Loki woke up with a wicked nasty hangover. Groaning, Loki sat up in his comfy bed at the Make Mine Marvel hotel. Rubbing his forehead, Loki tried to remember why he had been drunk last night, and then remembered.

Oh yes. That party with Bucky. I never knew that man could dance like that, he looked so serious before. That's what alcohol will do, I suppose.

Loki shook his head. It didn't matter. He needed to come up with a new way to murder Captain America! Something that would make Loki one scary dude. Maybe it was time he team up with another villain, preferably one who also hated the Captain.

Loki tapped his finger against his chin. "Let's see, do I know any villains who would help me dispose of Captain America? Oh, of course! THAT man will do just fine…."

Getting up, Loki snapped his fingers, causing him to get dressed in a puff of green some, and then warp to a sub-space dimension. The sub-dimension was one of Thanos' personal little places, and he even gave Loki a pair of "keys", so to speak. The place was nice looking, Loki supposed. It was sort of blue, with sparkles and hues flying around all willy-nilly.

The center contained a large, wooden box. Anyone nearby would hear shouts and pleas coming from it. Loki smirked to himself, before grabbing the lid and shoving it open. When the lid was opened, a human figure stumbled out, coughing and gasping for breath. Loki rolled his eyes, and kicked the figure; he had no time for human weakness. The being looked up, his red face almost hiding his eyes.

"What do you want from me?" asked the…..Red Skull. Loki didn't know the full-story, but apparently, Thanos had found the nazi floating in space. Unlike Loki, Red Skull didn't want to help Thanos, so Thanos just locked him up in a box for many, many years. Loki had to admit, that was pretty cool.

"For the first time in your useless life, you actually have a chance of being useful, so listen up. I require your help, oh red-faced one," Loki answered Skull. Skull looked offended, not that it mattered much.

"How dare you speak to me that way! Why would you expect me to help you?" Skull yelled in anger, making his face possibly even more red. Loki was almost impressed, until he remembered that he could turn his own face blue.

"Oh, Red Skull, I thought you might say that before even hearing my proposal. I want your help in killing your adversary – Captain America. So, human, are you interested?" Loki stared Red Skull in the eyes, waiting for a reply, or even a rebuke. Red Skull didn't answer at first, but his eyes told Loki everything.

"Very well, Loki. I will help you. But know this….I do not work for you," Skull warned. Loki just nodded, because whatever, Skull said yes! Time to go kill a patriot!

Hours later, Loki was frustrated and angry and maybe embarrassed.

"You told me you'd be able to find Captain America, so pray tell, WHAT IS THE HOLD UP?" Loki screamed at Red Skull, who flinched. Skull stuttered for a second.

"Forgive me, but locating my nemesis was always the hard part, and besides, he always came to me, so…" Skull said, fishing for excuses. Loki didn't care, he just wanted results.

"So…you mean to tell me, that I freed you from your prison for nothing?" Loki asked in a dangerously quiet voice. Red Skull gulped.

"To be honest, even if we found him…I would not be of any help to you. I can't fight as well as you, I'm not smart enough to build weapons, and I'm generally useless. Just….DON'T TAKE ME BACK THERE!" Loki was disgusted, especially since this was actually partially his fault.

Snapping his fingers, Loki sent the sobbing Skull back to his sub-dimension prison. Sighing, Loki headed back to the hotel. The day was pretty much over, and Loki wanted to head in before it got even worse!

Thanos had decided he needed a break from The Other. It was time to explore Earth, even if he wasn't technically allowed! But where to go first? He had heard good things about Italy, and he hungered for some pizza, so off he went.

To Be Continued

Author's Notes: I'll be honest, I don't like Red Skull, which may explain why he looked so bad here, lol. At this rate, Loki is doomed to never even find Captain America!

And Thanos is travelling. This can't end well...