Somewhere on Knowhere: Book Three

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A split-second of multi-coloured static as he moved through dimensions, then Loki re-materialised next to his spaceship, the familiar sights and smells of the grime-ridden parking lot of space (he'd had to move from the backstreet because there were some suspicious-looking guys hanging around) returning. No one had stolen his ship which was always a good thing, because he'd actually paid for this parking spot. Luckily the place was still pretty deserted.

Loki turned around to see where he'd teleported Strange to. He was a few metres away, looking like he was having a bad reaction to the after-effects of the teleportation. Loki could relate to that.

Loki walked over to him. Strange noticed him and shook his head, looking very green. "Never again," he pleaded, and Loki was pretty sure he was going to throw up. He took a flask out his pocket and offered it to Strange.

"That'll help," he said.

Strange took it but didn't drink straight away. He looked suspicious. "Is it poisonous?"

"Why would I poison you?" countered Loki. Strange didn't look convinced. "Trust me, it helps with the headache."

Strange must have decided he had nothing to lose and took a sip. Immediately he looked visibly better. "Thanks," he said. He gave the flask back to Loki, who took a swig of it himself. Strange seemed to now realise he was in space and his jaw unhinged a little as he looked around.

Loki didn't pay attention to him, and instead, pulled out the watch and realised they didn't have long left. "Come on," he said, and began to walk quickly back towards the ship.

Strange ran to catch up. "Wait, you aren't going to explain what we're doing?"

Loki didn't look at him, unlocking the doors on the ship with magic and manual locks (you can never be too careful). "We're going to get to somewhere more secure first, Strange."

"Can you at least tell me where we are?" Strange asked.

Loki finished unlocking the door and it swung inwards. He turned to Strange. Sarcastically, he said, "Welcome to Knowhere, your galactic paradise where all your dreams come true. Now hurry up, this is a 20 minutes parking spot."