This is what boredom does to me. Weird stuff, dude XD

Also… Papa! A-Bomb and Kid! Loki because they're both blue! Yeah, I give spoilers already.

I saw Laufey in the Hulk and the Agents Of Smash show, and I believe that he is just wearing some icy armor around him, along with the other Jotnar. XD I just like MCU Laufey's look better.

Now, on with the show!

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{Realm: Asgard, daytime}

It was a peaceful day. There were no villains, no battles to prepare for, no nothing.

Thor was on Earth/Midgard. The Warriors Three, Hogun, Volstagg, and Fandral, were at training with Lady Sif in the training yards. The All-Mother Frigga was with her ladies-in-waiting while the All-Father Odin was in a meeting with the rulers of the other realms.

In the dungeons, Loki leaned against the wall, bored and frustrated. He needed to find another way out of Asgard. The plan with Malekith and the Dark Elves fell apart fast thanks to his so-called brother, and his friends; the Warriors Three, and Hulk and his group of giant ogres.

He needed a new plan to escape. Away from Asgard, and away from Heimdall's eyes.

But how?

He let out a groan, a sharp hiss escaping his lips. Even if he could escape, how long would he be able to avert Thor or his superhero friends? Not long, if every hero got involved, that's for sure.

He began to pace around his cell, waiting for an idea to pop out and get him a chance to not only escape but also get vengeance on the ones who harmed and defied him. Well, as soon as he got a great vengeance plan, that is, but first priority is still escape.

Suddenly, the doors to the dungeons screeched open, and he looked up to see a hooded stranger enter. He raised an eyebrow at it, taking a step closer as the stranger did. Soon, his emerald green eyes met the being's chocolate brown ones, full of semi-insanity and smugness.

He knew those eyes anywhere.

"Gia,"

"Hey there, Lokester," The being, Bikori Gaila Mei Ferlin Felinicia, a demoness seer from a different dimension, snickered at the mage. "You staying put now?"

"As if I have any choice," Loki scoffed.

"Right," Gia chuckled before raising a hand. "Need any help?"

"How in the Norns did you even get in here?" Loki questioned. "I would think the guards wouldn't dare to let you through,"

"Let's just say that Heimdall owed me a favor, and I'm taking it," Gia shrugged with a grin. "So, escape-o or no-no?"

"Oh, by all means," Loki stepped aside to let her break him out.

Gia's grin widened. Her hand burned orange as she took a step closer to touch the cell door. Instantly, the electric metal disintegrated into ash.

Loki blinked in surprise. "I knew you were powerful, but how did you do that?"

"I'll teach you some time," Gia let out a chuckle. "For now, we better get out of here before Sif and the Warriors Three find you gone,"

"Alright then," Loki nodded then they ran out of the dungeon.

Using a little teleportation, they escaped the huge palace and found themselves at the observatory gate. They came a stop by the exit, where Heimdall stood tall, his back towards them.

"The All-Father will not be pleased," he stated, not even bothering to look back at them. "Nor will the Crown Prince,"

"I did you another favor and refrained myself from killing Odin," Gia bragged with a smirk. "You owe me another,"

"Unfortunately so," Heimdall sighed and finally turned to them. "Where to?"

"Midgard, New Mexico," Gia answered, much to Loki's surprise.

"What?" The mage's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Why there?"

"I've got a plan," Gia gave him a smug little grin then she turned back to the gatekeeper. "Heimdall?"

"Right," Heimdall nodded and opened up the BiFrost. "It will not take long for the All-Father to realize Loki's absence. You must hurry,"

"Will do," Gia did a mock salute then she grabbed Loki by the arm and pulled him towards the portal, which disappeared as soon as it appeared.

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{New Mexico, Realm: Midgard, a.k.a Planet Earth}

The BiFrost appeared in a flash, tossing out the two magical beings out of the portal and into the desert. They crashed onto the ground with a thud.

"Ugh…" Loki was dazed as he slowly sat up to register his surroundings and his location. "Where… are we…?"

"Oh, my head…" Gia felt her whole vision spinning as she sat up with a hand on her head. "I think… well, I hope that we're… in Earth, I think…"

"And why, pray tell, are we in this world of mortals?" Loki stared at her with an unamused look.

