01x19 - Can You Believe in Loki

[bunniefuu]

Father, I have returned.

It's wonderful to have you back, my son.

Thank you.

This prince of Asgard has been absent for far too long.

Please forgive me.

Have no fear, my son.

There is no need to worry.

Protecting the human world is also

a task of great importance.

Now that you're here, I have a bit of a favor to ask of you.

It's a delicate matter.

There is someone I would like you to lend your ear

and listen to.

LOKI: You came, brother.

THOR: You know I'm only here because our father

asked for my presence.

What exactly is it you want from me, Loki?

We'll get to that soon enough.

As you know, I'm stuck here in prison.

I hope you're not looking to me for sympathy.

You are not here under any sort of false pretense, Loki.

Your imprisonment is wholly justified.

You do recognize that fact, do you not?

I hear you.

It's true.

But my sins stem from the magical manipulations

of the Enchantress.

Brother, please believe me.

My heart and mind were not behind my actions,

I swear to you.

What exactly do you wish to tell me?

Father seemed to think that it was worth my time to listen.

I have some information of great magnitude.

It concerns the Masters of Evil.

What news could you possibly know from this cell?

I'm weary of this ridiculous banter.

Aren't you the least bit curious

how they keep circling around you

and you're never quite able to find them?

Loki, how would you even know that?

Let's not split hairs.

It's not the time.

I simply wish to help you and the Avengers.

I'd like to offer my services as a consultant.

[THEME MUSIC]

And now for a breaking news story,

as we go live to an international press

conference being held by Wakanda's

very own Black Panther.

Ladies and gentlemen, the reason I've called you here

today is to inform you that a large number of stolen weapons

of mass destruction were recovered by the Avengers

in Antarctica.

But I ask that you fear not, for we remain vigilant

in our strides for keeping the world

as peaceful as possible from our posts around the globe.

Excuse me.

I can't help but ask, do these weapons

happen to contain vibranium?

Yes.

It is believed that they do contain a substantial amount

of vibranium.

Sounds to me like they're trying to keep them there.

[LAUGHS] It would seem so.

Wow.

This is so awesome.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure we just stepped

into Hydra's Antarctica base.

Who knew that when we left this morning,

we were headed to one of Hydra's secret headquarters?

Right?

This place must have a ton of vibranium in storage,

don't you think?

Yeah.

Wakanda's precious metal is so valuable, it's priceless.

And the Masters of Evil will do anything

to get their hands on it to use it

for the Emerald Rain Project.

Right.

We probably need to ask Black Panther

just how to store it all.

This is a prime spot for a heist.

It's most likely going to be a tough fight this time.

You guys got to be careful, and above all, stay safe.

Come on, Cap.

You really worry too much.

If the Masters of Evil happen to show up,

Bruno might be with them.

Dealing with him is my task this time.

We'll see.

Hey, Cap, we know how to defend ourselves.

We're the Future Avengers, remember?

It's not just a name, you know.

Let's have a little look-see behind this door,

find out just how much vibranium is down there.

Thor, so glad you're back.

It's good to see you.

Surprise.

We're both here, Avengers.

And I'm happy to see you too.

Loki?

[GRUMBLES]

Who's that dude?

It's understandable you guys are more than a little confused

right now.

I guess some introductions are in order.

This is Loki.

He's Thor's brother.

You know, I was under the impression

that this guy couldn't be trusted.

My sentiments exactly.

You're not wrong, friends.

He has not proved himself reliable.

However, he does possess the unique ability of magic.

And through that ability, he has learned the Masters of Evil

are now able to teleport.

Teleport, for real?

Of course.

So that's how they're always able to be everywhere at once.

They've been using teleportation.

Don't care where they go.

I'll smash them.

That's incredible.

All right, I'll bite.

I realize we got to deal with this Masters of Evil

teleportation thing now.

But what's that got to do with this guy?

I'm glad you asked, mortal.

You see, I possess the ability to build

a shield against the Enchantress's powers.

By doing so, your foes lose their ability to transport.

Hold up.

Sounds like a bunch of baloney to me.

How do we know we can trust you?

Iron Man, you choose to distrust

me from the very beginning?

IRON MAN: What are those things you're wearing?

Fear not, Iron Man.

Odin has taken the proper precautions,

a way to keep Loki in check.

These shackles are controlled by my will, not his.

Gotcha.

And that seems to be working?

Indeed.

Would you like a demonstration?

Wait, brother, please, I implore you.

There's no need.

[GRUNTING]

So are you satisfied?

Oh, wow, well isn't that convenient?

Huh.

He really can't get out of those things?

Excuse me.

Brother, would you please release me now?

IRON MAN: Why?

You look so comfy down there.

So are those two--

are they really brothers?

That's so sad.

Does it have to be that way?

You three don't know what Loki is truly capable of.

If you did, you'd realize why this is necessary.

[BEEPING]

ODIN:

All right, looks like the coast is clear.

OK, everyone, it's time to run the drill.

Sound off and let us know how your sector looks.

All systems seem to be up and running.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Roger that.

