DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE AVENGERS OR HALF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY. MARVEL DOES. I own Sarah Natasha Rogers, SJ Rogers and a few minor characters, that's it.
In the Sarah's medical room, the place is eerily quiet as everyone sleeps on various chairs, couches, and cots. There's only one person awake right now and that's Peter Parker. The Spider is hanging upside down from the ceiling watching everyone. IT had been ten hours since they administered the antidote, and 38 hours before that was when Sarah had been injected. Peter glances at the clock, 5:00 am. Make that eleven hours. It hadn't felt like two days since the fight. In reality, they had moved on the base at 4 o'clock in the morning. The siege lasted until about 4:45 am. Then they had taken two and a half hours to get here. So the serum research hadn't started until about 7:15 that morning. It had taken 32 hours and 15 minutes to find the antidote and then another three hours to make the cure. Since then it has been a waiting game. Peter had slept for two or three hours but couldn't sleep. So here he was, waiting from the ceiling.
Across the room on one of the cots, Mary Jane and Ava are curled up with a blanket over themselves from the cool of the room. The girls had volunteered to share a cot since no one wanted to leave the room and they didn't have enough cots for everyone. Danny, Luke, and Sam are all passed out on some blankets on the floor. Sam is holding his helmet like a child holds a teddy bear. Peter had already snapped a few pictures for blackmail later.
On the cot at MJ and Ava's feet, Rogue is curled up in a blanket in the fetal position. On the other half of the cot, Laura is in the same position. If Peter didn't know better, he would have said they were sisters with the way Logan treats them. Speaking of Logan, he's pressed between that cot and the wall sitting on the floor using his leather jacket as a pillow. In front of MJ and Ava's cot, Scott is lying with Steve Junior clutching Scott like a security blanket. The older teen can relate to the missing sibling issue. He can still remember the amount of time that he didn't have his little brother Alex around. So when Steve Jr. had started to have nightmares, Scott calmed him down and the young Rogers had refused to leave his side since then.
Reed Richards sits in one chair with his head hanging off the back sleeping soundly. Across his lap, Susan Storm sits with her legs over the one arm and her arms wrapped around Reed tightly. Peter had thrown a blanket over them a few hours ago. Next to Reed and Sue were Janet and Henry Pym. Pym was half-laying half sitting on the too small day bed with Janet curled up on his chest. Pym's arms are holding Janet closely and keeping the blanket from falling off them.
On another cot, Professor Xavier is laid out with a blanket covering him from the waist down. Sprawled out on the floor next to his cot is Dr. McCoy who has a half read book in his hands that he had fallen asleep reading hours ago. Next to him on top of a few blankets, James is half propped up on the wall sleeping with his gun hidden under the blanket over him. He'd shoot to kill anyone that came in the room.
Sif is curled up next to Thor. Thor's back is to the door and Sif is tucked between him and the wall. His lips rest on her forehead and she has a faint smile on her face. Above their heads, Thor's hammer and Sif's sword lay waiting for their owners to wake and pick them up. Thor had told Steve about Sarah wielding Mjolnir to which Steve was surprised just saying the words aloud allowed Sarah to use the hammer. Pressed up against Thor's back with his back to Thor is Loki. The God of Mischief lies on his side sleeping with his staff in his arms. Thor had to threaten Loki with being hit by Mjolnir to get the god to go to sleep. Loki had wanted to wait up for Sarah and keep Peter company. The God and the Spider both knew the other didn't want to be the last to see her wake. In front of Loki on a cot, Tony lays with Pepper on top of him the pair sleeping peacefully. Pepper's head rests on top of his arc reactor.
Bruce is curled up next to their cot with a book in one hand his fingers numbly keeping place of where he had been reading. His hand rests absentmindedly on the footrest of Hawkeye's wheelchair. The Archer had fallen asleep in his wheelchair and the others told the doctors it was best not to move the archer. His chair rested between Bruce and Steve. Steve and Natasha are curled up on many blankets right next to Sarah's bed. On the other side of the bed are the seats that Fury and Coulson had been occupying until Maria called them away to deal with someone called Doctor Strange.
Peter turns his attention to Sarah again. The soft light of the monitor screen on the wall behind her bed shows her pulse reading and other vitals. Hanging from the IV bag stand is an IV and Sarah's visor. They had removed her vest and placed that on a spare chair next to her bed. Her long sleeve shirt had been swapped out for a white tank top so they could get the IV into her arm. Tony said the gauntlet on her arm could have done the IV but no one believed him.
Peter's eyes narrow as Sarah's face crunches up and then relaxes. He watches as her hands start to flex and bend at the elbows. Peter lands next to the bed and watches as she slowly opens her eyes and blinks rapidly for a few seconds. When her eyes slow down and she can finally see everything, she focuses on Peter.
"Peter," she whispers softly. Peter smiles and takes her hand in his own. The smile on his face was priceless, as was the girl in front of her.
"Hey Sarah. Welcome back," Peter chuckles softly stroking her hand with his thumb. "Gave us all quite a scare there." His smile shrinks to a smirk.
"Yeah, sorry about that," she chuckles. "And no more blaming yourself, I'll kick your ass myself." Peter grins broadly, as he sits down on the bed with Sarah's hand in his lap. He moves his thumb in circles on her hand softly.
"How do you feel?" Peter asks looking up at her face.
"I'm good. A little achy here and there but I'm good," Sarah replies. "How about you?" She can't see any visible wounds but that doesn't mean that Peter's not hurt. He was good at covering up his own injuries.
"A few new bruises but nothing major," he counters. Sarah squeezes his hand softly. "They brought in a lot of people to help you."
"Like who?" Peter motions around the room. Sarah stares at the sight in front of her. That's a lot of people, she thinks looking around.
"Well, the ones that actually did something consisted of Reed Richards, Henry Pym, Hank McCoy, and Professor Xavier. However, we have Susan Storm, Janet Pym, Rogue, and Scott Summers here too," Peter tells her.
"I met Professor Xavier, he kept me company in my head," Sarah tells Peter.
"Yes, he told me about that. I'm sorry I wasn't by your side. I just couldn't see you like that," Peter explains to her. Sarah moves her free hand slowly up Peter's arm to his face. She smiles softly at him.
"I know, Pete. I know." Peter smiles and holds her hand to his face. "You owe me two dates now."
"What?!" Sarah covers his mouth to muffle his voice. Last thing they need is everyone awake.
"Come on, Peter. You know you want to."
"Fine, but if your dad puts the fear of god in me, I'm running the other way because that god will be Thor or Loki, and I'm not sure which one would be worse," Peter states. Sarah laughs but clutches her sore ribs. "Hey, you okay?"
"Fine, just have some sore ribs." Peter yawns softly. "How much sleep did you get?"
"Like around three hours." Sarah shakes her head and moves over on the bed. She uses the hand on Peter's face to pull him down and the Spider lays on his side looking at her.
