Among The Stars ✰ Thor Odinson

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"The sun's going down. It's getting really low." Thor repeated for the umpteenth time since the three of them left the quinjet in hopes to find another way off of the planet.

Milena led them down the streets and eventually they found a little nook in the narrow street where they could be apart from the crowd. Thor helped a panicking Bruce sit down while still chanting his version of Natasha's lullaby.

"Would you stop saying that?" Bruce pleaded, much to Milena's pleasure.

"I just need you to stay calm." Thor explained.

"Calm? I'm on an alien planet!"

"It's just a planet, you've been on a planet before." Thor tried to reason.

"Yeah. one." Bruce retorted.

"Now you've been on two! That's a good thing." Thor encouraged. "Soon you'll catch up to Milena! She's done well on different planets."

Bruce sighed and ran his hands through his hair "My neurons, they're firing faster than my brain can handle the information. The whole thing is totally different this time."

Slowly, Milena started to rub her glowing hands on Bruce's shoulders, attempting to help him relax even just a little bit.

He looked at her gratefully before continuing, "in the past, I always felt like Hulk and I each had a hand on the wheel. But this time it felt like he had the keys to the car and I was locked in the trunk."

"All right, well, you're back now. That's all that matters."

Bruce shook his head "No, it's not what matters. What I'm trying to tell you guys, is that if I turn into the Hulk again. Banner may never come back. And we're stranded on a planet that is designed to stress me out."

As his gestures got bigger and more exaggerated Milena pulled her hands away shocked. She had never even thought of the possibility of Hulk existing without Bruce entirely.

"We're not stranded, I'm gonna figure out a way to get us home." Thor said putting a hand on Bruce's shoulder in comfort.

Bruce let out a sigh of relief "Thank you."

"Not you home though. Asgard. My home."

"What?"

Milena sighed, she could already see the tension building back up in Bruce.

"Listen, my people are in great danger. Three of us, we have to fight this powerful being who also happens to be my sister."

Bruce looked at Thor in shock "Okay, that is so wrong on so many- I don't wanna fight your sister, that's a family issue"

"No, she's an evil being." Thor stressed

"I don't care what she is. I'm not fighting any more evil beings. I'm sick of it." Bruce exclaimed "I just told you. If I turn into the Hulk I am never gonna come back again and you don't care. And you're also dragging Milena into this?"

"No, no. I'm putting together the team. The Hulk is the fire." Thor stressed.

"Wait, you're just using me to get to the Hulk."

"What? No!"

"You don't care about me." Bruce sighed as Thor spluttered "Your not my friend."

"No! I don't even like the Hulk." Thor blurted, causing Milena to give him a look. "he's all like uh 'smash, smash, smash.' I prefer you"

Bruce gave the god a blank look "Thanks"

Thor grimaced "But if I'm being honest, when it comes to fighting evil beings he is very powerful and useful."