Author's Note: DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT NO HEADS UP ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

So I hope you're enjoying the story so far. Just a warning: there shall be torture and some rape in the future. Just so you know. Prepare yourselves for the wild ride. ;)

Loki couldn't see. He could hardly breathe. It felt as though everything was crushing around him. He was positive he had jumped only moments before, but then again he wasn't. Time was different in the Void. Sometimes it was faster than that of Asgard, sometimes slower.

He felt a slow, bone numbing cold creeping over his legs, which scared him a little since he was a frost giant and he was immune to the cold. It was difficult to turn his head, but after a while he managed it. His eyes widened as he saw the creäture climbing up his leg. He moved to kick it off, but his body wasn't obeying him. He stared as it climbed onto his chest, and looked into its deep red eyes.

'I would not do that.' a voice whispered. "Thanos?" he said. The voice chuckled. 'Do you like my pet? It is the mature form of the creäture I used on you. Do you not remember my Tikilashi? She is the end result.' he said. Loki shuddered as te creäture sniffed him.

"Are you not going to remove me from this place so that we may continue with our deal?" the god asked. "I think not. I was disappointed with you, when you betrayed me Loki. Perhaps you would like to play with my pet for a while." he suggested. Loki held his tongue as the creäture dug its claws into his skin, the venom in them searing his skin. "Thanos...our deal cannot be completed if I am stuck here." he said quietly.

"You think I do not know that? I have much time. I can be patient when things are in my favor." he said. Loki hissed. "Tony does not have time. If anything happens to him, you will never see the tessaract." he threatened. "You think you can scare me little god? I know you would not sacrifice your life for a single inferior mortal. If you were to destroy the weapon, you would need to use powerful magic in a close proximity. The blast would kill you and any life forms around you for miles." Loki smiled. "Exactly." Loki whispered.

"The only reason I am doing this is to keep Tony alive. If he dies, what more reason do I have to continue on?" he asked. Thanos said nothing after that, and Loki knew that he had the advantage.

Odin stared at him in disbelief. "You mean he just jumped?" he asked. Heimdal nodded. "Yes my king. He seemed...determined." the guardian said. Odin tensed. "Do you know where he has gone?" Heimdal shook his head. "I sensed him for a moment, but he disappeared. Just as he did before." Odin looked at him. "Send someone to check the weapons vault." he ordered. A guard nodded and ran off. Minutes later, he returned with one of the guards that had been guarding the vault. "Well?" Odin asked.

"The tessaract is gone...along with the Casket of Ancient Winters." he reported. Thor stepped into the room. "Father, I fear that Loki may do something that will endanger his life." he said. "Thor, Loki is gone." his father said. Thor stopped. "Where is Loki?" he demanded.

"We do not know. Heimdal can no longer sense him. He believes that he went back into the Void when he jumped from the Bifrost." he said. Thor's eyes widened. "He jumped from the Bifrost? Why would he...Does he still live?" Thor asked. Heimdal walked toward him. "I do not know. I cannot see anything past the Void."

Thor nodded. "Where are you going Thor?" Odin asked. "I am going to find my brother." he said, without looking back. Odin stood.

"Thor, you will do no such thing! You are the heir to my throne. If anything happens to you, Asgard will be rulerless when I am gone." he said. Thor turned. "What if it was Loki here?" he demanded. "What are you talking about?" the king asked. "If I had been te one to jump from the Bifrost, would you not make him go and rescue me?" he asked. "No. I know what you would do. You would most likely send your entire army." he continued.

"But for Loki, my brother, your son, you tell me not to try an save him." Odin glared down at his son. "How dare you. I would treat you the same if this had happened to you." he said. Thor looked up at him. "You would not. And with or without your blessing I am going to do whatever I can to save Loki."

Loki shuddered as the Tikilashi licked his face again. He was starting to become worried now. 'Perhaps this was all just a ploy to lure me here just to let me die.' he thought.

'Are you enjoying yourself?' the voice asked. Loki grimaced. "Very much. I would to thank you for your hospitality." he said dryly. Thanos chuckled. "I hope you know that when I allow you t come from the Void, I will not let you go unpunished.' he promised. Loki gave a sly smile. "Of course not." he said.

Steve and Bruce sat next to each other, not saying anything. Tony's death had put a strain in the air and things hadn't exactly been going smooth between them to begin with.

No longer able to take the silence, Bruce spoke up. "You know...I would've never thought that Tony would die from being poisoned. Especially with the amount of alcohol he drank. I'm kinda surprised he didn't get kidney failure r something." he said, with an attempted laugh.

Steve smiled and nodded. "I...don't think he had any family. At least close family. That's gotta...suck." he said. Bruce shrugged and put an arm around his boyfriend's shoulder. Steve laid his head on the scientist's shoulder and sighed. "I love you Bruce." he said. Bruce smiled. "I love you too Steve." he replied, pulling the other man to his feet.

"Where are we going?" the captain asked. Bruce continued to smile. "I think we should...leave. Asgard I mean. And go home." he said. Steve nodded, taking a step froward to go to their room and gather their things. He stopped when he felt Bruce's hand on his shoulder. "What?" he asked. "I don't we should wait anymore." he said. Steve stared at him. "Wait for what?" he asked, cluelessly. Bruce smiled at his innocence. "I think when we get back, we should..." he broke off, becoming nervous.

"I want to make love to you Steve. Will you let me?" he said quickly, before he got too nervous and changed his mind. Steve smiled shyly. "I-I would love that." he said.

Thor stood near the edge of the Bifrost, unmoving. Heimdal came to stand beside him. "You are not going to do it are you?" he asked. hor looked at him. "I cannot understand how Loki could actually do it. Just willingly throw himself into that..." he said. Heimdal nodded. "When you love someone enough, you will do anything for them." the Watcher said. Thor turned back to the dark space before him.

"Do you think he did it for the Man of Iron? For Tony Stark?" he asked. "Yes." Heimdal replied. Thor looked at him. "I am a horrible brother." he said, tears streaming down his face. "Why would you think that?" the Guardian asked. "Loki is my brother. I have known him almost all of my life since his birth, and I do not love him enough to do what he did for a mortal who he has known for a few meagre months. I should have talked to him. Tried harder to bond with him. Never shamed him. Maybe he still would have talked to me..." he said. "It is not your fault my prince. He remained quiet. " he said. Thor shook his head.

"All these years, I have never known how much pain he was in. Never paid any attention. And when he used the Destroyer to attack me on Midgard, I thought all he wanted was to get me out of the way so that he would have the throne to himself. I still did not see it. He was always in my shadow. I was always Odin's favorite. And then he found out that he was a Frost Giant. The very creäture mother would tell us stories about to scare us at night...I cannot even begin to imagine how he felt then." he said, wiping his eyes.

Heimdal placed a hand on his shoulder. "You will find another way. I shall help you." he said. Thor turned. "You will?" he asked. The Watcher nodded. "Of course. I believe things will get a little dull around here without Loki's...lively presence."

Author's Note: Also sorry for not updating in four days. Exams and studying are happening.