YAY ANOTHER CHAPTER! I really am having a lot of fun writing this, more fun then I thought I would. Now Alisha's training begins in Asguard. As I go back and read the first few chapters and compare them to these chapters I kinda cringe. For thoughs of you who have been reading since the begining I greatly thank you for putting up with thoughs first chapters. I hope I have improved somewhat since then. I think I have but anyway, ON WITH THE CHAPTER!
The Avengers team and the Asguardians belong to Marvel and Stan Lee (God bless him)
Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep. Was the sound she heard waking up the next day. She slowly opened her eyes to turn her serum alarm off and looked around.
"Where am I?!" She asked bolting up right and looking out the window. The sun was not up yet so the glowing of the bridge could still be seen.
"Rainbow Bridge? Oh yah, I came to Asguard yesterday." She reminded herself as she opened her metal suit case and pulled out a vile and a needle. After applying the serum she took a closer look outside and could see that the sun would not rise for a while since the sky was not changing from black to dark blue.
"Time here is so strange. I think" She thought aloud as she changed into her normal pajamas consisting of green short shorts and a gold tank top. She put on her slippers and opened her door.
"Good morning Miss Alisha. How was your sleep?" Dalia asked, right outside her room.
"Um, I slept like a rock. What time is it?"
"Well, you don't have to get to your lesson until the sun is just over the horizon so you have much time to sleep some more."
"I would rather explore, if that's ok?" Alisha asked, looking around.
"Yes you may, but just be careful of others and closed doors. Now if you will excuse me I will be getting back to sleep if you don't need me further" Dalia said as she walked over to the room to the right next to hers.
Alisha wondered the halls, seeing the differences in them. She kept clear of any other people and stayed away from closed doors until she could smell something wonderful coming from a large oak door. She opened it to find the kitchen with a few cooks bustling about.
"Good morning" She said to them. They all stopped, looked at her, inclined their heads, and kept on working.
"Good morning Alisha. I really wasn't expecting anyone else up this early" a deep soft voice said from her right. "Though Halder does like to sleep for as long as he can." Thor said, patting the corner of the table he was sitting on.
"Have you ever thought he was somehow fused with a bear's spirit and that he is just hibernating?" Alisha suggested. When one of the cooks asked her what she would like, she said some hot chocolate. The cook looked confused.
"Just melt some of our best chocolate, warm some milk, and mix the two" Thor said, taking a swig of some mead. The cook bowed and went off. "That is a very intriguing idea, I shall have to think about that" Thor said thoughtfully.
"I was joking Thor. You can't do that, can you?"
"Maybe, maybe not. As I said before I shall have to look into it."
"So what can I expect today in my lesson?"
"Well Sif will want to test your capability with each weapon, so she will fight you one on one to see what you are capable of. She will also test your knowledge of being in the wilderness. She may not look it but she knows how to live and hunt in the wild." Thor said, taking some fresh bread from a passing tray and splitting it in half, offering the other to Alisha.
"Well, I don't know much about navigating with constellations from here or by the sun and moon. Does the sun rise to the east and set to the west here?"
"Yes so that should be easier on you. Do you know how to track on earth?"
"A little, I know what print belongs to what animal in the Swiss Alps because I really had nothing better to do. Unfortunately that's it. Oh ya, I almost forgot traping. Lance taught it to me some time ago and I have been practicing in the alps. Even though there isn't much to catch all the way up there."
"Then you will learn much from her. Do you know weaponry?"
"No, except for what is on my suit."
"Then she will run you raged; just remember to keep your eyes on her not on the weapon. Watch her movements for a weakness. Also keep your body loose except when you block or strike and even then don't tense up to much."
Alisha was nodding her head and taking in all the advice he was giving her. The cook came by with her hot chocolate and then went back to cooking. She took a sip and was instantly in heaven. "My god this is wonderful!"
"Because it is made with milk instead of water."
"I will tell JARVIS to make it with milk from now on. Plus it has real chocolate in it. Not the powder we have."
"Do you remember a lot from last night?"
Alisha stared at him then did a face palm. "That's what I ask my Father after he has too much to drink. Did I get silly last night?"
