Loki had committed treason on a level Asgard had never seen. He would not be welcome back to his home realm. He would remain at the mercy of those he tried to control: the humans, SHIELD, and, of course, HYDRA.
By the time the Avengers come knocking HYDRA's door, Loki's long gone in every sense but the physical. Fortunately, even in his silent, fearful state, he's managed to make some friends. Wanda and Pietro won't let anyone hurt him. The Avengers are nothing but a threat, and Ultron makes them a promise that they'll be free of those so-called heroes soon enough.
(Basically, it's an Age of Ultron au where Wanda and Pietro have adopted a very broken Loki and they're determined to keep him safe.)
"He's taken one hostage."
"Information on them?"
"Yeah. HYDRA volunteer. Apparently Loki made a partnership with them for the scepter, they backed out, so he took one of theirs in hopes of getting the scepter back."
"Isn't that fun." Steve sighed
"Completely. Her name is Wanda Maximoff. One of two surviving volunteers."
"Maximoff?"
"Yeah." Natasha mumbled.
"Does Pietro know?" Steve asked.
"Not yet, and I'm not sure how he'll react when he does."
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Second Story on here, lesss go
Word Count: 43,231
(Only doing like 1000-1500 words per chapter, sometimes a bit more)
Completed: Yup :D