The Bifrost soon opened and landed Thor on Earth, he is still feeling all of the heavy emotions from everything that has happened recently and the loss that he has been feeling for both his mother and most of all for his brother. How he led Loki to his death and all of the time that they have lost in the past and how now they could never repair the broken relationship they both had and one that he was hoping that the journey to the Dark World would have been enough to give them some good footing where the two can bond and repair their relationship. Now that Loki is gone, they can never fix their relationship or he would ever see his brother again.

Now he is heading back to Jane's home, to try to get over the rough day that he has gone through and one where he is going to have move on from. But yet will always stick by him and the day will always be one that he is exhausted from the day events and from fighting off all of the Dark Elves and just yesterday he saw his brother die right in his arms. He had enough of this adventure and simply wants to go to Jane, talk to her about this and try to move on, no matter how hard it may be and all of the feelings of guilt and grief he is now feeling. Right now he is feeling a sense of emptiness that he doesn't even know how he could ever fulfill or even understand why he is feeling this void. He has gotten everything he wanted ever since he returned to Asgard after his banishment, he is free to stay on Earth, be with Jane and doesn't have to worry about the burdens of the throne anymore. What more does he want?

The answer is clear and that he wishes that Loki is still here and by his side, that things are the way it was before all of this happened, but that is something that he knows that it is never going to happen. But he wishes that he could still have the chance to do so, as he finally makes it to Jane's house and ready to enter and tell her everything that has happened, relieved that he is finally there and he can just go in without having to worry about anything else at the moment. He simply wants nothing more but to have some time for himself before he has to face whatever threat he would have to eventually fight off. He enters the house, catching Jane by surprise and she can already tell that things are not alright and she might as well start to break the ice and be there for him.

"Hey Thor." said Jane trying to be cheerful. "How did things go with your father go?"

"It went well..." said Thor rather sadly. "I told him about the battle, our victory and Loki. He said that I can stay in Midgard for a while, to recover and have some time for myself as I take some time to move pass Loki and everything that has happened."

That was one of the questions, that he was hoping that Jane wouldn't ask so soon. He does't want to talk about Loki so soon and reopen the wounds that he has been trying to conceal. The pain that he has been feeling over the course of the past day or so, the one that he has associate it with Loki at the moment and he doesn't know how he will move past Loki. How he can ever start to move on from all of this and wondering all of the things that could have been if he had try to reach out to him sooner or if he has never thought of asking Loki for his help, but it's too late and he will never know what would have happen or how to let go of the feeling of pain deep inside him.

While Jane look at Thor with emphaty, she knows that Thor is going through a hard time and how much he must be hurting from losing both his mother and his brother in less than a week. It must be too much for him to handle, that he lost two of the people that he cares the most about and for one of them, he couldn't have spend any time with due to recent events and how he didn't have the best relationship with Loki at the moment and they couldn't make the more memories with Loki before all of this happens. Especially since Thor and Loki must have had a strong bond and have been there together ever since they were kids. They must have had a close friendship if he is this upset about Loki, from the fact that Thor has already lost Loki twice before and this time it is worse just because Thor was about to finally win Loki back before he chose to sacrifice himself to save them and any chances of the two making amends disappeared.

"How did he take the news?" asked Jane. "When will you be going back to the Dark World?"

"He took the news surprisingly well, he fortunately found out and knew about Loki when I arrived." said Thor as calmly as he could without letting his guilt overtake him. "I am not going back to the Dark World, a guard went to look for us and found Loki's body. He already buried him for us, now I can't even go there and keep my promise to him..."

"He shouldn't have done that." said Jane almost immediately. "Loki was your brother, you should be the one out there, looking for him and planning a burial not that random guard."

"I strongly agree with you Jane, I fail him yet again..." said Thor. "I wish I was the one who buried him or at least be allowed to make one final goodbye. I wish I didn't make a promise that I wasn't able to keep and unwillingly break it before I have the chance to fulfill it."

"But you tried to keep it, that counts for something." said Jane. "Maybe one day, you could go back to the Dark World and see his grave. I'm sure your dad and Hiemdell would allow it and let you go see it for a day."

"What's the point? I don't want to see a grave, I just want to see my brother again, alive and well." said Thor. "Even if I try to look for the grave, it might take a while and even then there's no guarantee that I would ever find it. The surviving Dark Elves could have destroyed the grave and from judging from their attitude towards Asgardians and anyone that stands in their way. I wouldn't be surprise if there isn't anything out there to look for."

