Chapter 23: Parents Night

Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Sorry about the wait but I wanted to make this one as epic as possible and I think I nailed it. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.

We find ourselves in Meridian as Phobos enters the throne room to see Cedric and Loki inside.

"My lord where have you been?" Cedric asks.

"Gathering what I need." Phobos said bring the objects to a container. "Symbols of Elyon's body, mind and spirit." Pouring them in the objects formed to create a crown.

"The Three-Fold Ceremony is complete, My Lord. According to the Ancient Ways, her resistance to crossing will be lowered." Cedric said.

"But only for a while. You must now tell my sister who she really is: Princess of Meridian. Then bring her here." Phobos orders.

"I already have a plan in motion." Cedric said.

"After the coronation all her powers will be mine." Phobos grins.

"Assuming you can get past Neo." Loki said getting their attention. "He won't let you anywhere near her."

"Which is precisely why I found this." Phobos snaps his fingers and a large stomping noise echoed through the halls. "This beast somehow found his way though a stray portal and while he is considerably strong, he had a very vulnerable mind which allowed me to manipulate and control it."

Eyes widening Cedric and Loki see a large muscular shadow hang over them.

"I doubt even your Asgardians can stand up to him." Phobos smiles.

"Well…this just got interesting." Loki said as a loud roar echoed through the castle.


The next morning at the bookstore, Elyon was dusting the shelves when Cedric walked in.

"Almost time Elyon." Cedric said.

"But I don't want to go. Do I have to?" Elyon asks.

"School's important. For now." Cedric said as Elyon moved closer to his portal book. "Not that one!" He calls out stopping her. "It's old and fragile."

"You know, I used to love school. Now I like working here and talking to you. I can't talk to my parents. Sometimes I need to get away from them." Elyon admits.

"I know that feeling." Loki said appearing behind the corner startling her.

"Whoa, uh who are you?" Elyon asks.

"I'm your boss' boss." Loki said looking at Cedric who growls silently. "I just wanted to check a few things."

"Well uh thank you." Elyon said when Cornelia walked in.

"Hey, Elyon! Wanna walk to school together?" Cornelia calls out.

Popping her head out, Elyon walks to her.

"Called you last night. Your mom said you were with the other girls." Elyon points out.

"Oh uh…we had this close…you see…Will's frog was sick." Cornelia stutters.

"Her frog is a stuffed animal." Elyon points out.

"Wasn't so much an illness as a washing-machine accident." Cornelia said quickly.

"I have some stuff to do here." Elyon said walking to the back.

"Oh uh okay." Cornelia frowns walking out.

'She is a terrible liar.' Loki chuckles.

"Cornelia's supposed to be my best friend. Sometimes it seems like you're the only one who understands me." Elyon sighs looking at Cedric.

Across the street, Blunk was watching Elyon from inside a mailbox.


Later that day at school, Neo was in the main square looking at a board with Taranee as Irma, Hay Lin and Cornelia kicked a ball to each other.

"Parent's Night Tomorrow. Food! Art! Fun, fun, fun." Taranee said.

"What is this parent's night?" Neo asks confused.

"It's where kids have to bring their families to the school and show them around. So fun." Irma said sarcastically.

"I know! I can't wait to show them my history report and science project. Oh, and the inside of my locker." Hay Lin said.

"Mine'll spend the night pushing back my hair and saying, "Why do you want to hide that pretty face"? Could anything be less cool?" Cornelia whines.

"Try your mother bringing cookies with your name. Her pet name from when you were a baby." Irma whines.

"Does Smoopy pants fit on a cookie?" Hay Lin smirks.

"Droopy pants!" Irma corrects.

"Oh, that's much less humiliating." Hay Lin said.

"I didn't realize in this realm it's okay to be ashamed of your family showing how much they love you." Neo said when Will walks in.

"Neo your relatives are gods. How can you be embarrassed of that?" Will whines holding out a piece. "This on the other hand is a problem."

Taking it Cornelia examines the paper.

"You still dot your I's with smiley faces? That is so summer of 6th grade." Cornelia smirks.

"I'm talking about the C on math. I can shred it or eat it or something, but on Parent's Night when my mom talks to Mrs Rudolph, I'm grounded." Will said.

"But without you we can't transform." Taranee said when Neo noticed Elyon walking by.

"Hi Elyon." Neo waves.

"Elyon!" The girls said quickly turning to her.

"Hi Neo." Elyon said acknowledging him but ignoring the others. "Don't let me interrupt you."

As she walked away Cornelia turned to the others.

"We need to tell her!" Cornelia insists.

"We've discussed this Cornelia, we can't." Neo said.

"She'd freak, which is what Phobos needs to swoop in. Caleb, Blunk and the Asgardians have it under control." Will said.

"Plus when Tony's allies get here we'll have an extra set of eyes to keep an eye on things." Neo said.

"Students! Students!" Principal Knickerbocker calls out walking over carrying a box. "Well, local merchants have, once again, donated generously to our Parent's Day festivities. We got this darling assortment of paper cups from Cup City." She said placing it down.

"Nothing says party like Three Little Pigs cups." Irma said looking at it.

"And these family tree charts donated by a local bookstore, which I want you to fill out with your parents, attaching photos of your relatives." She said handing out the tree charts to them.

"I'd rather shave my head and wear clown shoes to the prom." Cornelia said making Neo snicker.

"Rayla would love that." Neo smirks.

"Wow this is gonna be…" Hay Lin stops seeing everyone look at her. "Only a little fun."

When Elyon got hers needless to say she was a little curious.


