A "WHAT IF" STORY. WHAT IF IN THOR, THOR DID GET CAST TO EARTH, YES, BUT LOKI DID NOT TURN EVIL. THOR BECOME WORHTY ONCE MORE BY OTHER MEANS AND THINGS WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THEN, IN THE AVENGERS, THOR AND LOKI WERE SUMMONED TO JOIN THE TEAM BECAUSE THE ALIENS ATTACKED OF THEIR OWN CAUSES, NOT BECAUSE LOKI HAD LEAD THEM TO DO IT. AND NOW THEY ARE ALL ALLIES AND FRIENDS! SUCKAH!


Baseball Battle! Earth VS Asgard!

The sun was just beginning to set in the beautiful world of Asgard. It covered the city in a

blanket of gold, the buildings shimmered and the hearts of the people swelled with pride. The realm had always been known as a magical city. Said to cast any on-lookers in a vast sea of awe and the proof was always around.

Through the streets come the thundering sound of Asgard's most respected and loved warriors. The two princes, Thor and Loki, along with The Warriors Three and Lady Sif rode toward the palace. Their steeds carrying them swiftly along the road, Thor in the lead, closely followed by his younger brother. Then came Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg. Lady Sif took up the back, enjoying the view of her home.

The battle on earth had been over for close to a month. They had been victorious along side their new Midgard friends. Tony, Steve, Bruce, Clint, and Natasha and welcomed the help of the two gods and thus had formed a strong bond.

Coming up to the royal stables, Thor dismounted and handed the reigns of his horse over to the stable master. He took them with a bow and greeted his protectors. Upon returning the steeds to their separate stales, he wished them all a well evening. The group left with smiles and entered the great hall. Before they could relax though, Frigga ran toward them, a large grin on her face.

She hugged her sons but quickly released them, wanting to get to the pressing matter at hands. Frigga turned to her oldest son and presented him with a package and a letter.

"What is this, mother?" Thor asked, taking the items from her. She beamed and clasped her hands behind her back, to keep them from waving around as she spoke.

"Earlier, while you were all out training, Heimdall summoned me to the bifrost. Curious as to know why, I went instead of sending the head maid in my place. He told me that, oh what was his name...Tommy?"

"Tony?" Loki offered.

"Yes! Tony, the man of iron you spoke of. Well, Heimdall said that he had went to the Bifrost opening and called to him. Tony said that he had a gift for you and placed those," she paused to point at the items Thor held, "on the ground. Heimdall brought them back here and gave them to me. Stating that they needed not to be opened before you read the letter. I must say, I've been itching to know what the letter says." Frigga got a stern look on her face when Thor continued to just stare at her. "Well? Open it!"

Thor blinked and handed Loki the wrapped rectangle object. Loki studied the shape and declared it to be a book of some sort. Thor then carefully began to peel open the envelope to obtain the letter inside. He unfolded the crisp piece of paper and read aloud:

Dear Asgardian Avengers,

I, Anthony Stark, declare a baseball battle upon you. Earth challenges Asgard to try and best us at our game. Consider this a friendly fight, one to celebrate our

win in the battle against the invading forces of last month. The showdown is tomorrow, early morning. Coulson will meet you at the Bifrost opening. Be ready

to defend your honor! I have sent along a book to help you learn the rules of the game. Study them and wear the appropriate battle gear. See you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

The Man of Iron

Volstagg took the letter from Thor and skimmed it himself, "This mortal thinks it wise to

challenge us?"

Loki tore away the paper from the book and held it in his hands. Everyone crowded around to read the cover. "Baseball for Dummies?" Loki asks, more to himself. The cover was black and yellow and depicted an imaged of a man with a triangle face.

"They dare insult us also? Calling us 'dummies' when we have never even heard of this so called 'baseball'." Sif huffed, placing her hands on her hips.

Thor turned to his friends, a large grin spread across his merry face and he laughed, "A battle! Well, if they are so bold to wish a fight with us, then we shall gladly accept! Right?"

