A/N: Tony and Pepper having another decompress chapter. I'm sure nothing else will happen.
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"So what do you think their next move will be?"
Tony leans back in his chair, even as Pepper's dexterous, expert fingers work over his bared feet. His beautiful wife had insisted on doing this herself with no prompting for him… an apology for the part she'd played in setting him up with Darcy and Loki, or so she said. Tony suspected this wasn't all there was to it, but he had already decided to just go with the flow.
Besides, the foot massage felt amazing, even with Vibranium lurking just beneath the surface of his flesh. Making his Vibranium insides malleable enough so that Pepper's ES3-enhanced grip can push into his feet and give him a proper massage wasn't that difficult, after all. Then again, everything his wife did was amazing. He was a very lucky man.
That said, he considers her question for a moment, turning over everything he knows about Wakanda from both the past timeline and this timeline in his head. Finally, he lets out a sigh as he stares up at the ceiling.
"… If they're smart, they'll put all their money on Shuri. Promote the Princess to Head of the Wakanda Design Group already, get her as much funding as she needs, and let her have free reign to go full mad scientist to start developing toys that can stop even me. Not to mention, they need to improve their cyber-security something fierce and while they have been ever since they finally realized what JARVIS was while investigating me, they're still moving too slow. Shuri is their best bet on getting up to speed on both offense and defense."
Of course, it wouldn't really matter too much even if they did do that, because Tony and JARVIS were already in their systems. If Wakanda started making moves in that direction, they would just have to sabotage them in some way to keep them on the backfoot.
Pepper hums for a moment, sounding incredulous enough for Tony to look at her. Brow furrowed, his wife huffs as she continues to massage away at his feet.
"It's still hard for me to wrap my head around it. The girl is only sixteen, Tony."
Yeah. And yet…
"She should already BE the head of their science division, to be honest. I've changed things. This time accidentally."
Indeed, the first time around, Shuri became head of the Wakanda Design Group, the kingdom's state-sponsored science program, at the tender age of sixteen in the current year of 2014. She'd been eighteen when the Avengers broke up in 2016, and twenty when Thanos snapped his fingers in 2018.
So why wasn't she head of the Wakanda Design Group now? As mentioned, that was Tony's fault… sort of. It was mostly indirect to be fair, and completely unintentional. This version of Shuri was still brilliant and inquisitive, a truly curious soul… but she was also very different from the Shuri that had existed in his original timeline from what Tony could tell.
For one, this Shuri hadn't gotten to see her brother much in the past four years, indirectly because of Tony. Prince T'Challa had used the excuse of Klaue's capture and the still missing Vibranium to basically spend the last four years on one long mission. And sure, he'd been hunting for the Vibranium all that time, but he'd also had a clandestine relationship with the War Dog Nakia on the side… and a son to boot, crazy enough.
Tony didn't know if that had happened the first time around. But there was technically a Wakandan Prince hidden away in Haiti that not even T'Challa's father knew about, being raised in secret by a pair of absentee parents and a couple of well paid caretakers. Tony had considered dropping some sort of hint for T'Challa and T'Challa only during the conversation at the UN, but in the end he'd decided it wasn't necessary.
Back on topic, T'Challa's absence from Wakanda over the last four years had caused significant strain on his relationship with Shuri. That alone probably wouldn't have made too much of a difference… if not for the presence of Erik Killmonger. Even after all these years, Shuri and Killmonger hated each other. And Shuri's father refused to see the danger his nephew presented to his family, so Shuri had come to secretly despise King T'Chaka more than a little bit as well.
Why wasn't Shuri already Wakanda's Head Scientist like she should have been by this point? Simple, she didn't want to be anymore. Instead, she'd learned to downplay her intelligence to Erik and her father, and ultimately hid away her true pursuits. How did Tony know all of this? Well, Shuri's best friend was 'J'Vis', who she believed to be an AI that had spontaneously developed within Wakanda's Systems.
