Jagged Dawn (a 'Marvel's The Avengers' fic)

Disc.: I will never, no matter how much I wish it otherwise, own this series of awesome comics/movies…so ya'll might as well get used to it!

A/N: For those who have been waiting for the finale of this fic, I just wanna say that I was stuck at an impasse but now I finally have everything all squared away and I can finally wrap this one up; after this one's all finished, I'll be posting that side fic with the love scenes focused on the pairings that popped up in the story…I'll also be doing a ThorKi fic revolving around 'Thor: the Dark World' and I will definitely be doing one based on 'The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron' when that movie comes out. For now though, please enjoy the finale of 'Jagged Dawn' and thank you all so much for loving this fic.

Ch.12- Aftermath and Returning Home

As predicted, the next day was extremely busy as the Avengers awoke to have breakfast in the kitchen…Tony making them eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon, and coffee while Steve helped set the table for everyone to eat. Thor came out of the shower 30 minutes later followed by Loki as the two spouses sat down at the table together, everyone else taking their place nearby as they ate all the food on the table; after cleaning up the dishes, the dark haired brunette grabbed Ryordian from his prison and cuffed his hands together with help from Loki as they led the Frost Giant out of the Tower and to the ArcAngel Bridge in downtown Manhattan.

(With Nick Fury and the Council)

The dark skinned S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent stood in a circular room with 5 tall and wide rectangular screens facing him, all the members of the Council on the screens facing him with serious expressions marring their features.

"Director Fury, where are the Avengers?"

"I'm not currently tracking their whereabouts…I'd say they've earned a leave of absence."

"And the Tesseract?"

"It's where it rightfully belongs…out of our hands and leaving Earth forever."

"That's not your decision to make."

"I know, and I'm not the one who initially made that decision…I just chose not to argue with a God that did."

"So you let Thor and Loki take it and the war prisoner Ryordian, who should be made to answer for his crimes, off Earth?"

"I did…and I'm fairly certain that he'll face justice by way of the proper authorities."

"Do you even realize what you've started, Director Fury? The Avengers, this whole war…have you any idea what's going to be brought about as a result of all this?"

"I do, and this realm…all realms will know soon enough, if they haven't already."

"Is this what that was about? A statement?"

"No…a promise." Fury said before the screens went dark, the Council members obviously satisfied with the answers they'd been given as the dark skinned S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent walked out of the room and stood at the forefront of the Helicarrier.

"Sir…how exactly does this work now? They've all gone their separate ways, some of them pretty far." Maria said as she took her place next to her husband, both Agents staring out the window and at the endless expanse of cloud filled sky surrounding them.

"I know."

"And if a situation like this arises again…what then?"

"Then they'll come back."

"Why's that?"

"Because we'll need them to…I promise you that, Agent Hill."

Maria seemed satisfied for the most part, the fair skinned Agent gently grasping her husband's hand before walking off to take care of other things she'd been assigned to do…such as making sure all the Hydra weapons were stored away where no one could get ahold of them.

(At the Chitauri Homeworld)

The Chitauri base was a complete wreck, pieces of the floating base strewn about in many places and broken into innumerable pieces that couldn't be repaired or reused to make another base. The Chitauri Sage, a male named *Jegahn, stood on a smaller platform leading up to a larger rounded platform with a throne chair settled off to the left of the one standing there looking out at the wreckage.

"Humans…they're not the cowering wretches we were promised by that fool of a Jotun; they stand against all threats, no matter how large or small with determined resolve…they're unruly, rebellious, and cannot be dominated."

The larger being, obviously male by the build of their back and broadness of their shoulders, straightened up and seemed to exhibit an air of disbelief at the other's words…but encouraged them to continue by an almost unheard grunt.

"To challenge them…is to court death itself, my Lord."

The male turned and looked at Jegahn, a cruel smile falling onto his red skinned visage. His eyes were the same blue as the Tesseract, gold trimmed black armor covering his body with a gold trimmed black metal helmet sitting on his head; his face was revealed and his skin was a rust red color, its' shade akin to the sands of Mars…the Chitauri Sage fearing and respecting this man in the same instance.

