Loki is getting closer and closer to the light going through an endless tunnel where gravity is a enemy, he just hopes that whatever or whoever on the other side gives him the answers that he may be having. Before he gives whomever that may have trapped him in this never ending void that feels a hundred times worse than falling off the bifrost and the last thing that he wants is to make this into a regular thing. Once Loki hit the light then he is rapidly falling down to the ground and that is anything but slow, when Loki hit the ground he's anything but happy and is ready to give whoever puts him through that portal a piece of his mind. Loki slowly got up and notice where he is and he can not believe what he is seeing.
In the house like mansion, it was fancy compared to the apartments that he has shared with Darcy. If Loki didn't just fall through an interdemensional portal against his will, then he would admire the articterture and the decorative environment. Loki starts to walk around the room and to see if he can see any sign of whomever can do magic. As Loki is about to leave the room, there is suddenly a portal that Loki accidentally walked into and now he's back where he started in front of a grand staircase and in this hallway where it looks too fancy for it to even be near the exit.
Maybe he should just try the other way and see if he can find any possible exit, when Loki starts to head that direction. A portal just puts him in front of that grand staircase and Loki instantly feels like if this is getting ridiculous, what does this person expect him to do? Just sit down and wait for whoever is doing this to come and chat, well at the rate things are going he is ready to fight who ever wants a fight.
Well there is one solution for this problem, he can just leave and hope that this person just leaves him alone for the rest of his life. Loki starts to head down the door and got ready to leave, once he reaches to the door and is about to make his first step outside. Loki steps through into another portal and then the next thing that he knew is that he is falling in the air and is about to hit the floor of said hallway. Loki is starting to feel really frustrated and does not need anyone to tell him that whoever this person is, they mean business.
But what do they want with Mysto? What in the name of the nine realms did Mysto or rather he do them? Well whatever he did in the past two months that he have been on Earth, he's going to fight and not going to let this sorcerer bully him around and keep him prisoner in this person's own house. Loki grabbed a hold of his daggers, he got in a fighting stance ready for whatever this person is going to do next.
"I would put down those little knives if I were you, I know that you are not exactly the most admirable person on Earth. But that does not mean you can go around planning another one of your little world domination schemes that hurts more people than you can imagine." said a male and mysterious voice. "Now that I got you trapped where I wanted, I can finally put a stop to your plans."
"What? What evil scheme? I am not trying to take over Earth, what makes you think that I am trying to take over the planet?" said Loki. "Who are you and why are trying to trap me here?"
"Let's see your past track record, you tried to take over Earth with your alien army and that alone does not put you on a good spot when it comes to credibility." said the male who just appeared right in front of Loki. "You may have had everyone else fooled, but you didn't fool me Mysto or should I say Loki."
At that moment, all Loki can do is stare at the guy with the blue robe and red cape, a human that can do magic. He can not believe that this person has somehow managed to figure out his true identity and looked through all of the masquerade that he and Darcy tried so hard to pull off and the identity that they created through Mysto. How could this strange and annoying sorcerer have managed to find out his secret identity? Did he tell anyone else that Loki is Mysto and now every single person on this planet knows that he is the mysterious masked hero?
Of course not, if that was the case then he probabley wouldn't be allowed to leave either the apartment or Avengers tower until Thor returns and he probably would have had the Avengers and many more humans coming after him. But there is one thing that Loki knows that it is dangerous for his identity to be out in the open unless he can know for sure that he can trust this mysterious stranger with one of the biggest secrets that he has ever had to keep in his entire life. He needs to know who else might possibly know about his true identity, both his and Darcy's lives will be ruined forever if he reveals his secret to anyone else or worse going to reveal it to someone and secretly believes that he might try to blackmail him. The last thing that Loki needs is to have someone who cmight be a threat to both of them in any possible way...
