12 Chapter 12 A Plea For Help

Loki's POV

When I came back to Asgard, I expected my father to lock me in the dungeons and only let me out for the council meetings. But I was happily surprised when he decided only to confine me to my chambers and was allowing me to have private dinners with them as well. He was being surprisingly nice and I appreciated it as I didn't want to be stuck in a cell. But still this place felt like one as I found myself wishing I was back on Earth with Katrina, the woman who changed everything. Who changed me.

She knew who I was when she met me and didn't judge me at all for my actions even though she is the sister of Tony Stark who I nearly killed. But she was struggling and I ended up helping her as we became so close as I taught her magic. She became so full of life and happy and I wondered how a woman who felt so low and nearly killed herself, could rise above it and shine. Every day I felt her melting away the ice around my heart as she showed me a different way to live, a new way to see the world and I fell hopelessly in love with her.

I tried not to but she was impossible to resist and I figured since she was blind, she wouldn't want to be with me. And then when I healed her sight, she made it so obvious how she felt about me and I wanted to ask her out. I wanted to kiss her and make her mine. To make her my girl but my brother interrupted and I had to go back to Asgard and leave her behind. It hurts being away from her but I know she is safe and is wearing the pendant so I can find her no matter what. I love her and I should have told her. But instead I have been brought back home and been here longer than I expected, having meetings every day and wondering when I can go home to her.

It's been three weeks since I came home and finally I can go back home to her after my lunch with my family. My father finally believes me somewhat about Thanos and after I told him and the council everything, they are preparing for if he ever attacks and making sure he can't control anyone again. But because of the destruction I caused, I am still banished for the next 10 years which honestly is fine with me. I deserve it but also I get to spend those years with Katrina.

I'm currently having a private lunch before my brother escorts me to the Bifrost so I can go back to Earth. I found myself eating quicker than normal, keen to get back and my brother noticed. It only made him chuckle under his breath which caught my mothers and fathers attention. I haven't yet told them that I had fallen for Katrina, a mortal, considering my father probably wouldn't take it well. We all know he doesn't like mortals.

"Is there something we don't know?" Our Father asks suspiciously, noticing the look I am giving Thor.

I shake my head, "No I'm just keen to go back to Earth, that's all."

"My brother has fallen in love." Thor says, ratting me out.

I look at him, outraged, "Brother!"

He chuckles, "Come on, they were going to find out eventually."

Rolling my eyes, I turn back to mother and father who are wearing different expressions which are practically the opposite. Our mother seems happy by the news but our father looks surprised but disappointed. He hated when Thor fell in love with a mortal and now I have done the same. But I don't regret falling for Katrina, never.

"That's so sweet." Our mother says with the brightest of smiles, sitting opposite me and Thor, "You must tell me all about her."

"You have fallen for a mortal?" Our father asks, sounding annoyed but surprised as well.

I nod my head, "I know you don't approve father but Katrina is different to any other mortal I have met. She accepted me for who I am. She gave me a home on Earth and made me feel welcomed and even defended my actions from when I was mind controlled. She made me see the world differently and considering she was blind, she is so full of life."

"She was blind?" My father asks, "I didn't think mortals could cure blindness."

I shake my head, "They can't but I can. I healed her retina's and restored her sight, by accident but I did. But even before, we were already falling in love with each other."

My mother smiles, "That's so sweet and I am pleased you could help her. Your magic has indeed grown on Earth."

"But she is mortal." Father reminds me.

I look at him, "She is no ordinary mortal. She has magic just like me and is extraordinary and strong. I haven't met a woman like her and she even touched me in my Jotun form without getting burdened." They stare at me shocked, "Yeah it surprised me too and she accepted me, either forms. So yes father, I have fallen in love with a mortal."

He nods, "I can't deny that I don't approve of you loving a mortal but when you first arrived, you were different son. You had changed and I could see not the man who hated me but my son, happy and content and full of life. I might not approve but she is a positive influence on you."

"She is." I say, agreeing with him.

"I'm pleased you have found someone who has made you happy." My mother says, overjoyed, "And the fact she has magic and can touch you in your Jotun form, shows how powerful and extraordinary she is."

I smile, "I am pleased that you approve mother considering I gave her the pendant that we made together."

She smiles brightly, "You really do love her don't you?"

"I do and we are not even together yet. I didn't get the chance to ask her to court me before I left." I whisper, wishing I had admitted my feelings for her.

Thor chuckles, putting his hand on my shoulder, "Yeah sorry I interrupted your moment. You looked so cute together."

