Please don't hurt me
Thor, Areena and Loki somehow managed to end up on The Avengers Tower after Heimdall so graciously teleported them to Midgard. In any other circumstance, Areena would be dancing. But not now. Her gaze shifted to Loki who laid limp in Thor's arms. His pale skin could be mistaken for paper. A fine layer of sweat covered his forehead. The blood from his wound was practically everywhere. Thor was covered in blood that wasn't his and Areena gasped as she realized that Loki's chest wasn't rising.
"Stark! We need your help!" Areena begged as she stumbled into the tower. Thor followed her. Loki's head lulled as Thor tried to gently walk.
"WOAH! Goldilocks, Mind Games! What the hell happened?!" Tony exclaimed after almost spitting out his wine. It was 12 PM and somehow Anthony Stark was drinking. Areena internally sighed as he threw his glass away and rushed over to Thor
"Who the hell is this?! He looks like he got run over by a truck twice!" Tony exclaimed and Areena felt the tears form in her eyes
"This is Loki. He was held prisoner by Thor's bastard of a father. I think he had a magical connection with Asgard, but now that we've come to Midgard, the connection broke. I need you to help us, please" Areena begged and Tony nodded
"Jarvis! Call the others to the common room and prepare the Medbay!" Tony commanded
"I've informed the others, Sir. The Medbay is ready. Dr. Christine Palmer and her team are present." Jarvis informed in his ever so polite, British voice
"GOOD! Take him to the elevators" Tony said and Thor followed him to the Medbay floor.
Once there, Thor placed Loki on a bed and Dr. Palmer gasped in horror as she saw the blood mess that was supposedly a person
"Jesus! Was this man run over by a truck?!" One of the male nurses asked in horror before rushing into the Medbay with Dr. Palmer. Areena tried to go into the room but Tony stopped her.
"Nuh-uh Ma'am. You are not leaving until you answer our questions. Period." Tony said with a sassy voice before practically dragging Areena and Thor to the elevator and to the Common room.
"Woah, what happened to Thor?!" Nat asked as she looked Thor up and down and Bruce practically yelped. Thor was covered with blood and Steve immediately got up.
"It's not his" Tony dismissed before gabbing himself a drink
"That doesn't make it better!" Clint yelled and Steve got closer to Areena. He gave her a soft smile and Areena hugged him, practically melting in his grip. The two got very close during the battle of New York
"Jarvis, roll the clips!" Tony ordered and Jarvis complied. On the screen of the central TV, it showed the security footage of Thor and Areena arriving. There was a bloody sack of bones in Thor's arms and the room collectively gasped
"That is Loki, my friend. I met him in prison" Areena explained quickly and instead on answering their questions, it only raised more
"Okay, let me start at the beginning. After the battle of New York, King Odin-Thor's father saw potential in me and tried to make a weird political alignment between out realms. With any other conditions, my father would agree. But Odin wanted me and Thor to get married. My father said no-thank the Norns and Odin got mad. Instead of offering better conditions for the alliance, he attacked my realm. Auraheim was destroyed. My whole family was killed. I don't think there are even ten thousand survivors left. Anyways, he locked me up because I was 'dangerous'. There, I met Loki." Areena spoke of Loki with such a soft smile, it melted their hearts.
"Loki was brought to the prison cells after the war on Jotunheim. Odin believed he was a threat to the nine realms because the Norns determined him as the God of Mischief. He was only 300 - your equivalent of 6. He is 1500 now. He spent his whole life in the prison cells. The poor man was tortured his whole life. He didn't even know he was on Asgard before I told him" Areena explained with a sad sigh and Thor gasped a bit
"He's only 200 years younger than me? Norns" Thor exasperated as he rubbed his forehead.
"He had a magical connection with Asgard, I think. His body got significantly weaker once we landed on Midgard. I also felt a snap when we arrived. The poor man was held captive his whole life-he doesn't remember what happened to him in those 300 years" Areena said in a quiet voice and the room fell silent.
"Great. So not only does he verbally and physically abuse his son, he comes after a girl from a whole different planet AND holds an innocent man captive. This Odin guy is getting on my last nerves" Tony said and Steve gave a frustrated sigh. Thor looked down at his hands and bit back tears. His father was a damn monster
"I'm good at healing, I'm sure I can help him. I'll be in the Medbay if you need me" Areena gave a small smile before leaving
An hour went by, then two. Then three. Then four. Somehow, 7 hours had gone by and Areena was still at the Medbay.
"Jarvis, what's the status with Mr. Paper and Miss Glowy-Eyes?" Tony asked. He was very frustrated and so were the others, even if they didn't show it.
"Mr. Loki is stable now. He had surgery. Miss Royalblood assisted the surgery using her magic. Dr. Palmer has just left but there are still a few nurses left. Miss Royalblood seems to be very tired, but she is still in Mr. Loki's room" Jarvis informed and Tony nodded.
