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Handcuffed together 11: Expectations

A/N:

A few days later than origanlly planned, but here is the next chapter ;)

Word count: 2.065

Two weeks.

You were in the house with Thor for two weeks and still haven’t heard anything of the team. In those two weeks you had played every board game that was in the house with Thor. Watched a bunch of series and movies. Even got drunk one evening. If you thought that combat training with Thor was hard, combat training with Thor while having a major hang over was much worse.

Slowly losing your mind, you were getting on Thor’s nerves on purpose. Hoping he would let you out of the house, but he couldn’t be convinced. You tried to sneak out a few times, but he had caught you. Apparently growing up with a trickster brother, you learn a thing or two. With plenty of time to think about the whole situation you decided that you were mad at Loki, very mad. You knew he had arranged this, thinking it was the right thing. But he didn’t talk to you about it, he didn’t give you any choice or voice in this, that made you angry. You didn’t want a relationship where he would just make his own plans, without consulting you. Or that he would think it is okay to do whatever he wants.

Thor tried to defend Loki’s action, but even he had to admit that he understood your point of view. After that the two of you decided not to talk about it, trying to make the best of the whole situation. Halfway through the third week Thor got a call from Tony. The security system should keep out Thanos’ minions, tough not Thanos himself. There was half a plan, so the two of you could return back to the tower. Finally, you walked with Thor outside. Inhaling the fresh and warm air, you saw the jet with Natasha approaching. Looking around you asked Thor ‘So, where are we exactly?’

‘Some country called Italy’ he answered.

Your jaw dropped ‘I’ve been in Italy this WHOLE TIME. And weren’t able to see a thing?’ you yelled.

‘So, excited to see that boyfriend of yours. He doesn’t want to admit it, but he missed you terribly’ Natasha beamed.

On the flight back to Stark Tower

The flight home was long. Thor didn’t come with you and Natasha. He had some things to sort out on Asgard, regarding the Tesseract. Leaving you alone with Natasha. You sat down in the co-pilot seat, and watched Natasha fly for a while.

‘I- I don’t know’ you answered.

‘How come?’ she asked.

‘Seriously? Avoiding me, knocking me out and shipping me to Italy, without even talking to me comes to mind’ you angrily reacted.

‘Not the most tactical approach, but effective. I mean, it’s Loki. What did you expect? A heart to heart?’ she said.

‘Wow, thanks for your understanding’ you sarcastically reacted.

‘Come on, it took him literally attacking you to finally tell us everything that he went through and is still going through. And still he is extremely vague about it’ she answered. ‘The only reason he agreed to stay was if we got you out of there. Thor and I had to stop him thrice from leaving that night. I was exhausted’

‘He tried to leave?’ you didn’t think he actually was serious when he said that maybe he tried.

‘Almost succeeded, I might add’ she said.

The rest of the flight the two of you rode in silence.

‘Don’t tell me he left’ you said to Steve.

At Stark Tower

Entering Stark tower, you were greeted by the whole team, expect Loki. He was nowhere to be seen.

‘No, he didn’t. He just rarely leaves his room since it happened’ Steve said.

‘(Y/N), I think maybe we should talk’ Tony said to your surprise. He has been keeping a distance from you since you and Loki started to get involved with each other.

‘Not now’ Steve sighed to Tony.

You raised an eyebrow but nobody gave you an explanation. Not wanting to waist anymore time you left it at that, and went straight to Loki’s room. You knocked on the door.

‘Door is open’ you heard him say.

Entering his room, he emerged from his bathroom. He was shirtless and his hair was still wet. Resisting the urge to run into his arms, you closed the door and stood still in the room. When you looked at him many emotions surged through you. You had missed him, but you still felt betrayed and angry.

‘How could you?’ you asked, holding back your tears and anger.

Loki looked sad, maybe a bit guilty. ‘I had to’ he answered.

In your anger you made an energy ball and flung it at Loki. He dodged the ball by ducking down, making it disappear in the bathroom. You heard a loud crash and saw several bottle flying and breaking through. Now it was Loki’s turn to look angry and betrayed.

‘Darling, calm down. Let’s talk’ he said.

He took a step in your direction. The fact that he told you to calm down had the opposite effect. Shooting another ball, he redirected it towards the wall where his closet was. Clothes were falling out and the closet was damaged. Loki kept walking towards you, redirecting the balls you threw at him. His desk was split in half, the cushions on his bed were hit making feather fly across the room and the table was slightly burning. Loki got closer and closer, making you step backwards with your back against the door. He grabbed your wrists with one hand and pinned them above your head. Grabbing your chin harshly you hissed in pain.

‘You want to fight? Let’s fight’ he said angrily.

He released your chin and pulled you from the door. He pushed you towards the middle of the room. You attacked him by hand, but he blocked you easily. Punching you in your ribs, making you groan and bend over. Even tough it hurt slightly, you knew he was holding back. You tried to punch him in the face, but he dodged you making you spin around. Grabbing your hips from behind he holds you close to his back.

‘Pathetic’ he whispered in your ear.

Spinning around again you started to walk towards him, while trying to hit him. You tried to throw your punched as fast as you could, but he was faster. He blocked every attack you threw at him, but didn’t attack back. When he was almost with his back against the wall he sweeped your leg, making you fall on your back.

‘Improvement. Yes. Enough? No’ he said. You saw the mischievous look on his face, he was certainly enjoying your rage.

You made an unexpected move and kicked his legs out from under him. He fell down with a groan, wiping the smug smile from his face. You pinned yourself above him, your knees pinning the arms against his body. Grabbing his chin like he did earlier you growled ‘You can’t just decide and act like you do, without including me!’

Loki didn’t look fazed, he looked calm. A bit too calm for your liking.

‘I can when it is about your safety’ you heard him say from behind you. Two hands grabbed you by your waist and pulled you up. The Loki under you faded away and you started to struggle against the arms around you. He threw you on the bed, making feathers once again fill the room.

‘It’s been a while, but I’ll get you purring again kitten’ he suggestively said. Crashing his lips down on your before you could protest. He broke the kiss and started to trail his kisses down your neck, marking you like he did the first time. You cried out but he ignored you. You were still struggling against his grip and the weight of his body on yours.

