Loki's Secret

Chapter 21: The Birth

He stopped dancing to look for his brother. "Sif, I am going to have to take leave. Loki isn't here and I need to make sure he is okay." In his chambers, he had to change back into his original form because nothing was comfortable enough to deliver the child. He was moaning and stripping off every possible piece of clothing to try to help with the pain. "I'm going to try to take a warm bath." He said before the next contraction ripped through him causing him to collapse on the ground in pain. Frigga ran out of the room in search of Thor, and she finally found him. "Your brother is in the early stages of labor and he needs you right now more than ever." Thor walked into his brothers chambers to see him trembling on his bed covered with a blanket completely naked. "Why haven't you changed forms?" "I've tried. It's just.." He moaned.. collapsing backwards onto his bed. "Help me." Thor put his hands around his brother and said to him, "Change forms. I want you to change forms." Loki did as expected and took the form of a heavily pregnant mare. He laid down on the ground and said into his head 'thank you.' "When you feel the need to push. Do so. You are really close to that stage now. How long have you been in labor?" 'Six whole hours.' He could hear him whimper in his head. "I want you to push on the next one. I know you feel the pressure." 'I've felt it all' before he could finish the sentence he noticed the mare go still and begin pushing. "That's it. Do it again on the next one." 'Easy for you to say. OW!' The mare began moving uncomfortably. "Here's the big one. When I say go. I want you to push until I stop counting." The mare went still. "One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Now breathe, there you go. Here we go again. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine.Ten. Big breaths now." Frigga looked at the two of them and smiled 'They get along so well.' She said to herself. She watched as the counted together with the next contraction. "Mom, I want you to count with him. I need to check his progress." She touched her sons mane. "Alright baby, count with me. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten." Thor looked at her, "The feet are coming out first. Which maybe why the birth is taking so long. Loki whinnied angrily. 'I need to push. I feel the need to push.' "You can't push or you will tear. If you have to nice easy ones okay." Loki responded, 'Fine, but this is quite possibly the worst pain I've ever been in. I'd gladly take a kick in the balls over this. This hurts so' he was cut off by the next contraction. Frigga looked at him with concern. "Can he push?" Thor nodded. "He can." "Take a big deep breath. Here we go. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine" "STOP HE'S CROWNING." Frigga ran his fingers through her youngest sons hair. "The pain. It hurts. It burns.' "I know. I know." Thor could almost pull out the baby but he needed to push a little bit more. "Loki, listen to me. I need you to give me everything that have you got. If you wait any longer you could harm the baby." Loki huffed and stilled himself for the next contraction. 'Here it comes.' They both heard him say in their heads. 'This is the big one. This one feels like a 100 out of 10.' The bloodcurdling scream that they both heard in their heads and he bore down and pushed with all of his might. 'Here's the next one'. "Count with me. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten." Loki pushed hard again and felt something fall out. " Congratulations! You have a healthy young colt on your hands." Loki let out a sigh of relief. "It's over. It's finally over." He changed back to his male form which was coated in wet sweat and his hair was dripping from it. "He's beautiful." "What is his name?" "Sleipnir." Loki chuckled, "Today was eventful." "Yes, it was. And it was probably the most eventful day ever."