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This chapter is a little more lighthearted. This is the tone that I'd like to go for overall, however, it will sometimes vary.
Chapter Two: Oh, Brother
"You did what?"
"I dropped him."
"You did WHAAAT!?"
"Stop it, Tony," said Natasha. "You heard the man. He dropped him."
Thor's shoulders slumped with misery, his head hung with shame. "I am truly sorry," he moaned. "It was an accident, I assure you- yet I must take the blame. I would labour with the trolls in their dark forges for a thousand years if I could bring my brother back!"
Tony Stark leaned back in his chair. He took a large swallow of Dr. Pepper, then groaned. "Seriously, Thor. We trust you to bring that maniac back to prison in Asgard. Then you go and DROP him(whatever that means). Now he's, I dunno, Odin-knows-where, and-"
"But Odin doesn't know where," said Thor miserably. "Neither does Heimdall, who sees all. I've searched every corner of the Nine Realms, but have found no trace of my brother."
"Well, do you think he's dead?" asked Clint passively.
Thor did not like the hopeful expression on Clint's face. "Of course not," he scowled. "I would feel it if he was. He is my brother, after all, no matter what inane antics he may have commited."
"There's really no scientific explanation for that," said Banner scientifically. No one paid any attention to his cryptic comment.
"When you say every corner," began Cap, "do you really mean it? I learned in the army that it takes more than a quick glance to say that you searched a place. You need to take time, looking from different angles and from different perspectives."
"I have done all this," said Thor, "but it matters not. He does not, I think, exist within the Nine Realms any longer."
"So, he's dead."
"No, Barton!" thundered Thor. "I already told you that he isn't. I simply think that he is no longer within any realm."
"Are you sure?" asked Tony. "He could be on Vanaheim, or Svartalfheim, or maybe Helheim, or-"
"Stop it, STOP IT!" Thor bellowed. "Stop spouting the names of all the 'Heims' you know! He isn't on any of them. Heimdall checked, and I checked. I promise you, I was thorough in my search. This is why I came here. This matter requires Science, which you, Banner, and you, Stark, possess."
Clint and Natasha scowled. They hated being left out. Cap just grinned, oblivious.
"Well, okay," said Tony. "But we can't just use Science without a plan on how to use it. I mean, are we supposed to build a spaceship, or a realm-hopping machine, or what?"
"That is what Barton and Miss Romanoff are for," proclaimed Thor. "They are good at making plans."
"Well, what are you going to do?" asked Clint. "Are you just gonna sit around and wait for our plan?"
"Of course not, my friend," smiled Thor. "The Captain of America and I are going to go and play one of these 'video games' of which you so often speak of."
"Can we play Galaga?" asked Steve, his face bright with hope. "I love Galaga."
"We will play whichever game you wish, my friend," crowed the prince of thunder. "Come along," he said, escorting the defender of America out of the door. "I have procured Pop Tarts and coffee for our consumption."
The rest of the Avengers stood still, in shock, watching the two gamers disappear down the stairs towards Tony's Retro Room.
"I hope they don't get crumbs in your disk drive," Clint said snarkily.
"Disk drive?" asked Tony, raising an eyebrow. "Arcade machines don't got no stinkin' disk drives."
"You've got an actual Arcade Galaga?"
"Yep," smirked Tony. "You know the special thing about arcade machines?"
"What?"
"They're coin-op."
Quote of the day:
Hulk: Some dead man took all the peanut butter!
Thor: What care I for the butter of peanuts?
Hulk: (roars)
Elsewhere
Hawkeye: Mmm. Peanut butter.(eats it out of a jar)
(Avengers Assemble season one: Blood Feud)
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