Ch 20 Worthy Again

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"What did you do before becoming worthy again?" Steve asked.

"Hung out with Erik, Jane and Darcy." Thor said.

Erik told Jane Thor was in jail for committing a crime as she argued. Darcy pointed to "Myeuh-myeuh" in the book as Jane asked him where he had got it to which he said in the children's section to show them how sill his story was.

"Except it wasn't." Loki smirked and everyone nodded.

Jane pointed out how Erik told her to follow all the leads as he said he was talking about science, not magic. Jane said science was just magic they didn't understand.

"Damn right." Fury said.

She cited Arthur C. Clarke who wrote science fiction that was a precursor to scientific facts and that if there was an Einstein-Rosen Bridge, advanced beings could have crossed it as Darcy said a primitive culture like the Vikings could have worshipped them as Gods.

"Now they're just harassing the poor guy." Steve said.

"They can be persistent." Thor said.

At the SHIELD base, Coulson said how Thor made his men, some of the most highly trained professionals in the world look like a bunch of minimum wage mall cops which was hurtful.

"And very embarrassing too." Fury said.

"Like I said, the humiliation of SHIELD." Bobbi said.

Coulson asked Thor where he had gotten his training and who he was but got no reply due to how shocked Thor was. He said they were good at getting info but got a call so he walked off, telling Thor not to go anywhere.

"I'm sure you would go somewhere if you weren't in so much shock." Logan said.

"Oh absolutely." Thor agreed as everyone laughed.

"SHIELD would get even more humiliated in a single day." Daisy said.

"Which is not something he would want." Hill said about Fury.

"Yes, it would make my week even worse." Fury said.

"And I wouldn't want to do that." Odinson said.

Loki then appeared, shocking Thor.

"Oh boy!" Sam said.

"This wasn't pretty, was it?" Storm asked.

"Nope." Thor and Odinson said at the same time as the former glared at Loki.

"Sorry." He said.

Thor asked him why he was here, to which Loki replied their father had passed away, shocking Thor as tears fell out of his eyes.

"Jackass." Tony said to Loki.

"I know." He said.

Loki said how Thor's banishment and the threat of the war was too much for Odin to bear and that it was cruel to put the hammer within Thor's reach, knowing he couldn't lift it and that the burden of the throne had fallen to him now.

"Burden?" Steve asked with a raised eyebrow.

"He is a good actor." Thor shrugged.

"Thanks." Loki said.

"I can see that." Natasha said.

Thor asked if he could come home but Loki said the truce with Jotunheim was conditional upon his exile and mother had forbidden his return.

"Now that I look back, I knew that was a lie." Odinson said.

"But I was too depressed to think about it." Thor said.

"I know." Loki said, "And I'm sorry."

Loki said this was goodbye and apologized as Thor apologized too and said goodbye as Coulson returned, puzzled, saying he had just got back.

Everyone chuckled lightly,

"He always had a good sense of humor." Daisy said with a sad but fond smile.

"He did." Bobbi agreed.

Some scientists were working near the hammer when Loki tried to lift it with one hand but failed so he tried using both hands but it didn't even budge so he gave up.

"Well, this is embarrassing." Loki said.

"You deserve it to be honest." Bruce told him, "After the stunt you pulled in there."

"Guess so." Loki shrugged.

"Yes, it was pretty cruel." Bucky said.

"I know." Loki sighed.

Sitwell told Coulson Thor had a visitor who was none other than Erik Selvig, and he told Coulson the man was called Dr. Donald Blake. Coulson told him he had dangerous co-workers but he said Donald was distraught on having all of his research taken away by a big faceless organization with their jackbooted thugs. Coulson gave him a look and he said that's how Donald had put it.

Everyone chuckled lightly.

"Big faceless organization with jackbooted thugs." Fury said, "Now that's actually hurtful."

"To be honest, their actions made them look like that to Erik, Jane and Darcy." Steve said.

Coulson asked how he had beaten their security, to which Erik said he had been on steroids. Sitwell told Coulson the data was falsified and Coulson said their data said he was an MD. Erik said he had switched careers to become a brilliant astrophysicist. Coulson just looked at him.

"He bought it?" Sam asked.

"Nope." Daisy said, "Sir was smart."

"Yes." Bobbi agreed, "He knew something was up."

Later, Erik walked into the room where Thor was and calling him 'Donny', led him away. Outside, Thor discreetly picked up a book of Jane.

"Okay, I take back what I said about stealth." Hill said, "You're decent at it."

