Asguard is such a beautiful place but unfortunately, everything has to come to an end. All I have to say is thank god for school because my work is giving me a brake! I actually have time now! *Spin spin, twirl twirl* I have always loved school for some reason, I think it's because I don't feel put down at school like I do at home. But anyway here is chapter 22! XD
I do not own the Avengers team they belong to marvel and Stan Lee (God bless him)
Over the course of the next month, Alisha improved in all the classes. Even target class with the blond jerk. The throwing knives she was still the best at and could hit her target every time. In archery, she could hit near her target, but she never got the hang of it for some reason. By the end of the month, because of Volstagg's training with weight lifting, she could throw the spear and have it hit the target, but not very hard.
With the Lady Sif and her combat weaponry training and wildlife class, she excelled. She knew most of the major Asguardian animals and their prints. She had also nearly mastered using her hand shield and sword against all her opponents except Sif herself. She still hadn't been able to hit a kill shot, but as the month ended Alisha could tell she was making Sif sweat and work for her victory.
Volstagg's classes where mainly spent watching Halder and Dustin sparing. She learned some defensive techniques from her large teacher. How to block and at the same time, hurt your opponent and what to do when you are fighting more than one opponent. She had gained some upper body strength enough to life the heavier weights and even lift Halder when she wasn't tired.
Her stealth and battle strategy class was more boring then she had originally thought. They did the same thing each lesson. Go out into the middle of nowhere, try to catch Hogun, then sit down and learn about the battles of history and what we could use from thoughts past wars. She had gotten to the point that she could jump from one tree to another without making much sound. By the last lesson her, Dustin, and Halder had been able to touch him by using Alisha as a distraction and then bombarding him all at once.
The 3 day weekends where spent, mostly, wandering around the castle. She had stumbled on a planetarium of the entire universe and had sat there for about 5 hours, looking at as much as she could and trying to remember everything she saw before she got a headache. When she had gone to the same room the next day, it had been replaced by a room full of plants. The castle almost felt like Hogwarts. She would also spar with Halder and Dustin during these times and taught them how to move and use everything as a weapon and how to overpower your opponent with the most simple movements, all of which she learned from Natasha.
"I can't believe it's already been a month and that I am leaving tomorrow!" Alisha exclaimed as she sat, soaking in the shallow waters with Halder and Dustin. It was the middle day of the weekend and they had just concluded trying to help Alisha with a bow and arrow. The end result was a few broken arrows, a split bow, and a busted ego.
"Yah, but it was a lot of fun. I will have to pay attention to the twins when they come to visit. Maybe learn more in the martial arts." Halder said as he lay on a submerged log.
"So what are the twins like anyway?" Dustin asked.
"Well Teralin is the youngest and you will meet her before you meet Tiana. Tera has more emotion then her sister. She is more of a verbal fighter, she likes to talk and get in your head. She is the bow master in our group, hands down. She also is fiercely loyal so don't say anything that might insult her. She has shortish brown/red hair that is longer on her right side then her left but it doesn't go past her chin. She is also a kind of hot head as well. Tiana is more calculating and observant. She will tell you exactly what she thinks if you ask unless she doesn't want to. She is more of the hand to hand combat of the two and way more stealthy. She is quiet most of the time and likes to take in information by watching. She has longer, wavier hair that goes past her shoulders. I would not suggest bantering with her because she is not as nice as I am." She said to Dustin.
"Sounds hot" He said with a smile.
"Sounds like you want to flirt with death man. Even I would not want to mess with them. They scare me sometimes" Halder said as he paddled towards them.
"Maybe I do, so what. It's not like they are going to kill me" Dustin said in a relaxed voice.
"I wouldn't put it past them. They have been working for SHEILD so I think they may have had to kill someone. That and they are trained to kill" Alisha said matter-of-factly.
The color in Dustin's face dropped. He looked pale. "You're kidding right?"