"Because A, you needed a realm to escape to that I know well enough to hide you in," Gia blandly said. "B, my abilities are less insane here on Earth, so I won't go crazy and become the feared Demoness Mei. And C, YOU, my friend, need a life,"

"A life, huh?" Loki chuckled, quirking an eyebrow.

"I mean it, Lokes, you REALLY need a better life than what Odin did to ya," Gia growled. "That ass is just lucky I let him live, for Thor and Frigga's sake. If he did anything to hurt them then I'd grab his heart and pull it out of his chest,"

"You did that last time, and I wanted to vomit," Loki groaned, feeling a minor nausea.

"Hey, hey! To be fair, that guy was trying to kill you," Gia raised her hands up in defense.

"I stab, I lie, and I trick, but I don't… do what you did," Loki shuddered.

"Ugh, fine," Gia pouted. "but… just trust me on this one, Loki. Your life has been terrible, and I want you to have a better one,"

"And how will I get that when my mind is as broken as it is?" Loki crossed his arms.

"That's for you to find out, pudding," Gia smirked. "but first, I need you to do a break-in attempt,"

"Break-in where, exactly?"

"There," she pointed to a far-off base, barely appearing and within the mountains. "Hulk Gamma Base. It's where Hulk and his group, the Agents of SMASH, train and reside,"

"Ah, the ones who helped Thor defend Asgard from Malekith's attack and prevented my escape?" Loki hissed with a scowl.

"Vengeance, vengeance," Gia shrugged with an innocent smile. "Besides, they've got a dinosaur from the Savage Land that is SO easy to control and use against them…"

"You had me at 'vengeance', my dearest friend," Loki sneered, an evil glint in his emerald green eyes.

Gia rolled her eyes as she watched him make his way to the base. As soon as he was far, she slapped a hand on her face and shook her head.

"He really needs to be re-raised," she released a heavy groan. "Hope this plan works out better than I had planned it,"

With that, she disappeared, leaving the mage to his vengeance.

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"JOOOONES!"

Rick Jones, a.k.a A-Bomb, jumped as he heard the red hulk yell from the training area. He turned his head to find Red Hulk stomping out, body all neon and heated up in rage. Rick grinned.

"Oh, hey, Red!" He said with an innocent tone. "What's up?"

"I had it with all your pranks, kid!" Red snarled, grabbing the blue hulk by the shoulders. "I'm gonna— What the?! Hey!"

"If you want to catch me," Rick snickered, going into camouflage, which caused the other to let go in shock. "you gotta find me first!" He then turned and ran out, lifting his camouflage. "See ya!"

"Why you little—!" Red let out a roar before chasing after the youngest of the hulk group. "Come back here, Jones!"

The two went running through the base, even through the living room, where Jennifer Walters, a.k.a She-Hulk, sat down, trying to relax when the two came in yelling and running. She let out a groan and glared at them as they ran past her.

"You two knuckleheads better have a good reason why you're ruining my break," she scowled.

{OFF-CAM!

"Seriously, though, I can't have ONE day without the boys bothering me," Jen groaned. "It's like living with children,"}

"I've had just enough of you and your damn pranks, Jones!" Red yelled out in rage. "When will ya grow up and mature for once?!"

"Aw, Red, that's a little much, don't you think?" Rick teased.

"I'll show ya too much, you little—"

"Settle down, both of you!" Hulk stepped into the room and pulled the two apart, causing them to fall back on their backs with a thud. "If you two are gonna squabble like children, do it outside where no one gets disturbed!"

"Jones here is the child!" Red spat out. "He's even worse than Skaar, and he's an animal!"

"Huh?" Skaar turned to them obliviously as he feasted on a piece of rib with his mouth and bare hands. "What did Skaar do?"

"I don't care who is 'the child', Red, but as of now, you BOTH are acting like petty children!" Hulk snarled at the red hulk.

{OFF-CAM!

"Yeah, yeah," Rick rolled his eyes. "as if him and Red giving each other the cold shoulder last time isn't 'children' like,"}

"Don't call me a child, Jade Jaws!" Red growled. "Rookie here is the only child in this damn group! Why do we still have him, anyway?! If he wants to be in the team, he needs to man up, without YOU babysitting him like some kind of super nanny!"

