Soon morning hit and Darcy has a lot of things going on in her mind and she still can't believe in what happened. She almost lost a few hours of sleep and yet she still got them as her thoughts continue to dominate her mind. In fact for what happened last night, it is almost like a dream that actually happened and the fact that Loki literally came right up her door and told her that he is ready to become a superhero and wants to help out by trying to stop Thanos. The idea that Loki wants and decides to do this and anything good on his own, without any form of persuasion, bargaining, pleading or threat that is making him do this without anything getting in her way and she doesn't have to think of an over complicated plan where she would have to overdo her plan that it becomes a little too complex and it leads to nowhere.
It's really obvious that something must have happened last night that made Loki change his mind and changed his perspective when it comes to becoming a hero and that alone is more than surprising and she doesn't even know what to make of the entire situation. Darcy just hopes that Loki hasn't changed his mind or this is some kind of prank that Loki would find hilarious or just wanted to have fun through it and then later just drop the desire to just laugh in her face. At least she hopes that Loki is not going to do that and as she gets ready to head right into the kitchen/living room. She simply decides to just wear a black shirt with a blue hoodie and some jeans, then she heads her way down the hall, with many thoughts going through her mind.
Darcy knows that she should be thinking about why would Loki change his mind so suddenly? What would she have been planning to do if Loki didn't give in? But she doesn't care, at least he's going to do it and going to go out there and be a hero. Though she is wondering how are they going to pull this off? Since she can't just have Loki going around as himself going around doing hero work, especially knowing that it would draw too much attention to them and then they would definitely be in trouble.
So she figures that the only way they can avoid all of that is for Loki to wear a costume, but the real question is how is she going to convince him to go for that idea? He doesn't seem the type that would be open in dressing up for a costume party or anything unless he just uses his magic to shape shift into someone else and pretend to be them for a bit and then it would be it, not in a superhero disguise for an unknown period of time. But either way, she is happy to see that Loki decided to do this and they will work the details out throughout the day.
Soon Darcy makes it to the kitchen and finds Loki awake and trying to make some kind of meal with the bread he must have found in the fridge and trying to see if he can make a decent meal with it and some of the cheese. She should tell him about the wonders and convince of a toaster or at least give him pointers, but for now she just heads over to the fridge to grab some waffles, enough for two and places two of them in the toaster and waited for a couple of minutes and once those pop out, she puts them on a plate and puts two more in and once they are done, she puts the other two in another plate. After grabbing the bottle of syrup from the fridge, she heads her way to the table and joins Loki as he starts to eat the make shift sandwich. From one look, she can tell that he must have placed an illusion over it to try to make it look more presentable and to hide it's awkward state.
"Morning." said Darcy briefly passing over one of the plates of waffles to Loki. "I thought that you might want to have something more tasty than that."
"What is that?" asked Loki staring at the waffles, not even knowing what to make of the dish right in front of him.
"These are called waffles, one of the best Earth's breakfast meals and it's always something that I always try to keep in stock." said Darcy. "Don't you guys have waffles on Asgard?"
"Our meals are usually more nutritious than what I have seen on this planet so far." said Loki as he picks up one of them and tries it. "Though the food has more rich flavors than this."
"Try putting syrup on it, it always taste better with something sweet on it." said Darcy as she hands him over the bottle and Loki accepts it and starts to pour it into his waffles.
While Loki pours the syrup, Darcy is wondering how is she going to start off this conversation and how is she going to get straight to the point? To know whether or not Loki is really going to do this and to start planning their next move. She just hopes that he hasn't changed his mind and starts thinking that it is a bad idea and winds up dropping the idea without another thought. Darcy knows that she has to find the right moment, but she knows that she can't wait another moment longer. That she has to know the answer right now and she has to ask him and needs to do it now, she is not going to wait another moment.
"So about last night..." said Darcy. "Were you or rather are you still serious about wanting to become a hero? That this isn't a joke or some wired dream right?"
"Of course I meant what I said last night. Why would I back out on my own decision?" said Loki. "Especially after I just made it? In case it has not occur to you, I am not the type who second guess my own choices."
