emmylou | natasha romanoff

fifty-one.

2021
Staten Island, New York

Thor stares into the eyes of Thor. He tilts his head and Thor mimics the action. He shakes his head as he looks down at the four kids staring up at him, "This creature does not look like me."

"You both have golden hair," TJ states and Diana nods her head in agreement.

"Thor sleeps a lot and Mama says that you do too," Elena adds.

Thor scoffs, "I do not sleep a lot. Though abundant sleep does make for a mighty warrior."

Elena grins, "I want to be a mighty warrior!"

"And you can!" Thor says as he hands puppy Thor over to Franklin who takes the Golden Retriever puppy with a wide smile as he holds him gently, "My father began training me and Loki when we were your age."

"Who's Loki?" Elena asks.

"He's the guy that sent all the aliens to space to attack New York," Diana says with a wide grin, "Mama helped fight them off."

"Where was mommy?" Franklin asks curiously.

"She was in Ohio being a doctor," Diana informs her brother.

"Where's Ohio?" Elena asks.

Diana looks at her sister, "I don't know. But Babulya and Grandma Meredith live there."

"Was Loki a bad guy?" TJ asks.

"He was an okay guy," Thor says nodding his head, "Yes, an okay guy."

"What is an okay guy?" TJ asks tilting his head.

"Someone who is not good or bad. They're just okay," Thor explains.

"Elena is okay," Diana says. Her twin looks at her confused.

"What do I do?"

"What don't you do?" TJ responds.

"Do you know Wanda?" Franklin asks Thor.

Thor looks at the children unsure of whether or not it was his place to tell the children about Natasha and Kennedy's first child.

"I do know her," Thor states.

"What happened to her?" Diana asks, "We've been inside of her room."

"Lots of scary posters," Elena says.

"What is a Sleeping Siren?" TJ wonders.

Thor looks at them all, "Lots of great questions little ones. To answer Diana's question first, Wanda – well she um – you see she-"

"Disappeared?" TJ asks.

"Yeah," Thor says softly, "She did."

"What was she like?" Franklin asks.

"And why does she have a room in our house?" Elena wonders.

Thor didn't know why he signed up to babysit Kennedy and Natasha's children. They were quite intelligent, and they were also quite inquisitive which wasn't surprising given who their parents were.

"Hi everyone!" Kennedy says as she enters the living room, kissing each of the children on the forehead. She looks over at Thor, "Thank you so much for watching them. They are going to be angels, aren't you all?"

"Yes," the four kids say in unison.

"Now Natasha is with Anya at some journalism conference, but she has her phone on should you need her. But I'm literally a phone call away or a drive or a teleport. In short terms, I will be at the Avenger's Facility."