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Chapter 6- The Guardians

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"Our dearest friend banished, (Y/n) gone with him, Loki on the throne, Asgard on the brink of war, yet you manage to consume four wild boar, six pheasant, a side of beef, and two casks of ale. Shame on you! Don't you care?" Fandral knocked the plate from Volstagg's hands.

"Do not mistake my appetite for apathy!" Volstagg yelled, standing up.

"Stop it, both of you! We all know what we have to do, we're just too damned afraid to do it!" Sif and Hogun pushed the two apart.

"We must go," Hogun agreed, "We must find Thor and (Y/n)."

"It's treason, Hogun."

"To hell with treason, it's suicide."

"They would do the same for us," Sif pointed out

"Now, shh! Heimdall may be watching!" Volstagg shushed.

A guard entered the room and everyone tensed, "Heimdall demands your presence."

"We're doomed."

The four walked from the palace, across the Rainbow Bridge, to Heimdall's Observatory where he was waiting for them.

"You would defy the command of Loki, our king?" Heimdall asked, "Break every oath you have made as warriors and commit treason to bring Thor and (Y/n) back?"

"Yes," Sif nodded.

"Good."

"So you'll help us?"

"I am bound by honour to our kind. I cannot help you," Heimdall quickly left the chambers.

"Look," Sif pointed at Heimdall's sword, in the proper position for Midgard.

From his place on one of the balconies of the palace Loki saw the Rainbow Bridge spread outward. He quickly turned around and stormed back into the palace.

He walked straight to the Hall of Relics, tapping his spear on the ground once. The Guardian stepped out from behind it's rightful place.

If Thor returned to Asgard then he would once again pursue war with the Jotuns, and everything in his plan, and Asgard, would fall to pieces.

"Ensure my brother does not return. Destroy everything. But leave (Y/n) unharmed, absolutely no danger shall be brought upon her."

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(Y/n) gave a thankful smile to Jane as she placed some eggs on her plate for breakfast. She sat down at the table across from a hungover Erik and a normal Darcy. After her first bite her posture became rigid.

"You alright?" Darcy asked.

"Yeah, something feels strange."

"Found you!" She heard a familiar voice yell.

She grinned, looking over at the glass doors of the lab. Sif and the Warriors Three were all smiling and waving at Thor and (Y/n), a truly comical sight. Erik dropped his coffee mug in shock.

"Friends!" (Y/n) ran towards the group, hugging them as they entered the lab.

Thor gave them hugs after (Y/n), looking ecstatic.

"Oh excuse me, Lady Sif and the Warriors Three," Volstagg introduced the group.

"My friends. I've never been happier to see anyone," Thor's smile left his face.

"We're here to take you home," Fandral explained.

"You know I can't go home, my Father is dead because of me," (Y/n)'s brows furrowed in confusion, who told him that? "I must stay in exile."

"Thor, your father isn't dead," (Y/n) said, "He's in Odinsleep."

A loud boom from outside drew their attention from the conversation. They walked out of the lab to see what was going on. It seemed as though a tornado was forming for a few seconds before something crashed down.

"Are you expecting someone else?" Darcy asked.

"It isn't an Asgardian," (Y/n) told them, her eyes wide, "I feel it, it's the Guardian."

"Jane you have to leave," Thor ordered as the group moved farther away from the lab and onto the street.

"What are you gonna do?" Jane asked.

"Thor's gonna fight with us!"

"My friends, I am a mere mortal. I fear I will put you in danger. But I can help the people get out."

"If you're staying I'm staying," Jane stated.

"We need some time."

"We shall give you time Thor." Erik, Jane, and Darcy stared in shock as (Y/n)'s Midgardian clothes changed into her Asgardian armor, "Come my friends, let's fight another battle."

Sif, the Warriors Three, and (Y/n) left the building, ready to face the Guardian as it slowly walked towards the town. The Guardian let out a blast, destroying several cars and bringing up pavement from the road.

"Keep it distracted," Sif smirked, running off the road into an alley.

"You guys remember the battle around a hundred years ago?" (Y/n) asked, "And how you-"

Fandral and Hogun were ahead of her. Picking up Volstagg and throwing him at the Guardian. The Guardian swung his hand and hit Volstagg into a car. He got ready to fire when Sif jumped off of a rooftop, impaling the Guardians neck with a large pole.

The Guardian shut down temporarily. The fight was far from over however, as the Guardian began to shift its body so it was facing Sif.

