This wasn't as short as I said it was going to be. It made only nine pages on Word. I made it a bit longer. Anyway, I always have such a blast writing this story so, I might update again soon! The next few chapters might be on the shorter side since I decided to do some cute chapters between Spencer and the team! Just another chapter with some cuteness before we finally reveal to Spencer that fer father is alive. Which I'm eager as hell to write!

I really hope you enjoy and I apologize for any errors!

"Geez, look at her go." Tony remarked with awe.

Spencer gave him a sharp glance as she unattractively shoved food in her mouth. She would give massive props to the Shawarma owner for staying open after an alien invasion—Tony would leave a big tip. Outside, Loki was chained to a fire hydrant sulking like a sullen child. The God of Mischief was too drained to even attempt escape. Spencer spared the Asgardian a glance and saw him staring at the mess he created. She didn't know how many had died because of Loki. The damage he caused would take a very long time to clear.

Manhattan had a long road towards recovery.

Around the table, her team and friends ate with dead tired expressions. Steve was dozing off with his elbow propped up and the side of his face pressed into the palm of his hand. Thor was gobbling away like some deprived, starved animal. Tony was gawking at the way she ate. Bruce was simply content that someone managed to find him some clothes and was happily munching away. Nat and Clint sat on both her sides munching quietly. Clint going as far as propping his leg across Spencer's lap; both assassins had their chairs angled towards her.

In the background, Spencer heard the owners trying to make sense of their store's and city's destruction whilst watching the news. Beyond that, she could hear the sirens echoing throughout the quiet city. It was the aftermath of the war and it was anything but pretty.

"You know, I like a girl who can eat." Tony quipped.

Spencer growled at the older man and pointed her plastic knife at the billionaire, "Do not make me kill you."

Tony held up his hands with a chuckle before shoving half of his sandwich into his mouth—getting some sauce in his moustache.

"So, what happens now?" Spencer asked quietly.

No one really spoke for a few seconds. Spencer picked at her juicy sandwich. She didn't know what to do next. Her home was in ashes, her father gone from this world, and her only purpose in this world had been completed. She glanced at the faces that she's come to care for in a short few days and felt her heart squeeze. Would they all go on their own ways acting as if nothing had happened or would they keep in touch?

Spencer ran a hand through her hair with a small frown.

"We go our own ways for a week or two unlike Fury tells us otherwise. We have to lay low for a few days. The media outlets are going to be focusing their attention onto us anyway. We don't want to be caught in their fury." Nat answered softly.

Spencer nodded softly in understanding. Originally, Spencer wanted to get away from the world and disappear off the grid but staring at her friend's faces…she felt like it wouldn't do her any justice. No matter how far she went, the pain of this journey would always have a weight on her shoulders. Thor would take Loki and the Tesseract and return to Asgard. Tony would most likely repair the damages to his tower. Bruce would seek comfort in the most crowded places on earth like he had been doing before SHIELD contacted him. Clint and Nat would go off the grid too. Clint would probably go back to the farm with Lauren and the kids for some much needed rest. The one person she wasn't sure what he'd do now was Steve.

Steve barely had a few months out of the ice. He had been staying in some dingy apartment in Brooklyn before Fury contacted him. He didn't have anyone—like Spencer did. They were both orphans because of the war—although different wars.

"Hey, Steve?" Spencer called out tentatively.

The star-spangled Captain looked at her sleepily, "Yeah, Spence?"

"I have a spare room in my apartment," She was sure her apartment had been relatively untouched by all of the chaos, "Why don't you come and move in? I can get you up to speed with all of our modern day amazements." She grinned tiredly.

Steve was rather surprised by her invitation but it didn't take him long to realize why she was offering. Spencer, like himself, was now an orphan. Fury would be too busy doing damage control to be able to properly mourn with the young assassin. The others in their team would probably go off and do their own thing. Spencer was lost—just like he was. It didn't take him long to answer, "Sounds like a plan, Spence." Steven smiled at his comrade—his friend.

Steve couldn't help but to smile a bit more at the grin that stretched across Spencer's dirtied face. It lit her face up in way that would have the cruelest man falling to his knees. Her adorable dimples were even showing. It was one of the first smiles Spencer had given that was incredibly bright since her father's passing. Steve felt a swell of pride in his chest knowing that he was the cause of that brilliant smile. He didn't want her to suffer alone—he had and he knew how horrible it felt not having anyone there. He did not want Spencer to feel that.

"Wow, slumber party? Are we invited?" Tony asked cocking his eyebrow upwards.

Spencer shot the man a playful glare but didn't stop the corner of her lips lifting upwards, "I think I can squeeze you all in my tiny apartment." She teased quietly.

"What of Loki?" Thor rumbled licking his fingers in a way that would probably have his mother scolding him.

"SHIELD has a headquarters here," Spencer answered, "We drop him off there until things calm down for you all to leave." She shrugged lightly.

"The Tesseract?" Prompted Bruce curiously.

