Loki: Redemption Chapter 21, a thor fanfic

Loki and Darcy are keeping an eye on the entrance, there are many H.Y.D.R.A soldiers that are now keeping guard of the entire facility and making sure that nothing will go in or get what they are now protecting and making sure that no one gets anywhere close to it. The Guards who have no idea what they are now holding and what trouble they will bring if they let it in worser hands then theirs. Protecting a power that they don't even understand and one that let the two of them here, ready to take the scepter and simply leave before they are spotted, but the question is how?

While watching the guard, Loki is trying to think of a plan and one that might work and one he is now hoping that will work. So far, aside from the plan for them to get the scepter, he has nothing or know if he can even think of a plan. The best he can come up with is something that is too predictable and a plan that he knows that would work, though he wishes that he can have some more creativity and can allow himself to think right outside the box and challenge himself into doing something differently. But it is the only plan he knows that will work and one that he knows that would be the easiest way to get them in. All he has to do is make sure that no one finds out that Darcy is here and then that will be enough and they will be able to get in without any more challenges.

"Ok, here's a plan, why don't we just use your magic to teleport us right to the scepter and then we teleport out before they even notice?" asked Darcy.

"That's not how magic works, there is no spell that I know of that would allow us to do that." said Loki. "We would need The Tesseract if we want to teleport anywhere and I doubt we would be discreet if we use it all of the time or be doing a good job on keeping it safe."

"Now that's too bad..." said Darcy as she is disappointed by that failed idea and how they won't be able to make a cool entrance like she was hoping that they would.

"I think I have an idea on how to go around this." said Loki. "Just wait here, I will come back for you."

"What? Loki, there is no way that I am just going to stand around and-" starts Darcy but stops herself when she sees Loki heading towards the direction of the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers. "Wait Loki, what are you doing? Loki, come back here. Loki. Loki!"

Loki ignored Darcy and continues to head right towards the soldiers, using his magic to cloak himself from view except from Darcy and to conjure up his daggers. Once he gets close enough, he starts to fight off the soldiers and starts to beat every single one of them. The H.Y.D.R.A soldiers are automatically alert by what is going on as they see their fellow comrades fall and held their weapons up ready to fight whatever they might be up against. But Loki is using that ignorance against them, as he pops in and out on fighting all of them and continues to do so as they keep falling one by one. No matter what they do Loki is still one step ahead of them and more continue to fall.

Darcy watching the scene from a far, can't help but enjoy the show. As she feels really impressed by how Loki just thought of this plan and one that simply works and is really cool to watch a real life superhero battle right in front of her. She sees how Loki continues to destroy every thing that might be either a weapon or a communication that can used to warn others. He keeps on fighting every single one of them, defeating every single one that stands in his way. Until he finally does and then heads back to Darcy, like he said he would and feeling accomplished by the fight he just won, he simply walks back casually as if he didn't just fight off a squad of H.Y.D.R.A soldiers.

"Wow, that was so awesome! How you went around beating up every single one of those guys and practically catching all of them off guard and surprise sneak attack!" Said Darcy excitedly. "Now how did you do all of that without being seen?"

"I used my magic to cloak myself from being seen, no one except you could see me." Said Loki. "Something that I happen to know the spell for and have done so numerous times for pranks, to help Thor sneak deserts before dinner and... to see him when he was banished..."

"Hey, you ok?" Asked Darcy as she notices that Loki starts to look down with his eyes starting to look as though as they are full of guilt, that is before...

"I am well, anyway we should really focus on getting the scepter." Said Loki rather determinedly and snapping out of any emotions he may be feeling.

"You know if you ever need to chat about-" starts Darcy, hoping he would want to open up and they can talk about it.

"I believe that this is our chance to infiltrate the facility, stay behind me in case we have to fight off anymore of these soldiers." Said Loki brushing her off. "We do not know how long we have before someone finds out or how many more soldiers we may still have to face or what else may be hiding behind those doors."

Darcy is about to make another comment and one that she hopes that Loki would see that she has a point and maybe stop for a minute. That is until she gives a sigh and follows after him, after realizing that he has a point. They don't know how long they have until trouble finds them and that is always a guarantee and they should take advantage of it before it's too late. The two of them heads towards the door, the entrance that will lead them right into the base and one right into H.Y.D.R.A territory. Loki quickly uses his magic to blast the door right open and silenced the door from making a sound. The two of them slowly enter right inside, relieved that they are not to encounter an ambush of soldiers. At least right now, they are in the building and they are one step closer on finding and getting the scepter.

"Alright, we're in. You know this would be so much cooler if I had my phone and I can play some cool music, while we sneak around." Said Darcy as she continues to be excited about this.

"It is a good thing that you no longer have one then, since the last thing we need is to draw attention to ourselves." Said Loki. "You have the blueprint with you?"

"Yeah, I have it in here." Said Darcy as she pulls the printed paper and the two of them look at it for a moment, getting a clear direction where they are. "Looks easy enough."

"It seems as though as I would have to go on that direction." Pointed out Loki, he is about to hand the blue print.

"You keep it, you might need it more than I do and besides I think I memorized the place well enough to get around in it." Said Darcy. "All I have to do is go right, take a left, continue walking straight and third door on the left?"

"Right." Said Loki as he looks at blueprint confirming that she is right and turns to Darcy. "We will meet back here in a hour or two basis, well approximately worst case scenario. Especially knowing what would happen if one of us get caught, though I can easily fight them off."

"Gotcha, you got your walkie-talkie with you?" Said Darcy. "I will let you know once all of the security is gone and you let me know when you get the scepter."

"Ok, try not to let anything distract you long enough for someone to notice." Said Loki.

"Don't worry, I can be as cool and sneaky as you if I try." Said Darcy. "Maybe even be light on my feet."

Darcy starts to head right on her way to the control room, that is until she accidentally trips on a wire and quickly is able to catch herself before she falls. Only giving a laugh at the entire scene, while Loki simply roll his eyes at the entire sight and giving her a quick nod before he heads on his way. There are many things that are now going through Loki's mind and the real question is what was he thinking if letting Darcy go off on her own is a good idea? Since from what he have seen and knowing how she feels about H.Y.D.R.A and the idea of them becoming heroes. That is what making him feel a little unsure about this, but at the same time, Darcy has proven herself to be loyal and that is enough for him to allow her to come with him. But is she able to focus long enough to do the job? Is he trusting dumb luck in letting him make a bad decision and one that would come back to get him later on?

Right now, he is just going to give her a chance and hopes that he doesn't regret it...

Ten Minutes later, in the Control Panel

After going down the endless halls that Darcy feels as though that it it is taking her forever. She wonders how do the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers, scientists or whatever other followers handle the halls without getting tired of just going through them endlessly. She also wonders how Loki is doing and if he has found the scepter yet, since she really wants to get out of there before H.Y.D.R.A decides to brainwash her to do their bidding and turn Loki into a walking talking science fair project. Even then, at least she has hopes that with her quick thinking and Loki's powers then they will find a way out, now that she thinks of it, maybe Loki is right earlier and she really was worrying over nothing. Loki can easily defeat H.Y.D.R.A soldiers in a snap, they won't even be there for long if one of them an Asgardian who has awesome fighting skills, they will be fine, at least she hopes they will.

Aside from the long halls, Darcy is able to quickly find the control panel and she is amazed by the sight of it and really wishes that she can have time to learn more about the system and just wishes that she can play around with it. But she knows that they are on a mission and it's her job to shut down the remaining security measures and cameras. Darcy quickly locks the door behind her and got to work and logged in to all of the passwords and codes to open the databases. She got to work on trying to find all of the remaining security measures, to see if she can crack the code. Once she got a couple of leads, she clicks the remaining switches to see if it does anything. She doesn't stop until she sees giant red letters where it says, 'security off.' Darcy can't help but grin at it and is ready to celebrate, that is until she remembers that she has to let Loki know right now. She quickly looks through her back pack and once she finds her walkie Talkie, she turns it on to let her contact Loki.

"Science girl to Mysto, the security is down, I repeat the security is down. Free to enter secret vault, over." said Darcy, she earns an annoyed groan from Loki on the other side of the line.

