TRTSS37: Hero! – By DS Wynne


Disclaimer: R1/2, SM, ST, Marvel Comics, DC Comics and other properties belong to their respective owners.

Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Special Note: This chapter pays homage to the film "Captain America: the First Avenger".

Author's Note: Since I am taking too long to complete the X-Men story, I will do an interlude to break the flow of the story. Sorry for the interruption.


Part 9: Interlude #2 – "The Worthy and the Mighty!" (B)


Northope, Minnesota.

Meanwhile, Ronin and Power-Woman appear on the dock on Lake Serenity, located where the fabled Asgard has once been located. In fact, it was the primary gateway that allowed mortals a chance to visit the fabled realm…

"What are we doing here?" Power-Woman asked.

"Because, you and Saotome here are needed," said Trinity, as she adjusted her dark clothes.

"I wonder what club you walked out of," Ronin said with a smirk.

"I'd watch what you say, if I were you," Trinity replied. As Trinity, Nabiki Kuno was a member of the rogue Virtual Adept, she was known for her "Reality Hacking" skills, even as not many know that Nabiki, the business woman, was also a member of the Technocratic convention known as "The Syndicate", a group of "will-workers" who sees the manipulation of money as a form of "magic". So while Trinity sees the rampage of the Worthy as a money-making, paradigm-shifting opportunity, she didn't like the chaos they were causing…

"What's going on?" Ronin said. "We still have the Worthy to deal with, and I have yet to find Usagi."

"I'm already homing in on her location," Trinity said, as she takes out a personal access data device (PADD) that was linked to the Yggsdrasil Server. Runes made out of plasma began to circle around her head and hand.

"I still need time to crack the Serpent's access point to know for sure, but Lord Odin would like to see you."

"Okay," Ronin said, even as the fabled Rainbow Bridge appeared at the gate. "Let's go, Lara."

"Right," Power-Woman said, as she and her step-father stepped through the arch that led to the golden realm of Asgard…

"Welcome, Crown Prince," Heimdall said.

Ronin, now in his Norse guise as Ran Tyrson, frowns.

"Since when have you've been of African descent, friend Heimdall?" Ran asked.

"My old guise had been mortally wounded when the mortal Norman Osborn, his 'Dark Avengers' and HAMMER attacked Asgard," Heimdall said.

"Oh, yeah," Ran said. "Nice look."

"Thank you. At any rate, Lord Odin is waiting for you and Lady Lara at the forge of the Dwarves."

"And wonder why grandpa wants to see us?" Power-Woman said. She wasn't that comfortable with magic, since she could actually be injured by it…

"Maybe he'll assume authority over the Norse?" Ran offered. "Let's go see what's up…"

When Ran and Power-Woman arrived, he saw seven of his kids and step-children gathered around.

"Naruto?" Ran said.

"Dad?" Naruto Uzumaki said. "I was training with Sakura and Sasuke, when I found myself here."

"What the heck is going on, Ranma?" said Iron-Maiden, as she removes her helmet. "I was in the middle of a fight when I was summoned here…"

Ran looks around and noticed something. There was Power-Girl, Naruto, Arrowette, American Dream, Iron-Maiden, Spider-Bunny, Talon (aka X-23), Namora and Whiz the Magician present, all were Usagi's kids, with all being from different fathers…

"I hope you have an explanation for this, Saotome," Namora said with angrily.

"I'm in dark as to why everyone is here, just as you are," Ronin said.

"I'm talking about not wanting to see me again, just because you are married to my mother. We do have a daughter together, you know."

"Um, because it's weird?"

"Pops, is this some sort of weird family reunion?" Naruto asked.

Before Ran could say anything, Odin and Iron-Man appear with the Norn sisters.

"Hello!" Belldandy said with a pleasant smile.

"Wow, Usagi certainly got around," Urd said.

"Hey, be nice!" Skuld said.

"Yeah, that's my Mom, you're talking about!" Talon said, as she popped her claws.

