The Child (Tharol's son)

3. Sanctum Sanctorum

"Where's Odin?" Your dad asks Loki.

"You just couldn't stay away, could you? Everything was fine without you both." Your uncle says.

"Oh, uncle that hurts" You tell him a bit offended.

He looks at you smiling "Asgard was prospering. You've ruined everything. Ask them..."

"Where's Father? Did you kill him" Your dad interferes getting closer to him.

"You had what you wanted. You had the independence you asked for." Loki says before stumbling on a couch, your dad pushes the Mjölnir onto him threateningly.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Your uncle grunts. "Okay. I know exactly where he is."

You, your father and your uncle go to the brifost and are transported to Midgard, your home, arriving in New York. All of you change to "earth" clothes and end up standing in front of a demolished building with a sign that says 'Shady Acres care home'.

"I swear I left him right here." Loki says.

"Right here on the sidewalk or right there where the building is being demolished?" Your father tells him.

"Great planning" You say sarcastically.

"How was I supposed to know? Can't see into the future. I'm not a witch" He  says.

"No? Then why do you dress like one?" You say, holding back your laughter.

"Hey" He says offended.

"I can't belive you're alive. I saw you die. I mourned you, I cried for you." Your dad says.

"Me too, uncle. That was a bit cruel of you." You tell him, feeling the sadness you felt all the times he tricked you into thinking he was dead. He wasn't the perfect uncle but you love him. You remember the first time he died.  You were really young and you cried on your mother's lap for hours.

"I'm honored." Loki says looking at both of you.

"Ask them." You hear one woman say to her friend. "Hi. Would you mind taking a picture with us?" The friend asks you.

"Oh, sure" You say. The girls start giggling. One of them walks to Loki and passes her phone to him. "Could you take the photo?" She asked your uncle. 

Annoyed he takes the phone to take the picture of the two girls, your father with his umbrella and you.

"Start figuring out where he is" Your father commands your uncle.  All of you pose for the photo.

"Oh, my God. Are you single?" One of the girls asks you when the picture is taken. You just smile and evade the question.

"Sorry to hear Carol dumped you." The other one says to your father "Let's go Jess!" and both of them go away.

"She didn't dump me, you know." Your father says. "She had to go to save some universe and I had to save the Realms, there was no dumping" 

"I miss her" You tell your dad.

He puts a hand on your shoulder "Me too". Just after he says it, golden lights swirls around Loki's feet. 

"What's this? What are you doing?" Your father asks your uncle.

"This isn't me." Loki says before disappearing into the ring on the floor.

"What the hell" You say taking the card of the pavement. "177A Bleecker Street" You read the card. "That's a curious way to invite us."

You arrive at the address and knock on the door. At the third knock you appear suddenly inside the dark cavernous building. Looking around, you see a figure appearing in front of a large round window. "Dad" You warn your father.