Brad had been right after all.
After Loki took Thor back to Asgard through the Bifrost, Thor soon stirred awake, and Mjolnir automatically flew back into his hand.
Upon waking, Thor furiously shouted that he wanted to go back and fight that little thief whose name he did not even know.
Loki merely gave him a level look and quietly asked a question.
"Can you really beat him?"
Thor faltered, still somewhat indignant.
"As long as he doesn't use that disgusting magic..."
Thor's voice grew weaker. Finally, looking thoroughly disgruntled, he swung Mjolnir and flew away from the Bifrost.
Loki shrugged and turned to nod at Heimdall. With a flash of green light, he too vanished from the Bifrost.
Heimdall leaned on his greatsword and quietly watched it all, his expression unruffled from beginning to end.
Back on Earth, Brad returned to X Academy, briefly told Charles that the unfortunate god who had come to cause trouble on Earth had left, then plunged straight into his laboratory.
The Infinity Stones.
These treasures appeared remarkably often in the Future Sight Brad possessed. Villains from across the universe frequently tried to seize these six cosmic wonders, intending to use their power to rule everything.
Thanos was the most prominent among them, and his purpose in acquiring all six stones was to instantly wipe out vast numbers of people across the universe.
In many of the visions of the future, Earth's heroes fought battles large and small against Thanos, whether by choice or necessity, to keep him from obtaining all the Infinity Stones.
Sometimes, this even sparked cosmic wars.
But there was no doubt that the Infinity Stones, as cosmic treasures, held an enormous appeal for Brad.
"Let me see just what the Reality Stone can do."
Brad opened the container holding the