"Not really, you got more, as you say, chillaxed?" Thor asked.
"Yah, I guess that would make sense. But what did I do?"
"Danced, played our games, you sang more than anything. Something called 'Into the Open Air' from Brave was the most beautiful. What is this Brave you talk about as a thing?"
"It's a movie. I absolutely love it. Every growing teenage girl can relate. So how did I sound?"
"Well let's just say that by the end the musicians where asking if you would join them all the time."
"Oh god no, what did I say?!" She asked horrified.
"You said 'only if I am this chillaxed'" Thor said in a pathetic imitation of her voice.
"Well that's good. I don't think I could sing in front of people if I wasn't gone with the wind" Alisha said with a smile.
"Yes, you turned them down nicely; and don't worry about the lesson. Just pay attention and you can't go wrong. Besides, Halder will help you."
"Yah that is if he decides to get up" Alisha said, taking a big gulp of her now warm drink. The door opened and Halder came shuffling in still half asleep.
"My ears are burning, are you guys talking to me again" He said in a slurred voice.
Thor and Alisha looked at each other then back at him.
"Nope" Said Alisha
"Not us." Thor commented. "Though it is nice to see you up this early."
"I don't know why I am up this early to be honest. I just woke up and was half way down the hall. Do I sleep walk?" Halder asked his Father.
"Yes" Alisha and Thor answered together.
"But only once in a while." Thor said, getting up. "Well I must go talk to my Father. Have fun you two."
"How do you know I sleep walk?" Halder asked taking his Father's place on the table after he had left.
"Well, you kinda walked into my room when I was 10 and started talking to me like I was…I don't know, a relative of some kind. The you got under the covers and fell asleep in my bed. That's why I was sleeping on the couch that time." Alisha snickered at the shocked face Hal had.
"I am so sorry about that; why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
"Because you wouldn't have believed me back then."
"I…well…that was…I guess your right" He said after trying to defend himself.
"I think we better get dressed" Alisha said, taking her mug. Before she even got two steps, one of the cooks took it away from her. "Ok, this feels like I am royalty."
"Well, you are the guest of royalty. So in a way yes you are." Halder said, getting up as well.
"Um…ok…it just feels so strange."
"Why? Your father treats you this way right?"
Alisha stared over at Hal. She saw that he was slightly cringing away from her look. "No Halder. My Dad does not treat me like this. At least, he tries not to. It's kinda hard for a parent not to weight on their children's every need when they have a sever condition like I do. I don't think it's that bad, but apparently when I was born I almost died. My Dad saved me with his invention of my serum so I can understand why he is so over protective of me and why he wants to pamper me all the time."
"I guess that makes sense. But it's still strange that you have that condition and you can still whoop Tyler's and my asses when you want to, verbally or physically."
"We shall see if I can physically whoop your ass this month." Alisha said as she headed for her room.
Thila had made a type of loose pants for her with a long sleeved shirt that was thick but soft. She put them on and smiled, they fit perfectly. She also had some flexible yet hard shoes at the entrance to her room. Everything was camo colored; adding to her green eyes and making her hair stand out even more.
"Well, let's get started" She said to herself, looking in the mirror. She put on a hair tie just in case. She went down the hall and waited for Halder.
"Good morning Alisha, I am glad you are an early riser. I would hate to have another lazy student like Halder to deal with" She said, pointing over to Halder. He was standing in clothes much like her own, but he was asleep on his feet again.
"Let me show you something" She said, pulling out her phone again and making the farting sound with it right next to his ear. The same reaction as the last time.
"QUIT IT ALISHA!" Halder roared, backing into the wall.
"Well, now that everyone is awake, let us get started" Sif said, leading the way to the back exit.
Their destination looked to be an arena of some sorts, with weights and jumps. "Now I know you don't have much knowledge of our wildlife and you are not use to our constellations but you will learn. I want you to read this book" Sif said to Alisha, handing her a very large book.
"Thanks, I will" She said, straining with the weight. She placed it at the back and took her place next to Hal.
"Today will be more of a review for Halder, but I want to see what you are capable of doing Alisha. Choose your weapon and put on your armor" Sif said, gesturing to the wall full of weapons. At the end was a full upper body armor made of some silver metal.
