Storm Princess

The following morning, Remus and Sirius made their way to the Ministry to apply for an International Portkey to America. They informed the clerk that they were going on holiday in America so as not to raise suspicion. Sirius was grateful to Dumbledore for getting him out of Azkaban, but he knew the older man was lying about the Dursleys accepting Evie into their home. He knew that Petunia was always jealous of Lily and that there was no way that she would have taken the child unless Dumbledore had threatened her.

Remus and Sirius had also talked the night before about Dumbledore's timing upon getting Sirius released. Why had it taken the Great Dumbledore so long to figure out that Sirius was innocent? Unless it was to his convenience to have Sirius locked up so that he could be made Evie's magical guardian.

“The only reason he got you out, Padfoot, is because he lost Evie and has no idea where to look for her. And he knows with your bond you'll have an easier time,” Remus told Sirius.

“I think you're right, Moony,” Sirius sighed, “Dumbledore is planning to do something with Evie. And we can't trust him with her.”

“Agreed, Padfoot. So then we're not going to tell him we're going to America to look for her.”

Sirius nodded in agreement.

So, after Sirius and Remus received their International Portkey, they decided to go to Muggle London to buy some Muggle clothes to blend in when they went to New York. After their shopping trip, Remus and Sirius ducked down an alley and activated the Portkey. The portkey was supposed to take them into the heart of the city, but suddenly the two men felt their portkey pulled off course, and they landed instead at the Woolworth Building where MACUSA was located.

When Remus and Sirius landed, they looked around and discovered that they were in the customs area at MACUSA. The was an older gentleman standing there with a clipboard. He sighed when he saw the two wizards, “When is the British Ministry going to learn they cannot send their people wherever they want? Welcome to the United States, gentlemen. My name is Robert Burk. I'll be your immigration liaison while you are here in New York. What brings you to the US?”

Remus and Sirius looked at each other; they had no idea that America was so strict about who they did and did not allow into the country. Remus cleared his throat and addressed Mr. Burk, “Good morning, I'm Remus Lupin, and this is my friend Sirius Black, and the reason for our visit is strictly recreational.”

The minute Remus finished his sentence, an alarm went off, and a red light started flashing, informing Mr. Burk that Remus was lying. Mr. Burk frowned, “You want to try again, Mr. Lupin? And this time, you might want to tell me the real reason you're here.”

Remus's eyes widened in shock, and he looked at Sirius, who had the same expression on his face. The duo had a silent conversation then nodded. Sirius stepped forward to address Mr. Burk, “We're here to look for my goddaughter. Somebody kidnapped her from her home in Surrey.”

Mr. Burk frowned, “When was she kidnapped?”

“A week ago,” Sirius told the man.

Mr. Burk raised an eyebrow, “And you're just now starting to search for her?”

“There were things that had to be settled first before we could begin our search,” Remus informed the immigration agent.

“And how are you related to the child?”

“I'm her godfather, and Remus here is her uncle,” Sirius explained.

Mr. Burk nodded, “Come with me. We have a record of every witch and wizard that enters the country. If she's here, we should be able to tell you where she is.”

Remus and Sirius followed Mr. Burk to his office, and they sat down. Mr. Burk sat behind his desk and took out his wand, “Now, what is the child's name?”

“Evelyn Iris Potter,” Sirius said.

Mr. Burk waved his wand over a piece of paper, and a list of people that entered the United States in the past month had appeared. He skipped down to the P's and began looking for Evelyn's name. He went through the list three times, but there was no Evelyn Iris Potter on the list, “I'm sorry gentlemen, but we have no record of an Evelyn Iris Potter entering the United States. Could she be here under a different name?”

“Try Evans.”

Mr. Burk searched through the E's and came up empty. He shook his head, “There is no listing for an Evelyn Evans either.”

Remus and Sirius were becoming desperate, “What about Dursley?”

Mr. Burk checked again, “No, nothing under that last name either.”

“Is it possible she came into the country illegally,” Remus asked.

“If she came in using No-Maj transportation, it's a possibility. Since she is a child, we won't catch it until she performs accidental magic. Are you certain she's here?”

“Yes, my bond with my goddaughter led us here. It's weak so that I couldn't get an exact location, but I know she's here in New York,” Sirius informed Mr. Burk.

