WickedLovelyDream: So another fan-fiction…ha-ha…but hey this one came out smoothly. I will probably write another chapter soon I'm not sure how this will go but I know it will be Loki/OC and Hawkeye/OC don't like, don't read. Please review I love opinions and if you think I messed up something from the movie let me know. I am following the Marvel movie universe not the comics or folklore, so Loki does not have wife or children. If you like what I wrote I would appreciate the comments!

WickedLovelyDream:I do not own Anthony Hopkins he belongs to himself. I do not own the movies Thor or The Avengers or any of the characters they all belong to Marvel.

Up to Mischief

Chapter One

"A Bit Cliché"

Do you know that feeling right before you wake up from a dream? When you're half conscious and still dreaming? Where there is a moment when you feel the dream is reality? That's how I felt the day I fell into Asgard.

Let me back up a bit though. On normal "real" earth there are no super heroes. No people with special powers that render them above and beyond the norm. Just us average humans, and in my case an American human. It was in the middle of July when my uneventful world, and I'm sure my friend's, got turned upside down.

We had just gone to see "The Avengers" and were walking out of the movie theater, totally hyped off on caffeine and fan-girl love.

"Oh. My. God! I can't wait to watch it again!" Ann exclaimed as we open the doors to exit the theater.

"I wonder if you'll say that after your fifth time Ann." I said with a laugh. My eyes were scanning the lot for where I parked my car.

She stuck her tongue out at me, "You know you want to see Loki again!"

I just grinned at her. "I don't know how many times I can stand to hear you scream about Hawkeye's butt!"

We walked along the parked cars and stopped by my green Mazda protégé. I unlocked my door and threw her the keys so she could unlock her side. I slid in the driver's seat and started to put on my seatbelt. Ann stepped in on my right and shut the door, while buckling she added, "Even you have to admit Jeremy Renner has a nice ass Kara!"

I turned the car on and pulled out of the parking lot and onto the main road. "Yes he does have a nice ass Ann. I just think Loki looks better!" I giggled and Ann smiled.

Yeah, two normal fan girls talking about a movie and heading home. It was late around eleven o'clock nighttime and we had a forty-seven minute drive home. I let myself go into a driving daze as I passed car after car. Ann fell asleep with her head resting against the window. It had started to drizzle so I clicked my wipers on.

I took an exit and turned down a back road. Since we lived in a rural area we couldn't just take the highway straight home. The rain had begun to pour and my driving slowed to a steady thirty miles per hour. I looked at the radio and changed the station, quickly turning my attention back to the road. What happened in a split second seemed like minutes. The blinding flash of light, my intake of breathe and slamming on the breaks. My car spun but all I remember is the noise of the tires squealing.

I opened my eyes slowly, trying to gain my senses and understand what happened. My first instincts kicked in, "Ann?" I screamed, not too loudly mind you but loud enough.

"Yeah?" she said shakily. I turned my head to the right to make sure she was still there. The glass of her window was smashed slightly it looked like her head had hit it. She had a trickle of blood going down her hairline and she just looked at me wide eyed.

I looked out the front window then started to unbuckle. Ann did the same and all I could think was, what in the hell? We sat for a few seconds trying to catch our breath literally. My chest was throbbing badly from the jolt of car against the seat belt making it hard to breathe.

"So…why did you do that?" Ann asked calmly. It was pitch black out and all that could be heard was the rain pelting against the roof of the car. She seemed to be pretty at ease and I surprised myself being halfway normal too. It was probably because we were both feeling relieved that we were currently safe and unharmed.

"Sorry" I said sheepishly, "You're not going to believe me…but there was actually a flash of light that blinded me. I just…panicked." I said with a sigh resting my head on the steering wheel my heart beat going up again remembering the suddenness of it all.

"Well…" She said as her blue eyes gave me a puzzled look, "shouldn't we get out of the car and check it out?"

I nodded, "Yeah."

Ann unbuckled and we both stepped out into the rain. I shut the door quickly behind me and surveyed our surroundings. The rain was coming down fast and already I could feel it running down the nap of my neck. My black shoulder length hair didn't hold up much as a barrier. Since it was summer all I had on was jeans and a dark blue t-shirt. I folded my arms around myself trying to preserve some type of body heat I had, I scoffed feeling the water and mud already soaking into my sneakers. At least I told myself it's not windy.

Ann looked at me from the other side of the car and came around to where I was and stood in front of me. She was worse off than me. She had on her "Avengers" fan t-shirt and a pair of black jean shorts. Her feet were already covered in mud from her flip flops. As she was running a hand through her long wet brown hair she also took a look around.

"You sure it wasn't just a car?" she asked doubtful. I didn't blame her; the only things that were near us on the road were my car, an open field on our left, and trees boarding our right.

