Loki's Dreamer: I like Devian too though I have no favourite. :p

Doctor Loki love: no worries about not reviewing. I forget sometimes with story's I read too. Lol. I enjoyed writing Loki in as being in the room as well. Happy is good...for now.

Max is a chick name: I'm not doing a huge jump no but by the time this story ends Seria will be be three so a little jumping well spaced over the next 16 chapters :p

Sorceress of the trees: and I love replying. Really any little thing said is of great motivation for me to keep going!

Poodle warriors: haha I love funny Loki moments.

Chapter 84: Back to Asgard

Leaving her family behind was not hard like it once had been. She had a new family, a new home. The nerves associated with going back to the place where bad things have been happening was tense but Cephera tried to not let it bother her.

She held Seria is her arms and Devian stood at her side, Loki was calling to Heimdell and Kat stood behind them all talking to Diana. The bridge opened in a ray of light and they were pulled through to the land eternal.

Heimdell greeting them warmly. To avoid further plotting against them no one knew when they would return and so no one waited for them on the bridge. The trek to the palace was long but soothing. The children enjoyed racing each other only as far as the eye could see and no further. Seria was wide awake watching the colours of the sky above and glancing to her mother. She'd yawn from time to time but otherwise she made no fuss.

Loki was next to her the entire time and Kat would make cooing noises at the baby when they would stop to greet passerby's who knew Loki or Cephera. They could have teleported but the day was much nicer spent on this venture. Cephera was enjoying the weather and the different smiling faces as they entered the city and further to the castle gates.

Inside was another matter. Inside they were met with great joy. Servants were trying to be polite while also trying to get a look at the baby. Loki shoo'd a few of them away as the crowd seemed to expand. Nobles where stopping them to have a look at the new addition and it actually took longer to get inside then it had to travel the bridge through town.

Inside Odin was stood with Frigga. He was speaking of something with her and stopped when they entered. Frigga hurried over and Cephera had no problem passing the child to her. "She looks like you." She said to her son smiling.

"And she's ever so well behaved. " Diana pipped up.

"Can she sleep in our room?" Devian asked in a hope filled tone.

"We will talk about that later." Loki told him patting his head. "Where is my brother?" Loki asked looking about for the thunder god.

"He's in the gardens." Frigga said something to a close by maid who took off. "She'll have him fetched for us." Frigga smiled back down at Seria. They had sent a letter on the day of her birth so this moment was much anticipated.

"Don't hog her." Odin teased and with a laugh Frigga handed the child to him.

"When you have a moment I need to discuss something with you in private." Loki told Odin. Odin nodded. They had yet to tell them about the jumping situation.

"I'm going to head off to my room. I need to catch up on some 'homework'. Kat said referring to spells loki had insisted she needed more practice on. Cephera hugged her friend tightly.

"Thank you for everything." She said.

"That's what friends are for." Kat told her and bounced off.

"Brother!" Thor said loudly with clear excitement. Thor however bypassed Loki with a slap to the shoulder and picked Cephera up unexpectedly into a spinning hug. "Sister." He greeted and set her down. "I have someone I wish you both to meet." He took Cephera's hand guiding her to turn. Loki looked as well and a pretty brunette was standing near the entrance looking a bit unsure what to do. "Cephera this is Jane." Jane walked to them in her jeans and tee shirt.

"A pleasure at last." Cephera said returning the smile Jane was presenting.

"I hear I have you to thank for all this." Jane said looking around. "I'd like to talk to you more before I leave to go back to earth." Jane said. Cephera nodded. "And congratulations on your new baby."

Cephera looked behind her to Odin who was smiling down at Seria. "Thank you." Cephera was trying to contain her childish joy. She wanted nothing more then to jump up and down clapping like a teenager.

"I was showing Jane the gardens. Perhaps you would like to join us." Thor offered.

"I need to feed the baby. Perhaps later." Cephera replied. She didn't want to impose on Thors time with the woman of his utmost affection.

