For the Love of Gods (LokixOC)

Born for Battle: Part 5

Strange lead Loki and Kiah to a large room with an oval table in the center. At the head of the table a slender, bald woman stood with her hands crossed in front of her. 

"Welcome. I am glad to see your journey here was without trouble." The woman spoke. 

"It was Ancient One." Strange nodded towards her.

"I sense confusion in this one." She pointed towards Kiah. "She is not of our world." 

"She is only here, temporarily. I believe she will aid in our mission to destroy Thanos." Strange said and Loki winced at the mention of Thanos.

"Is Thanos the one you told me about?" Kiah asked Loki. 

"Yes." He said flatly. 

"I see." The woman walked closer to Kiah and circled her. "You hold great power. Daughter of Zeus." She said. "But with great power comes great responsibility. As I am sure you know." 

"I do. I am here to help in any way I can. I don't fail." Kiah said standing straighter.

"A true warrior this one. I am the Ancient One. I am the keeper of time. Although your presence here does not conflict with this time, I do suggest you do not linger. For the longer you stay, the harder it may to return to your home." She spoke. 

"She will be returned when our mission is done. I have assured her people of that." Strange said. 

"Good. You must be off then. I have a feeling a certain God of Thunder is anxiously awaiting your arrival SilverTongue." Ancient One looked towards Loki and he bowed his head acknowledging she was the one in charge here. 

Loki grabbed Kiah's hand and nodded his head once more to the Ancient One and Strange then teleported him and Kiah to Stark Tower. 

"What the Gods was that!" Kiah asked out of breath. 

"Teleportation." Loki said matter of factly. Kiah looked up at the tall building known as Stark Tower and took a big breath in. 

"My sister has told me stories of the great cities of earth but I never could really imagine it. This is magnificent." Kiah said with surprise in her voice.

"Wait until you see it at night." Loki winked then lead her inside the building. As soon as they entered the building they were met with a group of armed guard pointing guns at them. 

"Woah woah woah! Guns down gentlemen." A voice came from behind them. 

"Tony." Loki said to the man Kiah assumed to be Tony Stark. 

"Well you are certainly the same. And you... Kiah is it? Dr. Fancy Pants told us you would be joining the team. Great to have you." Tony said reaching his hand out to shake hers. She took it and smiled.

"Glad to be here as well. First trip to the land of men and so far I am impressed." Kiah said.

"Land of men?" Tony asked Loki.

"There are no men on Themyscira." Loki said. 

"Really? None? Then how do you.. you know; populate?" Tony asked raising his eyebrow. 

"My sisters and I are chosen not born. My mother prayed to the Gods for my sister and I. She molded us out of the very clay we train on." Kiah said with pride in her voice. 

"Uh, cool story. Everyone has their thing. Well, come along then." Tony said asking them to follow. Kiah made a face, she never met someone so odd before. 

As soon as the elevator doors opened to the lab Thor started shouting at Loki and Kiah immediately. 

"Brother! You have returned from the dead once again! Maybe you truly are immortal! It is so wonderful to have you back. Now, do not die again. I believe three times to the land of the dead is enough." Thor said throwing himself at Loki to give him a hug. Although Loki was aware of what had been going on sense he disappeared he still only knew the attack on New York as only half a year ago. But to Thor and the others, it had been many years. They knew Loki differently. This entire quantum universe thing confused him. But he knew he was where he was suppose to be.