A/N: Sorry for the long wait, guys, but anyway here's the final chapter of the story. Enjoy.


"I'm afraid he's already left, Sir. And he took his suit,"


"Thor! What's going on? Why are you yelling?" Natasha asked, running upstairs with the others and into Thor's room.

"And why did Tony just run out with his suit?" Clint asked.

"And what's wrong with Loki?" Steve looked concerned. Bruce rushed past them all to check Loki's vitals, having to squeeze past Thor as he refused to step away from his brother's side.

"There is something in Stark!" Thor informed them.

"In him? What?" Steve asked, clearly confused. Everyone had moved further into the room now and was stood around Thor's bed where Bruce was still checking Loki.

Bruce looked up and explained what Loki had told him, lifting up the younger god's shirt to show everyone the bite, which had gotten a lot redder since Bruce had seen it that morning.

Natasha was the first to speak. "So, does Loki know how to get that thing out of him?"

Bruce shook his head and Loki groaned, starting to wake up.

Everyone crowded the bed and Loki jumped in surprise seeing five faces staring at him.

"Brother!" Thor knocked Bruce over to get to Loki and envelope him in a hug, lifting his upper body off the bed slightly. Loki hissed a little in discomfort but hugged him back.

He quickly told Bruce, who had stood up and brushed himself off, what he felt when Tony was staring at him then froze at the end of the explanation.

"Oh gods," He muttered.

"What is it?" Natasha asked.

"I know what's in Tony…" Loki tried to stand up but whimpered in pain. Thor quickly urged him to lie down again and asked what he needed.

He described one of his books in his room and Clint slipped out to retrieve it for him. It was a heavy red leather book with dry yellowing pages and a red silk ribbon hanging from the spine for a bookmark. It had no words on the leather and the only markings on it were two infinity signs interlocked on the center of the front cover with an X through it.

Steve and Thor helped Loki sit upright on the bed with his back against the headboard and Clint handed him the book carefully, he had a feeling it was worth a lot and was pretty irreplaceable.

Loki thanked Clint and flipped through the pages quickly but very carefully. He found the page he was looking for and placed the book in front of his crossed legs on the bed for the others to see but it was in an ancient foreign language. Not even Thor could read it.

Loki read it out loud to them all.

"Zagan (also Zagam) is Great King and President of Hell, commanding over thirty-three legions of demons. He makes men witty; he can also turn wine into water, water into wine, and blood into wine (according to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum blood into oil, oil into blood, and a fool into a wise man). He is known to feed on the blood of the immortal and can then hold a certain amount of power over that particular immortal. Although, that also goes both ways," Loki's brow furrowed as he continued. "The immortal will then be able to command Zagan as long as they're within a certain range of them and they say certain things first. Depending on how much blood Zagan takes, the range will be wider. The words are 'Ego immortalis præcipio tibi Zagan facere, ut i dicere' which loosely translated to 'I immortal command thee Zagan to do as I say' then give the command,"

"So… you can command Zagan to get out of Tony?" Natasha asked.

"I think so. But he didn't take much blood so the range won't be very wide; I'll have to get very close,"

"No!" Thor announced. "You're not going near him,"

"Thor, he may be our only hope to get Tony back," Bruce reasoned.

"We will find another way," He crossed his arms stubbornly.

"Sorry to interrupt, everyone." JARVIS spoke up. "But I'm afraid you may not have time. Director Fury is on the line, he doesn't sound pleased,"

Steve sighed. "Thanks JARVIS, put him through,"

"Yes sir,"

A moment later Fury's voice rang through the tower.

"That the hell is Stark doing!?"

"We're not mind-readers boss, you'll need to be a little more specific," Natasha spoke up first.

"Why is he in Manhattan attempting to kill innocent civilians with a bunch of creepy demon things?"

The Avengers all looked at each other.

"Suit up," Steve ordered and him, Clint and Natasha ran off the change without another word and Bruce went to prepare transport for himself Clint, Natasha and Steve.

"Hello? Avengers?"

