I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone that has read my story so far and is enjoying it as much as the person it was written for.

This whole venture started out as an attempt to see if I could actually write a story from beginning to end and make sense while doing it. FYI: I already finished writing this six months ago. I thought I would take characters, well established characters from the movies, and see if I could twist a tale around them.

It was never really meant to be shared, but my thirteen year old offspring thought she would surprise me that others would enjoy it just as much as my one fan. AKA: my editor/ best friend.

So, now that I have finally seen Thor: The Dark World, I was so happy to have some of my questions answered that I had made up answers to in this story.

So keeping that in mind, this story was all written pre-dark world, so enjoy my little spin off.

Oh, and keep the reviews coming. I really appreciate the feedback.

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Chapter Eleven

Ellie was thrown to the ground yet again. This was really starting to piss her off. These people were moving somewhere, but she still had the damn hood over her head. Many times she had tried to talk to her captor, but the most she got was him yelling at her to be quiet. So, she listened. Not much made sense to her, but she was starting to piece together their plan. She was amongst an army. They were moving in closer to their target and it seemed that the plan was for a small group to enter the palace and cause a distraction. Then the rest of the army would move in and destroy everything.

Ellie was still feeling extremely ill. The chills still had a hold of her and the ache in her head kept getting worse, but she held on. Sleep wanted to overtake her, but she wouldn't let it.

"It is time. We will move in. When you get the signal, you will follow with the rest of the army," said one voice.

"What about the woman?" asked another.

"I will take her with me. Once we are in the palace I will store her somewhere. When Loki returns to see his city destroyed, I will kill her right in front of him. Then, I will kill him," replied the first voice. "Our revenge will be complete."

So she was in Asgard. This army has come to destroy the city and all the people in it. They want to take revenge on Loki. Hell no! They were not going to harm the people she cared about. But what could she do? Whoever these people were, they were obviously more than human and she could not fight an army on her own.

Before Ellie could form any sort of plan, she was picked up yet again and they were on the move. Most likely they were headed into the city and straight to the palace.

Ellie could tell she was with a smaller group now. They moved quickly through trees and bushes. She could feel them slapping into her. Her mind raced as she tried to think of anything she could do to slow them down. Ellie took stock of her condition. The hood was still on her head, her hands were tied in front of her, but they had not bothered to tie her feet. That was it. She would kick herself out of her captor's arms, yank off the hood and run like hell. There was no way of knowing if she would make it very far, but she was sure as hell gonna try.

Waiting for a moment, she mustered her courage and brought her knee up with all her might. With pure luck, her knee had connected with her captor's face. He was stunned for a moment with surprise and his grip loosened. Ellie took advantage and threw herself out of his arms and to the ground. They had still been in motion, so when she fell he tripped over her and hit the ground hard. She felt the ground shake. Ellie yanked the hood off and was blinded by the bright light, but there was no time to waste. Jumping to her feet, she ran as fast as she could. Thankfully there wasn't anything in front of her. There was no way of knowing which way she was running, but she hoped it was towards the city.

The blinding light was slowly morphing into the greens and browns of her surroundings. She ducked and weaved around branches trying to put as much space between her and the men she could hear following her. The men were yelling back and forth at each other trying to figure out where she was. Ellie realized that she was not able to out run them. Her small burst of adrenaline was quickly wearing off. The shivers were starting to come back, along with the ache in her head. She could barely make out the outline of a huge tree ahead of her. Running right for it she hoped maybe there would be some brush around it that she could use for cover.

As Ellie flung herself behind the tree she noticed a split at the base. It wasn't very big, but she uprooted a small shrub nearby and backed her way into the hole pulling the shrub with her. The pounding footsteps got closer to her and the yelling was now starting to turn into arguments amongst the men trying to find her. Ellie held her breath as they came upon her hiding place. They never even stopped. The men moved quickly past her and kept going. When the sound of them finally disappeared, Ellie finally let out her breath. They didn't find her, was all she could think about. What was her next move? Before she could even come up with a plan, a wave of dizziness washed over her and Ellie passed out. The cold and the burst of adrenaline had wiped her out.

