The Nexus Event (Loki x reader)

Escaping Lamentis

a/n: another sleep deprived, unedited chapter for you all, i hope you enjoy<3

t/w: mentions of depression and suicide i guess? kind of towards the end. it's big sad feels whatever the heck i've written.

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'You know, I don't think I've ever walked this much in my life.'

'That's a pretty good life.'

'Well, you're lucky you missed it.'

You're walking a few paces behind Loki and Sylvie, and Loki's comment makes your breath hitch. They carry on talking, but your mind drifts, as it's been doing an awful lot these past few hours (days? weeks?) back to 2018. Two thousand and nineteen years in the future from now, Lamentis, Thor is mourning for his dead brother, and probably wondering what on Asgard had happened to you.

Twisting the ring Loki had given you round and round on your finger, you wonder for the thousandth time if it's possible to go and get him back. You're going to try it, that you've decided, but you just don't know if it's actually possible.

Surely though. If you, by some miracle, can first get back to the TVA, then steal the remaining Infinity Stones needed to make Thanos' gauntlet work...

If it can eradicate half the universe (and you're willing to bet that it could – Thanos had bet his life on it), then surely it can bring one man back? You close your eyes and try to remember, again, which of the stones Thanos already has. It had been purple, you're sure of it. The Power stone. And the Tesseract; you weren't about to forgot that one in a hurry.

Which leaves you with green, yellow, red and orange. Time, Mind, Reality and Soul. Paperweights in Casey's drawer. With the power to bring back the other half of your soul.

It's a long shot, the longest ever. But you can't not try, because what's the alternative? Dying here, or returning to the TVA, consigned to eternity with a faded replica of your Loki, and one who doesn't even seem to like you at that.

'Y/N!'

Your head jerks up, and you find Loki and Sylvie have stopped, and are both staring at you. The city, and the Ark, lies not far behind them. You hadn't realised you'd gotten so close.

'What?'

'Didn't you hear that? The TVA workers weren't created by the Time Keepers! They used to be regular Midgardians, variants like us,' Loki tells you urgently, before trailing off and looking thoughtful. A meteor, quite a big one this time, explodes against the ground not far from you, and you jump, looking up at the sky.

The planet is making steady progress towards you, blocking out the sky with its immensity. You hadn't noticed before, but it really is quite beautiful.

Suddenly there's a low rumble from the city, and a faint voice projected through speakers reaches you across the sparse area from the city.

'Ten minutes until launch, final boarding call.'

'That's our ride,' Sylvie says, starting forward and breaking into a jog. You and Loki follow, and by the time you've reached the outskirts of the city you're out of breath.

'Right,' Sylvie says, spinning around. 'Do we trust each other?'

'We do, and you can,' Loki says earnestly. You look at him sceptically.

'Read my mind,' he challenges, but Sylvie is already jogging into the chaos that is the city before you.

'No time!' she calls over her shoulder, and you and Loki are left to follow her again.