Mr. Burk thought that was curious. A godparent's bond with their godchild was powerful. There were only a few things that could weaken it, “Are you sure you're still her godfather, Mr. Black?”

“Yes, of course, who else could be her godfather?”

Mr. Burk wasn't very convinced, but he knew the man wasn't lying. Something had to have changed with the child that weakened the bond. Mr. Burk sighed, “Alright, Mr. Black. You have MACUSA's permission to be in the United States to search for Evelyn. Will you require any help?”

“No, I don't think so. If Muggles took her, I think Remus and I can handle it.”

“Alright, but if for some reason you can't handle the situation, please let us know. You'd be surprised by the different types of people that live in New York,” Mr. Burk said, referring to Mutants and the like.

Remus and Sirius looked at each other confused, “Alright, Mr. Burk, thank you for your offer.”

Mr. Burk nodded then produced to passports. He knew that the British Ministry did not provide their citizens with passports, so it was up to MACUSA to give them to the visiting witch or wizard. Mr. Burk waved his wand, and he filled out their information on the passports. It even had Remus's status as a werewolf. He handed the passports to the men.

“These are your new visas to enter the country. It has all your information printed in it and is stamped, showing that MACUSA clears you to be in the United States. It also has information for you, Mr. Lupin, where the closest reserve is for you to transform during the full moon, which happens in upstate New York. You are restricted from entering New Jersey when closer to the full moon as werewolves are outlawed.”

“If you are going to be in the No-Maj world, you may want to go to Gringotts in Liberty Lane and exchange your galleons for dollars or get a debit card. That would probably be the best idea.”

Both men nod then stand up. Mr. Burk also stood and shook their hands, “Good luck in your search, gentlemen.”

“Thank you, Mr. Burk,” And with that, Remus and Sirius left his office and left the Woolworth Building.

Little did Mr. Burk know was that Tony had registered Evie with immigration under the name Evelyn Iris Thorsdottir and listed Thor as her father and him as her godfather. There was no possible way for Sirius to get Evie back.

Remus and Sirius did precisely as Mr. Burk suggested and went to Gringotts in Liberty Lane and got a debit card so that they could make purchases in the No-Maj world. Once they did that, the duo went to a hotel and rented a suite to stay at for however long it would take them to find Evie. Once they had settled into the suite, Remus and Sirius set out to look for Evie. They decided to start in Times Square and work their way out from there.

Meanwhile, Evie had been having some trouble sleeping. She had been having nightmares about her Uncle Vernon and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her relatives. She became very clingy with Thor and took to sleeping in his bed. Evie started to become depressed and was easily startled by the others in the tower. Thor was becoming very worried for his little girl and decided that he needed to take her back to Asgard so that his mother could help her with her trauma. Frigga had done wonders with Loki after they had discovered that he was being influenced by the staff when he attacked New York and Thor knew that she would be able to help his princess.

After talking with Loki and Tony, they agreed that it would be the best thing for Evie to return to Asgard for a while. Thor informed Evie, but she refused to go without Tony. Thor and Loki didn't think that the Allfather would allow a Midgardian to step foot in Asgard, so Thor sent Loki to asked their father. Loki told Odin what was going on with Evie and that she needed her grandmother, but she refused to leave without Tony.

“I do not understand why my granddaughter needs the Midgardian with her.”

“Father, Stark is her only living relative from her mother's side of the family. She feels safe with him and feels that he can protect her as well as Thor and I can.”

“Is that true?”

“To a certain point, yes,” Loki said, “He can defend her against other Midgardians, and if he learns to use magic, Stark will be able to defend her against other magicals as well.”

“I do not like it, Loki, but for my granddaughter piece of mind, I will allow him to come with her.”

Loki bowed, “Thank you, father.”

With that, Loki left his father's study and went back to the Bifrost. When he returned to Earth, he informed Thor and Evie what Odin had said. Evie smiled and ran to look for Tony. She found him in his lab, tinkering with one of his suits. JARVIS announced that Evie had arrived, and Tony told him to let her in. Tony smiled at his goddaughter and picked her up. Evie wrapped her arms around Tony's neck and hugged him.

“Hey, lightning bug, how are you? How are you feeling?”

Evie gave him a sad look, “Not so good, Uncle Tony. My nightmares are getting worse; not even sleeping with Daddy is helping.”

“Oh, Evie, is there anything I can do to help?”

“Yes, you can come with us to Asgard.”