"We keep it with us, of course." Spence answered.

"What is a slumber party? I've never heard of such a party before." Thor questioned with furrowed eyebrows.

"We make a giant bed in her living, enjoy some movies, eat some junk food, and stay up late, big guy." Tony explained patting his thick forearm.

Thor still had confusion itched on his face, "What are movies again?"

"Moving pictures that last a couple of hours." Bruce mumbled through a mouthful of food.

Thor looked enlightened, "Ah, yes, this sounds enjoyable. I shall partake in this slumber party." Thor nodded thoughtfully.

"Well, we certainly have the time to do so before we get mobbed and accused for causing an alien invasion." Tony remarked sarcastically.

"You must be a real treat at parties." Nat scoffed with a small shake of her head.

Spencer smiled softly at her friends, thrilled that for the moment being she wouldn't be alone. She shoved some juicy meat in her mouth and was a bit happier with the way things would turn out tonight—because tomorrow things wouldn't be the same anymore.

_break_

A few weeks later

"Clint!" Spencer laughed throwing herself at her beloved blonde assassin. She hadn't seen any of her friends for a few weeks following the slumber party they had. Clint grinned widely as he caught the younger girl in his arm. Clint was wearing slim black pants, a green army jacket, and a red shirt underneath. His eyes were covered by thick sunglasses—his civilian clothing.

"There's my favorite killer!" Clint laughed spinning her small body around before planting her on the ground.

Nat was smiling fondly as the two interacted. She was wearing her civilian clothing as well—tight black jeans, a black shirt, and a yellow leather jacket. Spencer quickly hugged her Black Widow tightly. She had missed Nat so much over the course of these few weeks. She should've been used to not seeing her favored companion for long periods of times but after everything, she was just relieved that they were finally together—if only for a few minutes.

Steven and Clint greeted each other with smiles and grins. "Well, looks like we gathered the whole family." Tony walks up from his shiny, expensive car. Bruce was at his side. Ah, yes, Spencer had been surprised when she heard that Bruce would be taking up residence at Stark Tower to work with Tony on a few projects. Despite returning to their semi-normal lives, Tony and Bruce often visited—Bruce did so to get away from the annoyance that was Tony and Tony visited just to bug Spencer.

And because Tony had took a major liking to her fluffy guardian Cooper.

Tony was a big sweet-heart hidden underneath thousands of layers of asshole.

"You come over so often you might as well change the lease to your name." Spencer teased softly going to hug Bruce and Tony in greeting. Thor was standing by Erik bidding final goodbyes as Bruce carefully removed the Tesseract from its suitcase and into a glass tube.

Tony snorted, "Maybe I will."

Spencer rolled her eyes and caught Loki staring at her. The war criminal was muzzled and tightly handcuffed. The team had gathered in Central Park. There were SHIELD guards standing nearby and watching out for any suspicious suspects. It was a sunny day and despite the events that occurred a few weeks ago, things seemed to be returning to normal. The sun was out and about, the skies were bright with happy clouds, and people went on about their lives in bliss once again.

Spencer merely stared at Loki without any negative emotions. She should've hated him but didn't. She couldn't bring herself to when she stared at the miserable Prince. Loki blinked at her—his black, long lashes brushing against the top of his cheekbones for a moment before gazing at her with slight confusion.

Thor bid final goodbyes to the team, "I will return soon once I've brought peace across the nine realms," Thor spoke humbly in his resonating deep voice, "And when things have settled here on Earth." Spencer stepped forward and surprised the Prince with a tight hug. Her father always spoke so highly about Thor…whenever she would look at him or Steve she would be plagued by memories of her father.

The pain, of course, was still rather fresh in her heart. It had only been two weeks since her father had passed but the pain still felt as heavy as it did the minute her father gave his final breathe. Thor wrapped his thick arm around the small girl bringing her into his firm body. "I will especially come and visit you, Spencer." Thor mumbled—his voice muffled by her hair.

He had grown fond of Son of Coul's daughter. Just like the others, he had felt at fault for his death. Nothing could erase the guilt he felt in his heart seeing Phil die and Spencer's horror and sorrow. The memory would be seared into his mind for many, many years to come.

"I'll hold you out on that," Spencer grinned up at Thor, "I'll miss you breaking my coffee mugs, too." Thor had a bad habit of smashing her coffee mugs whenever he finished drinking his coffee. Apparently, he did that a lot when he first came to Earth.

Thor laughed and released the tiny assassin. Spencer glanced at Loki and looked back at Thor, "May I say something to him?" She asked taking everyone by surprise.

Her friends had instantly said sharp No's.

But Spencer kept her eyes on Thor. Thor glanced at his friends taking in their stiff postures and the glares they gave towards Loki but saw no negative emotions in Spencer's blue hues. He looked at Loki silently asking what Spencer could possibly want to say to him—but his adopted brother shrugged clueless.

"Are you sure?" Thor questioned.

Spencer nodded firmly.