"We will take care of it," Thor announced and Fury hung up muttering something about giving them all to charity.

Loki went to stand up and Thor helped steady him.

"Thor, it's fine, I'm alright," Loki assured him and pushed him away gently.

He quickly used magic to change into his armor and Thor watched in concern as the glow flickered slightly. Loki smiled encouragingly and Thor changed too.

"So?" Steve asked Loki as he walked back into Thor's room, clad in his Captain America outfit and clutching his shield. Natasha, Bruce and Clint followed after.

"I have to get close to Tony. If I can command the demon out of him then it will be automatically exiled back to where it came from and his legions will follow against their will,"

Steve nodded through Loki's explanation and turned to the others who were now stood beside Thor.

"Okay, here's the plan. Thor, you go ahead and establish where the worst of the legion is located and use the coms to tell us. Take Clint with you and take down at many as you can on ground level while Clint takes the rooftops. Nat and Bruce, you two ride in the jet with me and when we get the location from Clint then we'll help him and Thor. Bruce, you take care of getting out as many civilians as you can while me and Nat assist Thor or the ground. The police will also be at your disposal so they can help you cover more ground. Loki, have you had physical contact with Stark recently?"

Clint was about to comment on that but Loki subtly kicked him in the shin and nodded to Steve.

"Good, you can teleport to his position while we hold off the legion and command Zagan out of him, right?"

Loki nodded again.

"Alright, team, lets go. Oh, and Bruce, be prepared to Hulk out if we need a little more force,"

Bruce nodded and they all put their coms into their ears and left.

Thor ahead with one arm around Clint's waist to carry him, then Natasha, Bruce and Steve in the jet and Loki waiting on the balcony of the tower for Steve's confirmation that they were all in place so that the legion couldn't just attack Loki before he finished the command.

"Most of the legion is within a 5 meter radius of Grand Central Station," Clint's voice ran confidently through the coms.

"Thanks, Hawkeye, on our way" Steve replied, they used their codenames through the coms or on the battlefield.

Something suddenly occurred to Loki. What would happen to Tony if Zagan leaves? He's technically only half alive…

He couldn't think of this anymore because Steve's voice cut through the coms.

"Loki, the legion is distracted-" There were sounds of him fighting before he continued. "Get to Stark!"

Loki confirmed the order and closed his eyes, latching onto Tony's position in his mind.


When he opened them again he was on the roof of Grand Central Station and Tony/Zagan was stood leaning on the clock, watching the chaos below with a smirk. He was wearing the suit but he had removed the mask.

Loki tried to sneak up on him but when he took one step forward Zagan straightened up and turned to look at him.

"Hello, dear," He grinned as Loki froze.

"Get out of Tony," Loki ordered.

Zagan laughed and stepped closer to Loki, who instinctively held out the hand he usually carries his staff in then realizes he'd forgotten it and silently cursed himself. Before he could conjure it into his hand Zagan shot him in the chest with the thrusters of Tony's gloves, making him stumble backwards but not fall. He was momentarily thankful that Tony hadn't strengthened the blast on those things after Loki's first run-in with the Avengers but quickly snapped back to the present and jumped out of the way of another shot. He crouched down when Zagan aimed another at his head and Loki summoned a ball of energy to fire at the demon's face, not sure whether it would penetrate the suit.

Zagan grunted and staggered backwards, dazed and Loki shot up and started the command.

"Ego immortalis præcipio tibi Zagan facere-" He was cut off abruptly when Zagan's body collided with his own, knocking him to the floor and pinning him there with his hands above his head.

"Did you truly believe it would be that easy?" Zagan smirked and shook his head in mock disappointment.

Loki struggled against Zagan's grip on his arms and looked around desperately for something to use as a weapon. He could see Thor and Captain America fighting back-to-back against some of the legion while Black Widow guarded Bruce as he coaxed a frightened child to climb onto his back. Zagan leant down and sunk his dagger-like teeth into Loki's neck, making him clench his eyes shut and bite his own lip not to scream. Loki opened his eyes again and saw Hawkeye on the rooftop two buildings away and decided he was his best chance.