"Darcy, can you speak in proper English?" asked Loki not even bothering to hide his annoyance. "Just keep track on the Midguaridian technology and make sure that no one heads my way or nothing can activate it again."

"Affirmative, what's your status over?" asked Darcy.

"Aside from from this nonsense, I am getting close to the vault and now that you have done your work. It has been effective to say the least." said Loki. "If something goes wrong and if someone finds out, then try to alert me immediately. Also can you stop with that foolishness."

"You know, all I was doing is talk in code to make things more cool and fun right?" said Darcy as she rolled her eyes, as she keeps her focus on the screen. "It's something that a lot people do for fun, especially if they are doing something like this."

"Well I am not of Midgard, so speak in a form that you know I would understand and know that this is not a game." said Loki exasperatedly.

"Hey, it's called lightening the mood and that what I was doing, trying to lighten up the situation" said Darcy.

"Darcy, you do realize that we are in a dangerous place, trying to accomplish a dangerous mission right? This is the last place where we should be fooling around." said Loki. "Just try to make an attempt to keep watch and alert me if anything happens.

"Ugg! You clearly don't know how to have fun!" said Darcy annoyed as she ends the call between the two.

She feels a sense of annoyance from the entire conversation and yet Loki's no excuse to have fun attitude. It's not wrong to try to enjoy every single moment of the entire situation. Just because they are here to grab the Infinity Stone, it doesn't mean that they can't try to make every moment of the situation a little more memorable. Especially since they are on a mission to save the universe from Thanos and apparently be the adults of the situation and take the scepter away before H.Y.D.R.A grabs a hold of it. They are doing something not only brave, but really fits the superhero mode when it comes to doing anything as awesome as saving the world. Plus what''s worse, it doesn't seem like Loki takes her seriously, especially from the way he just emphasize on how he only wants her to keep guard and then it will be enough and she can just call it a day?

Darcy knows that she does take all of this seriously and all she wants is to help, it's not that much to say or hard to assume. Well she figures that if Loki doesn't want her help, then she is just going to sit around and relax, maybe read some comic books. Since if Loki doesn't think that she can help, then if Loki runs into trouble then he will be on his own. Though she is not going to leave him in the dark and will keep her walkie talkie on her if something happens or when it is time for them to go or make a quick getaway. But she is not going to just going to go help if he just asks for back up, though she doubts that and knows that he would try to handle it on his own. So she got a comic book out and starts to make herself comfortable on the chair and simply starts to read rather nonchalantly. Ignoring everything that is happening on the screen and with the assumption that Loki can probably take down anything that he might face easily, he doesn't need her to keep watch and do this without her help. But part of her hopes that she doesn't regret this...

Meanwhile, right near the vault

Loki keeps watching the guards going back and forth. He is just grateful that he only has to deal with and that he can simply just defeat the guards right now. Though he is failing to see what Darcy might have been nervous about, H.Y.D.R.A has the weakest security defense he has ever seen and that is only helping them with their quest. Though he does see what might be terrifying about H.Y.D.R.A from a Midguardian's perspective, he can see why she and many others would be terrified of them. Part of him even starting to feel bad for the conversation they had and once all of this is over, he will try to be nicer to her, especially after everything she is doing for him and to avoid the possibility of being kicked out. He knows that he can easily kick Darcy out, but he doesn't want to or know if he can, maybe it is because of them now being friends is making things confusing and he has to admit that he is starting to grow fond her...

Aside from that, Loki notices that there are a couple of guards that are now distracted. So he makes his move by appearing right in front of them. They start to make their attack by shooting at Loki, who simply shrugs it and begins to defeat every single one of them in the room. He doesn't hesitate in fighting off any of the soldiers really swiftly and continues to do so, until every single one of them is down.

Once all of the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers are all defeated, Loki makes his way to the vault door and can already see that it is locked. So he quickly grabs the list of passwords that Darcy wrote down for him and starts trying a couple of them. He really wishes that she labeled which one is which, that is unless her device did not tell her which one might be which and if the only option would be to write it all down. At least she didn't leave him in a place where he would have to guess. It took him a few minutes, until he eventually opens the door and walks right into the vault. Feeling a sense of relief as he sees the scepter inside.

The scepter is lying on a table, safely secured and yet look exactly how Loki has seen it the last time. Looking as though no time has passed and that nothing happened. The power that the stone carries is what drove him into believing that he could take over a planet. A power that he knows that he does not want anymore and one that he nearly let destroy a planet and he, himself. Loki carefully pick up the scepter, feeling the power go through him and how it seems to want over take him. The familiar touch of the golden metal, sends chills up his spine and he would give anything to not be the one to hold it. Yet, he knows that he has to continue on the plan and take the scepter back and meet up with Darcy before they head back to her home. As he uncomfortably starts to carry the scepter out of the vault...

"Freeze, put the scepter back down!" Said a H.Y.D.R.A soldier that Jumps right in front of him, with a few more coming from right behind.

"You have no idea what power you are holding and the danger that you all are dealing with." Said Loki as he grips the scepter tighter.

"Last chance, put the scepter!" Said another soldier. "This is your last and only warning!"

"It looks as though, I am going to have to do this this the hard way." Said Loki. "Here's my warning, you should get out of my way before you pay the consequences that I have in store for you."

Before any of the soilders can have a chance to say anything, Loki uses the scepter to create a blast. One that two of the soldiers can barely escape, while one of them is flying backwards away. The two soldiers race towards Loki, starting to hit him with every punch, they can throw at him and every single time Loki simply dodges their moves. Once he has fun entertaining himself form their futile attempts, he simply starts to hit back with everything he has within him and fought the soldiers and from one look he sees that they are starting to lose the fight. But at the same time, they are not giving up on it or getting anywhere close on choosing that path, so Loki just continue to hit harder and only uses the scepter if he has to. Wanting to use it only if I it is necessary and to avoid it altogether and continues to fight the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers until they both were defeated. Loki takes a look around, wanting to make sure that there is no one else that might be coming right over to look for a fight. He uses his magic to create an illusion of the scepter, with hopes that no one else would find out. Loki starts to head on out, that is until...

A loud crack enters Loki's ears and he quickly step back from where he is standing. He finds his walkie-talkie completely broken and beyond repair. Loki realized that it must have fallen out of his pocket during the last fight he had and he didn't realize it until after he accidentally steps on it, leaving him without a means of communication to Darcy and they are now separated in a H.Y.D.R.A base. Well it shouldn't be a problem, he has the blueprint of the entire base and all he has to do is follow it and then it will lead him right to the control panel. As long as she stays there, then there wouldn't be a problem to worry about and he can easily find her. Loki is now feeling a sense of confidence as he heads on his way, things are going to work out and Darcy will be fine, he has nothing to worry about.

Forty minuetes later, back in the control room

Darcy has just finished reading her comic book, for the eighth time. She thinks that she read it so many times that it has gotten to the point that she has memorized all of the dialogue the characters said. She wonders what is taking Loki so long? She is starting to get tired of sitting around and not even knowing what might be going on or at least seeing something that might cause some kind of trouble.

So she decides that it would be best to go back and focus on her the screen for a bit. Darcy quickly put her comic book in her back pack and sees that things are still going smoothly. It doesn't seem as though that she has missed much. The screen still is showing the same mode as she left it and things are definitely running smoothly. If it wasn't then she would have seen something on the screen or maybe heard something from Loki by now. She can relax, that is until...

All of a sudden, the screen starts to get blurry and everything is frizzling out, catching Darcy's surprise and attention. She starts to focus on the screen and tries to see if she can reset it back to way it was a couple seconds ago, that is if it is even possible to do so. But Darcy just remember that she didn't even touch anything that might have caused all of the computers in the control room to shut down. It can't be a technical issue, since she just spent a good couple seconds trying every trick in the book and nothing is adding up or getting anywhere close on her fixing it. Something must be going on and it is something big and it might mean trouble...

From one look at things, it's clear that the system is not broken and now that she thinks of it, she hasn't heard a word from Loki ever since their last talk. What if he's been spotted and now in real danger? Sure she doesn't have to worry about Loki, since he is an Asgardian and he can easily fight off any battle that he might face and anything that life might throw at him.

