Warriors | Thor: Ragnarok [4]

EIGHT

CHAPTER EIGHT
"Animalia... My friends call me Lia"

ANIMALIA DIDN'T KNOW WHY SHE STAYED.

Thor was alive and that was the original reason she made the trip up there. She could just leave and her conscious probably could rest but there was something that made her stay.
Animalia didn't know whether it was Thor himself or the fact she could bargin a deal. Help him with returning to Asgard and hopefully be able to get off of Sakaar.
Despite it being her home since she was nineteen, she never liked the trashy planet.

Thor stood in front of the wall's window, his eyes narrowed at the crashed Quinjet. His mind only focused on how he could get to it.

When Hulk rose and began collecting his equipment, Animalia shuffled across the couch, hopefully trying to blend in with the corner shadows. She knew what the gearing up meant and she didn't overly want Valkyrie questioning why she was there.
She was never good at saying goodbye, especially after she was sent away from Zelea.

"Hulk trains!" Hulk announced, mainly to Thor.

"That's great, have fun," Thor snapped back, still annoyed at the outcome regarding his friend.

"Hey big guy," Valkyrie's voice entered and Animalia shot up, glancing towards the doorway. The Asgardian warrior couldn't see into the room, making Animalia exhale a sigh of relief.

"Angry girl," Hulk greeted back, also making Animalia thankful she got the nickname 'Animal Lady'.

"What have you been up to?" Valkyrie questioned the Grandmaster's champion.

"Winning."

Valkyrie's laughter echoed through the hall as the pair walked away, without Animalia's presence being know to her friend.

Animalia turned back to Thor, her body having relief rush through it due to the fact Valkyrie hadn't noticed her. She found Thor already staring at her.
Shifting slightly uncomfortaby under his gaze, Thor turn back to the window. "Sorry, I didn't expect you to still be here," he muttered noticing her uncomfortable look.

"Its fine," Animalia shrugged as she rose to her feet and slowly made her way over to the Asgardian Prince. "I didn't expect myself to be here still either."

"Then why are you?" He asked, turning to her and crossing his arms.

"I'm allowed to care," she murmured, crossing her arms and mirroring Thor's stance. "And, I know what it's like to loose your home to... something... Out of the ordinary..." the kind part of her heart was determined to hopefully try and help. "It sucks, I wanna help, make sure you don't have to experience it."

Thor nodded, satisfied with The Animalian's answer.

He knew that the planet Zelea was destroyed, he just was never taught how. Thor wanted to ask her about it but he also knew that it must've been traumatizing, especially for Animalia knowing she was the only Zelean left.