Micheal let Emily spend the day on Earth, now that Lucifer was taken care of and someone more responsible for the souls of the dead would be put in charge. He wasn't sure what will happen to Damian. He hid behind his army before running away completely.
Emily walked around the house, inspecting each picture and award. She went upstairs to the bedrooms, spotting one. The door was closed while all the others were open.
She went to it, opening the door carefully.
She realized quickly it was her room. A crib was next to the wall with yellow wallpaper, boxes were unopened, filled with toys and clothes that were never worn. She picked up a teddy bear from the crib, handling it gently. She felt an odd feeling of heartbreak or was she homesickness? She wasn't sure.
"So you found your room?" She turned, seeing Gage standing in the door way. She swallowed the lump in her throat down. "Yes. I'm sorry to intrude, I will leave." She put the bear down and was about to leave the room when Gage stopped her. "It's fine, you can stay here long as you like. It is your room." She smiled sadly, looking at the crib that she never got to sleep in. "It is." She turned, taking the room in again. "I just feel odd being in here. My heart hurts knowing what we both couldn't have. I'm not sure if my hearts broken or if I'm just homesick. I remember everything that day. An unfortunate side effect of becoming an archangel." Gage walked closer, tensing. "What do you remember?" He asked quietly.
She took in a breath. "I remember mother holding me, so tight. Crying, begging for anyone to help save me. She prayed for Micheal and he told her there was nothing he could do." Her voice started to wobble. "Once all her options were gone, I felt her break. I'm sorry, mother won't be the same after this. But she cried. Harder than she ever had. Then you held me, so gentle, like I was glass." Tears escaped her eyes as she stared at the crib. "I could feel myself dying. I couldn't breath. I wanted to stay with you, so badly but I couldn't." A sob escaped her. "I just wanted to be your little girl. I wanted to be raised by you and mother but the fate of the universe was on my shoulders."
Gage suddenly turned her around, tears in his eyes as well. "You might be an archangel and we might not have been able to raise you but you are still our little girl. That won't ever change. I love you just as much now as the day I found out Quinn was carrying you."
She cried, wrapping her arms around Gage, sobbing into his shoulder, feeling so small, wanting to be held by her dad. "I love you father." He kisses her head, holding her close. "I love you too sweetie."
They heard sniffling behind them. They let go, seeing Quinn behind them, out in the hall, tears in her eyes. Emily let go of Gage. Running and hugging her mother, crying into her shoulder. "Mother!" Quinn cried as well, holding her tightly. "I'm here, I'm here!"
Down in the kitchen Loki was helping Kim clean up. He was washing some of the dishes by hand, even though TJ keeps telling him they have a state of the art dishwasher.
Kim smiled over to Loki. "How are you feeling now that you've been away?" Loki smiled back to her. "Much better. I still apologize for my behavior. They're some parts I don't remember and if I was mean in anyway toward your family, I am sorry." Kim put a hand on his shoulder. "This Family is your family. I hope you'll believe that someday." Loki was at a loss for words so he kept washing the dishes.
TJ was on his fourth cup of coffee when Clint came in. "It's like two'o'clock dude, your not gonna be able to sleep if you keep drinking like that." "Well I'm still a bit frazzled that my dead niece is alive and walking and a freaking archangel." Clint sat next to him. "It is a lot to take in. Hey, where did Tony run off to?" Kim answered. "Down in the lab. He might be injured but that doesn't keep him away from work." Clint nodded, getting up and walking toward the stairs to the lab.
He put the code in as he saw Tony standing, writing down equations for something. Clint frowned as he walked over. "Shouldn't you be sitting?" Tony answered.. "I can't reach the holoboard sitting and the tablet doesn't have enough room for me to write this." Clint saw through it. He knew Tony just wanted to stand and walk normally. "Ok. Just be careful, how's your knee feeling anyway?" "Hurts but I can manage." "What did Bruce say?" "Just a sprain and that it needs rest." Clint gave him a look. "This doesn't look like resting. It's never going to recover if you stay on it." Tony turned, making sure not to be weight on his bad knee. "I'm fine. I'm not out saving the world or anything, I'm just in my lab." "But your standing on it, that puts pressure on it. Please, Tony get some rest before I have to carry you out of this lab." "I have work." Clint crossed his arms. "Jarvis, can his work be done with a tablet?" "Of course Agent Barton, every Stark tablet works as a holotabel." Tony sighed. "Traitor." Clint walked up to him. "You heard the A.I." He lifted Tony who grumbled. "Hey, I can walk." "Doesn't mean you should right now. We are going upstairs and we are binge watching Family Guy. You can work on your tablet if you must."
As Clint carried him like a bride into the living room. TJ and Loki watched with amusement. TJ couldn't help himself. "Get in time out?" Tony just gave his son a look. "Keep it up, you won't have TV or training privileges for a week." Clint sat next to him, getting the remote. "We're watching family guy, wanna join?" TJ smiled. "Definitely!" Loki looked confused. "What's Family Guy?" "You'll see."
Kim came in with an Ice pack, sitting next to Tony as well, thankful for the large sectional couch.
When Quinn, Gage and Emily came back down the stairs Emily smiled. "What is that picture box?" Quinn smiled as they walked in the living room. "It's a television. People make shows and we watch them. " Gage shook his head. "And the first show we show our archangel daughter is family guy." Emily was already sitting on the couch next to Loki by the time Gage finished his sentence.
Quinn sighed. "Where did Michel go?" Gage answered. "Official angel bussniess. My guess is some kind of debrief while Emily spends time with us. " Quinn nodded. "Let's join the rest of the family, for once everything is peaceful." Gage sighed. "For how long?" Quinn have a smirk, walking into the living room. "That's to be announced."
Clint spoke up, talking to Emily. "So if you're this immortal being, why do you have to eat?" Gage gave him a look. "I don't think you can just ask that." Emily chuckled. "It's Fine Father. Even though I am an immortal being god gave us angels the ability to feel hunger and pain as a way to being able to relate with the humans we watch over." Clint nodded. "So do you have toilets in Heaven?" Kim slapped his arm playfully. "Ow, just a question." Tony rolled his eyes. "Of all the questions you could ask her, that's what you come up with?" Emily laughed. "You are so funny. But no, we do not have toilets. The food is instantly turned into nourishment the moment it hits our stomach. We can go without food but it is not pleasant. " Clint nodded. "Thank you. And these two are giving me grief." Emily smiled. "I'm sure there are many questions about where I'm from and I will answer any."