CHAPTER 2! I forgot the disclaimer last time so here it is:
I solemnly swear that I do not own Marvel or any of their wonderful characters.
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Chapter 2

Keira Weylenson sighed as she walked into the museum. She loved having an internship at Hudson museum, reading ancient manuscripts and stories were one of her favorite things to do, but Professor Forst usually had her shelving copies of the writings in the back room, which wasn't as interesting. The back room was a large room whose space was mainly taken up by rows upon rows of shelves filled with manuscripts, everything from poems declaring the greatness of Alexander the Great to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Keira had been putting things away since seven this morning, and as it was nearing noon and her stomach was grumbling louder than a fog horn, she decided she would take her lunch break right after she put these books about Norse mythology away. Now that she'd come to think about it she hadn't had a chance to read these yet,

'Maybe Professor Forst would let me bring one of the books to lunch, they're so interesting… I'll ask him on my way out,' she thought as she walked to his office.

As she walked down the hallway covered in pictures of the museums most praiseworthy artifacts, she thought how about how lucky she was to have gotten this internship.

'Most of the kids in my graduate program would kill for this job. Not only am I working under a very famous and well known anthropologist, and I get access to almost all of the writings in the museum!'

When she arrived at the marbled glass door with the name Professor Forst on it she knocked and was welcomed in by a cheerful man who looked to be about in his late sixties.

"Keira what have I told you, you needn't knock," Professor Forst commented in a friendly tone.

"I know, I know," Keira smiled, Professor Forst was always so nice to her 'I guess I'm one of his favourites.' She thought happily.

"What have you got there in your arms Ms. Weylenson?" the Professor smiled at her with a look of curiosity on his face.

"Oh, just a book on Norse mythology, I was going to ask you if I could borrow it during my break."

"Of course, of course! You haven't study the Viking's myths yet, have you?"

"Not really, no. I mean, I know the basics, like who Thor and Odin are, but I don't know any of the minor gods or a lot of stories."

"I think you'll quite enjoy them. I find them very interesting. Have a nice lunch Keira," He remarked with a knowing look in his eye.

'What was he talking about? "I'll quite enjoy them"? Well Professor Forst can be a bit canny at times.' She mused as she sat in the gardens and ate her sandwich and looked through the book.

The book was very interesting and had lots of pictures as well as stories. As she flipped through the laminated pages, the story of the Valkyries caught her eye.

'What the hell is a Valkyrie? Where's the index? Ahhh here it is, Valkyries, it means chooser of the slain. Hmmm…"Valkyries decided who died in battle and choose half of the dead to become warriors to Odin." Well that's interesting I guess, I wonder if there are any exciting stories about these Valkyries…..Ooohh here's a story that looks interesting. She's called Brynhild. Let's see what she did, Oh made the wrong king die and Odin condemned her to marry a mortal. Harsh man, harsh, guess Odin's pretty strict. What else, slept in a ring of fire, would only marry the bravest warrior, caused her true loves death. That sounds too bad. Poor Brynhild, well I guess that's the life of a Valkyrie.'

After she finished her sandwich and reading the book, Keira threw her trash into the garbage can and walked back into the museum to continue sorting manuscripts.


"Odin do you think we are doing the right thing? This punishment of yours seems a bit…unorthodox," Frigga said. She didn't doubt her husband she just wondered if this was the right thing for her son.

"My dear do not worry. I know this may seem a bit unusual, but is our son not a bit unusual as well? Besides I think it will teach him in a way that he could not learn in a dark cell," Odin chuckled, took hold of his wife's hand and spent the rest of the night reassuring her that it would all work out for the best.


Thor pounded on the door of his brother's cell,

"LOKI! LOKI! YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU!"

Thor stepped out of the way and let the guard open the door him. Loki stood up from his desk and walked over to his brother,

"Yes Thor I think I will believe you. What is it that you so ardently wish to tell me?" Loki asked with a slight roll of his eyes

'Thor gets so excited over such small things; he probably discovered a new kind of Midgardian food.'

"ODIN HAS AGREED TO LESSEN YOUR SENTENCE!" Thor picked up his brother in a hug that would have crushed a mortals bones and spun him around.

"Wha-what? Odin has, has agreed? He-he would not have possibly…what?" Loki sputtered. He could think of no reason as to why Odin would lessen his sentence. Surely Odin was playing a trick on both him and Thor.

"Isn't it wonderful Brother? Father has asked us to meet him in the throne room tomorrow at midday. I will be back for you then, get some rest and I will see you tomorrow!" Thor left the cell and in it a very happy but also a very confused Asgardian.


Is it a trick? Is Odin just messing with us? And who is this new Keira person? ;) XOXO