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Helbindi and his men ran trying to find the woman. He could not believe how she had taken him by surprise and got away. When he had righted himself after tripping over her, he saw her rip the hood off her head and run. How could she possibly see anything? She had been wearing the hood for so long, she had to be blind, but that tiny thing got up and ran with all she had. Getting to his feet, Helbindi felt catching her would be easy, but when the forest got thick, he lost sight of her. Being so tiny, the woman was able to duck underneath branches and move around the plant life quicker than he could. Finally he stopped. She was nowhere to be seen. How could he have lost her?

"What do we do now?" one of his men asked.

Helbindi wanted to roar at his men. "The plan stays the same. She does not mean a thing, just another knife in his heart before he dies. Let's move."

Ellie didn't know how long she slept. When she awoke, she felt slightly better. Laying there for a few moments, Ellie tried to gather her thoughts. She needed to move. Somehow she had to make her way to the palace and hopefully warn Odin. Climbing up out of her hiding spot, she looked around. All she saw was forest. There was no way to know which way she was going. The men had kept running in the direction she was facing. But was that just because she had been heading that way? Well it was the best option she had.

Ellie made her way slowly through the trees. She tried not to exert herself too much because her energy was limited. If she was going the wrong way she would need all the energy she had. Listening carefully to the sounds around her, she tried to avoid anything that could be the men looking for her. For all she knew, she could have slept for days in that tree and not known it. In that case, she would be too late.

It seemed like hours as she walked. Ahead she saw a large hill. Hopefully she could make it to the top and see the surrounding landscape. The climb to the top was torture. It was steep and her energy was running out fast. Stopping a few times to rest, Ellie finally made it to the top. She rested on her elbows and knees while laying her head in her hands. Waiting to catch her breath, she eventually rose to her feet. A wave of dizziness hit her hard and she fought to stay on her feet. When the feeling passed she opened her eyes and saw the most beautiful sight in the world. The city. The palace stood out as a beacon to her and she immediately started forward once again. Ellie needed to get there and hopefully stop the army from attacking.

The city was still at least a mile away and in Ellie's condition it would take her quite a while to make that distance. She ran, walked and crawled her way there. A few times she felt as if she would pass out, but she was going to get there if it killed her.

Ellie lost all track of time in her hurry. As she crawled her hands finally landed on smooth stones. She looked at the stones under her hands and slowly raised her head to see the stones were part of a path that led into the city. Ellie practically burst into tears. She couldn't believe that she finally made it.

"You there!" someone yelled.

"Help!" Ellie yelled out, but it only came out a whisper.

A shadow passed over her and she looked up into the face of an Asgardian guard.

"Danger," she whispered and passed out cold.

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"Frost giants!" Thor practically roared.

Loki stared in disbelief.

"Who?" Jane asked.

"My true family," Loki whispered.

"Never, brother! We are your true family!" Thor yelled at Loki.

People around started to stare in their direction and the children stopped playing to look.

"Mommy, look! Isn't that Thor?" said a child close by.

"We need to leave now," Jane said grabbing Thor's hand and pulling him out of the park.

Loki stood staring down at the footprint in the sand. Why would they come here and take Ellie?

"Brother! We must go!" Thor yelled at Loki.

Jane ran back to Loki, grabbed his arm and practically dragged him. After a moment he got his wits about him and moved under his own power. They got back out onto the sidewalk and quickly made their way back down the street.

"What do we do now?" Jane asked.

"We need to go to Jotunheim. They have taken my Ellie." Loki growled. His magic tingled in his fingers and slowly started to move up his arms.

Thor could see his brother was losing control, so he reached his hand out and placed it on Loki's shoulder. "Calm yourself, brother. We will go to Father. He will know what to do."

Loki wanted to yell in Thor's face that he was going straight to Jotunheim and would kill every last one of them with his bare hands.

"We have been in this position before Loki, but this time we will do it right. Think of Ellie. We do not want to put her in any more danger."