"Sleep Peter."
"Sarah."
"Sleep." Peter shakes his head and Sarah pushes Peter onto his back. She wraps one leg around his waist and heaves herself up onto him. She pins him effectively to the bed, never once do her vitals escalate. "Sleep Pete before I knock you out."
"Okay, you've made your point!" Sarah laughs and moves across the bed a little. She lies on her stomach with her head next to Peter's shoulder. "Your parents are going to kill me when they wake up," he mutters. Sarah wraps an arm around his waist and sets her head on his shoulder. Her IV arm is above her head so the flow isn't disturbed. Peter looks down at her and she gazes up at him.
"No they won't." Peter leans down and pulls Sarah up some. He softly kisses her before letting her lay down again.
"If they knew we were kissing they would," he whispers softly. Sarah shakes her head and hides her face in his neck. Peter is a bit uncomfortable with Sarah clinging to him but he knew she wasn't doing any harm by doing this. He wraps an arm around her and falls asleep peacefully.
Luckily for them, they're woken by Ava and Mary Jane before any of the adults wake up. Peter takes a seat and Sarah rolls onto her back. Sarah takes the IV out and hooks the line onto the IV stand. Mary Jane helps her sit up and stand before helping her navigate through the bodies and into the bathroom just outside the door in the hall.
"Thanks for waking us up, MJ," Sarah says as she washes her hands.
"No problem, Sarah. How you feeling?"
"Pretty good. Listen," Sarah says sitting up on the counter for a second and looking at MJ with a serious expression on her face, "I know you like Peter. Don't try to deny it you know I'm telling the truth. And I'm sorry if finding me and Peter like that this morning was awkward. I just hope it doesn't change anything." MJ laughs.
"Sarah, yes I do like Peter, and I know he likes me back a bit, but I can see you like him too. What is it between the two of you anyway?" MJ questions.
"A dozen kisses or so," Sarah answers. "He's the first guy outside of family or work family that's gone out of their way to help me. I don't know what it is. I wish I did." MJ sets her hand on Sarah's shoulder and the blond looks up at her.
"When Peter finally realizes he likes us, he can make the choice. If he chooses you, I will be a friend."
"Same if he chooses you," Sarah swears. "He's going to choose you. And Odin knows, there's Gwen too. We have a love square going on. You know what, I think I might just back off."
"But then it would be boring. To love," Gwen says holding her hand out. The girls smile and clasp hands. They return to the room and sit on Sarah's bed. The next person to wake is Clint. And of course, Clint is a loud mouth.
"Sarah," Clint breathes as his eyes land on her. "You're awake!" he shouts. The whole room stirs as Clint yells.
"What's going on?" Scott asks as Steve Jr. rolls over to face Clint.
"Sarah's awake!" Steve bolts up the second Natasha is off him. MJ and Ava move so Steve can get to his baby girl. Sarah wraps her arms around Steve's larger body and buries her face in his neck. Steve holds his baby girl close and leans his head to shield her head with his. Sarah can't help but cry softly.
"Don't you ever do this to me again," Steve breathes.
"Same goes to you, Dad," she stutters. Steve adjusts his grip and kisses her forehead. A lone tear goes down Steve's cheek as he holds her.
"Come on, there are others in the hug line!" Steve Jr. protests. Steve and Sarah laugh and release each other. Steve Jr. tackles his sister in a hug and buries his face in her neck. "You had me so worried Sis."
"Come on, bro, you know it takes a lot more than some crazy guy from the War to kill a Rogers," Sarah laughs messing up his hair. "When was the last time you combed your hair? You look like Clint after being attacked by a mob of fan girls!"
"That's not funny," Clint complains.
"I've been a little preoccupied sis!" Steve Jr. counters. "I challenge you to a sparring match!"
"You're on little brother. I'll kick your butt!" Sarah laughs.
"Dad, can I borrow your shield, she has one!" Steve Jr. complains.
"No, your mother would kill me," Steve replies. Steve wrestles his son away from Sarah so Natasha can hug her daughter.
"Mоя принцесса," Natasha breathes. Natasha's hair falls into Sarah's face but she welcomes the smell. "I am so proud of you. But don't take on your father's enemies by yourself next time, okay? I do not want a repeat."
"I promise to do so as long as you promise to wear the tracker I gave you so I can find you when you get captured!" Sarah counters.
"For you, baby girl, anything," Natasha insists. She releases Sarah but the blond is instantly tackled by Pepper.
"Aunt Pepper, you're strangling me," Sarah gasps. Pepper releases her and puts her hand on Sarah's cheek.
"I almost lost Tony and the team. And then you come back and I think it's over but find out that my niece is on the verge of dying? I don't know who I have to worry about more, you or Tony," Pepper says. Sarah thinks it over as she hugs Pepper.
"I'd say Tony. Have you seen how he drives?"
"Like you're any better, Speed Demon," Peter counters. Sarah shoots him a look and he quickly silences himself. Tony hugs Sarah softly.
"Thank you," Sarah says motioning to the gauntlet.
"I was serious when I said it doesn't come off unless broken beyond repair. It's a monitoring system for your vitals, communicator, has the power to unlock almost all of Stark Tower's doors, and creates shields among other things. I'll show you everything when you get better though," Tony insists.
"Well, considering as the other one died on me, thank you," she states again.
"Which reminds me Tony, why'd you create something that can't be taken off?" Steve demands.
"So if she ever got captured they couldn't take it off or disarm it and we'd be able to find her if she hadn't broken herself out already," Tony counters. "I'll work on getting it off so she can take it off if you want Cap. Otherwise there is a cloaking device on it." The two Avengers start to argue softly in the room. Tony is replaced by Thor who has no issue on hugging the Little Avenger a little too hard.
"Thank you for freeing us. Your use of Mjolnir surprised me. The only ones I've ever willed to use it have taken it from my hand," Thor says to her.
"I'm just glad it worked, Thor. I was worried it wouldn't," Sarah confesses. Thor smiles and roughs her hair up a little bit. After Thor, Sarah is tackled instantly by Laura who knocks her backwards a bit. "Laura, I know."
"I should kick your butt you worried me so much," Laura snarls in her ear. Sarah hugs the mutant.
"Love you too Laura." Logan smiles at Sarah as Laura moves back to join Logan. Sarah exchanges hugs with Sam, Luke, and Danny who are all glad to see she's up and walking again.
"Loki," Sarah says looking at the god. Loki looks away. "Come here." Loki walks over since the binding is still in effect. Sarah pulls the god into a hug much to the surprise of everyone in the room. "Thank you. You didn't have to save me. You could have let me die and you would have left the group, but you didn't. So for that, thank you." Loki hugs her back.
"Your words were true," Loki says looking down at the blond teenager. "Just because I'm adopted does not mean they are not my family. So, for that, I thank you." Sarah smiles as Loki backs off and looks at Thor. He holds his hand out to Thor. "Truce, brother?"
