Chapter 4: New Realm and New Dangers

Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. This one was a bit of a challenge to write but I think this turned out right. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.

It was early in the morning as a girl with long blonde hair in two braids was making her way to school. This was Elyon Brown.

As she turned a corner and walked past an alley, she heard a crashing noise making her jump. Looking down the alley she saw Neo breathing heavily as he picked up a garbage can and threw it before dropping to his knees sobbing.

"Uh hey are you okay?" Elyon asks getting Neo's attention. "Sorry stupid question, but you looked like you needed someone to talk to." Neo was about to reach for his sword but stops as Elyon sits down next to him.

"Why are you so concerned about my wellbeing?" Neo asks.

"Do I need a reason to help someone who clearly needs it?" Elyon asks.

"I don't know if you can help me, my dad and I got into a fight and I ran off." Neo said.

"You ran away from your family?" Elyon asks surprised.

"Not exactly. I found out I was adopted." Neo frowns before crying softly.

Frowning Elyon reaches over and grabs his shoulder.

"Look I know it must be painful to realize this but I bet deep down your dad is worried sick about you. Maybe if the two of you sat down and talked it over you could fix this." Elyon suggests.

"I don't even know if he cares that I'm gone." Neo said.

"Of course he cares, he may not have been your real father but he took you in and raised you as his own. If that's not love I don't know what is." Elyon said causing Neo to wipe the tears from his eyes.

"What is your name?" Neo asks.

"I'm Elyon what's yours?"

"My name is Neo and I shall never forget your kindness." Neo said when suddenly his stomach started to growl causing Elyon to giggle. Reaching into her backpack she pulls out an apple and hands it to him.

"Here you need this more than I do." Elyon said before walking off.

Smiling Neo took a bite of the apple and looked at his sword remembering the day Thor had given it to him. The smile on his face and the pride he felt knowing how much his father had believed in him. "I have to make things right." Neo said getting up.

A few streets over Jane was sitting in her ambulance looking for any signs of where Thor and Neo might have went.

"I doubt two people in their condition could have gotten far, but when did they even leave? Ugh I'm gonna have to search all of Heatherfield for those two." Jane said as she backed up only to back up into Thor as he walked by knocking him to the ground. "Oh my god!"

Running out she saw Thor was laying on the ground in pain. "I swear I did not do that on purpose!" Jane said running out to him. "Wait, where's the kid that was with you last night?"

"Please, I need to find my son." Thor groans.

"He's missing? Alright get in I'll help you search for him." Jane said as they climbed into the ambulance.


In Asgard, at the training grounds, Johan had arrived to see Astrid, Heather and Rayla sitting down feeling horrible.

"What troubles you my students?" Johan asks.

"We're worried about Neo." Rayla said.

"We wish we could go after him and bring him home. His father may have been banished but he's not." Astrid said.

"It would be cruel to separate a father from his child." Johan explains.

"Then we should go to Lady Sif and the Allfather to figure out a way to fix this." Heather suggests.

"You three really stand by Neo, that shows you've been paying attention to my lessons…come with me." Johan said walking away.

"Looking at each other the three of them pick themselves up and follow Johan.

"Where are we going?" Heather asks.

"To speak with Odin." Johan said causing them to smile.


At Heatherfield Academy, Will was sitting down with four other girls. One had tan skin and brown hair, one had brown skin, blue hair and glasses, one had long blonde hair and the last had long black hair in a ponytail. These were Irma Lair, Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale and Hay Lin.

"That poor boy. I wonder who he was?" Will asks.

"I wonder what that thing did to him?" Hay Lin asks.

"It's what it could've done to us that worries me. I mean that's what we're supposed to fight with our so-called powers?" Taranee asks.

"I'm sorry but I am far to pretty to end up as snake poop." Cornelia said causing everyone to giggle.

"So, Will what's this about hitting to people last night?" Irma asks.

"It was the craziest thing my mom and I were driving home when a bright light engulfed the sky and the next thing, we know we hit this homeless guy and his son." Will said causing them to cringe.

"Are they okay?" Hay Lin asks.

"I don't know when we woke up this morning they were gone, but nothing was stolen." Will said.

"That's a plus, at least they weren't thieves." Cornelia said.

"Jane's right now out looking form them in her car they might need more medical attention, but I'm worried about them." Will said when the bell rang signaling lunch was over.

Throwing their leftovers away the girls made their way back inside.

"It's class picture day tomorrow, do you guys dress up for it?" Will asks to which they all deny.

