Meanwhile in the subway car
The battle is intensifying and there is no telling how it will all end or if any of them will leave victorious. The Maximoff twins found themselves helping Captain America fighting hundreds of droids in a train car and helping to save all of the people that are now trapped inside. That they also have to keep an eye on making sure that nothing drives the train off the tracks. Even with their best efforts, the droids continues to put up a fight, one that the Maximoffs and Captain America fights against and get the upper hand and get right back on top of the battle. They continue on the fight to defeat as many droids as they can and make their escape.
The Maximoffs continues to keep their focus right on the droids and doing everything in their power to get this part over with. Though they do not know what they are planning to say to Captain America later, but right now they are not letting a moment pass or be at risk on making a small mistake that would lead to a disaster. Pietro runs back and forth to punch at every single one of the droids that are about to make the attack, Wanda is holding as many as she can with her powers. Along with tearing every single one of them apart and to defeat every one that continues the attack. The three of them not even caring that they were all once on opposite sides are putting aside their differences and working together to fight.
Wanda keeps using her powers to try to maintain the grip on the droids and use her powers to blow the droids up and tear them apart. More blasts continue to come out of her and she continues to fight, along with try to save everyone in the train car. She lets her powers continue to make an attack, careful not hurting Pietro, any of the people that is now in the train car and even Captain America from getting hurt by the robots. They were all here to get the weapon before Ultron gets it and then use it for his own purpose and then he will be unstoppable, at least Loki and Darcy now has it and won't let anything happen.
That is she assumed that they won't, though to much of Wanda's surprise, she soon sees Iron man carrying the weapon away from the scene and now she knows that something is definitely going on. It is not like Loki and Darcy to simply fail, especially if there is an Infinity Stone involve and one that they are desperate in retrieving and they are doing everything to help them. So far she hasn't seen any sign of them and she already knows that something is happening and that simply seeing them chase after Stark is enough conformation that something is going on. She quickly uses her powers on Captain America to get him to keep on fighting and to go over and talk to her brother, to try to figure out what might be going on and see if they might help them. That is if they can even find a way to help them, once they find out if anything is happening and if they can do anything at the moment.
"Pietro, look. It's Stark, he has the body and he is leaving the scene and something must have happened to them." said Wanda being careful with the words that she is ussing and yet telling her brother the situation.
"I don't see them or the truck." said Pietro as he realizes the problem. "What are we going to do? We can't just leave these people in danger and we can not just abandon them."
"I know, especially since they are the closest thing we ever had to real friends aside from each other." said Wanda. "I don't even know if I can try to sense them if I am not in the exact location that they are in some close proximity. But I also think they would want us to stay and to find a way to help, I do not even know what is the right thing and if we are making the right decision for anything."
"Maybe we should continue to fight these ones and pay attention to the window?" suggested Pietro. "Maybe we will spot them while we ride through this city and then we can go over to them and help them get the machine back before the Avengers try to do anything on it."
"Yes, but I still wish that there is a way for us to do something right now before we lose it." said Wanda as she starts to fight off more droids. "I really think that our main goal should be is grab that thing before they do any experiments."
"I agree, but we also need to stay here to help, we need to fix our mistake." said Pietro. "We will find them and once we do then we will get the machine back."
"I just hope that we find them before Stark starts his experiments, activate it and build a bigger monster than we can ever imagine." said Wanda. "The last thing we need is a worse problem than Ultron can even create on his own."
The two of them continue on the fight and now they are also paying attention to the window, if they can see any sign of Loki and Darcy. They don't even need to be told on how the situation is becoming from bad to worse in every second. There is no telling what might happen if Stark starts to tinker with the machine and if he is ready for the trouble that is on the horizon. Though they do wonder what might have happened to Loki and Darcy and how did they manage to lose the machine out of no where like this. That maybe there is more to the story and one that they might hear later, but they are going to have to get through this entire ordeal first. Once they do and if they still haven't find Loki or Darcy or both of them. Then they are going to go find them together and then they will work through these challenges, they wonder what might have happened to them and what may be going on...
Meanwhile back in the truck
Loki and Darcy are now doing everything they can to stop the truck. But so far, Darcy is only finding herself in a futile stage where she doesn't even know if the breaks are working anymore. That it is as though she is losing more control and she can't even turn the wheel anymore and no longer how hard she tries, it doesn't turn and probably because of the friction that is right on the tires. She continues to try to steer and press the breaks as hard as she can until ultimately, she realizes the truth and hit her back on the seat.
"It's no use Loki, this thing is going too fast and there is no way I can stop it." Said Darcy feeling defeated as she states the truth.
"There has to be a way for us to stop this vehicle." Said Loki refusing to give up hope.
Yet, from one look around him and everything that is going on. Loki knows that it is hopeless and that if Darcy can't even stop the truck then what does he honestly expect to happen? He sees all of the Ultron droids flying around with the hope that they would get some more control of the situation and that they are ready to do anything for their master. The truck is about to do more damage than anything the droids might have done on their own. With a speed that is increasing rather than decreasing and feels as though as they were about to reach Pietro's speed at any moment and with a guarantee that they won't be able to stop themselves. He even tried to see if he can think of a spell that might slow the truck down enough for Darcy to stop and they can simply hop off. But even that only leads to a dead end.
The truck continues to go towards a faster speed where it continues to grow to much of Loki and Darcy's frustration. At any moment, they will reach the edge and the worst possible fate will happen and they will be trapped right in it. The truck is going to crash and hurt hundreds of people, Darcy has a high chance of dying from all of the injuries anyone would sustain and Loki would come off with a few small injuries, but he is going to have to face many problems when the entire situation is over. Plus the last thing, Loki ever wanted was for Darcy to get hurt because of him and that is something he would ever forgive himself for. As he thinks about everything that Darcy has done for him and being the only true friend he has. Loki doesn't even know what is making him feel this way towards her, but he is determined to find out before he loses his mind, after they get out of this, that is if they can even get out of it.
Darcy is desperately trying to think of a way for them to escape and so far every single time she comes up with and idea, it always leads to a dead end and then it is back to the drawing board. She doesn't even know what else they can do and she is running out of ideas that might possibly work or be anywhere close on being realistic. It seems like that it is going to be completely hopeless, that is until...
"Hey Loki, I think I might have an idea and it's a little crazy. Just hear me out for a sec, before we start another disagreement or better yet let's just skip that part because our lives kinda depend on it at the moment." Said Darcy nervously. "First, let me ask you, is it true what Thor said about Asgardians and Jontuns having strong durability that if you jump off a moving truck it would look like you trip or something?"
"Well assuming so, since I can withstand any injury that Thor can have and the most that may happen is obtaining a minor injury that our bodies will immediately heal and we won't be forever affected." Said Loki a little off guard. "Why do you even ask such a thing at a time like this?"
"I was just thinking that maybe if we jump off the truck right now that maybe if I land on you then it would be like landing with a suit of armor." Said Darcy.
"That is a horrible idea, not only it would never work and we do not have that much time to attempt to do so." Said Loki. "But it is completely dangerous and there is no guarantee that you would land exactly on me."
