After arriving at Midgard, Loki first attacked a SHIELD secret base to take control of the Tesseract. Edward had already removed the Space Gem from the Tesseract, but it kept the object intact with spatial energy and let the people of SHIELD study it to see if something would come of it.
Unlike the movie, he did not enslave Hawkeye's mind but just beat him up. Immediately afterward, Nick Fury contacted Tony and Steve to help, and they tracked Loki's location somewhere in Berlin, where he was recruiting scientists for help.
Loki noticed their arrival and led the group to an isolated field. "I've been waiting for you," he declared before summoning two daggers.
"I don't know who you are, but you better surrender without resistance," Tony said. "This is not the 15th century, and this is not a duel. We have guns now."
"Oh, a loudmouth," Loki commented. "My least favorite type." He threw his daggers with great speed and accuracy. Steve deflected the weapon with his shield while Tony flew in the sky to evade. With one smooth motion, Steve threw his shield, and to his surprise, Loki caught it with a smile before throwing it back.
Steve could not react in time, so the shield hit him in the stomach and flew with him a few meters away. Meanwhile, Tony used this opportunity to fire a weapon that released intense electrical pulses that neutralized his opponent. However, the weapon passed through Loki's body as if he were intangible.
"What the hell," commented the playboy, billionaire, and philanthropist.
"Peekaboo. I believe that's how the saying goes, right," Loki said behind him. Before Tony could react, Loki stabbed his legs to destroy the thrusters, resulting in Iron Man falling from the sky. The Loki in the air dissipated, and a new one appeared on the ground.
"Well, that was easy," commented the Trickster God. He turned around to leave, but the sky suddenly changed. Although it was the middle of the night, the sky turned bright, and a rainbow light descended from the clouds.
"Brother, you're here. I guess it's really fate," Loki said.
"Loki," Thor grunted. "What are you doing here in Midgard?"
"What I do is no longer your concern."
"It is when it is affecting the innocent lives of Midgardian."
"Oh, brother, it's almost cute how ignorant you are," Loki shook his head. "Anyway, it's time for me to leave."
"No, you won't. You're coming with me."
"Make me."
Thor stomped his foot, releasing a stream of lightning that traveled through the earth with great speed. His purpose was similar to Tony's. However, Loki just smiled at him before disappearing. Lightning flashed in his eyes as he looked around. He frowned briefly before helping Steve and Tony.
The Helicarrier's main room:
"Thank you for coming," Fury stated, standing before a circular table with two people beside him.
"Let me introduce everyone: Agent Natasja Romanov, code name Black Widow; Agent Clint Barton – codename Hawkeye; Steve Rogers, aka Captain America; Tony Stark; Bruce Banner, also known as the Hulk, and lastly, Thor — The God of Thunder and an emissary from Asgard."
"Wait, are you saying he's Thor? As in the one from the myth?" Tony asked.
"The one and only," answered Thor.
"You don't look so godly."
"Do you want to test my might?"
"Alright," Fury cut things off. He pointed to the man and woman beside him and said: "These two are Agent Coulson and Maria Hill."
"Are those people part of the little club you wanted to create?" Tony stated. "I thought I rejected that proposal."
"I also have no intention to be part of a group. You promised me I could leave after I help," added Bruce Banner.
"You're not here for the Avengers Initiative," Fury explained. "Our perpetrator, Loki, stole something precious. I need your expertise to locate it before he does something irreparable." A hologram manifested from the middle of the table with information on what they needed to locate.
"You can ask Caulson and Hill for technical support and Romanov and Hawkeye for field support."
He turned his focus to Thor:
"What is Asgard's official stand on this matter?" A little over two years ago, a hammer landed in New Mexico, which then led to events that almost destroyed a town. Afterward, Fury came into contact with Thor and Asgard from the Secretary.
"My brother was deposed more than two years ago, so we support your right to stop him. We only ask that you give us the right to take him home."
"I'll have to report to the Council, but I don't think they'll have any issue with this request," Fury nodded before leaving the room.
"We'll be in the next room if you need something," Maria Hill announced before leaving with Caulson. Soon afterward, the other shield agents also left.
"This man is hiding something," Tony commented.
