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Prequel Chapter 92

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"I'm weaker than him." Loki said. "As long as my powers are sealed I am weaker than him." Loki explained. "That's why he took the chance when he did."
“Thor went back to talk to your dad. He’s going to convince him that you need your powers back full time.” Tony stopped then sighed heavily. There was, of course, one small detail he’d overlooked: Fury. The man would lose his mind if he heard Loki had his powers back. “We’ll have to keep it quiet though.”
He nodded. "Right." He said.
“Rogers stopped by earlier. He wanted to make sure you were doing okay.”
"He cares?" Loki questioned genuinely surprised.
Tony shrugged. “He cares for everybody. When he found out the truth about you, he stopped caring about the attack. He has this annoying habit of liking everybody but me.”
"Well you are a piece of work." Loki stated.
Tony looked at Loki flabbergasted. “Right, cause you’re such a peach.” Tony huffed.
Loki grinned at him. "Sure." He smiled.
“You know what? I’m eating your last pudding cup.” Tony stood and walked into the kitchen as if it were such an insult to Loki.
"No! I want my pudding!" Loki chased after him.
Tony snatched it and quickly ran, staying just out of reach of the god. “You’ll have to pry it out of my hands!”
Loki picked up the pace and chased after Stark still.
Silently Jarvis was placing an order for more Pudding, in both the cups and boxes.
Tony dodged around furniture and across the living room and kitchen before making a dash for his room.
Loki slipped and skid across the floor a bit.
“Hah! I win!” Tony nearly made it to his room when a pair of icy hands gripped his ankles. He fell to the ground and the pudding cup rolled away.
Stepping out of his room Bruce picked up the pudding cup and went back into his room with it.
"That was mine." Loki complained.
“Not anymore.” Bruce called from his room.
Tony scoffed and grumbled, getting up.
"I hate you." Loki stated. Getting up Loki went to his room grumbling about his lost pudding cup.
“Nobody likes you either!” Tony shouted after him then got up. He mumbled and went back into the kitchen.
Loki frowned when tony didn't come to make it better.
Tony searched the fridge but didn’t find any more pudding cups. He huffed hen grabbed one of the small ice cream cups out of the fridge. He grabbed a spoon and went to Loki’s room.
“I didn’t mean it. Everyone like you and your sexy ass.” He spoke through the door.
Loki opened the door and saw the ice cream he leaned forward for a bit.
Tony held it up as a little offering. “Can I come back in?”
"Yes." He replied.
Tony handed Loki the ice cream then walked back into the room and sat on the bed.
"What do we do?" Loki asked offering Tony a spoonful of ice cream.
Tony accepted the ice cream off and hummed in his throat. “Well first we need to get ready for when this Mephisto guy shows up again. Does he have any weaknesses?”
"His temper." Loki answered. "If it gets the better of him he won’t think straight he'll throw out whatever spells come to mind first."
“Okay, that kind of helps. Anything else?” Tony took some more ice cream from Loki.
"He has no real knowledge of weapons. He thinks he can pick up a sword and swing. I don’t want you or the others in this battle. This is between me and him."
Tony looked at Loki unimpressed. “Umm, no it’s between all of us and him. You’re powerless and if there’s any way that we can help, we’re going to.”
"No you are not. He is my enemy and mine alone. Agent Barton and Romanov would rather see me dead then help me. I will not ask for my brother’s help. I refuse to bring the good doctor, or captain into this. And I don’t want you getting hurt."
“Yeah well I’m not asking your permission, I’m telling you that I’m going to help. And if I know Thor, he’s not going to stay back just because you tell him to.” Tony looked at Loki sternly. “I don’t want you getting hurt either.”
Loki gave Tony a soft kiss on the lips. "I've spent my whole life fighting, training, and bleeding for this. I know what I'm doing."
“And I know what I’m doing. I’m keeping you safe. I’m fighting with you and if I get my ass kicked then you can just fix it for me.” Tony gave a little smile.
"No, because if I have to strap you down to a bed you will not move." Loki said.
Tony gave Loki a cocky smile. “So you’re into the kinky stuff, huh?”
Loki rolled his eyes."Get your mind out of the gutter."
“My mind is the gutter.” Tony kissed Loki’s cheek then took some more ice cream.
Loki rolled his eyes.
Tony grinned playfully at the god, though he felt a nervous pit in his stomach. They had no idea when this Mephisto loony would decide to attack again.
