I felt my feet land on something solid and instinctively bent my knees to absorb some of the shock. I opened my eyes. Everything looked metal. Then my ears popped and the sound hit me. There were screams, explosions, and more sounds I could not describe. The loudest noise was coming from the thing I had landed on. It was yellow and when I jumped down I saw that it had wheels; obviously some sort of transportation. But enough of that, I needed to find Loki. I looked up and saw a spear of light piercing the sky. The light came from the top of a tall building down the street. I ran toward it, dodging the things flying in the air. Shortly, I came to the bottom of the giant metal building. I walked around until I came to something that looked like a door. I walked toward it, not seeing any door handles, when it suddenly glided open. Not even the doors in Asgard did that. I walked in. I looked around for the stairs, surely those still existed.
"Are you looking to get upstairs?" a kind voice behind me asked. I turned to see a lady standing there with light red hair tied up in a bun. She was wearing a short blue dress but seemed to have pants on underneath. If women are allowed to wear that on this future earth, I may want to stay. It looked comfortable and elegant and the same time.
"I'm trying to get upstairs," I replied. "I must stop Loki."
"The elevator is down the hall to your left." I didn't see how that strange word had anything to do with getting me upstairs. "Where are you from?"
"I came from Asgard, but I am originally from Norway. Where I come from it is only the year 876. Things have changed a lot." She nodded in comprehension.
"Follow me then."
"Do you live here?" I asked as we walked down the ornate hall.
"Yes, with Tony." She sighed. "He keeps me busy."
"Are you married?"
"No. I don't think he could ever commit to being with one girl. But he cares for me. And he couldn't live without me. I don't think he knows how to do laundry." I smiled.
"I guess some things never change." She grinned back at me and pressed a glowing circle on the wall. I heard a ding and suddenly the metal doors in the wall opened. I hesitantly followed her into the metal box. The doors closed and she pushed another button. "Is this the elevator?"
"Yes. It will bring us to the top floor."
"What happens if it stops? How do we get out?" There seemed to be no air entering the metal box either. My breathing quickened.
"It's perfectly safe." She put her arm around me. "Don't worry." I calmed by rapid breaths slightly but my heart was still hammering in my chest. I heard a ding again and the doors slid open. "I think you can follow the noise and find the boys. Best of luck!" And then the doors slid shut again. Sure enough, I heard yelling not far away. I followed the sound and as I got closer I could tell that it was Loki and Thor shouting at each other. I reached one of the glass doors and watched as they beat eachother up. If it weren't for the weapons of immense power power they both carried, they looked like two brothers squalling over something silly. As each tried to kill the other they shouted insults and brought up long past quarrels. I was starting to see how mad Loki had become. He was remembering things differently and every time Thor referred to him as "brother" he snarled in rage. I could see that Thor was on the brink of losing control of his anger so I knew I had to step in. Swallowing the fear that had been building in me, I walked out to where they were fighting. They were too engaged to notice.
"Stop!" I yelled. "Both of you!" They paused and looked at me uncertainly."
"Lorainne?" they asked in unison. "What are you doing here?" continued Loki.
"Saving you," I replied.
"I don't need saving," he growled. "I have come here to rule this Earth. This is my glorious purpose that-"
"No." I batted his spear down with my bow. "The Earth does not need one ruler. It is a free place. This will never work."
"Brother," Thor added. "You cannot rule this world." Loki launched at him with his spear, but I held out my hand and used my power to push him back.
"Thor, stay out of this. He won't listen to you. Stop the army instead."
"Yes, my lady." He inclined his head and flew off the building. I saw his hammer crush the skull of one of the chituri before I turned back to Loki. He was still sitting on the ground from when I had knocked him back. He was staring at me in shock. I sat down in front of him.
"Loki, this can't work," I said gently.
"Why not?" he asked, still fuming.
"Earth cannot be controlled the way Asgard can. There are too many languages, too many people, and there has never been just one ruler. I don't know this time period, but just looking around I can tell you that they have weapons we could scarcely dream of. Come home, Loki. Come back to where you belong."
"But I don't belong." He was calmer now. "You know the truth, Lorainne. I am a frost giant. Laufey's son. But he abandoned be when I was only a baby. Odin doesn't love me; he only wanted to use me as a bargaining chip. No one wants me. Everyone loves Thor. No one loves me." He suddenly was no longer a god looking to control all of Earth. He looked like a rejected younger brother now. The one that was always picked on and left out of games.
"I love you, Loki." He raised his eyes and searched my face for lies. "When you fell, I thought you were dead. I laid on the floor crying for days. I went home but everyone could tell I was depressed. I didn't eat, barely spoke to anyone. It was my brother who told me to come back. I came back and Odin sent me to save you. I've realised that if I don't have you in my life, I don't have a life. Basically, even if no one else wants you (which I don't believe) I need you."