Still it doesn't mean he can win every battle he has to fight in his life. Maybe she is overestimating Loki's abilities and he is now trapped somewhere in the base. There is a first time for everything and it is possible that H.Y.D.R.A somehow captured him and keeping him locked up. She wouldn't pass H.Y.D.R.A for doing good such a thing, the news did reveal that they made the Winter Soldier and probably have an army of them, in case the worst case scenario happens and he turns his backs on them. So they have some experience in hiding anyone with super natural abilities.

Why is she sitting around wondering what might be going on or thinking the worst happened? She has to go out there and find him, even if she has to search through the entire base. Darcy will find Loki and they will get out of their with the scepter in their hands, before it's too late and the the situation becomes worse. Just when she started thinking that things are becoming easy and that they will be done with it in no time. Now she has to...

Wait, maybe she doesn't have to run out, she should try to see if Loki responds to his walkie-talkie. If he does, then she can just give him a status report and laugh that she was panicking over nothing . But if he doesn't, then she is going to search this entire place from top to bottom. She turns on the Walkie-talkie and place it in her ear, silently hoping that she is just not going to hear the frizzing sound from the walkie-talkie and knows exactly how to set him off and then they will have a conversation or more of a debate on a topic that she knows that will get him talking.

"Mysto, Mysto, can you read me? Over." Said Darcy as she hopes that the whole talking in code thing will get on his nerves. But she didn't receive an answer and from living with Loki for a little over a week, she knows that he is not the type to ignore others.

With that in mind, she quickly went over to the computer to shut down the system with the hope that it will be logged out and no one would suspect a thing. She vigorously tries to find a way to turning it off without unplugging the computer, pressing every key she can find, with the hope that she would shut it down and so far no luck. That is until she decides that it would be better if she just unplugged the computer and she hastily does so without a wasting another second. At that moment, she just races from the control room, beginning to look around if she can spot him or see if there is a sign of him and if she can reach him through the walkie-talkie and that alone is what she is trying to see if she can get a response from Loki to avoid the search altogether. Though no matter how many times she keeps calling him, Loki just never answers and it made her more worried that she might soon be facing a quick escape, that is if they even have time to escape.

Darcy is just relieve to see that there's no army of guards heading towards one direction for any potential 'intruder alerts' and no one has to be a deep thinker to see that H.Y.D.R.A still doesn't know that they are in there. She wants to keep it this way and just hopes she can find Loki before H.Y.D.R.A does and she starts to search around the facility. So far there's nothing and no sign of Loki, the worst part is that he is not answering and she has no idea on where she can find him because she gave him the only copy of the blue print . She only told him that since she knows he would drop it if he thinks that she memorized the place and can get around it as easily as she would if she is taking a walk through out the city for fun. But it doesn't matter right now, what matters if trying to find Loki before something happens, she continues to look around to see if there is a sign and looks through every door and window to see. As she continues on her search, something stops her and catches her eye as she sees something that made her stop.

When she sees through the window, Darcy sees that there are two people in what looks like a prison cell and what really catches her eye is their abilities. She sees the girl lifting things up the ground with her hands with red telekinetic powers and the guy running back and forth with intense speed and one that continues to run back and forth back in the entire room. She doesn't know who they are, but it looks like H.Y.D.R.A is keeping them prisoners and maybe even be responsible to get the two of them with powers. That maybe they want to find a way to escape and Darcy knows that she should be looking for Loki, but she also wants to help these two out and let them go out and be free. Especially since from one look, she can tell that neither one of them is happy about being there and that they can be more than H.Y.D.R.A's human lab rats, that alone is wrong on so many levels. It wouldn't hurt to try to see if she can get them on their side...

"Um... excuse me. Hi..." said Darcy as she catches both of their attentions. "I can't help but notice that you guys are trapped in here and that is... I know it's too obvious, plus sorry to see you guys like this. But maybe there is a way I can help. Do you two want to get out of here and maybe start a new life in the outside world?"

Darcy watches both the guy and the girl approach the door. She is unsure what to make of their reaction and if this is a good sign. At least she is safe behind the steal doors, but she is going to give them both the benefit of the doubt and allow them to have a chance. She watches the two of them and sees that the girl still has the red light of energy glowing right off from her hands and can tell that she doesn't look at all comfortable with her being here. To the point that Darcy even starting to think that she might even be reading her mind, she doesn't know if this girl can do it, but it definitely feels like it. Darcy is about to say something, that is before she sees that the girl gives the guy a nod and he turns to look at Darcy.

"We would like to get out, to get our revenge against Stark." Said the guy with platinum blonde hair.

"Eh... well revenge is not always the best answer, but the offer still stands." Said Darcy as she keeps her cheerful mode. "So, why do you want revenge against Iron man?"

"For killing our parents with his wonderful inventions." Said the girl.

"Ok now that's kinda unexpected." Said Darcy surprised and then regained her friendly disposition. "Even though revenge is always not the best idea, but I still would like to help you guys. I would like to make a deal with you two and it might interest you."

"Go on." Said the girl interested in what Darcy might have to say.

"My friend and I kinda came here on a super secret mission and we lost track of each other and I don't know where he is." Said Darcy not even going further into the details of why she and Loki are really there. "If you help me find my friend and help us escape, then you guys are free to go to live out the rest of your lives and welcome to call me for help at any time, though anything revenge related is off limits and we would be open for anything. So what do you guys say are you in?"

Both of the two look at Darcy, they are starting to be interested in the offer being presented. They both thought that H.Y.D.R.A would offer them the opportunity to get their revenge and start a new better life. The only good thing that they got from their entire time in H.Y.D.R.A is their abilities and powers from their time with them. But this opportunity is promising and will give them exactly what they want. But first they just need to make a few things clear...

"We accept your offer, only if you and this friend of yours stay out of our way when we go after Stark." Said the girl as she gives Darcy, their decision.

"Alright, cool, you guys got yourself a deal." Said Darcy who doesn't know if she agrees to the last part, but she knows that she will have to figure all of that out later, right now she has to deal with all of this.

"One question, how exactly are you planning to get us out?" Asked the guy. "These cells are specifically made to keep us in and we can't use our powers even if we try since they had us test them before locking us in here."

At that moment, Darcy realized that he is right, she needs to find a way to get both of them out and fast. Darcy quickly looks around to see if there is something that would get the doors open. Like a key or something that might possibly allow her to pick the lock. But so far she hasn't found anything that would give her the possible clue, the only question she has is why couldn't it be open after she disabled H.Y.D.R.A's security? She quickly managed to find a screen pad and quickly tap into it. Once she activated it, Darcy quickly played around for a bit until she finds the unlocking doors section and she sees a word box and the giant word "password" right on top. She pulls out a copy of the extensive list of passwords and codes for any doors. She turns to both of them and pulls out the list.

"Quick question, did either of you catch the password when you guys were first brought here?" Asked Darcy. "I am having trouble figuring out which one it might be and I don't want to spend the entire time guessing for it, so..."

The collective groan from both the guy and the girl gives Darcy the answer she needs. Thus giving her own frustrated sigh, she starts to type the passwords and start to guess all of the ones that are on the list. No one needs to see the future to know that this might take a while. She has no choice but to guess the password and hope that she would somehow find the right one. That alone is already that much of a drag and she knows that they are wasting so much time as it is, but deep down Darcy knows that she would have to be patient. Since all of this will be worth it in the end and she will have two super-powered humans on their side, even if they both have a grudge on Iron man that they need to let go because as far as she knows, Darcy doesn't think that he knew at the time. Still she is going to give them a chance and one that she doesn't think that H.Y.D.R.A would even bother to give them.

As she continues to guess possible passwords and try to see if she can somehow find the right one. Though there is one thing for sure, this is becoming more and more challenging by the minute. Darcy is only hoping that Loki is having better luck wherever he is and it looks like their trip is about to get longer, a lot longer...

Meanwhile near by the control room

Loki is quickly heading his way towards the control room, happy to have the scepter at hand and yet ready to return back to Darcy's apartment and never have to hold the scepter any longer than he has to. He remembers all of the times he had to hold it or the moments that he was in the same room as Thanos and how desperate he wanted to escape and would have given anything to find an escape, but only keep saying to himself that it would be worth in the end, he will rise above and get everything he has ever wanted for himself. But everything Thanos promised and what he told himself were nothing more than lies...

