Annual Winter Visitation

by Nata Ressler

Thor was not the first to be banished from Asgard, no, the first was Loki over twenty years before. Stripped powerless by his father, his life is saved by a short ten year old. Now he owe's the kid a life debt. Her only request in payment of that life debt? That Loki come and play with her for one week every year until the day she dies. T for safety.

1. Prelude

Okay, so I went to the theater's to watch the new Thor right around the same time as Frozen, and when I got home, I immediately looked into crossovers of the two. To my dismay, I realized everyone was shipping ElsaJack and almost nobody had seemed to see the potential for a Thor/Avengers/Frozen crossover. So I came up with this bright idea! Oh, there is so much that I want to scream to the world about this story! But that would be spoiling~

This is going to begin around twenty-five to thirty years before The Avengers takes place. And because my best friend (Yes, Shi-shi, I'm talking about you) is a huge fan of Loki, this is going to be written as a belated Christmas present to her. (I told you I would get you a better present!) The Frozen crossover is not going to be obvious for a few chapters (or rather, a few years down in the timeline), so sit back, relax, and enjoy.

"But it was just a joke, father!" Loki cried out angrily.

"It was only children's folly, dear. Surely children's folly doesn't merit temporary banishment?" Frigga tried to console her husband. Odin wouldn't hear of it however. More argument rose in the hall, most called for a harsher punishment but a few were arguing in Loki's favor.

Odin stood from his chair and all in the hall went silent. "The first time, it was children's folly, but the fourth? No son of mine is an oppressor, a ruffian, a rascal, a bully!" Odin called out to the hall. Then he turned directly to Frigga. "And if he isn't capable of learning his lesson because his mother is softening the blow, then he shall learn his lesson where you can't protect him. Guards!"

Loki wondered where it had gone all wrong as he was marched out of the palace in chains. It was only meant to be a joke! And the simpletons had asked for it, allowing themselves to be pranked so easily! And even then, normal people don't fall for the same trick twice in one week, let alone four times?

"Father, all I did was raise their awareness to such follies, now they are more prepared to handle themselves if others commit such folly. They should be thanking me!" he tried once more to plead to his father. The guards wrapped his chains to Odin saddle, while Odin ignored his younger son.

"Father! Listen to me! I did nothing wrong! What doesn't kill a person only makes them stronger! All I did was give controlled means of making such happen!" Loki's pleas rang to deaf ears as Odin rode through the streets of Asgard to Heimdall. Whispers followed with every step the company took, and the citizens pointed fingers at Loki, wondering what he had done to merit such a punishment from the All-father. It continued as such, Loki's pleading, the whispering, and Odin's silence until Heimdall himself stood in front of the duo.

By then Odin had had enough. "Enough Loki! Enough! If you are so insistent that what doesn't kill a person will only make them stronger, then you'd better hope you become stronger through your banishment, for all pleads you make will fall to deaf ears once you reach Misgard." Loki was pushed forward, and Odin himself rolled up Loki's sleeve and placed a golden manacle in place of his chains. "Only when you have learned your lesson, Loki Odinson, will your magic be return to you and will you be allowed to return to Asgard."

Odin turned to Heimdall and silently gave his permission for the bifrost to be opened, then turned to look at his still struggling and pleading son.

"Goodbye, Loki." Those were the last words Loki heard before being tossed to Midgard. Heimdall closed the bifrost, and the guards started to leave. Odin stared at the bifrost for a long time before saying. "Learn you lesson soon, my son." He turned away from the bifrost with a quick glance to Heimdall and walked away.

Heimdall gave a short bow to his king, then turned his attention back to the expansion of space. There were many worlds to watch, including (or perhaps especially) Misgard.

What do you think so far? And no, Loki is not going to end up in Elsa's ice palace. ^.^ I'm probably going to update another chapter today, and then you will get an idea as to what direction this story is going to go. I hate getting food poisoning, but hey, I get to stay home from classes and write all day long so HA!

With much love,

Nata

P.S. Review! Or who knows what's going to happen to poor, powerless Loki. Bwahahahaha! *Cough* Did I really do that? I'm not evil! Really! Okay, maybe slightly.