"THOR! THOR, BE CAREFUL WITH THAT!"

Thor merely laughed, dodging the crowds of people as he rushed into the conference building, only coming to a stop when he realised that he couldn't hear his father anymore.

"THOR!"

Turning around, Thor beamed at his Father, remaining where he was until the older man had caught up.

"I know I said we needed to get here as quickly as possible, with all the equipment… and I know that I was upset about the truck breaking down. But you just ran with a lot of delicate pieces of equipment, and one trip would have flushed all our hard work down the toilet!"

"Sorry." Thor muttered, gently placing the equipment on the ground, smiling sheepishly as his Father rolled his eyes.

"I know, I know." His father sighed and waved his hand in dismissal, "I just need to make sure that our table is all set up and the lecture slots have been finalised."

"Maybe I can- "

"- No, no, no. You stay here and keep an eye on the equipment!"

And then Doctor Selvig was gone, disappearing into the crowd.

Sighing wearily, Thor started to pace around on the spot, eyes always on the equipment…. And then he spotted someone struggling in the distance, a large metal object in his arms, his view obscured by it.

Quickly, Thor rushed over and helped him to steady it.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"Oh, thank you, thank you!"

Glad that he was being useful, Thor peeked around the side of the equipment and beamed at the other man, "You a very welcome."

"T-Thor!" The other man's face seemed to pale at the sight of the younger man, "I-it's you."

"Do you need assistance with this?"

The man shook his head, almost yanking the equipment out of Thor's hand, "No, no! I'm fine! Go on… go about your way!"

"Are you sure, I can- "

"- I'm fine! Go on, I can manage!"

And with that, he was gone.

Thor was trying not to let that bother him as he walked back over to the equipment, only to spot several children hanging around it.

"Hello there…" he began, only to watch as the children all yelled and cried out at the sight of him, running as far away as they could, "…Oh… okay."

Children had been scared of him for years… ever since he first showed signs of being much stronger than everyone else.

Ever since he was considered dangerous.

"Watch out! Watch out!"

Thor glanced up, only to see a large drone spiralling out of control, heading straight for some of the smaller exhibits.

"I have got it!"

He leapt up into the air, catching the drone with one hand, only to impact heavily with the opposite wall.

"Uh-Oh."

Within minutes, the science centre was collapsing all around them. It didn't matter that he was able to lift everyone's projects into his arms and rush out of the building, saving them years of had work. It didn't matter how sorry he was.

He still destroyed the building.

"That's it Selvig!" The scientist he'd helped earlier screamed, "You need to get that-that freak out of here!"

"Yeah!" Someone else agreed, "He's too dangerous to be around normal people!"

Selvig shook his head desperately, "He-he just doesn't know his own strength!"

But his protests fell on deaf ears.

….

Hours later, when the pair were back at home, Selvig found his son sitting on one of the garden benches, staring up at the sky as the setting sun caused it to turn different shades of red, pink and purple.

"Son…" Selvig sighed wearily, ".., you shouldn't let the things those people said back there bother you- "

"- Nay." Thor interrupted, pushing himself to his feet, "They are right Father. I am… freakish to them. I try to fit in, but… I can't." He shook his head, eyes focused on the horizon, "Sometimes I feel like I do not belong here… like I'm meant to be someplace else."

Slowly, Selvig made his way over to him and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, "Thor… Son- "

"- I know Father. It makes no sense."

Thor pulled himself away and walked off, missing the worried look on Selvig's face.

…

Hours later, after he'd wandered through the woods, staring up at the night sky, he made his way back home, only to find his Dad waiting for him in the doorway.

"Thor…" the man sighed wearily, "…there's something I've been meaning to-to tell you."

…

"But if you found me, then where did I come from?"

Slowly, Selvig brought a box over from his desk, opening it up and pulling out a gold medallion. "This was around your neck when I found you, definitely Norse in origin."

Thor traced his fingers over his engraved name, before turning it over and frowning at the familiar symbol on the back.

"Similar to the ones in the desert, right?" Selvig smirked, "Why do you think I was so excited when we first spotted them? I thought that maybe I can trace them back to you and maybe even prove the existence of- "

Thor tuned his Father out, fingers delicately brushing over the Norse writing.

