Korg was sitting with his cell mates in the circular prison talking to Miek who was squatting next to him. A strange oozing substance was coming out of Miek piling up on the ground under him.
"Is that some sort of protoplasm, all the stuff that's coming out of you? Or are they eggs? Looks like eggs." Korg commented casually. Suddenly his Obedience Disk powered down falling from his neck no longer glowing. Looking up he saw that the same was happening to the other prisoners as well. Korg stood up as Valkyrie appeared at the cell doors.
"I'm looking for Korg." Valkyrie called out.
"Who's asking? I know you're asking. Is anyone else asking, or is it just you?" Korg asked.
"The Lord of Thunder sends his best." Valkyrie tossed him a high-tech rifle.
"My revolution has begun..." Korg beamed.
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The main chambers of the Grandmaster was thrown into a panic as the revolt took root, spreading quickly throughout the city. Everyone was scrambling back and forward, the entire throne room was in chaos.
"Revolution? How did this happen?" Grandmaster spoke in a suppressed panic with Topaz who was now wearing her battle armor.
"Don't know. But the Arena's mainframe for the Obedience Disks have been deactivated and the slaves have armed themselves." Topaz answered bluntly.
"Oh! I don't like that word!" Grandmaster winced.
"Mainframe?" Topaz guessed in confusion.
"No. Why would I not like "mainframe?" No, the "S" word." Grandmaster explained.
"Sorry, the "prisoners with jobs" have armed themselves." Topaz corrected herself.
"Okay, that's better." Grandmaster nodded after a moment consideration as the whole space started moving.
The Grandmaster's chambers were actually the oversized cockpit of a huge control ship called The Statesman that could dock itself indefinitely within the palace. The Statesman has dislodged from the palace and was now flanked by six smaller Sakaarian peace-keeping ships, all headed towards the city where rioting could be heard.
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Thor, Loki, and Rhea made their way through the Grandmaster's fortress, trying and surprisingly succeeding in not drawing unwanted attention to themselves. They came to a complicated lock and Rhea stepped up to take care of it while her father and uncle kept watch.
"Hey, so listen, we should talk." Thor spoke up. Rhea slowed down, wanting to give them a chance to talk. She could have easily just used some techno-magic and had it cracked, but this was more important.
"I disagree. Open communication was never our family's forte." Loki replied uncomfortably.
"You have no idea. I've had quite the revelation since we spoke last." Thor sighed, wanting to say his piece.
"Rhea." Loki said, knowing she was procrastinating.
"Got it." Rhea said quickly as she opened door opened, revealing a bunch of guards. Thor and Loki hefted up two Sakaarian guns leveling them at the guards while Rhea stepped to the side then behind her uncle and father.
"Hello!" Thor greeted.
"Hi!" Loki grinned.
"Hey!" Rhea waved from behind before Thor and Loki blasted all the guards then moved to another door. Rhea nudged her dad in the side nodding over to her Uncle with a stern look causing Loki to sigh, mumbling how much like her mother she was.
"And what would that be?" Loki asked as a guard tried to ambush him through the door. Rhea took him out using a pillar of green fire blasting him back into a wall.
"Thought you didn't want to talk about it?" Thor commented as they entered an elevator.
"You've peeked my interest." Loki replied taking his place on the other side of the elevator, Rhea standing between them.
"When we return to Asgard who's to say that there should only be one ruler." Thor said surprising Loki. "I think we should do it together brother."
"Do you truly think so much of me?" Loki asked, brows furrowed as he recalled all of his misdeeds. Thor paused, considering his brother and how far he had come, how far they had both come.
"Loki, I think the world of you. I know we are going to fight side by side forever. But, at the end of the day, you're you, I'm me...and what makes us different could be exactly what Asgard needs. So what do you say?" Thor asked hopefully.
"I would be honored." Loki smiled a bit and there was a moment of comfortable silence, Rhea beaming in happiness.
"Hey, let's do "Get Help."" Thor said suddenly causing Loki's smile to fall.
"What?" Loki frowned.
""Get Help."" Thor smiled.
"No." Loki replied.
"Come on, you love it." Thor was getting excited.
"I hate it." Loki shot back.
"What's "Get Help"?" Rhea asked looking from her uncle's grin to her fathers frown.
"You're going to love it. It's great. It works every time." Thor rubbed his hands together.
"It's humiliating." Loki argued.
"Do you have a better plan?" Thor countered.
"No." Loki admitted.
"We're doing it." Thor decided.