"Cornelia started shopping for it in kindergarten." Irma said.

"I wonder where that boy is now?" Hay Lin asks.


Meanwhile in the world in Meridian, a teenage boy was being led to the dungeons he had medium length brown hair and a yellow trench coat, this was Caleb, leader of the rebellion.

As they neared the cells Caleb tried to escape, but the guards overwhelmed him and lowered him down into a deep pit cell.

"Let's see how eternity suits you in there, traitor." Vathek said shoving a key into a piece of bread when no one was looking and dropping it into the pit.

Caleb was about to reach for the bread when another small hand reached for it causing Caleb's eyes to widen as he throws a small green creature across the cell.

"Blunk no steal, trade. Rat for bread, good deal yes?" Blunk offers grossing Caleb out.

"You're that smuggler." Caleb recalls.

"Businessman." Blunk corrects.

"I didn't fight this long for freedom to perish in a hole with a talking pickle. I saw the new Guardians; it looks like a long way to get rescued. I'll have to get out of here myself." Caleb said climbing the walls.

"Too high, never make it." Blunk said.

"Have you even tried?" Caleb asks before falling.

"3700 hundred times." Blunk said before biting down on the bread and spitting out the key much to Caleb's delight.

"Keep the bread I don't plan on still being here for dinner." Caleb said undoing his chains.

In the throne room, Vathek was standing next to a man with blonde hair in robes, this was Cedric and looking down at both of them was Prince Phobos, ruler of Meridian.

"Prince Phobos, we've located another portal." Cedric said.

"Use it to bring me this girl." Phobos said conjuring a picture of Will.


Back in Heatherfield, the girls were walking along the sidewalk.

"So when do we go back? Tonight?" Hay Lin asks excited.

"Whoa slow down tinkerbell, we can rescue this rebel leader guy after picture day." Cornelia said.

"Call me a wimp, but in the school yearbook I'd like to still have a face." Taranee said.

"Forget picture day. I don't care what I look like I care about who I am. Let's go kick some Meridian butt! Maybe they'll be some cute medieval boys like the one that snake guy took." Irma said.

"I don't know how much good we'll be spraying him with water or covering him with garbage. Let's do some practice tomorrow, Taranee don't you go this way?" Will asks as she saw Irma, Hay Lin, Taranee and Cornelia walking away.

"My dad's cooking tonight, I'm going to Irma's." Taranee said as the four of them walked off living Will all alone causing her to frown.

As she was about to walk away she ended up bumping into someone. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't—" She stops when she sees it was Neo she bumped into. "Hey it's you."

"Do I know you?" Neo asks.

"Yeah my mom hit you with her car we took you back to our place." Will said.

"Oh, so you're the one who healed me and my father." Neo said.

"Yeah again sorry about that. But why did you guys run off? We were worried about you guys?" Will asks.

"It's complicated…I need to find my father so we can make peace. This place is too big. Where do you sell horses around here?" Neo asks causing Will to raise her eyebrow.

"Uh I don't think anyone sells horses here in Heatherfield, just pets like dogs and cats." Will said.

"Then where can I find one big enough to ride?" Neo asks when suddenly a portal opens up near them causing them both gasp as Will's backpack and Neo's sword fall to the ground.


The next morning on the way to school Taranee notices the two items and gasps.

"This is Will's." Taranee said opening it to see the Heart of Kandrakar was still in it. "But where did this come from?" She asks looking at the sword.

"You there!" Turning around she saw Thor running out of the ambulance towards Taranee.

"Uh can I help you sir?" Taranee asks nervously as Thor grabs the sword.

"This belongs to my son. Where did you find it?" Thor asks.

"Uh right here on the ground. I think someone took your son and our friend." Taranee said.

"Then we must go to recuse them." Thor said.

"Wait, let me get some help and then we'll go." Taranee said running to Heatherfield Academy.

Holding Neo's sword in his hand Thor recalls the day he gave Neo the weapon.

Flashback:

A young Neo was holding a wooden hammer that resembled Mjolnir and was swinging it around like his father did when Thor walked in.

"Neo, what are you doing?" Thor asks amused.

"Practicing for the day I get Mjolnir." Neo said.

"Oh really? You think you're worthy enough to wield my hammer." Thor asks putting it down in front of him.

Grinning Neo walks over and tries pulling on the handle but the hammer refuses to budge causing Thor to chuckle.

"Sorry son, but it appears you're not yet worthy to wield it." Thor smiles.

"Someday I will." Neo said letting go.