"Ok, scratch that, unless we hold on to each other and-" starts Darcy before earning a look from Loki as if he is saying that there is no way he is going to do that. "Well so much for the idea that might have hopefully not break my neck. I don't even know what else might work unless-"
"Unless, what?" Asked Loki as he stares at the end he mere seconds away.
"Unless you use your ice powers!" Said Darcy as she feels the panic rushing in. "Use them to somehow stop the truck without freezing us."
"Darcy, my Frost Giant abilities are far too dangerous for us to play around with." Said Loki. "I might make things worse for us, we do not even know if it will work or-"
"Loki, we don't have that much of a choice. It's not like how it was before and heck I don't think this is something that we should even be having a conversation right now." Said Darcy. "They might be the only thing that can stop this truck. Just freeze the wheels or something. You are our only hope in saving us and our lives, especially me since I have a higher risk of dying from all of this."
"These abilities are for destruction nothing else and if I use them then it will only put us in more danger. I am not going to follow the same path as the ones before me, I am not going to use this curse to destroy anything." Said Loki. "I am not going to go down that path again and I am not going to become... one of them. There has to be another way..."
"Loki, I think we ran out of time of coming up with ideas and even then I think that's our only option at the moment." Said Darcy. "You don't have to be ashamed of what you are and afraid to-"
"I am not afraid of these powers, I..." said Loki. "I just do not want... To be... one of them, a creature that would only aim to hurt others for nothing more for their own purposes. To be something from a child's story book, the very thing that many fear and... I do not want to be the person that many may think I am."
"It's your power, you can decide how you can use it and just because a ton of other Jontuns decided to freeze over towns, it doesn't mean that you are going to do the same thing." said Darcy. "You can create your own path, you can use this power for good and in anyway you want, it's a gift, not a curse. Just embrace that part of you and just... Let it go."
"I do not think I can." said Loki as he is imagining all of the worst scenarios that can happen and he does not even know if he can.
"Just try please and fast!" said Darcy as they about to go over the edge. "I believe in you, I know you can do this."
Loki looks at Darcy for a brief moment and gives a sign, he can not find another word to argue or an excuse that anyone including himself can agree with. He sees that Darcy may be right and reflects on the current situation that they are now in and how they need a way to escape and his Jontun abilities might give them that chance. Loki doesn't even know if he is ready for it or if he is going to completely regret what he is going to do and if this is really a good idea. He doesn't know if it would work and wonders if he is making a mistake, one that he will regret and never forgive himself. Maybe if he tries to just freeze the wheels and then it will be enough, more than enough to stop it. He is only grateful that he is wearing the Mysto costume and that his true identity is now hidden from the world and Darcy doesn't have to see his Jontun form. He knows that he has to do this, he takes another breath and starts to focus on the power deep down inside him and to try to get it to do what he wants.
He closes his eyes as he concentrate and with nothing ready to destroy his focus, except the mere panic that he is now feeling as it doesn't seem to be working. Loki tries even harder to make something happen with the hope that he would somehow manage to get it to work. But little does he know is that he is doing a lot more than realize and only for it to head towards the wrong direction, when Loki opens his eyes, he is shocked by what he has seen and is now dreading it. He sees a large ice path right over the edge and making a road for them to go over and it is completely made out of ice and at any moment they are about to go over it. That he is if he maintains control over the entire moment and then somehow make the ice lead to them the ground as safe as he can.
Before either of them can say a word, they both finds themselves going on the ice path and going down faster than any of them can get a word out. With both of them screaming for their lives as they continue to go on faster without a sign of stopping. Loki continues to increase the path of ice to make sure threat they don't end up falling and crashing down to the ground. It seems as though, that nothing is going to stop them or go anywhere close to the ground. Loki is desperately trying to lead the truck to a stopping point, as he continues to let his ice powers out and is only surprised to see how much he is capable of and only wishes that Odin at least try to teach him some control and passed it off as magic. Since it would be very helpful right now, though he is trying to get the truck down in hopes that they will be able to stop it.
But every single time, it winds up in a situation where Loki has to dodge over buildings or make wild turns or make the ice go up higher than either of them may expect. It is a constant struggle as he keeps trying to make the situation better and to find a escape that might possibly lead them to a safe distance where they can find the twins, defeat more of these droids and then plan out their next move. The more he unleashes the ice, the more he finds that he has better control him her it than he may realize. Soon he eventually got the ice path to head close enough down, Loki is just feeling an overwhelming amount of relief as he sees how close they are to finally reach to their destination, that is if he can find a safe place for him to land the truck. It seems as though as it is going to continue on to the point of now return, that is until Loki sees Darcy's face light up and giving a excited smile to Loki, one that he is already dreading.
"If you are going to suggest what I think you are going to suggest, then I highly recommend that you do not say another word of it." Said Loki. "There is no way I am going to agree to do something dangerous and an idea that is so insanely absurd that you would be putting your life in danger if we do it. Besides we have no guarantee that it would work if we even dare to try this reckless idea."
"I know that this is a really crazy idea, but I don't think we have that much of a choice." Said Darcy. "This is the closest that we have ever been to the ground and I really don't think we can make this thing go down safely with the speed we're going."
"I am trying the best I can, I do not even know a spell that might slow it down enough for us to try anything." Said Loki. "Besides I am sure that you might get seriously hurt if things do not succeed."
"Hey, the worst I can get right now is a concussion and you maybe some sprained ribs and breaking every bone in your body, even then it would heal and with your healing potion we won't have that much to worry about." Said Darcy. "But between jumping off a truck and maybe hopefully the most a broken wrist or staying on and taking our chances to meet our possible end, I'd pick option one and deal with it later. So I really think it may be better if we just get off now while we still can."
Loki thinks about this for a moment and no matter how hard he tries to disagree, he eventually realize that Darcy is right and either way they are at risk no matter what they may do. He knows that time is running out and if they don't act soon then they may find themselves in a worse scenario. He does not like this idea or think he wants to do this, but he is going to try to do it as safely as he can.
"You better not make me regret this, I am only agreeing to do this because our lives are at stake or rather yours is." Said Loki. "Hopefully it goes according to plan, I do not want to be responsible if you get seriously injured or worse die from this."
"Come on Loki, this can't be one of the most dangerous things you have ever done in your life." Said Darcy as she rolls her eyes while trying to reassure Loki. "Now let me climb on you , so you can hold me tight and we can jump off this thing together, with the hope that we are not going to be needing to take a breather to heal from anything."
Loki makes a pathway ice to keep it going in a straight direction and lower it a little bit with the hope that he manages to make it safer. Darcy slowly climbs right on to Loki's lap and holding him tightly as she brace herself for the jump. Loki tries to see if he can position her in a spot where the least amount of injury can happen. Though Loki feels a little uncomfortable that Darcy is putting so much trust in him, believing that everything will be fine and he is able to do all of this.
He has never met anyone that would think this highly of him and knows what to make of the emotions that he is now feeling towards Darcy. Especially now that he is starting to think about Darcy's well being before his own, as he starts to realize that he really cares about Darcy and does not want her to get hurt by Thanos because of him. Over time, Darcy has become more tolerable and he has started to grow fond of her. He appreciates her kindness and willingness to help others, it is almost like...
