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C113 Spider-Man
🕑 Added 2022-10-03 07:15:39 +0000 UTCJust as the thunder storm cleared over the impromptu shield base around the crater, a figure covered in blue lightning came flying across the desert, bringing yet another storm with it.
This immediately alerted the Shield agents that were guarding the perimeter. An alarm was sounded as the lightning-clad figure impacted the center of the crater with a loud boom, deepening the already large hole in the desert floor.
As the armed agents circled the crater, ready to fight the second intruder of the night, they found a lightning-clad Spider-Man with a very familiar hammer in hand.
“Yo!” Peter says with a wave as he walks out of the crater and towards the main building, where he could sense Fury and Thor were located.
Seeing that it was Spider-Man, who arrived earlier with Director Fury, the guards eased up and lowered their weapons. Even if Spider-Man was an intruder, none of them believed they could do anything to stop him.
“I’m back.” Peter calls out as he enters the building and sees Fury waiting there for his arrival.
“Done playing with your new toy?” Fury asks as he eyes the hammer in Peter's hand.
“Yeah, when the hammer said ‘shall possess the power of Thor’ it really meant it. I have powers like Storm now.” Peter says as he spins the hammer casually between his fingers.
“Right, so gods are real?” Fury asks, unsure of what to make of all of this.
“I wouldn’t go that far, but it’s possible.” Peter replies as he turns to see a window, showing another room with Thor restrained inside. “Learn anything from our guest yet?”
The window was probably a one-way mirror, as neither Thor nor Agent Coulson, who was currently questioning the banished Asgardian, seemed to react to Peter's arrival.
“No, he hasn’t spoken a word since you left.” Fury replies with an annoyed tilt to his voice. “Do you think he’s related to the hammer or just some crazy that showed up to test his luck?”
“If I had to guess?” Peter says as he eyes Thor, pretending to think about it. “He has to be related. The look of despair on his face when he couldn’t lift it was too real.”
Going quiet, the two turn their attention to Coulson and Thor, watching to see if their guest would finally speak. Just as Coulson gave up and made his way to the door, planning to leave their prisoner to stew for a while, Thor finally spoke up.
“Who was the man that took my hammer?” Thor asks, stopping Coulson in his tracks.
“You mean Spider-Man?” Coulson asks as he backtracks to his seat. “How do you not know who Spider-Man is? Have you been living under a rock?”
“Hmm, what an odd name...” Thor replies in contemplation.
“It’s his superhero name.” Coulson explains, gaining Thor’s full attention. “Spider-Man is earth's most famous hero. If you don’t know that, then you must not be from around here...”
“...” Staring at Coulson with a conflicted look in his eyes, Thor quickly comes to a decision. “I refuse to speak anymore, son of Coul. Bring that man spider here. I need to have a word with him.”
“Spider-Man left. He won’t be...” Coulson replies but the sound of the door opening stops him mid-sentence.
“I’m here, you can leave, Coulson.” Peter says as he walks into the room, Mjølnir in hand, drawing a jealous and sad look from its original owner.
“Uhh, sure...” Coulson says as he passes Peter and walks out of the room.
As the door closes, leaving Peter and Thor alone in the room, Peter takes a seat across from Thor and places Mjølnir on the table right in front of Thor’s eyes.
Peter didn’t mean it to be, but this simple move was truly torturous for Thor. Staring at the key to unlocking his powers and returning home, knowing that he couldn’t lift it and that it now belonged to someone else truly stung deeply.
“Hello, I’m Spider-Man.” Peter says as he leaned back into his chair, waiting for Thor’s reply.
“Thor Odinson, King of Asgard.” Thor replies, tearing his eyes off of his former hammer.
“King?” Peter blurted out in surprise. ‘Did I just hear him wrong?’
“Yes, I was crowned four days ago.” Thor says but the arrogance that once filled him was nowhere to be seen.