"How did you know?" demanded Loki. "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"I would take off that mask if I were you, I mean it kinda looks ridiculous that I know who you are, you still trying to hide your identity and besides you do look ridiculous in that get up anyway. Who ever you got to design your costume must have no style choice of any kind." pointed out the male. "I just want to stop you before you do something that will hurt hundreds if not thousands of people. I wouldn't be surprised if you spoke to your army before you took a stroll around the city."
Loki quietly took off his mask and glared at the guy, not only he is getting annoyed at one of the worst humans that he has ever met so far. Plus the way he insulted his costume as if he is some kind of fashion expert, it is almost like if he thinks that he is better than everyone else. The way he talks, the way he is being so critical towards him in general and not too mention his magic is anything spectacular. Unless everyone considers falling into portals or ending up in random places that they are trapped in for no other reason than suspicions. What makes him really angry is that this person insulting his costume, ignoring how it looks for one minuete, this costume is given to him by Darcy and she finds it wearable. No one should be allowed to call this costume ridiculous except him.
"Well I should say the same thing about you, at least I do not go out in what you humans call a bathrobe. For your information, this costume is given to me by a friend and one of the most wonderful friend that I ever had..." said Loki defensively. "You still haven't answered any of my questions and I would like to know how did you find out about my identity.
"I'm the sorcerer supreme, it's kinda like one of those jobs where I see and hear all, I tried to tell everyone about you in anyone who deals with these things here minus the Avengers. They all laughed in my face because of how I looked, no one knows about sorcerers' being a thing. It also doesn't help that there is a rumor going around that you died and Thor practically confirmed it. He even asked for no one to ask any further questions and to not make any hurtful comments because he wants to only remember the good times." said the male. "I can't seem to imagine why after everything you have done to this planet and maybe more. If you must know my name is Doctor Strange and let's just say I want to stop you from whatever evil scheme you are planing to do to inflict on the world."
"This is ridiculous, I am not going to do some evil scheme that can-" begins Loki. Before he stops himself after something catches his eye...
Loki noticed that the neckless and the green glow inside it, he squinted his eyes a little and realize that the jewel in the pendant is not for decorative purposes. As Loki continues to take a closer look at the necklace, he starts to realize something and he can not believe what he is seeing or what he managed to find. It was the next Infinity stone and this second rate sorcerer somehow managed to get a hold of it.
But how? Loki can not believe that the next stone was in this city and on Earth this entire time. He has to get a hold of that stone and Strange can't keep the stone and continue to wear it as if he won a gold medal. There is also the fact that if Thanos tries to come to Midgard and finds out that he has the stone, then he will have to go through who knows how many hurdles to try to stop a potential attack to the planet or save hundreds of humans from Thanos or dedicate most of his own time to protect Strange from anything Thanos is ready to throw at him. Well it looks like he has some negotiating to do and hope that Strange will try to listen to him. But first he have a couple more questions of his own.
"Where did you get that necklace?" asked Loki catching Strange by surprise.
"I used it during my time training and even used it to help save the world once." said Strange. "Why do you ask?"
"I should be asking what makes you think that walking around with that thing is a good idea?" said Loki. "Let me try to explain this for you, I need that because it has a powerful stone that if it is not protected, then it would bring more trouble in the future."
"Why would I give it to you?" said Strange. "How do I know that you won't use the stone to as a part of your scheme or use it's powers to hurt someone?"
"I am not going to be using it, I have to protect it from someone that is going to be using it to do more damage that I have ever done to this city alone." explained Loki. "If you don't give it to me, then this monster will do everything he can to get the stone and will give Earth a war that he knows that we would never win. Once he finds out that you have the stone and if you refuse to give it to him, then he'll continue to torture you until you eventually give in and once you do he will do unspeakable things. I can't protect the planet and you at the same time, when he eventually comes then don't be surprised if he breaks in here to get that piece of jewelry then it will definitely be a long day."
