Victorious
"You honestly eat these?"
"Hulk think they taste good."
Rubbing his head from having slept with her on the windowsill, finding even with two pillows it didn't help, the blonde looked over at the other two occupants of the room. He was surprised that Evelyn could be near the Hulk without being seen as a threat by the other, considering they had fought before, but he still took comfort that she wasn't in danger.
It was only fair to worry about her, after all, given it had only been a day or two since he had proposed.
Evelyn looked up from having taken a bite of the fruit and found the Hulk was right, seeing the blonde and smiling at him after wiping her mouth with the side of her arm. "Looks like you got two years' worth of sleep." She greeted.
Thor briefly made a face at her jab, replying with a knowing look, "S' a bit early for cheek, isn't it?"
"I guess oversleeping was never your forte." Evelyn rolled her eyes as she noted that it was near noon outside, tossing the other part of the fruit to him, "Here, breakfast…" She banished away a giggle with a cough when the fruit hit him smack-dab in the face. "Sorry!"
Thor wiped the fruit from his face as the Hulk laughed in her stead. "Hilarious… It tastes like that fruit you bought back on Midgard, the sweet ones. What were they, something with an 'M'…?" He added thoughtfully as he tasted a piece that he picked from his hand.
"Mangoes, yeah." Evelyn nodded as she recalled the vision that Heimdall had shown him, sobering as she reasoned, "So from what Heimdall said, Hela draws her strength from Asgard itself, but she can't get to the other realms without the Bifrost sword. She gets the sword, and the Nine are shot to hell." She caught the sad glimmer that briefly appeared in his eyes before he nodded in agreement, continuing as she handed him a handkerchief she had kept so he could better wipe his face, "You once told me, and if you'll recall my research findings when we last went to London, about the Ragnarok prophecy…"
"The end of my planet, yes. Either we destroy her before Ragnarok happens, or we unleash Ragnarok and therein destroy her." Thor completed as he understood her implication, and his words sunk in before his eyes darkened slightly, "… and Asgard." He added more to himself, catching the likewise-sad look on her face before his gaze flicked to the window as he realized what they needed to do. "My –our—people, Eve, they'll be caught in the crossfire. Heimdall showed me that they've got nowhere to go, they're dying there…"
"Then we destroy Hela before anything else happens to them." Evelyn pointed out before placing a gentle hand on his shoulder, adding softly as their eyes met, "It won't be easy, but we'll do what's necessary… We have to, don't we?"
Glad for not just her comfort but her confidence in their teamwork, Thor's stare lingered on hers before he reached to squeeze her hand. "Yet you're forgetting that we need to get off this hell-planet before anything…" He agreed, tapping his temple with his free hand's pointer finger, adding when seeing the gears begin to work, "Fret not, love, I've already got an idea."
Lifting a brow as he winked, Evelyn allowed a wry smirk to curve her lips, "Good, because thinking up plans all the time is bloody exhausting." She lamented before giving him a peck on the cheek.
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It wasn't but a few hours later that he put his plan into action. Having her knock out the guards that had been placed at the doorway to the room, which was child's play to her, he didn't have to wait long before seeing the brunette Scrapper show up (thanks to the Hulk).
Evelyn raised a brow again when the other woman strode past her to play-fight with the Hulk as if they were siblings, which she found bemusing, before the brunette shortly looked to the demigod who tried to look impressive and lean onto the rack where the bottles were only to fail. She rolled her eyes at his attempt.
Valkyrie also rolled her eyes, wondering of him, "You're too thick-headed to stay down, aren't you?"
"We didn't finish talking." Thor retorted, perking up when she started to leave the room, "Hang on…"
Valkyrie stiffened when a translucent green barrier came to life just as she was about to cross the threshold, looking over at the one responsible, brown eyes resting on the other brunette in green. She cocked a brow as she momentarily looked her up and down, "Guess this is the… girlfriend that you mentioned, isn't she? Looks just like Athena... thought she'd died a long time ago."
