AN: Hello to all my readers out there. Thank you all so much for all the reviews, favorites, and follows of this story and even some follows for me as an author. Okay so before we get into this chapter I have to say that I kind of decided to split the whole battle in Jötunheim into two parts, because I want to make sure that I get it right. But seriously thank you to everyone who has given this story a chance and have loved it so much, I really appreciate it. So I hope you all enjoy the next chapter in Holding Out For A Hero. Hopefully the next chapter with what happens on Jötunheim will be up soon. So enjoy.

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Third's Person POV

"Once mankind accepted a simple truth that they were not alone in this universe, in some worlds man believed to be home to their gods. Others they knew to fear," Odin voice narrates.

The town of Tonsberg is a very quiet place; it seemed as if nothing happened there at all. Although one night, while the people were going on about their business, a big blue light shot down from the sky and in the distance hundreds of beings were standing there with some sort of square blue energy source.

"From a realm of cold and darkness came the Frost Giants."

They used the blue energy source that shot out amazing power. Soon it destroyed the ships that the town had, and started to freeze the water. The power source started destroying everything in its path and as the people tried to run, it soon destroyed them as well, by making them into frozen statues.

"Threatening to plunge the mortal world into an Ice Age, but humanity would not face this threat alone."

In the distance another shot of light came down from the sky. One that was of bright colors and seemed to appear happier than the light from the Frost Giants. The Frost Giants stood on one side, while a group of warriors stood on the other. They were dressed as if they were royalty and faces hard as stone that were prepared to battle. The leader of the Asgardian army faced off with the leader of the Frost Giants.

"What do the Frost Giants look like," asked Adam.

"I asked the same thing to Thor and he told me that their bodies were as if made of ice, cold, and hard. He said that they didn't seem to have any heart or soul, but mostly their eyes are what gave them away; cold and red were the Frost Giant eyes," I explained.

The two leaders faced off and then both sides charged at each other, determined to take the other one down. The two sides collided and all hell broke loose.

"Oh you said a bad word," Tucker exclaimed pointing his finger at me.

"Oh I did. I am so sorry. I meant to say heck or chaos. All kinds of chaos broke out," I said quickly.

Swords and shields clanging against each other, both sides determined to win this battle. The leader still had the blue power source in his hand and was using it against the Asgardian men, by freezing them and then destroying them. The Asgardian leader used his staff that had a power source in it to destroy the Frost Giants. It used a golden light to take down the Giants.

"Our armies drove the Frost Giants back into their own world. The cost was great in the end their king fell and the source of their power was taken from them."

When the Giants fell in their own realm, Odin, now only having one eye, pointed his staff at the king of the Frost Giants, Laufey.

"Wait, who's Odin and why did he only have one eye," Adam asked.

"Odin is Thor's father and the king of the all the realms. He only had one eye because during that battle against the Frost Giants he lost it," I explained.

"Adam let her continue with the story," Tucker scolded.

"With the last great war ending, we withdrew from the other worlds and returned home to the realm eternal, Asgard."

"What does Asgard look like," Adam asked.

"I've never seen it, but I'll give you the description that Thor gave me. It is as almost an island, water surrounding the magnificent palace. The sky is bluer than the ocean, and the palace looks like it is made of gold the way it sparkles in the sunlight. The palace is tall as if it reaches the stars. Below the palace there are buildings all around that look as if made of gold and the grass is a lush green color. Everything seems to be beautiful and all the buildings are almost made to fit in the mountain that Asgard sits on. Everything seems highly technological advanced and ahead of its time that we wouldn't be able to understand," I explained feeling myself getting lost in the explanation.

"Wow," both boys said at the same time.

"I know," I replied.

"Back to the story," Tucker demanded.

I laughed and shook my head at him.

"Here we remain as a beacon of hope. Shining out across the stars, and though we have fallen into man's myths, legends, it was Asgard, its warriors, that brought peace to the universe."

Odin explained this to his two boys as they walked into the weapons vault. Each boy was on the side of him, one was a small blond haired, blue eyed boy, while the other was slightly taller and has black hair and green eyes. They were both looking with their father at the Frost Giants casket, their power source that seemed to be moving with energy on the inside.

"But the day will come when one of you will have to defend that peace," Odin explained to the two boys.

"Do the Frost Giants still live," asked the slightly taller boy.

"When I'm king, I'll hunt the monsters down and slay them all," commented the other boy, but he started moving his hands around in fighting motion to show what he was going to do to all the monsters. The other boy just looked at him.

"Just as you did father," the blonde haired boy said looking toward his father. Odin was wearing a gold warrior's outfit, his graying hair loose behind his head. The black eye patch over his eye looked terrifying, but Odin was a very fair and just man.