That night at her house, Elyon was talking with her parents. A man with messy blonde hair and a woman with long red hair. These were Miriadel and Alborn.

"Dad, Mr Hoffman has taught me so much about family histories and how important it is to know your roots. He especially wanted to see my family tree chart." Elyon said really eager.

"We did the best we could honey." Miriadel said holding it up.

"There's no photos here except ours. Where are the pictures of Roger, and Claudia, and Great Aunt Millicent? And how come none of these people have ever visited us?" Elyon asks.

"It's a small family. Your mother and I were both only children." Alborn said.

"There was a fire, I think, 50 years ago. Your Great Aunt Sylvia, she lost a lot of documents." Miriadel explains.

"And her car, and her phone? You know what? Never mind. I get it. I'm just not worth the bother!" Elyon said storming out much to her parents disappointment.

"Maybe it's time she knew." Miriadel sighs.

"Right, that we're not human and she's from another world?" Alborn asks.

"I hoped we'd never have to explain that we brought here to save her life." Miriadel frowns.

As lightning flashes we see brief monster like shadows where Elyon's parents were.


Meanwhile at the Silver Dragon, Neo was working on his family tree. On one side we see his mother Mala and his birth father, but on the other we see Thor and the Asgardian royal lineage lined up.

"Neo are you sure it's appropriate to show those relatives?" Mala asks as Thor walks in.

"Why? Neo should be proud of his family. Besides mine's the one he clearly went into detail with." Thor smirks gesturing all the way up to his Grandfather King Bor. "While your side is very small."

"Well excuse me for not grabbing precious family documents when I was fleeing my home from a murderer." Mala rolls her eyes.

"Come on you two let's not do this again." Neo said looking down at his family tree.

There was one square left that had him unsure…Loki's square.

Part of him wanted to put it on but he was so conflicted. Was Loki even family anymore?

Suddenly the door opens revealing Tony.

"Whoa it's raining cats and dogs out there." Tony said as two teens entered with him.

One was a boy with dark skin, black hair and a gray track suit the other was a teenage girl with red hair, a pink shirt with a black tie and black pants.

"Heya." The girl calls out when Hay Lin walks in.

"Oh Tony are these your friends?" Neo asks as they walked up.

"Yep, meet Rhodey and Pepper Potts." Tony smiles.

"It's James Rhodes but everyone calls me Rhodey." Rhodey smiles.

"Wow so you're a real demigod? Wait so…" Looking over Pepper notices Thor. "Whoa so you're the god of Thunder. Oh man I really see the resemblance. Definitely father and Son." Pepper said examining them both.

"Uh dad…does this seem familiar?" Neo asks.

"It does but I don't know why." Thor cringed.

"Hey so are you guys our new backup?" Hay Lin asks walking over.

"Oh hey you're one of those fairy girls." Pepper realized.

"Yep that's me." Hay Lin smiles.

"Oh man I love your outfits. You can't even see me in my suit of armor." Pepper said making Hay Lin gasp.

"You have in armor too? That is so cool." Hay Lin said as both girls squealed.

"Oh that's where." Thor points while Rhodey and Tony snicker.

"Well those two have really hit it off." Tony chuckles.

"That's because she's just as active as Pepper." Rhodey said before looking at Mala. "Ma'am." He nods in acknowledgement.

"A pleasure to meet you all. So Tony these allies of yours. I hope we can all work together." Mala said.

"Us too." Tony said.

"In the meantime I need to go check with Amora about something in Asgard." Thor said walking out.

"What's going on back home?" Neo asks.

"Nothing at the moment. I just need to check with father and mother." Thor said walking out.

Looking at the family tree, Neo slowly slides the picture of Loki up next to Thor.


The next day, the rain was still pouring down as we find ourselves at Parent's Night.

In the gymnasium all the families were looking at the family trees all were impressive…well almost all of them.

Looking at hers, all Elyon had was her and her parents.

"I think our family chart looks very nice." Miriadel said.

"Absolutely, less is more." Alborn said.

"Yeah, it's not crowded up with a bunch of family members." Elyon said walking away.

Nearby Will and her mom were with Principal Knickerbocker.

"I don't know what gave the bookstore owner this marvellous idea." She said gesturing to Cedric in the back of the room.

As Neo walked in with Mala he was on the lookout for Thor.

"He said he would be here? Any sign of him?" Neo asks.

Looking around Mala noticed Thor by the door but before she could say anything he gestured for her to be quiet.

"Uh I'm not sure." Mala said.

Slowly creeping up behind him, Neo's instincts kicked in and he swings a right hook only to be blocked by an umbrella.

"Nice to see your instincts are still sharp." Eyes widening Neo sees Odin wearing a white jacket, a salmon dress shirt under and black pants smiling at him.

"Grandpa?" Neo said as Thor walked in with Frigga wearing a nice dress and a white jacket over it. "Grandma?"

"Surprised?" Thor chuckles.

"What are you guys doing here?" Neo asks.

"We asked Amora to bring us here. We thought we should check-in and since it's Parent's Night we thought tonight was appropriate." Frigga said as Amora stepped out behind her.

"Wow I uh I don't know what to say." Neo said.

"How about thank you?" Amora smirks.

"Thank you Amora this means a lot." Neo smiles.

Nearby Elyon sees Neo with his whole family and couldn't help but feel jealous.

"I hate all this family talk." Elyon said.

"Why's that?" Cedric asks walking over.

"You're so into history and stuff, I was excited about showing you my chart. But my folks won't tell me anything. I mean look at Neo. His entire family showed up for him. They're so secretive and weird. It's like I don't even have a family." Elyon said.

