Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the Thor series. They belong to their respective authors. I am writing this just for fun and no money is being made.

SUMMARY: "Thor and Cassy are reunited, finally, but things are never easy. They must come together and fight as a team with the Avengers if they want to stop Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. Will they find happiness after all?"

AN: Firstly, I want to mention that this story is the sequel to 'the Fallen God' Series, so if you haven't read that, it would probably be a good idea to do so or various scenarios won't make sense. I also want to mention that things happened a bit differently in the movies and I have changed some parts to fit them in my story. So, I want to request you not to PM me that this didn't happen or its wrong. I know! It's done one purpose. That being said, please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regardless, and I'll be happy to answer.

Second, this story is rated 'M' for adult content, but it will probably in the last chapter.

Lastly, I would like to apologize for any mistakes in advance as I don't have a beta, but I would like to thank my friend Jadiona who is my constant support system.

Asgard

Throne Room

Odin was sitting in the throne room with Frigga talking to him about something, when Heimdall came and kneeled in front of them. It was unusual for him to leave his watch over the nine realms and come to talk to them.

"My King."

"Stand, Heimdall."

"What is it?" Odin asked once Heimdall stood up and Frigga too looked at the guardian concerned.

"The time is coming, My King." Heimdall told them in a serious voice.

Odin didn't say anything, but the only reaction he gave was the widening of his eyes and suddenly his relaxed posture became rigid.

"I was told that the alignment of the worlds will begin when the dark time will be upon us." Heimdall said.

"It approaches." Odin breathed, while Frigga looked between the two men. She didn't know what they were talking about, but it was clear to her that it was something of great importance.

"I can see the nine realms and ten trillion souls. I haven't seen such a thing since my watch began. The universe would be in chaos." Heimdall replied as his eyes glowed amber and he saw something only he could see. "The universe hasn't seen such dark times since this world was created. Few can sense it. Even fewer can see it. It will be truly devastating and will take millions of souls along with it." He finished.

When no one said anything, Heimdall continued, "I see people from different realms coming together to fight the evil, and to finish the one who intends to end it."

"Is there any way to stop it all before happening?" Odin finally asked grimly. Even though he asked, he knew that there was no way to stop it. It was a hopeless wish.

"I am afraid that won't be possible, My King. But the future of all the realms lie on the Goddess of Death for she has the power which hasn't been seen by anyone alive. There was a reason Death chose her because she is the only one who can stop 'him' and finish it all. It cannot be done alone and she will have to work with the others, but the hope isn't lost yet." Heimdall stated solemnly.

Odin didn't say anything and Frigga stayed silent as well. Heimdall waited for the king to process it all as the atmosphere turned somber, after which the king gave him a nod.

Heimdall looked at them grimly and said, "There is something about Loki you need to know."

Frigga sucked in a harsh breath at the name of her son. Odin's eyes widened minutely as he motioned for Heimdall to continue.

"The sceptre has been stolen, My King, and it is in the hands of Loki."

Thor was standing at the balcony of the palace, looking at the beauty of Asgard, when Sif joined him.

"There was a time when you couldn't stand being alone even for a short period of time and it's all you do since you came back from Midgard." Sif said as she peered at him from under her lashes.

Thor didn't say anything, just gave her a smile which spoke volumes. Everyone had seen the changes in him in the past year. He had always been arrogant, egoistic, prosperous and big-headed, but now he had become compassionate, kind and humble. It wasn't a secret that he fell in love which was a feat in itself. Thor was known to bed as many women as he could and never worry about it afterwards, but now everyone knew that he hadn't been with anyone else ever since. She had loved him from as long as she could remember and she always thought that he would fall in love with her someday, but her hope diminished with every passing day.

She reached forward and held his arm, then looked him in the eyes and said with a smile, "Come take a drink with me."

Thor opened his mouth to decline, but she cut him off and continued softly, "No one knows where you disappear each night. We can spend some time together, like we used to do before."

He looked at her, then looked at the ground with a melancholic smile. It was answer enough for Sif and her heart clenched as finally the reality sank in.

'He loved the Midgardian too much to look at anyone else.'

She gulped, but reminded him anyway. "There are nine realms. Future king of Asgard must focus on more than one."

