Penny Parker is back via request by Guest on FFN! I had lot of fun researching for this chapter, and it's even given me some ideas for future chapters as well. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did writing it!

Loki had to admit there was a certain charm to the nasty people of New York. They weren't all so mean and degrading, but Loki found much interest in the devils of the city. It was a comfort of sorts for him, now that he was trying to turn over a 'new leaf' with the whole good guy routine. When someone was rude or mean, it gave him free run of his verbal arsenal with none of the Avengers able to disagree. Even the sharp-tongued Stark would sit back and watch as Loki would destroy a rude pedestrian. 

It was surprisingly rare that one of the civilians would get Loki worked up enough that he had to be restrained from pulling out a few knives. Everyone was greatly impressed with Loki and his adjustment to life on Earth.

Today, however, Loki was not in a pleasant mood. He had seen a news article from the Daily Bugle that criticized Spider-Woman's work in the city, calling her a menace and a lot of other things Loki didn't like. The true menace of the city was J. Jonah Jameson and his crazy fictional ideas of Penny's alter-ego.  

Loki had (un)fortunately read the article on one of the days he was to meet with Penny, so she would be able to calm him from his inner rage somewhat.

They were supposed to meet at a restaurant where they would get lunch then head to... somewhere Penny planned. It was supposed to be a surprise for Loki, so he was completely in the dark for their adventures of the day.

Upon arrival to the restaurant though, Loki raised an eyebrow as he saw a familiar head of hair down the sidewalk a ways. What she could possibly be doing over there, Loki had no idea. But he ventured over to see what was happening, because the loud and obnoxious voice of a male was coming from that direction as well.

"Admit it! You were trying to pickpocket me! Confess now before the cops get here and maybe I won't press charges!"

"No, sir, it was just an accident!"

Loki's eyes widened as he saw the man grab Penny's sweater sleeve and started tugging it off of her, quickly picking up his pace to them. "I bet you're hiding it in your clothes!"

"Stop!" Penny's voice cracked as she tried pulling her arm back as humanly as possible, tears starting to fill the corners of her eyes. Was this man planning to undress her in the middle of the sidewalk? She could easily fight back, but she might end up hurting him...

"I think it would be wise of you to take your hands off of her," A deadly calm voice called out from behind her. Penny's eyes filled with hope as she looked back to see Loki glaring at the man.

"This brat was stealing from me; it has nothing to do with you. So just mind your own damn business!"

Loki placed one hand on Penny's shoulder and the other on the man's arm, gripping it tightly. "She is under my protection, so therefore she is my business. So kindly take your hand off of her now before I remove it for you." The temperature dropped around them as ice started to form on the man's arm, his eyes widening as he yelled out in pain.

"What are you? Unhand me! Monster! Do you know who I am?"

A devilish smirk made its way onto Loki's face as he released the man and pulled Penny back slightly before stepping in front of her. "Do you know who I am? Never mind, obviously your simpleton mind doesn't have a clue. I am prince Loki of Asgard, rightful ruler of Jotunheim, and one of the newer members of the Avengers. You on the other hand, are nothing more than a pigheaded miklimunnr that simply harasses those you believe are lower than yourself. But I have news for you, alicarl, the only thing lower than you is the scum on the bottom of your shoes."

"What did you call me?"

"Hon varr draconian, gamla vis Hruga uskit'r!"

Penny placed a hand over her mouth, trying to hold back a laugh. She had no idea what Loki was saying, and he would probably never tell her, but it was always fun to see him revert to his Norse language. It meant that he was extremely agitated and knives would be involved soon, but Penny still found it amazing.

"I will sue you for every miserable penny you own!" The man's eyes wandered past them as he pushed them to the side, "Police! Arrest these two!"

"Mikill Wotan! Doni langaspjot viti!" Loki smirked as he watched the man march up to a police car.

The commotion certainly caught the officers' attention as they parked and came to see what all the yelling was about. 

"Arrest these two now! He assaulted me and she tried to steal from me!" Loki almost laughed himself, this man was squealing like a pig...

"Actually," Loki held up a hand, "I believe these officers would be more interested in hearing about how you nearly stripped this minor girl in the middle of the street simply because she bumped into you in passing down these narrow walkways. I was just protecting her from you, baulufotr." 

The police officers' eyes turned toward the man with a questioning and slightly disgusted gaze, though all three of them ended up being brought to the police precinct for their statements. Which surprisingly didn't take long and Loki and Penny were out soon after the police discovered the outstanding arrest warrants for the rude man. 

As the two stepped out onto the street, Penny looked over at her friend. "Thanks for the save back there, I really didn't know how to handle that without hurting him..."

"Simple. Just hurt him." Loki looked her directly in the eyes, "If any man -or woman- puts his hands on you in a way that you do not like, take them out. That is inappropriate behavior and you are completely in the right if that happens. I may not be there next time, so you have to do whatever it takes to protect yourself, civilian be damned. Understood?"

"Y-Yeah, but-"

"No buts, child; if they try that with you and get away with it, they will most likely do it to someone else as well. You have the power to fight back, so use it."

Penny nodded as she looked down at her feet. She hated the idea of hurting someone, but Loki did have a point...

"Now, let us go and get something to eat," Loki continued as he began walking. "I haven't eaten yet and am this close to dying of hunger." He shot a grin at her, which in turn caused Penny to grin as well and walk next to him.

"Yeah! Food sounds great! Getting yelled at by perverts really worked up my appetite!"

Translations:

miklimunnr
Big mouth

alicarl
fat churl

"Hon varr draconian, gamla vis Hruga uskit'r."
I am a draconian and thou art less than a heap of s__t.

"Mikill Wotan! Doni langaspjot viti!"
Praise Odin! They're downwind of us!

baulufotr
cow foot

A/N: I just thought of this idea that Loki speaks norse when he gets really worked up... And I love this so much now because it kinda lets him get really creative with insults while still staying somewhat in character. (It could also be the fact that I love looking at insults in different languages.)

Shout out to the guest WeebMaster on FFN for guessing the movie in the last chapter: Boku no Hero Academia - Two Heroes! I realized after I posted the chapter that it was pretty vague... Sorry! I maybe should have mention it was foreign/anime... Oops? I was watching the movie myself while writing it and decided to let my inner weeb show a bit.