Hearing this Cedric grinned.

"Elyon, I think it's time I showed you something."

From behind some bleachers, Astrid saw Cedric talking to Elyon.

"Hey who's that guy?" Astrid asks.

Slowly Caleb turns his head and gasps. He had seen him when he was captured by Phobos.

"It's him." Caleb said turning to Astrid. "Get your teammates and Neo!"


Leading Elyon to an empty hallway, Cedric turned to her.

"Those people have been lying to you." Cedric declares.

"Those people? What are you talking about?" Elyon asks as Loki comes out of hiding to watch the show.

"I did some research. City records. Everyone born in Heatherfield 12 years ago on March 13th." Cedric said taking out some documents.

"My birthday. So?" Elyon asks as Cedric gives them to her to look at. "I'm not on here! But I know I was born on that day."

"Oh you are but not here." Cedric said.

"What are you saying? And why would my parents lie to me?" Elyon asks.

"We'll show you." Loki said as Elyon looks to see Loki pointing to her parents.

"Someone saw her go this way." Alborn said.

"Elyon! Honey!" Miriadel calls out when Loki appears behind them.

"Not bad disguises but not good enough." Loki said as Cedric took out the Star of Threbe causing it to glow brightly turning Elyon's parents into monsters much to Elyon's horror.


All over the school, Astrid and Caleb ran to get the others.

In the gym, Heather was watching for any trouble when Astrid ran in.

"Astrid?" Heather said surprised.

"We got trouble." Astrid said.

"What kind?" Heather asks.

"The violent kind." Astrid said.

Eyes widening Heather ran with her.

In the classrooms, Will and her mother were talking with Prof. Collins when Caleb ran in.

"Will!" Caleb said running to her.

"Excuse me." Susan glares as Caleb pulled Will in to whisper.

"Cedric's here and he has Elyon." Caleb whispers.

Gasping Will ran out with her.

In the hallway, Elyon looked in horror at what she was seeing.

"Stings doesn't it? To find out that for your entire life you were lied to. All by the ones who claim to love you." Loki said.

"What are you?" Elyon asks.

"Elyon we brought you here to save you!" Miriadel said.

"You must understand. You needed protection from your brother!" Alborn said.

"I have a brother?" Elyon gasps.

"Honey, you know we love you." He said before turning to Cedric. "Cedric, what have you told her?"

"You know him?" Elyon asks.

"And lies just keep piling up." Loki chuckles

"Don't listen to him. We don't want him to hurt you like he's hurt so many others." Miriadel said as they tried to protect Elyon but all she did was cry.

"You're the only ones who ever hurt me!" Elyon said storming out.

"Bravo. You could feel the betrayal." Loki chuckles walking out the door. "I'll leave her to you."

"What will you do?" Cedric asks.

"Make sure our new toy gets played with." Loki said leaving Cedric alone with them.

"Prince Phobos is so looking forward to seeing you two again." Cedric said.

In the cafeteria, Rayla was at the snack table eating some cookies.

"Hey there fellow humans quite the night huh?" Rayla said trying to blend in.

"Whatever weirdo." A girl said walking away.

Narrowing her eyes Rayla bit a piece off when Heather ran in.

"Rayla put the cookies away we got trouble." Heather said.

"Finally, this day was getting boring." Rayla said running out with her.

In the hallway, Cornelia was standing in line with her parents as her mom moves her hair.

"Cornelia, Cornelia, now, why do you want to hide that pretty face?" She asks.

"Mom." Cornelia groans.

Looking to the window she saw Elyon running through the rain.

In the science room, Irma was with Martin who told his parents something she didn't like.

"You told your parents I'm your what?" Irma hisses.

"Oh, sorry, "girlfriend" isn't correct these days. "Significant other" or "main squeeze," those will do, too." Martin suggests.

Growling Irma was about to let him have it when Will ran in.

"Hi! I need your daughter. Urgent Parent's Night business!" Will said pulling her away.

"Modern women. Very work-orientated." Martin said looking at Irma's parents.

By the door, they saw Cornelia, Amora and Tarenee waiting for them.

"Where are the others?" Will asks when Caleb walks in pulling Hay Lin.

"But they haven't seen my volcano!" Hay Lin said.

"We'll have to do. Time is of the essence." Amora said as they ran out.

In the hallway, Neo was walking with his parents when Astrid caught up to him.

"Neo we got trouble! It's Elyon! Cedric is here!" Astrid said shocking them.

"What?!" Mala gasps.

"Split up! We need to find her and fast!" Thor said as he and Mala ran in one direction while Neo and Astrid ran in another.

Narrowing their eyes Odin and Frigga had a suspicious someone else was here.

"Come on!" Neo said as Astrid led him out to the main hall.

"Sorry Neo but you won't get far." Loki said cutting him off.

"Out of my way Uncle." Neo orders.

"Well look who's acting like a Prince. I'm sorry but this is where we take the princess and we can't have you getting in the way." Loki said.

"You can't stop all of us." Astrid said readying her axe.

"I'm not going to do anything…he is." Loki said as a large figure burst through the door.

Eyes widening Neo and Astrid saw a large muscular green man in only shorts and black hair.

"By Odin's Beard." Neo gasps as Heather and Rayla caught up with them.

"What in the blazes?" Rayla gulps.

"I'll leave you to it." Loki chuckles walking away.

"Uh hey big guy. Look we don't trouble." Heather said she and Rayla took fighting stances.