"A handshake will not do it, brother," Thor says. Loki and Thor hug and Sarah's smile barely fits on her face.
"I was told you carried me out," Bruce says approaching Sarah. "Thank you. I'm glad you're all right."
"You too Bruce. Come here you big softy," Sarah laughs before hugging the older man. Bruce smiles softly as he hugs her. James walks over and they exchange a hug.
"You are too much like your father. No more stupid moves," James threatens.
"What's that supposed to mean, Bucky?" Steve counters.
"Where do I start, Cap?" James retorts.
"Behave," Natasha growls.
"Mom, they're never going to learn," Sarah mutters.
"I know." Sarah laughs as Steve and James start arguing and telling stories about each other. Sarah looks at the remaining people.
"Professor Xavier, I never got the chance to thank you properly in my head. Thank you for your comforting words and getting the Wall-Crawler here to come visit me," Sarah says with a laugh.
"It was my pleasure," Charles says. "And if you ever need a little counseling for some of those memories, the Institute is open for visiting."
"I might just take you up on that," Sarah says with a smirk. "Doctor Hank McCoy. I heard you were helping, thank you."
"My pleasure, Sarah."
"Henry Pym, a pleasure to meet you," Sarah says with a smile and holds her hand out to the scientist. Pym takes her hand and shakes it. "Thank you for your help as well."
"It wasn't a problem. I'm glad I could help." Sarah looks over to Reed.
"Mr. Richards, an honor to meet you in person. I've read some of your articles for school, very intriguing," Sarah says with a smile.
"I'm glad," Reed laughs and stretches over to shake her hand.
"Who's hungry?" Natasha asks.
"I am. I could eat a horse," Sarah jokes.
"Why don't some of us head down to the cafeteria and get some food? Let's give the kids some downtime," Steve suggests. The adults leave Rogue, Scott, Laura, and the rest of the kids in the room.
"Sarah I'd like for you to meet Rogue and Scott. They go to my school," Laura says motioning to the pair. "Rogue's like my sister. Her and Dad have that father daughter relationship going on."
"It's a pleasure to meet you Rogue, Scott," Sarah insists.
"I have tah ask, Sarah," Rogue says in her accent, "was the stories Laura told meh true? Did you flip Logan upside down while flying? And make tha mystery meatloaf explode?"
"Yes, that is true. I'll have to try that at school, maybe with less boom though," Sarah says off handedly.
"Less boom?" Laura scoffs. "We covered every nook and cranny with mystery meat, are you kidding me?" Sarah laughs at the memory from their days at the base.
"When was this?" Sam questions.
"I was living on a SHIELD base and Laura was there training with me for a mission. I had some good times there. Only one bad one," Sarah mutters. She thinks for a moment about the helicopter accident. "Laura, do you remember the time we snuck that hair dye into the new recruits bathrooms?"
"Dyed them all orange while taking showers! Now that was fun," Laura laughs. "Course, Coulson wasn't too happy."
"When is Coulson happy? He's too strict," Luke scoffs.
"Not the Coulson I know," Sarah counters. "The Coulson I know loves reality TV and watching movies."
"The food war!" Laura and Sarah laugh at the same time. "Good times."
"How much of your superhero life did we miss out on?" Ava questions.
"I've never really been a superhero. It was more like getting used to the real world. Oh and training to take out bad people. Let me put it this way, my life is extremely complicated," Sarah comments.
"I got a question," Sam says excitedly.
"Fire away."
"How are you Steve's and Natasha's kid? I mean, they're too young to be your parents!"
"First off, did you forget Cap served in WWII?" Luke demands.
"And so did Natasha," Sarah pipes up. "They both have the super soldier serum in them."
"Sis, do you really think we should be saying this stuff?" Steve Jr. asks.
"Bro, not like they wouldn't find out sometime. I mean Laura can hack the computers and she already knows. The crew can hack computers too. And Mary Jane would learn from Sam's mouth running," Sarah counters. "I'm Cap's clone, female obviously. The male clones weren't stable. Well other than two, my delightful little brother Steve Jr. and my older brother Michael who went a little dark side and then came back. The Avengers found me about 9 months ago and about three months ago, we told Cap I was his clone. Sort of a shock to him."
"And I thought mah family had issues," Rogue mutters.
"So, who flew us home?" Sarah asks her crew.
"Your mother and she flies like a maniac!" Sam accuses. The group is quiet. "She's right behind me isn't she?"
"That would be a yes, Mr. Alexander," Phil says from the door.
"SORRY!" Sam screeches before running to the other side of the room. Sarah jumps off the bed and crosses the room to Phil. She throws her arms around him and Phil hugs her back.
"Good to have you back," Phil says with a smile. "And I had an agent forge all your homework for you."
"Best uncle ever." Phil laughs and Sarah turns to see Fury waiting. "Permission to hug?"
"Granted." Sarah throws her arms around Fury and the old Director hugs her back. "Good to have you back, kid. How'd that new uniform work out?"
"Like a dream. Can I keep it?" Sarah pleads.
"All yours."
"YES!"
"Doesn't mean I'm letting you on missions," Steve says from his place next to her bed.
"Come on Dad!"
"Young lady." Sarah pouts but jumps back on the bed. Steve hands her breakfast and she eats it greedily.
"Where's Sif?" Ava asks looking around the room and not spotting the Asgardian.
"She was summoned back to Asgard. She took Skruge and Amora with her. My father wants her to relay a message to us. I believe it is about Sarah returning Loki," Thor explains.
"Do I have to go back?" Loki asks Thor with big puppy dog eyes. "She treats me like a normal person! Please Thor, talk to Father."
"We will see, Brother," Thor answers. The sound of the Bifrost opening on the deck of the helicarrier is heard by everyone. They wait patiently for Sif's return and are surprised to find Sif is not alone.
"Mother?" Thor and Loki say shocked.
"Good morning, boys. Ah, so these are your friends Thor, indeed they are heroes," Frigga says. "The All-Father has asked me to speak with the Rogers family, alone."
"All right, clear the room," Fury orders. Fury bows his head to Frigga and herds everyone out of the room. Sarah, Steve, Natasha, Steve Jr., Loki, Thor, and Sif are the only ones remaining with Frigga in the room. Sif closes the door and Sarah swallows hard. She hadn't been this close to the goddess before.
"You must be her father," Frigga says looking at Steve. "Such a brave young one you have. And you have a son as well. Is he a warrior like his sister?"
"Not until he's older, ma'am," Steve answers. "This is my fiancée Natasha Romanoff and my son Steve Jr."
