Disclaimer: I do not own the lyrics that I use in this chapter! All rights belong to Nicole Scherzinger and her record label. Song lyrics are in bold.
There were a few people relaxing in the rec room, where Eir had previously teleported from about a half an hour ago. A tall and muscular man with blond hair and wearing a earthy green lumberjack style plaid shirt and blue jeans was sitting down silently at the large table. Tony was discussing quantum physics and theories with Bruce, and a red-haired woman wearing a black jacket over a red tank-top and black jeans leaned against the back wall. A flash of green light appeared near the computer, catching everyone's attention. The red-haired woman placed her hand on a gun she had on her belt, preparing for an attack.
The green light faded to reveal Eir standing there quietly. She looked at everyone in the room, wondering why they were all so entranced by her entrance.
"Is there a problem?" she asked.
Everyone in the room was silent.
"Oh yes, I forgot that you humans are not used to my teleportation abilities. I apologize for surprising you." Eir said apologetically.
"No, it's uh-it's fine. Wait. Who are you?" the blond-haired man asked calmly, who was standing now.
"Eir. I came here with Thor, more or less. And you would be?" she asked politely.
"Steve Rogers. Nice to meet you, Eir." he said stoutly as he walked over to her and extended his hand towards her.
Eir looked at his hand, then quickly shook it.
"Same to you." she said relaxing her grip.
Eir walked over to the red-haired woman.
"And you are?" Eir asked politely.
"Natasha Romanoff." the woman replied coldly, then turned away and walked out of the room.
Eir stood there, surprised by her coldness and sudden departure.
"Yeah, that's Natty for ya' you'll get used to her, but what really interests me is how you do the whole teleporting thing. How does that work exactly?" Tony asked, walking over to her.
"Magic. I just say a few words, then focus on where I wish to go." she replied.
"Interesting, but there's no device you use? No technology?" he asked.
"No, now if you'd excuse me-" Eir began to say, but was interrupted by Tony.
"Another question that's popped into my mind is, where did you teleport yourself to anyway? And why?" Tony inquired smugly.
"I do not believe that is any of your business." Eir retorted defensively.
"Well then, there are some minor trust issues if you won't. Why don't you tell us where you went and what you did? You're an Asgardian like Thor and Loki. How do we know that you're not on the bad guy's side?" he asked accusingly.
"You doubt my allegiance?" Eir asked, offended by his accusations.
"No, I doubt your trustworthiness. Why did you come to Earth anyway? To sightsee?" Tony asked sardonically.
"To find Loki. There, is that what you were seeking for?" she explicated.
"Part of it. But why would you need to find Loki, when Asgard had already sent Thor?" he asked.
"Stark, I don't think this is any of your business." Steve said, defending Eir.
"Why isn't it? If she's going to be hanging around here while Loki is running around trying to take over Earth, why shouldn't we know what she's been up to?" Tony asked imprudently.
"Loki and I are-were together! Are you happy now?" Eir shouted.
Everyone in the room stared at her in silent shock.
"Yes, he and I were 'dating' as you humans call it, and I came here to find him after I was told he was alive and not dead. Earlier this day I was by myself in a forest and he approached me." Eir explained.
Everyone's attention was held firmly on Eir.
"I discovered that he was no longer the man I knew, and I ended our relationship. It's done. Over. Does this satisfy your questions?" Eir asked fiercely.
"Well yes, but I have a new question to ask you." Tony said as he began to move towards Eir.
"Tony. I don't think that's a good idea." Bruce said, as he could recognize the anger building in Eir's amber eyes.
"Sure it is." Tony said, ignoring Bruce's suggestion.
"I've been shown the footage of how Loki uses his spear to control other people's minds. So how do we know that in your little encounter with your-now ex-boyfriend-he didn't use his spear to control your mind? How can you prove that you're not under his control" Tony asked mockingly as he now stood face to face with Eir.
Eir looked balefully at Tony, her eyes filled with anger. She clenched her right fist and with one swift movement, punched Tony in the face. The force of an Asgardian right hook sent him reeling yards back, knocking him down and sprawled at the base of the stairs that separated the main room from the door. Everyone was frozen with shock.