‘Stop. You can’t just send me away and expect me to go back to you whenever you like’ you said angrily.

Loki stopped what he was doing and looked into your eyes with an intense gaze. ‘And you can’t expect me to be with you if my presence endangered the woman I love’ he growled. With a hand wave the both of you were naked. Your wrists were tied together above your head to the headboard of the bed. There was a large ball in your mouth, preventing you from speaking. The ball was connected with chains to clams on your nipples, forcing you to look down at Loki. When you tried to move your head you pulled on your nipples, making you moan and Loki smirk. He positioned himself between your legs and worked your clit with his tongue. Slowly circling it with the tip and licking it with the flat of his tongue. He maintained eye contact with you the whole time. Even tough you wanted to, you couldn’t look away.

Right before you orgasm hit you, he stopped. Groaning around the ball he just laughed. A paint brush appeared in his hand. With one hand he opened your folds, exposing your throbbing clit to him. With the other he started to stroke it with the brush. The feeling kept you on edge, but it was nowhere firm enough to topple you over. Your nipples started to hurt, so you had no other option than to watch Loki play with your body. In an attempt to come you bucked your hips to create more friction, but Loki made the brush disappear.

‘What is it, kitten?’ he taunted.

He made the ball in your mouth disappear, but kept the clams on. ‘Now?’ he said.

Totally out of breath you gasped for air a few times. ‘Please, fuck me’ you begged him.

‘Good girl’ he praised.

He entered you with his cock in on smooth motion. He started to thrust into you in a fast pace, hitting the exact right spot. You wrapped your legs around his waist. He started to leave open mouth kisses on your neck and mouth. One hand slowly trailed downwards and played with your sensitive clit. You came hard, clenching your walls around his cock. Loki groaned loudly and you felt his cock twitch and spill his seed in you. He thrusted sloppily a few times and collapsed on top of you.

He was heavy, but it made you feel secure. The restraints disappear and you wrapped your hands around his back. Loki popped up on his elbows but stayed on top of you.

‘I missed you terribly’ he whispered against your lips while kissing you.

‘I missed you too’ you said back.

‘I didn’t want to send you away, but I had no other choice. Darling, if I ever think I’m a danger to you.. I’m going to send you away. And I know you will hate me for it. But I’d rather have that than kill you’ he started to trail his tongue up and down your neck, biting you slightly to make you squirm. You felt his cock starting to erect again.

‘And if you can’t handle that, I suggest you leave now’ he whispered in your ear. You felt two fingers enter you and his thumb started to toy with your clit again. You tried to get away from the overstimulation, but Loki’s weight prevented you to. After a long-time having sex and cuddling with each other, even Loki was finally tired. You were completely exhausted. Still, he pulled you out of bed and sent you to your own room. After the mandatory shower there was a beautiful green dress on the bed. You put it on and found a note under the dress.

- See you at the roof – L

When you got out of the elevator you saw Loki. He was standing in a suit near beautiful set table with candles and roses. There was a bottle of wine in the cooler. It was dark and the lights of the buildings were beautiful to see. Loki smiled brightly when he saw you. Walking towards him he pulled a chair for you. When you set down you felt his lips against your ear. ‘I am not going to apologise, but will make it up to you for spending two weeks with my idiot brother’ he said while kissing your ear lobe. When he set down it was Steve who served you your first course. He winked at you ‘Just friends, hmm?’ he said.

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Fandom Quest ch 13

F.E.A.R.; Face Everything and Rise

Standing in front of her house in the real world, Katy was confused, and surprised, that this is where it would happen. The hot summer breeze blew her hair and the sound of the water fountain on the front porch filled her ears as she walked up the driveway toward the side door of the home.

Passing by the windows of the dining room, she couldn’t help but want to look inside for any clues of life. Instead, she was being looked at by her reflection. She immediately stopped and stared at the woman in the glass who seemed to be an opposite version of herself; pure white hair, her skin as pale as snow, irises a piercing golden yellow - similar to whiskey in sunlight, and scleras as black as night.

“Hey, Katy-Bug,” the reflection cooed. Her voice echoed as she crossed her arms and a smirk graced her face. “About damn time you came. Although, at this point, I doubt you can do it.”

Katy snarled, eyes darkening as she stepped closer to the glass. It was obvious at this point that she wasn’t back in the real world, and that her spell had worked. “Don’t fucking call me that. It’s reserved for my mother alone.”

Her reflection put on a mock-hurt look. “Oh! That’s right, mommy’s girl. Sorry to make you all butt-hurt.”

“Who are you?”

“Awe, no small talk?” the woman asked, giving Katy a pouty lip. “Well, technically I’m the spirit, or embodiment, of your powers. But you can call me Vex, little bug.”

Katy took a deep breath at the nickname, shaking her head a bit. “So I’m fighting you, I’m assuming?”

Vex laughed, a wicked sound really, and the sky turned from day to night. The wind howled through the trees and the only thing Katy could see was the glow of Vex’s eyes. “Not yet,” she whispered with glee, glaring at Katy with a spiked tooth grin. “I haven’t had my fun yet!” Vex exclaimed, shattering the glass as she jumped out of it, tackling Katy to the ground and digging her nails, or claws if you will, into her shoulders.

Instead of instantly hitting the ground, Katy fell through the ground and into a void, Vex nowhere to be seen. She shouted for help, but no one could hear her through the cold pit that seemed never-ending. Of course, there was no one to hear her either. Gathering her composure, Katy squeezed her eyes shut and took a deep breath before the wind was knocked out of her as she suddenly landed on the ground.

She groaned from the impact, rolling over on her side to prop herself up. The smell of the air was a familiar scent, and one she didn’t particularly wish to smell again. Quickly lifting her head up, she looked around to see that she was in the arena on Olympus, the same place she had first lost control.

“Why am I here, Vex?” Katy called as she stumbled to her feet, looking around for the woman. Finally, Katy's eyes landed on her as she spotted her sitting on the balcony in front of Zeus’ chair, her arms and legs crossed.

“For your challenge, of course! Isn’t that why you’re here?” Vex glared down at Katy, her eyes still glowing. This was her domain, and Katy should tread lightly.