"At ease, my granddaughter," Odin said, as he raised his hand.

"Wait, YOU are Mom's dad?" American Dream asked. "But…I thought her father is Kenji Tsukino."

"'Kenji Tsukino' is one of my…guises on Midgard, child," Odin said. "You all of a proud lineage, and have a potential to be legends, should you be fated to be such."

"Dad, did you know any of this?" Iron-Maiden asked.

"Ehhhh, maybe," Iron Man said.

"Da-ad!"

"Okay, I did, but your Mom wanted you to have a normal life, free of the Ragnorak or whatever."

"But what are you doing here anyway, Tony?" Ran asked.

"Anthony Stark petitioned me to give him a chance to defeat the Worthy on his own," Odin said. "I decided to relent to his request, but only if those who are of MY lineage be the ones to defeat the Worthy."

"And that would be us," American Dream said.

"Precisely. Within all of you is the potential to wield the legacy of Asgard. Therefore, it should be fitting that you all will be the ones to defeat the children of the Serpent."

"Great," Talon said. "We're cannon fodder."

"No, we're heroes," Power-Woman said. "If there is a way to stop the Worthy, then we should accept our heritage."

"Where's Mom anyway?" Arrowette asked.

"As far as we know, your mother turned herself over to the Serpent, in an effort to spare innocent lives," Ran said.

"Oh, no!" Spider Bunny said.

"Well, I can use my power to free my daughter from her predicament," Odin said.

"You can find her?" Naruto asked.

"I am a god, after all."

"Ohhhh…"

"In the mean time, I will outfit you all with the weapons to deal with the Worthy," Iron Man said. "They should be more than enough to augment your natural abilities."

"And if they aren't?" Talon asked.

"Then it is game over," Ran said. "Either the Serpent goes down, or we do."

"We will get this Serpent, Pops," Naruto said, as he punches his palm. "Datte-fracking-bayo!"

Ran sighs. More nonsense words again from his beloved son.

Sometime later, the Worthy meets their counterpart: the Mighty. The Mighty were children of Thordis through the line of Odin, and now, it was time to act.

First, there was Nul versus Power-Woman, who use a halberd that was made from the finest Asgardian metal in all of Asgard.

"RRRARRGH!" Nul said, as he slammed his hammer down onto the ground, causing a shockwave that nearly toppled several buildings in downtown New York. Upon Power-Woman's arrival, the Justice Society bugged out.

"Tch," Power-Woman replied, as her twirled his weapon. "Let's see how tough you really are."

Using super-speed, Power-Woman blocked Nul's next blow. She then twirls around, and slice open Nul's stomach.

"YARRRGHHH!" Nul screamed, as he collapsed.

"Now!" Power-Woman said.

Ronin immediately appears behind Nul, and, using his role as the Sorcerer Supreme, places wards with Runes on them on Nul's back. Ronin quickly recites the incantation that reverts Nul back to normal, and then back to Dr. Bruce Banner.

"Hhhhhhh," Banner said, as he collapses.

"What about Nul's hammer?" Power-Woman said.

"I slapped on another ward," Ronin said, as he places a ward on the hammer, and then neutralizes the magic within. "It should hold for now."

"What's next?"

"Look after Banner and the hammer of Nul, while I see how the others are doing," Ronin said, as he disappears to the next battle site…

"RRRRARRRGHHH!" said Angrir, as he swung his mighty war hammer.

"Mr. Grimm, calm down!" said Spider-Bunny, as she moved around the attacks. Her gift was in her suit, as she touches the ground to utilize its power.

Spiders by the billions began to swarm all over Angrir, impacting his every movement. It was like running through quicksand when Spider-Bunny delivered a solid blow. Thanks to the enhancement capabilities of the new suit, Angrir was knocked into the nearest building.

"Whoa," Spider-Bunny said. "And here I thought I got the short-end of the proverbial stick…"

Angrir stumbles out of the building, ready for more action, when Ronin appears behind Angrir, and does his thing…

"What the heck happened?" The Thing said, as he rubbed his head. "I was dealing with some Yancy Street punks, when-"

"It is okay, Ben," Ronin said. "You just had a wild 24 hours."