Volstagg was next to laugh, he nodded and slapped Thor on the shoulder, "It will be fun defeating them at their own game." Hogun agreed and smiled faintly. Thor turned to look at Loki, who sighed and stated, "If I must."

Next came Sif, she was still on the fence, "Are you so sure? We have never heard of this kind of tournament before. They have the advantage and will more than likely use that against us. We could easily be defeated and thus, made a fool of. The whole of Asgard would be scoffed at!"

Thor took the book from Loki and tossed it at Sif, "They have given us the means to learn their rules. If we do not show, we will be looked upon as cowards. If we lose, we will lose with dignity. Now, let us study these rules of baseball and show Midgard our strength!"

The roar of the crowd could be heard miles away. Nearly 70 thousand people were crammed into the stadium. It was so packed Tony was surprised there was enough air left to breath. The tickets for the game went on sale at 9 o'clock the night before and sold out at 9 o'five, that same night. Though, that isn't surprising. Not even day do you get a chance to witness the Earth's Avengers and gods from the legendary world of Asgard go head-to-head in a game of baseball. It was so outrageous that it still made him laugh.

The baseball game was being held to raise money for the families that were effected by the battle, and with all the money raised, it still might not be enough. Businesses were shut down, jobs lost, the city was utterly destroyed, but worst of all, citizens were lost. They were still trying to get a number on how many, but it was difficult, since so many builds still lay untouched since they had first fallen. The idea for the game was really an accident. Tony had merely stated that a fundraiser would help cover costs, and that was all that needed to be said for Fury to take off with the plan. He contacted some people in high places, got all the bugs worked out, and had a stadium all put together within a matter of days.

Fury had even gone so far as to invite the president himself. Who, of course, could not turn down such an invitation. Tony and his fellow Avengers had learned of the game not but three days it was supposed to go down. Leaving them little time to process the whole thing and get the message to Thor and his friends. But Tony came through for them and wrote a letter. It was rather cheeky, he hoped he played on his formal talk, and even signed the letter with the name they had given him.

Now Tony sat in the dugout, along with Clint and Bruce on the big day. Natasha and Steve were out greeting the fans. Tony puffed on one of his Cuban cigarettes, letting the smoke snake out his nose. He wore a fitted baseball uniform; the main colors were green and white. On the back was a symbol of the Earth and on the front was the large letter A that stood for Avengers. All of the members wore the same outfit, only Steve had added a hat as well.

Clint glanced down at his watch, "It's almost time for them so show up."

Tony looked at him over the rim of his pink sunglasses, "Well, let's get out there and

get this show on the road." He stood and snuffed out his cigarette. Clint and Bruce followed him out of the well shaded room and they made their way to the pitcher's mound. Tony stood a top it and was soon handed a microphone by a SHIELD agent. They were crawling all over the place, along with the Secret Service.

He cleared his throat and spoke into the device, "Hello, my fellow Americans! And, other people watching on television. It has been a month since the fatal day that we were invaded by other beings. Thankfully, with the help of our new found friends from Asgard, we were able to defeat them and protect the world. So, to help with the clean up bill and to celebrate our victory, we're competing in a good ol' fashion baseball game! I hope you're seated well and have already went to the bathroom, for once we start, you wont be able to take your eyes away!"

With that, he handed the microphone away, and with good timing, too. For the crowd roared once more. Tony, thinking it was because of his speech, smiled and waved. Steve shook his head, Bruce laughed to himself, Natasha glared at him, and Clint only smiled. Tony gave them a confused look, and then felt a heavy weight on his shoulder. He turned and saw a rather large palm resting there. His gaze ran along the arm and soon he was staring into bright, blue eyes. So, this was why the crowd was screaming bloody murder, Tony thought to himself, guess they have new favorites.

"Greetings!" Thor said with a perky tone, "Sorry we are late, but we couldn't make it to the Bifrost that fast. My people were crowded along the bridge, all excited to hear about this match."

