→ ELEVEN!

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"ODIN IS DEAD." Thor said with heaviness in his voice, stopping Valkyrie in her steps. Valkyrie turned, looking at Thor. "Hela, the goddess of death as invaded Asgard."

"If Hela's back, then Asgard is already lost." Valkyrie replied in her husky voice. Thor smirked, stepping forward. "I am going to stop her."

She lifted a brow at him. "Alone?"

"Nope. I'm putting together a team. It's me, you, Amber, and the big buy." He said, pointing over his shoulder to the other two, who were still playing catch. Hulk stopped, mid-throw towards Amber, who held out her hands expectingly.

Hulk turned to look at the back of Thor's head. "No! No team. Only Hulk!"

Thor's smirk dropped as he slowly let his arm fall to his side. "I-It's me, you, and Amber." Thor said, less confidently.

Valkyrie pursed her lips. "I think it's just you and Freyja."

Thor stepped forward, blocking Valkyrie from exiting. "Listen! The Valkyries are legend. Elite warriors of Asgard sworn to defend the throne. They were even led by a goddess named Freyja."

Valkyrie glanced over her shoulder, just in time to see Amber stare off-guardedly around the room, and Hulk whipping the ball hard enough to smack her in the chest. Amber tripped backwards, smashing her head into the ground. She rolled onto her side, clutching the back of her head gingerly and letting out a string of moans and groans. Valkyrie knew of her, and what role Freyja had with the Valkyrie's. Only, Valkyrie imagined someone more...graceful; to say the least.

Valkyrie looked back at Thor, who stared at her expectingly. "I'm not getting into another one of Odin's family squabbles."

Thor frowned. "What does that mean?"

"Your sister." Valkyrie said, as if Thor was dense. "Her powers come from Asgard, the same as yours. When they grew beyond Odin's control, she massacred everyone in the palace, and tried to seize the throne. When she tried to escape her banishment, he sent the Valkyrie in to fight her back. I only survived because..."

Valkyrie's words and face faltered for a moment before she stiffened up and raised her head to look at Thor in the eye. "Look, I already faced her once, back when I believed in the throne and it cost me everything. That's what wrong with Asgard. The throne, the secrets, the whole golden sham."

When she moved to walk around him, Thor grabbed her wrist. "I agree." Valkyrie smacked his hand away, quickly holding a sharp dagger to his throat.

"Don't get familiar."

"I agree." Thor repeated, pushing the weapon away, only for Valkyrie to raise it with her other hand. "But, this isn't about the crown. This is about the people. And they're dying. They are your people too."

"Forget it." Valkyrie said, pushing his chest. Thor stumbled away, catching Amber's attention to the conversation as she rose to her feet. "I have."

"Okay." Thor nodded. Valkyrie shrugged back. "Okay."

"Good."

"Good."

"Thank you." Thor smiled.

Valkyrie raised an eyebrow. "For what?"

"For this." Thor held up a small golden rectangular box; the only that controlled him and Amber. Amber strolled up to Thor, casually putting an arm on his shoulder and leaning on him. She plucked the box from his fingers, as if she was in on this the whole time. Amber's eyes roamed the box for a moment for clicking a button, lighting up the disks with a blue hue. They both felt the clamps lifting from their skin and they pealed them off with satisfied moans.

Valkyrie rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her hips.

"You know what? Go ahead." Thor said as Hulk now joined Amber and Thor's side. "Stay here, and enslave people for that lunatic. Keep drinking, keep hiding. But I," Thor turned, clapping his hands at Hulk. Hulk tossed the ball at Thor, who easily caught it. Bouncing it between his hands, he looked at Valkyrie. "I choose to run towards my problems, and not run away from them.

Thor craned back his arm, suddenly throwing it at the window with all this strength. "Because that's what―" He was cut off by the ball ricocheting off the glass and colliding back into his face, hitting him down. Thor quickly jumped to his feet, throwing a few small punches into the air to try and play it off. He pointed at Valkyrie with a smirk. "Because that's what heroes do."

Valkyrie watched at Thor ran towards the window, and jumped through it; easily smashing the glass. Amber jogged after him, meeting eyes with Valkyrie for a moment before waving over shoulder with a smile. "Nice to meet you! You're a total badass!"

Amber slid down the red wall of the building, close behind Thor. Using her new strength to her advantage, she easily jumped off towards another building with gracefulness. The two landed on the ground before taking off into a spirit. They waved through the junkyard, seeing the Quinjet within minutes. The two smiled, relieved with the sight.

Thor laughed, jogging up to the aircraft and smacking it with happiness as they jumped on top of it, opening the hatch and jumping through. Thor made his way to the front of the ship, switching on a few tabs and buttons before pressing his hand to a sensor.

"Welcome. Voice activation required." the robotic voice said. Thor bit his lip, trying to think.

He suddenly smirked. "Thor."

"Access denied."

Thor frowned. "Uh, Thor, son of Odin."

"Access denied."

"God of thunder."

"Access denied."

"Try strongest Avenger?" Amber suggested, standing behind him, and watching over his shoulder.

Thor nodded, pressing his hand against the pad again. "Strongest Avenger."

"Access denied."

Thor's face dropped. "Damn you, Stark...Point Break."

The controls to the jet suddenly lit up. "Welcome, Point Break."

The two laughed in relief, only for the back of the jet suddenly rip away, revealing Hulk. "Friends stay!"

Amber and Thor's eyes widened as they shot out their hands. "Hulk, no!"

Hulk ignored them, walking towards them, destroying the hull of the jet. Amber turned to the many controls, panicking and pressing various buttons. Growing with dread, she smacked her palm against them. "Aw, c'mon!"

Suddenly, a holographic video of Natasha Romanoff appeared, and it seemed to be prerecorded. "Nice work, big guy,"

Amber gasped, stumbled back into Thor's chest. "It's really her! It's the Black Widow!"

"We don't know where Ultron's headed, but you're going very high, very fast." Hulk stopped in his steps, staring at the video with wide eyes. "So, I need you to turn this bird around, okay? We can't track you in stealth mode, so I need you to help me out, okay?"

Amber saw a certain look flash within the Widow's eyes before the video glitched out. Amber and Thor turned slowly to Hulk, who shook his head, and stumbled backwards, seeming to fight something within himself.

Hulk continued to punch himself, throw himself into the walls of the jet and clutch his head tightly, until the large green figure slowly shrunk into the shy scientist Amber followed for years.