VanillaSnowdrops: Something along those lines. But I can't say much about it, sorry. Haha, yeah I thought long and hard on what Tony would name it, I just *had* to name it Cupid. :P Oh, sorry about that. Do you like the addition then? Well you won't know in this chapter either, I'm afraid, or the next... but the one after it shall reveal her nefarious plan, I promise you. :) Enjoy.
Katherine Winchester: I know, I'm very sorry, but it was necessary. Here's the next one, and I shall get the one following out in the next week or two. We're just breezing right along. :)
heroherondaletotherescue: Sorry I can't tell you outright, I'm sorry. :( I'm glad you like it, even though sometimes my characters are frustrating little jerks. Although her trying to protect him will cause problems later on, I think it's definitely a good way to do this. Well there's going to be some more flirting in the next chapter. I hope so too, as my it guy is going to wipe the drive and start from scratch... eek. I hate viruses. So here's the next one, I hope you enjoy it :D
Demidia: Hello there :) Thank you so much for your review, and I hope you enjoy this. I'll try to update soon, it all depends on inspiration and computer problems.
KiyUzumaki: I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D I'm certainly trying to make them more confused now, with a little nudge in the right direction. It's hard to get to Loki's heart, unfortunately. I hope you enjoy this just as much :)
Spottedivy: I know, why are the best stories the ones with the most stubborn characters? It's like, I just want them to kiss and make up, but I know it wouldn't be realistic. Unfortunately. I can't wait until all the proverbial shit hits the fan, so that I can finally write them as a couple. They're exhausting being this complicated. ugh. Still, it's challenging. :) I'm glad you like the story though, it does wonders for my inspiration. :D
PurpleRageMonster: Hi there :D I'm glad to see you aboard. I hope it's awesome and worth it too, it certainly makes me nervous what I have planned, and I hope it all works out. One way or another they will wind up together, and she will be Aesir. That much I can affirm... no more.
Yay, I can update :D I'm so psyched. Now, I don't know when the next update will be, though, hopefully no further than this weekend or next at most. I hope you enjoy it, and I swear to you that everything is necessary... the pieces are being set, and the game is about to begin.
"Are you insane?!" Clint exclaimed, his blue eyes boring holes into Elizabeth due to her recent proposition, the entire idea throwing everyone off-kilter. Even Loki was looking at her in surprise, wondering what was going on in her head as she suggested that the women be sent elsewhere for safety. "The women are safest here in the tower, they don't need to be moved around."
"Shaw got in before, he targeted Pepper," Lizzie replied calmly. "He will do it again, and next time he won't be so easily overpowered."
"How do you know that?" Clint retorted, not even giving anyone else a chance to speak.
"Because I know him." Lizzie said, her voice soft yet stern. "He came with Chitauri soldiers, who he could not control – do you honestly think that a tactician such as himself would do anything without a reason?"
Clint scoffed. "He obviously has no pow—"
"That, dear Clint, is what he counts on." she interrupted. "The way you're thinking is what he is going to target and exploit. Alex is a master chess player, every piece is in place, and he just made a move to try and get you to think you're going to win!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Clint snapped back. "Cause none of this is making any sense to me. You just want to move the women out of here, I don't know why, but you do."
"I'm talking about an army!" Lizzie shouted above him, effectively silencing what he had to say. "An army of mutants – bred mutants, with only the most effective powers. Weapons, not human beings, who at any moment could wipe out anyone who gets in his way. Mutants who have undergone the most atrocious things which have given them what they have, that don't remember what life was like before they were laid out on his tables. They do what he says just so they can stay alive. They have nothing to lose, because their identities have been stripped from them to create nothing more than heartless monsters who will do his bidding. That is what you're up against."
The fire in her eyes made it clear to everyone that every word she said she was convinced of. Knowing her past, Logan scooted a little closer to her, prepared to hold her back if Clint said something to truly set off the chained beast within her. Loki seemed to notice as well, and he smoothly slid a hand to her lower back. If she noticed his touch, she was purposefully ignoring it, her eyes still focused on Clint.
"So you're saying he's created a force to go against us?" Steve's voice cut through the silence. "Something much more deadly than Loki's army was?"
"Yes." she answered simply. "His methods are far more advanced than you might think."
