After
Thor has finished defying and denouncing his father, Odin responds with anger,
stressing that it was his choice alone. All of his companions look away from
the All-Father, casting their lots with Thor. Odin exiles them to Earth and then
restores the monsters to their human forms and reforms the ruined buildings in
an instant, erasing all sign of the battle that took place there….
Elsewhere,
Heimdall and Kamorr are returned to Asgard where the guardian swears undying
fealty but Odin, still angry over Thor’s tirade, trusts him not. Karnilla the
Norn Queen rushes in to inform Heimdall of Odin’s betrayal of Thor. This serves
to enrage Odin again and the three are forced to flee the throne room….
Tana Nile and Silas Grant learn of the Asgardians’ fate. Tana, realizing her people (the
Rigellians) must think she died on Blackworld, assumes the form of a human
female to blend in. Thor then suggests they stay at Avengers Mansion until some
solution to their predicament be found. Soon, the heroes are at the Mansion,
being welcomed by Jarvis. An alarm goes off and Fandral rushes to investigate;
he assaults the intruder, only to discover that it is Iron Man. Explanation
ensue, including mentioning that Jarvis had reset the alarms. Then they realize
that Volstagg has not been seen since the battle….
Volstagg,
in an alley with the little girl he rescued, falls asleep and the girl summons
demons who carry the portly warrior away….
At
the Mansion, Sif dresses in some clothes borrowed from the Scarlet Witch and
Thor, in the form of Dr. Donald Blake, visit his medical office only to find it
locked and barred. The building’s new owner, Karl Sarron, explains that there
is no record of any special arrangement to hold onto the office should Blake be
away for a long time; he asks Don to show him his copy of the lease so matters
can be sorted out….
Hildegarde,
Tana Nile, and Silas Grant go for a walk through Central Park. A kid’s ball
rolls into a tunnel and Grant goes to retrieve it; when he doesn’t return, the
boy investigates and discovers that Grant, along with the two women, have
vanished….
Taking
a break from searching for Volstagg, Balder, Hogun, and Fandral stop at a bar
where Fandral flirts with all the ladies. Suddenly discovering his companions
have left, he hurries after them to see them vanish before his eyes. Fandral
rushes to the scene and is snatched away himself….
At
the Mansion, Don broods over their exile and starts to wonder why none of his
fellow exiles are back. Hearing a hissing noise, he transforms into Thor and he
and Sif go to investigate. The building’s corridor suddenly turns into a cavern
where they are attacked by a huge tentacled monster. Thor vanquishes it and it
escapes through a portal; Thor and Sif follow into a hellish landscape then come
face-to-face with the ruler of that realm: Mephisto, who has their friends
captive….