Bifrost Landing Site
A few SHIELD vehicles were parked by the Bifrost site. A few SHIELD agents stood nearby as scientists took readings.
Coulson knelt, examined the Bifrost Runes. He turned to an Agent.
"Get somebody from Linguistics out here." Coulson said.
Just then, they heard a rumbling overhead, as the Bifrost storm roared in the sky above.
Coulson and the SHIELD Agents scrambled for cover, their vehicle windshields shattering, as the Bifrost storm grew in strength. Finally, the hole in the sky overhead opened, and the funnel cloud exploded out of it, touching down onto the desert floor.
Coulson and the Agents sheltered their eyes from the maelstrom.
Main Street
Loki and the others saw the Bifrost storm forming in the distance.
"Was somebody else coming?" Rei asked.
Just then, the Bifrost funnel exploded down to the ground.
Bifrost Landing Site
From behind a jeep, Coulson and the SHIELD agents stared at the Destroyer in awe. It moved towards them.
"Is that one of Stark's?" A SHIELD agent said.
"I don't think so. But the guy doesn't tell me anything." Coulson grabbed a megaphone, stepped forward, called out to the Destroyer. "Hello! You're using unregistered weapons technology. Please identify yourself."
There was a hum as the Destroyer's fiery energy powered up inside.
"Incoming!" Coulson said.
As the SHIELD Agents scrambled for cover, a blast of energy from the Destroyer exploded a vehicle. SHIELD agents returned fire.
Main Street
Townspeople filled the streets, staring at the fire fight in the distance. Loki and Thor prepared for battle, as Loki turned to Kurisuta.
"Leave this town now. Get yourself and your friends to safety." Loki said.
"What about you?" Kurisuta said.
"I must stay and fight." Loki said.
Thor looked to Loki.
"I am a warrior, and I will fight by your side." Thor said.
"The best thing you can do is get the mortals to safety and then join the battle." Loki said.
Thor looked at the townsfolk around them, all oblivious to the oncoming threat.
"You're right." Thor said.
Loki looked surprised. Thor turned to Selvig, and Rei.
"Help me clear the streets. I'll let none of these people die this day." Thor said.
Thor, Kurisuta, Selvig, and Rei start to herd the crowd of Townsfolk off the streets, as Loki and Kurisuta headed across town, towards the Destroyer.
Heimdall's Observatory
Laufey and two Frost Giants appeared out of the Bifrost and stepped onto the platform. Cosmos was waiting for them. She pulled Gungnir from the Observatory's control panel. The giant apparatus slowed to a stop.
"Laufey. Welcome to Asgard." Cosmos said.
Bifrost Landing Site
The site looked like the aftermath of a war zone. The smoldering wreckage of SHIELD vehicles lay strewn about.
Down the Street
Thor, Rei, and Selvig cleared the streets, loading confused townsfolk into cars, moving others indoors.
A dog made it way down the street, barking at something in front of it. Then it was there - the Destroyer.
The Destroyer strode down the street, a red, fiery energy glowing from within it.
It unleashed blasts as it went, blowing up cars, setting storefronts aflame.
Loki and Kurisuta headed down the street towards the Destroyer.
"Keep him distracted." Kurisuta said.
She hurried off. Loki continued towards the behemoth.
Main Street
Thor looked anxiously back down the street, where Loki got into position before the Destroyer.
"I must get to Loki," Thor said. "He needs me at his side."
Rei hurried out of the burning pet store carrying as many animals in cages as she can, then loaded them into a truck.
Loki unsheathed Excalibur and attacked the Destroyer. With one swing he froze the fire within.
It looked like it was going to work, when the Destroyer reignited and started to fire.
Kurisuta leapt off a nearby rooftop and used her empathy to borrow the power of molecular combustion from her sister. She threw out her hands and the Destroyer exploded.
They had a brief moment of hope.
But the creature reassembled. Kurisuta looked on with growing trepidation.
Slowly, unnaturally, the Destroyer spins its torso around 180 degrees to face its attackers.
The Destroyer unleashed a blast at Kurisuta. She barely dove off of the behemoth in time, dodging the blast. The Destroyer rose again to its full height.
