Ch 1: A new begining

I was sitting at my desk, pondering, "The words lingered in the air like-like-uggh!" Crumpling up my paper I threw it into the trash, it was beginning to fill to the brim by then. I face planted my head to the desk to my poem, hoping somehow osmosis would do the work for me. I heard my name being called, "Rachel, supper!" Forcing myself to get up, I trudged to the dining room. As my father, sister, and mother sat down, my sister Elizabeth mentioned, "I got a B on my math test." She brimmed with confidence. As I poked at my food with my fork my father asked, "So what have you accomplished today?" Putting my fork down I said with a rather rough voice, "Can't figure out words to write for my sentence in my poem!"

Laughing my father said, "Bring it here!" Rushing to my room and back to the table, his expression changed as I handed him the paper, "What in the world is this?" looking at him like he was insane I said, "You really don't know how to write or read rune?" My older sister joined in for the worst, "Wow, you are the strangest girl and sister I have ever met!" Swiping the paper from my father I walked back to my room, my mother coming in shortly, "Oh, you might want to turn on the radio, weather's going to get bad later." Sitting at my desk I swiveled my chair around, "Mom, you don't think I'm crazy do you?" Looking at her watch, quickly saying, "Umm, dishes need to be washed." As she left I rolled my eyes, leaning my chin on the palm of my hand, "She thinks I'm crazy."

My family was not exactly the magic sort of folk, we didn't agree upon anything, my sister and I were a full four years apart, while I was entering high school she would be entering college, my sister was a "perfect" blonde hair, blue eyed girl who could never do any wrong. I was a dark brown haired, dark brown eyes always getting into trouble, trouble, I didn't exactly need a recipe for. My hair being curly, but I'd often straighten it because it bothered me so much. My parents preferred my sister more over me. But how I so wanted the praise that they'd so often gave to Elizabeth. I heard hail all of a sudden out the window, turning on the radio, it said, "This is 103.7 KEYN Wichita, Kansas, your station for upcoming severe weather!" The radio continuing, "This just in, a severe hailstorm and severe winds up to sixty eight miles per hour."

Sighing to myself, "Well, there you go." Turning the radio off I went to get a glass of water, everybody else was in bed, except my mom who was anxiously watching the news for updates, I could hear the continuous warnings from upstairs. Taking a drink from my ice cold water I heard a soft whisper, I noticed the radio was on, "I thought I turned you off." Shrugging I switched it off and sat back down at my desk, staring at my poem and the clock which blared 11:15pm. I had kept wishing for inspiration to come, however, it got to be 12:30am, my head meeting my desk I fell asleep.

~I was in a rose field, it was clear and beautiful, a slight breeze blowing. Birds were enchanting the sky with mellifluous song, singing the words I could not write, but imagine. Falling back, the roses, thorn less, caressed me with a fragrance that gently swayed about my nose, like a nurturing mother the roses held me. I watched the clouds go by. One was a book, that appeared falling as I caught it, turned through the pages of "Norse Mythology" a hand beckoning towards me, the untold figure, once pulling me up was gone. Looking around I could not see except someone who was familiar to me, my mother. She stood frozen in time, expressionless as the face of a clock until attitude is changed as the time tolls. She let out a horrifying scream, it made myself and my dream shudder and fall apart.~

Waking up suddenly, I found my pencil on my forehead and looking at the clock it had read 3:30am. My mother probably fell asleep downstairs again. As I walked to the staircase, rain was pounding heavily on the windows, the wind shrieked, lightning flashed, and thunder crashed. Sleepily I trudged down the stairs, however lightly as to not wake anyone, but I think my mother would of done that herself. However, when I came down at the foot of the steps, I was happy I did so lightly, my mother looking like a pale apparition, just dead.

He stared at her, voice serious but somehow smooth, "Well, where is she? Where is my daughter?" he didn't sound like he was to be trifled with. He had armor of gold, with a golden helmet horns curving back out of the top, raven black hair just appearing out of it, golden staff aimed at my pale apparition of a mother. A green cape swayed about him as he still stared down my mother. All of a sudden, he was gone. Running over to my mother who was still shuddering with both fear and surprise and not to mention still in shock. Putting a blanket over her, I sat next to her, waiting for her to fall asleep. Going back up to my room it was 4:00am, I couldn't go back to sleep so I stared at my poem, the letters appearing in rune.

