It has been a long wait for both Loki and Darcy, ever since they got that phone call from Jane they have been waiting anxiously for her to come over and to discuss what she is planning to do with the fact that she now knows about Loki. It was a quiet two days in the apartment and it continues to remain quiet as they wait for Jane, Darcy now wants to put this little silent treatment to a stop. It has been three days since they last spoke or at least had a conversation after the arguement and before Jane came in and found out the truth, Loki just only goes to watch tv in order to watch the news to see if Jane didn't tell anyone in the media or anyone who may have found out leaked it to the public. Then once the morning and evening news is over, Loki just goes back to his room to do whatever he is doing with the Infinity Stones. Loki did say that he wants to figure out a way to remove each stone before they have to face Thanos or he takes the fight to them, that way they can at least hide the stones without having to worry about Thanos finding five objects that he might be looking for lounging around in Loki's room.
But other than the Infinity Stones, Loki refuse to talk to her or go out of his room with no other excuse or reason except necessity or to watch the news. Good news is that Loki managed to have discover talk shows, Celebrity gossip shows and superhero speculation shows can at times give some accurate news. So Loki literally started to watch them at one go the second day of the anxious wait and so far he is not enjoying a second of these shows. The only thing Loki asked her is "how can anyone sit down to enjoy this tomfoolery?" and despite trying to tell him that a lot of people on Earth like to watch shows that would numb their minds. After that it went back to the silent treatment and Darcy would give anything to break this tense silence. She doesn't want to end whatever friendship that they might have left for an argument like that, though that part was her fault and maybe she was a little too hard on him...
She might as well try to see if she can try to pick up the pieces and fix what they left off, the last thing she wants is if Thanos does get Loki or if one of them die from saving the world or Jane planning to tell Thor the truth and Loki is being carried away back to Asgard for jail time is to leave things off in a negative light. That would bother her more than anything else would and she needs to fix things. But then again she doesn't blame Loki for being angry and hurt, she would feel the same way if someone went out to her that way and it was also partially her fault that Jane now knows and Loki's identity and prescience on Earth is still in jeopardy of being the top story of the evening news tonight.
Well if she's going to try to make things right then she might as well start now or they might never have a chance to, but the thing that bothers her the most is the possibility of loosing Loki forever and she doesn't think that she would ever forgive herself if that happens just because of a failed relationship with Ian that Loki unintentionally sped up the break up. But that doesn't matter anymore, what does matter is that they just be friends again and defeat Thanos because she knows that any day now it's going to be time. She is not going to let Loki go like this even if it means that she'll have to annoy him into talking again or use Mysto to get him to talk...
"So Loki found anything on tv?" asked Darcy trying her best to be friendly towards her roommate. "I guess we can be happy to see that there's no news about you being Mysto, you know what they no news is practically good news."
"You shouldn't be that eager to celebrate just yet, we still have yet to hear what Jane is about to propose." said Loki briefly. "Now what time did you say that she is set to arrive?"
"Well she did say that she's coming any minute now and I just wish that she told me over the phone what she is planning to do." said Darcy. "But at least we know that Jane didn't tell anyone otherwise we'd have a ton of reporters, police and Avengers right outside our front door or would tell anyone except a certain blond male with a red cape."
Loki just give a shrug and continues to watch the tv and really wish that this talk show would end and just gave up on it and changed the channel to see if he can find anything that might talk about anything relating to his own identity being exposed or any breaking news bulletins. The only thing that he managed to find on the news is them talking about a funny video of a dog trying to do a tap dance routine and another one howling over an animated lion's dead with a baby lion trying to wake him up. Well at least he can relax for a moment because it must have been a slow news day if they are reporting moments where dogs are learning dance routines and performing it in front of hundreds of humans. He can not help but release a sigh of relief and at least he can relax for a moment before he finds out the hard way of what Jane's plan might possibly be or if Thor makes a surprise return to Earth and she told him everything. He almost have half the mind to head to Asgard to see if Thor is still there to make sure. He is so focus on the fact that his secret might possibly get exposed that he is caught off guard when Darcy tries to start another conversation.
"Loki, I think we should talk about what happend before all of this crazy stuff happened..." said Darcy nervously.
"There is nothing to speak off, especially since you think so low of me Darcy." said Loki briefly and not in the mood to have a conversation like this now.
"If you're still upset about all of that, I didn't mean anything I said. I was just so angry and I really thought that you might have purposely try to break Ian and me up due to some twisted plan or prank." said Darcy. "I should have-"
"So now you believe that I try to ruin other's relationships for humor?" said Loki turning to Darcy annoyed.
"What? No, I know that you would never do that or try to do something like that." said Darcy trying to soften the blow that she might have unintentionally have caused to Loki. "At first I thought that you would... be trying to break us up for that, but now I think it's more of an... accident..."
"Whatever you are trying to say, I do not want to hear it or even talk about what happened." said Loki annoyed. "Why do you believe that talking about these things is going to help us or change anything? Our mission now is to protect the Stones, retrieve the others with possibly having to face Thanos and try to save and preserve whatever secret I have left."
"I just want to talk and try to fix our friendship." said Darcy at the same level of frustration as Loki. "I don't want to ruin whatever we had over a failed relationship and I just want to us to make up and-"
"Then what? You are going to pretend that nothing happened between us and when something else happens find an excuse to put the blame on me?" said Loki. "You believe I am a monster and one that seems to want to make your life and many others' miserable. You are probably hoping that I would talk to you for your own pressure, even if it does sound like that you are just feeling guilty about it and hope that we can be good friends again."
"Yes that's exactly what I want and I don't see you as a monster or anything evil at all, I just want us to be friends again that's all." said Darcy. "Why are you being too stubborn to see that or let me in."
"Maybe it's because I was fooling myself to even believe that my life on Midgard could work or to see us being friends could possibly work." said Loki trying hard to stay calm. "Maybe there is the fact that things are not the same as before and we have to-"
"So you're going back to calling Earth Midgard? What's next you are going to start to think of us Earthlings as too weak minded to live our lives again?" said Darcy annoyed. "I don't see why you think that trying to push me out like how you did with Thor and everyone else that might have cared about you back in Asgard might be the solution to all of your problems."
"In case you have forgotten any day now we are going to be facing a monster that is going to be tracking us down until we give him the stones, he will hurt anyone he can or torture maybe you or Thor to blackmail me into giving him the stones. It's obvious that you two will be the first ones on top of Thanos's list and the last thing I want is something else on my mind." said Loki. "I would rather distance myself from the illusion of our friendship and the happiness that I have felt on Earth then having it crumble down even further than I would like it to occur."
