"Loki. Are you for certain this will work?" asked Thor.

Sif was far from pleased with the plan and she burst "Of course he's not sure! How could he be? This plan is completely mad! There is no way it will work!"

"That is why you are staying here." hissed Loki.

"Oh come on Thor. Surely you do not trust him. After everything-"

"Enough Sif! Mind your place." warned Thor, breaking her off. Sif looked rather hurt and she looked towards the floor, clinching her teeth together. Thor sighed. "I know what he has done in the past, and I know you won't trust him, which I understand, but this is our only hope on saving Darcy. So please. If not him then put your trust in me Sif."

Sif looked up at him and after a moments hesitation, she sighed and nodded. Thor gave her a smile "Thank you." and turned to Loki. Sif was so angry with him. He was supposed to be hers, yet this human of all things got his attention, and because of her he was going to risk his life. And for what? Another human! Not even his kind. What was the point? For Jane surely, but what kind of life does he see with her? She'll be dead of old age, and he'll still look the way he does now. What was with these humans that made Thor and Loki (of all the people of Asgard) fall for such tiny things. It will only bring them pain. Sif couldn't help but hate Jane for that.

"Can't I help?" asked Jane.

"No. It's too dangerous Jane." Thor stated, looking at her with great concern.

"Exactly! Darcy might need me."

"No Jane. As much as it pains me to say it, Thor is right." stated Loki, turning his attention to Jane. "It is far too dangerous for you. Besides, I am sure Darcy would have my head if I let you come and you got your self hurt or killed."

"Well, why can't I come?" asked Sif.

"Because I don't like you." stated Loki.

Sif huffed. "It doesn't matter if you do not like me, I am a valuable warrior you could use."

"There is a reason we arent getting the others involved in this Sif." stated Thor. "You know they would not find this plan agreable, and they would try and stop us."

"You only found out because you couldn't keep your prissy little nose out of our business." said Loki, a disgusted look spread across his face.

"I am not prissy! And I agree, it is a very stupid plan, but we would see you too the end of it like we have done with every stupid plan of yours Thor! Heimdell. How could you be ok with this?" asked Sif, looking towards Heimdell who was leaning against the wall of the tower, hanging on every word.

"It is the only plan we have Sif. Though I am sure Loki has not given us all of it."

Sif turned back to face Loki and she crossed her arms. "Well. What are you hiding?"

"I can honestly say I don't know what you're talking about." said Loki, cooly.

"You know damn well Loki! Don't you see Thor?! We can't trust-"

"Enough! Go Sif! Await our return, and tell no one of this. Am I clear!"

Sif looked at Thor horrified. Even Loki looked a little shocked. Thor had never screamed or gotten even remotely angery towards Sif before, but here he was. Glaring and shouting at her, giving her orders she better damn well respect or there would be hell to pay.

Sif turned and walked swiftly for the door, doing her best not to tear up. She hated them. Hated them all.

"Alright. Now that we got that settled. Can we do this and get my Darcy back already?" asked Loki, crossing his arms towards Heimdell.

"Let's begin."

Thor looked over to Loki. "Where are we meeting them again?"

"A planet called Ur-anus"

"Uranus?" asked Thor.

"No not my Anus. Ur-anus."

Thor gave Loki a look as though he just got slapped. Loki burst with laghter.

"It's a joke." stated Loki and Thor looked at him confused. Loki sighed. "Always nice to get a good laugh out of you Thor."

Thor did not understand why that was funny, but he brushed it off. Jane on the other hand rolled her eyes. She heard that joke plenty of times. And she was sure Loki had heard it from Darcy at some point. "So where is it Loki? The real place?" asked Jane.

"Come on Thor. Can't keep Darcy waiting."

"Where are we going?" asked Thor once more.

"Don't worry." said Loki. "You'll know it when you smell it."

"What? Well, how are we getting there?"

"Just another one of my brilliant hidden passegways. Just tell me Thor. You're not afraid of the dark are you?"

"No."

"Too bad. That could have been funny."

Darcy could barely breath. It was so cold. So very cold. Her shivers refused to stop and she could not think of anything else for awhile as the chills took hold of her body, and cold sweat ran down her face. The alien had worked his way into her body. Carving at her soft skin on her thigh. The thing had ripped her pants away, so all she had on was her bra and undies. Darcy tried her best not to scream, but with each cut, he went in just a little deeper.

"Why are you doing this?" Darcy asked, choking back her tears. He did not answer, only took the silver blade in his hand, and brought it to eye level, examining the blood upon it. Why did he not feel anything? He should feel something right? Something. But what exactly? Anger? Lust? Pleasure? How was he to know? He never felt anything before. None of his kind have. Well, he shouldn't say that. So so long ago it was. Centuries upon centuries. A Thousand years perhaps, he couldn't remember anymore. He could not remember feelings. Emotions. None of them could, it was so long ago. Damn he was old. How did it all start again? How did they forget their emotions? Why couldn't he remember?