No, it can't be it, he not feeling that petty, sentimental, weak emotion. It is against him to feel that way towards anyone and it needs to fade away. There is no way he is going to let himself feel that way or let Darcy close, he has already hurt people if they tried to get close to him and he has hurt his family so many times, he is not going to do the same to Darcy. Besides he vowed not to form any attachments and this is the exact opposite of his vow and he is not going to simply sit by and let himself break it before he hurts Darcy and allow it to become a fantasy that consumes his mind for the worse. He is not going to accept this nonsense and really hopes that he is over thinking it and is simply assuming the worst. He turns his focus on the drop as they are about to pass onto some green pasture is about to aim a landing down there, as he lets many thoughts go through his mind and hopes that this is not going to hurt.
"Hey Loki, are you ok?" Asked Darcy noticing that Loki seems to be out of focus.
"Yes, I was simply lost in my own thoughts." Said Loki as he turns to Darcy.
"Are you ready for this?" Asked Darcy of determination and hints of nervousness being shown.
"As I will ever be..." said Loki with a sigh. "Let's get this over with..."
Darcy unlocks the the truck door and kick it open, as Loki quickly makes sure that Darcy is well protected and that maybe the grass will be soft enough for the both of them to land as if they were landing right on a pillow. When the moment is right, they both make the jump and the fall itself feels as though they are falling through light speed drastically and that there is no sign for it to stop. The wind that is going through them is making the terror deep down grow as they continue to fall towards the ground. Both Loki and Darcy wishes that the fall would end and the nightmare would be over, then they can get to the next part of the mission and get the stone later, that is if there will be a later.
Eventually, they both landed safely on the ground, with Loki getting hit the hardest, while Darcy landing safely on top. Fortunately they were both alright and they out of the truck, Darcy is right on top of Loki and quickly getting off him and stand on her own feet, feeling a little awkward while she does so and relieved that it's all over. Loki carefully got himself to sit up, as he slowly gets up and is surprised, happy and relieved that it all turned out alright and they were both fine, he takes a few moments to catch his breath and enjoy the few seconds he has, until...
"That was awesome!" said Darcy happily as the adrenaline quick in.
"What?!" said Loki in shock and in disbelief. "In case you haven't realized or somehow forgot... We just jumped out a truck in midair!"
"Yeah, but the thrill is what made it so exciting and terrifying all at the same time." said Darcy happily. "Look maybe after we save the universe and stop Thanos, if the whole superhero doesn't work out then you would be an awesome roller coaster designer because you would totally rock at it."
"I do not even know what a roller coaster is, but I think it is far to dangerous and why in the world would I want to design one." said Loki with Darcy giving him a smile as he can't help but look at her confused.
"I knew you can do it! Now all we have to do is-" starts Darcy before...
"Keep the praise within you for a moment while I finish this!" said Loki as he keeps an eye on the truck and starts to use his ice powers to try to keep it on the ground.
It is a struggle to keep the truck up in the air and to try to keep it under his control, Loki keeps finding himself in a struggle. One that he doesn't even know how he is going to put a stop it and if it is even possible. He continues to make the path and is only relieved that the truck doesn't roll out of the direction and create some irreparable damages, something that would create a new set of problems and he is only grateful that it hasn't gone that far and as long as he maintains control, then he might find a way to land it and then maybe it will be enough and this part will finally be over. He tries hard to keep a grip, that maybe he can get some control and find a way to get it down safely. That is...
Loki accidentally makes another path way to the wrong direction and instead of making it turn, he is making the truck go forward. Before Loki can even have a chance to fix that mistake and try to see if there is a way to change it's direction. But it is too late, since the truck is heading right towards it's end and is about to hit a train bridge and soon that is exactly what happened. The bridge starts to collapse as the force of the truck winds up hitting the poles so hard that it begins to crumble. Soon everyone underneath the bridge running for their lives from the robots than quickly race in different directions to escape from the collapsing bridge. To make matters worse, a subway train is heading right towards it and with no signs of stopping.
Loki stares in shock as he sees what his powers just did and how he only made things worse, that now because of his powers. There will be many more people that continue to suffer because of the wrath of the Frost Giants and the monster his heritage is. He knew that using these abilities was a bad idea and he shouldn't have done it, what was he thinking? That he would wave his hands around and he can just land them safely with the truck magically stopping? He should have never agreed to do it and he doesn't even think that anyone would forgive him once they find out what he did and he does not even know what Darcy may thinking and he wouldn't be surprised if she is starting to see a new side of him and one that would make her regret to have encouraged him to use his abilities. Loki is about to put a word in and with the hope that she would listen, until...
"Ok, I totally did not see that happening." Said Darcy immediately as she stares at the situation and how they need to stop and save a runaway train. "But it's ok, we can totally fix this, we just have to do it before the train comes."
"What? Darcy what exactly do you mean by-" starts Loki.
"We use your ice powers to fix the bridge and maybe we can even get these people down somehow." Said Darcy while Loki stares at her not believing what he is hearing. "It is so going to work, maybe you can make a slide or something, but it's the perfect way for us to get everyone out of this safely."
"Did you forget what happened just now? Not only because of me these people are now in danger, but we should really... Focus on trying to find Pietro and Wanda and tell them the whole predicament. Then laterplan out what might be the best way to get the machine back." Said Loki. "This should be the last thing on our mind, especially with the other pressing issues we have to attend to. I am not in the mood to voluntarily put our lives in danger for strangers we barely even know."
"Loki, this is not an excuse for us to leave all of these innocent people to fall to their deaths. Since as a superhero, it's your responsibility to go out and help people because it is the right thing to do." Said Darcy as she rolls her eyes and knows that they are going to have this argument again. "Besides you would be doing the Avengers a favor and be making Mysto look good."
"It is more than a simple first impression, you are asking me to do something that is extremely dangerous. We already tried these powers, but it only led to this problem in the first place." Said Loki. "These powers are nothing but trouble and I do not think it would be a good idea if I try to use these abilities again. If it weren't for them then we wouldn't even be in this scenario right now."
"Loki, that wasn't your fault and it was just a mistake. There is no way we could have predicted that it would have turned out in a broken bridge." Said Darcy. "You can't give up on hope and worse yourself just because of something like happens."
"It is not only that, I... was right about these abilities and myself. I knew that my powers would have brought some kind of trouble. Not only because I have little experience using them, but it would get us in more trouble that we might not escape from." Said Loki. "These abilities are nothing more than a burden and a curse I put us both in more danger than I was hoping for. I destroyed a bridge, they cause more problems than I was hoping for and they are not worth the trouble. I do not know what I was thinking and I am no better than them..."
"Loki, if it weren't for your ice powers, then I don't think I would be here right now." Said Darcy. "You saved my life and maybe hundreds of others by making sure the truck defies gravity. If anything than you should be proud of your abilities, not ashamed of it."
"That still does not change the fact that I still destroyed a bridge and put us in this position in the first place." Said Loki.
"So what? You made a mistake and the whole point of mistakes is to learn from them. " said Darcy. "Plus if possible, try to fix them and you already have the keys right in front of you. You can fix this."
"I do not know if I can..." said Loki as keeps his eyes on the bridge.
"You are stronger than you realize." Said Darcy. "Just know that I still believe in you and will always will, no matter what."
