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We pick up with the events that happened on Midgard that caused Jane's injuries.

Music

Gathering the children - "Father's Day" from Doctor Who
Icehawk Mountain attacked - "Assault" from Avengers
A sister in need - "Performance issues" from Avengers

Chapter Two - Falling skies and kingdoms
Midgard - Icehawk Mountain

Midgard was safe, half of it basking in sunlight while the other rested in darkness.

However the darkness began to grow darker.

Shadows cast themselves over Icehawk Mountain, the home of the royal family. The large beings that emerged from space came for a singular purpose.

Deep within the stone confines rested the garden room that held a princess bed basking in crisp moonlight and an illusionary nightlight that projected colorful shapes across the room. As it spun, dreams were afoot.

In the bed's silken canopy slept a tiny brunette nuzzling tightly to a stuffed bear. No sound would wake the sleeping princess.

The door to her room opened as someone rushed in to her bedside.

"Sweetheart," the person spoke to the child, giving her a gentle nudging to wake her.

"Daddy," the princess replied. "What is it daddy?"

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"Nothing my precious Linney," Loki spoke, pulling off his daughter Lynnea's blanket from around her and gathering her into his arms. "We are going to go visit nana and papa."

She no doubt was tired and wrapped her arms around his neck.

He called the bear that she always slept with to his hand so it would come with.

It would help to keep her safe.

Down the hall, Jane Odinson the queen blasted into the room of her eldest child, her son Lukas. She would get him and meet Loki with Lynnea in the portal chamber.

"Lukas, Lukas darling wake up," she called as she approached his bed. It was one that was a high up bunk with his own private "fort" underneath.

"Mother, what is wrong?" he asked.

"Do not question, please darling. Just come with me."

Her son insisted on grabbing the small bowstaff that he had been training with from his fort. Once he had that in his satchel, they left his room.

"Mother, where are we going?"

The two of them met up with Loki who was carrying their daughter. Tony Stark was near, completely armored up in his Mark VI uniform.

"We have managed to isolate them in the north wing of the palace," Tony told them. "But we need to get you all evacuated immediately."

There was a large blast that was far enough away, but still enough to rattle them.

"Sleep darling," Loki enchanted over Lynnea's small head.

She went right to sleep.

"Lukas, my son," his father spoke.

"You will not father," their son said. "I want to fight."

"I know you tiger," his godfather Tony told him, "but these are some scary dudes coming right now."

"We need to get to Asgard, now," Jane told them.

There was another explosion that blew out the windows of the hallway in which they stood.

"Your majesties," a voice shouted coming toward them. It was Steve Rogers or Captain America as he more aptly known. "We are losing it in the town. They have destroyed the gondola station. The only point of evacuation is through aerial transit or through the portal."

"Abby," Tony spoke into his radio, "warm up the donut because we have some dunking to do."

"I'm on it," his wife replied over the speaker.

"Tony, you get my family to the portal while Captain Rogers and I detour the Chitauri away from you," Loki ordered. "We will buy you some time."

"No!" Jane protested. "I will not leave you! We stay together!"

Loki took her face into his hands, tears and terror filling his eyes while his black hairs came to nearly cover his face.

"Please," he begged, "you are more valuable to me alive...protecting our children."

Another window was blown out near them. "Please, leave and protect those we love more than ourselves." He was crying loudly as he begged her to leave.

"Then come with us," she begged, her hands upon his face as his were upon her cheeks.

"The king must defend the kingdom," he told her. "Be brave my darling. I will come for you. On this you have my word."

"Master!" Rogers shouted. "We have to EVAC from the castle now. The queen and the children must leave now."

"OK, that is it," Tony Stark yanked Linney from Loki's arms and then Jane away from her husband. "We are leaving now!"

They were pulled apart their hands clinching and remaining attached until the distance was finally too lengthy.

"I will find you!" she cried to her husband.

"I will come for you!" Loki stated.

Jane was ushered away, wrenching Lynnea into her embrace as Lukas walked at Tony's side.

