Hi everyone! I know I should be updating my other fics but alas the muse as struck me once again. And college has been a little bitch. Soon, hopefully by April 1st(not a guarantee) I'll be updating every story.
AU where Darcy is one of the fifty kids of Alfred F. Jones aka America.
Pre Thor
"What time will you be arriving?" Meredith asked over the phone. Holding the phone between her ear and shoulder, Darcy continued to shove all of her clothes into an already full suitcase. As she finished her packing, Darcy absentmindedly answered her sister. "Sometime around 10 tomorrow."
Darcy smiled triumphantly as she zipped up her suitcase. Now all she had to do was close it. She grunted as she struggled to heave the damned thing on her bed. It was a lot heavier than Darcy expected it to be. Satisfied with her work, Darcy grabbed her phone and threw herself onto her lazy boy chair and scooped up her bag of chips from her old, mahogany desk.
Darcy munched happily as she thought about her trip. She was sooooo excited! Why? She was finally leaving her state, South Dakota for the first time ever! Sure she was only going to another state for an internship for school but whatever! In all of her 125 years, Darcy has never been outside of her state territory. Her father had forbidden her and her siblings from leaving their respective states. Which totally sucked and was so hypocritical coming from the man who always bragged about freedom.
"Have you told dad yet?" Apparently Meredith could read minds, Darcy thought as she groaned out loud. No, she totally hadn't. God knows the second her dad finds out all hell will break loose. Trust Meredith to ruin her good mood. Meredith made a noise of disproval that caused Darcy's nose to wrinkle in dissatisfaction.
"You know he'll be upset that he didn't hear it from you." Meredith cautioned as though the younger state had more experience than Darcy did in dealing with their father. As if she had bourn the brunt of his anger.
"Yeah, I know," Darcy adjusted her glasses, "But it's not like I'm leaving the country, I'm just going to study. Dr. Foster is supposed to be some super genius. The fact that she even accepted my application was a miracle. I need these credits or else I won't graduate."
Who knew that you needed some hard sciences to graduate? Certainly not Darcy. Managing state affairs got tedious after awhile. Besides it was good to expand your educational horizons, especially when you are an immortal. Darcy mentally made a list of everything she needed, that way she didn't forget anything. She scanned her room and nodded. Yup, she had everything.
"Besides," Darcy added when Meredith stayed silent, "he always, always, overreacts. Remember the Palmer Raids?"
Though Meredith stayed silent, Darcy could practically feel her wince. The waves of embarrassment could be felt through the phone. Rolling her eyes Darcy exited her room; glancing at the old clock in her hallway she groaned out loud in frustration. It was already six! She needed to hurry up or else she will be late. Running back she grabbed the hand of her suitcase and hauled off of her bed and out of her room.
Darcy hurriedly said, "Look, Mer, I gotta go. I'll see ya tomorrow. And don't tell dad!" And with that said, Darcy hung up and ran out the house and into the taxicab that she had called earlier. As the taxi pulled away, Darcy felt excitement and nervousness. She waved to her house and pulled out her cell phone. Darcy scrolled through her apps and stopped when she found the one she was looking for. Darcy settled comfortably in the back seat and waiting out the drive. This internship will be fun, Darcy thought as she closed her eyes.
—
During Thor (3 days later)
"You've gotta get us closer so I can take a magnetic reading." This internship is soooo not fun, Darcy internally wailed as Jane ordered her to head towards, TOWARDS, the storm. The lightening and thunder hovered threateningly above them, ready to strike at a moments notice. The winds were shaking the RV roughly and every time the vehicle jolted, Darcy winced.
"Are you serious? There is no way in hell I'm driving that way." Darcy shouted as she continued to drive.
"You will if you want those college credits." Jane retorted, as she looked on with a crazy gleam in her brown eyes.
"To hell with those credits, I'll work at Burger King." Seeing a HUGE ASS BOLT of LIGHTENING strike the front of the RV, Darcy immediately tried turning the car around.
Too bad for her, Jane was having none of that. The smaller brunette took control of the wheel and continued to the storm, much to Darcy's displeasure. Of course had she really wanted, Darcy could have used her inherited super strength and forced her way, but she really wasn't suppose to do that. Nor did she want to.
Why, oh why didn't she listen to Meredith? She should have just stayed home, Darcy mentally chastised herself. She wouldn't have been electrocuted if she had stayed in her old two-story house!