The Thing looks around to see the devastation on the streets.

"I'm trouble for this, ain't I?"

"Just sit tight, and don't touch that hammer near your feet," Ronin said. "Benji, stay with Ben."

"Okay!" said Spider-Bunny, as Ronin moved to his next targer.

"So what now, kid?" The Thing asked.

"We can play…cards?"

"Sure thing…"

And so, it went.

Naruto took on Kuurth, the Breaker of Stone (aka the possessed Juggernaut). His enhancement allowed him to utilize the equivalent of the power of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox without losing control over himself or transforming.

"I am unstoppable, kid!" Kuurth roared, as he rushed Naruto.

"Hey, so am I!" said Naruto, as he got all fours, and rushed Kuurth at speeds that cracked the pavement and shattered buildings. He then placed his hands together, and formed a Rasengan that was fuel by Asgardian energy.

"Have it!" Naruto yelled. "RASENGAN: BULLET TIME!"

The impact of the pair created a massive crater that leveled everything several blocks all around. Amazingly, the pair didn't fly off in opposite directions, but were knocked unconscious.

"Ohhhh," Naruto said, as Ronin appeared, and held his son.

"I got you, kiddo," Ronin said gently.

"I did it, Pops," Naruto said tiredly. "I…did it…"

"That you did, Naruto," Ran said with a smile. "That you did…"

And so, it went.

Namora took on Nerkkod, the breaker of Oceans (aka the possessed Atlantean barbarian Attuma). Still, Namora would have taken on her father anyway, since it was a tradition amongst the Atlanteans to challenge the patriarch of the clan.

Iron Maiden took of Mokk, breaker of Faith (i.e. a possessed Grey Gargoyle, an enemy of her father Iron-Man). Iron Man was able to counter Mokk's ability to turn people into stone with just a stare, even while trading blows with him.

Talon and Arrowette went after Skirn, breaker of Men (i.e. a possessed Titania) and Greihoth, breaker of Wills (i.e. a possessed Absorbing Man). Talon and Arrowette had to work as a team to defeat Skirn and Greihoth, since the Worthy were in synch with each other. This most likely was because Skirn and Greihoth was a couple in their mortal guises.

And then there was American Dream versus her sister Skaldi (i.e. the possessed Lady Sin, also American Dream's sister).

"So, sister, we meet at last," Skaldi said, as she rubbed the handle of her war hammer.

"So, we have…sister," American Dream said, as she mentally checked the enhancement of her new shield. "It's hard to believe we came out of the same womb."

"Yes, it is," Skaldi said. "So, let's reenact the first murder of Biblical lore, with me being the Cain to your Abel."

And with that, Skaldi threw her war hammer, even as American Dream threw her shield. The objects collided, creating a thunderous roar in their wake. The sisters caught their respective weapons, even as they charged forward to attack each other.

"Hyah!" Skaldi yelled, as she lowered her hammer on top of her younger sister. However, American Dream raised her shield to block. Her shield took the damage. However, American Dream channeled her inner strength to create an energy burst that knocks Skaldi off her feet.

"Ha!" American Dream said, as she got on her feet. She then threw her shield, just as Skaldi was looking up. However, the trajectory of the throw would have been enough to decapitate the daughter of the Red Skull and the Serpent…

That is, it would have, had it not been for Ronin's intervention, as he caught the shield.

"No!" Ronin yelled. "Stephanie, no!"

"But, Ranma, we fought honorably," American Dream protested.

"I know, but Skaldi, and her mortal guise, for that matter, is family," Ronin said, as he looked down at his evil step-daughter.

"You've gotten soft, old man," Skaldi said.