"Don't tell me what to do, RED!" Hulk hissed. "I AM THE LEADER OF THIS TEAM, AND IF I SAY THAT YOU BOTH ARE ACTING LIKE KIDS THEN YOU BOTH ARE REALLY ACTING LIKE KIDS, ESPECIALLY YOU!"

{OFF-CAM!

Rick face-palmed. "And here we go… I mean, they've been at this for a long while now, but it just gets worse every day. I really need a day-off from this,"}

"THAT'S IT!" Red took out his guns with a growl. "CALL ME A KID ONE MORE TIME, GREENIE, AND I'LL SHOOT THIS BASE INTO BITS!"

"Both of you, quit it!" Jen came in between them, a hand on each of their chests. "NO ONE is destroying the base just because of some petty argument!"

"On the contrary, I wouldn't think of it as a terrible idea," A familiar voice echoed through the room, prompting the group to freeze on their spots.

They knew that voice anywhere. Heard it once, and they never wanted to hear it again.

"Loki," Hulk snarled under his breath.

{OFF-CAM!

"Loki, God of Mischief and Lies," Hulk snarled. "Almost took over the world. Tricked Skaar into pulling the Odin Sword when we were in Asgard. Don't know why he's here, or what he wants from us, but one thing's for sure; I'm ready to smash my way into his skull."}

"Greetings, giant ogres," A flash of light appeared from the center of the room, and out came Loki, a smug, cruel expression on his face while the golden horns from the helmet on his head glistened under the light coming from the ceiling. "What a surprise to see you all again,"

"What are you doing in our base, you horn-head?" Red demanded, aiming his guns at the mage as Skaar took out his sword, and Jen prepared her gauntlets, both of them making their way to the red hulk's side.

"Or on our planet, in particular." Hulk added with a hiss, fists clenching harder than earlier as Rick got into a battle stand behind him.

"Escaping from Asgard would not be much fun if I don't try to take vengeance on the creatures who stole away my freedom," Loki glared up at them, taking out two daggers from his sleeves.

{OFF-CAM!

"Yep, sounds like Loki alright," Hulk rolled his eyes as he grumbled.}

"You're outnumbered and outmatched, trickster!" Rick sneered.

"And you DO NOT want to take on Five hulks," Jen chuckled. "Especially since you couldn't take on at least ONE hulk,"

"And Skaar slash trickster man for tricking Skaar in Asgard!" Skaar growled.

{OFF-CAM!

"Yeah…" Rick cringed. "Skaar can pretty much hold a grudge. Not as bad as Red and Hulk, but bad enough,"}

"If I were you, I wouldn't try to fight us," Hulk warned the mage.

"Good thing I am not you then, you monster," Loki grinned before making a dagger disappear and reappear behind the blue hulk.

Hulk's eyes widened the moment he saw the blade. "Rick, watch out!"

"Huh?" Rick turned, gasping at sight of the dagger. "Woah!"

"Rick!" Hulk pushed his best friend out of the way and swatted the dagger away then he turned to the mage with an angrier growl. "You'll pay for that!"

"Come right at me then, you monstrous fiend!" Loki smirked and backed away as the green hulk came for him. "Too slow, you giant freaks!"

"I'll show YOU slow, reindeer head!" Red began to shoot.

Jen jumped to attack, but Loki just swerved out of the way and kicked her away. Skaar pounced, his sword blazing as he let out a roar, but the mage managed to disarm him before elbowing the wild hulk into a wall.

"You HAVE to be jesting," Loki gave a sneer to Hulk. "THIS is your team of mighty warriors? The 'strongest' team in all of Midgard? I have to say; I am quite disappointed,"

{OFF-CAM!

Rick snickered. "Yeah, and that's coming from the guy Hulk smashed during his invasion. Like, seriously, Loki? You should know better,"}

"I'll show YOU disappointed!" Red came closer to get a better shot, prompting the God of Mischief to grin and swerve out of the way. "Hey! Stand still, so I can get a better shot!"