"A pleasure to meet you all. Odin is extending an invitation for young Sarah. He watched the battle. He would like for Sarah to come spend some time in Asgard training with some of the Valkeries and Lady Sif herself. She has proven herself a worthy warrior," Frigga states looking at Sarah. "Few humans have come to Asgard, even fewer have trained among the warriors. As a friend of Thor's, we thought this might be the time to extend the invitation to a mortal."
"But what about school?" Natasha asks.
"I can pick it up when I get back. Mom, I learned k-11 in about six months for the most part. I think I can learn the rest too," Sarah points out.
"Your friends and family," Steve adds.
"Dad it's not like it's for eternity." Sarah looks to Frigga for conformation.
"As she is mortal she can't stay there more than a few months," Frigga speaks up. "She would be back before your new year. Few mortals live in the other realms and those that do are not exactly mortal anymore."
"Can we make that Christmas?" Steve Jr. asks.
"Yes of course. You mortals have a break in your schooling for Christmas, correct?" Everyone nods. "She shall be returned on the day that happens."
"When would she leave?" Steve inquires.
"Well, how about she rests today and tomorrow and leaves the day after?" Frigga suggests. "You would have to keep Loki a few extra days though." Sarah looks at Loki.
"I'll last a few days Sarah. However I am not sure on sleeping arrangements," Loki points out.
"I'll have a cot moved in," Steve states with a hint of threatening in his voice. "You can go if you really want to sweetheart." Sarah smiles and hugs Steve tightly. "I think that's a yes, ma'am."
"Sif and I will return to Asgard and inform the All-Father. See you in a few days, Sarah."
"Thank you Lady Frigga!" Sarah says excitedly. Frigga and Sif walk away and Steve Junior looks at her.
"I'll miss you Sis."
"I'll be back before you know it, bro. So, can we go back to New York now? I need to do something before I leave," Sarah insists. Steve nods and Natasha walks away to get a quinjet ready. The X-Men would drop of Pym, Janet, Reed, and Susan in New York while the Avengers took one quinjet back and the kids another, with Natasha and Sarah piloting respectively.
"Laura, we have to get together when I get back," Sarah states as she hugs her friend. "We should totally go shopping. Rogue, you're invited."
"Thanks."
"Be safe," Laura whispers hugging Sarah again.
"Miss Rogers, you are welcome at the Institute anytime to speak with me," Charles says.
"Thank you Professor." The X-Men take off and Sarah goes with Loki onto the quinjet they're borrowing. James would ride with them to take it back but Sarah gets to fly it. The blond is silent as she pilots it toward New York. The other kids are all silent with the realization that she won't be around for a few months. Peter had done the math in his head, two and a half months without her.
"Sarah, why don't you and your friends go down to one of the lounges to spend some time together?" Natasha asks.
"Can they stay over tonight?" Sarah asks looking at Natasha. "They have LMDs in their places for everything."
"Sure sweetheart. Take some blankets and camp in one of the entertainment rooms," Natasha insists.
"We'll take the movie theater a level down." Natasha nods. That has a projector that projects onto the windows. The windows would black out for the movies. It also had easily movable furniture.
"Loki, you don't mind do you?" Sarah asks looking up at the god.
"Not at all." Sarah motions the kids to follow her to the nearest linen closet. They pick out inflatable mattresses, blankets, pillows, and slippers. They deposit them in the room before heading off to change into different clothes. MJ, who had luckily been replaced by a LMD when Fury noticed she was missing, would stay the night too. MJ borrows some of Sarah's clothes and goes off to a bathroom to change. Natasha would throw everyone's clothes in the washer and dryer for them.
"I'll be right back out," Sarah says walking to the bathroom. Loki plops down on her bed and transforms himself into mortal attire to blend in a bit better. He waits staring at the ceiling waiting for the teenager to come out. What she had said earlier was true. He didn't have to save her, sure Thor would have been mad at him for not helping, but he didn't have to save her. She had made a point about families. Most of her family wasn't blood and those that were are just male clones of herself at different ages. Looking back, Loki realizes that Thor is his brother and has been trying to repair their relationship, but Odin still has anger toward him. Odin let him wander around quite freely but he still doesn't trust Loki completely, not after all he's done.
Loki sighs deeply. He'll be locked away inside the castle for the rest of eternity if Odin gets his way. And he always would. Loki is the God of Mischief, the Trickster, the King of Evil. He was destined to be that for all eternity. It was who Loki was. Through all the cycles, Loki is the evil one and no one can stop that. He doesn't want to be evil, not anymore. He still has feelings.
"Loki." Loki doesn't hear Sarah. "Loki!" He bolts upright to see the teenager with a towel wrapped around her chest and shorts on underneath. "Lost in thought? Can you go get me a tank top from my dresser? Third shelf from the top." Loki walks over and grabs the shirt. He goes over to the blond and hands it over to her. "Thanks."
"No problem." Loki returns to the bed and sits this time. He hears her silently come out and she creeps up behind him on the bed.
"What's the matter?" she asks softly. Loki can see her hand putting her uniform down on the bed next to them.
"It's nothing."
"Bullshit. Loki, I may not know you well but I know when someone is troubled. What's wrong?" Sarah asks. The teenager sets her hands on Loki's shoulders causing the god to flinch slightly. She softly massages his shoulders. This technique always seemed to work on SJ or any of the other family members. "What's wrong, Loki?"
"It does not concern you."
"Loki, you can't heal if you push away the people that reach out to you. Trust me I learned that myself." Sarah deepens the massage and Loki's head rolls back slightly as the tension leaves his shoulders and neck. "You can tell me. I promise I won't tell. Please." Loki smacks her hands away and stands up. Sarah's face turns into a scowl quickly.
"It does not concern you. Why must all you mortals be so pushy! Can you not leave well enough alone!" he demands.
"Nope," Sarah says with a giggle. "Mortals are funny like that. Loki, I'm trying to help you. Why won't you let me?"
"Because you will go tell Thor. And Odin knows I do not need him even more overbearing than usual," Loki snarls.
"Loki, I won't tell Thor unless you want me to. That's what promises are for after all. If I didn't care and was going to tell Thor I would have just forced you to tell me already," Sarah points out. Loki glares at her.
"I hate it when other people are right." Sarah chuckles softly and stands up.
"Fine, I'll drop it. Come on the others are probably waiting." Sarah starts for the door but his hand lands on her shoulder.
"Wait," Loki says softly. Sarah doesn't turn, she know Loki doesn't want her to. "I was brooding over my family. You had a point earlier, about how they raised me so they're my family. And I started to realize that Thor does really care and he wants to forgive me, I can see it in his eyes. But Odin, he doesn't want me to cause anymore problems, he doesn't trust me anymore. Besides all those things, I do not wish to be some menace for all society any longer. However, by destiny, I am a menace, a monster, an abomination. I belong in no realm. Those were the things I was thinking about." Loki closes his eyes and turns away from the teenager. He doesn't know what she'll do. He doesn't hear her move. Suddenly, she's in front of him and hugging him. She brings his forehead down to rest on her shoulder and smoothes his hair down.
