Hello there dear readers!
If like me you went and watched infinity war this weekend I supposed that we all needed a pick me up and so decided on this chapter.
it's lighthearted and it has Tony's reaction to Alexandra's current predicament, enjoy!
IMPORTANT, READ BELOW.
Ps. Btw, After seeing Infinity War, I decided the path that this story will take, since the movie emotionally scarred me, and this story is first and foremost a Fix-It and me indulging myself (Even with the little angst) I decided that I will deal with the Thanos situation a little bit differently. I mean he is still the main antagonist for this story (Generally speaking of course), but it will be dealt with differently. Believe me when I say that I have conducted serious research on what will happen once I reach the Thanos Arc, hopefully, it will be epic.
- Alex
According to Alexandra's calendar, Thor arrived back in Asgard mid-September, almost a month after their wedding. Alexandra for her part had more control over her flames and could now easily handle a small blade, the Queen had commissioned armor for her and Alexandra had enforced a no cape rule for her, the last thing she needed was to be tripping with it. Her armor had been designed after Thor's, same color scheme and instead of a red cape it had red designs in her chainmail. She loved her armor and Frigga had taught her the little trick of summoning it while on battle, Alexandra loved magic.
When Thor walked into their room, Alexandra was sitting on the bed, a manuscript in her hand and a plate of cookies next to her, Loki had kindly translated several books for her and now those were her manuscripts as she, for as much as she tried, she couldn't figure out how to read old Norse runes. She looked up from her manuscript as Thor walked in and smiled at him, the first smile she had directed his way since the day the wedding was announced.
"Hi!" she greeted cheerfully as she took another cookie, Thor smiled at her noticing that she looked happier almost glowing.
"Hi yourself" he said placing Mjolnir in his bedside table and moving to steal a cookie out of Alexandra's plate.
"How was Ria?" she asked, Thor shrugged.
"Not easily secured, but we managed, the bandits knew how to put up a fight but they're not me" he said cheekily, she laughed and rolled her eyes at him. "I also talked to father about taking you to Midgard, we would visit for a week before returning here, the convergence draws near and there is still chaos upon the other realms, the warriors three and Lady Sif will secure Nornheim while we visit Midgard, should they need me I'll aid them once we are back" he explained taking another cookie, Alexandra nodded at him.
"When will we leave?" she asked, Thor smiled.
"As soon as I tell mother and Loki, I shall retrieve you in a moment," he said before he left the room and Alexandra smiled before jumping of the bed and rummaging into her dresser, she found a pair of jeans, a black sleeveless t-shirt, a leather jacket and a pair of ankle heeled boots. She got into her clothes and brushed her long hair, it went past the middle of her back now.
Once she was dressed and had a comfortable amount of makeup on, and her lips were painted in dark red, almost black, color that she loved, she felt ready to return home, home, she was going to see her family again, her Dad, Pepper, Rhodey, JARVIS, FRIDAY, Happy, she couldn't wait. As promised Thor retrieved her after he had told Loki and his mother that he was leaving for Midgard with Alexandra.
When he saw her once he returned to the room he briefly wondered if his wife had suddenly been replaced with another woman, she looked like she had done when he first met her, full of confidence and relaxed in a way that Asgard could never make her.
"You ready?" he asked, she grinned at him and nodded.
She raced him to the observatory spurring her horse and laughing in a carefree manner as she did so, and as they waited for Heimdall to see if Tony was in New York or Los Angeles she was almost jumping with excitement, Heimdall nodded at Thor and the God of Thunder offered a hand to Alexandra, she took it and smiled.
"Promise me something" Thor said before Heimdall sent them down, she looked at him confused.
"Sure" she said curious.
"Don't let Stark kill me," he said and she grinned again.
"Deal"
When her feet touched the landing pad of Stark Tower, Alexandra immediately ran in, a scream of 'Daddy!' resounding in the distance. When Thor walked in he saw her embracing Stark, Stark's arms were around her too in a tight hold and his face was buried in her hair.
"I missed you kid" Stark said letting go of her, she wiped away a tear and smiled at her father.
"I missed you too Dad" she said and hugged again before she started crying in her father's arms, Thor's brain went into Panic-Mode as Stark threw him a confused look, his confusion morphed to anger as he saw Thor's reaction.
"You have five seconds Point Break to explain what the hell its going on" he ordered and Thor remembered that Stark was a genius, he was screwed, he had been planning to break it to Stark gently.
"Friend Stark, I assure you that no harm has come to your daughter" Thor said, Tony's eyes narrowed, Alexandra took that moment to let go of her father, eyes red but a smile on her face.
"Dad is nothing" she said, Tony looked at her eyebrow raised "I just… I missed you" she said, Tony didn't buy it completely.
"Alex" he said warningly, she wiped her remaining tears and sighed.
"I got married to Thor while in Asgard, surprise?" she tried and Thor almost fled when Tony returned his gaze to him.