"But hey at least Loki has gotten some kind of respect and he's in a safe place now." said Jane trying to add a voice of comfort. "Loki didn't die as a maniac who tried to take over Earth, he made it up to you by doing everything he could to save us. He helped save the world and made a huge contribution that actually make everything better for all of us. I mean maybe if he had survived, then he would have seen the error of his ways and maybe try to make amends and redeem himself even further. He wouldn't have wanted you to be upset about him."

"I know, but it doesn't stop me from feeling guilty about failing him and how I failed to save him." said Thor. "It's not just Loki, there are many that lost their lives from this entire ordeal including my mother, I feel extreme guilt beyond one's comprehension. Now it only escalated the moment that Loki died right in my arms, it is my fault that he met this fate and now he's gone. He sacrificed himself to save us, I could have saved him but I didn't and instead I just let him die... Just like everyone else..."

"Thor, none of this was your fault." said Jane hoping that he would see that. "Sometimes things like this happens, sure the whole Dark Elves trying to destroy the entire universe is extremely rare. But losing people is never anyone's fault, all we can do is try to honor their memory and move forward with our lives, it's the least we can do for them and ourselves."

"I know..." said Thor. "But I still wish that I could have done more to save him."

"Yeah, I wish he is still alive too. You still have me and we are finally together again." said Jane. "Whatever happens next or any challenges up ahead, we are going to face it together. That all that should matter, you will always have the memories of the time that you had with Loki and your mom. Remember them and move forward, I'll be there for you and stay by your side."

At that moment, not another word can be said as the two shares a passionate kiss, one that is powerful and yet comforting as they are ready to face the future they now are going to spend together. Thor still feels the sense of guilt towards what happened to Loki and knows that he doesn't think that he is ever going to let that feeling go and knows that he is going to always remember what his brother meant to him and what he did for him. That deep down he will miss his brother and is going to make the most of his sacrifice. Even if the sacrifices that were made are weighing them down, but both of them knew that they have each other and that is the comfort that they need at moment. Thor is happy that he gets to have a chance to start a new life with Jane, they are both grateful for what Loki did for them and ready to face the future together.

Meanwhile back in the other side of the city, back in the Apartment

Darcy is hard at work in trying to make the perfect breakfast that is fit for a king and already has the perfect plan as she has the news on the background and paying attention to the tv. To make sure that she doesn't miss anything about a crime being reported and ready to get Loki in action, she is ready to get the first phase done and she just hopes that it would be as easy as she is hoping that it would be. The first step is apologies for the argument they had yesterday and get them on good terms, then she is going to butter Loki up by being nice to him like doing favors and nice things like making breakfast. Once he is in a great mood, then she will get Loki to go out on a "walk" with her and lead him to a crime scene and get him to help out. With luck on her side, then Loki will see how it's great to be a hero and will be thanking her. It's the perfect plan and one that she knows that Loki just needs a push, one that she is determined to give him.

Soon Loki arrives and make his way to the kitchen, he is still tired from events of yesterday and want nothing more but to relax and forget that everything that has happened. He is just ready to get up and leave the first chance he gets and simply go before any more attention is drawn to him, but before he can even have a chance to think of a plan, Loki just stops himself as he stares at the sight right before him in shock, he sees that the kitchen is filled with edible food and Darcy is now trying to do everything in the kitchen. He doesn't even know what to make of the scene or if he has anything to say on seeing Darcy trying to do everything for him when it comes to food. He's even asking himself if he's really awake?

"Good morning!" said Darcy rather excitedly as she does the finishing touches of the breakfast and trying to be extra nice to Loki. "Did you sleep well last night? I hope you're hungry, since right now we have plenty of food to eat."

"I slept well..." said Loki surprise and suspicious of Darcy's strange behavior. "Is there a Midgrdian holiday or a special occasion coming up?"

"What? Can't I do something nice for my roommate for once?" asked Darcy immediately and already starting to get nervous as she looks at Loki.

"Well, yes, I believe so..." said Loki confused. "But you have never done so in the past two days since I have been living with you."

"Yeah, I know... But I just wanted to make it up to you, about the argument that we had yesterday." said Darcy. "Plus I would like to get to know you better as a person, not from whatever the media, the Avengers or anyone has to say about you. I always believe that we should hear all sides of the story and plus it's kinda cool to have a super villain living with me and having the chance to talk to him about anything. So I just thought that it would be nice for us to get to know each other better and try to be good roommates rather than get on each other's nerves all the time."

