and Thanos will bring the fight here and I will have to fight alone."
"I would fight with you." Loki murmured.
"I know you would, but who would care for the twins if we go to fight Thanos? I could not bare to lose you again, Loki."
"And I you. So please be careful." Thor kissed his forehead one more time before turning to leave.
The twins opened their mouths and spoke at the same time. Loki could not believe the voices he heard. Their voices were deep almost evil sounding.
"The end is near for the one you hold dear. Be wary of the Man of Iron for he shall take what connects you. Hurry the sun shall set and the world will crash if Thor parishes." Their eyes closed and they collapsed on the floor.
"Hel, Fenrir!" Loki picked his children off of the ground and held them close. What did they mean? What was going on? There was a knock on the door. "Who is it? Come in. The twins they collapsed." The door opened and the warriors three walked toward him quickly.
"Loki, we have news from Midgard."
Thor walked out of the house not looking back for he knew if he did he would not be able to tear himself away from them. Odin stood waiting for him he had a sad look on his face like he knew something that he wasn't giving away. They traveled back to Asgard before he was sent to Midgard. Midgard looked exactly as he remembered, except it wasn't in ruin anymore. He saw the Man of Iron's tower and flew to it quickly. Banner and Stark were waiting inside.
"Thor." They said in unison. Thor nodded at them before sitting down at the table beside them.
"What is he threatening? Has anyone been hurt so far?" Thor wanted to be updated quickly.
"We don't know yet. We are waiting on Fury and everyone else to get here so that we can be debriefed." Banner spoke as Stark was drinking from a small glass he stared at a skinny red headed woman across the room. They seemed to be having a silent conversation. There was a voice that spoke from the sky that made Thor jump.
"Relax, Shakespeare its just Jarvice." Stark spoke telling Jarvice to let Captain America in. He walked in wearing a brown leather jacket and carrying a heavy bag.
"Guys. Ma'am." He nodded to the red haired woman before sitting next to Thor.
"Captain." Everyone said in unison. After what seemed like an eternity Fury, Agent Romanov, and Agent Barton finally arrived.
"Director Fury, late as usual I see." Stark spoke when they entered the room.
"I don't need any of that shit from you, Stark." He was obviously irritated. "Now I brought you all together because Thanos has finally decided to attack us again, and we need you to stop him. However, the council does not want you to fight in a populated area because they do not want a repeat of last time."
"Uh, technically that wasn't our fault. Loki was the one who wanted the public appearance. So, I don't think they should be blaming us if the bad guy wants to fight us in a populated area." Stark stood as he was speaking. He walked around the table and stood in front of Thor. "How is Reindeer Games by the way?"
"He is better. He has stopped being the god of mischief." They all stared at him in disbelief.
"Are you sure he is not a part of this scheme with Thanos?" Fury spoke again walking towards him also.
"Yes, he has been under my close eye for the past four years. He knew nothing about it." Thor looked down at the table thinking about his family.
"Alright. Well let's go take care of it then. Thanos was last seen outside a small town in California. A few hours from L.A." They all stood and went to suit up before they left. Thor stood staring out the window where he and Loki last fought four years ago.
It was cold, very cold. He couldn't hear anything and he couldn't see. He tried to call out to anyone to help him. He made no noise and there was no answer. There was a shooting pain in his chest. What is this feeling? What is going on? Oh, yeah. Thor remembered now. He was hurt he and Thanos hit it off right away. He ended up getting hit with a bomb and when he least expected it Thanos stabbed him. It was the finishing blow. No, this couldn't be it. He had Loki and the twins to go back to. They needed him. The Avengers needed him. His work couldn't be done. He heard a faint voice it sounded like Natasha. She was yelling at him about something, he tried to answer her but no sound came out. He couldn't see her anywhere but he could hear her and then there was silence. He saw nothing, felt nothing, and heard nothing. All he could think of was Loki and tears began to roll down his temple.
Natasha hit Thor's chest. She wasn't going to lose anyone now. They had already lost Agent Coulson anyone else would be too much.
"Thor! Wake up!" She looked up and the Hulk was standing above her. He began to roar but nothing happed Thor just laid there motionless, the color gone from his cheeks, and his eyes empty. "Thor!" She stood and rushed toward Thanos using her last bullet. It hit him right in the forehead. Thanos' eyes rolled back into his large head as he fell hitting the ground with a loud thump. Everything went quiet, everyone stopped fighting, and she turned back to Thor. "HELP!" She screamed and everyone rushed to her side. They stared at Thor lifeless body in complete shock. There was a sudden whooshing noise and there stood three men dressed like Thor.
"We are the Warriors Three here to help." They looked at the solemn faces of the Avengers before seeing Thor on the ground, unmoving. "What has happened?"
"What happened to Thor?" Sif's voice was cracking from behind the Warriors Three. They turned and stared at her. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Sif, you are not supposed to be here!"
"Thor needed our help. Heimdal said, that is why I am here." Natasha stared at them all.
"Please, help him. I can't do anything else and we can't lose him." There was blood on her hands from trying to keep Thor from losing it. She stared at it in horror.
"We must take him back to Asgard. Then, we must tell Loki."
"Why do you need to tell Loki?" They all asked in unison.
"Because they are together. They have two children."
"WHAT?" They yelled in unison.