All is clear here as well.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Roger.

Yeah, same here.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Roger that, Hulk.

Wow.

This must be where all the vibranium is stored.

How could anyone get it out of here?

[CHIME]

Listen up, listen up.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Is there a problem?

Nah, no problem at all here.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Well, then I need you to report

back to your posts at once.

We need to be ready.

OK, OK.

Everybody is so uptight today.

They have to be on high alert.

You know that.

This is pretty precious cargo we're dealing with.

And what about that guy from Asgard, Loki?

Yeah.

He doesn't act anything like his brother at all, does he?

I mean, if I'm being honest, they don't even look related.

Makoto.

What's wrong?

[YELLS]

It's them again.

It's the leader.

[LAUGHS] My, my, my.

Guess I really fooled you three heroes in training.

Huh?

Calm yourselves.

It is I.

Loki, you big jerk.

That was a dirty trick.

Not cool at all.

How do we know this is the real you?

I can shapeshift.

Amazing right?

I can change into any form and be anyone at any time.

[LAUGHS] It's fun.

And it can be quite handy.

But I assure you, this is me, and you

have nothing to worry about.

THOR: Loki.

Yes, brother?

Makoto, Chloe, and Adi are the Future Avengers.

The three of them are a very important part of our team

now, so show them some respect.

Brother, please, I assure you, this is not what it looks like.

It was merely an example of my power.

Please understand, I meant no disrespect.

That is enough.

Please, listen to me.

[LAUGHS] So you don't really like a taste

of your own medicine, do you?

What?

What's that mean?

What are you saying, brother?

I assure you, this is me, and you

have nothing to worry about.

[LAUGHS] Nice one, Chloe.

Hey, don't dish it out if you can't take it.

Why, you little--

you dare to make a fool of me?

Come on.

Let's book it.

LOKI: Get back here, you pesky brats.

Just wait till I get my hands on you.

Man, is he mad.

Loki's really got a bad temper, doesn't he?

I've taken a good look around.

Nothing new to report.

The coast seems to be clear here too.

Wait.

I thought I heard something.

I think it was a voice.

[GRUMBLING]

Those annoying little toddlers.

Who do they think they are?

Don't they know who they're dealing with?

How dare they?

Yo, chill out, man.

Now, this is the Loki I remember.

Good to see your true colors finally emerge.

No, you don't understand.

I'm not raging in fury without reason.

I was merely showing them an example of my power.

Loki, you need to stop taking everything so seriously.

[LAUGHS] Is that really the way you see things,

dear brother?

Then I must ask, am I the one who's a fool here, or is it

you?

Let's think about this now.

The answer could be quite revealing.

[GRUNTS]

Ooh, down for the count.

Is he always this much of a diva?

I'm not sure having my brother along is worth the headache.

My apologies.

Yo.

So came back to hit me while I'm down, did you?

You know, I was just playing along with your little charade.

You diminutive pipsqueaks didn't really fool me earlier.

It'll take more than that to pull one over on me.

I'm not here about any of that, OK?

There's something I want to ask you about.

Oh?

You have a query for me?

All right, look, I know that you and Thor are brothers,

so what's with all the bad blood between you?

Makoto, let me ask you, do you think of me

as little more than a child?

Well, no, but you are acting like a child,

a spoiled one at that.

It's kind of sad, really.

How does that Earth saying go?

Out of the mouths of babes.

Hahaha.

You're curious as to what drove us apart, eh?

Not a glorious tale.

Fine.

I'll tell you how our relationship got this way.

Thor and I were raised as brothers in Asgard.

Our father, Odin, was the King of Asgard

and the leader of the gods.

Be that as it may, I am not the biological son of Odin.

Thus, I was treated differently.

It was obvious to me that our father favored his blood child.

When we grew into young adults, my brother had

the natural stature of a god.

He's a powerful and adept fighter, made for waging w*r.

I, however, was more apt to fight

our opponents with my magic.

Though we both had our share of victories, my efforts in battle

were not praised.

My brother was given Mjölnir for his efforts.

I, on the other hand, was not even

acknowledged with gratitude.

Darkness overwhelmed my heart and soul.

MAN: What?

What is that?

It's Loki.

And he's got an army.

What is this?

What are you doing, Loki?

I've come for Asgard.

Bend the knee or get out of the way.

This kingdom needs a new regime, and I'm here to claim it.

What you speak is treason.

I've sworn to father.

I'll protect Asgard with my life.

You're well aware that this is his will.

The time for his will and his constant favoring of you

is at an end, brother.

This is the dawn of a new age.

And you will bear witness to it.

Show no mercy.

THOR: Lightning strike.

[YELLING]

LOKI: My brother's power greatly surpassed that of my own.

But that would not be the last they'd see of me.

I've managed to betray him time and time again.

Yet, alone or with the help of others,

luck always seems to show him favor.

I was recently told that my brother was officially

granted the title of heir apparent,

the future ruler of Asgard.

It goes without saying that it would

be impossible for our father to ever truly trust me again.

So that's how it is.

I get it.