"You belong where you want to belong," Sarah insists. "People can defy destiny, and so can gods." Loki wraps his arms around her loosely. The teenager is 5'11" right now, not quite her dad's height yet but she still had a little growing to do in the last years of the serum taking hold and slowing her aging down to near nothingness. Loki, at 6'4" has to slouch slightly to rest his head comfortably on her shoulder. In a few years, when Sarah gets to be 6'2" or 6'1" in height he will easily be able to put his head on her shoulder, but for now, he must slouch instead. He turns his face into her neck and Sarah smiles softly.
"Thank you," he whispers softly.
"You're welcome. Now come, we must have some fun before I leave," Sarah chuckles.
"Just give me a moment." Sarah watches as Loki transforms in front of her eyes. He shrinks about an inch, he face loses years, and he's much younger. His hair is pulled up in a ponytail and he looks like he would go to school with Sarah. "If I am to be around teenagers for the rest of my stay, then I am going to enjoy myself as a teenager."
"I like this look better," Sarah says with a laugh patting his shoulder. He smiles softly before following her out of the room. They go down to the lounge where everyone else is waiting.
"Hold up, who dat?" Sam questions when Loki comes in.
"Loki decided to enjoy this time as a teenager since he's hanging around with us misfits," Sarah answers. "What to do first?"
"Basketball?" Peter suggests.
"I think the gym is open," Sarah says with a smile. The kids walk to the elevator and go down to the gym. The jaws of the super crew drop, well other than Peter. Mary Jane stares at the largest gym she'd ever seen. "Welcome to Avengers Gym. Please, no wrecking the equipment and do not touch my mother's or Clint's training weapons. They will kill you." She and Peter spot the basketball in the middle of the court.
"Race you, Parker," Sarah says with a smile.
"You're on, Rogers."
"On your mark, get set, go," Loki says. He teleports across the room to keep within that distance of Sarah as the two super teens slide toward the ball. They both wrap their arms around it and pull at it.
"This isn't going to end well," Luke observes.
"Give me the ball Pete," Sarah chuckles as she wrestles him for it.
"No way. I got it first."
"Verdict Loki?" Ava asks.
"It was a tie," he answers.
"Hey, you're on my team!" Sarah says indignantly looking up at the god. "Hey Pete, if you give me the ball, that's one date you don't have to go with me on."
"Which one would I owe you, Flash or this morning's?"
"Flash's, I need a date to that event," Sarah chuckles.
"Hm, what would be this morning's date?"
"Junior Prom." Peter releases and Sarah laughs as she flips into the air to her feet. "I knew that would work." Peter grimaces and stares at her.
"Yeah, well, Tony throws a good party. Who is on which team?" Peter asks.
"I already called Loki."
"Then I get Luke."
"Ava."
"Danny."
"Mary Jane."
"Sam, you're on my team," Peter states.
"Great, all boys on their team. Sarah, I don't think I can keep up with all of you," Mary Jane says.
"MJ is right," Peter says.
"Then you have to lose a team member."
"No he doesn't," a voice calls from the doorway. They turn to see Steve Jr. there. "The Avengers are out for the day. We have the Tower to ourselves." A grin spreads on everyone's faces. MJ tags out with Steve Jr.
"So, what do they call you?" Sam asks.
"Junior."
"I like SJ better," Sam teases.
"Really?"
"Yep."
"Sis, I call his ass." Sam gulps. He doesn't have his helmet on and he's going against a super soldier clone. He's fucked. They quickly explained the sport to Loki who picks it up easily. Mary Jane tosses the ball in the air and Sarah gets it, slapping it over to Ava. Ava passes it to SJ, SJ passes it to Loki, and Loki passes it to Sarah. Sarah slam ducks it into the basket and smiles as she lands.
"This is going to be interesting and painful," Sam states. He checks the ball in to Peter and the kids really go at it. At one point Luke had knocked over Loki, so after the next basket, Loki hit it off the back of Luke's head to make the basket.
"Nice," Sarah laughs high fiving with Loki. "See, you fit in."
"This is much safer than Asgardian games," Loki remarks before passing it to Ava who makes the basket.
"What were those like?" Sam asks.
"They were sparring sessions or quests to find some lost relic. What spots my brother got us into," Loki chuckles.
"Care to share?" Ava asks dribbling past Sam and dunking the ball.
"Well, I would suggest we do not tell stories while playing," Loki chuckles.
"MJ, what's the score?" Sarah asks.
"Tied, 90 to 90."
"First one to 100 wins," Peter settles.
"You're on Wall-Crawler!" Sarah laughs in excitement. She intercepts a pass from Danny to Luke and sinks it in the basket. "NINETY-ONE!"
"What just happened?" Luke asks Danny.
"It's called she was playing easy," SJ laughs. "Now she's not."
"This is going to be interesting," Loki chuckles as he blocks Sam from getting the ball. Ava steals it out from under Danny's fingers and passes it to Sarah who sinks the shot. Peter passes it to Luke who manages to get a basket.
"Ninety-two to ninety-one!" MJ shouts. Sarah passes it to SJ, SJ to Loki, Loki to Ava, and Ava to Sarah. The blond dunks. Unfortunately for her, her foot lands on the ball when she goes to the ground and she slams into the ground hard. Turning over onto her hands and knees, she clutches her head swearing. There's a dent in the floor where her head had connected with the floor.
"Shit," SJ growls rushing to his sister's side. Loki's already there and eases the teenager into the sitting position.
"That kinda hurt," she mutters. Loki moves her hair away from where her head had hit the ground. He looks at the dent and can see the steel support beam underneath.
"I was going to say that she shouldn't be this hurt from hitting the floor," Loki comments before pointing at the hole and continuing, "but she hit a metal beam."
"Dad is going to kill me," she mutters.
"Let's just call it a game, Sarah's team wins," Luke states. "We should get your head checked over."
"Give her an ice pack, she'll be fine," SJ mutters. Everyone looks at him. "She'll be healed in less than ten minutes!"
"SJ, inside voice," Sarah warns.
"What the hell is going on in here?!" Phil's voice reaches them. The kids, minus Sarah, look up at the agent. "Where are the Avengers?"
"Giving us alone time," Sam answers. "Sarah sort of smashed her head through the floor to the support beam below."
"All right, let's get her to the infirmary and make sure her brain's okay. Those beams are reinforced with vibranium, titanium and god knows what else." Loki eases his arms around her and pulls Sarah so she's kneeling. "Is that Loki?"
"I transformed myself into a teenager to have fun, Agent Coulson, not to cause mischief. Easy Sarah," Loki whispers as the teenager sways in his arms as they stand. Loki picks her up and Sarah eases her head onto his shoulder. A drop of blood hits the gym floor.
"Your father is going to kill us all," Danny states.
