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◜ revengers, assemble ◞

"LOOK, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ASGARD, AND YOU WON'T EVER HAVE TO THINK OF THE HULK EVER AGAIN. All right?" Thor soothed Bruce, rubbing his shoulders as the trio made their way down an alleyway. Bruce nodded. "Okay."

Bruce turned, only to get a green powder flicked his face.

He reached up, slowly taking off his boxy sunglasses, spitting some powder that caught in his mouth. Amber frowned, reaching up and gently wiping the powder from his borrowed blazer.

Around the three, a party of Hulk fans danced around, holding banners, signs, and even a papier-mâché head of the Hulk. They chanted Hulk's name and Amber's face suddenly deadpanned. Thor looked around cautiously. "Oh, this is bad."

He caught the look of a passing guard and quickly covered up his face, turning back to face his friends, only to find them gone. "Huh? Banner?! Amber?!"

He slipped into the growing crowd, shouting their names. He looked over a flight of stairs, seeing the two in the middle of the crowd. While Bruce looked afraid, Amber was dancing to the music, jumping up and down while holding Bruce's hands, trying to get him to participate.

Bruce shook his head, backing up. He bumped into a creature who was bent over. The being stood up, turning and hovering over Bruce. He snarled at him, and Thor was quick to slip in front of him.

Amber's eyebrows furrowed angrily, standing in front of Thor. "Hey!"

The beast only snarled louder and Amber clenched her fist. Swinging her arm upwards, her fist collided with the creature's face in a sharp, rough uppercut. The creature stumbled back, before falling backwards, landing on his back unconscious. Behind it, Valkyrie suddenly appeared. She looked surprised, but quickly covered it up with a smug look. "Impressive."

Amber nodded curtly, trying to calm herself. She clenched and unclenched her fist a few times, trying to subside the subtle sting in her hand. "What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here? I thought you were leaving." Valkyrie shot back, moving to get a glimpse of Bruce who was hiding behind Thor's large frame.

"We...got sidetracked." Thor interrupted.

Valkyrie pointed to the two before gesturing around her face. "What's with the...?"

"This is my disguise."

"But I can see your face."

Thor lifted up a piece of the small cloth, covering his nose and mouth. "Not when I do this, you can't."

Valkyrie rolled her eyes, turning and walking away. When she noticed the rest not following, she looked back, flicking her head forward. The three followed her, walking up and down various streets before ducking into a building that was vacant. Valkyrie turned on her heel, pointing at Bruce. "Who is this guy?"

"M-Me? I-I'm―"

"He's a friend." Thor quickly answered, throwing the cloth away. Amber followed as well.

Valkyrie studied Bruce for a moment before walking away. "I feel like I know you."

"I feel like I know you too." Bruce said in awe, following her. They made their way down a hallway before Valkyrie suddenly stopped, turning to them.

She shook her head. "Look, I've spent years in a haze, trying to forget my past. It seemed like the best place to drink, and forget, and die one day."

Thor nodded. "I was thinking you drank too much, and it probably was going to kill you."

"I don't plan to stop drinking." Valkyrie said.

"Oh."

"But, I don't want to forget. I can't, anymore. So, if I'm gonna die, well, it may as well be driving my sword through the heart of that murderous hag." Valkyrie said, seeming like she was trying to talk herself up instead of the three standing in front of her. She awkwardly blinked several times. "S-So I'm saying I wanna be on the team. Has it got a name?"

"Yeah..it's called..." Thor looked down at the others before nodding. "Re-Revengers."

"Revengers." Bruce and Amber repeated quietly, nodding reassuringly at Valkyrie.

Valkyrie lifted an eyebrow sceptically. "Revengers?"

"Yeah, well, I'm getting revenge, and you're getting revenge..." Valkyrie nodded at Thor, now satisfied with the name. Thor looked down at Bruce and Amber. "What about you two? You guys want to get revenge?"

Amber's eyebrows furrowed suddenly. "On you." she mumbled quietly. Bruce looked between him and Valkyrie. "I-I haven't decided."

"Also," Valkyrie said with a smile. "I've got a peace offering."

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AN AUTOMATIC DOOR SLID UPWARD, REVEALING LOKI WRAPPED IN CHAINS. Loki looked up at the four, fighting back the urge to roll his eyes. "Surprise..."

As Valkyrie ambled into the room, Thor eyed his brother sceptically. He picked up a tube-like object on a nearby table. He lifted it, before throwing it at his head. The tube bounced off Loki's head, making him flinch back. He glared at Thor. "Ow." he said in a husky tone.

Thor tilted his head back. "Just had to be sure."

He walked into the room, Bruce and Amber following. Bruce stared at Loki, pulling at the crotch of his pants again. Loki offered a small smile. "Hello Bruce." he glanced at Amber next. "Ms. Amber."

Amber puffed out her chest, moving her shoulders back. "Loki."

"So," Bruce spoke up. "last time I saw you, you were trying to kill everybody. Where you at these days?"

"It varies from moment to moment." Loki said in a low tone, remaining eye contact with the scientist. Bruce gave Loki a wild look, widening his eyes drastically.

"Is that a Dragonfang?" Thor asked Valkyrie, who placed down a sword before walking away.

"It is."

"My god," Thor muttered, unsheathing the small sword before cradling it in his palms. "This is the famed sword of the Valkyrie."

"A fan, are we?" Amber asked with a smirk, crossing her arms. Thor glared at her. "I could say the same with you and Bruce, huh?" Amber's smirk dropped and she shuffled back to Bruce and Loki.

"So, Saakar and Asgard are about as far apart as any two known systems." Valkyrie explained, walking around Loki. "Our best bet is to wormhole just outside city limits. Refuel on Xandar, and we can be in Asgard is about...eighteen months?"

"Nope." Thor shook his head. He lifted the sword, pointing it towards a gaping red portal that raged over the sea of Saakar. "We are going through the big one."

"The Devil's Anus?" Valkyrie asked with a cocked eyebrow.

Bruce lifted from the counter that displayed various foods. "Anus? Waitwaitwait, who's anus?"

"For the record, I didn't know it was called that when I picked it." Thor clarified, only to which Valkyrie rolled her eyes, moving away. Amber and Bruce approached the window. Amber smirked in awe.

"That looks like a collapsing neutron star inside a Einstein-Rosen bridge." Bruce said, pointing out the window at the red swirling storm in the distance.

"We need another ship." Valkyrie said, walking in between the others, holding a bottle of alcohol. "That'll tear mine to pieces."

"She's right." Amber said, crossing her arms. "We need a ship strong enough to withstand the geodetic strain from the singularities, and has an offline power steering system that can also function without the onboard computer."

She noticed Thor and Bruce staring, both in awe and admiration, and shrugged. "What?"

"And one with cup holders," Valkyrie nodded, taking a swing from the white bottle. "cause we're gonna die. So, drinks!"

Bruce looked at Valkyrie. "Do I know you? I feel like I know you..."

Valkyrie laughed, walking away. She pointed at him. "I feel like I know you too! It's weird."

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(a.n)
so, i renamed this chapter revengers assemble cause it was more fitting, and put a new name for chapter twelve. enjoy!

also (you probably all don't care but i'm gonna share anyways cause i'm hella excited), cause who's birthday is it when infinity war gets released (april 27th)...mine!!