End of an Era - Avengers: Endgame

Twenty-Five - Together, Always Together

New Asgard, Norway - Earth

New 2018

The celebrations and reunions continued, complete with many surprises. 

"What are you going to do, Thor? Asgard needs a king," said Valkyrie. 

"They already have one."

"Brother, I'm honoured," piped up Loki, but Sigyn nudged him to shut him up.

"Are you serious?" cried Val.

"Yes. It's time for me to be who I am, rather than who I'm supposed to be. But you, you're a leader, that's who you are."

"You know I'd make a lot of changes around here."

"Oh, I'm counting on it - Your Majesty." 

Valkyrie walked away, clearly shocked. 

Sigyn smiled.  "Thor, we have something to tell you - and show you..."

"Alright, what is it?"

"It's quite big news."

"Very well."

"UNCLE THOR!"

"AH!" Thor gave a cry as he was suddenly thrown to the ground, and promptly crawled upon by two young boys, one with red hair, the other with black hair.

"Did you tell them to attack him?" Sigyn asked.

"My hands are clean in this, Darling," Loki replied.

"This is Vali and this is  Nari, our sons," Sigyn introduced.

"Sons?!" Thor scrambled to his feet.  Then he stopped and eyed them.  "So this is what you were doing?"

Sigyn squirmed. Loki only smirked.  "Well, Master Strange said we had to wait until 2023, so that was eleven years from where we were in 2012," Sigyn hastily explained. "He kept emphasizing that, that it was very important we wait until that specific moment, so that gave us a lot of time to..."

"To-" Loki began, but Sigyn quickly cut him off.

"To live the life we never got the chance to live together."

Thor continued to eye them.  Then his face broke out into the widest grin beneath his beard. "I'm an Uncle! I'm an Uncle!" He scooped up the two boys, they both laughing and squirming from his grasp.  "I'm so happy! Come, let's have another hug."

"Oh, please no-" Loki began to protest, but Sigyn pulled him with her into Thor's awaiting open arms into a big family hug.

"Um, sorry to interrupt..." Valkyrie was back, clearing her throat awkwardly. 

"Valkyrie, I'm and uncle!"  Thor announced.

"Oh, wow... Lovely... Wait, you two-" Now it was her turn to eye the couple.

"Yes! And now I'm an uncle!" Thor couldn't contain his happiness. 

"Well, now that that's out in the open, we actually have a favour to ask of you," Sigyn requested.

"Well then name it, my friend, and it shall be done." 

Loki and Sigyn exchanged a smile, interlacing their fingers. Loki spoke. "Perhaps you want to hear what it is first."

"Why don't you ask your new queen?"

"You want me to what?!" cried Valkyrie upon hearing their request.