Thessana travelled to Asgard at night . Everybody was asleep and silence was reigning in the darkness . She walked as silently as possible , trying to avoid the guards .
"That's fucked up if you want my opinion .. Already killing a man during a wedding is a crazy idea but sending his head to us .."
"I heard they sewed his direwolf head on his body .."
Thessana froze and looked at the guards .
"Hey ! Who are you ?"
With a simple gesture , the first guard felt on the floor , dead . She grabbed the second one and faced him .
"Where is it ? Where's his head ?"
"You are dead ! It can't .."
With her dagger , she stabbed him in the heart and left , ready to kill anyone on her way . Any guards was spared , all falling like flies while she made her way to the throne room . Behind the massive golden throne was a little hidden room with all the treasures , Odin found or stole . And she saw it . His crown . She took it softly and touched the direwolf with a light touch . Hers was next to it . She felt the Tesseract beating faster in her . You can't bring him back . But you can make them pay . All of them . She looked around but found nobody .
"Don't lose it now , Stark ..." she whispered to herself . She was ready to head for the library when she saw a soft gilded glow , in a corner of the room . It was an apple . A golden apple . She took it with amazement . It was one of the Idunn's apples . Odin stated several centuries ago that there was any left and that , anyway , no one was worthy to become an Asgardian . Idunn , the goddess had disappeared milleniums before Thessana's birth and so the apples . Those golden fruits were supposed to give eternal life to the one who ate it . Thessana took the apple and wondered what Odin hide from them again . She killed a dozen of guards until she reached the library . She was tearing off several pages about the location of the Tesseract when she heard footsteps .
"Who are you ? Move and I'll cut your throat !"
She smirked at the voice . Loki . She glanced at him and disappeared , trying not to laugh at his face .
"Have you seen something ? A face ? Something ?" asked again Odin , running out of patience .
"No . Just blue eyes . Kind of … Icy ." replied Loki , looking at his father .
"Informations about the Tesseract were stolen . And something even more important . "
"What ?"
"A treasure .. Something priceless .. The last apple of Idunn ..."
"It's impossible … You said there were none left ."
"Obviously , I lied . You may go now . I'll call you if I need more informations ."
Loki bowed and left for his mother's room . He found her , on her balcony , looking at the sky .
"Thessana always loved when the wind was blowing . She said it was the Gods sending us a message .."
"Mother I need to talk about something . Something very important ."
"What again ?"
"I think Thess is alive . I haven't told father about it because of what she done so please don't repeat that . But the person was wearing a cloak . A black one with a direwolf pin . And I don't know … I could feel it . I think she may be in danger .."
"What color were her eyes ?!"asked Frigga , all of the sudden worried .
"Icy blue . Glowing .."
Frigga said nothing but started to search for something in the room . It's after ten minutes that she finally stopped and looked at Loki .
"I know what is wrong with her ."
Thessana looked at Robb's corpse or what was left of it . She was soaking , covered in mud after fishing the body out of the river . Tommen was already burried in the woods near the Twins but she couldn't find Catelyn's body . Look what they have done to your family . Slaughtered like animals . You need to avenge them . They all need to pay for this . You are the queen . The Wolf Queen . You need to show them your worth and how fool they were to betray you .
"I am not a queen . I am nothing ." whispered Thessana , looking at Robb .
I believe in you . In your power . You are strong . Stronger than any of them . Stronger than Robb . Anger and pain is the key to release your magic . Let the anger consume you . Let the pain make you ruthless . You're a wolf . The wolf watches the pack . The wolf hunts .
"The wolf hunts ..." she repeated , closing her fist and feeling the fury rushing in her , consuming her as the voice asked it to . The trees around her started to move and the sky became dark . "I'm the most powerful person in all the kingdoms . I'm going to hunt all those who hurted my family until they're all dead . "
The tavern was empty , only a few men were eating , talking about the upcoming wedding of King Joffrey . Lothar Frey looked at the dark figure , who was sitting alone in a corner , chewing some food . He could see that she was a woman because of the delicacy of her gestures but couldn't see her face , hidden by a hood . He felt attracted to her , like all of the sudden , she became the reason of his life . She stood and went outside so he followed her .
"Hey beauty … Where are you ?"
Here … Come my love .. Lothar turned around , seeking the voice , unsure of it was all of his head or someone did actually speak . He saw a twirl of a black cloak and shining golden hair . With a smirk , he followed her in the woods .
"You like playing uh ? I'm going to get you .."
"Get that instead ."
