All right, next chapter. This one's extremely short, but I didn't have much material to work with when it came to this movie. Trust me, I have something up my sleeve that'll make up for this short-and-shitiness.
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The next morning, we went to the psychiatric hospital to collect Erik. The intern posed as his son, and signed the papers, gaining possession of Erik's things. The guard announced each item, which included his wallet, his keys, his giant ziploc bag of meds, and something Erik had been working on for the Convergence. I knew he would've been interested in that, no doubt about it.
"Erik?" Darcy called, but Erik didn't look up. He looked lost. "Erik!" He looked up finally, but it didn't register.
"Yes?" Darcy frowned at him, but announced herself.
"It's me, Darcy."
"Darcy...?" He trailed off, but Darcy waved, and smiled. Erik smiled right back, as the realization spilled across his face. "Darcy!" He moved forward, and wrapped her up in a hug. "So good to see you."
"Oh, I missed you, too." Erik looked up, and met my eyes. He paused, and looked scared, but I smiled at him.
"Hello, Doctor Selvig. You look well, despite the mind control." He frowned at me.
"Ellie. What are you doing here?" I shrugged.
"I couldn't really walk away." He frowned further, but let go of Darcy, and grabbed me in a hug. I rested my chin on his shoulder, patting his back. "And neither could you, apparently."
"How did you find me?"
"You were naked on the telly." The intern stated. I patted Erik's back once more, and then pulled away. He frowned at me.
"Are you stronger?" I grinned, but he looked suspicious. My strength had gotten the best of me, and he could tell. But I had to hide it. Even from my friends.
"Working with a super soldier and an assassin will do that to you." Erik sighed, looking at me in despair. He saw now that he wasn't alone, that he wasn't the only one who couldn't forget all about it. "We can talk later. We have to go right now, we have plenty to do." He nodded hastily.
"Right. Let's go, then."
We got out of there as fast as we could, and the intern was carrying all of Erik's belongings. Darcy was in the lead, with me and Erik right behind her, and the intern behind us.
"This is why I shouldn't be left in charge of things, I don't get paid enough. I don't get paid, period."
"That's why I'm here, Darcy. I deal with this shit on a regular basis." Darcy shuddered at the thought, and I smirked. "It's thrilling. Seriously, you should join in sometime. Tag along on a mission."
"No thanks. This is plenty."
The intern introduced himself to Erik, and complained about not getting paid, either. He asked if Erik was alright, as Erik dug through his bag of meds, taking some pills.
"I've had a god in my brain. I wouldn't recommend it." Erik stated simply. I had to bite back a laugh, but I thought of Loki, and shuddered involuntarily.
"Doctor Selvig, your equipment is beeping." I frowned, turning to Erik.
"It's happening sooner than I thought."
"The alignment?" Erik turned to me now, frowning the same as I had. "I've kept up. I have to, Fury put me in charge of this. The birds, are they an example of this?" Erik nodded, and we watched the murmuration as they flew through a portal. Darcy and I both screamed in unison, and everyone ducked, as the birds erupted from below us, flying back into the sky.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Darcy screamed. I couldn't help but laugh at her, and smiled with Erik. "WHY ARE YOU TWO SMILING?!"
"There's nothing more reassuring than knowing that the world you live in is crazier than you are." Erik walked over to the trash can, and threw his meds out. I couldn't have been prouder. "Take me to Jane's lab."
We'd been working all afternoon. Erik had gotten a change of clothes, but he still sat in his underwear, claiming it helped him think. I suspected otherwise, but completely understood. If I could, I would've sat in my underwear, too.
Everyone excluding Erik looked up, as Jane and Thor walked through the door. My eyes went wide, when I saw what Jane was wearing. She'd been to Asgard with him, it was easy to tell. Darcy stood up, yelling at her as soon as she walked through the door.
"Jane!"
"Hey." Jane greeted back, tossing her coat aside. Thor stopped by the door, and I watched, as he hung Mjolnir up on the coat rack. I smiled at the gesture.
"You can't just leave like that, the whole world is going crazy! All the stuff we saw is spreading!" Darcy finally paused, as she realized what Jane was wearing. "Did you go to a party?"
"Erik?" Jane greeted, a smile spreading on her face. Erik stood up, and hugged her.
"Jane! Oh, how wonderful." He pulled away, and looked her over. "You've been to Asgard."
"Where are your pants?" Jane asked, and I answered.
"He said it helps him think. I would have done that, but these pants are hard to get on." Jane glanced between us both.
"I'm going to need everything you two have on this. All the work you've been doing on gravimetric anomalies, everything." I nodded, and got to work, along with Jane and Erik.
"Are you well, Erik?" Thor asked. Erik laughed, and I felt a pang of misery, at the thought of it. Of everything.
"You're brother's not coming, is he?" Thor paused, and a look of grief washed over him. I felt horrible.
"Loki is dead." I smacked Erik, when he let out a sigh of relief. Erik shot me a look, but I went up to Thor, and hugged him. I was glad, too, but that wasn't how to deal with it. Loki was still his brother.
"I'm sorry, Goldilocks." He hesitated, but hugged me back.
"As am I."