Thor resisted the urge to sigh and nodded. Spencer turned to Loki with gentle eyes and Loki simply stared at her as if she had lost her damn mind. She stood in front of him, wringing her hands for a few seconds, before saying, "I forgive you."

Loki's eyes widened.

Everyone else was left completely stunned. Spencer simply stared up at Loki. She had given it a lot of thought…she was never the type to hold a grudge or even hate someone truly. She knew his actions were just out of anger and spite. Although, she was left without her best friend and father, she forgave Loki because no one else would. Loki just seemed as lost as she was—in her opinion.

Loki quickly regained his composure and scoffed at her—though it was muffled by his muzzle. She smiled and stepped away from both Princes and took her spot between Steve and Clint. Thor handed Loki the glass tube containing the Tesseract—Loki took hold of one end with both his hands since they were handcuffed.

"Why would you forgive a monster like me?" Loki's voice slithered in her head.

She wasn't surprised. She knew Loki had magical abilities'. She was hoping he would talk to her. Just as Thor bid a final farewell, Spencer answered back, "You are no monster."

Loki stared at her as Thor twisted his end of the tube immediately engulfing them in the Tesseract blue glow. Spencer held her hair in place as their outlines shone brightly before disappearing. She sighed, "Well, that was interesting." She commented grinning at her friends.

"Why would you forgive him?" Steve demanded looking a bit offended.

Spencer gave Steve a patient smile, "He's just as lost as you and I." She answered simply.

Steve wanted to be upset with her…but knew he had no place to say anything. It just showed how kind Spencer was and what kind of special person she was. Steve sighed and wrapped an arm around her shoulders in support, "Should've at least punched him in the face." He muttered.

She giggled cutely.

"Well, I guess this is where we part ways again." Tony ran a hand through his thick hair.

"You say that but you'll be at my house fawning over my dog." Spencer scoffed.

Steve and Bruce stifled their snickers. Clint smirked, "Why not get yourself a dog, Stark?"

"I like her dog only. Her dog is smart. Besides, I don't have the time to train and take care for an animal." Tony states indifferently before asking Spencer, "Can you send me a picture of those bones he likes? Your dog is really picky, by the way."

Spencer threw her head back and laughed, "I raised him that way."

"You know, maybe I should buy him a better doggy bed, the one he has now is dingy looking." Tony remarked.

"You bought him the one he has now." Steve pointed out with an eye roll. The others smirking and snickering.

Tony glared at Steve, "Shut it, old man."

"We should go get some Shawarma later." Spencer suggested excitedly. She had been craving Shawarma for a few days now. Steve's face lit up as did the others.

"I can definitely go for some of that." Bruce commented rubbing his stomach.

"What did Spencer get last time? I really want to try it." Clint muttered to Nat.

"She had to order another one since you practically ate it all." Nat rolled her eyes at her older counterpart.

Clint gave a pout, "She was eating the fries."

"Does not mean you eat her sandwich." Nat patiently said like a mother would to her child.

Clint just grumbled about Nat loving Spence more. Spencer just laughed looking up at the sky and hoped her father was watching. "I love you, daddy." Spencer whispered in her mind. He would be happy that she had a misfit family to look after her while he was gone.

"We'll meet up tomorrow, okay? Come on, Spence, we're missing the marathon." Steve tugged at her arm.

"What marathon are you guys watching now?" Nat asked with a laugh.

"Lord of the Rings." Spencer giddily said with a massive grin.

"That's a good one." Bruce nodded his approval.

"Yeah, I might come over and watch." Tony smirked using it as an excuse to come see Cooper again.

"Tomorrow at 9 A.M Spencer reminded her friends as they began to bid their goodbyes. Tony and Bruce got into Tony's sleek sports car. Nat kissed her cheek while Clint hugged her before getting into their matte black SHIELD car. Erik had already left since he had been late for his flight to London. Steve nudged Spencer to get going.

"We should stop and get more popcorn." Spencer followed Steve over to his Harley. She swung her leg over and got herself comfortable. She had been too lazy to drive her motorcycle her and wanted to save on gas, so, she just bunked with Steve. The two were incredibly close and anyone could tell—it made Clint a little jealous but the blonde would never admit that.

"We need to do some grocery shopping," Steve reminded her, "We ran out of grapes." It only made Spencer giggle. Steve loved his grapes-the green ones.

Steve started his beautiful machine, kicked off the stand, and began the journey back on their side of the city. Spencer sat behind him enjoying the breeze and sunshine with a grin feeling a little more at ease knowing things could only look up from here.

Oh, if only she knew how wrong was.

Alright, that officially marks the END of Marvel's The Avengers! Whew, all that in eleven chapters! Now, we drag a chapter or two before diving into a few episodes of Agents of SHIELD and then we'll go into Winter Solider-which won't be super long just a couple of chapters. Afterwards, we'll excitedly jump into Age of Ultron! Pietro HERE WE COME, BBY! :D

So, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter!

I will seen you all very soon!

Until next time,

Vanesssssa !