Chapter 1

Notes: This is my first Thor fanfiction, and I am going to sincerely try to do a good job at this as well as make it a fun and worthwhile read. But please, be patient and kind with me. I have really tried to stay true to the story, and the characters.

This will act as a kind of sequel to Thor: The Dark World, and in order to keep confusion to a minimum (and to preserve my own sanity while trying to write this) I decided to cut out the scene where Sif gives the Aether infinity stone to "The Collector". Okay, with that said, on to the story.

Summary: The Aether infinity stone has gone missing, and not even the omniscient Heimdall can see it anymore. Fearing it has once again fallen into the hands of evil, Thor has no choice but to once again ask his disgraced brother, Loki for help. Together they must find the one being in all of the nine realms that can not only locate the five lost stones, but can master them as well.

"My heavens, is … are these readings accurate?" Doctor Erik Selvig said, his eyes glazing over in shock as he studied the screen in front of him.

Jane Foster gestured hopelessly. "I know, I couldn't believe it myself, but I have ran the equations six different times and they always give me the same answer … this one."

Erik looked at her, his mouth practically watering with excitement. "If this formula is accurate, than we … we could …"

"... Finally safely contain and control all five infinity stones." Jane finished for him.

"And … to you know what that means?!" Erik said as he gripped her by the shoulders.

"That we can finally bring peace and security to all of the nine realms?" A Deep voice said from behind them. They turned to see Thor leaning against the doorframe with an amused look on his face.

Thor had been living on Earth since refusing his birthright as king of Asgard. He claimed it was because he believed Midgard and its human inhabitants to be the most vulnerable to attacks, to which there was some truth to. But everyone knew his real choice to stay here was because of his love for Jane.

"There is only one problem with this … well … two actually. We have to find the other four stones and we need someone powerful enough to control them without their power consuming them, too." Jane said as she looked downcast.

"When I was a boy, my father used to tell me stories about this great warrior sorcerer from Alfheim that was said to possess the power to not only wield the stones, but control them as well." Thor said.

Erik gave him a puzzled look. "Alfheim, that's realm of the light elves, isn't it? Strange that a being who derives their power from all things good and light would be able to wield an evil weapon of darkness."

Thor chuckled and shook his head endearingly at the eccentric doctor. "They are just childhood fairy tales, Doctor Selvig, I doubt there is any truth to them."

"But you could find out, couldn't you? You could ask your father." Jane offered.

"He'd think me mad, but I suppose yes, I could ask him." He said as he clasped Jane in his strong arms. "I will return to you as soon as I can." He said.

They stood there, lost in each other's gaze until Erik cleared his throat awkwardly, causing them to break apart. Jane smiled sheepishly as her cheeks flushed with color.

Once outside, Thor raised his mighty Mjolnir to the sky. A blinding pillar of light crashed down with a deafening sonic boom and in a flash, both it and Thor were gone.

"Oh, I'm sure he'll be back … it might take another two years, but he'll be back." Darcy said as she put her arm around Jane's shoulders.

Jane gave her a withering look. "Thanks for pointing that out." She said flatly as they made their way back into the lab.

"Hey, come on! He DID come back last time, right? I mean it took him for freaking ever, but he came BACK … that's got to count for something." She said, Jane couldn't argue with that, still, her friends confidence in Thor's return did little to quell the ache in her heart.

She had no doubt that Thor would do his part, now it was up to them to do theirs.