Loki didn't rise above, he hit rock bottom harder than an anchor and Thanos wouldn't care what happens to him and now wants him dead even more so than before. Now Loki has to get the Infinity Stones before Thanos can grab a hold of them and then he would also have to separate them before Thanos finds out. Before Thanos knows that Loki has the very thing, he wants and would hunt him down for it. At least they are making progress and he would have four Infinity Stones in his hands and then he would finish this quest and leave this planet forever. Now all he has to do is find Darcy and then they can escape.

He makes it to the control room and to much of his surprise, Loki finds it empty and there is no one inside or anywhere in sight. He doesn't see Darcy in there or anything that would indicate that there is a fight or if H.Y.D.R.A captured someone. Loki quickly starts to look inside the room to see if maybe Darcy is hiding somewhere and then he can just relax, see that he is being overly paranoid and was concerned over nothing. That she would be trying to turn it into a laugh and he would be so annoyed with it and would be constantly pointing out that it is no where near funny. But he doesn't see her or any evidence of a struggle, so it can't be H.Y.D.R.A, then it must mean that Darcy left the control room and is somewhere out there in the base.

Now this is the last thing he wants to deal with or knows that he can even handle at the moment. Darcy is somewhere in the base and might possibly be in danger and he doesn't even know what might be happening. Well he has the scepter and should just leave, but then again Darcy is still somewhere in the base and might possibly need his help. Loki knows that he should prioritize in taking the scepter to safety and find the remaining two stones. Still it's Darcy being in danger and having no idea what might be happening to her, it's not as though he would care or even should, but...

Darcy is one of the few people that has ever stop to see him for who he truly is and accepted him, even though she didn't have to especially everything that he has done to this planet and should hate him for it. But instead she showed him kindness, allow him to stay with open arms and is now even helping him on this quest, even though it is mostly her insistence to follow through her superhero fantasies and yet she believes that he can do all of this. He has never met anyone that would be so kindhearted and encouraging to the point that she can move past history and be willing to become friends with someone like him. Loki even starting to have the wired belief that if it was the other way around then she would be recklessly trying to find and save him and here he is thinking about deserting her...

At that moment, Loki knows what he needs to do...

An hour later, back in front of the prison cell doors

Darcy is still trying to figure out what might be the right password and so far, she is happy to say that she has narrowed it down to only three. It has to be one of the remaining ones on the list and that alone is giving her hope that she might be getting close to the right one. She continues to starts to type down the password, hoping that this might bee it, the big moment where she can safely say that she unlocked the doors and they would be free to leave. But she quickly face disappointment when that one fails and looks at the final one, knowing if this one is wrong then they are trapped and she would have to find another way to get them out. So Darcy just gives a sigh, as she slowly start typing the password, hoping that it works and she won't have to guess random things until she is eventually right or worse be caught by H.Y.D.R.A.

She is about to finish typing the word, until she stops to see the almost completed word and how she is about to face the possibility that it could either end in the way she is hoping for or a the worst way imaginable. So she gives a sigh and continues to finish typing down the word that she is about to try and press enter. She waits for a couple of seconds, nervously waiting to see if it works. That is until... A green light flashes and the cell doors immediately unlocks themselves, allowing both the guy and girl to walk out.

"I did it! I can't believe I did it!" Exclaimed Darcy happily.

"Yeah, but can we try to not let everyone in this entire compound hear you?" Asked The girl pointing out the most obvious fact.

"Yeah, we're still in H.Y.D.R.A territory, sorry." Said Darcy rather awkwardly before becoming a little determined. "Come on, we don't have a moment to lose. We have to hurry if we want to find him before H.Y.D.R.A finds us. Please tell me that you two know how to fight?"

"I can move things with my mind and my brother can run faster than the speed of light." Said the girl. "I think we can take care of these guards really well before they try to put us back in those cages."

With that Darcy gives a nod and the three of them start to head on their way through the halls. Looking for Loki or rather Darcy's friend, trying to see if they can spot him and then they can make their escape before someone spots them. Darcy got the two of them to use their powers, if they have to face any one of the guards that are up ahead. She usually tells the guy to run up ahead and see if he can spot anything and if it is possible to see if he can take them down and if not, she gets the girl to use her telekinetic powers to deal with them. It always works in someway or at least to the point where they can get past the guards without having to deal with any problems or anything getting in their way. They are making good progress, but Darcy wishes that there is a way for them to speed things up and if they can somehow find a way to get to Loki a little faster than the pace they are going.

"Ok we have to search this entire joint for my friend and that is a whole lot easier said than done." Said Darcy.

"Especially since you did not say what your friend look like." Said the guy. "What does your friend look like?"

"He's a guy in a green suit with a mask and a cape and you guys will know him once you see him." Said Darcy as she got some confused looks from both of them. "So yeah he is really recognizable if you see what he's wearing."

"So we are looking for a guy in a green suit, is he supposed to be dressed up as one of those comic book heroes?" Asked the girl wanting nothing more but to get the facts straight.

"Yeah, but he is a superhero or rather a solo hero outside of the Avengers, it's complicated." Said Darcy as she got more confused stares. "But anyway, a good idea would be to split up, so we can cover more ground and see if we can find him faster. The only problem is that we don't have a way to communicate to each other and we won't even know the difference except it would be harder to find each other."

"I can always try running super fast around and stop when I find him and race back with him by my side."

"That might not be the best idea." Said Darcy as she imagines an annoyed Loki being dragged around by the speedster and the argument he would be ready to have once they stopped.

"Well it would get the job done sooner, that is for sure." Said The guy.

"But it won't exactly allow us to make a good first impression and besides you always leap before you look, you might accidentally bring us someone of H.Y.D.R.A to us." Said the girl.

"Look, I think the best thing for all of us to do is to continue looking and maybe we will see a sign of him or-" starts Darcy.

Before Darcy can have a chance to finish or even continue coming up with a plan at the very moment. All of a sudden, with a hint of magic Loki appears right out of nowhere and right in front of Darcy. Holding his daggers tightly, ready to fight off the people that is now with Darcy and ones that he doesn't know if they should trust. He doesn't know what is going on or if anything happened before he found them, but he is determined to find out and to get Darcy, himself and the scepter out. Loki is ready to find out answers and he is going to get them.

"Darcy, are you ok? What were you even thinking of leaving that room and putting yourself in the open?" Said Loki looking right behind him to face Darcy and keeping a glare at the two. "What are you thinking of strolling around the place with these two strangers? Who are these two people with you?"

"I am assuming that this must be your friend?" Said the girl as she allows her hands to glow in a fiery, ready to fight if nessicarry.

Darcy can't help but smile, she never thought that she would be happy to see Loki. Even if he is wearing his Mysto costume, she is happy he's here and not trapped inside a cell or a lab being tested by H.Y.D.R.A. Now her friend is here and he's alright and even got the scepter with him. Though that is the least of her worries at the moment, since right now the only thing that makes her happy is seeing that her friend is fine and they are one step closer on getting out of there.

"Lo- I mean Mysto! You're alright!" said Darcy happily, but not before she decides to give him a piece of their mind. "Why weren't you answering your walkie talkie? Do you have any idea on how worried I was? I thought that H.Y.D.R.A had you captive somewhere or worse, heck I don't even know what might be worse than that. Especially since you weren't answering my calls and I had no idea what happened to you."

"Oh right, let just say that there has been a little accident regarding your device." said Loki as he pulls out the dinosaur head and various pieces of the walkie talkie out, catching Darcy.

"Wait, you broke it?" asked Darcy in complete shock and then got her defense up. "I can't believe that I leave you alone for a minute and you broke our only means of communication?"

"I was mostly focusing on sneaking around here and fighting off these soldiers, not keeping track of everything that I may have and it broke during battle, before I had a chance to contact you. I was focusing on the fact that I have to get what we came here for and not alerting everyone of our presence." said Loki. "If there is anyone that should be angry then it ought to be me, you left the room even after we agreed on a plan. Do you have any idea on the shock I had when I enter the control room and I didn't know what happened to you whether you were trapped somewhere in this facility or worse dead?"

