Disclaimer: This chapter is rated T for language and action/violence. I do NOT own ANYTHING of the movie 'The Avengers.' This chapter is inspired by the song, 'Listen to your heart' by 'DHT.' Check it out, it's a good song.
Eir desperately tried to keep calm as her heart beat accelerated faster and faster as she looked at the lifeless body of Tony in front of her. Eir couldn't let herself freak out like before, nor would she allow herself to fail again. Eir was determined not to lose another friend. She took a deep breath and tried to focus her energy and exploit it to save Tony. She owed him that much, even if he was a total jerk at times. Eir focused her healing energy into the palms of her hands, then placed them on Tony's neck. She looked around at her teammates, a plan developing in her mind.
"I'm transferring some of my healing magic into Tony to try to heal his wounds, but I'll need something to jumpstart his heart. Something to shock him awake." Eir said.
Suddenly, The Hulk let out a loud, bellowing roar. Eir looked at Tony to see him jolt awake in shock.
"What the hell?" Tony said in surprise, his breathing rapid and short.
Tears ran down Eir's eyes as her heart filled with joy that he wasn't dead.
"What just happened? Please tell me nobody kissed me?" Tony said.
Eir smiled, "You come back from the dead and your first words are filled with sarcasm."
"We won." Steve said, walking closer to Eir and Tony.
"Alright. Hey. Alright. Good job, guys. Let's just not come in tomorrow. Let's just take a day. Have you ever tried shawarma? There's a shawarma joint about two blocks from here. I don't know what it is, but I wanna try it." Tony said, lifting his arm weakly in a victory pump to the sky.
"We're not finished yet." Thor said seriously.
"And then shawarma after." Tony added.
"Yes. I would like to try this shawarma." Eir said.
"See, she wants to try it. Let's wrap Loki up, give him to S.H.I.E.L.D. then get shawarma. How's that sound?" Tony asked.
Everyone looked at each other complacently and shrugged their shoulders in agreement.
"So, let's head back to Stark tower and capture Loki." Clint said.
"Okay. Everyone link up and hold hands so I can teleport ourselves there and save us the walk." Eir said, extending her hands out for everyone to take.
"Yes. Good idea." Tony huffed as Thor helped pull him onto his feet.
Steve and Natasha each took one of Eir's hands, and everyone else linked together by holding each others. With a few words, Eir teleported everyone into Stark Tower. They easily found Loki, who was just climbing out of the hole in the ground. When he finally got himself upright, he found himself surrounded by Natasha, Tony, Steve, Clint, The Hulk, Thor and Eir, who were all aiming their weapons at him.
"If it's all the same to you, I'll have that drink now." Loki said composedly.
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After Eir and the others had handed Loki off to S.H.I.E.L.D. to contain him, Eir and the others found the shawarma restaurant Tony had mentioned. As they sat down at their table, Tony went over to the register and ordered their food. Eir sat next to Steve, Thor sat next to Natasha, and Bruce, who had reverted back to his normal self, sat in-between Tony's seat and Clint.
"So what is this shawarma? Have you had it before?" Eir asked Steve curiously.
"I haven't, and I have absolutely no idea what it is." Steve replied.
"So after we eat, what shall we do with Loki?" Eir asked.
"We shall take him back to Asgard using the Tesseract, to face judgment." Thor replied.
"And you'll be going back to your home." Steve said solemnly, looking at Eir.
Eir was surprised at his remark. She had forgotten that she'd have to go back to Asgard.
"I had forgotten about that." Eir replied, averting her eyes from Steve.
"Food's up guys!" Tony said in his obnoxiously perky tone as he placed a large tray full of food on the table.
Everyone but Eir and Steve quickly grabbed their food and began to eat. They simply sat in silence.
"Hey. Why aren't you two touching your shawarma?" Tony said, his mouth full of food as he spoke.
"Oh yes, the food." Eir replied then grabbed her food and slowly ate it.
Steve however did not touch his food. Tony looked at him then went back to his own food.
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After they were finished eating, S.H.I.E.L.D. sent a jet to take them back to base. After they arrived at base, Eir went to her room to prepare to leave. She shut the door and sat on her bed, thinking. Thinking about everything that had occurred while she had been on Earth and what she should do now. Should she go back to Asgard with Thor? She couldn't just abandon her mother and her friends on Asgard. But she couldn't leave Steve forever either. What was she to do?
Suddenly, Eir heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." she said.
The door opened to have Maria come into the room. She looked at Eir and immediately sat down next to her.
"Tell me what's wrong?" she asked her.
"Thor and I are going to take Loki back to Asgard soon. But I'm not sure that I want to leave." Eir replied.
"Ah yes, it's because of Steve isn't it?" Maria asked.
"And you, and everyone I've met here. I've grown rather fond of 'The Avengers.' Even Tony." Eir said.
"Well that's a surprise, liking Tony I mean. So why can't you stay here?" Maria inquired.
"Because, I have friends and my mother back on Asgard. It is my home, I can't just abandon it and everyone there." Eir replied solemnly.
"That's very honorable and noble of you, not abandoning your home and family, but you are a grown woman. You have the power to choose where you want your life to go." Maria said.
"Yes, but my world needs me. I have a responsibility to my people. But should I stay here on Earth just because of my emotions? Should I let my emotions control my decisions?" Eir asked, looking at Maria.
"Yes and no. You need to listen to your heart. If you truly listen to what it says, you can never make the wrong decision." Maria said, "If only there was a way that you could choose both."
Eir's eyes lit up, an idea popping into her mind.