Loki's shoulders slumped. He knew Thor was right. They needed a plan and Father was the best option to help them.

"Let us hurry to the bifrost sight. Jane you will come with us. I do not want to take the chance that they are after you as well. You will not leave my sight." Thor said cupping Jane's face.

Loki's heart twisted. He should have never let Ellie leave.

They needed to use a conventional form of transportation to keep hidden. Jane haled a taxi and the three climbed in.

"Central Park please and hurry," Jane said and they were off.

Loki and Thor had never been in a taxi before and for once they actually feared for their safety. Both held onto the "Oh shit" handles while Jane leaned into Thor's side. The taxi hurried along but no matter how fast it went, it was not fast enough for Loki.

They finally reached Central Park and hurried to the bifrost sight.

"Heimdall! We are ready to return," Thor said.

Nothing.

"Heimdall can you hear us?" Thor tried again.

Still nothing. Thor and Loki looked at each other and knew this was not good.

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Odin sat in his throne room. He sensed that something was not right. Unfortunately, he could not determine where the danger was coming from. Some force was blinding his sight, making it impossible to tell whether the threat was against Asgard or in another realm. Never before had Odin been blinded. Who was doing this and why?

…..

Jane sat on a nearby park bench as Thor paced and Loki leaned on a nearby railing with his head in his hands.

"What do we do now?" Jane asked.

"I do not know my love," Thor replied.

"Well, there has to be something we can do. Don't you guys have a back door?" Jane asked snidely.

Thor stopped his pacing and looked at Jane. "What did you say?"

"I just made a snide comment about a back door," she replied.

"Brother," Thor said walking over to Loki. "Loki?"

Loki shook himself out of his trance and looked up at Thor with a look of despair. When the bifrost would not open he began to lose hope.

"Jane just had a brilliant idea. There is a back way into Asgard."

Loki looked at his brother without understanding what he was saying.

"Brother, remember the day I was to be named Odin's successor?" Thor said gently.

Loki looked at him confused.

"Remember the Frost Giants entered the vault to steal the casket?"

A look of understanding passed over Loki's face.

"Yes. Yes! How could I have forgotten? But I would need to conjure dark magic to succeed." Loki said plainly. He looked down at his feet. Ellie had shown him that there was good in him. Could he manage the darkness that he needed?

"I know this is hard for you brother, but the dark magic will be used for good in this instance. Once we are home, Father will help us."

"I can do it," Loki said. "But we will need some place private. We do not want to draw attention to ourselves."

Jane walked over to the map and looked for the most remote part of the park she could find. "Here," she said. "There is a large group of trees on the other side of the park. Will that do?"

Loki stood behind her and said, "We will find out."

They started the long trek across the park. Loki and Thor hurried while Jane struggled to keep up. The sun was going down and the park was falling into darkness. Jane stumbled over some branches as they cut their way through the trees. Thor turned around and picked her up to carry her in his arms. The sky had gone completely dark when Loki finally stopped.

"I believe this will be as good as we get. Now stay close behind me and do not move. This may take some time, but be at the ready. When the portal opens, we will be pulled in quickly and it is a bit of a shock," Loki explained.

Thor and Jane moved behind Loki. Jane reached for Thor's hand and held on tight.

Loki ran his hands through his hair and took his stance. Even though he had done this before, he always hated how it made him feel. Resting his hands by his sides, he let the magic flow into his fingers. The heat slowly moved up his arms and into his chest. Loki pulled energy from way down deep inside and drew in the energy from around him. Slowly raising his arms from his sides, the energy started to spark off of his fingertips like electricity. Having the swirl of energy around him, he quietly chanted the dark words. The sparks of energy started to turn black and a dark mist started to form around them. Jane grabbed a hold of Thor's waist as Loki raised his arms above his head and looked up to the sky chanting louder and faster. The dark mist swirled faster and faster as they seemed to be held in a wind tunnel. Chanting one last line, Loki reached for the sky and yanked his arms back down to his sides, which drew down what looked like a black version of the bifrost.