Sokiara Chapter 1
I was never one to fight. I was never strong enough. I was always one who had to be protected...not one who protected people. But little did I know...I would be the next ruler of Asgard.
It all started when I was seventeen. I was so weak before that age. I could barely open a mason jar on my own. However, the day I turned seventeen...it was as if I suddenly had some sort of super strength. Immortal powers, if you will.
I first noticed it when I went to go shower. I went to adjust the shower head, and it broke off as if it were a plastic shower inside of a Barbie Dollhouse. I was so shocked and had no idea how it happened. "Well" I thought to myself "It needed to be replaced anyways."
The only reason I was so worried about the shower head was because the founder of "Precious Children Adoption Center", Ms. Luv, was not exactly the nicest person. Ironic, I know. And before I go on, yes, I was still in an adoption center at the age of seventeen.
Ms. Luv was so horrible with children, and I often questioned on why she started an adoption center. Everyone else there always said "Oh, Ms. Luv is so nice and motherly!" but they only said that because they were young. Ms. Luv only seemed to like young children...no wonder she isn't married.
My best friend Tereneal and I were the oldest ones there. Ms. Luv hated us for that. She would always say "Sokii, Tereneal, you two are never going to get adopted! You need to move out of here already!" Trust me, we both could not wait until we were able to. "Just one more year!" we kept saying. Except, at times, that year didnt come fast enough.
Tren, my nickname for Tereneal, seems to be my only friend in the universe. We grew up in the adoption center together, and dont seem to remember ever having parents. We never even remembered having an actual house. We always wondered what our parents were like...until one day, our questions were answered.
It was the same exact day that I broke the shower head, and got screamed at I may add. I got grounded, and Tren was the only one who was allowed to talk to me...as if that made much of a difference. When I ran to my room crying and hating my life, It suddenly started to thunder. It was as if Mother Nature got mad at Ms. Luv, because it was perfectly sunny before that. Tren was in the room with me and all she could say was that we will soon be out of here. That was a moment where "soon" wasnt good enough.
Suddenly, a little nine year old boy named John ran up to our room. "Sokii! Tren! A man is here asking for you two! He could possibly be your new father!" Tren and I looked at each other excitedly. We practically read each others mind, because the next thing I knew we were in the bathroom trying to make ourselves look good!
I ran into the bathroom to brush my shoulder-length blonde hair, and wash the tears out of my turquoise eyes. Tren was also trying to untangle her curly dirty-blonde hair.
After the whole beauty show, we ran downstairs to greet the man. He had blue eyes, and shoulder-length blonde hair that curled slightly at the tips. He had a scruffy blonde beard and mustache. He was quite the sight.
He was talking to Ms. Luv and said "I need to take these girls with me". He seemed to have an accent that I could not recognize. "So you would like to adopt them?" Ms. Luv responded, with a smart attitude. "No...I just need them" He explained.
Ms. Luv looked at both of us and said "Well, they have been here for too long anyways...just sign these papers and be on your way." She said while getting back to her work. I really hated her. The man signed the papers, and Ms. Luv gave his signature a strange look. He approached us and said "Well girls, looks like your coming with me". I was slightly confused. "So...are you our father now?"I asked. He chuckled and said "Not technically. The same rules will not apply where we are going."
"Why? Where are we going?" Tren asked. "Asgard." He responded. "You might want to pack your things." Tren and I looked at each other in confusion, then went upstairs to pack. While we were packing, Tren said "Is Asgard some kind of newly found continent?" I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know but... do we even know the man's name? I asked. "Nope." Tren responded. "We are so bad at this." I said. "Yep."
We went back downstairs and the man took us outside. What happened after that was a bit of a blurr, but what I do know is that we were all of a sudden on a long bridge in space and the man had changed outfits. This one seeming more like armor. I was so scared that I screamed. I could see that Tren was completely stunned.
"Where are we?!" I exclaimed
"Your on Asgard."
"Where?!"
"Your home planet."
"What?!"
"You mean you dont know?" He said, confused. "Uh, No!" I responded, still freaked out. He looked at me and said "Come with me." He picked up Tren, who seemed to be frozen like ice, and started walking. I followed. "This is Asgard. It is your home planet. You were born here and sent to Earth at a very young age...am I going to fast?"
"Uh..." I said, while trying to take in what was happening "Yes...but...go on"
"You were born not long after we adopted my brother, Loki. The reason you had to be sent to Earth was because you eventually had to rule over Asgard. However, that was too long away and everyone kept trying to steal you from your mother. It eventually got so bad and out of control that she had to send you to Earth so you could be protected."
Tren finally started to speak again and murmered "Thats so cool!" We passed a guard who was dressed completely in gold...his eyes seemed to be that color as well. He also seemed to be guarding a sword. "Hello Thor. Hello again Sokii." He said. "Hello..." I said, surprised that he knew me. "S-so why am I suddenly back here?" I asked.
"Because," He started. "It is your time to rule over Asgard, since I refuse." I wondered why he refused such an opportunity, yet I was stupid enough not to ask. "You want a seventeen year old as your ruler? That's not normal." I said. "Actually your not seventeen. Thats your fake age for Earth. Your 1046 years old here on Asgard. Just two years younger than Loki." He explained.
"Please tell me that is a young age for Asgardians..." I said, helplessly. "It is indeed" He responded while putting down Tren. She suddenly put herself in the situation, like always. "So, am I an Asgardian too?" She asked. "No" He replied quickly "Your Steve Rodger's daughter...Also known as Captain America's daughter." She started to smile that kind of smile a three year old gets when their on a bouncy house.
"You mean...the Captain America?! The one who saved the entire city of New York along with the rest of The Avengers?!" She exclaimed. I remembered seeing that on the news. Ms. Luv was freaking out the entire time. I studied the mans face. "So that means you're Thor!" I smiled. I didn't remember much from the news report, due to my some-what bad memory, but I certainly remembered The Avengers.
"Indeed" He smiled back. "Speaking of The Avengers, you will have to go meet the rest of them at S.H.I.E.L.D. tomorrow. You better get your rest."
He escorted us to my old room to sleep in. It actually had a bed, instead of a crib. Tren made a pallet on the floor. She finally fell asleep after freaking out about being Captain America's daughter. I, on the other hand, could not sleep at all. I was trying to take this all in. I am an Asgardian. Tren is Captain America's daughter. Wow!
The strange thing was... I kept thinking of how Loki destroyed New York City. I wondered why he would do that. Although, the one thing that bothered me most was...I couldnt remember what he looked like...so I decided to go see for myself...