Banner, Thor, y/n, and Valkyrie are all unconscious. Banner wakes up and looks outside, the stars reflected in the windshield. Thor and Valkyrie wake up. Finally y/n emerges from his slumber. Outside they see the realm of Asgard, a flat city in the middle of an island floating in space.
Valkyrie: I never thought I'd be back here.
The ship descends into the clouds above Asgard.
Banner: I thought it'd be nicer. I mean, not that it's not nice. It's just, it's on fire.
y/n: Yeah with like flying horses or something.
Banner gasps and turns to y/n.
Banner: Exactly!
The ship clears the clouds to reveal Asgard in ruins. A devastated ghost town. Fires. Buildings in ruins. Dead soldiers.
Valkyrie: Here, up here in the mountains.
A projected map on the console shows the mountain where the stronghold is located. There is a red dot in the mountain, indicating where the Asgardian citizens are.
Valkyrie: Heat signatures. People clustered together. Hela's coming for them.
Thor: Okay, drop me off at the palace and I'll draw her away.
Valkyrie: And get yourself killed?
Thor: The people trapped down there are all that matters. While I'm dealing with Hela, I need you three to help get everyone off Asgard.
Banner: How the hell are we supposed to do that?
Thor: I have a man on the ground.
Valkyrie is helping Thor load a massive Asgardian blaster into the side of the Commodore.
Thor: Now the ship has guns.
Valkyrie: I'll take it from here.
Thor produces a bundle of fabric with gold and white padding.
Thor: I found this in the armoury.
Val immediately recognizes its significance. She doesn't want to be affected by this gesture, but can't help it. They share a look as the Commodore lifts off into the air. Before she's out of earshot, Val calls down:
Valkyrie: "Your majesty." Don't die. You know what I mean.
The Commodore flies away, leaving Thor on the balcony. y/n flies the Commodore out across the city. Val puts on her gloves, cuff on her forearm, boots, and breastplate. She grabs her dragonfang sword and puts it at her side. Val mans the Blaster, and we see that she's changed into the white and gold Valkyrie armour. Heimdall leads the refugees out onto the bridge. But then he stops. Sensing something. At the far end of the bridge is Fenris. The massive war wolf is guarding the observatory.
Heimdall: Go back!
The refugees turn to retreat. Fenris charges! Gunfire from above! The Commodore swoops onto the scene, Valkyrie manning the blaster and firing on Fenris, who stops his charge. As the refugees retreat, they come to a stop because Skurge is leading an army of the undead behind them. Heimdall and the refugees are now trapped on the bridge between Fenris and Skurge. Hela's butchers stand behind Skurge.
Skurge: Heimdall! The sword!
The Butcher army charges, y/n, Val and Banner hold the remaining Butchers off with gunfire. Heimdall is looking toward the palace, concerned for Thor. But his attention soon goes back to protecting the mass of humanity behind him. He looks out to the Observatory
