Chapter Summaries

Tony installed the New Element after JARVIS confirmed it could replace palladium and was not radioactive, while Luke encouraged him to stay alive until safer surgery became possible. The next day, Tony called Luke over to complain about Hammer Industries exhibiting at the Stark Expo, but the crisis turned into Tony planning how to confess his feelings to Pepper.

• Luke asked Tony what he would do if the New Element failed, and Tony admitted that chest surgery had only a forty percent chance of success.
• JARVIS confirmed that the New Element could perfectly replace palladium and was not radioactive, so Tony installed it in his reactor while Luke took pictures.
• Luke returned home, checked the news about Hammer Industries, and went to bed before the next day's presentation.
• Tony summoned Luke to protest Hammer Industries' place at the Stark Expo, and Luke showed him a news video of Tony agreeing to let them exhibit.
• Tony recognized the reporter who had spent a night with him before, then began searching online for a way to make his relationship with Pepper official, with Luke helping him plan the confession.

Tony and Luke rushed to the Expo after Ivan warned Tony that he would make him and his family pay, only to find Ivan had taken control of Hammer Industries' Mechanical Soldiers. Luke and Tony helped stop the attack, but Ivan remained at large and called Tony out for a fight.

• Ivan called Tony and threatened to attack him and his family at the Expo, prompting Tony to warn Pepper and ask Natasha to get her out.
• Natasha confronted Hammer at the Expo and forced him to reveal that Ivan was at Hammer Industries.
• Tony and Luke reached the venue, where Rhodey discovered that Ivan had taken control of his armor and the Mechanical Soldiers beneath the stage.
• The Mechanical Soldiers opened fire on Tony, while Luke summoned Shadow Ninjas, Blade Soldiers, and Troll Soldiers to evacuate guests and fight them.
• Tony and Luke destroyed the attacking soldiers and restrained Rhodey, while Natasha headed to Hammer Industries to find Ivan.
• Pepper joined Tony in the hall, where Ivan called out for Tony to come fight him.

Luke, Tony, and Rhodey battled Ivan and his Mechanical Soldiers, then escaped Ivan’s self-destruction with Luke’s help. After Tony survived, he confessed his love to Pepper, and she returned it.

• Tony sent Pepper inside with the police and joined Luke as Ivan and his Mechanical Soldiers attacked.
• Ivan beat Tony and restrained him while Luke fought the Mechanical Soldiers; Rhodey joined the battle after breaking free.
• Tony and Rhodey dodged Ivan’s Ex-Wife missiles, while Luke fought off the remaining Mechanical Soldiers and escaped their reactor explosions through the Shadow World.
• Luke, Tony, and Rhodey overwhelmed Ivan, but Ivan triggered a surge of energy from his mechanical legs and destroyed his armor.
• Luke pulled Tony into the Shadow World and brought him back safely; Tony reunited with Pepper and told her he loved her, and she said she loved him too.

Tony and Luke met Fury to discuss the Avengers, but Luke refused to join while agreeing to continue as a security consultant, and Tony volunteered for the same role. After posting Iron Man photos online, Luke found a report of a meteorite in Mexico and set out there as Loki challenged Heimdall’s authority in Asgard.

• Tony told Luke that Fury had summoned them to a S.H.I.E.L.D. warehouse, where Fury showed them the Avengers plan.
• Tony approved of the team but objected when Fury said Luke could join and he could not; Fury revealed he had been spying on Tony, not Luke.
• Luke declined to join the Avengers because he did not want to be controlled, but agreed to keep working as a security consultant, and Tony volunteered too.
• At a medal ceremony, Luke posted photos and stories about the events of Iron Man 1 and Iron Man 2, then found a little-noticed report about a meteorite landing in Mexico and bought a ticket there.
• In Asgard, Loki asked Heimdall about Thor, declared himself king, and left angrily after Heimdall called him only the acting king.
• Heimdall watched Thor and resolved to protect him, while reflecting that he could not clearly see Loki.

Luke encountered Mjolnir at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s crater site and briefly overcame its enchantment before Odin confronted him in a golden space. With Ancient One’s intervention, Luke agreed to supply Odin with dark energy, gaining another powerful backer as the story left him heading to town for burgers.

• Coulson arrived at the crater and reported the strange hammer and Luke’s photograph to Fury, who sent S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to secure the site.
• Luke suppressed Mjolnir’s power long enough to lift it, but the hammer broke free and drew him into a golden space before Odin.
• Ancient One appeared, spoke with Odin, and arranged for Luke to provide Odin with nearly a thousand points of dark energy per second.
• Luke signed the agreement with Odin, returned to the crater, and left for a Stark burger chain while Coulson continued investigating Mjolnir.
• Odin questioned Luke’s reliability, but Ancient One said Luke could help stop Ragnarok and urged Odin to give him Dark Dimension coordinates.