"Well it's about time somebody punched him." Steve said haughtily, with a small smile on his face.
Eir walked passed a dazed Tony and proceeded up the stairs towards the door. She stopped and looked at Tony as he lay on the stairs.
"That's how you thick lout!" Eir spat, then proceeded to walk out the door.
"Yep, she's proved it-" Tony stammered before becoming unconscious.
Eir stormed down the hall to return to her room. As she walked she passed agent Hill, who was talking to another co-worker. Hill noticed Eir and broke off the conversation to follow her.
"Eir!" she shouted, as she ran to catch up with Eir, "So how was it?" she asked when she caught up with Eir.
"Fine. Thank you very much for supplying me with the information I needed." Eir responded.
"Not a problem, you can ask me for a favor anytime." Maria replied sweetly.
"I would like to request that Eir come see me in the control room immediately. That is all." Nick Fury's voice said through the PA systems posted in every hall.
"Why would he want from me?" Eir asked innocently.
"I'm not sure, but you shouldn't keep him waiting." Maria replied.
Eir entered the control room to find Nick Fury standing in his usual spot, his back turned away from her. She walked towards him and stopped when she was a couple yards from him.
"So, I heard that you gave Stark a concussion and knocked him unconscious." he said casually.
"I apologize for that and will go and heal him." Eir replied remorsefully.
"There's no need for that miss Eir, our medical staff informed me that he'll be fine. I would like to commend you for your actions." Fury said.
"Excuse me?" Eir asked, confused by his praise.
"Ever since Stark stepped onto this ship, I've wanted to punch him out a window. When I heard that you had knocked him out, It pleased me very much to hear." he said.
"So, you're not disappointed by my actions?" she asked.
"Oh no, you've made my and the whole crew's day. I just looked through the security camera monitoring system and watched the whole thing on film. I'll show you." Fury said as he pressed a button on the control panel behind him.
A large holographic screen appeared and showed the event from the view of a security camera. Eir watched as she punched Tony on the recording. Nick Fury gave a hearty laugh, then pressed the button again to turn off the screen.
Eir smirked a little, both proud and embarrassed at her actions.
"The crew will be watching this for a week, at least!" he snickered, "I also need to inform you of your new identity while you're on Earth, if you find it fitting."
"A new identity? What exactly?" Eir asked.
"Agent Hill will give you all the details when you return to your quarters." Fury said, then turned back to face the monitors.
Eir looked at him baffled, then proceeded to return to her quarters. When she entered her room, she found agent Hill inside setting out clothes on the bed. When Maria noticed Eir's presence, she stopped what she was doing and faced her.
"Do you like them? I picked them out myself. I wasn't sure what you might like to wear so I guessed." Maria said, explaining her motives.
"These clothes are of your culture correct? I will need these to fit in with your people?" Eir asked.
"Yes, exactly." Maria replied.
"Fury also told me that I had a new identity, and told me that you would inform me about it." Eir asked.
"Yes." Maria said, then grabbed a clipboard from off of the bed and handed it to Eir.
"This is your alias while you're on Earth. It will serve as the name and information you'll give when others ask your name or where you're from." she continued.
On the papers on the clipboard was a picture of Eir's face, and below it listed her birth date, eye color, and other biological information. The rest was artificial information about her home address, social security number, etc. Eir read the top of the page which had, "Erika Jocelyn Simmons" written down as her name.
"Erika Jocelyn Simmons. This is my false name?" Eir asked.
"Yes. If you ever decide to go out into a town or city, if you ever meet someone and they ask you your name, this is the name you'll give them. Also you'll have a credit card, if you need to buy anything. It's a small account, so personal use only." Maria explained.
"I think I understand. Why do humans need so much information to change their names?" Eir asked.
"So no one can steal your identity or pretend to be you. It's complicated." Maria replied.
"I'll take your word for it." Eir replied, then walked over to the bed to look at the clothes she would eventually have to wear.
"These clothes are actually rather exceptional, you have excellent taste." she said, admiring the clothing.