It was now Katy’s turn to cross her arms, matching the woman’s gaze, “It is.” Vex smirked once again, snapping her fingers to have Dean Winchester appear in the arena looking confused. “Dean?” She questioned, walking over to him, also confused as to what Vex had planned.

“Katy? What the hell am I doing in an arena?” he asked, walking towards her, the two meeting in the center.

“Don’t ask me! I didn’t bring you here,” she shrugged looking up to where Vex was just a moment ago to ask for clarity, but she was gone. “Not this shit again,” she mumbled, looking around for the woman.

“Now comes the fun part,” a whisper echoed around the arena before Katy felt a strong pain in her chest.

Yelling from the pain, Katy clutched her chest and fell to one knee, trying to catch her breath again. It hurt so much... Where did it come from?

“Katy! Are you alright?” Dean asked in a worried tone, placing a hand on her shoulder. “Do we need to get you to a doctor?” What doctor could aid them in a crisis like this? He still wasn't completely sure where they were. And to think someone could injure someone like Katy... He didn't know what they were dealing with!

Katy tried to speak and it wasn’t her words that escaped her, but Vex’s. “No, but you’re gonna need more than a doctor.” Katy wasn’t in control of herself, yet she was conscious of what was going on.

Within seconds, Dean was thrown across the arena and into the wall, leaving a crack in the stone and breaking a few of his bones, blood falling from his mouth as the wind was knocked out of him. He coughed out a breath and shook his head. Why was she acting like this?

“No!” Katy screamed, but the sound didn’t leave her head. Dean coughed again and Vex, using Katy's body, slowly walked closer to him as her nails grew to talons.

“K-Katy… Please don’t…” Dean begged, hissing from the pain as he tried to stand but couldn’t find the strength. The fear in his eyes stung Katy and she knew she couldn’t do anything to stop it.

Without a word, Katy picked him up by the neck and thrust her arm into his chest, piercing his heart. She pulled her hand out moments later, dropping his body to the floor. Katy’s screams echoed inside her mind as she fell to her knees, desperately trying to stop the bleeding. It didn't help. Tears threatened to spill over.

“You killed him!” she screamed, looking around for Vex.

The wretched woman was leaning against the wall, right next to the two. “Oh, he wasn’t as important as some of the others, so it’s no big deal,” Vex shrugged, nudging Dean's body with her foot.

Katy growled, quickly jumping to her feet and grabbing Vex’s neck, “Don’t you dare do, or say that again, do you hear me?” Her grip tightened, but the woman was unfazed and actually laughed.

“My dear, you should be the one you’re angry at. It was you, after all, who killed him. And Sam is next.” Katy quickly pulled away, feeling the pain her chest again after Vex had disappeared. “If you can manage to not kill them, little bug, you can fight me for the true prize.”

Sam had now appeared in the arena, having an almost identical reaction as Dean. “Katy? You look a little pale. Are you alright?” he asked, moving some hair away from her face so he could feel her forehead. He didn't see Dean lying only a few feet away and she was glad.

"No! No, no, no! Don’t make me do this!" Katy begged, her words heard only by herself and Vex.

“Then control it!” Vex snapped just as Katy had grabbed Sam’s arm, twisted it behind his back, and snapped it at the elbow, the limp bending in an unnatural position as he screamed in pain.

He shouted in pain. “What the hell?” he yelled, stumbling to his feet and rushing away from her in fear of another injury.

“You always run! I’m tired of it!” she snarled aloud, teleporting to the other side of Sam with her blade in hand and now bloody. Inside her mind, she whimpered.

It took only a moment for everything to kick in. Sam’s shriek of pain as he fell to the ground, his legs now cut off from the knee down.

"I’m so sorry!" Katy screamed, tears streaming from her face as she watched what was happening. There was nothing she could do.

“Katy, please listen to me!”

“Quiet!” she snapped, digging her sword into his head, killing him almost instantly.

Sam's body slumped to the ground and she stared listlessly at him. On the inside, she was thrashing and screaming. It was too much! Screams then escaped her mouth as she fell to her knees, mentally and physically exhausted.

Loki and Kate in Othos, who stood watch over her and made sure the spell went smoothly, jumped at the screams coming from Katy as she levitated close to the ground in a meditating position. The look on her face showed pain as tears came down her face and her body slightly shook.

“Kate! What’s happening? Is this supposed to happen?” Loki questioned. He wanted to rush to her aid, but he knew if he moved from his current spot, it would put her in even more danger. For all he knew, he could make things worse! Which was the last thing he wanted.

The two stood in circles connected to a bigger one in the center, where Katy was. Weird, intricate symbols were decorating Kate, Loki, and Katy’s skin, as well as inside the circles. The sun was starting to rise on day two of three.

“Don’t ask me! I’m not the one who knows magic!” Kate replied. She mainly kept her cool, but she was very worried about her friend.

Loki slowly turned his head and glared at the woman, dumbfounded by her answer. “You mean to say that you’re assisting me in a life-threatening ritual, and you are not trained in magic?” he yelled, groaning in frustration.

“No! I’m not, okay? Katy taught me what I needed to know to help her, and that’s it!”

The two continued to argue for another hour about their situation and Katy. Then they went quiet for a few hours, striking up a conversation the longer they stood together.

As the sun started to set on day two, Katy let out another scream and her body began to shake again, lowering closer to the ground. Her veins started to become visible and they blackened, starting at her hands and working its way through her body. As it progressed the two became even more worried for her. She wasn’t making progress, and if she didn’t complete the task, she’d die.

In her mind, at the center of her being, Katy was having the toughest time of her life. Her friends were dying… and she was the one killing them. All the people she's met across the universes and had a connection with… gone. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see a shirtless man, a woman with black hair and a blue military uniform, a redheaded female in a black skintight suit, and so many others. Her friends, they were all dead. She felt her stomach roll and had she eaten anything, or could puke at all, she would have.

Vex sighed. “Wow, Katy. Kate too? You must not have cared for her as much as you thought you did,” Vex tisked as she spoke, shaking her head at Katy who was kneeling on the ground, body shaking and covered in blood.

Katy snapped her head around. “Enough! I’m tired of these games, Vex!”