"Hey, I didn't know what you are doing and thought that you might have been in trouble. Do you honestly expect me to just stay put and just wait until you somehow get there?"said Darcy. "I am not going to stay there when I know I can do something to help."

"That does not mean that you ought to put yourself in danger to try to possibly help me." said Loki, his focus returns to the two right in front of him. "You still haven't answered my question on who are these people and why would you even go around with random strangers?"

"I had to make a deal with them to get them to help me find you." said Darcy defensively. "They were trapped here too and I agreed to help them if they helped me find you, but I think we can trust them and they might be one of the good guys."

"Darcy, we don't know anything about them and what they might be thinking or if they may have ulterior motives or- Wait, what are you doing?" asked Loki as he spots the girl doing something with her hands and her powers.

"I just need to make sure." said the girl giving him a knowing look.

"See what I mean, we do not know what they are thinking or if they are really on our side." said Loki. "We can not simply just trust the first people we meet or let alone simply parade our way through the facility and pretend that everything is fine and there is no danger nearby."

"But isn't it better to take the risk and try to do something now, rather than have a bigger problem later?" Argued Darcy. "What do you expect me to do? Just sit there and do nothing?"

"No, I would think that you would do everything in your power to find a way out and find a way to survive." Said Loki. "Not just simply go and wander around as if this nothing more but a game."

"Maybe that's what happens when you are in a place where you kinda need to keep tabs on each other and someone doesn't answer their calls." Said Darcy. "Couldn't you, I don't know just use your you know what to somehow send a message to me rather than do things the old fashioned way? Oh wait, you are going to come up with a great excuse why you can't do it or it's not even possible to do so."

"The device being broken was not my fault or anywhere close to it." Said Loki. "I also think you are failing to see that my abilities are more complex that you always suggest that I take the easy way out and in ways that haven't been studied or have not been made possible."

"Maybe if you tell me a little bit about it or better yet just trust me then maybe we wouldn't be having this little discussion right now." Said Darcy trying to keep her cool.

"Well, when it comes to being seen as responsible, you are failing so far Darcy." Said Loki.

The next thing the four of them knew is that Loki and Darcy start to argue and is not afraid to tell each other off for whatever may come their mind or any issue that has been a recent bother to them. The two are so focused on trying to tell each other off that they are not seeing what else might be going on. Both of the twins start to notice that there are some H.Y.D.R.A soldiers that are starting to take notice and they got ready to fight them off and guarantee in their escape. But the only thing that got them a little reserved when it comes to fighting is both Loki's and Darcy's arguing and they need to break it up, especially if they want to keep their chances high to escape.

"Guys, I hate to interrupt your disagreement but we have bigger problems to worry about." Said the girl.

At that moment, both Loki and Darcy stop arguing to see the many H.Y.D.R.A soldiers that are now surrounding them. Ready to fight the four of them and place the twins in their cells and figure out what are they going to do with the other two, to figure out how they can be useful in their plans. Most of the soldiers are impressed to see how they both managed to break in without the security going off and want to see if they use them. They all hold their weapons up, ready to take all four of them into their custody and not let them find a way to escape. Both Loki and Darcy quickly exchange a look and one that they can both tell what the other is thinking and they both immediately agree on it.

"She does have a point." Said Darcy. "Maybe it would be best if we agree to disagree for now and not do this when we are about to fight a ton of communist guys."

"I agree, we can discuss this later." Said Loki rather hastily.

Loki turns to face the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers and Darcy pulls out her taser, ready to help by trying to fight a couple of them. While both the girl and the guy turn to face their former captor and ready to claim their freedom. Without a second thought Loki and the twins start to make their own attacks against the soil diets, while Darcy is trying to fight off a couple of guards and trying to see if her taser can somehow make that direct impact and maybe knock them out. But so far, she is having trouble keeping up or at least being able to match up to the speed where the others are just taking down al of the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers so easily and yet she is doing it really slow. It doesn't look as though she can get the upper hand at all, that is until every time Loki steps right in and takes the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers down. Though she does occasionally successfully find a way to tase some of them.

The fight continues on for twenty minutes, it looks like that there is nothing stopping it and the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers keep on coming. No matter how many ones they stopped, it feels as though more and more continue to come. Even with three who have powers, while Loki tries his best to not use his magic as much as he can or use an illusion to hide it from the two. Though he is surprise to see them this willing to fight by their side and that they are actually helping them, but that doesn't mean he sees them as truly on their side and is not suspicious of their intent. But he is still grateful that he has their help at the moment and tries to think of a plan on how to get them out and defeat the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers with the hope that they would realize that it is futile. But as he continues to fight, he realize that simply fighting them on his own won't work and there has to be another way to get out of this.

The H.Y.D.R.A soldiers are not ready to give up or show that they are ready to stop and that is what frustrates Loki the most and that alone is what is making him think. He sees how the two of them are making progress and even then they would still find themselves right back where they started. Loki notices how they are using their powers to work together to stop all of the attacking soldiers, not daring to leave the other behind and always looking out for one another, seeing the two of them makes Loki realize something. One that they must be siblings because the dynamic they share and it brings up memories of him fighting by Thor's side. Something he is never going to have the chance to experience ever again and he is already regretting thinking that. Other than that, an idea that might possibly work and that might be the best chance they got, especially if they want to escape and win this fight and they are going to need all of their powers to do so.

"I have an idea, but we have to work together and put our abilities to the maximum potential." said Loki determinedly. "You will gather up all of the reinforcements and make sure that they don't leave any further or try to get any help. While Darcy and I will take them down, one by one."

"Can I also try to see if I can restrain them and knock them out?" asked the girl.

"That would help, so yeah, just do everything you think that may help us, do it." said Loki and quickly turns to Darcy. "Try to use that object to make sure that they all stay knock out long enough for us to get out before anything else occurs."

"You got it." said Darcy happy that Loki is now finding it within him to trust her and giving her a job instead of telling to hide somewhere and wait for them to be done.

"Just focus on the ones I will be facing and do not try to hold back." Said Loki. "I can not believe I am saying this but we are going to have to combine our skills and work together if we are going to somehow win this fight."

"I can and that's totally cool seeing you say that." Said Darcy happily.

"Do not get use to it, since this is only a one time moment." Said Loki. "Now enough talking, let get this over with."

With that the four of them continue the fight and start on Loki's plan and with the hope that they would somehow defeat the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers and then escape the facility with the scepter and themselves out. The speedster runs around trying to get all of the H.Y.D.R.A soldiers in the same area and to defeat every single one of them and then they can get out before it's too late. With the three of them starting to take more and more of the soldiers down, with the girl's powers restraining them and Loki fighting them and winning every single battle that comes right at him and to get a higher vantage point, he often allows Darcy to use her taser to hit the soildiers and they are often knocked out cold.

The overall fight has gotten a complete turn around and one that is definitely making the four of them feel a mixture of confidence and relief. They continue to defeat more and more of the soldiers and as more fall, the remaining H.Y.D.R.A soldiers continue to face the idea that they might be out numbered and that they would not be having the upper hand anytime soon. Some of them even starts to retreat and to find a way to escape, but every time they try, it often leads to more and more failure and it continues on like that for the next few minutes. Even if it is taking them long, but there is one thing that is absolutely clear, they're winning...

The final blow occurs when the girl uses her telekinesis to finally blow all of the soldiers away from them and that only gives the remaining H.Y.D.R.A soldiers the hint that they are not going to win the battle and that they are no match for a team of three powerful individuals and their sidekick. They all retreated with the hopes not only to escape, but to get more help and try to see if they can turn the odds around. Though that only gives them all the perfect opportunity to escape, they all make it out of the base as fast as they can, with the guy slowing down to their pace to not leave his sister and their rescuers and race towards the outside world. Away from all of the dangers that H.Y.D.R.A poses and away from the world that they all barely escape.

Loki thought about where might be the best place for them to go now, though he is having trouble, simply because he doesn't know the area well enough to figure out the best place for them to go. Even if he does, then there would be a problem on how are they going to get there without being seen or possibly being followed, the more Loki thinks about it, the more he realize how dire the situation is and how he needs to think of a plan.

