What If... Thor was Blipped
Valkyrie had joined Thor alongside the Avengers after the trauma they had experienced in what felt like a week. The Asgardians had been forced to abandon everything, their home, and Loki, whom Thanos had killed on the ship.When she looked around the forest where Thanos was said to have last been seen, Valkyrie worried she hadn't seen Thor anywhere in the battle. "Come on... come on... where are you... Please be okay..." As she said this, she heard what seemed to be a groan of pain followed by dust. Thanos did it... erased half the universe.There was a run towards the dust from the Asgardian warrior. A ghostly paleness covered her face once she saw who was fading. She fell to her knees next to Thor and held hands with him as they shared one last embrace before Thor turned to dust. "Oh, no, no, no, no Thor!" she wept as her eyes filled with tears.She heard the God of Thunder say, "You're the queen of New Asgard Val! " before he vanished.Her last words were "Wait wh- T-Thor no I... alright..." though she knew she was talking to herself now; after getting a sense of what had happened, she sat there in silence, processing everything. As she heard footsteps, tears ran down her face. Okoye. The guard of King T'Challa walked over to her and knelt at her side. Valkyrie had already lost someone in the past and now it was repeating itself."I can't do this again... I lost someone before I can't go through it again...""Sh... shh Val, it's alright! I promise we will get the job done! And we will bring all these people back!"After everything that had occurred with Hela recently and in the past, Valkyrie thought she would be hard-wired to deal with heartbreak and chaos by now. Immediately, she wondered. Why wasn't it her? Why Thor? Most importantly, where was Thanos?"Where is he?" she asked Okoye through tears, Her eyes were darkened and her voice was shaky filled with sadness and anger, "Val think about this before you do anything... please... we need to find who is still alive first before we do anything to defeat Thanos... okay?" the guard wiped her friend's tears as she nodded, it didn't help that Thors axe Stormbreaker was sitting right next to her, she picked it up and held it close to her chest.Okoye held her close running a hand through her hair gently "Shh..." A few moments later the two heard footsteps coming towards them and voices "Okoye, Valkyrie!"It was Steve Rodgers aka Captain America, he looked at the girls his eyes saddened as he realized which Avenger had been blipped "Thor?" he asked Valkyrie as he walked up to her kneeling next to her placing a hand gently on her shoulder and sighing quietly. This made Valkyrie tear up again after barely calming down moments ago."Where's Thanos?" Valkyrie asked again in a whisper as she kept Stormbreaker close to her"he disappeared... we don't know where he is... but we are going to find him and make him bring everyone back with the stones!"The thought of one Avenger being blipped by Thanos sparked Steve's attention for a moment, and then he spoke to Valkyrie, "Come on, there's someone nearby..."While Okoye and Steve helped Valkyrie up, her face was wet with tears as she looked at Captain America sadly. What was she to tell the people of New Asgard that their king was dust? She didn't even know if Loki was alive, since Thor returned to Earth without a chance to speak.Steve led the girls to break the silence between them. Valkyrie looked up to see a familiar face she never expected to see again. Loki.Loki didn't need to say anything to her since he saw her holding his brother's weapon. He knew within seconds what this meant as he walked over to her with a shocked expression on her face. She, along with Wanda, walked straight past him, thinking he had been killed by Thanos. He stayed with him to explain. "Now isn't the best time..." he watched Loki's confused expression as the girls walked away as he explained what had occurred.Eventually, they met the other Avengers near Wakanda's battlefield, and Valkyrie held back tears the best she could as she went to tell Natasha and the others about her teammate being blipped. Steven and Loki soon caught up as they watched people around them slowly fade from the snap.Loki soon realized what had happened to his older brother; he glanced back at Valkyrie, trying to process it all. She glanced back at him as he gestured towards him. His first move was to pull her close and hug her while she forced back tears, trying to be strong once more."I don't know where Thanos has gone. But I know we will find him because this isn't over yet," Steve said to his friends. After watching them pull away from the hug, Valkyrie wiped away tears and nodded in agreement as Cap said these words.Loki sighed quietly as people finally stopped turning to dust around them "Let's get back to New Asgard... make sure everything's alright" Valkyrie quickly agreed at this, wanting to get off the battleground as quickly as they could, she picked up Stormbreaker before looking at Loki then at what was left of the Avengers "we might need a lift back..." she said to Steve quietly as he understood leading them to the ship.Despite the silence between them, Natasha spoke, breaking the silence, "Val... if you need to talk about this at any