"I have noticed and it is great that you decided to do this." said Darcy rather happily. "Now all we have to do is figure out what would be the perfect superhero costume for you to wear and-"
"Wait just a minute, I am not going to go around dressed like a clown every single time I have to go out and either stop a crime or we find some lead to the Stones." said Loki. "I agree with your idea to gather the Infinity Stones and live out your delusions of grander while we are under the condition that I don't have to reveal myself to the public. I may not want my presence and the fact that I am alive revealed, but I do not want to look ridiculous."
"You are not going to look ridiculous, in fact we're going to make you look really cool." said Darcy reassuringly. "It will be the least of your worries, all we need to do is figure out how to protect your secret identity and make sure that no one can pick up clues to figure it out. Since if someone finds out that it is you and if it happens to be the wrong person, then it can be the difference between life and death."
"I think you are overstating the last part, the one we really need to worry about is Thanos and he is not the type who would be willing to forgive anyone for anything that may occur." said Loki. "The most the people of this planet can do to me is lock me up somewhere until Thor arrives and then I will face my judgement."
"Yeah, but that will be as equally as bad and we don't want either option to happen." said Darcy. "Besides it's less likely for someone to find out that it's you here because you would be wearing a costume, so quit trying to make this into a bigger deal than it is."
"That would be easy for you to say, you are not the one that will be going around in a disguise." said Loki. "Even if I conjured an illusion every single time I go out, it does not guarantee that I will not be exposed and someone-
"That just the thing, you won't need your magic to hide yourself and wouldn't that be a big give away?" said Darcy before returning to her plans. "I was thinking that along with your superhero suit, that maybe we should also give you a mask, so that way it will not only add to your superhero image but it will protect your identity. Especially since the people will be thinking about who is underneath the mask and yet it allows you to keep your identity a secret and no one would even know what you look like. It will give us wiggle room to focus on Thanos and find the stones and the gauntlet."
"Fine, I see your point." said Loki wanting to avoid an argument and got to to the point. "Is there anything else I should do or know about that will further humiliate me or will that be it?"
"Oh yeah, there is one more thing. I don't know how you feel about this or how well you are going to take this, but..." said Darcy nervously. "We or rather you are going to need to change your name, whenever you are in the costume and in public."
Loki stares at Darcy in disbelief, that idea is so surprising that it leaves Loki speechless and he doesn't even know what to think or let alone know what to say. The idea really caught him off guard and knows that he does not want to have anything to do with that idea. He can't believe that Darcy would have the audacity of even to suggest that he should change his name and whatever she has in mind then it would sound absolutely ridiculous and lead to an even bigger humiliation. He may have agreed to do this, but that does not mean he wants to look ridiculous while he's doing something that he already thinks is absurd. He wonders what Darcy may be thinking and if all Midgardians usually follow this logic and come up with these ridiculous ideas and go through with them. He sees Darcy is about to say something and would have said it, that is until...
"What?" said Loki immediately in complete disbelief as he stares at Darcy, completely speechless.
"You know something that will help keep your secret identity, a secret. Something for me to call you whenever we're out there and something that people will easily say that isn't, I know 'Mystery Hero Guy.'" said Darcy. "We are going to need to create some kind of identity for you, a super hero identity that will be something everyone will know and won't even suspect who is underneath the mask. All of the superhero in comics do it all the time and it always work and the best part is no one will know that it's you."
"What a brilliant idea, not only I will be running into danger, risking my life to save billions of strangers every other day. There is also the fact that I would be going out of my way to hunt down six stones and a gauntlet, which are the most powerful objects in this entire universe. While we are going on our wild goose chase, a mad titan will be going after the objects as well and wants to make me pay for the last we met, we would need to get the stones before he does or finds out unless we want a death sentence." said Loki rather sarcastically. "While in the meantime, I will be going around as masked crusader with a ridiculous costume and a name to match. If Thor knew about this then he would be far to busy laughing at how ridiculous and embarrassing I look that yelling at me would be the last thing on his mind."