"Well there is no way that Thanos is ever going to find a way to get a hold of me." said Darcy. "I can fight him off and try to escape from whatever things he may be planning to do to me."
"What are you going to do? Tase him into surrender?" said Loki. "If it makes you feel any better, I am planning to leave Earth once we are done with this never-ending quest for the Infinity stones and our potential win against Thanos."
"What? Loki, you can't leave Earth..." said Darcy now becoming desperate in her attempt in trying to get Loki to hear her out. "I don't want you to go..."
"May I ask why is that?" said Loki with his anger slowly turning to curiosity and interested in what Darcy have to say.
"It's because..." Darcy is about to start, but she stops herself because for once she is at the lost for words and doesn't know what to say. For once Darcy feels like if time has gone slower and that trying to convince Loki to stay on Earth is one of the most important things that she has ever done in her entire life. This is the first time that Darcy ever stopped to think about her feelings towards Loki and it seemed that they are stronger than she would have been feeling more than a friend. It can't be a crush, but then again if she had a crush on Loki then it would have been developed the moment that they first met and it would be dominating every conversation that they might have. Before Darcy can even wonder what could be the reason why she is feeling this way towards Loki, there is a knock on the door giving them the chance to drop the topic.
"That must be Jane, now it's time to face our doom." said Darcy nervously as she went over to the door and is about to let Jane in the apartment.
Jane went inside the apartment and nervously went inside and she just hope that they would be more than willing to hear what she has to say. This is the first time where she is about to bargain Loki and facing both with a deal that she doesn't know if he would be ok with this plan. Maybe if things turn out worst case scenario then Darcy might be able to reason with him, if they made it this long being roommates then she shouldn't be surprise that Loki would be more than happy to listen to. They care too much about each other to let one of each other get in too much danger or to let each other take the fall or make them see what can be the best decision for this surprising quest that if anyone finds out that Loki is trying to save the world then they wouldn't believe what they are hearing or seeing. It's clear that they both have a connection that can not be rebuilt with someone else, their feelings for one another is not going to let them rebuild it that easily.
"Hey guys, how's it going?" said Jane feeling that it might be better if she tries to start things off in a friendly note. Though she didn't get the response that she was hoping for when it comes to trying to start fresh and to start a new.
"Well it really depends if you told anyone and I am about to hear on Midgard's news at any moment to announce my identity to the entire planet." said Loki.
"I didn't tell anyone, I mean who would I tell?" said Jane earning a 'really' look from both Loki and Darcy. "Yeah Thor, well if it makes any of you feel better, he still hasn't come back yet and besides I don't think that I would be the best person to tell him a secret like that."
"Now that's taken care of and Loki won't have to watch tv all day, every day until we hear something that is more space related." said Darcy happy and relieved for Loki. "What are you planning to do with this secret? Please don't say that I'm fired..."
"Darcy I am not going to fire you, all you did was help Loki and despite the fact you have been helping him lie to his own brother and me for the past two months." said Jane. "I mean you guys are trying to save the world from a space giant who doesn't seem to want any kind of world peace. But we can't just pretend that everything is fine with me knowing your secret."
"Well then what are you proposing?" asked Loki worried about what can possibly be on Jane's mind and if whatever she's going to say is going to be a good thing or a bad thing.
"Here's my deal, I am not going to tell Thor about you being alive and playing superhero for the past two months." begins Jane before she got interjected by Darcy.
"Now that's awesome, I can't believe that you are letting us off the hook like that-" said Darcy happily before she got stopped and interrupted by Loki.
"Not so fast, it is usually in these type of deals, there is always something that will make things harder than we would want it to be." said Loki. "This feels too good to be true and we might be paying the price for something that we might not even want to do. What is the other part of the deal that can possibly be one of the last things that I would ever want to do."
"It's a good thing that I have come up with something that might help move things forward and it is an inevitable thing that is going to happen." said Jane.
"Which is what?" said Loki anxious of Jane is going to demand of him.
"Once all of this is over and when you defeat Thanos, I want you to reveal yourself to Thor." said Jane. "We can't keep playing this game and have Thor misserable thinking that you are dead and when you're really here watching tv or going around being Mysto fighting crime."
"Just because it's not healthy to have Thor feeling guilty about my demise that does not mean it would be safe for all of us if I just showed up and tell him everything." said Loki. "I don't even know if he would ever listen to any explanation or would ever forgive me for lying to him like this or pretending to have died in the first place."
"Well I'm sure that he will forgive you after he realize that you saved the world." said Jane. "I mean who wouldn't be happy for that? Thor would be more than happy if he finds out that you saved the world from this guy and wouldn't it also make everyone's life easier if you did it for them?"
"Just because he might be happy, that doesn't guarantee that he will be happy. I wouldn't be surprise if he is ready to throw his hammer at me out of anger." said Loki. "Though I wouldn't blame him for being angry, I would be angry too if it was the other way around and maybe not let Thor hear the end of that. If he doesn't put me in jail back on Asgard then I am never going to hear the end of this. Between facing my death in the hands of Thanos or never being able to live it down and face the disappointment and anger that Thor will have when he finds out the truth."
"Yeah he is going to be really upset, but at the same time I think Thor would be really happy to have someone to be angry at." said Jane. "Do you really want to live your life like this? Thor might find out someday sooner or later, I don't want to tell him and be answering questions that I can't answer without you guys being there to back me up. Besides I think it would be better if it comes from you because not only to make things right but to also start your relationship anew."
"Plus you might as well tell him before you leave Earth and all of that stuff." said Darcy. "At least he'll know and won't bother you again, at least you can have a good laugh on your way to another planet."
"When were you planning to tell me that he's planning to leave Earth?" asked Jane confused. "I thought that you two are just going to live your lives in hopes that you might never be caught."
"We were, let's just say that I realized that it wouldn't have worked out and it probably would be better if we go our separate ways after we eventually defeat Thanos and retrieve the remaining Infinity Stones." said Loki. "It would also be best if we never see each other again for personal reasons that's all and the last thing I need is to have Thor begging me to stay for either to escort me back to Asgard to face my sentence or worse just to be brothers again."
"But wouldn't the second option be a good thing and you both can finally work out your differences?" asked Jane. "I mean that's how relationships worsen, when both sides refuse to reason or try to make things right then it can get really ugly from here. The longer that you try to keep this a secret the more angry Thor will be once you eventually reveal yourself."
"I don't exactly have a due date when it comes to facing one of the biggest threats in the universe." said Loki. "So you better be prepared for the long wait, Do not be surprised when we are like this for a year."