"Hulk…SMASH!" He roars charging at them.

"Look out!" Neo yells as they scrambled to dodge the attack.

Moving in Astrid leaps up and punches Hulk in the face.

As Hulk swings to counterattack Rayla jumps into his back and wraps her arms around his neck.

Roaring Hulk tried to break free when Heather moves in and kicks him in the gut breaking his concentration.

Jumping off the wall, Neo punched him in the face making him stagger back.

As Neo, Heather and Astrid nailed a few punches and kicks Hulk moves back and bangs against the wall making Rayla cringe and let go.

Now free Hulk turns to see Astrid attack, but grabs her with his giant arm.

Eyes widening in fear, Astrid found herself thrown down the hall and smashing into the lockers making a huge dent.

"Astrid!" Neo gasps.

"You'll pay for that you big oaf!" Rayla said as she charged in.

"Call for backup!" Heather said as she joined in.

Taking out his phone Neo made a call.

While Neo was occupied Rayla scrambled to dodge Hulk as he attacked her.

Sliding in between his legs, Rayla got up and does a round house to his knees.

Growling in pain, Hulk turns to Rayla.

"What the heck are you? You work for Phobos." Rayla asks.

"Hulk crush enemy of Phobos. Hulk smash!" Hulk said grabbing Rayla by her legs and smashed her into the ground multiple times.

"Let her go!" Heather said charging at him but Hulk threw Rayla at her making Heather stagger back.

Looking at her friend, Heather saw Rayla was starting to bleed a little bit.

Growling she put Rayla down took a fighting stance.

"Tony get to the school! We need help!" Neo said.

"On it!" Tony said on the other line.

Once the call ended Hulk slams Heather to the ground making her groan in pain.

Looking up Neo saw all three of his friends on the ground with Hulk glaring at him.

Holding out his hand, Neo stood his ground not making a move.

Charging in Hulk was about to smash him into the ground when Mjolnir flew in through the window and into his hand.

Swinging up, Neo nails Hulk in the face making him crash against the wall.

Shaking off the hit, Hulk sees Neo glaring at him with sparks of lightning emitting from him.

"Alright you oversized muscle head. You wanna mess with me?! Let's go!" Neo said spinning Mjolnir quickly.

Getting up Hulk spits a tooth out making him anger.

Slowly Astrid, Heather and Rayla got up and stood by Neo as the 4 teens readied for round 2.

Roaring Hulk's voice could be heard all over the school.

"What was that?" A kid asks.

"Did someone bring a monster movie?" A parent asks.

Odin and Frigga however weren't fooled.

Running through the halls, they followed the noise but when they turned a corner they saw Loki waiting for them.

"Loki." Odin glares.

"Hello Odin. Been a while." Loki said holding a dagger in his hand. "Surprised to see me?"

"Not as surprised as what I learned you've been up to." Odin said.

"You hear the roar? That's our new pet. Neo and his little team are breaking him in." Loki said as he turns his attention to Frigga. "Hello mother. Have I made you proud?" Loki asks.

"Please, don't make this worse." Frigga begs.

"Define worse." Loki said.

"Do you not see the gravity of your actions? What you are doing to the people of Meridian? To Migard? Heck even to Asgard?" Odin asks.

"I intend to rule them as a benevolent god. Just like you did to Midgard so many years ago." Loki smirks.

"We are not gods, we are born, we live and die. Just like mortals." Odin said as his umbrella turned back into his spear.

"Give or take 5000 years." Loki said.

"All this because Loki wants a throne." Odin narrows his eyes.

"It is my birthright!" Loki declares.

"Your birthright was to die!" Odin declares. "As a child, cast out onto a frozen rock. If I had not taken you in then you would not be here now to hate me."

"If you are going to kill me then for mercy's sake just do it. It's not that I don't love our little talks it's just…I don't love them." Loki said.

Odin was about to move in when Frigga stops him.

"Go help Neo. I'll handle this." Frigga said.

"Very well." Odin said.

"Be careful." Frigga warns.

"After all my battles my queen still worries for me." Odin smirks.

"It's only because I worry that you make sure to come back at all." Frigga said as Odin walked past Loki and the two glared daggers at each other before Odin went to go help his grandson.

"Now it's just you and me mother." Loki said.

"I was your mentor. It seems only fitting that I be the one to deal with this." Frigga said.

"It's been a while since you've left Asgard. I doubt it was just for Parent's Night." Loki said.

"When Thor told me of your actions, I knew I had to come." Frigga said.

"I am merely believing the lie I was told my entire life. That I was born to be a king." Loki said.

"A King? A true King admits his faults. You tried to kill your own nephew. The young boy whom you loved his entire life. Do you not see what you're doing to your family?" Frigga asks.

"This is not family." Loki declares as a hurt expression appeared on Frigga's face. "You must hate me mother. Go on say it."

"I don't hate you. I could never hate you but I am…very disappointed in you." Frigga said making Loki freeze up. "I never cared that you were adopted nor Neo. You two weren't born into this house but I loved you as much as I loved my husband and Thor. I taught you magic so you could have your own ground to stand on. From the moment you entered our home I called my you my son and I will continue to call you that until the day I die. You're so perceptive to point out others but never yourself."

"Are you done lecturing me mother?" Loki asks.

Frowning Frigga steps to the side allowing Loki to pass.

Slowly Loki walks past her when they heard a loud smashing noise with Neo's scream in pain making both pause.

"Neo." Loki said turning around.

"If you want to be a King then you need to realize what it is you're throwing away for it." Frigga said.

