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Alex followed closely behind Thor and Loki, allowing them to inspect the scene themselves. Thor walked over to Odin, as Loki and Alex stayed behind the man.

"Father?" Thor broke the silence.

Odin was faced forward, looking at the ocean in front of them. He wore human clothes, and still had an eyepatch on.

"Look at this place. It's beautiful." The Allfather replied.

Okay, Alex thought, definitely senile.

"Father, it's us." Thor tried again.

"My sons," Odin spoke. "I've been waiting for you. And you've brought Alex; how is the immortality holding?"

"Good, your Highness," She replied. She was relieved that Odin never had any real animosity toward her.

"We've come to take you home."

"Home, yes. Your mother, she calls me. Do you hear it?"

"Loki, lift your magic." Thor was beginning to sound angry.

Odin shook his head, however. "Took me quite a while to break free from your spell. Frigga would have been proud. Come and sit with me, I don't have much time."

The two men sat with their father on a nearby rock, and Alex stayed behind. She began to feel intrusive of their moment, but Loki motioned for her to stand next to him.

"I know that we failed you, but we can make this right," Thor said.

"I failed you," Odin disagreed. "It is upon us, Ragnarok."

"No, I've stopped Ragnarok, I've put an end to Surtur."

"No, it has already begun. She's coming. My life was all that held her back, but my time has come. I cannot keep her away any longer."

Loki and Thor shared a confused look.

"Father, who are you talking about?" Thor inquired.

"The Goddess of Death. Hela. My first born. Your sister."

Alex suddenly felt like she had fallen into a telenovela.

"Holy shit," She blurted.

Once all three men turned to look at her, she covered her mouth. "Sorry, sorry, family moment, my bad."

"What?" Thor shook his head.

"Her violent appetites grew beyond my control. I couldn't stop her, so I imprisoned her. Locked her away. She draws her strength from Asgard, and once she gets there, her powers will be limitless."

"Whatever she is, we can stop her. We can face her together."

Odin turns to look Thor in the eye. "No, we won't. I'm on a different path now. This you must face alone."

The Allfather began to struggle to breathe. "I love you, my sons."

Alex began to feel sad for the two, as Odin began to drift.

"Look at that," His weak voice spoke. "Remember this place, Home."

Odin dissipated before their eyes, and Alex placed her hand gingerly on Loki's shoulder. He brought his hand to hers, and she gave it a gentle squeeze. Much like she did at Frigga's funeral, before they had a bond at all.

The sky began to darken, and the wind picked up. Thor stood up, his breathing heavy. He turned toward Loki, and Alex knew that face.

"Thor, calm down."

"This was your doing, Loki."

Behind them, a black cloud began to form. They all walked toward it to assess what it was. Thor slammed the umbrella down, changing his clothes into Asgardian armor, with Loki changing as well. The umbrella formed back into Mjölnir.

Out of the dimensional rift walked a woman, with pale skin and jet-black hair. She wore a black suit, with cut-outs on her shoulders. She looked at them with a conniving smirk.

"So he's gone?" She spoke, her velvety voice giving Alex the shivers. "That's a shame, I would've liked to have seen that,"

Thor was the first to speak. "You must be Hela. I'm Thor, son of Odin."

"Really? You don't look like him,"

"Perhaps we can reach an agreement." Loki spoke.

"You sound like him," Hela's eyes landed on Alex. "Are you a daughter of Odin?"

"Do I look like I came from Odin?" Alex retorted.

Hela laughed. "You've got fire, and Odin's quite boring, so you must be separate."

"What was that supposed to mean?" Loki asked Alex, referring to her comment.

"Kneel," Hela commanded.

"Beg your pardon," Loki almost chuckled.

"Kneel, before your queen." She drew a sword that had many ridges.

"I don't think so." Thor replied.

"Okay." Alex held her hand out, freezing Hela in place with ease. "So, you two already had your little power battle, and now we have to deal with that, but with her? I mean, you have a sister? For fuck's sake--"

Hela broke from the freeze just as easily as it was placed on her. Alex's eyes widened with fear.

"I didn't quite like that, but it was impressive."

