Loki seemed to slowly fit in more when he was allowed to go on missions, thanks to Peter's suggestion. The team still had their doubts about him (most of them the victim of a prank at one point or another), but Peter managed to convince them to at least give it a chance.

To their surprise, it actually worked. The pranks at the compound stopped almost completely and missions went by smoother. Loki had become a very natural part of the team, making Thor very proud of his brother. The two of them were always on missions together now, and Peter was really happy for them... But he missed his buddy.

"Mr. Stark," Peter started, walking into the lab that his mentor was working in, "Can I ask you a favor?"

Tony stopped his work, looking over at the kid with a raised brow. When does Peter ask for anything? "Yeah, kid. Shoot."

He nervously messed with the strap on his backpack as he looked down and swallowed thickly, "I was wondering... could I go on the mission with Mr. Loki and Mr. Thor?"

"Absolutely not."

Peter faltered slightly, not expecting such an outright no. "But Mr. Stark-"

"No, Peter, they're not staying in New York. They're not even staying in America!"

"But are they staying on Earth?"

The two narrowed their eyes at each other as Tony turned back to his work desk, "The answer's still no, kid. You aren't going with them."

Peter groaned as he turned and left, marching to the elevator as dejected as he could. When Mr. Stark didn't call him back to apologize and let him go, Peter sighed and pulled his backpack off his shoulder and dug inside. He had other ways to achieve his goal.

He went down the halls of the top floor at the compound, his backpack slung over his shoulder again and a large book in his hands. He stopped at a door and took a breath before knocking

"Enter."

"Hey, Mr. Loki," Peter started, peeking his head into Loki's room. The trickster was laying across his bed, book in hand and a cup of tea on the dresser. He looked up at Peter with a raised eyebrow as he closed the book.

"What is it, child?"

Peter walked into the room more, a suspiciously large grin on his face. "Can I come with you and Mr. Thor on your mission?"

"What did Stark say?"

"He told me I couldn't go..." Peter looked down, shifting the book in his hands. Loki eyed the book with curiosity but shook it off.

"And so then why are you asking me?"

"Because he's not the boss of you."

Loki blinked once, then twice, then three times. It was a trap... It was a trap. This was definitely a trap. It was a trap and there was no way that he could get out of it. He couldn't fall for it... there had to be a way to-

"I also brought you the Harry Potter book that you wanted."

Loki's eyes went back to the book, narrowing slightly before holding his hand out. "Go pack your things, we leave at first light."

Peter cheered as he handed the book over, thanking Loki as he ran out the room and down the hall. Now all he had to do was sneak past Mr. Stark and he'd go on a mission with Loki and Thor! This was going to be awesome!

As Peter was packing, it occurred to him that he wasn't told where exactly they were going and he had no idea what to pack. But how bad could it really be? And really, did he actually need to pack anything? He was going to have his spider suit and that would be enough; so he would just pack one extra set of normal civilian clothes in case he got to go sightseeing.

He was packed within an hour, his homework and spare clothes tucked safely in his backpack. Now all he had to do was go to sleep and wait for the morning.

That wouldn't be easy...

Four hours later, Loki was standing in the boy's room and shaking him awake. The man was about to give up when Peter opened his eyes and jumped out of bed.

"I'm awake!"

"Quiet...!" Loki glared, holding his hand up, "Do you want Stark to find out about this?"

Peter went quiet as he nodded, his eyes almost sparkling in the dim light. Loki rolled his eyes as he turned and walked to the door.

"Get your stuff, we need to stow you away before anyone else wakes up."

"But won't Friday tell Mr. Stark?" Peter asked as he grabbed his backpack, following Loki.

The tall man turned back to give a mocking smirk, as if asking Peter 'who do you think I am, peasant?'. Peter laughed and grinned, silently following Loki to the ship.

He missed this so much. Loki was a great friend, Peter started to think of him as a brother even. A very fancy and high maintenance brother that had a problem with right and wrong. Yeah, it was the best.

They arrived on the jet, Loki instructing him to take a seat and stay as still as possible for the next hour. Peter didn't know how long he could last but tried his best.

He couldn't last ten minutes it would seem. Peter had never been on a quin jet before, and his excitement was starting to take hold. He'd also never been on a mission outside of New York besides Titan and Berlin, so that definitely didn't help. His leg bounced as he looked around, seeing so many different buttons and screens that he wanted to know the use for. He was so tempted to just get up and see what each one of them did. Would it be easy to fly this? Who was going to fly them? He thought that the mission was top secret and would just be them, but then there was probably going to be a pilot...

