Hey guys, sorry I was gone for over a week. I just couldn't find the time to update. I'm just going to reply to a few reviews. Child'sLoveSong, I promise you I had nothing to do with that… I didn't come up with Leo, but you're completely right. He is exactly like Leo from Percy Jackson, but less funny. 3PrincessesOfAsgard, don't worry. Aurora will most definitely be in the story, just not yet. She'll come up soon, though. Sorry if this chapter isn't one of my best. I'm still figuring some stuff out. I promise I'll update soon though. That's about it. Here's the next chapter.
As a princess, Erica was not used to staying in such a small room. The women called Alice told her she needed to stay in this facility, but Erica could not see why she could not have a larger room.
Alice informed her that she would have to attend a conference meeting the next day, but as soon as Erica was alone in the room again she vowed she would not stay in this room until the meeting. So, that night she decided to sneak out of her room.
That was not very hard for her. The door was locked, but the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must have forgot that she was the daughter of a god; she had a few tricks up her sleeve. Using her magic, she easily passed right through the solid door into the hallway. No agents were nearby so she made her way to the end of hallway without being spotted. At the end of the long hall, she found a door that led to a small terrace. Carefully opening the glass door, Erica made her way outside.
As soon as the fresh air hit her face, Erica felt relieved. Something about this place was, suffocating. Typically, every night Erica would watch the moon over Asgard. Somehow it relaxed her and made her feel at home. Midgard's moon was not as spectacular, but it was better than nothing. The light of the moon shone down on her face. Erica closed her eyes and sighed.
She was only there a few minutes before something unusual happened. Erica could tell it was becoming darker outside even before she opened her eyes. Her bright blue eyes flashed open immediately. Before her eyes she saw the almost-full moon become darker and turn into a crescent. Something bad was happening, and Erica had a pretty good idea as to what it was.
Maylum was on Midgard, and he was getting stronger. The only way the moon could change that quickly is if someone has contained the power of it. And Erica was positive the only one containing it, was Maylum.
The dark haired girl woke up the next morning on the terrace. She must have fallen asleep after watching the moon change. Considering the position of the sun, it was past noon. Erica must have been exhausted from the past few days and from staying up late during the night.
The conference meeting. Erica completely forgot about it. Alice was probably waiting for her, or someone was looking for her. The princess entered the building through the glass doors and walked quickly down the hall. She found an elevator and went up to the next floor. Sooner or later she would get lost, but Erica figured someone would find her wandering about by then. The level she found herself on had many desks and cubicles with dozens of agents sitting at them. Unsure of where to go, Erica carefully picked her way through the desks. A few voices caught her attention from the elevator she had just exited.
"It's been so long, Georgia! How's training been?"
"Well, I was promoted to a real agent."
"That's amazing!"
Erica turned around and saw three people walking on the other side of the room. No one had noticed her yet, but she noticed them. There were two girls talking excitedly in front of an older-looking boy who was walking slowly behind them. Erica watched them curiously, wondering where they were going.
It was almost as if the boy could sense someone was watching him. He turned his head to the side as he walked and his eyes locked on Erica's. He stopped walking and looked at her. After a moment he approached her.
"Are you Erica?" he asked.
"Yes," Erica said without hesitation.
"I'm Leo," the boy said holding out his hand to her.
Erica shook it, but kept eye contact with the boy. "I do believe I already know you," Erica said looking suspiciously at Leo.
"Well, we have met once. It was a long time ago, we were really little," Leo admitted.
The princess crossed her arms, trying to remember how she was connected to this boy. Then it hit her, "You are my cousin, the second son of Thor."
Leo looked surprised. "Yeah, how'd you know that?"
"I rarely ever forget a face."
"Oh," Leo said. Then Leo realized something, "Aren't you supposed to be at that conference meeting?"
"Yes," Erica replied. "But I do not know where it is."
"I can show you, I was on my way there," Leo said as he began walking.
Erica narrowed her eyes. There was something more to this boy, something he was not telling anyone. Then, she thought back to when she shook his hand.