"Wait did you say a year?" asked Jane nervously. She does not know if she wants to keep this secret for three hundred and sixty five days or is prepared to even do something like this for longer than that. She can't even imagine lying to Thor every day and never knowing when will this secret end.
"I don't think it would take us that long to get the other stone and gauntlet and plus we might as well defeat Thanos while we're there." said Darcy. "I mean we both faced worst before and that's saying something because we had to fight off hundreds of things while we traveled across the universe."
"You do realize that there is a difference between facing off an obsessed collector and a couple of mad aliens and robots and facing Thanos?" pointed out Loki. "He has power and he will do everything that he can to make sure that he will succeed in bringing you down. Thanos won't hesitate in bringing someone down if he's sees them as a threat. The difference between Thanos and all of the other foes that we have faced is that he would do anything to make sure I pay for what happened for my failure for the last time I was in Midgard and if it means torturing someone that he suspects that I might care about which I don't have anyone in that category. Thanos would do it without hesitation."
"Yeah but since we're practically unstoppable and Thanos hasn't faced us just yet, so we might not have to worry about all of that or at least not right now." said Darcy. "Why don't we just come up with a plan on how to get the stone and we can just figure out how to defeat him without any complications or whatever other evil plans that he might have in store for us when we deal with him?"
"I believe the best idea would be to sneak into his asteriod and grab the stone and gauntlet without him noticing or to at least know what might be the best choice of action." said Loki. "Thanos will be ready for everything and he will be sure to come up with a plan where we both don't make it out of Thanos's with the stone, the Gauntlet and worse our lives."
"So how are you planning to get the last stone and gauntlet?" asked Jane. "Are you just going to sneak in there and leave an illusion of the stone and the gauntlet in it's place?"
"That's part of the plan I have come up with and I am still working on the rest of it." said Loki. "After I figure out what can be the best way of getting the stones out of whatever protective case they are now trapped in."
"Can I see these stones? This might be great when it comes to learning more about the world and it's mythical properties that has the power of doing who knows what else these stones might be able to do."
"Well I don't see any harm in letting you see them, as long as you do not open the case and let the Aether consume you again." said Loki. "Unfortunately I don't know any dark elves that we can trick into helping us removing it from you this time."
"Yeah, that would definitely be the last thing that I would want." said Jane. "At least you put it in a protective case and it won't go into people this time."
"When we went to the Collector this thing was already in a case, I'm guessing that the Asgardians that took the Aether to him wants to take the necessary precautions." said Darcy. "Oh and the Collector is the universe's biggest pack rat who also happens to live in the universe's biggest storage shed."
"Now that's good to know..." said Jane. "So mind if I see these stones, I also want to help you guys figure out how to get the stones out of these containments and to stop Thanos."
"You really think that it is a wise decision to help us?" asked Loki. "How are you planning to explain to Thor when he sees you disappearing every day?"
"Well I won't have to worry about Thor just yet because he's still in Asgard at the moment, but all I am going to tell him is that Darcy and I will be working on a scientific project that is really dangerous but at the same time safe and complicated for him to understand."
"At least come up with something that he won't be asking questions or assuming that we have become mad scienntists or something." said Darcy. "It will be hard to keep it a secret if Thor doesn't know what we are doing and plans to break down the door on us and sees Loki with us."
"That is one of the last things, I want ocuring and between revealing myself voluntarily or have him burst into the room and have one of the biggest surprises in his life. I would rather tell him myself without having to face whatever rage Thor has in store for me." said Loki. "Now will both excuse me, I have four stones to bring forward to the table."
Loki quickly left the living room to retrieve the stones that they have already obtained and is ready to move them to the living room to show Jane the progress that he has made on the quest that he at first would have never done if it weren't for... That shouldn't matter now because he has managed to succeed in the impossible and still have to worry about the battle that he will have to face in the future. He will have to eventually face Thanos and for once he can't predict what is going to happen in the fight of the future and how things are going to turn out once this is all over. Part of him is even questioning if trusting Jane might be a good idea because of the mere fact that she knows and tell Thor at any minuete or at least when he eventually returns to Eart-Midgard. What if she is already planning to tell him and just wants to find out more than enough information to tell Thor everything. But then again Jane didn't tell anyone about him yet and maybe she is not planning to tell anyone and at the same time she wants him to tell Thor. Though it's for after the whole fight against Thanos and to eventually win against the eventual battle and to somehow make this out alive. Well it looks like that he has no choice but to just hope that he is not making a mistake, the last thing that he needs is more trouble and to face Thor just yet. Loki grabs the stones and carefully carried them to the living room, he puts them on the table in the front of the couch and let Jane look at amazement at all four of them.
"One request I have is not to touch any of them, the last thing we all need is an accident to happen in this room let alone this area." said Loki. "Now I have been conducting research on how we can possibly remove the stones from it's prisons. So that way if Thanos dares to make an attack to try to retrieve the stones, we'll be able to hide the stones and trick Thanos in bringing the objects that has no Infinity Stone trapped inside of all these powerful relics."
"How are you planning to do that? You're making it sound like if you can't get the stones out without releasing some kind of danger." said Jane. "Are the stones really that powerful?"
"You saw what happened in this city and that was from just using two stones. Imagine all of the dangerous possibilities if one uses all six stones at the same time." said Loki. "Anyone will have the power to move planets if they chooses to, Thanos can destroy planets with just a snap of his fingers and no one would have the power to stop it. I should be asking why do you want to help us? You made it clear that you did not want anything to do with me when we first met and you even slapped me for the whole New York incident."
"Wait you slapped him?" asked Darcy surprised that her friend could get so violent. "Now that's something I never would have thought you of all people would be doing..."
"How did you expect me to act?" said Jane. "He tried to take over the planet and trashed a city, what did you expect me to act like? Giving him a pat on the back and shaking Loki's hand as if nothing happened?"
"Other than that, you still have not answered my question on what is your ultimate motive and why you want to help me?" said Loki. "Aside from Thor finding out the truth, you must have another reason why you may want to assist me."
"Maybe it's because you two are going against a maniac that wants to destroy everything in this universe and I don't think I want to be partially responsible if he decides to hurt others." said Jane. "Besides the sooner you defeat Thanos, the sooner you tell Thor everything that is going on and I won't have to lie for you anymore. I don't want to keep a secret that I know that is going to hurt others and if I tell someone now then it might lead to more trouble later on. Plus I don't even think that I can even figure out what might be the best way to tell someone that their brother is alive after we both saw him die."
"So you are mostly doing this for Thor or to save the world?" asked Loki.
"Actually for both and for you in a way because you are Thor's brother and I don't think I want to tell him a week later that his brother is dead for real or just keep a secret like that." said Jane. "I know that if I help you save the universe and then later we go and explain to Thor everything that things will work out for the better. You two can finally make things right and you might even be happy in the end."
