"Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work."- Sue Monk Kidd
I don't own Harry Potter and Vikings. I wish though, but no.
Chapter 2
Freya is here in this world. Just like that she has been pulled by gravity itself and drops her body to the ground. Ragnar's death had somehow brought her here in a flash. She settled her camp in one of the Saxon's kingdoms. She knew this is her home, England before they were united as one country. Freya realized how different the muggles were before the muggles from her time.
It seems that her world is telling the truth that muggles had feared magic before they noticed within their muggleborns or worse their half-blood offspring's among them. Freya had met with one of the pureblood families, but she prefers distant from them. No doubt in their mind, they would expect her to married into theirs to keep their bloodlines pure. Freya shivers in horror for that thought alone.
(Note the Parseltongue speaking is in italic.)
Helios slithered down to her thighs and said, 'Mistress, when are the Vikings going to be here.'
'Soon. The Crows had been perfect spies for us.'
'Then how do we send a message to find our locations?' Helios hissed on her shouders.
'That is why we created Patronus charms are for.'
"Expecto Patronum!" She light circled her hand movement of her wand and out it comes a unicorn is formed.
"Find them. And bring them here. Here is a message to Ragnar sons, "I open at the close." The answer should be, "To a well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
Her Unicorn nodded and she patted her charm, "Go, now."
Her Patronus Unicorn ran through the night like a gust of wind. Freya walked out for a moment and came upon her friend to comfort him.
"It's such a wonderful creature." Freya mused herself as she walked out of her tent a bit and petted her friend, "Isn't that right? Merlin."
Her Unicorn snorted and nodded in agreeing her. Merlin , her Unicorn is named after the Merlin the greatest wizard that had ever lived.
She feed Merlin his carrots as she petted him in a very caring and loving way. "Dobby," Freya called out her house elf.
"Yes, Miss Freya?" Freya turned and saw the free Elf. Dobby who had helped her nephew and his friends' escape Malfoy Manor. However, that psycho, bitch Bellatrix Lestrange throw a knife at him when he teleported the children out of there. He died peacefully in Harry's arms.
Harry honored Dobby as buried him by the beach and he marked on his gravestone, "HERE LIES DOBBY, A FREE ELF."
She was surprised that she found Dobby out here in the forest of this world. Dobby wished to serve her freely despite her protest. Dobby told her, "Dobby knew Mistress Freya has been alone for a long time. So, Dobby is your close friend for your journey."
And so they had made camp and waiting for the sons of Ragnar to come here in England.
"Let's make a preparation. " She turned to the free elf, "We are going to have royal guest coming. So let's give them and our way to receive the Vikings."
Dobby is eagerly happily and answered, "Yes. Oh, yes! Dobby will give them fine meals to prepare the guest!"
Ragnarsons are here to avenge Ragnar Lothbrok's death and gathered their army. They had settled themselves in their camps and others are still awake.
Ivar Ragnarson is sitting with his brothers looking over the map. "I still say that we should attack them." Ivar claims, but Bjorn rebuked, "No, we need to…" Commotion ran through their camps, all of Ragnar sons ran out of their meeting to see what is going on here?
A glowing light of a horse with one horn on its forehead is dancing around the sons of Ragnar in a circle. It snorted, whining up and down its head while pounding its hoof to the ground.
'I open at the close.'
Many of them gasped in fear and shocked. Bjorn stepped closer to the Unicorn and petted the snot, "To a well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
'Welcome back, Bjorn Ragnarson.'
The unicorn jogged up to the hill and looked behind him, 'Mistress is waiting for you.'
Bjorn couldn't believe it! She is here! At long last, she is here! He has so many questions that he needs some answers.
Why didn't she save father?
"We need to break the camp. We must follow that spirit!" Bjorn orders are repeated and echoed by the men and women.
They have travel all night. Everyone is exhausted, but they are wide awake because they saw something magical.
The Patronus Unicorn gallop from time to time, but always waited patiently for them to keep up.
"Bjorn, what sorcery is this?" Sigurd called out to Bjorn which he replied, "Someone who help had delivered me when I was born and father's wise counsel men."
All of his brothers are confuse by it. It's been hours and the Unicorn keep walking for them to catch up. Ubbe was thinking and thinking about Bjorn words. Something had clicked to Ubbe for him to remember, "Its Freya right!?" Bjorn paused and looked at his brother curiously.
"I remember when father brought her to us this one time." Ubbe turned to Hvitserk and asked him, "Remember that there was a woman there with a large snake."
Hvitserk scrunched his eyebrows in thought until, "Oh yeah, it was large snake that is full black with red patterns."
Bjorn looked at them surprise.
"And there was some sort of red plant leaves where the rivers streams flows." Ubbe finished his memory.
Ivar answered, "You mean where the Red Ferns grow."
Ubbe snapped his fingers in acknowledgement.
