Chapter 13
By: MysticFantasy
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Steve made sure to keep his breathing even as he continued stretching. He'd been awake for about an hour and had been mentally and physically prepping for his final match.
Thor had told him stories of the battles that he'd been in with Sif and Steve did feel a little nervous. But all he had to do was try to stay alive and defeat Sif with the plan he'd been working on.
Knock, knock.
"Come in." Steve called as he stood straight.
A servant walked in.
"Sir, breakfast is ready and the others are beginning to arrive."
"Thank you. I'll be right there." Steve said.
The servant gave him a small bow before leaving.
"Might as well fuel up." Steve said. "This place has great dishes and more than enough to statisy a dozen men like Thor."
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Steve was about to enter the dinning hall when he felt a muscular hand on his shoulder.
"Good morning my friend." Thor greeted happily. "Today we shall see you and Sif in battle. Do you feel ready?"
"I do." Steve answered with a smile at his friend's excitment.
"Excellent." Thor exclaimed. "Then let us feast before heading to the battlefield."
Steve followed the thunder god into the dinning hall. He wasn't too surprise to see Tony and Clint already at the large table stuffing their faces and Bruce taking his time on his own plate.
He wouldn't be surprised if they gained a few pounds from eatting all of this food. He knew Clint wouldn't be happy at putting on a few pounds. The archer was almost as concerned about his appearance as Tony.
Steve could understand since he's a spy and has to maintain his appearance and physic for undercover missions.
The soldier followed Thor to the table and they sat by their friends.
"Good morning friends." Thor greeted.
"Morning." Clint greeted around a mouthful. "Ready for your fight today, Cap?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Steve answered and began to fill his plate.
"I have confidence in you, Captain." Thor said.
"Don't let Sif hear you say that."Natasha said as she made her appearance.
"What? You two been having girl time?" Tony lightly teased.
"You would be surprised." Natasha answered with a mysterious tone that made the men look at her questioningly but none of them were daring enough to actually question her meaning.
"So, did everyone have a peaceful slumber?" Thor asked in attempts to start a conversation.
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Steve walked onto the familiar ground. The dust lightly kicked up around his feet as he walked. He was once again dressed in uniform and had his great shield on his arm.
He spotted the others sitting in the arena along with Hogun, Volstagg and Fandral.
Sif was the only one missing.
Steve was sure that she was figuring out which weapon to best use on him. He'd seen that sword she carries but he was sure that she felt it wouldn't be good enough to test his true abilities.
"Sif is never late for a fight." Fandral said.
"I wonder where the dear girl is." Volstagg added.
"Should we be concerned?" Clint asked.
"I do not believe so." Thor answered. "Sif is normally never late for a fight though. She has been looking forward to her battle with Steven very much."
"I feel that something may not be right." Hogun said.
"I believe you may be right my friend." Thor said. "We should go see if she is near by."
The group joined Steve on the field and they were about to leave when the double doors opened.
Their attention was on it in an instant, hoping to see Sif standing there.
But what they saw was something far more troubling.
"Loki?" Thor questioned softly.