"Well see if I survive whatever wrath Thanos may be planning for me after all I put him through." said Loki. "His main goal will be trying to kill me or at least make sure that I suffer the consequences of my failures."
Both Darcy and Jane stared at Loki in shock not knowing what to make of that statement, they were surprised to see that Thanos would go that far in hurting Loki. Darcy knew that Thanos is bad from what Loki and everyone that she met during their search, but she didn't think he would be that dangerous if Thanos is ready to hurt Loki like that. Part of her hopes that Thanos would have some heart and not be that determined to hurt Loki and the consequences that he will be facing if Thanos grabs a hold of him and she just hopes that worst case scenerio does not happen. She does not want Loki to die for real in the hands of this monster or who knows how much pain Thanos would put him through, she needs to make sure that Thanos doesn't get him. Loki always tries to find a way to keep both of them safe on their trips across the universe and saved her life once with the Chitari, the least she can do is try to save his and let Loki live his life free and safe from the anger that Thanos must be feeling and the determination to destroy Loki at all cost.
Jane on the other hand is trying to figure out the story and how Loki could have had this connection with Thanos because the last time she checked, Thor never said anything about a Thanos. Unless he's not Asgardian, maybe Thanos is something else or someone else that is more powerful then any of them can ever imagine. What if Thanos has something to do with New York and the Chitari invasion? What if all of this is not entirely Loki's fault or even Odin's for that matter and that Thanos has something to do with all of this? Why would Loki be that determined to get the Tesseract and where he would he have gotten a magical scepter if he's falling in the fabric of space? Maybe Thanos wants to make Loki pay for the consequences because of what happend on Earth and it is part of revenge and maybe he is going to do something to Loki no matter what the outcome would have during the invasion. There has to be more to this story and the fact that Thanos is ready to kill Loki for some mysterious past relationship and now even more for the hunt of the Infinity stones. What if... No that's impossible, Loki couldn't have been a victim of circumstances and there is no way that might be possible right? But at the same time, it would explain a couple of things...
"Why would he possibly-" begins Jane trying to see if she might possibly be right about Loki and to know the whole story.
"It is because I failed him and once someone fails Thanos and they survive, he will never rest until they pay for their failures." explained Loki. "Even before he sends his partners or his children they faced some of most rigorous training exercises that is strenuous to say the least..."
"Wait did he hurt you before the New York thing?" asked Darcy. "Is that why you were hesitant about about retrieving the stones at first? It wasn't just the threat that they made if you failed, it happened before didn't it?"
"It is none of your concern and it was not as bad as you may believe." said Loki. "Two of Thanos's daughters Gamora and Nebula treated me decently, though Gamora was the kindest of the two and it is surprising how she didn't have the courage to leave back then. She even..." Loki is about to continue but stop himself, that day brings too many memories and how this mess first started, he is not going to tell anyone about it. It doesn't matter anyway...
"Wow... I did not expect that at all..." said Jane feeling sorry for Loki and the possible idea that his time with Thanos might be anything but pleasant.
"What did you expect then? That I would be Thanos's number one employee and would win worthless awards every single month to hang on the wall?" said Loki sarcastically. "He's a menace and will always will be, all because of his desire to impress a girl who must be worst then him. Thanos wants to impress this mistress Death girl who I have never met before and must be a dangerous lunatic as well."
"Wait he's doing all this to impress a girl?" said Jane. "Along with possibly hurting you to make you pay for the whole failed attempt of taking over the planet and retrieving the Tesseract?"
"I believe that Thanos will most likely make me suffer first and try to find clever ways of make me feel like I am weak and to loose everything I care about." said Loki. "That's how he likes to deal with victims, finding their weakness and eventually using it against them in whatever means necessary."
Loki turned away from the two girls in front of him and stopped to think of all the bad memories that he had to go through during his time with Thanos. He has never told anyone about this and the only ones that knew were Gamora and Nebula, but even they couldn't have stopped Thanos, the Other and the Black order to end the torture. Gamora even had to ask Thanos to spare him when he first arrived and Thanos did find some use for his potential plan, at least he was able to survive whatever plans that he would have done if Gamora didn't step in.
He does not know what he's going to do if Thanos caught him or worse someone who may never have never deserved to be tortured by Thanos. Loki can already imagine on all of the things that can happen to Darcy and the others in the universe if he dares try to do anything to bring more help into the situation and how it can potentially put more in danger. Loki then realize that this might be better if he go it alone and not to involve anyone else in this, he already has more than enough help for this and now he has to keep both Darcy and Jane safe. The last thing he wants is to find himself mourning Darcy or explaining to him what hapend to Jane. He doesn't know if he would ever forgive himself if anything like that happens or if he'll ever find peace for something like that or if things can ever be the same between them after the break up that Darcy had to go through because of him. Before Loki can stop to think about what the possible consequences if he brings more into this problem or what might be the best sollution...
"We should tell the Avengers and Thor what's going on, we're definitely going to need all of the help that we can get if we are going to face this guy." said Darcy. "He's too dangerous and I don't think that it might be a good idea if we try to face him off alone. I mean I know that you are now friends with them now and I bet they would be more than happy to help out."
"I don't want their help and to get them involved in this, we can defeat Thanos on our own and we will." said Loki. "If we let anyone else get involved then it will lead to more trouble and do you really think that Thanos is going to take things easy on us if we bring an army ourselves to fight him off?"
"Well it's better than trying to fight off an army of Chitari and then later Thanos, I just hope that this other stone is not as tough as the other ones that we have or you told me about." said Darcy. "When it comes to Thanos and keeping all of these stones safe, we're going to need all of the help that we can get if we are going to pull this off or let alone survive from all of this."
"We will be fine, I have already come up with a number of plans and scenarios of what might happen when we eventually have to face Thanos." said Loki. "We are going to win this fight and we don't need Thor and his friends to help us."
"But we might because you kinda make it clear that Thanos is the Voldemort of the entire universe and if we're following the story, Harry Potter may have been the chosen one but he still needed plenty of help from Ron, Hermione and everyone of his friends and allies." said Darcy. "It's kinda like what's happening now but only real and maybe-"
"Maybe I don't want any help and this is between Thanos and I, it was always meant to be a fight where I had to find all of the necessary means to survive and to use all of the magic and illusions possible in order to win or at least escape with being on the run." said Loki. "I thought that you would be more understanding towards my wishes because I would keep everyone safe and would have saved hundreds of lives rather than throw them in the front lines for me."
