A Tale of Mischief and Mutants

Hospital Visit

—Sam—

I had to stay overnight in the hospital. I'm glad Loki stayed with me I didn't want to be left here alone. I wake up to find Peter, Loki, and Thor all quietly talking with each other.

"You're awake!"

Peter bounds over to me and gives me a hug careful to avoid my injured legs.

"Hey Pete."

I take a gash on his cheek he got during yesterday's battle as he does this. He looks at me in surprise. I just smile at him.

"Why did you do that?!"

"I don't want your Aunt May to be worried."

He nods tearing up. I shrug it's not that big of a deal to me pain is just apart of life and the gash doesn't hurt that bad. If I can take pain from the people I care about I will. Loki comes over to my bedside.

"How are you feeling?"

I laugh.

"like a mountain of rubble fell on top of me."

He rolls his eyes. I'm being a smart ass.

"I don't think I'll be able to walk on it today but I'd like to go h-back to Tønsberg"

I had almost said home and had to remind myself that Tønsberg wasn't my real home though it was starting to feel that way. I do like it there but I feel a sense of loyalty to the X-men wherever they are is my real home.

"We will ask if you can come home when the doctor comes back."

Thor has apparently grown used to the idea of me living in Tønsberg. We sit for a while Peter gets back to telling me about the past five years like he used to back in the room in S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters.

"Ok I'm confused we just got done with 2019 and you jumped right into 2021 what happened in 2020?!"

"Shhh that's the year that will not be named!"

I giggle at him.

"Well, What happened?"

"We do not speak of it! You don't want to know. Trust me that year is not a vibe."

I roll my eyes I feel that Peter's being a tad overdramatic.

"In what way?"

"Let's just say that 2020 really wanted to kill us all."

I laugh.

"I have no idea what you're talking about!"

I resign to look up 2020 later myself when Peter insists we move on to 2021. We chat about the major events of that year and I'm in the middle of a sentence when a doctor comes in. I suddenly become quiet retreating back into my shell. Thor talks to the doctor while Loki, noticing how uncomfortable I am, steps closer to my bedside.

"Is there any way we can take her home today?"

"As long as she doesn't put weight on her legs for at least a week that should be fine I will prescribe some pain medication for her."

We finish up visiting Loki carries me outside and we take the bifrost to Tønsberg.