point, you know where we are, right?" she assured the Asgardian."It's fine. I know Nat... I know. But I don't know how to let everyone know what's happening. We barely made it after Thanos had attacked the ship after we defeated Hela... and lost Asgard... Natasha, my people have already gone through so much... I don't want to make things worse for them. They have barely settled after what they've been through.""We'll get Thor back," Natasha insisted to Valkyrie with a hopeful tone as she explained everything the Asgardians had been through. She leaned against her warmly, placing her hand on her shoulder gently as they walked to the ship. She could not help but smile faintly as they walked. On the ship to New Asgard, the girls were still talking to each other as they sat side by side.On the way back home Loki stared out the window, "Valkyrie... we're back!" he whispered to her faintly. Loki smiled and nodded as he watched Nat give Valkyrie a tight hug before leaving the ship. "We'll stay in touch," Steve said with a nod.Her hair flew in the breeze along with her blue cape from her battle outfit as she took a deep breath as looked at New Asgard, realizing she was now the new ruler until Thor appeared. "Loki...I can't do this..." she whispered as she glanced up at him. She had tears in her eyes despite trying to hide them. "Asgard needs Thor as their leader...not me..." As she spoke, her blue cape fluttered in the wind.When she said this, the God of Mischief glanced at her, her voice trembling with fear after recent events. "I just don't want to let him or anyone else down..." she thought as she took a deep breath before the two headed for New Asgard."If my brother did not think you would make a good leader Val, he wouldn't have made you one" Loki comforted his friend to cheer her up, but he and Valkyrie were both feeling nervous at the prospect, but the thought of Thanos quickly took over."If he returns, what are we going to do? Steve said he disappeared, and from where I was standing, it sounded like Thor was the last one with him... before... you know," she asked Loki, getting choked up a little again."He also said he'd give us updates on what's happening-""The reason is none of that matters since Thor isn't here... and you know as well as I do it may take ages for the Avengers to find Thanos... We don't know when or where he will strike next since he has wiped half of the universe... and while we are on the subject..."Valkyrie punched him in the arm, slightly angry "that's for making everyone think Thanos killed you when he attacked the ship! Your brother told me all that happened and then here you come out of nowhere!""Alright, wasn't the best time to show myself. Just don't hit me on the arm again... or take it out on me, anyway""way to take the fun out of it" Valkyrie joked through a chuckle as they continued, soon meeting up with Korg, who survived both Thanos's attack on the ship and the blip.Greeting Valkyrie, the rock man started before observing Valkyrie, still holding Stormbreaker. "Isn't that Thor's axe?" he asked, pointing to the weapon. "and where is Thor?" he continued, hearing Valkyrie and Loki's hesitation at his question.When the Kronan asked again, "Where's Thor?" he knew something was wrong. After making her speech, Valkyrie let out a sigh that had been holding in: "Thor was... Thanos... he...-" she tried to articulate Thor had been blipped but could not bring herself to say it without tearing up again.When Korg realized Valkyrie was asking him, "has Thanos wiped out half the planet? And you're saying Thor was among those travelling into the dust?" He asked, saddened, as he watched his friends nod at his question."So, then... who will lead us then?" Korg stared at Valkyrie before speaking, "Before he disappeared... Thor said I am the leader... but now I can't lead without him. I am not qualified to do this.""Several weeks before Thanos' attack, you had fought against the goddess of death so you can do it! It appears you also took part in the battle against that grape." Loki interrupted his friends, panicking as he tried to boost Valkyrie's confidence, but when the dagger was pointing at him, he soon ceased talking."Listen! don't give me a pep talk and don't mention his name around me! Not until he's defeated and everyone's brought back!""I agree-""don't get familiar!..." Valkyrie warned, saying the very words she had to Thor what seemed like almost a week ago as she kept the dagger in front of him."let me finish... I agree with what my brother said..." Loki repeated himself, pushing the dagger away just to be replaced by a second one and a small 'l dare you' smile by the one his brother seemed to like so much.With a defeated sigh Valkyrie moved her dagger away from Loki, letting him continue "if you can defeat Hela... you can rule until my brother returns plus it's not like you'll be by yourself since I wasn't killed by Tha-""say his name... and you'll get a punch somewhere other than your arm!" Valkyrie warned once more, her eyes darkening slightly to show she was serious."Alright, as I was saying... if you can defeat Hela you'll be a good leader and I'll be able to help until Thor returns just don't kill me... please..."Despite Valkyrie's reluctance, she granted Thor's request. She followed