Loki

Chapter 4

Tony: Aaand, wrap that up and give it to a child on Christmas! Cause we're done.

Maddie: Okay. See you tomorrow, Tony.

Tony: Wait, Mads, I'm havin' a party at my house, It's gonna be like off the hook, or whatever. You should come over. I got a DJ, rented a bouncy house, made a gallon of dip. It's gonna be sick!

Maddie: Oh, I...I don't know, Tony. I don't really feel like being around a bunch of people.

Tony: No, no, no! That's the best part, it'll just be like, you and me.

(Awkward Silence)

Maddie: Wow! That...um, that's certainly very tempting. But...

Tony: I did hire a wedding photographer. That's just in case we were like, something crazy happened and we wanted a picture of it like, maybe we should have this for like, ever. Like a memory, you know?

Maddie: Um, I'm gonna pass. I have some work here that I need to do, anyway.

Tony: Cool. So, Thursday? Soft Thursday?

Maddie: Goodnight, Tony.

Tony: It's a soft yes on Thursday.

[Maddie turns and goes up the stairs, he goes back to his van]

Tony: [to himself] What's wrong with me?! "Rented a bouncy house?" Chicks don't like bouncy houses, they like clowns! [he hits his van and Maddie hears him shout] Ow! Aaah! Stupid van! You broke my finger!

[Loki and Maddie both ascend the museum to the statue of Thor on opposite sides of the building]

Loki: I've made a horrible mistake. I didn't mean to destroy you. I mean, I meant to destroy you, but I didn't think it would really work.

Maddie: What are we supposed to do? Without you, evil is running rampant through the streets.

Loki: I'm so tired of running rampant through the streets. What's the point of being bad when there's no good to try and stop you?

Maddie: (sigh) Someone has to stop Loki.

Scott: Hey, we're closing soon.

Maddie: (gasp) Ugh! You scared me! Bucky, right?

Scott: Scott.

Maddie: Scott. I was just... (chuckles) Well, I was talking to myself. You probably think I'm a little bit nuts.

Scott: I'm not allowed to insult guests directly.

Maddie: Thank you. I just... Scott, I'll just be another minute.

Scott: (exaggerated sigh) Okay.

Maddie: Thanks.

(Cut back to Loki)

Loki: I had so many evil plans in the works; The Illiteracy Beam, Typhoon Cheese, Robo Sheep. Battles we will now never have. (His voice echoes, and Maddie starts walking around the platform to investigate the noise) You know, I never had the chance to say goodbye. So it's good that we have this time now. You know, before I destroy the place. Nothing personal, it just brings back too many painful memories.

[Loki activates a countdown bomb and starts walking away]

Maddie: Hello?

Loki: (To himself) Maddie?!

(Loki runs towards the elevator, where he bumps into Scott)

Scott: Uh, that's a pretty tasteless costume.

Loki: Costume?!

Scott: Loki's head is not that grossly exaggerated. [Loki scans Scott with his disguise watch] Uuh! You even made a cheap replica of his dehydration gun. How unc...

[Loki shoots his dehydration gun at Scott and turns him into a cube]

Maddie: Hello, who's there? (Loki transforms himself into Scott right as Maddie turns the corner) Oh! (laughs) Whoo! It's just you, Scott.

Scott: Oh, yes. It's just me. Scott..

Maddie: Well, thank you for letting me stay.

Scott: Look, I wouldn't stay here for more than two minutes and thirty-seven seconds if I were you. We're having the walls and ceiling removed.

Maddie: Wow! That sounds like quite the renovation. I guess I'll um...catch a ride down with you then. [She gets into the elevator with Loki disguised as Scott] I kept thinking he was gonna do one of his last-minute escapes.

Scott: Yeah, he was really good at those.

Maddie: Oh! If only the world had a reset button.

Scott: I've looked into the reset button. (he starts to cry) The science is impossible.

Maddie: Oh Scott.. I didn't know you had...feelings. Are you okay?

Scott: Thor's gone. And now there's no one left to challenge Loki.

Maddie: Oh, come on, Scott! As long as there's evil, good will rise up against it.

Scott: Uuh, I wish!

Maddie: I believe someone's gonna stand up to Loki.

Scott: You really think so?

Maddie: Yeah, it's like they say. Heroes aren't born, they're made!

(Loki has a realization)

Scott: Heroes can be made. That's it! All you need are the right ingredients.

Maddie: Yeah. Bravery.

Scott: Yes.

Maddie: Strength.

Scott: Of course!

Maddie: Determination.

Scott: Imperative! And a smidgen of DNA. Oh, with that anyone can be a hero!

Maddie: Yeah!

Scott: Ohoho! [he laughs and picks up Maddie in excitement, and his alarm goes off to warn him of the bombs timer] I think we should run! (Maddie leaves in a taxi outside the museum) Bye! (He turns to the statue of Thor) Time to put the past behind us.
[he transforms himself back into Loki]

Loki: Only the future...[the museum suddenly explodes in front of him] Aaaah! Oh! I'm too close! I'm genuinely scared right now! Oh! I hope no one's seeing this! Aah!

(Cut to the evil lair with Hulk, who is holding coffee and donuts.)

Hulk: Create a hero? Wait, wait...what? Why would you do that?

Loki: So I have someone to fight! Hulk, I'm a villain without a hero. A yin with no yang. A bullfighter with no bull to fight. In other words, I have no purpose! Now, ask me how I'm going to do it. Go on! Ask!

Hulk: (sigh) How are you gonna do it?

Loki: Hahaha! I'm going to give someone, I don't know who yet, Thor's powers. I'm going to train that someone to become Newark City's new hero. Over here, follow! [revealing the last poster board] And then finally, I'm going to fight that hero in an epic battle of good and evil, which will put everything back the way it was, when the world was perfect and rosy! Behold, Hulk, Thor's cape! Look closely. Tell me what you see.

Hulk: Dandruff?

Loki: Ha...ha...yes! It's his DNA! From this, we'll extract the source of Thor's awesome power. [extracting Thor's essence]