"Thank you. Now I'll help you put these away in your closet." Maria said.
After Eir and Maria had put away the clothes, Eir sat down on her bed to relax, with Maria sitting down next to her.
"Would you like some hot chocolate?" Maria asked.
"Hot chocolate? What is that?" Eir asked in confusion.
"It's a type of drink, it's very good." Maria replied.
"Oh, then yes, I will have some. If you don't mind making it for me." Eir asked humbly.
"Not at all. It doesn't take very long and there's an electronic tea pot and hot chocolate mix on the table over there." Maria said, then stood up and walked over to make hot chocolate.
When she was finished, Maria brought two steaming mugs of hot chocolate over to Eir. One for Eir and one for herself. Maria handed one of the mugs to Eir then sat down next to her.
"Here you go. One steaming cup of hot chocolate." she said, then proceeded to blow on her own drink.
Eir observed Maria's motion and mimicked it, blowing on her own hot chocolate as well. After she believed it to be cool enough, Eir took a sip of her drink. The wonderful taste surged through her mouth and tingled her taste buds.
"Mmm. This is delicious!" Eir exclaimed, with a chocolate mustache on her mouth.
Maria looked as if she was expecting Eir to do something. Eir looked at her curiously.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Oh nothing. I was just waiting to see if you were going to smash the mug on the ground." Maria replied.
"What? Why would I do that?" Eir asked in bewilderment.
"Because I was told that Thor smashed a mug after he first tasted coffee." Maria replied.
"Oh yes, he did used to do that on Asgard. But not all of us Asgardians do that." Eir said.
"Sorry. I don't mean to pry, but what were you doing in that forest?" Maria asked.
Eir sighed, "Thinking. At least I was thinking until Loki came to me."
"You saw him?" Maria asked.
"Yes. He was surprised to see me here on Earth, and I was happy to see him. I asked him why he was causing this crisis, and an argument broke out between us. I had learned that he had abused my magic power before for his own selfish ambitions. He told me it was for the good of our world, but I knew it wasn't. I asked him to stop all of this and return home but he refused. So I ended our relationship. He isn't the Loki I fell in love with anymore. He's changed…" Eir explained glumly.
"I'm sorry Eir, but I think you made the right decision." Maria said comfortingly.
"Did I? I just wish I could get him off of my mind somehow. Is there a trick for this on Earth?" Eir asked.
"Actually, yes. It's called girl's night out." Maria replied.
"Girl's night out? What is that?" Eir asked.
"It's where a pair or group of girls get together for a night and have fun." Maria explained.
"How does this help?" Eir asked inquisitively.
"By having all that fun, you realize that you don't need a guy to make you happy and it helps you get over the break-up faster. What do you say? I'm free from duty at eight." Maria asked, a trustful smile on her face.
"Okay." Eir said, cheering up a little from Maria's smile.
"Excellent. But first you'll have to pick out an outfit, a dress preferably." Maria said.
"Very well. I will see you at eight then." Eir said gladly.
(8:05 PM)
Eir had just finished getting into her dress, when Maria came into the room with a large purse hanging from her shoulder. Maria's face lit up when she saw how Eir looked in her dress. The dress was a strapless dark emerald green cocktail dress with a silver belt around the waist, that stopped just above her knees. Eir looked stunning in the dress, her chocolate brown hair and amber eyes being accentuated beautifully by the dark green color.
"How do I look?" Eir asked.
"You look amazing! Now let's get your hair and make-up done quickly so we can get out of here." Maria said grabbing a hairbrush off of a dresser and pulling hairspray and make-up out from her purse.
After they were done putting their make-up on and doing their hair, Maria quickly changed into her own dress, which was a silver and blue sweetheart neckline cocktail dress.
"You look beautiful." Eir said, complimenting Maria on her dress.
"Thanks. Hey Eir, you can teleport yourself anywhere right? And other people, can you teleport them too?" Maria asked.
"Yes, as long as I know exactly where I'm going. Why?" Eir asked curiously.
