Chapter 7: A Service to the Community

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In Asgard, Sif, Fandrall, Hogun, Volstagg and Johan were sitting around the room.

"Our friends our banished, Loki on the throne, Asgard on the brink of war yet you've managed to consume 4 wild boars, 6 pheasant, a side of beef and two casks of ale. Shame on you, don't you care!" Fandrall asks whacking the plate out of Volstagg's hands.

"Do not mistake my appetite for apathy!" Volstagg snaps.

"Stop it! Both of you!" Sif said.

"We all know what we have to do. We have to find Thor and Neo." Johan said.

"It is treason." Hogun said.

"Forget treason, it's suicide." Fandrall said.

"Thor would do the same for us." Sif said.

"Ssh. Heimdall might be watching." Volstagg said when the door opened to reveal Astrid, Heather and Rayla.

"Heimdall demands your presence." Rayla said.

"We're doomed." Volstagg said.


In Meidian, Cedric and Prince Phobos were looking out on the balcony.

"The list you found will help us with the search greatly said." Phobos said.

"Strange that it's so hard to find one young girl." Cedric said.

"Not at all. She's inherited qualities that even she's unaware. If I am to steal her powers her ignorance plays to my advantage. They won't have told my sister anything. Her protection is now my opportunity. Cedric, I have a mission for which you will need to pass as human." Phobos said causing Cedric to smirk.


At school, all the students were gathered in the auditorium for a special announcement.

"Students, our newest history teacher, Prof. Dean Collins." The principal said introducing a man with short brown hair and a mustache.

"Thank you, good morning. I've been told Scheffield prides itself on sharpening young minds and developing your sense of community. That's why this year we are gonna hold Community Service Day a month early." He said shocking everyone.

"A month early?" Cornelia gasps.

"A month early?" Irma gasps.

"A month early?" Uriah asks with a mouth full of gum.

Neo and Will look around confused by everyone's reaction.

"I was impressed to hear you love Community Service Day so much you rush to school early on signup day." Prof. Collins said.

Once it was over they walked out enraged.

"Of course we come early! Oh man I hate Community Service Day. I'm gonna spend all night in the parking lot with a pen in my hand." Elyon groans.

"Maybe I'll spend the night in my locker." Taranee said.

"Uh someone mind telling me what is going on?" Neo asks.

"Yeah, what is Community Service Day?" Will asks as they walked to a board.

"Okay tomorrow morning, there's gonna be a list on this board. 400 jobs for 400 kids." Irma explains.

"Out of all of them maybe 10 might not be so bad." Cornelia said.

"And the last kids to signup get the most gagarrific jobs." Hay Lin said.

"But isn't Community Service just about helping people in need?" Neo asks.

"Yeah, they can't be that bad." Will said.

"Oh no, try Monkey Bar scrapper at the zoo." Cornelia said.

"Okay you had it easy. I was a Sewer Ladder Repainter." Irma said.

"Got it, get here early." Will said.


That night at Will's house, Susan was staring at some flowers with a happy look in her eyes.

"Uh Mom did you get phone call while you were making this soup?" Will asks.

"How'd you know?" Susan asks as Will pulls Susan's phone out of her bowl of soup. "Uh Will how would you feel if I started dating again?"

"If you meet a nice guy, I wouldn't serve him any homecooked meals right away." Will said.


At the Silver Dragon, Neo was sitting outside with Thor and Yan Lin looking at Mjlonir.

"They get away with that? They make this Community Service Day sound like slavery." Thor raises an eyebrow.

"Oh you have no idea your majesty. Lots of crazy things happen here." Yan Lin said.

"I remember back in Asgard, Community Service was just honoring the old and the injured who fought in the past." Neo said.

"Trust me this battle will be like nothing you've ever fought before." Yan Lin said.

"Maybe you should bring your sword with you to this battle." Thor jokes before getting up and walking inside.

As Neo turns to Yan Lin, he saw her walk up to Mjolnir and examine it.

"What are you doing?" Neo asks walking over.

"It has an oath on it." Yan Lin said surprising Neo.

"How did you know?" Neo asks.

"But only to those who are worthy can lift it. Almost makes you wonder." Yan Lin said before walking inside.

Neo looks to her and then to the hammer. Walking up to it he tries to lift it, but little did he know the hammer moved maybe an inch.

Inside Yan Lin saw it from the window and her eyes widen thinking he was going to pull it but then the hammer refused to budge.

"Hmm not yet." She said.


At Cornelia's house, Cornelia was setting her alarm clock when her little sister Lilian walks in.

"Mom says you have to play Wobbly, Wobbly Walrus with me." She said.

"Beat it shrimp. I'm going to bed early and if you do anything to ruin my sleep I will personally drop kick you into the Wolf Pit at the zoo." Cornelia threatens.

"You're mean!" Lillian said.

"I'm not mean, wolves are mean. Go!" Cornelia said turning off the lights and going to bed.