"A wise king never seeks out war, but he must always be ready for it," he said looking back and forth between his two sons. The boys looked at each other and gave each other a smile and then ran after their father. They both grabbed his hands.

"I'm ready father," the blonde haired boy stated.

"So am I," the black haired boy commented.

Odin smiled at both of his boys and said, "Only one of you can ascend to the throne but both of you were born to be king."

Some Years Later

The ceremony hall in Asgard was filled to the brim with people. Red banners hanging from the ceiling, the long aisle, and people cheering and screaming for the crowning of their new king. Upon in the far back from Odin's throne, their stood the mighty warrior Thor, he raised his prized hammer in the air while the people screamed and cheered for him. He was wearing his Asgardian attire, which included the red cape and the silver helmet. He made his way toward Odin's throne, loving all the attention he was getting as he proceeded. The other Asgardian warriors lined the way for Thor to walk toward the throne, neither of them smiling at his antics. Thor tossed his hammer in the air and gave a huge smile toward the crowd; of course, they loved the fact that Thor was putting on a show for them. However, not everyone was impressed, Sif, a beautiful woman, with her long black hair and high bone structure, which would definitely snatch up any man, she is also one of the warriors of Asgard, couldn't help but saying, "Oh please," and rolled her eyes at Thor's antics. Another woman wearing gold dress that unmistakably matched her golden hair that was up in a complicated up do was Frigga, mother of Thor and Loki, and queen of Asgard. And on the throne, stood Odin, in his ceremony attire as well, his golden armor, completed with his golden helmet and matching eye patch, as well as his golden staff.

As Thor made his way to the bottom of the throne, he kneeled before Odin and took off his helmet. Sif, Loki, and Frigga were standing on the steps before the throne on Thor's left, while the warriors three were standing on his right. Thor gave a huge smile to his mother and to his friends, while Odin stood before him. Odin slammed down his staff, and everyone and everything in the room was silent.

"Thor, Odin's son, my heir, my first born, so long and trusted with thee, the mighty hammer, Mjolnir, forged in the heart of a dying star. Its power has no equal, a weapon to destroy or a tool to build. Tis a fit companion for a king. I have defended Asgard and the lives of the innocent across the land…."

Although as Odin's speech went on, no one realized that something else was going on underneath the castle. In the weapons vault, where two guards were walking, they were making sure that all of Odin's relics were still in place. They didn't realize that danger was right around the corner.

Back in the throne room, Odin had finally given his speech and was starting on the oath for Thor to take the throne.

"Do you swear to protect the nine realms," he asked.

"I swear," he responded back.

"Do you swear to preserve the peace," Odin asked.

"I swear," Thor stated back with confidence.

"Do you swear to cast aside all selfish ambitions and to pledge yourself only to the good of the realm," he asked.

"I swear," Thor shouted lifting up Mjolnir.

"And on this day, I, Odin, All-father, proclaim you….," Odin trails off.

Thor's smile is easily wiped away when his father has not named him king of Asgard. But what Thor doesn't know is that the Frost Giants are in Asgard. One of the guards looks into a pool of water as it starts to freeze and sees the red eyes of a Frost Giant. The two guards in the trophy room are suddenly attacked by Frost Giants and everything in the room is turning to ice. Back in the throne room, Odin, can sense the Frost Giants and mutters, "Frost Giants." Back in the weapons vault, the Frost Giants have made their way to the casket to reclaim as there's once again. But what they don't know is that Odin has slammed down his staff and has activated the Destroyer. The Destroyer is like a body guard for Asgard, it is entirely made of metal, and it is built almost like a human but at least five feet taller than a normal person. When it is forced to attack, upon command, it shoots fire from its head. This is what Odin summoned to destroy the Frost Giants that invaded Asgard. The Frost Giants try to use the casket to destroy the Destroyer but it is futile, because the Destroyer automatically attacks and kills the Frost Giants.

As Odin, Thor, and Loki enter the weapons vault, the Destroyer heads back to its prison, until it is summoned again. All three men look around the trophy room as it is still covered in ice and see that the guards are indeed dead from the Frost Giants.

"The Frost Giants must pay for what they have done," Thor boomed.

"They have paid with their lives, the Destroyer destroyed them, the casket is safe, all is well," Odin explained.

"All is well? They broke into the weapons vault. If the Frost Giants had stolen even one of these relics," Thor started.

"They didn't," Odin cut him off.

"Well I want to know why," Thor shouted.

"I have a truce with Laufey king of Jötunheim ," Odin stated.

"He just broke your truce. They know you are vulnerable," Thor argued.

"What action would you take," his father questioned.

"March into Jötunheim as you once did, teach them a lesson, break their spirits so they'll never dare to cross our borders again," the young man confident in his answer.