"He's a spy. Isn't that his nature?" Banner commented.
"Well, I'm not too fond of secrets," Tony said as he approached Banner. "How did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Control the other guy."
"Meditation."
"No, I'm serious."
"So am I," Banner replied. "How about we focus on finding this thing and getting this over with?" Tony looked at him but did not continue the topic. Meanwhile, the quiet Captain America, who was listening, left the room.
A few hours passed, and Tony suddenly stopped his work to check his phone. "Sir, we have failed to bypass SHIELD's security," said Jarvis.
"Are you serious?"
"I'm afraid so."
"Show me what went wrong." Tony looked at his phone for a minute before creating a new algorithm to help Jarvis break through their security. The process was about to work, but something changed at the last minute, and Jarvis failed again.
'Since when was SHIELD's cyber security so advanced?' he thought before remembering an unpleasant encounter two years ago. 'Now, I'm even more curious.' In the past two years, he tried everything to find out how the government reverse-engineered his suit and what they planned to do with it. Sadly, nothing was successful, no matter what he did or how much money he threw at that problem.
"It's done," Banner exclaimed.
"You're finished?" Tony checked, and they indeed succeeded. A few minutes later, everyone was in the room except for Steve.
"Have you found the location?" Fury asked.
"Yes. Whatever you want us to locate is releasing an unnatural amount of radiation, and we can locate its energy source here — Stark Tower."
"Excellent," Fury nodded. "Your work is done. I'll send a team to extract the item."
"What exactly is this mysterious item?"
"I can explain." The door opened, and Steve entered with a weapon he had dropped before everyone. "It's the Tesseract — a potent source of energy that Hydra and the Germans used to make weapons; they almost took over the world with it."
"Where did you get this?" Fury asked.
"Does it matter?" Steve rebutted.
"You don't understand. Earth is facing many threats — threats beyond the capabilities of our civilization."
"I've seen what this kind of power does to a man's mind," Steve replied. "How do you know that won't happen to you? Just because you start with noble intentions does not mean it will remain the same."
"We have no other choice," Nick said.
"We always have a choice," Banner added. "And powerful weapons of mass destruction are never it."
"I'm with the green monster on this," Tony added.
"So much chaos. I love it." Everyone turned to the source of the voice and immediately became somber when they saw Loki looking at them with a smirk.
"Hello, friends. Aren't you happy to see me?"
"How did you bypass our defense?" Fury asked.
"You called that defense?" Loki taunted.
"Why are you here?" Thor asked. However, before Loki could answer, Natasha fired; she emptied her clip on him. Sadly, this did nothing as the bullets passed through Loki's body.
"That wasn't very nice," he smiled before looking at his brother. "To answer your question, I'm here to offer a gift."
"Watch out," Thor yelled to a confused Banner. However, it was already too late. Another Loki appeared behind him, holding the scepter with the Mind Stone pointing at the back of his head.
"What a strong spirit. Sadly, it's futile," Loki commented. Banner rapidly transformed into the Hulk, roaring like a wild animal. Thor turned into a lightning bolt to rush toward his brother. However, as soon as he touched him, he was encased in a green sphere.
"I hope you enjoy this present," Loki's voice echoed. Hulk started to smash everything in sight. He flew upward, smashing his way up more than three floors.
"Damn it," Fury yelled as he rushed to the main deck. He needed to take control to ensure the helicarrier did not fall from the sky. The others went to suit up. After getting his shield, Steve went after Hulk to see if he could calm him down. Tony followed after him.
"You need to slow down the carrier's fall," Steve ordered.
"Who are you speaking like that to?"
"This is not the time for this. You're the only one who can fly."
Tony stared at him before flying away. His first thought was to fix the propelling system, and he did so. However, a few minutes later, Hulk destroyed them.
'I thought the old man in red and blue would stop him,' Tony complained. With the propellers busted, the only thing he could do was hold this thing on his own. However, he did not know whether his armor could do such a feat. After what happened two years ago, his pride was hurt, so he accelerated the development of his suit. But he was not prepared for such a situation.
'This is not the time to be overthinking.' Tony rushed underneath the Helicarrier, holding it all its weight.