"Loki, just hear me out for a sec before you just walk out on me. For starters Thor and everyone else is not going to know it's you, wearing a mask and with a new identity that everyone will be too busy thinking you are cool to figure it out." said Darcy. "Besides being a superhero is a cool job, I know if it were me I would be more than happy to take the job. Ever since I was a kid, I have always wanted to become a superhero, but since I am not a alien from outer space or have a cool metal suit or a tough girl martial artist, I can't really do it without getting myself killed. But that doesn't mean I don't want to help to help anyone who is about to become a superhero and that alone is so cool."
"I am assuming that you admire the Avengers? After hearing you so many times talk about heroism and your childhood dream of becoming a hero?" asked Loki letting his curiosity get the best of him.
"Yeah, they are real life superheroes who goes out of their way to help others and fight off evil villains, having the chance to go on adventures and actually saving the day." said Darcy. "They are all inspiring in their own ways, I am practically a pro of Avengers trivia and love hearing their stories and seeing them on the news. Plus I am also friends with one of them, so that makes things even more cooler and even if Thor wasn't an Avenger, I would still be happy to have a friend that is a superhero."
"You are too much of an admirer for these type of heroes for your own good, you know that right?" said Loki, the most obvious question on his mind.
"Well at least I am a fan of something that inspires people to go out and stop the bad guys." said Darcy. "Helping people every single time you go out to save the day and actually doing something that would be more than I don't know what. But hey at least I wanted to be something that would be great, adventurous and just so cool, I mean who wouldn't want to go out and save the world?"
"I know I would not do no such thing, from all of the things I have been hearing and seeing about being a hero, it only makes me regret my choice even more by the second." argued Loki. "Even if my past actions are regrettable, at least I know what I was doing and had reasons behind it. Not too mention, I didn't follow absurd ideas blindly, much less needed anyone's help in almost succeeding in Thanos's plans."
"Yeah, but you still failed." said Darcy in a teasing tone.
"Can we return our focus to the task at hand and stop this childish manner?" said Loki completely annoyed. "Not only because we are wasting valuable time in this foolishness, but I would like to get this over with. The sooner we start, the sooner we will be done and I will no longer have to deal with Thanos, the Infinity Stones or anything else that may require me in going out risking my life for others."
"Alright whatever you say, but let me just say that what we're doing is going to do is so awesome and you're so not going to be regretting this." said Darcy.
"I doubt it, since from what I have seen and heard from you so far." said Loki. "You are doing a good job of making it sound less appealing by the minute."
"Relax, it's going to be fine, when all of this over then this is all so going to be worth it." said Darcy. "Now let's focus on trying to get your costume and I think I have an idea on how to get it."
"What are you planning to do, go to one of the shops on this planet and see if you can have it tailored for me?" said Loki rolling his eyes.
"That is exactly what I am going to do." said Darcy catching Loki by surprise. "Also I am going to need to borrow you're Asgardian clothes for a bit."
"What? Are you saying that there are shops in Midgard that dedicate themselves in creating foolish outfits for absurd reasons?" said Loki in disbelief.
"Well, not exactly, we have these things call costume stores and they are for people to buy something to dress up in. They are very useful for halloween and costume parties when you don't have one." said Darcy. "Don't you guys have any of that in Asgard?"
"In Asgard, the way we celebrate any occasion is through feasts, ceremonies and maybe even an occasional ball or two." said Loki. "We don't have a need for disguises, most Asgardians have always tend to fight their way through a battle rather than try to find a clever way out of them."
"Ok, Asgardians have uptight parties and would rather wrestle with one another than have a chat if there's a problem. No wonder why you and Thor turn out the way that you did." said Darcy. "But still I am still going to need your Asgardian clothes and if I hurry now then I won't have to worry about a crazy long line that will take me most of the day to get past."
"I am assuming that this shop is really popular?" said Loki.
"Yeah it is, it has the costumes made with the best materials and everyone mostly goes over there to get something that might work." said Darcy. "You know something that would be really comfortable for you to run around in and at the same time something that doesn't make you angry because you think you look like a clown."
"Would the people who work in this shop realize that my armor is a little too authentic? That they would realize that it's made out of armor and leather and if I am standing right there who I am and call the local authorities?" asked Loki. "Then it would definitely end well as we are both apprehended and end up behind bars."
