
It works, freeing Thor from the contamination, which is promptly sealed in a special jar Loki had brought along, though his celebration is cut short when the Hulk knocks him out.Ī short time later, in a cell, Thor and Loki talk. This is why Loki retrieved Gram, the sword of Sigurd, which forces those it injures to suffer the truth. In a flashback, it is revealed why Loki has stabbed Thor after his most recent encounter with Malekith the Accursed, some manner of corruption has entered him, causing Thor to become increasingly violent, arrogant and belligerent. In that instant, Mjolnir becomes impossible for him to carry, allowing Loki to slip around Thor, and stab him, causing strange energies to pour out of Thor's body. Thor advocates killing Loki, and tries to do that. However, in the time it takes to do this, the Avengers catch up to him. Using the distraction, Loki makes his way to the Avengers Database, and uses it to find all the information the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., and anyone else, may have on him, before promptly deleting it all, since those stories contained a metaphysical weight that would pull Loki back towards villainy, something Loki wishes to avoid. Hawkeye's attempts to stop him fail, due to some magical misdirection from Loki causing the archer's arrow to wind up in Bruce Banner. This enrages Thor, allowing Loki to slip past. On questioning from Thor, Loki openly tells the truth: that he is working on behalf of the All-Mother, before distracting Thor by reminding him about the time Tony Stark cloned him. This does however leave Loki surrounded by the Avengers. Loki's fall catches the attention of Hawkeye and Black Widow, and he is saved from plummeting to his death by a grappling arrow. He notices Loki peering in through the window, and attacks.


Inside, Thor is in an uncharacteristically aggressive mood, demanding mead from Jarvis. This leads to Loki running up the side of Avengers Tower, via some Seven-League Boots, and using a vanishing cloak to make himself invisible to the Avengers. Some hours before, in an apartment, Loki's attempt at showering is interrupted by the appearance of the All-Mother, who have an assignment for him. In the present, Loki stabs Thor with a sword. Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Only in flashback).All-Mothers of Asgardia (Main story and flashback).Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Only in flashback).Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Main story and flashback).Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback).Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and flashback).We really have to stop meeting like this.