"Then it seems…I have a date with death itself, Jegahn; I will succeed where that Jotun child failed, and have the humans begging for their death after I've enslaved them all in less than a day."

"Do you truly believe you can overpower them, my Lord?"

"Aye, indeed I do; by sundown 3 years from now…they will all fear the name Thanos, Conqueror of All Worlds." The red skinned male said before sitting upon his throne and looking out at the endless galaxy of stars glimmering before his blue irises.

(In Asgard)

Thor and Loki had made the return trip safely, both males dragging Ryordian along by a chain that was attached to cuffs made of metal and powerful Jotun restraining magics. Heimdall nodded at his young Masters and scowled at the prisoner, the Frost Giant shooting the dark skinned Gate Keeper a glare before he was pulled from the other male's sight and to the castle…where the Asgardian Council and Odin were waiting patiently to decide the evil Jotun's fate.

(Asgardian Council Room)

Ryordian was sitting in a chair in the middle of the room, all 12 members of the Council staring at him with murderous glares; at the head of the Council sat Odin, his wife at his side and his sons sitting off to his right. The Council members were shouting their verdict around the room, which was executing the Frost Giant but Odin slammed his staff onto the ground and silenced the chatter immediately.

"As King of Asgard, I have the final say in this horrid wretch's fate…Ryordian, you have been convicted of 500 counts of murder, the majority of them being human deaths due to your war and alliance with the Chitauri; you also have been convicted of 2 counts of attempted assassination and 3 counts of breaking and entering, all crimes which warrant the death penalty to be carried out immediately…however, I have since made my peace with Laufey and his people by way of the marriage between Thor and Loki. As such, I will not have you executed as these crimes would normally dictate; instead, I have a much more lenient sentence to be passed over you, Ryordian. From this moment forward, you shall henceforth be sentenced to imprisonment within the Dark Void Cell for the rest of your endless days and for as long as time shall stand; all in favor?"

At seeing that everyone raised their hands, including Thor and his raven haired lover, Odin nodded.

"All opposed?" the Asgardian King saw that no one even attempted to raise their hand up to show that they disagreed with his decision, Odin nodding once again before looking at Ryordian once more.

"Then the motion is carried…this meeting is adjourned; thank you for you time, esteemed Council members. Guards!" the Asgardian King shouted, two female guards appearing in the room through the doors in front of him with serious looks on their faces.

"Take our prisoner to the Dark Void Cell to spend the rest of his days in darkness and without parole."

The two female guards nodded as they grabbed the Frost Giant prisoner and led him out of the room, Thor and Loki following soon afterwards to go spend time in their most favorite place in the castle aside from their bedroom.

(Castle Gardens)

The two lovers watched the sunset while leaning against their most favorite peach blossom tree, Loki nestled in between Thor's outstretched legs and resting his head against his blonde lover's shoulder. The blonde Thunder God had his arms wrapped around his raven haired lover's slim midsection, Loki draping his own arms over Thor's and sighing contentedly in his blonde lover's hold…with Ryordian locked away, the two lovers could finally spend some much needed time together with just the two of them.

So they just chose not to speak and enjoy the scenery together, for who knew when they would be needed again? They were both hoping that it wouldn't be any time soon.

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And that's the end of this little fic, I'm so happy that you guys loved it so very much; please don't be sad about it, because I'll be doing two more fics with the ThorKi pairing after the next one…which will probably be pretty short chapter-wise; the next ones after the mentioned side fic will be based on 'Thor: the Dark World' and 'The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron' so you can expect to see more of our favorite Asgardian lovers saving lives, kicking ass, and sharing sweet moments of love and passion…for now, though, thanks for sticking around all the way to the end and be prepared for more lovin' between these two! And as one final note, here's one final explanation:

*Jegahn (pronounced Jay-gone), he's the Head Sage that gives advice to all who seek it…he's also the only remaining member of the Chitauri Court, due to the others having died either in combat or removal because of corruption within the Court. I'm not sure if this is his actual name, but it's one I thought suited him…if I made a mistake, then please tell me so in a review or message, and I'll fix it by the time the next fic comes along that follows the Avengers' universe.

But until that comes along, see ya'll later and please enjoy yourselves as well as this final chapter!