Loki thinks hard of the situation and how things are at the blinking point of what might be one of the most important decisions of his life. He still believes that it is a bad idea to rely on his Frost Giant abilities to save these people, let alone for anything else. But something inside him is making him feel this confidence that he has never felt before and maybe even inspired by her words. He didn't even know what he was capable of before he unleashed the part of him that he has been trying so hard to keep in. Sure he is not going to permit himself in turning blue or at least without the Mysto mask on, but he thinks he can use his magic to find a way to stay true to his Asgardian form and then maybe he can do it more often.
That is if he can even find a way to do this successfully without causing any more problems for them to fix. Especially something that Loki knows that the Avengers can fix themselves without a consequence on its way to make them pay later on. He is now in a place that he never thought that he would be and yet he really wants to know for sure. If Darcy is right and he can be more than the children stories say, Loki may not feel comfortable using his ice powers again, but he knows that he likes to prove others wrong. Maybe he can create his own path...
"Alright, I'll do it." Said Loki.
"Yeah, now you are finally getting my point." Said Darcy happily and excitedly.
"It is only to stop the train, nothing more. Then after that I am done and I will never use these powers again." Said Loki. "Plus doing this will allow Mysto to look good and that is my current identity at the moment, so in a way it will make me get praise from the people of this planet for a change."
"Yeah, everyone will be so happy to see you and saved them from a terrifying fate." Said Darcy adding encouragement. "Just think of all the people that will be happy to see Mysto and remember him as one of the greatest heroes that ever lived. I can see all of the action figures, fans and people ready to chant your name. You know for right now at least, let's try not to let it go to your head or anything."
Loki doesn't even know what to say and as much as he would love to get that kind recognition. He knows that he has to make sure that nothing goes wrong this time. He looks at the damages carefully, to see what he has to try to rebuild with his magic. With the knowledge in mind and already coming up with a plan that might work and one that is risky and yet effective. He make a stance and got ready to do the plan and somehow make it work. He briefly turns to Darcy with a nervous glance and yet tries to make it look more annoyed than how he is now feeling.
"You better not make me regret this or try to get me to do something insane." Said Loki annoyed and frustrated. "Such as climbing up there and attempting to stop the car by pushing it back with my strength or something."
"There is no way I would suggest you to do something like that, it only works in the movies." said Darcy.
"Good, since I am not in the mood to get run over by a high speed Midguardian vehicle that is nothing compared to Asgardian transportation when it comes to speed." said Loki as Darcy roll her eyes.
"Yeah I would never suggest you put yourself in real danger if there's another way, especially if it's impossible to pull off and you might get hurt Asgardian or not." said Darcy. "Well it is impossible unless you're the Hulk."
That only makes Loki annoyed and he shudder a little bit, as he hears the Hulk's name and the flash back in his mind. As he remembers his last encounter with the human who can transform into a giant green monster. Along with the idea that Darcy won't push him into danger if she finds it too dangerous like that, it is rubbing him off in the wrong way and he knows that he can put up with any challenges that may be up ahead no matter what the danger may be. That he is not the type who would throw in the towel or rather mask at the first sign of danger and that is unless it is something that is life threatening and it might have a high chance of him dying.
Then again he is not the hero type and he highly doubts he will ever be and yet still he has to do this, probably for the sake of Darcy's friendship because if anything happens to the people on that train car then Darcy might never forgive him and it would be for the good of his newfound friendship. Along his own good unless if he wants to be kicked out and needing to find a new place to live. Loki takes a deep breath as he focuses on the bridge and he is only hoping that he would be able to do this and yet he doesn't even know it would be enough or if he will be able to get this at all right. But he knows he has to try and only hopes that he is making the right choice, that the magic deep inside him that he never knew he had and a power that he thought he'd never use would be enough to save the bridge, he is not making a mistake.
Loki takes a breath and then starts to unleash the power deep inside him to make a new bridge and one that is completely made of ice. That it would be strong enough to hold and then he finds himself restructuring a bit to build walls with the hope that it can head towards a slide that he just made. Once the train is on the slide then he will see if he can use his telekinesis to lift it from the ground and then lift it from the slide and safely on the ground with the hope that no one will realize what occurred as he does it while Darcy is watching from a safe distance. He knows that this plan is relying on so much for it to work, but this is the only way and at this moment there is no turning back as the train is about to reach its destination.
"We need to move now." said Loki as the train is a couple feet away from Loki's ice bridge.
"What? It's perfectly safe, isn't it?" said Darcy as she takes a couple of steps back.
"Not yet." said Loki as runs further back to get a good view of the bridge and to keep an eye on it with the hopes that he can somehow do this.
"Wait, I just remembered that the train might not slow down because of the friction it will create on the tracks because of the ice." said Darcy getting worried as she places a hand on her face as she makes the realization. "It will go too fast for it to stop, there might not even be a driver and we won't even know the difference."
"Relax, I have everything under control." said Loki.
The train enters the tracks with a fast intensity and one that looks even more hopeless than anyone may even consider. Loki notices that from up above, that Black Widow is trying to catch up with the train with the hopes that she would help in someway. Loki knows that if he is going to to do something then he is going to do it right now, so when the train is about to reach the edge. Loki creates some ice that pushes the train to slide and it rapidly speeds right towards the slide, even going faster than anyone may thought that it would. So Loki uses all of the magic he has within to grab a hold of the trains, struggling a bit since he hasn't tried to lift something this heavy and yet it can't be any harder than a extremely heavy metal beam that he used to practice on. Loki quickly tries to see if he can place the train to the ground without any more problems coming in the way.
Through a swift moment, he levitates the train cars through the air and it shakes as quickly as a dog's wags their tail. Loki quickly tries to find where might be the perfect place to put the cars, until seeing an empty street that has no one in sight is near and a little further off, so it would buy them time to make a quick getaway. Plus it would provide a distraction for Black Widow and one that will give them time to escape when the moment is right. It's the only way and he does not give up on his focus and leads the train to land right over there, with the hope that he doesn't leave behind any hints and lead to the chance that someone may figure out the truth. Once he gets the truck right over where he is aiming for, he drops the truck right where he wants it to. It creates a quick crash and the only sign of life is the people getting up and trying to figure out how to get out, he also notices that Wanda, Pietro and to his surprise Captain America and Black Widow going down with a grappling hook and begins to help. He doesn't know what to make of the sight of the two Avengers or if he has a plan on how he is going to deal with them. But for now, Loki is happy that he succeeded and he actually did it!
"There, now are you satisfied?" Asked Loki rather proudly as they both of them stare at the sight of the bridge and the many passengers, the Maximoffs and the two Avengers now safe and are out of the danger that now they would also have to save the twins if they run into any trouble with the Avengers, at least that's over.
"Wow, that was really cool! Pun really unintended, though." said Darcy excitedly. "The way that you were able to create a bridge out of ice was so amazing and I can't believe you managed to create something as great as this! You are like Elsa from Frozen but with ice rather than snow!"
"I am just surprised that it worked." said Loki. "I am even more surprised that you know that bit about the vehicle itself."
"I kinda did some research about train cars and tracks in case you start over asking them in public again." said Darcy. "Plus it is also common science knowledge that every scientist or an intern to a scientist should know about."