Loki is surprised by this revelation and how Darcy is trying to get to know him or if she might have something else planned. He knows that Darcy might have some other reason why she trying to be so kind to him all of the sudden and that alone is what causing him to be more suspicious by the second. No one needs to be a deep thinker to know that there is more to whatever Darcy is up to and he is trying to figure out what it is and if it this reason might be putting him in a position where it would only lead him to trouble. He waits to see what Darcy might have to say or if she is going to say it at all, so that way he will at least have an idea on what she might be up to.

"I guess this is the part where I should be apologizing." said Darcy. "So, sorry about all of that, I acted like a jerk and hope that you might forgive me for all of that."

"It's fine, maybe our disagreement was partially my fault." said Loki much to Darcy's surprise and relief. "I did expect you to do everything and I should't have expected someone who is inexperienced to get everything right or at least shouldn't have placed all of that on you."

"Ok then I guess with that settled, that is I think." said Darcy. "Let's eat!"

The two soon starts to eat and enjoy the good meal, even if they have many things to think about when it comes to what would be the best thing to do their own individual plans and to somehow make them work out. There is a silence between them as they start to eat and to make the most of the meal that they are eating, at least the food was edible much to Loki's surprise and enjoyment. While Darcy is keeping an eye on the tv to see if there is anything that might be happening that would require some kind of superhero and so far there's nothing, but that doesn't mean it won't happen soon or if it might happen later. But still she has to find something and she might as well try to be a good roommate and try to be friendly.

"So... How are you enjoying Earth?" asked Darcy. "This is your second time on this planet right?"

"Well it's actually my third time on time on Midgard, it's not as bad as I remembered." said Loki. "Though I expected much worse than this, but then again the last time I was here I was trying to invade this planet. So my drive might have clouded my judgement from the entire experience."

"Alright, I'll take that as didn't have time to see anything or make a judgement." said Darcy. "Well Earth's not so bad once you get to see to see it, I'm sure that you might find at least one thing enjoyable."

"Maybe, if Midgardians aren't too busy around screaming or acting extra paranoid than it may be possible." said Loki who is annoyed at the sight he has seen so far.

"Well humans were running for their lives and too busy trying to escape from maniacs trying to take over the planet. Perhaps you should try to being on the other side of the story, sometime." said Darcy before she stops herself. "Sorry, I didn't mean like that-"

"I am not offended by that, at least you described Malekith accurately." said Loki. "At least he met his end and Thor dealt with him, for once I am happy that my brother was victorious in one of his battles."

"Ok, we know he's that bad if you are happy that your brother saved the day." said Darcy. "But still ignoring everything that went down the last time, I'm sure that deep down you still care about him and-"

"I never said that I didn't, I don't know why even after everything that happened, but I still care for him." said Loki. "Even more now, I don't know if it's from what he said before we got the Aether out or everything that has happened all at once or-"

"He's your brother and you're going to still care about him no matter what happens." said Darcy catching Loki by surprise by her perception and he is impressed by it. "Sure all siblings can get on each other's nerves at time, but at the end of the day you guys definitely care and love each other right?"

"I believe so, even after all of this time I have always still considered Thor as a brother." said Loki as he remembers that he would never be able to his brother again, deciding it might be the best to try to change the subject. "You see to know Thor and Jane really well, I'm assuming that you are well acquainted with both of them?"

"Yes, Jane is practically my boss and I'm her intern, we don't have those type of relationships where I have to be panicking over losing my job, over time after she recruited me, we became friends." said Darcy. "I met Thor when he literally fell out of the sky after your dad sent him on a unplanned vacation to Earth, it was an interesting experience to say the least."

"I can imagine so." said Loki as he is trying hard not to laugh at the idea of a confused Thor on Earth. "So do all Midgardians simply go around their days in these small living spaces and do activities within it until one either has to go to work or something else that may require them to leave and later get themselves into trouble?"

"I think you are mistaking all of us for teenagers and we all do more than just that." said Darcy. "We sometimes go out to have fun, you know go the mall, museums, the movies anything that might be in the mood for. Earth can be really fun if you give it a chance, I mean I always have fun whenever I get out of the house and just do my own thing."

"Of course you do, it's obvious that you are easy to please." said Loki as he finishes his meal and notices Darcy doing something. "Why are you constantly going back and forth to try to keep an eye on that screen?"

