Thank you to everybody who read or reviewed the last chapter. You're so fabulous. You're getting a bonus chapter this week.
Welcome to the first batch of chapters I wrote post-Loki and Black Widow. I began working on this after the first episode of What If. (As well as post one week before Eternals drops.) Consider the timeline of the first story as What If Leo Fitz got sent back in time and started fixing things. However, only I know the what-if situation that created the original timeline of the story. We are a branch of a branch, and nobody's come to prune us yet.
I purposely waited a while before I started working on this current batch of chapters. I knew that Black Widow and Loki would influence things, so I didn't want to begin work before consuming those products.
This chapter does not contain spoilers for Black Widow. However, Loki did inform some of my creative choices and gave me more insight into the character.
Please note that Loki's female form in the story is closer to what they use in the comics. Loki's pronouns will change throughout the story depending on their mood, but I will mostly be sticking with he/they.
As alluded to in the last chapter, Daisy and Loki did go back in time about two weeks. However, they did nothing that would trigger a timeline branch. Maybe they were always meant to go back.
Please note all the previous notes written by Daisy arrived along with these.
Mission report 3: How I survived my time on Sakaar (my first orgy mission)
Avenger mission report of Agent Daisy Johnson; UN Avengers member
Location: Grand Master's palace, on Sakaar
Time: (I still don't understand the local calendar even with Ana trying to translate it for me. She said it's like five days before I left. That can't be right?) 245 hours after arrival
Conditions are improving between Loki and me. It helps that he brought me chocolate. I think Ana helped because he never actually had chocolate before. Apparently, the Asgardian version of candy is essentially trail mix. No wonder he's so cranky.
We are back to working together even though I do not like what's going on with the Grand Master. The room upgrade feels dirty. I cannot enjoy the hot tub at all. Especially because Ana told me there were cameras in there, probably for the Grand Master's viewing pleasure. She's working on getting into the system and creating a false loop. After she does that, I will consider using the hot tub.
We also got a new wardrobe. I was tired of being dependent on Loki's magic for a fresh outfit each day. Thankfully the new outfits are quite comfortable. Unfortunately, they do show way too much cleavage. They remind me of the pictures Natasha showed me from her time posing as Tony's assistant. We all should've realized that undercover wardrobe was Hydra and not just misogynistic as fuck.
I really shouldn't be surprised at the wardrobe choices since I just received my invitation to the Grand Master's bimonthly orgy. I'm going because I'm not letting Loki go there alone. I don't quite trust him that much yet.
OK, I don't trust the Grand Master at all. I've heard he sends "toys" to the gladiator ring that he is no longer fond of. That's the preferred option. He has a weapon that disintegrates a person on contact. I saw it in action yesterday. We are trying to avoid that by whatever means necessary. This doesn't entirely mean I am fond of Loki. I just do not want to be on this planet alone.
Loki is fine with going because he's a hedonist at heart and will never turn down a good orgy. I remind myself that every agent ends up undercover at an orgy at least once in their career. At least I'm not on a deserted alien planet with only strange squid pieces to eat. At a minimum, the orgy will have good food, and I could use a drink. It's been a very long 245 hours.
Xxx
Personal message to Red Spider from Quake
time: 250 hours after arrival
Hey, I'm not sure if you're going to get this, but I thought I should write you about the upcoming mission. Especially because it's going to involve something that we've discussed regarding how far we were allowed to go on missions. However, I still want to discuss it again, even though I know I won't get a response from you before the mission starts.
I know I have a mission free pass. You told me multiple times that you won't consider it cheating if I needed to have sex on a mission to stay alive or for the sake of national security. I know you've had to do it before and you've told me it's OK. Of course, you said that because you know neither the Chief mechanic nor chief monkey lover would put me in that type of position. Not intentionally anyway. Yet, I got caught in the magical rainbow and ended up stranded on an alien planet with Loki, of all people. We are currently picking out the best outfits to wear to an orgy.
I'm wearing glitter and what can probably be described as a purple leather bikini. Loki magicked my shoes, so it looks like I'm wearing heels, but they're actually boots. They did the same. Just in case we need to make a run for it.