Thor looked-up at her and said earnestly, "I thank you for your company, good lady Sif."

After which he left her standing there. He was walking towards his chamber, when his father called.

"Thor!"

He turned around at the urgency in the king's voice. "Father." He greeted back.

Odin stopped in front of him and stated, "There is something of great importance we need to talk about."

Midgard

America

It's been a year since Thor left New Mexico, after which she went back to London and spent sometime with the Weasley's and Teddy. Hermione gave birth to a baby girl who they named Rose and named her the godmother. George's wife Angelina was now pregnant, and even though Ginny wasn't married, but she was the captain for the Holyhead Harpies, the all-female Quidditch team. Cassy had been in constant contact with Jane, who told her that she was still working on the 'wormhole'.

Neville tried dating Hannah Abbot, but it didn't work out. There wasn't much to do in England, so they both decided to come back to America. He was offered the position in the American Auror department as soon as they got wind that Neville wanted to work here, after which it didn't take him long to join them.

After the shocking 'revelation' she had last year, she didn't want people to find out about her being the 'Goddess of Death'. Only Ron, Hermione and Neville knew and that was how she intended to keep it, at least as long as she could. She was 26 now and was getting frustrated with everyone treating her like a kid, after which Ginny and Hermione, finally gave her a 'makeover' to make her look a bit older which didn't work in her opinion, as there was still the face of a young girl staring back at her in the mirror, but it certainly helped because now, she looked like a girl in her early 20's. It wasn't what she wanted, but she was glad that she didn't look like a teenager anymore.

It's been two months since she was contacted by Wilhelm Fischer, who was the head of department of Magical Law Enforcement (DMLE) in MACUSA. It was the largest department of the Magical Congress of the United States of America and was responsible for upholding magical laws in the country. They wanted her to work for them as the Head of their Auror Department, which she politely declined. She didn't want to work as an auror anymore which had been her dream when she was in Hogwarts.

Neville had told her the issues S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division), was having. They weren't sure what it was, but they had found an energy source of unknown potential, and wanted MACUSA to help them. Neville worked as an auror in the department, which was the only reason she agreed to work with them.

When she agreed to help them, Fischer had been more than thankful. He informed her about every single detail – the procedure how S.H.I.E.L.D. worked, its bases of operation and its prominent members. She was told that S.H.I.E.L.D. was a special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency. It also obtains help from independent heroes when their special abilities are needed and was led by a man named 'Nick Fury'.

Although, it's main headquarter was the Helicarrier - a massive flying aircraft carrier kept airborne at all times and, among other things, containing a squadron of jet fighters and housing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It's considered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s primary mobile home base, but the it also maintains a number of land bases throughout the world, most notably "S.H.I.E.L.D. Central" in New York. While some of these bases were publicly accessible on a limited basis, most were not disclosed for reasons of planetary security. There were several fully equipped S.H.I.E.L.D. fall-out shelters scattered around the world, with twenty-eight of these being known only to Nick Fury. In addition, S.H.I.E.L.D. maintained strong ties to the superhero community which were called the Avengers and are often called upon for aid on particular missions.

Here she was in New York, where the headquarter of MACUSA was located. She and Neville, alongside Fischer were meeting the director of S.H.I.E.L.D because they had found something which was extremely powerful and they couldn't understand its raw power themselves. They needed someone to help them who had the knowledge of magic, so they could determine what should be done with the object.

She was told that it was a strictly confidential information as she was given the file which held a moving picture of a crystal cube glowing blue with energy called 'Tesseract'. It was a crystalline cube-shaped containment vessel for the Space Stone. It was one of the six Infinity Stones that predate the universe and possess unlimited energy, which was only known to the Unspeakables, because of the information they had from the ancient tomes and scrolls.

One thing which she still couldn't understand was, how did the muggles know about them in the first place, to ask for help? To which Neville told her that there was statutory agreement between MACUSA and the American government, according to which both could contact each-other in case of any potential threats and to ensure the safety of everyone, including the wizards and the muggles.

Fury wanted them to meet someplace, where he would be comfortable with 'three magical people' around, so Cassy, Neville and Fletcher were meeting him in S.H.I.E.L.D. office which was in New York. They were escorted inside as soon as they reached the place. It wasn't a huge to begin with, but the wizards were impressed by the modern equipment's which were being used. There were a couple of people working on hi-tech computers from where they were led to a room which seemed like a conference hall to her. There was a large table with chairs and a glass wall surrounding the room.