Loki to the house, carrying Stormbreaker, waiting for news about a plan to defeat Thanos once and for all while drowning her feelings in a drink.Five years later, the rest of the world was quiet after the blip and sacrifices had been made to retrieve infinity stones. The final battle against Thanos was about to begin."Valkyrie" Loki called from downstairs "They need us!" Valkyrie's eyes grew wide at this news, grabbing Stormbreaker and her sword, "let's finish this! " She was dressed in similar armour to that she wore during her fight with Hela, and her hair was styled into two braids on top of her head.Orange sparks appeared in front of the two as they headed toward the door. After Loki had finished walking outside, he said, "everyone's back... I'd know that magic anywhere." Valkyrie looked back at him "five years!" she replied, "I have been ready for this day for five years!" Before Valkyrie could step foot through the portal, her pegasus Aragorn grabbed her, and she yelled "hell yeah! Now I'm ready!"As the portal grew wider she, Loki and everyone you could think of joined Captain America on the battlefield for one last fight against Thanos, but she couldn't focus properly as she looked around at all the heroes hoping to find hers through the fight."Avengers" she heard Cap call to everyone, gripping her sword tightly, ready to fight "assemble!"Everyone charged toward Thanos and his army. Valkyrie scanned the ground halfway through the battle as she picked up Spiderman, who held Thanos's gauntlet "hold on tight, kid!" she told him as she placed him on Aragorn's back."Have we met yet? I'm Spiderman-" Spiderman introduced himself "alright Spiderman, you haven't seen Thor anywhere right?" Valkyrie asked hopefully then sighed quietly before she had an answer Spiderman called to her "watch out!" he warned as they almost got hit by an explosion, not wanting another Avenger hurt Valkyrie looked at Spiderman after dodging the worst of the explosions "this is your stop kid!"Spiderman jumped off the pegasus, crashing as he attempted to land from the height. Valkyrie winced as she watched. She looked around slightly as Aragorn landed away from the explosions, hoping to find the God of Thunder somewhere in the fight.Eventually, Valkyrie flew up to help Captain Marvel, Wanda and a few female heroes who teamed up together but she stayed distracted until Wanda pointed out "don't look now but... look now" Valkyrie looked at her confused as she said this then glanced over to see Loki giving his brother a tight needed hug, she breathed a slight sigh of relief knowing Thor was okay."think you guys can handle these guys?" she asked as she jabbed her sword through one of Thanos's monsters with a smile "we got this" Carol aka Captain Marvel replied, "go to him!" Wanda finished watching her friend fly away."Now isn't the best time for a hug boys!" Valkyrie called over with a smile as she flew over, hovering over Loki and Thor handing him Stormbreaker watching as Thunder crashed around the three of them she laughed slightly as she watched having waited five years just to see thunder crashing down again.Whilst she was distracted, one of Thanos's minions knocked her out of the sky, causing her to land hard next to the boys. Valkyrie winced in pain slightly as she got up with Thor's help. "are you okay?" he asked as he looked around suddenly seeing Thanos. Thor gripped Stormbreaker tightly as he watched the purple titan get closer to them."he's mine!..." Thor said quietly, lightning flashing around the three of them. "what? Thor, are you crazy! He'll kill you!" Valkyrie warned as she and Loki exchanged nervous looks before trying to stop the god of thunder from doing something stupid. "brother stop! think about what you're doing!" Loki continued calling from behind Thor even though he knew his brother wasn't listening to either of them.Thor was stopped from proceeding by Valkyrie, who grabbed his hand tight. "Don't do this!... please... I've lost everyone to Hela... and you for five years... I can't lose you again!" She paused for a moment before continuing: "just... just be careful... Asgard needs you back... I cannot manage this alone anymore! Thor, I need you!"Loki joined Valkyrie's side to show his brother he was outnumbered, but before they could say anything else, a shadow appeared over the three of them. Thanos."I thought I killed him!" Thor said to himself as well as his brother and Valkyrie, "not exactly... you see brother..." Loki explained."This isn't the Thanos who made the Snap! It's Thanos from the past... the other was killed when we tracked him down!" Valkyrie continued explaining gripping her Dragon fang tightly glancing at Thor and then up at Thanos "if we make it out of this battle alive we'll explain later..." she finished as she barely blocked the titans' attacks without losing her balance.As Valkyrie struggled, she yelled over to the boys, "ahh a little help over here!!" she slipped across the ground, falling over. "Ugh!" shaking the pain away, she stood and looked up at Thanos, watching him lift his weapon, ready to kill her. She gripped hers, ready to face whatever happened at that very moment. The next thing she knew, Thor pushed her out of the way, causing him to land on her, using his body to shield her