"Do you really think that I will believe a story like that?" said Strange. "Look why don't we do this the easy way and you tell me what you have done so far. Then I will send you back to Asgard and let them deal with you."
"Have you heard a word that I have been saying? That stone is not a toy, it can be really dangerous if it lands on the wrong hands." said Loki feeling really frustrated. "Look how about this, just give me the stone and then once this is over I will bring it back and we can finish whatever we just started later."
"I have a better idea, why don't we finish this right now and we can get this over with?" said Strange. "This fight was going to happen sooner or later..."
With that Strange got his magic at the ready and he's more than happy to defeat Loki once and for all, he wants to stop him for all of the evil that he did and pain he caused to hundreds including himself. Loki just sighed as he continued to stare at the stubborn Midgardian, it looks like that this Strange guy is not going to try to be reasonable or at least try to listen on is side of the story. It looks like he has no choice but to fight him and take the stone, he's really happy that Darcy isn't here because the last thing he needs is for her to either trying to tell him that there should be another way or after this confrontation, it would result in him needing to got to every realm and dimension imaginable to either escape or recuse Darcy or a mix of both. That would be one of the last things that he would want and no matter what Strange planning to do with him, he's going to find a way to win this fight.
"You may think that you are a superior sorcerer, but you are forgetting one important detail and that might give me an advantage." said Loki confidently.
"What is this so called advantage?" asked Doctor Strange, as he is ready for anything that Loki may be planning to throw at him.
"I have more experience and practice then you, so I can win this in a heartbeat." said Loki confidently and the next thing they both knew is that 10,000 Lokis appear in the room.
Loki created these illusions to buy him time to figure out how to defeat Strange and not to loose the stone in the process, but the question is how? In all of his time studying magic and casting spells, he has never seen this type of magic. There has to be a weakness, no other human he knows has this level of power... Loki even starting to think that Strange might even be a little too overpowered than he would like him to be, the irony is that Strange believes that Loki's overpowered...
Loki's not the one that send people into random places and dimensions to fall for more than thirty minutes, even then he would use portals for more useful things like transportation or to make his life easier. Not to give everyone a harder time or give them any unnecessary trouble that would later lead to something like this to happen. Though he has to admit that if he did have that ability and when he found out that he was adopted, he would have loved to have done that to his father, well Odin. Whether it was right or not, at least he would have gotten a good laugh for at least an hour before letting him out. Not that he would ever say or even think of doing something like that because the last thing he need is to get a lecture about why not to do things like that.
Before Loki can even think of what else he should do or try to come up with a plan, Strange got rid of all of his illusions by using his magic and portals to get rid of all the illusions that he just put to buy him time to even think of a plan. That's no problem he cam just create more and that will make things a little less stressful and maybe even more easier. Loki quickly make more illusions to do the same trick, then Doctor Strange just used his magic and all of the illusions got destroyed. Loki decide to just create more illusions and in hopes that they work and as it starts to feel like they are in an endless loop.
"You do realize that we can do this all night and that is not going to make you win this right?" said Strange, he looked really bored as he continues to destroy Loki's illusions.
Loki soon realize that Strange is right and he knows that there is still one thing he can do that might be able to work. Loki quickly went over to a large table and use his magic to try to make the table fly at Strange. While Strange creates a portal for the table to go through, Loki notices something... he would say strange but that would be redundant. In the hand that Strange uses to creates these portals, there is a double jointed ring that is placed on his hand and Loki suddenly is coming up with a theory that the ring might possibly be connected to how Strange creates these portals.
To make sure that his theory is correct, Loki quickly went to a smaller table with a lamp on top of it. He uses his magic to fling it at Strange and then the moment where the lamp is about to hit Strange, he uses his magic to create another portal for the lamp to go through. Loki does not need any more proof to know that the ring is connected to it and maybe all he has to do is to grab the ring off Strange and then he'll be one step closer on defeating this crazy wizard. All Loki needs is a way to distract Strange long enough to unleash the next part of his plan, it's risky but he thinks that it might just work. At least he hopes that it will...