As soon as they entered, they saw an African-American man with visible scarring around his eye-patch. Cassy and Neville had enough experience to know that this was the director, Nick Fury as he seemed skilled, experienced and his stance was of a soldier. Fury stood from where he was sitting and introduced himself. There was another man and a woman who Fury introduced as Agent Coulson and Agent Hill.

"Mr. Fischer, thank you for agreeing to help us out." Fury said as he shook hands with Fischer.

"Yes. Well, it's our job. This is Cassandra Potter and Neville Longbottom. They are the best our word has. There's nothing they cannot do." Fischer gloated as Cassy and Neville shared an amused glance.

Fury gave them a once over like he was trying to determine whether they'll be able to work or not and Cassy narrowed her eyes at him. She knew that he had already seen their files which gave him every bit of information, the wizarding world knew.

"Thank you for coming." He finally said as he looked at the two Britishers.

Cassy gave him a tight-lipped smile and asked, "How can we help you, Director Fury?"

Fury looked at her and then gave a nod to the girl, who typed something on her laptop and a graphic image of 'The Tesseract' appeared in front of them; and as they had seen in the file before, the crystalline cube seemed to be radiating raw energy and unlimited power.

"It's not supposed to be on earth." Cassy muttered as she observed the video and the three muggles looked at her with a frown.

"Where is it supposed to be then?" Fury asked displeased.

"Surely you don't believe that Earth is the only place where people live, Mr. Fury?" She asked mockingly with an arched eyebrow. Then she turned serious and said, "The Tesseract has the power to end the entire universe with the flick of your fingers, if you know how to use it. It can be dangerous and the humans aren't supposed to hold such power."

Fury contemplated her words for some time, then demanded, "It has been activated. Would you be able to help?"

"We'll see what can be done once we see it." Neville assured him.

LATER THAT EVENING

Fury arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top secret headquarters outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico along with Agent Hill, Neville and Cassy where they met Agent Coulson and Agent Barton, 'Hawkeye'. They saw Erik as soon as he entered inside.

"Erik?" Cassy asked.

"Neville? Cassy?" Erik smiled at them as she reached forward and hugged the man while Neville shook his hand.

"You know each-other?" Fury had no idea that the doctor knew the wizards.

"Yes, he's an old friend." Cassy said.

"What are you doing here?" Erik asked curiously.

Neville replied this time. "The Tesseract holds exceptional power and the American government contacted MACUSA to help them."

'Wasn't there a Statue of Secrecy which forced them not to reveal themselves.' Fury looked at them and thought.

But before anyone could say anything, the everything started shaking along with the ground. As everyone turned to look around what had happened suddenly, a sharp bright light came from the Tesseract and opened a portal through space.

A haggard looking man appeared from the portal. He was pale and gaunt with black shoulder length hair and green eyes. He was carrying a spear with a blue glowing tip.

Everyone stared at the man as Fury told him, "Sir, please put down the spear."

The man looked down at the spear and fired at him, but Clint pushed him aside. When the security started firing, but he pushed the bullets with his hands and they all collided with the guards shooting them. Just in a couple of seconds, almost everyone around them was dead. Neville stood up from where he had fallen on the ground and was just about to fire a spell, but before he could do anything, Loki touched the tip of his specter to his chest. Everyone watched horrified as his body went lax, along with the hand which was holding the wand. Cassy watched as Neville's eyes glazed over, like they do after the Imperius Curse, turned black and started shining blue.

"No… Neville!" Cassy shouted as she pulled her wand out.

Loki turned to look at her, but Agent Barton tried to shoot him with his gun which wasn't successful as Loki was faster. He grabbed Clint's hand and touched the tip of the specter to his chest. Just like Neville, his moments went lax, his eyes turned blue and he pulled the gun back. She saw Fury taking the cube and settling it in the box while Loki took control of the minds of several SHIELD personnel, including Erik.

As Fury tried to leave with the Tesseract, Loki spoke softly, "Please don't. I still need that."

Fury didn't turn around, but said, "This doesn't have to get any messier."

