He heard the jumbled words of people talking next to him. He couldn't make out what they were saying and frankly he didn't care. He was having a nice dream about Loki and the twins. They were all playing next to a tree as the leaves began to fall around them. They were smiling and laughing while they rolled in the leaves that had already formed a pile on the ground. Thor tried to run to them but every time he would try to get close to them they would start to move farther and farther away. He tried to yell to them but no sound came out. They started to turn away to leave that was when he started to worry.

"Loki?" The words finally escaped his lips.

Loki turned and stared in disbelief at the cold, motionless body that was one his beloved Thor. Was he just imagining it? Or had he heard his name escape those beautiful lips. No one else could caress his name like that. Sadly, it was most likely his imagination running wild and giving him false hope.

"Loki, why are you leaving me? Twins?" Loki saw his lips move this time he began to cry.

"Thor, I will never leave you." Thor's eyes closed and then opened again. He looked around the room slowly before his eyes fell on their faces. Loki's eyes filled with more tears. "Do not ever do that again." Thor wiped the tears from Loki's cheeks and then caressed the twins' faces.

"I will never do that again it was the worst feeling I have ever had." Loki slowly leaned over him before kissing him lightly. As he tried to pull away Thor grabbed his face and pulled him to his lips again.

Thor stared into Loki's eyes intently he was fully healed, it was time for him to return to Midgard to make sure that Thanos was actually defeated and not in hiding. Loki was being stubborn and did not want him to go.

"Thor, do not remember what happened to you? I could not bare to feel that again." Thor sighed and stepped closer to him.

"I will be careful. I promise."

"No! If you are going to go I have one condition."

"And what pray-tell is that?" Thor smiled and leaned his forehead against Loki's.

"Bring the twins and I with you." Thor stopped breathing momentarily before pulling away from him and staring him in the face.

"You cannot be serious. Loki that is out of the question!" Loki's bottom lip started to stick out. He was pouting. Loki, the god of mischief! Pouting! Thor closed his eyes trying to calm the sudden urge to jump Loki. "No! Do not make that face."

"Hel, Fenrir, get ready we are leaving soon." Thor leaned against the doorframe his arms folded in front of his chest. He was glaring in Loki's direction. How could he let him and the twins go with him. Loki chuckled when he saw the face Thor was making. He was not going to avoid this, he was going with no matter what Thor said or did. It was unquestionable, unarguable, and unavoidable.

"Are we ready?" Thor finally spoke when they walked toward the door.

"Let us go." They left the house closing the door behind them as they walked away.

He sat in the chair staring at the screen and taking a sip from his glass. The images were flashing by but he didn't see them. There was a knock on the door he made a grunting noise to whoever was there. They opened the door slowly.

"Tony? Are you alright?" It was Pepper. She walked up slowly to him her heals clicking on the wood floor.

"How could you not tell me? Like seriously Pepper! If you knew this whole time why didn't you tell me?" He turned shouting at her she stopped and stared at him in disbelief.

"Why is this such an issue for you? Its called woman's intuition we just know these things. Why is me knowing that making you so angry?" She edged closer to him carefully.

"You could have told me! God!" He didn't understand why this was pissing him off so much. Fuck! Why was he so angry? Jarvice began to speak.

"Sir, Thor is here to see you." Pepper turned and walked out of the room leaving Tony to his thoughts.

"Hello, My name is Pepper Potts we haven't been introduced yet." Pepper held out her hand toward Thor. He took it and kissed her knuckled lightly.

"I am Thor, Son of Odin and this is Loki, Son of Laufey. These are our children Hel and Fenrir." Pepper stared down at the two children. They looked identical to Thor and Loki.

"They are adorable. Let me go and see what is taking Tony so long." She walked back into the room where Tony had been sulking. "Hurry up. Loki and Thor are waiting." His eyes grew wide. Loki was here? He stood and stalked towards the door quickly.

"Shakespeare, Reindeer Games, always a pleasure."

"Stark, I just wanted to make sure that Thanos really was defeated." Thor walked towards him. He stared at Loki carefully watching his every move.

"Papa, who is that man? Why is he dressed like that?" He heard the small voice before he saw who made it. It was a small boy. He had the same facial features as Loki his hair was black as night his eyes stared into his with the same depth but they were a piercing blue like Thor's. There was a throbbing in his chest. He had to remember to check his chest piece later.

"That is how the Midgardians dress, Fenrir." Loki shushed the child before he could speak again.

"Stark?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah we killed him. Natasha shot him right between the eyes after you went down." Loki inhaled sharply. "Sorry."

"I must see the body. Take me to him."

"Sorry I don't know where the body is only Fury does. You'll have to take it up with the big guy."

"Do you know his location?" Thor was standing directly in front of him now. He couldn't see the child called Fenrir anymore.

"Yeah. I'll take you to him." He drank the last of his scotch and headed toward the door. Thor and Loki following him.

They arrived about an hour later. Fury was getting ready to go on the ship when they pulled up to him.

"Stark, what the hell are you doing here?" Fury shouted as he got out of his Audi. Thor and Loki stepped out a moment later. Fury took his gun from his holster. "What is he doing here?"

"I am not here to fight or take your puny world. I promise." Loki stood in front of the small children.

"Fury, we are just here to make sure that Thanos really was killed." Thor put himself between them holding his hands in the air.

"He was. Didn't Stark tell you? Agent Romonov shot him in the head after you were hit."

"I know that, however, we still need to see his body to be sure." Fury sighed and shook his head.

"I can't help you there. The board has taken custody of him. They wanted to run tests and see what they could learn about your kind from him."

"Their decision was unwise." Loki spoke again.

"It was a stupid ass decision again. Just like when they decided to send the nuke straight for Manhattan. They really don't know how to make good decisions." Fury held the bridge of his nose with his fingers. He was clearly getting irritated.

"Then there is nothing else for us to do here." Thor turned to grab Loki's arm and the children.

"Wait! You guys just got here. Why don't you stay for a while? Take in the sights. You can see everyone. I know that Natasha is worried and wants to make sure you are alright, Thor." Tony spoke frantically. Loki and Thor stared at him in disbelief.

"If we may."

Barton and Natasha were sitting, staring at each other for a long time when there was a knock on the door. Fury opened it and told them that they were needed on the bridge. They slowly made their way behind Fury.

"Nat, are you ok? Seriously?" Barton grabbed her wrist and stopped her before they walked onto the bridge.

"I'm fine just worried. I hope that Thor is ok." She turned and walked through the archway. She heard bickering from the table where they had meetings. Who the hell is fighting now? I hope this isn't what we came for. The voices sounded familiar. Was that Tony she heard? She walked closer to the table and heard a deep chuckle. Who is that?

"Natasha!" Thor stood and smiled at her. She stopped dead in her tracks. Tony stood, as did Loki, and two tiny children.

"Thor? Is that really you?" She stepped closer and he pulled her into a tight hug.

"Why who else would it be?" Barton walked up slowly behind her.

"Good to see you again, Thor." Thor set Natasha down and pulled him into a hug.

"It is good to see you also my friend." He began to laugh.