"Perhaps." Thor told her.

Coulson told Erik to keep Thor away from the bars and they walked off. Thor asked where they were going, to which Erik said they were going to have a drink. Coulson told two men to follow them.

"What happened to those men?" Fury asked.

"Our friends just knocked them out when they arrived." Odinson said.

"Oh." Hill sighed.

"Unlucky agents." Loki smirked.

Later, Thor and Erik sat in a bar as Thor told him he had it all backwards and wrong and that he didn't know what to do for the first time in his life.

"Not a bad start actually." Pepper said.

"Yeah, sometimes that can be enlightening." Rhodes said.

"That's what he said." Thor told them.

"Well, he's a smart guy." Scott said.

Erik said it wasn't a bad start. Thor thanked him but he said he had only done it for Jane with whose father he had taught at the university and that he had been a good man who never listened. Thor said he hadn't listened either as his father had been trying to teach him something important and he had been too stupid to see it. Erik told him he didn't know if he was delusional or a con but he cared about Jane and he had seen the way she looked at him.

"Well, someone has seen the sparks." Hope said and everyone chuckled.

"It's rather obvious." Bruce said as Thor shook his head.

Thor told him that he meant her no harm so Erik said he would buy him another round and then he can leave town the very same night.

"I think we all know how that turned out." Natasha said and everyone chuckled.

Erik got two boilermakers and poured them for both of them. Then they started drinking heavily as Erik gave Thor a look.

"Oh boy!" Peter said in amusement.

"I share your sentiments." Benjamin told him.

"There goes the plan of you going away that night." Aunt May said with a chuckle.

Loki arrived on Jotunheim using the Bifrost and walked marched towards Laufey who was on his throne as the Giants stood around him. He ordered the others to kill Loki but Loki revealed he had done a lot for them and Laufey realized he had shown them the way to Asgard.

"So the beans are spilled." Clint said.

"Yes." Thor, Odinson and Loki said simultaneously.

Loki said he had done it ruin his brother's big day and save the realm from his idiotic rule a little longer.

"So it wasn't just a prank?" T'Challa asked.

"A bit of a prank, a bit of something for the good of the realm." Loki said.

"While your methods were too much, the realm definitely didn't need the rule of someone like me." Thor said.

"So you're basically Lord Varys." Scott said to Loki and everyone chuckled.

Laufey decided to hear Loki, who said he would conceal him and a few more Frost Giants so they can come to Asgard and kill Odin. Laufey asked why he wouldn't do it himself, to which Loki said the Asgardians wouldn't take kindly to a king who had murdered his predecessor.

"You planned to kill your father?" Tony asked incredulously.

"Yes." Loki said, "But not that father."

"Oh no!" Steve realized which father Loki was talking about.

"So what was the plan?" Natasha asked.

"Much worse than it looks right now." Loki said as he looked down in shame before looking at the screen.

Loki told Laufey he could kill Odin and he would return the Casket using which Laufey could return Jotunheim to its former glory. Laufey got up and with a smile, accepted. Loki then returned to Asgard and asked him why he looked so troubled, to which he said he had turned his gaze upon Loki in Jotunheim but could neither see him nor hear him. He had been concealed like the Frost Giants that had snuck into Asgard.

"Of course he would suspect you." Clint said.

"He was smart." Loki said.

"That's why you banished him, right?" Thor asked.

"Yes." Loki said, "That and his gaze."

Loki told Heimdall his senses had probably dulled and asked if Odin feared his power. Heimdall said he didn't because he was his king and he was sworn to obey him. Loki reminded Heimdall he was his king now and he was sworn to obey him. Heimdall reluctantly accepted as Loki walked inside, telling him not to open the Bifrost to anyone until he had fixed the mess his brother had made.

"You mean make it even worse." Natasha said dryly.

"Yes." Loki sighed.

"You were a huge schemer back then." Logan told him and he nodded.

"The God of lies and mischief and deception." Loki smirked.

Jane was reading when there was a knock and she opened the door to see Thor with Erik over his shoulder. They had drank and fought and Erik had made his ancestors proud. Thor put Erik on the bed and he said in a drunken state how he still didn't believe Thor was the God of Thunder but he ought to be.

Everyone laughed again.

"Poor Erik." Storm chuckled.

"Don't worry, I held back a lot." Odinson said.

Thor asked Jane if these were her chambers and she said it was a temporary living situation where she never had guests. She put her cornflakes and a plate in a cabinet before realizing the plate wasn't supposed to be put there and apologizing to him, put it in the sink, asking if they could go outside.