Slowly Loki continues walking away leaving his mother all alone.

Not being able to hold it in anymore Frigga covered her eyes as she choked and tears ran down her eyes.


Outside the school, Elyon was being led out by Cedric as he explained everything.

"It isn't true. It just not, it can't be." Elyon said beyond confused.

"Don't you see how this explains everything? You were born in Meridian, a wonderful kingdom far from here." Cedric explains.

No. No it's not possible." Elyon said in denial.

"I would never lie to you. What's more, I cannot lie to Meridian's rightful princess." Cedric said.

"What?!" Elyon said not expecting that. "This morning I was a teenager with no friends. Now I'm a princess?"

"In Meridian you'll have real friends. Family. A history. You have a brother who misses you very much. It's time you went home." Cedric offers.

"Elyon!" Will calls out as Cedric sees Thor, Mala, Caleb, Amora and the WITCH girls had arrived.

As Cedric looks at them the girls were shocked while Mala just growled in anger knowing that face all too well.

"It's the bookseller!" Taranee gasps.

"He can't be the beast! He's too cute!" Cornelia said.

"Really? That's the problem you're having with this?" Amora glares.

"Elyon don't believe a word that man says!" Will said.

"Oh and all your friends knew as well." Cedric said.

"Wait they knew?" Elyon asks.

"And they kept it from you. Ask them." Cedric gestures.

"I wanted to. Elyon, no matter what he's told you Cedric is not your friend." Cornelia said.

"More of a friend than you. Why shouldn't I go to this Meridian? At least they're honest there." Elyon said.

"You can't go there! You don't know what it's like there!" Mala said.

"Better than here!" Elyon said.

"Elyon you don't know what you're saying!" Cornelia said.

"Right, I never know anything. It's Cornelia who always has the special secrets." Elyon said in a huff.

"No you don't!" Caleb charges out. "You threw me in a dungeon to rot! Show your true nature, Cedric!"

"Caleb no!" Mala said as Caleb tackles Cedric to the ground but Cedric easily overpowers him.

However before he could counter Mala rams him against a tree.

"This is payback for everything you've done." Mala hisses giving Cedric a beating.

As she wailed punches down on him Cedric kicks her off him.

"Guardians unite!" Will takes out the heart allowing them to become their WITCH forms much to Elyon's shock.

"What are you?!" Elyon asks.

Creating a fireball, Taranee threw it near Cedric and Mala forcing them to separate.

Charging in Thor rams into Cedric knocking him against the wall.

"Earth!" Using her magic, Cornelia had roots come out of the ground and tie up Cedric.

"Stop! What are you doing?!" Elyon screams as they surrounded Cedric.

Snarling Cedric takes on brief parts of his lizard form allowing him to cut himself free without Elyon spotting it.

As Cedric ran a missile narrowly missed him.

Gasping Elyon looked up to see Iron Man and a blue and gray female armor descent.

"Alright Slytherin make one more move! We dare you!" Iron Man said.

"Oh yeah Rescue and Iron Man to save the day!" The female one said with Pepper's voice inside it.

"What in the?" Cedric said when Iron Man punched him in the face knocking him to the ground.

"Alright Slytherin make one wrong move and you're toast." Iron Man said his hands glowed ready to fire.

"He's defenseless! Leave him alone!" Elyon said as the Guardians, Thor, Mala and Caleb caught up with them.

"Elyon! You can keep them away! You know how!" Cedric calls out.

As if acting on instinct Elyon held out her hand and released a powerful magic blast that blew all of them away from Cedric and destroyed most of the street around them much to Elyon's confusion.

"Cedric, what did I just do?" Elyon asks as he ran to her.

"I'll tell you everything, but later. We have to go." Cedric said leading her away.


On the other side of the school in an alley near the dumpsters Rayla kicks multiple garbage cans at Hulk making him cover his face.

Throwing Mjolnir it bashes against Hulk knocking him to the ground.

Getting up Hulk tried to pick the hammer up but it was too heavy. Using this opening Astrid and Heather grabbed metal poles and whacked Hulk with them.

Holding out his hand Neo calls it back and zaps the soaked Hulk making him scream in pain.

As he drops to his knees Hulk panted heavily.

Across the street, Thor was trying to catch up after Cedric and Elyon.

"I need my hammer!" Thor holds it out and just as Neo was about to attack Mjolnir flew out of his hand.

"No! No! I need you more than my dad does!" Neo said refusing to give it up but it was too late. "Oh boy."

Cringing Neo and the girls saw their only weapon fly away. Thinking quickly Neo saw Hulk begin to get up and tried a new approach.

"Please Hulk just stop. I don't want to have to kill you. Just try to calm down." Neo said as Hulk looked up at him.

Smiling Neo thought it was working but at the last second Hulk grabs Neo and smashes him to the ground multiple times.

Eyes widening Loki looked in shock to see his nephew had fallen to the ground beaten, bruised and unconscious.

"Neo." Loki said with a hint of concern in his voice.

"Oh you're dead now!" Astrid snaps.

Throwing Neo to the side he bangs against the wall unconscious.

As Astrid leaps into the Hulk cups his hands together and slams them against her knocking her out.

Heather and Rayla try to slow him down but grabbing them both by the legs Hulk bangs them against each other knocking them to the ground.

Slowly Hulk lifts up a whole dumpster and throws it the teens when suddenly a blast of energy destroys it.

"Get away from my them." Slowly walking out we see Odin with spear gleaming.

Hulk however wasn't fazed.

Going on the attack Hulk rams into Odin making him skid back.

