Hi! This is my first fanfiction on this site, so if I'm doing something wrong format wise please tell me! Anyway, This particular fanfiction begins where the first Thor movie ended. Critiquing is appreciated, so please do not hesitate to do so! I do not own Marvel or any characters from it. Enjoy!

"Loki, no!"

Loki watched as his brother's horror-struck face grew smaller and smaller as he fell into the abyss, until finally it disappeared altogether. Loki's body naturally tensed in preparation for the painful death that was inevitably awaiting him. Closing his eyes, he waited for the end.

Moments later, his eyes popped open. How was he not dead yet? Perhaps this was his fate, to fall for all eternity.

A lump settled in his throat. If indeed this was his fate, he knew that it was not undeserved. After his arrogant brother had been banished to Midgard and Loki discovered the truth about his lineage, that he was not Odinson but Laufeyson, he had gone to extreme lengths to impress his adopted father. In the process, he had nearly wiped out an entire race; his race. His judgment had been clouded by the blind need to prove that he was not the monster that his biological father was, but in doing so, that is exactly what he had become.

Loki was suddenly overcome with remorse; now he could never return to his home, to his mother. He winced, not wanting to think of all the pain that he had caused the Queen of Asgard. And now he could never make it up to her.

Black spots began to cloud his vision and Loki relaxed. He welcomed death, all of the pain and suffering would finally stop. Then he slammed into something solid.

000

Darcy Lewis knew that she was not destined for greatness. She would never be someone successful or important, like her boss/best friend Jane Foster. And, for the time being, she was content with her job as Jane's intern.

However, tonight her job spanned past filing papers and listening to her friends ramble on about the mysteries of the universe. She grabbed two steaming cups of Ramen Noodles out of the microwave and trudged out of the lab to where Jane sat, watching the sky. Their mentor and friend, Erik, had been watching over the lab while Darcy brought her food.

Now, Darcy sat in a lawn chair beside Jane, handing her one of the mugs. Jane accepted gratefully.

"He's gonna come back." Darcy said finally, breaking the silence.

"I know," Jane sighed, taking a deep sip from her cup.

"Look, you've been out here for three days straight," Darcy said when it became apparent that Jane was not going to converse with her, "And as your best friend, I feel the obligation to tell you that you need to shower." Jane pursed her lips.

"You want to look good whenever he does come back." She further reasoned. This seemed to make sense to Jane, as she reluctantly rose from her lawn chair.

"That's the spirit!" Darcy coaxed, "I got you a pint of chocolate ice cream back at the lab. You're welcome, by the way."

Suddenly, an object flew out of the sky, crashing to the ground a few yards in front of them.

Jane yelped something indecipherable and dashed into the cloud of dust the object had generated. Darcy cursed under her breath and followed cautiously.

As the dust settled, Darcy discovered her friend crouched next to a man who was most definitely not Jane's blonde, muscle-y space boyfriend. Not that the man lying in front of them wasn't good-looking. He was cute, but in a sweet, bookish way. His skin was almost translucent in the pale moonlight, unblemished save for a few bleeding scratches here and there. Judging from the way he was dressed, he was Asgardian.

"He looks like he's from Skyrim." Darcy remarked. Jane shot her a look of disapproval.

"Well, he's breathing," Jane sighed with relief, "Go get Erik."

Without another word, Darcy ran up the steps of the lab and found Erik Selvig pouring over his research. His brow was furrowed and his mouth was set in a thin line as he peered closely at one journal in particular.

"Erik," Darcy began, startling the Astrophysicist, "You need to come outside; you won't believe what just happened!"