"Athena did die, yeah, but then she was reincarnated as a Midgardian." Evelyn explained with a shrug, seeing her brow lift higher in bemused interest. "To be completely honest, I wanted to break your jaw for dragging him into that death pit your master calls an arena… but he's alive and well, so there's no need, is there?" She added coolly.
Valkyrie smirked at the threat, understanding that she wouldn't be breathing if the other's beloved had died, folding her arms at her chest, "You goddess-types usually aren't very chivalrous, though that's probably because your predecessor wasn't like other gods. So since neither of you lovebirds want me to go yet, judging by your little forcefield, so I'll be civil and oblige you... long enough to finish this bottle, leastways." She complied as she approached the bar and took one sizeable bottle of booze.
Thor gave a nod of thanks to his better half, receiving a wink, before addressing the warrior who uncapped the bottle she had taken, "Asgard is in danger, its people are dying. We need to get back there, I need your help…" He trailed off as she guzzled the alcohol in one go, slightly gaping, "Wow."
Evelyn snorted softly at his awestruck reaction as the other woman dropped the bottle and let it shatter when it hit the floor, hopping to her feet from her place on the windowsill when Valkyrie started to leave the room, "Odin is dead." She stated.
Having stopped at the news, Valkyrie briefly looked to the goddess whose serious expression spoke volumes before reluctantly resting her gaze on the other god to find the same answer in his blue eyes. "Then Asgard is lost, isn't it?"
"Not exactly. Yes, Hela, the goddess of death, has invaded Asgard, but E… Athena and I, are going to get out of here and stop her." Thor spoke again, lifting an imploring brow.
Valkyrie cocked a brow as she looked between the couple, "Alone, I suppose?"
Thor smiled wryly, "Nope! I've already got a team going; it's me, Athena, you, the big guy…"
"No team, only Hulk!" Said beast corrected as he was tossing the heavy ball, earning a stifled chuckle from the mentioned goddess.
"Or just you two lovebirds." Valkyrie scoffed as she turned to leave again.
Thor was on her heels, "the Valkyrie are a legend, though, aren't they? An elite clan of female warriors whose loyalty is sworn to the throne…"
Valkyrie sidestepped his attempt to grab her arm, "I'm not getting dragged into another of Odin's family squabbles."
"What's that mean?" Thor frowned in confusion.
"Your… hag, of a sister. Her power comes from Asgard like yours does. When it grew beyond Odin's control, she massacred everyone in the palace and attempted to seize the throne. When she tried to escape her banishment, he sent the Valkyrie to fend her off, and I only survived because... Look, I already fought her back when I believed in the throne, and it cost me everything. That's what's wrong with Asgard; the throne, the secrets, the whole golden sham…"
Sensing her predecessor understand what had happened with Hela, Evelyn said quietly, "I'm sorry for your loss."
Valkyrie looked at her, lifting a brow at seeing the empathy in her green eyes, "Not looking for pity from a Midgardian like you." She ruefully puffed.
"Considering I've also hid from who I am, who I was born to be, it's not pity." Evelyn corrected as she stepped up to her, minding that she was a bit taller the other woman. "It's empathy."
Valkyrie bristled slightly, her brow remaining lifted, "what is it then, a stab at making friends? Didn't think the Royal Fiancé would try befriending a Scrapper…"
"I'm actually rubbish at making friends." Evelyn cut in, "look, I am sorry for what that witch did to your clan, and it's such a shame that you're not coming, because, well…" She then reached out to shove against the other's chest with a hand, snatching something from her belt in the process.
Drawing a concealed knife on habit when shoved, Valkyrie froze slightly at seeing the pinched Taser control now held in Evelyn's hand. She sobered, and her lips twitched with a rueful quirk. "Not bad, Goddess." She said.
Evelyn cheekily tilted her head before tossing the controller at Thor who turned the dial to remove the chip from his neck, looking at the other woman. "I'd have liked help tearing Hela's heart out… Y'know, if she even has one."
Briefly regarding her attempt to befriend the Scrapper, Thor pocketed the Taser and accepting the ball from the Hulk who had tossed it to him at his beckon. "I can't necessarily speak for her, but if you want to stay and enslave others for that madman, that's on you. But me? I run towards my problems, because that's…" He chucked it at the window only for the ball to bounce back and smack-dab him in the face, knocking him down. He hopped up as if it hadn't hurt and added as his eyes rested on Valkyrie, "that's what heroes do."