"A soft fragrance of roses, my daughter." Turning my chair, there he was, the same man that put so much fear and shock into my mother, but this man, why didn't I see it? It was Loki, the god of mischief. Before I knew it, he snapped his fingers and wasn't in Kansas anymore, not knowing where I was, but it definitely was not Midgard.

We were placed on a rainbow bridge, a man behind us speaking, "My eyes did not see what you did, but it is not good now that I see it." The man was clad in gold armor, a helmet that curved to look like a magnet, and a sword he positioned to the bridge. Loki didn't really look like he cared a whole lot, he just smirked at the guard, "You don't know what you are talking about Heimdall." Putting an hand on my shoulder I quickly moved it away, "Father? What?" placing his hand again on my shoulder he continued, "You will find out soon enough, what it will mean." I spat out another question, "Well, I'm not on Midgard then where am I?" as I asked this, a light enveloped us and we were in front of a giant palace that reminded me of a Midgardian pipe organ. Looking down at me he smiled, "You are in Asgard. I have brought you here while my father and Thor are away."

When we went in it was amazing, the floor of marble, and pretty much golden everything from the graceful columns and buttresses. A long red carpet stretching from the entrance to a magnificent throne. Realizing what just happened I wondered, "What did we just do?" Looking straight as if thinking, "Teleported." He made that sound like nothing, just your regular day in Asgard, people teleporting all over the place. Taking me over to the side, behind a column he spoke to me, looking around first, "I need your help, you are the only one that I know that can." Raising an eyebrow I asked, "Why me? The only one that can? How is that?" The sound of laughter interrupted our conversation, Loki did not look pleased with this. He quickly left me, going over to the laughter, playing it casual.

I could hear them talking, but I couldn't see anything, I wanted to so bad. "Brother, father." Loki started, "You are early, what brings you here so early?" Once voice, I am guessing it was the fathers since it sounded old and deep said, "Thor and I decided to come back and set up for his crowning moment as king of Asgard." I could hear him slap Thor on the shoulder as he laughed. Then I heard a long pause before Thor finally spoke, "What brings you here brother?" I could tell Loki was thinking of a quick lie, "Just decided to take a walk I guess. Why don't you start getting everything." He paused, "Polished up before you set up in here?" Thor responded, sounding fully agreed upon the idea, "Quite a good idea, I think I will get Mjolnir polished up." I could tell by the silence Loki dreaded that idea, but he sent the father and Thor out.

Finally I got to come out and then I said, continuing our old conversation, "You were saying?" Loki once again spoke from when our conversation got interrupted, "I want my brother off of the throne!" I remember the story, but said, "Why?" anyway, he spoke in a very serious deadly manner, "His arrogance will be Asgards downfall!" Also telling me that I probably knew he was born of Frost Giants, and I said of course, "Yes." And that when his father told him this, more like step-father, they had a fight, but Thor was still going to the throne as well as that he wanted me to help screw up his reign and put Loki himself on the throne instead. "His crowning is not for another week at least." Rolling my eyes I said, "Sure, plenty of time." But little did I know Loki had a plan already underway.

Walking to the weapons vault, there was a ton of relics, but none more protected now than that of the casket, it gave the Frost Giants more power. The main source of power taken away after the Frost Giants of Jotunheim lost a war. Looking around at the other relics, I turned to Loki outstretching both arms at me saying, "I am giving you some of my power." Looking at him as if he was on a bunch of crazy pills I began to laugh, "As cool as that would be, me with powers, is that exactly such a good idea?" Smiling he said, "That's the point." A wave of light came forth from his palms and enveloped me, I instantly could feel my mortal body becoming stronger, my senses keener. The process didn't take long, but when it was all over, I felt unstoppable, at least, a great deal stronger than before. Proceeding to explain, "You now have the powers of ice, to multiply and disappear." Sounding a little disappointed, "Awww, that's it?"

