Remember Me : Revised Chapter 2: The Scroll, a thor fanfic

CHAPTER 1

Two maidens out of Midgard come
Two Maidens not what they seem
Two maidens to wed Odin's sons
One of Reason and Intellect
One of Truth and Compassion
Sisters by birth
Princesses by right

Love Lost and Love found
Truth Hidden and Truth Revealed
Will these two Maidens bring
Sons of Odin, by blood and not
Will theses maidens find

Golden Apples will not work
On those not of Mortal Birth
Trust, Love, Redemption Come
When these Maidens do appear
The Golden and Dark Princes' shall be no more
When love comes to your door

Time is fickle and Years go by
But still your heart will not decline
Memories Lost
Memories Found
When these Maidens you do find

Sons of Odin
Lend your ear
For Love will bring you to your end
Though not of death but of new birth
When these Maidens do appear

Jane read and then reread the scroll she had found over and over again, trying to decipher its meaning. The scroll was in old Norse and the fact that she could read and understand it didn't dawn on her, but read it she could and she wanted to know what the passage meant. She knew that it was some kind of prophecy but she wondered who the princesses were that the scroll talked about. Reading the scroll led her to remember the strange dreams she had been having for several weeks now. They were always about a man in silver and red but she had no idea who it could be, yet she felt drawn to him nevertheless. She knew her assistant, Darcy, was also having weird dreams and wondered vaguely if they were related. After all they had both started to have these dreams a little over a three weeks ago and they were getting more vivid as time went on.

It was at that moment her assistant walked into her office at S.H.I.E.L.D., a secret government organization that they had both somehow gotten recruited into.

"Morning Jane," Darcy said handing her boss her morning coffee.

"Morning Darcy," came Jane's quiet reply.

Darcy looked at her boss and wondered what it was that she was looking at. From what she could see it was an old scroll. Walking over to Jane, she looked at the scroll and noticed that it was in Norse. Old Norse at that. She read it quickly already understanding what it said. She and Jane were similar in that regard, since both of them could read and understand Old Norse like it was an everyday language.

"Jane, where did you get this?" she finally asked.

"It was in a pile of paperwork Coulson brought in this morning. I have tried to decipher the meaning but I just can't." Jane replied, still staring at the scroll in front of her.

"Why don't we take it line by line? Maybe then it will be easier to figure out," Darcy said, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Great Idea Darcy. Ok so first verse first."

Two maidens out of Midgard come
Two maidens not what they seem
Two maidens to wed Odin's sons
One of Reason and Intellect
One of Truth and Compassion
Sisters by birth
Princesses by right

They studied the verse for what seemed liked hours before Darcy finally exhaled quite loudly and groaned in frustration. "Midgard? What or I should say where in the world is Midgard? You know I think it's time to Google this and see if we can figure it out that way."

Jane only nodded as she too was curious about what the scroll meant by Midgard.

Darcy quickly went to her computer and started searching for the meaning of the word Midgard and what she found surprised her.

"Jane, I think you need to read this," she called out as she read what her screen was displaying.

Midgard, the Norse word for Earth one of the nine realms of the Norse universal tree called Yggdrasil and home to the Mortals. The others are Asgard, home to the Aseir, or gods of Norse mythology, Jotunheim, home of the Frost Giants, Alfheim, home to the Elves of Light, Vanaheim, home to the Vanir or the gods of old (predating the Norse gods of mythology), Svartalfheim, home of the Elves of Darkness, Nidavellir, home of the Dwarves, Niflheim, where Helheim home of the dead lay and Muspelheim, home of the fire Giants and Demons.

"Okay, so Midgard is Earth. So we have figured that much out. So Two maidens from earth are to come, I am guessing to Asgard since that is where it says the Norse gods live. So I am guessing from the rest of the passage that they reside on earth but have no idea that they are sisters or princesses and that they are fated to marry Odin's sons," Darcy stated.

"And with that statement that says one of reason and intellect and one of truth and compassion I am guessing that they are not just princesses of whichever realm they are from but that they are also goddesses of both of those things. One the goddess of Reason and Intellect and the other the goddess of Truth and Compassion. I mean it makes since right?" Jane returned.

Darcy nodded and reread the first verse again,

"I think we figured out verse one Jane. I mean we know that the passage says that two maidens or two women/girls will come out of Midgard/Earth and that they are not what they seem to be meaning that they have no idea of their origins and before they are to wed Odin's sons. That part is straightforward and clear. We figured out that they have to be goddess because of what's said in the next two lines. The last two lines are also literal. They are sisters by birth and also princesses of whichever land they come from.

Jane again nodded and then said "Okay, let's look at the next verse shall we?"

Love Lost and Love found
Truth Hidden and Truth Revealed
Will these two Maidens bring
Sons of Odin, by blood and not
Will theses maidens find

Darcy read the verse out loud so that they could together ponder the meaning of it. "Love Lost and Love Found, Truth Hidden and Truth Revealed, Will these two Maidens bring, Sons of Odin, By Blood and not, Will these Maidens find."

"Jane, I think the first line means that they two maidens mentioned knew these sons of Odin."

"Darcy, what do you mean by that?"

"Well, look here, it says love lost and love found in the first line which leads me to believe that they knew these men and were in love with them. It talks of lost love that will be found. The next line though confuses me. Truth Hidden and Truth Revealed. What could that mean? Unless something happened and the two maidens lost their memory or something like that and the truth of their relationship with the brothers was lost to them and when they return the truth is then revealed it's the only thing I can think of to explain that line."

