Chapter 2
The first rays of sun began to hit the windows of the apartment, he was already preparing a beautiful blue sky over National City. The day looked splendid, and perfectly reflected Kara's mood. Since her encounter with the God of Thunder, the kryptonian had not stopped thinking about this other Earth where the champions were nicknamed the Avengers. She wanted more than anything to get to know them. She couldn't forget how beautiful Thor was. The most beautiful man she has ever seen. A beautiful supermodel, dressed in armor and a red cape with his incredible hammer.
Oh Rao, Thor was amazing, she thought in her thoughts.
She had just prepared a coffee when a wind blew loudly in her apartment. She turned around and saw a huge amount of energy dancing along a tear, which did not look like an interdimensional breach as she knew it.
Immediately, Kara took off her glasses and went into defense mode, when she saw three people enter her home. Among whom she recognized Thor, much to his delight, but it was a Thor different from the one she had met for several days. The Asgardian was now cut short, his beard trimmed, and his red cloak was almost torn. The other guest was a man, wearing jeans, a T-shirt, on which was written "Stark is the best" and a black jacket a bit too big for him. And finally the third person was a young woman who had a serene look.
« Thor? » exclaimed Kara, flabbergasted at the sight of the visitors.
« Kara Zor-El, »said the Asgardian with a friendly smile. « It's nice to see you again. »
« What did you do to your hair? »
«Oh, some creepy old man cut it off. »»
« And who is this?» replied the young woman, looking at the kryptonienne.
Turning to his fortune companions, Thor pointed to Kara.
« This is Kara Zor-El from Krypton, » he said with a theatrical gesture.
« What ? » said the man with the clothes too big for him, « Is she, Supergirl? »
A little embarrassed, Kara turned to Thor, with a slight nervousness.
« Thor, can you tell me what's going on? »
« Kara, there are my friends, Bruce Banner. » He pointed to the man. « And Valkyrie, one of Asgard's wildest warriors. »
« So, warrior Valkyrie said, we're going to save Asgard with a skinny guy and a little blonde? »
« Excuse me, but who do you call "little blonde"?» exclaimed Kara, outraged.
« Skinny guy? Bruce said, annoyed. I prefer the term "intellectual". I got seven PhDs. »
« Please," thundered Thor, his voice hard. Can we focus »
Once the silence was obtained, the Asgardian turned to Kara.
« Sorry to disembark unexpectedly, but I need your help. My people are in grave danger. My sister Hela is ravaging my kingdom. It's a demonic being, and having a kryptonian by my side could serve me well. »
For days, Kara had thought only of Thor, and now he comes back to ask for help to save his people. How to say no?
« You can count on me, » said the young Kryptonian, shaking her head. « What are we up against? »
Kara had regained her Supergirl identity, and left to accompany Thor and his companions. Together, they were now aboard a stolen ship on a planet-dump named Sakaar. Thor quickly explained the situation: his sister Hela, the goddess of death, had returned to Asgard, following the death of Odin, and had launched the Ragnarok (the end of Asgard's world). She had destroyed the famous Mjolnir hammer before sending Thor and his brother Loki away to the lost planet of Sakaar.
Finally they arrived at Asgard. Supergirl could see the stars reflecting in the windshield of the ship. And the sight she saw under his eyes tore at his heart.
« It's ... Asgard? » she said, shocked.
« I never thought I'd be back here, » Valkyrie replied with a neutral look.
During the trip, Thor had told Kara that the former Asgardian warrior had left the kingdom to flee a tragic and painful past and drowned her sorrows in alcohol.
The ship flew over the clouds. In other happier circumstances, Kara would have been delighted to discover Asgard in a better light. In appearance, the flat city in the middle of a floating island in space seemed lovely, but the houses were surrounded by flames. Instead of a paradise, the Kryptonian discovered a ghost town devastated: many fires, buildings in ruins and many dead soldiers. It seemed like all hope was lost. Kara remembered very well the dark days that preceded the destruction of Krypton. Reliving the extinction of a world made her unhappy.
« I thought it'd be nicer. said Bruce Banner sadly, contemplating the city through the windshield, I mean,not that it's not nice. It's just, it's on fire. »
« It's horrible ! » Supergirl added, her voice trembling.
« Here, up here in the mountains, » Valkyrie said, pointing to a holographic projection chart on the ship's console that showed the mountain where the fortress was located. « Heat signatures. People clustered together. Hela's coming for them. »
« How can we save them? » asked Supergirl, concerned about the fate of this divine world.