The god tried to block out the searing pain in his neck as Zagan bit down repeatedly around the original wound to make more blood flow and concentrated on his own hand.

A small blue flame ignited in his palm and he blew onto it to make it grow then flicked his wrist as best he could in the confines of Zagan's iron grip, hoping it will hit the rooftop Hawkeye occupied.

He felt his eye lids become heavy and start to flutter shut but knew it was because of the blood loss and he should stay awake. He heard the sounds of the battle below start to get distant and knew he should be panicking but he wasn't.

Then he heard the sounds of arrows rushing past him and forced his eyes open to see Hawkeye was now on top of the clock, shooting at Zagan. Loki wasn't worried Hawkeye would accidentally hit him; he had full faith in the human's abilities.

Zagan stumbled back, off Loki, and held his hand out to shoot Hawkeye with the thrusters but he jumped out of the way and rolled across the rooftop so he was a few feet in front of Zagan, an arrow already positioned in his bow.

"Loki?" He questioned, not looking away from Zagan, he had his hands up in surrender which was very suspicious.

Loki groaned and rolled over onto his front to pushing himself up onto his hands and knees. Zagan looked down at Loki and smirked.

"Ego… immortalis… præcipio tibi…" Loki shook his head to try and rid his mind of the cloud of exhaustion that was threatening to overtake his consciousness. "Zagan facere… ut i dicere… leave this… mortal body,"

Hawkeye took a step back out of precaution and him and Loki shared a confused glance when nothing happened.

Zagan clicked his tongue and shook his head. "You kids having trouble figuring it out?"

Hawkeye pulled his arrow back further in threat as Loki racked his brain trying to think of what he'd done wrong when an idea hit him.

"Ego immoralis… præcipio tibi… Zagan facere ut I dicere… relinquo hoc mortali corpore," He finished the command in the same language as the rest and Zagan's face paled. He threw his head back and screamed as what appeared to be red lightning danced under what they could see of his skin. They heard similar screams from below and Hawkeye looked over the edge to see the legion having the same problem as Zagan as the Avengers stood around looking confused but still in battle stances, prepared. The legion then all disappeared in a flash of red light and Tony's body collapsed to the floor at the same time as Loki's.

Hawkeye unhooked his arrow and hovered between the two, not sure who to attend to first when he heard Nat's voice ring through the coms.

"Guys, what just happened?"

Hawkeye spoke up. "Loki managed to expel Zagan and Tony's out cold,"

As Hawkeye expected, Thor was the first to reply. "And Loki? What of him?"

"He's out too and his neck is bleeding quite a lot,"

He knelt down beside Loki and moved him so he was lying on his back to look at the bite which was still pouring out blood steadily.

Bruce spoke through the coms. "Where are you guys?"

"Roof of Grand Central,"

"Try and stem the bleeding, apply pressure, we'll be up soo-" Bruce was cut off by his own grunt then Hawkeye looked up as Thor landed on the roof holding the doctor.

"Thank you, Thor," He nodded and knelt beside Loki, nudging Hawkeye out of the way. Bruce ripped the bottom of his own shirt and pressed the material to Loki's neck, making him whimper slightly through unconsciousness.

"Sorry Loki," He muttered. "Thor! Come hold this here, keep applying pressure but don't break his neck," He tied it around his neck

Thor dropped Mjolnir beside Loki and knelt down, his hands replacing the doctor's as he went to check Tony.

He had a pulse but it was faint and the glow of his arc reactor was very dim but still there. Steve and Natasha had joined them by now and Bruce told Steve to carry Tony to the jet while Thor was in charge of Loki. The humans all piled into the jet and Thor carefully lifted Loki bridal style and summoned Mjolnir to the hand against Loki's back and swung it, vigilant as to not hit Loki on the head with it.

Loki regained consciousness half way through the flight back to the tower and almost had a heart attack when the first thing he saw was the ground at least three miles downwards and instinctively wrapped his arms around Thor's neck. Thor chuckled at Loki's fear but became worried when he saw his brother's eyes begin to close again and swung the hammer quicker.


