Loki, the god of cunning and deception, manages to take possession of the Tesseract and escape during the confusion. Before he can properly enjoy his freedom, he is captured by unknown soldiers, who escort him to a strange and completely unfamiliar place. It is soon revealed that he has been taken to the Time Anomaly Office, where he will face trial for violating the Sacred Time Line. And after he is sentenced to "restart", Loki unexpectedly finds salvation in the person of agent Mobius, who offers him his help in exchange for cooperation.