Chapter Two

Welcome to Asgard. and Fenix's back story

            Fenix and Thor get ready to leave, the only thing Fenix takes with her is her IPod. Returning to the lab she waits impatiently for Thor to finish talking to the others before heading out. When he is done the two of them head outside to the top balcony.

 

           "why do wer need to go out here? It's freezing" Fenix says, pulling her hoodie closer.

 

           "We need pace for the take off. Hold onto my arm. you need to hang on to me while we travel through the Bi Frost." Thor says, holding out his arm for her. Snorting rudely,  she hesitanly takes his offered arm and holds on tight, feeling his muscles rippling under her grasp. Thor raises her hammer and shouts to the sky, signaling to the gatekeeper of the Bi Frost that he wishes to return. "CLOSE YOUR EYES AND HOLD ON TIGHT!" He shouts to Fenix as the wind picks up speed around them. Shutting her eyes she feels herself lift off the ground and spin around. Squealing, she grips Thor's arm tighter with both hands and presses flush against him, making him laugh. "Don't worry, my wife Jane had that reaction her first time through the Bi Frost as well." He says to her.

 

          "When will this thing STOP?" She shouts squeezing her eyes tighter. As if answering her question the whipping wind quiets down and her feet hit solid ground.

 

         "Your balance may be slightly off be careful." Thor says gently as she quickly lets go of his arm and steps away from him. She opens her eyes and gasps at the sight in front of her. Around her was a room like structure with alls the color of gold and as she plaes her hand on it for balance she finds that it is indeed gold. Beneath her hanf the walls feel cool and rough with little nicks in them showing their age. "Fenix you must follow me, come." Thor's voice interupts her amazment. She looks at Thor to find him walking away from her and toward a bridge. Nodding hello to the silent gatekeeper she quickly jogs to catch up with him. Only to stop dead in her tracks.

 

        " Is that thing even safe?" squeaks out looking at the bridge. It looked like it was made of fragile glass of milky see through colors.

 

         "I assure you it's quite safe." Looking skeptically at the Demi-god, Fenix hesitanly puts on foot on it, afraid it is as slippery as it looks. Once satisfied of her footing she ignores Thor's outstretched hand and storms past him. Chuckling quietly to himself he cathces up to her and takes the lead. The night sky soon plunges them into darkness. " I hate to ask Fenix, but could you use your fire technic? I can not find the torches."

 

         "Way ahead of you mucle man." SHe flings her palms outward adn they ignight in a burst of hot flames.

 

         "Fascinating, tell me, are you a mutant like that Wolverine fellow?" Thor asks, studying the small flame in the center of her palm.

 

          " I wish." She mutters, Sighing, "No I'm not a mutant, at least not a natural born one. WHen I was Seven these men broke into my house one night. They killed my mother and kidnapped me. They took me to this lab where they proceeded to drug me. I woke up two weeks later and found out that they had operated on me for those two weeks grafting mutations and geneticlly altering my DNA. The only graft that worked properly was the fire. For years they experimented on me trying ot prefect it. Finally Tony came and busted me out of there. Turns out he discovered I was his sister and had been kidnapped. After that I went to live with him. I was Twelve when he rescued me." She tells him, keeping her eyes forward as the walk, a pained expression filling her eyes.

 

          " I am terribly sorry that happened to you." he says quietly.

 

          " Dont be. Its was in the past. The main thing now is I have this amazing ability that I fully know how to use and control. I can light my whole body on fire without buring myself and I can raise my core tempature without liquifying and frying my insides. Its the only good thing that came out of my past." She explains. The pair walks in silence until the end of the bridge.

 

        " Right, the rest of the way to the palace is well lit, its this way." Fenix follows his finger and sees a breathtaking veiw. The path they were about to follow was lines with trees with leaves of pale gold and trunks of silver. The path itself was made of rough stone like material varying in shades of brown and red, reminding her of the cobblestone streets of London. "This view never gets old. It still takes my breath away." The softness in Thor's voice makes her look up and smile. He looks down at her and smiles back. Tilting his head he indicates that they could proceed down the path. Falling in step with one another, they take thier time down it, appreciating the beauty of the nature around them. "The Palace is just up ahead, take a look." Once more the beauty of it all takes her breath away. The palace walls were made of the same gold as the Bi Frost only they looked more smoother, more natural. From where she stood, Fenix could see countless tall spiralling towers and several wide Balconies with delicate gold designed rails.

 

     "This is where you grew up? She whispers in awe. Grunting his responce Thor continues forward. Once inside she is stunned into silence. The rugs, the decorations on the walls, the windows, everything is a cultural overload to her sences. In what Fenix can only assume is the Banquet hall, she hungrily looks around the room at all the artwork.

 

           "Son you have returned, and with a visitor I see." A gruff crackly voice says breaking through to her. Looking up she realizes that not only was this the mess hall but the royal Throne room. Looking straight at her on a massive throne was a white haired man with an eye patch covering his right eye. His face is kind yet stern and lined with wrinkles. Even though he has a withered run down look to him Fenix could see that underneth he was deadly and not to be messed with.

 

          "Father I would like you to meet Fenix Stark, the younger sister of our ally Tony Stark, or Iron Man. Fenix I'd like you to me my father, Odin, King of Asgard." Thor Announces. Fenix's jaw drops but she quickly closes it. Odin smiles at her.

 

          " Ah Iron Man's sister. Welcome Fenix to Asgard. Tell me, how do you like my home?" He asks in his gruff voice. Face suddenly redding under his gaze she manages to squeak out a responce.

 

          " It's breathtaking my lord. I could stare at it for the rest of my life and it would never lose it's magic." Laughing a deep heart warming laugh, Odin claps his hands in approval. Sighing in relief, Fenix allows herself to relax and smile. After the formal introductions to Queen Frigga, Odin commands a great feast to take place, celebrating Thor's return and Fenix's arival.

 

            The Smells omitting from the food are mouth watering and the tastes even more exquisite. In between bites Fenix peppers Thor with questions about life on Asgard, saving the one question she was dying to ask for last.

 

         "And what of Loki? May I see him?" She asks carefully, making Thor freeze, his fork midway between his mouth and plate.

 

          "Why would you want to see him?" He asks, the suspision from earlier returning heavily in his voice, his eyes flickering to hers.

 

          "He destroyed half of New York, my home! He hurt people I care about and he threw my brother out a window! I want to see the B*****d!" her voice rising on the last word.

 

         " Let her see him Thor. She deserves to see that criminal son of mine." Odin orders. Thanking him Fenix pushes her plate back showing she is done. As she waits for the others to finish she studies Thor. His pale blonde hair is tied back away from his face. His eyes were clear blue and had a kindness to them, especially when he talked about his beloved wife Jane, His arms were strong and musclur in what fenix could only describe as obnoxious. Even though he was strong and intimidating at first glance she was starting to realize that there is a tenderness to him.

 

         "Fenix are you ready? Lets go." Thor says in a tone that shows he doesnt want to do this. Nodding her head she gets up from the table and wordlessly follows Thor to Loki's prison.

Author's Note

Things in this book do no correspond to the second thor movie. (THOR the dark world) and that is because I wrote this chapter BEFORE the movie came out.