"Why would I end up arrested?" argued Darcy. "I am not the one who send giant robots to destroy towns or lead alien invasions just because I made a deal with a maniac who happens to also be an alien and he wants the universe to literally self destruct."
"You are helping and hiding a fugitive that would be wanted on both Asgard and Midgard and giving him shelter. " pointed out Loki. "Not to mention, lying to everyone including the authorities and that includes my brother and let us not forget they will think you helped cause a disturbance."
"Wait, we didn't cause a public disturbance or do anything wrong." said Darcy, as Loki rolled his eyes at her. "Why would they think that we did anything wrong?"
"Maybe it is because, I do not know they will not believe that I had nothing to do with the robbery or our confrontation against the Chitauri last night." said Loki. "If they find out what happened and that we were involved in the entire incident, then they wouldn't hesitate in putting the blame on us. They will think that I was responsible of bringing the Chitauri here and will use it as excuse to apprehend us and I would be very surprise if someone does listen to us or find it inside themselves to even believe us."
"Ok, you got me there and besides we don't have to worry about someone recognizing you." said Darcy. "Maybe if I go to the store by myself then I can possibly make just say that I am going to a costume party and want my friend's costume to be made out of the same or a similar material."
"Are you not worried that one of the workers might might recognize my armor and ask questions?" asked Loki.
"I will just say that my friend has a wired obsession with heroes and super villains and thinks that the Avengers are overrated." said Darcy. "So I suggested that he should wear something completely original and new because wearing this would be inappropriate, especially if someone remembers what happened last year and it would lead to a lot of awkward moments."
"So exactly how are you going to make this costume look?" said Loki. "I am assuming that you already had a design planned and going to bring that with you when you need to make my perfect disguise?"
"Well, I don't exactly have something all planned out, if I am the greatest with costume design." said Darcy earning an annoyed groan from Loki. "But I already came up with some awesome ideas, I will just combine them into making it something not only cool but it would be something that suits you. Heck, I will even make it green, you always seem to wear it and it makes the look more like you and probably would make the costume more like you too."
"You know this would never work, I have noticed ever since Thor and that girl's visit that you are a terrible liar and i am really surprised that they didn't figure our little secret." said Loki. "Though I have to give some credit for choosing a good color for the color, at least this costume is not going to be completely unbearable."
"What? You like the color green?" asked Darcy ignoring Loki's rude comment.
"Of course I do, it happens to be my favorite color." said Loki.
"Well it's mine too." said Darcy rather excitedly. "See we're getting along great and finding things that we have in common already."
"No we are not and this is simply a coincidence and at least I know now that you have a good taste when it comes to colors." said Loki as he crosses his arms.
"Yeah, whatever you say, but it's still great that we are finding some common ground." said Darcy as she starts to get up from her seat. "But anyway, I really should get going, the sooner we get the costume, the sooner we can get started and we can stop Thanos. So see ya in bit."
With that Loki uses his magic to change into a suit and hands his Asgardian armor right to Darcy, with the hope that nothing is going to happen to it. Darcy simply accepts the armor and places into a bag, then she quickly grabs her wallet and keys and simply leave Loki alone in the apartment, not even sure what to make of the entire situation or if he feels confident in what he has gotten himself into. That alone is making him feel a sense uncomfortably and one that he wants to nothing more but to shake off and simply ignore it, by only focusing on the idea he is going to have to wear a costume that he really hopes that it does not make him look ridiculous. Though part of him is surprised by the new feelings that he is now feeling and it's completely brand new feeling. One that happened after Darcy just left the room, he doesn't even know what to make of it and really hopes that he didn't catch a strange virus from this planet, the last thing he wants is to become ill, especially if he is on this planet and he just hopes that all of this passes soon.
Loki also hopes that Darcy hurries back soon, so that way they can get to the most important details such as focusing on getting the Stones and the Gauntlet before Thanos and to avoid to little to no confrontations with him. Since the sooner they defeat Thanos, the happier he will be to leave all of this behind and he no longer have to do any of this ever again. He is more than ready to leave this planet and to get past all of this and then he can go into hiding and live a peaceful life away from his past. This might be his chance, if he succeeds and the only other thing that Loki now hopes is that he doesn't regret any of this anymore than he already does.