"Oh? And where's the fun in that?" Loki soon made his way behind the red hulk and elbowed him up the head, knocking the other down. "But you're right. You really DID show me a disappointment, red ogre,"

He suddenly felt his helmet get lifted from his head, and he kicked behind him, causing Rick to be thrown back towards the wall. "What a childish thing to do, giant blue freak. Really, I expected more from a blue monster like you,"

"Ow, that's offensive," Rick pouted as he rubbed his head. "Just because I'm blue doesn't mean I'm a monster. I mean, Red and Skaar are scarier than me,"

"Says the blue one with spikes." Loki hissed while he took out a dagger out of thin air, aiming it at the blue hulk. "I'll just have to get rid of that, now, shall we?"

"RICK!" Hulk's eyes widened then he sprang into action and punched the mage to the side. "LEAVE HIM ALONE, YOU PUNY GOD!"

{OFF-CAM!

"Okay, this is the one time Hulk's overprotectiveness pays off," Rick smiled.}

"Argh!" Loki growled as he was sent to the wall, glaring up at the hulks with gritted teeth while they surrounded him. "I don't give up that easily,"

"Neither do we," Jen cracked her knuckles, even in her gauntlets.

"Bring it on, reindeer boy," Red sneered.

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He was outnumbered, but Loki knew better. He checked the sides, the shadows, and every corner of the base until he found HER.

Gia stood in the shadows, invisible to the hulks but pretty visible to him. She held something like the handle of a huge blaster in both her hands. She gave him a smile and a wink, and he knew what it meant.

That weapon was his to use.

As soon as the hulks we're close enough, he slipped past them and went to where Gia stood. She tossed him the blaster, which was familiarly cold in his hand, but he paid it no attention.

All he wanted was vengeance, after all.

"Oh, ogres!" He called out, causing the five to turn to him. "Look what I have,"

"Oh no, you don't!" the red hulk went head on, determined to stop him before he did anything.

Pitiful choice.

Loki smirked as a burst of blue came from the blaster. The blue hit the red hulk, prompting ice and frost to surround him and trapping him inside.

"RED!" Hulk fixed a dark glare on the mage. "YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!"

"Is that all you have to say?" Loki raised an eyebrow at the green male hulk with an bemused look. "Very well. Your turn to 'cool off', I suppose,"

With that, the blaster shot ice and frost towards the other hulks, which made them gasp as they were frozen from their feet up to their necks. They struggled to break free, hissing at the coldness of the ice around them.

"No use, beasts," Loki taunted with a victorious grin. "That ice is too cold for the likes of you and your mortal skin. You would be too frozen to even try to move, just like when Laufey trapped you,"

"You…" Hulk shivered, gritting his teeth at the cold seeping into his skin. "You won't… get away… with this…"

"It seems that I'm already getting away with it," Loki chuckled then he took a step closer to the green male hulk with an evil grin. "No Thor, no back-up… you're all on your own. Who's the 'Puny God' now?"

"S-Says the one… who's… who's… also BLUE!" the blue hulk's teeth chattered as he talked. "And you… call ME a blue freak!"

Loki's smile faltered, and his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. What was this overgrown ogre talking about?

He felt the blaster give a surge of cold energy, and he froze at the familiarity of the cold energy signature. Wait a minute… he knew where that energy signature came from…

He gripped tightly to the 'blaster' in his hands, feeling the blueness crawl up his arm slowly. He didn't want to look down, he was too worried and frightened to look down, but the call of Winter echoed through his ears.

Calling for HIM to answer. To answer his birthright. His heritage.

He felt the presence behind him appear from the shadows. He didn't need to turn to know who it was. He mustered up his rage, his hurt, his pain as he spoke in a bitter tone.

"Why did you give me this?"

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Hulk and the Smashers, sans Red, were all horrified when they saw a creature appeared from the shadows behind the now-turning-blue mage.

The being looked like a teenage girl but more like a marigold humanoid cat with glasses. Her outfit looked casual, orange sleeveless top and dark blue Demi shorts while a dark hood and cape was draped down on her shoulders.

She gave them a blank stare before turning to Red's frozen state. She set a hand on the ice, her fingers going over the ice just as Loki growled.

"Why did you give me this?"