Alisha just smiled and then swam to the shore as she sun was beginning to set. Odin asked her how she wanted to spend her last dinner in Asguard that morning. She had said just a small dinner with him, his wife, Thor, Dustin, Halder, and her teachers. A small family dinner.
Thila tried to get her dressed up, but Alisha requested something a little less flashy for her last evening. The result was a plain dress going down to her knees that was a soft copper color that hung off of one shoulders. She left her hair alone and put on her slippers. They spent dinner in the kitchen, all together and laughing with the cooks. She more listened to how everyone was describing her stay here. How much she had changed in such a short time.
"So Alisha. We have all described your stay, why don't you describe it for yourself." Thor said, passing her some more Ail.
"Liberating" Alisha said simply.
"No really. What was it like?" Halder asked.
"Liberating. I have never had to stand in front of the mirror for so long just to get dressed, had my hair done most of the time for dinner, and had other people tell me what to do! Plus the fact that I have been humiliated over and over again practically every day! Though if you ask me if I would do it all again the same way…I would say yes."
"Well you may have been humiliated, but that didn't stop you from biting back now did it." Dustin said.
"Oooooooh that's what she said" Alisha smirked.
Halder spewed is drink and burst out laughing. Everyone else looked a bit confused.
"No offence everyone, but I will be glad to be back in a place where sarcasm is a first language" She said with a smile.
"They why haven't you taught us?" Dustin asked.
"Because you do it all the time and don't know it son" Thor said. "Plus I have known the Midguardians for a very long time and I don't even know enough about this sarcasm to be funny myself."
"Yes, it's something that you have to learn on your own."
Halder finally took and big gasp of air, being red in the face, and sighed. "I have missed sarcasm so much here."
"Yah and it seems to have been squeezed out of you Hal. Why is that?"
"Try being here for more than 3 years and see if you are as sarcastic as you use to be."
"Hmmmm, well when you put it that way. Why don't you practice with Dustin?"
"Because half the time he doesn't even know I am making fun of him."
Dustin looked up in shock. "Wait, you make fun of me?!"
"Oh no of course not" Halder said with a straight face.
"Why would we want to?" Alisha chimed in.
"Oh well that's a relief" Dustin said with a smile.
"Exactly my point" Halder said as Alisha placed her face in her hands and shook her head, laughing lightly in pity.
After dinner, Alisha had her last lesson with Heimdall. She was now able to find individuals and feel what they were feeling by just thinking about them.
You have grown much since our first lesson, just remember to keep practicing and don't force the ability. Let it come to you.
Yes Heimdall, and thank you. I will see you tomorrow morning She thought before she got up and packed all her belongings. She had made herself another bag for the clothing that Thila had made for her. She also was gifted a sword and hand shield of her own to bring back to Earth. She was planning on installing them into her suit so the sword would shoot out of her arm and the shield would unwrap from her gauntlet.
She woke up the next morning to her alarm telling her to wake up and get ready. She put on the outfit she had worn the first day she came here when she heard someone lightly knocking on her door.
"Come in" She said as she slowly got out of bed and went over to her metal bag to get her serum. She turned around as she stuck the needle into her arm and saw that Odin was standing there. She respectfully bowed her head to him and placed the needle back into her bad.
"Did you enjoy your time here Alisha?"
"Yes I did, very much so. I am glad I got to know the people Halder spends his days and training with." She said with a bright smile.
"I am glad. I have a parting gift for you" Odin said, holding out his hand. Resting on his palm was a charm made of metal. It was almost like a knot made from silver.
"Thank you" She said, taking it and putting it on her charm bracelet.
"I see how much you mean to Halder and the rest of the Avengers, and I wanted to help." He said placing a large hand on her shoulder.
"Thanks, but I am not sure what you are talking about." She said apologetically.