Halder helped her into it and placed some leather bands around her arms that bent with her movement. "Thanks" She said, now going over the weapons. She did like most of them but there were only a handful that she could use because of her size and strength. She picks a small hand shield for her left hand and a shorter sword that felt nice in her right hand. "Ok I think I am rea…" She said then had to duck because Sif was already on her, swinging for a kill shot at her head.
"Lesson one, always be on guard" Sif said, taking a stance. She had a long-sword in her hand which she could wield with just one hand easily.
"Lesson learned" Alisha said, taking a more relaxed stance. She listened to her body and took Thor's advice of watching Sif's movements more than the weapon. The circled each other for a minute before Sif charged at her. Alisha stood her ground until Sif was almost upon her then lunged forward, body low to the ground, pushing the shield against Sif, trying to push her back. It didn't work and she heard the sound of Sif's sword making contact with the back of her body armor.
"Dead" Sif said backing up. "But that would have pushed me back if you had been stronger, giving you an opportunity to chop off my sword arm. Think about your strength and how it will affect your opponent and your fighting. You can't rely on overpowering your opponent all the time. Now again" And they began again.
By the end of her test with Sif she had learned that her greatest ability and attribute in battle was the ability to be unpredictable and quick. Alisha was never able to actually put a kill strike on Sif but she had been able to hold her own by the end to an extent. All that training with Natasha had really come in handy at this point.
"Where did you learn you move like that?" Halder had asked as he had watched her, slide right between Sif's legs and hit her leg. That last fight had almost ended with Alisha as the victor.
"From Natasha. She taught me to fight like her so I use my flexibility to help" Alisha said, panting.
"I must meet this Natasha. She has done a fantastic job training you. Maybe after a month of training you could even defeat me, though that is a BIG maybe." Sif said. "We are finished with training here for the day. Now it is time to go for a hunt" Sif said, pulling out some rope and a couple of daggers. "I shall teach you how to track and trap."
"I do know how to track and trap animals back on earth. Lance taught me. I just don't know the animal tracks here." She said with a shrug.
"Yes well you will learn if you read that book. Now let us get a move on." They both followed her into the forest.
3 hours later they came back with mostly small kills and 2 big kills. Alisha had the small kills 3 ferret looking animals with bright colored fur, some dodo birds, and a large rabbit with 4 ears and a long feathery tail.
"A fine catch Alisha, you really know how to trap." Halder said, hanging back with a very large pig with gray leathery skin.
"Thanks, I do try. All animals need to get water at some point after all" Alisha said in a huff, all her traps had been at the rivers edge. The small animals were tied along a rope that she had over her shoulders. Halder picked one of the two ropes up and slung it over his shoulder. "No Hal, you don't have to do that."
"But I want you. I don't want you to strain yourself anymore then you have to. I promised your Father I would look after you, and so I shall" He said, banging his chest with his fist.
"You don't have to be my babysitter" She said as they entered the kitchen to unload their kill.
"I'm not, I am just looking out for your well-being" Halder said, slowly setting the large pig down. "This will make a fine roast tonight"
"Yah can't wait" she said, handing the rope to one of the cooks. The cooks thanked them and went back to their duties. Alisha followed Halder to the main hall where the other teachers where in a small group, talking to Sif.
"Ah, there is the new student" Volstagg boomed, clapping her hard on her back. "Heard you have had some fighting training in the past."
"Yes but I am still new to fighting with these weapons."
"But you picked it up faster than even Halder." Sif said. Halder rolled his eyes, but smiled nun the less.
"Yah well I am a fast learner. Blame my Father for passing his genius gene." Alisha said sarcastically.
"We shall." Volstagg boomed. Alisha and Halder held back a big laugh at the lack of sarcastic understand in the room.
"I am greatly looking forward to seeing how you fair with the heavier weaponry" Volstagg said.
"And long range!" agreed Fandral.
"Seams stealth class will be interesting this week" Hogun said in his soft voice.
"It seems that you have created quite a stir amongst the staff Alisha" Thor said from the other side of the small group.
"Oh, I am sorry about that" She said, not really knowing what she did.