"Perhaps there is a way that I can choose both Earth and Asgard." Eir said, the energy returning to her voice.
"What do you mean?" Maria asked.
"I teleported myself here using my magic. I'm sure I can teleport myself back to Asgard as well." Eir replied joyously.
"Meaning?" Maria asked curiously.
"Meaning, I can travel to Earth and back whenever I wish. I can stay here for sometime, then return to Asgard for a time. I believe that's what your planet's people would call, 'the best of both worlds.'" Eir said.
"This is wonderful! You need to tell Steve right away." Maria replied, joy in her voice.
"Why is that?" Eir asked, confused by Maria's statement.
"I saw him earlier and he looks pretty depressed. More so than usual, I think it's about you leaving." Maria said.
"You're right, I'll tell him." Eir replied, then exited the room.
Eir walked through the hallways of the hovercraft. The hallways were filled with S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel and staff moving damaged items and making repairs on the ship. Eir finally found Steve in the rec room in his normal spot sitting in one of the chairs around the table. Eir walked over to Steve and sat down next to him. Steve reacted as if Eir wasn't there.
"Steve. Steve." Eir said, moving his shoulder, trying to snap him out of his daze.
"You come to say goodbye before you leave?" he asked solemnly.
"No." Eir replied.
Steve was slightly surprised by her answer and he turned to look at her.
"I've come to tell you that I've figured a way I can return to my home and we can stay together at the same time." she said, a cheery tone in her voice.
"And how's that?" Steve asked her.
"When I first came here to Earth, I teleported myself. I can teleport myself back to Asgard as well." Eir replied.
"Really?!" he asked, curiosity and disbelief in his voice.
"So, I can return to my home and continue to live my life there, then when I have time to myself, I can teleport myself back here and be with you and the others." Eir said.
"So we can stay…" Steve started to say.
"Together, yes." Eir said, finishing his sentence.
"That's wonderful Eir!" Steve said, standing up and out of his chair.
"Yes it is." Eir said, standing up with him and wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
She then leaned in and kissed Steve, who kissed back passionately.
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After telling Steve the news, Eir returned to her room and changed into her more casual Asgardian dress. After she was changed she walked to the room where S.H.I.E.L.D. was holding Loki. Thor accompanied her to the holding room, but stayed outside the room that Loki was being held in, so Eir could have her privacy.
"If he tries anything, just call for me, understood?" Thor said.
"Understood." Eir replied.
Eir was going to have closure before they went back to Asgard. She walked to the cell that held Loki inside. His arms were bound behind his back with powerful metal restraints as he sat on a bench inside the cell.
"And what do I, a lowly prisoner, owe the honor of being visited by you? Am I to be interrogated?" Loki said sardonically.
"No. You're going to be taken back to Asgard for judgment." Eir replied.
Loki's eyes seemed to fill with fear or dread, Eir couldn't tell and she didn't care.
"Steve and I are together." Eir said.
"What?" Loki asked.
"I said.." Eir started.
"I heard you. So that's why. It's him that drove you away from me, isn't it?!" Loki said angrily.
"No Loki. You did that all by yourself." Eir replied solemnly.
"You'd choose to be with that pathetic mortal over me?" Loki asked, rage still boiling inside of him.
"You chose your path and I chose not to follow. It's that simple." Eir replied.
"And I suppose you came here for retribution? To inflict your stinging words upon me?" Loki asked.
"For closure." she replied.
Eir turned her back to Loki and walked out of the room, leaving Loki by himself. When she exited the holding room, she rejoined Thor, who was waiting for her.
"Did everything go as planned?" Thor asked her.
"Yes. It did." she replied.
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After another hour had passed, Eir and the others took Loki to Central Park in New York. Thor took Loki, who had a restraint over his mouth, to the center of the park with Eir accompanying them. Steve, Clint, Bruce, Natasha, and Tony all stood around the area where Thor, Loki and Eir were to leave. As Thor and Loki took their positions, Eir was saying her goodbyes to her friends.
"Goodbye my friend. I hope to see you again soon." she said as she hugged Bruce.
"See you around Eir. Next time you come around here I'll teach you a bit more on the different medical procedures and medicines we have here." Bruce said, a kind smile on his face.
"I look forward to it." Eir replied.
"Uh, stay safe, take care Eir." Natasha said awkwardly.
Eir looked at Natasha, then embraced her in a hug. Natasha's eyes went wide in surprise. Eir broke the hug and smiled at Natasha.
"Don't worry, you're secret's safe with me." Eir said with a smile and a wink of the eye.
"Keep up the good work Eir." Clint said.
"Likewise." she replied.
Eir stopped in front of Tony and looked at him.
"What? No kiss goodbye Sabrina?" he said obnoxiously.
"Goodbye to you too, Tony." she said, then walked over to Steve.
She gave Steve a quick peck on the lips then walked over to Thor smiling.
"Of course, you give your boyfriend 'spangles' a kiss goodbye." Tony scoffed, pretending to be offended.
Eir joined Thor as he handed Loki the other end of the Tesseract. She took one last look around at her surroundings and friends then turned to Loki, who was glaring balefully at her. She ignored him and looked at Thor. He extended his hand to Eir and she took it.
Thor turned the dial on the container that held the Tesseract, and in a flash of blue light Thor, Loki and Eir disappeared. Throughout the trip to Asgard, Eir was content. This wasn't the end of her journey.
It was the beginning.
Hope you all enjoyed the finally! Yes, I'm ending the story here, but who knows, there may be a sequel…