Thor had just arrived in Asgard to speak with his father. Thanks to Heimdall, Odin already had a rough idea what it was about.
“You seem flustered Thor.”
“It had been a hectic week on Midgard Father.”
"Heimdall tells me your brother has healed from the attack and that he's been returned to the Man of Iron." Odin said.
“Yes, he has. It seems he is quite content with Anthony Stark.” Thor smiled a bit. “You should see it Father. I have not seen Loki smile in such a way in years.”
"Aye, it is a change. I never thought I would see him smile like that again." Odin replied.
Thor nodded then sighed quietly. “Father, you must return Loki’s powers. Mephisto will not stop in his search for Loki and without his magic, he is defenseless.”
"I cannot return them. When it comes time for the battle Loki will have his powers back."
“Father we cannot wait and allow this to happen! You know Mephisto will not give Loki a chance to save himself.”
"And you know how your brother is. He will not forgive us if we interfere." Odin said.
“We cannot worry about his pride at this time! The Man of Iron will not let Loki face Mephisto alone and neither will I.”
"When will you learn to respect your brother's wishes?" Odin asked.
Thor frowned at his father, wanting to bring up Loki’s children but didn’t. He looked away, clenching his fists.
"He is stronger than you give him credit for and you need to realize he is not a little boy anymore.”
“He is my brother, the only brother I have. How can you ask that I stand by and watch another go after his life? I have already failed him Father.” Thor looked at Odin. “I will not do so again. Not now.”
"Go against my orders and I will punish you." Odin replied. "This is not your battle this is Loki's. He does not want your help or that of the Man of Iron."
Thor looked away from his father with a deep scowl. Odin sighed then put a hand on Thor’s shoulder.
“He must face this alone Thor. And you must let him.”
“And what will I do if he dies Father?”
"You will mourn him and then you shall move on." Odin replied.
Thor didn’t want to leave things this way, but he knew his father was right. Loki would never speak to him again if he got in the way of this.
He returned to Earth later that night. Thor decided it would be best to talk to Tony about this so he at least knew what was going on.
“I’m sorry, what?”
“Please, understand why this is being done.”
“No, no I’m not going to understand anything. We’re leaving him powerless because he’s a big boy? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard!”
"But it is what must be done. Loki must fight his own battles, he is a grown man and they should not be fought for him simply because you think he cannot handle it. If what my brother has told you to be true when he endured the Chitauri then dealing with Mephisto should be very easy for him. He has done it once before." Thor explained.
“This has nothing to do with what I think!” Tony frowned up at Thor. “How are you okay with this? Don’t you care that he’s walking into this alone?”
“Of course I care!” Thunder boomed overhead and Tony flinched then looked at Thor afraid. The god sighed heavily. “You think I did not argue with my father? For as much as I wish to help, fighting this battle for him will only do him harm.”
Tony frowned and clenched his jaw.
"I have tried to fight my brother’s battles for him his entire life. I have always cast a great shadow over him. It is time I let him have the sun to stand in."
Tony shook his head then sighed in defeat. He crossed his arms and looked at Thor. “So we just wait?”
Thor nodded. “I do not like this anymore than you, but we have no other choice. This is what is best for him.”
Tony frowned then nodded slowly. “Fine. Fine.”
"I will however bring back what will be needed for him to heal. Sooner rather than later. I have the healers working on the creams as we speak."
“All right. You got any idea where this creep is?”
Thor shook his head. “Though he is not as strong as my brother, he is still quite skilled in magic. Mephisto is keeping himself cloaked.”
“Great.”
"But when he comes for my brother, and he will, you will know. I would suggest you notify the Furious one so he is prepared."
“Yeah, I’ll tell him. Since Loki’s the only one in danger he’ll probably take his sweet time.”
Thor smiled a bit. “You have my thanks, Anthony Stark. Continue to care for my brother.”
Tony looked up at Thor and nodded.
Once Thor was gone Jarvis spoke up. "Shall I call Director Fury?"
Tony rolled his eyes and headed back inside. “Yeah, go ahead.”
"What do you want Stark?" Fury asked a few moments later.
“I just talked to Thor. Seems this Mephisto guy isn’t going to quit until Loki’s dead so we need to be ready if he comes back.”
"You mean the guy who tried to kill him when he was closing up that portal?" Fury asked.
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Pffsh I would have given Loki his powers right then! XD