When Thor got to the tower he lent down to let JARVIS scan his retina to grant him access and took Loki down to Bruce's lab where he waited for the other Avengers to arrive.

The Thunderer laid Loki down on one of the metal table and pulled up a chair next to it, pressing on his neck a little to keep pressure on the wound like Bruce told him to.

"Loki?" He said quietly. "Please wake up, brother,"

He looked at the piece of material that was now completely red and dripping.

Loki didn't react, still lying silently in the cold table.

The rest of the Avengers got there a few minutes later and Steve dumped Tony on another table a few feet from Loki's. Thor jumped up, ready to help in any way he could as Bruce rushed over to check Loki's vitals.

Clint and Natasha were both pulling any pieces of Tony's suit off that they could and ordered JARVIS to get the rest. He did so quickly, seeming to sense the air of urgency in the room.

Bruce nudged Thor out of the way and slowly took the makeshift bandage away from Loki's neck and winced at the amount of blood and how pale Loki looked in comparison to his own hand.

"Thor, go into my desk and get the green box," He ordered and Thor rushed off to retrieve it quickly.

"Clint, is the arc reactor still glowing?" He asked.

Clint squinted down at the device in Tony's chest and nodded. "A little,"

Bruce nodded and went into the bottom draw of a filing cabinet and took out of one about ten arc reactors he has in there and tossed it to Natasha.

"Nat, you know how to change his arc reactor, right?"

Natasha nodded and got to work.

Thor held the box out to Bruce and he took it, thanked him, and placed it on the table beside Loki then flipped the lid open, taking out some sterile surgical thread.

Thor eyed the thread suspiciously.

"What are you doing with that?" He asked Bruce.

"The bites are too deep, I need to stich them," Bruce replied absentmindedly as he took out the needle which was in a sterile pack.

Thor paled slightly.

The doctor took out a small vial and put the needle into it, pulling up the plunger.

"What is that?" He asked, pointing at the vial.

"It's a local anesthetic; it'll numb the area so it doesn't hurt Loki,"

"Loki hates needles," Thor mutters.

"Well, he's out cold, he's not exactly in the position to complain," Steve pointed out from behind Bruce. He was still in his Captain America suit but he'd left the shield somewhere.

Thor glared at Steve but didn't act on it, just returned his attention back to his unconscious brother.

Bruce injects Loki with the anesthetic and got out a little bottle and brush. He paints the area around the wound with a clear substance.

"Antibacterial liquid," Bruce answered before Thor could ask.

"Done!" Natasha announced and Bruce looked up and saw the arc reactor was glowing strong. He smiled and congratulated Natasha then returned his attention back to Loki.

He took out a needle holder and a curved surgical needle then threaded it and picked up the needle with the needle holder.

Thor looked away when Bruce started stitching up the wound and Natasha and Clint came over to see if they could help. Clint had to look away too.

When he was done, Bruce tied a knot at the end and snipped the thread. Thor turned back again and watched Bruce take a bandage out and wrap it around Loki's neck.

Bruce then moved over to Tony and checked his vitals again. He gave in a few injections, including an adrenalin shot and Tony shot up and screamed. They all jumped and stared at him.

Tony looked round at everyone and saw they were all covered in cuts and dirt, saw Loki still unconscious and Thor and Clint still pale.

"What did I miss?"


After many, many physicals Bruce let Tony go get food, confident that he was back to normal.

Thor insisted on staying with Loki even after Bruce assured him he would be fine.

When the dark haired god eventually regained consciousness Thor leaped up and leant over the table.

Loki opened his eyes and jumped in surprise.

"Gods, Thor, are you trying to give me a heart attack? Do you have any idea how frightening it is for your face to be the first thing I see when I wake up?" He groaned as he sat up and Thor grinned, pulling Loki's upper body into a bone crushing hug.

"Welcome back to the land of the living, brother,"

Loki was about to protest but just sighed and wrapped his arms around the blonde's shoulders.

The Asgardians both went into the main living area where everyone else was watching Tony devour his thirteenth hamburger.