Iron Man did not even bother waiting to open the portal room doors. He blasted them open with a repulsor shot from his right hand.

Transports with servants and evacuees were leaving, but the Trans-dimensional gateway was being powered up.

"Abby!" Tony howled.

"We're aimed at Asgard in two minutes!" her best friend shouted back. "Ring still energizing."

"Make it charge faster!" he shouted back and opened fire and more of the Chitauri that were invading her home.

Jane set Lynnea down gently against the wall as she raced to a weapon's cache vault on the wall. Using the codes that they had created, the cabinet unsealed and she looked to what she could use. There were pistols and rifles, but she did not have quality marksmen shift.

That was why Hawkeye was in her employ.

However, she found a shield armbar that would energize when activated. This would help her in defending her children. She also took up a crescent blade, a sword that curved ever so delicately, but was strong as diamonds.

One of the transport vessels that was getting ready to load up more of her staff and attendants was destroyed by a sudden infiltration of monsters.

"Mommy!" Lukas shouted.

Jane looked back and saw that a monstrous soldier with a skeletal body and face was near her son; looming to attack him. Lukas had his staff out ready to use, but he was far too young and small to fight him off.

She dove, wrapped her arms around him, and spun them about; taking a large slicing claw to her back. Jane hissed powerfully, but kept her arms around his body for safety.

Tony saw it and blasted the attacker away.

"You OK baby?" she asked.

"We're locked!" Abby's voice shouted. "Go! Now!"

"Come on sweetheart," Jane spoke as she took Lynnea's hand who had awakened due the commotion. "Come on darling," she took her son's hand in her other. "Tony! Come on!" she shouted.

"You kids go!" her personal guard said. "I have to evacuate Abby out of here! You, go get help!"

Her family came first. She had to get her children off of Midgard and to Asgard where she knew they would be safe.

Jane scaled the ramp and was prepared to go through the portal.

"Where are we going mommy?" Lukas asked.

"We're going to go visit nana and papa," she lied, but yet did not. "Doesn't that sound fun?"

Her son nodded her head.

"Go!" Tony cried. "Go now!"

And the three of them entered the portal and headed off for Asgard.

Asgard

Thor ran as best he could with Jane still lying in his arms unconscious, injured and bleeding out her back. His bracers were covered in her pristine blood, but he knew that she needed help and quickly.

She was still mortal after all.

"Eir!" he shouted.

The healer came. "Bring her here," she instructed. "Roll her onto her side."

The bile nearly suffocated him when he saw the wounds. Three razor clawmarks were in her dress and scratched across her flesh. Blood covered over pale skin and coated her gown.

"We need to disrobe her," the siren red-head said to them. "Please leave and allow me to do what must be done."

"I am not leaving her," he said. "She is wounded, her children are in fear, and her husband is missing."

"Then take care of the children and I will tend to the queen. Once she has regained consciousness, I will summon thee."

Thor could not simply wait for word on Jane. He would take out his boiling rage upon the monsters that put her in this state.

Marching into the throne room, he approached his father.

"How could we have not have known?" he shouted. "Who are these beings? Who are these Chitauri?"

"Son, that is what I am currently having Heimdall discover for us," his father Lord Odin spoke. "He will seek out the knowledge of this race, but in the interim, you must travel to Midgard and seek out your brother."

"Is that so wise father? A race that we know nothing about attacks the royal palace, attacks Jane, and does other countless evils that we are unaware of."

"You shall take the Warriors Three with you while Sif watches out for Torunn and young Lukas and Lynnea with your mother," Odin ordered of him. "If you should come across these monsters, you are not to engage with them. Your mission is to find your brother and bring him back here safely."

"And if I do not find him or if he is...gone." The words were painful, but the reality had to be explored.

"Then return him here so his family may mourn him. Should you come across any of Loki's Avengers, bring them to safety as well here," was an auxiliary order given. "They will serve us well in honor of their royals. Go with all speed my son."

Thor bowed lightly and signaled for Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun to follow him back to the portal temple.

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