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Chapter 1
“Wake up
Grab a brush and put a little (makeup)
Grab a brush and put a little
Hide the scars to fade away the (shakeup)
Hide the scars to fade away the
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable
You wanted to”
Enid groaned as she blindly reached over for her phone. Who'd call this early? A quick glance showed it was her boss. “Enid Rose here.” She mumbled into the phone.
“Good morning. How is my favorite secretary slash unofficial office manager?” A far too cheerful voice answered her.
“Duncan, its three in the morning. Please get to the point.” Enid rolled over to stare at her ceiling.
“Gregory needs a ride to work. If I remember correctly you pass his place on the way in. Care to give him a ride?”
“Gregory who?” Enid knew who Gregory was. She actually got along pretty well with the head of maintenance and IT support, even though most thought he was a little weird. He was a brilliant engineer, but for some reason, chose to work in a small office setting.
“Gregory Stark, naturally. His hover car broke down again. Go figure, man makes the first hover car but can't keep the damn thing running. So about that ride?”
“Yeah Duncan, I'll pick him up. I'll text him when I'm on my way. Now if there's nothing else I think I'll get back to sleep.”
“Don't forget it's your turn to bring breakfast. Please make sure its something unhealthy, totally bad for you and full of sugar this time.” Duncan hung up before Enid could protest.
“I bring pumpkin-carrot muffins one time.” Enid threw off the covers. There was no way she'd be getting back to sleep. Might as well go for a morning jog.
XOXOXOX
Enid pulled up outside a group of apartmentsshooting off a quick text. 'ERose Taxi service. Searching for brilliant engineer, who killed a hover car. Again.' Almost immediately she received a response.
'Good morning my beautiful, intelligent, wonderful, sarcastic savior! I'll be right down to your death trap masquerading as an SUV' a few minuets later Gregory hopped in.
“If you don't like my baby, you can always walk to work.” Enid pulled out of the apartment complex and back on the road.
“My lovely queen of the office file system, I shall endeavor to keep my mouth shut. I think we both know how monumental a task that will be.” Enid began laughing, Gregory joining a moment later.
“Did you see Venom yet?”
“Enid, the only reason you went to see that movie was to watch Tom Hardy. Besides I have issues with villains getting their own movies.” Gregory grumbled.
“Tom Hardy is nice to look at. I wasn't expecting the twist they put to Venom though. In the Tobey Maguire spider-man, Venom was a villain. In this new story there's no way anyone will call him a hero but he is a very interesting anti-hero.”
“What about that new avenger's trailer? Have you seen that?”
“It had me in tears Gregory, tears. It looks like they're going to kill off Tony! They already killed Bucky and Loki! … Dammit. We might have to test you keeping your mouth shut sooner than expect. It looks like we're getting pulled over.” Enid frowned looking in the rear-view mirror. Gregory tensed up.
“Call me Duncan around the cops. Lets just say I'm not exactly here legally; I'll explain later.” Enid gave a quick nod grabbing her wallet and putting both hands on the wheel. She lowered the window as an office approached.
“Step out of the vehicle please.”
“Sure office. Can I ask what this is about?” Enid gulped. What was going on?
“Both of you need to get out of the vehicle, hands in the air.” Both Enid and Gregory stepped out of the SUV hands raised. Rough hands grabbed Enid, slapping cuffs on her wrists.
“What the hell?” Enid tried to look at the officer. A heavy hit to her temple had her stumbling.
“Enid!”
“Shut up! You're both coming with us!” The world faded in and out as Enid was shoved in the back of a cop car. She shook her head to clear it.
“Keep quiet, they're after me. I'm sure when they figure out you aren't part of anything they'll let you go.”Gregory leaned in and whispered into Enid's ear. She knew he was probably trying to be reassuring but it was freaking her out more. What could her friend be involved with? The patrol car slowed down outside an abandoned looking warehouse Enid's stomach dropped. She was pulled from the car one way, Gregory the other.
“Move it.” Enid was half dragged through the warehouse into what could have been an office once. As the door was slammed in her face, Enid made a quick look around for anything useful, but it appeared someone had removed everything already. Enid tried not to hyperventilate as she looked at the closed door. It was metal, and looked heavy. Probably not the original door. She tried to wiggle her wrists, the cuffs were digging into her skin.
“So kid, what you in for?” Enid jumped at the voice and spun around. Sitting in a dark corner was none other than Robert Downey Jr. As impossible as it seemed, the man she was starring down was a dead ringer for the actor.
“Robert Downey Jr.? How? Why? What is Gregory mixed up in?” Enid stammered. The man gave her a confused look.