Honestly, Tony wasn't sure how Shuri hadn't made the connection yet. Sure, it wasn't like she was on good enough speaking terms with her brother or father to have heard about JARVIS from them, but she definitely knew Tony's AI existed, and what his name was. Perhaps she was just in such a heavy state of denial that she refused to acknowledge the truth. Or perhaps she was just happier letting the truth lie.
Either way, Shuri was as brilliant as ever still at least, but she was far less inclined to share her brilliance with her father and kingdom. Tony had effectively turned Wakanda's greatest asset against them without even meaning to. Well, mostly JARVIS had. The AI had developed a soft spot for Wakanda's Princess and had helped her do all sorts of fun things behind her father and mother's back. All in the name of giving her a place where she could be herself and her cousin couldn't ambush her anymore.
"So I suppose we're assuming they're not going to be smart then. Does that mean they're going to be dumb? Will they come after us?"
It's a good question. Tony hums as he considers it for a second, letting Pepper's words roll over in his head. He knew Wakanda wouldn't expose his activities (more like JARVIS' activities) in space to the rest of the world. They were smart enough to realize that doing so would only cause him to expose them in turn… and Tony hadn't been wrong when he'd said that the rest of the world would sooner turn on Wakanda than they would him in such a situation.
He wanted to say it wouldn't be a race thing. It was far more about Wakanda being closer to them and easier to attack than the fact that he was white and they were African. But it would probably also be a race thing.
There were still lots of racists out there, even with Tony wiping out the largest concentration of fascists, supremacists, and terrorists in the form of HYDRA on the planet. And some of those racists even had power. Enough power to turn public perception squarely against Wakanda if they wanted to try to turn this into a PR war. Tony wouldn't even have to do much, not really.
Wakanda were good at keeping their heads down and their noses clean. They wouldn't do anything that turned the entire world against them. However, that didn't mean they might not still try and go up to space and fuck with him there. Or even try to send assassins against him and his down here on Earth. Basically one big secret war between him and the Wakandans with the rest of the Earth none the wiser.
Except… no.
"They're not that dumb. If they are, we'll know immediately of course… but I think four years of failure will probably make them cautious. No, going on the offensive against us… I doubt they'll do that. And with Shuri downplaying her intelligence, they won't turn to her either. Instead… I expect they'll do something smart-dumb, like bunkering down and focusing entirely on defending what Vibranium they already have. They might even… no, that would be foolish."
Pepper raises an eyebrow, and Tony cracks a smile before sending over the idea through Technopathy. Technically they could have had this entire conversation over 'comms' without either one of them using their real voice, but they both enjoyed talking to each other normally too much for that sort of thing, especially in private.
Humming at the thought, his wife slowly nods.
"That WOULD be catastrophically stupid of them, yes. Surely King T'Chaka won't go that route. You warned him, after all."
Tony shrugs.
"Yeah. It would be rather silly on his part… but then, he's an old man with regrets. I won't put anything, even the silliest of ideas, past him. In the end, we'll just have to wait and see. One thing is for sure… they're going to be rethinking everything they thought they knew about me and my capabilities, and that alone will take some time. King T'Chaka won't act quickly… but he also won't wait years before making his move."
Either way, Tony and JARVIS would be there to meet and match Wakanda, whatever they decided to do. In the best case scenario, Wakanda just turtled up and didn't make any moves against him or his. King T'Chaka wasn't going to die from a bomb this time around though, and four years of fruitless hunting may have changed T'Challa from the man he'd known in the other timeline as well.
… They would just have to wait and see, he supposed.
Tony blinks as Pepper suddenly perks up and her hands leave his feet.
"Oh! The other part of my apology is finally here!"
When Tony raises his brow at that, Pepper just grins wickedly.
"You didn't think that the foot massage was all you were getting, did you Tony?"
Spreading his consciousness out from the room and through Stark Tower, Tony finds what Pepper is talking about in short order… or rather, 'who' she is talking about. And he grins wickedly, just as the elevator doors open up and a certain vivacious red haired femme fatale saunters into the room.