Evelyn watched him bust through the window after the ball had left a noticeable crack in the surface and she shook her head, offering a sheepish smile to the other woman, "Don't mind him, he's just excited." She shortly followed his leave through the broken window and sliding down the angled roof.
Thor looked at her as she landed nimbly at his side moments later, smirking, "show off." He chided.
Evelyn leaned up to kiss him, drawing away with a likewise smirk as his hand took hers, "Come on." She winked before leading the run for the grounded Quinjet straight ahead, feeling his larger hand give hers a squeeze as he wasn't too far behind.
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The gods, remaining invisible thanks to her powers, came to the jet within fifteen minutes or so. Popping the top hatch, Thor dropped down first into the jet's hull before turning to catch Evelyn as she came next, pausing and noting her excited smile as he gave her hips a reflexive squeeze.
Evelyn minded the likewise-excited smile he wore and felt his arms tighten on her before she chuckled softly. "I've missed you," she admitted with another smile present as he let her down.
Thor's smile softened as he held her hand that had risen to his cheek, reluctantly letting go, "I missed you too. We can celebrate as soon as we leave this place." He assured, turning away to the small control panel on the side of the cockpit and turning it on.
"Welcome, voice activation required." The jet's computer greeted him when he placed his palm to the recognition pad.
"Thor."
"Access denied."
"Um… god of thunder."
"Denied."
"Strongest Avenger."
"Denied."
"Damn you, Stark… Point Break."
"Welcome, Point Break."
Evelyn poked her head above his shoulder with a bemused look, "Don't worry darling, I'll let you take first crack." She assured as she patted his arm.
Thor smiled gratefully before they both winced when the back hatch of the jet was ripped open from outside, looking back and extending an arm to protect her before slightly relaxing at seeing who was responsible.
"Friend, stay!" the Hulk exclaimed as he came further into the jet. "Stay!" He repeated even as the jet's system started beeping and complaining at his ruining the hull.
Evelyn quickly turned away to the main control panel and pulled up the message system, pressing the key to open the last recorded message, "Come on, come on…" She grumbled before her face lit up as the mentioned message popped up in visual mode, quickly looking over her shoulder at hearing the noise come to a grinding halt.
Natasha's face framed with her flaming red hair came on, seeming to put the Hulk in a trance, as she was saying, "Hey big guy, the job's done, and you did great. We can't track the jet in stealth mode, so I need you to turn this bird around…"
The Hulk drew back as if hot embers had been thrown in his face, recoiling and groaning in pain, smashing into one side of the hull and then the other before being enveloped in a green shield-bubble.
Thor glanced at Evelyn as the beast's protests were muffled by the bubble, glad for her quick thinking, looking at their old friend who had at last reverted to his normal self while inside the shield.
"O-oh geez, holy… W-what the hell!?" Bruce Banner exclaimed, rather winded, as he found himself inside the bubble, looking around wide-eyed before finding the two as the bubble disappeared. "Thor? What-what happened to your hair?" He blinked hard before focusing on the mentioned blonde.
"A creepy old man cut it off…" Thor explained before trying to placate him, lifting his hands in a non-threatening way, "Sun's going down, it's getting real low…" He said.
Evelyn rolled her eyes at hearing that mantra, chuckling, "It's good to see you back, Bruce." She greeted as the mentioned man looked between them again.
"Evee, thank God…" Bruce took a brief breath of relief, "and why… why the hell am I naked?" He asked as he looked at his appearance, lifting the necklace that was three sizes too big for him. "Wait a sec, what about Sokovia? Did we save the city, or…?"
"You've kind of been the Hulk for the last two years…?" Thor supplied with a slight shrug.
"It's been two years, Bruce, the issue with Sokovia is already over." Evelyn patiently added, having stepped away to where there was a pile of clothes in one corner of the hull. She found a dark suit along with a white graphic shirt, making a face as she recognized who owned the clothes, and looked over her shoulder as the physicist approached the control panel of the cockpit.
