Corporal Irvin Smith stays in Hermiha to take care of some things. There, in the middle of the night and in more than questionable circumstances, he meets an extraordinarily rude and exceptionally uncommon boy with dark hair and stormy eyes. His skills, aptitude and attitude seem wasted in the streets of Hermiha's slums - Irvin wonders if they could be put to more purposeful use.

Post-Avengers. Odin, in his infinite wisdom, has decided to go for the poetic justice angle as far as Loki's punishment is concerned. For his attempt to enslave humanity, Loki has his magic and powers bound, and is sent back to Midgard and given over to Tony Stark to be his slave. Tony is none too happy about this arrangement. Eventually Tony/Loki.