Author's note: short chapter! Sorry about that. A few of the chapters are short, but I just felt it would help with pacing. Hope you like it and please review!

Chapter 3

Frigga met Odin and Thor at the entrance to the palace.

"What was Hemidall's message? What has happened?" Frigga asked.

"Loki has been captured by a number of Creed warriors. We assume it is due to the siege last week." Odin stated.

"My poor boy. Is there anything I can do? Do we know where he is at or if he is even…." Frigga couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence. It scared her too much to think of the fate that befell her youngest.

"He still lives my love. Hemidall does not know where he is being held, but he can still see Loki. He will update us on Loki's condition and if he is able to pin down his location. For now see if you can find a spell that might aid us in finding his location." Odin explained.

Frigga nodded and left to the library to pour over the spell books. Thor and Odin proceeded into the throne room to meet with the war council.

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Loki screamed as the last lash of the whip hit his back. He could feel the blood pouring down his back.

"Isn't this fun little prince? Now you have an idea of the pain my people felt when you and your brother laid waste to so many of us. And we are just getting started. While were at it, how about you tell us how we get into the weapons vault of Asgard. We already know how to get into Asgard itself without the Bifrost, so how about you tell us how we can safely get into the weapons vault."

"I am not that thick and is that the worst of it? I would have thought you would pack a bigger punch."

Another punch was delivered his ribs. Loki screamed again as he felt a couple break.

"You haven't learned yet have you?" the leader asked getting a knife from one of the other warriors.

Loki felt a blade press into his chest.

"Your not getting out of this."

The blade slashed across his chest and Loki screamed in pain.

"Now are you ready to talk?"

Loki remained quiet and kept his head down.

"I guess you need a little more persuasion."

As the blade cut into him, Loki screamed Thor's name begging him to save him and for the pain to stop.

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Thor and Odin were planning with the council when a guard came up with a message from Hemidall.

"My Lord, I have a report from Hemidall. It seems that Prince Loki is being tortured due to the siege last week and for information."

"Father please I implore you let me lead a team to the Creed world and demand Loki back." Thor insisted.

"No Thor. We must still plan or Loki could die before we even reach him and we don't even know for sure he is in the Creed world. It is just speculation right now." Odin warned.

"Then contact the Creed's leader and find out where he is. He is being tortured! I won't sit idle any longer! The longer we wait the bigger the chance is he will die before we even have a chance to save." Thor argued.

"Thor that is enough!" Odin yelled.

Thor stormed out of the room. It angered him that his father didn't want to just attack the Creed and bring Loki home. Loki was being tortured and Thor couldn't do anything about it. He decided to go to the libraries to see if his mother had any luck in locating Loki.