Beckoning for me to come out of the weapons vault he said, "More will come, in due time." As we hurried out back to the palace, we overheard that Thor was on Midgard to meet his lady friend Jane. We sought an opportunity and this was it, to try and trap Thor on Midgard.

I was still however fascinated with the rainbow bridge that we walked upon, as we did so, it would change color, however looking as fragile as glass, at the slightest touch would shatter the very fabric of its nature. Getting to Heimdall, the guard of us getting to different realms, but to our surprise, or not so much, he would not let us pass saying, "You have brought this upon us, I cannot let you leave again to tear Asgard from its true destiny." His voice was low and very serious sounding, looking up at Loki he had no expression of consolation on his face, he was not going to leave, "Very well, have it your way, we will have to get through another way." Staff in hand, Loki multiplied, shooting out a blast of energy out from the end of it. Heimdall swung violently with is sword at each and every Loki, most of them disappearing on spot. Watching the fight I remembered I had the power to multiply too, I didn't know exactly how it worked so I thought of seeing six of me.

Right before my eyes I saw, well, six of me, we all looked at each other, mouth agape, we all said in unison, "Wow!" All of us looked over at the battle between Heimdall and Loki, we all looked back at each other, "Looks like we can come in any second now." Not really having a plan we all charged at Heimdall while he was focusing more of his attention on Loki we knocked over Heimdall on his side, then all of my clones proceeded to, not knowing if it would work, took in a deep breath and ice instantly came and froze Heimdall where he stood. Loki looked like he was about to have an aneurysm as he ripped the sword from Heimdall's hands. Coming into the Bifrost, he put the sword in a sheath in the middle of the room. Sparks flying all around the room we were pulled into bright technicolored lights.

Appearing on Midgard, I held my head, "What just happened?" I don't think he was paying much attention to me at that moment, and then thinking to myself I wondered how we were going to even find him amongst all of these other Midgardians. As if he was reading my mind he said, "Easy, look for a man in silver armor, blonde hair, carrying a hammer, with a flowing red cape." Looking down at me raising an eyebrow, "Can't be too hard now." I kind of laughed at myself for the thought. However, another question came into my mind, "Where-are-we-exactly?" Answering my own question I looked over and saw the, "Welcome to New Mexico" sign saying, "Nevermind."

What was I thinking? Sure, how hard could it be to find a Norse god in New Mexico, they're gods, not tracking devices. We were in downtown Santa Fe and still no luck, if I could die of boredom this would be the day, I was trudging even with the powers. Still thinking on the upside, we still had some time before Thor's crowning as king of Asgard. As bored as I was I managed to find some entertainment in someone trying to get their keys out of their car. "Morons." I muttered, but also thinking, "I could help them, but watching is too much fun." It was, watching these Midgardians was my MFV, "Midgardians funniest videos" A lady was on top of her minivan roof and another man was wielding a stretched out coat hanger trying to grasp the keys out of the ignition at an impossible angle, even with the hooked ends.

I think I was watching for at least thirty minutes when finally the woman called her husband and he brought his keys to unlock the car. The woman looking torn that she had to ask for her husband's help, but if I couldn't get them out, if, I guess I would have to call someone for help, I mean who wants to try to get keys out of your locked car in 100 degree weather? Not me! I hated warm weather! Finally turning away from the ending scene I noticed he was gone. I guess he thought of me not to get side tracked so I started searching for the both of them, but how would I even let him know if I found him, like I said before, we are not GPS devices, let alone did a Norse god have a cell phone or pager to say, (I held my hand up to my ear like a phone), "Oh I found Thor, I'm at such and such a street! Blah, blah, blah!" I would have to think of another way.

Famished, I had not had any food or drink in the past ten hours. When I was looking for somewhere to eat I thought, "I wonder if my family and friends will miss me, or even know I am gone." Finally walking into a Burger King with a fully stashed pocket full of money, hoping no one would come in and try to mug me for my money, but I laughed quietly to myself, "I would love to see them try." Inside, it was nice to feel air-conditioning, it was a relief. Ordering a Whopper, large fries, and a large drink I sat down to eat. While I ate, I faced a television that had it on the news. Shoveling down ten fries a breaking news report came on, "This just in, a man dressed like he's going to a renaissance fair is strolling down the park with a girl, man seems to be armed, carrying a…hammer?" the man looked like he was going to bust out laughing, but maintained a newsworthy face, "Now to Ben with our local weather."