Clint scoffed. "And how do you know all this?" he asked. "How do you know about what he knows?" Lizzie wouldn't answer him, her lips tightened to a thin line, which outwardly showed her irritation. Clint's blue eyes widened as his mind flashed to the file Director Fury had shown him. Surely that hadn't been the case... but still, the nagging suspicion that the girl in the file was the girl who sat across from him, was there. She knew too much about Shaw for him to shake it, and there was a definite link between the two.
"All I'm saying," Lizzie began quietly. "Is that Alex will come back, and when he does you will be powerless to stop him unless you listen to me."
"But still, to send the women away from here?" Bruce asked, Justine clinging to his hand. "Wouldn't he expect for you to suggest that?"
Lizzie smirked, shaking her head. "Alex is a chess player, but unfortunately he never counts in the factors he can't explain. He expects you to stay holed up here until he comes again, at which point he's not going to just disappear, he's going to try to kill if he can." she answered. "If you separate the women to safe-places, even if he attacks the tower, he won't get what he wants."
"How are you so sure he'll go after the women?" Bruce asked from his place across the room.
"Because he likes to target people on their weakest points. Any man's weak point is easy to access, and easy to hit. Typically men, like yourselves, will do anything to protect the women they love. In Steve's case, he'd target Andrew. Why? Because if he targets Andrew, he targets Emma, and therefore Steve. He knows that Clint and Natasha are each other's pressure points, and therefore he could target one or the other. Pepper will always be someone Tony would do anything for, as made obvious by Tony's reaction to him when he showed up earlier. Bruce, you're easy enough, just go after anyone you care for and Hulk will show up. It's matter of finding the right place to push, and pushing that particular button." She took a deep breath, glancing at everyone in the room. "Then he just waits."
"So what you're saying is:" Tony started. "Mr. Heat-Miser is going to actually try and take the women, and so we should get them somewhere safe so that he doesn't succeed?"
"Exactly." Lizzie affirmed. "The last thing that needs to happen is Alex getting his hands on the women and wreaking havoc. Besides his capturing them, he can also play with their minds and get them to become your enemies. I've seen him do it before, taking those who are close to someone and twisting their minds until there is nothing left."
"You keep saying you know his methods," Fandral spoke up for the first time. "Yet, you have yet to say how you know."
Lizzie opened her mouth to speak, but Loki beat her to it. "I can hardly see how that matters, Fandral." he said, causing her to look at him in surprise. "She knows, and she's trying to help. You should be grateful she's actually knowledgeable of this subject instead of trying to discredit her." His green eyes bored holes into the blonde Asgardian, daring him to continue in his questioning of Elizabeth.
"I'm just trying to establish whether what she's saying is completely true," Fandral replied. "How will we know if she is credible if we don't know how she acquired the information?"
"How she knows is her business, and her business alone." Loki countered. "If she doesn't care for you to know, then it doesn't matter. Surely you would not question her if Thor were here."
Fandral's eyes glinted in irritation.
"Okay, that's enough you two." Lizzie interrupted before the Asgardian could respond. "I can see now that my past is becoming something of a problem between us all. Perhaps I should—"
"No." Natasha stopped her. "You should not be forced into something which you aren't comfortable with. Your past is not our problem at the moment, nor is it our business."
"What?" Clint turned to her in shock. "How can you say that?"
"Because I know her past and I trust her. Logan knows about her past as well, and yet I'm sure he would vouch for her." Natasha replied calmly. "If you don't trust us that she is on our side, then you wouldn't trust her even if she told you."
Clint opened and closed his mouth a few times, and Lizzie looked at the redhead in gratitude.
"Alright, I believe Agent Romanoff, and I trust Logan." Steve spoke up. "We shouldn't be unreasonable about this, we've trusted Lizzie so far and would have continued if Director Fury hadn't shown us that file on her yesterday. That's put doubt in our minds, and so we're quibbling over whether we can trust Lizzie when we should be discussing how to keep everyone safe. What do you say Logan?"
Wolverine smirked. "I couldn't agree with you more, Cap." he said. "What Lizzie says about Alex is true, if anyone knows about him it's her, and you need to simply acknowledge that. Remember, the Chitauri attacked her and he let them, they're not on the same side."
A chorus of 'true' was murmured through the building. "Besides," Pepper spoke from beside Tony. "Lizzie talked to me about it first, and I think she's right. We should hear what she has to say."
"So you say we need to get the women out of the tower." Bruce finally said. "Where would you send them?"