Vex growled, appearing in front of Katy and grabbing her neck. Her eyes glowed again as she spoke in a dark tone. “Don’t kill him, and you won’t have to kill your own mother. I’ll make sure she's the most brutal of them all.” With that comment, Vex disappeared again to reveal Loki a few feet away. Katy had gotten used to the pain in her chest now. It was the emotional pain that hurt more.

“Iro? Where are we?” he asked.

Without a response, Katy had teleported to him and grabbed him by the neck, lifting him into the air. This was all too familiar. Katy screamed and hollered, but nothing was heard.

Loki gasped for air, his face starting to turn purple from lack of oxygen as he desperately tried to make her let go. “Put… me down…” he wheezed, eyes starting to bulge.

“Enough!” Katy screamed once more, now hearing the words through her ears and not just in her head as she let go of Loki, quickly teleporting to the other side of the arena and sliding down against the wall. “I won’t do that to him… I’m doing this shit for him! I refuse to hurt him,” Katy spoke, breathing heavily as she stared down at her lap.

A clapping sounded and she flinched slightly. “Good job! You pass round one of two,” Vex smirked, standing above Katy with her arms crossed.

When Katy looked up, Loki was gone. She looked higher and matched Vex’s gaze, “What’s round two?” Her voice sounded emotionless, yet pained and resigned.

“You have to fight me,” she responded, the sky turning to day again as she prepared the arena for the fight. “Without your powers, though. You can have me when you earn me, got it?”

Katy gulped, groaning as she pulled herself back up to her feet. “Deal.”

In Othos, there were two minutes until noon, and Katy still wasn’t done. Kate and Loki’s worry growing by the second.

One minute.

20 seconds.

“God dammit!” Kate yelled, rushing towards the tree close by with the first aid kit. As soon as she left, the three felt a pain in their chest, and Katy fell limp to the ground, her body convulsing.

“By Odin’s beard!” Loki exclaimed, quickly getting to Katy’s side, hoping just being there would help.

Kate rushed over and kneeled down. “Hold her still so I can give her these meds,” she explained, opening the bottle of medication and pouring ten pills into her hand.

“Wait!” Loki grabbed her wrist in alarm, keeping her hand away from Katy. “That will kill her.” That wasn't going to happen, not on his watch.

The woman rolled her eyes. “She’s a god, Loki. I doubt she’ll overdose.”

Loki stared at her intensely. Then gave her a nod, holding Katy down as Kate shoved pills down her throat followed by water to wash the dry capsules down. Only moments passed before she had stopped convulsing and the black veins started to disappear. Although, as the pills started to take effect, Katy’s hair turned pure white instead of its usual blonde. The pair shared a worried look.

10 agonizing minutes passed before Katy gasped, jumping into a sitting position and breathing heavily. Then she puked. Looking between Loki and Kate who both shared a sigh of relief, Katy pulled them both into a hug, a few tears falling down her face.

“I did it... Just barely, but I did it,” Katy whispered, finally letting go of the two.

Loki felt himself relax and sigh in relief. “Good to hear, but might I ask why the color change?” he asked, gesturing to her hair.

Katy responded by looking confused before pulling a lock of hair over her shoulder to investigate. The color startled her. Worried she might not actually be awake, she quickly got off the ground and ran towards the cars.

“Katy!” the two called, chasing after her.

It was a long-distance sprint to reach them and when she finally did, she looked in the mirror to see that she was, indeed, herself. Katy letting out her own sigh of relief. She was okay. She was awake. There was no reason to panic.

“Are you alright? What happened in there?” Kate questioned, reaching the woman first.

“I’m fine, not telling, and we need to get on to the next task.” Katy took a deep breath to calm her nerves, glancing over to Loki who looked worried. “Something the matter?”

“Yes. You just completed a three-day spell, and almost died in the process. Are you sure you’re up for something else?”

Katy took a breath, replying with a nod. “Yes, I’m sure. Now, we all need to get going. Kate, ride with us.” Katy told her friends, quickly hopping in the driver's seat. Without hesitation, her friends joined her in the vehicle before Katy sped down the path towards the military base.

“Woah!” Kate exclaimed, holding onto the handle above the door; more commonly known as the ‘oh shit!’ handle. “Katy, slow down!”

“No can do.” Her eyes never left the road.

Loki sat in the passenger seat, also holding onto the handle but his attention was fixated on her. Why had her hair turned white? Why didn’t she change it back? What exactly happened in there to cause those reactions from her? Too many questions jumbled in his head and too little time to have them answered. But he couldn’t deny he was glad she was conscious once more.

Within minutes, the group arrived at the military base, all three jumping out and running inside, Katy in the lead. Katy was panting a little, all three exhausted from lack of nutrients. “Kate, I need you to prepare the troops and have Loki help you.”

“What about you?” Kate asked as the made their way down the halls towards the lab.

Scientists and soldiers alike moved out of their way as the trio steamrolled past them.

“I have friends to recruit and a spell to learn,” Katy replied when they reached the doors of the lab, all three having to catch their breath. “Be sure to get some food. It’s not healthy to skip that many meals.” Katy told them, a worried look in her eyes.

Loki narrowed his eyes at the girl. “And you?” He had a feeling he already knew the answer and he wasn’t sure if he liked it.

Katy hesitated, pulling some of her newly colored hair behind her ear. “I’ll eat, don’t worry.” She was lying. He knew she was. “See you two in about an hour. Make sure you’re prepared as well,” she gave them a small grin before rushing in through the lab doors, making Kyoya jump and turn around to face her. “Kyoya! The big one ready?”

A surprised look crossed his face but he nodded. “Yes, ma’am.”

“Good. When I come back, be sure to close the small portal get the big one up and running.”

“You got it,” Kyoya responded, typing in the coordinates for Katy’s destination. “Alright, we’re stable.”

Katy nodded, giving him a half-hearted salute as a response before she jumped through the portal.

After Katy had left, Kate sighed, slightly frustrated with the god. “Alright, Loki. Katy had something made for you. It’s in the safe at the castle, down in the basement,” Kate explained as she dug around her pocket for a piece of paper with a code on it, handing it to Loki. Before he could grab it, she pulled away a little, “Please don’t take anything that isn’t yours.”

A grin snuck onto Loki’s face. She obviously knew about his skill set. “I won’t.” With that, Kate handed him the paper. “I’ll return shortly.”

