We spoke at length for the next few hours; progress had been made. Pete/I took a break while Storm continued speaking with Namor alone. I was okay with this.

As Pete and I collected our thoughts an Atlantean told us that Thor was here to see us... "Diana - Peter! It is most good to see you again!" We all hugged as we were all family now. "Odinson - what brings you here?" "Well, I'm not here to stay long. Things are very busy for you - for all of us. I was sent here on a special errand. And with some advice." "Okay." "Abandon iron patriot. Retain your patriotic themes if you so wish; but operate at the level of power that you truly operate at. This goes for you too Peter." Peter shrugged. "Who am I to argue with the thunder god?" "Most wise." "Moreover...I was sent by Odin himself to give you this..."

A totally black hammer that looked just like Mjolnir appeared in his hand. "This is Honor; sister to Mjolnir. It is only slightly less powerful, and mostly in the sense of ruling Asgard. It has the same abilities, and the worthiness enchantment aspect remains the same." I thought he would hand it to me, but he smiled. I smiled back and held out my hand...the hammer came right to my hand. I gave it a few good swings. "It feels about the same as Mjolnir; balanced." "Indeed. Now give it to Peter." I did so; Peter cried out as Honor fell to the ground. He tried with all his strength to lift it but couldn't. He stood back and I called it to my hand again. "See?" Peter scoffed. "How am I not worthy? I'm Spider-God." Thor put a hand on Peter's shoulder. "Fear not brother; for in time you might very well be. You are the husband of the magnificent Diana here. But remember - Honor was made for Diana and it has a will of its own." "Whatever..." Peter muttered.

Thor then said, "Again, I can't stay long; the nine realms require my involvement; the congress of worlds is still mending from the evil of your brother..." "Yeah, he'll do that." "Nonetheless, I have no doubt that Midgard is safe in your hands." "I'm not alone." "Indeed. Use every resource you have sister; including your husband." Pete/I wrapped our arms around each other/smiled. "We'll definitely do that. Thanks Thor." "Of course. May the all fathers ever be with you both." "And with you brother," I said. Thor summoned the bifrost with Mjolnir and was gone.

I looked at Honor. "Well, this should be interesting." "It's like being both an amazon and Valkyrie now, right?" said Peter. "Something like that." I then held up Honor and invoked its power...my amazon armor turned red white and blue. As much as I liked the iron patriot role...Thor wasn't wrong. We still worked for Stark; we still defended capitalism; nothing had changed but the recognition of the power level that we truly operated at.

I pointed Honor at Pete's suit lopsided grinned and said, "I can change that for you..." "Oh no! I like red and blue thank you very much." "I like the white/black costume more." He closed an eye. "Save that one for later honey. Okay?" "Oh, very well..."

Storm came out alone; she was somewhat puzzled at my sudden changes of armor and Honor in my hand. I held it up. "Long story." Storm gave a single nod. "I've made progress with Namor. He wants to see us again." "Ready Pete?" "Lead on Iron Valkyrie."