It has been quite an urban legend among their people. In the beginning, Ragnar would often there to hunt or clear his head. Travelers would go where Ragnar used to take a path to Kattegat and people would see the Red Ferns that Ragnar had called them that. Others just said, 'this is where the Red Ferns grow.'
Witnesses claims that there was a woman dressed in a fine cloak and talked to Ragnar then disappears. Others said that she is truly the Goddess Freya who is blessing Ragnar to battle and remain fertility for his sons to come. Years after that, the people decided to go with more logical truths that this woman is his first mistress and he was sneaking behind everyone's back to be with her.
Bjorn felt anger about that. He had met her once when he was baby then one time he was lost in the forest when he was 7.
26 years ago
A child is curled into a ball is crying. He gotten lost when there is pack of wolves were eating their freshly caught animals from their traps. His father and uncle were fighting them off while his father orders Bjorn to run.
He is scared and cold.
Worse, he is worried that he will die out here.
A snap of a wood had alert Bjorn.
SNAP!
Bjorn gasped and tried to be brave like his father. "Hello? Who's there?" Freya is hiding in the shadows and looked at Bjorn with those Amber eyes that glow brightly at night.
"I know you're there. Don't be afraid." Bjorn holds up a stick like a sword which made her laugh a bit.
"I am not afraid." Freya told him.
"Then come out." Bjorn ordered her.
Freya scoffs at him and said, "Then you'll be afraid."
Bjorn shiver, but is holding strong a like a warrior. Freya came out into the shadows and the moon had become a light for him to see her.
Freya is wearing a druids cloak that is color dark blue with golden linens. (Looks like 87103b790aa47af477366fd4beb00730) She is holding a staff that it's top of green stone that becomes her light.
"Hello, Bjorn Son of Ragnar Lodbrok. Are you out here alone?" Freya approaches him which frighten the poor boy. "Don't be afraid of me. I won't let anything happen to you."
Bjorn sniffs, "I ran when my father and uncle is attack by pack of wolves. I'm lost."
"You are lost," Freya gasped and kneel before him, "That is not good." Bjorn is awe with her beauty which she is flattered by him.
"Shall I stay? I'll keep you safe, my little sweet warrior." Freya whispers gently to him.
"Who are you?" Bjorn challenges her. Freya looked deeply into his eyes, "You don't know me."
Bjorn shakes his head, 'no'. "Should I know you?"
"Of course not," Freya remove her hood and looked at the boy with sincerity, "You were only a babe, but a godmother never forgets."
Bjorn gasped in surprised and shock which Freya smiled at him.
"Yes, I am she. Freya." She flicked her hands to enchant from flowers to be their night lights. Bjorn gasped in excitement and he felt braver to look around the flowers that are glowing with such a light.
They sat together looking at the beauty of magic in the flowers she created just for him.
"Don't you know what you are?"
Bjorn shakes his head, 'no'.
"I know what you are." She held out a crystal ball that is the size of a baseball. The crystal ball show the cloudy image until it shows the grown up Bjorn fighting in battles and raiding new lands from the west. Bjorn gasped in awe until it shows the death and fire that you can hear people scream in terror. The boy gasps in fear and curled up next to her.
"Poor, sweet little bear cub." Freya cuddle him in a loving moment like son to mother. "Let go of your fear…and trust in me" She drastically add the 'hiss' sound like a snake would.
In many eyes that would be consider a manipulation, but she only wished to educate him about her world. The most delicious food and treats that you can eat, creatures they had, and the school that she went to learn all about magic.
Bjorn listen every detail and often asked if there is a chance that he could find her kind. Freya told him, "You can try my little bear cub. Sadly, there are those who hated non-magical people and they will do anything to keep their secret from being exposed to the world."
Bjorn sadly nodded, but he will understand why once he is older.
"Lets' go home shall we?" Freya gotten up from her sitting position and led her hand for Bjorn to hold onto.
They walked for what it felt like forever, her noticing that Bjorn is getting tired so she carried him on her back and let him sleep there.
The sun is rising up to a new day.
There it is. Ragnar farm who is waiting out there like he can't go back inside to sleep. Ragnar eyes widen when he saw Freya and Bjorn together. He called out his wife and ran to them.
"Hello, Ragnar," Freya greeted him.
"You come," Ragnar started in surprise, "I mean I know one day that you'll come." Ragnar gasped silent and smile beamingly at her, "You come."
"I am here."
Freya handed his son to his mother. Largertha took her son and went to hug her in thanks for returning Bjorn back to them.
"I have to go, now."
Freya whispers in Latin then all of their garden and food are growing in full bountiful. A falcon flew before them which at the same time Freya has disappeared.
Bjorn looked up to the sky where the falcon is still soaring into the sky.
Bjorn snapped his memories and saw the Unicorn turn into glittering sparkles. It brightens up to light and puff up in the sky that turn into shower of silver.
There is a clear ground that is fullest of green wet grass and wild flowers spreading around like a circle.