"I'm too young to die!" Sam complains.
"'No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow,'" Danny states. Everyone looks at him. "I was quoting Euripdies."
"Moving on," Phil mutters. Loki carries Sarah to the nearest medical lab where Phil cleans out the gash caused by the edge of the beam. Using the medical equipment, JARVIS scans the back of her head only to find no lasting damage there. SJ gives her an ice pack and Phil storms off to find the Avengers. The kids go back to the lounge and settle in for story time thanks to Loki.
"Where to start," Loki murmurs thinking back to the good memories from his childhood with Thor. "Ah yes. Well, not all of it is good but it is a quite a tale to tell. It is about Thor's quest for Surtur's sword when we were quite young. He had just reached the few years where you were between boy and man."
"Ooh, Thor never told me of this one," Sarah chuckles.
"Thor, as Prince of Asgard, liked to boast his skills of battle," Loki chuckles. "He used to spar his trainers publicly. Of course, they would make sure he won and I encouraged him. Lady Sif was not happy about that, knowing that it would make Thor vulnerable in a true fight. When Sif told him the truth, he confronted Odin about it. I went to my lessons. Thor talked with Odin and then with Algrim the Strong who had watched over us as children for many years. Then my brother came to me. He asked me how my magic was. Keep in mind; I wasn't as powerful back then as I am now. He told me we were stowing about the Warriors Three's ship as they were about to go on their annual voyage for the Sword of Surtur."
"What is the sword?" Sam asks.
"Surtur is an old foe of Odin's, a fire giant. His sword was of fire and could destroy mountains with ease," Sarah answers. "Thor did tell me a bit about Surtur."
"Back to the story!" Mary Jane pleads.
"We stowed away on their ship, I used my magic to cloak us. My brother, the fool he was at the time, had brought along a sword from Odin's vault. I didn't want to leave Asgard knowing that Thor was overwhelmed. We arrived at an outpost and that is when we learned that the Warriors Three camped out there for a half fortnight before returning to Asgard with fake tales of their journey for the sword.
"We confronted them and informed them that we'd be going after Surtur's sword in Jotunheim. The three were stunned to find Thor there, let alone myself. They were quite shocked. Thor stole Fenris the wolf's ale and, well, it started a brawl in the tavern. Thor insulted him. I performed a little magic on his ale and he ended up soaked with. Naturally, I hid behind Thor, who Fenris started to fight. Fenris chased me about and the whole tavern started to brawl. Thor, being the heroic older brother, tackled Fenris who had cornered me. He then realized he had lost his sword. So we set about looking for it.
"I found a wooden hammer and gave it to Thor. You must remember though, this is before Thor had Mjolnir. He didn't want it but took it anyway. Thor threw it and it ricocheted around the room, cutting the chandelier from the ceiling. The chandelier fell on Fenris. Thor thought I had used magic to enchant it but I hadn't. Thor spotted his sword but we were cornered. So, like warriors, we jumped out the windows to get to the ship. Well, I used the door, as did Volstagg.
"I used magic to send Volstagg's ale in front of the tavern and lit it hoping the fire would give us time. We boarded the ship. I started laughing, that had been quite fun indeed. That started Thor and Fandral laughing and Volstagg and Hogun finally joined in on the laugh. The Warriors Three said we would return to Asgard but Thor insisted on pushing forward. I supported Thor because the adventure was quite fun. At the time, Sif had joined the Valkeries because of differences with Thor. At the time the Valkeries did not care for men at all.
"We crashed the ship in Jotunheim. We marched through a snowstorm in our search. The Warriors Three and my brother were freezing, however I was perfectly fine. I now know why. I told Thor I was warm because I was tougher than he. So Thor said I could fight off the first Frost Giant. Hogun sensed movement and it turned out to be snow sprites. One tore off a piece of Hogun's cloak. Thor told us to keep going.
"We reached a large valley and Thor was starting to lose his faith in finding the sword. So I teased him about giving up. Naturally, I reminded him of the stories of valor we learned as children. I showed him how the valley was the battlefield where Odin had fought Surtur. We told the story to each other and unraveled where the sword was.
"We traveled across the ice toward the mountain where the sword would be. We found a cave inside. Volstagg was exhausted and when he sat down, he caused vibrations in the ice. We fell through the floor to the cavern below. When we came to, we discovered Surtur's sword in the cavern. We didn't know it at the time, but the tavern owner had gone to Asgard and informed Odin. Needless to say, he was not pleased.
"Back to the cavern. Hogun broke the sword free bringing it down to our level. Thor, being the one that wanted the sword, went forward and touched it. The Sword of Surtur shrinks to fit whoever's hand that holds it so Thor had the perfect sword. Then it started to flame and Thor blew a hole in the mountain. He managed to sheathe the sword. I knew it would be bad if we were found and tried to tell Thor that. He said that those that confronted us would have something to fear now that we had the sword. He liked the power too much.
"We ventured north to the Valkeries where their training camp was. Fandral had angered many of the Valkeries so it wasn't exactly the brightest idea. But Thor insisted that he would be able to get horses from Sif. The sprite from earlier had alerted the Frost Giants and they started after us. We got to the bridge that would get us across to the training camp only to discover that there were sentries on the bridge. We discovered the Frost Giants were tracking us. Loki pointed out that the sentries were sleeping. Unfortunately for us, the Frost Giants tracking us woke the sentries. The sentries tried to apprehend us.
"We made for the bridge. The Warriors Three got ahead and I was tripped. Thor drew the sword to scare the Frost Giants off so I could get to safety. He swung the sword at one approaching Frost Giant and the flames destroyed the Frost Giant. The flames also destroyed the bridge, killing the second sentry.
"Thor, realizing what he had done, was devastated. He hadn't meant for any lives to be taken. The Frost Giants tracking us went to inform their king. I tried to justify the deaths to Thor, but Thor knew that this would cause war with the Frost Giants. The Frost Giants prepared to march on Asgard because of our actions, thinking they were deliberate. Father had to prepare his arms as well.
"Thor went in and saw Sif. However, they were discovered. The Warriors Three went in to get Thor out but they were captured as well. I went in to help my brother. I managed to get the sword while they talked to Thor and threatened to use it if they didn't free Thor. Thor told me to put it away, that no more lives would be taken with it.
"Back in Asgard, the Frost Giants prepared to attack. Odin went to confront the king, wishing to see why they were attacking. He didn't know that Thor had used the sword. The Frost Giants Prince informed Odin of what Thor had done. The Frost Giant King demanded that the sword be returned to him and the war would be adverted. Of course the time limit was by sunrise. Odin sent Algrim and warriors to get us. They knew we'd have to get water.
"The training camp was attacked by Frost Giants. Brunhilde had Sif get us horses and we left. Sif was told not to return unless she was sure she was ready to join the sisterhood because she had aided us when the Frost Giants attacked. The Valkeries defended their camp and we managed to get away. We stopped to water our horses and were found by Algrim and the warriors.