"You got married to him?" Tony asked, Alexandra nodded, "Got married, as in someone married you to him? Did you consent that union?" Tony asked voice dangerously steady, Alexandra didn't dare look at Thor or else she knew that Tony would find a way to kill himself an Asgardian.
"Not completely" she murmured, Tony took a deep breath; then looked at Thor.
"Point Break, sixty seconds or my daughter becomes a widow" he threatened; Thor nodded.
"The All Father saw her as a threat since she arrived to Asgard, because she's breaking the wheel of destiny, he dislikes her and in a ploy to get her to do something stupid he decided on her birthday feast to betroth her to me, announcing that the wedding was to be on the next day, Loki saved her from a horrible fall and explained both of us why we needed to allow ourselves to be married, or else Father would find a way to hurt her, seeing no way out we got reluctantly married and then reluctantly consummated said marriage as if the marriage was not consummated and she was not brought completely under the protection of it she would have been in danger" Thor explained as fast as he could, Tony's face didn't change, he kept glaring at Thor, Alexandra placed a hand on Tony's arm.
"So you not only married my daughter, but you also slept with her?" Tony asked threatening, Thor nodded "And this happened over a month ago?" another nod.
"Dad" Alexandra said softly, Tony's gaze snapped to her "It's okay now, I am fine" she said, Tony looked at her his gaze assessing her, the he looked at Thor.
Tony walked up to Thor, his five foot nine frame threatening Thor's six foot four one, "I get notice that you have touched or treated my daughter wrong, if you ever think of betraying your marriage to my daughter, if you make her cry a single non-happiness tear, I. WILL. END. YOU. God of Thunder or not, they didn't call me the Merchant of Death for nothing, capiche?" Tony asked, Thor nodded meekly and Tony grinned like a shark "Good, you and I will get along just fine, wont we? You're my son in law now, practically family" Tony said as he dragged Thor away from the living room, Thor threw a panicked look at Alexandra who just smiled at him and waved.
"Miss Alex, I believe that your room is ready, will Mr. Odinson be sharing it with you?" JARVIS asked, Alexandra laughed.
"Better not, but put him near, I missed you to J, its lovely to hear your voice again" she said with a smile.
"I missed you too Miss Alex, Miss Potts is waiting for you in her office please step into the elevator and I shall lead you there" he said.
Alexandra followed JARVIS instructions and soon enough found herself standing in front of Pepper's desk, the ginger woman stood and went to pull Alexandra into a heartfelt hug.
"Oh Alex, I'm so sorry" Pepper said into her hair, Alexandra pulled back from the hug to stare confusedly at Pepper, "JARVIS showed me your arrival and the conversation that followed" Pepper explained.
"It's nothing Pepper, really" Alexandra tried to assure her, and while it was not completely nothing Alexandra felt that she had been making progress, hadn't she held a conversation with Thor before arriving on earth? Hadn't she playfully raced him to the observatory? While their friendship was not where it had been before the wedding Alexandra felt that the month that Thor had been away helped her come to terms with her wedding to the god.
"It's not nothing sweetheart, you got married against your will to a man way much older than you, Tony was not there to protect you, how do you think he feels? How do you think Rhodey will feel when we tell him that his goddaughter got forcefully married in another realm, how do you think I feel?" Pepper asked, Alexandra looked down to her shoes and Pepper pulled her into another hug, "Does he at least respects your wishes?"
"Yes" Alexandra said softly, "He's not bad, nor its his fault, not completely and he only slept with me 'cause otherwise I would have been in danger, I… the next day he left for a whole month, after he promised that once he got back he would bring me here to see you, he arrived earlier today and told me to get ready, he's not bad" Alexandra said, Pepper looked at her and smiled softly.
"It doesn't matter if he's the most courteous man in the world, Alex, not if you don't want this, do you want this marriage?"
"No, I don't, I just wanted to help and before it went all to hell I thought of Thor as a really good friend, now it's just… I don't know Peps" Alexandra said, tears in her eyes again, she had wanted to have this conversation since the wedding had been announced with someone who understood her, with someone who was in her corner, she was all alone in Asgard, Pepper grabbed her face in her hands.
"It's okay sweetheart, you're home now" Pepper said, Alexandra nodded.
"I have to go back" she said softly, Pepper's eyes narrowed "For the convergence and then to stop Odin from unleashing Ragnarok, Loki and Frigga are devising a spell that will put Odin to sleep forever, he will not seek to harm me anymore and then Thor said that we would come to live here on earth for as long as I want to" she explained, Pepper didn't look happy about it but nodded.
"I heard that my favorite niece was here" said Rhodey as he walked into Pepper's office, Alexandra turned to look at him, a smile on her face despite the tears.
"I'm your only niece" she said, Rhodey pulled her into a hug.
"Now where is the god your dad and I have to maim?" he asked as he let go of her, she looked at him confused, "You didn't think J would tell me?"