"You will when the time is right. This charm will help you when you truly need some divine help. Now it's time to go." He said, picking up two of her bags and walking out the door. Alisha placed her backpack on and fallowed. In what seemed like 3 seconds, they were walking down the rainbow bridge. The day was a cloudy and stormy one. Alisha could barely keep her footing, the wind was so strong. They could see everyone and the shining of the tesseract when a large gust of wind sent Alisha off her feet and over the edge into the deep choppy water.
Before anyone could react, she hit the surface with a thud, no splash, as if she hit something very solid. She lay where with her eyes closed tight and her body moving with the waves that where under her, to stunned and confused to react further. She opened her eyes and looked below her.
A giant wolf head was staring at her, its eyes a glowing red. She could even see a ribbon wrapped around its body. The wolf was staring at her intently.
"Alisha, are you all right?!" Thor and Odin asked from the bridge.
"it….I….he…shi…uba…help" She stammered, not taking her eyes off the enormous wolf that was under the suffice she was laying on.
"What?" Thor said.
"I think I see FENRIR!" She screamed. She was still too shocked to move, even a little. When she screamed the wolf's head was right under her, not breaking the surface. From its sheer size she could fit very comfortable right between it eyes, which is where she was positioned to be right now.
She felt something hook with her jean jacket that she had on and pull her up. Her feet made contact with the bridge and her knees buckled beneath her. She was still staring at the great red eyes under the surface of the water.
"Well, he didn't eat you so that's good" Odin said.
"Yes that is a very good thing. I would not want to go retrieve you from his stomach." Thor said next to his Father.
Alisha snapped out of her shock. "Eat me, EAT ME?! HE WOULD HE HAVE EATEN ME?! WHY IN THE HELL WOULD HE HAVE WANTED TO EAT ME?!" She yelled, getting up and pacing, muttering to herself. "It's not like I have meat on my bones. Why the fuck would he have wanted to eat me. I am small, skinny, I have so many problems with me, and I would also taste like medicine because of my serum." She stammered more to herself as she paced.
"Alisha, calm down. Nothing happened and I don't think you want to be like this when your Father sees you on Earth" Thor said, grabbing her shoulder to stop her from pacing anymore.
"Ok your right" She said, taking a deep breath. "You are right. It was just all that at once" She sighed and walked over to Heimdall.
"Farewell Alisha Starkdaughter. It was a great honor meeting you" He said, offering the tesseract to both her and Thor. She grasped onto it, looked at Halder and Dustin, waved to them, and then turned the handle.
They were both sent thru space, the same feeling as when she left for Asguard. Once she touched the surface of the hover carrier she felt someone embrace her.
"Oh Alisha I am glad you are back to where I can contact you. How are you feeling? What did they do to you? Wow you look stronger than before. They put you threw the ringer didn't they." Tony said, as he held his daughter close.
"Dad, stop smothering me with your overprotective fatherly love. As you can see I am fine and healthy. Yes they put me thru the ringer but that was to better myself. This felt more like an insightful trip then a punishment." Alisha said
"That actually was the idea, I am glad it is working out" Nick Fury said from behind Tony.
"Yah, I learned a lot about Tyler. He may be an ass, but I guess he had his reasons, even if they were wrong. I am still pissed at him but I guess I can forgive him" Tera said, crossing her arms.
"You are going to love Asguard Tera, and the training."
"Oh god not more training. I get enough of that here." Tera whined, switching spots with Alisha.
"Trust me, you will excel at it. Set the bar really high for your sister" Alisha winked at her. Tera gave her the thumbs up before turning the handle and disappearing in a fuzz of blue light.
"All right Alisha, time for you to get to Lance's place. Then from there you will travel to Tyler's house." Fury said. Most of her clothing was in a large suitcase on the hovercraft. She wasn't offered to fly the hovercraft so she didn't argue since it was a man she didn't know flying her. Tony was there, asking her questions and talking nonstop before Alisha turned around and very creatively told him to shut up.
2 hours later they where descending into the same part of Canada that she had been during the week before her "vacation". The only thing different was there was no snow, which made a huge difference. She could see many wild flowers all over the property and she could even see animals that had not been there during the winter.
