Loki and The Avengers

by Self-Inflicted Insanity

"You're all the world's greatest heroes, yet you were all too embarrassed to admit you played instruments," Fury sighed, shaking his head. "Huh," Tony said thoughtfully. "A band isn't a bad idea actually." The Avengers all nodded. "But who's going to sing?" Bruce pointed out. Everyone glanced around nervously. "My brother sings," Thor said after a pause. "LOKI SINGS?"

3. And he's blue

Hey! Sorry about the long wait... life has been pretty busy. But we're back with another chapter!

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Everyone gathered around the super soldier, staring down at his unconscious form.

"I vote we dump a bucket of ice water over his head," Tony offered.

"I know something better," Loki smirked.

"Please don't tell me you stole my foghorn too?!" Tony said, alarmed.

"Well, I did, actually," Loki admitted, "But that's not what I was talking about." Loki formed a huge snowball in his hands and pegged it into Steve's face.

"GAH!" Steve yelped, jerking awake.

"Hey, I designed those cuffs to prevent you from using magic!" Tony panicked. "RED ALERT! SORCERER ON THE LOOSE!"

Loki rolled his eyes. "Quit your shouting, mortal. That was not Asgardian magic, and therefore not bound by your infernal invention."

"Would somebody please tell me what's going on?" Steve asked, snow still covering his hair.

"You fainted," Clint snickered. "And then we woke you up!"

"With a snowball," Natasha added.

Steve looked bewildered. "Where did you get a snowball?"

"Jotun magic," Loki supplied. "It's not actually magic though, it's more manipulating the elements. There are some advantages to being a monster."

"Loki, how many times do I have to tell you, you are NOT a monster!" Thor said forcefully, putting a hand on Loki's shoulder.

Loki pulled away, glaring at him. "You can tell me as many times as you like, but it doesn't change the truth."

"What is this whole Jotun-Monster business you keep talking about?" Tony asked curiously.

Loki crossed his arms and glared at him silently, refusing to speak, while Thor looked down and shuffled his feet nervously.

Natasha considered them thoughtfully.

"Right..." Tony said, "Well, how about Bruce plays us a song!"

"What?" Bruce said, caught off guard.

"You didn't join in the last song we played, so now you have to play one!" Tony exclaimed.

"I don't have a piano," Bruce pointed out.

"Not to worry—I have a piano!" Tony said excitedly, clapping his hands. "JARVIS!"

"Yes, Sir."

"Has it arrived yet?" Tony asked.

"It will be at your current level in a moment," The AI answered.

At that instant, the elevator doors opened, revealing a large grand piano.

"How did you get that in there?!" Steve wondered aloud.

"Technology is amazing, Stevie," Tony said, clapping the man on the back.

"Forget how he got it in," Clint said, "How are we going to get it out?"

"Easy. We have six-foot-four god with freaking big muscles. He'll get it out for us!"

Everyone turned to look at Thor.

"Right. Where do you wish it, friend Stark?" Thor asked, walking over to the elevator and picking up the piano easily.

"Oh, just set it down in the middle of the room," Tony said, waving his hand at the floor.

Thor obliged, dropping it on the floor with a loud thunk.

"There you are!" Thor said, grinning.

Loki elbowed Tony sharply in the stomach.

"Ouch! What was that for?!" Tony yelped, rubbing his side. Loki glared at him.

"Usually when Loki elbows you, it is because you have forgotten your manners," Thor explained.

"Loki, of all people, is the one who is going to be reminding us of our manners?!" Clint exclaimed.

Loki elbowed Tony again, harder this time.

"Ouch! Damn you've got a hard elbow..." Tony trailed off. Loki looked at him warningly.

"Okay, fine! Thank you Thor!"

Loki nodded his head, satisfied, and Clint just stared unbelievingly.

"Why exactly does this surprise you, friend Barton?" Thor asked, bemused.

"Because the dude just tried to take over freaking New York!" Clint said.

"Who cares if Loki reminds people of their manners. Banner, just start playing a song to get these idiots to stop arguing!" Fury said exasperatedly, joining in the conversation.

Bruce nodded, taking deep breaths, before standing at the piano and beginning to play.

As soon as he did, Loki's eyes lit up, and he started singing along.

"The secret side of me, I never let you see

I keep it caged but I can't control it

So stay away from me, the best is ugly

I feel the rage and I just can't hold it," As he sang, Loki smiled darkly, causing everyone to take several steps away from him.

Clint grabbed his guitar and started playing, while Thor drummed on the counter with a pair of chopsticks he'd found.

"It's scratching on the walls, in the closet, in the halls

It comes awake and I can't control

Hiding under the bed, in my body, in my head

Why won't somebody come and save me from this, make it end?

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster" Loki looked down at his hand, his expression unreadable.

Realizing something, Tony ran out of the room.

"My secret side I keep hid under lock and key

I keep it caged but I can't control it

'Cause if I let him out he'll tear me up, break me down

Why won't somebody come and save me from this, make it end?

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster"

Tony rushed back into the room, handing Steve his bass, and holding a balloon in his other hand.

"Its hiding in the dark, its teeth are razor sharp

There's no escape for me, it wants my soul, it wants my heart

No one can hear me scream, maybe it's just a dream

Maybe it's inside of me, stop this monster!" Loki widened his eyes, his fingers clawing slightly at his hair as they began to turn to blue.

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin

I must confess that I—"

Tony breathed in from the balloon, finishing the line in a growl several decibels lower than his normal voice, "FEEL LIKE A MONSTER"

"I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin

I must confess that I feel like a monster

I've gotta lose control, he something radical

I must confess that I feel like a monster," The blue crept steadily up Loki's arms and across his torso and his face. As it passed over his eyes, they turned a bloody shade of red.

"I, I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster

I, I feel like a monster."

The song came to an end, and dead silence reigned as everyone stared at Loki. His skin slowly returned to a normal color, starting at his head and fading under his neckline of his shirt, down his arms to the tips of his fingers.

He stared back at everyone, his eyes once more a brilliant shade of green. "I did tell you I was a monster, did I not?"

"...So your true form is blue?" Tony asked.

"What of it?" Bruce said, shrugging. "I turn green." Bruce held out his hand. "Monster buddies?" he asked.

Loki quirked an eyebrow, before smiling slowly, shaking Bruce's offered hand.

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The song is Monster by Skillet, and we used the Alternate Radio Version, which has the growl-y part, that Tony breathed in the gas to make his voice deeper for.

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