Ch 2: Hi Nat....

Tony and Loki sat on the lush grass with an air of discomfort, Natasha layed passed out a few meters apart from the two. The wind blew filling the silence with the rustle of leaves. "Look Reindeer Games I don't know what you are up to. But I know that it can't be anything good".

"I am not doing anything, Stark." Loki snarked, facing a rather large tree in front of him, instead of his used-to-be-enemy.

"Then why am I not dead! I'm should be gone! But, my heart is thumping in my chest, as if I were alive and well." Tony countered, raising his voice in anger and worry. Loki stood up and stepped towards Tony. But, before he could say a word, both men heard a groan. They turned to see Natasha sitting up, her earlier wounds healed.

"W-what, why?" Natasha said confusion laced in her voice. She looked around, taking in the beautiful scenery that was the Asgardian forest. "Oh my god, Tony! What happened, why is Loki here? How?"

Loki interrupted even if her words were for Tony, "It seems that we have time traveled, Romanoff. Do not blame me, as I do not know why I am here. From what I can gather, we are in the Asgardian Royal woods.".

"WHAT" Natasha and Tony screamed in unison.

"But" Loki interrupted. "There is not a way to get us back, too many variables and risks.", The three deflated losing hope of ever coming home. Loki continued, a sad tone laced in his voice, "Although, as I was waiting for the two of you to wake up I thought back. My thoughts wandered towards, the Titan who, I presume, prompted, in one way or another, our demise, yes.". Natasha and Tony looked at each other, not following Loki's exact train of thought, and nodded. "So, as we have traveled through time, we may fix or prevent certain events from occurring and beat the Mad Titan before it is too late."

Tony sat up, his back straighter than before, "So, we are basically gonna prevent Thanos with all of the info we have and try to settle down here. But, from what I know we kinda beat Thanps without any intervention."

Natasha spoke, "Well ok, but was it really worth the I guess timeline that we went through too defeat Thanos. Plus, we might as well help our past selves, it's not like we have anywhere else to go."

Tony nodded accepting the truth in her words without a fight. Loki looked between the two, silently relishing the feeling of being home back in the palace, memories good and bad flowing through his mind. For a moment, it was peaceful, the sun shone down through the lush leaves, as the trio basked in the few moments of peace and normality that they were going to have for a long time.

Natasha broke the silence, a cold tone to her voice, "Look, Loki, I will trust you for now, but pull anything on me or Tony, and I will not hesitate to leave you to kill you,"

Tony looked surprised at the 'or tony' part of that statement, staring at her in not-so-subtle disbelief. Loki just nodded, understanding Natasha's hesitance and mistrusts around working with him. Loki stood after a few moments, his usual grace faltering.

"Well, we must start moving towards the palace, nightfall in the Asgardian wilderness is not pleasant." The two mortals seemed startled by the immortal's words, swiftly, the trio walked Loki leading the way. They engaged in small talk with each other. Soon enough, the heroes formed the base for a plan to save worlds. Walking for what seemed like an hour, the rag-tag group silently took in the scenery. Ginormous trees covered the clear sky, only letting sparse patches through. Beautiful vines twisted around the trees, and vibrant plants glowed in the sunset. Purple insects, pink leaves, and dark yellow barks made the forest look enchanting. The wind whistled, moving lightly through the trees, carrying the exotic fragrance of the flora of Asgard.

Suddenly sharp thuds wracked the tranquil woods. Faint yelling alerted Loki, Natasha, and Tony. The three stood their ground, ready for any soldiers or robbers to attack.

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