Loki created more and more illusions that it would look like if he is throwing objects at Strange and if he have the ability to summon objects out of nowhere. Strange continues to make portals out of nowhere and try to hit Loki with everything that he got, as well as trying to get all of of the objects in as many portals that he can produce. Once it feels like and it becomes more obvious that Strange is distracted with the "flying pots, pans and furniture," Loki knows that it's time to do the next part of his plan and creates an illusion that continues to be him, while he focuses on getting close enough to do the next part of his plan. When he creates the illusion, Loki also made himself transparent long enough to sneak close enough to go behind Strange and to the next part of the plan.
Loki carefully sneak around to try to get close enough to do the next part of his plan, he just hopes that he doesn't regret this because he never really had any practice doing something like this except only once. When Loki reached close enough to do it, he tries to think of any possible alternative of avoiding to do what he is about to do, it leads to Loki seeing that he might possibly not have that much of a choice. So Loki slowly starts to turn blue and begins to focus on his power from the bottom and work his way slowly to the top. He just hopes that he doesn't accidentally freeze the stone or the hand with the ring, this can only work if can just easily grab both of them. Not being force to wait long enough for the ice to melt and hope that he's lucky enough to being able to grab both of them.
Ice soon starts to appear in the bottom of Doctor Strange's boots and it starts to wrap it around like a chain and continues to grow rapidly. Loki careful with his aim focus hard on trying to trap Strange in the ice and to grab a hold of those two objects. Even if Strange tries to get himself out with his portals, there is no way that he can do so without teleporting both the ice and himself away. Loki just hopes that they does not teach how to break free from ice in his wizard school and as he got to the waist, the ice also managed to grab a hold of Strange's hand and trapped him in. Once it did, Strange starts to feel like something is off and noticed that he can not move from the legs or the other hand. Loki decides that it might be best to undo his illusion and once he did it causes Strange to turn and he almost screamed at the sight of a blue Loki.
Before Strange can even do anything or think of a plan that might lead to an escape and a victory, the ice continues to freeze Strange and it surrounds him until it reaches to where the pendant is. Loki then walked a little closer and grabbed a hold of the necklace, he even puts it on him to make sure that Strange doesn't do anything that might jeopardize the safety of the stone. Strange is about to create another portal to trap Loki and keep the pendant afloat, Loki caught on and quickly freeze Strange's other arm.
The ice continues to freeze up Strange's arm until it reaches to the two fingers that the ring is in, Loki pulled off the ring out of his fingers to continue freezing him until it eventually leads to Strange's neck. Loki decides to stop it right on the head, so that way he can say a couple of words to Strange before he leaves to go back home with the stone and this portal ring thing. Loki turned back to his normal Asgardian color and turns to Strange, not happy of all the trouble the sorcerer put him true and if he's really that 'supreme' then he would find out the truth before all of this. Well Loki is not going to do anything if he just stands around and glare at Strange.
"Well it looks like I won this little fight you second rate wizard and I really wish I can see the look on your face when you realize that I was right when Thanos comes and I saved you from his wrath. No matter how much I personally think that you might deserve it then you would have a taste on humble cake or whatever you humans call that praise."
"It's actually humble pie, I got a better question who on Earth is Thanos?" demanded Doctor Strange. "There is no way that you are going to get away with whatever you are planning to do, if I can't stop you then those Avengers-"
"They are completely on my side or rather Mysto's side and I can promise you that the situation is much grander than you believe. You will see in time and I know that you will." said Loki as he puts the ring in both of his fingers. "So this is the object that you use to create portals and might possibly be one of the sources of your powers. I have to say that this is one toy that I shouldn't leave behind with you because if it were up to you, I would be-"
"Don't move your arm like that or point it right at me! No!" Strange tried to stop or at least warn Loki not to point it at a certain way. But it was too late, Loki flick his wrist and the next thing they both knew is that a portal open right underneath Doctor Strange and he falls in screaming on top of his lungs.
"Oops." said Loki a mix of shock and guilt. He quickly went to the portal and tries to see where Strange might be heading but it closed before he can get a good look. Maybe this ring is too much trouble than what it's worth and they shouldn't keep it because what if he accidentally send someone floating into space next time?
So Loki took off the ring and carefully held it in his hand and crushed his hands together until he heard something break. When Loki opens his back up, the ring is destroyed and Loki just left the remains on the floor, he has the feeling that Doctor Strange is going to be stuck where ever he is for a very long time. Loki decides that it might be best to leave in case of any more unwanted surprises and puts his mask back on before he leaves the building. Before Loki stepped outside and make his exit, he use an illusion to hide the stone.
The last thing he needs is anyone else seeing the stone and causing more trouble, then again he is Mysto no one is going to try to steal from him. But it's better to be safe and sorry and once Loki creates the illusion, he leaves the building knowing that the best place for him to go is back home because he can't keep this on his neck while he goes around the city. Loki just hopes that Darcy is asleep or at least in a better mood, the last thing he needs is another argument like that and plus it's clear that nothing will ever be the same with Darcy again. So why would he even try to save a friendship that is probably now beyond repair?
Back in the Apartment
Darcy is now trying to stay calm and part of her wants to head out and start looking for Loki, but that wouldn't be any good because there is the fact that Loki could have transformed into anyone or might not even be in this planet for all she know. It took her forever to go through a conversation with Jane, though it was nice of her coming over to check on her and it was nice talking to Jane again. But the main concern is that the idea of Loki coming in and Jane asking questions on how she knows Mysto or worse seeing Loki for herself...
Well it looks like that she doesn't have to worry about that problem and it's a good thing that Jane just left, now she doesn't have to worry about Jane coming in and seeing one of the two possibilities from happening. But Jane or no Jane, there is still the fact that Loki is out there probabley upset of what she said and that things are only going to be worse if they don't talk and make things right now. Darcy doesn't want to loose her friendship with Loki over something like this, why would she want to loose her friendship with one of the most extradoninary person that she has ever met over a guy and a relationship that was doomed to fail anyway. Part of her is now relieved that Loki took off that weight off her shoulders and now is hoping that her roommate comes back so they can talk this out.
Fortunately for Darcy, the wait is over because out in the window she sees Loki. Well Loki still in his Mysto costume but that shouldn't matter because he is here right now. Darcy has never been so happy to see him, but at the same time she also feels nervous because of what she said and how to apologize to him. She is not really good at apologizing and the last thing she wants is to have it be super awkward that any one would think that she is not taking anything seriously. She just needs to make this apology perfect and hopefully Loki will accept her apology. That is at least Darcy hopes that he would and their friendship might be saved and they can start to plan how to stop Thanos. Well if Loki still wants to stop him that is, she's not going to pressure him into facing Thanos and will be there for him no matter what he decides.
As Loki makes his way to the room and changed back to his normal Asgardian clothes, he took a good look at the bottom to see if the pendant is still in place and even picked it up to see if the stone is there. He did not go through all of that just to loose it on the streets of New York for someone else to find, though he is not sure what to say to Darcy because the words from earlier is still going around his head as if it was a rapid fire. Loki knows that deep down he never wants to hear the word 'monster' in any sentence that is referenced to him again. Maybe it would be better if he just put the stone on the table and just go to bed, he'll figure out what his next move should be in the morning.
"Hey Loki, how was your walk?" said Darcy trying to be friendly and realize that it might not work if Loki is not answering any of her questions. "What's that? I never thought that you would be the jewelry wearing type, heck I didn't even know you even own a necklace or any bling for that matter."
