In a week, Janine was able to rome around the tower. She was allowed to go out for walks with her dogs with a few others. Steve was always by her side when she needed him. He became her rock, her support and strength. Bruce and Tony did several tests to make sure she alright. She kept away from Thor, Loki, Sigyn, Natasha, and Clint. They were still skeptical and didn't want to bring a lot of stress upon her until she was ready.
She started to get a better grip on her abilities. Bruce helped her step by step by going through each of her telekinetic powers. They would setup different tasks and maneuvers for her to try. Tony would be there to watch and help out. Usually he would just get in the way. Steve would be there for moral support when he could. At times he even had to be there to make sure things did not go too far. Especially when Tony would try to make her do childish commands such as making her try to grab a slice of pizza for him with her abilities. Though it seemed deamening Janine wanted to try. She would ask for help now and then from Sigyn.
Fury had sent Coulson over to find out more information on her. Fury had been keeping watch over the group especially with Loki around them. This also gave Fury more of a fighting force to the leaders who knew about SHIELD. That there were others out there who have great abilities that are in hiding due to government and paranioa.
Though with this going on, it did not stop the group from waiting and preparing. The Asgardians gave all the information they could. Jane would ask Thor to come and work along with her group. Which he did not mind at all.
In Asgard, the parents and the Jotuns were still arguing on about Sigyn. They wouldn't find her nor reach her. Odin closed all the portals he could plus was spreading information on where they could be instead of where she actually was.
Odin was looking out towards the rainbow road as Frigga came into the master chamber after another secret meeting with them.
"It would not be horrible to let her be matched with someone who could appease her," Frigga was talking about Sigyn.
"The Jotuns want her to marry one of their finest and Iwaldi and Freya want some warrior for her that would only make her stay secluded," Odin sighed. "They all have plans for her and yet they ask not of what she wants."
"Yes it is quite sad," Freya looked upon her husband. "You too have some plan in mind for her as well. What is it?" There was only silence. "Our son, Loki, has already been past the brink of wanting acceptance from us. I shall not allow you to do the same to her. What are your plans for Sigyn?"
"I want her to complete the truce between us and the Jotuns, but on my terms," Odin went silent again. He did not want to discuss this with his wife.
"Which are?" Frigga wanted to know.
"If it shall come to this, I will match make her with one of our own once she keeps the truce intact. From there she will help restore Jotunheim to its finest," Odin spoke in an affirmative voice. "And will coniside with our rule."
Frigga was quite shocked. "You have become a matchmaker now? She is her own. She is not your child. You can not do the same as you have to our sons!" She stood her ground. "I will not let you make her decisions for her."
Odin turned to her. "She understands that that is her duty! She will not be swayed from these decisions. Even now on Midgard, her strength is being tested."
"She only knows that this is her duty since you have ingrained this when she was just a child!" Frigga did not like seeing Odin pull strings. "All she has ever known is self-sacrifice, shadows, keeping hidden, and following orders."
Odin walked over to her. "If I had not done this to her, things would have been different."
"If we have given Loki the truth, things would have been different," Frigga whispered. "You care more for her than him. And Thor? Have you forgotten about him? He still is going to be king. Yet you have him stuck on Midgard, again. As you decends onto the throne, will you tell him about your decisions here?"
"If he asks, I will grant him this information," Odin looked at her with his one eye. "I care about all of them the same. At times I may have believed that you have coddled Loki too much when he was a child, but now I still see that you do. What of Thor in your eyes? Do you hear how he is intrigued by a Midgardian woman? You had wanted him and Sif to be together."
"You showed Loki no affection," Frigga explained. "Though he did not come from my body, I still treated him as if he did. He is my son, he will always be my son. I know you believe the same, but-"
"-Love will not solve our problems!" Odin chimed in.
"No, but that was all he ever wanted," Frigga kept going on. "To seem as equal as Thor, to be given the chance to something great. Yes, I did want Thor and Sif together but I just want to see my children happy."
"He will," Odin was sure of it. "I have plans for him as well if he keeps up the way he is, there might be something there in the future. They both will."
Frigga smiled at him. She was glad that they still did agree on somethings. "I thought you would say that." She walked over and embraced him.
Odin embraced her back and kissed her upon her head. "You have always wanted them to be great and they will. Just trust me."
Frigga laughed and stayed in his arms. "I have always trusted you."
The next day on Midgard, it was the hour of exercising. In the Tower there is a whole floor dedicated to this. Steve was in a t shirt and sweat pants. He was wrapping his hands up for boxing. Clint was in running shorts and an underarmour tank. He was jogging on a treadmill with headphones in not caring about the world around him. Thor was in sweat pants and an underarmour tank. Loki was by him in black exercise pants with a long green underarmor shirt. The two of them were with the women learning how to do yoga. Thor was dared to try and Loki was curious about this yoga.
Natasha was in yoga pants and a tshirt. Pepper was in yoga pants and a tank top. Sigyn was in a long sleeved shirt and yoga pants. She had her battle veil on. Pepper and Natasha were teaching the Asgardians yoga, meditation, and different types of slow work karate.
Tony was in his shop working on his two suits. Janine wanted to meet the rest but Bruce didn't want to strain her just yet. The two were in the lab still practicing on her abilities.
"I must teach the Valkyries this yoga," Sigyn breathed. She enjoyed stretching and seeing if her body can form the different positions. It gave her ideas on different strategies for attacking. "I feel the strength in each maneuver. It is a very fluid movement. Though Thor you might want to practice this more." Loki smirked at him.
"It seems weak to others but its also very relaxing," Pepper stretched herself into a position. "Though Tony would not ever try this."
"We were taught that slow and steady simple movements could be used to kill quickly," Natasha added while following suit. "It added to our ability. Clint does it every now and then."