Fortunately Darcy's inner musings were rudely cut off as something slammed into the RV. She stepped on the brake hard, making the RV jerk roughly, and throwing out of his seat. Before Darcy could even think of grabbing Jane, Jane was already scrambling out the door. So was Selvig, leaving Darcy sitting in the driver's seat in the dark.
Darcy sighed and mentally began figuring out the best way to tell Meredith that someone got ran over in her state. She winced at the thought of her father finding out about this, because somehow he always did.
"Darcy, come here!" Jane shouted, quickly Darcy left the RV and jogged to where the petite scientist, Selvig and a dead body were. She scrutinized the body very closely. The Dakota Sioux tribe taught her how to notice if a human was dead or not. It seemed that the man was still breathing, shallowly, but still.
"Please don't be dead." Jane pleaded as she looked for a pulse.
"Does he need CPR? Cuz, I totally know CPR." The prone man was blonde and muscular who vaguely reminded Darcy of her father's associates, the Nordics, but like a combination of all five and with the best qualities of each. Darcy eyed the man's bulging muscles and licked her lips, yeah waaayyy hotter.
Suddenly the man's eyes open and his gaze locked with Jane's. His eyes were cloudy and dilated, probably from the fall. Jane could feel the man studying her and searching for something but she couldn't figure out what.
Darcy narrowed her eyes. Something about this man set off alarms in her head. The clothes the man wore looked worn and battered. All it appeared that the man had few superficial scratches here and there but nothing too life threatening.
"Wow, he's pretty dreamy for a homeless guy." Their silent inspection of each other was broken by Darcy's wry comment. Startled the man jumped up, scaring the brunette scientist into fall backwards on her butt. She winced, rocks digging in her behind, and slowly got up. Jane stumbled before righting herself.
"FATHER?! HEIMDALL? I KNOW THAT YOU CAN HERE ME! OPEN THE GATE!" The giant man screamed at the sky.
He stilled as if waiting for the sky to talk to him back. All things considered that wouldn't be the strangest thing to happen but Darcy was sure that the man was a homeless and not an alien. When minutes pass with no reply from the sky, the blonde haired man turned to the trio.
"You," the man pointed at , "what world is this?" His voice was demanding and his large stature intimidated the trio.
"It's alright my friend. We shall get you some help." Dr. Selvig placed his hand on the other's shoulder. His sympathy and pity served to only enrage the stranger even more. The man belligerently shoved Dr. Selvig away from him. Agitated the man continued asking questions.
"WHERE AM I? ANSWER ME!" The man's movements were sluggish as if trying to swim through water. Though the slow actions didn't stop the man from being terrifying.
"New Mexico." Jane answered not flinching when the man's attention swivels to her.
"WHAT REALM? ALFHEIM? NORNHEIM?" Then the man noticed something. His most precious belonging was not with him. He began to shout to everywhere. Twisting and turning as if searching for something with desperation lining his body.
"HAMMER?! HAMMER?!"
Feeling concerned and worried for their safety, Darcy pulled out her beloved Taser. She checked the safety and loaded it, despite Jane's attempt to pacify the man. The snarky intern softly stepped closer and closer until she was directly in the man's line of view.
"Yeah, we can tell you're hammered. It's absolutely fucking obvious." The red light flickered briefly before she aimed it at the big man's chest. Big man apparently didn't like that. Face contorted with rage the man roared out.
"You dare use a meager weapon against the son of Odin?!" After he said that, the man advanced menacingly forward. Without hesitation Darcy swiftly pulled the trigger, causing the man to tremble and seize violently before collapsing. Both Jane and Selvig stared at her in shock. As if they couldn't believe that Darcy had the balls to do that.
"What? He was freaking me out." She said defensively. Really, it was for their protection. Humans were a lot more fragile than she was. Besides her father always talked about being a hero, so naturally she had to taser the man. Avoiding their shocked gazes, Darcy looked everywhere except at them. Hmmm markings in the sand look interesting….
"Look at those marks." Darcy said nervously in hopes of diverting their attention away from her. It worked. Jane gasped as she fell to her knees to study the marking further. She ignored the slight stinging in her knees.
"What are these?" Jane took out her camera and began to snap pictures of the markings. Darcy did the same, although she did it more discreetly, though, she did it for different reasons other than scientific fascination. Her father would probably want to know about this, especially after the whole Roswell incident.
The women were so distracted that they forgot about Selvig and their special friend, at least until Selvig loudly cleared his throat.
"What about him?" Selvig pointed to the unconscious man who still was on the ground. Seeing Jane still not paying attention, Darcy turned to him.