"Ah-um, Banner, there's something you should know…" Thor declared as he followed their comrade who went to the control panel.
"Welcome, voice activation required."
"Banner."
"Welcome, Strongest Avenger."
Thor blinked owlishly, "I'm sorry?" He looked back when hearing Evelyn stifle a chuckle, being given a serene smile instead, looking at the screen that came up at Bruce's order as it showed the video log explaining how the jet had landed on Sakaar.
Evelyn sobered as a loud and noticeable alarm went off throughout the city, pinching the bridge of her nose, "Damn…" She grumbled.
"Guys, where did you say we were, again…?" Bruce asked as they had all heard the alarm go off, looking past the window to the tall building nearby as a hologram of the Grandmaster came to life.
"Loyal Sakaarians, hear ye, attention. My beloved Champion has turned up missing! That criminally-seductive Lord of Thunder is responsible for it. Now, uh, go on, Sakaarians, take to the streets; yes, take to the streets to celebrate the Champion, and bring him back." The hologram announced before fading out.
Bruce looked at Thor, "who's that?"
"He kind of runs the place… you stayed at his house for a bit." Thor explained despite his proverbial feathers being ruffled with the accursed moniker.
"Did I?" Bruce wondered.
"Unfortunately, yeah… a lot of shit has happened within the last two years." Evelyn supplied as she had surveyed that the jet was in no shape to fly, looking at both men and adding with a gesture to Thor when Bruce looked at her, "You two got into a fight, actually, a few days ago."
Bruce blinked owlishly this time, "but I won, right?"
"No, I did, easily." Thor said rather proudly.
Evelyn rolled her eyes, "Save your victory dance for later, we've got to go. Here, these should fit. Pretty sure they belonged to Tony, but they're the only clothes I managed to find…" She said as she handed the small pile to Bruce.
"Go where, exactly? We're on an alien planet, Evelyn! I-I mean, I'm pretty sure I'm freaking out…" Bruce trailed off even as he held onto the bundle of clothes.
"Bruce!" Evelyn groaned before gently grabbing his shoulders, green meeting brown, as she stated slowly, "You're not freaking out, yeah? You're not going to freak out. You, Thor, and me, we're going to be okay. Everything is going to be fine… Yes?" At seeing her attempt to calm him slowly bring him from the pending panic attack, she smiled, "Good, now get dressed… you'll feel better, I swear." She assured gently, watching him slightly bob his head in a nod, before she released his shoulders to let him change.
Thor watched her placating attempt work on the previously-rattled physicist, slightly perking up when her gloved hand grabbed him by the front of his belt and led him away to speak in private. A private smirk curved his lips as he followed. "The jet hasn't blown up just yet, but it probably will if we try to fly it into the big portal." He observed as he took note of the jet's state when she stopped near the ruined hatch.
"So it's basically totaled… we can't stay in the open for too long, though, can we? If they give ships to the Scrappers, then there must be more, shouldn't there?" Evelyn reasoned as she had let go of his belt, glancing to the dump around them.
"We steal a ship, one sturdy enough to leave Sakaar and fly us back to Asgard." The god nodded as he picked up on where her thoughts went, and he smiled at the idea. "As I said, no need to worry." He tapped his temple again when she raised a brow.
The goddess chuckled and smiled up at him before poking her head around his left side to their friend as he had finished getting into the outfit. "Bruce, whatever you do, don't lose it." She advised.
"Wait, what do you mean…" Said physicist trailed off as he regarded the unanimous look of excitement on the couple's faces, wondering even as he frowned dubiously, "why would I lose it?"
so Banner is back in the building! also while i don't see The Gist of the BruceNat ship (nice one Joss Whedon.. not.), it was thrown into the movie, not seriously tg, and so *shrug emoji*.. anyway, will our heroes escape Sakaar alive?
* "Victorious" by Panic! At the Disco (fun fact, i saw a Ragnarok vid with this song on Youtube. pretty sure it's still up if you guys are interested, sorry i don't have the link)