"Well here's something that might get you started because before I learned to wield a hammer, I wielded a sword." Thor said reaching behind his back to pull out a sword causing Neo to look at it in awe.

"Is this…mine?" Neo asks.

"Of course, it is. I can't have a member of the House of Odin walk around defenseless." Thor said holding it out. "But remember Neo, this sword is yours, take good care of it."

"I will." Neo nods taking the sword.

"Now let's practice how to wield it." Thor said grabbing another sword and training his son through the motions.

Flashback End:

Thor sighs at the memory when he sees the 4 girls run in his direction.

"Alright Mister uh…what's your name?" Taranee asks.

"Thor, Son of Odin and if we are done with introductions, I'd like to get to finding them."

"Right, uh this might sound weird, but this crystal knows where they are." Hay Lin said holding up the Heart.

Turning around Thor looks to Jane who was standing near her ambulance. "I thank you for your assistance the other day but from here I must go alone." Thor said walking up to her.

"I better go back to work. I need to clock in. You'll let me know if your son is okay?" Jane asks.

"You have my word." Thor said kissing her hand causing Jane to blush before he and the girls ran off leaving Jane speechless.


Soon they were walking into a dark cellar with only the faintest light and bugs everywhere.

"You know I think I liked it better when I couldn't see." Taranee said when Cornelia leans in.

"Hey should we have really brought this man with us? I mean we're supposed to keep this a secret." Cornelia whispers.

"His son was captured cut the guy some slack. Besides, he definitely looks like he can fight." Irma said looking at Thor.

Turning a corner Thor stops in his tracks as they see a blue portal.

"By Odin's beard." Thor said in awe.

"Will's on the other side of that?" Irma asks.

"This is crazy without Will we have no powers how are we supposed to handle whatever is on the other side of that?" Cornelia asks.

"Easy." Thor said getting their attention. "You leave it to me and stay out of my way."

"Fine but no way am I going first." Cornelia said as Thor rolls his eyes and jumps in first with Hay Lin and Taranee right behind him. "If I'm last, I'll just chicken out."

"Then I'll go last." Irma said.

"Then you need to do something for me, push me." Cornelia said.

"My pleasure." Irma smiles.

In the castle dungeon, Caleb and Blunk were trying to escape.

"I'm gonna have to trust you." Caleb groans.

"Yes, trust Blunk."

"Put your foot here and jump as high as you can. I'm gonna throw you and when you get to the top grab a rope and lower it down." Caleb said.

"Yes, great plan." Blunk said.

"No, terrible plan but even if you betray me at least it will smell a lot better here." Caleb said throwing Blunk up in the air, but he slips on the wall and lands on the ground in pain. "Sorry, let's try again."

But before he could throw Blunk up again another cage was lowered down.

"Alright Guardian of the Veil, you and your bodyguard get to stay with the rebel leader." Vathek said as they dropped Will and Neo into the pit with Will landing in Caleb's hand and Neo landing on Blunk crushing him.

"You're the kid from yesterday." Will said surprised.

"You're not one of the Guardians I saw. Where's your older sister?" Caleb asks.

"Wait you're the Rebel Leader? What are you rebelling against?" Will mocks.

"Hey I'm 15, and who the heck is that, your boyfriend?" Caleb asks pointing at Neo.

"What?! No!" Will snaps as Neo rolls off Blunk.

"Gee thanks. You okay?" Neo asks turning to Blunk before realizing what Blunk was and backs up. "Whoa!"

"Relax he's harmless. Anyway activate the crystal and fly us out of here." Caleb said.

"I didn't exactly bring it." Will admits.

"You didn't bring it?" Caleb groans dropping her.

"Ugh if only I hadn't left my armor at your house." Neo groans. "How are we supposed to get out?"

"Simple, you stand on my shoulders, she stands on yours and Blunk stands on hers." Caleb said.

"Not until that thing has had a 9-month bath!" Will said.

"Ugh girls. I need a rope or some kind of weapon and instead I get a redhead with attitude." Caleb whines.

"Hey I'm a Guardian of the Veil buddy. You're just some guy at the bottom of a hole." Will said.

'Guardian of the Veil? I've never heard of that title before.' Neo thought looking at Will.

Outside the castle, they arrive at the moat separating them from the castle when Hay Lin notices a shadow in the pool.

"Aw fishy." She said when a large fish monster burst out of the water making the girls panic before Thor pulls Hay Lin out of the way and punches the fish in the face knocking it back into the water.

"Okay that was cool." Irma said glad they brought him along.

"Thanks a lot." Hay Lin said.