While he was gone, Kate sounded the alarm, causing the entire base to burst into a frenzy of scattered soldiers going to their designated positions and loading onto the helicarriers Katy had their engineers build. While they were loading, Kate rushed towards the dragons ‘lairs’ to get them loaded as well. Hestia’s assistance in the task would be invaluable.

In Magnolia, the home of the Fairy Tail guild, Katy rushed through the doors and as the doors hit the walls everyone’s attention turned to her.

“Iro? Is everything alright?” Makarov asked, standing on the bar in the process. “What happened to your hair? It’s white.”

Katy chuckled a little, trying to catch her breath yet again. “It’s a long story,” she stated, taking one deep breath before continuing. “No, everything isn’t alright.” That comment caused everyone to go quiet, waiting for her to continue. “I need you to teach me fairy law so I can save everyone.”

The guild’s silence was deafening. “You’re kidding, right?”

“I’m a hundred percent serious right now. If I can’t cast that spell, there’s a chance that everyone, not just in my universe, will die. I don’t want that to happen, even if it kills me.”

“Iro… you know what can happen when you use that spell without years of training…”

“My god!” she groaned as she ran a hand through her hair, frustrated by the delay. “I do! I just need you to teach me. I’ll worry about the consequences later.”

Makarov hesitated, looking around at all the guild members in the hope of seeing some kind of reaction. There was none and he sighed and nodded. “Alright. I’ll teach you.” Katy nodded in relief, thanking the man. “However, if this is something that could threaten my children here, then we’re going to help.”

Katy was quiet, staring wide-eyed at him. Was he serious? “You do know what that means, yes?”

“Of course we do!” Natsu, the pink-haired hot head interrupted, bumping his fists together with a grin on his face. “This will be a great fight, Iro! Just let us help.”

Katy couldn’t help but grin at his comment, giving in to their stubbornness.

Back in Othos, Loki had just gotten to the safe and gone inside, looking for his items that were said to be there. He ignored the various trinkets doodle-bobs in favor of finding what was his. Down on the bottom, there was a chest with his name on it. “Whatever could you be?” he mumbled, pulling the heavy box out from under the shelf. When he opened it, on the very top was a new helmet with his signature horns. He pulled the helmet out and set it to the side. Next were duel daggers. They were much longer than what he had used on Asgard, but were a little smaller than swords. The two were meant to go on his back when not in use. Attached to them was a note.

For the fighter who doesn’t use shitty butter knives as weapons.

~Iro

Another grin crept on his face and a chuckle escaped his lips as he read her words. Taking out the weapons, he pulled out the outfit. It was a black skin-tight suit of flexible armor, decorated in emerald green and gold with a green cape attached. He was grateful for the new attire, not even bothering to leave the safe before changing into it. The suit fit him perfectly and was very comfortable. The design reminded him of both his most recent attire during Ragnarok, and his attire back in New York years prior.

After he had changed, he hurried out of the safe to return to the base and assist Kate in preparations. “Need any more help?” he asked the woman who was now also in her own suit of armor. Unknown to him it was the very armor she’d used to take back the kingdom from Vortigern.

Kate whistled, looking him up and down before chuckling. “Well, I see why Katy wanted you to wear that.” Kate grinned at the confused look on Loki’s face. “I’m fine right now. We’re just waiting for Katy to come back.”

Loki nodded, staying quiet as the two walked towards the helicarriers. He knew there was an army, but he had no idea they were so prepared for what was to come. How long had Katy known about this? Perhaps she was a seer like the witches his mother had been raised by.

As the two were walking up the ramp of the main helicarrier, they heard Katy’s voice coming from behind. Loki was the first to turn around, spotting the white-haired girl headed their way. She was now also wearing a skin-tight suit that was identical to Loki’s, but with no cape. Her signature sword was on her hip and her hair was tied back into a ponytail. A pink tint creeping onto his cheeks as he watched her.

“Hey! So you found your suit,” Katy smiled, almost skipping into the carrier. “Does it fit okay?”

It took a moment for Loki to answer. After shaking his head, he cleared his throat, “Oh, yes I did. Thank you.”

Katy nodded. Within seconds, her eyes had darkened with determination and she blew a whistle, signaling the carriers to close the bay doors and lift into the air and through the portal. Walking over to the side of the carrier, she pressed a button to speak to Kyoya over the comm system, “Send us through. Don’t forget the guild hall is joining, so have them enter with the ground unit.”

“Yes, Ma’am. Sending you through.” Kyoya intoned. He muted his device and reached over to flick a few switches and press a few buttons before giving orders to those on standby.

Just outside the barriers of Wakanda, T’Challa’s army, and all the other Avengers were already in the heat of the battle. Thor, Rocket, and Groot were already there. The aliens swarming their position were starting to overcome them. It was a difficult battle.

“Are you okay?” Wanda asked, worry laced in her voice as she rushed up to Vision who currently was leaning up against a log, hand on his wounds. The man groaned in pain, the Infinity Stone in his forehead glowing and pulsing, sensing the others close by. “What is it?” she asked again.

Vision looked around, eyes wide before returning his gaze to his beloved. “He’s here,” he whispered, horror lacing his voice. They’d run out of time.

Leaves blew from the trees as the wind howled and the ground rumbled, drawing Steve’s attention. “Everyone, on my position. We have incoming.”

“What the hell?” Natasha mumbled. She looked around for the source and couldn’t spot their enemy. Where was he?

A crack of lightning broke the sound barrier and those who could turned to stare at the two portals opening up; one in the air and the other on the ground. The Othos ground team was the first to join the battle. It wasn’t just the military letting out a battle cry, but also the Fairy Tail guild. As everyone traveled through the portals, Katy had given them a pep talk, striking up the cheers for blood.

“We are going to strike down our enemy who dares threaten our existence!” she’d said. “Thanos and his army will not take our loved ones away!” Cheers and yells had rung throughout the helicarriers and the vehicles moving on the ground. “Today is not the day we lose to some genocide maniac. For us! For Othos! For the world!”

A cacophony of yells and cheers sounded all around her and she grinned. Not bad for her first battle cry. She looked down at the forest and grinned. Katy reached over and pressed a few buttons on the display next to her, tapping into the comms of the Wakandan assault below.