"Of course, it does. I've come too far anything else. I am Loki, of Asgard and I am burdened with glorious purpose." Loki said reverently and looked like a man possessed.

"You're Loki, Thor's brother." Cassy breathed as she maneuvered herself towards Nick, all the while her wand clenched tightly in her hand. She couldn't attack him as she knew how strong his magic was and he could kill Neville and others with just a word, now that they were under his mid-control.

Loki looked at Cassy and his eyes widened. "It's you! I knew I felt powerful magic, but I thought it was the wizard there. How could I forget? No mere mortal has this kind of power." He said as he looked at her in awe. He knew that she was the Mistress of Death and wanted her by his side. No one would be able to defeat him if they were together and he would love to see Thor realizing that he, Loki, won for the first time.

Fury frowned at this, but Cassy ignored him and said, "Let everyone go."

Loki ignored what she'd said and tried to entice her, "These aren't your people anymore, are they? Why fight for them? I'll be the king and you'll be my queen. Join me and you can have the world at your feet."

"Yeah… No. I'm sorry, but I'd have to decline." Cassy answered sarcastically.

Clint moved to stand beside Loki and told him, "Sir, she is trying to stall. This place is about to blow and drop a hundred feet of rock on us. He means to bury us."

Erik worked something on his computer and said, "He's right. The portal is collapsing in on itself. We've got maybe two minutes before this goes critical."

Loki looked down and muttered, "Well, then..." Then he looked at Cassy and said, "I would've liked if you'd be the one by my side, but alas…" he said as he looked her up and down with a salacious smirk and she glared at him.

Just on clue, Barton shot Fury and Neville fired a spell at her. She flew backwards and hit her head at the wall as Erik takes the bag with the cube in it and leave. Fury stood up and called Agent Hill, but it turned out of no use. Cassy groaned with pain as she stood up and realized that the place was about to collapse, so she moved towards Fury who was talking to someone on his phone and trying to run. She held his wrist which startled him and he narrowed his eyes at her. He didn't get much time as she closed her eyes and apparated out of there.

Helicarrier

In response to the attack, Nick Fury issued a state of emergency and called his top agents. Fury, Agent Hill and Cassy were waiting Black Widow aka Natasha Romanoff, while Agent Coulson went to Iron Man aka Tony Stark's house to bring him here. Cassy was getting restless. She didn't know how and where Neville was, as their tracker which they had place especially for these situations broke the moment he left with Loki. She didn't know what he'd make these people do, but it can't be anything good. They needed every help they can get. Apparently, Romanoff was on an assignment in Eastern Europe interrogating suspects, and they had pulled her off it.

Their heads snapped up as a woman wearing tight black leather top and pants along with black leather boots entered the room they were in. She had short red hair, pale gray eyes and ruby red lips. Cassy had seen her in the pictures, but she looked more dangerous than she first appeared.

Natasha observed everyone in the room discreetly as she swiftly moved and stood in front of Fury.

"Agent Romanoff, you know what you have to do. Bring 'the big guy' here, no matter how. This is Cassandra Potter. She'll be going with you." He told them.

Agent Romanoff just gave him a nod, but Cassy's eyes snapped towards the director as she looked at him with narrowed eyes. He hadn't bothered to ask and was ordering her, while Neville was stuck in his mind, God knows going through what!

"Excuse me?" She said.

He looked her in the eyes and said seriously, "I was told that you're the best in the whole world. This is the guy that can help us in bringing your friend back. Let's see what you can do."

She didn't reply but her jaw clenched involuntarily. Sending her with one of his agents was a test to see what she can do. Natasha gave Fury a nod and left, while Cassy gave the guy one last look and followed the Black Widow.

"Wait! Where're we going to find 'the big guy'?" Cassy asked as she followed Natasha.

"India."

India

She was told that Dr. Banner had been living in exile in India, working for a hospital in Calcutta helping sick people to find inner peace. They were waiting for him in an abandoned location and for their plan to word. Which worked as she saw the man following the girl, who hopped on the bed and escaped through the window.

"Should've got paid up-front, Banner." The man, Banner, muttered to himself.

