A.N.: Oh my. It's been a long time. I'm so sorry. I won't give you any excuses. On a brighter note, I have worked on another fic to help with my writer's block. It is crackish but with some serious moments. It will be a short story. I will update when I can. This story will still be my priority. Plus looking over these chapters, I noticed that I didn't have POV's on some parts. If I don't state the POV then you assume it's Loki's POV. I hope you guys like this chapter! It's longer than my usual chapters to make up for how long it took me to update. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from The Avengers, Thor, or Norse Mythology. I also do not own anything from any of the Iron Man movies.

The Deal

Lady Sif and the Warriors Three come rushing in and are immediately attacked by frozen daggers of various sizes. Sif tries to shout out that they mean no harm, but Loki doesn't relent in his attack.

Hela sees this and gently tugs on her mother's sleeve. Distracted, Loki glances down at her in question. She points to the intruders and Loki stops with her realization.

Their body language is passive and they have their hands up in surrender. Still holding an ice dagger in his palm, he warily approaches them. Hela is pushed behind him gently.

"What do you want?" He isn't in the mood for his usual mind games.

They glance warily at each other before Sif speaks up. "Thor wanted to check up on his niece of course. He was worried about her."

Loki scoffs, "Really? Why now? Does he want her for Odin? If he does, well, that is for me to know." Following the last remark, he smirks cruelly.

"He wanted to know if she was safe. He has no intentions of giving her to the Allfather." Fandral replied rolling his eyes in exasperation.

This did not calm Loki in the slightest. He did not trust them. He trusted no one.

Hela peaked from behind Loki's pants her eyes filled with curiosity. Volstagg noticed her right away. "Hello little one. She is quite adorable."

Hela smiled at him. She moved in front of Loki and reached for Volstagg. He looked at Loki for approval. Loki glared at him sternly for a moment before nodding his head. Volstagg scooped her up and Hela giggled up at him while tugging softly at his beard.

Loki loosened his posture at the gesture. "Why have you not informed the Allfather of her whereabouts?"

Sif smiles slightly, "Because we are loyal to Thor and Thor would not have it."

Loki smiles bitterly, of course, Thor, the blundering oaf. "I see. Well, I need to be going." With that he gets ahold of Hela and walks out the door without looking back.

He needs to put S.H.I.E.L.D. in their place. In the meantime, Hela needs to be somewhere safe. Who to leave her with is the issue. Thor is not an option. The only one he can think of is not reasonable. They are enemies, but she has been with him for years. Maybe he should ask her.

Pulling her close he whispers, "Hela, do you like staying with Tony Stark."

At the name she perks up and smiles sweetly. "Yes, he is a funny and smart man."

That being settled, Loki disappears.

Tony's POV

Tony is not depressed, no sir. He just misses her a little. Okay maybe a lot, but to be fair he did live with her for five years. That has to mean something. Though for most of that he thought she was a cat.

Wow, he never saw that coming. It was an ordinary day. Except for Thor crashing through the windows and narrowing his eyes at my cat that is. That had been strange. What had happened after had been even stranger. His cat had transformed into a little girl. How does that happen? Then he finds out that she's Loki's daughter. That is some seriously fucked up shit.

He missed Notti. She was something.

Papers across the room started to flutter and then a green light appeared. What the hell is going on? The light revealed two forms, Loki and Notti. What were they doing here? Loki approached him carefully. He is still intimidating. It was something about the way he moved. Like a panther stalking his prey or some shit.

"Hey reindeer games, Notti, what's going on?"

Loki glared at him for a moment before setting Notti down. She ran towards him and hugged his legs. Looking down at her, he smiled genuinely.

Reaching for her, he gently lifted her up into his arms. "And how are you young lady? You are one clever little girl."

The last time he had saw her was when Thor had broken the spell. If he had not seen it, he would not have believed any of it. Magic? Really? Magic was not real. Or so he thought. Seeing his cat turn into a little girl had ruined that belief.

