No, don't thank me. I only did it for Jane.
Her father and I taught at university together.
He was a good man.
He never listened.
Neither did I.
My father was trying to teach me something,
but I was too stupid to see it.
I don't know if you're delusional or if you're pulling some kind of con,
I don't care.
I just care about her.
I've seen the way she looks at you.
I swear to you, I mean her no harm.
Good.
In that case, I'll buy you another round, and you leave town tonight.
Two boilermakers.
LAUFEY: Kill him.
After all I've done for you?
So you're the one who showed us the way into Asgard.
That was just a bit of fun, really.
To ruin my brother's big day.
And to protect the realm from his idiotic rule for a while longer.
I will hear you.
I will conceal you and a handful of your soldiers,
lead you into Odin's chambers, and you can slay him where he lies.
Why not kill him yourself?
(SNORTS)
I suspect that the Asgardians would not take kindly
to a king who had murdered his predecessor.
Once Odin is dead, I will return the Casket to you
and you can return Jotunheim to all its...
Glory.
I...
Accept.
What troubles you, Gatekeeper?
I turned my gaze upon you in Jotunheim, but could neither see you nor hear you.
You were shrouded from me,
like the Frost Giants that entered this realm.
Perhaps your senses have weakened after your many years of service.
Or perhaps someone has found a way
to hide that which he does not wish me to see.
You have great power, Heimdall.
Did Odin ever fear you?
- No. - And why is that?
Because he is my king and I am sworn to obey him.
He was your king and you're sworn to obey me now.
Yes?
Yes.
Then you will open the Bifrost to no one
until I have repaired the damage that my brother has done.
(BANGING ON DOOR)
(GASPS) Oh, my God. Is he okay?
He's fine. Not injured at all.
- (GROANS) - I'm sorry, my friend.
- What happened? - We drank, we fought,
he made his ancestors proud.
Put him on the bed.
(GROANS)
(LAUGHING)
I still don't think you're the God of Thunder.
But you ought to be.
Are these your chambers?
It's more of a temporary living situation.
I'm sorry. I don't usually have guests.
Actually, I never have guests.
That's not the right place for it.
I'm sorry.
Can we go outside?
Yes, of course.
I come up here sometimes when I can't sleep
or I'm trying to reconcile particle data, or when Darcy's driving me crazy.
I come up here a lot, actually, now that I think about it.
I'm really glad you're safe.
You've been very kind to me,
and I've been far less grateful than you deserve.
Well, I hit you with my car a couple times,
so I think that kind of evens things out.
Perhaps I had it coming.
Oh, my God!
I don't believe it!
It was all I could get back. I'm sorry it's not as much as I promised.
No, no, this is great! This is... I don't have to start from scratch now.
Thank you.
What's wrong?
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Whatever they are,
they're gonna do everything in their power
to make sure this research never sees the light of day.
No, Jane.
Listen to me. You must not give up.
- You must finish what you've started. - Why?
Because you're right.
Here, look.
Your ancestors called it magic, and you call it science.
Well, I come from a place where they're one and the same thing.
What is that?
My father explained it to me like this,
that your world
is one of the Nine Realms of the Cosmos,
linked to each other by the branches of Yggdrasil,
the Worlds Tree.
Now you see it every day without realizing.
The images glimpsed through... What did you call it?
This Hooble Telescope.
- Hubble. - Hubble Telescope.
(LAUGHS)
Tell me more.
So, the Nine Realms.
Now, there is Midgard, which is Earth.
This is Alfheim.
Vanaheim. Jotunheim.
And Asgard.
And that's where I come from.
Thank you, Jane.
FANDRAL: Our dearest friend banished, Loki on the throne,
Asgard on the brink of war, yet you've managed to consume
four wild boar, six pheasant, a side of beef,
and two casks of ale. Shame on you. Don't you care?
Do not mistake my appetite for apathy!
Stop it, both of you!
Stop.
- We all know what we have to do. - We must go.
We must find Thor.
It's treason.
To hell with treason, it's suicide.
Thor would do the same for us.