"You are thinking only as a warrior," the older man stated.

"This was an act of war," Thor retorted.

"It was an act but of feud, doomed to fail," Odin commented.

"Look how far they got," Thor shouted.

"You will find the breech in our defenses will be safe," Odin commented.

"As King of Asgard," Thor started.

"But you're not King," Odin shouted at him, "not yet," Odin finished softly.

Odin walked away with his head held like any king would, while Thor looked away in distraught and anger. In his anger, Thor left the weapons vault and went back up to the castle. He went inside the great dining hall, where a table of at least twenty people could sit at. It was decorated with gold cloth, gold goblets, gold plates, gold centerpieces, and food all along the middle of the table. In Thor's anger, he picked up the table and turned it over with a great yell.

"Wait a minute, he picked up that table and just flipped it," Adam questioned.

"Yes, he did. Thor is very strong," I laughed.

He sat on the steps with his fists clenched trying to control his anger. Loki, Thor's younger brother, came around a golden pillar and took a seat next to Thor.

"It's unwise to be in my company right not brother," he stated, "This was to be my day of triumph."

"It will come, in time," Loki replied softly.

"If it's any consolation, I think your right, about the Frost Giants, about Laufey, about everything," Loki stated.

The two brothers did not notice Sif and the warriors three entered into the great dining hall and were eavesdropping on their conversation.

"If they found a way to penetrated Asgard's defenses once, who's to say they won't try again next time with an army," Loki continued.

"Exactly," Thor replied.

"There's nothing you can do without defying father," Loki retorted back.

Thor gave Loki a look, and immediately Loki understood what Thor wanted to do.

"No, no, no, I know that look," he started.

"It's the only way to insure the safety of our borders," he stated.

"It's madness," Loki stated.

"Madness? What sort of madness," questioned Volstagg.

"Who," Tucker asked.

"Volstagg. He's one of Thor's best friends and a great warrior," I explained.

"What does he look like," Adam asked curiously.

"He's very tall, like Thor, but he's a couple inches shorter than Thor. He's very big, kind of like a football player. He has long red hair, about the length of mine and it's very curly. He also has a very long beard and it's red and wavy just like his hair. He's one of Thor's very loyal friends and would do anything for him," I explained.

"Do you have a picture of him," Adam asked eyes bright with excitement.

"You know what I think I do," I said.

I reached around Tucker and Adam for my photo album and flipped through a few pages of pictures from New Mexico before I found the one I was looking for. Before they all left Earth I was able to get a picture of Sif and the warriors three. I turned my photo album around and placed it in front of the two boys and showed them by pointing to Volstagg.

"That's Volstagg," I said.

"Wow," both said at the same time in awe.

I closed the photo album and placed it on the side of me. I was quiet for a moment, thinking about New Mexico again. My heart ached for the man I lost; I didn't even realize I was playing with my necklace that Thor had given me. I snapped out of my reverie when a hand was waved in front of my face.

"Earth to Ava," Tucker said.

"Sorry little man, I just spaced out," I replied.

"It's okay, but get back to the story," Tucker said excitedly.

"Alright," I said with a smile on my face.

"We're going to Jötunheim," Thor stated confidently.

One of the warriors laughed at him, amused at what Thor had just said.

"What? This isn't like a journey to Earth where you summon a little lightning and thunder and the mortals worship you as a god. This is Jötunheim, "Hogun stated.

"Who," Tucker asked.

"Another one of the warriors and one of Thor's friends, he's very smart and a reasonable warrior. He is usually the one who tries to help Thor stay out of trouble, but more time than none Thor doesn't listen," I said.

"What does he look like," Tucker asked.

"He's a medium height man, about the same height as your father. He is slender and not built like Thor but don't let that fool you because he is a great warrior. He has blonde hair that's perfected to be swooped over his forehead. He also has a blonde mustache and a short blond beard," I explained.

"Picture," Tucker shouted.

"Picture," Adam joined in.

"Alright, let's see. Ah, there he is," I said flipping through the book and pointing out Hogun to the boys.

"Back to the story," Adam said.

"What was that, I think you two forgot your manners," I said looking shocked.

"Can we please get back to the story now," Adam said with a smirk on his face.

"Okay," I said.

"My father fought his way to Jötunheim defeated their armies and took their casket. We would just be looking for answers," Thor stated.

"It is forbidden," Sif replied firmly.

"I remember you describing her earlier, you said she was pretty," Adam said.

"Yes, she is very very pretty," I said looking down.

"She can't be as pretty as you," Adam said.

"No she's prettier than me," I replied.

"Do you have a picture of her," Tucker asked softly.

