Thor glanced at Loki and said, "You don't look ready for revenge in your current state. Clean yourself up."
With that, Thor turned and walked out of the dungeon.
Loki used magic to instantly rid himself of his disheveled appearance, transforming into a well-dressed figure. He then followed Thor outside.
Walking behind Thor, Loki couldn't help but remark with excitement, "This is so unlike you, brother."
"A stealth mission? Are you sure you don't want to just smash your way out of here?"
Thor glanced at Loki and said, "If you don't shut up, I'll smash you instead."
"Fine, have it your way," Loki replied.
"Look, I'm not even here now. Better, right?"
With a wave of his hand, Loki transformed himself into a fully armored Asgardian soldier.
Thor glanced over and commented, "Much better than your usual self."
Loki smirked, "But I think we can be even more subtle."
In the blink of an eye, Loki transformed Thor into Sif and quipped, "You look stunning, brother."
Thor glanced down at himself and said sternly, "Even like this, I can still kill you horribly."
Loki laughed, "Or perhaps you'd prefer the company of your new friend? You seem to enjoy fighting alongside him."
With a flash, Loki transformed himself into Charles Doyle, clad in Merlin's robes and wielding Merlin's staff.
"Care to discuss magic with me? I am the Supreme Merlin!" Loki declared, waving the conjured staff theatrically.
Thor gave him a sideways glance, unimpressed, "Idiot, he doesn't usually wear that."
A moment later, Thor grabbed Loki and clamped a hand over his mouth.
"What are you doing?" Loki mumbled, confused.
Thor motioned with his eyes toward two patrolling Asgardian soldiers approaching in the distance.
Loki, seeing the soldiers, muttered, "At least give me a weapon, like my daggers or something."
Thor sighed, then reached down to his belt and handed Loki a pair of daggers.
Loki grinned, "Now that's more like it. Finally, you're making sense."
But just as he was about to admire the daggers, they transformed into Asgardian handcuffs, binding his wrists tightly.
Loki stared at his shackled hands, dumbfounded, while Thor smirked and said, "I thought you liked little tricks?"
"Come on, let's go."
…
Meanwhile-
Sif had made her way to the chambers where Asgardian warriors were guarding Jane. As one of the soldiers went inside to deliver food to Jane, Sif followed closely behind.
Jane shook her head at the sight of the food, "I'm not hungry."
In the next instant, Sif swiftly knocked out the guards, then turned to Jane and said, "Perfect, let's go."
Without hesitation, Sif led Jane towards the rendezvous point. It wasn't long before the two groups met at a corner.
Jane's eyes widened when she saw Loki, "You!"
Loki smiled slyly, "I'm Loki. You've probably heard of me."
Smack!
Jane walked up to Loki and slapped him across the face.
"That was for New York," she said.
Loki, unfazed, smiled and looked at Thor, "I like her."
…
Meanwhile-
At the Bifrost Bridge-
Heimdall had summoned Odin with an urgent message. Odin arrived with four of his guards and asked, "You called me here, saying there's an emergency. What's going on?"
Heimdall looked directly at Odin and said, "There's been treason, Your Majesty."
"Who is responsible?" Odin asked.
Heimdall drew his sword, the key to controlling the Bifrost, and replied, "It's me."
Just then, a group of Asgardian warriors rushed in, reporting, "Your Majesty, the mortal has been taken."
Odin glanced at the soldiers, then at Heimdall, realizing that Thor had indeed acted as he had suspected.
Nonetheless, he ordered, "Stop Thor at all costs."
Quickly, a large number of soldiers assembled, shouting, "There they are, capture them!"
Sif turned to Thor and said, "I'll hold them off. Get her out of here."
Thor looked at her gratefully and said, "Thank you."
Sif drew her sword and pressed it against Loki's neck, warning, "If you betray him, I'll kill you."
Loki smiled, "It's always a pleasure to see you, Sif."
With that, Sif turned to face the incoming soldiers, while Thor, Loki, and Jane hurried towards the palace, where the Dark Elves' ship was located.
Charles and Volstagg were already waiting for them.
Upon seeing Charles, Loki was visibly surprised, "Brother, I didn't expect you to bring the Supreme Merlin along. Now I'm even more confident in this mission."
Volstagg, wielding his weapon, said, "I'll do my best to buy you time."
Thor stepped forward, thanking him, "Thank you, my friend."
Charles then spoke up, "Alright, everyone, get on the ship."
He turned and boarded the ship first, followed by Thor and the others. As Loki approached, Volstagg blocked his path and warned, "If you even think about betraying him, the Supreme Merlin will tear you apart."
Loki chuckled, "It seems a lot of people want me dead. They'll have to wait their turn."
With that, he boarded the ship. Volstagg readied his massive axe, prepared to fend off the incoming soldiers.
Once everyone was on board, Charles asked, "Does anyone know how to fly this thing?"
Thor stepped up to the control panel and began pressing random buttons.
Loki, watching in disbelief, asked, "Brother, you don't know how to fly this, do you?"
Thor kept pressing buttons and replied, "How hard can it be?"
As Thor fumbled with the controls, more soldiers gathered outside, shouting, "They're on the ship! Stop them!"
Volstagg fought valiantly, knocking down several soldiers, but they kept coming in waves.
Seeing the situation worsening, Loki said, "Whatever you're doing, brother, you need to do it faster."
"Shut up, Loki," Thor retorted.
Finally, after a lot of frantic button-pushing and bickering with Loki, Thor managed to start the ship.
Watching Thor's chaotic approach to flying, Charles sighed, rubbing his forehead in exasperation.
"His unpredictability is on par with Naruto's," he muttered.
Thor grinned triumphantly, "Ha! I got it started!"
Outside, Volstagg had been overwhelmed by the soldiers, while Thor piloted the ship, accidentally cutting down several columns in the palace, leaving only one standing.
Loki jokingly remarked, "You missed one."
"Shut up."
With a sudden whoosh, the ship lifted off and shot out of the palace, carrying the four of them outside.