"Sir."
"What is Jarvis?"
"At this rate, we will lose all power in 35 minutes."
"It's fine since our objective is not to hold this thing for as long as possible. We only need to lower its altitude to reduce the damage caused by it crashing," Tony said, and that's precisely what he did.
After 10 minutes of holding up, his armor had many problems due to bearing too much load. Lightning suddenly rushed out of the Helicarrier, shocking Tony and everyone else. 'Thor?'
Thor had broken through the illusion world his brother had placed him in. "Loki," he roared. He flew out of his room toward Hulk. He smashed the hammer in the green giant's head, knocking him out with one hit. The battered Steve Rogers looked at him in shock. However, Thor ignored him as he flew outside and slowly carried the Helicarrier to the ground.
"You're really the God of Thunder?" Tony asked. Thor effortlessly took the carrier from him.
"Let's go check on the people," Thor answered. It took a while to settle everything, and the result was 12 people dead — including Agent Phil Coulson.
The group looked at Caulson's body, covered by a white cloth, and silence and sadness overwhelmed the room. Almost everyone had met this kind and geeky secret agent, and if there was one thing Caulson had going for him—it was his likability.
"Loki…must pay." Everyone turned to look at Banner, who had awakened. His face was pale, but his anger and hatred were almost palpable.
"Whatever he's planning cannot be good, so we must stop him at all costs," Steve stated, and the others agreed. A loud boom resonated outside as they were about to discuss their next state. They rushed to check and saw a crack in the sky, followed by countless alien creatures rushing into New York.
"That was his plan from the beginning — an invasion," Steve analyzed. "The Tesseract was the key to opening the portal. We must stop him."
Before finishing his words, Thor raised his hammer, releasing a massive electrical storm that killed most of the Chitauri from the crack. However, he soon realized that the next batch was harder to kill; it was as if someone had blessed them with immunity to lightning.
The Avengers scattered to deal with the situation. Tony, Thor, and Hulk focus on the enemy in the air, while Cap, Natasha, and Clint concentrate on the energy on the ground. They also took charge of evacuating the citizens. Fury spoke with the council to ask for additional aid, which they provided.
After dealing with all the Chitauro, the crack opened again for a second wave, and this time, the Avengers were more efficient. Thor tried to find his brother on the Stark's tower to stop this madness, but there was no one. They had to fight four waves before Thor sensed a powerful energy wave on top of the building. He and Tony rushed up there while Hulk jumped. The others took one of the Chitauri's gliders to reach up there.
"It's time for the grand finale," Loki said with a smile, looking at this group.
"Is this a game to you?" Natasha asked.
"It is."
"What happened to you, brother?"
Loki looked at Thor. "This will be our 457th battle. If I remember correctly, I've only won 56."
"Wait, I thought your record was 205."
"I no longer feel the need to count those dishonest victories."
"It seems you've changed."
"More than you can imagine."
"This is not the time for a family reunion," Tony said.
"That's right. You've gone too far this time, brother," Thor said.
"But you're wrong. This is child play compared to what you will face," Loki smiled. First, let's remove nuisances." Natasha and Clint suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground, unable to get back up. They were conscious, but their bodies could not move. Steve immediately went to check on them.
"Their pulse is okay," he announced.
"Damn God," roared Hulk as he jumped next to Loki, swinging his enormous fists downward. Loki calmly evaded him before punching his stomach and making Hulk flinch. However, the green monster became even more enraged and swung with even more fever.
"You have the strength but no technique," Loki calmly stated as he evaded and hit Hulk with an elbow; he followed this act by hitting his knee, forcing him to his level before upper-cutting the creature in his jaw, knocking him out with relative ease.
"Haha, it was so easy," Loki laughed, thinking about how Hulk had treated him in his original timeline. The group was quiet. Everyone, besides Thor, experienced significant heart palpitations. They knew of this rampaging monster's strength, but he was taken down so quickly.
"Stand aside, "I'll deal with him," Thor declared. He calmly walked forward. "It seems you've become stronger."
"I can say the same to you," Loki replied.
"Why not use this strength to help Asgard? Why do this?"
"Defeat me, and you'll know the answer," Loki sneered.
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