"Yea," I said. I flipped through some pages until I stumbled onto the one of Sif. I showed the boys her picture. They looked at it skeptically and then looked up to me then back down at the picture then back at me.

"Well I think you're prettier than her," Adam stated.

"Yea me too," Tucker joined in.

"Thanks you two. Now if you two keep on interrupting I'm never going to finish," I said with a smile on my face.

They both looked at each other with wide eyes and looked to me. They both took their hands and made the zipping motion across their mouths and locked their invisible zippers up and threw away the key. I laughed at them and shook my head.

Thor laughed and smiled his big smile at Sif's nervousness and started walking toward his friends.

"My friends have you forgotten all that we have done together. Fandral, Hogun, who led you into the most glorious battles," Thor asked.

"You did," Fandral replied.

I paused for a second to see if they boys would ask me any questions. They we're silent but I could see it in their eyes that they wanted to know about Fandral.

"Alright, Fandral is a great warrior also and another one of Thor's good friends. He's also about the height of your father but has dark jet black hair and when I met him he had it in an interesting hair style. It was kind of pulled back and all spiked up in the back," I explained.

Both boys looked content with the information I gave them and I just laughed at them and went back to continuing our story.

"And Volstagg to delicacies so succulent that you thought you died and gone to Valhalaa," Thor asked his friend.

"You did," he said laughing.

"Yes," Thor said laughing along with his friend.

"And who proved wrong all those who scoffed at the idea that a young maiden could be one of the fiercest warriors the realm has ever known," Thor asked.

"I did," Sif replied.

"True, but I supported you, Sif," Thor said.

He turned back to his friends and stated, "My friends we are going to Jötunheim."

All six warriors: Thor, Loki, Sif, Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg, rounded up their horses and road their way out of the palace walls. They left the palace gate and were on their way to the Bifrost upon the Rainbow Bridge.

"The what," both boys asked at the same time.

"The Bifrost, it's like this huge dome that is able to transport the people of Asgard to any realm that the king will allow. I wish I could have seen it, but it's supposed to be made out of gold and whenever someone goes to another realm it spins really fast and then shoots the person into the brightly colored light and into the next realm. As for the Rainbow Bridge, Thor told me, that it looks like crystals and whenever a person steps on it, it's as if the colors are following you. With each step you take a different color shows up as you walk," I explained.

"Whoa," they both said.

The six warriors were stopped by the guardian of the realm, Heimdall. His job was to make sure that nothing got into Asgard and transported the warriors and the king to whatever realm they chose to go to. He wore a complete Asgardian gold warrior outfit, complete with a helmet. He also had a golden sword in front of him, to fight off anything that dare harm Asgard, and strangely enough, he even had gold colored eyes.

As the six warriors approached Heimdall, Loki rushed forward to Thor.

"Leave this to me," he said confidently.

"Good Heimdall," Loki started.

"You are not dressed warmly enough," Heimdall cut him off.

"I'm sorry," Loki asked.

"You think that you can deceive me," he asked.

"You must be mistaken," Loki tried again.

"Enough," Thor shouted.

He stepped around Loki and turned toward the guardian.

"Heimdall may we pass," he asked.

"Never," he replied, "has an enemy slipped my watch until this day. I wish to know how that happened."

"Then tell no one where we have gone until we've returned, understand," Thor said.

He briskly walked passed Heimdall and made his way to the dome of the Bifrost. The other warriors soon followed while Loki stayed in front of the guardian.

"What happened, silver tongue turned to lead," Volstagg asked Loki.

Inside the dome, it is as if it is pulsing with energy. In the middle of the dome, is a set of stairs that goes up to a platform. At the top of the platform there is a key hole for Heimdall's sword to use to activate the Bifrost. Heimdall placed his sword in its place and the Bifrost started to release some of that energy in the form of electric current inside the dome. It looked like lightening was hitting all around the inside of the dome. The outer shell of the dome started to rotate, gaining speed as it went. The needle at the top of the dome moved to the side of the dome, to point to where the travelers would go.

"Be warned I will honor my sworn oath to protect this realm as its gatekeeper. If your return threatens the safety of Asgard, the Bifrost will remain closed to you and you will be left to die in the cold waste of Jötunheim," Heimdall explained.

"Couldn't you just leave the bridge open for us," Volstagg asked.

"Leaving the bridge open would unleash the full power of the Bifrost and destroy Jötunheim," Heimdall stated.

"I have no plans to die today," Thor said confidently.

"None do," Heimdall replied.

Heimdall pressed his sword all the way down and this activated the bridge. Soon all warriors were swept up into the energy that would transport them to Jötunheim. Thor lifted his hammer almost as if he were Superman going into battle and then they landed on the cold wasteland of Jötunheim.


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