Young God | L. Laufeyson

47. Sakaar

Thor is the first one to wake up after their rough landing between mountains of garbage. Due to the spacesuit, the crash is cushioned and doesn't hurt as much as it would have. With Aurora in his arms, he rolls off and catches his breath, first checking on the auburn-haired girl before taking in their surroundings. Completely confused, he needs a while to figure out how to deactivate her space helmet and then the spacesuit. The devices saved her, she's luckily only unconscious and still breathing.

Picking her up, Thor just now looks around and frowns at the foreign place. Where the hell did they land? Looking up at the sky, he realizes they must have come through the portal. His eyes widen though when a ship suddenly drops out of the portal, plummeting right down towards them. Carrying the unconscious Aurora in his arms, he quickly stumbles away before they are crushed like bugs by the ship. The sudden movement wakes Aurora up and she groans, her eyes facing the bright light.

"Aurora??" He puts her down, analyzing her just to make sure she really is okay.

"H-hungry..." She mumbles and rubs her eyes, glancing at Thor. Sitting up, she groans in pain because of her headache while stretching her limbs. "This was the worst ride ever. How long have we been out? Because I'm hungry as fu– Loki! What happened to Loki?! Is he here?!"

"Unfortunately, no. Aurora, we must prepare for the case that he might be– " Before Thor can say what Aurora is avoiding to hear, she cuts him off.

"The hourglass!" Pulling out the object of her belt bag, she feels how the glass is glowing incredibly warm, almost radiating. A smile crosses her face. He's thinking of her and is alive. Pure happiness spreads through her chest and she breathes a sigh of relief. "He's alive."

"I did not know that you're possessing his hourglass." Thor is surprised how far their relationship has gone and he gives Aurora the pin of the spacesuit back. "This saved us."

"Oh, yeah, I built this spacesuit. The protection layers are incredibly strong but it only works for two people and needs to be charged again..."

Sirens from the distance catch their attention and Thor grabs Aurora's hand to help her get up while she puts the hourglass and pin back into the bag as a ship flies towards them. Only now she's got the chance to look around and she immediately recognizes the planet they are stranded on. Oh, no.

"Fuck."

"What is it?" Thor asks with a lifted eyebrow and Aurora takes out her quad blaster, wincing in pain though at her wrist. It's aching from the landing.

"We're on fucking Sakaar. That's not good, that's bad, that's seriously bad. The Grandmaster rules this chaotic planet. I've been here before for a Ravager assignment and well, let's say that escaping this place won't be easy." The ship arrives and a group of strange creatures step out, armed and clearly the majority. "Dammit. Scrappers."

"Are you two fighter? Or are you food?" Their pale leader asks them and Thor remains calm.

"We're just passing through."

"It is food." The man states with satisfaction and motions his group to advance, content with their prize. "On your knees."

Aurora tries to prepare for a fight but she quickly realizes that her jet boots are defective and out of battery. Also her quad blasters don't seem to work well anymore, they got damaged through the landing and she clenches her teeth. Glancing at Thor, she sees how he's unable to summon Mjölnir, which means their chance to win is lower than usual.

As the first one attacks Aurora, she simply steps aside, dodging every possible punch. Thor meanwhile grabs a scrapper and throws him away into the far distance as another one manages to rip his cape. The blonde punches his way out of it until the leader pulls out a weapon and shoots an electric net at the Prince of Asgard. Electrified and weakened, Thor drops with a painful yelp to the ground, the alien technology damaging his veins.