“Any know who these guys are?” Steve asked.

“They are not Wakandan,” T’Challa responded immediately.

“Miss me?” A familiar voice spoke through everyone's earpieces, causing a smile to appear on Steve and Natasha’s faces. “I brought some friends. Leave Thanos to me. You are not to intervene under any circumstances.” Katy’s voice was stern and demanding, something new to the group.

Steve chuckled at the answer, replying with a, “Yes, ma'am.”

As the bay door opened (the helicarrier still moving to the landing position), Katy walked up to edge, eyes stone-cold with anger and determination as she glared down to the spot in which Thanos would shortly appear. Loki stood only a few feet behind her, studying her and waiting for her to say something. Anything.

“Katy? My orders?”

Katy shook her head, snapping out of her daze and looking over to Loki, staring at him for what seemed like ages. Just do it, said her inner voice that sounded suspiciously like Shia LaBeouf.

“Ya know, Loki,” she began, walking towards him. “I do feel safe with you. And I do have feelings.”

As she reached him, she grabbed his suit and pulled him into a kiss. Her eyes squeezed shut and she felt his mouth move against her, causing warmth to spread through her. Loki was shocked and froze when she kissed him. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to bring her closer or get away and he didn’t have the chance to think it through before Katy pulled away, leaving the dumbfounded god in her wake.

“Your only order is not to die. Or I’ll kill you.” She grinned, walking back over to the edge, and standing with her back towards the opening. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and let herself fall off, falling through the sky with Hestia hot on her heels to catch her rider.

As Loki watched her leave, he heard a long whistle behind him. Knowing exactly who it was, he sighed in frustration, turning to look at Kate who had a smirk on her face. He pointe a single finger at her. “Not a word, Winchester.”

Bruce, in the HulkBuster, turned at the sound of a portal opening. Instead of Katy’s team coming through as he’d hoped, it was Thanos who emerged from the gray smoke and blue electrical surges. “Cap,” he said, “that’s him.”

Steve took a breath, activating his Wakandan shield once again. “Get Vision and everyone else out of harm's way. I’ll distract him,” Steve commanded, keeping his eyes on Thanos. “Go!”

Bruce hesitated, but when he was yelled at, he rushed over to Wanda and Vision, picking them both up and running in the opposite direction, “Everyone run!” Bruce called. The group took his advice and set off, Steve following close behind him.

As Steve was throwing the first punch, he was tackled by Katy, and Thanos was picked up and distanced a few feet away by Hestia before she flew off again towards safety.

Steve looked up at the god in shock. “Katy?” She had looked different from what he had remembered. Her hair had been bleached white, her eyes looked much like a color wheel, and it seemed as if she was much younger, a little heavier set too.

“I fucking told you to run!” she snarled, jumping to her feet and pushing him away in the direction of the others. “I’ll handle this.”

He gave her a doubtful look, worried that she’d get hurt. She was only one person. How was she supposed to handle him on her own? Goddess or not, Thanos had most of the Infinity Stones. “Don’t die, Katy.”

She didn’t respond, standing only with her back towards him and a sword gripped so tight in her hand it made her knuckles turn white. He hesitated a moment longer before he took off after his comrades.

“Iro,” Thanos sighed in frustration, clenching his fists as he walked up to the small goddess. “I’ve heard much about you from rumor, and I must admit I did not foresee you joining this battle against me.”

Katy only grinned, twirling her sword around as she walked closer to him, “Oh, I’m not just joining the battle. I’m ending it, and you, right here.”

With that, the small talk was over and they charged one another. When her sword met his gauntlet, the metals causing a spark and setting the nearby trees on fire, and the sound ringing across the sky. It could be heard all throughout Wakanda. Some soldiers without an alien stopped to ponder what the sound was before resuming the battle.

Next, Katy blocked his next attack and got behind him, slicing across his back and causing him to hiss from the pain. Only moments passed and Katy had missed, giving him the opportunity to strike her across the face, sending her rolling a few feet away. The woman groaned in pain, slowly pushing herself up onto one knee and wiping the blood away from her mouth as she looked to Thanos.

“Now, for the last piece,” Thanos hummed, attempting to create a portal to go and get Vision. When the attempt failed, the titan furrowed his eyebrows and turned his hand over, seeing that the space stone was missing. He then snapped his head over towards Katy.

Once Katy had his attention, she chuckled. Then she pulled down one of her lower eyelids and stuck out her tongue in a mocking manner. But there on her tongue, was the Space Stone. Thanos scowled and marched forward only for Katy to swallow the Stone. Her eyes began to glow and morph into an electric blue that matched the power of the Tesseract.

“You’re more troublesome than that Asgardian!” He picked her up by the throat, Katy wheezing as his grip began to tighten. “I’ll dig the Stone from your corpse if I have to.” He began to dig his fingers into Katy’s abdomen, her screams echoing through the trees.

“Katy!” There was no reply other than screaming. “I’m coming! Hang on,” Loki called to her.

He stood upon the saddle on Hestia’s back before grabbing the cable attached and jumping off. Branches smacked him on the way down and Hestia kept on going. He came upon her position just in time to see Thanos lift her off the ground and throw her into a large boulder, a resounding crack echoing in his ears.

Katy gasped and blood fell from her mouth as she impacted the large rock, a crack forming from top to bottom before she went limp, lying face down on the ground. Loki snarled and let go of the cable. He slid on the ground, blades drawn and sliced along Thanos’ calves. Thanos groaned in pain and turned around to punch him.

Katy’s ears were ringing and she could barely hear the sound of Loki’s blades colliding with Thanos’ gauntlet in the background. Pushing herself up a little, she looked over to see what was happening but her vision was too blurry for her to make it out. Groaning from the pain, she struggled, but managed to pull herself up on her feet, standing in a position to keep herself steady. “Thanos!” she shouted, causing both parties to stop and look towards her. “The only god here is me. And this? This is where the sun shines on us again.”

Loki gave her a curious look and Thanos scowled. Then the woman clapped her hands together, a burst of energy flowing outward in every direction. Loki gasped and covered his eyes, and as the force continued outwards, so did everyone else.