"You are filii ignis," Erica said suddenly.
Leo stopped and turned. "I'm what?" he said confused.
"Filii ignis, it means 'of fire'," Erica explained.
"How did you know that?" He said even more confused.
"I could sense it when I shook your hand. The veins in your hand are pulsing much faster than ordinary mortals. They are much like a god's hands would be, full of power."
"Okay?" Leo said wondering why this girl cared so much about his hands.
"All of your family has god-like abilities, yes?" Erica said wanting to know more about this boy.
"Yes, my siblings all have abilities like me," Leo said. "But, I'd rather not stand here and explain my life story to you. We have to get to a meeting."
Alice stood at the head of the table to begin the meeting.
"I think we need to discuss what's going on," she admitted.
Murmurs of agreement chorused through the room.
"About a week ago, we picked up energy surges from someone coming from the Bifrost in Asgard," Agent A. Coulson said walking over to the whiteboard on the wall. "After that, Clarisse Patton," Alice went on gesturing to Clarisse, "was found in the hospital said to be struck by lightning. Most people thought it was a coincidence, but it most certainly was not." Alice walked around explaining.
Clarisse was now very interested in what Alice was saying. She took a drink from her glass of water, and waited for the agent to go on.
"Erica arrived at this facility two days ago claiming she was the daughter of Loki and the Protector of Moons. Eventually we discovered she was in fact the daughter of Loki and she was the one who came through the Bifrost. After speaking with her she told me about Maylum. Basically, this Maylum guy is trying to steal the power of each of the nine moons throughout the nine realms. Once he has this power, Erica believes his plan is to take over the nine realms and destroy any threats that could possibly get in his way. Apparently he tried to capture Erica so she would get in the way of his plan. Since she's the Protector of Moons, or whatever, she's supposed to protect moons, hence the name. Now, things get more complicated."
"What do you mean more complicated? How worse could it be? And, how does this affect us?" Aaron raised his hand half in the air, but spoke before Alice could react anyway.
Alice rolled her eyes. "If you wouldn't interrupt, I could tell you those things."
"Excuse me, Lady Alice," Erica said speaking up. "May I explain this part?"
Alice nodded and sat down.
"As we were traveling through the Bifrost, I realized who Maylum actually was and what he must have been up to. I used my powers to drain his, but I could not complete the spell in time. I panicked and released the power I was trying to take on to Midgard. He was left weak, but not weak enough. Maylum will be after me, and he will want his powers back. Without all of his powers, he cannot contain all of a moon's power. If none of you realized it, he has begun taking Midgard's moon's power. Last night, I saw the moon's shape change drastically. All he needs to do now is find me and his powers. Then, he can easily take the moon's power and complete his mission," Erica explained.
"Exactly," Alice said standing once again. "Erica told me that the only moon's power he needs now is ours."
"So our job is to protect Erica from this Maylum guy?" Georgia asked.
"Well," Alice said, her voice drifting off. "Actually no, not exactly."
Everyone looked confused. No one really could tell what their mission was.
"When I released Maylum's magic I also released most of my own," Erica explained. "Yes, Maylum will be after me, but I won't have what he's looking for."
"Wait," Leo spoke up from the back of the room, catching everyone's attention, especially Clarisse. "If you don't have the magic, then who does?"
"Lady Clarisse." Erica said as if it was obvious.
Clarisse then spit out the water she was drinking. "What?" she shouted shocked and a little scared.
Clarisse could feel everyone's eyes fall on her.
"When you were 'hit by lightning' you were actually hit by the powers Erica was trying to take from Maylum, along with some of her powers. Listen, I would've told you sooner," Alice said sighing. "But I didn't know how."
"So you're telling me I have magical powers surging through my body and they just happen to be the one thing the evil guy who wants to take over the universe needs to complete his plan?" Clarisse said panicking.
"Yes," Erica said unfazed by Clarisse's outbreak.
"Great," Clarisse said feeling like her life was about to end.
