Frosted

Chapter Six: The Plan

When I woke the next morning I didn't get out of bed; I felt too heavy to lift myself up and when I tried I felt like jelly, like my body would collapse under its own weight. Tony came to check on me every hour or so, he was still making sure I wasn't disappearing any more I'm sure. He brought me coffee not too long ago like he does every morning. I told him I felt sick, which was partially true. I was mostly just lazy.

I spent my time thinking about the events of last night. Loki seemed so different than he had before. He was nice to me and he danced with me. I felt a different feeling last night, one I'd never felt before, I felt like my stomach would explode and I would have a heart attack all at the same time; but oddly enough it felt right, a part of me craved to feel like that again. Loki was the only person to ever give me those feelings and it made me wonder if that's what it was like it I liked someone but I quickly shook the thought away. I can't like Loki, he was the bad guy, the god of mischief, a murderer for goodness sakes! Even when I tried to make the idea go away it always came back, and for a split second I wanted to believe it, I wanted to think that maybe I could tear Loki away from his evil ways with love, as stupidly cheesy as that sounds. I knew I wanted to help him get better but I was stuck on how, maybe that was the way. If I actually liked him I could get him to like me too and we could convince everyone to let him go.

I almost laughed. That was something people only read about in books. My mind started to drift to the questions Loki asked me as we were dancing "What if I'm not the villain in this story? What if I'm the victim?" it didn't make much sense to me. Loki was choosing to go down this path to spite his adopted family so why would he ask that? Was there something I was missing? I sighed and nuzzled back into my pillows deciding a nap would clear my head. I fell asleep with the song from last night and Loki's soft, velvet voice running through my head.

I sat on the edge of my waterbed at home. My room was bright from the rising sun shining in through the window "Where are you?" a voice asked and I jumped up from the bed and spun around to see Loki leaning against the doorway I ignored his question and asked my own "What are you doing here?" he simply laughed "You're dreaming, Melody, I entered your mind and inserted myself into your dream. Not that complicating" he was still smiling but I was confused "Why?" I asked out loud, he seemed perfectly content with me leaving last night so why would he go through the trouble to see me now? He looked like he was going to say something but he changed mind "You said you wanted to learn the extents of your powers, did you not?" he said instead but I could tell something was off and I was going to find out what "Why do you do that?" I asked I hadn't known him for long but I would have had to be an idiot not to realize he's been different. His face turned to stone as it does everytime I try to ask questions about him I glared back at him "Wake me up" I stated and he glared back for a second before waving his hand.

I sat up in bed and the first thing I did was go to Loki's cell, he was sitting on the bench looking straight forward. He didn't acknowledge that I'd come into the room though I knew he knew. Without saying a word I plopped on the ground and tried to do something I've never done willingly. I looked at Loki and concentrated. I needed to know what was going on. He was hiding something and I knew it. I pushed harder and harder trying to get past the wall he put up. As I was doing this we glared daggers at each other.

I tried for about five minutes until Loki finally gave in and sighed the wall fell and he pushed memories out to me each one lasing about a second but I somehow caught everything in great detail, I saw Loki as a child talking with Thor and playing pranks on him, many years later Loki was standing over his father yelling, then standing by his bedside whispering to his mother. The memories flashed by but one slowed down and played in real time

A man with oddly pale blue skin and two thumbs stood in front of Loki "You owe us a debt; we saved you from certain death" he stated but Loki shook his head I could feel his anger from his memories he didn't want anything to do with this man "I cannot do what you wish" Loki stated strongly an the man grinned under his hood and odd face armor "Then we have no choice" he was suddenly right in front of Loki with his hand on the side of his head and a bright flash erupted. Another memory of Blue Thumb showed but it was fuzzy I faintly caught the words "You think you know pain? I'll make you long for something sweet as pain" but it faded before I could understand what it was talking about. The next thing that showed was of me. It was when I came to the cell to ask what I was, the next was when he took my dreams away, and he felt pity on me. Random flashes of his dreams flew through my head, I didn't know how I knew they were dreams but it seemed to have the same feeling as mine used to; sadness, anger, deceiving, dark, cynical, all at the same time.

The flashes soon stopped and another memory came to the front, he was looking down to me dancing me across the cell, I could feel the confusion that ran through him as he looked down at me. I could hear his thoughts and know exactly what was going on. I had just finished asking him if he was the victim and he was spinning me around and dipped me. I don't understand. He was thinking and he slowly lifted me up in his arms. I can't. He started to lean down No! This can't happen! Not now! He pulled away then and I was pulled away from his mind. But now that I'd used the powers they were stronger like they always got when they slipped through and acted on their own accord. I could now feel sparks of his emotions even though his expression showed none. He was still confused but he was torn between so many different things it was hard to understand.

"You didn't have those dreams about your past until you took mine away" I whispered not looking at him though I heard him sigh "I did not know I would get the repercussions of them, Laufey must have done something to you when he took your past away from you, else I would not have" he explained and I continued "You really are just a victim" I muttered "I didn't see anything from when you were talking to Blue-Thumb until the day you took my memories... do you..?" I started to ask but slowly stopped myself. Loki shook his head in answer "I do not remember, someone else was in my mind, controlling me, their still there. Dormant for now but they will come back. As soon as their plan takes action"

"Plan? What plan?"

"They plan to rule over the human race; to use me as a vessel. I tried Melody, I tried to tell them I would not do it but I couldn't fight it off. I was only trying to prove to Odin that I could rule, that I could make him proud-" he stopped talking and he looked to the floor. His face contorted in pain. "That I could be an equal to Thor. But when I fell into the abyss Thanos and the Chitauri got me and they saved me. But I owed them nothing. They may have saved my life but utterly destroyed it in the progress." he was growling angrily now and he had tears in his eyes "They took anything I could have had left away. They wanted nothing but to help themselves. And that in itself was terrible." He stared at the floor furiously but there was clear pain in his eyes. Without knowing what else to do I moved myself to the bench and gripped his hand in mine, I honestly expected him to pull away but he continued to look at the floor while his grip tightened on my hand. So, I thought about what was going to unfold.

Loki's voice broke through my thoughts "You should leave. Off the floating fortress and somewhere not in New York" he was now looking at me a single tear on his face but his eyes were dry now, he was no doubt thinking about his father. "I have to tell Thor" I stated and stood, letting go if his hand . And Loki just stared at me but nodded "Do what you must; just don't be around when they come back"

"When does the plan take place?" I questioned and he looked down to the floor "Tomorrow" I did a double take, and he waited until now to tell me? I groaned and without another word I teleported to where Tony the lab. Tony stood with his back to me and I tapped his shoulder. He jumped and turned around "Where's Thor?" I asked instantly he raised an eyebrow "He's in the conference room, I thought you weren't feeling right?" I ignored his question and transported to the conference area. Thor was on the other side of the room so I went over and grabbed his arm, transporting once again back to my room. He turned shocked at the sudden change in atmosphere but when he turned and saw me he nodded understandingly. "We need to talk" I stated. He crossed his arms over his chest ready for the story.

When I was finished I was lying on the ground and Thor was pacing back and forth "So what are we gonna do, Point Break?" I asked with my hands over my face. He looked at me for a second but continued to pace, in complete silence. I had been thinking about the same question for about an hour now. What do we do? I couldn't just leave like Loki wanted me to; I would get contained, arrested and interrogated by S.H.I.E.L.D. I didn't want that, I needed to think of something to keep me out of trouble but at the same time help Loki.

I gasped and jumped up, "I have a plan" I stated he stopped pacing and looked to me to explain and I did.