All right so it's been a long time. . . I figured I'd better get back to this. And to be honest I have missed it :D Here's Chapter 2. . .
Chapter 2
"What the hell were you thinking?" Leya reprimanded Erik as a police officer escorted them out of the station. As she spoke, Leya suddenly remembered a scene several years ago when Jane had said something quite similar to Leya after getting her and Thor out of S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. That made Leya think of Coulson, which of course made her sad. Leya shook her head to clear it, then refocused on Erik. To his credit, Erik had the decency to look sheepish as he climbed into the backseat of Leya's car.
Leya drove them all back to the lab where Erik got a change of clothes. Leya explained what had happened to Jane, then the three of them got back into her car and drove back to the concrete building. By the time they arrived, it had started pouring. Leya inhaled sharply as they pulled into the parking lot. Then she noticed a couple police cars were parked in the lot.
"As if this day couldn't get any worse," she muttered under her breath. A particularly sour-looking officer walked up to the car as Leya parked. Leya, Erik, and Ian got out of the car.
"Hello, Officer," Leya said in a tight voice, giving the policeman a strained smile, "What can I do for you?"
"Is this yours?" the police officer asked, jabbing a finger at their black van.
"Yes. . ." Leya said slowly.
"Well, it's parked illegally, so we're going to fine you, give you a citation, and tow the van," the officer declared. Leya could swear he sounded gleeful as he pulled out a notepad.
Ordinarily, Leya would have been irritated and spat something clever back at him, but just then she saw Jane walk out of the concrete building looking rather dazed. Jane zeroed in on Leya and saw the police officers. Leya pushed past the officer and walked to Jane. Suddenly, Leya stopped walking a couple feet away from Jane as she realized it was pouring everywhere except in a perfect, three-foot-radius circle around Jane, who was completely dry.
What the hell. . .
"You called the police?!" Jane exclaimed, "I was gone for ten minutes!"
"Uh, no, you were gone for over five hours. And we didn't call the police, they showed up since, thanks to Ian, we had to leave the van here," Leya shot back, then "what is this?" Leya gestured at the dry circle around Jane. Jane looked around, apparently noticing it for the first time.
"I don't know," Jane murmured. Suddenly, the waver, which Leya had taken out of the car, spiked again.
"Hey – " Leya started, but stopped when she noticed Jane looking past her at something else.
Leya turned to follow her gaze and saw, much to her astonishment, Thor, standing fully-clad in armor, Mjolnir held in his fist. A bolt of lightning flashed, illuminating him, followed by a clap of thunder. So that's why its pouring. Thanks, Thor.
Jane stared for a long minute, then started walking toward him, taking her protective dry-circle with her and leaving Leya standing in the rain. Rude Leya thought, then smirked in spite of herself and followed Jane. Thor walked toward Jane too, and Leya half-expected Thor to dramatically sweep Jane off her feet and kiss her in a romantic, Hollywood-esque scene, but the two just stood facing each other.
"Jane –" Thor began, but was cut off as Jane slapped him hard on one side of his face. Leya hid a smile. Well, I can't say I'd have handled that any differently, She thought.
"Sorry," Jane stated, taking a deep breath, "It's been a weird day."
"I – " Thor began again, but was again cut off as Jane slapped him again.
"You were in New York! I saw you on the news! You were in New York, and you never told me!" Jane exclaimed.
"I know, and I'm sorry," Thor told her, massaging his face, "But right now we have bigger problems to worry about. Where were you? Heimdall couldn't see you. Hello, Leya, by the way, good to see you," Thor added. Leya smiled.
"I was here, right here stuck on this planet, where you left me," Jane replied, still a bit angry. Just then, the cranky police officer approached them.
"Ma'am, we need to get your contact information so we can send you the bill for towing, as well as the fine and citation," the officer pestered Jane.
"Can't you see we're busy here?" Jane snapped at him.
"Then I'm afraid I'll have to arrest you," the officer said shortly. He put his hand firmly on Jane's shoulder.
Everything suddenly happened very quickly. Jane threw his arm off, and a giant, inky red-and-black ball of something exploded around her, throwing everyone to the ground. Leya and Thor scrambled to their feet and quickly ran to Jane, who had collapsed. The police officers quickly turned tail and ran to their cars, tires screeching as they pulled out of the parking lot. Well, at least that problem's taken care of Leya thought as she helped Jane up.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
Jane nodded, but her body didn't seem to agree, and Jane nearly fell over again.
"We need to get help, but I'm afraid nothing on Earth will do any good. We need to go to Asgard – that will be the best place," Thor spoke grimly, "Can you stand?"
Jane nodded again, but her knees gave out when she tried to stand. Leya caught her and supported Jane as she stood.
"I'm coming with you," Leya stated, looking at Thor defiantly as if daring him to object. Thor considered her for a moment, then nodded and put his arm around Jane to support her as well.
Remembering Erik and Ian, Leya turned and threw her car keys to them.
"Don't worry about us, we'll be fine. Take care of yourselves, and don't lose my car keys!" she shouted as Thor spun his hammer and shot them off the face of the Earth.