Since that day, Heimdall has kept a vigil for the child. He blamed himself for her kidnapping and would not relent under any circumstances. So he was quite surprised when the first signs that could lead to Astrid were found on Midgard.
Heimdall focused all his attention on the little primitive planet and waited. He finally saw it. Somewhere in the city in the desert, an unnatural weather pattern was beginning to occur. He focused his eyes more then gasped. There in his sight was a girl who was a replica of Thor in a building being held by the neck by some creature. He was going to call for help and open the Bifrost when the girl called forth lightning and struck the creature causing it to turn to ash.
Heimdall's eyes widen, He could not believe it. After 16 years of searching, the spell had worn off, and he was finally able to locate Princess Astrid. Wasting no time, Heimdall leaves his post and makes his way to the palace.
In the War Room, Odin, Allfather, Prince Thor, and Prince Loki are discussing strategies with their generals to quell the unrest that is happening in the other realms. Heimdall does not wait to be announced as he burst through the door. Bowing before Odin, he waits for Odin to acknowledge him.
"Heimdall, to what do we owe your hasty arrival to our war council," Odin asks.
"Your Majesty, I have finally found the Princess."
"Clear the room!" Odin commands.
His generals bow and make a hasty retreat.
Thor and Loki look at each other, a hopeful smile begins to bloom on Thor's face, "Heimdall, are you sure it is my Astrid?"
"Without a doubt, My Prince. The girl is your mirror image and has your abilities."
"What do you mean, Heimdall," Loki also asks in a hopeful tone.
"My Prince, I saw her call down a bolt of lightning and strike down an enemy. I believe it was unintentional as she looked quite frightened afterward."
Thor grinned at his brother, "She has my powers," He said and punched Loki on the shoulder. Loki glared at his brother.
Odin ignored his sons, "Where is my granddaughter?"
"Midgard, My King."
"Of course, that was the last place we would have thought to look," Loki comments.
Odin nods agreeing with Loki.
Thor is now beginning to get frustrated, "We are wasting time. We shall inform my wife. She and I will go collect our daughter."
"No."
Thor, Loki, and Heimdall all stare at the Allfather. They could not believe what Odin was saying.
"Father, why should we wait any longer to go for Astrid? We know it's her we know where she is, there is no point in waiting!" Thor growls.
"Heimdall, you said she was being attacked, by whom?"
"Some creature."
"Was she alone?"
"No, a female Midgardian was with her."
"I want you to observe her. I want to see who or what these creatures are that would dare attack my granddaughter."
"No!" Thor shouts.
"No?" The Allfather asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Diana and I have been searching for 16 years, and now that we have found her, we will wait no longer."
"You will wait because I command it. I want to see who has raised my granddaughter. I want to see what kind of young woman she has grown up to be."
"She is a warrior, that much is certain," Thor tells his father.
"How can you be certain?"
"With Diana and me as her parents, how could she not, Father. Please let us go down and retrieve our child."
"Thor I know this is frustrating for you. But please wait only a little while longer. I promise you that you will not wait long."
Thor sighs, "If you think it is for the best, I shall wait, but I will tell my wife that Astrid has been found."
"Go, and tell your wife."
Thor turns with a flurry of his cape he leaves the war room. Thor goes down the palace halls to the training yard where he knows Diana is practicing. Sure enough, Thor finds her sparing with Lady Sif. It was no contest, no matter how hard Lady Sif tried to fight against Diana; she could not get the upper hand. Diana was just a better warrior. Thor watched his beautiful wife wipe the floor with Lady Sif. But Lady Sif would not yield until finally Diana knocked her down and had her sword at Lady Sif's neck.
Thor clapped and walked down to the sparring ring. Diana looked up, smiling at her handsome husband, "My love what brings you down here? I thought you were with your father and Loki."
"I was, but Heimdall brought us some news."
Diana looked at Thor with hopeful eyes, "Was it about our Astrid?"
Thor smiles and wraps his arms around his wife, "Yes, my love, Heimdall has finally located our Astrid."
Tears of joy fill Diana's eyes, "Oh, Thor, where is she what does she look like?"
"According to Heimdall, she is on Midgard," He grins at Diana, "And she is my mirror image."
Diana slaps his shoulder, "She would look like you. How did he find her."
Thor explains how Heimdall was able to locate Astrid and that she how frightened Astrid had become when she called down a bolt of lightning. He also explained what Odin had commanded. Diana was upset at what the Allfather had decided but accepted it nonetheless. She too wanted to know who had raised her daughter.
"Alright, My Love, we shall wait."
Meanwhile, back on, Midgard. Bella was in the hospital for her broken leg. It turned out that she had also gotten a shard of glass stuck in her leg, so the doctors had to do surgery to remove it.
When Bella woke up, she found Renee sitting next to her. Bella asked her what had happened, and Renee explained that Bella had fallen a flight of stairs and gone through a window. But that Astrid had been there to stop the bleeding. A little while later, Edward and his dad showed up and took Bella to the hospital.
"Yeah, that sounds like me," Bella tells her mom, "Where's Edward and Astrid?"