One moment he had been working on his suit, the next Thor had burst through the door. After that everything changed. He remembers questioning Thor on what the hell he was doing. Thor did not answer. Before Tony could stop him, he had swung his hammer down on his cat. Before he could shout, there was a bright light. The light left leaving a little girl behind.

She had dark almost black hair. Her eyes, when they opened were an emerald green color. She blinked, sat up, and then noticing Thor, she glared. He still remembers what she said to Thor.

He had still been in shock, but through the haze he remembers her saying, "You stupid oaf."

Thor had looked at her blankly, before saying, "Niece?"

The girl laughed bitterly before her eyes rolled back into her head. That was when he found out that his cat and the girl were one and the same. S.H.I.E.L.D. had gotten ahold of her from there and by then Tony had regained some of his senses. He had used all of his capabilities to keep the girl, Notti from being mistreated. Thor had helped too. He had not been there when S.H.I.E.L.D. had decided to use her as a bargaining chip. Tony would have never of let her go with them. Everything had worked out though.

"I need your help." Loki forced out.

At this Tony smirked in amusement. "What can I do for you?"

"I need you to watch Notti while I go take care of some things." Loki's eyes hardened.

"Sure, no problem. I'll watch her. It gives us time to catch up."

Notti left his side to hug Loki. It seemed wrong, but looking at them together, it wasn't. The way Notti clung to him, the way Loki clutched her close. Hearing that Notti was Loki's daughter had surprised the hell out of him. Seeing them here, watching them together, it made sense. They made sense. Loki kissed her forehead and then let her go. She came back to Tony and tears rolled down her face. Loki had already disappeared.

Only one goal was on his mind, to threaten S.H.I.E.L.D. By doing this he would ensure Hela's safety.

Loki's POV

He reappeared in a storage closet. No cameras were in here. Making himself invisible, he walked out.

Loki needed to 'talk' to Fury. Figure out what he knew.

Finding his location took little time. Getting him alone would be more difficult.

Some agents were in the room with him. They were dismissed a moment later. Maybe this could work in his favor.

Fury stood with his back towards him, hands interlaced behind his back. "I know your there."

Laughter filled the room. "I should have known that I would not be able to sneak up on you."

"Not many can," at this he turned to face Loki. "I assume you're here for information."

Loki smirks, "Yes, am I that obvious?"

"No, just predictable."

Loki frowns. "I'll have to remedy that."

"Are you going to threaten me?"

The raven haired god shook his head in amusement. How things had changed. He had been on the opposite side of the interrogation last time. "Not unless you need me to."

The Director smiled slightly. "No, I'll give you a free pass. Maybe you'll be persuaded into helping us then."

Loki stepped closer, "Depends on what you want in return."

"Information."

The god nodded eyes on Fury.

"I'm assuming you're wondering why we want to work with you."

Again Loki nodded.

"We need your expertise on this delicate matter. The matter of Thanos. You've heard of him."

Loki grimaced, and turned away from Fury. "Yes, unfortunately. Why would I help you?" His voice cannot hide his curiosity.

"Because you have something to protect now and you wouldn't want daddy to come get her, would you?"

Loki stiffened instantly, turning back to the Director. "I would not recommend threatening me." His voice was gruff, eyes alight with anger.

"Help us and you won't have to worry."

"How will you get in touch with me?"

Fury smirked at this, "Here".

The device was small, it looked like an ordinary cell phone, but he knew better.

"You'll get a call."

Pocketing the device, Loki turned to teleport.

"Oh, if you do not respond within the hour, I'll be in touch with Odin."

The god glanced back. "He will be the least of your problems Director. When Thanos comes, and he will come. It might be days, months, or even years from now, but he will destroy everything in his path for her." With that he disappeared leaving dark green smoke behind.

A.N.: I hope you enjoyed this! I put a lot of thought into it. I have many ideas of where I want to go from here. Please leave a review to let me know what you think!