Hey everyone! Here's the next chapter, but I feel I'm going to have to explain a few things first. First off, there is an appearance of a new character in this story. And no, it is not my OC. It is the OC of one of my friends, but I feel I had to include her OC in my story because both of our OCs have back stories that intertwine a lot at this point. And yes, I have full permission from my friend to put her OC in my story.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OC Robin.

It's been a year since the Chitauri attack, and my brain had almost gone back to normal. I had to have monthly appointments with Bruce so he could check up on my brain, and the odd energy had receded to two percent in the last few months. During this time, my good friend Ayame had been listed as part of the Avengers. Natasha was put in charge of training her, but I helped her out every once in a while. I occasionally told Ayame stories about the Chitauri attack and my adventures on the Helicarrier, but I never told her about how Loki had saved my life. I didn't tell anyone that, they would never have understood or believed me.

We were sitting in the lounge in Stark Tower. Ayame was sitting down on a white couch, and I was seated on the arm of a chair. I was currently in the middle of telling one of my stories, ". . . And then, Fury burst into the room, red-faced with anger as he searched for his limo keys."

Ayame looked at me with wide blue eyes, "Did he know that you had them?"

I shook my head, "Nope! But he suspected that I did."

"What happened then?"

"I did what I always do, lie it out and make sure I didn't get caught."

"And he believed you?"

"Yeah, it was a very convincing lie."

"Did you ever give him back his keys?"

I widened my eyes, pulling Fury's keys out of my pocket, "Nope. . ."

She paled, "Shouldn't you give those back?"

"Yeah. . ."

"Are you going to?"

"Not directly! If he knew that I not only lied about where his keys were, but kept them from him for a year . . . I'll be dead meat!" I put the keys back into my pocket, "You never saw them . . . right?"

She gave me a wink, "Saw what?"

I gave her a brief nod, "You're good."

You still haven't dug yourself out of that mess? a soft, barely audible voice echoed in my head with a chuckle, Silly mortal. . .

I blinked in confusion before Ayame's voice brought me back to reality, "Hello? Robin, you there?"

"What? Oh, sorry . . . what did you say?"

"I asked you what happened to the villain in the end."

"Oh, Loki? Thor dragged his sorry butt back to Asgard. I don't know what happened to him after that."

"Asgard?"

I nodded, "Yeah, it's their homeland. I've never been there myself, but Thor described it to me while we were on the Helicarrier. He said it was a world far away from our own with large, golden palaces and a rainbow bridge that they call the Bi-Frost."

Ayame's eyes widened and a huge grin spread on her face, "A rainbow bridge?"

"Don't get any ideas, now. You need a special magic just to get there."

She looked crestfallen, "Aww. . ."

I sighed, "Don't worry, I can ask Thor to take you there next time he visits. . ."

Ayame smiled and jumped up, giving me a tight hug, "Yay! Thank you, thank you!"

I leaned back, trying to push her away. "Hey! Stop it, now! I don't like hugs!"

A faint chuckle sounded in my head, and the voice returned, slightly louder this time. This is quite entertaining to watch!

I stopped struggling and widened my eyes, "Okay . . . I'm not the only one who heard that, right?"

Ayame looked at me, confused, "Heard what?"

I paused and shook my head, "Never mind. . ."

She looked concerned now, "What did you hear?"

"It's nothing."

Nothing? I can assure you that I am far from nothing!

Ayame snapped her fingers, "Hey! Robin, don't space out now!"

I shook my head to clear my mind, "Sorry. . ."

"You're unusually flighty today, Robin. . . Maybe you should go see Bruce."

I nodded slowly, "Yeah . . . maybe I should. . ."

Pretty soon, I was lying down on a table once again with wires on my forehead. Bruce widened his eyes in surprise, "Well, that explains it!"

"Explains what?"

"It explains why you're having so much trouble focusing. It appears that the odd energy has skyrocketed to seventy five percent in the last few hours."

I sat up, "What?"

He looked at me and nodded, "Yes. But I don't know how it managed to shoot up so quickly. . ."

I nodded, "Me either. . ." Maybe it has something to do with the voice I keep hearing in my head.

I heard a chuckle. Smart mortal . . . you learn faster than most of your kind.

I widened my eyes a bit, That voice . . . it sounds familiar. . . I unhooked myself from the machine and thanked Bruce before walking out into the hall. I know I've heard that voice somewhere!

Of course you have. Think, mortal, look back into your memories.

I paced around the hallway, searching my mind. My most recent memories flashed by my mind. The Helicarrier, the Chitauri Invasion, Loki. I stopped dead in my tracks, my eyes widening. It couldn't be. . .

Loki's mischievous laugh echoed in my mind. Hello, Robin. Did you miss me?