Yet another chapter mostly written during Formula One. Red flags- bad for watching TV, great for writing fan fics!

Jari arrived on Asgard, and promptly fell over. "That was so much cooler than flying!" he exclaimed. Loki laughed and helped him to his feet. They looked over to where Gambit was lying, clutching his stomach.

"Mon dieu, do we have to go back to Earth the same way? That was worse than teleporting with Kurt."

"Unfortunately yes, but you'll get used to it." Loki was amused. "I take it you're not a fan of rollercoasters."

"Correct. And how does a Norse god know about rollercoasters anyway?"

"I just do. We should hurry up, Odin will be expecting us."

Jari was regarding Heimdall with interest. "So you have a sword, which controls the magic teleporting dome cannon thing, which can zap people from one place to another?"

Heimdall turned to Loki. His eyes were questioning- he had clearly not understood a word Jari was saying. Loki shook his head, then headed towards the exit. He motioned for Jari and Gambit to follow him.

The journey to the throne room was shorter than Jari would've liked. Given more time he'd have liked to explore, but instead he was dragged off to meet Odin. Loki had been talking rapidly the whole journey.

"The Asgardians aren't likely to take the fact Jari has two dads lightly, be prepared for that. And try not to offend anyone- most people here have high levels of pride, and will most likely respond to insults with violence. And bow when you meet Odin, he is a king after all."

"Oh I know all about that royal stuff. The Queen visited our school and we all had to call her 'ma'am' and not look her in the eye and stuff."

Gambit laughed. "You've met the Queen! Is she really as posh as she looks on TV?"

"Focus!" Loki snapped. "This is actually important. It's not often an Asgardian has a child with a human."

"Really? The Greek gods seem to do that all the time." Jari was interested.

"And whatever you do, do not mention the Greek gods." They arrived at the throne room doors.

. . . . .

Gambit didn't like kneeling. His knees were starting to ache, and he was starting to get an itch in his left foot. He looked over at Jari who was shifting about uncomfortably. Although they'd only been kneeling for half a minute, it felt like an age. Odin spoke.

"You may stand."

They stood up.

"What's your name?" Odin addressed Jari first.

"Jari Clark"

"And Loki Odinson is your father."

"Yes."

"And who are you?" Odin now addressed Gambit.

"Ga… Remy le Beau."

"And why are you here?"

"I'm Jari's other parent."

Beside Odin Frigga gave a small gasp. Thor looked confused. "Wait, but, you are both men, are you not?"

Odin nodded. "How is this possible? Loki, have you been shape shifting again?"

"No father. Let me explain. Jari was born of… magic, meaning it was not required for him to have a mother. I had never met Remy until I learned that I had a son."

"I see." Odin seemed satisfied. "Jari, do you have anything to say?"

"Oh, well, what happens now? I mean, you've met me, do I go back to Earth?"

Odin chuckled. "Why so hasty little one? Do you not wish to spend more time on Asgard? Besides, I would like some time to come to terms with this situation, and would appreciate it if you and the human would stay here for a few days. I will wish to speak to you both at some time, and it would be inconvenient if you had to travel to and from Earth."

Gambit whispered to Jari. "Agree to stay! I don't want to make more journeys between planets than necessary."

"Okay, we'll hang around for a bit." Jari said, and then corrected himself, remembering who he was talking to. "I mean, yes, I will accept your gracious offer of accommodation, my liege."

Odin chuckled again. "Very well. I will arrange for rooms to be set up for you both. You may leave now."

Loki motioned them to follow him out of the room. Once outside he turned to Jari. "My liege? That was going a bit far."

Jari laughed. "I'm sorry, I couldn't resist it, it was all the gold and weapons and stuff, it made me come over all Arthurian."

"Try not to let it happen again." Loki's tone changed. "Would you like me to show you around Asgard?"

"Yeah!" Jari appeared to be enthusiastic. Gambit on the other hand, didn't.

"You two go, my head's still spinning. I think I need a sit down."

"I think we'd better leave him alone- he's gone a bit cross-eyed." Jari was trying not to laugh.

"Alright. Follow the corridor then take the second right- there's a garden there that's normally pretty quiet. We'll find you later."

Gambit nodded, then started off down the corridor.