"What? No, I'm not doing that..." said Darcy as she tries to lean over to see the tv and earns an annoyed look from Loki, before quickly having to correct herself. "Ok, I am trying to get an eye on the tv, just to see what's on. I just like watching tv a lot..."

Darcy can't believe that so far, there hasn't been any reports of anything happening or at least something that would require a superhero. It looks like crime decided to take a break after the Dark Elf invasion to much of her dismay. Not that she was hoping for a crime to happen, but she would have really liked something to get Loki started and for things to get into action. There has to be a way to get things to get going and the plan to get back on track. Maybe there is a way and she already has the perfect idea, one that not only might move the plan forward, but one that might be fun and at least she'll get to know Loki better. It's the perfect plan and one that she's happy that she just came up with just recently, she just hopes that Loki would go for it.

"So I was thinking, since Jane gave me a couple days off as a thanks for helping defeat the Dark Elves, you know to rest and have fun." said Darcy. "Since I don't have anything to do today and I don't want to be cooped up in here all day, I might go out for a walk, might go to the mall and all of that stuff. Want to come along?"

"Are you asking me to accompany you?" asked Loki surprised by what Darcy just said.

"Yeah, didn't you hang out with anyone back in Asgard?" asked Darcy. "Before everything happened? Any friends?"

"Thor was the only one that ever paid any attention to me when we were growing up." said Loki. "The only one that ever wanted anything to do with me, in turn I have always tried to repay the favor. We often spend time together and looked out for each other, that is until everything... Thor was the only one that ever cared about to include me in everything and he was always by my side and included me in everything, whether it's a simple game or one of our many adventures. He was the only friend I had back in Asgard."

"So, I'm guessing that those warriors that came for Thor wasn't..." starts Darcy with Loki only giving her a nod as she makes a slow realization, before she decides to continue to be friendly. "So do you want to come with? That is if you are open to expanding that group and want to see more of Earth while your at it."

"Yes, I believe I will accompany you and would like to go with you." said Loki nervously, taken aback from Darcy's kindness.

"Great!" said Darcy happily before growing concern. "But first quick question, do you have something else to wear besides that? I mean if you wear your Asgardian outfit and look a lot like yourself then we might attract some unwanted attention at us."

"I see your point and I have another outfit that might fit better in your society." said Loki confidently.

Without another word being said, Loki simply uses his magic to change into some Midgardian clothes in hopes that he would not be recognize if he tries to head out to more places on Midgard. He winds up wearing the same suit that he wore in Germany a year ago and hopes that no one would recognize him wearing this, that no one filmed him in this outfit. That he would look more like a Midgardian and he quickly cast a spell in case that scenario would have occurred. Darcy on the other hand is amazed by what she just seen, not only she saw Loki do more magic, but she think he looks super handsome in that suit and can't help but admire him for a second. Before she snaps out of it and remembers why she is doing this, if she does not stay focus then this plan will be for nothing and they will be back where they started, she needs to stay cool.

"I'm guessing you are going towards business casual?" said Darcy. "You know, since your clothes are all that fancy and..."

"I believe the word you are looking for is sophisticated." said Loki. "Well these are the only clothes I have that I acquired during my first visit to this planet. It's all I have to work with, I never cared to pay attention to Midgardian affairs or what they would wear on a daily basis."

"I don't think we can pull off business casual all the time," said Darcy already imagining all of the unwanted scenarios. "maybe while we're there then maybe we should get you some casual clothes. So that way you might be able to blend in better and you will have things easier for you to get around easier."

"Perhaps, but I am mostly interested in seeing more of this planet." said Loki. "To see everything I can in this world and to see what else is this planet has to offer.

"I'll show you everything I can, but first let me get ready and then we'll be right on our way." said Darcy. "Just meet right in the front door and then once we're both ready to go then we'll be on our way."

"That sounds good." said Loki giving a nod as he got up from the chair and starts to head his way towards the door. "Let me know when you are ready."

"Alright then, great to see you being cool about this." said Darcy. "I guess I'll see you in a bit."

With that Darcy finishes her meal and they both got ready for their outing, Darcy takes another look at the news to see if there is a last minute update before she turns off the tv and see that there is no crime going on. She hopes that something or rather anything happens to get Loki to go out and stop it, she doesn't know how she is going to do it or if she will be able to find something going on. But at least plan B will allow her to get to know Loki and hand out with him, at least that would be a win and they can have a chance to spend some time together. Then she can figure something out, with the hope that she can figure out how to convince Loki to be a hero and somehow make him see that it's not that being a hero would be the best thing that could ever happen to him and that it would be the first step on making him get a great start on his new life.

