Accidents Happen
It was late at night when the blood-curdling scream awoke Thor. He leaped out of bed, summoned Mjolnir, and ran to Evie's room. Thor burst through the door, ready to do battle when he saw his little girl sitting up in bed with tears streaming down her face. Thor dropped Mjolnir, sat down on Evie's bed, and brought her into his arms.
“Evie, what happened, my love?”
“I had a nightmare, Daddy; I dreamed that Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia came and took me away from you and Uncle Loki, and they beat me and told me that you didn't love me. And then they threw me in the cupboard under the stairs. Oh, Daddy, I was so scared. I called and called for you, but you never came for me,” Evie said through her tears and hiccuped. She looked up at Thor, “You won't leave me, will you, Daddy?”
Thor held his child a little tighter, “I will never leave you, my petal. I will always be here for you, I promise.”
“And Uncle Loki?”
Loki walked into the room at that point and sat down on the bed as well, “You do not have to worry, Little One, I will not leave you either. Your father and I will always be there when you need us.”
“How?”
Loki smiled and looked up, “Do you know who is always watching you, Princess?”
“Mr. JARVIS?”
Loki chuckled, “Yes, he is always watching you, but there is someone else that is watching you as well, do you know who?”
Evie's eyes lit up when she remembered who else, “Heimdall is watching me, isn't he?”
“That's right, my petal. Heimdall is always watching you. If you ever feel in danger and Brother or I am not with you, call for Heimdall. He will tell us, and we will be with you as quickly as possible.” Thor said.
“And Tony?”
Sir will always be there for you as well, Miss. Evie. And it is as you say, I will ever watch over you as well. JARVIS chimed in.
“Thank you, JARVIS; you see everyone will take care of you, my love. We all love you very much.” Thor tells his daughter an kisses her head.
“I love you and Uncle Loki too, Daddy,” Evie said.
“Do you think you can go back to sleep now, Petal?” Thor asked.
Evie hesitated, Perhaps some hot chocolate will help, Mr. Odinson? JARVIS suggested.
“A wonderful idea, JARVIS, could you make some, please?”
Already made Sir.
At his words, three cups of cocoa appeared through a tube on either nightstand. Thor smiled, he leaned back against the headboard and sat Evie next to him and handed her a cup of hot chocolate. Loki sat on the other side of Evie and took his cup from the nightstand as Thor took his. Evie looked up at her father and Uncle and smiled. She took a sip of her hot chocolate and sighed. Thor did the same and also sighed.
The trio sat on Evie's bed, drinking their chocolate, watching the fish swim by, and the little clownfish peek out of their homes. After a while, Thor felt Evie slump against him. He took her cup and put it back on the nightstand, where JARVIS took it back to the kitchen and put it in the dishwasher. Thor carefully laid his daughter down and covered her up. He and Loki slowly got off the bed and made their way back to their rooms.
“JARVIS, please let me know if Evie begins to become distressed again.”
Of course, Mr. Odinson.
Thor settled back in his bed and fell asleep. The next morning, Evie woke up early, feeling better. She got up, made her bed then went to take a shower and change after that Evie braided her long blonde hair, and left her room, “Good morning, Mr. JARVIS.”
Good morning, Miss. Evie. Would you like some breakfast?
“Do you think you can help me with something?”
With what? JARVIS asked.
“I want to make breakfast for everyone, but I don't know where to do it at, can you show me where the Avengers have breakfast?”
Miss Evie, aren't you a little young to be cooking?
“Oh, no, JARVIS, I've been cooking since I was five. I'm a good cook.”
There was a long pause, JARVIS couldn't believe that Evie's relatives would have a five-year-old cook for them. If Mr. Odinson had not punished them already, JARVIS would have done it himself. Are you sure you want to do this?
“Oh, yes, Mr. JARVIS, I want to make my daddy and the others happy.”
It isn't necessary for you to cook, Miss Evie, to make them happy.
“I know, but I want to cook at least once.”
JARVIS finally conceded, If you are determined then I shall assist you.
“Thank you, Mr. JARVIS.”
The elevator door opened, and JARVIS told Evie to get in, and he would take her to the communal floor. Evie did as she was told, and JARVIS took her to the communal level, where he directed her to the kitchen. From there, Evie started getting the eggs from the fridge and bacon. JARVIS told her where everything was, and she got to work cracking eggs in a bowl. Once she was finished, JARVIS directed her to put the bowl under the mixer, and he would whisk them for her.
Meanwhile, Evie opened the bacon and put them on a cookie sheet. She thought it would be faster to let them cook in the oven, and then she could get started on the waffles. Evie asked what kind of waffles Tony liked, and JARVIS told her that Tony like blueberries. So Evie added blueberried to her waffle batter. When it was ready, Evie started making waffles.
JARVIS had just finished scrambling the eggs, and Evie took the bowl from mixer then began to pour it into a hot pan and cook the eggs. Evie was in such a good mood that she asked JARVIS to play music for her.
What kind of music, Miss Evie.
“I don't know, what does Tony listen to?”
Normally classic rock, would you like to try it?
“Why not?”
