THOR
Thor is mourning.
He lost his brother to darkness and pain and now, back on Midgard, he learns that the brave, curious, bold and laughing lady Darcy is dead.
He knows that his lady Jane is still mourning even though she knew of Darcy's demise for longer than him.
What enrage him is that there is no body and the murderer is still free. Not even known to his Shield brothers and sisters.
Only her blood, a killing strike is what Natasha said, permitted to identify and conclude that Darcy is, indeed, dead.
He sighs heavily, forlorn, his soul heavy with grief and loss.
His beloved Lady Jane is sleeping next to him, her body seeking protection from his.
It wouldn't do for him to wake her up when she only find the peaceful arms of oblivion.
As he looks around their private quarter, he mentally thanks the Man of Iron for his hospitality and generosity.
It had been good for his Lady Jane to be around his shield Brothers and sister during his time away.
He knows they had made sure that Jane wouldn't bury herself in her Science! Or her grief for Darcy, all the while respecting her need for solitude.
For that he knows that Darcy would have love them.
As he thinks about it, he let his body relax and finally joins his beloved in sleep.
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13 hours earlier that day :
Jane and Tony were hyped with Science! Going back and forth to their station or talking to JARVIS or each other over calculations and engine, when Bruce wander to their lab.
He almost went back to his. Seeing them like this, he now knew why Clint had told him 'good luck' when he had passed him in the corridor and all but run to the training room.
"Jarvis?"
"Yes, Dr Banner?"
"What happened?"
"It would seems, Dr Banner, that Dr Foster and Sir are doing the last calculations and settings before their third attempt to open an Einstein -Rosen bridge."
"Okay.. how long have they been like this?"
"Six hours and forty-seven minutes, Sir."
"Thanks Jarvis"
With that, Bruce put the bag of delivery food on a clean desk and whistle loudly. Finally getting his fellow scientist attention.
"I know you are in a roll, but if you want to still go at it and not make mistakes, eat. Now!"
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Ten hours later and they are all in New Mexico.
Where the Bifröst had first been open.
Arranged in a perfect circle, five machines, all separately hook on a generator with Tony and Jane going at them like busy bee.
An hour later, the two acolytes share a look and Jane hit the "on" key.
Nothing.
The "off" button is hit and they go back to the machines.
Twenty minutes later, same scene.
But this time.
It works.
It.
Works.
A beautiful vortex with a rainbow colors appear right before their eyes.
Jane is hyperventilating.
She's white as a sheet but a beautiful and shock smile is on her lips.
They've done it.
They have an Einstein-Rosen Bridge.
Not even two minutes after that, It disappear.
Thor is there.
Majestic and a full smile on his handsome face.
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After the reunion, Thor is led by the two Shield agents to the tower kitchen while the scientist go back to their lab to put their notes on order and do a report.
Clint is friendlier than he has been the first time, wanting but knowing it would be "unfriendly" to ask about Loki punishment. Natasha is rummaging through the cupboard for pop tarts. And Steve already had put alcohol on the table.
They all have read the New Mexico report of Agent Coulson and also heard it from Jane and Eric. So the situation is delicate. Clint is already fidgeting. He hates announcing bad news.
Natasha wait for Thor to be comfortable and she goes for the kill.
"Thor, we have a bad news."
"What has happen my friends?" questions the Asgardian Prince.
"Hmm, Lady? Darcy Lewis, Jane assistant, she went on a world trip…" begins Clint, ill-at-ease.
"She's dead Thor." Finishes Natasha.
The other two wince at her announcement. Yeah they knew she would be bold but that was harsh. Steve think she will need to work on her delivery.
"Nay, my friends, Lady Jane would have tell me-"
"No, she wouldn't Thor." Interrupts Steve softly. "She is still in shock herself, and she really doesn't like talking about it."
"The authorities, warriors if you like, find her…abode? Covered in blood. And the furniture all destroyed. She fought. But…."
"She's dead." Continues Natasha after Clint. "All the blood in the hotel room was hers. It was a killing strike."
"They're still searching for clues to where the killer is and to what happened to her body."
Thor -at this point- is white, shocked.
"Jane put her tomb in this city."
"Lady Darcy…" whispered Thor while shaking a bit. Rage taking roots over the fact that her body did not rest in peace with her family but is still into the hands of her murderer. "My friends, I wish to travel and find that vile creature!"
Clint and Natasha share a look, and at once, they're standing beside Thor.
"Thor, Jane needs you now. Warriors are searching for Darcy's body and murderer. Let them do their job. Please, stay here and help us take care of Jane and Eric." States calmly Natasha.
"They're not the same, and while they let us comfort and be there for them, we didn't know Darcy. You did." Pursue Clint.
"Please Thor, stay at the tower and just be there for them." Ends Steve.
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Thor let Steve guide him to Jane's laboratory.
Not even paying attention to where they are going. To be honest, the only thing on his mind are some of his memories of Darcy with Eric, Jane, the warrior Three and lady Sif.
They stop at a door.
Steve is stuck in place. Then he sighs and looks at Thor.
"I believe she needs you now." Then he leaves.
Letting them together, alone.
Thor sees why his fellow warrior had left.
Jane is on the floor, sobbing while looking at a picture.
Thor remembers that picture.
He was the one who took it after Darcy explain to him how to use the strange device.
Carefully and silently he approaches his beloved and embraces her.
Sharing her grief and sadness.
"She would have been so happy to see you again…" sobs his Lady Jane. "She always said that I would be able to make it work and that I would see you again.. she….Darcy would have…."
It breaks his heart to hear his beloved so lost and so broken.
"Will you take me to her resting place my beloved?"
"Yes…"
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In the car, Jane explains to Thor that Darcy's tomb is recent, not even two months old, that she just hadn't had the courage to do it earlier, still hoping for the situation to be a nightmare or for her body to be retrieved before coming to that. Neither had happened, and she finally had relented to Eric and the others pleading to let Darcy rest in peace.
"She doesn't feel dead to me Thor…. I'm still waiting for her to pass the laboratory door with her big smile and some sarcastic sentences about the day or my clothes..."
Thor understands.
Then they are there.
Standing before a beautiful stele with Darcy photo on it.
Jane had made engrave
"Darcy Lewis,
beloved daughter and sister.
Forever missed.
Turn the page, continue reading and let the next story begin.*"
"She loved that sentence" says Jane as Thor read the stele out loud. "It was from her favorite movie. She even used it as a password."
Jane falls silent.
He exhales slowly and let the words come to him. He thanks his father for the opportunity to have met his beloved and her shield sister. He thanks Darcy for teaching him to be more himself, not an arrogant prince but Thor, warrior and friend. He tells her how he regrets not having been here for her in her time of need. And then, silently, while crying, he sings to her some Asgardian lullaby. He knows she would have like them.
She who was forever so curious about his everyday life and not his battles.
He lets go of a part of him there.
He promises to come again and to take care of Jane for her.
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Quote form "Mr Magorium's wonder Emperium" .