Disclaimer for this chapter and the previous: I do not own any of this except for Elyra, Sia and some adventures.
Loki groaned as a heavy object (or someone) fell onto him, interrupting his sleep.
"Get offff… want sleep."
"Brother you must get up! Today, the Warriors Three, the Lady Sif and I are going on an adventure! Will you join us?"
This got Loki's attention. He pushed the oaf off his bed as he started to get up.
"Fine, but just what and where are we going for?"
Thor grinned as he heard his brother was coming. "We were hoping to go to Niflheim to find the underground stash of jewels. Also, we were also hoping to get a bottle full of the water from the great well Hve- hverg-"
"Hvergelmir."
"Yes Hvergelmir guarded by the great dragon Ni-Nidg-"
"Nidhug" Loki found it funny when Thor wanted to get something but couldn't pronounce the name right.
"Right. So what's the plan?"
Loki raised an eyebrow. "If you wanted to go, then why are you making me do the plan?"
"Don't be that way. You know that whenever we go somewhere, you always make the plans." Thor whined.
"Fine, fine. I'll think of something before we leave. And one more thing- why is the Lady Sif coming with us?" Loki inquired.
"Well, yesterday after the prank, I got to talk with her a little bit and asked her if she wanted to come with us to go somewhere. She is going to be living with us for a bit with her sister from now on."
"Oh?" Loki mused this over in his head. Interesting. So she's going to be living with us? This is going to be fun from now on. "Is Lady Elyra coming too?"
"Lady Sif said that Lady Elyra will come if she can make it."
"Ok. See you later brother. I will meet you at the stables."
For now, Loki had to form a plan so that Thor and his friends won't die from the weather conditions or the dragon.
Once again, Loki groaned.
Loki stepped out of the palace and walked into the stables. The day was cool and pleasant, not at all like the cold and barren weather in Niflheim.
He was donned in gold, black, and green armor. The two horns from his helmet stood out, giving out a menacing look. Daggers were hidden in the folds of his armor.
As he got to the stables, he saw Thor, the Lady Sif and the Warriors Three. Each of them wore a suit of armor with extra fur to keep them warm.
Thor grinned as he saw his brother approaching. The warriors three all gave different signals- Fandral a grin like Thor, Hogun gave him a slight nod, and Volstagg gave him a wave as he was still eating something. Sif just looked at him.
They all mounted their horses and started off, galloping towards the Bifrost.
"Heimdall, open the Bifrost to Niflheim."
Heimdall turned his golden eyes to Thor as he spoke. After a while, he put the golden sword into the slot and turned it. Bright light and a warm feeling engulfed the warriors as they were pulled into the other realm.
"Be careful. The land of Niflheim is never safe." Heimdall's low voice came out.
"Wait! Did anyone bring food?" Volstagg asked quite loudly right before they were pulled into the portal.
Loki rolled his eyes. They were lucky that he was smart enough to know to bring food and extra back up materials just in case something went wrong.
As they landed in Niflheim, everyone was shivering from the cold despite wearing extra layers. Well, all besides Loki. He always has had a tolerance for the cold.
After doing a head count, Thor asked Loki which way they should go.
Loki pulled out a map and a compass. After a short time of studying the map, Loki pointed to the right and said, "This way."
They walked for a short distance before hearing a screeching noise.
Everyone dropped down and pulled out their weapons, ready for a fight. In the far distance, they saw few shapes blotting out the sunlight. As the things came closer, the team realized that they were griffons.
"Crap." Loki cursed himself for not being more careful in a territory that was owned by griffons.
"We need to retreat to open ground!" Loki shouted directions for them to go. Fighting in an open area was more of an advantage than fighting in an area where avalanches could happen.
It took some time, but by the time the griffons had caught up to them, they had reached clear ground. No crevices, no avalanches, it was almost a fair fight. Almost.
Right when the griffons started attacking, the young immortals started losing ground. Sure there was Thor who was throwing around a big hammer, Fandral who was one of the prodigy sword users, Volstagg for his immense strength, Hogun for his skill in stealth fighting, Sif-
Sif was doing quite well. Loki was surprised by the skill that she had with her sword. Yes, Elyra said that Sif was gifted in battle but Loki never thought she was that good.
But right now, Loki had to hold his own. A griffon was coming his way. Loki summoned his magic, feeling the warmth spreading through his body. He tapped into his magic and muttered a spell. A jet of fire surrounded the griffon, blinding and burning it at the same time. It fell to the ground with a thud.