"I'm done with this." Thor hurled his hammer toward her, but to all of their shock, she stopped it with her hand. It tried to continue its path, but Hela's grip didn't falter.

"It's not possible," Thor choked out.

Loki pushed Alex behind him.

"Darling, you have no idea what's possible." Hela smirked.

And in the blink of an eye, she shattered Mjölnir into pieces. Alex's jaw dropped, and she looked back up to see Hela transform her hair into some weird headpiece. The woman began to walk toward them menacingly, and they were absolutely fucked.

"Bring us back!" Loki yelled into the sky, clutching Alex's hand.

"No!" Thor yelled, but it was too late.

They were sucked into the Bifrost, the array of colors surrounding them. But, as soon as they looked down, Hela was ascending with them. Loki flung a dagger at her, but she caught it and sent it flying right back.

The sheer force knocked Loki out of the Bifrost, and having been holding Alex's hand, yanked her out with him.

Alex's stomach dropped, but the next thing she knew she saw black.

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Her eyes jolted open, and she struggled to move. Her hands were bound, as were her feet. She was in a chair, and it was moving forward. She felt as though she was in some kind of simulation, as her chair moved forward into a starry picture.

"Fear not, for you are found." A woman's voice said. "You are home, and there is no going back. No one leaves this place."

"Ah, shit." Alex huffed.

"But, what is this place? The answer is: Sakaar. Surrounded by cosmic gateways, Sakaar lives on the edge of the known and unknown."

The picture in front of her was beautiful, it had every color and star in the planet surrounding her chair.

"It is the collection point for all lost and unloved things. Like you. But here on Sakaar, you are significant. Here, you are loved. And no one loves you more than the grandmaster."

Alex watched the silhouette of a man arrive on Sakaar in the image in front of her.

"Where once you were nothing, now you are something. You are the property of the Grandmaster." The voice continued. "Congratulations! You will meet the Grandmaster in five seconds,"

The tunnel began to speed up, flashing random lights and images in Alex's face.

"Prepare yourself. Prepare yourself. You are now meeting the Grandmaster."

Alex was on the verge of a full on panic attack as her chair was sending her through this magical tunnel. She then was in the middle of a room, and a singular man stared back at her.

He had silver hair, and face paint. His clothes were colorful, and he sat in a comfortable-looking chair.

"Ah, this is good." He spoke. "This is a good find."

"Where the hell am I?" Alex spoke.

"Was the little voiceover not educational enough? I'll have to check that out. This is Sakaar, um, welcome."

The man was definitely weird. He had guards around him, and two women whose job was apparently just to sit there and look pretty. Behind the Grandmaster, Alex could see the city. There were flying cars, and very eccentric looking buildings.

"You are quite the prize," He spoke, inspecting her. "We'll get you into the lounge, would you get her a different outfit?"

He spoke to a woman who stood beside him, as if waiting to be instructed.

"Of course, Grandmaster."

"You will be a fine addition to Sakaar." The Grandmaster bowed his head to Alex, who awkwardly nodded.

Alex's wrist shackles were suddenly released, and she gratefully rubbed her wrists. She stood up, and followed the woman out of the room. She took in her surroundings, and was utterly confused. She had no clue where she was, and as far as she was concerned, she was alone.

"You can take these and change, and your room is on the 3rd floor. You can get your key in the lounge, and simply enjoy yourself." The manly woman spoke.

Alex nodded, holding her new outfit in her hands. If you could even call it that.

She went into the small room that she was brought to, and changed briskly. The outfit was all gold, much to her disdain. It featured a bikini-like top, with a high waisted skirt that had a sort of shawl over it. Needless to say, she felt very exposed. She slipped on the gold, tie-up sandals, and left the room.

She got lost on the way to the lounge, but finally found it at the end of the hallway. It was falloff people, talking and drinking. There was a DJ, to Alex's confusion, and large windows that overlooked the city. The atmosphere would almost be enjoyable if she wasn't completely lost.

But, to her right, she saw the most amazing sight she could've seen, sitting by himself.

Loki.

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𝚘𝚔 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚜𝚊𝚔𝚊𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚌𝚔

𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚟𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐! 𝚢'𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚊𝚢