All an Illusion - A Loki and Sigyn Story

Twenty-four: Old Habits

"We should talk," said Thor. The Revengers had put their plan into action. Right now he, Loki, and Sigyn were heading to the garage to commandeer one of Grandmaster's ships.

"I disagree," stated Loki, punching in one of the many security codes he had stolen. "Communication was never our family's forte."

"It would have helped," agreed Thor. "Sigyn?"

"Oh no, this is a family deal. I'm not getting anymore involved than I already am."

"Probably best..."

"Odin brought us together, it's almost poetic that his death should split us apart," continued Loki. "We might as well be strangers now. Two sons of the crown, set adrift. Oh-" The door slid open and Loki found himself at the gunpoint of a guard. He'd been too distracted talking.

Thor quickly stepped in, disarming and taking out the guard.

"His death wasn't what split you apart," Sigyn stated as they headed through the doorway.

"She's right. And I thought you didn't want to talk about it," Thor reminded him.

"Well, this is where I leave you," Sigyn announced. She had her wedding and an escape to prepare for. She turned to Thor. "Good luck. See you back at home." They hugged and kissed each others cheeks.

"Thank you, you too. Please, don't actually end up marrying Grandmaster."

She chuckled. "Not planning on it, don't worry." She turned to go.

"No good luck hug and kiss for me?" asked Loki.

"Oh no, that was for Thor because he now has to deal with you alone." She smiled. "Good luck."

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"Get help! Please! My brother's dying! Get help - help him!" With that, Thor launched Loki forward so that he crashed into the guards and took them out.

"Ah classic!" he chuckled as a now slightly-disheveled Loki got to his feet. "Works every time!"

"I still hate it. It's humiliating." Loki smoothed his hair back.

"Ah, not for me it's not."

The brothers continued forward down another long corridor to the final door. Loki punched in the last code and they strode into the garage.

"Okay, which one's ours?" Thor asked, surveying the selection of ships.

"That one." Loki pointed to a bright yellow and red circular ship. Then, as Thor turned to look at the ship, he created an illusion of himself, approaching the control pad. "But I suppose any will do."

Thor stopped and sighed, realizing what he'd done. "Oh, Loki..."

"It's nothing personal, really." Loki pressed a button on the control pad, setting off an alarm, alerting the guards of them.

"I wish I could say I'm surprised..."

"We just have different priorities is all. The reward for your capture will set me up handsomely. I'll go drop you off with Grandmaster, collect my reward, gather Sigyn, and that'll be that. Maybe I'll even go send my warm regards to our sister, see what she's done to dear old Asgard."

There was a long silence before Thor scoffed and sighed. "Oh Loki, I really wish you hadn't." There was a flash of blue and gold and Thor disappeared, Sigyn taking his place. Footsteps signaled Thor, who appeared in the doorway and leaned up against the wall, arms crossed.

Loki's face fell, obviously caught off-guard. He was caught. "Sigyn-"

"Guess you're not the only one who's gotten good with the illusions. Just couldn't help yourself, could you?" She scoffed and approached him. "You know, you think you're only betraying Thor but in reality Loki, you betray him, you betray me."

"My priority was to get you out of this ridiculous marriage plot," he cried, becoming defensive. "I was doing this for you-" He tried to figure out when she had cast the illusion, settling on in between 'Get Help' and arriving here at the garage.

"Oh enough with that!" she snapped. "Don't lie! You were doing it for yourself." She shook her head. "Loki, I thought the world of you. I looked up to you, always. I wouldn't have changed our friendship for the world, for anything. I thought we would always be inseparable." She chuckled a little. "Together forever, as cliche as it sounds. Wishful thinking I suppose. Old habits die hard. Or not at all." She sighed and shook her head. "You just don't get it, do you? I never wanted to be Queen, never wanted to rule over Asgard and the Nine Realms. No, I only wanted you. I had everything I wanted before, and you blew it. I even loved you - Hel, I still do." She shrugged and gave a little chuckle. "There, I said it. That's not how I wanted to say it, but I said it."

A breath of a gasp fell from Loki's lips. "Sig-"

But she strode past him. "He's all yours, Thor."

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"There she is, our ticket out of here," Korg announced to the band of recently-escaped revolutionaries, looking at the grand ship. Then he noticed something on the ground at his feet. "Hey, what's this?" He picked it up, finding that it was one of the zapping devices used on the prisoners, turned on full. Yikes, someone must sure be in a lot of pain. He clicked the button, turning the device off.

He heard a groan and turned to see a young man shakily getting to his feet. "Oh, thank you!"

"Hey man, sure thing." Korg waved. "I'm Korg, this is Miek, and we're about to hop on that ginormous spaceship and get out of here. Wanna come?"

The man regarded them. "Well you do seem to be in desperate need of leadership."

"Why thank you." Korg grinned.

"Come on then." The man led them over to the ship, still stumbling from being zapped.

"Whoa, you alright, man?"

"Yes, I'll be fine. Let's just get out of here. We have one more stop to make first though: we have a wedding to crash."

(I don't imagine Sigyn will be too happy when she hears that Thor electrocuted Loki and left him there ;) She's like, 'that's not what I meant! Can't you two just talk it out and not harm each other for once?' Haha! But she said it, those special words! (Finally! ;)) Haha, thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed! :) And Happy Halloween to you all!)