Here we go kids, the night after. I had a huge surge in reviews and it pleases me a great deal that you are enjoying "Stockholm" so much. This chapter is dedicated to Missy for all the wonderful reviews she sent me. Remember to review and enjoy this chapter.

Chapter Eight - Mission: Destroy the heart

Columbia University

Jane Foster was teaching her Astronomy 101 class in the lecture hall and was finishing up her lecture on Galileo.

"Does anyone have any questions?" she asked.

"Yes, Ms. Foster," a student stuck up a hand in the middle of the room of over a hundred students, "if he knew that eventually his theories could be proven wrong, why make such outlandish theories in the first place?"

"Like most common theories," she answered, "all discoverers, philosophers, and dreamers have a theory. Set theory needs to be challenged and tested in order to be proven correct or to be dismissed and to be explored from a different angle. Excellent question. Any more?" she asked just as the bell rang. "Remember we have an exam next week," she shouted over the commotion and movement. "Get a blue book from the bookstore so you can complete the written portion of the exam. You will not receive credit if you don't have one."

As the final students were shuffling out, her friend Lacey appeared from the side door.

"Hey," Lacey greeted her. "How are things going?"

"Hectic," she replied as she was gathering up her items to take back to her office. "Glad to be done today and now I can sit in my office and write the exam. Who would have thought that teaching would be more time consuming than field research?"

"Who'd a thunk it?" her friend replied. "Listen, I looked up that name you wanted me to look for."

"And?"

"Cannot find anyone named Luke Kenton in the system," she added in. "I am still searching, but from what I have found, there is no Luke Kenton anywhere on the roster within the science department."

Jane was concerned at who she had been spending all this time with; especially after sleeping with him last night.

"Thanks for searching for him," she added before they walked out of the hall and headed down the way to the Science Department office.

They both did have office hours to attend to.

Jane continued her search through the computer. She searched student records, residency departments, and the student aide sections all for Luke in order to find out where he was.

Just as Lacey said, "No Student / Name / record found" was all that appeared on the screen.

Could it be that her "friend" was a con, trying to get into her life to either do her harm or to ask for something that would be outrageous in all circles.

She thought back that first afternoon on the campus when she swore that someone had tried to stab her. Only this time in her play-by-play, she imagined that Luke had been the one standing there.

Could it be that her friend was a fraud?

Her thoughts were interrupted with the phone on her desk started ringing. She reached for it and answered, "This is Jane Foster."

"Hello Jane," the familiar voice greeted her.

"Erik," she replied with a smile. "How are you? I haven't seen you since I arrived in New York."

"Been well," her mentor answered. "SHIELD has been very hospitable since my arrival."

"How goes the research on whatever it was that they recruited you for?" she asked while reclining back in her squeaky chair.

"Going well," he replied. "Actually, I wanted to test something this weekend and I was hoping that you were available to get away from your teaching job and come and assist me?"

"Would I?" she screeched. "I would love to come and help. What do I need to bring with me?"

"Just a change of clothes in the event that it goes after hours," Erik told her. "Make sure that you bring identification with you. Oh and make sure you are ready for a strip search. It is a secured government facility after all."

"Ha done already and looking forward to the next," she replied. "I will see you this weekend."

"Looking forward to you," he answered back before she hung up.

Jane answered the phone for another call and knew that today was definitely looking up for the weekend.

Completely unaware that he was in her office, Loki leaned against the wall in his Luke Kenton persona watching as Jane Foster was working on trying to find him out.

Of course he would not appear in any records or recordings of being a student or teacher's aide at this institution. It was all to end up eventually where they had been the previous evening.

His persona's body was no doubt still lying below the lake surface.

He did admit that Jane was an amazing lover, but after he had regained control over himself, he knew that he needed to stay close to her. His stalking game would resume from where he had left off.

Then when she least expected it, her life would be dashed from her.

Quite a pity really, he thought. She would make a fine prize to torture or to be the weapon to torture his brother with.

Stop it, he thought to himself. We are not going back to that place again. I will not give myself to her again like that.

The communication she had received said that Dr. Selvig was working on the powerful object from his dream. The government group called SHIELD were the ones that held it prisoner. Apparently, he wanted Jane to attend the testing of the tesseract and needed her to assist him.

Now was his chance to gain enough power and use it for his future endeavors for his ultimate goal: to turn the Earth into his personal kingdom and playground.

Loki slipped out of the office and began to follow Jane, who had gotten up after her phone call. She trotted down the hallway passage and he kept close, even though she could not hear or see him.

"Hey Lacey," Jane called to her colleague in her office. "Do we have a training meeting this weekend?"

"Tell me you are not bailing on me," the other woman asked.

"My mentor from New Mexico is conducting some tests this weekend and he wants me to come and observe and report," she told her friend. "I will make it up to you on Friday with drinks."

"Well, since you put it that way, I will take notes for you," the woman replied.

Loki decided to sneak out of the office through the passage. What a better way to reveal who he was to her…when he stole the power source right in front of her eyes.

It was going to be perfect.

The apartment

Once he knew that Jane was going to be in her office for a while, Loki returned to the apartment and started to work on his greatest creation.

Since he was going to be invading a top secret government facility, he was going to need a weapon that he could use.

Without his father's spear as his weapon, Loki would need a staff that was menacing as well as powerful.

He began to conceive the design in his mind. Long and tall with a curved blade near the tip.

Loki sat on the floor, crossing his legs, and closed his eyes to focus. He reached deep, deep into the fathoms of his soul. Grabbing hold of the magical essence that had had given him life, he began to siphon the power into his hands.

The electric energy appeared from underneath his flesh. He manipulated his hands to bring the glowing mist together into one force. It would be weak at first, he thought, but once he had possession of the tesseract, it would glow as brightly as the stars above.

However, his meditation and conjuring began to have a life of its own. The magical force began to intake and absorb power around him; mainly electricity.

Loki was genuinely in fear of the wild and unrestricted energy. His body transformed into his Jotun form in order to gain more strength and control. He blew on the orb to form a crystal shield of ice around it. Finally, it was caged, and he caged his inner demon.

The staff took shape from more use of his power. Loki grasped the glowing blond light, giving his life and solid state. He twirled and observed the staff in his hand. It was light, but powerful.

It was a symbol of perfection.

Gently, he placed the orb into the scepter where it fit snuggly.

And Loki laughed.

Now to locate this fortress where he would claim his rightful place as ruler of this realm.

It was a shortie, but wait until the next one. That one is a doozy! Remember to review!