The girl turned to him, surprised but not scared. She simply looked calm as she turned away from Red before speaking in a tame yet high-pitched voice.

"You needed a weapon to help you—"

"WHY DID YOU GIVE ME THIS?" Loki snarled, turning to her, his emerald green eyes fading to full red with a look that could kill.

{OFF-CAM!

"Okay, Loki can be psychopath at times, but this feels… different," Hulk frowned, arms folded on his chest. "It was like… It was like me when I first transformed into the Hulk and then back to Banner. It's like… ugh, it's just… something is DEFINITELY wrong here,"}

The girl seemed to notice but barely reacted as her eyes met his. She spared a glance to the weapon in his hands and sighed.

"You do need a better life…" she muttered, shaking her head.

"Oh, so THAT is what THIS IS ABOUT?!" Loki hissed, rage fueling up as the base floor began to frost up. "I thought you were my friend, but you mock me and hand me weapon that shows the form I DESPISE!"

"That 'form' is your true skin," the girl countered as she crossed her arms.

"AND I STILL DESPISE IT!" Loki roared out.

"But you still hold the casket?" The girl raised an eyebrow. "If you hated it so much, you should let go, don't you think?"

"ARGH!" Loki threw the 'blaster' to the floor, causing the illusion to fizzle before revealing a casket with blue magic inside.

{OFF-CAM!

"Ah, so that's what it was," Hulk commented.}

Immediately, the mage's blue skin faded back to pale. His full-red eyes melted back to emerald green as the markings on his skin disappeared too.

"Thank the Norns…" He looked down at his hands with relief, but his hyperventilating chest said otherwise.

The girl looked concerned, but before she could do anything, he turned to make a run for it. She face-palmed at this before grabbing an ice stone and throwing it towards the mage.

The stone hit Loki on the head, knocking him out in an instant.

{OFF-CAM!

"Pfft," Rick snorted, trying to hold in his laughter. "Okay, this has GOT to be the funniest thing I've filmed all day. Well, you know, if I hadn't been stuck in ice, that is,"}

"Oh, Loki, what am I going to do with you?" The girl shook her head.

She then turned towards the group and made her way to Hulk. She came to a stop in front of him, her eyes darting from his frozen figure to his unfrozen head.

"I can help you all out of the ice," she told him gently. "but I need you to not attack me or Loki. Please,"

Hulk couldn't talk because of the shivering, but he nodded a 'fine' anyway, knowing very well enough that the members of his crew (cough, cough, Jen, cough, cough) would want to get out of the cold. The girl beamed then she raised her hand to wave a stream of orange magic towards them.

Immediately, the ice around their bodies melted away into water, which evaporated as soon as it reached the ground. All of the hulks let out a sigh of relief, each of them shaking their body and wiping off any excess cold water.

{OFF-CAM!

"Brr!" Jen shivered as she wiped the last of the water off her body. "And I thought I was done being forced into cold weather, but apparently, the cold came to me," She shuddered, hugging herself.}

"Ah, finally!" Red shook his guns to let out the water. "Any longer, and I was gonna melt the whole thing myself!"

"If you could, you would have done it a few minutes ago," the girl rolled her eyes.

"She's got a point," Rick chuckled.

"Speaking of," Hulk turned to walk towards the girl. "Who are you?"

"I am Bikori Gaila Mei Ferlin Felinicia, Princess Demoness Seer," the girl spoke with a bow. "but you can call me Gia. I'm a friend of Loki's,"

"If you're a friend of that horn-head then why didn't ya help him escape?" Red accused with a growl.

"You are misinterpreting the definition of 'friend', General Ross," Gia spoke up, grinning when the red hulk flinched at how he was called.

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Red huffed, arms crossed as he set his elbow on his knee. "How dare she? After I got hulk-atized, no one called me general anymore. It's not that I don't miss the title. It's just that… well, I'm just not used to it anymore. How could she, a total stranger to us and to Earth possibly, know such a thing?"}

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"Hmm," Hulk frowned. "it's strange how she knew us so well when we've only just met her. Well, if she IS Loki's friend then she would be as fishy as Loki can ever be. Then again, she stopped him from getting away. I still don't trust her because there must be something she's planning,"}

"If helping Loki isn't a definition of 'friend' then what is?" Jen asked, placing a hand on her hip.

