Loki opened his eyes. The last thing he remembered was Odin yelling; his adoptive father had thrust out his staff and then…nothing. His eyes had opened and he'd found himself back on the Hellicarrier, in the prison he'd briefly called home during his attempted conquest.
He was being stared at. Loki looked to see Thor and Odin watching him curiously.
"Father," he smirked, "What a surprise to see you amongst mortals." He was of course addressing the small army of SHIELD agents that surrounded his prison. "To what do I owe the honour of this lovely cell?" Almost instantly his question was answered in the form of Nick Fury coming in the doorway.
"Loki." He said flatly.
"Fury, how nice to see you again. How are your agents?" Loki laughed.
"Shut up." Fury responded.
"Brother, do you remember anything of your time on Midgard?" Thor asked. Loki looked at Thor with disdain.
"Of course not. Why would I even try to remember such a tedious time?" There was a brief noise. Loki looked to see a woman was in fact standing slightly behind Fury. His heart stopped temporarily and he felt a sharp pain at the back of his mind. He ignored these and tilted his head curiously. "Who are you?" he asked.
"No-one." She replied. Loki stepped forward; he pressed a hand against the glass of the prison, glaring at her intently. He knew this woman somehow, he was sure of it. Every part of her drew him in. She nervously fiddled with the clipboard in her hands; her hands looked so soft and forgiving. To the last inch she looked perfect. Who was this woman?
"She is no-one of importance, Loki. Merely an assistant for Banner and Stark." Thor quickly shifted to stand in front of her. Loki was disappointed as she muttered something and left quickly. Was she always this shy?
Loki agreed to return to Asgard peacefully. He still couldn't get that Midgardian woman out of his head. Perhaps she was an Asgardian sorceress, posing on Midgard to monitor what Stark and Banner were doing.
Over the next few days Loki found himself thinking a lot about things. He was confined to his room, which he began to think was fair punishment. When he was around, Loki asked Thor about the Avengers. He'd never been this curious about them; suddenly he felt compelled to learn about their lives. He found himself both curious at these new thoughts and accepting them. Something had changed within him.