Natasha Romanoff, clad in her old skintight SHIELD Uniform, walks up to them both with a smile on her ruby red lips as she clasps her hands in front of her.
"Mr. Stark. Mrs. Stark."
Tony rises from his chair slowly as he marvels at the sight. Pepper does the same, feasting her eyes on what she has wrought. See, Natasha might be wearing her old SHIELD Uniform… but she's changed a lot since the last time she put it on. Romanoff had found motherhood to be VERY agreeable with her. All of that pesky baby fat had gone to only good places, namely her tits, hips, and ass.
The same had happened with Pepper, but Pepper had been a lithe, slender beauty. So while she did grow out a bit when she had Morgan, it was a little less noticeable and she was STILL a lithe, slender beauty in most ways.
Natasha, however, had been an utter bombshell, voluptuous and bodacious even before she'd had their daughter. Now? Now her breasts were spilling out of her old uniform, which she actually couldn't zip up past them anymore. And her ass was definitely giving the incredibly tough material that SHIELD's uniforms were made out of a run for its money.
She was rocking the suit, but not in any way that could even be remotely called appropriate or 'mission ready'. Still, Tony can't help but be amazed, even as he walks up to Natasha and reaches for her, running his hands along her body while Pepper does the same on the other side.
Natasha moans in their touch, ever their devoted pet spy. Turned to their side all those years ago by Tony's promises and kept loyal by him giving her everything she'd ever asked for and then some. Her engorged breasts are particularly sensitive as Tony cups one and Pepper cups the other, both of them groping away through her uniform as it barely manages to contain them.
Grinning roguishly, Tony gives Pepper a nod, letting her know that all is forgiven at this point. Not that he was really holding a grudge to begin with over the fun he'd had with Loki and Darcy. Still, as far as 'apologies' went, this one was decidedly top-notch. Of course, even as he and Pepper begin peeling Natasha out of her delightfully tight, ill-fitted 'wrapping paper', Tony can't help but make small talk.
"How was Iowa, Nat?"
The red head huffs and rolls her eyes at him, definitely knowing what he's actually asking even as she smiles.
"It was fine. The Bartons were lovely, and Laura has offered to, mm, babysit for me once in a while going forward."
Tony nods, having anticipated that much. However…
"And Yelena?"
Again, Natasha just huffs good-naturedly.
"She stayed behind. And from what she tells me, Steve is so preoccupied he doesn't even have time to be worried about an incredibly obvious Russian Agent hanging around his formerly brainwashed best friend."
Hah. Tony shakes his head in amusement, even as a now naked Natasha is led over to the nearby couch by Pepper and pulled up onto it on her hands and knees. As Pepper pulls Natasha's head down between her thighs, Tony climbs up onto the couch and grabs hold of the red haired ex-spy's incredibly wide hips.
Sinking into her from behind, he groans at the same time that Pepper moans while Natasha begins to lap at her former boss' pussy. The CEO of Stark Industries tosses her head back in ecstasy as her former PA goes to town on her cunt. Tony, meanwhile, begins to thrust in and out of Natasha, grinning wickedly as her sopping wet insides clench and cling to his cock.
It would seem, despite his reservations, that siccing Sharon Carter on Steve Rogers would turn out for the best after all. Meanwhile, Yelena Belova had found her own target in the form of Bucky Barnes. That one wasn't all Tony's fault, but he would be lying if he said he wasn't happy to pay for the extra plane ticket when Natasha had called to let him know Yelena wanted to tag along with her to 'see the Winter Soldier'.
He'd figured they probably wouldn't kill each other, and if they hurt each other too badly JARVIS was on standby ready to save whoever needed it. And would you look at that! All was well that ended well.
Leaning forward, Tony moves his hands from Natasha's hips and ass around to her tits. He grabs, gropes, and squeezes them in his hands as he fucks her soundly from behind, noting that she's still lactating even after all this time. Mm, he'll definitely have to take advantage of that for Round Two.