« Okay, drop me off at the Palace an I'll draw her away.» Thor ordered with determination.
« And get yourself killed? » retorted Valkyrie, anxiously.
But the God of Thunder was sure of him.
« The people trapped down there are all that matters. While I'm dealing with Hela, I need you three to help get everyone off Asgard. »
« How the hell are we supposed to do that? » Bruce intervened.
« I have a man on the ground," Thor answered, "he'll know what to do. He has the sword to activate the Bifrost, the rainbow passage between Asgard and the other kingdoms. »
« Are you sure you don't want me to go with you? added Supergirl, looking at the Asgardian. I could help you fight against Hela. I have already fought a lot of monsters ... »
« Believe me, Blondie," said Valkyrie with a mocking air, "you never measured yourself to the goddess of death. She is formidable and very powerful. »
Not wanting to upset Krypton's daughter, Thor gave him a friendly smile.
« I appreciate your help, Kara. But it's a matter between my sister and me, it's my fight, not yours. You will be more helpful in helping my people evacuate the city. Can you do that for me? »
Supergirl abdicated with a nod.
« I got this! »
Valkyrie put the ship on a platform of the Grand Palace. Thor came out and then equipped the ship with a huge Asgardian blaster.
« Now the ship has guns. »
« I'll take it from here, » Valkyrie assured him confidently.
The Prince of Asgard handed the warrior a bundle of cloth with gold and white plating.
« I found that in the armory. »
Kara guessed it must be a famous tunic of the Asgardian warriors, because the gesture seemed to move the young fighter.
« Good luck, » Thor said, moving away from the ship.
Bruce had the space transport take off, while Valkyrie gave the prince a last look.
« Your Majesty, don't die!»
Supergirl flew off the ship, and floated above Thor in the air.
« I will protect your people, I will make sure that they leave the city, I promise you. I was very young when my Krytpon world exploded. I wouldn't want yours to experience a similar fate. »
« That will not happen, I'm sure," replied Thor, smiling. I must leave you, our paths are separating here. »
« Good luck, Thor. May Rao help you.»
And she flew away, leaving Thor to confront his demonic sister.
While flying, she saw an entire migration of Asgardian refugees (composed of men, women and children) down an isolated mountain road, led by a black man. Supergirl landed in front of him.
« Is it you, Heimdall? » She asked.
"Yes," replied the leader of the refugees, shaking his head without surprise at the sight of the kryptonienne.
« I'm Supergirl, a friend of Thor. It is he who sends me to watch over you. »
« I saw you arrive with him," said the guardian of Bifrost, your help is welcome. »
Supergirl nodded and flew into the air, glancing around, making sure that no danger was threatening the group of Asgardians who were making their way to the bridge leading to the gate to leave the kingdom.
On board Sakaar's ship, Bruce was flying over the city, while Valkyrie was wearing the blue tunic Thor had given her. From then on, she was once again the ferocious Asgardian warrior.
The Asgardians had now left the city, and were taking the long bridge to Bifrost. Heimdall and Supergirl were leading the refugees along the long canal when the guard signaled to stop.
« What's the matter ? said Supergirl, surprised. Why do we stop? »
« Something is wrong, » said Heimdall anxiously.
Supergirl raised her head straight in front of her towards Bifrost. With the help of her kryptonian eyes, she saw what was preventing the walking of the advance. A gigantic wolf was blocking their way, making access to the gate impossible.
« Oh no, » whispered Supergirl, shocked.
The wolf grunted heavily, and tapped the bridge floor with one of its giant paws.
« Go back! » Heimdall growled, staring at the wolf.
Immediately, the Asgardian population turned around, uttering frantic yells. Far from them, the wolf began to darken right on them.
- RUN! shouted the Bifrost keeper,
The Krypton's daughter flew away and prepared to face the giant evil animal. When she saw Sakaar's ship heading towards the monster and saw Valkyrie using the big blaster and firing at him. The shots hit the huge wildcat without slowing it down.
Supergirl took off in the other direction, flying over the Asgardians. As the refugees turned back towards the city, they had to stop suddenly ... because an Asgardian named Skurge was leading an army of dark soldiers and blocking their access to the city. Kara found that the soldiers weren't humans. They look like rotting corpses walking with swords and armor. The army of the dead of Hela, apparently. The goddess of death and her demonic army. With horror, Supergirl realized that they were stuck on the bridge between the undead soldiers and the giant wolf who was still wiping the Valkyrie shots.