Two hours Later
Loki simply makes himself comfortable as he continues to read Lord of the Rings and continues to enjoy as the story is developing and it's complex themes. He is pleased that it is allowing him to distract himself for a little bit and giving him something to read that excites him more and more as he reads through a book that allows him to think and engage. Though he can hardly believe that Midgardians were able to have the skills to create pieces of literature at the same level as the books he have enjoyed back in Asgard that are not only complex, but has a level of enjoyment and sophistication that leaves him wanting more. At least Midgard has some elements of enjoyability and pieces that he is grateful that existed to keep him sane for the time being.
Soon Darcy comes walking right in, disrupting Loki's attention from his book and he turns to see her walk right in and from one glance, he doesn't even know what to make of the sight or at least he is already dreading it. She is holding two giant bags, one with his Asgardian armor and the other which he is assuming his new hero costume, one that he can hardly imagine on how bad it might look and hopes that he is wrong and it is not as bad as he is making it sound. Plus he hasn't even seen the costume and it's too early to tell that it is the worst, at least he hopes that it would not be the worst thing he has ever seen, let alone wear. He continues to try to focus on his book and yet find it hard to keep his focus as she starts to head right towards him with the bags at hand.
"Hey, I'm back." said Darcy rather happily with Loki only giving her a shrug. "You won't believe our luck when it comes to the costume."
"I will be the judge of that." said Loki. "I wonder how horrible this is going to turn out."
"Come on Loki, you're going to love it and besides it actually looks really cool as far as costumes go." said Darcy rather excitedly. "Ok, I took the time to tell them all of the things I want for it to look like and I think I managed to get something that is not only cool but something you would not even think of complaining about. Well at least not at first, just take a look of this."
Darcy quickly pulls out the costume from the bag and shows it to Loki, who is staring at it in disbelief and not even anywhere close to feeling a sense of sastification as he looks at the costume. Loki stares at it, not even knowing what to think of the idea of him going around wearing that or even know how he is going to feel about it, at least it is not as bad as he initially imagined it. The costume is green body suit with hints of black and yellow in various parts of the suit, along with a golden Spark in the front of the costume and the Spark insignia also appears on the center of a black belt.
To much of Loki's surprise, there are pieces of armor right underneath it and from the touch, it is surprising to see the it is genuine armor. He even touched the pieces of his Asgardian armor to make sure that it wasn't some kind of imitation and now only is wondering why would a Midgardian ever want to wear Asgardian like armor? Let alone where did they even get the metal to even make this piece of armor? He also sees that the costume also came with thick black leather boots that looks really comfortable when it comes to the idea possibly having to run in them.
"Well I have to say that it looks better than I thought that it was going to be." said Loki. "It could have been worse but it's not and that alone is simply a relief. Though I am curious where did you get the metal to make the armor?"
"They had a ton of left over armor from some Iron man costumes that no one bought, something about it being being too heavy and uncomfortable to wear, which is crazy to think about." said Darcy. "But it's the closest thing they had to Asgardianlike metals, so I had to ask to use it for the costume and aside from getting some wired stares, they agreed to do it."
"I am surprise that they didn't ask any questions or became suspicious." said Loki before he gives a sigh with high sarcasm takes over. "I wonder what grand convincing excuse you came up with."
"Hey, at least I got the costume, but enough about all of that." said Darcy rather excitedly. "Now come on, let's see how it looks on you."
Loki sighs and rolls his eyes, ready to get this entire moment over with and uses his magic to change his suit to the costume. In a quick second, he is wearing the costume and is waiting to hear Darcy's reaction. While Darcy is staring at Loki in complete amazement, from one look if anyone ignores that it's Loki, then anyone would see him as a hero and one that is about to start off his hero's journey and he is now going to need a name and a mask, one that has to be as cool as and great as the many superhero names in the past. Loki on the other hand, he is willing to give anything to get out of this costume and forget all of this ever happened. Before he can even say a word...