Round One though, he spends pounding Natasha silly and feeling her climax around his thrusting cock again and again. All while he gets to watch Pepper's face contort in blissful pleasure from Natasha's tongue buried deep in her snatch and her nose bumps against her clit with Tony's every thrust. One hand gripping tightly at Natasha's red curls and the other playing with one of her own freckled tits, Pepper is clearly having the time of her life. But then, so is he. And last but certainly not least, so is Natasha.
After a certain amount of time, Tony lets out a groan as he proceeds to cum inside of the absolutely gorgeous, imminently fuckable femme fatale. Motherhood really had served Natasha very well, and Tony fully intended to take advantage of that fact all night long-
"Apologies sir, but Thor Odinsson has just arrived on the rooftop."
Tony pauses in the middle of pulling out of Nat so he can toss her on her back for Round Two and get access to those gloriously full milk jugs of hers. Looking up at the ceiling, Tony frowns.
"Thor is here? What for?"
"He says he has been sent by the All-Father to retrieve you so that you may make good on your previous promise. It has been a year, after all."
Tony groans and covers his face with his palm. Then, he looks at Pepper and Natasha.
"One moment, ladies."
Natasha looks decidedly amused for the moment that she can look back at him, before a grinning Pepper pulls her back down into her cunt.
"We'll be here Tony… having fun with or without you~"
To punctuate that sentence, Natasha waves her hips back and forth oh so enticingly, making Tony growl as he forms clothes with some Vibranium Nanites and then heads up top to talk with Thor. He's perfectly presentable by the time he gets in Thor's presence… you can't even tell he still has a raging erection, for instance.
"Thor. Not the best time buddy. Can we do this tomorrow?"
"I'm afraid not, my Shield-Bro. The All-Father is most insistent that it be now."
Grumbling, Tony glances back the way he came for a moment before glaring at Thor.
"Why couldn't he have sent Sif instead of you?"
Sif, Tony definitely could have seduced into joining in on the fun, even if it meant that it would mean making the King of Asgard wait a little longer. Thor chuckles at Tony's words.
"He said you would say something like that. He also said you would know why he sent me instead of Lady Sif."
Tony rolls his eyes, looking back towards the penthouse mournfully one last time before letting out a long, drawn out sigh. Running a hand through his hair, he looks back to Thor.
"… The things I do for diplomacy. Fine, let's go."
He sends a quick message off to Pepper to let her know he's going, receiving a mixture of amusement, lust, apologetic pity, and mental images of what Pepper and Natasha will be doing all night long just before the Bifrost scoops Tony and Thor up.
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A/N: That dastardly Odin, picking the worst time to call upon Tony!
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A/N: Tony is back on Asgard. First is checking in on things, second is visiting Hela.
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Odin is already waiting in the Bifrost's Gate Room alongside Heimdall when Tony and Thor arrive. The King of Asgard looks more than ready to go, fully kitted out in illustrious golden armor and a horned helmet, along with his mighty spear Gungnir held in one hand. Seeing this, Tony rolls his shoulders and lets his own armor roll over him, though he keeps his face visible even as the rest of his body is encased in a Vibranium Nanotech Suit.
"All-Father."
"King Stark."
The cockblocking not forgotten, but at least set aside for the time being, Tony rubs his gauntleted hands together. Then, because why not… he turns to Heimdall.
"Oh, before we do this, can you lend me your Gatekeeper's eyes and ears for a moment, King Odin?"
"… Very well."
Heimdall raises an eyebrow, but raises no protest, signaling his own indifference to the request.
"Tell me, Gatekeeper… does your sight extend to the planet Xandar?"
"… It does."
"Can you give it a quick lookover for me? All I need to know is if they look like they just suffered a harsh battle but came out on top."
Heimdall glances off into seemingly nothingness, furrowing his brow for a moment before slowly nodding.
"Indeed they did. It would seem a Kree Renegade by the name of Ronan attacked their planet but was defeated in detail by… a group calling themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy."
Tony grins at Heimdall's slight incredulity. He lets the Gatekeeper look for a little while longer, until suddenly Heimdall looks caught between alarmed and bemused.