"We are not doing "Get Help."" Loki said sternly.
They elevator stopped at the Grandmasters space garage, a multi-tiered platformed area with dozens of cool spaceships. The elevator doors opened and Thor supporting Loki's weight stumbled out with Loki faking a fatal injury while Rhea stayed inside the elevator hiding off to the side.
"Get help! Please! My brother, he's dying." Thor called out desperately. A small group of Sakaarian guards turned toward Thor and Loki, one guard aiming his gun at them. "Get help! Help him!"
Thor picked up Loki and through him at the guards, knocking them down like bowling pins. Loki sprang back up to his feet adjusting her clothes as Thor stepped up.
"So...get help is throwing my dad at the bad guys…like a bowling ball." Rhea hummed as she sauntered out of the elevator.
"Classic." Thor smiled.
"I still hate it. It's humiliating." Loki grumbled.
"Not for me, it's not." Thor chuckled as they moved along the platforms. "Which one's the ship she told us to get?"
"The Commodore." Loki pointed to the brand new, solidly built, sleek star-ship.
"Great, let's go." Rhea rubbed her hands together and was about to move forward when Loki held her back.
"Actually Rhea, it'd be better if you stayed here." Loki said slowly.
"Wait, what?" Rhea eyed him, looking at Thor for support.
"Loki is right, it will be safer for you here." Thor agreed with Loki.
"Safer? With the megalomaniac running this place?" Rhea gestured with a sarcastic scoff.
"You and I both know you can easily avoid him and in a confrontation, take him out." Loki replied pulling her into a hug.
"Flattering, but no, I'm going with you." Rhea pulled back.
"I'm sorry." Loki said and suddenly Rhea's whole body was paralyzed, Loki catching her before she hit the ground. "It's ok, it's just a modified suppression disk. It won't hurt, but it won't let you up either." Rhea managed a glare at her father. "This is for the best, we'll come back for you once we have Asgard under control." He leaned down pressing a kiss to her forehead and leaving the fob on the ground out of her immediate reach. "I love you and just want you safe."
Rhea watched as her father and uncle quickly boarded the ship then took off. She was feeling the disk slowly, but surely let up as she used her magic to try and get it off. Unfortunately, it was not working fast enough for her liking. More than likely the others were already up the aunus and out the other end. The doors to the garage opened and Rhea managed to turn her neck slightly to see Korg and Miek enter, leading a group of gladiator rebels. Korg looked around and then pointed to the Supercruiser.
"There she is. Our ticket out of here." Korg stepped forward, but saw something on the ground before him. "Hey, what's this?"
He picked up the obedience disk fob on the ground then noticed Rhea, twitching on the ground having barely made any progress towards the fob. Rhea locked eyes with Korg, a desperate plea. Korg looked at Rhea, then at the fob, then back to Rhea. Rhea gave Korg a maniacal, pleading look. Korg finally gets it and deactivated the obedience disk. Rhea went slack taking a few deep breaths to gather herself and making a swift plan.
"Thank you." Rhea said as she stood up dusting herself off and pulling the disk from her back, flinging it off the platform.
"Hey man, we're about to jump on that ginormous spaceship. You wanna come?" Korg asked brightly.
"You do seem like you're in desperate need of leadership." Rhea commented as she had a good idea on how she was going to get back to Asgard and her family.
"Why thank you." Korg smiled.
"Gather everyone who wishes to come and tell them there is a great reward for those who will fight with me." Rhea stood straight; chin tilted up.
"And what reward would that be?" Korg asked eyed the woman who was clearly taking charge of the situation.
"Freedom and a new home." Rhea answered before turning on her heel and walking to the ship. Korg and the other gladiators quickly followed her, many more joining when the word got out. Finding the controls she placed her hand on them and taking a deep breath sent a surge of her magic into them. Once under her control she took to the captain's chair before a large window. With a wave of her hand the engines erupted to life and as soon as everyone was on board they were off. Korg and Meek came to stand with her watching as she manipulated the controls veering the ship toward the Devils Anus.
"Going through the big one?" Korg asked.
"Yep." Rhea nodded. Meek spoke up. "Oh I'm sure it won't be that bad."
"It's called the Devil's Anus." Korg pointed out as they closed in.
"That's just a name." Rhea reassured him as the ship started to shake. Meek once again chittered out a sentence as they passed into the wormhole. "The shaking? I'm sure it's normal." Rhea gripped the arm rests as the affects started to take hold and became increasingly violent. "You guys may want to hold onto something."