"Well you see, I can't be seen at base wearing this." Maria replied.
"Why not?" Eir asked.
"Because I kind of have a reputation as a tough and serious second in command, and if anyone here sees me dressed like this I'll be laughed at, lose respect and-it's complicated. Could you please just teleport us to the club from here?" Maria pleaded.
"Of course, but do you know the exact location of where we're going? Or do you have an image of it with you?" Eir asked.
"No. But I have a memory of it in my mind." Maria replied.
"That will suffice. Be sure to hold my hand or else we could get separated mid-warp." Eir said.
Maria nodded then took Eir's hand in her own and gripped tightly. Eir breathed in deeply.
"Now picture where you want to go and focus on it until I say you can stop okay?" Eir asked.
"Yes." Maria replied than closed her eyes and thought of her destination.
"Here we go." Eir said, while breathing deeply.
Eir chanted a few words than in a flash of green light, she and Maria vanished from the room. They arrived in a park adjacent to the club they were going to.
"Okay we're there, you can open your eyes." Eir instructed.
Maria opened her eyes and looked around, taking in her surroundings. "There it is, over there!" she exclaimed pointing to a decent sized building across from where they were.
Eir and Maria walked over to the club in a couple minutes time. Eir scanned the building top to bottom.
"Hmm, this 'club' is rather nice." she said in a surprised tone.
"What did you think it would be like?"
"Oh, I was under the impression that clubs on Earth were small, crowded and immoral." Eir replied.
"Now where did you get that impression? Wait, never mind I think I know." Maria said, a particular 'playboy' coming into mind.
"Let's head inside." Maria said.
Eir and Maria stood in a short line to get into the club. Eir noticed that the doormen were denying any people who were dressed inappropriately. Lucky for Eir and Maria, they had followed the dress code correctly, and were allowed into the club. Eir looked around to see many people in the club, but it was not crowded and cramped. There was plenty of space for people to walk around, talk, or dance without being too close to one another.
Maria led Eir over to the dance floor, where "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga began to play. Maria began to dance to the song. She looked over at Eir, who was standing watching her with a perplexed look.
"What, do your people not dance?" she asked her.
"Not like that." Eir replied.
"Well, since you're on Earth now, this is how we dance and come on, it's fun. You can do it, just get into the rhythm and move to the beat." Maria said persuasively.
"All right, I'll try." Eir said, then tried to get into the rhythm.
She eventually found the rhythm and began dancing perfectly to the beat. She was graceful yet sharp in her movements, a perfect mix of the two. Soon she found herself enjoying herself as she danced in a way she didn't think she knew how to. Unknown to her, a pair of eyes were watching her every move from a distance.
When the song ended, Eir and Maria searched for a place to get a drink to quench their thirst from dancing. They eventually found a self-serve drink stand behind rows of chairs which were placed in front of a small stage. Maria quickly grabbed a cup of water and sat down in an open chair a few rows down, as the rest were full. Eir picked up a plastic cup and poured water into it out from a glass pitcher laid out on the table.
She turned around to search for Maria, but came face to face with a pair of unnaturally green eyes. She gasped and almost spilled her drink in surprise.
"Hello again, Eir." Loki said complacently.
He was dressed in a custom green tuxedo-suit and had his spear in the form of a staff. Eir was frustrated at Loki showing up on her night to forget about him. She tried to move around him but he grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"What do you want?" she snapped spinning around to face him.
"I wanted to tell you how lovely you look in that dress." he said smugly.
"Now's not the time Loki. I thought I made it clear to you that our relationship is over." Eir retorted.
"A relationship is between two people, and both make decisions in the relationship. So if only one person in the relation decides that it is over, the relationship is in fact still legitimate until the other decides the same thing. So to be exact, it isn't over until I say it is." Loki said haughtily.
Eir looked at Loki with resentment.
"Well, things are different on Earth, or are you still learning about the planet you are intent on ruling?" Eir retorted.
"Then I guess I'll just stay here a while longer and learn more." he replied mischievously.
Eir glared at him, then quickly pulled out of his grip and ran towards Maria.