All the questions seemed to lull him into sleep, because the next thing he knew, the booming voice of Thor was over him.

"What is Spider-Man doing here?"

Peter jumped up and out of his seat, standing straight as he looked up at Thor. "Uh, um, I-I'm here..."

"Stark wanted him to get more experience," Loki interjected, "so we're bringing him along."

"Ah, welcome aboard then. It will be a fun mission with lots of battles!" The god smiled warmly at him and patted his shoulder before going to the cockpit. Peter looked to Loki when they were alone and whispered.

"What does Mr. Stark think I'm doing right now?"

"You are currently still sleeping," The man looked away to make sure Thor couldn't hear them. "Once we're far enough away, the illusion will fade and we'll have to face the proverbial music of an angry Stark when we return. I hope you're happy."

"Beyond happy," Peter beamed. "This is amazing!"

Loki stared at the child for a second before a small smirk appeared on his face. In all honesty, he had missed his time with Peter as well. Working with Thor and the other Avengers took up a lot of time, and when he was able to take breaks in between missions, it was always in the middle of the week and Peter was busy with school.

"So where are we going? What are we going to do?" Peter asked, "Is it Hydra agents? Are we stopping some world domination plan? Aliens?"

"Russia, there's a group of enhanced people there that are causing quite a bit of trouble."

"Enhanced..." Peter thought for a second before smiling, "So it might be a good thing that I'm coming along, since I'm enhanced as well!"

"Just don't die, I'd hate for Stark to try and kill me because of that."

Peter laughed a bit before grabbing onto the chair he was sitting in before, feeling the jet lift off and start flying. "I-Is it supposed to be making that noise?"

"What noise?"

"There's a buzzing noise."

Loki frowned as he listened, hearing nothing as he shook his head. "You're just anxious." The man went to sit in a chair across from Peter, pulling out a book from thin air and starting to read. Peter smiled a bit, seeing the title of a Harry Potter book - the one that he used to bribe Loki.

The boy glanced around the jet a bit before making his way to the cockpit with Thor, watching as he piloted the jet with ease. "You're really good at flying, where did you learn?"

Thor glanced back at Peter before grinning widely, "Since I was eight. My father sent me to Nidavellir to have Mjölnir created, and since then I have been able to fly with it's power."

"Oh," Not really what Peter meant but okay, "So you can't fly without Mole-near? What about Stormbreaker?"

The golden god chuckled, his blue eyes shining with amusement. He would never admit it, but Thor loved listening to others try and pronounce Mjölnir. Peter actually got pretty close, but he didn't need to know that...

"Stormbreaker is a lot like Mjölnir, but stronger. So as long as I hold either, I can fly."

"So cool..." Peter's eyes went over to the axe resting on the floor, so much power was just laying there on the floor... Part of him wanted to see if he could pick it up, while the other half didn't want to get zapped by the extremely good looking man that knew how to control lightning and thunder. On that note, a thought popped into his mind; how strong was Thor? Could Peter beat him in an arm wrestle? What if he was hit? That would be interesting... He'd have to ask about that later.

"Peter," Loki called as he stepped closer, "Will that suit be enough for you? Russia is cold during this time of year."

Two sets of eyes were on Peter and his skin-tight suit, causing the boy to blush and duck his head. "Y-Yeah, don't worry! Mr. Stark put a heater in the suit so I'm sure I'll be fine."

The two men chuckled at the boy's red face before returning to what they were doing before, leaving Peter to his own thoughts.

A group of enhanced people could be pretty dangerous... Was it really wise for just Thor and Loki to be sent after them? Even now with Peter's help, there might still be a problem. How many were there, what were their powers, how old were they? Peter guessed he'd just have to find that out when they got there.

Hopefully no one would get hurt and cause Mr. Stark to completely lose his cool...

After getting bored watching Thor fly the jet, Peter went to sit down again. Loki was engrossed with reading his new book and every fiber of Peter's being knew better than to interrupt the trickster when he was reading. So Peter did the only thing he could think of to pass the time without bothering anyone.

He slept.

He hadn't gotten much before Loki woke him up, and the excitement was starting to leave him now. He could talk with Karen, but then that would definitely disturb Loki's reading time. Thankfully, sleep was very easy for him and he was out like a light in minutes.