"You look so cool in that! We are so going to make this work and it is going to be so awesome." said Darcy happily. "Now all we need is a mask and the costume will be complete, I also got one designed for you while I was there and let me just say that it looks awesome."
Darcy quickly reaches inside the other bag that holds Loki's Asgardian armor and pulls out a piece of fabric and she is about to put it on him. That is until Loki places a hand, wanting nothing more but to see the mask before he places it on. Darcy rather disappointed that he wouldn't put it on just yet, hands it over and gives it to Loki and he stares at the mask, not even sure what to make of it and to stare at it. The mask is green as well, while the eyelids are covered by this black fabric material and made to cover his eyes from anyone who may see him. Loki quickly put a hand right under the mask and can see bits of his hand through it, but from judging from the material, Loki knows that he can use his magic to help fix any vision problems. He also sees that on the top of the mask, there are two yellow horns sticking right out and almost reminiscent of his helmet.
After a quick look at the costume, he heads over to a mirror and once he arrives, he doesn't know what to make of the sight right in front of him, as he doesn't look anywhere close to himself. Loki quickly puts on the mask and only stares at his reflection, suddenly feeling like if he was suddenly teleported into one of Darcy's comic books and thus making him feel even more ridiculous than he has ever felt in his life. He doesn't even know if he should even feel ridiculous or disgusted by his look, since he never thought that he would ever wear something like this and he would be more than happy to take it off and never to see it again. Regardless of how he may feel towards the costume, Loki knows one thing, exactly how he is going to respond...
"Do you honestly expect me to gather the Infinity Stones, along with go out in public to not only stop crime and possibly confront Thanos looking like this?" said Loki as he points himself out. "I will not go out looking like this or never going to leave this house looking as though I lost my, especially when it comes to the whole concept that I would be going out, drawing attention to myself and saving hundreds of people. It's humiliating."
"To be honest, I actually think that you look cool." said Darcy. "Besides you are not just going to go out there to just save people, you are also going out there to stop bad guys like Thanos. You also have to fight for what's right and along with stopping Thanos and saving the world at one go. Since part of a superhero's job is to bring justice to the world and you are going to bring it, to all nine of them."
"If you are so interested in super heroics and are so desperate in trying to get me to pursue that path, why not you do it or tell my brothers and his friends about Thanos?" asked Loki completely annoyed. "They would be more than happy to do it, no questions ask. Especially knowing that you are so invested in this idea and making me do it against my will, at least that would get the job done. While I get to live my life in peace and to forget everything that has happened in the past and everything i ever cared about, that I lost and will never get back."
"In a perfect world, I would be more than happy to do it for you." said Darcy in deep frustration. "I would probably have my own set of powers and be part of the Avengers, went on many adventures and saved the world a ton of times. Along with the fact that there wouldn't even be another alien invasion about to happen where he is going to anilate the world with six rocks on a magic glove. While you are living some perfect life without a care in the world, unfortunately that is not the case and why don't you quit complaing and arguing with me, so we can work together on this?"
"I am simply trying to point out the facts," said Loki, "and the facts are that this is doomed to fail before we can even start. I just presented an easier alternative that might work and you are not taking it."
"An idea that I might have to expose you to them because they would have questions and I won't be able to answer them without exposing them." pointed out Darcy catching Loki by surprise. "So why don't we start to come up with a great superhero name before you have to go out and save someone?"
"Alright, so exactly what names that you have already come up with?" asked Loki, still a little annoyed. "I am willing to hear them, unless you are planning to call me 'Horn Guy' every single time I am out in public. Why did you ask to put horns on top of the mask? Are you not worried that someone will recognize the horns and figure that it is me under the mask and make everyone aware of that?"
"I just wanted to add something that would still make you, you. Something that still would make you like yourself that no one would even realize that it's you and at the same time, it's something that would still keep a part of you. in your costume." said Darcy. "Plus I always thought that your helmet was the coolest part of the whole Loki look you had during the invasion."
"Finally, someone who actually thought that my helmet is great choice of style." said Loki. "It's about time that someone sees that it is a great choice in style."
