A/N: Sorry this one took so long guys. I honestly feel so bad, especially when I realised where I'd left off. However, I've not abandoned this, so here is an extremely late chapter.
Enjoy!
Loki remained cloaked, cutting down Chitauri and Outriders alike as he searched for Ebony Maw. He'd been following his plan, attacking Earth to form a team of heroes when he'd felt a disturbance. Next thing he knew, Romanoff and Barton were in the facility, yet they were from a different timeline. Needing to know if what he was about to do would pay off, he'd shapeshifted into a mosquito and landed on Romanoff's arm before she'd returned to her own timeline.
He'd taken inventory on the group, noting that everyone from the original team that he had formed were present, though they all looked extremely different. Barton had a dark look in his eye and looked like some sort of Midgardian gang leader. Romanoff was blond. Banner seemed to have merged with his beast and Thor looked horrendous.
At first he hadn't recognized his brother. He seemed to have exchanged most of his muscle for fat and stank of alcohol. His hair lay in dreadlocks as well, as if he hadn't taken care of himself in years. He also noticed that Nebula and himself were there as well.
Nebula looked as if she'd cried recently. He himself looked ready to drop and was leaning slightly on Thor. His hair was longer and had a bit of it's natural curliness shining through. He was a little surprised to see himself among the team he planned on building, given he was the villain. He was also surprised that he was still alive this far in the future.
Now he fought silently, not wanting to alert the others he was here. He could still feel the effects of the Mind stone needling at him, though he was decently sure that it was moreso aftereffects of being around it so long than an actual connection, as he did not feel any of the Other's presence within his mind.
He helped cut down Chitauri, feeling pleased at killing the creatures instead of pretending to lead them. He knew the titan was somewhere in the battle, from a time that was neither his own nor the one he was currently in. His mother had taught him how to feel within a beings aura to tell if they were from the same universe or not. While he couldn't pinpoint which they were from, he was able to differentiate universes from each other within one's aura.
Loki quietly watched the others as he discreetly assisted them. The Captain appeared to be injured in numerous places, mainly his left leg and chest. If Loki recalled correctly, it had been from taking on the titan single handedly before Stark and his brother had come to assist. Loki's older self had battled the titan as well, though Loki could tell that he had been tired and his seidr had been somewhat drained. He wondered if it was because he had done a particularly complex spell or if it was long lasting effects of his time in the Void. While he still had his seidr, the endurance in which he had had been weakened exponentially.
At some point the titan had them shelled again. While is other self had thrown up a shield to protect them, Loki had reinforced it with his own seidr just in case. He knew that it would've alerted older Loki of his presence, though he hoped he would have the sense to keep his presence secret.
After the second shelling had stopped, Loki questioned whether the small group of heroes would prevail over such a mass. It was the original group of six, as well as both of himselfs, a racoon with a gun, someone with a suit similar to Starks and a Midgardian whose purpose Loki was unsure of. On the other side of the battlefield was the titan, the Black Order minus his sisters, as well as the complete populations of both the Chitauri and Outriders. It wasn't great odds.
Then rings of Midgardian magic had opened behind them. Almost subconsciously, he reached out with his seidr, searching the auras for Emelia. She was not present. However there were a few surprises. A Valkyrie for starters. As far as he'd known, they were supposedly all dead. There was also the Winter Soldier, meaning the Captain must've found out about Hydra. In addition to that, there was a young Floracollosas and Empath, both of which had been long rumored extinct.
There were also several unfamiliar people. A young midgardian who swung on what appeared to be spider silk, a man with red wings and a man who appeared to have the abilities of a cat. There was a small army of midgardians who appeared to have durable cloth shields and fought with spears. There were also more than a few midgardian sorcerers. It seemed Emelia had done well with apprentices.
