"Allfather." Dallas said quickly bowing before running out of the room to catch up with Katelyn.
"What's wrong boy?" Katelyn yelled flying past the long balcony of the hall, "Have you got lead feet?" Katelyn laughed before flying faster as Dallas raced down the hall trying to keep up with her.
"This wasn't in the briefing!" Dallas yelled after her between heavy breaths.
"Briefing?" Katelyn said suddenly slowing down and landing on the balcony.
"Yeah? You didn't know that they brief people before they get the job?" Dallas huffed between gasps, skidding to a stop and leaning over.
"They've never done that." Katelyn said starting to walk down the hall tossing a blue smoke filled ball up into the air before catching.
"Hey, wait up." Dallas said jogging up next to her.
"Here." Katelyn said tossing the ball to him. She pushed open the tall wooden doors to her chambers, nodding him permission to enter her chambers.
"What is this?" Dallas asked rolling the ball back and forth in his hands.
The ball had changed to a darker blue when he caught it. Dallas stared down at the glass ball with confusion. Katelyn glanced over at the ball while pulling out an army duffle bag out of the bottom of her closet.
"It's an aura ball." Katelyn said throwing the bag on her bed.
"A what?" Dallas asked holding up the ball to the light.
"It shows the holder's aura color. Meaning that it shows the soul or whatever of the person holding the little ball. If you smash it does some cool trick. Here, watch." Katelyn said taking the ball from him gently.
Dallas's eyes widened as he watch as the dark blue smoke inside the glass ball was over taken by a lighter more pure blue smoke when Katelyn grasped the ball in her hands. She smiled before setting down the ball and crushing it beneath her sneaker. Dallas gasped, stumbling back watching the smoke from the ball rise around Katelyn.
"Your bleeding!" Dallas cried still stock still.
"Oh, how unfortunate." Katelyn said looking down at the small stream of blood running from the bottom of her foot where she stepped on the ball.
"Whoa." Dallas said breathlessly watching animals dance around her made from the smoke.
A horse standing almost 17 hands high reared behind her before stamping its front hooves down hard onto the granite floors of the room. The sound echoing off the walls. Serpents twisted up Katelyn's legs shimmering blue from the smoke. They hissed and twisted further up moving to her arms and rested on her shoulders. Several large felines and some smaller ones laid at her feet while some roared loudly.
"Cool, huh?" Katelyn said watching Dallas with a sparkle in her eye, "But enough theatrics." Katelyn said waving her hands causing the smoke to dissipate.
Dallas closed his mouth and stood up straighter. He straightened his clothing before asking, "Why those animals?"
"Every person has a spirit animal or animals and the ball releases the animals when broken by the last person who touched it." Katelyn said waving her hand back towards Dallas over her shoulder, walking to her closet.
"Oh, ok." Dallas said looking around the room from where he stood by the doors.
"Can you get that." Katelyn said nodding her head at the door.
"Get wh-." Dallas began before a knock on the door interrupted him.
His brows knit together as he turned to pull open the door. Dallas was greeted by a wave from Fandral as him pushed by him into the room. Sif followed suit with Volstagg and Hogan on her tail.
"Lady Ash. Oh, how good it is to see you again friend." Fandral said dashingly, spreading his arms towards Katelyn as if going to hug her.
"Fandral." Katelyn said sparing a glance at the warrior and the others.
"What brings you to my chambers?" Katelyn asked stopping what she was doing to look at the people with expectation clear on her features.
"We came to welcome you back to Asgard and to congratulate you on leaving Loki for this strapping young lad." Fandral said laying a heavy hand on Katelyn shoulder and swinging out his other arm towards Dallas who stood nervously by the doors. "What?" Katelyn said looking up at Fandral in confusion.
"Fandral, how many times have I told you not to jump to conclusions. She's obviously packing to go somewhere and by the look of the of the boy he's just as confused as Katelyn here." Sif said gesturing somewhat wildly towards the said people. "So you're not staying?" Volstagg asked looking confused as to why she would want to leave Asgard. "No, my sons are there and my family." Katelyn said as if it was obvious. "I thought we were kind of like a family?" Fandral said a little fake hurt. Katelyn ignored him and looked over to Sif.
"I think Sif and I need to talk. Alone." Katelyn said looking at Sif with grey eyes. "Very well." Hogun said nodding and taking the other men out of the room. "I can't leave you alone." Dallas said still standing there. "I'll be fine." Katelyn said dismissing him. "Not you." Dallas said sharply, standing his ground. "Perhaps another time Sif." Katelyn said, turning her head towards Dallas who now stood nervously by the door. "Yes." Sif said leaving.