"It's too risky to swim across we'll need to find another way in." Thor said.

"I might have an idea." Cornelia said causing everyone to look at her. "Don't be so surprised." Holding out her hand to a tower she uses her magic to pull a vine in towards them surprising Thor.

"Interesting, are all you girls gifted in the skills of Magic?" Thor asks.

"Ehh something like that." Irma said as they all grabbed onto the vine and swung across, but little did they know a monster had spotted them enter.

In the Throne room, Phobos stands up in shock. "The Heart, the other guardians are here, but what is this other presence I sense?"

"Leave it to me Lord Phobos." Cedric said as he transformed into a large snake monster. "It's dinnertime." He hisses.

Down in the dungeons, they followed the Heart towards the pits. "Will!" Hay Lin calls out.

"Neo!" Thor yells causing both of them to smile.

"Hay Lin we're down here!" Will calls out.

"Get us out of here!" Neo calls out.

"Catch!" Hay Lin said tossing the Heart down to her.

"Guardians Unite!" Will said as a bright pink light engulfed the girls changing their clothes to blue and pink and giving them fairy wings.

"Whoa." Thor and Neo said speechless.

"Taranee, a little light." Irma said as Taranee created a little fireball but drops it down the pit.

"Oops."

"You three wait here." Will said as she flew up dodging the fireball as it crashed to the ground almost burning Caleb, Blunk and Neo.

"This is a rescue? I think I was better off a prisoner." Caleb said.

"Yeah and you know what's not going to fix this? All your complaining." Neo said as Will reached the top.

"You came for me; you really are my friends." Will smiles.

"Well of course we are." Cornelia said.

"Uh girls, we got company." Thor said pointing to multiple guards making their way down the stairs.

"Right, Cornelia, Tarnee block the stairs, Hay Lin find us an exit. Irma there are two people down their and the Rebel Leader is one of them but they're too heavy to carry out." Will said.

"No need to worry. Water!" Irma said flooding the pit causing Neo, Blunk and Caleb to rise to the top.

As they fought off the guards Thor reached down and grabbed Neo's hand pulling him out.

"F-Father?" Neo said surprised.

"Neo." Thor smiles happy to see his son again.

There was an uncomfortable silence between the two of them after what happened recently.

"I uh found your sword." Thor said handing it back to him.

"Thanks." Neo said strapping it his side.

"There's a like a hundred tunnels here, this place is like a maze." Hay Lin said.

"Does anyone know a way out of this castle?" Thor asks looking around.

"Blunk does, follow me." Blunk said leading them all out of the room with the guards chasing after them. Thinking quickly Thor and Neo grab to ends of a sliding door and slide them together blocking the path behind them.

"Earth!" Cornelia said creating a large root sealing the doors.

"Tunnel, yes under moat." Blunk said leading them to a blocked tunnel. "Bars! No!" Blunk said when they heard a loud roar.

"Stay back!" Taranee said trying to melt the bars.

"That's what you get for trusting a smuggler." Caleb said.

"Trader." Blunk corrects.

"If only I had Mjolnir we could break out with ease." Thor said.

"What's Mugh mugh?" Hay Lin asks.

Drawing his sword Neo slashes the bars in half allowing them to crawl through.

Running back to the portal when a large rock monster appears out of the water standing in between them and the portal.

"You're big. Fought bigger." Thor smirks looking at the monster.

"Speak for yourself." Neo said.

"Just keep moving and strike when I say so." Thor said as they charged at the monster.

As the girls flew at it the monster tried swatting them away, but they were too fast for him running towards it Thor jumps up and punches it in the face knocking it back.

Not wanting to be shown up Neo slashes the monster making it step backwards.

"Water!" Irma said as she blasted the monster with a bullet of water.

Taking a deep breath Hay Lin blew a powerful gust of wind blowing the monster away from the portal.

"Earth!" Cornelia said as she created a giant ball of mud and drops it onto the monster.

"Fire!" Releasing a fireball Taranee throws it causing the mud to harden and trap the monster where it stood.

All of them smile at what they thought was a victory until the mud started to crack.

"Now would be the time to run." Neo cringes.

"Agreed." Thor said as they all made their way to the portal and jumped through it.

As Irma was the last to exit the monster reached its arm through the portal and grabbed her.

"No! Will!" Irma screamed.

Acting on instinct Neo stabbed his sword through the monster's arm causing it to loosen its grip on Irma as Will took out her crystal and closed the portal causing Irma to fall into Neo's arms.

"Hi there, are you alright?" Neo asks causing her to blush.