"It's not like they can watch the game. Why were they there?" Bruce asked, more out of curiosity than questioning Thor's statement.

"Heimdall will be telling them all about it." Loki said, coming to stand next to his brother.

"Great! Not only do we have all the eyes of Earth on us, but now every ear will be hearing about us from a whole other planet! I'll never be able to fix this weggie now." Tony complained, squirming were he stood.

Natasha rolled her eyes, "Stop being a smart ass, you big baby."

Steve walked forward to shake Thor's hand, "I love this sport, personally. It will be an honor to play you all in a fair match." He took this time to take in the Asgardians. They had read the whole book it seemed, at least the part about the clothes. All six of them wore matching fitted uniforms. They were wine red with golden trimming. Knowing them, it was probably real gold. They didn't have front patches, but on the back, they had symbols that stood for themselves.

Thor wore an image of Mjolnir, Loki wore an image of his helmet. The woman, a double edge spear; The Asian looking warrior, a spiked mace; The larger man with a thick beard, an axe; and the blonde man, a sword. Thor even had his hair pulled up, the ponytail pulled through the back of a baseball cap. They surely did dress up for "battle", and they got the look to-a-tee.

Thor grinned broadly and stepped to the side, he turned his attention to his friends, "These are the Warriors Three and Lady Sif." He then pointed out each of them, "Volstagg, Fandral, Hogun, and Sif."

Volstagg tipped his head and smiled, Fandral bowed formally, Hogun slightly inclined his head, Sif nodded when she heard her name. Steve stuck out his hand to shake each of theirs, the rest of the Avengers circling around the mound to greet their new friends.

Tony walked over to Thor and pointed to a sectioned out seats in the bleachers, "Jane is seated there with Pepper. They were given their own special seats with a fantastic view. I thought you'd like to know she was here."

Thor was indeed glad to hear this news and turned to wave toward where Tony had pointed. Knowing that Jane would be watching him, Thor felt his chest raise with pride. A sudden voice came over speakers, drawing everyone's attention.

"Alright, you guys. The pleasantries are over, let's start the game!" The announcer chimed out. With that, Thor turned back to Tony, a determined look in his eyes. A grin worked it's way across his face.

"This game will not last long." Thor teased.

Tony smiled, "Indeed it won't. Just to be considerate, since you have never played this game before, I'll let your team bat first."

Thor laughed and walked back to his team, "A grave mistake! Are you prepared to fight?"

Tony pulled a small remote from his pocket, a sly smile on his face, "Almost." Clicking one of the buttons, his hacking system worked its magic, and suddenly AC/DC's Greatest Hits CD began to play. He grinned ear to ear, until Natasha smacked him up-side his head, "You're such a dork!"

Tony quickly turned toward her, "And you have no fun!" He countered back, chasing after her.

Loki, the Warriors Three, and Sif all followed behind Thor toward their dugout. Thor grabbed the first bat and strode to the home-base. Tossing the bat into the air, it making three complete circles before landing smoothly in the palm of his hand, the god of thunder held both hands in the air, egging on the crowd. They cheered and roared with so much energy, it all but basically rocked the stadium.

Team Earth made their way to their spots. Clint on the pitcher mound, Natasha at first base, Tony on second, Bruce on third, and Steve in the out field. Thor gave them all a cheeky grin and tipped the bill of his hat. Lifting his shoe so the bat could tap against it, he then swung the bat a few practice swings, showing off his well toned arms. Sensing the growing announce of Clint, he then readied himself, locking his elbows in and planting his stance.

Clint calmed his mind, eyeing the gloved man behind Thor, taking in his target and locking on.

The game was about to commence.


Sorry for the sudden cut in the story, but this was the best place for me to stop. It'll be a chapter story, no more than two or three chapters, I'm sure. I hope you enjoyed this first tidbit! Please tell me what you thought c: