The Avengers Visit Asgard: Hunting Trip
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Author's Notes: One more chapter! Just one more chapter, and I can start the next part of this story! Yay! :D Thank you guys for bearing with me during these hectic weeks. Testing, Science Fair, weird school days, and writer's block. Just great, isn't it? Also, I hope you guys are enjoying my story Secret. If you haven't read it yet, then you should check it out. By far, it's probably my most popular story. I promise will post another chapter of it as soon as I get this story and the next one for the series done. Afterward, the Visit series will go on a bit of a hiatus until the next major holiday comes around. So again, thank you guys so much and remember: Read, Review, and Enjoy!
The team didn't know exactly what to expect when reaching Muspelheim. Muspelheim was, after all, home to the fire-breathing beasts we know and love as dragons. When Tony asked Loki what Muspelheim was like, Loki only gave him a grin and said, "It's a surprise". Tony, being Tony, pouted about this for a good half an hour until Steve, of all people, hit him in the back of the head and told him to knock it off.
So, upon reaching Muspelheim, Tony couldn't understand why anyone would come here to hunt dragons even if this was probably the only place where dragons lived. Muspelheim, to put it lightly, was a barren wasteland made up of hardened lava. There were streams of lava for crying out loud!
"Be careful friends," Thor told them, "One wrong step can lead to an unfortunate death."
"Yes, but let us also remember that we are here for a good time," Volstagg said, raising a sword into the air.
"And a friendly competition too," Fandral added, winking over at Loki, who automatically turned over to Tony.
"I was mulling it over," Loki whispered to him, "and I realized something. Fandral never said that you couldn't have help." Loki gave him one of his most mischievous smiles while Tony raised an eyebrow at him.
"Is that so?" Tony said, now starting to grin himself.
"Yes. One of the key flaws with Fandral's bets is that he never sets up parameters for them. Now," Loki raised his voice, clapping his hands together, "I'll use a spell to locate the nearest dragon…"
"That's cheating!" Volstagg complained.
"Oh, shut up," Sif said, rolling her eyes and punching him in the shoulder.
"Don't listen to Volstagg. Just do it please. I really would not like to stay here longer than necessary!" Hogun said to Loki in a bland voice, but with pleading eyes that betrayed his emotions.
"I agree," Bruce said.
"Alright then," Loki closed his eyes in concentration. After several minutes of him mumbling incoherent words and making odd hand gestures, the team started to look at each other. Maybe this was a bad decision? But as soon as they started to doubt Loki, his eyes flashed open. His eyes glowed a bright green for a moment before fading.
"There's a dragon a mile north from here," Loki said happily, pointing in said direction. Before anyone can move, Loki started to actually skip in that direction. Tony stared ahead at him in is Iron Man suit apprehensively.
"What's wrong with him?" Tony asked Thor.
"It's the spell. Sometimes, with tracking magic, he gets a little giddy," Thor explained, shrugging.'
"This doesn't happen often though, right?"
"Well," Thor said, starting to walk after his brother, the others trailing behind him, "it depends on the spell. Most spells he's fine with. However, tracking spells cause him to be giddy, healing spells cause him to feel depressed, and fire spells cause him to feel a bit….um….well…." Thor coughed awkwardly, "in need of…physical contact."
"Really?" Tony asked curiously.
"What!? Why didn't you tell me that in the first place!" Fandral huffed angrily.
"Because it was not necessary since he rarely casts fire spells," Thor said, shrugging.
"Hey, if you guys don't hurry up, then Loki's going to lose us in the dust!" Clint yelled behind them. With that, they picked up the pace.