The refugees brandished swords and fought against the army of the dead who attacked them. Vakyrie continued to shoot at the wolf, but unfortunately no shots came off the huge monstrous animal. The beast shook the shots, and resumed his charge on the Asgardians. Heimdall stood on the road, prepared to receive the attack of the wolf, with his sword.
This huge beast is going to shred these poor people, I must intervene, thought Kara in his thoughts.
Supergirl flew and landed alongside the Bifrost keeper, and prepared to attack the giant animal that was still rushing on them.
While staring at the beast, Supergirl saw the monster coming on them, when something fell from the sky, stopping the wolf's run. Someone rather. The kryptonian saw an inert human body on the bridge. She recognized Bruce Banner, to his surprise. Why did he jump from the ship to land on the bridge? Did he want to commit suicide? It didn't make sense. The wolf sniffed the lifeless body on the deck, then resumed his charge on the Asgardians. Quickly catching her mind, Kara concentrated on the giant wolf. She prepared her eyes for an attack of her thermal vision. While the wolf was only a few meters away from them, the beast was pulled back and thrown away by a green and angry form.
Kara saw, to his amazement, in the place of Bruce Banner, a green giant half-naked, three meters tall, with a look of great rage. She then discovered Hulk (the Avengers Thor had told him about, a green and angry monster) to utter a long, bloody and fearful roar to the wolf. The two creatures clashed in a duel, and both fell off the bridge to find themselves in the water below.
Immediately, the army of the dead attacked the Asgardians on all sides. Heimdall pushed them back with his sword, while Supergirl reduced them to ashes with her heat vision. She destroyed a large part of it, but found that despite her super powers, she couldn't defeat all the undead soldiers.
I can't fight on two fronts at once, these poor people will die. Maybe I should have brought Alex or DEO's officers ...
Meanwhile, the Asgardians piled up, so packed that some began to fall on the side of the bridge, dear ones catching up and going back.
Heimdall fought with his sword some soldiers, but was knocked down on the ground. While the Kryptonian wanted to intervene to prevent a demonic being to kill him, the latter was disintegrated by a laser shot. Supergirl then saw an alien in the shape of a stone, holding a big blaster. He gave them a friendly smile. Then another alien creature came to meet them.
« Hey man. I'm Korg. This is Miek. We're going to jump on that spaceship and get out of here. Want to come? »
Supergirl and Heimdall, both confused, looked up at the fog and saw the figure of a man wearing a two-headed helmet, arms outstretched. He seemed to float toward the bridge like a mythical angel of mercy.
« Your savior is here! » shouted the man to the Asgardian population.
The fog dissipated, revealing that the man was standing on a large spaceship that landed right on the long canal. The man was not alone, he had with him, several people like warriors, armed with gladiatorial weapons. Supergirl deduced that they also came from the world of Sakaar.
Thank Rao!
The man with the horn helmet and the sakaar gladiators jumped out of the ship and joined the fight against Hela's forces.
The man made his way through the Asgardian refugees.
« Did you miss me ? Everybody on that ship, now. »
At once the Asgardians took the narrow path that ascended the ship. The man crossed the crowd to Heimdall and Kryptonian.
« Welcome home," said the guard to the man. I saw you coming. »
« Of course, you did, retorted the savior.
« Who are you? » The Krypton's daughter asked, staring at the newcomer.
« I'm Loki, prince of Asgard and God of Mischief.»
« Loki like Thor's brother? » exclaimed Kara, surprised.
« Himself, and who are you, Miss? Another Avenger?
« No, I'm Supergirl, and I'm from Krypton. »
Loki stared at the kryptonian with a frown.
« I visited a lot of worlds in the cosmos, I never heard of Krypton.»
« I would love to continue this conversation, but it will come later. We must stop these undead monsters. »
At his words, the Krypton's daughter flew into the air, while reducing the soldiers with her heat vision. Together, Loki joined Heimdall, Supergil and the gladiators to fight against the invading forces of Hela.
While pushing away the dead armies, Supergirl suddenly saw a thunderous and gigantic flash that she had never seen, coming from the great Asgard Palace. One figure fell from a balcony, and another leaped into the air, releasing an enormous amount of energy, and landed on the bridge, destroying a mass of undead soldiers.
It was Thor, his muscles swollen, veins pulsating with electricity, he looked like a living storm.
Rejoicing, Kara watched the God of Thunder in all its power and joined him to disintegrate with her heat vision of the henchmen of Hela.
I hope you liked this chapter.