As soon as the door shut, Katelyn had her hand around Dallas's throat before he could even blink. "Do you not fear me?" Katelyn hissed, her lips inches from his as she looked him in the eye. "No." Dallas said trying to breath. "You didn't sound like it." Katelyn said tightening her grip and pushing his back against a marble column. "I fear you." Dallas choked out, trying to pry her hand from his neck. "Do you know why I took the punishment for Loki's doings?" Katelyn whispered in his ear. "N-no, why?" Dallas stopped struggling, eyes wide.
"Because I needed the pain to remind me I was still alive." Katelyn hissed. "Then have some more." Dallas said through gritted teeth before jabbing a knife into her abdomen but it just pasted right through her. Katelyn smiled as she said, "Did you really think I was that stupid?" She released him from her iron grip. Dallas fell to the floor rubbing at his neck. "Remember where you stand." Katelyn spat at him. "Follow if you will." Katelyn said turning and heading out the door.
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"So what is the point of my guard?" Katelyn asked sarcastically saying the word 'guard' into her goblet to the Allfather. "I was hoping you would get rid of him." Odin said watching the other gods feast. "So you stuck him with me, hoping he would do something stupid and I would kill him." Katelyn said leaning back into her chair. Odin only nodded in confirmation.
"What did he do?" Katelyn asked staring at her cup as she set it down. "Sif and the warriors three caught him associating with a frost giant when in Jotunheim. The first time he escaped. The second time Fandral took him down and brought him to me." Odin said lowly. "I should've killed when I had my hand around his throat." Katelyn said throwing a leg over the arm of her chair and watched as the others drank and laughed together.
"So the trial was a fake?" Katelyn asked Odin. "You had every right to kill that midgardian." Odin said from behind his hand. "And?" Katelyn asked looking back at him. "I needed something to do with him." Odin said leaning back. "Brilliant. I'm doing dirty work for the king." Katelyn said sarcastically, picking at her armor. Odin only glared at her.
The gods didn't pay any attention to them. Asgardians were drunk most of time as they were now. They told stories of battles loudly and laughed for hardly a reason. The drunken smiles that were plastered on their faces sickened Katelyn. The smell of heavy mead assaulted her nose. Katelyn sipped her wine as Volstagg stood mimicking a battle he once fought. She snorted as he almost fell over from the alcohol. "Opps." Katelyn giggled covering her mouth as she set down her goblet. The wine was starting to take charge.
"I think its time I depart." Katelyn said standing. "Very well. But what of Dallas?" Odin asked watching her take an apple. "I have a friend who can do the job." Katelyn said walking off, "Well actually several friends." Katelyn smiled kind of stupidly to herself. Odin watched her leave before turning his gaze back to the table.
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"Just pick a damn horse." Katelyn said frustrated, rubbing her temple. "I don't know which to take." Dallas said looking at the horses in their stalls. "Just ride with me then." Katelyn said leaving no room for argument. She had already saddled up Ocean and was now strapping on her duffle bag. Dallas timidly walked up to Ocean and put a hand out to pet her. Ocean snorted and backed away.
"He'll only be on you till we get to the bifrost." Katelyn said grabbing a small bag of things she had gotten from Loki's room. Ocean kneeled her front to let Katelyn on. "Get on behind me." Katelyn ordered Dallas. "Move faster for god's sake." Katelyn said losing her temper. "Ok." Dallas said once he was on. "Finally." Katelyn huffed turning Ocean around and speeding her down the bridge.
Dallas had clung to Katelyn the whole way to bifrost. "That didn't help my side." Katelyn said rubbing at her bruised side when Dallas got off the horse. "Hello Heimdall." Katelyn said smiling brightly to the gatekeeper. "Greetings." Heimdall said turning to the bifrost. "Midgard please." Katelyn said walking Ocean into the globe in front of the gate. "Will you be back soon?" Heimdall questioned sliding his sword into the bifrost.
"Perhaps." Katelyn said looking back at her long time friend. "I bid you well till then." Heimdall said pushing the sword in all the way starting the bifrost. "Till then." Katelyn said before being shot down to Midgard.
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Ok, I know that was like 3 pages shorter than what I normally do but it had been so long since I posted chapter 6 and I didn't want to keep you waiting. Sorry.