"That doesn't mean we would have to put your life in danger and what if this time you don't survive?" said Darcy trying to point out the most obvious fact that is on the horizon. "Do you think I want to live with the fact that your ready to die to fix your mistakes and to save the world? I mean seeing you sacrifice yourself and possibly die from a maniac is not what I signed up for."
"Well what did you expect? That we would just hide the stones somewhere and hope that someday Thanos would give up his quest for the Infinity Stones? Thanos is never going to give up without a fight and to fully make sure that I am defeated once and for all." said Loki. "I have to do this or else the world will be jeopardy, I already ruined more than enough lives with my time on this planet."
"You made mistakes, I mean who doesn't make them in their lives?" said Darcy. "You're not that type of person who would go into a fight without some crazy back up plan set in motion. I don't want to see you get hurt by this Thanos again and unfortunately he is not going to offer you a job offer this time."
"Thanos is not the type who would just spare lives just because one ask him to, he will destroy everything that he suspects I might care about. He will never rest as long as I live to fight him off and to keep the stones away from him." said Loki annoyed. "He will do everything he can think of to hunt me down, destroy everything and he will also-"
"He will also what?" demanded Darcy. "I am not afraid of this Thanos, he's just a maniac and a bully who needs to be stopped. I want to help you stop him and I think that-"
"Now you care about my well being? What were you busy thinking of a couple nights ago? That I am a monster that needs to be watched over or a little project to live out your comic book dreams?" demanded Loki. "Maybe you just think that I will be happy to comply with whatever plans and missions that you may have in store for me. At least I now know that you don't trust me because you are ready to blame me and not listen to my side of the story because you think that I would be more than happy to step one toe out of line behind your back. Furthermore-"
"Ok, why don't we just focus on the-" begins Jane already seeing a tension between the two. She knows that she needs to stop it or else there might be a not so great argument between the two. But Loki stops the chance of any possible chance for an intervention...
"I wouldn't be surprised if you never cared about me and would rather just have Thanos finish me off so you will never put up with me again." said Loki angrily. "You must be thinking so low of me and it is clear that-"
"I never thought of you as a monster or a way to live out any life, I know that I was upset about Ian and our break up. But I just lost my temper and thought that you would have something to do with it but I never even bothered to let you tell me your side of the story." said Darcy. "I just-"
"What? Believe that I would lie to you and be laughing at the top of my lungs until you came home?" said Loki. "In case it never occurred to you Darcy, I have never lied to you? You are one of the first humans that I have ever treated decently and that is saying something because of our initial experience of living together and how you were pushing me to be Mysto. If I was planning an elaborate scheme for you or Midgard I would have done it. If you really care then I would suggest that-"
"You just listen to a word that I have to say for a change, here I am trying to talk to you in the past couple of days and you are not even listening to a word I want to say and would rather shut me out and forget everything we have been through." said Darcy. "You're ready to leave Earth so you can never see me again, just to leave everything behind and give up on the friendship that we have just because of a misunderstanding."
"It would be better if I leave Midgard once all of this is over, you and I would be happier if that occurs. " said Loki. "You will be able to start a new life and try to fix your relationship with Ian and try to live a normal life. Then maybe-"
"I don't want to live a normal life and I don't want our friendship to end because of a guy or a maniac that have an vendetta against you. Maybe your right and things would be better if we go our seperate ways but that doesn't mean it has to be that way." said Darcy. "I just want to talk and try to make things right between us, many would believe or want that I would just kick you out of my apartment or just leave never wanting to see or have anything to do with you again. I don't want that or will ever want something like that to happen, I know I should just be so angry that I would not want to be in the same room as you but for some reason I'm not. Why do I care about you more than anyone in this entire universe?"
Loki is surprised with that statement and didn't know what to say, he wasn't expecting this type of reaction from Darcy. He was mostly thinking/kinda hoping that she would be happy or at least showing that she is a little satisfied for the idea of him leaving Midgaurd forever. But instead Darcy is asking him to stay and seems to care about his own well being or if he is going to leave the planet. Before Loki can even say a word, Darcy just got herself up and without even saying a word she begins to leave the room. Upset at this most recent arguement and wish that it never occurred or if she did things differently back when she came home and confronted Loki about the break up. Now she might loose Loki forever and she can't believe that she actually said that to Loki and with Jane in the same room. Darcy always knew that she cares about Loki but she didn't knew it was this much and what if she cares about Loki in that way? It would be impossible but somehow makes sense, the worst thing is that Darcy ruined any chances of possibly having a chance. Well she might never even had a chance because she's not Asgardian and Loki loves this Amora girl, he would never see her as anything else but a friend.
Once Darcy leaves the room and leaves both Jane and Loki alone in the room, they both don't know how to react towards Darcy's closing remark and how that remark changes everything. Loki didn't even know hot to respond or what to think, Darcy might possibly care about him in a way that can be stronger than friendship? Even if she feels for him in that particular way, it will never happen because not only for Ian but it would just never work out because of the fact that it would be too sentimental and the fact that he will outlive Darcy eventually. There is also the fact that he might not be able to stay on Earth once Thor eventually finds out the truth or Thanos kills him before he can even try to stop him. It also doesn't help that deep down Loki knows that they will never be nothing more than friends because of the fact that he's not ready or deserve something like that because the last time he cared about someone too much he lost his brother and his mother died because of him. Loki knows that he should maybe apologies for being too hard and have this talk with Darcy, but he can't...
It's because of the main fact that he will loose her more than he would have with this break up with Ian because whatever feelings he have towards Darcy is stronger than he have ever felt for Amora. Loki got over Amora over time and if they meet again sometime in the future he doesn't think any attraction would return or at least be as strong as it was before Amora's banishment. Loki really cares about his feelings towards Darcy and these feelings are so strong that maybe some separation will help them just not feel that way towards one another. Why can't life have been as simple as it was back in his cell where the only goal was to get out and take the throne then it would be over. Now everything has changed and it was thanks to his time on this planet, Loki can understand why Thor feels this way towards Earth and how he might have fallen for Jane. But he is never going to admit that to anyone or even to himself, maybe he should just try to explain himself to Darcy and-
"She might need some space to clear her head, I don't think that she's happy with that little scuffle you two just had. Did you guys have a fight before me walking in and seeing you alive?" said Jane. "I could definitely see some tension between the two of you while you two were arguing?"
"Yes we did have a disagreement and I don't think our relationship will ever be the same again because I might have accidentally led to Ian breaking up with Darcy..." said Loki as Jane cringed at the end result. "It was an accident, I was annoyed by these phones and when I decide to pick it up and use my magic to make my voice to sound like Darcy to tell the caller to leave us alone and it turned out to be Ian and things slowly went out of hand from there. That was one of the most humiliating moments of my life and I am now vowing to never pick up one of those annoying pieces of Midgardian technology again."