A few hours later, Cornelia was sound asleep when Lillian opened the door and snuck in and turned off her before walking out with an evil grin on her face.


The next morning everyone ran to school and the battle for signups was gruesome. Crawling away from the board, Neo picks himself up to see Hay Lin offer him a hand and pull him up.

"So what you guys get?" Hay Lin asks looking at Irma and Taranee.

"Sealing envelopes at City Hall. Easy streak." Taranee said.

"Will and I are painting over graffiti. Martin got dumpster scrubbing. What you get Neo?" Hay Lin asks.

"I'm assisting the elderly at some home." Neo said causing them to cringe.

"Oh man that means you'll be listening to lots of long stories." Irma said.

"I don't mind, my grandpa used to tell me hundreds of stories when I was little. I loved listening to them." Neo said.

"Then you my friend have a lot more patience than I do." Irma said when Elyon walked over.

"Have any of you seen Cornelia?" She asks.

At Cornelia's house she woke up to see it was nearly 9 o'clock. In the kitchen, Lilian and her mom heard Cornelia scream as she ran out in her pajamas.

"Mom, can I have Cornelia's pancakes? I don't think she'll have time to eat." Lilian smirks as Cornelia ran past her.

"If I were you I'd register with the Federal Sister protection program!" Cornelia yells before racing out.

"Gee I wonder what's left on the Community Service board?" Lilian asks.

At Lilian's elementary school, Cornelia had ended up as a teacher's aid, but that just meant the students could mess with her and she couldn't do anything about it.

"Still better than last year." Cornelia sighs.

At City Hall, Irma and Taranee were licking enveloped to the point it was hard to talk. Unfortunately for them they didn't realize that there were sponge tongues available for use.

On the outskirts of town, Will and Hay Lin were painting over ruined houses, but when Will saw some strange writing on the wall she ended up collapsing.


Back at the Silver Dragon, Caleb and Yan Lin were standing around Will as Hay Lin explained everything.

"And then will saw this writing and bam she went down like a sack of potatoes." Hay Lin said as Will started to wake up.

"What did this writing look like?" Yan Lin asks.

"I copied it." Hay Lin said showing he had drawn the letters on her arm.

"These letters are not from this world." Yan Lin said examining them.

"I've seen this writing in the castle, but I can't make it out." Caleb said as Irma and Taranee made their way down.

"Where is she?" Irma asks in a weird tone.

"I'm fine, what's wrong with your voice?" Will asks.

"We've been licking envelopes." Taranee said tired.

"Aren't you supposed to use those Sponge tongues?" Hay Lin asks causing both of them to look at each other wondering how everyone but them seemed to know about this.

"I know who can translate this, but we have to visit the Infinite City." Caleb said.


At the spot where Will and Hay Lin found the message, Cornelia had joined up with them.

"It was right here." Hay Lin points revealing the message was gone.

"What's that on your cheek?" Taranee asks.

"The big dipper, don't ask." Cornelia said wiping her face.

"The portal must be close by." Will said taking out the map and examining it to reveal one was hidden in the tunnel nearby.

"Guardians Unite!" Will said as the 5 girls transformed and made their way into the tunnel and finding the portal.

"Whoa do you know what David Copperfield would pay for this?" Irma asks.

"Something's coming through." Will said as a shadow made its way towards them.

"Water!"

"Fire!"

"Air!"

"Earth!"

But instead of an enemy Blunk just came falling out. "Dragon Nostrils? Good deal." Blunk offers.

"Dragon Nostrils?" Cornelia asks as Blunk opens his sack to reveal tons of smoke.

"Make good hats. Once it stops smoking." Blunk said.

"Ew." They all said before walking through the portal and arriving in Meridian.

Following Caleb, the Guardians end up walking through what was basically a junkyard.

"I think we found Blunk's vacation home." Irma said.

"In here." Caleb said gesturing to a turned over wagon.

"Uh in where?" Taranee asks as Caleb kicks the wagon revealing a hidden door.

Making their way down they entered the Infinite City which was filled with green pillars holding everything up.

"No one knows who built the Infinite City, in 4000 years nobody has found an end to it in any direction." Caleb said as he touched a symbol revealing a small hidden staircase.

"Really? More stairs? Don't you guys have some kind of stone escalator?" Cornelia asks.

"Girls." Caleb rolls his eyes as they made their way down to a room with a waterfall in it. "Ancient one, we need your help."

"Ah, you are the Guardians of the Veil." It said.

"Yes sir, uh yes ma'am." Will nods as the figure emerged to reveal it was a woman with pale white skin.

"And the message?" She asks as Hay Lin walks forward. "Ah the writing of the Beasts."

"What does it say?" Hay Lin asks as the Ancient one raises her hand and a translation appears on Hay Lin's other arm. "You are still undetected. Continue your search for the girl." She read.

"The beast is in your town in human form. It will try to get close to you guardians and will do whatever it can to keep its cover safe." She said as the girl's eyes widen in horror.

"How can you tell them from humans?" Will asks.