Now shush.
Heimdall might be watching.
(DOORS OPENING)
Heimdall demands your presence.
VOLSTAGG: We're doomed.
You would defy the commands of Loki, our king,
break every oath you have taken as warriors,
and commit treason to bring Thor back?
- Yes. - Good.
So you'll help us?
I am bound by honor to our king. I cannot open the bridge to you.
Complicated fellow, isn't he?
Now what do we do?
Look!
- What the hell was that? - I don't know, sir.
We got massive energy readings out of nowhere
and then they just disappeared. Fifteen miles due northwest.
Let's go take a look.
Thank you.
- Thank you. - You're very welcome.
AGENT: Base to Team 2, we've got activity outside the town.
Stay on your target.
(SPEAR THUDDING)
Ensure my brother does not return.
Destroy everything.
Mom?
Is there a Renaissance Fair in town?
Call it in.
Yeah.
Base, we've got Xena, Jackie Chan and Robin Hood.
It's a beautiful theory, Jane.
But you won't be able to convince the scientific community of any of it.
Not without hard evidence.
Found you!
THOR: My friends!
This is good! This is good.
I don't believe it.
Oh, excuse me. Lady Sif and the Warriors Three.
My friends,
I've never been happier to see anyone.
But you should not have come.
We're here to take you home.
You know I can't go home.
My father
is dead because of me.
And I must remain in exile.
Thor,
your father still lives.
Tell me, Loki, how did you get the Jotuns into Asgard?
You think the Bifrost is the only way in and out of this realm?
There are secret paths between the worlds
to which even you, with all your gifts, are blind.
But I have need of them no longer, now that I am king.
And I say, for your act of treason,
you are relieved of your duties as Gatekeeper,
and no longer citizen of Asgard.
Then I need no longer obey you.
Get somebody from Linguistics down here.
(THUNDER CRASHING)
(PEOPLE MURMURING)
(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)
Was somebody else coming?
Is that one of Stark's?
I don't know. The guy never tells me anything.
Hello.
You are using unregistered weapons technology.
Identify yourself.
Here we go.
Incoming!
Jane, you have to leave.
- What are you gonna do? - I'm staying here.
Thor's going to fight with us!
My friends,
I'm just a man. I'll only be in the way, or worse, get one of you killed.
But I can help get these people to safety.
Well, if you're staying, then so am I.
- We'll need some time. - You'll have it!
Okay, move it, people!
Everybody out! Use the back door.
Go, hurry! You can eat later.
Keep it distracted.
For Asgard!
SIF: Fall back!
Go. Now. Run!
(SCREAMING)
Sif. Sif, you've done all you can.
No. I will die a warrior's death.
Stories will be told of this day.
Live, and tell those stories yourself.
Now go.
You must return to Asgard. You have to stop Loki.
What about you?
Do not worry, my friends. I have a plan.
Come on.
We need to fall back. Come on.
Come on.
Wait!
What's he doing?
Brother, whatever I have done to wrong you,
whatever I have done to lead you to do this,
I am truly sorry.
But these people are innocent.
Taking their lives will gain you nothing.
So take mine
and end this.
No.
(GASPS)
It's over.
No. It's not over.
I mean, you're safe.
We're safe.
It's over.
(THOR INHALING DEEPLY)
No.
AGENT 1: We're spiking. AGENT 2: Levels increase!
Whosoever holds this hammer,
if he be worthy,
shall possess the power of Thor.
(MJOLNIR WHOOSHING)
Jane!
- No. No. No! - Come!
Oh. My. God.
So, is this how you normally look?
More or less.
It's a good look.
We must go to the Bifrost site. I would have words with my brother.
COULSON: Excuse me!
Donald?
I don't think you've been completely honest with me.
Know this, Son of Coul.
You and I, we fight for the same cause, the protection of this world.
From this day forward, you can count me as your ally
if you return the items you have taken from Jane.
- Stolen. - Borrowed.
Of course, you can have your equipment back.
You're gonna need it to continue your research.
Would you like to see the bridge we spoke of?