"This type of form of movement would be only revered for warriors like Hogun," Loki put himself into position.
Thor chuckled as he tried to make himself more limber. "I believe he would like this very much."
"Hmm yes," Sigyn relaxed into the position. "I can see Sif and even Fandral liking this. Volstagg is more of a challenge." Thor laughed in agreement. Loki kept silent.
Sigyn stretched backwards held that position for a few seconds before kicking her legs up slowly and kept her legs straight in the air. She brought herself back into a standing position.
"Pepper, do you have any self defense skills?" Natasha asked her while getting to a standing position.
"Not really," Pepper stretched side to side.
Natasha looked at Sigyn then back to Pepper, "Well I think today is your day. We will go easy for today."
"You're not thinking what I think you're thinking?" Pepper stopped and looked at them.
"Tis so," Thor and Loki got up into a standing position. "The two would like to spar with you. More women should learn how to defend themselves. We will stand on the side lines and watch." The two moved out of the way.
"Okay well, with being with Tony, I should learn how to defend myself," Pepper sighed. "Okay teach me."
Natasha used Sigyn as an example. Sigyn would come at her and Natasha would stop her. Pepper then practiced the moves. After an hour, it became a free for all. Natasha would attack Sigyn who would in turn block her and try for Pepper. Pepper kept up when she could but stopped for a breather. It then just went back and forth between the two. Sigyn knew she would win but she helped Natasha by showing her what an enemy could do to her of that stature. Steven and Clint headed over to the three to watch the sparring match.
Janine could hear the commotion, and saw that Bruce was busy in his paperwork and tests. He noticed that she was in focus.
"What is it?" A bit of worry was in his voice.
"Natasha and Glut are fighting each other," Janine kept listening. "Sparring."
"Hmm," Bruce thought about it and went back to work.
"Do you ever let the other guy out to practice?" Janine was curious.
"The other guy comes out when he wants even when I believe that I have control over him," Bruce shifted through his stack. "He doesn't need practice of anything. It seems as if he knows what things are already."
The sparring match ended up with Sigyn obviously the winner. Though Natasha was full of mixed emotions. It gave her something to work off of. The group called it an end. Everyone started to leave for the showers. Before Sigyn was out the door Loki stopped her. She knew he left first but she was the last to leave. There he was in the doorway blocking her.
"So caring," Loki spoke with a smirk. "Willing to teach others how to defend themselves. Though no one teaches one to defend the very part of them that can destroy them."
"No one can really teach that," Sigyn stood her ground. "Only you can stop yourself."
"Come," Loki beckoned her to backup. "I want to learn from my guard how to protect myself."
Sigyn gave a wicked smile. She flipped backwards onto the mat and dodged Loki's dagger he threw at her. She then threw a fireball at him which hit his illusion. Loki tried to grab her from behind but she grabbed his arm and flung him over her shoulder. He landed on the mat and started to chuckle up at her.
Loki then threw a dagger up at her which Sigyn flung herself backwards to dodge it. As Loki got up, Sigyn tried to kick him but he grabbed her leg and twisted her down to the ground. She then froze his feet to the floor and kicked him in the chest with both of her feet. As he fell, he broke through the ice. He then flew ice to her. She melted it away. Loki then used a dagger to cut away part of her veil. She stopped and felt the fabric fall to the ground revealing her neck. He smirked at her. Loki headed for her. She tried to counteract his movements. He had a hold of her wrists in one hand. He raised an eyebrow. Sigyn let him feel the fire where he touched her. He let go real quick. Sigyn took this an advantage by knocking him down. He grabbed part of her shirt as he fell. The sleeve tore off with ease. He then flipped into a standing position. Sigyn ran at him and leaped over him ripping part of his shirt as she came behind him to knock him back down in her hold.
Loki grabbed her and flung her over his front and tore off the other sleeve and part of her veil. She kicked him under his chin and got away. The two were panting. Loki chuckled with taunt and tease. Sigyn was ready for him. He came at her and she twirled around him dodging him but he took the last part of the veil with him. Her red locks flowed around. She turned to him. He held the veil in his hand looking at Sigyn with a smile and a wink.
"This is a fight not a shedding of garments," Sigyn smiled as she view her work. His shirt had several shred marks revealing skin. Loki looked down at his shirt and looked back to her.
"Yes, though we have always made whatever we did interesting, especially when we would fight against one another," Loki dropped the veil. He looked around to see how many daggers were in the floor and some burn marks. The two went back to fighting each other, adding more damage.
Loki got her back in his grasp. She was very close to him. Their heads bent in towards each other. Sigyn sensed another presence coming in, but she was too enthralled with what was happening before her.
"The HELL were you two doing?" Tony came into the room looking at the damage. Jarvis had told him of what was happening. He had to see to believe. "You know what, actually I do not want to know." He just shook his head. Loki and Sigyn looked over to him. Tony really looked over at the two. "Woa, I am somewhat curious about what you two did. Sigyn, no veil or sleeves? And Loki," he whistled at his shirt. "You might want to keep that as a trophy. Not many women can do that."
Loki had a protective stance with Sigyn.
He's teasing Sigyn tried to cool him down. I am your guardian. You are my prisoner. She had to remind him. He blew through his nostrils and calmed down.
"We have gotten caught up in the heat of the moment, as you say," Sigyn stepped away from Loki towards Tony.
"Heat would be an understatement," Tony looked between the two.
"I will fix this," Sigyn tried to change subjects.
"Don't worry about it," Tony was still thinking. Sigyn could see how much was between her and Loki. That even though how cold and ruthless Loki was, he still loved and cared for something very important to him. Like Tony cared for Pepper. It gave him a new perspective on Loki. "This makes for a great story. Ha!"