Hrungnir the storm giant awakens, wounded and alone, at the
site of the battle with the Norse gods and realizes he has been abandoned by
his allies. Aware that only Thor can send him back home, he questions a workman
who tells him that Thor now resides in Chicago and directs him to a truck
headed there. Hrungnir stows away for the long ride….
In Chicago, Dr. Donald Blake is still wondering why Sif did
not transform into Jane Foster when she arrived in Midgard; meanwhile, Sif is impatient
with the subway so she teleports to Don’s hospital where she causes a commotion
just by her appearance. A quarrel with security guards threatens to turn ugly
but Don appears and hustles the lady warrior out. Back home, she can’t see why Thor
has to take on a human disguise while he hopes that she can come to love Earth
as much as he. Then Sif and Shawna Lynde meet accidentally and Don tries to
pass her off as his visiting cousin and asks Shawna to take her clothes shopping.
Things get awkward….
As the truck passes by a railyard, the famished Hrungnir
smells cattle in a nearby train car and bursts out from hiding and tears into
the car, seeking to make a meal of a cow. Overhead, Thor is taking Sif on a
flying tour of the city when they notice the ruckus and go down to investigate.
Thor sends Sif to round up the escaping cattle while he faces the giant, who,
delirious from his wounds, thinks he has been seeking Thor out to kill him. After
some thunderous clashing, Hrungnir suddenly collapses and Thor discovers that his
enemy is seriously wounded and feverish. He flies him to Lake Michigan to place
him in its cold waters then he heads to Don’s office to pick up a load of penicillin.
The giant is quickly cured and he explains that his intent was to ask Thor to
send him home. [And at this point, we see a private eye report back to a
mysterious client that he has found Dr. Don Blake in Chicago.] Thor asks him to
swear to abide by the recent truce and spins Mjolnir carrying him to his destination.
Thor and Sif hug but she knows she will never fit in on Earth….