Sure.
(EXCLAIMS)
COULSON: Wait, I need to debrief you!
Welcome to Asgard.
(MUFFLED STRAINING)
Heimdall, open the Bifrost.
Heimdall?
Heimdall!
He doesn't answer.
Then we are stranded.
Heimdall! If you can hear me, we need you now!
(MUFFLED ROARING)
Heimdall! We need you now!
Heimdall!
I must go back to Asgard, but I give you my word,
I will return for you.
Deal?
Deal.
Get him to the healing room!
Leave my brother to me.
LAUFEY: It's said
you can still hear and see what transpires around you.
I hope it's true,
so that you may know
your death came at the hand
of Laufey.
And your death came by the son of Odin.
(GASPING)
Loki!
You saved him!
I swear to you, Mother,
that they will pay for what they've done today.
THOR: Loki.
Thor!
I knew you'd return to us.
Why don't you tell her
how you sent the Destroyer to kill our friends, to kill me?
What?
Why, it must have been enforcing Father's last command.
You're a talented liar, Brother. Always have been.
It's good to have you back.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to destroy Jotunheim.
LOKI: You can't stop it.
The Bifrost will build until it rips Jotunheim apart.
(FROST GIANTS SCREAMING)
Jane?
Why have you done this?
To prove to Father that I am the worthy son.
When he wakes, I will have saved his life.
I will have destroyed that race of monsters.
And I will be true heir to the throne!
You can't kill an entire race!
Why not?
And what is this newfound love for the Frost Giants?
You could have killed them all with your bare hands.
- I've changed. - So have I.
Now fight me.
I never wanted the throne!
I only ever wanted to be your equal.
I will not fight you, Brother!
I'm not your brother.
I never was.
Loki, this is madness.
Is it madness?
Is it?
Come on. What happened to you on Earth that turned you so soft?
Don't tell me it was that woman.
Oh!
It was!
Well, maybe, when we're finished here, I'll pay her a visit myself!
(YELLING)
(LAUGHING)
Thor!
Brother, please.
(LAUGHING)
Enough!
(GRUNTING)
(SCREAMING)
Look at you,
the Mighty Thor,
with all your strength,
and what good does it do you now, huh?
Do you hear me, Brother? There's nothing you can do!
What are you doing?
If you destroy the bridge, you'll never see her again!
Forgive me, Jane.
(BOTH YELLING)
I could have done it, Father!
I could have done it!
For you!
For all of us!
No, Loki.
Loki, no.
No!
No.
JANE: It's gone.
(ALL LAUGHING)
And then, with a mighty bellow,
I flew into the giant metal creature and laid him low!
FANDRAL: Is that another way of saying you fell on your huge ass?
VOLSTAGG: As a matter of fact, falling was a tactic lulling the Destroyer...
My Queen, I'm so sorry for your loss.
FRIGGA: How Is he?
SIF: He mourns for his brother.
And...
He misses her.
The mortal.
You'll be a wise king.
There will never be a wiser king than you.
Or a better father.
I have much to learn.
I know that now.
Someday, perhaps,
I shall make you proud.
You've already made me proud.
So Earth is lost to us.
No.
There is always hope.
Can you see her?
(HEIMDALL LAUGHS)
Yes.
ERIK: I have the particle detectors!
Darcy, do you have the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellite codes?
DARCY: Yeah. Have you seen my taser?
THOR: How is she?
ERIK: In the car. Come on, Jane!
HEIMDALL: She searches for you.
NICK FURY: Dr. Selvig.
So you're the man behind all this?
It's quite a labyrinth.
I was thinking they're taking me down here to kill me.
I've been hearing about the New Mexico situation.
Your work has impressed a lot of people who are much smarter than I am.
I have a lot to work with.
The Foster Theory. A gateway to another dimension.
It's unprecedented.
Isn't it?
Legend tells us one thing, history, another.
But every now and then, we find something that belongs to both.
What is it?
Power, Doctor.
If we can figure out how to tap it,
maybe unlimited power.
Well, I guess that's worth a look.