There were others of course, though one in particular that caught his attention was a midgardian witch. Her magic was extremely unique and more powerful than she realized. He sensed that she was quite angry with the world and had lost much for one so young. He hoped for this universe's sake they had someone to train her so that her magic would not go rogue due to her anger. He wasn't sure they'd recover from a battle woth her.
He was also aware that the Infinity stones were being passed about the allies, desperately trying to keep them out of the titan's hands. From what he could tell, their Quantum Jumper had been destroyed and thus had to use the back up, which apparently was the van that was conveniently in the middle of the titan's army.
Loki was in the middle of disposing a group of Chitauri when Ebony Maw showed up behind him, making him involuntarily freeze for a moment.
"So the Weak Prince chose the wrong side afterall." The dark sorcerer glared at him, two black spikes dripping with poison in his hand. Loki tried to fight back the fresh memories that threatened to overtake him, knowing that if he flash backed now, the hesitation it would cause would cost his life.
He readied his knives, keeping spells ready in his mind to fire at his torturer. Though it was unneeded, as his other self uncloaked behind Ebony, cutting off his head with ease. His other self nodded in acknowledgement before he slipped back into the battle wordlessly. Had his other self simply been watching him in case something like this happened? He supposed his other self knew just how fresh everything was if he knew what time he was from. Or perhaps he knew due to how fractured he currently was. Whatever the reason, he was grateful.
He watched his other self as he fought side by side with his brother. It made him hopeful that they could repair things, though he knew it could be a long time from where his universe was in time. Romanoff and Barton were taking on Proxima, Banner and his beast, the merging which he now realized was his own doing due to the signature, was taking on Corvus Glaive as the Captain, the Winter Soldier and the witch kept the titan occupied.
They were doing surprisingly well. Unfortunately the titan realized this as well and a third shelling from his ships started. The Midgardian sorcerers, as well as Loki, hastily threw up shields. The small Midgardian army used their cloaks as a defense against the bullets as well. However, they wouldn't be able to keep them up forever, especially with the battle still going on. He saw the witch manipulate one of the ships, though the strain was clear and he knew she wouldn't manage all if them.
The best way would be to disable them from the inside. Meaning someone would have to get up there. If he could get near the Infinity stones, he could leech enough power to teleport himself into one of the ships. From there he could easily take them all out. Pinpointing the gauntlet, he realized that the spider child had it. Making a straight path, he cut through any enemies that he needed to until he reached the child. Centering himself and drawing enough power to ensure he wouldn't pass out when he reached the ship, he started the teleportation spell, speaking the incantation aloud to make sure it didn't go south. It was a spell he had only done once before successfully.
Luckily it worked ih his favor and he found himself in the gunnery of one of the ships. Disposing of the droid who operated it, he quickly turned the gun to the ships beside it, taking around three quarters of them out before the element of surprise wore off and they returned fire. Realizing he hadn't thought through how to get off the ship, he bolted from the gunny seat until he founda pod, praying to the AllFathers that his allies wouldn't shoot him down.
His prayers went unanswered as Thor blasted him out if the sky, causing the landing to be much rougher than it neede to be. Oaf. He was pretty sure he'd broken a rib or two in addition to his other somewhat healing injuries. At least the shelling had stopped.
Loki stared in horror as the titan got ahold of the gauntlet, bringing his fingers to snap after giving his "I am inevitable" speech. Yet when he did the action, nothing happened. Confusion settled in until he saw his other self with all six Infinity stones wreathed in his seidr. He was obviously in pain, though of course he couldn't resist a biting comment.
"You should've killed me instead of numbing me to more pain." Then his seidr formed a glove, the pain seeming to increase as he snapped. Thor was immediately at his side, taking Time, Reality, Soul and Mind and other Loki sent Space to his cache and encased Power in seidr, severing the connection so that the contact wasn't burning him but his seidr making sure the Power stone didn't destroy Midgard. As this happened, Loki witnessed the beautiful sight of the titan, as well as the rest of his army, turning to dust. It looked like his plan would pay off eventually afterall.