Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long to the few people who actually read this story. Loki's past is catching up with him, in this chapter.

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Chapter 6 Home Sweet Home

For a moment everyone was on the edge as they settled on the icy ruins, which were not the golden city they had expected to land on. "What is going on," Tony asked.

"I'm not sure, Man of Iron but it is possible that the Bifrost could not take our weight and dropped us. The bridge was broken recently and might not be fully repaired."

"So how long are we going to have to stay here," Steve asked worriedly casting a glance at Tony. "Some of us are injured."

"Awww, Capsical are you worried about me? I didn't think you cared," Tony said. His face was pale though and he leaned against the remains of a tumbled wall. "What is this place?"

"Loki do you know," Natasha asked him as Clint wandered a few steps away from the group. Loki was about to say no he didn't know their location when Clint suddenly fell down with a crash. "Clint," Natasha yelled running over to him.

"I'm fine I just tripped over something." He rummaged around in the tangle of leaves and pulled up a sign. Natasha took the sign and brushed it off before handing it over to Loki.

"Can you read this?"

"I can try," Loki replied before looking down and froze. The words were faded and the sign was broken in half but he still knew what it said. "It is a sign for a restaurant," he said after pretending to study the words.

"I wonder what happened here," Bruce said looking around.

Thor shook his head and looked around, "We should find a place to sleep for the night. I don't think Heimdell can hear us."

"I thought Heimdell could hear us anywhere," Tony remarked.

"You'll keep your mouth shut mortal," Sif snapped at him.

Steve interjected, "We are all stuck here together. We don't have to like each other to work together but there will be no insults until we are off this planet. Loki can F.A.D.E. figure out where we are?"

"Yes but there's nothing around for hundreds of miles, the chances of being found by a stray ship is a million to one. Not unless we can send out a signal for help," Loki replied.

Look around, perhaps you can find a way to contact Earth of Asgard," Natasha said coming over. She propped the wood against a building. "Let's set up camp first."

They headed off to explore the ruins but Loki lingered behind a bit. He cast his eyes around looking for a landmark that would show him where he was. If the building in front of him was the restaurant then his shop was there. He turned that way and after casting a fugitive glance after his friends taped the coordinates in his computer and let the belt take him to the building. He hovered a bit over the ruins before he slowly lowered himself to the ground. It was steady so Loki turned off the belt and quickly eyed the space at his feet. Using the low powered laser from his glove Loki carefully cleared the floor.

There was the door, the trapdoor was still locked and Loki entered the code into the lock tentatively. The door in the floor opened with a soft hiss. Loki took another glance around and using his belt flew down into his workshop; he didn't trust the ladder just yet. The generator was still going so he brought up the lights. His workshop was untouched, he ran a finger over the dusty counter then reached for the emergency radio he kept in the cabinet. Hopefully he could get in contact with Mr. Fury and have him talk to Odin and Heimdell. Hopefully with the coordinates Heimdell could once again locate them and bring them home, well to Thor's Asgard. While he was here he should also find his first aid kit for Tony, his burns looked very bad.

"This was part of your shop wasn't it," Bruce said from behind him. Loki spun around gun drawn before he recognized the voice. Bruce took several quick steeps backward and lifted his hands in surrender. "Sorry for startling you."

Loki lowered the weapon and sighed in relief before leaning against his workbench. "Sorry I didn't hear you come in. What are you doing here? I nearly shot you."

"The Hulk would have saved me," Bruce said with a shrug. "I saw your face when you saw that sign. I wanted to make sure you were alright. This was where you lived right?"

Loki nodded, "I thought it was all destroyed during the attack I guess I was wrong. It was an asteroid the blast must have knocked it out of its original orbit," Loki mused a bit. "Sorry for sneaking off but I just wanted to know if this place was still here, if it as the same place."

"Don't mention it but the others are going to be worried about us soon."

"We can stay here tonight, if you got in than the ladder must still be good and the doors still work so if anything lives out there they won't be able to get in."

Bruce smiled, "I'll get a rag and clean up a bit in here while you go get the others." Loki nodded his assent and with a tap of his belt took off flying up through the hole in the ceiling and to the outside world.

"Brother, brother? Loki," Thor yelled franticly. Loki flew high into the sky and zeroed in on The Avengers.

"I'm right here," he said coming in for a landing by them. "And I've found a place for us to stay."

"Good," Thor said coming over and giving him a giant hug, "But don't wander off again. I was worried about you. We don't know what lives on this planet and I don't want to lose you as well." He gave Loki a tighter squeeze causing him to gasp for breath.

They were standing by the forest and away from the rest of The Avengers when it happened. There was a click as the safety of a gun was taken off and the weapon in question was placed at Thor's head. "If you wish to remain living I suggest you let go of him immediately and place you hands behind you head," a harsh slightly raspy voice said. "If you don't do as I say I'll kill you then your companions over there."

Author's Note: Sorry for the cliffhanger but the chapter was getting to long and I like how this chapter ends. If I get a review I might be encouraged to write the next chapter a little faster.

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