Everyone laughed at Jane's antics.

"Not the best social skills but understandable." Bruce said.

"I knew you would understand." Thor told him with a smile.

The two sat outside near the fire as Jane told Thor how many times she came outside. He thanked her for her kindness and that he wasn't as grateful as she deserved but she said she had hit him with her car a few times so they were even.

"Now that's a funny love story." Storm said and everyone laughed.

Thor then realized he had her book and gave it to her. She was thrilled as he apologized for not getting as much as she asked for but she said she wouldn't have to start from scratch now. He asked her why she was worried and she said SHIELD would make sure her research never saw the light of the day.

"Hey!" Fury said in offense.

"While I love Coulson, he didn't leave the best first impression." Daisy said.

"No he didn't." Bobbi agreed and Fury sighed.

"Yeah. I can understand they didn't have time to explain but he definitely didn't leave a good first impression." Steve said.

Thor told her she shouldn't give up because she was right. Thor then took her book and drew branches around the realms, saying her ancestors called it magic while she called it science and he was from a place where they were the same.

"Asgard is more advanced than myths give it credit for." Hill said.

"Myths were written at the time people considered it magic." Odinson said.

He drew branches around the realms and said how the Nine Realms in the cosmos were linked by Yggdrasil the World Tree and that they saw it daily without knowing through the 'Hooble' Telescope. Jane corrected him by calling it Hubble Telescope and he acknowledged her as the two laughed.

Everyone laughed at Thor's pronunciation.

"Still fish out of the water." Tony smirked.

"I still don't know enough about earthly customs." Thor said.

"You haven't lived here as long as I have." Odinson said.

Thor told her the names of the realms and she listened. Later, she was asleep as Thor put a blanket around her and thanked her.

"You're really sweet, you know that?" Wanda asked with a smile as Thor and Odinson shook their heads.

"And you really do have a scientific brain." Tony said.

On Asgard, Volstagg was eating as an angry Fandrall berated him for eating under such circumstances and threw his plate away as Volstagg roared at him to not mistake his appetite for apathy while Sif and Hogun pulled them away.

"Fandrall is a bit short-tempered." Steve said.

"Yes, he was the most short-tempered and reckless out of those three." Odinson said.

"And Volstagg had the best appetite." Thor said.

"Which makes him look harmless when he is far from it." Loki said.

Hogun said they needed to find Thor as Fandrall said it was treason while Volstagg said it was suicide. Sif said Thor would do the same for them as Volstagg told her Heimdall might be watching. An Einherjar arrived, telling them Heidmall was waiting and Volstagg said they were doomed.

"I think Heimdall has a plan." Bucky said.

"Yes, he is definitely not on your side, Prince Loki." T'Challa told him.

"You would be right." Loki said.

"Yup." Thor and Odinson said at the same time.

Heimdall asked them if they would commit treason and break their oaths to bring Thor back and she said they would. Heimdall said it was a good thing and walked past them as he asked if he would help them. Heimdall said he was bound by honor to their king and wouldn't open the Bifrost to anyone as he walked off as Fandrall said he was complicated and Volstagg wondered what to do now.

"So what did he do?" Peter asked.

"I think I know what he did." Steve said as he exchanged a glance with Thor.

The four saw Heimdall had left Hofund on the Bifrost twisted and gone off, like a careless person so the Bifrost opened while Loki watched in anger.

Everyone clapped happily.

"And he outwitted me." Loki said.

"Was he the first one?" Natasha asked.

"Yes, and you were the second." He said as everyone chuckled more.

"This guy just found a loophole. I love this guy." Tony laughed.

"Of course you like anyone who finds loopholes." Pepper said and everyone laughed.

"Yes. Those are his favorite people after you." Rhodes told her.

Sif and the Warriors Three landed near the city as Coulson and Sitwell detected the energy reading and decided to investigate it. Erik and Darcy were sitting on their dining table as Jane made their breakfast and Thor served it to them with a smile, not finding the task beneath him this time as the two thanked him.

"Now you look like you're adjusting." Bobbi said.

"I thought I'd have to live here, until a few minutes later." Thor said as him and Loki exchanged a look.

The two agents watched from outside as Loki summoned the Destroyer in Asgard and told it to ensure his brother didn't return, telling it to "Destroy everything."

"With that, you made my week worse." Fury said.

"And caused a lot of damage." Hill told him.

"I'm sorry." Loki simply said, not that it covered it which he knew.

