"How the mighty have fallen."
Loki turned to look at the guard grinning at him through the gold barrier.
"The fallen Prince, here amongst the filth."
"If I am among filth, what does that make you?" Loki asked.
The guard glared, "Better watch your mouth monster. Wouldn't want it to get sewn shut again."
Loki ignored the guard, but his hands clenched the book in his hands. The guard left, his cackling echoing in the hall. Loki took out his picture and ran a finger across Tony's face. "Oh Anthony. Have you moved on? Are you back with that woman from before? As much as I hate the idea of you with another…I hope you are happy. As long as you're happy." Loki curled up against the wall, the picture held against his heart.
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"How are they doing?" Tony asked Helblindi. They had been coming to Jotunheim for the past two months. They would stay a few days before going back home. After the first month, Tony would send them by themselves while he stayed on Earth. The twins enjoyed their time with their new relatives.
"They are excelling quickly. Your children are very powerful, you should be proud." Helblindi said.
"Yeah, I figured they would be special. My little geniuses."
"They've had a good role model. You have done well with them on your own. It couldn't have been easy."
"Not at all. Only two other people back home know about them. My team doesn't even know." Tony sighed, "It's been hard."
"Your Shield Brothers don't know about your children?" Býleistr asked.
Tony shook his head, "They all think Loki should be killed for what he did when he tried to take over. If they found out, who knows what they would do to the twins. I'm not risking their safety."
"You are a strong mortal Starkson. I am honored to call you a brother." Helblindi smiled.
Tony smiled back, "We aren't really brothers."
"No, but you love Loki do you not?"
"You bet I do."
"Then you are my brother. You may not have bonded, but that is mere formality."
"I agree, you and your children shall be welcome here as a part of the royal family." Býleistr said.
"Thanks you guys. That means a lot. I hope Loki will learn to love this side of him. Asgard doesn't know what they are talking about, calling you all savages."
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"Happy Birthday!" Three people cheered. It was the twins' third birthday, and like all other years, Dr. Yang and Kimi were there to help celebrate. Aurora and Galen cheered and happily blew out their candles. Everyone was wearing brightly colored party hats, even the bots.
"Who wants presents?" Tony brought out several colorful packages.
The small group gathered in the sitting area, the twins on the ground while the adults sat on the furniture. Kimi had her camera out again, snapping several pictures of the twins opening their gifts. When the gifts were done, Tony brought out a small scroll of paper and presented it to the twins.
"This is from the mages, they think you're ready." Tony said.
Aurora opened the scroll and gasped before showing it to her brother.
"The spell for Daddy?" Galen asked.
Tony smiled, "You bet. They gave it to me on my last trip there."
"Can we do it now?" Aurora asked.
"No, tomorrow."
"But Mommy" They both pouted, pleading to go.
"Nope, we are going tomorrow. Or maybe even the day after?" He thought. "I mean, right now, you aren't being very good."
The twins gasped and immediately stopped pleading.
"We will go tomorrow afternoon. I have a few things to do in the morning, but after lunch we can go. Okay?"
The twins cheered and tackled Tony. Dr. Yang laughed as Kimi took more pictures.
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After working for a few hours, Tony prepared lunch while the twins got dressed. "Sir, Miss Aurora seems to be distressed.
Tony walked to the twins' room to see clothes thrown everywhere and Aurora standing in the middle in wearing her underwear. Galen was already dressed and reading a book on his bed.
"What seems to be the problem Princess?" Tony asked.
"I don't know what to wear!" She cried.
Tony almost face-palmed, "Not already" He complained to himself. "What about what you picked out this morning?"
"I don't like that anymore." She stomped her foot.
"Sweetheart, you don't have to dress up for this." He tried, but that only got a glare thrown at him.
"But what if he don't like me? What if Daddy hates me?" She looked horrified.
Tony smiled softly, "He's going to love you Princess. No matter what you wear." He kissed her cheek. "How about the dark green dress and I do your hair in a pretty braid?" Aurora sniffed again and smiled. She quickly got dressed and sat on her bed.
Tony had gotten really good at doing braids. When Aurora was one, she found several pictures of fancy hairstyles on his tablet and demanded he do that to her hair. So he spent months watching hairstyle how-to videos on YouTube. He was getting pretty good if he did say so himself. He started the braid above her left ear before trailing it across her head and onto her right shoulder, this was one of her favorite styles so Tony had mastered it.
"Come on you two, lunch time and then we can go." Tony said. They cheered and ran out to the kitchen.
After dinner, Tony helped put on their shoes and jackets before doing so himself. "Now remember, you need to make us invisible to all but Daddy."
"Yes Mommy" The twins said.
"Okay, now hold hands and say the spell." Tony said. They closed their eyes and focused on their father. Tony felt his stomach twist and a different floor under his feet. He opened his eyes and saw white and gold walls. Up against the far wall sat Loki, curled in on himself. "Lokes?" He asked quietly. The twins were behind his legs, peeking out from either side of him.
Loki looked up slowly, "Anthony? Is that you?"
"Cast an illusion on the cell Reindeer Games. Don't want anyone to find us now do we?" Tony smiled.
"H-How are you here?" Loki asked.