So far the only way, he can think of is through the portal and that idea is only posing a danger of a risk that he does not want to take or know if he can trust these two or know if his secret will be safe and they won't realize that something is wrong and that there might be more to him than meets the eye and somehow figures who he is. But there isn't that much of a choice or one that he can think of that would guarantee their escape, he knows that he can not simply leave them there because who knows what Darcy might have said or any potential hints that might be surrounding possible theories and it would come back to haunt them. Loki only hopes that H.Y.D.R.A doesn't make it their daily priority to keep the two informed of the daily news for the time they spent on them.

"I have an idea on where we can go and it might be the only way for us to leave this area safely without any of them following us." said Loki. "We have to hurry before they see us though."

"Wait, are we really going through the portal?" asked Darcy as they continue to run.

"Well, we are going towards a different one and hopefully it would be one that lead us to a town or anywhere that would provide transportation." said Loki casually before he realized what he's doing and turns annoyed. "Though I would really prefer that we keep this discussion to a minimum, especially if it's about certain topics..."

Both of the twins look at both Loki and Darcy confused by what they are talking about and what they mean by portal? Before they can even have a chance to answer, Loki quickly change the direction where they are going and starts to head towards a new way. Darcy and the siblings look at each other completely confused and then starts to follow right after him. They continue to run as fast as they can and not even looking back to see if there is any danger or if there is something following behind them or if there might be more danger right behind them, they continue to run and will keep doing so, that is until...

Loki finds the portal and goes through it as fast as he can. Catching the twins by surprise, stopping them right in their tracks as they see Loki disappear right out of nowhere and with no explanation of where they might be. They don't even know what to say or what to think about the entire situation and if they should follow. Darcy notices their nervousness and how they are not sure about whether or not they should follow them. She would be happy to tell them more about the wonders of portal travel if they weren't being chased by H.Y.D.R.A soldiers right now. That they can simply just run right in and not even worry about where they end up, that is she hopes that they have nothing to worry about on the other side.

"Did he just-" starts the girl pointing out the area Loki disappeared from as Darcy catches up to them.

"Just trust us!" Said Darcy hastily as she races forward and enters the portal right after Loki, leaving the twins in more of a shock.

Both of them gives each other a surprise glance and they thought about what just happened and how Darcy simply just ran through the portal and allow herself to disappear. They both exchange an unsure look to one another and then decide to follow right after them and hope that wherever they are going it won't be any worse than where they escape from. At that moment, they all leave the area, not even knowing what might be heading and leaving the many H.Y.D.R.A soldiers confused by their disappearance...

A few seconds later

The four of them are on the other side of the portal catching their breath and recovering from what just happened and how they all barely escaped H.Y.D.R.A. That they are now all free from all of the facility and with the hope that they weren't followed right behind. Loki and Darcy are relieved to see that they ended up in a small town and they are still on Earth. That they are still on the same planet, but the only downside is that they would have to figure out what to say or if they can even find a good explanation for all of this. But then again, how can anyone explain how it is possible for them to end up in another town after they come from the forest right out of nowhere and that alone is swimming through their mind. But that is nothing compared to what both of the twins are feeling and all of the thoughts that are now in their heads and want some answers and want it right now.

"What happened?" demanded the girl. "How did we get from the woods to here? Where is here?"

"We have no idea!" said Darcy hastily as panic hurries through her head and she is now imagining the worst case scenarios if they figure out what they really just went through and what is really going on. "There's nothing going on!

"There has to be something going on, with what just happened it is not possible." said the guy as he stares at the area they just came from.

"Look right now, none of this matters or any where close to your concern." said Loki. "Right now, we need to figure out on how to get you two... where are you both heading again?"

"Wherever we can start planning for our revenge against Tony Stark." said the girl as she catches Loki by surprise and confused.

"That or..." starts Darcy before she starts to become excited with the idea she now has. "Maybe you guys can stay with us, until you figure things out."

"Darcy, we cannot afford to-" starts Loki as he is starting to imagine what it would be like if they let the twins move in with them and the risks that would be in place, before he can protest it even further.

"No, our main goals are to find Stark and make sure that he pays for everything." said the boy, with Loki and Darcy exchanging an unsure look to one another.

"Ok then, I guess the best thing for us to do is to try to find some transportation for you two and then we can figure it out our next move." said Darcy.

"But you still haven't answered-" starts the girl.

"Looks like we should go up and ask for directions and where we may be." said Loki hastily. "With luck, we will be able to get this all straightened out before night fall and before someone starts asking questions."

With that the four of them start to make their way through the town and the first thing they found out from the giant sign, they are in Gordes, France. After some wandering around and exploring where they are, seeing the world around them and that alone is catching Darcy's interest, as for the twins, they are just ready to start with their revenge plans and want to leave to the nearest town that might have more resources than this small town may have. While Loki is hoping that they find some transportation for the twins and then they can return to their apartment and they can get to work on the stones they already and have and figure out where the other two Infinity Stones may be. The walk continues on for a while, that is until...

They found a bus station and Darcy quickly check her wallet to see if she has enough money for two bus tickets and if they have something that can take them as far for the two of them to start a new life. After finding out the pricing and paying for one that would take two to not only to a city, but one that would be right near an airport and they can a flight, though she finds herself giving them money that would be enough for a plane ticket. Once she bought the tickets, they all start to wait for the bus and with the hope that the twins would change their minds and Loki is just standing there, feeling completely annoyed and only hopes that the bus would come soon and that he will get all of the answers to his questions and hear the story about the two of them.

Especially with Darcy's instance that she wants to make sure that both of them will be ok and doesn't want to leave them. He knows that he can't just leave Darcy here, not only because she is his friend, but there is also the fact that she doesn't know her way around in these portals. She can easily get lost and then he would have to go find her, there are already to many complications that he doesn't know where to begin and he can already see Darcy being angry at him by the time he eventually finds her.

It didn't take long for the wait for the bus to arrive, people starts to form a line right towards the door. The twins take the place as Loki and Darcy watches them and are ready to say a few more words before they leave. Darcy just hopes that she can talk them out of their desire for revenge and that maybe she can get them to join their side and they will be fine with whatever other option they can give them. That or they will be open to maybe becoming superheroes themselves, they already have the powers and she just thought of the perfect names for them...

"Are you guys sure that you don't want to take my offer and room with us?" Asked Darcy hoping that they would drop their revenge plans.

"We have to, they were our parents." Said the girl. "Besides we are going to need to do this quickly, especially before it's too late. H.Y.D.R.A will come after us and they will be furious about this."

"It is probably for the best, we can't afford to stay together, we would be an easier target for them." Said the guy. "Besides I don't think your friend wants to take his mask off for us or that much of a people person."

"You guessed correctly." Said Loki as he is trying his best to keep his emotions in and hide his annoyance growing into a deep frustration.

"Well if you two ever need anything, be sure to look us up in London." Said Darcy continuing to try to be nice to the two. "We'll be happy to help you in anyway we can."

"Darcy-" said Loki as he is not ready to have any of this and is ready to protest, that is before Darcy sneakily kicked his leg to get him to stop with the hope no one would notice.

"So yeah, just the know the offer will still and always be open to you." Said Darcy.

The two of them just gives a nod to Darcy and start to enter the bus. Once they do and after the bus leaves, the two of them starts to head out of the station and is starting to leave the area. Darcy just only hopes that the two of them can see that they can move past this and they can start a new life. That they can be something bigger than themselves and maybe they will realize that someday. All they need is a little time...

"Ok, now tell me what is the story behind those two?" Asked Loki. "Why were they in the base? Why do they have a vendetta against Stark? What was that about?"

"They were trapped when I found them, I didn't know where you might be. So I made a deal with them and got them to help me find you." Said Darcy. "They want to get revenge on Iron man because before he became a cool superhero, he didn't have the best track record and might have accidentally blown up their parents..."

"Alright I see now why they would want revenge against him." Said Loki. "But still of it was an accident like you said then it might be a little extreme to blame someone for something beyond their control would it? Though to be honest I would want to take vengeance if... I had enough evidence to prove that they were directly responsible."

"Yeah, I know you would." Said Darcy as she starts to notice some changes within Loki, until- "Wait, is that the scepter? The one that you used in the invasion and turned Erik and Hawkeye into your mind controlled zombies?"