Growling Odin knew he couldn't fight his best with his grandson and friends unconscious nearby.

As Hulk mercilessly attacked Odin he used his spear to block and deflect.

"Hey didn't anyone tell you to respect your elders?!" Flying in a large Iron Man suit loaded to the brim with weapons flew and fired missiles making Hulk skid back.

"Are you friend or foe?" Odin asks as the man lifted up his helmet to reveal it was Rhodey.

"Friend." Rhodey said.

"Get these 4 out of here. They're very wounded." Odin said.

"What about you?" Rhodey asks.

"I can handle this." Odin said turning to Hulk. "Besides, I haven't a good fight in a while."

As War Machine grabbed the 4 teens and flew away Loki popped his head out from down the hall.

He was about to see the King of Asgard in action and needless to say he was interested.

With no casualties in the way, Odin was ready.

Roaring Hulk attacks Odin but at the last second Odin dodges the attack and slashes Hulk's leg making him cringe in pain.

Moving in Odin spins his spear with expert precision striking Hulk multiple times.

Swinging downwards Hulk grabs the spear and punched Odin in the chest making him skid back.

"You're a fine warrior. Too bad you're on the wrong side." Odin said.

"Enemy of Phobos. Hulk crush enemy." As Odin looks into Hulk's eyes he saw a small hint of an enchantment in them.

"I see." Odin narrowed his eye.

As Hulk ripped a tree out of the ground, Odin fires a blast of energy from his spear blasting Hulk to the other side of the ally and into the wall crashing into all the trash and rubble.

Slowly making his way in he stops in his tracks seeing Hulk was gone.

"Loki." Odin narrowed his eyes.


At the bookstore, Elyon and Cedric ran inside.

"Now's the time, Princess! Do you want to stay here, or are you ready to go to your kingdom? To cross to Meridian, it must be of your own free will." Cedric asks.

"I don't know." Elyon said as she remembered her friends and family lying to her, but she also thought about Neo. The only person who seemed to care about her. She would miss him, but sadly he was not enough to keep her there. "I'm ready."

"Oh goodie." At the end of the hall, they saw Loki and an injured Hulk waiting for them. "What took you so long?"

"Who are you two?" Elyon asks.

"As of now you're new allies." Loki smirks.

Reaching for the book, Cedric opens the portal allowing them to leave for Meridian.

Seconds later, Thor broke the door down and they arrived to see the portal closing.

When the light dies down they look in horror to see Cedric, Loki, Hulk and Elyon were long gone.


An hour later at the Silver Dragon, all of them were sitting around trying to figure out the situation.

"Boy Tony when you said this was dire, you weren't kidding." Pepper cringed.

"No I was not." Tony said.

"I can't believe I didn't spot him! I should've been smarter!" Caleb said.

"Consider yourself lucky." Groaning we see Neo, Astrid, Rayla and Heather in pain being patched up by Jane.

"At least you didn't get to go up against his new henchman." Astrid said before cringing in pain.

"Hold still, I gotta get you kids fixed up." Jane said bandaging her arm.

"This was not your best fight." Thor said.

"Fight? No, no, no a fight is when we have a chance. That thing wiped the school with our faces." Heather said.

"I think I heard it call itself Hulk." Neo groans before turning to them. "I'm sorry guys."

"We all feel bad." Will said.

"I wanted her back in Meridian, but not in the hands of her vile brother!" Caleb said.

"Well we all know whose fault it is." Cornelia said looking at Will and Neo.

"Cornelia." Will glares.

"What? You wouldn't let me warn her!" Cornelia points.

"That's not fair." Will said.

"I said this would happen!" Cornelia said.

"So what do you want a medal? In case you haven't noticed Cornelia we have bigger problems." Neo said.

"Not a word out of you. You're supposed to be from a realm of mighty warriors. Yet all 4 of you got your butts handed to you on a silver platter." Cornelia said.

"You try fighting a monster without any magic or weapons and then talk to us." Neo growls.

"Go drown in the flames of Surtur." Astrid said.

"Yeah none of us know what the heck you're talking about." Cornelia said.

"She means go to hell!" Rayla snaps.

"Rayla don't do it. We've been through enough for one night." Neo said trying to calm her down.

"No she needs to know! She's always whining thinking she's so much better than us!" Rayla said standing up. "Listen Cornelia you are just as much as fault at this as we are."

"How is it my fault?" Cornelia asks.

"You're her best friend and she clearly doesn't want to be anywhere near you. Maybe if you were a better friend towards her, she might have resisted him." Rayla declares.

"Ooh that's gotta sting." Irma cringed.

"How dare you!" Cornelia said wanting to let her have it but Rhodey and Irma stop her.

"Whoa down girl!" Rhodey said.

"Yeah we lost but at least we're getting over it. All you do is complain. I like to see you go a round with Hulk and see how high and mighty you are." Rayla said.

"You know what she's right. You're a wimp Cornelia. We had no weapons, no hammer and facing a giant beast that could destroy us with his bare hands." Heather said.

"And you have the nerve to call us out for not doing enough?" Astrid said.

"I'd like to see you do better." Neo calls out.

"That's enough!" Odin slams his spear against the ground causing the restaurant to shake violently shutting them up.

Yelping Neo, Thor and the other Asgardians stood up straight.

"So dramatic." Frigga rolls her eyes.

"Now is not the time to be fighting amongst ourselves. If you want to make amends then work together and fix this." Odin said.

"Yes my king." All the Asgardians nod in understanding.

"Wow talk about loyalty." Pepper said.