Was this really where he came from?

"This is it…" he suddenly whispered, leaping to his feet (almost sending Selvig flying), "… don't you see! There's a Norse mythology section in the museum in New York, I can travel there and find out more and- "He stopped, turning around and wincing at the accepting look on Selvig's face, "- Father. I'm sorry, and you are the best Father I could ever hope for, but… I need to know where I came from."

"I know…" Selvig whispered, "… I've already bought the tickets for you. Just-" He took a deep breath, "- Just promise me you'll come back at some point, no matter what you find out."

"I will."

….

The exhibition was just how he expected. Led by an over-enthusiastic tour guide, the group, including Thor were led into a large chamber, where a giant statue stood.

"And this is Odin, the King of the Gods, with his loyal- "

Suddenly, she stopped… in fact, everyone except Thor seemed to stop in their tracks. Slowly, Thor moved over to the tour guide and waved his hand in front of her eyes, frowning when she didn't even flinch.

"Ummm…. Hello?"

Silence.

"Hello?"

Before he could say anything else, wind started to swirl around the room and the large torches that were next to the statue suddenly lit up.

And then the statues' good eye lit up, fixing on a slightly stunned Thor.

"MY BOY. MY LITTLE THOR."

Thor wasn't ashamed to admit that he squealed a little bit as a giant stone hand reached out for him. Gently, the hand grabbed him and lifted him into the air, until he was level with the statues face.

"SUCH PASSION!" Boomed the statue, peering at him, "IS THAT ANYWAY TO SAY HELLO TO YOUR FATHER?"

Thor felt his jaw drop slightly, "F-Father?"

"YOU DOUBT ME?"

Thor was still in shock

"LOOK HOW YOU'VE GROWN…" The statue examined Thor from head to toe, "… YOU HAVE YOUR MOTHER'S EYES, AND MY STRONG CHIN!"

"Wait, wait…" Thor frowned, "… if you're my Father, that would make me a- "

"- A GOD."

"A God… A God!"

"YOU WANTED ANSWERS, AND BY MY BEARD, YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THE TRUTH."

"So, why did you leave me on Earth… didn't you want me?" Thor didn't really want to know the answer… just in case it was the wrong one.

"OF COURSE, WE DID. YOUR MOTHER AND I LOVED YOU DEARLY… BUT SOMEONE STOLE YOU FROM US AND TURNED YOU MORTAL! AND ONLY GODS CAN LIVE IN ASGARD."

"So, there's nothing you can do?"

"I CAN'T DO ANYTHING NO, BUT YOU CAN."

"Really?!" Thor couldn't deny it, he was excited, "… what is it. I'll do anything!"

"THOR IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE A TRUE HERO ON EARTH, THEN YOUR GOD-HOOD WILL BE RESTORED."

"A true hero…" Thor was excited at first, only to frown in confusion, "… how do I do that?"

"FIND THE AVENGERS. THEY WILL AID YOU IN YOUR QUEST."

Now, Thor had heard of the Avengers, who hadn't?

"Alright… and how do I know when I'm a true hero?"

The statue almost seemed to smirk at this, before turning its' attention to the large doorway. There was the sound of glass breaking before something shot towards them, whirling around Thor's head several times, before a large hammer hovered in front of him.

"What the- "

"MJÖLNIR." The statue stated, "A WEAPON OF THE GODS… IT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOURS. IT MIGHT STILL BE YOURS. PROVE YOURSELF WORTHY ENOUGH TO WIELD IT, AND YOU WOULD HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF TO BE A TRUE HERO."

"… Okay." Thor frowned, "Find the Avengers, become a true hero and wield…Mjölnir, then I can become a God. Sounds simple."

"I HAVE EVERY FAITH IN YOU MY SON."

Thor straightened up at the words, a smile on his face, "I won't let you down Father."

"GOOD LUCK MY SON." The fires went out and the statue was inanimate once again. Once Thor was back on the ground, time started up again.

The tour-guide moved to scold him, only to yelp as Thor charged past her, already thinking about how he was going to get to the city.