Loki landed on the planet's surface, glanced left at Strange, then right at Thor, and shouted, "Stop fighting! What are you doing?!"
"This sneaky bastard is a remnant of the Starfall Spirit Race!" Thor shouted at Loki. "Don't stand there. I'm going to teach him a lesson!"
"No, Thor, you misunderstand. He actually..."
Just as Loki was about to explain, Thor turned and shouted to Sif, "Take him away."
Sif and Hogun both flew over. Loki's slight frame was no match for those two strongmen, and he was carried off at once. Thor did not forget to call after them, "Take him back to the flagship. Don't let him out without my orders!"
Strange stared wide-eyed at Thor. "Are you insane? He's your brother! You're just going to lock him up like that?!"
"I think you're the insane one." Thor shook the hammer in his hand. "Round two. Come on!"
Loki was taken back to Asgard's flagship for this expedition. He was still wearing that dusty dark-green robe. Though the mud stains had vanished, he still looked somewhat disheveled.
Heimdall, standing guard at the ship's entrance, was already used to this. Shaking his head, he said, "Before we set out, I told Thor not to let Loki off the ship. Those blue-skinned bastards aren't easy to deal with. Well, look what happened."
He shook his head again and called inside, "Doctor? Where's the Doctor? Get the accompanying doctor here immediately! We've got a patient!"
"I'm not sick," Loki emphasized. "I didn't clash with them. At least, not directly."
"You can't fool me." Heimdall said, "The magical energy surrounding you shows that you definitely fought. I don't think you could beat a pack of blue-skinned monsters, and whether you're sick isn't up to you. It's up to the Doctor."
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