Instantly Lothar was pinned against a tree , his arms raised above his hands , two daggers in his palms . The pain was horrible but he couldn't scream , incapable of speech . His eyes widened in horror when he saw the woman walking in front of him , taking off the hood . A ghost . It's a ghost thought Lothar you killed her . She was dead ! Thessana laughed loudly and walked around him .
"Oh boy , you think I'm a ghost ? That's sweet . You killed me indeed . But here I am . The perks of being immortal maybe ...No you're not losing your mind Lothar , fortunately for your sanity I'm very real . Unfortunately for you I'm angry . I'm going to ask you questions and let you talk . If you scream you're dead . If you answer my questions and give me all the answers I want , I'll let you live . Understand ?"
Lothar nodded as she took off one of the daggers and started to play with it .
"So tell me . Who ? Who's behind all this ? "
"I don't know .."
"I'm disappointed in you Lothar ." It was like his whole body was burning but there were no flames and , once again , he couldn't scream .
"Let me ask you this once again . Who's behind this ?"
"I don't know I swear my lord father never told us ! Just he was someone powerful , a god and that now we were pledged to him . "
"So it's a man . Never heard a name ?"
"I'm not sure if it's that or .. Maybe it wasn't even his name ."
"Say it ."
"Lau .. Laufeyson .."
"Are you sure ?"
"Ye .. Yes ."
"I know you killed me . But who killed Catelyn and Robb ? And beheaded my son and husband ? "
"Black Walder killed Catelyn . I don't know the names of the ones who shot arrows at the king . But it was Lord Bolton who stabbed him in the heart . The mountain , sent by Tywin Lannister after my father told him about what was going to happen , took off the heads .."
"Do you have any hints where I can find Laufeyson ?"
"No . I swear by the old Gods and new !"
"No need to swear . After what you've done I doubt the Gods give a single fuck about you . "
"You promised to let me go after ..."
"Indeed . And a Queen always respect her words . Go ."
And she made him disappear .
Lord Frey started to eat his stew , ready to complain as always but was stopped by a green light in the middle of the room . Everybody stopped eating and looked at Lothar appearing , on his knees , looking around him .
"What is that ?" snapped Lord Frey .
"Father .. She … She .." Lothar started to choke and scream . Lord Frey stood , trembling as flames started to appear on his son's body . It took only a few seconds for Lothar to be burned alive .
"I thought Thanos was just a story made to scare children ..." said Loki , looking at his mother .
"No , he's very real Loki . He brings chaos and death everywhere only to impress his lost love Mistress Death . And to achieve his goal , he seeks the Infinity Stones . Especially the Tesseract . But he's lost somewhere between the worlds so he can't go after it himself . " Frigga was trying to focus on where Thessana could be .
"So he need someone to get it for him . You think Thess is helping him ?"
"Thanos is lost or even trapped between the worlds but he can project his spirit in a person . But for that he needs to find a person who is consumed with anger , pain , rage .. Someone who's strong . "
"If she really survived the Red Wedding , she's the perfect candidate ..."
"I can detect her magic around the Twins .. But she's not there ."
"We need to go . Now !"
"We can't just leave like that .."
"Mother , we have to save her before we lose her . For real this time ."
Frigga looked at Loki , wondering if it was a good decision to make in such a hurry .
"I shouldn't done that .. It was stupid and cruel . I'm not as low as them . I shouldn't have kill him .."
No ! You did what you had to do . They all deserve to die . They need to pay for the people they killed . You liked it . When you killed Lothar . The power rushing in your veins , making your heart pound in your chest . You loved it . So embrace it completely . You need the Tesseract and you'll be unstoppable .
"Enough ! " screamed Thessana , holding her head . "I don't know who you are but get out of my head ! "
And she started to send magic waves in her brain to take back the control . It was like a battle was raging in her mind and no one was really winning . Until she felt pain speading in her limbs and started to spit blood .
Oh you are so strong but I have a huge advantage here .. Isn't it amazing how you can trick the brain ? Make him believe that you're dying , being tortured when nothing , actually , happens . At least physically speaking . You are strong , you have power and oh , so much anger . But unfortunately for you , you are too strong for your own good . If you were a tad clever , you would have surrender to me and do all I want . But no you keep thinking about what's good and what's bad . So clever and yet so stupid .
Thessana convulsed on the ground , feeling like she was on fire , her whole body being torn apart at the same time .
No one can beat Thanos . I am the most powerful man that ever existed and it's not a little girl with some magic that will prove me wrong . Let's see how much pain you can handle until you finally accept me fully in your mind .
Frigga put a wet cloth on her forehead , trying to cool her down .