"Yeah…I'm pretty sure." I would normally doubt myself, but this light was not mechanical it was too quick in passing to be a headlight. "I guess we can just get back in the—hey what are you doing?" I said quickly stepping forward after Ann. She was headed in the direction of the field. She stumbled off the road and maneuvered over the ditch and into the tall grass.

"Ann, come on!" I said exasperated as I stood next to her.

"Look!" She said to me and my eyes followed her gaze. About thirty yards away there was a faint glow among the blades of grass. It was dim but it was clearly bright, since we could see it through the down pour. It looked like someone had left their camp fire unattended in the middle of the field. Logic didn't seem to help me as I was thinking of possibilities. There were no other people around and it was raining out. So the light had to be electrical or…something else.

Ann raised her eyebrows. "Maybe that has something to do with it. If your right that it wasn't a car." She still acted skeptical but was clearly intrigued by the light she spotted in the clearing.

I knew what she wanted to do. "Ann…it's raining…and there might be ticks in the grass."

"Well I'm checking it out, it's worth a look. Besides we can pick the ticks off after we get through it." She says with a smile.

"Ok just…just wait a minute I'll be right back." I run over to the car that's only a little distance away. As I wing open the door I reach over to the glove box and pop it open. I grab my flash light, which I have handy since I need it to find my car doors key hole at night. That's the problem with non-automatic locks.

I shut the compartment quickly and start to back out. Before I reach the door I stop and look at myself in the rearview mirror. Wide brown eyes stare back at me, I looked less nervous than I felt. It's one of those moments were you know adrenaline has kicked in and you start shaking in excitement.

Only I felt a mixture of uneasiness within. Of course thoughts like oh my god it's a Tesseract were whirling through my head. How could I not be thinking that? Ann and I had just seen The Avengers and we were total fans of the marvel universe. Though anything happening that was remotely related to a fantasy film was impossible.

I backed out of the car, shut the door, and ran back to Ann. I knew she was probably thinking the same thoughts but neither of us voiced them out loud and we walked across the field. As I was concentrating on leading the way with a dimly lit flashlight I realized I needed to get a grip, realistically speaking what we were doing was very dangerous. We didn't even know what it was.

What is it was, was small. This hand size glowing blue object had barely pushed the grass down around it. Though it wasn't solid in mass and it seemed to be a transparent, silk, cloud. Ann and I had stopped and I turned off my flash light not needing the extra illumination. The rain has slowed to tiny drops that were barely noticeable, and I found myself kneeling down to get a closer look.

Ann followed suit, "It's tiny," she says stating the obvious. Her hand stretched out reaching for the thing, "I wonder what—"

"Ann, don't touch it!" I say swiping at her arm but it was too late. Her fingers barely grazed it and we were thrown backwards. We landed with a thud a few feet away, and let me tell you something on movies it looks like nothing, but in real life it hurts like hell.

"Ugh my back…" Ann says as she slowly sits up. I stand up quickly and help her to her feet. We watch in terror as the object has now begun to grow. Swirling light and wind was everywhere, and the phenomenon resembled something familiar.

"Impossible…" I whisper in disbelief.

"Kara…that looks like…" She said looked at me.

"I know! Listen we have to go we don't know what it's going to do!" I shout. I half wanted to stay and watch events unfold because I knew that whatever it was would never happen again in my life. Unfortunately the panic was seeping through the adrenaline.

Whatever our next move was whether to run back to the car or to stay spellbound we didn't have the chance to make it. As suddenly as the surge of power that threw us back happened it had now jolted us forward. I felt like someone had pulled a string from the core of my body and slammed me into a brick wall.

It was instant, one moment I felt cold and heard the wind rushing past. The next I was plastered against a hard surface. My ears were ringing but it could have also been from the whirring sound coming from the mysterious cloud. It stopped and I started to register what I was hearing.

I knew Ann was beside me because I could feel her knee jabbing into my stomach. I rolled over onto my back and sat up. Gray is what I saw, iridescent blue and gray. Ann stood up, "Wonderful." she mumbled to herself. Standing up next to her I took a look around.

This is what my head was registering; we were in Asgard. How did I know this? Well the pretty cloud was obviously a portal and what had drawn us here was obviously the Tesseract which was on a slab of gray stone in front of us. We were probably in a vault that Odin had placed the Tesseract in after Thor and Loki returned to their world. That's what the well informed, not obsessed, fan-girl in me thought.

This is what logic told me; you are hallucinating, or dead.

Ann and I stared at the Tesseract. It couldn't have been anything else. She was more of a fan of The Avengers than me, and I knew she was thinking the exact same thing. I didn't have to ask her it was written all over her excited expression. I never would have thought that a portal would have felt like that. My body was shaking either from the stress or the impact of force from the portal. Whichever it was, in a thousand years I wouldn't have guessed that if I ever got to go to Asgard, hypothetically speaking of course, I would be this scared.

We heard footsteps and the sliding of rock against metal. "Ann put your hands up like this." I put my hands up in a surrendering position in front of my body.

"Really Kara?" She said with a reproachful look.

The footsteps were coming closer. The room we were in was square, rock walls on either side with a silver metal door in front of us and the Tesseract. A small glass paned window was behind us shedding faint light into the gloomy chamber.

"If there are guards Ann I don't want to be killed!" I explained.

She rolled her eyes at me but put her hands up as well. A few more seconds went by then the door slid open smoothly, and five guards with golden helmets and armor came in. Spears pointed directly at us. As they formed around Ann and me her expression seemed to turn as she realized that these guards could potentially kill us before we could explain. I looked at her and gave her an uneasy smile she smiled back. Regardless of the "real" danger I wondered if we were really in Asgard, and if a portal actually took us here. Just knowing that we were in Asgard was a dream come true, even if it was impossible.

I switched my attention back at the door, being lost in my trail of thought I had missed the other figure that had strode in. He walked past the guards and stood before us, with only the Tesseract acting as a divider. In person he was much more magnificent. His silver and gold armor shinned bright making his red cape look more vibrant. He looked at us with his eye since his other socket was covered with a fancy gold eye patch.

Odin's expression was stern and he looked like he was debating whether to question or immediately kill. All I could think was he looked identical to Anthony Hopkins, but why? If this was indeed Asgard why would the characters still look like the actors? I knew that the Asgardian's were actually a real part of worship in the Norse mythology. He seemed to decide something for his face somewhat relaxed.

"I will ask you one question and one question only. Only one of you need give answer. If you do not answer me or I find you to be a threat, I will have you ordered killed." He said looking pointedly at me then Ann.

I glanced at her and she lightly smiled as if she knew what exactly she wanted to say. I don't know how much she could say in few words that would explain why we were here. My mind was drawing a blank so I nodded at her giving her the okay to talk first. Whatever she says I hope it's enough, I thought worriedly, our lives are on the line.

She took down her hands and hung them at her side, "We are friends of Thor, and have come to talk to him about The Avengers."

I held my breath. Ann was taking two chances here. One would be blatantly lying, and two she was counting on the fact that Odin knew what the Avengers were. Thor may or may not have told his father details about why he returned to earth for a short while. Though all in all I must say that was quick thinking on her part.

Odin seemed to nod in acknowledgement and I sighed. He still didn't seem satisfied though, but I felt more comfortable knowing Ann's story had worked some and we had a better chance of getting out of this alive.

"That still leaves one question," He turned his gaze to me and I knew he wanted me to answer this one, "How did you transport here?" He clearly was still suspicious.

I thought for a moment then came up with something leaving some details out, "We know about the powers of the Tesseract and its ability to open portals. We found a way to tap into that energy signal and it sent us directly to its source." This was not a lie, though it made us sound that we did it intentional.

He seemed at least content with our answers for the moment. Probably thinking any other explanation for mortals appearing in Asgard didn't make any sense. With all the things that had happened with Thor it must have made sense to him.

This also made another thought cross my mind. Obviously we were in Asgard after what had transpired on earth with Loki and his army, which we lucked out on. However when we were was another thing entirely. He waved his hand dismissively at the guards and they all walked out of the room briskly.

"Come. I will take you to my son." Odin said as he turned and walked towards the door.

I stupidly put my hands down embarrassed. Ann just laughed at me and I playfully punched her in the back of her shoulder. Odin was out of sight clearly not waiting for us. Ann and I stepped around the Tesseract and out of the room. The door closed slowly behind us and we entered a golden hallway with marble flowers. It looked to be a ring around a center room that was hidden by a huge cylinder wall. It all looked very grand, indeed a place for gods.

We walked briskly catching up to Odin. Here and there we passed windows and I tried to catch a glimpse of Asgard's beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, as in our world it was also night time here and I could only see stars. Ann was looking around too and I noticed that Odin was rather tall compared to us. He was about six foot and Ann being around five and myself being an inch under five, I felt like a little kid following an adult after being in trouble.

Needless to say my attention of my surroundings was soon lost to thoughts. Adrenaline had not worn off yet and I still only felt slightly nervous. I was so excited to believe what was happening even if it wasn't real. Though one thought was prominent in my head, probably more than it should have been. Knowing I was in Thor's home, all I could think about was the one person I desperately wanted to see.

That was the God of Mischief himself, Loki Laufeyson.