Hey, guys. Back with another chapter. It'll be another short one, but hopefully you guys like what I do with it.

Let's get to it.

Chapter 3- The God & The Half-Demon

Loki makes his way towards his quarters on the Waverider. He's feeling a little excited. He really had been feeling a little bored with the lack of challenge he'd faced since joining the Legends. Going up against Satana and Mephisto is going to be a nice change of pace for the God of Mischief.

As he passes the mess hall, he glances in and sees Hellstrom sitting at the table, drinking a beer. After a standing there for a few moments, Loki walks into the room.

Hellstrom senses Loki walk into the room and looks over at him. "Well. The God of Mischief decides to join me for a beer," he says with a slight smile, grabbing another beer and sliding it towards Loki as he comes close to the tabke.

Loki grabs the beer before it can slide off the edge of the table. "You know who I am?" he asks.

"Sure. Earth-1 isn't the only Earth I've been to trying to track down my crazy sister. I've spent some time on Earth-99. And, I mean, you are kind of famous on Earth-99," Hellstrom responds.

"Fair point," Loki says as he sits down, taking a long drink from the beer.

The two sit in silence before Hellstrom says, "You know…I know who you are, Loki. But I don't really know your story. Since we're gonna be working together for a little while, we might as well get to know each other."

"Sorry, Hellstrom. I don't just give out my life story. You want something from me, I'm gonna need something in return," Loki says in response.

Hellstrom chuckles a bit, taking another swig from his beer. Then, he says, "A little quid pro quo, huh? Fine."

Hellstrom pauses for a moment, leaning back in his chair.

"My mom kept the truth about our heritage from me and my sister for a very long time. I think that, really, she couldn't handle the truth. I always have thought that she didn't know who our father really was until after we were born, and knowing the truth broke her sanity in a way," Hellstrom says.

He pauses for a moment, then says, "There were isolated incidents throughout my childhood where I recognized that something was up with me. I was different from everyone else my age. And I don't mean different as in I had a unique personality or liked stuff most boys my age didn't. There were things I started to notice about me that I knew you were not normal for humans period. I now realize they were my powers showing."

"When did you discover your heritage?" Loki asks.

"When my father showed up at the foster home I was staying in at age 16," Hellstrom responds.

"Well. That's a bit more abrupt than how I discovered my true heritage. Up until now, our stories have been fairly similar," Loki says.

"And how did you discover your true heritage?" Hellstrom asks.

"Not long before that little…incident in New York, I travelled with my brother and some friends to the world of Jotunheim, realm of the Frost Giants, trying to determine the reason behind a recent incursion by them into Asgard. In truth, I had let them in to ruin my brother's coronation to king, but I obviously didn't tell them. When we got there, a Frost Giant grabbed me and tried to freeze my arm. Instead of it freezing, it turned blue. After that, I started looking into it, and I was able to get my father, Odin, to admit I was a Frost Giant he took from Jotunheim after he defeated the Frost Giants," Loki explains.

Hellstrom chuckles. "Well. Not quite as bad as my experience, but bad nonetheless," he says. Loki chuckles a bit along with him.

"So…it does seem like you seemed to get along with your brother at first. What made you go all "I'll invade New York and kill my brother"?" Hellstrom asks.

Loki stops chuckling and stares off into the distance. "My brother was a pompous, egotistical overgrown boy, yet he was the one that was favored. He was Asgard's beloved prince. And I was always overlooked. More than that…my father always showed his love for Thor, but never showed the same for me. He told me he loved me right before he died, and that was the only time in my recent memory he did so. Over time, I suppose, I grew to resent Odin and Thor. I resolved that I would be king of Asgard. When Thor thwarted my efforts, I instead turned my goals to ruling Earth," he says. He feels slightly surprised that he feels so at ease spilling all this information to Hellstrom, yet feels rather at ease with him.

"So, what happened to you once your father showed up?" Loki asks.

"He told me who I really was, and took me in order to train me how to use my powers and learn to use dark magic. I believe he intended to use me as a weapon, or train me to rule Hell along with him. Well, it didn't quite work out in his favor. My human side was stronger than my demon side, and I held onto it. After a few years of tutelage under my father, I escaped from him and tried to pursue a normal life. That is, until I ran into my sister again, and I ended up in this struggle against her," Hellstrom says.

Loki nods. Then, he says, "Do you think we'll be able to stop your sister before she can release Mephisto? I have no doubt your sister will be easy prey once we all find her. But can we find her fast enough? Mephisto is known to Asgard, and he is not someone I would want to chance meeting."

"Yes. Satana may be smart, but one thing she is not good at is subtlety. I doubt it will be long before we are able to track her down," Hellstrom says.

Right then, there's a loud alarm. Loki and Hellstrom look up, then Hellstrom looks at Loki and asks, "That's bad, right?"

"Well, it's not good," Loki responds, already knowing that from the brief time he's been on the Waverider.

The two hurry to the bridge. By the time they get there, the rest of the team has already gathered.

"Well. What is it now?" Loki asks.

The hologram of Gideon pops up. "I have detected another Aberration in the Dakota Territory, 1875. It is small, with only a small effect on history, but the center is a woman who strongly matches Satana's description," Gideon says.

The team all look around at each other, and Nate smiles. "Well, guys. Guess we're headed back to the Old West," he says.

And, I'll end there. I hope you liked this chapter, and that you like the Loki-Hellstrom friendship.

So, their next battle with Satana will take place in the Old West. And yes, I will be including Jonah Hex. I mean, how could I not? Hex is awesome. I honestly just chose the Old West as the time for the battle as an excuse to give Hex at least a small part in this story.

Next chapter will be up soon. Until then, leave a review, stay tuned, and have a Merry Christmas!