"Hey Alisha, welcome back" Lance said, going over to her and giving her a hug as she got off the craft. She smiled and hugged him back. Lance said that Bruce was down in the village, stocking up on food. They were running low. Tony, Lance, and Alisha took her bags into her room, the same one she used last time, and helped her unpack. She also had the downstairs bathroom to herself as well.
"Ok, love you Alisha, and be safe" Tony said, kissing Alisha on the top of her head.
"I will Dad. Unlike you I don't flirt with death, no matter how sexy death is" She said with a smile.
"I don't flirt with death, much" He defended as he walked out of the cabin.
"What about that time you nearly got everyone killed because you had a hunch about how to shut down a nuclear bomb that was under New York City?"
"I was right wasn't I?"
"Or how about the time you nearly got mom blown up because you where tinkering with your arc reactor, and gave Happy a concussion?"
"That was completely…wait, where did you hear about that?!"
"Or the time when you set all the kids loose in the Malibu mansion with big mountains of candy and toys."
"Ok that time I was not flirting with death! I just wanted my daughter to have a good 13th birthday." Tony said with a smile.
"Right, you didn't flirt with death, but you put me in a fairly dangerous situation. My point being I am not as over the top as you Dad. And you do flirt with death, a lot." She said, giving him a look that looked strangely like her mother's when Mrs. Stark knew she was right.
"Don't talk like that to me young lady, I am your Father. What I saw goes" He said firmly.
"And what are you saying?"
"That you need to stay safe."
"Oh so, just do what I always do then?" Alisha sassed.
"Yes…I mean no…I mean, ok ok you win. You got me." Tony conceded, seeing that Alisha was just toying with him.
"Awwww, come on Dad. I haven't been able to banter all month. At least put up a fight" Alisha whined, going over to her Father and hugging him.
"Really? Is sarcasm a foreign language to the Asguardians." Tony asked.
"Obviously, just look at Thor. He wouldn't know how to banter if he read a school book about it written by you."
"Hmmmmmmmmmmm, Sarcasm 101, by Tony Stark. Sounds tempting and it has a nice ring to it."
"Oh god no, I meant that as a reference Dad. Please tell me you are not going to take that seriously." She said hitting her forehead with her hand.
"I can, but I understand what you are saying Alisha. And I feel your pain" He said, giving her one last hug and heading back to the hover craft, muttering under his breath about asking the Californian school board about his Idea of a class on Sarcasm.
"I think you created a monster Alisha" Bruce said, coming around the cabin as the hovercraft took off.
"No, he was already a monster. I just gave him a disastrous idea" She said, shaking her head. "I am probably going to get a call from my Mom before I go to bed asking where all this came from"
She headed into the cabin with Brice and Lance. She sat down and had some lunch that Bruce had made that morning. Caribou hide stew with onions, carrots, potatoes, and a bit of cream of chicken soup mixed in.
"So I have a question. What about you're training? Are you still going to do it while I am here this time?" She asked as she cleaned her plate in the sink.
"Yes but not here. We are going to take hikes every three days and the time we are gone will vary, depending" Bruce said, pouring himself some milk.
Lance didn't say anything as he stared intently at the glass of milk in his hands. Alisha looked at him then to Bruce with a questioning look. Bruce shook his head and mouthed "no".
Alisha texted her Father, asking for some more serum to be sent to her. She got to work on how she was going to put the sword and shield into her suit then after a shower, having had nothing but baths for a month, got into her pajamas, took her serum, and went to bed.
So Alisha is back with Lance for the month. Since she has already been here I am not going to spend to much time on this. Though a sertin green rage case may make a surprise appearance while she is there ; D . I put a lot of thinking time into this chapter. I didn't want to give Alisha super powers from her stay there but I wanted to show that training with Halder helped her a lot. She is stronger and knows how to fight with weapons, and hot to defend against them. So YAY FOR KNOWLEDGE! Please review!
LOVE TO ALL