from the attack. The couple winced in pain again as the two landed away from Thanos. "I could've handled him you know," Valkyrie told Thor through painful laughter before he helped her up, pulling her into a tight embrace, holding her close, relief flooding over them knowing the other was alright.After a while Loki's voice suddenly interrupted the moment, noticing the battlefield had gone silent. "Brother... we have a problem..." Thor looked at his brother, confused, then noticed everyone had gathered in the same spot, a bad feeling rushing to his stomach. "aw crap!" he grabbed Valkyrie's hand as he pulled her over to everyone, with Loki following behind them.Seeing what had happened, Valkyrie squeezed Thor's hand tightly and stood beside him. All they could hear was Pepper crying, "Tony, look at me... we'll be okay... you can rest now..." After a few seconds, the Avengers quietened up except for Pepper who was in tears.After Tony's funeral, Loki joined his brother and Valkyrie back on New Asgard, but things had changed for the God of Mischief. Now that his brother had returned, he thought there was no need for him to stay in the kingdom. Loki found Thor and Valkyrie on the hillside, looking out to sea.The two of them sat on the grass quietly as Thor spoke, "Valkyrie, you did well while I was gone, I'm surprised you didn't make any changes here..." Valkyrie laughed softly, as Thor said it when he heard Loki's voice behind them, "she would have if I hadn't been there all this time." Loki laughed softly as he joined them both, then looked at Valkyrie."I said I'd stay and help until Thor returned, but..." he sighed as he tried to find the right words. Thor looked over at his younger brother. "Loki, what are you saying?" he asked before realizing with a silent sigh, looking down, then back at his brother."In your absence, I agreed to help Valkyrie run this place, but I feel like I don't fit in half the time..." the God of Mischief said, referring to himself and Valkyrie as he sat next to them "plus Val and I kept arguing around here after the blip.""Yeah, we came close to killing each other a few times...I've almost killed you a few times, I know..." Valkyrie laughed as she continued, "what will you do, Loki, I don't want you to leave...""I know I can't possibly stop you, but... Your family's here... After everything that's happened in the past five years, it's the first time we're all together like this...""Thor!" Loki interrupted, holding his hand up to stop him from talking. "it won't be forever... only for a while, so you will see me again. I just don't know when, but you'll know how to find me if you need me... just send your space Avenger to find me... and I'll return to stay... deal?" he asked As he referred to Captain Marvel as the space Avenger. Thor nodded as his brother made a deal to return if he was needed. "deal" he replied with a nod. "Thor... you and Valkyrie have your family in New Asgard, but my family is somewhere outside of here," Loki explained as he stood up from Thor's side for one last hug "besides, I have to make sure things are slowly returning to normal in space after the blip..." He ended with a sigh of resignation, then turned to Valkyrie.Taking her place beside the boys, Valkyrie stepped forward, going over to Loki, who gently pulled her into a hug. As she said "thanks for the help", a small smile came across her face. "Laki!" she giggled quietly at his reaction before pulling away. "Wha... hey" Loki protested through his chuckles, already knowing his comeback would be easily defeated."Just be careful out there... okay? Although it might have seemed like a few days ago, we have faced much worse. You never know what might wait for you..." Valkyrie said softly as she rested her hand on Thor's shoulder."Don't cause too much trouble, Loki... remember Captain Marvel may have to watch if that is necessary," Thor urged Loki before he could protest.Valkyrie sighed, quietly watching Loki's magic glow, "don't leave for too long... okay, it won't be the same without you... you know that don't you?" she asked as she went closer towards him, her loose hair flowing behind her.Loki let his magic glow fade away as he shared a moment with Valkyrie, while still smiling faintly "Don't worry, you'll find someone else to taunt, insult, and bruise half the time..." His joking laughs faded seeing the sad look in her eyes as he said this, recognizing her seriousness, "okay forget I said any of that for a minute... you're going to miss me aren't you?..." he asked Valkyrie as she nodded."Loki if you hadn't stayed for those five years... I highly doubt New Asgard would look the same if I ran it alone" Valkyrie explained through faint tears as they both laughed a little "come here" Loki said through a sigh as the two friends shared one last hug, this one lasting a little longer than the first. For the first time in a while, there was no tension between the two. No arguing.Having cuddled into the god of mischief for a few moments, Valkyrie then stepped away. Loki turned his attention to his brother before leaving. "I expect there will be changes while I'm gone. Am I right?" he asked Thor curiously, going over to him while Valkyrie looked over at the sea as the boys said one last goodbye."Like what?" Thor asked his brother, "like what about you and Valkyrie?... I mean... it's obvious to everyone in New Asgard and everyone in the Avengers that you like each other" Loki stated the obvious with folded arms and a slight grin. Valkyrie laughed, speaking to the boys, "he won't admit it... he gets all goofy suddenly whenever it's brought up" she explained as she once again joined the group. "What no I don't?