Cassy watched as Natasha moved towards the man slowly, her moments calm and collected, unlike herself who outright moved in front of the man. 'Yeah, she had always been an idiot.' He turned slowly and watched the both of them from her peripheral vision. The man wasn't tall, had brown hair and eyes with a tired and haggard face. He looked nothing like the videos and pictures she had seen of the Hulk, but Cassy knew better. Looks can be deceiving, after all. Natasha seemed capable enough to handle any situation on her own, so she decided to stay quiet. The only time she would interfere when or if the man got 'angry' which even she wasn't sure if she could handle.

"You know, for a man who's supposed to be avoiding stress, you've picked a hell of a place to settle." Natasha told him with a sarcastic smile. Her comment was well phrased to let him know that they knew who he was.

Bruce turned fully towards the both of them and said as he placed his bag on the ground. "Avoiding stress isn't the secret."

"And what is it? Yoga?" she asked mockingly.

He looked around, either trying to find a way to escape or fishing for information and said, "You've brought me to the edge of the city. Smart. I, uh... assume the whole place is surrounded?"

"It's just us." Natasha lied effortlessly as she dropped her shawl on the nearby chair.

Bruce looked at both and asked, "Who are you?"

"Natasha Romanoff."

"Cassandra Potter."

He fiddled with his fingers, then said seriously. "Are you here to kill me because let me tell you, its not going to work out."

"No. Of course not. We're here on the behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D." Natasha took a step forward as she tried to reassure him.

"S.H.I.E.L.D." Bruce sighed then asked, "What if I said no?"

"We're here to persuade you." She stated confidently.

He looked her in the eyes and asked, "And what if the other guy says no?"

"You've been more than a year without an incident. I don't think you want to break that streak." Natasha's voice didn't waiver as she was still talking confidently to the man. Cassy had to say, she was impressed by the faith she had in herself.

"I don't always get what I want." Bruce chuckled mirthlessly.

This was going nowhere and Natasha understood it because she pulled a phone from her purse, then showed it him and said, "Doctor, we're facing a potential global catastrophe. This is the Tesseract." She pushed her phone towards him which had the Tesseract displayed on its screen and added, "It has the potential energy to wipe out the planet."

Banner came forward and picked up the phone as he studied the picture through his glasses, then asked sarcastically, "What does Fury want me to do? Swallow it?"

Natasha sat down on the chair and replied, "Well, he wants you to find it. It's been taken. It omits a gamma signature that's too weak for us to trace. There's no one that knows gamma radiation like you do. If there was, that's where I'd be."

Bruce looked at Natasha and asked quietly, "So, Fury isn't after the monster?"

"Not that he's told me." She told him in an equally quite manner.

"And he tells you everything?" Bruce asked amused.

Natasha pursed her lips at his tone and said, "Talk to Fury, he needs you on this."

"He needs me in a cage?" he asked her with open distrust.

"No one's going to put you in a..."

She wasn't able to complete her sentence as Bruce slammed his fists on the table and growled, "STOP LYING TO ME!"

In a fluid movement, Natasha reached under the table, grabbed the gun that had apparently been placed there for protection and pointed it at him. Bruce stood up straight, stared down at the barrel and gave her a mocking smile which sent chills down her spine. The man was breathing heavily as he glared at Natasha, who's gun never wavered. Not even for a second and Cassy knew that if the man tried something, she wouldn't hesitate to shoot the man.

Cassy took a tentative step towards him and said softly, "Hey. Listen to me."

His gaze snapped towards her and she cringed back in fear at the look in his eyes, but she took a deep-breath and held her ground.

"You need to calm down, Mr. Banner." She said.

"You think I don't know that?" he screamed at her.

Just then two men came inside and pointed their gun towards him.

She didn't move any forward, but said, "I think I can help you if you'd let me."

"How exactly can you help?" he asked mockingly.

"I… I can see into your mind and find the cause on what's causing this sudden rage and then you can work on it from there or I could help if you want. I've seen that one of the reasons why you stay away is because you're not able to control the other guy. You'll be aware what's happening and what I see inside your mind." She told him with a shrug.

"What're you doing? He's turning green. Move back." Natasha hissed at her through gritted teeth, as she glared at Cassy. Then she turned towards Bruce, while still pointing her gun at him, ready to shoot if needed and added, "Calm yourself, Banner. You don't want to do this here."