"What about him?" She walked to Selvig and nudged the man with her foot. The man didn't even twitch! Not even when Darcy nudged him harder using her monstrous strength. This amused Darcy as she crouched down to the fallen man and proceeded to poke the man. No doubt bruises will be littering his skin in the shape of circle by the time the man wakes up.
Ignoring her, Selvig touched Jane's shoulder. "That man needs a hospital." Darcy scowled. What the hell! Don't ignore her! Muttering under her breath Darcy lifted up the man, thank god for super strength, and headed to the RV, oblivious to the conversation behind her. Not that it would interest her.
"You can take him." Jane muttered absentmindedly as she touched the markings. Selvig sighed. Jane looked at the marking and then at the sky. Questions quickly formed in her mind.
"Do you think that guy made these markings?" She asked Selvig. Before he could open his mouth, Darcy rudely interrupted.
"Are we going to take him or what?" She asked with hands on her hip. Shoving the stranger in the RV was really easy, which made Darcy feel a bit guilty, apparently that taser of hers really works.
"Yes-"
"No-"
The two scientists said in unison. Jane glared at Selvig, who in turn raised a single brow. Jane threw her hands up.
"Fine! We'll take him to the hospital." Jane stormed past Darcy and slammed the passenger door closed but not before taking one final picture of the markings. Selvig looked at Darcy, shrugged and followed Jane.
Glancing at the markings, Darcy furrowed her brows. Oddly enough, this whole situation reminded her of Roswell. Smirking to herself, perhaps the stranger was a hotter version of Toni. Better let Meredith know about this, Darcy thought. Can't have rumors leaking out again. And with this thought in her mind, she drove to the hospital.
—
"What is his name?" The receptionist dully asked as she continued to type information into the computer. Jane looked at Darcy and Selvig before offering an answer.
"He said his name was Thor?" She answered uncertainly. Darcy's eyebrows shot up in surprise. When the hell did Jane learn the guy's name?
"How do you spell Thor?" The woman asked as she painstakingly pushed one key after the other.
"T-H-O-R" Jane replied.
The receptionist gave Jane a weird look but did not ask for an explanation when she saw Darcy subtly shake her head. The trio watched silently as Thor was wheeled out of the room and into places unknown. As the reception finished typing Jane turned to Selvig, ignoring the unusual exchange between Darcy and the receptionist.
"Let's go, Jane." Selvig wrapped his arm around Jane's shoulder in a fatherly manner and directed her outside and into the RV. They drove away, forgetting that Darcy was still in the hospital. Darcy rolled her eyes. This is what Uncle Mattie must feel like during the World Meetings, she thought amusedly.
"You shouldn't be smiling right now, South Dakota." The receptionist hissed warningly. She stood up and furiously walked to Darcy. Putting her finger directly in Darcy's face, the woman opened her mouth and let out a string of insults that had Darcy grimacing.
"Calm down, New Mexico." Before the woman could open her mouth and because no one was watching, Darcy hugged her sister state tightly. Her sister's wavy, dark hair, so similar to her own, bounced with every little movement Meredith made. They clung to each other for a few minutes before Meredith pulled away. Face serious; Meredith pushed Darcy to one of the many uncomfortable chairs lining the waiting rooms.
"Tell me what happened." Gone was Meredith, Darcy's sweet younger sister, and here was New Mexico. Reluctantly Darcy told her everything. Of Dr. Foster. Of running down Thor. Of the markings.
"Show me." New Mexico commanded. Darcy handed over her phone, watching as her sister examined the pictures intently. Meredith hummed worriedly as she scrolled through picture by picture. Never had she seen markings such as these ones. Not even when Toni crash-landed in Roswell.
"Well?" Darcy was impatient to find out what they were dealing with. She needed to know if Meredith could solve this without their dad finding out.
Frowning, Meredith shook her head. "I've never seen anything like this before." Seeing Darcy's face fall, Meredith handed her phone back.
"What are we going to do?"
"We need to call dad." The old man would know what to do in this situation. So it only makes sense to contact him ASAP. No doubt he was gonna be pissed that Darcy snuck out of her state, but he'll be super excited at the prospect of meeting another alien.
"Ok, but I have to get back to the lab before Jane notices my absence. We can do a three way call."
"You promise you'll answer the phone and not shift the blame on me if he gets mad?" Meredith's eyes narrowed and searched Darcy's own. Nodding quickly Darcy stood up.
"I'll call you when I get there. I swear. Scout's honor." Darcy cheekily promised. Running, Darcy hoped that the RV was still outside.
"You better or else." Meredith muttered.