When the light dissipated, all of the enemies, on earth and in space, had turned gray; falling limp to the ground. Katy and the others were standing, but Katy was frozen like a statue, eyes staring sightlessly at the ground. Her hair was a jumbled mess, strands falling around her face, from the ponytail they’d once been contained in.

“Katy, you did it!”

Finally, she had dropped her arms, looking over in Loki’s direction, but it was as if she was looking through him rather than at him. Her eyes were almost lifeless and blood dripped from them like she had been crying the red liquid. The smile of relief on the trickster’s face was instantly replaced by a look of concern.

Somehow, the woman who could barely manage to stand started walking - no, stumbling - toward the place she knew everyone else was gathered, seemingly in some trance. “I… I need to help,” she mumbled. “I need to help… my people.”

Loki took a few hesitant steps forward. “Katy? Talk to me.”

She groaned in pain, grabbing the right side of her head as pain erupted and smearing the blood. “They’re in pain, I hear their cries,” she mumbled again, Loki gently touching her shoulder. “Get away!” she screamed, pushing him away and almost losing her balance.

“Iro!” Loki tried again, the girl gasped and stared straight ahead, eyes wide. She was frozen in place once again, but only for a moment before coughing up a lot of blood, along with the Space Stone before collapsing to the ground. “Iro!”

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Beep. Beep. Beep.

The horrible sound kept ringing in Katy’s ears, driving her to the point of madness. It was all she heard and boy was it annoying.

“For crying out loud, someone stop that god awful noise before I kill myself.”

There was a soft scoff next to her, the man shaking his head a bit. “We just saved you after your last attempt. Could you please refrain from that?”

The quiet voice of the raven-haired Asgardian made her grin at the comfort she felt from it. Before long, his words finally clicked in her head. Eyes wide, she turned her head to look at him. The emerald eyes normally filled with mischief and curiosity were currently dark and tired, and the bags under his eyes didn’t compliment them one bit. His eyes were fixated on hers.

“Loki?” Katy was surprised that he was here and it made her happy to see his face first, even if he did look like shit.

“Good morning, Katy. How are you feeling?” He stood from his chair and walked over to her bed, sitting next to her legs on the bed. His movements were sluggish and stiff, almost like he had just woken up from a nap.

“I feel fine, thank you,” she gave him a grin, trying to sit up but groaning from the internal pain. On the outside, she seemed fine. The inside was where most of the damage was.

“Here, let me help.” Loki stood once more, placing one hand on her back and taking her hand with the other, pulling her up as gently as he could. Though she still groaned and winced. Once she was successfully up, he placed some pillows behind her to lean on. “Better?” he asked, sitting back down after she nodded.

The longer she was awake, the more she remembered from the most recent events. Although the one memory that kept bouncing around was what had happened on the helicarrier. The thought made her face turn red and her attention snapped to her lap, an awkward silence hanging in the air as she could feel his eyes still fixated on her.

“Thank you for stepping in, Loki,” she finally spoke, looking up at him with a small grin.

What she was hoping would happen, did, in fact, go according to plan. Loki grinned, shaking his head a little at her words. “No need to thank me, Katy. I had my reasons.” When he finished talking, he cursed himself in his head, turning to look at the door. The awkward silence falling over them again.

Katy sighed, looking out the window as she tried to come up with something to talk about. “Did Stark-” she was cut off by Loki’s cold hands cupping her face and pulling her into his lips.

She gasped slightly into the kiss, the action taking her by surprise. It didn’t take her more than a moment to relax into his touch, closing her eyes as she returned the kiss and feeling how their lips moved in sync. Though his lips were cold, they were also soft and somehow made her feel warm inside. Time seemed to slow and she wished the moment would last forever.

When he pulled away, they rested their foreheads on one another, both letting out a breath they didn’t even know they were holding. He dropped one hand to support himself as he leaned closer to her, his right hand still cupping her face as his thumbed gently rubbed her cheek. “Please worry about yourself for once,” he whispered, pulling away only far enough to look into her eyes again, their faces mere inches apart.

Katy scoffed, the smile appearing on her face again as she directed her eyes to her lap once more, but she didn’t retreat from his touch. “Loki… It’s not in my nature to put myself first, it never has been.” Her voice was small, like she had made herself vulnerable with him.

“Well, maybe you should take a lesson or two from me, min skjebne.” The two chuckled at his response, Loki kissing her once more before there was a knock on the door and the two pulled away. Loki stood with his arms behind his back. When the door opened, it was Stark’s face that popped in first.

“May we come in?” The door was only cracked, but Katy figured she knew who would be coming in.

“Yeah, you don’t have to ask for permission, Tony,” Katy chuckled, adjusting a little more with another groan, causing Loki’s attention to go back to her, worried she might need help again. But he was dismissed with a shake of her head.

Tony, Stephen, and both Peters walked through the door. While the others went towards Katy to talk with her, Quill stayed by the door with his arms crossed, not wanting any part of the conversation. His actions earned a glare from the god at the end of her bed. It was then that she realized that Loki wasn’t only there to wait for her to wake up. He was acting as a guard, which she found adorable.

“How are you, Tony? Shouldn’t you be in bed?” Katy asked in a worried tone, glancing over at Loki and then back to the others, giving them all a smile.

He shook his head. “We’re fine, Katy. And we came to thank you for doing what you did. I don’t know what would have happened if you didn’t.”

“But you did, didn’t you?” Stephen asked, crossing his arms. He had heard stories about her, but wasn’t sure what to expect or think when meeting the woman. “How, exactly?”

Katy’s smile faded as she looked over to Stephen, hesitating to answer. “That’s complicated. But the short answer is that I’m a goddess.” Exactly when, or how, could she tell them that in another universe they were only fictional characters? It wouldn't go over well with any of them. Well, she thought consideringly, perhaps Parker and Stephen would be fine with it.

“If you knew what was going to happen, why didn’t you step in earlier before Gamora was murdered?” Quill spoke up, earning glares from both Tony and Loki.

“I wasn’t able-”

“No!” he barked, grinding his teeth. “You weren’t able to? More like you didn’t. So why didn’t you step in earlier and save her? Why don’t you bring her back now if you’re this all-powerful goddess, Katy! We counted on you! She trusted you!” He was now closer to the group, almost like he was going to hit her or grab her shirt and shake her like a ragdoll from being blinded by his emotions.