“Whoa there Kid, my name's Tony. Did you say Gregory? Cause I have this brother named Gregory and those thugs were looking for him. Was your Gregory with you when you got caught?” the more she looked at him, the more something seemed off about him. She just couldn't figure out what.
“Yeah, I was giving him a ride to work. But you don't look anything like him.”
“That's not good news to me kid, my brother looks nothing like me.”
“Please don't call me kid.”
“Okay short stack. Just sit tight, my friends are coming to bust me... I guess us now, out.” Enid rolled her eyes at Tony. At least he'd apparently stopped calling her a kid. Enid heard a shout and a thud from outside the door She step closer to listen better but Tony pulled her back. “If my friends are here, it won't be a good idea to stand by the door.” The door groaned and burst open. A tall figure stood in the smoke. Enid gaped.
“Oh my god! Its Tom Hiddleston!” Enid was stunned. The man in the doorway seemed confused.
“I am Loki, of Asgard. Come Stark, I was sent to free you.” Enid was practically vibrating in her excitement. She bounced over to Loki with stars in her eyes. A thought struck her and her excitement disappeared. She rounded on Tony.
“Wait Stark? Your name is Tony Stark? Were your parent's Marvel fans or something? No this is too much, its gotta be some sort of prank.”
“I'm getting out of here short stack, you coming or what?” he followed Loki, Enid trailed behind the two. There was no way she was staying. As they reached the main floor of the warehouse, a huge fight was going on. Enid could see Scarlett Johansson in a black skin tight suit. Jeremy Renner was in the rafters shooting arrows! There was even someone dressed as Captain America. The fight was intense, the hits looked and sounded very real. The one thing Enid couldn't seem to find, were any cameras.
“Head down!” Enid didn't know who shouted that or who pushed her down but her instincts were screaming at her this fight wasn't staged. What the hell was going on? Enid stayed down, shaking as the fight continued around her. She had no way to judge how long the fight lasted, time had no meaning for her. It was Gregory's soft voice which finally had her looking up.
“Hey E, it's okay. Its over now.” She shook her head at him and held up her wrists which were still cuffed. Scarlett knelt beside her and picked the lock, freeing Enid's wrists.
“How'd you do that? I mean your charcater Natasha is a complete badass but I wouldn't think you'd have to learn something like this to play her.” Enid whispered in awe. Scarlettt gave her an odd look.
“So how are you?” Gregory winced at his own question. Enid blinked. She wasn't sure where the laughter or tears came from but she couldn't seem to stop either. “Tony, we can't leave her like this, they're bound to come back.” Gregory called over his should.
“Greg, why doesn't she know us? She didn't even know Loki, called him Tom Hiddleston.”
“It's a long story-” Gregory started.
“It always is with you. But your right, we can't leave her. Something is wr… isn't right. Did she get hit in the head?” Gentle hands help Enid stand, she looked up into bright blue eyes. It slowed the tears. By the time she had been led onto a weird plane, quinjet her mind supplied, she was reduced to soft hiccups. Gregory sat on one side of her, oddly enough Loki sat on her other side.
“You've had an interesting day, would you like to talk about it?” Loki gave Enid a gentle smile.
“What are you up to brother?” Enid turned her head to look at Chris Hemsworth. Something in her snapped. She turned back to Loki.
“Interesting isn't the right word. Impossible is so much better! This entire day should be impossible! I'm surrounded by the actors from the Avengers movies only they don't seem to know it! Tony Stark or Robert Downey Jr? Tom Hiddleston or Loki? Cause I swear I'm talking to the actor, not the character. And you just had to go and say the line, why did you have to say the line? Haven't you seen other fans swoon from it?!? Don't get me wrong, all of you are brlliants actors but superheros aren't real! The Avengers aren't real! It's just a movie! The costumes, the fight, and no cameras! ANYWHER! None of this can be real! What the fuck is going on?!? I have to be losing my fucking mind or sometihng. Greg if this is one of your pranks I will stab you.” Enid ranted. There was a twinkle in Loki's eyes.
“Wow two 'fucks' and a death threat all in one day, today has been rough hasn't it?” Gregory muttered. If looks would kill, Enid would have murdered him.
“Language!” Steve called from somewhere up front.
“Dude so help me, this is a FUCK, FUCK, FUCKITY, FUCK kinda of day!.” Enid snapped. The plane was deadly quiet. Enid looked back at Loki. He was wearing a smirk and his eyes were practicly glowing. Slowly he held his hand up, his seidr flowed around his hand like a green mist. Enid looked from his hand into his eyes, her mouth gaping, her eyes wide.
“You were saying, little mortal?”
“No fucking way...” Enid's eyes rolled back into her head and her body slumped. Loki caught her before she could fall out of her seat.
“So Greg, we've got a long flight ahead of us, I think it's time for that story.”