Lizzie let out a breath, thankful that the conversation was moving on. "They would need to be split up, making it harder for him to get them all at once." she said. "Get them out of New York. Alex's hunting ground is this city, and he would have to spread himself thin to send someone just to get a group of women who were in different parts of the country. He can do a lot of things, but I'd wager he isn't ready to go showing off at the moment. If he was, he would have taken the others when they were out yesterday, instead of coming after Pepper and I – and no one would have stopped him."
Darcy squeaked from her spot near the bar. "Can tasers affect him? Cause I can totally hit him with a taser if he goes after me or Jane!" she exclaimed.
Lizzie held in a laugh, she really hoped Alex never wanted to go after Darcy, she liked her too much. "I think he's still human, for the most part, so electrical currents might have quite the effect on him. At the same time, I don't know if he's manipulated that particular aspect of his molecular biology, knowing that he would eventually have to face Thor. He can absorb powers in general, if you direct them at him, that much I know..." she said. "Maybe you could taser him, maybe not."
"Is there a way to attack him that would be impacting?" Reed asked, his scientific mind already calculating the various risks and measures they would have to take.
"If he doesn't get to me first, I can disable his abilities, it's my one trump card. However, if he gets there first he can knock me out completely." Lizzie replied.
"What is your ability?" Reed inquired. "I don't think you've told us."
"Super-speed." Darcy answered from her spot. "We saw it on the recordings, she just blurs by... pops up in another spot. Like Flash! Or a vampire!"
"Don't you dare hon'." Rogue growled from Logan's side. "I don't wanna hear 'bout that movie."
"It's not super-speed." Lizzie replied, looking over at Loki. He took it as a sign to scoot closer, a strange exuberance growing in him at her pleading. "I have a power which I was born with, and one which I wasn't. The one I was born with will probably explain to you why I know so much about Alex Shaw despite my young age: time manipulation. My twin, who you haven't met, can control – I guess you could call it 'space'."
"So, like, you two could make the universe implode?" Jane asked, her brown eyes wide as saucers.
"In theory, yes. We've never attempted to do it, so I couldn't tell you for sure." Lizzie answered. "My time manipulation is what makes it appear like super-speed as I slow everything down for you, and speed it up for me. It gives me an advantage, in a manner of speaking." she paused. "My second power you all have seen, it was the reason why Johnny had problems that one day. Remember, Reed, he said he felt like he was choking?"
Reed nodded.
"He was. I call it paralysis. It wasn't natural to my body, which is why I accidentally attacked Johnny that day—"
"That makes sense!" Tony suddenly exclaimed. "I knew you were doing something to Loki that day in the kitchen, I didn't know what though. Paralysis... of course." Loki glared at the billionaire, knowing exactly what Tony was referring to, and hoping he wouldn't say anything further or he wouldn't depend on Lizzie to silence him.
"Yes, I can affect both the body and the mind." she continued. "Loki unfortunately was subject to it a few times, which were uncomfortable for the both of us." She stood up and turned to Anna-Marie. "Can you stand up for me, Rogue, and take your gloves off?"
"Are you stupid, or just plain loony?!" Rogue exclaimed. "Hell no, I'm not touching you!"
"You won't hurt me." Lizzie replied, looking over at Logan. "Will she?"
He shook his head, nodding to Rogue for her to comply. With a grumble, the Southern Belle took off her glove, reluctantly holding out her hand for Lizzie to take. To her surprise, the brunette was not affected by her killing touch. "How is that possible?"
"I paralyzed your power temporarily." Lizzie explained, pulling away and sitting down once again, Rogue left staring at her in surprise before she finally sat down herself. "There is really one thing Alex can't manipulate in his favor with power," she continued. "And that is actual physical attacks. Logan was once able to disable him by sticking a claw in his abdomen, and had I had the ability to tell Loki I would have informed him that he could have stabbed him yesterday. So physical attacks is a weakness."
"You should have told me." Loki whispered from her side, his mind whirling to how he would have taken the mutant down the day before, and how he'd do it in the future. "I could have killed him."
"I couldn't." She replied. "He was messing with my mind, remember?"
"How about his powers?" Tony asked. "I hear there's always a weakness for every mutant, is there some kind of kryptonite for him other than you?"
She sighed. "Not really." she admitted. "I don't know what leaps and bounds he has made during my time away from his presence, but there was one thing that I do remember. He has put powers which are foreign to his body, and there's quite a few. That means that when it comes to switching between powers there is a slight delay, in which you can attack without his retaliation. The only problem is the power he was born with will rebound any energy attacks that you send his way, so Thor might have an issue."