Across from him, Loki watched the boy's breathing even out. He couldn't help but wonder if it was really the right choice to bring Peter along. Sure, the new book was great, but would it be worth the cost of Peter being hurt? Enhanced individuals were dangerous by themselves, but when they formed a group it became so much worse.

Loki had a theory about the enhanced... While their powers may very from person to person, each one of them had the same kind of fierce loyalty when it came to the people around them. It was like they all had the power to form a bond that couldn't be broken from any outside power, and they would fight until their dying breath to save their friends. Loki knew about it all too well... after all, Peter had a bad habit of jumping head first into dangerous situations when his friends were in trouble. Loki had learned the hard way that he couldn't pretend to be hurt when held captive around Peter now, or the boy would nearly get himself killed to save him.

And it was the same with the other Avengers... Steve Rogers and the witch were both loyal to the ones they trusted the most and would fight anyone or anything that came in their way. So the dangers that came with fighting a group of enhanced were high. And just their luck if Peter ended up bonding with their enemies...

This mission would definitely keep him on his toes.

"We should be getting there soon," Thor announced a few hours later, his voice stirring Peter as Loki put his book down. "We should prepare for battle beforehand."

"Wha...?" Peter groaned as he tried rolling over in his seat, effectively falling onto the floor instead. Loki and Thor chuckled as he sprung up, dusting himself off slightly and acting as if nothing happened. "What is it? Are we there? Are we under attack? I'll fight!"

"We are landing soon," Thor said again, amusement all over his face. "It would be wise to start preparing now."

"Oh..." Peter nodded, clapping his hands together and hopping in place slightly. "Alright! I can do that! I'm ready to go, I just need to get the adrenaline going!"

The two men shook their heads at him as they all started bracing themselves for whatever may be on the ground. Peter felt the nerves building in his stomach but did his best to hide it from the two gods; the last thing he wanted was to seem weak in front of them and never be taken on another mission. This was his big chance to do a major mission with Loki and Thor, he didn't want to mess it up.

The jet landed and doors opened, showing the pure white scenery in front of them. Peter smiled as he saw the snow blanketing everything, it was just like the photography accounts he followed on Instagram. He'd have to take a picture of this for his account as well.

"Ready to go?" Thor asked, not waiting for an answer as he walked passed them, Loki  following after his brother. 

 Peter nodded and jumped after them, " Yeah! I'm ready, let's do this!"

If only Peter knew that they were going to be walking through mountains of snow in uninhabited Russia, he would have definitely brought along another coat. It was freezing! He absolutely couldn't feel any part of his body other than the millions of needles stabbing him, which probably wasn't a good sign... But he'd be damned if he was going to complain out loud. No way. He didn't want to slow Thor and Loki down, or annoy them. So he would suck it up and follow after their foot prints in the snow - since he was too cold to move as fast as them. How on earth were they not cold?

Something dark appeared in front of him, causing Peter to look up and see Loki and Thor waiting for him. He blushed and ducked his head low, forcing himself to go faster.

"You're cold." Loki said, his eyes scanning Peter's shivering body.

"I'm fine, let's keep going." Peter almost jumped for joy when his efforts of not stuttering paid off, but that would take up more energy.

Loki said nothing more as Peter went in front of him and Thor, trudging slowly through the white powder. Electric blue eyes gazed back at Loki, something that the man specifically avoided as he easily caught up to Peter. 

He used his magic to bring his jacket to them, tossing it over Peter's shoulders. "Say something if you're cold, I don't want to deal with Stark if you get sick and die."

Peter looked back at the man, his eyes slightly wide before smiling and holding the jacket closer to him and nodding. "Thanks, Mr. Loki."

"Don't mention it, child."

"Even the Imperturbable Loki of Asgard can care for a child?" Thor chuckled as he clapped his hands on both of their shoulders. "You are truly something, Peter, to get the affection of both Stark and Loki."

Peter blushed darkly - thankfully being able to blame it on the cold - and tried to laugh it off. "I don't think that's too special to be friends with someone, especially when they're such good people."

Thor's laughter thundered out across the hills and Peter swore he saw a tinge of pink on Loki's cheeks.

"Seven..." Loki muttered, turning to glare at Thor.