"Uh yeah." Irma nods.

Using the crystal Will turns them back to their normal human forms.

"Can you believe what we just did?" Cornelia asks.

"That was so unreal. Talk about teamwork." Irma smiles.

Will turns to Thor and Neo. "Thanks for all your help, is there any way we can repay you?"

"Well this mortal form needs nourishment." Thor said.

"Pardon?" Cornelia raises an eyebrow.

"He wants food." Taranee clarified.

"I can arrange that." Hay Lin said when Blunk jumps onto the walls and starts crawling away.

"What dangers are in this place?" Caleb asks.

"Well, there's the cafeteria food." Taranee said.


In Asgard, Johan, his students and Lady Sif and the Warrior's Three approached Odin's throne.

"Allfather we must speak with you." Sif said but what they saw wasn't Odin but Loki sitting on the throne.

"My friends." Loki smiles.

"Where's Odin?" Johan asks.

"Father has fallen into the Odin Sleep. Mother fears he will never wake again." Loki said.

"Then we will speak with her." Sif said.

"She has refused to leave my father's bedside, you can bring your urgent matters to me, your king." Loki said standing up.

Seeing they had no choice they kneeled in front of Loki.

"My King, we would ask that you end Thor's banishment." Sif requests.

"And aid in the return of Neo." Johan said causing Loki to smirk.

"My first command cannot be to undo the Allfather's last. We are on the brink of war. Our people need a sense of continuity in order to feel safe all of us must stand together in these most difficult times." Loki said.

"Your majesty if I may beg the indulgence Neo has not—" Rayla started.

"We're done." Loki stops her. "Neo made his choice just like his father."

Standing up all of them walk out of the throne room, but Sif looks back at Loki sitting on the throne and knew something had to be done.


At the Silver Dragon rain was pouring down while Neo and Thor were chowing down while the girls were telling Yan Lin about the mission.

"The main thing is the bad guy didn't get Will or Neo." Irma said.

"Oh the bad guy did not want those two, he wanted her power but I fear he wants another." Yan Lin said pouring Thor some coffee who takes a sip.

"This drink I like it." Thor said.

"Yeah grandma makes the best coffee." Hay Lin agrees.

"Another!" Thor said smashing the cup on the ground.

"Whoa! Hey pal there was no need for that." Irma said.

"What? I said I wanted another." Thor said.

"You could've just asked for another." Irma said.

"I believe I just did." Thor said.

"Well no more smashing, please." Hay Lin said.

"You have my word." Thor said.

"Anyway who are you two and what do you two know about Meridain?" Caleb asks.

"We're not from that creepy place." Neo said taking a big bite.

"I'm just here to find something that's mine and then leave." Thor said getting Yan Lin's attention.

"Follow me." Yan Lin said leading them out the back where they saw something covered by a tarp. "This showed up a few days ago and it was right then that I knew what was going on and where you two were from."

"Where?" Taranee asks.

"Asgard." Yan Lin said undoing the tarp to reveal Mjolnir surprising Neo and Thor. "If my hunch is true you should be able to lift that hammer."

"And indeed it is. I shall prove it to you." Thor said walking up to his hammer and grins seeing his ticket home, but when he pulled the hammer the refused to budge causing Thor to groan as he struggles to pull it only to fail.

"Well this is just sad." Cornelia said as everyone went back inside, everyone except Neo who could do nothing but watch his father fail to pull his weapon.

Hours passed and Thor still couldn't pull it, dropping to his knees Thor sobbed as reality hit him that he wouldn't pull the hammer.

As Neo sat on the steps Yan Lin walked out and placed a blanket around him. "Here, you better stay warm."

"Thank you, for everything." Neo said.

"He doesn't look well. You should talk to him." Yan Lin said.

"But what would I say?" Neo asks.

"Don't think about it, just be there for him." Yan Lin said.

Standing up Neo walks up to Thor and places the blanket around him getting his attention.

"I'm sorry dad." Neo said.

"No, I'm sorry. I'm not worthy to wield it and I'm not worthy to even be your father." Thor said standing up to look his son in the eyes. "Neo, I'm banished from home, I have no hammer, no powers and I have no idea how to get them back. The only thing I have left in my life that can give me the slightest bit of comfort and love is you."

"But how come you didn't tell me I was adopted?" Neo asks.

"Because the truth is when I found you that day and held you in my arms, I couldn't have loved you anymore." Thor admits.

Tears running down Neo's eyes he and his father make up as they hug each other before walking back inside.