After hearing that, I quickly indulged the rest of my food and ran out of the restaurant, but I thought, "I know where to find him now, but how do I get to…" I instantly came up with a great idea, I would come to Thor since he has no idea who I am and in the midst of it all, try to find Loki, who couldn't be too far away. Making off towards the park and sure enough there he was and thankfully Jane was leaving so when he bid her farewell, kissing her hand, making me vomit a little, I kept it casual and started with a simple, "Hi."

Thank goodness I was right, he didn't know me, so then I said, in a sort of innocent voice, as if lost, "Can you do me a favor and show me around, I'm afraid that I am not very familiar with is area, my father and I have gotten separated." This was actually true. With a smile that looked as if it belonged on toothpaste commercial he said, "Sure, anything for a lady, especially one who is lost." We started out of the park and headed for downtown, it was so hard, somehow, not to tell him who I was and what I was doing, I was anticipating learning more, being the daughter of Loki was pretty epic. Thor was busy talking and I just kept saying, "Yeah, fascinating." As if interested while looking for Loki. It got to be the end of the tour and finally me being lectured out of my mind, as if in one of my English classes, I finally found him, starting to walk over Thor asked, "Where are you going? I can't let you walk around by yourself."

Being quick to think I responded with, "Ummm, I think I see my father over there, would you like to meet him?" with that bright smile and personality he said, "Well sure I would." Thor was completely clueless, he literally thought I was a lost girl. I almost didn't recognize Loki, he was in Midgardian clothes, finally seeing me, a smile played on his face, looking almost impressed, now the next step, to keep him on Midgard. This was going to be difficult, facing the god of thunder. Exchanging greetings, but instead of Loki, it was Mr. Saratov. We all walked, Thor didn't change his name, he seemed rather formal about it, I just introduced myself as Rachel, since there was so many Rachel's on Midgard.

Ending the line of Santa Fe, we decided that we had gone far enough. When Mr. Saratov stopped, I stopped, motioning towards me I walked over, whispering his plan in my ear, I nodded and walked back over to Thor. Since we froze the guard we would have to get back some other way, I wasn't aware of the plan that Loki had to this, but I think Thor was becoming suspicious. Gripping Mjolnir he flung it at Loki, jumping he nearly got hit, but it didn't look like Thor would fight me, instead he said, "Someone is impersonating your father, run!" I laughed at Thor coming to this conclusion. Just standing there I was waiting for a good moment to jump in. Loki multiplied, Thor bashing though all of them with no problem, Loki however continuing to make even more.

Thor finally said, "Enough!" Twirling Mjolnir, huge masses of thunder clouds appeared out of nowhere, while he was twirling Mjolnir he cried, "Heimdall! Open the Bifrost!" Not expecting anything the gate opened, the guard must of broke free, but I guess that would spare us of Telling Odin about our plan. When he was about to strike Loki, I thought, "Perfect time." Making a ton of myself I said, "Freeze!" Shooting him in the back, but he came crashing to the Bifrost, so Loki and I ran to the Bifrost as well. We were back in Asgard, Heimdall was unfrozen, I'm guessing on willpower, but he would never let us go through with our plan. I still thought we had a little bit of the upper hand though, since Thor was weakened and Heimdall was in no shape to fight, but Thor knew about me now, great, I bet Loki will be pissed that I sort of blew my cover, oh well, it would be blown sooner or later.

Thor, now after me, barreling towards me, he knocked me right across the bridge, I was surprised that I didn't go unconscious or bleed, or as a matter of fact, dead. However, this was no time to be thinking about that now, it is the time for action. Loki multiplied, conjuring up his staff, shooting out a blast of energy from the tip of it, I shot out ice from my bare palms, multiplying as I did so, but Thor was quick to act as well, smashing down Mjolnir, lightning bolts flew askew blocking our attack. We both flew back, but I guess I wasn't that much of a threat because he walked over to Loki on the ground and placed Mjolnir on him, Loki couldn't get up, I was on my own.