"What a strange, eclectic group. Two half-Celestials, two former Daughters of Thanos, a Kylosian, a Flora Colossus… and a talking racoon."
Odin steps forward at that, looking alarmed.
"Half-Celestials cavorting with Children of Thanos?"
But Heimdall is quick to assuage his King's understandable worry.
"I do not believe they pose a threat, your Majesty. I believe I understand why the King of Midgard had me look in on Xandar now. The planet houses an infinity stone… specifically the Power Stone. It was handed over to them by these very same Guardians, who used it only once to destroy the Kree Renegade Ronan and then surrendered it over to the Xandarian Government. Furthermore, the Half-Celestials have rejected their heritage and slain their own father, a Celestial known as Ego."
Wow, for not having had the Guardians or their exploits on his radar until now, Heimdall could sure learn fast when he wanted to. He wasn't omniscient, but once he was on a subject, he could apparently do research like no one's business. The entire galaxy was effectively his Wikipedia. Once he knew what he was searching for, he drilled down to the important parts quite rapidly.
Still, it was good to hear everything had turned out for the best out in space. Tony hadn't done anything to change things for the Guardians, but to be fair he also hadn't done anything to make Loki a woman or cause a Peggy from an alternate dimension to be frozen in the ice alongside Steve for seventy years. So really, he couldn't be sure.
Fortunately, it sounded like the Guardians had their adventures pretty much the exact same as last time. When Nebula had originally told him that her sister and her friends had gone from fighting Ronan and her to fighting a literal planet alongside her in just a few months, Tony had been a little flabbergasted.
Unfortunately, going out there to find them hadn't been in the cards. Nebula had all but assured him when they were telling stories about themselves to each other that she wasn't someone worth knowing until after Ego died. In the end, Tony had to trust that the Guardians would get shit done. Even if he personally had a lot of bias towards one Peter Quill.
But that was another timeline. Tony could live and let live where Quill was concerned, even if the same could not be said for Thanos.
"Stark? What do you know of this? Why did you ask my Gatekeeper to gaze upon Xandar?"
Looking at Odin, Tony smiles thinly.
"You still owe me one, right? And you're going to owe me even more for taking Hela off your hands."
Odin grunts, his grip on Gungnir tightening ever so slightly.
"… Indeed."
Well, nice to see the All-Father isn't going to go back on his word. Even if Thor is looking a little discomfited by the entire exchange. Letting his smile grow for a second, Tony… chuckles.
"Not to worry. I'm not going to call in on that debt just yet. Hey, I'll even give you a heads up right now, King to King. The favor I'm going to call on eventually has everything to do with the Infinity Stones, as you've no doubt already guessed. One day, probably relatively soon, you're going to give me the Tesseract so I can use the Space Stone to go and retrieve the Power Stone. Then, I'm going to use them all to destroy Thanos."
There's a brief pause as Tony just lays it out in no uncertain terms. Frowning, Odin leans on his mighty weapon for support.
"… But not today?"
Shaking his head, Tony keeps smiling.
"No, not today. Not quite ready to end Thanos' ugly mug just yet, and having three Infinity Stones in the hands of just one person would be more than enough to draw his attention early. As you've likely already guessed, I only know about Xandar and the Guardians from my visions."
Sweeping his gaze from Odin to Heimdall to Thor and back again, Tony speaks plainly.
"Here's the rundown. Xandar and the Power Stone are Thanos' first targets once he gets the gauntlet from the Dwarves. Meanwhile, Gamora, with the Guardians of the Galaxy, is the only one who knows the location of the Soul Stone… besides me, of course. They'll all be in danger if Thanos manages to get things started… but that's a big 'if'. Speaking of which, what's the situation with the Dwarves?"
Here, Odin straightens up to his full height, looking rather proud of himself. As it turns out, he has every reason to be.