Each Avenger and Fantastic Four member made mental notes on what she said, knowing that they would have to use them at a later date.
"Well, Pepper can go to the Malibu house," Tony suddenly said. "It's mostly finished after it got bombed, the safety measures would be easy to install."
Lizzie nodded. "At last," Loki muttered. "Some common sense." She leaned slightly into him, as if to tell him she had heard his comment and agreed. As the debate on who was to go where finally commenced, Pepper and Lizzie exchanged a look of understanding with one another...
… and only Logan saw it.
Thor entered the Throne Room with urgency, the messenger who had gone for him making it clear to him that Odin wanted to see him immediately. In the middle of the golden room were several Asgardian men, kneeling before Odin, with a group of Jotuns guarding them. At the sound of the doors slamming shut behind Thor, Odin spoke.
"Come here, my son." the Allfther said, and Thor obeyed, approaching the dais where the king sat. His blue eyes scanned the men who were in the room, looking to discover who they were before he was told, but there was nothing that he could observe. Heimdall stood beside Odin, his golden gaze looking at the prisoners with little interest, his eyes obviously keeping watch although he was away from his post.
"You sent for me, Father." Thor greeted, looking over the Jotuns in the room.
"I did." Odin replied. "Allow me to introduce Prince Helblindi of Jotunheim." he motioned to the chief Jotun in front of him. "Your highness, my son, Prince Thor."
Helblindi stepped forward, his enormous height towering over Thor as he looked him over, reminding him of Loki in his mannerisms. "So you are the one who started the war with my father several years ago." Helblindi said.
"I did, although I have learned my lesson from it and do apologize for my actions – although I never had the chance before." Thor replied solemly.
"Do not apologize to me," Helblindi replied. "I had no love for Laufey. In my opinion he brought upon himself the actions of the royal house of Asgard, had he listened to my mother, I think things would have gone very differently."
Thor couldn't help but smile, wondering if the queen of Jotunheim was anything like his own mother in her love for pacifism. "Still, I attacked without thinking, and would have caused chaos in the Nine Realms as well as being partly responsible for it's partial destruction."
"Loki, your-adopted brother and mine by birth, is to blame for the devastation which was caused." Helblindi said cordially. "Not you."
"Loki would not have acted had I not done what I did. In his own way, he was trying to prevent a war from erupting between us, by eliminating the threat. Unfortunately, I caused the threat, therefore I should be held somewhat responsible for even his actions." Thor defended, remembering a conversation he had once with Loki where that particular topic of discussion had come up. Loki had said he was trying to keep Asgard out of war, though whether that was the reality of the situation or not, Thor was unsure... Loki was also quite distraught about his heritage at the time.
Helblindi nodded slowly. "Perhaps. I accept your apology, considering I do not believe you will recant it despite my urging." he said.
Thor shook his head. "I will not." Helblindi nodded again, his look reminding Thor so much of Loki it made him miss his little brother. "Might I inquire as to why you have Asgardian warriors in your hold? That is, if you don't mind my inquiry."
"Not at all." The one prince told the other. "My mother, Fárbauti, is a sorceress – one of few – who can travel between the Realms via the roots of Yggdrasil. A week ago, she informed me that another who can do the same was bringing creatures from the void into Jotunheim, and therefore using a portal from our realm to yours."
"I was informed of this." Thor replied. "A friend of mine in Midgard has someone who knows of the same information, she informed him that Chitauri were being brought to both Midgard and Asgard via contacts on both realms."
The Jotun Prince's brows creased. "Perhaps this woman knows my mother?"
"I don't know, my friend would not tell me who she was." Thor replied, looking at the Asgardians. "Are these some of those who were brought into our realm?"
"Yes." Heimdall answered from behind Thor. "Amora brought them through like Logan Howlett told you she was, through the portal in the mountains."
"The Allfather sent a message to me through Lady Sif to keep an eye out for that portal, as my mother confirmed, and so when the creatures stumbled through we caught them." Helblindi said. "Originally we thought they were Asgardian warriors, and thought they were sent to make sure that we were doing our part of the job. However, it was discovered they were Chitauri sent to cause havoc between the realms."
Thor walked toward the men, scanning their faces carefully. He could not see difference between them and the Asgardians he knew, their builds and posture would make him think that they were apart of his brethren. "How did you figure it out?"
"One of my guards saw a woman appear out of nowhere. She disguised a few of them as Jotuns before disappearing into the snow, we have yet to find her or her companions." Helblindi replied. "As soon as I found out, I immediately came here to show you just what your foe will appear like."
