Valerie had always been an odd little girl, ever since they'd come to know her. Everything about her was odd, from her sudden arrival to her playing favourites among the Avengers. They found her when she was eight. They've raised her ever since. Born mortal and without superpowers or a gifted brain, Valerie thieved and learned the skills of those around her until she somehow ended up campaigning for Earth's Best Defender. ~~ or the one in which Thor somehow managed to drag an eight year old kid from deep space into the bifrost when his father banished him to Earth. To this day, not even Valerie knows that's how she got here. ~~ alternatively, the one where a kid is focused on saving her family and ends up saving the day too nbd