Even Warrior Goddesses' Need Their Beauty Rest
"Just a typical day at work, huh?" Hawkeye asked his partner and lover Natasha Romanoff as they and their Avengers co-workers raced through the war-torn woodlands of Nova Scotia, Canada; apparently they were running from a group of mercenaries hired by local mob boss the Kingpin.
"Stand tight guys. I'll try to divert them." Sif, the Warrior Goddess of Asgard noted as she swooped down and took out two hit men with ease and precision
"Show-off." Iron Man grunted sarcastically, before seeing a thug aim a tranquilizer gun at Sif
"Uh, Point Break? Problem." Iron Man hollered to Thor, God of Thunder who charged, only for the dart to be reversed by the Scarlet Witch to gently prick Sif and for her to safely land in the Incredible Hulk's waiting arms
"She'll be ok. She's only resting." Hulk replied as Sif snored lightly as Thor breathed a sigh of relief before finishing off the rest of the thugs
"That does it for here. Let's head back to base." Captain America ordered as they followed suit, while Hulk gently carried Sif to their safe house in the wintery parts of British Columbia
Later that morning…
"Funny. I expected these tranquilizer darts to lose effect after a matter of ten to fifteen seconds. I've never seen anything like it." Erik Selvig noted curiously as he examined a sample of the sleep-inducing dart that struck Sif while the Avengers watched the monitor while Thor and SHIELD co-director Maria Hill kept watch on Sif as the beautiful fighter slept peacefully
"She's like a sister to you, right?" Maria asked as Thor gently stroked Sif's hair
"We grew up together in Asgard. I was as close to her like my brother." Thor added as Sif started snoring again
"Uh…this may seem odd…but have you considered marrying her?" Maria asked, with a half-nervous, half-goofy look on her face
Thor just stared before bursting into amused laughter. "Marriage? Don't be silly. She's only eighteen years of age, for goodness sakes!" He chuckled, amused by the thought as Maria tried hard not to laugh, only to laugh uproariously, having finally developed a sense of humor
"Since when did *she* start acting like *you*?" Quicksilver asked Stark, obviously confused by the wild behavior between his Avengers teammate and his liaison
"Eh, you know. Girls just want to have fun." Stark responded, with more of his famous one-liners
Cap had that proud grin again after hearing that girls just want to have fun quote and piped up "I understood that reference."
"You listen to eighties music?" Sharon Carter asked
"Yep. Huge fan. Starship, Billy Joel, the Doors…" Cap listed before Maria joined in, having heard mention of the Doors
"Ooh! I love the Doors! I even have a poster of Jim Morrison!" Maria replied with a nostalgic look
"Riders on the Storm. Best song by them ever." Banner noted
"You kidding? Light my Fire is the best one, flat out!" Cap remarked
"Easy boys, easy! They're both awesome!" Maria chimed in, as tie-breaker
"Hmmm, so much for that Celebrating Retro Music festival last week." Nick Fury groaned as he and Selvig watched the scene
"To be fair…I do enjoy Barenaked Ladies." Selvig whispered
Fury looked at him with a strange look "Say *what*?" He asked astonished
"No, no,no! Not *that*! I meant the Canadian rock band!" Selvig corrected
"Ohhh…I get it." Fury noted, with a nostalgic grin "Walk like an Egyptian?"
"I thought you never ask." Selvig grinned as he placed the CD into the SHIELD boombox
"Like I was saying, Jim Morrison is by far the best rock/psychedelic singer flat out!" Maria noted before Sif entered
"Did I miss anything?" She replied yawning
"No. Just some music from the sixties." Thor replied
Sif nodded then headed for the soda machine humming Riders on the Storm
"I knew it." Stark whispered