Bruce ignored the red-head or moreover, the other guy did and focused on the girl in front of her. The other guy was feeling threatened by her, but there was a calmness inside him which he hadn't felt before from his other self, this close to the transformation and he couldn't understand the reason behind it. The other guy was fighting him to come-out, but Bruce was trying his level best to push him back.

"You can see inside my mind? Am I supposed to trust you?" he glowered at her as his eyes flashed green with barely restrained anger. These people were trying to play with him. They wanted him locked like a monster and his anger increased.

"You wont even feel a thing. It would be like someone is present in your mind and you'll be able to see it all. I wont lie. It isn't the best feeling in the world, but it might help you." She shrugged and the four occupants of the room stared at her like she was crazy.

"If you tried anything, the other guy wouldn't hesitate to kill you. He isn't the most social of people." Bruce said through clenched teeth as he tried to calm himself. But he couldn't understand why he was allowing a girl to look into his mind, if she could even do that. It better not be any trick, because he could feel the other guy close to the surface.

"I don't have any weapon. You can check." She told him calmly while she tried to quill her own panic. The man was indeed turning green and she checked her wand discreetly, which was still secured in the back-pocket of her jeans. She knew she couldn't die, but how painful would it be to die after being crushed? She shivered in disgust at the thought.

The man was looking at her with open distrust, eyeing her like he would want nothing more than to crush her any second, through his now, green eyes.

"It won't hurt, Mr. Banner." She said softly.

He didn't look away from her, but didn't reply which she took as his confirmation and took the last steps and stopped in front of him. She raised her hands and placed the fingers on both sides of his forehead as she stared directly into his eyes. His mind was easy to penetrate and she pushed inside with infinite care. She didn't know what would startle the man and trigger his transformation as 'the other guy' was already on edge, so she worked as slowly as possible. Once she reached inside his conscious mind, she frowned. It was a torrent of thoughts and emotions, but what startled her the most was that there were two different identities in there. It was like having two different persons in the same room who apparently were always at odds with each other. She couldn't understand how a man, and a scientist at that, could live a relatively normal life like this. As she delved deeper, she found something which jolted her out of her musings.

She saw Banner, who looked haggard and was arguing with Hulk, who seemed to be ignoring the other man. That had to be the most bizarre thing she had ever witnessed in her life which was saying something, as her life had always been weird. Bruce felt some looking at him and he turned his head to look at her standing there. His eyes widened to the size of the soccer as he looked at her.

"What are you doing here? Leave!" he screamed at her hysterically and to Cassy, it seemed like he was hyperventilating.

"I can take care of myself." She replied nonchalantly.

"No, no, no! You don't understand. You have to leave." Bruce was having a panic attack as he said this, then held Cassy by her wrist and tried to drag her back from the green guy, but she resisted with all the power she had.

The other guy, Hulk, who until now was pacing and raging, simultaneously turned and his gaze snapped towards Cassy and her eyes widened; but she was unable to do anything when suddenly, he jumped in front of her and roared deafeningly directly in her face. Cassy's breath hitched and her heart plummeted in her chest with fear, but she knew that if she'd show him that she was afraid, it would all be over in the next second. So, she braced herself, squared her shoulders and faced him with a false façade. Green eyes peered down at her violently, but she didn't waiver. She could feel different kinds of emotions raging from him, but the most prominent were anger, anxiety, annoyance and a little bit of fear.

He smashed the ground right next to her again and again, but when she realized that he was just trying to scare her and he wasn't hurting her she stood before him unwaveringly and waited for him to calm down. By this time, Bruce was having a literal panic attack as his hold on her wrist tightened even more, but she ignored him and focused on all the positive emotions she could think of – calm, peace, trust, happiness and pushed them towards Hulk. He roared at the both of them again, but stopped suddenly.

"I'm not afraid of you." She whispered to him softly.

He looked at her with confusion and growled at her softly this time. She tentatively moved the other hand, which wasn't in a death grip towards him and stopped mid-air in front of him. Hulk cocked his head to the side as he studied her and then stared at her hand; after which he lifted his hand slowly, brought it forward and touched one finger to her hand. He looked-up at her and into her eyes, as if to make sure he was doing the right thing, then huffed and sat back down where he had been pacing before. Cassy didn't look away from him, while he was staring at her and then at Bruce. She moved her hand and placed it on his head, softly at first, but when he leaned into the touch, she patted him on the head and couldn't stop the grin that touched her lips.