"JARVIS we need to talk about personal boundaries and the things you can and cannot tell people" Alexandra said, looking at the camera in the office.
"I apologize Miss Alex, in my defense I had Sir's express permission to inform Colonel Rhodes of your marriage to Mister Thor" JARVIS explained, Alexandra sighed and looked at her uncle. "Colonel Rhodes if you wish to partake in Mister Thor's threatening Dr. Banner and Sir are situated in Gym number four, it seems that the Hulk has been unleashed"
Rhodey grinned and hugged Alexandra one more time before leaving, JARVIS leading the way. Pepper and Alexandra exchanged glances before they too followed. When they reached the Gym, Thor was on the floor while Hulk loomed over him, Rhodey was standing next to Tony, a grin on his face, Alexandra sighed before walking up to Hulk.
"Hello Jolly Green" she said as she approached, Hulk looked at her.
"Little miss not hurt?" he asked, she smiled kindly at him.
"No big green, I am not hurt, is Thor hurt?"
"Little hurt" Hulk admitted, she grinned.
"Do you think he got the message?" she asked, Hulk grinned at her.
"Puny god is not hurting little miss no more" Hulk stated proudly before moving to Tony, Alexandra offered a hand to Thor who took it warily.
"You okay big guy?" she asked, Thor nodded he looked a little battered but she figured that he could withstand much more.
"I am unharmed, Alexandra" Thor said as he stood, once he was standing he let go of her hand and she almost laughed, the God of Thunder looked terrified of Tony.
"Dad, what did you, Hulk and Bruce do to him?" she asked, Tony shrugged.
"Nothing permanent kid, you shouldn't worry yourself with it, after all he's standing and in one piece, isn't he?" Tony asked, looking too smug.
"Friend Stark was just showing me how fathers protect their daughters, Alexandra, it has been enlightening" Thor said and Tony's grin widened, Alexandra rolled her eyes.
"Do you think we could have pizza for dinner?" she asked, Tony's gaze softened and he nodded.
"Everything you want kid, you name it" he said.
When dinner rolled around Thor had changed his armor for jeans and a grey t-shirt while Alexandra had ditched her leather jacket, she was seated between Tony and Rhodey on the couch while they ate, Thor being relegated to a lonely chair, Tony sneaking glares at him from time to time.
"Dad, you need to stop antagonizing him, he's not that bad, the real dick is Odin" she said before she retired to her room, Tony sighed and pulled her into a hug.
"Let me be your overprotective father this week kid, once you come back after the convergence I promise that I will try to treat him better, for now let me just show how angry I am that I told him to protect my only child and he marries said child, you're still young Alex, there's so much good in you and I fear that the Asgardians will use you even more" he said into her hair, she nodded at him. "I know it's not Point Break's fault, but you have to admit it kid, your old man can put the real fear into a god"
"That you do" she said softly, he pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"I'm sorry for not being there for you kid" he said, she smiled at him.
"You're here now" she mumbled; he huffed.
"It's not enough and I can't even stop you as you leave again" he said, she looked up at him.
"I'll be back before you know it and I'll stay for as long as you want me to" she promised; Tony smiled.
"I'll hold you to that kid"
The rest of Alexandra's earthbound week passed in a similar fashion, Rhodey managed to stay in New York for the remainder of the week, teaming up with Tony and Bruce, who Tony had declared along with Jolly Green, Alexandra's new uncle. Pepper also managed to corner Thor and threaten him in a way that only Virginia Potts was capable of, after all Alexandra was the closest thing she had to a daughter. Alexandra's period also arrived while on earth and Alexandra felt relief wash over her, she was not going to be pregnant with Thor's child at the moment, and hopefully not anytime soon if she had a say about it. Pepper being Pepper did the sensible thing and put Alexandra on birth control no matter how much the young woman told her that she wouldn't be sleeping with Thor anytime soon, It had been a one-time thing, Pepper had only smiled at Alexandra.
"I know that sweetheart, but it is better to be safe than sorry and even though you might not see it today, your husband is an extremely good looking man" Pepper said, Alexandra had crossed her arms and huffed, deep down inside she knew that Thor was gorgeous, sex on a stick, but her body and her current emotions screamed 'boys have cooties' whenever she tried to think of Thor in other than a friendly way. Space cooties were a serious concern of hers.
Tony had also gifted Alexandra with a Taser and the promised lightsaber, she swooned when she saw it, all glowy and blue, her nerdiest fantasy come true, even Thor had praised her weapon until Tony reminded her that she could run Thor with it should he ever hurt or displease her. The lightsaber ran in arc-reactor technology so it had an unlimited power source. She had hugged her father tightly thanking him for the coolest birthday gift. He also gifted her with more dresses that she could take with her to Asgard. He pointedly ignored Thor as he said goodbye to his daughter and glared at the God of Thunder as Thor pulled Alexandra closer to him so Heimdall could beam them up.