"You're welcome, I think..." said Darcy not even sure what to make of Loki's response to compliment, before she gets her focus back on the topic at hand. "I already came up with a couple of ideas that might make awesome superhero names, they are Green Beetle, Sparkman, Count Green and Mystery Man."
"You know those names are really good ideas." said Loki in a monotone voice.
"Really? You really think so?" asked Darcy surprised by Loki's reaction. "For once in your life you actually like my ideas?"
"Yes, I actually do and think that they would make fantastic names for me." said Loki with a groan as he rolls his eyes. "If I want to become the biggest laughing stock in this planet's history and do not get started on the nine realms. Not too mention, none of my future foes, let alone Thanos would ever take me seriously with one of those names."
"Ok, Mr. Smarty pants, do you have any better ideas?" asked Darcy annoyed by his remark. "If you do then tell me, we don't have to do those ideas, give me something to work with."
"From the list of options you gave me, I think that I like the term mystery if that help narrow things down." said Loki. "That or we come up with something better, if I am being honest, you are failing when it comes to coming up with ideas."
Darcy stops to glare right at Loki, before stoping to think for a moment and to try to come up with a name that is not only perfect and yet original. Though it's also has to be something that isn't going to get them back to the name drawing board. She wonders what would work and plays around with the word mystery and what might work and so far she hasn't come up with something that would not only work, but it's not catchy enough and that alone is not memorable enough when it comes to making a superhero statement that would work if they are ever known to the public. It only takes a few seconds right before Darcy's face lights up as she stops to realize the perfect name, one that is not only perfect for Loki, but completely original that will make him stand out.
"That's it I got it!" said Darcy rather happily and excitedly. "The perfect name for you and one that will definitely work!"
"I will be the judge of that." said Loki crossing his arms, with little to no enthusiasm.
"Hear this, how about Mysto?" said Darcy happily.
"Mysto?" said Loki surprised at the most recent random idea that Darcy came up with and doesn't know if he should laugh or scoff at the idea.
"Yeah why not? asked Darcy. "It has the first three letters of the word mystery and has a cool ring to it."
"For starters, it starts with the first four letters of the word mystery and second it sounds plain ridiculous." said Loki. "It's not even a word in any dictionary that I have ever known."
"But it's better than half of the other names I came up with and it also has a cool ring to it." said Darcy. "Besides I kinda like it better than all of the ones that I just made up and I really think that it would suit you."
"For argument sake, let just choose that one and end this pointless discussion." said Loki. "I would prefer to stop Thanos when the world is still in tact and we are not going to get far by simply sitting here."
"Ok you got me there, now let's start with the simple questions on my mind." said Darcy. "How are going to get the Stones before Thanos does? Where are the Stones? Loki, do you know where they are?"
"I have no clue for all of them, but I believe I have an idea where the Guantlet and two of the Infinity Stones might be." said Loki.
"Awesome! Tell Me!" said Darcy excitedly. "We don't have a moment to lose and if we're going to do something than it needs to be right now."
"Well I know where the Tesseract is and-" starts Loki.
"Wait that blue cube rock thing an Infinity Stone?" said Darcy surprised by this development.
"Yes it is, also known as the Space Stone. Thor brought it back when we returned to Asgard and The Tesseract not the only thing that's there." said Loki. "The Guantlet is in Fathe- Odin's vault and I also think that another Infinity Stone is in Asgard. I have always believed that his scepter might have the Soul Stone, it's a gold coloring, the power it holds and the fact that no one knows where the stone resides, it wouldn't be the first secret that he kept from the world..."
"Great, now we have a lead where two of the stones and the Guantlet." said Darcy excitedly as she . "Now we need to get ready to go."
"What?" asked Loki immediately surprised by what Darcy just said. "Where are you planning to have us go?"
"Asgard, where else?" responded Darcy. " Just lead the way and let's get going already."
"Darcy, this has to be one of the maddest ideas that I have ever heard from you so far." said Loki who is more stunned how Darcy keeps surprising him more and more.
"Why shouldn't we? It's the only place we know that has not only two Infinity Stones, but the Guantlet is there too." said Darcy. "We should get there before Thanos finds out and get there first."