"Yeah one bang of the spear and he easily stopped them." Hay Lin whistles.


In Meridian, Loki and Cedric led Elyon into the halls of the castle with Hulk right behind them.

But instead of dark and scary attire like it normally was, it was clean and beautiful.

"Prince Phobos. Your sister has returned." Cedric calls out.

Turning around Phobos had a big caring smile on his face.

"Elyon is it you?! I've waited so long!" Making his way towards her Phobos hugs his sister.

"My brother. You're really my brother! I didn't know." Elyon smiles happily.

"Oh, there, there. Welcome to your kingdom. You're finally home." Phobos said leading her down the hall with Hulk growling at her.

"Uh why is he glaring at us?" Elyon asks nervously.

"Oh don't fret. This is Hulk. See most people are scared of him because of his appearance. I'm the only one who doesn't. Hulk thinks of me as his one true friend so he can be a little protective." Phobos said leading her out of the room.

"That's so sweet." Elyon walks up to Hulk and puts her hand on his. "Now you have 2 friends."

"Friend." Hulk said softly.

"Yes Hulk friends." Phobos said leading Elyon down the hall.

"Hmm not as good as me, but pretty good lying." Loki chuckles.

"I was surprised to see you back so soon." Cedric said.

"Well unlike you Hulk and I didn't waste time being weak and innocent." Loki said shoving past him and walking out.

"I hate that man." Cedric growls before turning to Loki. "Let's make you useful you big oaf."

As Phobos showed Elyon's pictures of relatives she loved it, but the second she walked away the photos changed revealing the relatives were monsters.

"What's this" Elyon asks looking at a large cage with a ladybug in it.

"A terrarium. I keep it for the children of the staff." Phobos said.

"I knew you'd be nice." Elyon said.

As they walked away the Ladybug changed into a scary looking spider.


Back on Earth, Frigga and Odin were preparing to leave.

"Sorry this family night wasn't what we had hoped." Neo said.

"Well if anything it helped me learn what you're up against. You boys are doing the House of Odin proud." Odin said.

"Thank you father. I just wish we could do more." Thor said.

"You'll figure something out. If you boys need a hand don't hesitate to come back." Frigga said giving her son and grandson forehead kisses.

"Love you mom." Thor smiles.

"Love you too." Frigga said.

"Amora make sure they get home safely." Neo said.

"Of course my prince." Amora winks making him blush slightly before she transported them back to Asgard.

As they walked in, they saw Will looking at the map with her amulet for a portal.

"So you hold your necklace over this map and we can find a way after them?" Tony asks.

"Yep pretty cool huh?" Will asks.

"Yeah it is." Pepper said.

"Who knows what lies he's told her? We can't just sit here!" Cornelia said.

"What else can we do?" Astrid asks.

"So we continue to do nothing? Again?!" Corenlia whines.

"I swear to all father if you don't shut it, I am going to cut your tongue out!" Rayla snaps.

"Look, We can't do anything until there's a portal." Neo said shoving Cornelia into her seat. "So do us a favor and zip it!"

Cornelia was about to counter when the 4 Asgardian teens glared menacing looks at her telling her to shut it.

"I'll make tea." Yan Lin said.

"Grab me some ice while you're back there!" Jane calls out.


In Meridian, Phobos showed Elyon a giant map of the kingdom.

"And these are the maps of every part of the kingdom. Your kingdom." Phobos said.

"It's all so wonderful, just like Cedric said. I can't believe they didn't want me to know about this." Elyon said.

"Elyon, the Earth dwellers can be evil. That is why we have the Veil, to keep their lies and deceit away from our people." Phobos said.

"Well not all of them." Elyon said thinking about one person. "It makes me so mad to think I could have been here all along."

"You must release that anger. I'd like to try something. Put your hand on the Great Map here. Picture your five friends and think of something peaceful such as, say, the terrarium I showed you." Phobos said leading her to the map.

"What? Is this like meditation?" Elyon asks.

"Yes. And a test of your powers of concentration. Think of your friends and those nice plants." Phobos instructs.

Reaching out Elyon touches the map causing a ripple effect and as a result a portal appeared on the other side.

"There! A portal!" Hay Lin points.

"Let's go!" Neo said trying to move but cringed in pain.

"You four aren't going anywhere until I get you patched up." Jane said.

"But Elyon." Astrid said.

"It's fine Jane, we don't need deadweight anyway." Cornelia said

"Why you I." Astrid tries to move but flinches.

"Sit down." Jane said.

"Don't worry guys we'll go in your place." Tony said as he, Pepper and Rhodey put on their helmets.


Soon the WITCH girls, Caleb, Blunk, Iron Man and Rescue and War Machine exit through a portal.

"Wow that was pretty cool." Rescue said.

"So this is Meridian huh? Crazy." War Machine said.

"This doesn't look like Meridian." Caleb said.

"What do you mean? It's like you said walk through a portal and poof we're in Meridian." Rescue said.

"Yeah that's what we thought too." Hay Lin said when Blunk runs into something and falls back.

"What the?" Iron Man walks up to Blunk and taps against the barrier. "It's glass."

"Glass? It's keeping us out of something." Hay Lin realized.

"Or in." Looking around they realized they were in Phobos' terrarium. "We're in a terrarium!" Taranee said.

Looking around for a way out a strange slime dropped down in front of them.

"Why can't we ever be trapped someplace without dirt?" Cornelia whines.

"Like where, an evil mall?" Irma smirks.

"You know I'm starting to see why the Asgardians have a problem with you." War Machine said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Cornelia asks when they heard a scuttling noise.