"What is happening to her ?" asked Loki worried . They were in some cheap tavern in Westeros . "Shoudn't we bring her back home ?"
"No . She can become very dangerous .. Thanos is torturing her . I guess she didn't let him take control that easily .."
"What can we do ?"
"I don't know , I never saw it , in real , before . Only read it in books ."
"I can protect her mind . Showing her memories and maybe it'll help her ."
"I don't know if it's a good idea Loki .."
"If you don't trust me , you do it then . Let's try at least ."
Frigga looked at her son , who seemed really worried and she nodded . She placed both her hands in each side of Thessana's head and started to search .
Thessana ran , breathless , but she couldn't stop . You killed them ! You can't run away from that ! It's all your fault ! The pain was still here but she kept running , trying to ignore the voice . But she was starting to believe it . And more she accepted that idea , the weaker she was . Like she wasn't even real anymore . Everything was dark , gloomy , like she was running through the corridors of Winterfell . Finally she arrived in a room that she closed and leaned against the door , trying to catch her breath . She looked at the floor , her hands on her knees , waiting for something to happen . She looked up and let out a scream and felt on the floor . A man wearing black with a wolf head was looking at her . The same one as in her dreams . Wearing the same clothes as ..
"Robb ?"
She looked at him , mouth wide open , as she remembered all the dreams she had about him , and how everytime he told her what was about to happen .
You knew what was going to happen . It was right under your nose . And yet you did nothing . You let them all die .
"No . "
Face the truth . It's right in front of you . All the evidences . You can't be that stupid .
Another memory came to her mind . One that she didn't remember . She was in a field , in Asgard , Robb facing her and telling her about his future death . She was looking at a young version of herself , one who obviously never lived a war or had kids . The memory became blurred and next thing she was on the grass , unconscious , blood around her . Robb was kneeled next to her and whispered one word . Forget .
"He didn't want me to know .. His death was bound to happen . I couldn't do a thing about it ..."
Frigga jumped when Thessana sat , breathing heavily like she just had a nightmare . Her eyes were back to the emerald colour . Frigga held her and tried to calm her down .
"It was all in my mind … He wasn't chasing me .."
"He's gone now . You fought Thanos and won ..."
"It's not my fault ! Robb's death wasn't my fault . It was meant to be . Since his birth . Same for Tommen and Catelyn . It wasn't my fault .. It wasn't my fault ..."
"No Thessana , of course it wasn't your fault , my little dove . Loki go bring her water !"
Thessana looked at Loki , running out of the room .
"Where am I ?"
"Westeros in a tavern near the Twins . "
"I can't stay here ..."
"Thess calm down all is going to be fine .. We're going back to Asgard ."
"No ! I .. I need to leave far away ."
She broke the embrace and stood , putting on her cloak and fixing quickly her hair .
"This is insane ! Thessana it's an order , sit and calm down !"
"Rickon is alive . I saved him . He's in Dorne with Oberyn Martell . His name is Doran Sand now . Go find him and raise him as your own son . I need to find the Tesseract and destroy it before Thanos finds a new person ."
"Thessana no !"
"What do you want me to do ? Stay in Asgard , facing the people who will look at me with pity ? You know i'm not like that so don't expect me to act that way . I know what Thanos can do , you're not the one who's been tortured . So I'm going to find the Tesseract and destroy it , end of the story . If you really want to help me , go find Rickon , raise him as a good man and don't tell him I'm alive . Don't tell anyone . Can I count on you ?"
"Never I succeeded in changing your mind so .. Yes you can count on me ."
"Thanks .."
She tightly hugged Frigga then took a step back and smiled at her .
"I am proud of you , my little girl .." said Frigga , tears in her eyes .
"I love you ."
And she disappeared .
Steve Rogers looked at Peggy , who left the bar , completely hypnotised by her red dress and the moves of her hips . He smiled looking at his feet but Bucky hit his arm several times .
"What again ? Complaining about how invisible you are ?" laughed Steve but stopped when he saw a tall woman with long blond hair who was smiling at them . All the men in the bar was starring at her in fact . Her emerald dress was matching her eyes and felt on her body like a second skin . Bucky had his mouth open and couldn't close it .
"Which one of you two , gentlemen , would buy a drink to a lady ?"
"Me !" shouted Bucky , offering his seat . "I'm James Barnes but you can call me Bucky . Without any offense , you are a beauty ."
"Thanks mister Barnes . My name is Anna Maximoff . What about that drink ?"
"I'm coming right back !"
Steve smiled as Bucky left running to the counter and looked at the woman who was starring at him , a smile on her red lips .
"Let's talk seriously boy . Where's the Tesseract ?"