"Spell first Loki"
Loki's hands flashed green and the atmosphere changed, providing freedom to walk around and talk. While Tony looked around the cell, Loki looked at the two children clinging to Tony's legs. They were twins from what Loki could tell. The boy looked a lot like Tony, wavy brown hair and tan skin. His eyes were a blue-green. The girl had long black hair that was twisted into a braid. She had hazel eyes and pale skin. Jealously shot through Loki's body, thinking of the woman who now claimed Tony's heart.
"What are you doing here? How did you even get here?" Loki asked.
Tony smiled, "We are here to visit you. As for how we got here" He pulled the children out from behind him, "These two performed the spell."
Loki looked curiously at the children, he had never heard of anyone so powerful at such a young age that they could travel between realms so easily.
Tony pushed them towards Loki, "Go on, say hello."
Aurora looked back at Tony nervously, when she got a nod in response she dragged Galen closer to Loki. "Hello" She stuck out her hand.
"Hello" Loki responded kindly and took the hand. "You are a very beautiful young lady."
Aurora blushed and a bright smile graced her face. She turned back to Tony, who was wearing a smug expression. "You pretty too" Aurora said
Loki chuckled, "Thank you child. I'm sure your mother is beautiful too."
"Meh" Galen shrugged.
"Hey!" Tony protested and picked the boy up, throwing him over his shoulder. "I will have you know that I am very beautiful."
Aurora was giggling while Loki looked confused.
"I guess I should explain." He set Galen down. "Why don't you two go see if you can find anything interesting in that stack of books?" He pointed to a large stack of books in the other corner of the cell, "Maybe if you're lucky you can have it as a bed time story." The twins nodded and ran to the stack.
Once the twins were busy, Tony turned back to Loki "Do you remember what happened after the invasion?"
"Yes, I visited you in the Penthouse and we slept together."
"More importantly, you were in your Jotunn form."
Loki nodded.
"Well, after you left I got really sick" Loki's eyes widened. "After three weeks of throwing up and exhaustion I went to the doctors. Apparently I was pregnant."
"Pregnant!?"
Tony nodded, "Nine or so months later, I gave birth to those beautiful twins over there."
Loki looked at the twins, seeing the similarities between himself and them. "They're mine?"
"Yup, all yours." Tony smiled. "They know all about you to. I made sure they knew what you had done and why you did it. They don't hate you if you're worried about that. They've always wanted to meet you."
Loki started crying, "I have children."
"Yeah. Aurora Frigg Stark and Galen Loptr Stark."
"You named her after my mother?"
"Yeah, you talked about her so fondly, I thought it would be nice."
"Where did you get Loptr from?"
"I got it from a dream, but it's actually your birth name. Back when you were still Jotunn."
"How did you discover that?"
"As you know, the twins have magic. They used to teleport everywhere so I helped them control it using some of the techniques you taught me. One time, there was a mishap in my lab and it exploded. The sound scared them and they teleported us to Jotunheim. There, we met your brothers Helblindi and Býleistr. They have been helping them learn magic, which is why we are here today."
"So they are Jotunn." Loki looked sad.
"Hey, none of that now. Being Jotunn is nothing to be ashamed of. I've been there and I didn't see any reasons for them to be called savages. They were perfectly civil."
Loki smiled, "Thank you Anthony. I am sorry you had to go through a pregnancy without me. I wasn't there to support you."
"True, but you're here now. Will you accept them?"
"Of course. My other children were taken from me, I will treasure these two forever."
"Mommy, Daddy, we found a book" Aurora and Galen ran over.
"Which book?" Tony asked.
"Don't know" They answered. "But it has a picture of a dragon" Galen bounced.
"This book has many stories in it. Many adventures with all kinds of creatures in it." Loki said.
"Pick out one story and Daddy can read it to you." Tony instructed. The twins nodded and started flipping through the book.
"Daddy?" Loki whispered
"Yeah, I always showed them a picture of you before they went to bed. Dada was actually their first word." Tony smiled
Loki took the pictures out of his shirt, "They have been my strength here."
"I'm glad" Tony kissed Loki chastely on the lips. They parted when they heard soft giggling. They turned to see the twins giggling behind their hands.
"Do you have a problem?"
"You two kissed." Aurora pointed.
"Ew" Galen's nose wrinkled.
"What's wrong with kisses?" Loki asked and the twins giggled. "Oh, I know" The giggling stopped, "You're feeling left out? We will have to do something about that." Loki quickly grabbed Galen and started kissing his face all over, causing the boy to shriek with laughter. Aurora laughed as Loki picked her up and started kissing her as well. Tony watched, laughing at the three. Feeling warm as he watched Loki interact with his children.
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All too soon, they had to leave.
"Do we have to go?" Galen clutched Loki's leg with all his child-like strength. Aurora was doing the same thing to his other leg.
"I'm afraid so my children." Loki replied softly.
"Miss you Daddy" Aurora cried.
"I shall miss you as well my Darling. But we can see each other any time. I will always be here." Loki assured. He hugged them tightly before letting them go and faced Tony.
Tony smiled and embraced his lover, "I love you Snowflake"
Loki smiled and returned the embrace, "I love you too my Anthony."
"We'll come back in a few days." Tony promised and held his hands out to the twins.
"I'll see you then" Loki waved.
"Bye Daddy" The twins waved.
"Goodbye my dears, have a good night."
The trio disappeared and Loki sat down on his bed. He fell asleep that night with a smile on his face.
Yay they get to meet Loki!
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