"Well did you try to talk to Darcy? It does seem really clear that she is not happy for you not talking to her or whatever else that happened in that fight and the idea of you leaving Earth forever." pointed out Jane. "Is there something going on between you two that you are trying too hard not to admit?"
"Not that I know of." said Loki almost immediately trying to avoid any suspicions from Jane. "No I never bothered to speak to Darcy because she doubted me and believed that I would have done a scheme like that and said something... I decided that the best course of action would be to try to break off our friendship as slow as I can and besides it's clear that Darcy thinks low of me and I am even starting to think low of her as well."
"From what I'm getting of this is you were indirectly responsible for Ian and Darcy breaking up and now you are both doubting each other. Maybe if you two try to talk it out then it will help you two heal whatever pain you are now going through, the longer you two put it off, the harder it's going to be to make things right and I don't think leaving Earth might be a good idea." said Jane. "Not only you will be hurting yourself and Darcy but you might be happy here."
"It's what best for both of us and I have already made up my mind, don't worry I will keep my end of the bargain and reveal myself to Thor." said Loki. "I am not going to break my word, Thor is enamored by you and we are going to see each other more because of the stones and your feelings towards him. Like it or not we are going to need to learn to get along for his sake."
"I'm going to safely assume that you might still care about him if you are willing to try to be civil towards me and might even want to let him know that you are alive before leaving." said Jane catching Loki by surprise any negative thought he had towards Jane suddenly vanished and Loki turned to be automatically impressed.
"Perhaps I underestimated your intellect and it is clear that you are really perspective." said Loki. "A lot more understanding than any other Midgardians I have met thus far. Do you have any clear idea on how to possibly survive the next couple of weeks and facing an evil giant purple alien if you are still willing to share your wisdom?"
"I don't really have any exspirence in that department, but I think I can help understand the stones." said Jane. "If I could get a good understanding on the potential properties on what gave these stones this power and how it can all have different abilities, then maybe I can gain a better understanding and it can help you later. Fortunately I managed to have a somewhat understanding on it's power."
"Wait you have an understanding?" asked Loki who can't help but interrupt Jane who is continuing to surprise him more and more by the minuete.
"Loki you do remember that I had one of these things inside me with it slowly killing me and an army of elves were after me?" said Jane. "I would have a lot of unpleasant memories of the experience."
"Ok what do you remember from that wonderful experience?" asked Loki sarcastically.
"When the Aether was inside of me and the moment that he was taking it out, I saw everything that Malekith was planing to do with the Aether and the destruction that he was planning to do." explained Jane. "I don't know why but it felt like that it was speaking to me and I knew everything that Malekith was planning to do with the Aether and the universe."
"I did not know that the Aether could have the capabilities of doing something similar like that, at least it sounds better than the mind stone." said Loki. "All it does place negative ideas in ones' mind and strengthen the anger that is deep down inside you until it changes who you are and leaves only the worst part of you to make all of your choices."
That got both of them surprised because of the mere fact that they were at least able to come up with common ground and to have a conversation with one another. Loki always thought that they would be mostly arguing and their conversations will mostly end in witty remarks of how they are or someone being so annoyed at the argument that they decide to put a stop to it. Maybe for once Thor has some common sense and chose a human that is tougher and wiser than anyone would have expected back in Asgard. Maybe having Jane helping out wouldn't be such a bad idea after all...
"I believe it would not hurt for you to look at the stones, as long as you do not touch them and try to be careful." said Loki. "The last thing I want is an angry Thor coming after me for both lying and hurting his one true love."
With that it results in both Loki and Jane getting to work in understanding the stones, surprisingly they keep managing to find out more of the Infinity stones as they were examining them. For some reason, they seem to be enjoying throwing out ideas to each other and looking over the Infinity Stones. It was a sight that anyone would be surprised to see happen and when Darcy sees that they are getting along, she gives a sigh of relief and is happy that Jane is on their side and at least Loki is slowly becoming friends with Jane. She just wishes that she can join them and would be welcomed by Loki...
For once Loki is now happy to talk to someone that have some understanding of what the Infinity Stones are capable of doing and trying to understand the potential possibilities of what they are capable of. Maybe they can figure out how to get the stones out of their respective encasements without doing more damage than he might do if he just breaks open the Tesseract. He is already relieved that Ultron didn't wipe out the planet when he was playing around with the mind stone, at least that stone is under well protection and now they need to figure out how to do the same without eventually creating irreparable damage. But maybe this will help speed up the process with his knowledge of magic and Jane's knowledge of science and advance human technology, they might be able to speed things up and discover a way to do this. Maybe things will work out for the better and he can win the upcoming war, though he wishes that the same might apply to his friendship with Darcy...
Meanwhile back in Asgard
Odin is sitting on his throne, waiting for his son to come by to give him the choice of the mission that he is set to give him. Along with some important information that he knows that Thor will need to know if he is going to face this new threat and the Infinity Stones. It is not going to be an easy story to tell and he was hoping that he would never have to tell his sons what happened or ever have to see Thanos again. But now Thanos is trying to get all of the stones as he have been planning all of the years in the past and now after Loki, for once he should feel happy that Loki's dead because then otherwise Thanos would be hunting Loki down and attacking Asgard more than just the gatekeeper. At least he wouldn't have to worry about that, but they still have to somehow convince Thanos that's the truth whether he wants to believe it or not. Once Thor arrives, Odin knows that it's time to tell Thor the truth and he does not know where to start...
"You wanted to see me father?" said Thor not knowing if what he is about to hear is going to be a good thing or a bad thing. But judging from how things are going, it's more likely going to be the latter...
"Yes, how is Heimdell doing?" said Odin hoping for once the Soul Stone is malfunctioning.
"He is not doing as well as any of us would have hoped, none of the healers have any idea what that monster did to him." said Thor. "One theory is that he somehow took Heimdell's soul and it transported to one of the Stones. But that can't be possible..."
"Unfortunately, it is really possible and something like this has happened before. This is not the first time that I had to deal with Thanos and his desires to find the Infinity Stones." said Odin. "In fact he hurted Asgard once before and that he even used my firstborn to do so..."
"What are you talking-" begins Thor feeling super confused before he got an answer that he never expected.
"He courted Hela, your sister and called her his mistress death. They had a toxic relationship and when I started to push her away from our gruesome actions of the past and those actions helped create a monster." said Odin. "It was worse than the path that Loki chose to go on and I tried to warn her against the relationship, but she never listened and continued to help him continue his evil..."
