A Shattered Soul (A Frostiron Story)

Mask

1 week later.

The air bites my skin as I walk, using my crutches, to the S.H.I.E.L.D. doors. I pull the door open and shudder as I step inside, standing there for a minute to let the warm air wash over my skin. As soon as the warmth encompass most of me I open up the main door and walk in only to find people yelling and shouting. I walk over quickly as I can, not bothering with my jacket, to figure out what life threatening situation is going down. I dodge several people running in different directions and a very frazzled looking assistant before I get to the main crowd of people.

"He has to be here!"

I would recognize that voice in a second. All powerful, loud and demanding.

"Thor!" I yell.

The crowd seems to part almost instantly as the God makes his way towards me.

"Stark. Do you know anything about this?" He snapped, shoving a picture in my face.

I take the picture from his grasp and examine it. It is a picture of Time Square in a complete blackout. Which would have been fine, expect everything isn't working. That includes street lamps, heating, electricity, and most importantly, traffic lights. The damage of this blackout is shown apparent when there is a bunch of car crashes littering the intersection. I look back up at Thor's grimace and hand the picture back to him. He takes the picture back, examining it once more.

"No, I haven't seen it, I'm not in forensics. I also haven't the slightest idea as to what your presence suggests?"

"It is not obvious?"

I shake my head.

Thor glares off in the distance for a minute before turning his eyes back on me, "This is Loki's doing."

I let out a sharp laugh, "Thor, Loki is not on this Earth. He's locked up in what passes for a prison on your home."

Thor grits his teeth, "No he is not."

"What!" I snap out, "Why is he not locked up!" I demand, glaring at the man.

Thor sighs, "I needed his help to get the Aether out of Jane and to defeat Malekith so I broke him out of prison and while we were fighting he died. Only I find out later that he was impersonating my father." His voice breaks a little bit on the word father, "In an attempt to rule Asgard. Then my brother and I got thrust into another world by our sister. Where we found Banner!" Thor lights up. "Then we..."

I interrupt, "Banner's here!"

"Yeah."

I am stunned by this news, "Where did you find him, he has been gone for so long?"

Thor waves his hand, "I met him when I fought him as Hulk in Sakaar."

"You fought him?"

He waves his hand again dismissing my question, "Long story, but anyways we got out of that world and we fought our sister who ended up destroying Asgard. So we had to evacuate the citizens to a narboring relm. Which is where I thought Loki had resigned, but clearly I was wrong."

Everyone is too stunned to speak for a second but I broke the silence by saying, "Asgard is gone and you have a sister?"

"Yes, and Hela, but Surtur defeated her."

I shake my head. This is too much for 7:00 o'clock in the morning and only 1 cup of coffee in.

I pinch the bridge of my nose, "So it's possible for Loki to be on Earth?"

"Yes."

Then Fury comes marching in, "Thor! What did you want to talk about."

Thor marches over to him and gives him the whole spiel while I try to wrap my mind around Loki, the God of Lies and Mischief, being on Earth. The guy that caused the Battle of New York, destroyed my building, and killed or injured thousands.