Authors note: I know nothing of alien space crafts so I will be using terms I've heard in different space shows. I've probably gotten something wrong but we can pretend it's okay. :-)

"So how does a robot alien speak English?" Tony asked hours later. Nebula looked at him through clenched teeth. He had been asking questions for hours.

"I don't know what 'English' means."

"Its the language we are speaking. How can you not know?" Tony asked confused.

"I have an autotranslator. I can speak to almost anyone with it. I'm considering having it removed though," she said with a glare.

"Is it like a hearing aid? A surgical implant? Tell me more," Tony said intrigued.

"Mine is an implant but there are ones you wear. There should be a pair in that bin," she pointed. Tony immediately grabbed a pair. He inspected them before popping them in his ears. Looking deeper in the bin he notice glasses. He put them on and he glanced at the alien controls on the ship. Perfect English.

"You could make a fortune on these on earth. This is incredible," Tony rambled. "Why is the communication light blinking?"

"Its been going off for hours. I turned the volume off," Nebula said.

"Wha?!? Why, why would you do that? We could have know what was going on for hours," Tony grabbed for the button. Nebula grabbed his hand.

"Half of the galaxy turned to dust. Everyone is in distress. We have no resources to help anyone and your son just died so I thought you didn't need a constant reminder. Turning that on, you'll hear a lot of pain," she warned.

Tony felt a stabbing pain at the reminder but he needed to know if his friends are alive. Looking back, It was stupid that he wouldn't talk to Cap. It seems so small after everything. He pushed the button.

"... Asgardian refugees need help... We are refugees that need help..." shrilled the radio.

"Asgardians. That's Thor's people. Answer them," Tony said leaning over her seat. She jabbed him in the throat.

"Why?" Nebula asked suspiciously.

"Because that's my friend's people. We can find out what they know. They can come to earth."

"We don't have any extra resources. Information only," Nebula warned. "You're lucky I don't leave you with them. But Thano's enemies are my friends."

"Just do it," he said hoarsely. Nebula clicked a few buttons to respond.

"Asgardians, what kind of help is needed?"

"... Our hyper speed is broken. Do you have spare parts?..."

"I am a mechanical engineer. I can look at it," Tony interjected.

Nebula muted their side. "It could be a trap. You don't know that they are Asgardians anyways."

Tony turned it back on. "What is your opinion of Loki?"

"...Loki? Honestly?... He's a bit of a dick... Can you help us?... I'm being told to tell you that he is the crown Prince of Asgard..."

"They know Loki. Can I fly over?" Tony asked.

"...Fly over?... I am to say yes because we need help. I will tell you that I am heavily armed and will kill you if you intend to rob us..."

"Fine. Space is so welcoming," Tony muttered putting his helmet on. The ship was much larger that Nebula's but also damaged. It clearly had been attacked. A door opened and Tony flew in. Air rushed in the locked space to open to a command room. A group of people who appeared human stared at him. Tony popped his helmet off.

"I'm Iron man. Where is your issue?"

"It is here," said a tough looking woman. "Valkyrie." He identified her as the one on the radio. Sparks flew from a control panel that was clearly damaged.

"Can you turn the power to it off?" Tony said keeping his distance. He had felt Natasha's spider bite and couldn't help think this would be much worse. The woman motioned to another panel.

"I'm not sure which it is," she admitted. Tony read the tags; thank you alien glasses. He identified the correct one and turned it off. The overhead lights were attached as well but not the ship's commands. He turned a light on in his suit and looked at the broken panel. What looked like a breaker box was smashed and wires detached.

"Do you have spare parts?"

"Here," she said opening a bin on the wall. Tony looked through it before finding a part that looked similar to the broken part. Tony tied the wires together to the box and closed the panel.

"What is it saying now?" Tony asked. A small woman murmured that it was functional.

"Thank you. How can we repay you?" Asked Valkyrie. Tony ignored his quip that was dying to come out.

"Can you tow using hyper speed?" Tony asked.

"Yes. As long as your ship has a functional shield. Where are you going?" Valkyrie asked with her arms crossed. Giving him units would have been easier.

"Earth."

"That's where Thor wanted to go," said an older man. Valkyrie nodded.

"Can we seek refuge there?"

"Yes. I believe so. I don't know who is charge but they aren't in a position to say no. I'll personally buy your passports if I have to," Tony said.

"You'll buy our passage?"

"Yes? Yes. Come to earth. Will you pull us to earth?"

"... Tony, trouble is coming. You need to hurry or I will leave you..."

"God, She's psycho. Tell her we are getting a tow." Tony said putting his helmet back on and leaving the air lock. As he flew into the ship Nebula attached the tow.

"You're going to want to put on a seat belt," she warned. "This is definitely going to be bumpy.