It was supposed to be a sick day. Felicity had the worst cold ever. She had a raging fever of 100 degrees and zero appetite. Her breathing was intermediately interrupted by fits of coughing. She had gone tp-ing the other night in honor of her being voted homecoming queen. She really shouldn't have stayed when it started to rain. She should've gone home but they were having so much fun and there was quite a bit of shaving cream left. Her mom was a doctor and had examined her that morning. She said she was going to be just fine as long as she drank a lot of water and made sure to eat regularly. So her mother left her to go to work.
"I'll be back by 7 and Mum will be back by 5. Keep hydrated." she said, stroking her short, bubblegum pink hair. She left and locked the door behind her. So Felicity was left alone. Both of her moms were at work and weren't coming back for a few hours.
Felicity's pale skin stood out on her purple sports bra and black basketball sports under her red duvet. She was sweating heavily, which her mom told her was what she needed to do to reduce her fever. Her bright blue eyes were tired and red rimmed. She laid down on the couch and watched her absolute favorite movie, The Avengers.
When the Battle of Manhattan came on, the movie got weird. As Loki stood on Stark Tower, admiring the chaos, he deviated from the script. Felicity had watched the movie a million times and she knew exactly what happened and when it happened. So when Loki, instead of turning to Thor, looked at the screen, she got suspicious. He started to chant a spell in a language she'd never heard of, smirking at the screen. She looked at the screen quizzically and reached for the remote, only to find that her hand was transparent. Confused, she sat straight up and looked curiously at her hand. She felt a strange tugging sensation in her belly button and she was gone.
When she appeared again, she was sitting in front of Loki. Her duvet was gone and he was looking down on her distastefully.
"I was promised a great energy source and this is what I get? An ill Midgardian woman?" He scowled at Felicity. Feeling exposed, she crossed her arms over her chest and looked around. She couldn't really be in Manhattan could she?
"Why am I here?" She asked quietly, her lungs rattling in her chest.
"Brother, who is this girl? From whence did you summon her?" Thor's voice boomed across the roof. Loki squatted in front of her, inspecting her.
"You must be my energy source. Well, can't complain. At least you're weak." Loki whispered to her. He grabbed her wrist and yanked her up with him. "Don't resist. I'm a god and you're a mortal woman. You can't escape me." Regardless of his words, she struggled to get her wrist free from him. Thor was up there in a flash. He swung at Loki with his hammer, sending him to the level below and knocking him unconscious.
"Young mortal, I would interrogate you on your origins but there are more pressing matters. I must inform the team of your arrival and get you to safety. Are you okay?" Thor asked gently.
"I'm fine." Felicity muttered.
"Follow me please." Thor said. She followed him into Stark Tower and looked around in wonder. Thor looked around for a way to communicate to the team.
"Would you like me to contact Stark?" asked a disembodied voice belonging to none other than JARVIS.
"Yes. It is a matter of the most urgent importance." Thor replied.
"Thor? Why are you in the tower? We need help out here." A voice, clearly Tony's, said irritably.
"There's a problem. My brother summoned a girl." He said to the air.
"What? Now is so not the time to get a hooker." He teased.
"I'm not a hooker! Just a very sick girl who would like very much to know what the bloody hell is going on here!" She rasped. The outburst sent her into a coughing fit. She sat down and coughed as Thor got her a glass of water. He sat her on the couch and gave her the water. She drank from the cup, even though it hurt.
"Sorry kid. Thor, what happened?" Tony asked.
"Loki spoke a spell in a language not known to Asgard. Then, there was a green light and this girl was here." Thor explained.
"Felicity." She whispered. Thor looked at her quizzically. "My name is Felicity." An explosion was heard over the PA.
"Thor, we need you down here. We're getting weak. Hide Felicity in the tower and make sure Loki can't find her. We'll figure this out later." Tony said.
"Agreed." Thor replied. With that, the connection cut off. Thor took Felicity's hand and led her to the stairs. He led her down two flights of stairs and took her to a room with no windows. There was a couch and a coffee table with a book on it.
"Don't leave this room. I'm going to lock the door and I'll return for you when the battle is won." He grinned at her. He left the room and as promised locked the door. She sat on the couch and picked up the book. Some complicated book on astrophysics. Typical Tony. Before she could even contemplate trying to read it, she was asleep.