A/N: Please note this is my first fanfic in several years. I appreciate critiques and will do my best to make this entertaining. May contain some Loki/OC later on depending on how things go. I hope you enjoy!

The words were still ringing in his ears as he fell. For hours and hours it seemed all his mind would allow him to experience was that moment – that one-eyed look of disappointment as he pleaded with his father- no, just "Odin" now- to appreciate him. As he fell through the void surrounding Yggdrasil, he could faintly feel his powers being slowly sucked away from him and into the cosmos. He couldn't help but wonder if the fall would kill him. Perhaps it wouldn't be such a terrible death-

"No, Loki."

No.

No, he had to live through this, if only to show Odin what he truly was - of what he was truly capable. Yes. If he couldn't make Odin love him, he would make him loathe him. Stars and galaxies flashed before his glazed jade eyes as he managed to crack a wide sneer. He closed his eyes, lights still flashing from behind his eyelids as heavenly bodies continued to streak past him.

'I'll be sure to make my mark on whichever realm I fall, then Odin will realize the mistake of favoring Thor,' he thought, chuckling. The movement caused his sides to ache and the void seemed to squeeze in on him a little tighter. He winced and allowed himself to fall into unconsciousness. He had more important fights for which to save his energy, after all.

...

The night was clear and the air warm- perfect weather for hanging out at the apartment's pool. Well, "hanging out" might not have been the best term for it. Sidney Wilson sat on the edge of the pool with her feet in the water and a textbook in her lap. Her friend and roommate Russell Martin sat nearby in a sun chair surrounded by a stack of textbooks and notebooks. Since the pool had been vacant throughout the day, Sid had managed to convince Russell to study by the pool instead of being cooped up in the narrow apartment. Aside from Sid idly swishing her feet through the water and the distant sound of crickets singing, all was quiet. As Russell turned a page, the noise seemed to echo through the night.

Sid set her Japanese textbook at her side, leaning back to look at the stars. She was tired of studying and felt she deserved a well-earned break; just as she had deserved all the other breaks taken at 5 minute intervals. As she stared up at the sky, she noticed one star seemed brighter than the others, but the star wasn't in the north… was it?

"Rus, which way is north?" She asked.

Without looking up, Russell pointed behind him. He turned another page.

Sid turned back to the sky, squinting at the sky. This star was directly above them if not slightly in the south, but seemed much brighter than the northern star. It was probably just her imagination, but the star also seemed to be getting bigger.

"Rus, were there any weird astrological events scheduled to happen tonight?"

"Not that I know of," he stated blandly. The "pop" of Russ's highlighter top being removed and the following scratching across the page seemed unnaturally loud.

Sid returned her gaze to the star and furrowed her brow. That star was getting bigger. She stood quickly, scooping up her textbook. It wasn't just getting bigger, it was getting closer.

"Rus, what the hell is that?"

Russell popped the cap back onto his purple highlighter before affording a glance at the sky. He quickly pulled out his phone and turned on the sky map app, holding the phone towards the star. Whatever it was, it wasn't a star. He lowered the phone, his mouth falling slightly ajar as he studied the growing light. Whatever it was, it wasn't a star and it wasn't a plane. He stood and quickly began shoving books into a backpack.

"I think we should go inside."

"Inside? What if it's a meteor or-or a UFO? Inside's not gonna help anything."

"I'm going inside. You can just be stupid and stay-."

"It's coming this way!"

Russell huffed, shouldering his pack and reaching to grab Sid by the arm. The object could be heard now as it made its way down from the sky. It was at about the height of a cellphone tower and falling fast right above them. Sid tugged her arm from Russell's grip, never taking her brown eyes from the light. There was something in that light.

"Sid!" Russell had to shout to be heard over the approaching object. Shouting didn't seem to be helping him, though. Sid was glued in place, waiting for the object to land. Of course, Russell assumed the worse. The object was only a few yards away now and its trajectory had it scheduled to land right on top of them. Sid took a single step back, a look of amazement plastered on her upturned face as the light cleared the height of the apartment building. The two onlookers had to shield their eyes and as it got even closer, they had to turn their eyes away entirely.

Sid could see the flash of light disappear through her eyelids and her ears were met with a loud splash. Water splashed up over the side of the pool and over her sandaled feet. She quickly tossed her textbook over the fence and dropped to her knees to peer into the pool. Russell was close at her heels, looking over timidly.

"My god, Rus! It's a person!" Sid quickly threw her phone over the fence to join her textbook and dove into the deep end. Russell could only watch in confusion.

"Don't go after it! What if it's a tentacle monster?"

Sid was too deep to hear him, though. She struggled to keep her eyes open through the chlorinated water as she grabbed the fallen man's jacket. He was heavy- possibly too heavy. She gathered the man into her arms as best she could and tried to kick off from the bottom. The kick was only enough to get her half way to the top. Kicking furiously, she managed to clear the surface.

"Rus! Get-!" She was again submerged by the stranger's weight.

Russell groaned, tossing his phone to the sun chair. "If we end up getting killed or raped, it's all your fault!" He called as he dove in, grabbing the alien being by the arm and quickly made for the side.

With a great deal of huffing and swearing, the two managed to pull the stranger out of the pull. Sid took a moment to study him. He looked human. In fact he looked like a very sexy human.

"I got dibs on CPR. Hey!"

Before she realized what was going on, Russell was already administering CPR. As he began pressing the man's chest he turned to face Sid.

"He's cold. We need to get him inside. He needs an ambulance." He moved to breathe into the other's mouth again.

"He's an alien. Aliens don't go to hospitals."

As the words left her mouth, water began escaping the unconscious man's lips. He coughed weakly and his green eyes made an attempt to open, but quickly fell closed again.

"Are you alright?" Russell asked, shaking the man lightly, "Are you hurt anywhere?"

The man shook his head slightly, letting out a low groan. He seemed to attempt sitting up, but Russell pushed him back down.

"Stay down. Sid, help me carry him inside."

"Right."