Luke encountered Thor after his arrival on Earth, then Odin made Luke his brother and asked him to help Thor overcome his arrogance as his uncle. At the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, Thor failed to lift Mjolnir, and Luke introduced himself as Thor’s uncle.

• Luke followed Jane, Darcy, and Erik to the hospital, where he photographed Thor and was recognized as the Shadow Lord.
• Ancient One brought Luke before Odin, who thanked him for extending his life and made him his brother, promising him a place among the Aesir.
• Odin asked Luke to help Thor change during his trials on Earth, and Luke eagerly accepted the role of Thor’s uncle.
• At the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, a sudden magnetic disturbance disabled equipment as Thor entered and fought his way past the agents.
• Thor reached Mjolnir but could not lift it, and Luke appeared before him and said he was Thor’s father’s brother.

Luke revealed that Odin had made him Thor’s uncle, then pushed Thor into a crisis that restored his divine power. Thor accepted Luke as family, while Coulson learned that Asgard and its powerful royals were real and began preparing a report.

• Thor rejected Luke’s claim to be his uncle until Luke showed him Odin’s token and explained their sworn brotherhood.
• Luke provoked Thor into confronting his fear by dropping him from the sky, and Thor awakened his divine power during the fall.
• Luke rescued Thor from the Shadow Dimension and returned him to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, where Thor reclaimed his hammer and called Luke uncle.
• Coulson questioned Luke about Asgard, and Luke described its technology, the Bifrost, and Odin’s power.
• Coulson decided to report the situation to his superior while an agent secretly sent information elsewhere.

Pierce had Hydra assess Luke while Fury grew suspicious of Pierce, and Luke received Asgard’s old Dark Dimension coordinates from Odin before leading the Mage Corps through several battles. After gaining energy from the conquered dimensions, Luke deliberately distracted Thor with a mobile game to keep him apart from Jane while he considered their vastly different lifespans.

• Pierce ordered Sitwell to feed Luke’s information into the Zola Algorithm, and Fury confronted Pierce before secretly deciding to investigate him.
• Sitwell reported that Luke would not threaten Hydra’s plans, so Pierce told him to try recruiting Luke.
• Odin gave Luke Asgard’s collected Dark Dimension coordinates and explained that Thor had passed his test and that Loki would be tested for kingship.
• Luke led Mordo and the Mage Corps into several Dark Dimensions, where the Shadow Legion conquered one and the opposing Dimension Lord fled from another.
• Luke’s Shadow World devoured the conquered dimensions, adding nearly three million points of extractable energy.
• Luke met Thor shopping with Jane, then taught Thor a 5v5 game and hoped the distraction would give Thor and Jane time apart.

Luke relied on Ninja Soldiers to salvage a disastrous gaming session, then gathered enough dark energy for his planned upgrade. When Thor's friends arrived to bring him back to Asgard, Thor refused, and Luke proved his connection to Odin after they challenged him.

• Luke secretly had a Ninja Soldier play on his phone after repeatedly losing during the group's gaming session.
• Luke bought troops to reach his cap and conquered shadow dimensions using Odin's coordinates to gather the energy needed for an upgrade.
• Heimdall allowed Sif, Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun to travel to Earth after Loki visited Jotunheim and blocked his sight.
• Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun destroyed Thor's phone after mistaking his game for an enemy attack, and Thor electrocuted Volstagg in anger.
• Thor refused Sif's request to return to Asgard and said Loki was better suited to ruling.
• Luke restrained Thor's suspicious friends with Ninja Soldiers and showed Odin's token to establish his identity before a clamor arose outside.

Luke used his Shadow Legion to defeat the Frost Giants attacking the town, then accompanied Thor back to Asgard after warning him that the attack might be connected to Loki. Heimdall revealed that Loki had brought Frost Giants to assassinate Odin, and Thor rushed to stop him while Luke made his way toward the palace.

• Thor and the Asgardians prepared to fight the Frost Giants, but Luke summoned Shadow Ninjas and Troll Soldiers to evacuate civilians and attack them.
• Loki asked Laufey to help him enter Asgard and kill Odin, arguing that Odin’s death would let him become king.
• Luke’s Shadow Legion wiped out the Frost Giants in town and helped keep civilians safe until the danger had passed.
• Luke warned Thor that Heimdall’s failure to stop the Frost Giants and Odin’s sleep left him uneasy, so Thor decided to return to Asgard and brought Luke with him.
• Heimdall told Thor that Loki had taken Frost Giants to assassinate Odin, and Thor flew off to stop them as Luke headed toward the palace.

