Chapter 8

Emilia's POV

I was alone in my room, so I decided to try and see what was happening to Thor. I waved my hand around in a circle motion about an inch or two away from the wall. Under my breath, I muttered, "Midgard. Thor." The circle inside the path shimmered. Apparently, Thor was with these two women and a man in a weird place eating a large amount of food. One woman had a notebook, looking eager to write in it. I heard a knock on the door and I muttered, "Release." The vision had stopped showing what Thor had been doing, turning into just a normal wall. I waved my hand again to unlock the door and walked over to the door, careful not to expose my magic to whoever it was. It turned out that it was Loki. He had Gungnir in his hands. I asked, "Why do you have that?"

He explained, "While Odin is in Odinsleep and Thor is banished, I have control over Asgard." I was shocked. He looked down, "I think it's time for Asgard to have the King it deserves. And that King is me." He walked away and his full outfit appeared, the golden horns materializing out of thin air. I just shrugged and walked back into my room. I waved my hand to shut the door.

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Jane's POV

We were all sitting at the table in the local diner. Erik and Darcy watched as Thor ate ravenously from his first plate of steak and eggs. There were three or four other plates, piled high of pancakes, biscuits and gravy. I had my notebook in my lap, ready to write in it. I had a bunch of questions to ask Thor about that night, "Now tell us exactly what happened to you last night." Thor looked me in the eyes, staring at me as if intrigued by me. I was flustered by the thought and looked away. I explained, "Maybe start with how you got inside that cloud." Darcy put in, "And how you could eat an entire box of Pop-Tarts and still be this hungry." I shot her a withering look. Thor downed his cup of coffee and looked at the mug, "This drink. I like it." Darcy replied, "Yeah, it's great, isn't it? Isabela makes the best coffee in town." Before any of us knew it, Thor hurls the empty mug at the ground, shattering it and shouted, "Another!"

The diner's proprietor, Isabela, glares at Thor from behind the counter. I raised my voice for her, " Sorry, Izzy. Little accident." She turned to a waitress and ranted in Spanish. I turned back to Thor and asked, "What was that?" He made a face that told me he didn't understand. Other people in the diner looked over, staring at him. He spoke, "It was delicious. I want another." I facepalmed, "Then you should just say so!" He got that little innocent puppy look on his face, "But I just did." I reply, "I mean ask for it. Nicely." That look stayed on his face, "I meant no disrespect." I shrugged, "All, then no more smashing, deal?" He nodded, "You have my word." I nodded sharply and said, "Good."

We hear Isabella talking to someone about the excitement at the crater. Erik and I share a look and turn to them. Pete was saying, "They're saying some kind of satellite crashed in the desert." The town drunk, Jake, then spoke, "We were having a good time with it until the Feds showed up, chased us out." I spoke up, " Excuse me, did you say there was a satellite crash?" Jake nodded, "Yep. They said it was radioactive. And I had my hands all over it. But I'm probably sterile now." Thor was unconcerned, but prepared to dig into the giant pile of pancakes. Everyone could tell that Darcy was amazed because she whipped out her cellphone while saying, "Oh my God, this is going on Facebook.Smile" Thor was puzzled as the flash went off, taking the photo of him and his massive stack of food. Erik had asked, "What did the satellite look like?" Jake explained, "I don't know anything about satellites. But it was heavy. Real heavy. Nobody could lift it." Thor looked over, paying more attention. Thor springs to his feet, heads over to Jake, and pulls Jake to face him, "Where?!" Jake was scared, "About twelve miles east of here." Thor grinned, his spirits soaring, as he quickly strides out of the diner. Pete told us, "I wouldn't bother! Looked like the whole Army was coming in when we left."

We ran outside, catching up to Thor, who was studying the position of the sun. I asked him, "Where are you going?" Thor replied, "Twelve miles east of here." He starts to stride determinedly down the street. I walked with him, "Why?" Thor spoke, "To get what belongs to me." I asked him, "So now you own a satellite?" He replied, "It's not what they say it is." I tried to explain, "Whatever it is, the government seems to think it's theirs. You intend to just walk in there and take it?" He nodded and stopped walking, "If you take me there now, I'll tell you everything you wish to know." I was appalled, "Everything?" He nodded once again, "All the answers you seek will be yours, once I reclaim Mjolnir." Darcy was weirded out, "Myeu-muh?" She paused before continuing, "What's Myeu-muh?" I studied Thor, who looked very sincere. I almost swayed, when Erik pulled me aside, "Jane. Please don't do this." I looked between the two, " You know what we saw last night. This can't be a coincidence. I want to know what's in that crater." Erik looked me in the eyes, "I'm not talking about the crater. I'm talking about him." I shook my head, trying to reason with him, "He's promised us answers." Erik was really appalled, "He's delusional! Listen to what he's saying! 'Thor.' 'Bifrost.' 'Mjolnir.' These are the stories I grew up with as a child!" I replied to him, "I'd just be driving him out there, that's all."

Erik was acting like he was actually trying to reason with me instead, "It's dangerous. He's dangerous." After a moment of thinking, I nodded. We headed back over to Thor and Darcy. I apologized to him, "I'm sorry. I can't take you." Thor nodded, "I understand. Then this is where we say goodbye." He took my hand and kissed it. I stuttered, "That's... thank you." Thor bowed slightly to each of us, "Jane Foster... Erik Selvig... Darcy. Farewell." He heads off down the street. Erik looked relieved, "Now... Let's get back to the lab. We have work to do." Erik and Darcy turn and start to go. I looked after Thor as he walks away down the street.