"Algrim took the sword from Thor who did not want it any longer. Algrim's anger of the Frost Giants killing his people caused him to want to sword for himself. He swore vengeance on Odin and then on the Frost Giants. Algrim slew the warriors but we hid. Algrim stole one of our flying horses and returned to Asgard. We rode back as well. The Warriors Three and Sif went on the front lines in Asgard to help defend Asgard. Thor and I went after Algrim because he had gone after Father.
"He had already attacked Father by the time we got there. Odin summoned his spear and confronted Algrim. Algrim tried to kill Odin. When we arrived Father was badly injured. The sunrise had begun. So the Frost Giants attacked. We reached Asgard shortly after the battle had begun. Already, lives had been taken, innocent lives.
"We arrived at the palace just as Algrim was about to finish off Father. Thor used Father's spear to push back Algrim. Algrim and Thor fought intensely. I went to aid Father. My emotions got the best of me, seeing him like that. Algrim summoned away all the fire in the room, leaving Thor blind to his attacks. But Thor got the jump on him and pinned him to the wall using Father's spear. He refused to forgive his betrayal but could not kill him. So I did, the pain from seeing Odin like that. Thor took the sword from me and comforted me. He told me to stay with Father and he went off in Father's chariot with the sword.
"Somehow, he made it past all the Frost Giants to the King of the Frost Giants. Thor returned the sword and offered his life as recompense. The Prince ordered his men to kill Thor. The King stopped him and took the sword. He announced that the war was over and froze the sword so its flames would hurt no one. He then sent Thor back to tend to Odin. And that is the end of the tale," Loki states finishing it off.
"Bullshit," Sarah states. "You're leaving something out. I can see it in your face."
"Yes, well, section of the story is between me, Thor, and Odin for all of eternity."
"What time is it?" Sam asks. Sarah glances at her gauntlet, which has a clock on it.
"About twenty minutes after noon. I'm hungry. Anyone else?" Everyone gets up and heads to the kitchen. Needless to say, they caused a bit of a mess. After making Mac & Cheese along with some grilled cheeses, they bake some home fries to go with it all.
"This is good," Sam laughs.
"You're lucky my parents pick out the food," Sarah chuckles.
"When Uncle Tony picks out food when the parents are gone, it's flat out scary," SJ laughs. "Take out for every meal. Thor was heartbroken; he didn't have any Pop-Tarts."
"What are Pop-Tarts?" Loki inquires. Sarah uses her chair to climb up to the top of the cabinets. She dislodges a hidden box and jumps down.
"Thor has some unique hiding places for those," Sarah mutters tossing him the box. Loki opens the box and opens a package. He looks at the Pop-Tart a little wearily. So Sarah snaps off a section of it and pops it in her mouth. "Cinnamon, I was wondering where these ones went." Loki breaks off a piece and pops it in his mouth. He chews it and a small smile fills the teenage face he wears.
"I can see why he likes them. You have foods here that we do not have in Asgard. Perhaps we should invest in getting some," Loki states shoving another piece in.
"Anyone else find that weird?" Luke questions.
"We deal with it on a daily basis," SJ states. "Thor may look it but he doesn't understand everything."
"He's still not allowed around the microwave. He's blown up ten since I've been here," Sarah chuckles. This started Sarah and SJ telling any little story about stupid or funny things the Avengers did on a daily basis. It was quite amusing to those present.
After lunch, a food fight, and cleaning up said food fight, the group went down to the lounge and watched movies for a few hours. When the adults got back, they had pizzas. Not just a few pizzas, they had nine pizzas. There wasn't a piece left over. While eating pizza, everyone went to the largest lounge and enjoyed a showing of Push followed by Van Helsing, Zodiac, Star Trek, 13 Going on 30 (the men almost died watching it so they turned it off at 49 minutes), Eight-Legged Freaks (Peter wasn't pleased), and Hush. Needless to say, they swear to never watch 13 Going On 30 again along with Eight-Legged Freaks and Hush.
"I think it's time for bed," Sarah says with a yawn. She looks at the clock to discover it's four in the morning.
"I'll agree," Peter says. The kids head off to the lounge and claim their blankets. They lay down in the room with JARVIS showing them some tropical night beach somewhere with the soft pounding of the waves over the speaker system. Sarah looks at all her friends and then at SJ who is silent. Sarah motions him over and she hugs him. He smiles and hugs her back before lying down on his sheets. Loki looks for a place in the room to sleep. The binding to stay within 100 feet really is a pain in the ass at times. Sarah motions Loki over and puts his blankets next to hers.
"Thank you," he whispers.
"Not a problem. Night Loki," Sarah says with a smile as she gives him a kiss on the cheek. The artificial moon on the screen lights the room up enough that Sarah can see Loki's deep blush as she rolls over to sleep. Loki smiles softly and lays down thinking about anything. An hour later, he hears Sarah whimpering and figures it's a nightmare. He rolls onto his side and wraps an arm around her.
"Shush, they can't get you," he whispers softly. "I'm here." In truth, he had seen some of those nightmares when he had chased the serum off in her mind. Well, not so much seen them as felt them. Sarah seems to relax in his arms and snuggles in close to him. Loki hadn't had someone that needed him like this for a long time. And he hadn't had someone he'd care about enough to do this for in even a longer amount of time.
At noon, Loki wakes Sarah when Natasha's footsteps come toward the lounge. Sarah rolls away from Loki in time for Natasha to open the door and wake everyone up. They eat brunch and Steve drives all the kids home.
"So, what are you going to do for the rest of the day?" Loki asks Sarah as they look out at the city from the living room couch.
"Well, if you don't mind, I have someone I have to go see," Sarah says softly.
"I don't mind. But how will you explain me?" Loki questions.
"You pick. I should probably borrow a vehicle," Sarah chuckles.
"Or I could teleport us over."
"Would Odin be upset?"
"If he is I will take the blame."
"Hey Mom," Sarah calls and Natasha comes out of the hall to the kitchen to look at her, "Loki and I are going to go pop over to see a friend of mine. I need to say goodbye. Well, actually, make that a couple of friends."
"Be careful. Loki, if she gets hurt, you answer to me, not your brother."
"Got it." Loki takes Sarah's hand and she tells him where to go. They're across the city in seconds and down the road from the house that she wants to be at. Peter had given her the address, luckily, so she found the house easily. They walk up the porch steps and Sarah knocks on the door. A woman answers the door.
"Can I help you?" she asks.
"Yes. Is Flash home?"
"I'll get him. Eugene!" the woman yells up the stairs. Flash runs down the stairs and stares at Sarah. He quickly closes the space between them and closes the door behind him. He glances at Loki.
"Who's he?"
"A friend," Loki answers dryly.
"How's your family?" Flash asks.