He looked calm now, so she decided to go back and pulled out of Bruce's mind. Both their eyes snapped open while they breathed heavily. Natasha and the two guards were looking at her with the same expressions. They didn't know what she did, but they saw the man calming down before he could turn into a raging beast which left all of them befuddled.

Bruce was staring at her with his jaw hanging open and couldn't form a sentence. How did she calm Hulk? It was impossible to stop his transformation when the other guy was so close to coming-out. And he couldn't understand the reason behind the calmness he felt. How did she do it? And not only this, but apparently Hulk let her pet him like a dog. He never liked anyone, not even Betty.

"How…?" he couldn't form any words so he whispered a single word.

"He's cute. I don't know why you don't like him, Mr. Banner." She said as she looked at him and the people standing there spluttered.

"Cute? Yo-you think that 'the Hulk' is cute?" he pronounced each world slowly, like she was a mental patient. "He is a monster!"

"Mr. Banner. Bruce, there's so much grief, pain and anger filled in there." she said seriously as she pointed at his head. "He's lonely and reacts in the only way he knows. I wasn't afraid of him and that was comforting and soothing to him, something which he hadn't felt before. He is affected only when something effects you, which is either because of the memories which are too emotional for you to handle or whenever you are angry. He is a part of you and you are a part of him, but because you try to keep him separate and locked, because you don't accept him, he comes out whenever you feel basic emotions, most likely anger. I think that the two of you aren't separate personalities, but the other guy represents your repressed aggression."

There was utter silence for some time, as everyone waited for his reaction. "And you got all of that just now?" he asked apathetically.

Cassy took a deep breath and said sincerely, "You got angry because you thought that Fury wanted to lock you down. That's exactly the life the other guy's living. He is locked inside you with no means to come-out or express himself in any way. He isn't someone who has been taught how to behave. Why wouldn't he react violently to the people he thinks are a threat to you and in addition to him? He is a part of you, whether you accept it or not."

Bruce just stared at her, but didn't say anything. The other guy had never felt this calm around people, no matter who it was. There was a contentment inside him right now, which he couldn't understand. He still didn't want to believe that he and the other guy were the same person for that would mean that he had multiple personality disorder. That was the best he got from what Cassandra told him.

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to see what you'd do in case the other guy comes out. I didn't think it would get out of hand." Bruce told Natasha after minutes, who was still wary and was pointing her gun at him, still.

Cassy looked at her and said, "Natasha?"

Finally, Natasha lowered her gun and spoke into her earpiece to the agents who were surrounding the building. "Stand down. We're good here."

Bruce snorted in amusement and asked, "Just us, huh?"

America

Their jet arrived on the helicarrier which was floating on the Atlantic Ocean. Natasha, Bruce and Cassy got out of it and went where Agent Coulson and Steven Rogers aka Captain America were standing. Agent Coulson introduced them to Steve. He had an athletic body build, blue eyes and blonde hair – perfect image of an American hero. His gentlemanly ways reminded Cassy of Thor, but she pushed that thought aside because right now, all she needed was to focus on how to get Neville and the others back. The carrier took-off while they were talking. On board, they were briefed that Neville, Erik, Clint Barton and Loki have been traced to Stuttgart, Germany.

EN: Finally, here it is. Second part in The Fallen God Series and there will be 5 chapters in total. As some of you might know that I'm out of country and in India for a small vacation. It's the festive season here, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to update by the time I go back and that is before mid-November.

I'm not sure how her interaction with Hulk/Banner came out, and I would be grateful if you'd tell me if it was alright or not. There is a reason why Cassy was able to calm Hulk easily and why he felt fear, but it will be explained in part 3.

Even though its early, I would like to wish all my Indian friends a very Happy Diwali!

Next: Cassy and Thor finally meet!

I was overwhelmed by your response to the Fallen God and I hope you like this one as well. Please leave a review or you can always PM me to ask something if you want. I like knowing what you like or what do don't. Have a nice day, everyone. 😊

October 27th, 2018