The other Avengers all turned and Tony stopped mid-chew when they heard them and Steve asked Loki how he was feeling.

"Tired," Was Loki's only response before he went over to the couch and laid down on it, staring at the blank television screen. Thor looked at him over the back of the couch and noticed his eyes already starting to flutter shut. He debated telling him to go to bed but knew Loki would probably just ignore Thor so he decided to just leave him. At least this way he can keep an eye on his brother.

Thor sat opposite Tony and glared at him. Tony slowly finished chewing and swallowed, staring back at Thor.

Everyone else sensed the tension and muttered half formed excuses to exit the room, leaving just Thor and Tony with a half-conscious Loki a few feet away.

"So," Tony was he first to speak. "How are you?"

Thor continued to glare and Tony sighed.

"Hey, I didn't do it on purpose, did I?" He pointed out.

Thor continued to glare. "Yes, you did,"

Tony was confused. "You think I asked to get possessed by some creepy demon thing and hurt your brother?"

"That's not what I meant; I know that wasn't your fault Anthony,"

Now Tony was even more confused. "Then… What did I do on purpose?"

"I spoke to Clint,"

Tony's brows furrowed together in thought then he realized what he meant.

"Oh,"

"What are your intentions with my brother?"

Tony felt like he was in a very, very unfunny comedy right now.

"Well, um, I might take him out to dinner, maybe a show…" He smirked. Thor didn't look impressed.

"Do I look to be in a gaming mood, Stark?"

"Right, sorry, well… I don't know, I just really want to be with him," Tony couldn't think of anything else to say because that was it. He didn't want to just have sex with him then move on to someone else. Or just to have sex with Loki lots of times. He wanted to be with him, to look after him, protect him, make him laugh… Oh god, Tony realized, I want a relationship!?

Thor seemed as though he'd somehow heard this realization because he smiled slightly and looked over at Loki then got up and left the room without another word.

Tony watched him leave then went over to Loki and stood in front of him. His eyes were closed but Tony could tell he was awake because he was trying not to smirk.

"Loki?"

The god didn't respond.

Tony shrugged. "Alright," Then leant down and kissed Loki on the cheek, not pulling away.

Loki remained still but Tony felt the muscles in his cheek twitch slightly in an effort not to smile.

The human knelt down in front of the couch and kissed Loki's lips.

Loki finally responded, kissing back lightly and Tony smiled against his lips before pulling back a few centimeters.

Loki's eyes fluttered open and Tony smiled wider.

"Hey," He greeted and Loki smiled.

"Hello,"

Tony rested his arms on the couch in front of Loki's face and propped his chin up on them.

"How are you feeling?" His eyes flicked down to the bandage and he felt a pang on guilt.

Loki shrugs. "It doesn't hurt, it's just numb," He reassured him.

Tony nods and presses their lips together again. "Is there any other side effects of that thing drinking your blood? You're not still connected to it in some way, are you?"

Loki shook his head, his eyes falling shut again and Tony chuckled.

"Come on, to bed," Tony stood up and tugged Loki's arm.

"I don't want to go to bed," Loki whined, making Tony laugh again.

"You sound like a stroppy child,"

Loki pouted and Tony just continued dragging him to his own room, not Loki's.

Loki realized they weren't going to his room but didn't protest.

When they were in the room Tony locked the door and kissed Loki again but not as chaste this time, more needy. Loki made a little noise of surprise but kissed back just as urgently.

They tumbled onto the bed with Tony on top of Loki and they both laughed.

They kept kissing but didn't go any further.

Tony kisses along Loki's jaw and when he looked up again, Loki had fallen asleep. Tony chuckled and pulled the covers over them both, moving Loki's head onto his chest beside his arc reactor and kissed his hair.

He yawned and closed his eyes as he felt Loki's arms wind round his stomach and Tony fell asleep with a content smile on his face.


A/N: Wow, that's a really cheesy ending. Anyway, that's the best I can do, sorry this chapter took so long. That's the end of this I Am Iron Man, let me know what you think.