"Perhaps, but I promised your mother that I would treat you as my own," Ronin said. "And so, as your step-father, I will do what must be done…"

Ronin slaps a ward on Skaldi, forcing her to turn back into the Sin. He then called upon Whiz to use his magic, thanks to his new Asgardian-made staff (which was shaped as a rod with a pair of snakes intertwined, with a pair of wings jutting out from each side of an attached circle, similar to the symbol for medicine), to retrieve all the weapons of the Worthy in one fell swoop.

"That won't stop my father, the Serpent!" Sin said.

Just then, a gush of energy erupts from the hidden fortress where HYDRA was hosting the Serpent, and into the skies…

"No," Sin said, realizing that the Serpent had just been vanquished. "Impossible!"

"Yes!" American Dream said. "We did it!"

"Looks like," Ronin said, as he turned towards Central Park. "I'll check it out, but first…"

Ronin suddenly turns around, and gives Sin a classic Vulcan Nerve Pinch, knocking her out in the process.

"Keep an eye on things," Ronin said, as he teleports to where the Serpent had been killed…

Thordis looked at her handiwork, even as the Serpent began to fade out of existence. When Odin sacrificed his existence, he transferred his power to his daughter proudly. When Thordis killed the Serpent, she had absorbed his essence as well…

When the Serpent has been slain, the bringer of Thunder and Lightning will walk nine paces before falling at the feet of a great oak.

Thordis had amped up her own power by a factor of 300 percent, making her bigger and muscular than ever before. Her skin was blue, her hair was translucent white, her eyes glowed a bright white, and her Rune tattoos and Crescent Moon Mark, which appeared when she increased her power, glowed white as well.

"So much power," Thordis said, as she shed a tear.

She then turned towards the prone body of her father, Odin, who sacrificed his life for the sake of his daughter. And he did so in order to give his only child the chance to defeat his brother, and thus free the Norse of a tragedy that he had caused.

Thordis stumbles towards Odin, by taking nine steps before collapsing before the prone body of her father.

"Father…FATHER…"

"Bunny?" said a voice.

Thordis turns to see her husband.

"Ran?" Thordis said tearfully, even as Ronin comforts his wife…

Later, when the dust cleared, and the Worthy have been dealt with…

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Ran said, as he helped his wife into a special chamber.

"I need time to get used to my enhanced power, Ran," Thordis said, as she gets into bed for her a period of time, called the "Thordisleep", when the All-Father (or All-Mother) has to recharge his or her batteries. "But, I have one thing to do."

"And what's that?"

"I want to make you guardian of the Mjolnir, from this day on."

"Are you sure?" Ran asked.

"Beloved, I'm the All-Mother now, and not because I was named so as the heir to Asgard. I can't leave the realm now, although my guise as the Moon Princess still can, either as 'Usagi Tsukino' or as 'Sailor Moon'…or something to that effect. And with Beta Ray Bill in space with his new superhero team, and with the others 'sons of Thor' needing guidance, someone has to watch over them…"

Pause.

"Besides, I have the hammer of the Serpent as my own, now."

"I get it," Ran said with a nod. "This is just your excuse to get me to fight with weapons."

"You got me," Thordis said with a nod. "I'm counting on you to help the others protect the golden realm while I sleep, Mighty Ran."

"Of course," Ran said, as he leans over to kiss his wife…

"Oh, and don't forget this," Ran said, as he hands the All-Mother of the Norse gods…her "Hello Kitty" plush toy.

"Thanks," Thordis said, as she gets comfortable. "See you in a month, beloved…"

And, with that, Thordis sleeps for a month's time.

Once the top part of her bed was put into place, which was in the shape of a transparent swan, the finest guards move into place.

"We will protect the All-Mother with our lives, prince," said one of the guards.

"You do that," Ran said, as he took a glance at his sleeping wife. At least, there is the Usagi aspect of Thordis that he could keep company with.

"She is the future of a new age of gods, after all…"

And with that, the Mighty Ran, god of heroes, strolls out of the inner chambers of the All-Mother's sanctum, with the knowledge he and other Norse will protect Asgards from both mortal and immortal threats.

Fin.