Loki surveyed the scene. Everyone was holding their own but they were still losing ground. Eventually, they were going to get surrounded. Loki knew that.
His vision caught something coming towards him in the left. He tugged out one of his daggers from his armor and flicked his hand. The dagger flew straight into the griffon's forehead, killing it instantly.
"SIF" Loki spun as he heard his brother yell something to his left.
There was a griffon closing in on her, her sword laying about ten meters away. She was down and stuck. The rest of them were too far away to or couldn't help.
All except for him. He once again tapped into his magic, muttering another spell. But this one was hard. Sif was too far away. He would need to buy some time before the spell could reach her. Five seconds. He needed seconds. But he didn't have that. The beast was going to get to her.
Suddenly, a bright light spread through the scene, blinding everyone who was looking.
When the light faded, what they saw surprised them.
Elyra was standing in front of the griffon, sword in hand, stabbing the beast in the chest. Loki could practically feel the magic power emitting from her.
After some silence, Elyra drew her sword from the beast's chest and turned to her sister. Hand out to help Sif up.
"Are you alright Sif?" There was obviously a worried tone in her voice.
Sif took her sister's hand and stood up, shaken but not too badly hurt.
"I'm alright sister. But I thought that you couldn't make it."
"And I also said that I might be able to make it. I wouldn't let my sister come alone. Together forever, remember? We made a promise, to always be sisters."
Sif smiled.
Loki and the others started to walk towards them, gathering in a circle to plan what to do next, all of the griffons were dead. As he looked up at the sky, he noticed that the sun was going down. Time in Niflheim moved differently. The team needed to get to shelter.
"We need to go back into the mountains. Night is coming and there is a better chance to be hidden than out here in the open. We need to start quickly." Loki motioned to the direction of where the mountains were,
The team of young immortals started walking, trudging quickly through the snow to get to safe ground.
As they got nearer to the mountains, Loki told them to watch out for crevices or trenches. Mountains were not safe for those who are not careful enough.
When the group got to the base of the mountains, it was thick with trees. Loki, at the front of the group, motioned them to stop. The stars were out and the moon or moons were glowing down on them.
"We'll set up camp here. Here in trees, we can stand up to attack. Volstagg, you prepare the food." Loki threw his magic bag that can take in anything at Volstagg. "The food is in there."
"Sif and Thor, you guys go collect dry wood. Search on the trees, the ones in the snow are probably too damp to start a fire. Hogun, Fandral, go collect some fire starters. Elyra and I will set up camp."
Everyone dispersed to work on their jobs.
Loki and Elyra worked together to build a make shift shelter. They worked in silence exempting Volstagg's grumbling about being hungry.
"That was some power back there." Loki wanted to start a conversation. While he preferred silence, he also liked small talk.
"Thank you. I've… practiced for some time." Her voice was quite and soft. He liked it.
"What were you doing before coming?"
"I was just reading an interesting tale." There was a sparkle in her eyes as she mentioned the book. That was also something that they had in common. Loki loved reading in the library; the area was filled with magnificent tales and rich information.
"Which one was it? I also love a great tale."
"I forgot the title, but the book was about a girl. She was rather… different than the people around her. She had this ability to read minds and the townspeople hated her for it. They were afraid that she was going to steal all of their secrets and use it as blackmail. Then- "
Elyra was interrupted with Thor and the rest clomping back into camp, their arms full of what Loki needed to form a good shelter.
Loki turned and looked around.
"We'll talk some other time, alright?"
Elyra nodded.
Loki started the fire and Volstagg prepared food. Dinner was full of laughter and talking. They feasted on warm broth and meat jerky. Loki managed to grab enough provisions to last them for four days, six days if rationed.
They talked, mostly Volstagg, about their previous adventures and got to know their new teammates. Elyra mostly listened, Sif talked more.
By and by, the night got darker and it was time for everyone to turn in. Loki took first watch, wanting to look at the stars for a little more while he still could.
The fire burned on as the immortals went into the shelters, sleeping peacefully. Loki studied the sky for the constellations of Niflheim. His thoughts wandered to what was going to happen tomorrow. He hoped to make it across the mountains and to the Well. If the legends were true, the stash of jewels should be near the Well. Hopefully, this adventure would go smoothly.
A/N: This is actually my first Fanfic ever and I'm soo excited to get started! If you have any questions just write the review and I will hopefully get to them. Thank you for reading and remember- please R&R! Have a great day.