An elderly man stepped out of a rusty, weather beaten truck and scurried over to Loki. He wore a flap cap and was well built. The man was taken aback by the stranger's odd choice of clothing but this did not discourage him. Looking closer, the man saw the horrendous wound on Loki's leg. Without speaking a word, he grabbed the underneath of Loki's arms and hoisted him up to his feet. The old man pulled Loki's arm over his shoulder to support the injured man. Shocked by how tall the stranger was, the man gasped and stopped in his tracks, "You're a tall one, aren't you?" Loki let out a laugh but was unable to reply to his rescuer. The man half-dragged Loki to his truck and then, with a big heave, lifted the tall Asgardian into the passenger seat of his truck. The man carefully shut the door and walked round to the driver's seat. In this time Loki took in his surroundings. The truck smelt or dust and there was the faint smell of stale burger; the wrapper was on the floor in front of Loki who rammed it away with his good leg into a corner. Loki scrunched up his nose in disgust but then realised he was lucky to be alive and so he tried not to think about the mouldy burger on the floor. As the old man hopped into the driver's seat he turned towards Loki, "Do you have any idea where you were heading? " The Man started his car and they made their way to the small group of lights.

"I honestly have no idea where I am. I am quite sure I am on Midgard though. "

"Midgard? I've never heard of it. Had a bump to the head over there as well?"

"No, my head remains perfectly adequate. You mortals wouldn't understand-"Loki noticed the confused look on the old man's face, "Never mind." They carried on driving closer to the lights until Loki realised it was a small town.

"We need to get you into the hospital for that leg of yours. I'm surprised you're not passing out in pain." The man stopped the car as they pulled up outside the Emergency Services.

"No, the hospital will not be necessary and thank you but I do not require your services any longer. My magic will start to work soon," Loki attempted to climb out of the truck but failed and collapsed onto the hard, concrete surface. The man ran round and helped Loki up.

"You're an odd fellow, aren't you? Talking about mortals and magic, people will think you're crazy. Now let's get you into the hospital and get that leg sorted out." It suddenly hit Loki that the old man actually cared about him. One tear rolled down Loki's cheek. He hadn't felt this much compassion from someone in a long time.


The skies in Asgard grew dark and lightning filled the horizon. Uncontrollable winds raged and rain attacked the city. There had never been weather like it in Asgard. The Warriors Three and Sif sat in shock after Thor decided to tell them about Odin's lies. It was not at all what they expected.

"We could have prevented the destruction of the Biofrost if we had understood Loki's position. We could have cared for him but his mischief disheartened us. Thor, what can we do to help?" Sif was feeling the most guilt for she had never taken to Loki ever since they were children.

"We must go to Heimdall and make him find Loki even if my brother is dead. I must know. I do not believe Loki is lost and I will find him. Heimdall explained to me that Loki said that there are other ways out of Asgard." Thor turned around and charged towards where Heimdall was now based. The Warriors Three and Sif shot up and quickly and caught up to Thor. The hunt for Loki was on.