"While I was on my stroll, I happen to be fortunate to have found the last Infinity stone." said Loki not even looking at Darcy and staring at the pendant that the stone now resides in. "I had to fight to get the stone and it was challenging to say the least, but I am happy to say that our search is finally over."
"So what happened back there? Please tell me it's not something I can find out on the news, not that I'm saying it would be a bad thing or anything." said Darcy nervously. "But I want to hear the story from you because who knows what sort of exaggeration they would come up with to try to attract more media attention. So where was the stone this entire time?"
"It was on Midgard this entire time, it was hiding right under our noses and let just say that the entire experience was a Strange experience." said Loki."You do not need to worry a public display, the matters were handled privately and now that I have answered your questions will you excuse me? I had a very tiring night that I need to have a moment for myself and recover from all of-"
"Loki wait-." said Darcy trying to stop him from leaving to go to his room. But before she can even find the words to say anything the unexpected happened...
Darcy grabs a hold of Loki's wrist and that caught both of them by surprise, no one said anything after that gesture. The only movement that occurred is Darcy's hand slowly sliding down to Loki's. They both stared at each other unsure of how to deal with the situation, if there's even a way out of it and at the moment all they can do is stare at each other as they feel the feelings that they have been developing grow. It seems really clear that they are getting closer in a way that neither of them have ever experienced before...
"Ok this is awkward and weird..." said Darcy almost immediately. "I mean it's a good wired, something that it's really good that you want it to continue on and it's almost feels magical. You know what I mean?"
"I believe that I might have an idea on what you may be referring to..." said Loki.
It looks like if the two of them are going to have a moment and one where they can just talk, but that is one of the last things that Loki is ever going to let happen. Not only because it would lead to more pain for the two of them, there is also the fact that he is not good enough for her and never will and it is obvious that Darcy does not feel the same way towards him. Not only she sees him as this monster that needs to be watched from ruining more lives or to help perform any superhero work while tracking down the remainder of the Infinity Stones.
Whether or not these feelings are true, he's not ready for this or to have feelings for someone that is only going to see him as a monster, does not see him more as a friend or a commitment like that in general. Maybe they should just try to focus on finding a way to grab the Gauntlet and the last stone from Thanos, that it might help him get over his feelings for her or try to find a way to get Ian and Darcy back together. If he truly does care about Darcy in that way which he doesn't or ever will. Then he should let her go be with her true love and let her be happy with Ian, even though his part of their break up was really an accident and a misunderstanding.
Why does he even care? He is not in any association with the "L" word and the only reason why he's in this odd moment with Darcy trying to stop him from going to his room. It is probably because she wants him to forget the arguement that they had and to celebrate their newfound victory, but he wouldn't blame Darcy in wanting to celebrate them finally retrieving all of the Infinity Stones and for achieving the impossible.
No one in history has been able to collect almost all of the Infinity Stones in this amount of time, not even ones that are obsessed with the Stones to use it's powers like Thanos does. But either way Thanos or no Thanos, he can't continue to have conflicting feelings and the best way to put a stop to them is to try to end it now rather than just let these feelings continue to grow until it just dominates their entire relationship. Before Loki can even try to jerk his hand away or have a chance to even deny anything about this...
"Hey Darcy, I think I left my house keys here and can you believe that I almost went home without them?" said a female voice cheerfully. "Oh great, they are on the... counter..."
At that moment, she picked up the keys and the sight that she is now seeing is what makes her drop the keys to the floor. That is what made both Loki and Darcy turn to see what who is behind them and one look at her, all the two of them can do is stare in shock. Loki quickly jerked his hand away from Darcy's to avoid any unwanted assumptions that she might be making right now as they speak. Though he was wrong about one thing, this would be a good moment to grab the scepter and make her forget everything that she just saw. Loki is now grateful that Thor went back to Asgard for a temporary stay to help protect it, then otherwise this situation would be a hundred times worse...