Loki and Kurisuta to regroup, when the Destroyer unleashed another blast, sending Loki and Kurisuta flying in all directions.
Thor saw them lying injured on the ground, but had no time to act, as the Destroyer fired in his direction.
A storefront near Selvig Labs exploded, knocking Thor, Rei, and Selvig off their feet. Thor helped Rei to her feet, when they noticed Selvig lying on his back amidst the debris, impaled by a twisted piece of iron.
"Dad!" Rei shouted.
She and Thor hurried to his side. He was losing blood, going into shock.
"Go! Leave me!" Selvig said.
Rei took his hand calmly, then winked and Thor. "Don't watch if you're squeamish."
Then before his eyes she transformed, little orange fox ears that matched her hair peaking out, and six matching fox tails. She had face markings too.
Thor was very surprised. "You never said you were one of the Fae folk."
"That's fairy fox," Rei said, annoyed. "Or kitsune, if you wanna get technical."
She put her hands on Selvig's wound and gold light stitched his wounds painlessly together. She smiled. "All better."
Selvig sat up and groaned at Rei. "I told you not to do that in public."
"It was an emergency." She protested.
Rei turned to Thor to find he's gone.
Down the Street
Loki reached Kurisuta, who lay dazed, battered, and bloodied on the ground. He pulled her behind a burning vehicle.
"Go, while you can!" Loki said.
"But the others..." Kurisuta said.
"You can't help them now. Your job is to survive." Loki said.
She struggled to sit up.
"No! I will die a warrior's death. Stories will be told of this day-" Kurisuta said.
He gently took her hands in his.
"Live and tell those stories yourself." Loki said.
"You look different," Kurisuta said, indicating him. Loki then realized that Excalibur had brought out his Jotun form. "It's a good different. Another thing, I want you to call me Kuri."
And with those words Kuri stood up, body turning a bright red color and blue Celtic knot tattoos running down her face, arms, and back. The star birthmark on her forehead darkened to black.
"Don't worry, Loki. I have a plan." Kuri said.
She opened her hands, and a fireball appeared in them. She threw it at the Destroyer, causing it to stumble back. She then created a ball of electricity and threw it, causing the Destroyer to go limp for a moment.
The Destroyer hesitates, then swatted her with its enormous arm. There was a sickening crack of breaking bones as Kuri went flying.
Kuri landed in a crumpled, broken heap in front of Selvig Labs, before Loki, Thor, Selvig, and Rei.
Loki tried to rush out to Kuri's aid, but Thor held him back.
"This is her planet," Thor said. "She'll never forgive you if you don't let her defend it."
He pulled Loki into Selvig Labs. A Raven flew overhead, watching the scene -
Odin's Chambers
Odin lay in the Odinsleep.
A single tear rolled down the Allfather's cheek.
Main Street
Kuri's eyes closed, her breath coming in shuddering gasps. The Destroyer stood over Kuri's body, lowered its head towards her. It opens its faceplate, locks it in place, readying to unleash its fiery blast.
Kuri smirked, and recovered, revealing that all was a ruse, and shimmering away as the blast hit the ground where she lay seconds ago.
Kuri stood in front of Thor and Loki. "Up to you guys now. I've done all I can."
"What say you brother?" Loki asked.
"I say we finish this, together," Thor said, brandishing Mjolnir.
A blinding bolt of lightning struck down from above, colliding with the Destroyer. At the same time, pillars of sharp ice burst from the earth, from where Loki had struck with Excalibur and one penetrated the Destroyer's armor. The explosion was massive. The Destroyer was frozen and crackling with electricity at the same time. Smoke and mist enveloped the street.
Kuri stepped forward, and so did Rei, now roused and ready to fight once more, ready to finish this. Kuri opened her hands and an electric fire ball appeared. She levitated into the air—and jammed it down the Destroyer's faceplate.
"Steady...steady..." said Rei, holding out her hands. She then threw her hands out and the combustive ball inside the Destroyer exploded. This time, it was in so many pieces, it would never reassemble.
Selvig stand to join his daughters and his new friends, as the battle was over. A battered Coulson approached with several SHIELD agents.
"Leonard... I don't think you've been completely honest with me." Coulson said to Loki.