Ragnarocc

I Could be Winning Poker Games Right Now

I slowly looked around as I woke up, trying to gauge the consciousness of my fellow shipmates. Bruce was tapping his fingers on the control panel, while Thor and Valkyrie were still passed out in the back.

Laughing, I got his attention, "Man, that anus knocked me out cold."

"Yeah, me too, I guess," he yawned.

"That's the most powerful anus I've ever seen."

"Stop."

I dropped the topic of anuses, watching us drift through space instead. We were currently on a course to Asgard, and were expected to arrive there shortly. As far as I was concerned, this ship could take its time. I was in no rush to see Hela again, and I still wasn't entirely convinced I'd made the right choice by coming. "I could be winning poker games right now."

"What?" Bruce asked, "I can't hear you."

"Nothing, I was just muttering to myself..." I swiveled in my chair to face him, crossing one leg over the other, "Bruce."

"...Yes?"

"You're a pretty decent fellow. Mind if I ask you a question?"

He raised an eyebrow, "O...kay? I mean, it depends on the question, but sure, go ahead."

I took a breath, hands waving as I spoke, "How do you.... Tell someone that you genuinely care about them even though you've been an absolute dick to them?"

"Good question," he turned back and forth in his chair as he formulated an answer, "How about... I genuinely care about you and I'm sorry for being an absolute dick to you?"

"What?" I scoffed, "What? No, no, that's so forward. How do I do that without actually confessing that I've done anything wrong?"

"You.... can't. That's how open communication works."

Actually you can it's called the 'I really care about you even though I've been a dick so take my emotions through this cuz I can't admit I've done anything wrong' kiss.... or hug if you're still in denile. Though I don't know how you reached egypt.

"Well that's just riddiculous!" my response was directed at both Bruce and Maddie, though I was much more frustrated with the latter.

"What's riddiculous?"

"Thor!" I exclaimed, "Good morning! Are you still pissed at me?"

He didn't answer as he made his way to the front of the ship, "We're coming up on Asgard."

Sure enough, within a few minutes, the glistening golden buildings of Asgard came into view. At first, everything looked normal, but once we got closer, Hela's devastation became apparent. Trees and various structures were either on fire or destroyed, and there was hardly a sign of the Asgardians who once populated the planet.

"I never thought I'd be back here," Valkyrie, who had regained consciousness, muttered.

We all clustered at the window to get a better look. "Bruce, first impressions?" I asked, regarding the fire-torn landscape before me.

"I thought it'd be nicer," he admitted, "Not that it's not nice, it's just... Well, it's on fire."

"That it is..." Thor turned to address the whole group, "Up in the mountains, there are people clustered together. I need you three to help get them out while I deal with Hela."

"Alone? I don't think so," I interjected.

"You are not facing Hela with me. The point is to save everyone else, not just kill Hela, and right now, that's the most important task, and that's where I need you," he explained, "Wouldn't you like to be the savior of Asgard?"