Sif and the Warriors Three arrive in a desert of New Mexico. Meanwhile Thor is spending the morning with Jane, Darcy, and Dr. Selvig. He and Jane are making breakfast. Dr. Selvig sits at the table silently, hung over from the events of the night before. Thor smiles at Jane before taking the plates and placing them in front of Darcy and Selvig.
Loki walks steadily and quickly towards the weapons vault, his cape billowing behind him like a menacing cloud. He slams his staff on the floor, releasing the creature that lived there. The Destroyer steps out, looking to Loki for an order.
"Make sure my brother does not return," he orders, "Destroy everything."
Sif and the Warriors Three walk casually through the streets of the small town, receiving many odds looks from the citizens. A young boy points excitedly at the group, intrigued by their odd attire.
Volstagg knocks on the glass door, "FOUND YOU!" He shouts.
Thor looks up questioningly before he realizes who it was. They look at him with excitement.
"My friends!" shouts Thor, embracing Volstagg, "This is good, this is good. Oh. Excuse me," He says realizing he had not yet introduced his friends to the mortals he had become acquainted with, "Lady Sif and the Warriors Three. My friends, I've never been happier to see you! But you should not have come."
"We've here to bring you home!" Fandral exclaims.
"You know I can't come home. My father is... is dead, and I must remain in exile," Thor says, saddened.
Sif looks at Thor questioningly, "Thor, your father still lives! Everyone misses you, Asgard is in trouble with Loki as king. Eira needs you."
Thor looks up, realizing that he was lied to, by his own brother. Angered fill him. And Eira, Sif said Eira needed him. Did this mean Loki was claiming not only his throne, but his woman as well?
Heimdall stands silently watching Loki approach him.
"Tell me, Loki, how did you lead the Jotuns into Asgard?" He questions.
Loki sneers at him, "Do you think the Bifrost is the only way in and out of this realm?" He hisses, "There are passages between worlds to which even you, with all your gifts, are blind. But I have need of them no longer, now that I am king. And I say, for your act of treason, you are relieved of your duties as gatekeeper and no longer citizen of Asgard!"
"Then I need no longer obey you!" Heimdall growls, drawing his sword and lashing out at Loki.
Loki pulls out the Casket, his skin changing to a deep blue, eyes glowing red, and freezing Heimdall where he stood with an icy blast.
S.H.E.I.L.D. agents had scurried to the sight of the ominous and short storm. They examine the strange marks that remained in the sand before yet another storm kicks up. When the dust settles it reveals a large mechanical being. The agents stare with disbelief.
"Is that one of Stark's?" Agent Cale asks.
"I don't know. The guy never tells me anything," Agent Coulson replies.
The destroyer pauses in front of the S.H.E.I.L.D. agents. Coulson steps out to confront the creature in front of him.
"Hello. You are using unregistered weapons technology, identify yourself!" he shouts through a megaphone. The Destoyer snarls before it begins to open its faceplates.
"Here we go," Coulson says.
The destroyer swells with energy before a fiery blast emits from its head, destroying many of their cars. It continues its pace towards the town, its footsteps shaking the earth beneath it.
"Jane you have to leave," Thor states, seeing the sight off in the distance.
"What are you gonna do?" Jane questions.
"I'm staying here," Thor replies.
"The fool is going to fight with us!" says Volstagg enthusiastically.
"My friends, I'm just a man, I'll only be in the way, or worse, get one of you killed. But I can help these people to safety." Thor states.
"Well if you're staying so am I!" Jane says defiantly.
"We need some time," Thor orders.
"Then you'll have it!" Fandral says before the group runs off to take on the Destroyer.
"Ok, move it people!" Darcy yells.
Panic fills the streets as Thor, Jane, Dr. Selvig and Darcy warn people. They gather as many people as they can, getting them into nearby cars and out of the small town. The Destroyer enters the town, sending another fiery beam through a nearby general store. Sif and the Warriors Three march confidently towards the Destroyer.
"I will distract it," Sif states, separating from the group.
Smoke and fire billow around the Destoyer, enhancing its menacing appearance.
Volstagg, with assistance from Fandral and Hogun, is flung towards the Destroyer.
"For Asgard!" He shouts before being smacked by the Destroyer and flying in to a nearby car. Volstagg stares at the Destoyer as it approaches him. It looks down upon him, a hunter ready to end the life of its prey. Its faceplates slowly begin to open, ready to bring a fiery death to Volstagg. Volstagg's eyes shift as Sif's leaps from the top of a nearby building, impaling the Destroyer through the throat. The fire within the Destroyer goes out. Sif grins with victory, receiving a sigh of relief from Volstagg. Her grin soon dissipates as the Destroyers body begins to shift. Its face looks at Sif, firing at her as Fandral and Hogun pull Volstagg from the car. Sif barely dodges the blast, falling to the ground with a painful thud.
"Fall back!" She yells, rolling over and pulling herself up.
The behemoth mechanical monster shoots at her again as she and the Warriors Three retreat. She flies through the air, hitting the ground.
"Go now, run!" Thor yells to his three mortal companions.
Thor runs to Sif, "Sif, you've done all you could."
"NO! I'll die a warrior's death! Stories will be told of this day!" She protests.
"Live, and tell those stories yourself!" Thor replies. He runs to the Warriors Three.
"You must return to Asgard, you must stop Loki!" Thor orders.
"What about you?" Fandral asks.
"Do not worry, I have a plan." Thor states.
Thor walks slowly towards the Destroyer, ready to confront it and his brother.
"Brother, however I have wronged you, whatever I have done that has led you to do this, I am truly sorry. But these people are innocent; taking their lives will gain you nothing. So take mine, and end this." He says softly to the metallic beast in front of him.
The Destoyer turns to walk away before snapping back, hitting Thor directly in the chest. He crashes to the ground, his face bloodied.
Meanwhile at the S.H.E.I.L.D base, something strange is occurring. One of the agents is picking up strange readings from the hammer that had so recently landed in the middle of the desert. The earth beneath it begins to shake.
It shoots off into the sky, leaving many bewildered men in the base. It rockets through the air, ready to return to its true master. It approaches Thor rapidly, landing in his hand. Lightning shoots from the sky, hitting Thor as the Destroyer turns around to face him. Thor's armor returns as the lightning dissipates, his powers restored. He was ready to take down the Destroyer, and return to Asgard.