Sif, Fandrall, Volstagg and Hogun walked through the streets of the town as everyone shot them strange looks due to their attire.

"Being discreet isn't the strongest suit of Asgardians, is it?" Tony asked.

"Nope." Thor, Odinson and Loki said simultaneously.

"It is in their genetics." Benjamin said and everyone chuckled.

The two agents wondered if a Renaissance fair was in town and told base they had got Xena, Jackie Chan and Robin Hood.

Everyone laughed almost hysterically at that.

"They forgot Gimli." Peter said about Volstagg and the laughter increased.

"Yes, Gimli if he was taller." Scott said and everyone laughed more.

Erik told Jane her theory was beautiful but she wouldn't be able to convince the scientific community without hard evidence when there was knock and they saw Sif, Fandrall, Volstagg and Hogun standing outside as Erik dropped his mug in shock while Jane and Darcy just watched with wide eyes as they walked inside and Thor hugged them happily.

"Now that's a reunion." Steve smiled as everyone clapped happily.

"And they have got their hard evidence." Natasha said.

Thor said he was happy to see them but said they shouldn't have come as his father was dead because of him, which made Jane look at him in sadness. He said he must remain in exile when Sif told him his father still lived. Thor then had an expression of realization on his face.

"And busted." Hope said again.

"That was pretty cruel." Bucky said.

"I know. I was a greedy, power-hungry bastard." Loki said, "But I am not anymore."

"No he isn't." Thor agreed and everyone nodded.

Loki walked up to Heimdall who asked how he had gotten the Giants into Asgard as he said the Bifrost wasn't the only way and that he was blind even with all of his gifts which he no longer needed due to his treason and stripped him of his position as gatekeeper and banished him.

"Not the best move, bub." Logan said.

"I had a backup plan." Loki said.

Heimdall told Loki he didn't need to obey him then and was about to attack him with Hofund when Loki summoned the Casket of Ancient Winters and froze Heimdall in place, with only his eyes visible.

"Aren't you a bastard?" Tony said as Loki sighed.

Coulson, Sitwell, other agents and some technicians were investigating the Bifrost site when the clouds darkened. Everyone from the town walked out to see it as Darcy asked if someone else was coming. Everything shook as a cup of coffee in an agent's car fell down while the Destroyer appeared. Sitwell asked Coulson if it was Stark's but he said the guy never told him anything.

"Because you ditched me." Tony said and everyone chuckled, "And now I want to make something like that."

"NO!" Everyone said simultaneously and he shut up.

Coulson thought it was a human using unregistered weapons technology and asked the person to identify themselves. Some of its facial layers went up and Coulson thought he would see Stark until it fired a beam and they all avoided as it destroyed their vehicles and wounded them.

"You almost killed my agents." Fury snarled at Loki.

"I apologize for wounding them." Loki said, "But they're alive, right?"

"They are." Hill said, "Others aren't."

Loki sighed and just didn't make eye contact as they looked at the screen.

Sif, Fandrall, Volstagg and Hogun decided to fight as Thor said he was only a man now and needed to get the people to safety while Jane said she would help him.

"She is brave." Steve said.

"And noble." T'Challa added.

"Why do you think my brother was attracted to her?" Loki asked and everyone chuckled.

Thor, Erik, Jane and Darcy started evacuating the people as Sif asked the Warriors Three to keep it distracted while it fired at some more buildings, destroying them. Fandrall and Hogun threw Volstagg at the Destroyer as he roared "FOR ASGARD!" but the Destroyer smacked him away and he fell on a car.

"Oh boy!" Peter said in shock.

"Shit!" Sam said.

"This is not going well." Scott said.

It was about to fire at him when Sif leapt at it from above and stabbed it through the neck with her double-edged sword and it died down. Volstagg sighed in relief while Sif smirked when it started again and turning its head around, fired at her and she dropped down to avoid while it freed itself from the sword.

"Oh no!" Bruce said as everyone watched in horror.

The four ran as the Destroyer fired after them and Sif was thrown down. It fired again at the charging Warriors Three but they were thrown back. It continued firing around as Thor ran up to Sif and told her she had done all she can. She said she would die a warrior's death and that stories would be told of this day but he told her to live and tell those stories herself.

"You're going to do something now." Natasha realized and Thor nodded.

Sif gave Thor her shield and ran off as Thor told the Warriors Three to go and that he had a plan. Sif, Fandrall, Volstagg, Hogun, Erik, Jane and Darcy were about to go off when Thor threw down his shield and they all stopped to look.

