Loki falls. When he finally lands, he finds himself on Midgard. S.H.I.E.L.D. beckons with the promise of adventure and intrigue, but he's not sure his mortal identity can withstand the pressure. The Avengers Initiative has only been delayed, and Fury gathers his team as the realm is threatened by a mysterious player from beyond Earth's borders that claims to want the Tesseract...

A mysterious beast has plagued the outlying districts of Asgard for months, wreaking havoc on the townspeople. When the palace receives word of it, the young sons of Odin are immediately intrigued and set out to find the creature and destroy it. But all is not as it seems, and the danger that awaits them may be more than they bargained for. Pre-Thor.

The Trials are a rite of passage to adulthood in the life of every Asgardian. Loki wasn't worried about his…not much, anyway. He'd worked hard. He was prepared. And no one in the history of Asgard has ever failed the Trials. Perhaps he should have been a little more worried… Sometimes a boy has to try to prove himself a man, with or without anyone else's support.

Once there were two brothers named Prewett, a McKinnon girl who danced and died, and a Black who could never be serious...