"There is no way I am going back to Asgard, especially this soon and the circumstances that are standing in our way." said Loki. "Everyone thinks I'm dead and in case it never occurred to you, I want to keep it that way because they all see me as a criminal and I can not simply walk in with the hope that no one will notice me. You are asking me to break in Odin's vault, The most secured vault in all of the nine realms, if we were caught by Hiemdell, any of the guards, Odin... Then the consequences will be worse than a simple prison sentence."
"Come on Loki, what's the worst that can happen?" said Darcy. "Besides you have your magic and Mysto costume, it's not like anyone going to know it's you or notice."
"Of course, they are not going to notice a stranger wearing an outfit that is not common in any planet." said Loki rather sarcastically. "If the design of the disguise is not going to attract attention then it's the obvious color scheme."
"That's what your magic is for and we are not going to get in any trouble." said Darcy. "Now come on, we should get going before the Chitauri comes after us again."
Without another word being said, Darcy simply leaves the apartment and is ready to try to find the portal that Loki used to get to Earth from Asgard. While Loki on the other hand, quickly starts to follow her, knowing that this is a really bad idea and he needs to stop Darcy before she does something rash. He doubts that she would be able to find the portal on her own, but is he really going to take that chance? Darcy has already proven that she is more than capable of figuring things out and catching him off guard, he assume that she would be able to find a hidden gateway to another realm. He has to stop her before she does something and it brings more trouble than Thanos can bring at the moment, the idea of them going to Asgard and breaking into the vault is insane. Loki knows that this is a very bad idea and he has to stop her.
The sixteenth chapter is here and now we only have eleven rewrites left! We gotten this far and we are getting close to having all of these rewrites out. We are also getting close on the final two chapters to be released. Though to be fair, I think I mostly been expanding to show more of the characters thoughts, grammar and the dialouge that exist in the original chapter and give us some more development for Loki and Darcy as they come up with Loki's new superhero identity.
The chapter also has to be rewritten to add some details that would later play out to it's importance for the rest of Redemption and the future chapters as we starts to get the hints for the next chapters and the later half of the story and the start of the hero's journey for Loki.
Plus here's a small disclaimer from the original author's notes, sorry if Loki's costume sounds wired. I'm not a fashion designing and besides writing is more my passion rather than fashion.
As for the next rewrite, I think it might come out two to three weeks earliest, since the next chapter will be an expansion of the original and we will see new scenes and for us to see more of the events of the seventeenth chapter. Since let's be honest, it's a little rushed to say the least, but at least it wasn't as rushed as the other previous chapters were before the rewrites happened and I am going to make sure that I will get as many rewrites as I can out before the next chapter comes out.
For any old time readers, I hope that you guys are more than excited for the final chapters of Redemption and as for the fifty third chapter, I am hard at work on it and making sure that it is the best it can be. As I am writing the next chapter and plan out the final chapter and let's just say that we are in the finale, the fifty third chapter is the next part of the beginning of the end and the start of the pathway to the finale. The next chapters before the finale will be the set up before we reach it, I hope that it will live up to your expectations and the ending will be the best and an ending that will be satisfying and yet leave some small loose ends that I could pick up if a sequel is ever made.
Though a small update on the fifty third chapter, I am making great progress and I am close on the half way point and yet I still have at least four more scenes to write to get to the point where the finale will happen. The earliest it will come out is late July to early August though it might be subject to change if I need more time to make this chapter worth the long wait.
But just because the main story is ending, it doesn't mean that this will be the end of Redemption. 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 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 a prequel and I think I would probably at least have that one up, so that way we will see the start of her journey before meeting Loki and how she started her journey. (It's the only thing I can promise that will come soon whether it's before or straight after the story is done.) Other than that 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 Loki convince Darcy not to go to Asgard? If he fails then what is going to happen when they do go? Will they be able to pull of this heist or will they be caught? What are they planning to even do once they are there? Will they get the two Infinity Stones and the Guantlet or will they fail in one way or another? Will Loki accept his new role as Mysto or will he reject the role altogether? Will they be able to pull this off or will Thanos find out and get the stones before they do?
Find out in the next chapter of Redemption, whether it's the original chapter or the upcoming rewrite. See ya in the next update. :)