"Not it's nothing bad, they are just impressed that a mere human could almost keep up with the Lady Sif. I know you have a long way to go but you have greatly excided everyone's expectations of you" Thor said, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Well that's good. I do love to prove people wrong. But I am a little nervous about the heavier weapons. I'm not that…well" She said, looking at her arms.
"Hmmmmmmm, then we shall work on that tomorrow now wont we." Volstagg said, flexing his own muscles.
"Yes we shall" Halder said as his stomach gave a large growl. "Time for a snack before dinner" He said, heading back to the kitchen.
Alisha rolled her eyes at her friend but followed him none the less. "Are you nervous about me joining you with your lessons?"
"Yes I am. I have been worried ever since Fury told us what we will be doing. I never told you this, but I have…somewhere inside me…always thought of you as my little sister, my chosen sister. I teased you like that because I always saw my friends doing that to their younger siblings. I thought it was natural, but I never wanted to hurt you, ever. I truly am sorry for all those things me and Tyler did to you. It wasn't until I came here that I realized how stupid it was" Halder confessed. He looked ashamed.
Alisha smiled and placed her forehead against his shoulder. "MY BIG BROTHER! I always knew you were out there!"
Halder rolled his eyes, but smiled and laughed. "So am I forgiven?"
"Hal, you where always forgiven. I can't hold grudges for anyone, except for people who truly deserve it" She said smiling back at him. "I think I am going to have a big snack and go get some reading done, that book is going to take all week to read."
"All WEEK?! Yah right, it took me about 4 months to read it."
"Yah well are you a genius with a photographic memory?"
"Um" he said nervously before his stomach growled. "Ok who is hungry?" He said going into the kitchen and grabbing a cooked cow leg and biting into it.
"Yah that's what I thought" She said, taking a piece of meat off the leg and eating it with him. A cook came by with some hot chocolate for her. "Thank you very much" she smiled.
"You are welcome Miss Alisha, is there anything els we can get you?" the cook asked.
"No, but thank you for asking." She smiled as he walked away and whispered "They seem to be treat me differently than this morning."
"They are treating you with more respect, you have shown that you are stronger then they first thought." Halder whispered back after swallowing his food.
Alisha smiled. "Just wait till they meet the twins, they are going to be so surprised they won't know what to do." Halder looked at her, and then smiled knowing what she was talking about.
"Well, I am off" She said after taking a few more bites of his cow leg. She had gotten to the hallway before she then realized she still had the armor on. She turned around but Halder answered her question before she spoke it.
"The armor is for you to do with what you wish. Though I would suggest wearing it as often as you can, some leg guards will be made for you soon as well."
Alisha nodded her head then continued to her room. She slowly shed the armor and realized that it was not just keeping her safe but also working her muscles. She felt lighter with the armor off. "Maybe I will stretch and read at the same time" she said, laughing humorlessly.
She did her yoga routine, read the first 10 chapters talking about the stuff she already knew like tracking and how to find cretin tracks, and then took off her clothing. After she got her normal pajamas on the door opened and Frigga walked in.
"You seem to be exceeding everyone's expectations of you but the King's. Somehow he knew you would do this well here. I personally didn't expect you to be so well mannered and kind hearted but with a fierceness of a warrior. I am glad though. You will be training with Volstagg tomorrow. He is more lenient about time because he never shows up on time anyway. Stay strong tomorrow little Alisha" And with that, the Queen departed leaving Alisha to ponder what she had said about expectations of others while she applied her Serum and went to sleep.
"Hmmm, I may have a harder time executing my plan then I thought. With her training with the Black Widow and now here I may have to do some work. But no matter, I will have my revenge in the end" And with that, Loki melted back into the shadows, leaving Alisha to dream away not knowing that she may soon be in grave danger.
Woof. I dod this chapter in sections instead of all at once. It was hard getting the creative juices flowing for more then 10 minutes so I did it in sperts and look what happened, the second longest chapter in the story! YAY! I would like to know what you think is going to happen in the future for Alisha in the reviews. I will tell you if you are right or wrong, or if you don't want to know you can tell me in the review. Tell me what you think ;D !
LOVE TO ALL!