"Look out!" (Y/n) swung her hand to the right, knocking Sif off of The Guardian, "Fall back!"

The five began to run away from The Guardian. Sif was knocked into a car, the Warriors Three into the diner. (Y/n) created a shield around herself, ready for the Guardian to shoot at her, but he never did.

The Guardian looked over and saw the Warriors Three in the diner. He shot at them instead, knocking them out of the diner and onto the street. (Y/n) looked over to Jane, Darcy, and Erik, struggling to get to safety.

(Y/n) ran over to them, spreading her hands apart until a red and gold barrier was all around them.

"Go, now!" She yelled.

Before the three could run any further Sif and the Warriors Three joined their retreat, leaving Thor to face The Guardian.

"What is he thinking?" (Y/n) asked, as Thor dropped Sif's shield.

He approached The Guardian, speaking a few words that caused it to power down. (Y/n) thought it would return to Asgard when it swung out it's hand, hitting Thor back and injuring him.

"No!" Jane yelled, running out to Thor.

"My turn," (Y/n) began to walk for The Guardian before Sif grabbed her arm.

"Don't, please," her tone was begging, "Look at Thor (Y/n), we can't let that happen to you."

"He would never hurt me," (Y/n) assured, realizing why exactly the Guardian didn't shoot at her.

She looked at The Guardian, slowly walked towards him. She looked at all of the destruction around her, an injured Thor, a crying Jane. She had to end this. Because this Loki, wasn't the one she fell in love with. She knew that Loki had a plan to bring peace, but if this was part of it- causing destruction and bringing his brother near death- she didn't know who her fiance was anymore.

"Loki," she tried in vain to keep her voice from shaking, "Both you and Thor were raised to be kings, I know that. Thor was always going to be king, we knew that. You're working so hard to get the throne, why? Remember that day in the meadow?"

(Y/n)'s eyes began to tear up, "Where we said we just wanted it to be perfect? We can still have that. You can prove right here, that you aren't your race. That you- That you won't become a monster. Won't change from the man I love. I know you were told you were a monster, but you are the one who decides who you truly are. Please."

The Guardian slowly turned around and left behind the demolished town. (Y/n) smiled in relief, wiping away her tears. Her Loki was still in there somewhere then. She would work to pull him out from below the monster he was told he had to be, the mask he had on.

Turning around her face paled when she saw Jane crying over a motionless Thor.

"No, no, no, no, no," (Y/n) knelt down besides his figure.

Something in her gut twisted. She stood up, looking at the sky. Mjolnir. Thor had become worthy of his hammer again.

"Jane, you must move," (Y/n) grabbed Jane's arm and pulled her out of the way.

Thor's hand snapped up and grabbed his hammer. His Asgardian armor was summoned as he stood.

Thor flew into the sky, creating a large vortex that lifted The Guardian off the ground. A few seconds later we saw its destroyed form land harshly. It wouldn't be getting up again.

"Is this how you always look?" Jane asked Thor as he approached.

"Mostly."

"It's a good look."

"We must go to the Bifrost site. I would have words with my brother."

"And I my fiance," (Y/n) muttered. She knew that before when he wasn't letting Thor back there was logic behind him doing so, but now...What would make him send the Guardian after his own brother? Perhaps it was because the Warriors Three and Sif had come down to Midgard.

"You really know how to pick 'em," Darcy chuckled, shrinking back under a collective glare, "Bad time?"

"Excuse me!" The man from earlier called, running up to Thor and (Y/n).

"Donald, May, I don't think you've been completely honest with me."

"I told you the truth Son of Coul," (Y/n) pointed out, "We are your allies, if you return to Jane what you have stolen."

"Borrowed, deal."

"Would you like to see the bridge we spoke of?" Thor asked Jane.

"Sure," she answered, holding back her excitement.

"(Y/n)?"

"Alright," (Y/n) rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers.

Everyone disappeared and reappeared in the location of the Bifrost Site.

"Heimdall open the Bifrost," Thor ordered as he and (Y/n) stepped onto the circle, "Heimdall?"

"Heimdall?" (Y/n) called, growing worried. "Heimdall we need you now! Heimdall!"

The Bifrost slowly began to open, giving the others time to step onto the site. (Y/n) glanced away as Thor and Jane shared their goodbye. That would not be the hello Loki would be getting from her, that was certain.

As the Bifrost touched down, the group stepped into the circle. All of them ready to return to Asgard.