Loki: But I am different than those other guys, Rocket! I can go the distance. Come on, I'll show you.
Rocket: (grunts) Geez, you don't give up, do ya?
Loki: Watch this. [He raises something big which looks like a UFO and sends it flying away.]
Rocket: Holy Frigga.. You know maybe if I-- No! Snap out of it! I am too old to get mixed up in this stuff again.
Loki: But if I don't become a true hero, I'll never be able to rejoin my father, Odin.
Rocket: Hold it! Odin is your father, right?
Loki: Uh-huh.
Rocker: (laughs) Odin! The big guy. He's your daddy! Mr. Lightning Bolts, read me a book, will ya.. da-da? Odin! (mimics Odin) Once upon a time—
Loki: It's the truth!
Rocket: Please! (sings) So you wanna be a hero, kid? well, whoop-de-do. I have been around the block before with blockheads just like you. Each and every one was disappointment. Pain for which there ain't no ointment. So much for excuses, though a kid of Odin is, asking me to jump into the fray. My answer is two words.
[lightning hits Rocket]
Rocket: Okay.
Loki: You mean you'll do it?
Rocket: You win.
Loki: You won't be sorry, Rocket.
Rocket: Oh, gods.
Loki: So when do we start? Can we start now?
Rocket: Oy, vey. (sings) I'd given up hope that someone would come along. A fella who'd ring the bell for once not the gong. The kind who wins trophies, won't settle for low fees, at least semi-pro fees, but no, I get the greenhorn! I've been out to pasture, pal, my ambition gone. Content to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn. But you need an advisor, a raccoon, but wiser, a good merchandiser and-- whoa! There goes my ulcer! I'm down to one last hope and I hope it's you, 'though, kid, you're not exactly a dream come true. I trained enough turkeys, who never came through! You're my only last hope, so you'll have to do. (spoken) Rule #6: When rescuing a damsel, always handle with care. [Loki falls into water] No! Rule #95, kid: Concentrate! Rule #96: Aim! (singing) Demigods have faced the odds and ended up a mockery. Don't believe in the stories that you read on all the crockery. To be a true hero, kid, is a dying art. Like painting a masterpiece it's a work of heart. It takes more than sinew, comes down to what's in you. You have to continue, to grow!
[Loki is an adult now]
Rocket: Now that's more like it! (singing) I'm down to one last shot and my last high note, before that blasted underworld gets my trash panda. My dreams are on you, kid. Go make 'em come true! Climb that uphill slope! Keep pushing that envelope! You're my one last hope. And, kid, it's up to you Yeah!
Loki: Did you see that? Next stop, Asgard.
Rocket: All right, just take it easy, champ.
Loki: I am ready, I want to get off this island. I want to see battles and monsters! Rescue some damsels... You know, heroic stuff.
Rocket: Well—
Loki: Aw, come on, Rocket!
Rocket: Well, okay, okay. You want a road test? Saddle up, kid. We're going to Oslo!
Loki: Yahoo! [now flying on Fenrir] So, what's in Oslo?
Rocket: A lot of problems. It's a big tough town, good place to start building a rep. [They hear a woman screaming.] Sounds like your basic D.I.D. - Damsel In Distress.
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Loki
FanfictionLoki, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by Laufey and forced to live among mortals as a half-man, half-god. Now a teenager, Loki needs to perform a rite of passage on Earth to prove himself worthy of living with the gods on Mount Olympus. With h...