Before any of them could respond, the hair on Peter's neck stood up. His eyes widened as he grabbed the two Norse gods by their arms and jumped to the side just as a large spike of ice erupted from the ground where they once stood.

Loki and Thor both recovered from their initial shock and took battle stances, all three heroes standing in a small circle with their backs facing each other. It was quiet, nothing but the wind rustling the evergreens; but that only made the adrenaline course through them faster.

"There!" Peter shouted, turning his head to the left just as a figure ducked behind a large tree. Peter jumped into the air, pulling his mask on as he landed on a tree branch and leaped forward towards their attacker. He shot a web bomb at the base of the trunk before dropping to the ground and looking to see who he caught, frowning when no one was there. He could have sworn...

"Peter!" Loki called, drawing Peter's attention towards them and giving him just enough time to move out of the way of another ice spike.

"What the-" He jumped over another deadly frozen weapon, trying to find the person again as he continued to dodge. He was missing something... He had to be. He was able to feel their gaze before, so why couldn't he now? Unless...

Peter looked back at the webbed tree, his eyes narrowing at the webs that were being held away from the tree by seemingly nothing. Peter grinned as he stuck himself onto the tree, climbing it down.

"I knew that I got you...! I didn't think you had more than one power though, invisibility and ice magic is so cool! Man, why didn't I get anything like that?" He stopped right above where he thought the person was, reaching a hand out and poking their head. His eyes widened as he pulled his hand back, frowning as ice covered his glove. "Whoa... That could be- oof!"

The world was spinning as Peter flew through the air, faintly hearing his companions calling for him as he slammed into a snow pile. 

"Of course there's another enhanced... We're here for a group, why didn't I think of that?" Peter muttered as he dug his way out of the snow, looking around for any hint of his second opponent. "Karen, activate thermal vision."

The lenses on Peter's suit widened as he quickly moved out of the way of the large fist aimed at his head. "So what happens if I touch you?" He jumped up and landed on the person's shoulder's, shooting his webs around the arms and legs while also giving some indication to the others where this person was.

"Hey, Mr. Loki! This guy can turn invisible! Isn't that so cool?" Peter called, looking over at the two men fighting other enhanced people. "What can your guy do?"

"Peter, is now really the time for this?"

Peter only laughed as they continued the fight, finishing up with the invisible person and moving to help Thor with a particularly acrobatic assailant. It wasn't long before all of the enhanced were webbed up and sitting in a pile on the ground, Peter and Loki guarding them as Thor went to get the jet.

"This was amazing...! Did you see the way I took down that girl with the sparky hands? She was like, zap! And I was all, whoosh! And then-"

Loki chuckled as he listened to Peter ramble, keeping his eyes on the group in front of them. They were going to be in so much trouble when they went back to the Compound, but it was worth it. This was the first time Loki had gotten to see Peter fight someone that could pose a minor threat, and seeing the way the boy fought caused a hint of pride swell inside him.

"Peter," Loki interrupted, quickly gaining the boy's attention, "when things settle down in New York after we get back, let's go for lunch at that restaurant you like on Fifth."

Peter's eyes brightened as he nodded, "Y-Yeah! That would be awesome!"

They both smiled as Peter started talking about the new menu items the restaurant had and what they could do after. With those thoughts in mind, it made the anger of Tony Stark not as imposing.

A/N: Can this count as my Christmas story? It's got snow... I'm not really sure if I could do a Christmas chapter in time haha. I can start something, but no promises!

If you have any ideas for other chapters, you can send them in! 

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"Hey, Mr. Thor," Peter started as Loki walked up to them after escorting the last of the prisoners onto the jet, "can you punch me in the face?"

The brothers stopped and glanced at each other before looking at him with bewildered eyes. "Why?"

"To see how strong I am! If you can punch me in the face at full strength, and I'm not put into a coma, I feel like that would be a great win!"

"If that's how you feel, then-"

"Absolutely not." Loki interrupted, stepping between them. "He is a child! You honestly don't think it's wise to try and punch a child, especially one under the protection of Stark!"

"Mr. Loki...!" Peter started to move around him but froze under the man's green eyes.

"While Stark may not be here now, I am. You are not going to be put in a coma and that is final."

The boy groaned and crossed his arms as he started to march onto the jet, muttering under his breath about unfairness.

"I heard that...!" Loki called, trying desperately to hide his amusement. Peter quickly rushed to his seat, but a laugh built inside him. Loki sounded like such a mom then...