Not really in danger

I sat on the couch in avengers tower, facing the setting sun on New York. My arms hugged my legs closer to my body as I rested my chin on my knees. Jayfeather and Bowtie walked up next to me, Jayfeather jumped up on the couch and bumped his head against my cheek. Bowtie whimpered and placed his head on the edge of the cushion.

"Jayfeather, Bowtie, could you please leave me alone for a little while." I said looking down on them. Jayfeather meowed and Bowtie barked, I sighed and looked back at the city.

"They're just worried about you you know." Steve walked up behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "You haven't been showing up to meals and you haven't accepted anyone's offer on training."

I sighed again and looked at him. "It's been three days Steve. And SHIELD hasn't gotten anything, it's like they just disappeared off the face of the Earth." And it was true, after Ember had been kidnapped we had immediately to SHIELD. They had spent the last three days looking for her with no luck. JARVIS was even sweeping the city for signs of her. Ember was nowhere to be found. Less than a week in this world and I have managed to lose my best friend to a pair of super villains.

"We'll find her Chilly, I promise. And look on the bright side,"

"What bright side? How could there possibly be a bright side."

"Amora said they needed information, well, they wouldn't get any information out of a dead body now would they?"

I shook my head. "Guess not." Steve smiled softly, he walked around to the front of the couch and held out his hand, I took it and he pulled me to my feet.

"Let's go see the others, Everyone's in the training room, Loki is killing Tony." I followed him to the elevator and tried not to think about what Ember was going through right now. I just vowed that we would find her and rescue her from whatever horrors were happening.

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Ember was currently sitting up on a bed and watching the movie The Hunger Games. She took a sip from her Starbucks coffee, Chilly might not like it but Ember thought it was just fine. Not that she would be taking a picture of it and putting it on instagram or anything, that was just weird in her opinion. Amora had given her the coffee that morning and she had yet to finish it. Amora had even let her keep her scythe as long as she didn't burn anything. She set down the coffee and her mind wondered to what had transpired three days ago.

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Ember was stunned at the sudden bright light came out of nowhere. Ember fell and couldn't move as the light sent spikes of unbearable pain through her skull. It took her a moment for her vision to come slowly back, but when it did she watched as her friend was being held by Amora.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Chilly had screamed and convulsed in pain and Ember panicked, she shouldn't just be lying there when her friend was being hurt. Ember grabbed her scythe and used it to get up. Amora stopped whatever she had been doing and Chilly didn't move. Ember felt sick.

"Let her go!" Ember cried as strongly as she could, which wasn't very strong considering she was still recovering her eyesight and had a pounding headache. She was pointing her scythe at Amora but wasn't feeling very confident.

"Ember... Go." Chilly had told her, Ember shook her head, she felt something guide her movements and the end of the scythe shot out and caught hold of the villain. She hadn't known it would do that, she only did it because the motion felt right and was rather relieved that something had happened. After a brief moment of surprise from all parties, Ember pulled with all her strength and got Amora to let go of Chilly. She felt a flash of victory but that faded fast when Skurge hit her chain and sent her to the floor, Ember sat dazed on and the next thing she knew someone had a hand in her hair.

What the? Ember thought before a light consumed her again, only this time it didn't hurt but she felt weird.

The hand left her hair and she lay frozen on the ground, not daring to breathe. Hands bigger than the one that had been in her hair, shockingly gentle, picked her up and her eyes popped open right as Skurge placed her in a chair. They were outside and Ember was amazed to see to see a vast pool, she might have even seen avengers town in the distance. She watched as Amora sat across from her, she used magic to make a cup appear in her hands and took a sip.

"Now," Amora said, "Your name is Ember, correct?" Ember nodded warily, wondering what they had in store for her. "As you might have guessed I am Amora and this is Skurge. And before you think of escape just know that you can not. We are still on Midgard and, in fact, still in the same city. The one you humans call, 'New York'. We are at my penthouse in this city, and as you can see, you're not in immediate danger." Ember had noticed but this only made her more confused.

"Why did you kidnap me? I just got here, and if you're looking to get information out of me I don't know anything." Ember said and Amora smiled, but not in a threatening way, quite the opposite.

"Oh I figured that out when Chilly trapped you in a magic shield."

"Then why did you take me?"

"Because I want the avengers to be in my dept. And returning you unharmed is the perfect way to do that."

"So you're not going to kill me."

"No, the only thing that you will have to do is stay here for a few days. You will be staying here alone and may do anything you wish while you are here, as long as it doesn't involve too much damage. Though you must know that me and Skurge will come back periodically to make sure nothing has happened. You will not be able to contact anyone while you are here or leave the premises. This place is protected by spells also so no one can detect you. "

"That's it? No torture or anything? Just basically free rein."

"We may be Asgardian but we're not as barbaric, we will take our leave for now. Farewell Ember."