Jane is now staring there in shock, she can't believe that she is seeing Loki alive and apparently friends or something with Darcy. How long has this been going on? When did this even happen? How is this even possible? How long has this been going on? Why didn't Darcy say anything about Loki? Could he be the reason why she is this secretive lately? What is Loki even doing on Earth in the first Place? There are so many questions that are going through Jane's head at the moment that she needs answers and she needs them now before she goes home and act like everything is normal. Plus what is she even going to say to Thor the next time that she sees him? There is no way she would ever keep a secret this big from him or would want to keep a secret like this from him. His brother is alive this entire time and Thor has been miserable and blaming himself over nothing. She doesn't even know what to say or how to handle this situation...
But all three of them can agree on one thing, that both Loki and Darcy have a lot explaining to do. Both Loki and Darcy quickly gives each other a glance, not even knowing what might be the best course of action or if it would be best if one of them just try to explain and do all the talking. There is one thing that is going through Loki's mind as the silence continues on, that this long night is about to get longer...
Wow, talk about a wild chapter where one minute Loki is battling Doctor Strange and the next he's dealing with two problems at home. Denying that he's feeling the. "L" word towards Darcy and the fact that his existence on Earth is exposed to the one of the last people that he ever wanted to find out. Well the bright side is that at least they got four out of the six Infinity stones and the not so bright side at the moment is all of this and the fact that they will soon have to face Thanos soon. Well at least come up with a plan on how to sneak in and out to grab the gauntlet and stones without Thanos or anyone else noticing.
Sorry if my portrayal of Doctor Strange upset any of you guys in anyway, you see I am not a huge fan of him and the main reason why I included him in the first place is not only for the Infinity Stone. But I had this idea and was wondering what would have happened if Loki and Strange had a full on a battle and who would win. I know that Strange is more powerful than this, but at times he is too overpowered, so I made him at a somewhat same power level as Loki but still strong enough to send him through portals and to focus on how the two can use their magic to try to beat each other. I don't think that Strange is ever going to be returning to Redemption, but we'll never know for sure. I mean that what I said about Age of Ultron not happening and it happened, but I am not going to be making promises that I might not be able to keep. At least Strange made a special guest appearance in this chapter and had a nice surprise all thanks to Loki's Frost giant heritage. Here's the thing that we have to remember, Loki never used his Frost Giant powers outside of freezing Heimdall in the first Thor movie. So that definitely caught Strange by surprise and one thing I can say is that we haven't seen the last of Loki's Frost giant powers and we are going to see more of them over time.
Another thing that you may notice is that this is shorter than the previous and recent chapters, there is a reason and that reason is that the next chapter is going to be unpredictable. I am not just talking about the fact that Jane now knows their secret and how Loki and Darcy going to be dealing with how to handle the situation and get Jane to keep their secret a little longer. There is also the fact that they got all of the easily accessible Infinity Stones and once Thanos finds out he will come to them faster than they could even come up with a plan. But with Thanos in Asgard and Nebula will be making her long awaited return soon.
The next chapter will come out in a week or two, it will take longer than this one because it will be another long one and it will be featuring more surprises as we get closer to the final battle...
But the last thing that 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. I am dedicating this story to Brigitta Pekelharing, a friend that helped me out of the darkness that I often take for granted. But I want to thank her for everything and helping me during the darkest time of my life, her friendship has made me grow into a better person and writer. I am always going to be grateful for the friendship that we shared and the impact that it made on me. In a way if it weren't for our friendship then there might not even be a Redemption because she got me into Marvel movies and helped me at the beginning of writting the fanfic. Thanks Brigitta for everything :)
So will they be able to find a way to get the missing Stones and the Gauntlet? How are they going to deal with the fact that Jane now knows that Loki is alive and on Earth? The secret that they have been trying so hard to keep ever since the beginning, at least Thor wasn't there to see them get exposed? Where is Nebula? When is Thanos is about to make his attack on Asgard? Find out in the next chapter of Redemption, see ya in the next update. :)