"Yes, it is and it is a power that I wish I no longer have in my grasp right now." Said Loki. "If it weren't for me using this, then most of these problems could have been avoided and this thing is nothing but trouble."

"But still it's kinda cool how you can use it to mind control, not that I am saying that's a good thing. Though it's crazy to think that mind control is real and it is capable of doing all that." Said Darcy. "So all you have to do is touch people with this thing and then you have complete control?"

Loki cringes at the question, as he starts to remember his time working for Thanos and how that deal led to his downfall. All of the pain and misery that he had to endure ever since he landed on that asteroid. Loki would give anything to forget about these painful memories and forget about the lowest moment of his life. To leave it all behind and pretend it didn't happen, even if it is becoming harder to ignore it and now whenever he thinks of it, Loki remembers the pain he felt and starting to feel bad about the entire incident. He has been feeling a sense of shame towards the entire incident and yet he doesn't know why and he is does not want to find out. But still, it wouldn't hurt in Darcy knowing some details about it the scepter and she will be asking questions later anyway.

"With one touch on their chest, anyone who wields this scepter would have complete control over their victim's minds and have control of their lives until something breaks them out of it." Said Loki. "It is extremely dangerous in the wrong hands, not only because it has an Infinity Stone. This scepter have the potential of being able cause pain in one's mind that is worse than any given nightmare and can cause some much pain and destruction that no one can predict or may ever fix, no matter how much one may tries."

"Yeah, I sorta figured that out when you wreck a whole city the last time you used that thing. Along with giving your brother and the rest of the Avengers a major headache, especially Thor and Iron man because Thor's your brother and you gave him a hard time, while you also trashed Iron man's pent house tower thingy." Said Darcy. "There's also Hawkeye, you did turn him into your faithful sidekick for a bit thanks to you using the scepter. Along with the people on charge of the city, since they would have to pay to for repairs of the damages and the doctors having to help hundreds of people who were hurt from the entire fiasco."

"Now that's comforting." Said Loki as he is imagining everything that Darcy just said and not even sure why it is bothering him more than before.

"The bright side is at least the entire incident gave reporters a big scoop and probably gave everyone involved in damage control a big pay check and for helping to clean up your mess..." Said Darcy, as she notices Loki's face going no where he doesn't look like if he is going to smile ever again. "Maybe I should stop talking right now and just say no offense."

Darcy only gives Loki a nervous giggle as she sees this bothering Loki. That this friendly reminder is no where close on being a friendly one as Loki remembers all of the things he has done in the past. The time he has spent on Earth and everything he has done to the planet is not exactly something anyone should be reminded or be rubbing it in Loki's face. Despite the fact that Darcy has been living with Loki for two weeks, she backs off in case he wants to blow off steam and she doesn't want to be caught in the crossfire. Since as she said, Loki is capable of wrecking an entire city and he completely caused trouble with the Destroyer in New Mexico. Does Darcy really want to be caught up or worse be responsible for another incident that Loki might start? She watches Loki carefully as she anxiously wait for his response.

"Why would I be offended? You just reminded me of one of my darkest moments of my life and everything I did that led me to this situation. In trying to obtain the stones before a maniac does, who also happens to want to kill me." Said Loki rather sarcastically. "Of course I would not be offended."

"So how much further to the portal?" asked Darcy immediately, hoping that the change of topic would lighten the mood.

"It is not so far from here, if my calculations are correct then it would lead us to the same city you reside in or somewhere from a short distance that we would have to simply either walk or take some form of Midguardian transportation to get us there." said Loki. "We should keep an eye on those two, I have the feeling that this will not be the last we will see of them."

"I know, especially since they are so dedicated in their revenge goals. I don't know about you, but they are going to find themselves into trouble and I don't think it will give them the closure that they are looking for." said Darcy.

"You have a fondness for anyone led astray do you not?" asked Loki. "I am just saying from how you are so eager to open up to me and how you emphasizing on those two, it is obvious that you see something in them, that many others including myself are failing to see."

"I like to believe that there are more to someone than what meets the eye or ears, that it's better to give someone a chance than assume the worst about them." said Darcy. "I mean how do you if someone is bad news if you don't get to know them? Maybe Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are not so different from you and just as lost and alone as you were when you found me."

"I was- Wait what?" start Loki defensively and quickly becomes confused.

"Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, it's what I am calling those two." said Darcy. "We did not get their names and I don't want to just call them speed boy and witch girl all the time. So I quickly came up with creative names that not only sounds really cool, but one that would really suits them. They would make awesome superhero names if they ever decide to go towards that route right?"

"Uh Right... What are you planning to do about those two?" said Loki. "They are after Stark and might cause trouble for us in the future."

"Well, I figured that I should call Jane tomorrow and ask to speak to Thor. I will come up with a story about me somehow overhearing it either from them or somewhere. Then he will tell Iron man and the other Avengers, they will keep an eye out for them." said Darcy. "If they try to cause trouble to us then we will try to reason with them and if necessary we will tell Thor and then the Avengers will find a way to deal with it."

"Are you that willing to put the trust of two people those who you value the friendship you share with them in jeopardy?" asked Loki. "Along with possibly making it harder for yourself to not only get the information shared, but there would also be the fear that they would be asking questions on what may be occurring. Not to mention, there would also be a fact that they might lose faith in you and might start thinking of you as someone who is holding a secret and I can not even imagine what might be the possibility they would be thinking and how much trouble you would find yourself in the future."

"Hey, I would be doing the right thing. Not only I would be helping to save lives, but I would also be helping others and hopefully I will be doing it in the right way." said Darcy. "I mean those two wants to get revenge and they are going to face serious consequences if they go down this path and I don't want to see them get hurt. I just hope that they come to us and they realize that this is not the answer."

"That is very compassionate of you..." said Loki a little taken aback of Darcy's kindness towards others.

"Well someone has to be and I can see that they can be capable of doing something more than just going after others for their revenge. I mean I have to be right about them, right?" said Darcy. "I mean I am helping you and so far things are turning out alright, you haven't tried to blow up anything yet."

Loki can't help but smile at the last bit, since she has a point ever since they met and agreed to do things, it has turned out surprisingly well and he has to say that he is only relieved that they haven't faced any trouble so far. But from this entire conversation, Loki is starting to feel a sense of admiration towards Darcy and seeing her kindness shine through. How she is willing to give anyone a chance even if they are the worst person imaginable and one that there might not be any hope for. From what he is seeing, maybe Darcy is wiser than how he originally perceived her to be and that she is right about everyone having the capability to change. Though he doesn't know if that can apply to all cases, since such a change does not happen over night or may even be possible. He is unsure what to say or if he wants to be the one to break the hope in Darcy's eyes or know what he should say and if he should say it. So he only gives a sigh, not even knowing if this is going to hurt Darcy and hopes that it doesn't as he figures out the words that are on his mind.

"I hope that your beliefs are justified." said Loki. "If not then otherwise, we would have another problem to worry about."

"I don't think it will be that much of a problem, I mean we literally have Thor one call away if they cause any trouble." said Darcy, as Loki gives her a nod, looking completely unsure and thinking deeply on many things, though Darcy knows how to cheer him up. "Hey, I was thinking that maybe tomorrow we can take a day off from all of this stone chasing."

"What?" said Loki in disbelief in what he is hearing.

"I figured that we both deserve a day off from all of this." said Darcy. "Come on, one day off wouldn't hurt and I bet that even the Avengers take a day off every now and again right?"

"Are you sure that it would be wise idea?" asked Loki. "We still have the threat of Thanos to worry about."

"Yeah, I'm sure and beside we practically earned it." said Darcy. "Let's have fun and enjoy ourselves before we come back stronger than we are right now."

"I suppose you do have a point and at least I would not have to go around in this ridiculous costume tomorrow." said Loki as Darcy looks annoyed.

"Aside from that, are we getting close to the portal?" Asked Darcy.

"Correction, we are already at the portal." Said Loki. "All we have to do is walk through this tree and then we'll be near your home."

"Great, let's go! The sooner we're back, the sooner our day off will start." Said Darcy as she is about to go through the portal. "I don't know about you, but I am ready to finally have some fun."