Luke returned to Asgard as Loki’s plans unraveled, but an attack by Thanos’s forces revealed that Loki had been manipulated and ended with Loki escaping. Odin and Thor fought off the invading ships while Luke realized Thanos had used the Mind Stone to control Asgardians and influence Loki.

• Luke watched Thor confront Loki after Loki killed Laufey and activated the Bifrost to attack Jotunheim.
• Loki attacked Luke and Thor with Gungnir and the Casket of Ancient Winters, but Luke resisted by drawing on the Shadow Dimension.
• A hidden attacker fired on the Bifrost, and Odin suppressed its surging energy before discovering the surrounding enemy spaceships.
• Luke recognized that Thanos was controlling Asgardian guards with the Mind Stone, while Odin and Thor fought the enemy fleet and aircraft.
• Loki used illusions to evade the Ninja Soldiers, disguised himself as a guard, and escaped aboard a strange aircraft.
• Luke destroyed the pursuing aircraft but saw Loki’s ship warp away, and concluded that Thanos had manipulated Loki’s actions.

Odin repelled the attack on Asgard and learned from Luke that Thanos had used the Mind Stone to control the attackers, prompting Odin to prepare to strike back. Luke returned to his Shadow World, strengthened his legion and physique, then moved the dimension’s coordinates and discovered he could no longer find the Marvel World.

• Odin destroyed the attacking warships and aircraft, then vowed to hunt down whoever had taken Loki.
• Thanos told Ebony Maw that the Space Stone was on Earth and planned to send Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive there with Loki to retrieve it.
• Luke told Odin that Thanos possessed the Mind Stone, and Odin decided to gather information before attacking him.
• Luke upgraded his physique, conquered two Lesser Dimensions, and bought seven thousand Ninja Soldiers with his accumulated energy.
• Luke learned that he could move the Shadow World’s coordinates, but after roaming through Dimensional Space, he could not find the Marvel World again.

Unable to return to the Marvel World, Luke entered an unclaimed dimension through a spatial rift and discovered a pyramid on a technologically advanced planet. He encountered Transformers and realized he had arrived in their world.

• Luke sent the Ancient One 1.1 million dark energy as a distress signal, while the Ancient One released the excess energy to avoid being overwhelmed.
• Luke explored an ownerless lesser dimension, found a spatial rift, and crossed it to a machine that had been using dark energy to keep the rift open.
• Luke absorbed the lesser dimension’s energy and emerged from a pyramid into a desert, then flew into space and spotted a group of moving meteors.
• Luke followed the meteors to Earth and met Jazz, who explained that he and his companions were searching for something they had lost.
• Optimus Prime ordered the Transformers to regroup, and Luke followed Jazz to a car dealership, where Jazz transformed into a sports car.

Luke rode with Jazz and met the Autobots, then joined them and Sam and Mikaela in their effort to find the AllSpark before Megatron could use it to conquer Earth. After learning that Sam’s great-grandfather recorded the AllSpark’s location on his glasses, the group headed to Sam’s house to retrieve them.

• Luke asked Jazz to send a Morse-code message to the Ancient One, but she expelled the energy he transmitted without responding.
• Jazz brought Luke to the Autobots, where Optimus Prime introduced the Cybertronian team to Sam and Mikaela.
• Luke revealed that he came from another world and displayed his unusual shape-shifting abilities.
• Optimus Prime explained the Autobots’ history and told Sam that his great-grandfather had found Megatron and recorded the AllSpark’s location on his glasses.
• After Ratchet warned that the Decepticons could use the AllSpark to create an army and conquer Earth, Sam said the glasses were at his house.
• The Autobots transformed, and Luke climbed into Optimus Prime as Bumblebee led the group toward Sam’s house.

Luke and the Autobots reached Sam’s house, where Luke amused himself while Sam searched for his backpack. The Autobots hid after causing an earthquake, and Sam’s parents arrived at his locked bedroom door with Luke and Mikaela concealed inside.

• Luke asked the Autobots about their equipment and claimed he could defeat Megatron and make him his mount.
• At Sam’s house, Luke charged his phone from Optimus Prime and considered shrinking the Autobots with Pym Particles.
• Luke and Mikaela climbed through Sam’s window with Bumblebee’s help, and Luke photographed Bumblebee being lifted by Troll Soldiers.
• Ironhide mistook Sam’s Chihuahua for a threat, then Sam brought the dog inside and searched for his backpack with Luke and Mikaela.
• Optimus Prime led the Autobots out of Sam’s yard, where Ironhide hit power lines and caused an earthquake.
• When Sam’s parents came to his locked bedroom door, Luke hid in the shadows and Mikaela hid behind a chair.