Edward is asleep on the couch, and Astrid is down in the cafeteria with Charlie. Bella tells her mother that she needs to talk to Charlie and apologize to him.
"He's not mad at you, Honey."
"I still need to apologize to him, could you go get Dad, please?"
"Sure. But before I leave, I wanted to tell you about the house Phil, and I got in Jacksonville, you'll love it."
At that moment, Bella tells her mother that she wants to stay in Forks with Astrid and Charlie, "We'll talk about it later, Honey."
Renee leaves the room and Edward "wakes up." They have a long conversation and decide to stay together despite everything that has happened. A little while later, Charlie comes in, and Edward leaves. Charlie gives Edward a dirty look as he passes by and Edward winces at the hateful thoughts that Charlie is thinking about him.
Charlie sits down next to Bella, "How are you feeling, Kiddo?"
"Like I was run over by a bus."
"That's understandable. You know you're lucky, that fall could have been a lot worse."
"Yeah, lucky for me Astrid was there to save me from bleeding to death. Where is Astrid anyway, I thought she was with you?"
"Astrid is introducing Emmett to your mother."
Bella nods, "Listen, Dad, I'm sorry about what I said. I didn't mean it. I need to get away, and I knew saying that would get you to let me go."
"Yeah, after I thought about it I figured you didn't mean it. But Bella you can't run off like that again. You had me so worried about you and your sister."
"I know, Dad, I won't do it again."
"I hope not. Now, why don't you get some rest? The doctor said we could take you home in a couple of days."
"Okay, Dad."
Charlie kisses Bella's forehead and gets up to leave her room, "Hey, Dad?"
"What is it, Bells?"
"I love you."
Charlie blushes, "I love you too, Kiddo."
A few weeks pass, and Bella has progressed from her cast to a boot. Edward is awkwardly sitting in the kitchen with Charlie waiting for Bella to come downstairs so that he can take her to prom. Charlie and Edward stand up when they hear Bella stomping down the stair. She's wearing a long blue dress with her boot and a tennis shoe on.
"Alice lent me the dress. It was the only thing that would fit over my cast. Is it too..."
"It's perfect. I'll take good care of Bella, Chief Swan."
Charlie glares at Edward, "I heard that before."
At that moment, Emmett pulls up to the house in his Jeep. Charlie brightens at seeing Emmett. Emmett gets out of his Jeep, wearing an elegant suit holding a corsage. Charlie opens the door for Emmett and shakes his hand.
"Emmett, Astrid will be down in just a minute."
"Okay, Charlie, thank you."
Edward scowls at his brother, then ushers Bella out the door. A few minutes later, Astrid comes down the stairs. Emmett's eyes widen when he sees her. Astrid is wearing a silver Sequins Mermaid Prom Dress Spaghetti Straps V Neck. Silver heels and has a silver clutch. Astrid has her hair pinned up with wisps of hair around her face.
Charlie smiles when he sees his daughter, "You look beautiful, Honey."
"Sunshine, you look incredible."
Astrid smiles up at Emmett, "Thank you, Emmett, thanks, Dad."
Emmett walks forward and takes out the corsage. He places it on her wrist then kisses Astrid's cheek. Emmett holds out his arm, and Astrid loops her arm through his.
"I'll take good care of her, Charlie."
Charlie smiles at Emmett and pats him on the back, "I know you will, Son."
Emmett escorts Astrid out of the house. When they get to Emmett's Jeep, Emmett picks up Astrid by the waist and places her in the Jeep. He reaches in to peck her on the lips then gets in the driver's side of the Jeep. They drive off to where the prom is being held.
When Astrid and Emmett arrive, they see Bella and Edward ahead of them getting their picture taken. Astrid can tell that Bella is not enjoying herself, but she's not going to worry about her sister tonight. When it's Astrid's and Emmett's turn to take their picture, they face each other and hold hands. The photographer can see the love shining in their eyes as they smile at each other.
Once the picture is taken, the photographer tells them they'll get it at the end of the night. Astrid and Emmett go inside and see that the ballroom is indeed decorated like Monte Carlo. There are gaming tables and roulette wheels — Guys in tuxedos and girls in gowns playing for prizes. In the middle of the dance floor, two couples whirl gracefully. It's Alice and Jasper, Rosalie and Duncan looking absolutely stunning. Alice smiles at Astrid and Bella while Rosalie scowls at them.
Emmett takes Astrid's hand and leads her out to the dance floor, he twirls her around, and they begin to dance gracefully across the dance floor. Emmett is surprised that Astrid can dance so well.
"You dance, divinely, Miss. Swan."
"So do you, Mr. Cullen," Astrid says with a smile.
"Is there anything you can't do?"
Astrid thinks for a minute, "Play the Tamborine."
Emmett chuckles, he wraps his arms around Astrid's waist, and she wraps her arms around his neck. Emmett kisses Astrid, "I love you, Astrid," Emmett whispers.
"I love you too, Emmett," Astrid whispers back.
At the entryway to Asgard, Heimdall smiles at the scene.
A/N: And that my friends is the end of Twilight. I'm not going to start a new book for New Moon; I'm going to continue in this same book just as soon as I think of more. So hold on tight it may be a while.