Frigga keeps to the walls. She's invisible which makes the likelihood of someone accidentally bumping into her skyrocket. Quickly and quietly she makes her way out of the palace and down the main thorough fair of the city to the Bifrost Bridge. It is a long walk without a horse and by the time Frigga reaches the gatehouse she is sweaty and exhausted from running. She stops to catch her breath; trying not to breathe too loudly for fear that the soldiers will hear her. There are six of them in the gatehouse with Heimdall. They are all laughing and carousing about their easy victory over her family. Oh how she is going to make them pay! Frigga creeps up to Heimdall and gently tugs on his tunic.
Heimdall feels a distinct tug on his clothing and turns around to look. The soldiers are all several feet away from him and conversing amongst themselves. He turns his gaze back to the cosmos and again feels a tug at his clothing. Heimdall knows the Allmother is missing and that Gundirth's men are looking for her. This is it, their one moment to either get away or get help. Heimdall whispers.
"You get the three on the left. I'll get the three on the right."
"Did you say something gatekeeper?" One of the men inquires. Frigga unsheathes her knife from its usual place, walks behind one of the men and slits his throat. Before the men can even react to the blood spurting dying man in front of them the second one is already screaming as a sharp object is imbedded into his ribcage up into his lungs. Heimdall takes advantage of the momentary distraction and decapitates one of the men with his own sword. One of the remaining men is slashing the air wildly in hopes of keeping the invisible assailant at bay only to be blasted with a searing pain that consumes his entire being. Frigga slits his throat as well. Heimdall dispatches the two remaining men quickly and easily.
"Graceful and perceptive as ever Heimdall." Frigga says as she uncloaks her invisible form.
"How may I assist you my queen?" Heimdall says.
"Midgard. I need to find Thor's friends and ask them for their aid. I believe Loki enchanted himself and possibly Thor to make it look like they are dead. If I am right they will awaken soon and I don't know if there are enough men loyal to my family left to come to his side and fight the General.
"We are in luck. All of Thor's friends are currently gathered in a single location and can be battle ready in but a few moments. Once I open the Bifrost the general will see the light and send more men to investigate. You have at most five minutes to gather them and return." Heimdall instructs.
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Tony cracks open a beer and tosses another one to Clint as Bruce sips down a glass of red wine. Steve and Natasha are hanging out on the couch talking about his next door neighbor the nurse. Steve needs to ask her out but he seems a little hesitant.
"What's wrong? Is it that you aren't into her?" Natasha asks.
"I'm…I'm into her, as you kids say these days but I'm not sure I can maintain this lifestyle and have a girlfriend." Steve says. It is a legitimate concern, one Natasha knows all too well.
"Give it a try. You might be surprised at how flexible she can be." Natasha says and then wiggles her eyebrows. Steve gives shy smile at that. Everyone talks in double entendre these days. The party screeches to a halt when the balcony of the tower lights up. A woman appears with long red hair wearing an elegant gown, but the look on her face is frantic. The group rushes outside.
"Ma'am may we be of some assistance?" Steve asks her.
"Are you Thor's friends? The super mortals that fought the Chitauri?" She asks.
"Yes Ma'am we are. Is Thor in some kind of trouble?" Steve asks.
"My son is dead. I think he's dead. There was a coup. General Gundirth and the soldiers that are loyal to him tried to poison the royal family. Thor and Loki fell down dead after the coronation. My husband, King Odin is dead as well. He fell in the fighting. I am all that is left of the House of Odin." Frigga sobs.
"You said you THINK Thor is dead. What did you mean by that?" Natasha asks.
"I should be dead. One of the conspirators confessed to poisoning my dress and Odin's clothing as well but we did not die, while Loki did fall down dead but his clothing was NOT poisoned. I think Loki faked his death, and possibly Thor's too, to expose the conspirators. Loki was supposed to be blamed for Thor's death and mine but it didn't happen that way. I think he knew something was going to happen. Please. I know this isn't any of your business, but if there is a shred of hope that my grandchild still lives, I beg you to help me."
"Suit up?" Clint asks.
"Yeah. Jarvis activate the Mach 12 now." Tony says as he goes over to the catwalk and lets his AI butler dress him in his Iron Man suit. Frigga gawks at him slack jawed like a bewildered child as the others run inside to get their things. Except for Bruce. He simply removes his shirt. Frigga quirks an eyebrow at him.
"Sorry. My clothes tend to get ruined when I change. I get really big and I'm tired of not having any shirts." Bruce says as if that statement made any sense whatsoever to Queen Frigga. Steve returns in his Captain America suit with shield in hand along with Nat and Clint dressed in their black ops uniforms with guns and arrows ready to go.
"My, you mortals clean up nicely for battle." Frigga says as she looks at Steve.
"Don't freak out." Bruce says suddenly. He turns green and grows taller…and then taller. Frigga clasps her hands over her mouth to keep from screaming at the sight of the Hulk. The great green beast lets out a mighty roar.
"Easy there big boy. Save it for the enemy." Tony says in his Iron Man voice. "Okay. Let's do this. So how do we…" Light engulfs the entire group and suddenly they are all riding a rainbow light through the stars at a speed that the boggles the mind. They touch down at the gatehouse.
"Holy shit what a rush." Clint says and then bends over to puke. The group gets their bearings just in time to hear a large group of soldiers running towards them down the Bifrost with their swords drawn.