"Where it is!?" one of the men called out which many argued and agreed.
Bjorn wonders why the unicorn would lead them to an empty place.
Floki was the first to step forward and mumbles, "Hmm, I wonder?" He stretch out of his hand, but trip himself by a stone that fast his body forward and vanished.
They all gasped and OH sounds are heard.
"FLOKI!?" Helga cried out to her husband.
Floki came out with had of his body came. "Well, what are you waiting for? There is something you need to see."
Bjorn step forward and enter the field where Freya's protective charms around the field. He heard the others are walking in.
Then came forth Sigurd, Ubbe, Hverstik, Ivar, Floki, Helga, Harald "Finehair"and Halfdan. If more were to come, but Bjorn signals the rest of the army to stay where they are.
They saw Merlin the Unicorn enjoying the heat of the sun. He notice new faces which he trotted forward and lower its head to show off his horn. Bjorn signals the men to lower the weapons because Merlin looks ready to fight them off. He was about to charged them, but someone had stopped him before it's too late.
POOF!
Dobby appeared between them and said, "Shame on you Merlin!" Merlin snorted in surprised and back up a bit. "These are Miss Freya's guests. She is expecting them. Yes, indeed." Dobby lectured Merlin. Bjorn is slack-jawed opened at this sight and he isn't the only one. Many of them are shocked and surprise at this sight.
Merlin has gotten the message. He backs off from defending himself and his mistress from intruders.
Merlin has decided to ignore the guests and return sunbathing from the sun to enjoy his never-ending fresh grass for his meals.
"Hello," Dobby greeted them joyfully, "Miss Freya is waiting for you. Dobby will go and tell her that." Bjorn didn't trust himself for speaking, so he nodded instead.
Dobby entered the tent to tell his mistress.
Bjorn turned to them and asked, "Did you see what I just saw?"
"All I saw is some kind of horse with a horn on its forehead and a creature-like man talking to us. He went back to the tent and telling to this Freya character that we have arrived." Sigurd sarcastically adds, "Nope, just your regular, everyday life we have."
"I think we all have gone mad." Harald "Finehair" added his response to this. He just can't believe it!
Floki just giggles, "I know! Isn't it great?"
Dobby head is popped out of the entrance, "Miss Freya is ready for you now. Please, guests! Come in!"
"There is no way, we can all fit in there." Sigurd disagreed on entering the small tent, "It's small enough for one person."
Helga wonders if she could enter. After all, maybe with another woman in there, she can ease up the tension of the men.
"I could go," Helga volunteered to go.
Bjorn looked at Helga and back to Floki is he is okay with this. Floki agreed with his wife, so Bjorn waved his hand to let her know that she can go first.
Helga entered the tent and let out a gasp. She is surprised at this sight. Inside this tent it feels like home to her. It's furnished with couch chairs, couch, dinner table, table chairs, kitchen, carpet and warm chimney for the fire. (It looks like Weasley Charmed Tent from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Helga went back and told them, "You must come and see this! This is truly wonderful! The best part is that we can fit in there." She didn't wait for their reply and went back inside the tent. One by one, they enter Freya's tent and surprised expression appeared in their faces.
POOF
Everybody is startled and flinches when Dobby appeared before them
"Good," Dobby raised his plate for their warm cups to offer the drinks, "Please, Freya's guests."
Bjorn came for first and smells the hot cup in his hand. Dobby warned him, "Please be careful, Master Bjorn. It's very hot."
Bjorn sniffs in his cup. He testily took a tiny sip. He hummed at the delicious test. It's like a sugary flavor, so he takes more healthy sips, but slowly because it's so hot.
The men looked at Bjorn and each of them took a cup. They all have that same expression when Bjorn took a sip.
"Oh, that is good. Hey brother," Harald "Finehair" called his brother, Halfdan.
Halfdan answered, "Yes?"
"I think I have died and went to Valhalla."
"Where I come from that's called Hot Chocolate, you know." Both Harald and Halfdan choked on their hot drink and spit it out. Her voiced had surprised them. All of the Vikings saw her who had appeared before them in a shadow background. Bjorn stride forward to see if this is her.
"I can't believe it," Bjorn walked closer to see her closer to see her clearly, "Freya."
Freya has white hair is cover on top and the rest is black underneath it. She looked like she hasn't age at all since the last time, he saw her. At her side is Old English Dog by her side, her name is Belle who silently huff-barked at them once. Before her dog could bark at them more, Freya asked her loyal friend to hush which she gotten the message. Her snake, Helios is around her neck and shoulders gently not too tight around her. Helios hissed gently as he recognized Bjorn scent that is similar to Ragnar's.
"It's nice see you again," Freya laughs in a gentle manner, "Little bear cub."
That's it. Thanks for being patient with me on this chapter. Hopefully, this was worth the wait. Give me comments and reviews for this chapter.