"I AM helping him," Gia smirked. "Helping him get a new life, that is. Seriously, his life now is pretty crappy,"

"Be better if you knew why his life turned so bad," Rick pointed out.

"I do, actually," Gia grinned before letting out a groan. "This is all Odin's fault,"

"Odin?" Hulk's eyebrows furrowed. "You mean the All-Father?"

"No, the WORST Father in all of the Nine Realms," Gia hissed. "I mean, adopt a child and neglect him like a stolen relic shoved and imprisoned inside the palace like all the other relics,"

"What are you talking about?" Jen questioned.

"Thor never told you guys what happened with Loki, did he?" Gia sounded annoyed and unamused. "Of course. When Odin disowned Lokes, so did Thor apparently. I swear to the multi-verse, I'm gonna destroy their bloodline,"

"Now that I think about it, how DID Loki become so evil?" Rick wondered.

"From what Thor told us, Loki is a Frost Giant," Hulk recalled. "He was a baby when he was abandoned in the realm of the Frost Giants because he was too small to be a Frost Giant, and Odin saved him from death,"

"Trickster man Frost Giant?" Skaar scratched his head. "But… trickster man not look like Frost Giant,"

"He's unusually small since he's powerful in Seidr magic," Gia clarified. "And when you met Laufey and his army, they were wearing ice armor to seem intimidating to you mortals. Originally, they're blue with dark markings and ruby red eyes. Some with horns while others have none. Loki is different because he has hair too,"

"How much of Loki do you know?" Jen raised an eyebrow.

"My twin sister Fern and I had watched over him ever since Loki was brought to Asgard," Gia explained. "Fern watched as a healer and stuck close to him as much as she could. I watched over him by using my crystal ball and by befriending him since he was 625 years old. Or 10 years old, in Earth years,"

"Wow, you must really care for him," Rick let out a chuckle.

"He was stolen from his birthright, neglected by the one who kidnapped him, pulled down by his skills in magic, lied to all his life, and had gone mad because of no one helping him with his existential crisis after finding out about the truth of his heritage," Gia flatly said. "Please tell me how I CANNOT care for him after all that happened,"

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"And I thought I was terrible dad after my obsession with the Hulk went REALLY out of hand," Red cackled. "I guess I was wrong,"}

"Odin did all that?" Hulk pursed his lips. "I could believe it, but how do we know that this isn't all a lie?"

"Here is proof," Gia took out a crystal ball from out of nowhere.

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"Okay, I REALLY need to know how she did that!" Rick hissed in excitement. "I mean, not even Dr. Strange gave me lessons to THAT! And it looks SO easy! I gotta learn how to do that!"}

"A crystal ball?" Jen snorted.

"This crystal ball was given to me by my mother," Gia smiled. "And it's a crystal ball for a Seer, a person who sees all. From past to present to future. This crystal ball helps me learn everything,"

"Oh, just like that gatekeeper guy in Asgard," Red huffed.

"That 'gatekeeper guy' is my sister's boyfriend," Gia mischievously grinned. "How do you think I got Loki out of Asgard?"

"He owed you a favor?" Jen guessed with a matching grin.

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"What? I know how these things go," Jen chuckled, leaning back on the couch. "Done it a few times to the boyfriends of my best friends. It was fun,"}

"Oh yeah," Gia giggled. "Anyway, if you wanna see the truth for yourself, I can always show you,"

"No, that won't be necessary," Hulk shook his head. "With the way Loki stared at himself, I figured that Asgard had said terrible things about the Frost Giants. That's why he got mad; he was afraid of himself,"

"Huh," Red folded his arms. "Could make sense,"

"Kinda reminds me of you, big green," Rick pointed to his best friend. "You know, afraid of what he is and what he can be?"

"UNLIKE Loki, however, I'm afraid of HURTING people," Hulk cleared out.

