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As Loki stood before Odin's throne, muzzled and chained, he waited for the judgment of the person he once thought of as his father. He couldn't speak to make a plea, to tell them his side of the story, or to tell them that he was under the spell of the staff just as many mortals were. Not that he would lower himself to such a level.

Loki glared at Odin despite the churning feeling of what could only be described as guilt and fear in his stomach. He was scared of what Odin would condemn him too as punishment. There were so many options for punishment going through Loki's head as he half listened to Odin rant, he had to fight back the need to shiver.

"Loki, for your crimes against Asgard and Midgard you are banished to Midgard, to be surrounded by the very people you wished to enslave." Odin's voice boomed out across the throne room, his words feeling like a physical smack causing Loki to flinch. Asgard was his home despite his claims against it just as Thor was his brother.

With the punishment declared Odin strode from room without another glance at the man who he once thought of as a son. The two guards on either side of Loki grabbed each arm and dragged him towards the Bifrost. He didn't struggle, he felt defeated in a way he never had before. As the Bifrost opened to Midgard, Loki's new prison he felt his eyes fill with tears. He felt so much pain at his punishment, his choices, and the fact he was forced to try and take over Midgard.

It was the middle of the night when Loki landed in the still destroyed Manhattan. The destruction of the city meant that there was no one around to see the haggard god that had tried to destroy their world. Loki wanted nothing more than to find somewhere to go lay down and sleep, wishing this nightmare would be over when he awoke but that was not to be.

Tony Stark was out walking when he saw the flash. As a scientist he was naturally curious so he headed towards where it had come from. What he didn't expect to see when he got there was the recently defeated God of Mischief surrounded by a bunch of street thugs who were kicking the shit out of him. The God wasn't even attempting to fight back, Tony watched as Loki just laid there as the thugs kicked and punched him.

Loki hadn't expected anyone to be around so when the thugs came he was surprised but he could have easily defeated those mortals, even in the weakened state he was in from being beaten by Hulk and lack of nutrition. He simply didn't care to. He believed he deserved it for all the lives he took. It was after a nasty blow to the ribs that Loki heard someone yell at the people beating him.

"Get away from him you shits! Can't you find something better to do with your time like maybe going to school?" the voice yelled out. Loki tried to identify the voice but between the pain and the fact his body had been without food and water for over a week his mind wouldn't focus. Just before he passed out he saw what he thought was a blue glow coming from his savior.