"Asgard has reached out to Nidavellir and renewed the oaths and treaties between our two peoples. I have personally spoken with King Eitri myself, letting him know of the danger that the Mad Titan represents to him and his people. He has agreed to allow a temporary garrison of Einherjar until Thanos has been defeated once and for all. Furthermore, I have been expanding Asgard's military might, seeking to reach former glories. After a thousand years of resting on our laurels, it is time for Asgard to be the threat Thanos considers us to be once more."
Well damn. Good to hear. Always nice to have semi-competent allies, he supposed. Especially since he couldn't be everywhere. Speaking of which…
"And what about our big purple thumb? Can you see him, Gatekeeper?"
Heimdall frowns, peering out into space again for a moment, his golden eyes darting back and forth. Finally however, he's forced to shake his head.
"No… even now, I cannot see where the Mad Titan has hidden himself away."
Tony wasn't expecting anything less, unfortunately. In fact, that was just a distraction. In the moment when Heimdall is completely focused on trying to find Thanos, JARVIS has taken a few nanites he swears are magically shrouded from Heimdall's gaze and slipped them into the floor directly under Tony's feet. His AI was insistent about getting some form of unrestricted presence on Asgard so he could watch over Tony and Sif's daughter Kara properly, and Tony had decided to go along with it.
He waits for a moment to see if their gambit worked… and when none of the Asgardians in the room with him react, Tony just smiles a little bit and nods. Even if it was a distraction, it was still good to know. And hey, if Thanos was hidden away in some dark corner of the galaxy, it meant he wasn't invading Nidavellir or Xandar. Yet. They had time for now. And Tony was going to milk that for all he was worth.
"Great. Keep an eye on Xandar, Nidavellir, and the Guardians, yeah? If Thanos makes a move on any of them, that's our sign that it's time to launch our counterattack. Until then, we can continue preparing."
Heimdall grunts, his eyes moving to Odin for a moment… but once the All-Father nods in wordless agreement, Asgard's Gatekeeper nods too.
"It will be as you say, King of Midgard."
Smiling wolfishly, Tony looks back to Odin.
"Then I guess with all of that out of the way, we're ready for the main reason you've summoned me here, aren't we?"
Suddenly, Odin looks slightly wearier and a lot less certain of himself. He leans against Gungnir again and sighs.
"… Indeed. Do you believe yourself well-versed enough in the Aether's use to do what must be done, Stark?"
Tony tilts his head to the side and considers that question for a moment.
"… Yes. With your knowledge and my power, I believe we can bend Reality herself over our knee and make her our bitch."
He probably could have worded that better, judging by the looks that the Asgardians give him. But he hadn't forgotten Odin's cockblocking. This was but a taste of the revenge that was to come! Still, he also meant it. Especially because he'd gone ahead and loaded himself up with over twenty Vibranium Arc Reactors to really super-charge the Aether for today, as well as enough Vibranium Nanites to make dozens of suits if need be. He was as ready as he was ever going to be for Hela's bullshit.
Deciding to just… ignore Tony's words, Odin suddenly turns to his son.
"Thor, you will stay here with Heimdall."
The Prince of Asgard goes wide-eyed at that, looking as upset as Tony would expect him to be after being told he was benched.
"What?! Father, no! I can help! You may have need of me on Niflheim! I've been training hard this past year as well! How can you ask me to stay here?!"
But Odin isn't budging.
"It is true that Stark and I, even working together, might not be enough to take down Hela. But that is precisely why you must stay here Thor. If the worst comes to pass and Hela manages to defeat us… it will fall to you to give the order."
Tony raises an eyebrow, even as Thor looks confused.
"Father… what order?"
Odin's wizened old face hardens and becomes grave as he stares his son down.
"The order for Heimdall to use the Bifrost to destroy Niflheim, much as Loki tried to do to Jotunheim before her fall."
Whoa. Tony didn't sign up for that. Even Heimdall looks surprised, though not enough to protest the idea. Thor on the other hand is outraged enough for all of them.
"What?! Father, I would never do that! You can't be serious!"
