Unfinished Gems

Trick Hunt - 12

It was official. Loki was glad that Dean had his own separate personality that could act independent of his own. Sam had apparently picked up on his brother's presence through the odd Winchester telepathy they had going on...likely as a side effect of Loki hiding the Mind Stone in the Impala's engine near the console...so he was present when Dean's brain to mouth filter malfunctioned, and he actually told off Odin to his face.

Sam's leg quickly grew tired of trying to kick Dean into shutting up, so he finally resorted to a very painful slap to the head.

Though they did accidentally find out one thing though.

Loki was not supposed to end up in Dean Winchester originally. Apparently Yahweh, or 'God' to the humans, had diverted Loki's soul at the last minute into Dean for a laugh.

Considering the alternative, the life of a nameless vagrant, Loki preferred being Dean.

At least he got a brother out of it.

Loki, however, was not ashamed of Dean's sudden lack of tact and lack of self-preservation skills. He was glad Dean had put voice to things he would never dare to say out loud, much less in the presence of Odin while he was awake. Hearing Dean call Odin out on his spectacularly horrible timing telling Loki he was adopted and the fact he clearly favored Thor over Loki was something he would remember for centuries.

Though seeing Frigga hide a smile behind her hand, Loki knew his mother was glad Loki finally had a way of saying things he normally couldn't.

Odin didn't look happy, but he also didn't threaten to banish Dean and Sam from Asgard.

Instead he decided on a change of subject.

"Would you care to explain why you were surrounded by angels for several months?"

Dean made a face, then switched with Loki seamlessly.

"The mortal's heaven apparently has a prophecy involving Lucifer and Michael. Unfortunately, that prophecy involves Sam and 'Dean' Winchester. Dean was supposed to be the vessel for Michael, while Sam is Lucifer's. Naturally I disagreed with that, so when the opportunity presented itself, I derailed their plans. At the moment, things are at a standstill, and will only grow worse from there once Lucifer learns Sam is no longer capable of harboring his grace."

There was also the oddity of the four days Dean and Loki spent in 2014, where Sam was possessed by Lucifer and running rampant.

They never did find out which angel took them there, or why.

Though they did alert Fury about the Croatoan virus and that the demons had spread it through a fake vaccine once Pestilence had gotten started.

Fury had been pissed, but finding out that an entire town had been wiped out by the virus had been enough to convince him that Loki wasn't lying. Being able to name the date, town, and some of the people there had proven their case.

Either way, SHIELD was now on the lookout for fake vaccines carrying a virus. They even had a rough idea of which company to look at.

Loki ran his hand through his hair, a habit he picked up from Dean.

"Right now, Earth is at a crossroads. I don't plan on tipping the mess the angels allowed to happen one way or another. I'm removing the pins and letting whatever happens next happen. Having aliens fighting over the humans is bad enough...the last thing they need is to have a pair of petulant angels having a grudge match over who father loved best."

Hearing Sam's snort, Loki glared at him.

"My disagreement with Thor is nothing like Michael and Lucifer's bitch fest," said Loki flatly.