I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
-Numb by Linkin Park

"He'll prove you wrong: I promise." Darkness clouded his mind. He felt the wind blowing past him as he was carried through the air. The words faintly made their way into his ears, and he was confused. Why was the man so confident? There was no reason for him to be. Hadn't Loki done enough already? Why couldn't he just give up now? All he wanted to do was give up and rest. Living... Living was too much work now. It was better just to give up, then it would all go away. Then he could rest, just rest.

The silence swept into his mind once more, and he drifted into the night.

-Words Like Thor's-

Thor trembled as he stood. The four figures before him were the last that he had ever wanted to see, yet they were here. He knew why they were here, but he didn't want to admit it. The black haired woman, the three warriors, there was no other possible reason for their arrival. Thor bowed his head and looked away to the side.

"Sif," Thor looked among his companions, "Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, my friends... Why are you here?" His stomach clenched. The blonde closed his eyes and gripped Mjolnir tightly. He wanted to run away from them, to run after Odin. A part of him knew that he had to stay and end this now, but time was short.

"We are here to stop you, my friend," Fandral said with a small frown on his face. Fandral palmed his sword nervously. "The Allfather has ordered us to prevent you from interrupting him. Please do not make this any more difficult than it is. Just stay here with us and wait until it is done."

"I cannot do that. I need to save Loki. If you prevent me from doing this, then we must do battle." Thor took a deep breath in before sighing. He tried to calm the butterflies in his stomach. He didn't want to hurt any of them, but he had to reach Loki. The god gritted his teeth tightly before throwing Mjolnir at the cluster of gods.

The black haired woman dived out of the way as Mjolnir went flying over her head. She reached over her back and snapped out her dual bladed spear. She pivoted on the ground before hurling the spear at Thor. The spear went hurtling past Thor, cracking the foundations of a building behind him. Volstagg roared as he charged at Thor. His feet were swept out from under him as Thor kicked him at the knee. The behemoth went tumbling to the ground as a sword swung down towards Thor.

The movements were sluggish and clumsy. The sword itself was sharp, but the warrior's heart was dulled. It had no power now. Thor easily moved out of the way and blocked a swing from the Asian samurai. Thor and Hogun shared a glance; it conveyed more than words ever could at that moment. It hurt to fight one's comrade, especially since neither was doing wrong. The Warriors 3 and Sif were fighting according to their blood commitment. Thor was fighting to save Loki's life. Thor could more easily disobey his father than those that had sworn on their lives to obey the Allfather.

Sif had grabbed her spear out of the wall and gave a loud battle cry. Something in her voice struck Thor. Maybe it was the note of despair that was so different from her usual cry of victory. It was painfully obvious to them all that neither of them wanted to hurt the other.

Thor held out his hand to summon Mjolnir. "Thor, get down to the ground." A sweet voice whispered into his ear. His face scrunched up in confusion as the hammer gripped back into his hand. The voice was a specter in his mind and there were much more important matters at hand. Thor parried Fandral's blade and sent the other blonde back along the street.

"Get down!" The voice demanded. Thor obeyed, flattening himself against the ground just as Hogun's mace went whirling above him. A mechanical whirring sounded above them and the Warriors 3 stopped and looked up. A flash of blinding light filled the street. A shriek of energy was heard as the Bifrost opened above them, targeted at the battle.

Thor clung to the ground as he heard the surprised shouts of the Asgardians as they were absorbed into the rainbow shower. The four Asgardians were swept up into the energy, being pulled back to their home in Asgard. The energy dispersed, and Thor looked up to see an ethereal figure in front of him. "Hello, Thor. It has been too long, my son."

Author's Notes: Eek! It's short! I'm sorry about that! I wanted to lead up to the next chapter, but I didn't have enough to stuff in here. The next one will be longer, I promise!

S: Thanks! My debate actually didn't go well. xD I got a 2-6(six losses). I got ranked low on speaker points as well, but I think I know why. I don't use enough rhetoric and when I debate, I don't connect the dots very well. I assume people know everything, but very few people know much about Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe. Oops. :P