"Let's go check them out" Tony said before walking to the elevator an the others followed him
"So, what happened?" Steve asked cautiously as Areena stepped out of Loki's room. She looked exhausted. And horrified. She didn't even look at Steve or others before she got close to a pillar and collapsed. She started sobbing and leaned on the pillar for support. Thor and Steve knelt down beside her and tried comforting her, but she didn't stop crying. Her tears came out in soft whimpers.
"Hey, what happened?" Steve asked softly. God, he was good at this. Thor patted her back but she didn't stop crying
"Ja-Jarvis, show the images" Areena said in a quiet whimper and Jarvis projected images on the nearest wall and everyone gasped.
Medical reports, x-ray scans, body images appeared. Jarvis showed images of Loki's body. Covered, with scars. Burn scars, stab wounds, bruises of various sizes. Then, he showed x-ray scans. Almost each of Loki's bones had been broken and put back together. Small fractures, strains were everywhere. None of the wounds or bones were allowed to heal properly. The team stared in shock as they looked at the images. Finally, Jarvis showed medical reports. Loki had been most likely raped and tortured. Well he was definitely tortured and everyone was 99% sure he had been raped. But Areena knew. And even she was shocked. She thought it was a one time thing. Loki never spoke about his abuse more than once. Steve felt the tears form in his eyes but before they could fall, Areena was standing up.
"You have your answers. I had to use my magic to restart his heart. I'm tired. Please, excuse me. Jarvis told me my room is ready" Areena said politely before leaving. Everyone went to their only rooms but Tony felt like spying. He went to his rooms and pulled up the recordings of the surgery.
Areena was right. Loki's heart stopped somewhere in the middle of the surgery. Areena rushed up from her sitting position and rushed over to Loki. His skin didn't even look like skin. The monitors beeped and Areena reluctantly placed her hands of his forehead. She took a deep breath before pushing into his skull with all her force. She screamed in agony and yellow magic flowed from her hands and into Loki's head. She screamed so hard that her voice broke and after about 3 minutes of screaming, Loki was breathing again and his heart was beating. Tony learned from Jarvis that she transferred her magic to help Loki. That's why she was so exhausted. Tony was just about about to go to sleep when Jarvis informed him that Loki was awake and in distress. He didn't want to awaken the tired Areena, so he took a deep breath and entered the Medbay.
Loki was on the ground with his knees to his chest. He was leaning against one of the machines nearby and he was shaming uncontrollably. He was crying a bit but when he noticed Tony, his eyes widened in fear and he crawled over to Tony. He grabbed Tony's feet and started crying harder.
"P-please do-don't hu-hurt me an-anymore! I sw-swear I wo-won't steal! I am sorry! Please, I beg you! I am t-too we-weak! You can hurt me la-later, please not now!" Loki begged as he started hyperventilating. Tony just stood in shock. The poor man was going crazy. Tony tried to tell him that he wasnt going to hurt him, but Loki's green eyes were dull and gray. He seemed there but not there at the same time. He just begged. This mess continued for about a minute before Clint and Areena walked in. As soon as Loki noticed two other people in the room, he freaked out even more and jerked beckwards. He smashed into a machine and curled into a small ball.
"Please don't hurt me! I don't have a pride left! I can't sit up right! Please, don't!" Loki begged and Areena immediately understood what he meant. She remembered him struggling to sit after he had been 'punished'. Areena let out a sigh of pain before kneeling down and getting closer to Loki. She slowly placed a hand on his shoulder while biting back her tears. He looked up at her and his hazy eyes seemed to recognize her for a second. Areena forced a smile through her tears
"Loki? It's me, Areena. Your friend, remember?" Areena said through her own sobs. Clint and Tony watched in horror. Clint's heart broke a bit as he watched the 1500 year old whimper like a child
"Areena?" Loki asked as he brought his hand close to her face. Areena guided his hand to her face and melted into his touch
"Yes, Loki. It's me, Areena" Areena spoke in a whimper and Loki ran his hand across her face
"Tell me what you feel" Areena said softly and Loki continued feeling her face
"S-soft cheeks, bi-big eyes, sm-small nose, th-thin brows" Loki whispered and Areena let out a sob of relief.
"Yes, it's me, Areena!" She said happily and he seemed to smile
"You are safe, Loki. These are my friends from Midgard, they won't hurt you" Loki seemed hesitant to believe her but he nodded slowly
"Are you okay?" Areena asked
"H-hurts. My body hurts. My back, my chest, everything hurts" Loki whimpered and Tony felt a familiar ache in his heart. That man was so horrible treated. He and Clint shared a look full of pain
"Let's get you to bed" Areena said as she helped Loki onto bed. Tony and Clint reluctantly left but Areena stayed a little longer. When she tried to leave, Loki grabbed her hand
"Please stay. I'm sc-scared" He whimpered and Areena nodded. She ended up falling asleep in a very uncomfortable chair that night. But Loki was safe and that was all that mattered.