"It is the basic concept of friction and you having the knowledge of that is impressive." said Loki. "Maybe humans are not as clueless as I thought they were."
"Thanks, I think..." said Darcy unsure before becoming confident with her knowledge. "it is just basic physics and- That's beyond the point, you just stopped a runaway train and practically saved hundreds of lives in one go!"
"I haven't stop anything, not yet. There will be more of these that will continue to go towards these tracks and we can't stay here to constantly monitor the Midguardian contraptions until someone fixes it." said Loki. "I believe that there may be a way to stop these complicated contraptions, if they stop and possibly hit at what you may may call a road rock."
"'Road rock? Don't you mean a road block?" asked Darcy immediately. "Wait, how do you even know about road blocks? Since I always thought that Asgardians fly around in highly advance space ships or something like that. Judging from what you guys said about Asgard and from what I have seen so far, it doesn't seem like the place where I can head down the street and pull over a taxi."
"In Asgard, there are streets for the citizens to walk in and for anyone who wish to own a street cart to move it to wherever they may be permitted." said Loki. "That and maybe a carriage, that is basically the most anyone in Asgard would use roads for."
"Alright, that's a little wired, the idea that everyone uses the streets to carry carts rather than having a store where they can simply just go in and get everything they want." said Darcy. "It would make things easier when it comes to getting things like groceries and cool souvenirs."
"I would argue that Midgard has methods that may be a little more strange than anything Asgard may seem to your eyes." said Loki. "I saw in your television box set, some customs on this planet that I simply have to question. Especially when it comes to coming up with names that are so absurd that I honestly almost feel humiliated for them."
"Says the guy that is named Loki and around here that is what people would name their cat and maybe Thor for a bulldog. Plus you came from a planet of people with wired names." said Darcy who can't believe what she is hearing and wanted to hear his insight. "So what Earth names are making you raise an eye brow at?"
"There is nothing wrong with Asgardian names, they have a chance to create rich history and the one thing you should know Darcy is that no one shares the same name thus making it unique." said Loki. "It's much better than White Snow and Cindyellly or anything of the sort."
"First of all, their names are Snow White and Cinderella, no one would name their kids after a Disney character that would be a bad role model for kids especially girls to look up to." explained Darcy briefly. "Didn't you watch the new Cinderella, the non animated one? That one explains how she got that name."
"No, I saw the illustrated one with the talking rodents who can only speak in extremely bad grammar and that is the least of my worries. The idea that they would create a story for children where it portrays a woman who can hardly stand up for herself and marries a complete stranger is concerning, absurd and unrealistic." said Loki. "I truly hope that most women on Midgard do that or the romance between my brother and your friend is anywhere close to that. If you ever get to that idea to do it with the fellow you are now courting, as your friend, I truly advice not to marry him so quickly and get to know him properly before you make any rash decisions such as marrying him without thinking. The last thing we need is to have another problem to deal with that would hurt you in the long run."
"Well, you will be happy to know that Ian and I are not planning our dream wedding anytime soon." said Darcy as she wonders how much she has to clear things up for Loki before he says something and accidentally embarrass himself as Mysto. "We really need to talk about clarifying some things about Earth and pick out a better movie selection."
"As much as I would like to learn more, but right now we really should leave before they start to come after us." said Loki. "If I am not mistaking, Rogers was in that train and it look as though Romanoff is over there helping those people."
"Wait, are you saying that you just saved two of the Avengers?!" said Darcy turning over to Loki with a big grin on her face. "This is so awesome!"
"It is no where close on being fantastic, I only saved Rogers and even then I am more worried if they come after us and that is the last thing we need is to have them coming after us." said Loki. "What's worse, they have the twins and we are going to need to come up with a plan to rescue them when we need to and that can only happen once we are at a safe distance."
"Come on Loki, you just saved the Avengers, ok at least one of them. You should be happy and maybe even proud of it." said Darcy.
"It will only put my identity in jeopardy and we can not afford in allowing any connection being formed with them." said Loki as he starts to walk away from the scene. "I do not think it would be wise trust them and know for sure what would happen if the worst scenario happens and even then we would have to be ready. We need to leave before they start to investigate, I have to get up there to build the blockage before another contraptions comes towards the bridge. After we have to find a place where we can hide and come up with a plan, to get the machine and the twins out before Ultron makes another attack."
Darcy just gives a sigh, as she follows him and already knows that Loki is only making the situation harder than it needs to be. That they have to hurry before more trouble comes their way and to try to build a blockage before another train arrives. They both quickly manage to find a stair case that workers often use to do repairs, they both quickly makes their way up the stairs with so many thoughts in their minds and that is not letting it stop them. When they arrive right on the tracks and Loki got to work on building a giant ice wall with the hopes that it would work as the blockage for the train to simply stop and then it would be enough. He makes the tracks be placed as a bit of a ramp and with the hope that it would reduce the friction that may allow the train to safely stop without the high speed overtakes itself and slow down. Especially before reaching the wall and it is made of the thickest ice Loki thinks he has ever made ever since he started using these abilities, yet he is proud to see the sight before him.
They quickly race off to a safe distance, to wait for the next train to come and to see for themselves if this might work and in case Loki might have to save it again. Darcy watches the tracks nervously, hoping that Loki knows what he is doing and that this is not going to be a disaster. While Loki is watching the tracks hoping that he is able to pull it off and quickly puts a cloaking spell on both him and Darcy with the hope that no one would spot them. A train soon heads it's way through the tracks, the driver must have seen the ice wall and quickly presses the breaks and the pressure of the wheels starts to slow down as it continues to heads towards the wall. After a quick few seconds of tension, out of nowhere the train stop. The plan worked and they no longer have to worry about the worst. Both Loki and Darcy gives a sigh of relief at the outcome and that they no longer have to worry about this problem and Loki fixed his mistake.
"I can't believe this, we stopped just stopped two runaway trains... We just stopped two runaway trains!" said Darcy really excitedly, as Loki rolls his eyes at Darcy's childlike excitement even if she can't see underneath the mask.
"Actually, I was the one who stopped both trains and all you did was encourage me in using my Jontun powers and cheering me on as you supervise my every move." pointed out Loki wanting to get the facts straight. "Prior to that, take control of that truck when I was having trouble the first chance you got, which might I add you did a fantastic job in doing so by the way."
"Wait, is that suppose to be a compliment?" asked Darcy surprised before she decides to push harder. "You know if it weren't for me you wouldn't even have been able to do any of this or you would even be a superhero right now."
"Do not push this any further, right now we really should focus on leaving this place before anyone comes up here to help these people." said Loki as he rolls his eyes as he starts to make his way to the other side of tracks. "We really should take advantage of this opportunity while we still can."
"So much for you having a new out look on life..." said Darcy sighs as she seeing that Loki is heading towards a longer road than the tracks will lead them.
They both start to head their way on the tracks, to find a new place where they can plan out their next move. They may need to deal with the Avengers now, not only to get the machinery back, but to also rescue Wanda and Pietro from whatever trouble the twins may now have to face. The challenges up ahead is still something that they need to face and neither Loki and Darcy knows how they are going to pull this off. But Loki knows that they are going to need prepare and deep down, he is just happy to see how his heroic deed unfolded. Along with maybe for the first time, even feeling a sense of true pride...
