Thor watched over New Asgard and for once felt peace. Valkyrie was a great leader who all the citizens of Asgard admired and looked up to. He didn't regret his decision to abdicate the throne in the slightest, and he no longer felt the pressure of trying to be the king his father always wanted him to be. He was much happier helping to fight battles on Asgard, and on Midgard. He had grown a strange attachment to earth and all it had to offer, yet somehow, something didn't feel complete within him. He knew he was missing something, and although he had come a long way battling his inner demons, he still didn't feel… complete.

"Brooding brother?"

Thor did not notice Loki moving towards him and taking a spot at his right-hand side.

Thor smiled in response, shaking his head and returning his gaze to the city. They stood there in silence for a while, neither speaking. But they didn't need to speak. They understood each other now better than they did before, and Thor would safely say that he had never felt prouder than when he and Loki fought side by side on the bridge of Old Asgard. But there was one question he did want to ask.

"Tell me brother, do you wish I had handed the throne to you rather than Valkyrie?"

Loki paused. "I thought at first that I might have felt discontent not ruling. Yet strangely I don't. My whole life I yearned for that throne but once I had it, I did not feel the way I had anticipated. I back your decision all the way brother. Finally, I feel perfectly content."

Thor smiled.

Perfectly content. That made one of them.

"I have never seen such markings in my life. They are not symbols of Wakanda."

"Thanks Okoye, It's probably nothing."

Okoye nodded, and her hologram disappeared leaving Natasha Romanoff alone in silence. She had run the image Tony sent her through the data base and the results came up negative. It did not match any symbols on the data base and matched nothing in the books within the Sanctum. She dreaded the idea of it being from another planet. They did not need another alien deity declaring war on earth. Not again.

"Hey Nat."

Tony Stark walked into the main office of the compound carrying three giant pizza boxes. Natasha's eyes lit up.

"You brought pizza?"

"No, I brought Indian."

Nat ignored the sarcastic comment and dived straight for the largest slice of pepperoni pizza.

"Woo! Pizza!" yelled Clint appearing at the door and sprinting to were Tony had laid the boxes out on the table.

Tony sighed. "It's like having toddlers. Really over excited toddlers."

"Speaking of which where's Pete?" asked Natasha.

"He just ran up to his room to get something. He convinced his aunt to let him stay here for the night as long as I get him to school in time tomorrow. Friday, can you call everyone for dinner?"

Steve Rodgers descended the stairs into the office followed by Sam, Rhodey and Wanda. Their eyes too, lit up when they saw the pizza boxes on the table.

"Any luck on the freaky symbol Nat?" Asked Tony.

"No luck. It's coming up negative and Okoye has never seen it either."

"Wait," interrupted Steve. "Does this symbol happen to look like some sort of fang in flames by any chance?"

Tony looked up. "Yes, it looks exactly like that."

Steve continued. "Buck and I saw the same symbol today when we were out on a mission this morning."

"Ah yes, where is your terrifying boyfriend?"

Steve glared. "He's upstairs taking a nap. He was tired after this morning's mission."

There was then a gasp when Peter hurtled through the air, swing on a web and landing next to Sam on the couch, who jumped at the sudden contact.

"How come he's allowed webs in the house and I'm not allowed magic?" complained Wanda.

"Peter, how many times! No webs indoors. There. Happy Wanda?" Wanda grumbled and continued to eat her pizza. Peter picked up two slices, throwing one on the floor beside him and then eating the other. The avengers stared at him.

But before they could ask questions a shaggy grey dog ran down the stairs and began to messily consume the dropped slice of pizza. The avengers continued to stare.

"Oh yeah, forgot to mention, we got a dog." Stated Tony.

"Forgot to mention?" Exclaimed Rhodey.

"Her name is Fluffy." Peter supplied.

One of the tablets on he counter beeped. "I'll get it" Natasha said hopping gracefully to her feet.

Clint, with his mouth still full of pizza scratched the dog behind its ears.

Natasha returned to the table. "Good news guys, Thor's coming to visit."