Loki slowly follows right behind her through the portal, wishing that there is more to say to Darcy and yet he knows that it might be better if he keeps the words to himself. He knows what happens when one lets their hopes consume them to the point that it ultimately blinds them from reality. Loki remembers the moment that he picks up Gungir for the first time and all of the promises that it held for him. How he believed that he would finally win love and appreciation, that he never thought he had or would get due to his heritage. But he wrong to assume that and now he has to pay the consequences and that alone is what he hopes that Darcy doesn't have to go through with her beliefs in Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

The moment that he landed on Thanos's planet and made that deal with him, Loki is feeling regretful towards the entire incident and that alone is not leaving him in a peaceful state of mind. Since now he has to go on a wild goose chase to get all of the Infinity Stones, Thanos is after him because of Loki's failure in leading the invasion and now Loki can't go to Thor or let anyone else know he's alive because he faked his death. If Thor ever finds out then there would be many consequences awaiting Loki and he won't be able to stop Thanos if he's back in the dungeons. Then Thanos can easily grab the Infinity Stones and will win easily. Now that he thinks of it, Loki doubts that he can ever let Thor know the truth.

For now, he is just going to focus on the plan and get the Infinity Stones before Thanos can get his hands on them, figure out how to get the Gauntlet and then separate the stones and place them somewhere unreachable. Along with continuing on the quest to find the other two stones without getting Darcy and himself killed, then figure out how to get the Gauntlet without having to face Thanos, even if there is a high chance in that happening as much as Loki wishes to avoid it. But they will find a way, they may not know what is going to happen with them now having four Infinity Stones in their hands and Thanos will pose a challenge no matter what they do. Loki knows that they will find a way to get the other two stones and Gauntlet before Thanos comes to Earth to find them, he has to...

Meanwhile in Xander

The Nova corp is fighting the Chitauri in a vigorous fight, trying to protect the vault from the creatures that are desperate to break in and to get whatever they may be looking for. While the Nova Corp are ready to fight back, to protect their home and some of the most dangerous objects in the galaxy. To keep them from falling into the wrong hands, that is if they were not distracted...

While the Nova Corp are fighting the Chitauri, little did they know that they are only dealing with a diversion. Nebula makes her way through the halls of the vault, trying to see if she can to it without being detected. So far she has taken down most of the security and destroyed every single camera that is in the entire vault. No one will know where she is, how she got in or what she is going to take. Giving her the chance to escape and allowing her the opportunity to get the object that she was sent to get prior to Gamora's betrayal.

Nebula finally makes it to the vault, seeing that there are two guards right in front of it. Making sure that nothing is going to break in and take the object that they swore to protect. Not even bothering to be discreet, Nebula beats the two guards without giving them a chance to fight back to the point of unconsciousness. Then she picks the lock and enters the vault, she sees the orb sitting on the table without any security measures. With a grin, she grabs the orb and then press on to her ear piece, waiting to hear Thanos's voice and get this call over with.

"Nebula, status report." Demanded Thanos rather cruelly.

"I got the orb, the mission was a success." Said Nebula. "My plan was a success and I am going to go get the Chitauri and we will move out before anyone figures out what-"

"No! The stone is our top priority, you will escape and leave everyone to deal with the Nova Corp." said Thanos in a tone that Nebula knows she shouldn't argue with. "Get out as fast as you can and bring me the stone, nothing else matters."

"Of course father, I will leave at once." Said Nebula trying to hide a hurricane of emotions and remains stoic.

"Then good." Said Thanos. "If you continue surprising me and keep up this work and maybe there will be a future for you in my new world."

"Yes father, I am on my way." Said Nebula as she turns off the head piece and starts to run.

Nebula's anger starts to grow and keeps on growing the faster she keeps on running. The feeling of being trapped once again is making her feel as though that there's a fiery anger that continues to grow in every step she takes. Giving anything not to be tortured and yet desperate to find a way to escape. With only the promise that things will work out in the end and she will get what she always wanted. She has to stick to the plan and then she will get it. Nebula has waited her entire life to get it and this has to work, it just has to...

Here it is, the 21st chapter and we have six chapters left before we reach the finale. Wow, we are making good progress with these rewrites and I have to say I can't believe that I am pulling this off. That I am putting out the chapters in a somewhat consecutive time frame, managing this job thing and making great time with the releases.

Well, as well as I can at least. Though I still have the next six rewrites to do and have to work on the final chapter which is now being written and I am hoping for it to come out in November, but depending on how long it takes me to rewrite the next six chapters, it could possibly get delayed to January- February. Sorry for that potential delay, I want to try to get the rewrites done as efficiently as possible and I want the final chapter to be the best it can be. Something that will not only be worth the wait, but give us a satisfying ending that you guys would be happy to read.

I hope that you guys are enjoying the rewrites though, I think the next one will come out as early as two weeks and I am going to try to see if I can get four before the end of October to come out. Then from November to December, the final two will come out and that gives me wiggle room to write and finish the final chapter in time for it's possible release. If I put my effort into these rewrites then I can get them done by the end of the year and I might even be able to get the final chapter out earlier then I am planning it so far.

Well this chapter is exciting, we got to see the Maximoff twins for the first time and we are starting to see Loki start to value his friendship with Darcy! Character development and the first appearance of an Avenger or rather Avengers outside of Thor.

I wanted to expand this chapter and go into more detail of not only Darcy's interactions with the Maximoff twins and to see Loki getting the scepter. Plus I also felt that the original chapter was rushed and it was missing something, thus the new scenes were born and this is the biggest expansion of the rewrites so far. I also wanted to include some more scenes of Loki's side of the entire situation, to expand more on his thoughts, see how he got the scepter and to show how he is starting to change prior to escape, how he now feels about his newfound friendship with Darcy and how he is starting to get to the point where we next see him in the story. Along with allowing us to see Loki really start to grow beyond who he is right now and for him to start to head towards the next phase of his redemption arc, especially before some interesting things happen before he even has to think about facing Thanos...

There is also the Nebula scene in the end where we get to see her get the Power Stone, since not only I want to set the tone. But to also allow us to see a part that we glossed over and to further expand the story. To see a bit of what Nebula's life is like after she just forced to return to Thanos and before her journey in the future chapters happens. To see where she's at after we first meet her in the last chapter and how she feels about all of this. Plus not to mention see how Thanos got the power stone and Nebula's role in it.

Plus I was also thinking that there is no possible way for Loki and Darcy to even know that the Power Stone is on Xander at this moment in the story, so I think it would make more sense if we see how our villains are doing and how they get the stone. But that doesn't mean that we are not going to see Darcy and Loki find out about it, they will obviously later on in the future of the rewrites. We might even see them go to Xander at one point...

But hey didn't I say that these rewrites will be an expanded edition? But still I want to have the story be the best and something for us to leave us feeling a sense of satisfaction and live up to the quality of the later chapters. That the first twenty seven chapters and the final chapter will live up to the quality that I am setting myself and I will try to make it live up to your expectations.

Though I am happy to report that I am almost done with the planning stages of the fifty fourth chapter and I have started a little bit of it and now working on the second scene of the final chapter with the first scene just being completed. :)

The final chapter is set to and will wrap up the story arcs that are present in the story, well at least the most prominent ones. Along with it being a celebration of the story and for all of us to see the story wrap up and the characters' journey. But one thing is for sure that the next six rewrites will come out before the final chapter does, so that way they will all be up as a way for us to relive the story and it lives up to the standards of the other chapters for you guys to reread them and for future readers.

Though 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 final chapter 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, hear you're favorite moments 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 what will the game plan be now? Will Loki and Darcy meet up with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver? Where will there next move be? How are they going to find out where the next stone be and how are they going to get it? Now that Thanos has the Power Stone, the guantlet and this other stone and waiting for Loki and Darcy to gather the rest of the Infinity Stones, what will he do until then? What does Nebula want in all of this? How will Thor and the Avengers take the news of what Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver planning to do? Will Thor have any questions on how Darcy can possibly know about this and see the hints that are something going on? Is Loki starting to see the error of his ways and will we get to see him grow and change throughout the story as he continues on his journey?

Find out in the next chapter of Redemption, whether it's the original chapter or the upcoming rewrite. See ya in the next update. :)