Title: brothers and battles

Disclaimer: not my characters

Warnings: AU for Thor film; semi-crack

Pairings: none

Rating: PG

Wordcount: 195

Point of view: third

Prompt: Avengers, Thor, people notice that Thor has a Trickster as brother

When Thor is banished after attacking the jötnar, Loki follows him. Thor is unable to reclaim his hammer, but Loki magics it out for him, and when the jötnar find their way into Asgard (Father's in his OdinSleep, and Baldr is such a nice guy, he didn't even think about welcoming the frost giants into their stronghold), Thor throws himself in front of Loki, taking a fatal blow meant for his little brother.

Loki, of course, curses him for it, but then he blasts the jötnar back and Thor's power is restored, and when Thor joins the Midgardian 'heroes,' Loki decides against returning to Asgard alone. (Father's awake, the jötnar tossed back to Jötunheimr, and Baldr banished for his inability to recognize friend from foe. He's sent to Niflheimr to spend time with Hel. It should do him some good.)

It doesn't take long for the Avengers (such a silly name, Loki tells Thor, but Thor likes it) to notice the chaos that follows Thor around, but when they ask, all he does is smirk that 'I'm a superhero alien god, booyah' smirk, and half the time, the chaos saves their lives, anyway.