Peter was truly surprised. Though this wasn’t exactly a bad thing. Either this world is slightly different than the MCU of his old world, or his actions have somehow affected Asgard, which was hard to believe...
Either way, Thor being King of Asgard could actually be a good thing. An Avenger with full control of a godlike advanced alien civilization seemed very advantageous to Peter.
With Peter's help, Thor might be able to save Asgard from its destruction. It’s such a shame what happened in Ragnarök after all.
They could also possibly save Thor’s father, Odin, who would die because of Loki. In the movie, Loki wanted to live like a king, so he exiled Odin and used his appearance to rule Asgard.
Sadly, due to his exile, Odin's power was slowly drained away until he died. He needed to stay in Asgard to keep himself alive, but Loki didn’t know that.
With Thor as King, Loki would have no reason to banish his father, hopefully...
Either way, Peter would keep an eye out for Odin’s safety. Obviously, he hasn’t met the old man in this world, but Peter always liked Odin’s character in the movies.
“Congratulations.” Peter says genuinely, soliciting a self-deprecating chuckle from Thor.
“Yeah, the great Thor Odinson, King of Asgard. Banished to Midgard as a powerless man.” Thor says as he slumps in his chair and looks up at the ceiling. “To top it all off, a human from Midgard, the weakest of the Nine Realms, now possesses the powers that were stripped from me.”
“Sounds like you’ve had a tough week.” Peter says, surprised with how much Thor was sharing.
He expected the Asgardian to keep his lips sealed for a bit longer as he did in the movie. Though maybe he trusts Peter a bit, as Mjølnir and his father's enchantment see him as a worthy wielder of his powers.
“This whole week has been a mix of the best and worst days of my life.” Thor admits as he sits up and looks straight at Peter. “Why are you worthy and I’m not?”
“You would have to give me more information for me to know that answer. I’ve only just met you and found this hammer today.” Peter says as he motions toward Mjølnir. “Why were you banished from Asgard? It’s hard to believe that a King could be kicked out of his own kingdom after all. You must have done something pretty sh*tty.”
“...” Thor stares Peter straight in the eyes. “What would you do if a foreign nation infiltrated your palace, killed your guards, and tried to steal something that could destroy your world and many others?”
Thor wanted to know what made Peter different from him. What made him worthy of Mjølnir and his powers?
“It depends on the circumstances.” Peter says as he thinks for a moment. “Seeing as you said the word ‘tried’, that means they didn’t get away with this world-ending device, right?”
“Yes.” Thor nods.
“Then I would speak to those close to me with more experience for advice and come up with a plan together to deal with the threat. Whether that would be military action, trade embargoes, diplomacy, assassinations, etc. Though ultimately, the security around this hypothetical device would need to be increased by a large margin.” Peter explains his thoughts.
“...” Thor goes silent as he reflects on his own actions, his father's voice ringing out in his mind.
‘...decisions made in anger and without thought are detrimental to any ruler. Go and calm yourself. Once you’re calm, we can come up with a less violent way to handle this situation...’
“He wanted to help me and I spit in his face.” Thor mutters quietly with a far-off look as realization began to dawn on him. “Instead of trying to see things from his perspective, I let my anger and arrogance cloud my judgment...”
As Thor finished speaking Mjølnir pulsed slightly on the table before going still once again. Thor didn’t notice as he was too preoccupied in his own thoughts, but Peter sure did.
‘Is it reacting to him?’ Peter thought curiously. “I don’t know what that means, but that sounds like a good reason why you wouldn’t be worthy.”
“I see...” Thor says as he slumps back into his chair. “Can you leave me alone? I need to think.”
“Sure.” Peter says as he stands and picks up Mjølnir from the table with ease. “It was nice meeting you, Thor.”
Without waiting for Thor to reply, Peter stepped out of the room to allow Thor some time alone, closing the door behind him.
“I thought he’d never leave.” A very familiar voice says, causing Thor to jump and find a transparent figure standing before him.
“Loki!?”
A/N: 1537 words. Goodnight 😴