"The lady Cephera looked very excited to see you." Thor said beaming at Jane as she walked beside him.

"I'm glad to finally meet her." Jane replied. "It's beautiful here. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined such a place existing among the stars." Jane sighed in awe. Thor had shown her many things in Asgard since her arrival the beginning of the day.

Thor had been surprised that his father had arranged such a meeting. So many things were happening that Thor had never thought would be possible. And he gave Cephera all the credit for having stood up to his father to begin with over letting the avengers join her wedding. Whatever she had said to him that day had slowly began to shift his thoughts to a different world. Asgard was no longer sitting among the shadows of worlds long forgotten. They were becoming more and more involved in the others realms. More and more alliances being made.

"Jane." Thor stopped her. They stood on one of the many hillsides overlooking the vast ocean and the city with its shining castle at its center. "Would you, if given the choice, join me here forever?" He asked gripping her hands between his own.

"Thor..." She began and stopped to consider what he had said. "I have so much I'm doing on earth right now. So many discoveries I've made and could still make." She paused again.

"None of that has to change. Cephera has been able to travel between your realm and here. I am sure you can continue your work and in fact you would have much more time to do so. The other realms are being opened up to new life. Midgardians will come to realize they are not alone and that not all of us are enemies. You can still have all that you want that you're afraid to leave behind." Thor assured her.

"I can't imagine living forever." Jane was looking him right in the eyes. Thor cupped her face and caressed her cheek with his thumb.

"It would not seem like forever. Eventually even we will die leaving behind our children to rule in our stead but yes we do have quite a long life. You could be part of that someday."

"If your father offers it. Offers me a life with you and a life with the things I love doing I wouldn't say no." Jane smiled. Thor swept her into his arms. He felt in his heart his father would not deny him this union now. But Thor would wait. Jane would continue to visit and his father would eventually come to love her as he did his brothers wife.

Diana was leaning over the side of the crib. Her height still towering over her brother. The frost giant in her was evident the older she got. Sometimes she enjoyed looking at herself in the mirror all blue and red eyed. She thought it was kinda amazing. But her father had yet to embrace his Jouten heritage and so Diana kept her experiments to herself...and Devian.

She watched her baby sister sleeping and found it hard to believe she had been that small once. Now Diana had someone else to protect. She would work harder then ever to learn how to perfect her magic skills and her battle skills. Tomorrow she had made plans to join Sif with the warriors three to practice what she had learned in a battle with them one by one. She was more then excited.

It was good to be home. Diana liked being with her grandfather and aunt but it got boring after a while. There was nothing like being home. Diana looked over at her brother. He was reading snuggled up on his blankets on his side of the room.

"What are you reading?" She asked looking through the cribs wooden bars. He held it up and she realized it was a spell book. "Oh. You've read that one already." She noted.

"Yes but I haven't memorized it all yet." He replied. Devian had a crazy mind for remembering things. After a couple of reads and a few well placed notes on the pages he would remember everything in that book. Diana wished she could learn to fight that way but she didn't have the same mind as her brother. He studied hard from books mostly and hands on only when their father took them to the tower to learn magic. Devian enjoyed alchemy more then spells but he knew learning about his magic was important too.

"You think she'll jump again?" Diana asked. Their father had explained it to them and Diana was fascinated by the thought of visiting other places where she might exist. They weren't allowed to talk about it outside the family.

"I dunno. I hope not. I mean what if she never comes back." Diana frowned. She hated the thought of that.

"You think father could use my ring and imbue it like he once did with me." She pondered.

"You could mention it too him." Devian said thoughtfully. Diana looked down at the ring that was still on her pinkie. The day she had asked about its origins she had been surprised by the answer. She couldn't remember never being in control but then she was just a baby then.

"I'm going to bed." She finally declared and climbed under her sheets. She used magic to turn out the lights and giggled when Devian used his own to light up his bed area only so he could continue to read.