A short little filler for y'all as I didn't update yesterday! Working split shifts today so won't be updating till later on. Hope it answers a few questions, and that you enjoy it! Once again, please leave a review or a comment, really appreciate you're feedback! SuzukiLi x

"Odin said that Loki was still a child himself. What does that mean?" Natasha asked, arms folded across her chest, blue eyes pressed into a stern scowl. Thor let out a low breath, rising to his feet and ran a hand through his hair.

"At the time he birthed Hela, he was still of schooling age. Not yet old enough to use a real sword," Thor answered, his foot tapping the floor nervously. "In your years... about 15?"

Of course, Tony was the only one to actually voice his opinion, letting out a snort and shaking his head.

"So what, what we just witnessed was an episode of Asgardian Teen Mom?"

Thor shot him a puzzled look, but Bruce intervened;

"What do you mean Loki birthed Hela?"

Steve nodded in agreement, clearly eager to hear the answer to the question that had been bugging him since the memory.

"I believed Loki to have fallen pregnant through a miscast spell. It is not unheard of, for male sorcerers to become accidentally pregnant when practising healing spells, although the pregnancy is usually terminated before it comes to fruition."

Steve nodded, although none of it made any sense too him, so he looked to Bruce, who seemed to be relaying the information over and over.

"Why did Loki not terminate the pregnancy?" Natasha asked.

"Loki was a child. He did not know how, nor did he have the confidence to seek help. Instead he concealed the pregnancy, he was always a master of disguise. Of course, my father and Heimdall knew, they are omniscient. I did not know of the pregnancy until the birth," Thor retold, giving each member a sincere look as he tried to explain.

"How did he... how did he... ergh..." Tony pondered, covering his mouth with his hand and shaking his head. Bruce also seemed to perk up at this question and look to Thor expectantly, while Steve blushed. He never fully understood the whole birthing process with and actual woman!

"It was a worrying event. Loki nearly died. He sliced himself open with his dagger, to pull her out, but his magic was not enough to heal him and he was very nearly dead when anyone found him. It was clear, that he had used the last of his magic to conceal Hela's true appearance," Thor realised, shaking his head and pressing his fingers to his brow.

"He recovered fast and fell madly in love with her the moment she was placed in his arms. He has the protective instincts of both a mother and a father. It is only now, that I know of his Jotun heritage, do I fully understand. Jotun's do not mate, they clone themselves. Each offspring, a different gender to its parent. Jotun's parents nurse their young right into adulthood. They are ferociously protective, and become incredibly sick if you part them. It was not madness that my brother suffered. It was sickness from having his baby taken. All of his actions, including the attack on your realm, are of my doing."

Tony considered him for a moment, before nodding.

"Yes, they are," he said, and he turned and left, cursing as he disappeared through the door. Bruce studied Thor long and hard, before coming to his next question.

"How old were they both, in our years, when they were separated?"

"In your years... Loki was no older than 17. Hela... maybe just over a year. She was really very tiny," Thor said sadly, looking down at his huge hands, only now beginning to realise it himself. "She was not yet even walking."

"So Loki had to miss all of that. The first steps, sentences, growing into a girl..." Steve mumbled, his emotions conflicting on whether or not he should feel bad for Loki or not.

"So how old are they now?"

"Hela is you're equivalent of 5, Loki 22. But remember, they are gods. They have wisdom that a mortal could never live to achieve."

"So I suppose we could treat this as a case of grief and severe postnatal depression," Bruce concluded, stroking his chin. He let out along, exhausted sigh. "Not sure how Fury would take it."

"Not to mention the fact that his mind is also being manipulated," Natasha added. Steve remained silent, blue eyes scanning Thor. The big guy did look genuinely hurt at the realisation, but Steve was now finding it hard to feel bad for him. For either of the brothers really, and that made him uneasy.

"Could you help us find Loki?" Steve asked finally. Perhaps if he had the chance to speak to the trickster, he would be able to settle his mind.

"No need captain."

They spun around to find Fury stood in the doorway, a stern expression on his face. "Mama bear is already here on earth."