She honestly couldn't blame him. Losing a loved one often sent people into rages that would normally never happen. Katy knew she'd be no better than Quill. In fact, she'd done the exact same thing when she threatened Zeus. Rage, devastation, terror… she knew he was feeling it all.

“That’s enough, Quill!” Tony raised his voice as Loki had put a hand on Quill’s chest, holding him away from Katy. “She did what she could to save us, Peter. She’s strong but she can only do so much.”

Quill shook his head. “You saw the scene she made! If she was able to kill all of those aliens single-handedly, why couldn’t she bring back one person? That’s all I’m asking here! Is that too much to ask?” he demanded, throwing his hands in the air as he scoffed at her reasoning.

“Okay - you’re leaving,” Loki interrupted, grabbing Quill and dragging him out of the room, the man protesting the whole way out.

The door slammed behind them and the room was silent, an awkward aura hanging over the group as they listened to Quill and Loki arguing, Loki defending Katy in the conversation.

“So,” Tony coughed, finally breaking the ice in the room and drawing Katy’s attention. “When’s the wedding?” A smirk spread across his face as Katy’s heated up. He found it funny when she was flustered.

She looked away. “I don’t know what you mean.”

“Oh shut up, Katy," he groaned. "You’ve had a thing for him since New York. Plus, Kate told us about the little scene you caused on the helicarrier before you did a leap of faith off the bay door.” Her face only grew to a brighter shade of red the more he spoke, Katy fidgeting with her fingers. Before she could respond, they all jumped as Loki yelled at Quill outside the room.

“For Christ’s sake,” Katy groaned in frustration and pain as she pushed herself up off the bed, Peter and Stephen trying to get her to lay back down, but to no avail as she pushed herself by with a hand on her abdomen and a hand on the wall to balance herself. With Parker opening the door for her, she made her way out of the room with her weight against the wall.

“Enough!” she interrupted the two, Loki quickly moving to help her stand and telling her that she needed to go back to bed, which she ignored. “I’m sorry I couldn’t help Quill, I really am. When I’m healed, I’ll see what I can do to bring her back.”

“When you’re healed?” Quill scoffed again. “She’s been dead for almost two weeks already! I doubt she can be brought back at all! You should have done it when you had a chance.” He mumbled the last comment, crossing his arms and turning his back towards her. It was obvious Loki was pissed, judging by his grip tightening on her.

All of a sudden, a wave of dizziness hit Katy, the rise in blood pressure probably being the cause. Adjusting a little, she gripped onto Loki, quietly calling his name before she had passed out again, Quill also rushing to help. Despite his anger, she was still a friend and he did worry for her.

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After another week in the hospital, Katy was told she could return to her daily work but to take it easy. Of course, she said she would, but no one actually knew how much she would listen. Who was going to stop her when she wanted a latte that didn't come from the disgusting cafeteria? Certainly not them.

When she had a moment of peace, finally sneaking away from Loki for a solid five minutes, she called for Chuck, hoping he’d take her to his little bar. Her wish was granted when she found herself standing next to the man.

Chuck stopped his typing and looked up at her, slipping off his reading glasses and setting them on the booth’s table, gesturing for Katy to sit as he did so. “What now, Katy? I was in the middle of working on my autobiography.”

“Good to see you too, Chucky,” Katy said as she gave a grin, sliding into the seat across from him and resting her elbows on the table.

“Please don’t call me Chucky, you know I hate those movies.”

“I have a request. I doubt you’ll say yes, but I wanted to ask.”

He didn’t respond, but only gestured for her to continue. “You want me to bring someone back to life?” he raised his eyebrows, surprised that she was actually asking this. Even with Seraphim and Alkestis, she didn’t ask to have them brought back. What was different this time?

“Yes. In exchange for my illusions, if you’ll allow it, that is.” Luckily, spending all that time with Sam gave her time to practice his famous puppy dog eyes that always worked on Dean. Why not try them on God and see if he would be weak to it as well?

Chuck groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose as he sighed. “I like how you know that using your powers won’t work on me, so you’re using your eyes,” he chuckled, shaking his head at her.

Katy let down the act, a smile appearing on her face. “Like it? I learned it from Sammy, figured it was worth a shot to try.” She laughed, leaning back in the seat as a serious look appeared on her face again. “I mean it though, my request. If you’ll allow it, it would mean a lot to me.”

He was quiet for a moment, typing a couple of words on his computer. “Alright, I’ll do it.” He snapped his fingers, giving Katy a smile. “You can no longer cast illusions, this is your permanent appearance. Your friend is alive and back with her group. Happy?”

Katy squealed, quickly getting up and going to give him a tight hug. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

“Yeah yeah!” He gently pushed her, chuckling slightly “go on, you have stuff to do.” Chuck snapped his fingers once more and Katy was back at the base in her office, Loki rushing into the room only moments after.

“Katy! I’ve been looking all over for you. Are you alright? Any pain?” Loki rushed up to her, cupping her face and looking her over for any injuries. The only thing visible was her signature scar.

“I’m fine, Loki,” she chuckled, giving him a small peck before pulling away. "I brought Gamora back.”

Loki only crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow at her. “What did you do?” he asked, a suspicious tone in his voice.

Katy chuckled awkwardly, rubbing the back of her neck and looking away from him. “I gave up my Illusions…”

“You what?” Loki shouted, sighing after. “Katy, those were important to you.”

“Yeah, I know. But Chuck let me keep the main illusion, I just can’t take it down anymore. This is how I’ll always look now.”

Loki’s eyes slightly darkened as a small smirk spread across his lips. “I’m not complaining, min skjebne.” His voice was deep and lustful, making Katy laugh a little.

“Not yet, my love.” She gently flicked his forehead before walking out to take care of some tasks. During her few weeks of absence, the stacks of paperwork were piling high. There were still many long nights ahead of her, but they were no problem.

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Well, that was a killer chapter. Sorry (not sorry) Minecraftian! :p

~ K-The-Queen

Not compared to a few others I've worked on. I was just stubborn and didn't feel like editing.

~ Minecraftian1213

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