"They look like us." Thor replied quietly. "Do you see a difference between them?"
"The way they talk is one main way to tell, they don't speak much, and look confused when you address them." Helblindi replied, telling his guard to do something in his own language. The large Jotun moved toward one of the Asgardian-looking creatures, picking it up by his neck and dangling it off the floor. The creature screamed at its frozen touch, but the touch did not affect it as it would an Asgardian. "Apparently it is only their appearance, and not their actual bodies that are changed. This is how we've been able to tell so far."
Thor looked at Odin. "Is there anything that you can think of that might give us an advantage to telling them apart?" he asked, remembering what he'd been told of the Chitauri attack on Stark Tower, and how they'd appeared like normal humans for the most part. "We'll be fighting an enemy who looks like us, we won't know who is who..."
"Their eyes." Heimdall said. "They are not like ours." Thor looked at one of them more carefully, noting how their colors were not blue like an Asgardian, but a strange golden-green.
"You would have to be very close to see their eyes, and that will not give us an advantage." Thor said, swinging his hammer and sending one flying across the room and into a pillar where it crumpled into a heap, its form taking that of a Chitauri. "We are allies, Your Highness, but how do you propose that we rid our realms of this new problem?"
Helblindi shook his head. "I know not, but my mother is going to try to find a way to make it so we can see through the illusion." he said.
"My wife is doing the same." Odin replied from his throne. Thor turned to him.
"Father... there is another who could probably help us even more..." he began.
"If you are referring to Loki, that is out of the question." Odin stopped him. "We still do not know which side your brother is on – that, and his sentencing is not finished. It would be a dangerous thing to return his powers to him when he is still volatile."
Thor nodded slowly, wishing that there would be some way to shorten Loki's sentence. They needed him, more than he knew, and he was not allowed to help until he had proved himself. "Very well, father, I will speak no more of it." Thor replied, turning back to Helblindi.
The Jotun Prince noted Thor's downtrodden look, and he immediately knew that although Loki had brought this on them all, it was probably Loki who would be their real chance of getting out of the mess. Placing that thought down for a moment, he focused on speaking with the Royal House of Asgard about another problem.
His other brother. Blyeistr.
After an hour-and-a-half of discussion, argument, and debate, the Avengers finally figured out just who was going where until Alex decided to show his hand. Out of the seven women in Avengers Tower, only one beside Lizzie and Natasha would be staying there: Darcy. Reasoning? She really wasn't associated with the Avengers other than as Jane's funny sidekick, and therefore probably wouldn't be targeted. This of course, had brought on a bit of a problem from the taser-toting-brunette, who didn't want to be left behind while everyone else got to leave. Of course, after a good twenty minutes, she conceded, understanding that she might be needed around the tower to help out with the men. After that, it was quick.
Pepper would go to Malibu, accompanied by Jane, while Emma, Andrew, and Justine were sent off to spend some time in Xavier's Institute, where the men were assured that they would be safe. Seanmhathair, as Lizzie and Logan had spoken about, was sent home with Rogue, with a message for Bella – who had, ironically enough, begun spending her time at the Baxter Building. Apparently she and Johnny had begun to go out, and she was enjoying herself. However, she was soon called home to assist in protecting her grandmother.
Finally, with all the arrangements made, the occupants scattered to the rest of the building, their departure times happening the next morning, which left them to their own devices. Lizzie and Loki were immediately roped into a little babysitting session with Andrew, who insisted that he may not see them for quite some time, and wanted to spend his last day with them. The request had brought Lizzie to tears, and Loki to confusion, and reluctantly they obliged to his request while Emma and Steve had a day to themselves.
"Loki?" Andrew asked quite loudly when Lizzie went to get her coat on, as he had asked if they could go to the park.
"Yes?" Loki replied, buttoning up the jade-green shirt which he had been told he had to wear.
"Are you going to marry Lizzie?" The question caught Loki momentarily off guard, as he had forgotten that everyone in the tower seemed to be asking the same thing.
"No, I thought you already said you wanted to marry her." Loki replied, sighing at how ordinary he looked in the button-up and black slacks as he reached for the jacket that had been supplied.
Andrew tilted his head. "Well, I was, but if you wanna marry her, why should I mind? After all, she is much older than me."
Loki snickered. "And I'm much older than her." he muttered. "What makes you think that I would want to marry Elizabeth?"