Loki turned back to Jari once Gambit had disappeared out of sight. "How about I show you the trophy room, and then where the warriors train?"

"Yeah! Do you have a Danger Room in Asgard as well?"

Loki shook his head and then headed off to a set of stairs. "Danger Room? Honestly, sometimes I have no idea what you Earthmen are talking about."

. . . . .

Gambit had no intention of going for a sit down in the garden. Once he was certain Loki and Jari had moved away he doubled back on himself. On the way to meeting Odin he'd noticed a group of Asgardians playing a game that resembled cards, and by the looks of things they weren't too bright. Whistling to himself he set off to join them.

. . . . .

"How long have they been gone for?" Pixie subconsciously hovered a few feet in the air.

Nick sighed and checked his watch. "Four hours, twenty minutes. Look, are you going to play basketball with us or not?"

Pixie slowly came down to Earth. "Sorry, it's just, nobody really knows what these Asgardians are like really. They could all be cannibals and be planning on eating him or something!"

"I doubt it. And even if they were I'm pretty sure Jari and Gambit'll be able to look after themselves. Anyway, Miss Frost says they might be gone a few days." Nick was getting impatient: he had been hoping to get some basketball practice in before lessons but Pixie wasn't really making that possible.

"But what if they…"

"They'll be fine, Megan." He said forcefully, then threw the ball at her for good measure.

"Hey! You'll pay for that Gleason!"

. . . . .

"What do you think of the view?" Loki and Jari were at the highest point on Asgard, looking out over the landscape.

"It's amazing. I never imagined it would look like this. It reminds of something out of Star Wars."

"Star Wars?" Although the god of mischief knew about rollercoasters, he wasn't as strong on the finer points of Earth culture.

"Never mind."

There was silence for a few minutes, until Loki spoke again. "Why don't you stay here? Come and live on Asgard."

Jari had not been expecting that. "Um, well… I would like to spend more time here but I'm happy on Earth. Asgard is amazing but I grew up on Earth, and I've got friends there, I don't think I could just leave them and come live here."

Loki smiled slightly. "Of course. I should have realised. But the offer remains open. I think we should go and find Gambit; the feast will be starting in a few minutes."

"Yeah, okay."

Just as they turned to go, Thor ran over to them. "Brother! Come quickly! The little human has got drunk and started gambling! I think a fight may be starting- if you come now you'll get to watch it!"

Oh no. Going for a sit down? I should've thought something was up Jari thought as he raced after Loki and Thor.

. . . . .

It normally took a lot to get Gambit drunk, but Asgardian mead was a lot stronger than anything he'd had on Earth. Soon he was drunk, and happily gambling away money he didn't have. After a while though, the Asgardians realised he didn't have any money, and a fight was on its way.

Loki and Jari arrived just in time. Smoothly, Loki managed to convince the Asgardians that Gambit had already paid his debts, and that they should just let him go. Jari was amazed.

It is just like Star Wars! He's using weird mind tricks on people. Awesome! My dad is a Jedi!

Grumbling about the fight that didn't happen, and confused about why it didn't happen, the Asgardians dispersed, leaving Loki and Jari to deal with Gambit. Loki dragged him to his feet, and supporting Gambit's weight began to walk away. On the way to drop Gambit off at his bedroom, they had to cope with his drunken ramblings.

"You're really strong for your size, y'know?" He slurred, leaning heavily on Loki. Loki rolled his eyes at Jari.

"Thanks for saving me from the big guys- you're my hero." He continued.

"You're drunk." Loki said, laughing slightly.

They reached Gambit's room. "I think we'd better leave him here overnight." Loki said, as he and Jari watched Gambit fall onto the bed.

"What's his hangover going to be like tomorrow?" Jari wondered. "He seems pretty drunk."

"I'm sure we'll find out in the morning." Loki replied, as he closed the door on the now snoring Gambit.

"Do you think we should lock him in?"

"Believe me, he won't be leaving this room in the state he's in, so there's no danger of having a drunken mutant on the loose in Asgard."

"Yeah, but it'd be pretty funny if we did." Jari said thoughtfully.

"Alright then."

I'm not sure why I put a drunk Gambit in; it just seemed to happen… And Mr Sinister will be coming back, if not in the next chapter in the one after that… I really like these dot dot dot things…