"Your plan was to die?" Aunt May asked.

"If it saved the town, yes." Thor said and everyone realized why he had become worthy.

Thor walked towards the Destroyer as everyone wondered what he was doing. Walking closer, he said, "Brother, whatever I have done to wrong you, whatever I have done to lead you to do this, I am truly sorry. But these people are innocent. Taking their lives will gain you nothing. So take mine... and end this."

Everyone watched in awe as they witnessed Thor's bravery.

Loki looked down in shame, not wanting to look anyone in the eye.

The Destroyer's flames died down as it turned away but then turning around, it hit Thor hard and he was sent flying back.

Everyone flinched hard.

"Whatever I have done to wrong you all, I am truly sorry." Loki said emotionally as tears fell out of his eyes and everyone realized that he was truly being sincere.

Thor put an arm around him for support as Loki cried, "Forgive me."

"It's okay, Loki. I forgive you." Thor said as everyone watched the scene emotionally.

Thor fell down wounded as Jane ran towards him and he told her it was over and she was safe. She said they would be all right but Thor closed his eyes and she wept over him as everyone watched the scene sadly.

Everyone watched sadly as Peter, Wanda, Aunt May and Pepper sniffed again. Loki too because of what he had done.

The Destroyer walked away as Loki walked to his throne while a tear fell out of the sleeping Odin's eye.

Thor and Odinson watched that scene with heavy sighs as they knew their father did care for them in spite of having banished them.

That was when the hammer's pressure started spiking as Odin was seen saying in a flashback, "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."

"Oh boy!" Sam said as everyone watched in anticipation.

"It appears your power is about to return." Vision said.

"This is it." Benjamin said.

"My return." Odinson said.

"Glorious one." Thor said.

Mjolnir flew off and towards where Thor lay as Erik saw it and pulled the protesting Jane away. Thor's hand caught Mjolnir as lightning flashed in the entire area. Sif and the Warriors Three looked at the scene happily as the Destroyer turned around.

"YES!" Peter cheered happily as everyone clapped at the scene.

"YOU GUYS ARE SO SCREWED NOW!" Bruce roared while clapping.

"I am." Loki said as everyone continued clapping.

Thor stood in the middle of the lightning with Mjolnir raised as Jane said, "Oh! My! God!" The Destroyer fired at him but he threw his hammer and its beam was thrown in a random direction before the hammer hit it again, making it fall down. Thor was revealed standing in his full battle armor and cape as Jane smiled happily.

"KICK HIS ASS!" Rhodes yelled.

"Turn it into scraps!" Tony said and everyone laughed.

Thor summoned a powerful tornado as the others moved away while the Destroyer was lifted into the air along with several cars that hit it. Thor twirled Mjolnir in the air and deflected two beams fired at himself before blocking a third and flying towards the machine. Then there was an explosion and the Destroyer fell down along with the cars as the winds died down and Thor walked out of the cleared dust.

Everyone clapped happily again.

"Now it's time for the real thing." Sam said.

"Your weather control is even better than mine." Storm said.

"Don't be offended." Thor and Odinson shrugged.

"That was awesome!" Peter said.

"It was." Daisy agreed.

"And now the true colors are revealed." Bobbi said.

Jane asked if this is how Thor looked and he said it was as she said it was a good look. Thor said they needed to go to the Bifrost and he would have words with his brother. That was when Coulson arrived and told Donald he hadn't been completely honest with him.

"No sir he wasn't." Daisy said and everyone chuckled.

Thor said they both wanted to protect the realm and he was their ally if he returned the items he had taken from Jane. She said he had stolen them but Coulson said they had borrowed the items and she could have her equipment back to continue her research.

"We borrowed it." Fury said.

"Could have told her." Hope told him.

"No time." Hill sighed.

Thor then asked Jane if she would like to see the bridge he had told her of and she agreed as he held her with his left arm and lifted her off the ground, startling her as she flew off while Coulson said he hadn't debriefed him.

"About the Avengers Initiative?" Thor asked.

"Damn right." Fury said.

"You lifting her up like that was sweet." Scott said and everyone chuckled.

At Asgard, Loki took Gungnir out of the device as Laufey and several Frost Giants stood there. He welcomed them to Asgard as they walked past the frozen Heimdall and two Giants stood guard near him and he grunted, cracking the ice.

"You underestimated him." Steve said.

"I did." Loki agreed, "And it's a good thing."

"Let's finish this up." Benjamin said.