I will be ingratiating myself with various guests to try to figure out which portal to take. Loki will be getting the codes for the ships. You won't hate me if I have to have sex with somebody to get back home, right? I hope I don't. The thought of doing something like that reminds me too much of when I was on the streets.
I really do not like where this mission could go, but I'm going to survive by whatever means necessary. I will come back to you. I promise.
XXXX
Avenger mission report of Agent Daisy Johnson; UN Avengers member
Location: Grand Master's palace, on Sakaar
Time: (Ana still says it is earlier than when I left.) 285 hours after arrival
Operation orgy went well. We now have the codes to the Grand Master's fleet of pleasure ships. I think it's in everyone's best interest that I do not outline exactly how we got those codes. On the official form, just list this mission as code honeypot, and let's leave it at that.
Unfortunately, we still don't know which portal to take. Trying to discuss how to get the hell off this place when most people are extremely high on something referred to as a puff is a little difficult. Loki wouldn't allow me to have any because apparently, they're pretty much ecstasy to humans. I did get the name of someone that could help, another Asgardian who goes by Scrapper 142. She's another pet of the Grand Master's, but she's the type that does his dirty work instead of just warming his bed.
Did I mention that we're passing me off as Asgardian? Humans tend to end up in the gladiator arena as the warm-up kills. I can use my quake powers to fake some stuff, and illusions are doing the rest. We made very good use of illusions.
I'm going to try to follow up on my lead. I'll send another message when I have more. Ana is working on a different way to transmit these messages. We figured out a way to plug her into the main network last night. I'm hoping maybe she'll find something useful so I won't have to keep barhopping.
XXXX
Personal message to Red Spider from Quake
time: 286 hours after arrival
Hey, separate message for you again. I did not want the details of the mission to go into the report to preserve Loki's privacy, but you should know. Yesterday, I found out why the Grand Master hasn't hit on me excessively because Loki told him I am a lesbian and not interested in men. This is why Loki stays in their female form with me but switches into his male form with the Grand Master. I have been upgraded from travel companion to lover. And Loki doesn't share their toys, but watching is allowed. The Grand Master was intrigued, and we used that.
So good news: I did not have to make out with random men or women at the orgy. I did make out with one gender-fluid individual in front of the Grand Master as a distraction.
We convinced the man that we were putting on a show for him. While he was watching us make out, Loki used their magic and knocked him out for the rest of the night. We then use that time to go through his mind and get the codes. Ana already told us nothing would be in the files. Loki has more powers than we thought they did.
Anyway, the Grand Master woke up completely hungover with the adequate amount of bite marks to make him think he had one hell of a night. It helped that there was an illusion running of various sex noises. Ana helped with that. Apparently, the porn cover-up protocol is still a thing. The camera in the room had a little "accident," so it collected audio only for the evening. An audio track created by Ana.
Of course, to sell it we had to stay in the room all night. Also, I had to wake up sleeping in the same bed as the Grand Master. Loki and I ended up playing 20 questions to pass the time. I answered more questions about past relationships than I ever wanted to. He knows about Lincoln now. That came out when I found out he feels personally responsible for his mother's death.
Is it weird to find out that we have a lot in common? He wiped his father's mind after his mother's death and put him in a nursing home in Manhattan. I wiped my father's mind after he killed my mother to save me, and now he is a veterinarian in Bethesda. I don't exactly have the moral high ground here.
Although at least I know I wasn't actually abandoned by my birth parents now. I did think for most of my life that no one wanted me. I may have done some destructive things because of that. I didn't try to take over the world, but you know I hacked the Pentagon a couple of times. Also, I did leak what actually happened to Obadiah. I think Jarvis may have let me, but Vision refuses to confirm that.
When I have free time (and hopefully back on earth), I will look into the board members that are being pricks to Leo. I wish I still had earth Internet capabilities because I would be working on it right now. Although Ana is now hooked up to the galactic net and trying to find out everything about the planet we're currently on. Still, nothing about the portals, but now I have access to the Grand Master's dossier. He has a brother who likes to collect things. Things that might be of interest to our current situation. Ana is working on getting details.