One Hour later, in a hill further away from the train bridge
After a quick search, Loki and Darcy managed to find a place to hide out and to monitor the situation from a far. It didn't exposes them from the outside world and they didn't have to worry about the Avengers possibly finding them. That alone is making the spot more comfortable and then they can start to planning their next move, then they can get through the entire situation and then they will somehow succeeds in their mission. While Darcy is simply relaxing and enjoying the view that the hill offers them, Loki is busy practicing his Jontun powers and seeing what else he can do with it. Maybe even experiment some things with the powers and see if there is a chance for them to use them even further.
Though Loki doesn't even know how to feel about what he did today or if he has anything else to say or think about as he practice more than he has ever done so in his life. He did not expect on being capable of being capable of doing this with Jontun powers or even considered of doing it in his wildest dreams. Loki does not even know what to think or how to feel about any of this or if he should be happy or upset with himself for doing it. For once since he discover his true heritage, he does not know what to think and for once he is happy about himself and wonders what else he may be able to do with these abilities and what are they planning to do and if they are ready for the next phase of this journey? Since they still have to settle some things and to get the Infinity Stone back and find out what is happening to the Maximoff twins and right now Loki is only focussing on trying to learn more about his Jontun powers and nothing will break his focus. That is until...
"Wow, out of all the craziest days I ever had in my life, this has to be the craziest and I know I can definitely get used to the excitement that being a superhero brings. Ok you do most of the work, but that doesn't make this any less exciting don't you think?" said Darcy. "I knew you could do this, both being Mysto and doing your awesome ice powers to save the day."
"I am only surprised that it did not end in a disaster." said Loki. "As much as I would enjoy to reminisce but can we focus on planning how we are going to infiltrate Avengers tower and get both the twins and the stone?"
"Yeah, yeah I know that's the top of our to do list at the moment, but can I ask one question?" ask Darcy as she waits for Loki's response and once he gives her a nod, she continues. "So what made you change your mind about Mysto? Since that definitely came out of nowhere and you gave up on fighting that idea, was it my threat to kick you out wasn't it? You hated the idea of living on the streets and begging for spare change so much that you would rather spend time being a superhero didn't you?"
Loki doesn't know what to say as he roles his eyes and thinks hard on what is there to say and if there is anything more to say. He does not want to say what happened that led him to go through with the idea of becoming a hero and to hunt down the Infinity Stones. It would not only go against his nature, but he does not want to seem as though as he hasn't moved on and he's more sentimental than any of them may think they may be. Maybe he should tell Darcy some version of the truth and one that she can accept without question and it would be enough for her. Loki doesn't know how Darcy would receive if he tells her that he is taking advice from his mother through a strange dream, she would probably think that he has lost his mind and at the same time Loki doesn't want to lie to Darcy, so he decides to take the third option.
"Let's simply say that about what my mother would have wanted me to do and what she would have said to me. She would have wanted me to do this in hopes that this would make up for the things I have done." Said Loki trying to keep it brief and vague. "To redeem myself by going out stopping crime, gathering all the Infinity Stones and all of the injustice in the world even if I have to dress up as a cape crusader to do it. To make things right, even if... We are getting off topic here and I really believe that we should start preparing ourselves, what else do you know about the other Avengers aside from what I already know?"
Loki stops himself because he thinks that he has already gone far enough and only wants for them to get on working on some kind of plan. Besides it won't matter anyway, it will never happen no matter how much he may want it to, no matter how much he may dream it. Since he can't regain the life he has lost because of him his mother is now dead and Loki can't even go up to Thor to apologize because of the lie he has created. He would have to reveal himself to Thor and Loki can already imagine how his reaction will be. Thor would probably be so angry that he can barely say a word to Loki. An anger that Loki believes that Thor may never look at him the same way again or be seen as a brother ever again, one that Loki realize that he is not ready for. Before Loki can have a chance to think more about it or try to figure out what they should do about the current situation...
"This is also about Thor too right? You feel bad about everything that happened between the two of you guys right? You do know that you probably won't feel as guilty if you just tell him you're alright right?" Said Darcy. "I know right now it may seem that way now and Thor doesn't know that you're Mysto and everything what you did so far. But maybe if he did, then he would not only be proud of you but he may even forgive you for everything else."
"Darcy, Thor is not the type who would easily forgive others for their mistakes no matter what or who they are." Said Loki.
"I don't know what he was like before his unplanned vacation to Earth, but he is not like that." Said Darcy trying to be reassuring.
"I know, he has changed since the coronation, but that is not going to change the fact that I have hurt him far too many times." Said Loki. "We also have to be worried about Odin and if Thor ever chooses to tell him if my brother ever finds out the truth."
"Yeah, your dad might be a little tougher to deal with and he is going to have a lot of things to say to you." Admitted Darcy.
"That is only putting it lightly." Said Loki as he smiles from that praising.
"But maybe he will be happy to see that you're alright. That he is regretting the last time you guys talked it was a fight. That maybe it ended with him saying something bad and he will want to talk to you." Said Darcy. "That Odin will be happy that you are alive and want to apologize. It's either that or he try to be nicer to you. Especially after almost losing you once and not wanting to lose you again."
"That is probably the least likely scenario to happen, especially after the last time we met and that was during my trial..." said Loki. "He would have sentenced me to death if my mother hadn't intervened."
"He was probably really mad, I can't say I'd blame him because you did trash a city and led an alien army to conquer a planet." Said Darcy as she got a look from Loki and yet it doesn't stop her from speaking her mind. "But I think that execution is a harsh punishment and he should take it easy on you. No matter what you're still his son and he's still your dad right?"
"I doubt Odin would share your views and I do not think that it would be wise for him to know. He would simply send me back to my cell if I dare to reveal myself and that would be the end of it." Said Loki. "I doubt that Thor would be anywhere close to understand what I am now going through. Even if he does then he probably would not be anywhere close to a forgiving mood and I doubt he would believe me."
"Yeah sure the whole thing with Thanos is a bit far fetched, but we can prove it to him somehow and I'm sure he will definitely notice if he sees him chasing after you." Said Darcy.
"That would only lead to more danger, Thanos always targets the people that had some form of meaning to his target., he will go after Thor and Odin for his own purposes." Said Loki. "If you want me to stop Thanos, then keeping me and all of this a secret is the only option. We need to protect everyone we can if we are going to face him and that includes Thor and Fa-Odin. Besides I also recently just used my Frost Giant abilities to for our mission and to save people and ourselves. That will not go over so well in Asgard."
"Only because of that stupid centuries old grudge that both you guys and Jontuns are holding. I wouldn't be surprised if you guys forgot what you all were even fighting about." said Darcy. "You're powers are so cool and amazing I don't know about you but if I had your abilities than I would use it to create my own snow days and maybe blizzards to end all heatwaves."
"These powers are meant more for simple luxuries, maybe if I can't get rid of my powers then I can use them for my own purposes." said Loki.
"See, now you're getting it and what you did out there was so awesome." said Darcy. "Just imagine what you can do with them if we add it to you're battle technique."