I roll my eyes and about to comment about him and Lady Sif when I feel this familiar magic hit me before I hear a voice in my head. Her voice.

'Loki I love you and I need you. Please find me, save me… please… I love you.'

Her voice fades and I feel the drink slip out of my hand and spill over the table but I don't care. Her words are ringing in my mind and all I can think about is the woman I love is in trouble. I don't know how I can hear her from here considering I am realm's away but she loves me, needs me and is in trouble. I'm coming Katrina, my love, just hold on. I will find you and I will save you.

"Brother what's wrong?" Thor asks me, snapping me out of my trance.

I look at him, before using magic to clean up my spilled drink, "Katrina just called out to me telepathically, she's in trouble. I have to go."

"How is that even possible?" Mother whispers, "She's in a different realm."

I shrug as I stand up, "I don't know but I heard her and she needs me. I fear something terrible has happened in my absence. I must go."

Father nods, "Go but you can't return."

"I know. Thank you father, mother."

Wishing them all goodbye, I leave the private dining room and teleport straight to the Bifrost. Not wanting to waste time. I run inside and Heimdell activates the Bifrost and in seconds, I am traveling through space back to Earth.

When I arrive on the balcony, my eyes widen in horror at the sight before me as I go into what was mine and Katrina's floor. But it is hardly recognisable. The glass windows and doors have been smashed in and bits of glass are everywhere. Tv is smashed, the sofa is in tatters and the ceiling and floors are dented, hanging or burned. Everything has been destroyed, there is scorch marks everywhere and it looks like I have walked into a war zone. What the hell happened here? And where is Katrina?

Then I hear groaning and I can make out Tony in his Iron man suit, leant up against a wall and he is bleeding badly. I run over to him and he is barely conscious, losing a lot of blood with his suit in tatters. I kneel down beside him and begin healing him. And I fear if I had got here any later, I don't think he would have survived. Thank god I arrived when I did. He becomes more awake as I heal him and he looks at me, looking relieved to see me.

"Loki… I didn't think I would ever be so happy to see you."

I smile as I finish healing him, "What happened here Tony? It looks like I have walked into a war zone."

He takes a breath as the pain melts away, "Hydra attacked us. We fought the best we could but we were outnumbered and overwhelmed. They stabbed me and I told Katrina to run and she did… but there was too many." He looks at me, pained, "They took her Loki. They got Katrina."

I frown as I nod, "I know, I heard her."

He looks at me confused, "What do you mean?"

"I don't know how but I heard her call out telepathically to me in Asgard and I came back here to save her." I move my hands aside, "All healed."

Tony checks his side before I help him to his feet, "Thank you Loki. I would have been a goner if you hadn't turned up. But how are we going to find her? I have no idea where Killian and his Hydra thugs could be keeping her."

I smirk as I remember the pendant, "Was she wearing the green pendant necklace that I gave her?"

He nods, "Off course, she never takes it off. Why? What did you do?"

"The pendant is a tracking device. It's laced with my magic so I could find her no matter where she is. All I have to do is focus on it and I can track it right to her." I tell him which makes him smile, "But I'm going to need help getting to her if Killian has a lot of men."

"I will gather the Avengers." He states, taking off the broken pieces of armour, "We can attack the base and you can sneak inside and save her. I'm sure she would like that."

I smile at that before frowning, "I just hope she is ok."

He nods, "So do I. But we will save her and then you can ask her out and be together and be as happy as me and Pepper."

My eyes widen as I look at him, "You know I like her? And you approve?"

He chuckles, "It was a little obvious and after everything you have done for my sister, I think you would be perfect for her. It's clear you love her so let's go upstairs, we need to act quickly if we are going to save my sister."

Then we go upstairs, using the stairs as the lift is destroyed and Tony suits up as he calls the other Avengers for help. I then use my magic and focus on the pendant and we get her location. She is in a warehouse on the outskirts of the city and it isn't that far away. So once Steve, Nat, Clint and Bruce have arrived and we updated them on everything that happened, we get in the jet and fly to the warehouse. But even as I sit with our friends, going over the plan and them thanking me for saving Tony, all I can think about is Katrina and her desperate plea for help.

She sounded so scared and frightened and I fear what Killian has planned or is doing to her. What if he harms her? I don't think I could forgive myself if something bad happened to her. But we are on our way and I will save her no matter what it takes. I love her too and I'm coming my love, just hold on a little longer. I'm coming to save you.