-" Thor protested as he saw Valkyrie hide a slight smirk at this answer. "alright you made your point Val." Valkyrie laughed in victory as Thor nudged her shoulder gently, "but if we made any changes, what about a hot tub in the garden..." he asked the two "you're not serious right?..." Loki asked his brother before speaking sarcastically deciding to have a little fun before he left. "ah yes I'm sure she'll love romantic dips in the jacuzzi at 3 pm in the winter breeze and directly in the ocean's path, who wouldn't love the high tide of the ocean sweeping them off lovingly with all the ocean fish to the next village over in half nude" Valkyrie held in, laughing as she looked over the ocean once again, leaning on Thor slightly, deciding not to say anything for a couple more minutes before glancing at the boys. "We can secure it in the ground, you know! To keep it secured..." Thor spoke up despite knowing his brother was joking, as he played along, knowing it might be a while before the three of them would be together like this. Eventually, Valkyrie joined in the fun of tormenting the God Of Thunder, "awww no row row row your hot tub gently down the street?" she asked through giggles. "NO. NO ROW ROW ROW YOUR HOT TUB GENTLY DOWN THE STREET!" Thor yelled at both of them, frustrated but managed a smile upon hearing them burst into more laughter sighing quietly speaking to Valkyrie "you're enjoying this aren't you?" he then turned to Loki "I hate you both!..." "You're not gonna live this down soon! You know that, don't you?" Valkyrie asked Thor, still laughing whilst watching the sunset. After everyone had calmed down, Loki spoke up as the sky was getting darker. "I suppose I... better get going. It's getting late, and it looks like you two need some rest after the fight with Thanos..." "I just hope that's the last fight we have to take part in for a long time, even though it felt good to fight again after 5 years," Valkyrie explained, looking over the ocean once more as the wind grew strong giving signs of a storm heading their way. "If you're going, Loki, make sure you do it before the storm strikes... it looks bad," Thor said to his brother, who reluctantly agreed. Valkyrie watched the boys hug goodbye before she stepped back. The god of Mischief nodded as the wind blew worse every second they spent talking. He soon opened a portal, getting ready to step through. He turned back to look at his brother and Valkyrie, who stood next to each other as they watched him leave. After Loki had left, Valkyrie tried to hold more laughter in as she and Thor took a walk back to New Asgard, holding each other close to keep warm, feeling the winds get stronger. "What are you giggling at this time?" Thor asked, squeezing her close. "Nothing except now we can row by the pub for a beer if the ocean takes us that way. What do you say SWEETIE PIE?" Thor fell silent, rolling his eyes while hiding a smile, letting Valkyrie walk ahead of him, still laughing when the rain suddenly poured on them. "Holy crap, that's cold!" Valkyrie squeaked from just down the hill as she was hit by the rain, soon feeling Thor join her and pull her close. "you were asking for that Val" Thor teased her as the two cuddled for a few moments in the pouring rain. They looked at a nearby puddle as they held each other close. "look... we are one" Valkyrie glanced at him slightly, hearing him say this, then winces as the rain pours harder on the two of them. "I think it's time to get inside!" Thor told her as he led her back home. Valkyrie replied sarcastically, "what gave you that idea?..." A few moments later, the couple arrived back home, drenched and soggy from the rain. Thor opened the door, letting Valkyrie go in first. "Don't slip" she told him and she carefully took her shoes off, soon slipping and sliding herself from her wet socks "ah crap! Aha, I'm gonna change!" she told Thor with a soft smile as she went into the bedroom without falling over. Watching her almost slip as he closed the door, Thor couldn't contain his laugh. To dry himself off, Valkyrie called over Thor and tossed him a towel. She watched as the God of Thunder almost ended up on the floor because of his wet clothing. "Do... do not tell Loki about this when he's back!..." Thor warned Valkyrie as she held laughing once more. Eventually, the two settled down near the fire after Thor changed, of course leaning against a chair and cuddling each other close, watching the rain pour down heavier than before. Thor held the Asgardian warrior close to him, his eyes softening, seeing she had fallen asleep on him after a few minutes, not wanting to disturb her instead of picking her up and placing her in bed like anyone else would've done he grabbed a nearby blanket and wrapped them both up to keep warm. That's where they stayed for the rest of the night.
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