"He's afraid of hurting the people he loves, Hulk," Gia told him. "He thinks that he's a monster, so he can't have anyone he loves with him, so he shuts everyone out, even Thor, to be the monster that Odin had brainwashed the Frost Giants to be," She then sighed. "He used to have a warm heart. He still does, really. It just depends on who he's encountering. Odin really hit him hard with existential crisis, and he's still trying to cope with who he really is,"

"Does he know who he is?" Rick asked.

"God of Mischief? The one who invaded New York? Son of Laufey? Son of All-Mother Frigga? Prince of Asgard? Heir of Jotunheim?" Gia shook her head. "He has no clue, but that's why I brought him here to you,"

"Why us?" Red questioned.

"All of you know how it feels to be labeled as a monster by the 'normal people', and you're all there to comfort each other if ever push comes to shove," Gia offered them a pleading smile. "He needs help. He needs friends. He needs a new family,"

{OFF-CAM!

"Okay, seriously, WHAT?!" Rick repeatedly shook his head. "Loki, God of Mischief and Prince of Lies, staying with US?! No way!"}

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"Hell no is horn-head staying in OUR base," Red snarled. "Not after freezing me up like a statue!"}

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"Skaar no want trickster man here," Skaar growled. "Trickster man trick Skaar. Skaar hated in Asgard because of trickster man!"}

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"Sorry, but no," Jen frowned. "I mean, sure, he went through a crappy life, but what can we do? It's not like he'll warm up to us that easily,"}

"Not a good idea," Hulk objected.

"Aw, come on," Gia pouted. "You guys would say no to a pudding baby like Lokester?"

"He ain't a baby," Red pointed out. "He's a full-grown adult!"

"He's 16, turning 17, actually," Gia corrected.

"Either way, he still isn't a baby," Jen gave a nod of agreement.

"Oh, is that all?" Gia clapped her hands together. "That's easy to fix!"

"Wait, fix?" Hulk's expression twisted into confusion as he watched the girl ran to the unconscious mage.

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"Uh oh," Hulk cringed, dragging a hand down his face. "I don't like where this is going,"}

Gia motioned the group to come closer, and when they did, she grinned widely, lifting both of her hands, which sparkled with golden magic.

"Ready?"

"Ready for what, exactly?" Jen quirked an eyebrow.

"For the baby," Gia then turned back to Loki and waved her hands above his head.

"Magic, magic,

At my words,

Reverse thou age

Spell out the curse

"Remove the memory

Take away the charm

Show his true colors

That mean no harm

"Age per moon

Till thou true age

A babe so fair

Awaken, mage!"

The group gasped as the golden magic from her hands sparked its away around the trickster's body. They engulfed him from hair to toe until he couldn't be seen any longer. They then glowed brightly from gold to orange to red.

Once the glow turned red the magic started to slowly move away from the body, fading into the air. It left the group staring down at Loki's helmet… and a small bundle wrapped in a green blanket beside it.

"What the hell…?" Red's jaw dropped.

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"Okay, okay, I learned my lesson last time I doubted that magic existed," Red cleared out with a grunt. "but that still doesn't mean I'm used to it,"}

"It's…" Jen's words were faded and stutters as her emerald green eyes widened in shock. "Loki's a…"

"…baby," Hulk looked just as shocked his cousin as he stared down at the child now in front of them. "Loki is a baby…"

"Oh my GOD!" Rick gasped before rushing to take the baby in his arms. "Loki is SO cute as a blue baby bundle!"

"Trickster man now… trickster baby?" Skaar was more confused now more than ever. "Skaar no get it. Why turn trickster man into baby?"

"Yeah," Hulk turned to Gia. "Why did you turn Loki into a kid?"

"Because I know it would be hard for him to warm up to any of you if he's already grown up," Gia huffed, crossing her arms together. "And erasing his memories is a tricky spell. I might erase the important stuff, so turning him into a baby you can re-raise as your own was the only way I can convince you guys to take him in,"

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"Oh god, she cornered us there," Hulk let out a hiss. "I mean, we can't take baby Loki to Asgard, or he'll be raised badly again, but…" He sighed. "I don't know if we can raise a kid. I mean, we're hulks. Overgrown beings that could destroy a building. What else for a kid?"