Jane looked at the line again and then nodded silently. Darcy was right, it was the only logical explanation to that line. "So what do you think the next line means? Sons of Odin, by blood and not."

Darcy looked at the line again and then went back to her computer to look something up. "Jane, I think I know what it means. Look." Darcy said pointing to her screen. Jane read over her assistants shoulder.

"Ok so we know that the not by blood son is Loki, since he was adopted but what about the other one?" Jane asked

"I think the other one is Thor since he is a blood son of Odin and his brother Balder died making him the only blood son of the king of Asgard, if the myth is actually true which I am beginning to think it is. I also think that this particular prophecy has yet to come true or at least not fully at least. I think parts of it have already come to pass and that others are waiting to come into play. Don't ask why I think this it's just a feeling I have," Darcy answered her boss.

They took a look at the verse again.

Love Lost and Love found
Truth Hidden and Truth Revealed
Will these two Maidens bring
Sons of Odin, by blood and not
Will theses maidens find

"Okay so these two princesses lost their love and it will be found only after they return to the sons of Odin which we have pinpointed to be Thor and Loki. When the two maidens return the truth that was hidden from them will be revealed. Is that right?" Jane said

Darcy nodded and said "Yes."

"Okay then on to the next verse," Jane said reading the next verse aloud.

Jane turned to Darcy ready to hear what she thought the passage meant.

"Golden Apples will not work, On those not of Mortal Birth." Darcy read then grinned "Jane, the first and second lines are easy. The Golden Apples of Immortality will not work on the Maidens because they are already immortal, hence why it says they won't work on those not of mortal birth. The Apples of Immortality only work on mortals not immortals so that line was easy."

"Okay so how about the other lines? Trust Love and Redemption Come."

"I am thinking that they refer to Loki's lost love. He isn't one to trust nor be trusted. Nor is he one to show his emotions plus the myths all agree that he is evil. However, I don't think that he is and that his lost love is his saving grace so to speak. His redemption. But the passage also says when the Maidens do appear, maidens means plural or more than one, I am thinking it could also mean that Thor's lost love will be his redemption too. If the stories are true then he is quite the ladies' man. His lost love will have to trust him again after the affairs he has been in and she will have to forgive him and redeem his sorry ass," Darcy finish with a smirk.

"So what about the Golden and Dark princes? What does it mean they shall be no more?"

Darcy pondered that line for a while and then said "I don't think it means that they will disappear, and by disappear I mean die. I think it means that they won't go by that title anymore. Thor is known as the Golden Prince which is why I said the other son of Odin has to be him. Loki on the other hand is known as the Dark Prince because of his mischievous ways as well as being known as the god of lies. I think that when the maidens return to them something will happen to make them lose their current titles and the last line when love comes to your door somehow confirms that belief."

"So we know that they, meaning the maidens, are immortal and that the apples of immortality will not work on them. They will redeem their lost loves bringing back both trust and love to them. Thor and Loki will give up their titles when the maidens are returned to them. Okay, so far I think we have it figured out so let's move on the next line," Jane said.

Time is fickle and Years go by
But still your heart will not decline
Memories Lost
Memories Found
When these Maidens you do find

Darcy was quick to figure out the passage and she quickly let Jane in on it. "Time is fickle and Years go by, can only reinforces what I said earlier about the prophecy not yet being completely fulfilled. I think that the passage means that these maidens have been on Midgard/Earth for a while but the next line also tells me that they, despite the fact of losing their memories have stayed true to their lost loves. The line, But still your heart will not decline, tells me as much. And we have already established that Thor and Loki have probably not stayed true to their loves because of them needing to be redeemed. The fact that they have lost their memories is right there in the next two lines Memories Lost, Memories Found, can be taken literally. I also think that the maidens are not the only ones to have lost their memories of their lost loves. I think the four of them have lost their memories and that they will be found when the maidens are found and returned to the sons of Odin."

"Well, that is very probable, Darcy."

Sons of Odin
Lend your ear
For Love will bring you to your end
Though not of death but of new birth
When these Maidens do appear

Jane read the last passage and then said, "I think I can figure this last one out."

Darcy waited to hear Jane's rendition of the final passage.

"Well, the final passage is directly being said to the sons of Odin and the narrator wants them to pay close attention to them here. Sons of Odin, Lend your ear, says as much. The passage, For Love will bring you to your end, Though not of death but of new birth sums up the entire prophecy pretty much. It means that they will be reborn to their new lives with the one that they loved and lost and then found again. To me it means that the lovers spoken of in the prophecy will marry as the first passage spoke about. Bringing about a new life for each of them. But none of these things can happen until the Maidens reappear."

"Jane, I think we figured out this scroll!" Darcy squealed happily embracing her boss then let her go and sat down at her desk.

"I think you're right I just wish I knew who the Maidens in the scroll were and why I have a feeling that I am one of them," Jane said quietly

Darcy jerked her head up at that statement because she felt the same way.

She, like Jane, had had dreams that had plagued her for nearly three long weeks; of a man in emerald green and gold armor. She felt like she knew him but she knew that that wasn't possible for she had never seen him before in her life but she still felt drawn to him. It wasn't like she really had an active social life either. No man could hold her interest for more than a few hours so she figured she was going to live out her life as a virgin just like Jane. But another part of her had a feeling that she wasn't a virgin especially if the dream she had had the night before was any indication. It had felt so real and she had woken up tangled in her sheets and sweating profusely like she had just run a marathon. Blushing she tried to erase the image that was trying to take over. It wouldn't do to think such thoughts at work anyway she would have to save them until she reached her tiny apartment a few blocks from S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters.