Mischief on Midgard

Mischief is Key

The first step of the plan when infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. was, of course, observation. Loki needed to gather any information that he could. Had to look for the hidden patterns and any people involved with the organization from the lowest levels up. Even the smallest piece of information could be vital. He listened in on any S.H.I.E.L.D. related conversation he could find, even the ones that sounded like nothing more than gossip. However, as Loki started to work on his self-assigned task, something began to stand out to him the deeper he went.

He was not the first to think that it would be a good idea to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D..

It wasn't just a single individual here and there working undercover to get information on the secretive group. There was an entire network of people inside S.H.I.E.L.D., spying on them without overtly hindering them. It was what Loki could best describe as an infestation! Most interesting tidbit of all? The spies were a part of a group called Hydra.

After watching for a while, Loki wasn't sure who was more numerous in the large organization, HYDRA agents or S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. It was a dangerous cocktail, as it was nearly impossible to tell who was who. It also left a huge question, who amongst them should Loki ally himself with?

It seemed like it was only a matter of time before HYDRA won. By all appearances, they looked to be eating S.H.I.E.L.D. up from the inside out!

And yet, Loki was not allowed to hurt Humans. Directly or indirectly. And his findings showed that HYDRA 'hurt' Humans. The amount of damage and loss of life caused by the organization was... extensive. While looking over the history of HYDRA and trying to dig up their current operations, Loki's crimes began to look outright laughable in comparison! This group... they were capable of killing several thousand people over the span of a single day, and they covered it up so well that no one even knew about it! And they used their power well. Loki had to marvel at his findings. This was so different from Asgardian politics and how Asgardians went about their business.

Asgardians always walked in through the front door, announcing their very presence loud and proud and making any combat as visible as possible. It was part of the Asgardian honor code. To always face combat in honorable ways and never run from a battle! On Asgard, it was considered better to die in battle than run from the battlefield.

Loki had always found it rather foolish, honestly. Why walk in yelling to all and sundry that you were about to attack? There were much simpler ways to win a war. Methods that even resulted in less death and well, a lot less of a mess. These Humans, though, they were so underhanded. They were so filled with lies, deceit, conspiracies, and trickery. Oh, Loki had gotten them all wrong.

They were fun!

He was in the process of trying to infiltrate either group right now. On the face of it, neither side seemed worth the effort. Especially not when there was something else Loki could do. Something which would require a lot less afford on his part, but could also cause a significant ripple effect that would be out of anyone's control. If he succeeded, then he could sit back and try to direct tiny portions of events in his favor while letting the main event run its' course.

He was essentially looking at a giant hornet's nest. And all he had to do was poke it with a stick. Simple, yes?

And so Loki went to work. He began by creating a folder with all the information he could find on Hydra's plans, all the proof that was needed to start an in-depth investigation. Photos and names of high ranking Hydra agents that had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and then he was going to deliver all this very information... to Hydra itself.