"We should not try to get ourselves, I am still processing what happened. Before now I never knew my potential or how powerful these powers were, what I may be capable in doing with them..." said Loki in disbelief. "All of my life, I have been told that the Jontuns were monsters of destruction and only use their powers to destroy lives. I never thought that..."
"Well you did and it was awesome, you saved so many people today and proved that you can do more with your powers than just destroy. That you don't have to be a stereotype and you can be more than all of the others, you can create your own path away from the expectations of others ." said Darcy. "You don't have to be what others say, you are nothing what they say in all three planets. Underneath the whole you personality, you are a nice guy deep down the villain that didn't know who he is because of Jontun heritage and Asgardian identity. Too hurt by what you think you are that you'd be mad even if you were a speck of dust, but you don't have to be what they say, you can choose who ever you want to be and it's also ok if you want to be your own person."
Loki does not know what to say, no one aside from Thor and his mother has ever told him that, let alone gave him such praise. He never thought that someone who he may consider as a friend might think that or even find themselves believing that he can be capable of being something more. Here Darcy is giving him that praise, the one that he has never gotten from Asgard and the belief that he might be something more than a villain. Maybe she is right in her own Darcy way, even if the Asgardian fairy tales depict him in one and he doesn't have to continue to go on the path that he was going on and maybe he can be something more. Maybe he can be a better person and fix his mistakes, sure he doesn't want to run around in a costume for the rest of his life, but he doesn't want to be the villain that attacked New York and he does not know what he wants. But Loki knows that he wants to be a better person, Darcy is now inspiring him to do so and he is going to do this. Before Loki has the chance to say anything...
Out of nowhere, Wanda appears right in front of them and starting to catch her breath from the entire experience that they all just went through. Then again she did help stop many Ultron droids, was on a runaway train while doing it and somehow escaped from the Avengers. It is not that much of surprise if she is exhausted from whatever she had to go through, both Loki and Darcy are relieved to see that she made it out. Darcy is happy to see that she's alright and that she found a way to make it out and Loki is happy that they would have one less thing to worry about, that maybe the twins have gotten their hands on the machinery or at least know where the Avengers are going to hold it. Though deep down, Loki is happy to see that she is alright and really want to hear the story on how she escaped from the Avengers and everything that happened back in the car and after they left. Since if the twins have gotten the stone then they can leave this city and let the Avengers handle Ultron. Wanda is about to catch her breath right before...
"Wanda, you're alright!" Said Darcy happily and then change her complete tone to let her feel comfortable. "What happened back there? Did everything go alright? Where's Pietro?"
"What about the machinery you claimed that the InfinityStone is now in?" Asked Loki almost immediately. "Did you and your brother managed to obtain it?"
"We kinda managed to have a hold of it, well the location at least." Said Wanda looking at Loki nervously. "We don't have it with us, but we do have both good news and bad news on the subject. Do you two have a preference on what you want to hear first?"
Both Loki and Darcy exchange a worried look as they start to realize that something is going on. That they may have other issues to deal with that may not allow them to leave the situation as easily as Loki hoped. There is also the fact that Wanda didn't answer the whereabouts of Pietro and that is also a major sign of concern as many questions start filling their minds. Realizing that the situation might not be that great and they wonder how bad the situation may actually be.
"The good news." They both said at the same time, as Wanda gives a sigh.
"The good news is that we now have access and knowledge where the body is." Explained Wanda, only to grow nervous for the next part. "Plus the bright side is that we now have two of the Avengers on our side now. They know what the machine is and way would happen if it ever falls to the wrong hands."
Loki and Darcy start to become worried of the idea that the Avengers now know the truth. Well, two of them at least and can see now what the implications it may bring to the entire mission as a whole. Since if two of the Avengers now know about the machine and it's connection to the scepter, then there is no way that they can simply ask them to give it back and let it be the end of it. They are also wondering what led the twins to become allies with the Avengers and the whole story of it. At least they no longer have to worry about breaking into Avengers tower with the twins on their side and they can safely assume that Pietro is with two team members that the twins spoke to. Though that also leads to them wondering of the bad news and the possible challenges that they may have to later face.
"What is the bad news then?" Asked Loki breaking the ice and hoping that he does not regret it later.
"The bad news is that the machine is with the other Avengers on their way to the tower. If we don't hurry then they are going to experiment on it and maybe accidentally finishing what Ultron started. With Stark coming up with this idea than it may bring bigger problems." Said Wanda as Loki and Darcy stare blankly at her. "Not too mention, we may have said something about having friends who are now helping us and Romanoff spotted a new hero of sorts back on the bridge. She and Rogers wants to talk to you."
This catches both Loki and Darcy by surprise, that they don't even know what to say. They quickly exchange a look to one another as they let this new development sink in. Black Widow and Captain America are asking to meet to talk to Mysto A.K.A Loki...
Darcy can't help but smile a bit as she realize that Loki is getting to the closing point of becoming an Avenger. If they are starting to become interested in Mysto and might even ask him for his help, then they will be in and they are one step closer on reaching that goal. She can't believe that he is getting the possible spot right now and he hasn't even made his public debut yet. She would fangirl right now if they didn't have to run out and get the Infinity Stone back before Iron man makes the biggest mistake of his life.
While Loki is anything but happy with what just happened. Now he is going to have to deal with the Avengers on top of trying to get the stone back, that is the last thing he wants. At least he has Mysto to cover his identity and that alone is what makes him dreading everything that is going on and what may happen. He can not afford to bond with the Avengers, let alone trust them. Not only he has his identity to worry about, but he would also have to worry about Thor. Loki knows that he has to try to avoid Thor at all costs and helping the Avengers is not going to make it easier. He tries to keep focus on the current conversation with the hope that maybe he can avoid the entire scenario of meeting the Avengers.
"Wait, does half of the Avengers want to meet us or does half of them want to experiment on the machine?" Asked Darcy wanting to clarify some things and fearing the worst.
"Both." Said Wanda confirming it, she and Darcy turns to Loki.
"So what do you say Loki?" Asked Darcy. "Are you ready to meet the Avengers again?"
Loki doesn't respond and thinks about everything that is now going on, how everything has turned out. Since he is going to have to face a scenario that he has been desperately trying to avoid ever since he agreed to become Mysto. Loki knows that this is a big risk and he would be relying on chance to make sure nothing goes wrong. He can already imagine how the Avengers would react if he simply ask for the Infinity, especially since out of every one on the team, Thor knows about the power of an Infinity Stone better than any of them. He is only worried what would happen if someone starts to put the pieces together as they look at all of the hints.
Loki would be lucky if he can somehow convince them into giving him the Infinity Stone. If there is even a chance to cover up any other questions without something going wrong. The more he thinks about it, the more he realize how hopeless it is to somehow hope that things would work out in their favor. That is unless he somehow twist it around and he can somehow make it work...
Maybe this won't be a bad thing, meeting the Avengers and seeing him as Mysto. If he is able to create some kind of hero image, one that he knows that would gain trust from the Avengers. Then maybe it will come in handy, not only on getting the Infinity Stone back, but to also possibly have back up ready. In case Thanos tries to make some kind of attack against Earth, only if the situation gets out of control and it somehow leads to him needing more help to defeat him. Deep down Loki knows that the fight against Thanos is not going to be easy and it might be good if he has some allies necessary. But at the end of the day, he is going to be the one who is going to fight the Titan and he is not going to let anyone get close if he can. Though right at the moment, they are going to need all the help they can get.