I don't know if it was out of pure frustration that we were not getting anywhere, or I just couldn't bear to see my….father losing in a struggle against someone who was trying to pilfer our plans. I arose to my feet, I could feel the anger welling up inside, I felt the angriest I had ever been, Thor, however as I walked over looked confused, "Oh, what are you going to do to me?" he said taunting, "You can't beat a son of Odin!" Loki just laughed, "Don't be so arrogant brother, after all." I was gathering ice in the palm of my hand, "She is a demigod." Thor sounded stricken, "You mean she's?" Loki as much pain as he was in, "Yes, my daughter Thor." I started running, and then multiplied shooting ice at Thor. Blocking it using Mjolnir he began to run at me, and then flying through thousands of my clones saying aggressively, "I am making this harder than it needs to be!" Shooting out a single shot of lightning, showing the power of a god, was quickly demolishing through all of my clones in mere seconds.

However, I had a surprise for him, as he got closer I turned my hand, I didn't know how at the time, into an ice sword, deflecting the lightning bolt, instead it hit Thor and making a double play I froze Thor where he stood. Being at close range gave me a good opportunity, the only opportunity to make all of this happen and I knew I only had one shot. Since there was no way of Thor freeing himself anytime soon, I sought out the opportunity to remove Mjolnir, but I didn't exactly know how. I tried to freeze it and make multiples of myself to move it, not being very successful however. So I thought to myself, why do I need to move it by force? I wondered if I could make Mjolnir disappear and reappear somewhere else. Concentrating hard on the hammer, I held out both arms and thought about Mjolnir appearing beside Loki. Closing my eyes I thought hard, finally, when I reopened my eyes, to my outstanding surprise, it WAS beside Loki.

Gasping for breath, Loki got up, with no words we both pushed Thor into the Bifrost, still frozen and the Heimdall immobile was a complete and utter success. My knees felt weak, I had just recently got my powers and was surprised I could do that much. All of a sudden I could feel my head throb, my palms were achy and my heart was racing, falling to my knees, I passed out cold.

Upon awakening I was in a huge bed, it was the most comfortable bed I have ever laid on, Loki was standing right by the bedside and I could of sworn that I heard a sigh of relief, but I was surprised that I still wasn't dead, so I asked, in a sort of raspy whisper, "That battle, why am I not dead?" sitting by the bedside, in a soft spoken voice as if I were to remember every word, "Well, this whole time, the reason why I came to you is because you are a demigod, I don't know if you heard me talking to Thor during the battle about it, but you are my daughter and I your father." He continued with a sort of awe inspired voice, "I have never seen someone administer to power so quickly, what made you get so angry?" I felt my cheeks getting red, but instead responded differently, "No wonder why I have always felt different, like a fish out of water on Midgard, but I would of never expected this!"

Continuing with a sorry sort of expression on his face and in his explanation, "I would of told you earlier, but things were complicated here and I couldn't, they have been complicated for quite some time now." Starting to sit up I asked, "So, what do we do now?" Getting back his devious smile, "If Odin asks, Thor decided to stay a litter longer on Midgard." Thinking about what had happened in the hours and what happened to me, I sort of feared to ask this next question, "Does-does Thor have any demigod children?" Loki just sighed, "Sadly yes, and if, no, it's a matter of when he becomes unthawed he will most likely go and get her." I gritted my teeth at the mere thought of an adversary as tough as Thor is. There was a sense of unfinish in Loki's voice, "I fear you will have to fight her soon as well." I almost thought I would pass out again.

The worst possible time Odin could come in, when I was in there, still weak and vulnerable, and he didn't sound happy, "Oh, Loki…you didn't." taking a deep sigh, he continued, aggravation in his voice, "Where is Thor?" Loki said nothing about me, "Thor decided to stay on Midgard for a few more days." Odin raved, "A few days? The ceremony is coming soon and he decided to stay on Midgard for a little while longer?" Odin got more furious, pointing at me, "You are not supposed to bring them here!" Loki didn't get a chance to speak but Odin came, grabbed me by the arm, now I felt like I really didn't belong, either that or it was middle school all over again.

