Aboard the Quinjet.
The portal opened again, and Thor, who had just vanished, came flying back out.
"No..."
As soon as Thor steadied himself, he saw the portal disappear before his eyes. He let out a grief-stricken cry, then collapsed onto the floor. It reminded him of his days in exile.
Captain America and Tony exchanged a look.
With a perfectly straight face, Tony snarked, "Did the enemy knock this 'god' into the same state as his brother?"
Rogers rolled his eyes at Tony, then walked toward Thor and noticed something wrong.
His hammer was gone!
The hammer Thor never let out of his hand had actually disappeared. It reminded Rogers of his own shield, and as he looked at Thor, he couldn't help feeling a flicker of sympathy for a fellow sufferer.
He walked over, patted Thor on the shoulder, and said, "All right, let's head back first. I have a feeling they'll definitely show up again."
Rogers made no mention of Mjolnir, just as he didn't want anyone bringing up his shield.
Soon, the aircraft landed on the Helicarrier's deck.
Supporting the vegetative Loki between them, the group stepped off the aircraft with grim faces. Their mission could be called a success-they had brought back Loki, the culprit behind it all-but a third party had played them.
Not only had Captain America lost his shield, but Thor had also lost Mjolnir.
They brought Loki to Fury's office. Fury had already received Black Widow's report and knew about Yang Bo and Kaecilius. He was also studying the footage they had sent over.
Looking at Loki's condition, he frowned and asked:
"How is Loki? Is there any chance he'll recover?"
Black Widow, Natasha, said, "There are no signs of recovery at the moment, but we'll need equipment to examine him