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[b][color=28b0f3]Metropolis[/color][/b]
[color=darkgray]Christmas Eve[/color]
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Thor laughed at Zach's jokes and honesty. [color=17dbcc]"That's how it is for all of us when we start out. You have the makings of a great hero. Trust me."[/color] Zach reminded him when he first started out secretly patrolling Metropolis in a hoodie. Not exactly sure what he was doing, but knowing that he wanted to help people. Things were a lot simpler then. He wondered how differently things would be had he not been the one to save the plane. Would he have ever received Mjolnir? Would he have met so many other great heroes? He didn't want to think about what his life would have been like. He just knew that he liked where it was heading.

Thor was feeling like he was slowly becoming part of something greater than himself. He had been working as a hero by himself for so long, but working with others truly did something for him. It was like he finally had friends that could understand him. This was his second time doing a team-up and it was thankfully less chaotic than the first time. His attention was mostly on the Green Man. This was their second time working together and he still wasn't keen on introducing himself. He wondered why that was and what he might have been hiding. He felt him touching his mind, but he didn't linger so Thor decided to ignore it for now. From their interactions he didn't seem like an enemy or someone that he'd have to worry about.

When the others mentioned bringing the Toyman to the authorities, Thor shivered as if he were being hit by the night's cold air. He turned to the Green Man. [color=17dbcc]"I love the idea of us being a team, but can you take him into the authorities? I'm still not their best friend right now. I can take the reindeer back to Santa. Before he came here we know Toyman was in the UK. I can get there the fastest and have the reindeer retrace their steps when I get there."[/color] He then turned to Starfire and Zach before continuing. [color=17dbcc]"We can meet up at Ace O'Clubs in Hobs Bay when I get back. It's a bar run by my biggest fan and he makes the best hot chocolate. Tell him Thor sent you."[/color]

Thor waited for their response before walking over to the sleigh and pulled the Toyman out, dropping him into the snow. He reached out his hand to called for Mjolnir and the trusty weapon flew back into his hand without hesitation. He aimed it at the space in front of the reindeer and opened a portal leading to the UK. He put the hammer next to him on the seat and reached for the reins. [color=17dbcc]"On Rudolph! On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen, on Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen! Let's fly!"[/color] He flicked the reins and smiled as the reindeer dashed forward into the portal and pulled him and the sleigh with them. He couldn't believe he was flying Santa's reindeer. Jackee was not going to believe the night he was having.