"I must go back to Asgard, but I give you my word: I will return for you."

Jane woke up in a cold sweat. Her eyes slowly adjusted to the pure darkness that settled in her trailer as she quickly sat up and tried to calm her furiously beating heart. Jane held her breath. Her heartbeat slowed, but a wrenching pain soon followed it.

That was the fourth time this week she had relived that memory in her dreams. It was becoming a common dream; ever since Thor had left nearly six months ago, her mind simply couldn't let go of him; couldn't let go of his warm smile, his beautiful blue eyes…

Stop it Jane, you're only making this worse for yourself, she thought. Jane cradled her head in her hands as she forced herself to swallow the pain in her heart.

Sighing deeply, Jane swung her legs from under the covers and over the side of her bed. She walked further toward the front of the trailer and slipped on a pair of sneakers and the sweater that was thrown on top of the counter. She picked up the lab keys on the ring by the trailer door and stuck them in her pocket. Pulling it tight around her shoulders, Jane opened the door to her trailer and stepped out into the night.

Jane made her way to the lab, and unlocked the door quietly. Erik was asleep in one of the rooms in the rear, and so was Darcy. Making her way to the kitchen, Jane noticed the clock on one of the walls.

2:08 AM.

She sighed and picked up the keys to the van that sat on one of the glass lab tables. Jane left the lab and set out the van, not entirely sure where she wanted to escape to.

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"I could have done it Father! I could have done it! For you! For all of us!"

"No, Loki."

Blinding light.

Free falling.

Loki hurdled through space at an incredible speed. Although he was falling incredibly fast, everything felt so slow. Memories flashed through his mind. Memories of his childhood.

You were both born to be kings.

Suddenly, the light fell away and darkness filled his vision.

Immense pain.

The breath had been knocked out of his lungs, and Loki struggled to see where he had ended up. After the dark spots had cleared from his sight, he was able to see exactly where he had landed.

Midgard.