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Those were the last words Amora said before she and Skurge were gone leave Ember to wander the awesome penthouse. Ember shook off the flashback and tried to refocus on the movie but found it difficult when she thought about how worried Chilly must be for her. She flicked off the movie and slid the glass door open to go outside, though she didn't have a swimsuit she liked to dangle her feet in the pool. As she sat there she saw Thor fly by, he had been doing that a lot over the last three days. She had called to him several times, jumped up and down waving her arms, but as Amora had said he didn't notice her. Not even Iron man with all his technology saw her. But why not give it one last shot?

"HEY THOOOOOOOOOOOOR!" Her call echoed and she was sure all of New York could hear, but Thor didn't even pause and he continued to fly away. She had tried the door her first day but it was locked. Ember sighed and looked at her swinging legs in the water. As she sat there awhile more, the shadow of a figure fell over her.

"Hi Amora back again, as you can see I didn't burn anything down since this morning so-" Ember had turned to face Amora only to find out that it wasn't Amora. But some kid instead, he looked just as confused as Ember did. Before Ember screamed her lungs out, the kid swayed and fell apparently unconscious. She gasped and swung her legs out of the pool, she crawled to the body and poked it. She actually did let out a scream this time as she saw the fast spreading puddle of blood.

"WhatdoIdo!?" Ember was really panicked, but an instinct of some sort kicked in and Ember grabbed the guy's arms to pull him inside but let them go in shock when he groaned in pain, both arms were covered in blood, way to much blood.

"ACK!" Ember cried but, thinking quickly, grabbed his ankles and dragged his body into Amora's place. Across the hardwood floors and expensive looking carpet. She then managed to heave his flimsy corpse onto the expensive couch.

I seriously hope Amora doesn't qualify this as 'too much damage.' Ember thought frantically as she raced to the kitchen and got a wet rag to clean off the blood. She got some blood on the kitchen floor when she slipped in her haste, the place was starting to look like a murder scene. She went over to the boy and started to wipe off the blood from his arms considering that was where it was heaviest. As she washed the blood away she saw at least a dozen cuts oozing blood.

"Whoa, what happened to you?" Ember muttered as she finished getting most of it and ran off to find some bandages. She found some in the bathroom and soon began wrapping them around his arms. When she was done she sat the guy up so she could get a better look at him. He was seriously dirty and looked pretty gaunt... He almost looked a bit like Loki. Ember started when he stirred and opened his eyes.

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Vali felt like horrible when he opened his eyes. He had cut himself too much again, he knew it was too much yet he had done it anyway. After he had fled avengers tower he had stayed under bridges in the city, tearing himself apart on what to do next.

Find Amora! He had thought. She's one of Loki's oldest friends! Maybe she will help you.

Amora has better things to do then help a worthless rat like you. You shouldn't bother her, she'll get mad and take you back to Father.

She'll help!

Stay away.

"BE SILENT!" Vali screamed and cut himself again and again. He stopped when he was shaking too violently that he dropped his dagger, only he picked it up with the hand of the arm he just cut and hacked at his other arm. He soon dropped it again and didn't pick it back up. Though one thought floated through his tortured mind.

Find Amora.

Alright, I will find Amora... But what if she wants to hurt me too?

Find her. With a shaky breath Vali located where Amora's magic residue was strongest. And magicked himself there.

When he landed he was standing in front of large body of water, a woman was stilling with her feet in it. But this lady wasn't Amora.

"Hi Amora back again, as you can see I didn't burn anything down since this morning so-" She had turned around and stared at each other, before he was able to run the ground rushed up to meet him and he was unconscious.

When he opened his eyes again he squinted against a light, a figure stood over him. Panic but then hope flared through his heart.

"A-Amora?" He asked hopefully.

"Uh no, sorry, I'm Ember. Hey, are you okay?" His hope shattered and he scrambled away from the woman. He fell off from the couch he was on and he gritted his teeth.

"Dude take it easy. I definitely do not need any more blood around here. Amora would totally kill me." Vali's head snapped in her direction at that.

"Amora? You know her?"

"Um you could say that. Are you sure you're okay? Maybe you should get to a hospital or something. Here, let me help you up." As her hands pulled him up Vali's mind was in turmoil.

She says she knows Amora! She might know where she is!

Or she could be tricking you. She might not even be there at all, just another figment of your imagination. Get away. Vali struggled out of Ember's embrace and stood wobbly on his feet. Ember watched him worried, Why was she concerned for him? Why did she help him? Was she even real?

"I-I," Vali tried to speak but no words came.

Get away.. Get away... Get away!

Vali clutched what magic he had and left lady Ember standing there with an extremely confused look on her face.

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Ember almost fell back in shock as the guy left her there.

"Well that was rude..." Ember wasn't sure how long she stood there but she moved again when Amora and Skurge popped into the room.

"Lady Ember I shall return you to the avengers- WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY RUG?" Amora shrieked.

"Um..."

Yeah Amora doesn't like it when people ruin her rug. So no one knock this glass of wine onto it okay? What? No I'm not using reverse psychology on you! Don't be silly...

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