Not knowing why he is drawn there, Thor visits New Orleans to begin his quest to restore the gods to Asgard. Viewing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he is accosted by a hostile survivor named Ezra who expresses his anger toward the superheroes who did nothing to stop the disaster. As he stands alone, Thor sees Iron Man; the Armored Avenger tells Thor about the Superhero Registration Act and demands that the Thunder God join the government forces and move Asgard—or the military will do it for him. Thor’s response is to denounce Tony for betraying his former comrades and hunting them down in the name of the Act—and worse, for creating the Thor clone, violating his person and abusing their friendship. Tony tries to explain but Thor cuts him off with a hammer blow to the helmet. Angered, Iron Man unleashes a repulsor ray blast at the God of Thunder, who is unfazed by it. Iron Man jets toward his opponent but the Mighty Thor knocks him out of the park for a home run. He then calls down lightning to short out Tony’s armor then rips open his helmet to give him a stern lecture. He demands to be left alone, with apocalyptic warnings of the consequences of government interference with Asgard. Thor finishes with a demand to be left alone coupled with another veiled threat then releases Tony. A defeated Tony Stark suggests a compromise: that Asgard be treated as a foreign embassy with diplomatic immunity. Thor agrees and allows Tony to walk home, postponing a discussion of the clone issue until a later date….
Thor then encounters Ezra; the man’s niece explains that he has been bitter since his wife’s death in the hurricane and realized he was powerless to protect the ones he loved. Thor sees the depth of grief in the man’s eyes and recognizes him as the human host of Heimdall, who similarly stood by helpless in the face of the destruction of all he held dear. Thor transforms him into his real persona.
At SHIELD HQ, Tony Stark is informed there is now another inhabitant of Asgard and he decides to let it go. For now….