I also have a friend who I'm sort of fighting with.

He's been consumed by the allure of darkness.

And he's come close to hurting me several times.

Even so, I think I'm still going to forgive him anyway.

I know this may sound weird, but it just feels right.

It makes me happy knowing I don't hold a grudge.

Wow, child, you actually give me hope that things

may work out for me as well.

What?

I'd take it easy on that child stuff if I were you.

Thanks for the pep talk, Makoto.

Looks like I have a bit of work to do to make everything right.

I'll give it a try.

Let's see what I can do to mend fences with my brother.

Yes.

Let's do this.

[SIREN WAILING]

What's happening?

Makoto, you need to get out of here and move to a safer area.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Everyone be on high alert.

You kids get to our safe room.

It's Bruno.

Makoto.

FRIDAY, where are they?

FRIDAY: They are in the vibranium storage vault,

as are the Future Avengers.

Nothing can ever be easy.

It's been a long time.

Hey, Bruno.

A welcoming committee.

Here's mine.

Would you look at that?

There doesn't seem to be any way around it, Loki.

You're stuck.

He put up a barrier.

Way to go, Loki.

Thanks for the help.

Enchantress, it seems I owe you a debt of gratitude.

What are you saying?

Your sloppy magic made things quite easy for me.

I'll show you just how sloppy I can make things.

Not now, Enchantress.

Don't forget, we're on an important mission.

We don't have time for such matters.

Plus, you have to deal with me.

And with me as well.

Oh, it's the Avengers again.

Sadly, we do not have time to play with you right now.

Such fun will have to wait for another time.

At the present, there are more pressing matters

we need to attend to.

They disappeared.

For now at least, but where did they go?

It seems we've come to the right place.

What's the status?

It's empty.

Well, try the next one.

They had to put it somewhere.

They're all empty.

Whoa, the looks on your faces.

You guys look like you were given the wrong address

for a party or something.

Didn't you find what you were looking for?

What?

We're here for the vibranium, fool.

Black Panther said in his news conference

that there's a massive stockpile of weapons containing

vibranium hidden here.

Oh, sorry, hate to break it to you,

but the vibranium was a lie.

A lie?

But I--

Wait, what?

What did he say?

What he's saying is we asked Black Panther

to help us by playing along with the little ruse we

set up for them.

I do not like participating in such an untruth.

But I will do so for the greater good.

The Masters of Evil are wreaking havoc on the world

and they need to be stopped.

Oh, your lies, your trickery.

You Avengers will pay for this.

Sorry.

And we didn't have any clue about what they were up to.

I feel like an idiot.

Sorry, guys.

The plan hinged on its complete secrecy.

We couldn't tell you.

Of course.

Yeah, we understand.

This is ridiculous.

I must commend you.

Your plan worked like a charm.

We were totally fooled.

But I think you forgot one important little thing.

Loki.

Something's wrong.

What in the world did you do?

With the power of my magic and this staff,

I can block any teleportation device.

Don't underestimate me, my friend.

You'll soon come to fear the tremendous power

wielded by Loki of Asgard.

Prepare yourselves, Masters of Evil.

Yeah.

Nice job, Loki.

Let's keep things moving, OK?

But I'll want a briefing on how all this stuff works later.

I'll have my people call your people.

I may be willing to share the intricacies of this with you

sometime, Iron Man.

Yeah, I'll need to know what makes

that teleportation blocker tick, magic, voodoo, whatever.

If you had such power, you'd never stop using it.

Curse you, Avengers.

You've meddled in our affairs for the last time.

You will soon feel the wrath of our vengeance.

Well, we don't want that to happen now, do we?

Looks like we're going to have to be

the ones to put a stop to this.

Avengers assemble.

No way.

They're floating.

Heads up.

[CRASHING]

Bring it.

Repulsor.

Have a taste of this.

[GRUNTING]

Ares, why don't you let me handle things?

I have an idea.

How about you go and play for a bit?

Bruno, over here.

I know where you are.

Here I come.

You better believe we haven't forgotten about you, Bruno.

Give me your worst.

Time for my reactor.

Adi, Chloe, you stand down and leave him to me.

Understood.

No matter what happens, we've got your back.

Enough of that.

Now then, playtime's over.

Whoa.

Not bad.

Listen, brother, I will not plead

for you to trust me anymore.

Such judgment is for you alone.

But I ask that we handle this together.

Amazing.

Look at him go.

That's how brothers should behave.

All right, let's go, Bruno.

[THEME MUSIC]

(SINGING) Avengers

Avengers

Future Avengers

Avengers

Avengers

Future Avengers

Avengers

Future Avengers

NARRATOR: Looks like Thor and Loki's bond

is stronger than ever.

Wonder if they can keep the momentum going,

maybe even defeat the Masters of Evil.

And then the long running conflict

between Makoto and Bruno could get settled once and for all.

What about those with the Emerald power, though?

What's going to happen to them?

Is there a happy or sad ending in their future?

Only time will tell, next time on Marvel Future

Avengers, The Band of Brothers.

Catch the Future Avengers.