"Where is Hela now? Maybe if we find her now and try to reason with her, she can help us stop Thanos and save Heimdell." suggested Thor hoping to find Hela and try to be a better brother to her and this can be his chance to redeem himself from his past actions and not being there for Loki.
"I wish that was the case... Hela is dead, Thanos sacrificed her to get to the stone because that is one of the people he truly cared about the most to get the stone." said Odin. "Thanos wanted to take her to some place special in order to give her a gift that she will never forget and I suspected that something was not right. We got into an arguement before I disowned her and she left with the mad titan. I followed her and by the time that I arrived, I saw Thanos throwing her off a cliff and receiving that horrible stone."
"He did it to get that to get the Stone?" said Thor not happy of his Sister's fate. "He never loved her! What does Loki have to do with all of this? He wasn't even born at the time and even if Loki was alive, he'd be nothing more than a baby why would Thanos want anything to do with Loki?"
"I have no idea, I believe that Thanos believes that Loki somehow acquired the stones and wants to go after him. But that's impossible even if Loki was alive, there is no way he would ever do something like that not only because Loki knows it would be too dangerous. There is also the fact that he is dead and he can't gather the stones if he's dead." pointed out Odin. "Why would Loki even want the Stones in the first place? It would be too much power to take over Asgard or Midgard, on the topic of Midgard. Since it is clear that you care about the realm and know it better than any one of us, if Thanos is going to attack then he's going to start with the most vulnerable and hurt the ones that he deems weak to set an example for the overall universe."
"What does the Soul Stone even do?" demanded Thor. "What did it do to Heimdell? How-"
Before Thor can even finish asking his questions, one of the palace's servants came to both Thor and Odin in a hurry. Once the servent arrives right in front of them, she tries to catch her breath and turns to look at both Thor and Odin. She doesn't know how to tell both of them of the tragedy that is about the occur and how imperative it is to go to the healing halls now before it's too late. After she catches her breath and faced both of them, the girl knows that she has to tell them. They are going to find out sooner or later, plus Heimdell requested them to tell them the important news that he only want to tell both of them. But she just wishes that he told the heelers in case what they suspect of happening will happen.
"Excuse me your majesties, Heimdell requested for both of you in the heeling halls. He does not have that much time left and he has something important to tell both of you and refuse to tell anyone else other than you two." said the servant. "He says something about Loki and I think it might have something to do with the current threat that is occurring. We also believe that monster has somehow taken his soul out."
"What? How is that-" begins Thor unsure of what that can possibly mean before Odin answers the question for him.
"If someone takes one's soul from them, they will slowly fade away and dies. The Soul stone is the most dangerous out of the six Infinity Stones because of the mere fact that it can take souls." explained Odin. "Once the stone is in the soul stone, it will fade away and that will cause the body to weaken and shut down. When that happens then it will lead to the victim to die unless the stone is placed back on the victim's chest and the soul returns to the victim."
With that they all went to the heeling halls as fast as they can to try to see Heimdell, Thor hopes that he can somehow save him from the fate that Thanos has placed on him. But deep down he knows that it might be impossible unless he can somehow grab the Soul stone from Thanos's ship and escape back to Asgard in time. Thor knows that he is ready to fight against Thanos and to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. Along with making this monster know that no one hurts his friends and use his brother's name in vain and get away with it. At least Loki doesn't have to deal with an angry Thanos coming after him, demanding Infinity Stones or else he would have been more protective of him and would want to stay in Asgard to better protect Loki and his home. But at least he doesn't have to worry about it and the only thing he has to worry about is trying to convince Thanos that Loki is dead and to not do these attacks trying to find someone who is already dead. Maybe if he took him to Loki's... There's no way he will ever take a monster like Thanos to Loki's grave and even if he wanted to, he can't because of the fact that it's in the Dark World and he doesn't even know where it is. Thor never bothered to look because it would be a constant reminder on how he failed Loki and the sacrifice that Loki made back then. He can't live that through again...
When they arrived at the heeling halls, they are greeted by an unwelcome sight and from one look at Heimdell they knew that his soul is about to fade away from it's owner. Heimdell is not going to make it as long as anyone would hope to try to grab the stone and defeat Thanos from whatever plans that he might have in store for the world. The heelers went to both Thor and Odin to explain the situation, Thor didn't seem to be listening to a word that is being said and just focused on the state of Heimdell and the upcoming war that will bring more pain. He even starts to wish that Thanos's delusions are true and Loki is alive and that maybe there is some good in him that way he could help them or find a spell. But that would be wishful thinking and even if Loki was alive... his father is right, Loki would never help them unless there is something in it for him.
Once the heelers are done explaining what is happening and the moment to talk to Heimdell is now or they might never have a chance to hear what he might have to say again. Thor decided that it might be best to approach closely to Heimdell and was ready to hear what he has to say, something tells him that he might not like the information that he is about to hear. But he is going to need to hear if it is going to help stop Thanos for good and before Thor can say anything or try to catch up with his soon to be fallen friend. Heimdell got up and was ready to tell Thor the truth before it's too late, he knows that he's running out of time and can feel that if he doesn't say something soon then he might never will.
"Thor, there is something that I need to tell you and it can't wait any longer." said Heimdell desperately. "It is about what Thanos said about-"
"It does not matter what he says, all he is going to do is tell lies and tries to find ways to break us before we can even have the chance to fight back." said Thor. "We will stop Thanos and he will-"
"I have been keeping a secret from you and everyone else, I have discovered something two months ago that will change everything." said Heimdell. "Thanos might not be a liar after all..."
"What are you talking about?" Said Thor. "What could you have possibly have discovered that-"
"Thanos is going to Midgard and the remainder of the Stones are there." said Heimdell. "Once he gets there he is going to take them all, Loki..."
Before Heimdell can finish a word on what he was saying, he can't get another word out and before any of the room knew it Heimdell falls back onto a bed with the healers trying to rush around to save him. But from one look, Thor knows that it was too late and Heimdell is gone and before he gave him the information that can have potentially help him. But the question is what does Loki have to do with all of this? What kind of connection does Loki have to all of this? Could Thanos have met Loki before and wants vengeance or something?
Whatever may be the reason why Thanos could possibly want Loki, there is one thing that he knows... That he can't let Thanos win and with that stone there can be hundreds in danger with Thanos having this kind of power. He will bring justice for Heimdell, his mysterious sister and figure out the mystery of Thanos's obsession with Loki. Thor has to or else the world will be doomed and he's going to return to Midgard the following morning to tell the Avengers what is going on and to prepare for the upcoming battle ahead. He has to, somehow...