The grandmaster completely believed he had a night of pure indulgence. He also tried to grab my ass during breakfast. Thankfully Loki swatted him away for me. It works with the cover. I did get a wonderful breakfast out of it. Somehow, this is not the worst mission I've ever been on, but I once got superpowers because of a shiny rock. And lost my best friend. It's pretty hard for a mission to be worse than that.
It was easier to be able to treat it as a mission when working with someone else that knew what was going on than kissing random strangers. Although at least it would only be female strangers. When I was on the streets, I never had to have sex with women. Therefore, I can disassociate it from that time.
Also, this is not the first time I've pretended to put on a show for a guy and then knock him out and steal his wallet. Although this time it's his ships or will be as soon as we know what portal to take. I'm going barhopping tonight to find the elusive Scrapper 142. I really hope I can find something out and get out of this place.
PS: I didn't tell Loki that you were my girlfriend until after our mission. He is pretty sure you're going to try to kill him. Also, they apologized for calling you an inappropriate medieval slur.
Xxxxxx
Avenger mission report of Agent Daisy Johnson; UN Avengers member
Location: Grand Master's palace, on Sakaar
Time: (Ana still says it is earlier than when I left.) 320 hours after arrival
I did not find the Asgardian alcoholic in question. I've gone to the bar two nights in a row and nothing. Apparently, she's been working. Although I do now have a list of portals, we're not supposed to take. It's amazing what you find out at the pub. If we don't find the right portal, it will take about a year to get to earth. And that's with jumps. This completely explains why nobody has received my messages. I am probably way too far away. That being said, Ana is now completely hooked up to the local system. I think she has a way to get a message to earth quickly. Ana is going to try to resend my messages to earth through this new network. She's just working on the encryption now.
Unfortunately, I watched another one of the Grand Master's playthings get vaporized today, so we definitely want to get out of this place sooner rather than later. The guy is enjoying Loki's shapeshifting abilities, but that's only going to last so long. We have to get out of here. We're working on it.
We've been invited by the Grand Master to watch a gladiator event in his private box two days from today. That's not what they call it, but I'm still getting a handle on reading the local language. I hope I'm not here long enough to actually need it.
We've also been invited to court again. That's probably going to be miserable.
Xxx
To the heart from Quake
Time: 343 hours after arrival
Hey AC, I miss you and May. I hope that you will get this latest message. Ana hasn't received a bounce-back on what she sent earlier. If you read all my work messages, you're aware I am with Loki. The good news he is significantly less homicidal without the scepter. Also, possibly less mindfucked.
Well, under the control of someone else, but he doesn't see it that way. He won't even tell me who. I understand. It's kind of like the fact I still accept responsibility for everything I did while under Hive's control. Loki tried to take over New York, and I almost turned most of Europe into mind-control zombies. The only reason why it didn't happen is my boyfriend sacrificed himself in my place. Lincoln's blood is still on my hands the same way your death is on Loki's. The difference is you're still here. I'm happy about that.
He apologized for killing my dad. Yes, he calls you my dad. He introduced me to the grandmaster as Daisy Philipdottir. He was really, really drunk and possibly high when he apologized, but I think he meant it. I want to believe that maybe people can change. If my mother can change for the worse, perhaps some people can change for the better. I know you would give him the benefit of the doubt even though he killed you. I want to be more like you. You believed in me when I needed it the most. I want to pay that forward
That being said, I promise to be careful. I grew up on the streets. I'm willing to move forward if you're OK with that, but I'm not an idiot.
PS: Loki said that he was sent to check on the temple in Puerto Rico in the 90s. He never actually made it to the temple because he met a guy at a bar. He got really quiet then drank more after telling me that. Which led to him apologizing. He also said something about Odin possibly having his boyfriend disappear or perhaps killed. I have to get more details about that later. I think his father was a piece of shit.
PSS: Loki told Ana about this boutique called The Collectors Collection. She thinks that you might be able to find the perfect engagement ring there for May. I am sending you the address.
To be continued.
If you're interested in what happened in Puerto Rico, I suggest checking out Love is a Dagger (My Heart Has Been Stabbed Many Times). It's all connected.