No matter what happens next, Loki knows that he is going to need to be prepared for anything. To do whatever he may have to in order to get the stone back and if he has to help fight off Ultron then he is willing to do it. Plus it might not hurt in hearing the Avengers out before making a decision. It is not like he is going to reveal his identity and if there is a chance to keep his identity and everything else a secret then Loki is going to take it. He can't afford in anyone else finding out the truth, discovering he has been alive this entire time on Earth. Not only the Avengers especially Thor will be after him, but all of them will be in danger of Thanos's wrath.
Now that he is thinking of it, Loki does not like what they are about to do and thinks that this is a terrible idea. But this is the only way for them to get close enough access to get the Infinity Stone back, plus part of him wants to know the whole story of the start of this robot madness. He gives a sigh as he turns to face both Wanda and Darcy, ready to give his answer and hoping that he won't regret this...
"We better not keep them waiting then, we should hear what they have to say and get it over with." said Loki letting out a small groan. "Lead the way."
With that Wanda only nods to Loki and Darcy, she starts to lead the two away from the scene and they are heading on their way to where Pietro, Black Widow and Captain America now are. To make a start and to try to see what the Avengers have to say and what they are going to do before this would only leads to more trouble, Loki knows that if the Avengers know then there will be many factors that will change. It will create a risk that he doesn't even know if he is ready for, one that he does not even know what the outcome will be or if they are ready for it. But no matter what happens or what they may say or do to them, at least he knows that he has Darcy by his side and that they have each other's backs. One way or another, they are going to find a way to get all of the remaining stones and get the mind stone back.
The fate of the entire universe depends on this going well, Loki only hopes that they are ready for whatever challenges are up ahead and be willing to do anything to overcome them...
Wow... I can't believe this... I finished chapter 26 and managed to beat my deadline!
Not only that, we are one rewrite away from the finale! :) Words can't describe how excited I am to finally put out the final chapter and that we have finally reached to this point. I am definitely on a roll when it has come to beating the deadlines that I have been setting myself recently. If I keep this up then we might get the final chapter as early as the end of November. The end is finally near...
I think the earliest the next rewrite will come out is in two weeks and that will be the final rewrite of the first twenty seven chapters, sure I can always rewrite the next twenty six. But since they are a higher quality in grammar and story perspective, I don't think it's necessary. Sure I picture myself looking back and fixing the grammar and continuity errors, but never to this grand scale of editing and rewriting. Even if that ever happens then it would be after the final chapter comes out and makes it debut and this story is finally completed.
I am happy to say that I am making great progress of the final chapter and right now the finale is looking good. It is going to take me a while to write it, to get it right, but now I am making fantastic progress, I only hope that it will be the satisfying ending that this seven year fanfic deserves.
I am also happy to report that we are moving a little ahead of schedule and maybe I might even be able to meet my original deadline. Though I can't make any promises and I think if it has to come out in November, the earliest it would come out is at the end of November. A little after Thanksgiving to give us an idea of the time frame and the latest would be the end of January. If I have to give a realistic time frame, since we still have one more rewrite left and the final chapter for me to write.
Another thing I would like to tell you all is everything that drastically changed in this chapter, there may some events that you probably noticed that played out a little differently in comparison to the original chapter and the same thing goes with the last chapter. I felt like that they were a little too chunky and didn't flow right, not to mention it didn't add more to Loki's character development. Especially since this is a big moment where he uses his Jontun powers for the first time and where we see him start to accept himself. It is a big stepping stone for us, especially with how the later chapters are going to go, so I have to add more development in order for the transition to run smoothly. So I had to rewrite some details and make some small changes to make it work, though unfortunately I had to remove a Scarlet Witch moment in the previous chapter. Since I didn't know how to add it in without it making sense to the story/logic I am adding in and not let it derail Loki's big moment, but even then her powers weren't at the level of Wanda Vision and Doctor Strange 2, so maybe it will be for the best. Plus later on it would add some more details for the later chapters, especially with Black Widow in the fortieth chapter and her reasoning would make more sense as we hear her out.
Though this was originally meant to be part of chapter 25, but I felt like that it's a whole chapter within itself rather than simply a bigger part of one. Though things are going to get spicer later on in this arc with Ultron. I just hope that I was able to manage to capture the excitement and suspense that the original brought, that you guys are excited for the next rewrite.
I also really wanted this chapter to be the next stage of a stepping stone for us and it is the next phase of transition to Loki's role in the Ultron arc and for us to see Loki's growth in the story. That we will get to see something exciting in the chapter and one thing that I thought that the rest of the story is missing and we are going to see it happen in the next chapter. Plus it would add up to the rest of the story and hopefully this big moment will be more than enough to fulfill this gap.
I really wanted to expand this chapter, to explore Loki's thoughts as he goes through the events of the first part of the Age of Ultron arc and then we will see the evolution continue on. That we will see Loki practice new abilities with his magic that will continue to be shown for the rest of the story and that is not the only thing that will be shown throughout the story. As we experience Loki's transitional phase happens, it will be where we get to see the real growth start to happen and where we will get to see him over this arc in the story as he learns his new magic, see a new side of things and maybe experience new emotions...
I hope that you guys have been enjoying the rewrites and that you are seeing the story get expanded in multiple ways. That you all are excited for the next rewrite and the finale. As I said, it is now currently in the works and is in the works at the same time as the rewrite. Once the final rewrite comes out then we'll finally see how this story end, with the grand finale that I hope that lives up to all of our expectations. But for now we are going to see this story continue to grow as we reach to the next final rewrite of this story and then later on the finale.
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 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 off 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?)
I might also be thinking of possibly, maybe doing a holiday special (it's an idea that I have been playing around and been thinking of for a while now and if it does happen then it will take place after chapter 27 and be a stand alone (though some details will be added that will be relevent for the second half of Redemption)), depending if the remaining rewrites and final chapter doesn't take too long and if you guys really want it, since it might happen...
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 next rewrite is my top priority at the moment. :)
If you guys ever 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, have a chat of the story so far 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 is going to happen when Loki and Darcy meet up with Black Widow and Captain America? What is Loki planning to say? How are they going to react to Mysto? Will Loki, Darcy and the twins find a way to get the Infinity Stone and the machine before the other Avengers starts their experiments? How are they going to convince Black Widow and Captain America to help them or that they are on their side? Will they have to interact with the other Avengers? If so will Loki meet up with Thor again or will they get the stone back before it happens? Will we ever see Loki use his Jontun abilities again or will it be a one time thing? Will they still have to face Ultron or they can avoid it altogether and the next chapter will be the end of the Age of Ultron arc? What role will Loki and Darcy play in the Age of Ultron storyline? What do I mean by any of my earlier hints and what is going to happen next? Are you guys ready to see Loki meet the Avengers again? Are you guys ready for Loki vs Ultron?
Find out in the next chapter of Redemption, whether it's the original chapter or the upcoming and final rewrite. See ya in the next update. :)