Luke and the Autobots followed Sam and Mikaela after government agents detained them over the car theft, but helicopters soon captured Bumblebee while Optimus Prime chose to prioritize finding the AllSpark. Disgusted by Optimus Prime’s decision to leave Bumblebee behind, Luke called on his Shadow Legion to free his friends.

• Sam’s parents misunderstood Sam and Mikaela’s situation, then government agents arrived and took them away to investigate the reported car theft.
• Luke boarded the convoy, freed Sam and Mikaela from their handcuffs, and used Troll Soldiers to stop the vehicles and detain the agents.
• Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrived, but helicopters forced them to flee; Luke remembered Bumblebee would soon be captured and questioned Optimus Prime’s reluctance to fight.
• Bumblebee rescued Sam and Mikaela from a fall, but the humans captured him while Optimus Prime stayed hidden and focused on the AllSpark.
• Optimus Prime admitted he would rescue Bumblebee if he survived, while Luke criticized his choice and jumped down to confront the humans with the Shadow Legion.

Luke and the Autobots rescued Bumblebee, then went to Hoover Dam to retrieve the AllSpark and stop the Decepticons. When the Decepticons attacked the base, Luke headed outside to confront them while Bumblebee retrieved the cube.

• Luke used the Shadow Army to defeat Simmons's agents, free Bumblebee, and reunite him with the Autobots.
• Luke and Optimus Prime agreed to retrieve the AllSpark, while Luke spared Simmons and brought him along as their guide.
• At Hoover Dam, Simmons led Luke and the Autobots inside, where they found Megatron frozen and the AllSpark stored in the base.
• Ratchet explained that appliances built with Megatron's technology could inherit Decepticon traits, alarming Simmons and Optimus Prime.
• The Decepticons attacked the base, so Optimus Prime led the Autobots outside while Bumblebee retrieved the AllSpark.
• Luke went outside to fight the Decepticons as Simmons and Captain William gathered heavy weapons.

Luke unleashed his Shadow Energy against the Decepticons at Hoover Dam, destroying most of their force and subduing Starscream and two others. After Megatron and Devastator were captured, Luke took possession of the AllSpark, which a fleeing Decepticon had brought straight to him.

• Optimus Prime led the Autobots and human soldiers in a defensive stand inside Hoover Dam while Bumblebee secured the AllSpark.
• Luke opened a portal to the Shadow Dimension and sent a vast torrent of Dark Energy outside, wiping out most of the Decepticon army and forcing the survivors to choose between submission and destruction.
• Brawl attacked Luke and was destroyed, while Starscream tried to flee and was absorbed into the Dark Energy; Luke spared two other Decepticons and claimed them as subordinates.
• Luke returned to the dam with Optimus Prime's group and learned that Devastator had dug into the structure and was pinned down by Troll Soldiers.
• A Decepticon carrying the AllSpark was captured by Luke's Ninja Soldiers, and Luke took the cube.

Luke freed the Autobots from their confinement, brought them to his homeland, and persuaded Optimus Prime to seek a partnership there. After the leaders welcomed the Autobots, Luke arranged a formal meeting and group photo.

• Luke kept repairing Megatron with the AllSpark while beating him and trying to force him to submit, then opened a portal to take the Autobots away from their confinement.
• Optimus Prime agreed to seek refuge and allies in the country Luke recommended, and Luke brought the Autobots to a pyramid while arranging for them to broadcast footage of their fight against the Decepticons.
• Luke traveled to his homeland and proposed cooperation between its leaders and the Autobots, including studying their technology and using the AllSpark to create new allies.
• The leaders welcomed Optimus Prime and the other Autobots, and Luke took a group photo to mark their meeting.

Luke discovered that the AllSpark absorbed dark energy and transformed it into powerful, stable crystals, then learned from Megatron that the crystals had once strengthened Cybertronians. He returned the AllSpark to the Shadow Dimension and messaged the Ancient One, who planned to bring him back and make him rebuild Kamar-Taj.

• Optimus Prime entrusted the AllSpark to Luke so he could take it to another world and keep it from the Decepticons.
• Luke fed dark energy to the AllSpark in the Shadow Dimension, where it absorbed millions of energy and produced black crystals that stored vast amounts of stable energy.
• Luke recreated a crystal shell himself and considered carrying energy-filled crystals to use his Shadow Dimension strength in the Marvel World.
• Luke showed Megatron a crystal, and Megatron explained that the AllSpark created Cybertronian life and that energy crystals could make Cybertronians stronger, though the crystal Luke brought was unsafe for them to use.
• Luke left Megatron, retrieved the AllSpark, messaged the Ancient One, and resumed refining his flying camera orb.
• The Ancient One tried to locate Luke with the Time Stone and planned to confine him until he learned cross-dimensional communication spells and rebuilt Kamar-Taj.