While Loki on the other hand is hoping that this outing won't be a mistake, that he would be fine if he just go out for a walk. As long as the spell keeps him unrecognizable and he will simply see more of this planet before it's time for him to leave all of this behind and to start to live his life away from all of this and that he can at least escape from all of the problems that are destined to follow him outside the protection of Asgard and trouble that he is more than ready to avoid over the course of the journey that is ahead of him. Even then he will be able to escape and then maybe just maybe he will be able to escape without having the past coming up on him. For now he is just going to make the most of this, try to have a good time and simply try to see what this planet has to offer and to figure out what Darcy is up to.

Soon they were both ready to go and ready to try to enjoy this as much as they can, maybe this would be a good moment to bond and try to build a better relationnship between each other. To somehow be on good terms during the time that they are going to spend together, the desires that they both have are now dominating their mind and that alone is what causing the two to become them more ready to pursue their goals with the hopes that they will be able to accomplish them.

Here it is the sixth chapter rewrite, now we're making great progress and one that expanded more on the story and we'll see more added scenes as we continue to make our way towards the rewrites and as I move forward in the fifty first chapter. Let's just say that one is going to be one that will be the first step into the ending and one where we will see that will be satisfying for the entire story as a whole. That we will see everything get a pay off and see the characters' journeys comes to a close.

At least the cool part is that we get to see the conversation that Loki and Darcy had during the meal and a little more into Loki's backstory. What it might have been like for him on Asgard before the events of the movies, at least some hints of the greater story that is about to come. One where it will make things a little more interesting...

I'm also thinking of possibly doing one-shot chapters for Redemption that takes place during the time skip and it can be anything like slice of life fics, Loki teaming up with the Avengers or just Thor and Loki as Mysto of course. teaming up (it can be a midquel story with multiple chapters), maybe even a Loki and Hiemdel team up (I still want to do it and would be happy to do it in a one shot) or maybe even Loki and Darcy's adventures of searching for the Infinity Stones. But it has to take place during the time skip and not be something that would add more to the main story that it would be necessary to read them. They are mostly would be stand alone stories that still in the Redemption canon and yet still be part of the story (think of it like a spin of series of a movie that the story takes place between the previous movie and the sequel like How to Train your Dragon (the first and second) or Tangled (for the movie and Ever After short) for example.) I'm open to any idea that you guys might have, just put a review or pm me with your ideas and I'll be happy to use your ideas to write them into one shots. (Maybe even a Guardians of the Galaxy prequel/midquel before Gamora got caught by Thanos or even one before she even met Loki or went through the events of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie?)

Though I would be mostly doing Loki ones but I am open to the idea, but I was also thinking of having them to be more interconenctive than one may think, that it would be telling an overall story which would serve as a prequel, but at the same time they would be stand alone stories and within them, they will have a story arc that will lead into the rest of Redemption after the Age of Ultron arc. But the Gamora one is definitely going to be stand alone and I am open to doing more Redemption, but before I make any decisions I want to finish this story first before I get started on one shots or any sequels. Especially since the next two chapters and the rewrites are my top priority at the moment. :)

If you guys want to share a favorite moment or have any questions, you guys are so welcome to leave a review or pm me. I'd be happy to answer any questions and be happy to hear from you when it comes to anything you all may have to say. :)

Lastly, I want to say is that I am dedicating the Redemption fanfic to a good friend that has been there for me for the last couple of years. One that I will always appreciate that our friendship happend for the rest of my life. I am dedicating this story to Brigitta Pekelharing, a friend that helped me out of the darkness that I often take for granted. But I want to thank her for everything and helping me during the darkest time of my life, her friendship has made me grow into a better person and writer. I am always going to be grateful for the friendship that we shared and the impact that it made on me. In a way if it weren't for our friendship then there might not even be a Redemption because she got me into Marvel movies and helped me at the beginning of writting the fanfic. Thanks Brigitta for everything :)

So will things go well for Loki and Darcy? Will they face any problems by simply going to the mall? Will they get along or will something get in the way? Will Darcy get Loki to see that being a hero is a good thing or will Loki still refuse the call? How will Thor make it past the grief that is now consuming him? How will Jane help him get past it? Will they find out the truth if things go wrong? Is there something else going on that might cause some problems later on or something or rather someone from Loki's past that he's desperate to escape from? Find out in the next chapter, see ya in the next update. :)