"Touch a beast with the Heart of Kandrakar and its true form will be revealed." The Ancient one said before disappearing.


At a diner, the girls and Caleb were talking about who could be the beast.

"Girls what if the Beast has been with us the whole time as Thor and Neo?" Cornelia suggests.

"But those two have been helping us." Caleb said.

"Maybe that's their cover. Will how did you end up meeting them?" Taranee asks.

"There was a flash of light on a rainy day and my mom hit them with their car." Will explains.

"Sounds suspicious to me." Irma said.

"Think about it, he has his son enroll in school so he can get close to earth girls and then when they figure out who is the right girl they grab her." Cornelia said as Will looked at the bracelet Neo gave her.

"I-I don't know. It sounds weird." Will said.

"Oh yeah what about how weird they act trying to do the simplest earth customs. They're obviously not from here." Irma said.

"We should follow them." Hay Lin said.

"Girls please, let's think of another plan." Caleb said, but it was too late, they had already run out.

At the retirement home Neo was sitting down listen to the old folks tell long stories with a smile on his face. From down the hall Hay Lin was watching him.

After his day ended Neo waved goodbye to the seniors.

"Okay there is no way a normal person can handle listening to those stories." Hay Lin said.

"He clearly has some strong mental power to let him fight through all that." Irma said.

"Girls this is crazy, Neo has saved our lives he and his father fought to protect us." Caleb said.

"I know, they're really committed to their cover." Hay Lin said.


That night, Thor and Neo were out back taking out the garbage for the restaurant.

"So how was Community Service Day?" Thor asks.

"Honestly, not so bad. The elderly here had lots of war stories of their youth." Neo said.

"Just like mine and Father's stories." Thor chuckles when suddenly the girls flew down right in front of them. "Girls? What's going on? Is there trouble?"

"Nice try monsters!" Cornelia said.

"You didn't expect us to find out, did ya?" Irma asks as she blasted them both with water sending them flying backwards.

Caleb looks at this and facepalms.

"Have a seat." Cornelia said as she caused the ground to start shaking and rock them back and forth before Hay Lin creates a tornado sending them both spinning and slamming into the wall.

"Sorry guys." Will said holding up the Heart to them and a pink light engulfs Neo and Thor zapping them making them scream in pain.

Opening the door Yan Lin sees them attacking Thor and Neo causing her to gasp.

"Girls stop! What are you doing?!" She asks.

"Stand back grandma these two are agents of Phobos." Hay Lin said.

"What? No they're not!" Yan Lin said running to them. "Are you boys alright?"

"Why?" Neo groans softly before the girls realized their mistake.

"I think the phrase you're all looking for is you were right Caleb." Caleb said.

Inside Thor and Neo were drinking tea as Yan Lin put ice packs on them.

"So let me get this straight. You went to Meridian where an old woman said someone was trying to get in close with you girls and you immediately jumped to my son and me?" Thor asks.

"Kinda." Irma cringes.

"I tried to warn them, but it's like talking to firewood." Caleb said.

"If I had the strength I would give you girls a lesson in learning more about people before judging them." Neo groans.

"You girls really thought I would let an enemy of Phobos work in my restaurant?" Yan Lin glares.

"But grandma why are you being so nice to them, they clearly don't act like their from this world." Hay Lin said.

"Because they're not, there's more than one world out there besides Meridian." Yan Lin said surprising them.

"There is?" Will asks.

"We didn't know if we could tell you but Neo and I are indeed from another world." Thor said drawing a sketch of planets to which they all lean in. "Your world, is one of the 9 realms connected by the branches of Yggdrasill, the World's Tree."

"Wait a minute, that's Norse Mythology." Taranee recalls.

"Exactly and my father and I are from Asgard, the realm of the gods. Or at least we were." Neo said as they all leaned in interested.

"Tell us more." Will said.

"Okay, but first." Thor and Neo hit all the girls in the head.

"Ow! What was that for?" Cornelia groans.

"For thinking after all we've done that we were trying to kill you." Neo said before Thor went on to describe the 9 realms.

"We deserved that." Will groans rubbing her head.


At the Bifrost, all 8 warriors were standing in front of Heimdall.

"You would defy the commands of Loki, our king, break every oath you have taken as warriors and commit treason just to bring Thor and Neo back?" Heimdall asks.

"Yes." Sif declares.

"Good." Heimdall said.

"So you'll help us?" Johan asks.

"I am bound by our king, I cannot open the bridge to you." Heimdall said walking out of the room and winking at Astrid for this plan.

"Complicated fellow isn't her?" Fandrall asks.

"What do we do now?" Johan asks.

"You can help us work this thing." Turning around they saw Heather and Rayla pointing to Heimdall's sword still in the controls.

Johan paused before he realized what was going on and smiles. "I'm impressed my young warriors."

Back at the palace, Loki was looking off in the distance to see the Bifrost was opening.

Eyes narrowing he saw that he had to do something about the traitors and walks away.