"We're on the mend, thankfully. Thanks for asking. I came by to tell you that I'm going to be gone from school for a while. I leave tomorrow morning to spend some time with some relatives of mine. They live in Sweden and I've only met them once. I'll be gone until Christmas Break. It was a sudden chance. Sorry I didn't get to tell you sooner," Sarah lies. Loki has to put his hand to his face to keep from smiling too large. The Liesmith had found someone that has the same talents as he in lying. Good to know.
"That's too bad, you leaving so suddenly," Flash says sadly. "But, can we still go on that date when you get back?"
"Of course we can."
"Schools going to be a little weird without you around."
"Yeah, I know the feeling. Listen, Flash, will you do me a favor?"
"Anything."
"Be nice to Peter and protect him from bullies, okay?" Sarah asks softly. "I heard you guys were once friends but you had a falling out since he's a geek and you're a jock. But Pete's really a nice guy and he's going through some things right now that he can't share with others. It would mean a lot to me if you were his friend." Flash considers it and nods.
"Yeah, I'll be his friend again. I don't even remember why we're not friends anymore. I'll try my best," Flash promises.
"Thanks Flash. I have to run. I still have to say goodbye to Gwen and Harry before I leave."
"Of course. Have a good trip." Flash kisses her cheek and Sarah smiles at him.
"I will. Thanks." Loki and Sarah walk down the street and he teleports them to the apartments where Gwen lives. After getting past the guy at the door, she goes up to the room. She had given Gwen a call to tell her she was coming up so the blond was waiting when she got there with Loki.
"Who's your friend?" Gwen asks.
"My chaperon," Sarah answers smoothly. "Can we get some air?" They go out on the roof and Loki gives them their space. "I'm leaving for a couple of months. I wanted to say goodbye before I left tomorrow morning."
"Where are you going?" Gwen inquires.
"I have some distant family in Sweden I'm going to visit. I've only met them once and they had a chance to bring me over for a while. My grandmother," Frigga for those of you that can't put the lie together (yes I just broke the fourth wall), "came when we had that family emergency. She told me grandpa wanted to see me and they had finally gotten enough money to bring me over themselves. I come back during Christmas Break."
"Have you told Peter yet?"
"Yeah, and MJ, Ava, Luke, Sam, Danny, and even Flash. Last one on my list is Harry, if he's home."
"I hope you have fun."
"It should be. Get to learn new things. Spend time with people I haven't met. My brother is going to miss me though."
"He's not coming?"
"No. They only had enough for one ticket. Maybe in a few years." Yeah right, her leaving would be traumatic enough. Natasha wouldn't be able to handle losing her precious little baby boy for a few months. He'd definitely be there longer. Sarah always studied harder, meaning she'd learn faster.
"Well, I'll see you when you get back then."
"Yeah." Gwen and Sarah hug tightly. Loki looks at Sarah as she wipes a tear from her eye and heads down the hallway.
"It's really hard for you, isn't it?" Loki questions.
"Harder for them. They don't know what I'm about to do. Harry Osborn is next." They teleport to the building and go to the door. Sarah knocks and Harry answers the door.
"Hey Harry," Sarah says with a smile.
"Sarah, what are you doing here?" Harry questions.
"I came to say goodbye. I'm going away for a couple of months and wanted to say goodbye to everybody," Sarah replies.
"Oh. Where are you going?"
"Sweden, I have family to visit there. Finally have the chance and I'm taking it. I'll be returning during Christmas Break."
"I'll miss you. Have you told the others yet?"
"Yeah. I just went and saw Gwen. Watch out for Peter would you?"
"Of course."
"Thanks Harry. I'll see you when I get back, promise."
"See you then." The two hug softly before Sarah walks away with Loki. Once they're outside of sight, Loki teleports them to the Tower and onto the roof. Sarah sits down and stares out at the city.
"You'll miss it, won't you?" Loki questions sitting down.
"I've had three homes my whole life. A dark damp cell in a dungeon where I was beaten and turned into a weapon, a hospital room where I was rehabilitated and went after the people that made me a weapon, and here, this is my home. I just got used to having things permanent again." Sarah scratches the back of her neck and sighs deeply. Loki moves over slightly and starts to rub the blonde's shoulders like she had him. "No fair using my own tricks against me."
"I am the Trickster," Loki points out. "Asgard is nice. I am sure Lady Sif will rarely leave your side. And Mother seems fond of you. But I must warn you, stay away from Fandral. He likes women a little too much."
"Thank you for telling me. I've notice something, Loki."
"What is that?" Loki asks craning his neck to look her in the eyes.
"You're calling Frigga and Odin mother and father again. You've also started to call Thor your brother. Did my words reach you that much?"
"Yes, they did." Sarah smiles and leans back into Loki. The teenage version of the god smiles softly down at the blond. "Why are you so comfortable with me?"
"Maybe because we can relate," Sarah replies. "Maybe it's the binding."
"That would not surprise me."
"Shall we go spend time with the family? Sif comes to pick us up before everyone wakes in the morning," Sarah whispers.
"That sounds like a good idea." They walk down the stairs and join the Avengers in playing card and board games until the sun went down. The next morning, at four, Steve wakes Sarah and Loki. He hands them breakfast and tells them to come up to the roof. The pair eats and Sarah grabs her bag from the floor. Loki had suggested on things to bring with her. She had slept in her clothes so she'd be ready to go. With a kiss from Natasha and another from Steve, Sarah walks out of Midgard and into Asgard.
Another super long chapter to hold you over until next week. Yes I do them on purpose so I can write and review chapters during the week. I'm not certain when the next update will be, I have to write up a quick mini chapter to go between this one and the next one written.
Next on the agenda, NO WHINING THAT I SENT SARAH TO ASGARD! NONE WHAT SO EVER! I did it for two reasons. First, the super crew needs to learn to be their own group and will go through some of the adventures detailed "Ultimate Spider-Man TV Series". I didn't feel like rewriting that stuff to put in this. Secondly, Sarah needs some time away from her family to mature a bit more and appreciate things like school and her messed up life. Thor can bring her food for all I care, she's staying in Asgard for a bit.
LASTLY, I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR THEE! Well two challenges actually. First, I mentioned a number of movies, tell me their connection with the Avengers. If someone does, I will give them a shout out or write them something, like a comic one-shot or something. Haven't decided. My next challenge isn't really a challenge, but it sort of is. I'm thinking chapters ahead here, so just keep that in mind. Sarah goes to work for SHIELD more because something happens, I need villains and mission ideas along with an answer to these questions:
1) If Sarah didn't go to school, what type of job do you think she'd take?
2) If Sarah got fed up with being a superhero and her family in general, where would she go, what would she do, and how would her family react?
3) How do you think SJ should develop? Should his parents try to shield him from their jobs or encourage him to be a warrior?
4) How many of you know who Barney Barton is?
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