"You must harden yourself to the possibility Thor. You must be ready to make the call for not just the good of Asgard, nor even the Nine Realms… but for the entire universe. If Hela gets free, she will not stop at reconquering the Nine Realms. She will continue her plans from over a thousand years ago and attempt to conquer the whole of the cosmos."
Odin looks to Tony then for a moment, before turning his one-eyed gaze back to his son.
"If Heimdall sees us fall to Hela, if all is lost… you must give the order, Thor. Destroy one realm to kill a woman who would butcher thousands of them."
Tony considers making it clear he's not on board with this. But he's not sure it's worth undermining Odin here. For one, this sounds like a contingency that should hopefully only be implemented if him and Odin are both dead… and judging by the look on Thor's face, that's precisely how long the Crown Prince of Asgard will wait before giving the order. Until it might even be too late.
But also for two… if Thor gives the order and Heimdall starts using the Bifrost to destroy the planet, Tony isn't going to just stick around. He'll fly the fuck away. His suit is more than Space Capable after all. Traveling home would probably really, really suck… but it wouldn't necessarily be impossible.
In the end, he watches quietly as Thor hangs his head, not verbally agreeing with his father's words, but also no longer arguing either. Odin steps forward and clasps his son by the back of his neck, pulling him into his chest and kissing the top of Thor's blond head for a moment before pulling away.
"Do not fret, my boy. We shall prove victorious. After all, I have your 'Shield-Bro' on my side, do I not?"
The attempt at levity goes over well with Thor, who perks up a little bit and brightens as he slowly nods. Then, he gives Tony the biggest, bluest puppy dog eyes he's ever received.
"You will see my father home safely, Tony Stark. I know you will."
"… Sure Thor. You can count on me."
There's not much else to say after that. Thor stands back as Tony and Odin move to stand side by side. Heimdall prepares the Bifrost, and after receiving one final silent nod from the All-Father… he sends them both off.
Tony has no idea what to expect from Niflheim, Hela's prison. Brimstone and Hellfire, maybe? But no… instead the place is desolate and barren when they arrive. Lots of grey and black and oh look, more grey.
He's also not sure what to expect from Hela herself when they arrive. Will she be waiting for them? Will she be hidden somewhere, preparing an ambush?
But no. Heimdall puts them down right in front of the exiled former Crown Princess of Asgard. Odin's former Executioner clearly had no idea they were coming either, because if she had… well, Tony suspects that she would have at least tried to make herself presentable. There's probably not much Hela can do about her stringy hair or her torn clothing in a place as forsaken as this. She probably hasn't had a proper shower in a thousand years.
However, she definitely would have at least been standing up ready to meet them… instead of being caught sitting cross-legged amidst the dusty, desolate landscape while working on balancing misshapen rocks on top of one another.
The exiled Goddess of Death has managed to make a tower of four rocks and is in the process of trying to balance the fifth without toppling the first four when they arrive before her in a flash of light. Needless to say, their sudden appearance causes her to jolt rather violently, sending her tower of rocks scattering across the grey ground as she stares up at them both, gaping in disbelief.
Tony hesitates out of pity more than anything else. He feels bad for the poor woman in this moment. Obviously he knows why the All-Father didn't, but he suddenly finds himself wishing Odin had called ahead. That said, Odin hesitates too at the strange sight of his daughter sitting cross-legged and making rock towers.
That hesitation costs them, because Hela doesn't stay seated with a gobsmacked expression on her face for long. She quickly rallies and a look of pure, unbridled fury spreads across her features as she whips herself to her feet, spawns two blades from seemingly nowhere into her hands, and throws herself at them both with the battle cry of a screaming banshee.
"DIE!"
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A/N: I mean... you try being stuck in a featureless grey wasteland for a thousand years and don't resort to making some rock towers once in a while to pass the time. Poor Hela v.v
Also to head off any potential confusion, just wanted to explain that canonically, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2 both take place in 2014 within two months of one another, August and October respectively. This story has now just reached the end of 2014/beginning of 2015, so GotG 1 and 2 have already happened. There are no AU elements there, everything has gone according to canon where the Guardians and their storylines are concerned.
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