He adjusted his sitting, so he was now leaning forward on the couch. "But by unfortunate matters, we can't reject the baby. He's a baby. Even if he's Loki, we can't hurt him more than he was already mentally hurt. We gotta do what's right,"}

"Aw, hi there, Baby Loki," Rick cooed over the child in his arms, gently pulling on the blanket to take a good look of the kid's face. "Aww! He's really so freaking cute! Like… beyond cute!"

"Looks like Rick's already welcoming him in the family," Jen chuckled, pointing over to the blue hulk.

"Wait, so are we really doing this?" Red glanced at their leader. "Raising a kid ain't no joke,"

"I know it'll be tough for us, but we can't neglect or abandon him like what Odin did," Hulk told them then he turned to Gia. "We'll take him in AS LONG as YOU help us,"

"I'll come to visit every month on his birthday," the girl said and went on to explain before they could ask. "You see, my spell changed his aging. As a Frost Giant, he should take at least a century to age, but with my spell, he's going to age every month, starting next month, where he'll turn one years old. By the 17th month, a.k.a his 17th birthday, however, his immortality will return, and he'll age normally again,"

"Why every month?" Hulk questioned.

"That's just how the spell goes," Gia shrugged. "Look, I need to keep Thor, the Avengers, SHIELD, and anyone else away from Loki and his tracks. I want to watch him grow far away from trouble and away from lies. So, I'll offer you a deal; I'll drive the others off-track while you raise Loki in secret, and in return, I'll come every month to watch over him, AND I'll show you guys more of his past sufferings to show you what's the right way and what's the wrong way to raise him," She held out a hand and smiled. "Is that fair?"

"Fair enough," Hulk nodded and took the hand to shake. "Any advice before you leave?"

"By three months, tell him that he's adopted and that it's fine," Gia told him. "Also tell him what he is and that he isn't a monster, and don't forget; NO LYING TO HIM ABOUT HIMSELF. Got it?"

"Tell the truth, and no lying," Jen gave a nod. "I think we got it,"

"Great!" Gia cheered. "See ya guys next month!"

With that, she disappeared in a poof, leaving the five with the child.

"So… what now?" Red questioned.

"We're getting baby stuff!" Jen announced.

"And Skaar and I will clear out the spare room for it to be a baby's room," Hulk told them. "A-Bomb will watch the baby,"

"Don't think you need to tell Jones to do that," Red chuckled, pointing behind him.

"Huh?" Hulk turned and found Rick on the couch, cradling the now-crying baby in his arms. "Uh, Rick?"

"Hulk, shh!" the blue hulk shushed their leader. "Loki needs his rest. The little guy's still sleepy-weepy,"

"Looks like Blue Boy over there made a bond with the new baby," Jen snickered then she turned to the exits and pulled on the red hulk's arm. "Come on, Red. It's time to shop,"

"Right behind ya, Shulkie," Red followed after her with a matching grin.

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"Looks like things are gonna be pretty different with a baby around," Red commented with a smirk. "And maybe, just MAYBE, Jones would FINALLY mature because of it,"}

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"It's cute how Rick managed to warm up to Baby Loki when the grown-up one tried to kill him just a few minutes ago," Jen snorted. "but it's glad to see that Rick's taking charge of something other than Devil. Just hope he won't end up like Hulk and become a overprotective super nanny,"}

"Come on, Skaar," Hulk pulled on the wild hulk's arm. "Let's clear the room and get parts to build the baby crib,"

"But… we leave A-Bomb with trickster baby?" Skaar asked with a concerned look.

"If anything happens, he'll comm us, don't worry," Hulk reassured him as he lead him away into the hall. "Besides, Loki is baby. I'm sure things will be fine,"

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"Okay, I'm not really sure if things will be alright," Hulk sighed. "I mean, Loki's a baby, and all of Asgard, especially Thor, would be after us if they ever find out that WE are the ones hiding him out and raising him," He gave a shrug. "but I guess that's just life. I know how it feels to be labeled a monster. That's why I formed the Smashers; to prove to the world that no matter how we look, we're not the monsters. A kid like Loki now should feel the same way. Being an alien makes you different, but that doesn't mean it makes you a monster. It just makes us… unique. No matter what anyone says,"

He folded his arms, leaning back on the couch with a smile. "Hulk out,"}