A/N: I am not exactly happy with this chapter, but here it is. I do own The Avengers. Just my idea for this story and any OCS besides Katherine. Please read and review. -Maiden of the Heavens (MOTH)

Too Much to Handle

The Daughter of Thor had really hoped that going shopping with her best friend would help to brighten her mood and her day, but it didn't. She couldn't help thinking about her father getting married right out of the blue; he had not even bothered to ask her! And to make matters worse, Sif insisted that she call her mother. Eri was not ready for another mother; she was not ready to deal with the hurt and the pain if Sif was going to end up leaving her and her father, just like Jane had done. Katherine was busy chattering away about all the exciting plans she had for her new suit, but to the Demigoddess it sounded more like gibberish, all she did was smile and nod, and add in a comment of 'Cool' or 'That might be a little dangerous Kat.' When the timing was right. She was happy for Kat, she really was. But all of this marriage talks between her father and Sif was making her head hurt.

Katherine had wondered off into the mechanical department, and Eri was about to follow her in, when something caught her attention out of the corner of her eye. Eri's jaw nearly dropped, her eyes going wide, tears ready to spring at the edge. It could not be…it just couldn't…but it was. Jane was walking past her holding hands with another human man, a rather large diamond ring could be seen on her ring finger and she was smiling. Being cradled against Jane's shoulder was a toddler, a young boy with shaggy brown hair and hazel eyes staring at the wall in wonderment. Eri could not take it anymore; the ground beneath her feet began to shake violently, tears pooled down her face. She clenched her fist, and bit her lip trying to hold back a scream that ready to break free from her throat. She was ready to release her anger when a portal suddenly opened in the sky above the sushi diner. Eri watched as creatures began to emerge from it.

They were as big as horses, but looked like beetles. They were black as night, and their ten beady little eyes were blood red. They were here for one thing and Eri knew it. They were here to destroy and to wreak chaos. She looked over her shoulder to see Kat, a bundle of metal in her arms. Her purchases tumbled onto the ground by her feet as she dug into her jean pocket for her cellphone. Maybe she was trying to call for backup, Eri couldn't be certain. All she knew was that the people of earth were in danger and somebody needed to protect them, the police weren't going to be able to do about other worldly beetle creatures.

People ran screaming toward the exists, leaving their purchases behind while they ran for their lives. Eri weaved her way through the crowd only to see that Jane was crouched down shielding her son from the danger the best that she could, while her human husband was trying to defend them from four beetles at once with nothing but a newly purchased broom and the lid from a garbage can. It was brave of him, Eri knew that, but still idiotic. She continued to plow her way toward them as lighting gathered around her from the surrounding air, making her hair spring up and dance with it as winds began to rage as well.

"LEAVE THEM ALONE!" Eri cried, sending a surge of lightning at one of the beetles as it toppled over, the other three stared at her and began to rush toward her making hissing and clicking noises, one of them lunged toward her but it began to float and thrash in the air before it thrown into a clothing store window. Eri glanced behind her to see Katherine's eyes glowing a lime green color, the niece of iron man smiled and nodded. She had the demigoddess's back.

Eri kicked into the ground hard and grabbed the piece of concrete she had stomped loose and swung it at the one the beetles like a shot-put. It landed on the odd creature and flattened it; it began to ooze black juices which made the demigoddess just a little squeamish.

Kat took care of the last one using her telekinetic powers to squish another one with a rather heavy looking couch. Both girls were exhausted by the end of it, but it least Jane and her family were safe. Eri sunk to her knees and broke down, literally sobbing. Kat ran to her and hugged her best friend to her closely. Just as Jason and Daniel arrived with Iron Man, Sif, Thor, and Captain America. Captain America and Iron Man went to look at the remains of the creatures while Thor approached his daughter, a look of worry on his face, Sif not far behind him. Both Asgardians were armored and armed for battle, but that did not matter to Thor right now as he knelt down by his daughter and gently placed his giant hand atop her head.

Eri unattached herself from her best friend and wrapped her arms around his neck while he held her to him almost like a child in his arms. "Hva er i veien min lille sky? Er saret? –What is the matter my little cloud? Are you wounded?-" The God of Thunder asked gently.

Eri shook her head and sniffled loudly before replying, "Jeg er ikke vondt, Pappa. D-Det er Mor…-I am not hurt, Daddy. I-It's Mom.-" she gently lifted her head away from the crook of his neck and pointed toward Jane. Thor looked over at where she was looking, and suddenly he looked just as crestfallen as his own daughter. "Pappa…jeg onsker a dra hjem… -Daddy, I want go home…-"

"Yes, of course." Thor looked over at Katherine. "I thank you for aiding Eri in battle."

The young genius simply shrugged, knowing that her best friend was pretty overwhelmed by everything right now, "It wasn't a problem." Katherine looked over at Jason. He was staring at Eri with concern and love. She knew she defiantly had some explaining to do to, especially for the boys' sake.

Thor lifted up his hammer and swung in a large circle before the Norse dieties and demigoddess left to go back to his home.

Eri was not sure how long she had slept for, but all she knew was that she did wake up the house was so silent you could hear a pin drop and that her fox kit was cuddled up beside her. Not wishing to destrurb him, she carefully made her way out of her bed and toward her dresser. She hung up her dress in the closet and shuffled off her shoes, before changing into a pearl-white nightgown and braiding her hair back with a white ribbon. She then fumbled around in the dark for a while before she found her cellphone and made her way to the kitchen. There was a note from her father on the table:

I have gone out to show Sif some more of Earth. There are bacon triple cheeseburgers in the fridge and chocolate chip cookies on the counter. French fries are in the freezer. I hope you feel well soon, min lille sky.

I love you. –Pappa

She heated herself up two triple bacon cheeseburgers and put all of the French fries from the freezer in the oven. While she was waiting for her dinner, Eri wandered into the living room checking her phone for texts while she did. There was one from nearly everybody. Jason's was short but sweet: I love you, please feel better soon. Daniel's was: I hope your brain hasn't fallen apart, take care Eri. And Kat's was: Good lord you had such a major head meltdown, please be okay! When you wake up, you better call me ASAP! Eri smiled and flopped down on the couch flipping through TV channels until found a marathon of Law & Order: Special Victims' Unit on the USA channel and left it on while she went to go get her dinner. She ate her dinner while feeding bits of bacon to her fox and watching the mysteries unfold. At least she felt somewhat better, but she was not ready to talk to anyone yet.