The Captain and The Asgardian

Chapter Two

For a year or so Gem helped with the clean-up. Helped to rebuild what her father had torn down. She was sitting in her apartment one night, when a sense of dread washed over her, something terrible had happened. Not two days later, Odin appeared to her. Frigga had been killed in an attack. Gem sank to the floor at the news her grandfather had brought her.

"There is more." He spoke gravely.

"I don't think I can take more."

"You can. You have always had a strength none us had." There was a small sad smile on his face as he spoke this. Before she could contradict him, he continued on. "Your father was also killed; he died a hero. He was saving your uncle."

The very breath that her lungs held left her. All this time she had held his actions of one moment against him and now he was gone forever. Gem gave a silent scream as yet more tears broke free, she could not stop crying, this was too much. When she looked up at last her grandfather was gone. She now felt truly alone.

Natasha had been watching Gem for weeks. She had been trying to figure out who she was. Where had she come from? The night Odin had visited the girl, Natasha had nearly fainted. This girl was from Asgard. She had watched her break down in tears, watched her grieve alone. Natasha could understand that. What she could not understand, why was this girl hiding who she was? She reported back to Fury.

"Asgardian you say?" Fury spoke, pacing slowly.

"Yes, she's here alone from what I can tell."

"Have you managed to figure out why?"

"Not as of yet, she lives a fairly normal life. She has helped with the clean-up in New York, she has held fundraisers, attended them." Nat wrinkled her nose slightly at this.

"Maybe it's time I paid her a visit."

Gem was at home when a knock at the door brought her out of the silent meditation. It had been something she had seen him do. She couldn't say her father's name. If she did it meant that he and Frigga were truly gone. She opened it, in front of her stood a tall man with a patch over one eye.

"Can I help you?" She asked.

"I'm not sure. Can I come in?"

Gem allowed him in, indicating towards the living room. As she followed him through, she ran her hand behind the coat rack pulling out the dagger Heimdall had gifted her on her name day many years ago. Her grandmother had told her to keep if hidden save by her at all times. Heimdall was not known for giving gifts and there though this was clearly meant for her to use one day. She slipped the dagger into her waistband and covered it with her t-shirt. Gem watched as he stood in the centre of the room looking out of the window.

"Who are you?" She asked walking to stand directly in front of him.

"My name is Nick Fury, I'm with S.H.I.E.L.D."

S.H.I.E.L.D, Gem had heard that before, from Thor. What was he doing here?

"We have been keeping an eye on you."

"Me? Why?"

"We like to keep track of people that may be either a danger or an advantage to this world."

"What makes you think I'm either?"

"I've not met many humans that get visits from Odin. So, you are an Asgardian?"

Gem stared at this man. He knew quite a bit.

"I am. I've been here around 5 years now."

"Well I'm here to offer you something."