There he was, just inches from his grasp "Reach" he shouted as his brother was holding on for dear life. He got closer and closer he could see the green in his brother's eyes "C'mon" he shouted as his brother tumbled into the void and vanished.

Thor shot awake sitting up with sweat pouring out of his body, he was in his bedroom in Asgard and Loki was still gone. He put his head in his hands as he tried to calm his breathing and slow his heart rate, this was how his nights went now, he sleeps and then shaken awake by the events that led to Loki's death. He had replayed what happened on the Raven's Spire over and over again and had asked himself so many times if he could have done anything differently that could have saved Loki from his fate.

He had gone to Earth soon after Loki's death intending to spend a lot of time with Jane but the nightmares had forced him to leave her behind, he hadn't seen her in almost a year thanks to his nightmares and handling more of Asgard's affairs. He had sent messages informing Jane, she said that she understood but asked that the messages stop being delivered to her and Thor had respected her wishes.

He stood up and stepped out onto his balcony taking in the brisk Asgardian night and let it cool him off. Thor shook his head and put on some casual clothes and started walking since it was clear to him that he was not getting back to sleep tonight, the guards paid Thor no attention given how often these walks had been occurring. He passed through the palace and walked onto the Bifrost Bridge and soon found himself at the observatory where Heimdall was standing at his post.

"More nightmares son of Odin?" asked Heimdall without even looking at Thor knowing that he was on his way there. He had often found himself out at the observatory when his nightmares had prevented him from getting sleep.

"Yes I'm afraid so" replied Thor stepping forward to stand next to Heimdall. "How are things going in the Nine Realms today?" he asked trying to get his mind off of his guilt induced nightmares.

Heimdall smirked "Things are just fine today, just like it was yesterday and the day before that one. Is there anything or anyone specific that you would like me to check on?" he asked knowing that Thor would at least want a passing glance at the mortal Jane Foster.

Thor smiled "You know me too well old friend" he said as Heimdall focused his vision on the Earth and looking for Jane Foster.

Heimdall vision carried along Midgard passing by millions of Midgardians every second and then he spotted his target. Jane Foster was laying down in her bed at the moment, she was in a place the Midgardians called Spain studying some old castle. "She is well, young Odinson" he stated prompting a smile and a sigh from Thor. "You should see her soon" Heimdall advised noting how depressed Thor had been since he returned from Midgard shortly after Loki's death.

"I will" Thor stated doubting the statement even as he spoke it. "I just need to figure out things" he said being purposefully vague with Heimdall who had always been a good person to seek out for advice given that he was one of the few people on Asgard who had no agendas and would tell you the truth no matter who you were.

Heimdall moved to speak when his focus suddenly shifted to Asgard itself, "What is it?" Thor asked immediately noticing the change in Heimdall. Heimdall stayed silent for several seconds making sure that he was correct.

"It's the vault" he stated prompting Thor to look back at the palace "I can't see it" he finished prompting Thor to raise his hand and call Mjolnir to him, knowing that something bad was happening if Heimdall could not see a certain location. Mjolnir arrived and Thor flew off into the palace as Heimdall contemplated the situation only one person had ever managed to shield Heimdall's vision and Heimdall was beginning to think that Loki wasn't as dead as they had come to believe.

Thor flew through the air landing near where the vault was and informed the guards to wake his father and alert everyone to a possible intruder in the vault. Thor entered quickly and saw several figures looking around "I know you are here and there is nowhere for you to run" he stated causing all of the figures to stop in their tracks and look at him. They were small in size and they charged Thor as a taller leaner figure in the back started making its way towards the back of the vault with a bag.

Thor quickly dispatched the charging figures and looked at the bodies realizing that the figures attacking him were actually Midgardians. "How did they get here?" Thor thought to himself as he looked up just in time to see a shadow disappear on the back wall. "Oh no you don't" Thor shouted as he started to run to follow the shadow and get some answers. There was no way that Midgardians could get to Asgard and certainly not gain access to the vault without help from someone.

Thor rounded a corner and spotted the final member of the group of thieves, he was tall and lean with a bag in his hand. "It is over Midgardian, there is nowhere you can hide from me and the rest of Asgard" Thor stated as he held Mjolnir at the ready to throw if the person decided to run.

"Why would I worry about you finding me?" stated the man and Thor nearly dropped to his knees when the voice rang out to his ears. Loki turned and showed himself to Thor for the first time since the Raven's Spire. "You couldn't find me in the last year and you won't be finding me any time soon" Loki stated as he turned back around and began to walk through the portal to his escape.

"Loki stop, please" Thor said almost begging his brother to stay with him.

Loki turned back and smiled "No" he said as he backed up into the portal and it vanished from sight.

Odin, Sif, and the Warriors Three entered the corridor and huddled around Thor "What happened?" asked Sif seeing the confusion and heartbreak on Thor's face.

Thor looked at Sif and then at his father "It was Loki, he's alive."