Chapter 16.
The darkness over – whelmed Kara as she walked through the empty dark halls of the palace. Her heart beat faster with every step she took fearing what
nightmare lay ahead of her. Turning a corner her breath hitched in her throat for before her clad in red and gold was the Iron Man. The light emitting from his
gauntlet had Kara' attention.
"Who are you and what do you want?" asked Kara as she stood still unable to move.
The Iron Man didn't say a word just pointed his hand at her and fired a blast of energy toward her. Kara hit the floor with a thud and when she looked up she
saw the Other glaring down at her.
"You cannot escape Kara, even in your dreams you are not safe. We will get you back and when we do you will be punished severely for your betrayal" hissed
the Other vehemently.
Kara's scream awoke the royal household causing her new family to rush to her room. Odin and Frigga were the first to arrive at Kara's bedroom door and
when they were joined by Thor, Loki and Jane Odin pushed open the door. The room was dark and after lighting a candle they found Kara huddled in the
corner of the room trembling and sobbing quietly.
Frigga approached Kara slowly and kneeling in front of her she said "it was just a nightmare Kara, you are safe here".
Kara shook her head and pulling her knees closer to her chest she whispered "no I'm not safe. The Other said that even in my dreams I'm not safe".
Odin listened carefully to what Kara was saying before turning to Thor and saying "Thor go and prepare for Kara's departure, I need you to bring her to
Midgard, and hopefully one of your friends would be kind enough to protect her".
Not believing what he was hearing Loki stepped towards Odin and said "Father please reconsider, don't send her there the Other could still find her".
Placing his hand on Loki's shoulder Odin said "Loki I'm afraid we can't keep her safe here on Asgard not until we find a way to stop the Other from torturing
her mind". Seeing Loki's worried expression deepen Odin added "fear not my son I will place a spell of protection upon her, it will only work when she is
outside the realm of Asgard".
Loki nodded his head and taking Jane's hand he walked over to where Kara sat and said "fear not Kara we will find a way to stop the Other".
Odin waited until everyone had left the room before beckoning Kara to him. Kara stood to her feet and approached Odin saddened that she had to leave the
place she called home. Placing his hand on Kara's forehead Odin whispered a spell under his breath and stamped Gungnir three times on the floor. Removing
his hand Odin said "your time on Midgard is only temporary Kara and the spell I have placed upon you will keep you protected from the Other".
Kara nodded her head and clenched and un – clenched her fists fearing the worst when she left Asgard. Taking a deep breath to reassure herself Kara asked
"are you sure this only temporary?".
Odin nodded his head and replied "of course Kara this is only temporary. Now come Thor is waiting for you at the Bifrost to bring you to Midgard". Kara
nodded her head and followed Odin to the Bifrost where Frigga, Loki, Jane and Thor stood waiting.
After saying goodbye to them individually Kara walked with Thor to where Heimdall stood who inserted his sword into the mechanism in the Bifrost and
teleported them both to Midgard.
…..
The smell of the ocean hit Kara's nose when she arrived on Midgard and looking around she smiled suddenly liking this realm called Midgard. Looking up at
Thor and seeing him looking at a house on a cliff she asked "is that where I'll be living now?".
Thor nodded his head and as the two of them began walking towards the house Thor said "you will be staying with a very good friend of mine, Tony Stark. He
is a warrior like myself so he'll be able to protect you".
Kara nodded her head but remained silent through the whole walk and the introduction to Tony Stark who listened to what Thor had to tell him before leading
them both into the living room.
Tony paced the floor of his living room running everything that Thor had told him over in his head. It was shocking to believe but after everything Tony had
seen nothing seemed shocking anymore. Turning to Thor he said "look Thor are you sure I'm the one to protect Kara. If you didn't know I'm not really good
with kids".
Thor rolled his eyes and folding his arms he said "please Stark you are the only one that could keep her safe while she stays on Midgard".
Smirking Tony said "well I do agree with that I am the only one who could keep Kara protected while she stays here on Earth so yes I'll agree to protect her".
"Thank you my friend" said Thor as he hugged Kara goodbye before stepping outside and summoned Heimdall to open the Bifrost. Tony and Kara who had
followed him outside watched as the Bifrost opened taking Thor back to the realm eternal.
Tony stood outside with Kara for a few minutes before leading her back inside. This was going to be very interesting looking after a fourteen year old kid but
maybe just maybe he could call upon another Avenger to help him out if he needed it.
A/N – I'm so sorry for not posting up sooner. Would love some feedback and if you have any ideas please let me know. Happy Halloween to all of you.