"Hey! Answer me." Darcy's voice cracked, and she began to cough. The alien gripped the knife tightly, and brought it slowly to her throat. "Stop. Stop now." he demanded.

Darcy held her breath, trying to muffle her caugh. The alien ran a cut from her right ear down to her collar bone. Darcy let out a wimper. Blood dripped down her face pooling over and drenching her hair.

He made one last attempt, sliding the knife gently over her skin, but not piercing it. He started from her ribs down to her belly button. Darcy cringed and sniffled, trying her best not to give him the satisfaction of her tears. Tingles ran up her skin and too her scalp and she gulped. Then Darcy felt the pain again as it slowly dug it's way into her flesh. She let out a cry and closed her eyes tightly, focusing on her breathing. Just breath.

Loki. Darcy. Thor. Their faces flashed through her mind. Her mom, her father. Loki. Her Loki. That damn stubborn, lovely, stupid, amazing, idiot. Memories flashed through her mind. Memories of her time with her family. Of winter nights, up late, drinking cocoa with Darcy and her mother. Trying to figure out Darcy's analysis. She remembered the first time they had gotten sighns of the thunderstorm that brought Thor to them. She remembered the look on Darcy's face. She was so determind and extatic. And Thor. Whoo! Was he good looking. Still is. All up in space, keeping up his figure. Good for him.

And Loki. Damn, did she wish he was there. Comming to her rescue and kicking this aliens ass. She wanted to giggle at the thought. Loki is an alien as well, and she was dating him. An alien. A beautiful pain in the neck, tall dark and handsome alien. She wanted him so badly to be there, holding her. But another part didn't wanted him to see her this way. Vonurable and hurt. Almost completely nekade with this alien slicing puzzle pieces from her skin. She wanted them all there. Loki, Darcy, Thor, Erick, and Barb. Barb could kick this aliens ass. Erick would just annoy him to death. Jane would nag him to death. Thor would electrocute him to death, and Loki. . . well she wasn't sure. She'd seen him kill that gun man at Starbucks with such rage. And he just pointed a gun at her. What would he do to this alien who was carving her? She didn't care. Despite the situation she was in at the moment, a small smile formed her lips. She missed them. She needed them. Her family.

Ok. Enough with the damsel in destress. Let's get out of here.

Darcy opened her eyes, her breath catching in her throat with every cut and slice. "Look at me."

The alien did so.

"I deserve to know why you are doing this." Darcy stated.

The alien did not answer at first, looking down at her collar bone where he had cut, and just thought for a moment. "I don't know."

"You don't know!" Darcy screamed, furious. Her body tensed and she let out a wimper of pain. "If you don't know then why do it if you have nothing to gain?" she asked a little more calmley.

"The captain ordered me too."

"What? Why?"

"I don't know."

"Stop saying that! I am not here for nothing. What do you want from me?!"

Darcy caught his eyes, locking them with hers. Darcy looked at him determined to get the answer, using the same face Jane always used when she was determind. The alien took a moment to answer, "Emotions. Why are they so important?"

"What?"

"Emotions. Why do living beings need them. Hate, anger, love, passion, envy. Why are they so worth fighting for? I don't remember. I don't remember why."

Darcy wasn't sure how to respond. In the aliens eyes she saw nothing. No emotions. Just blank. That was what scared her the most to be honest.

"My captain wants the emotions back. Odin is known through so many, and his stories have traveled far. We need him and his staff. He can help us." the alien explained.

"But, why not just ask his help instead of kidnapping me. I don't think Odin gives a rats ass about me."

"No. But his son does, and he loves his son."

"Then why not capture him?" asked Darcy, though she was glad they hadn't.

"Loki is the only one who knows where Odin is. So he must get him and bring him forth."

"How do you know about that? About Loki hiding Odin I mean."

"That matters not. I do not know why my captain wants emotions again, but it will be what he get's."

"But why now?"

"I do not question the captain. I just do."

"You don't care why after all this time he just now wants emotions?"

"I do not feel anything. I am bread to feel nothing, as we all were on this vessel."

"But why?" asked Darcy, trying to make sence of any of this.

"We had emotion once, and it lead to our planets downfull. So in order to protect the survivors, we pulled our emotions out and disenagratedthem. So long ago. . . Oh. That was why." The alien remembered.

Darcy kept noticing the way the alien lost himself in memory. She needed to keep him focused. "That makes no sence. What happened on your planet? Why do you need Odins staff to get your emotions back? Why does your cap- "

"Enough." said the alien, cutting her off. "Loki will be here soon."

Darcy smiled. "I know he will be, and you'll be so sorry when he does come. So so sorry." Darcy started to laugh, but it was cut short. The wounds put her in agany. The cold of the room burnt her wounds and the pain made her head spin. 'Oh Loki. Please hurry.'