I then realized that I would be thrown in a cold prison forever perhaps. These past two days have been a lot, I have barely gotten any sleep, but instead of leading me to a prison, Odin took me back to the Bifrost, back to Midgard. Pulling me aside he asked, "Where is Thor really?" he had a look in his eyes that said, "Please don't be a good liar like your father." But to his regret, I was going to be sort of mischievous myself, "He is here, on Midgard." He shook me by the collar of my shirt, "Don't play dumb with me! Thor isn't here!" raising an eyebrow I surveyed the area with my peripheral vision, "Why don't you look for yourself?" giving a scoff, "I will!" but instead of letting me go he dragged me along with him, yelling myself I retorted, "I can walk you know!"

I was back, yet again in downtown Santa Fe, by now I knew the area very well, ironically thanks to Thor. Then I thought, "I froze him, who knows, he probably didn't even land in New Mexico, let alone in Santa Fe." I guess, out of pure intuition Odin turned to me, looking at me with his one good eye, "He's not here, no, he's in Kansas." My palms grew sweaty, my heart started to beat so I could hear it in my head, "Oh crap…" cursing somewhere in there, then swallowing I asked, "Where exactly?" He stopped as if to think again, "Wichita." I stomped my foot, cursing again. Odin sounding dumbfounded, "Do you Midgardians do that often?" I snarled at the word Midgardians. It didn't take long before we were in my home city, well on the bright side I knew this place too, and we were at my high school, landing right by the front entrance, thank goodness I thought.

So while Odin was thinking I ran inside, I wonder if this counts as a school related absence? The time Odin turned around I was sprinting inside the school. When I went right in front of the office a school staff member asked me where I have been, I said quickly, "Sorry, can't talk now, got to go bye!" Odin, quicker than I thought followed straight behind getting many strange looks and I could hear people laughing, "What's with the old dude?" I could hear the staff member say, "Absence excused….I think." School was pretty much almost out anyway for summer. I was trying to look for my friends, hoping they could give me refuge. Another blessing, Odin was back far enough he couldn't reach me. It was lunch period so he was having trouble fighting back the lunch rush.

Going through the English hallway I saw Jill, one of my best friends. I immediately stopped and went in the class, her teacher scoffed at me, crossing her arms for disrupting her class, but after why, she changed her mind, acting like nothing happened, continuing to teach class. Jill asked me, worried, "What's wrong? Where have you been?" with caution in my voice I spoke carefully, "Long story, I will tell you later." Odin then came in, grabbed me, but when he saw Jill he was surprised, in a state of shock it seemed. I had a feeling I would be seeing Jill soon. Odin then came after me again, but I was getting tired and realized, "Duh! I have powers!" I shot ice at him, but I guess I was still tired and weak, it didn't even reach him. I then doubled up and split thinking, "This would have been helpful for classes!" but Odin quickly thwarted that plan, he smashed my double.

I realized myself getting weaker and weaker until I couldn't take it anymore, I literally dropped, totally exhausted. Just as Odin was about to get me a light flashed down in between us and I couldn't believe it, it was Loki! I was so happy, but I just remember just lying there on the floor, about a dozen plus people coming out of their English, French and Spanish classes watching in amazement and pure stupefaction. Loki didn't look at all, the least bit happy, but I can't say Odin did either. Odin didn't do anything, he just looked at both of us in disbelief, as if he didn't quite understand the situation, but another look wished he did. Loki picked me up and literally walked out. Putting me on a bench he asked me, "So I take it you met her?" I sat up, sore, "Who? The only girl I talked to was…" I got a dry throat, "No, it can't be!" And was it a mere coincidence she was going to Santa Fe for the summer. Loki explained, "Yes, that is the demigod daughter of Thor and I fear you will fight her, in a matter of days, or even hours." I just sat there in disbelief as I heard the school bell ring in the far off distance.

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