Chapter 9
When the Four Eternal Judges appeared in the center of the conference room pandemonium broke out amongst the Midgardians. Fury, Coulson and Natasha all drew their guns and began pointing them at the new visitors, Clint drew his bow back and aimed an incendiary arrow, Steve grabbed his shield and took up a defensive position in front of Tony, Bruce's eyes started to turn green while Tony tried to convince Bruce that now was not a good time or place for the Hulk to come out and play. Only the Jotnar Queen and the Asgardians remained seated.
"Queens Farbauti and Frigga, my siblings and I came as promised." Lady Winter began.
"Stand down humans, your weapons will have no effect on us except to incite our anger." Lord Summer began and turned all their weapons to flowers and sparkles.
"Hey, that was my favorite bow." Hawkeye complained.
"Greetings humans, we come in peace" Lord Autumn says while he and his twin sister, Lady Spring each make a peace sign and start laughing.
"You three are a mess, these mortals will never listen and take us seriously." Lady Winter interrupted.
"Chillax Sis, you need to chill and relax, it has been centuries since we have encountered beings who do not know to fear us and/or kiss our ass." Lord Summer replied.
"Such language and why do I have to be the grownup?" Lady Winter says while shaking her head.
Then she turns to the Shield Director and says, "In response to the question you sarcastically posed to Lady Sif, you can hand it over willingly or I and my siblings will just take it."
Before Fury could start to rant, Lady Winter continued. "I know all about men like you Nicholas Fury, you thought that you and your fellow humans were powerful with your secret weapons. Then you see the Asgardians and learn that they are even more powerful so you are afraid. Yet, while the Asgardians, Jotnar, Light and Dark Elves, Dwarves just to name a few are physically and magically stronger than your fellow humans they do not even touch a billionth of the power in my pinky."
"My siblings and I are the most powerful beings in existence always excepting our father. There is nothing we cannot do as long as it does not interfere with what our father wants. We can create life, take life, resurrect life, build anything, destroy anything, so you don't really have a choice. We sent the Jotnar and Asgardian Queens here in good faith offering chests of pure gold and rare gems to hand over a scepter that you have no right to keep."
"Though maybe you need a show of our power, so you can see with your own eyes that I am not blowing smoke up your hind end. What would you like to see?" Lady Winter says while drumming her fingers together.
"I say we set off a volcano, Yellowstone is due in the next 10,000 years Dad won't care if it goes early." Lord Autumn volunteers,
"I say we refreeze the Polar Ice Caps and resurrect the Wooly Mammoth." Lady Spring exclaims.
"No that is too small, let's blow up Pluto or turn the moon really into blue cheese." Lord Summer offers.
"All interesting ideas but I have an even better one. Let's kill the descendants of the Nazi hatemongers who murdered the Jews, Let's kill Hydra and everyone who has pledged allegiance to it. I did promise Erik just this morning that I would get revenge for the Holocaust." Lady Winter exclaimed.
"Perfect." Lord Autumn, Lady Spring and Lord Summer each agreed.
"You can do that?" Fury asks seems genuinely interested.
"Of course, though we should warn you that most of the people on this Helicarrier, a majority of your Shield organization and all the members of the World Council will be dead but hey the cancer will be gone from your organization." Lord Summer stated.
Turning and looking at each of the assembled Midgardians, Director Fury, Agent Coulson and each of the assembled Avengers, "What do you say, are you interested?" Lady Spring asks.
"What do you want in return?" Black Widow inquires.
"I thought we had been through this, we are powerful enough to take anything we want. I offer the eradication of Hydra as a show of our power and to make good on a promise to the one you call Magneto." Lady Winter answers.
"Magneto? Why would you destroy Hydra for him?" Captain Steve Rogers asks.
"You do know that Erik is a holocaust survivor, right? He lost his entire family to the death camps. It was the Nazis from which Hydra was born and their tortures and experimentations that they did on him and others that is the core of why he hates humanity as a whole. Kill Hydra and others that share those beliefs and The Brotherhood would make peace." Lady Winter explains.
"Bringing about permanent and lasting peace and stability to all of existence is at the basis of why we do everything we do." Lord Autumn states.
"With absolute power comes absolute responsibility." Lady Spring says.
"So, what do you say, do you want us to erase Hydra and all who swear allegiance to it?" Lady Winter asks.
"Cold blooded murder is wrong." Steve Rogers begins to preach.
"Ok, to show we have some mercy we will not kill your childhood best friend that Hydra made into a mindless assassin."
"What are you talking about?" Steve begs.
"When your friend fell from the train he was captured by Hydra. They made James Buchanan Barnes into a Manchurian Candidate, he is known only as The Asset." Lord Summer explains.
"So hand over the Scepter willingly and in exchange we will destroy Hydra permanently and give you back your best friend. I'll even fix his mind that has been damaged by his repeated cryogenic suspensions and forced reprogramming. What do you say Mr. Roger? Nicholas Fury?" Lady Winter inquires.
"Why if your power is limitless, why do you make offers instead of just taking the scepter?" Bruce Banner asks.
"Excellent question, we make offers because we are charged with achieving justice and being bullies makes dad angry." Lady Spring answers.
"Now if you refuse our more than fair and kind offer then Dad lets us use any amount of force to achieve our goals." Lord Autumn states.
"We are going to stabilize Yggdrasil and all her branches one way or other. Accept our more than fair offer and it's a win/win situation. Refuse us and we take it anyway." Lady Winter states.
"Plus you do not need to fear any future visits from extraterrestrial individuals. Once we have received all the infinity stones then we will seal your world from all non-planetary individuals and until then we will act as a protector for your planet and peoples." Lord Autumn says.
"What happens to me?" Thor asks.
"Wondered when you would speak up but before we begin I need to warn you, Loki is a child of my heart and you hurt him in an unspeakable way. I am extremely angry with you and I have been watching you these last few months while you whored around and defamed an innocent child." Lady Winter states hostilely.
"The key words you need to focus on are innocent and child. Loki is Jotnar and due to their lifespan being more than twice that of the Aesir, Loki is still a child. A child that will not even be an adult for another thousand years or more. A child that had never had any sexual interest or experience, he was a virgin. You sexually assaulted a child and right about now I am working really hard not to burn you alive for eternity." Lady Winter states while giving Thor a look of pure hate, a look shared by both of Loki's Mothers and the assembled Asgardians.
"So you are going to sit there, shut up and agree to do anything and everything I and my siblings order you to do. Do I make myself crystal clear?"
"Yes, Lady Winter, I submit myself to you and your siblings for judgment and punishment." Thor replies while cowering in fear.
*****Next Chapter: What do the Eternal Judges have planned for Thor.