"Uh guys. We got trouble." Iron Man said a spider bigger than them walked out.

"That is one big spider!" Rescue points.

"Over here!" Caleb said as the Iron Suits flew out of the way with the fairy girls right behind them.

Scaling a large plant they tried to avoid the giant arachnid.

"Alright that's it!" Holding up his hands Iron Man blasts the spider making it shriek in pain.

Flying in Rescue and War Machine join in the fire pelting the spider.

"We could use a little help if you don't mind!" War Machine calls out.

"Lin the berries!" Will points to the berries hanging from the large plant.

"Air!" Creating a gust of wind, Hay Lin joins in the bombardment.

"Earth!" Creating a large crack under it the spider fell through the ground.

"Good work. But with six legs, he won't stay put." Rescue said.

"Actually, eight. Arachnids have eight legs, and when they use them…" Taranee starts.

"No one likes a know it all." Iron Man said.

"You know that better than anyone." War Machine smirks.

Screeching the spider climbed out of the hole and after them.

"Is that a lid?" Caleb asks gesturing to the top of the terrarium.

"A way out." Rescue said as they flew up with the spider right behind them.

"Itsy Bitsy's still a little too close for comfort." Irma said.

"He can't catch what he can't see!" Using the air Hay Lin kicks up a giant dust storm that blew around the terrarium.

"Hay Lin we're in the same cage. Now we can't see!" Cornelia said.

"Oops." Hay Lin said stopping her attack.

Thanks to their masks, Iron Man, Rescue and War Machine could still see.

"Follow us!" Rescue said grabbing Hay Lin and Will's hands, War Machine grabs Caleb, Blunk and Cornelia and Iron Man grabbed Taranee leading them all the way up to the lid.

"Come on turn!" Caleb said.

"It won't budge!" Hay Lin said as they pushed with all their might but it wouldn't budge and the spider was getting closer.

"If pushing won't work then we'll just have to blast it open!" Iron Man said as his chest reactor began to glow while War Machine's weapons came out and Rescue's hands glowed.

Firing the biggest blasts they could they blew the lid right off.

"Come on!" Caleb said as they flew into Meridian and landed on a step in the middle of town.

"Okay this is a lot tougher than Fury made it out to be." Iron Man said.

"No wonder it's taken you guys forever." Rescue said.

"Most times we're not the size of bugs." Irma said.

"Now that Phobos has Elyon's powers on his side, everything will be harder." Will said.

"We must find a portal, go back to Earth, hope we return to normal size when we cross over and form a whole new strategy." Caleb said.

"Fine by me." Iron Man said when they saw Elyon's foster parents and another prisoner being escorted by the guards and Hulk.

"Eylon's parents." Irma said horrified.

"No you'll never take me alive!" As a prisoner tried to break free Hulk emerged from down the alley much to everyone's shock.

"Hulk teach this scum a lesson." Cedric orders.

"That's Hulk?" Rescue gasps.

"It's enormous." Taranee said as Hulk punched the prisoner sending him crashing through the house above them.

Roaring Hulk grabs him by the leg and smashes him against the ground again and again.

As Cornelia watched Hulk smash the prisoner into the ground fear engulfed her.

If she had faced him Hulk would have destroyed her, and she had the nerve to call her friends weak for losing to him.

Throwing him to the ground at Cedric's feet Elyon's parents looked in horror.

"Phobos' grip grows tighter. This is going to be a lot harder than we thought." Caleb said.


Back at Mala's apartment, Neo, Astrid, Heather and Rayla were laying down in pain with Thor, Jane and Mala helping them.

"Alright Neo I got you." Thor said putting Neo on his bed. "Again I'm so sorry for what happened. I had no idea you were using Mjolnir when I called it to me."

"We gotta figure out a plan. Either we need a second weapon or we need a schedule for that hammer." Neo suggests.

"We'll put a pin in that idea for now." Mala said helping in Heather and Rayla on it.

"Sorry Neo but I think you'll be having roomates for this one." Jane said putting Astrid down on the sleeping bags. "The first step to healing is long rest."

"Any chance we can not tell Master Johan about this?" Astrid asks.

"He'll find out eventually. He always does." Neo groans when Mala heard a knock at the door.

Slowly opening it Mala saw Cornelia.

"Uh hey Mrs. Lin told me you moved them here." Cornelia said as Rayla looked at her.

"What do you want? Come to mock us again?" Rayla glares.

"I uh thought you might need something comfy." Cornelia said opening the door all the way revealing some large pillows.

"Huh?" Watching all of them saw the other WITCH girls, Tony, Pepper and Rhodey holding blankets and snacks for them.

"We need you guys at full strength ASAP." Pepper said.

"Wow guys I don't know what to say." Heather said.

"It was Cornelia's idea." Irma points out surprising them.

"You?" Rayla asks.

As a look of sincerity and humiliation appeared on her face the Asgardians realized that Cornelia had actually learnt a lesson.

"You were right Hulk is a monster. It's a miracle you guys survived that thing." Cornelia said.

"And?" Neo hints.

"I'm sorry for saying we didn't need you." Cornelia said.

"And?" Astrid asks.

"And for thinking I was better than you guys." Cornelia said.

"And?" Heather asks.

"And for arguing with you guys all the time." Cornelia said.

"And?" Rayla asks.

"What more can I apologize for?" Cornelia asks.

"Nothing I just wanted to see how far you would go." Rayla said as they all laughed much to Cornelia's embarrassment.

They may have lost Elyon but this was far from over.