When she found Maria, she was sitting down and watching a person on stage who was singing, dreadfully in Eir's opinion.
"There you are Eir, where were you?" Maria asked.
"I was just-getting a drink at the drink stand. I got lost in the crowd briefly on my way over to you. Why is that person singing terribly on stage?" Eir asked, as she looked back at the drink stand to see Loki staring at her.
"Oh, that's just karaoke. It's when people who think they can sing get up on stage and try to sing a song. Usually they're pretty bad at it." Maria explained.
"I can tell. But these kinds of songs you have on Earth, can they be sung to describe how you feel at the moment or about someone who really irritates you? Specifically in lyrics perhaps?" Eir asked.
"Yeah, there are lots of songs like that-wait, why? What are you up to?" Maria asked skeptically.
"Let's say it's apart of this night to forget about boyfriends." Eir said.
"I think I understand." Maria said with a mischievous smile creeping across her face, "Wait. Have you ever sang before?"
"It was a small pastime of mine back on Asgard. I've been told I'm somewhat good." Eir replied humbly.
"Well then, if you're up for it let's head over to the DJ and get you up on stage." Maria said optimistically.
Maria took Eir's hand and pulled her over to the DJ station.
"My friend here would like to sing a song. Oh, and is there any way she could listen to it before she goes on stage?" Maria asked.
"Um, which song would she like to sing? And I guess." the DJ replied as he handed Eir a sheet of paper with a list of songs on it.
"Which one should I pick?" Eir asked Maria, as they looked through the list.
"I think…this one! This one should be what you're looking for." Maria exclaimed, pointing to a song on the list.
"Can she listen to this through your headphones before she sings it? Please?" Maria said, batting her eyes.
"Sure…" the DJ said.
He then handed his headphones to Eir and started the song as Maria placed them on Eir's head. Eir listened to the song keenly, and paid close attention to every note and lyric. When she was finished listening to the song, she took the headphones off and handed them back to the DJ.
"Are you ready now?" the DJ asked impatiently, handing a microphone to her.
"Yes." she replied as she took the microphone from him and walked onto the stage.
As she looked out through the crowd, she saw Loki sitting in one of the chairs, his eyes locked on hers. She returned a menacing glare and waited for the song to start.
The song started and Eir began to sing:
(Don't hold your bre-eath eth eth eth eth eth eth eth...)You can't touch me nowThere's no feeling leftIf you think I'm coming backDon't hold your breathWhat you did to me boy I can't forgetIf you think I'm coming backDon't hold your breath
Eir briefly pointed a finger and other gestures at Loki as she sang, then continued to sing. She was going to make sure he got the message.
I was under your spell for such a long time couldn't break the chains
You played with my heart tore me apart with all your lies and games
It took all the strength I had but I crawled up on my feet again
Now you're trying to lure me back but no those days are gone my friend
I loved you so much then I thought someday that you could change
But all you brought me was a heart full of pain
You can't touch me now There's no feeling left
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can't forget
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
I was worried about you but you never cared about me none
You took my money and I knew that you, you could kill someone
I gave you everything but nothing was ever enough
You were always jealous over such crazy stuff
You can't touch me now There's no feeling left
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can't forget
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Move on don't look back
I jumped off a train running off the tracks
Love is gone, face the facts
A bad movie ends and the screen fades to black
What you did to me boy I can't forget
If you think I'm coming back
You can't touch me now There's no feeling left
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can't forget
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
You can't touch me now There's no feeling left
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath
What you did to me boy I can't forget
If you think I'm coming back
Don't hold your breath.
The moment the song ended, everyone in the room stood up applauding and a few whistles were heard from the back. Eir's breathing was quick, as she tried to catch her breath. Eir looked at Loki, who was still sitting down. Their eyes met, Loki's eyes filled with surprise and a flicker of rage. A person walked passed him, obscuring Eir's view, then when the person moved out of the way, he was gone.
Eir smiled briefly then exited the stage to rejoin Maria.
I'm ending this chapter here. Hope you enjoyed it and I will have the next chapter posted as soon as I can write it!