JARVIS then started to play AC/DC for Evie. She stood there for a minute and listened, then smiled and nodded. That music would do just fine, then got back to work. As she works on preparing breakfast, Evie danced around the kitchen to the music, enjoying herself for the first time as she made breakfast.
Meanwhile Tony and Pepper were asleep when JARVIS came over the speakers, Sir, Director Fury here to see you.
“So him to the communal area, JARVIS, I'll be there whenever,” Tony said, then rolled over and hugged Pepper.
But, Sir,-
“JARVIS, just do it.”
Of course, Sir.
JARVIS did precisely what Tony told him to do and told Director Fury to proceed to the Communal floor that Mr. Stark would be with him shortly. The elevator doors open, and Fury steps out. He can hear music blaring from the kitchen, his curiosity getting the better of him, Fury walks into the kitchen. He's surprised to see a little blonde girl dancing around the kitchen making breakfast.
Fury brow furrows, then remember that this must be Thor's kid, “Aren't you a little young to be making breakfast,” Fury asked.
Evie turned around and came face to face with a man she had never seen before wearing an eyepatch. Evie screamed bloody murder, and the lights flickered, and suddenly a frying pan comes flying out of nowhere and hits Fury in the face and knocked him out.
“DADDY!” Evie screams.
Her screams are loud enough to wake up everyone in the Tower. Tony fell out of bed when he heard the screams. He gets to his feet and rushes out of the bedroom, calling for one of his suits. Pepper woke up and asked what was going on; then she heard Evie scream for Tony this time. She rushed out of bed, grabbed her robe, and ran downstairs.
By this time, every Avenger is armed and making their way to the communal area. Clint drops down from the vent and rushes towards the kitchen, “Evie what-”
Clint stops short when he sees Fury lying on the floor unconscious with a frying pan next to his head. He couldn't help but bust out laughing at the sight of the scary Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD, being taken out by a ten-year-old.
Everyone arrived at once. Thor and Tony come flying in through the balcony. Loki teleports in, but everyone stops short and starts laughing at seeing Fury's prone body on the floor with a frying pan next to him. The only one that reacts is Pepper; she steps over Fury and goes into the kitchen to check on Evie.
“It's okay, Evie, that's Director Fury, he's not going to hurt you,” Pepper said as she hugs Evie who's standing in the middle of the kitchen crying.
Evie grabbed on to Pepper for dear life and started apologizing, “I didn't mean to hurt him. He scared me, and my magic reacted.”
“It's okay, sweety, it's not your fault, Fury shouldn't have snuck up on you,” Pepper reassured her.
“Please don't hate me,” Evie cried.
At those words everyone stopped laughing and rushed into the kitchen, Thor pushed passed everyone and kneeled next to Pepper, and Evie let go of Pepper and glued herself to Thor, “I'm sorry, Daddy! Please still love me!”
Thor's eyes welled up with tears; he cleared his throat, “Of course I still love you, Petal. I will always love you. You are my precious daughter, and there is nothing you can do that will make me stop loving you.”
“Will the others be mad at me? I hurt their friend.”
Tony and the others walked into the kitchen as well, “We could never be mad at you, Sweetie. You didn't do anything wrong,” Natasha said, “It was an accident.”
The other Avengers assured her as well that they weren't mad at her either. That thought what happened was the funniest thing they had ever seen. Tony got out of his suit and took Evie from Thor, “Kiddo, you can never do anything wrong. And if you think we're afraid of your magic, we're not. We've had to deal with your Uncle Loki for a while now, so we're used to it by now. So there's nothing to worry about, we're not going to hate you, and we don't think you're bad.”
Evie hugged Tony around the neck, “Thank you, Tony.”
“Now, what's all this? Were you making breakfast for us.”
“Yes, I was. Everything is ready if you want to eat,” Evie said proudly.
“Why did you make us breakfast, Little Bird,” Clint asked.
“Because I was going to make breakfast for Daddy and Uncle Loki, but I decided to make it for everyone instead.”
“Oh, Honey, you don't have to cook for us. It's not your job to take care of us. It's our job to take care of you,” Bruce said.
“But I like cooking; I'm good at it,” Evie protested.
Thor sighed. “Fine, you can cook occasionally, but only if someone is here to assist you.”
“Okay, Daddy. Now let me serve everyone.”
“Nope, you cooked we serve you,” Tony said, then sat Evie down in the chair in the kitchen, “But I guess we should help Fury to the couch before someone trips on him.”
Thor picked up Fury and not very kindly deposited him on the sofa, then he turned and went back into the kitchen and got some dishes and began to set the table, while Loki sat down next to Evie and talked about magic. Everyone bustled around the kitchen, putting everything into serving plates and taking it to the table. Pepper made toast to go along with the bacon and eggs.
Once everything was on the table, everyone sat down and began to serve themselves. Thor served Evie a little bit of everything in a small portion. The doctor said that she needed to eat small portions several times a day so that she could gain weight, but Thor wanted her to try what she had made. He knew that she had never eaten what she had cooked for her relatives.
As they all began, they complimented Evie on her cooking and thanked her again for going to all the effort. Evie beamed under the praise, “You're welcome,” She told the Avengers shyly. After breakfast, The Avengers cleaned the kitchen, and from there, they talked about showing the city to Evie, but first, they needed to wait for Fury to wake up.