Meanwhile outside of the apartment building
There stood a mysterious stranger wearing a hood and watching the window on the roof of an building, she watches Loki and Jane try to figure out how to get the Infinity Stones out, throwing out ideas and enjoying each other's company. It looks like Loki got all of the Infinity Stones and it's time, she doesn't want to do anything that can help him win or hurt one of the one people she has ever tolerated. But Thanos made it clear that if she doesn't obey then there will be a punishment that is worst than torture and he might use the Soul Stone in order to make sure she pays for her disobedience. She doesn't have a choice and she just hopes that someday she can make Thanos pay for everything and to have the freedom to live her own life. She pulls up her communicator and turns it on to the signal, once it's on she waits for the other side to answer...
"This better be good, did you find out anymore information?" demanded the voice. "These Asgardians are as weak and weak minded as Loki claims, they refused to tell me anything or hand Loki over by coming up with a foolish story of him being dead. Don't they realize that it's not a wise idea to try to deceive me?"
"Well you will be happy to hear that Loki has all four stones..." said the stranger with a mixture of anger and regret in her voice. "It's time..."
"Excellent work Nebula, be sure to pay our old friend a visit to let him know I'm coming." said Thanos with anticipation and pride in his voice. "It's looks like my next stop will be Terra and don't worry I got the little surprise that I was looking for, let's see if she will be brave enough to betray me again once I'm done with her."
"I'm sure that whatever you may have planned will be wonderful." said Nebula not knowing how she feels about all of this, she should be happy but instead deep down she's feeling a sense of regret that she has never felt before. She doesn't know why...
"I can assure you that it will be." said Thanos. "I will be there in three days time and once I arrive, we will meet and we will find Loki and continue along with our plan or else there will be serious consequences. Do I make myself clear, you sorry excuse of scraps?
"Yes, I will see you then." said Nebula bitterly and turned off her communicator.
She took down her hood and stare at the building right in front her, it's almost time for them to do the next part of their quest and it's a part she doesn't want to do. The only means of escape that she can think of is to take the stones once Thanos has them all. But that would be suicide and all Nebula wants is revenge on the two people that hurt her the most and to finally get her freedom. To go all over space and live her life without ever worrying about Thanos, the Stones or anything else ever again. She envies others for that freedom and ever since she got recaptured by Thanos, she would give anything to break free and forget about the pain of the pasts. Loki managed to do it and is now fine, why can't she? Why can't she just get up and leave all of this behind? Gamora was able to get the courage to do so, but that was because she has always been Thanos's favorite. Maybe it was never meant to be and maybe she was always meant to be beaten and caged by Thanos, she just wishes that it wasn't the case and she can make her own choices for once...
But either way, Nebula knows that tomorrow is the day that everything will change and the day where it will be the start of a war that Thanos is determined to win. One that she would give anything to get out of, but she has no choice and in three days from now Thanos is going to fight for the Infinity Stones. Loki is going to pay for his failures and his attempts to stop Thanos, he is going to make sure that Loki pays in the worst way possible that makes what she had to go through look like if it was nothing. She knows that she should get some rest because of the fact that she has a busy day and who knows how many acts before Thanos shows to make his move towards retrievel of the Stones. But she can't, all Nebula can do is stare at the windows of the apartment building or at the night sky wondering if she will ever be as happy as Loki is right now? Will she ever be free? What is going to happen once she pulls this off? All Nebula can do now is wonder and hope...
Well I have to say that this chapter has definitely taken a dark turn and just when things were starting to look great for Loki. Yeah I know I kinda went away from canon and that I kinda added from both Raganrok and Infinity War into the story. I wanted to add some elements from Ragnarok after I saw the movie, but there's no way I can do the story unless it's a sequel (I am open to it, but the idea has to be really good that I have to be invested in for a sequel) and plus Loki wouldn't be in the same position that he was in Ragnarok, so I would have to redo most of the story and let's be honest Redemption is really the story of Loki getting redeemed, learning from his past actions and himself and getting the courage he needs to face Thanos and his past. Plus at this point, it's kinda became it's own thing that Age of Ultron did have some differences like Quicksilver living and Loki getting to know and hanging out with the Avengers and encountering Ultron.
Plus I also wanted to explore the idea of the Soul stone having powers because I can't believe that all it does is trap everyone in a stone, make people fall off cliffs and just bling to wear on the gauntlet. I always thought that it was going to be the most dangerous out of the six stones and before I got this far I did some research and found out that the Soul stone can do soul manipulation and I wanted to explore that. It's kinda of my own interpretation of what it could mean and what happened to Heimdell shows the consequences of what happens if a Soul is gone from the host for too long. I want to apologies to any of the Heimdell fans out there, but I kinda had it planned since the beginning and I needed to show how Thanos is going to be different than his movie counterpart. I didn't enjoy doing it and wanted to fit Heimdell more in the story, but with the path that I was taking with the story I never could find a place where Heimdell and Loki could team up. Sorry about that and RIP Heimdell for both the movies and Redemption. :(
While we are still on the topic of the Soul Stone, Gamora is alive in Redemption and she can't really suffer that horrible fate if Hela unwillingly did it for her in the past. I just wanted to let you guys know that's all...
But anyway Nebula is going to have an interesting arc and we are going to see her true feelings and the effects of the abuse that Thanos did on her. She is going to be playing a big role in the Final battle and the question is who's side is she really on? That's the real mystery and Thanos is definitely not going to make things any easier for Nebula, he's going to make sure that he does everything in his power to make sure that he wins the upcoming final battle. Thanos is going to do anything he can and he is going to make sure that he will destroy Loki or if it's the last thing he do.
Well at least Loki now has Jane on his side now and she is going to be making a big impact and helping out Loki. At least they are getting along anf the question remains will Loki and Darcy make things right between them in the end? Could there be something more that's going on between the two and how are they going to deal with these new feelings towards each other?
As for the next chapter, it going to come out in 1-2 weeks from now and it really depends how long it takes me because the next chapter is going to be suspenseful and it's the last chapter before the start of the final battle/the preparation for it. But I have to tell you that it's going to be full of surprises and going to be the leading into it. I can't believe we're almost there and we are definitely getting close to the Endgame now.
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 how are things going to turn out in the end? Will Nebula go through with her order in the end? Will Loki and Jane ever find a way to get the Infinity Stones out of their respective object? Can Loki and Darcy ever save falling friendship? What is Thanos's plan to get the Infinity Stones? Will Loki, Darcy and the world be ready for whatever trick he has up his sleeves or rather gauntlet? I guess we will all have to wait for the next chapter to find out what happens next won't we? See you in the next update. :)