"I've seen how you look at her, it's like how my dad used to look at mom – like she was the most beeeautiful thing in the universe." Andrew replied.
"Don't you think she's the most beautiful thing in the universe?" Loki asked the boy.
"Well yeah!" Andrew exclaimed. "But you do too, don't you?"
The Asgardian looked at the boy's reflection in the mirror as he brought up Lizzie's face in his mind. "I wouldn't call her beautiful, no."
"Why not?"
"Because that word is thrown around too loosely, used too much. You can't use a word like beautiful because it has been cheapened. A woman of good-looks is called 'beautiful', no matter what she is like inside, but that word would not be the one I would use for Elizabeth." Loki explained.
Andrew tilted his head in confusion. "Then what would you call her?"
However, he didn't get to answer as the woman in question walked in, her brown eyes bright with mirth as she looked at the boy. "Are you ready?"
Andrew jumped off of Loki's bed, running over to her and grabbing her hand. "We were just talking about you." he declared.
"Were you?" Lizzie asked, looking at Loki then back at him. "And what were you saying about me?"
"Oh, just that you're beautiful – but Loki doesn't think you are." Andrew said, not noticing the look of hurt which passed in her eyes. Loki did however as she looked up at him.
"I said 'beautiful' would not be a word I used to describe you." he told her. "The boy took what I said out of context."
"That's right, he said that 'beautiful' is... cheap." Andrew said.
"Oh, and what word would you use?" Lizzie asked Loki, her eyebrow risen in inquiry. Loki felt as if his silvertongue was made of lead. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" Loki grumbled, throwing on his jacket and walking out the door, leaving the pair of them to follow him. He would be damned if she made him say anything he didn't want to... or rather, admit something he didn't want to.
Nell sat in her apartment, worrying on her lip as she awaited a call from Logan. She had left him a message, asking him to return her call as soon as possible, as it had to do with some information she had about a Chitauri she had come across. Apparently Thanos had a date which he was going to invade by, a new piece of information which Nell wished she had had before. It would make it easier to know when the killing blow would fall, instead of being unable to know. A knock resounded on her front door, and she looked toward it in suspicion. She had no friends here on Midgard, and other than Logan, no one knew where she lived. Grabbing one of her daggers, prepared for anything, she approached the door, opening it. "Yes?" she asked the woman on the other side her eyes widening slightly at the woman's appearance.
"Nell Shiffer?" the woman asked, her overall appearance reminding her of Elizabeth Donovan, her voice having a different quality to it. She sounded English.
"Yes?" Nell replied.
"May I come in?"
"Do I know you?" Nell asked in reply, fully prepared if this was a Chitauri in disguise.
The woman smirked, reaching over to the wall beside her and throwing a Chitauri body into the apartment, forcing Nell back to avoid catching the creature. "No." she said. "But you ought to keep a better watch on the people who live in this building, they aren't all as they seem. However, you don't need to worry about the guy downstairs, he's no longer any problem."
"Who are you?" Nell asked. "How do you know who I am, and how did you kill that creature?"
The woman smiled, walking into the apartment and shutting the door. "My name is Veronica Lehnsherr-Donovan. He knew," she said, pointing to the creature. "And killing him was fairly easy. He didn't plan on a mutant being in the building. Ironic when you think about it."
Nell's green eyes widened again, her dagger disappearing from her hand. "You're supposed to be dead."
"I know. My father has been keeping me a secret for years, I had to keep my daughters safe." Veronica said.
"You're Lizzie's mother." Nell stated.
"And you're Loki's mother." Veronica replied. "Strange how your son and my daughter have fallen in love with each other, while we live in the exact same building."
"I'm trying to protect them-"
Veronica smiled. "I know. I've been watching you for a few weeks, ever since you warned Logan about Lizzie being attacked by the Chitauri, and quite frankly, I think we need each other for what we know is going to happen."
"What are you talking about?"
"We have the gift of foresight, both of us. Mine I was born with, yours you acquired by study. We are allies, Farbauti, and our children are in danger." Veronica declared. "You know this. You have foreseen it."
Farbauti nodded soberly, banishing the body away and motioning to the couch. "Have a seat, Mrs. Donovan."
Veronica sat down, preparing to have a long discussion with the Queen of Jotunheim about their children's futures.
For all of you who guessed that Veronica was alive, there you go - confirmed. Well? What do you think? Leave your review below, I'm looking forward to your input. :) Ciao.