Tony looked at Evie in shock, “Asgard? You want me to go to Asgard? I don't think I can, lightning bug, I don't think Odin would like it.”

Evie smiled at Tony, “Uncle Loki talked to Grandpa. He told him that I wanted you to go with me to Asgard and Grandpa said yes.”

“Why are we going to Asgard?”

“Daddy said that Grandma could help me with my nightmares and make me better. And I thought that she could help you too.”

“I don't need help, Evie.”

“Yes, you do, Uncle Tony. JARVIS told me that you don't sleep at night because you have terrible nightmares as I do, and I want you to get better too. I don't want you to suffer anymore.”

Tony hugged the little blonde girl and cleared his throat. His eyes started to fill with tears at the thought of someone caring enough about him to worry about his health.

“Alright, Evie, I'll go with you and your dad to Asgard.”

“Excellent, Tony,” Thor said as he came into Tony's lab.

“When are we leaving Thunderhead?”

Thor rolled his eyes at Tony's nickname for him, “As soon as you are ready, Stark.”

Tony nodded, “Okay, let me get in touch with Pepper and let her know what's going on. Then, I'll pack a bag and get one of my suits. How long are we going to be gone?”

“However long it takes, but if you need to return, Heimdall will send you back,” Thor informed him.

“I better pack two bags then, just in case. Should I pack anything formal?”

“No, that will be provided for you.”

“Okay, then. JARVIS, please get a hold of Pepper for me.”

Right away, Sir.

When JARVIS got in touch with Pepper, Tony explained what was going on with Evie and that he was going to go with Thor, Evie, and Loki to Asgard, “How long are you going to be gone, Tony?”

“I don't know, Pep. However long it takes for Evie to feel better. The squirt wants me to see Frigga too so that she can treat me for my PTSD.”

“Are you going to do it?”

There was a long pause, “Yeah if Thor's mom is willing to treat me, I don't see why not. Let's face it, Pepper, after what happened with the nuke and the wormhole, I've been messed up. And nothing is helping me.”

“No, you're right, Tony. If the queen can help you, and you being there helps Evie, you need to stay as long as necessary. Don't worry about a thing; I'll take care of everything.”

“Thanks, Honey.”

“You're welcome, Sweetie.”

After that, Tony hung up; Tony had JARVIS pack his Iron Man briefcase, then he went upstairs to pack some clothes in a suitcase. He filled his bag with several pairs of jeans and t-shirts. Some joggers and several pairs of shoes. He also packed his pajamas, underclothes, and his personal care products. Tony looked around his room to see if he forgot anything, then shrugged. If he did, he was sure the Asgardians would provide it for him.

Once Tony had all of his stuff, he took it out to the landing pad where Thor, Evie, and Loki waited for him, “Okay, I'm all set.”

“Good, now, Loki, grab onto Tony, so he doesn't fall when we get to Asgard,” Thor instructed as he picked up Evie. Thor looked down at the smaller man, “Tony, would you like to do the honors?”

Tony grinned at Thor, “Heimdall, open the Bifrost.”

And with that, the group was bathed in the light from the Bifrost and were spirited away to Asgard. At the same time, Sirius and Remus had started their search for Evie. As they had decided earlier, they began in Times Square and would work their way from there. Sirius walked the streets of Manhatten with Remus walking beside him, trying to see if he could feel the bond between him and Evie. It was very faint, and Sirius still didn't understand why that was, but he could still feel a slight pull towards one of the skyscrapers. Suddenly Sirius gasped and grabbed Remus's arm, “What's wrong, Sirius?”

“Remus, I can't feel it. I can't feel the bond anymore.”

“What do you mean?”

“It's like Evie has suddenly vanished or, oh Merlin forbid, she died.”

“Padfoot, are you sure it's gone?”

“Yes, yes, Moony. What little bond I could feel with Evie has vanished. If I find out that whoever has her has hurt her, there is no place on this Earth they will be able to hide from me. Come on, Moony, we have to keep searching. Maybe the bond will return.”

“Alright, Padfoot.”

And so the two wizards continued their search for the missing little girl well into the night until finally, Remus convince Sirius that they needed to go back to the hotel, “We'll pick up the search in the morning, Padfoot.”

Sirius reluctantly agreed and followed Remus back to their hotel, never learning that Evie was no longer on the planet.