Ragnarocc

Thor Odinson... And Guest.

I held the door open for him, beckoning him into the building. It was dimly lit and radiated an aura of mystery, and of course, all the valuable artifacts it contained. No sooner had we stepped inside when the room shifted entirely, depositing both of us in front of an interestingly shaped window. Floating dramatically in the light was a cloaked figure that I'd only met in person a couple of times, but I knew a lot about him through one of my best friends.

"Thor Odinson..." the man muttered, turning to face us, "And guest."

I couldn't help but scowl at my dismissive introduction. It really wasn't that big of a deal, but when you hang out with the god of thunder, you tend to get overlooked. I bit back the urge to tell him that I was god now too, given that I hadn't been to earth in a while.

"I hear you've had a makeover," he said to me, beating me to the subject.

"Maybe so," I smiled, "How've you been, Stephen?"

"Stephen?" Thor looked between us, trying to figure out how we knew each other.

"Lose the umbrella and have a seat," Stephen insisted. The room shifted again, landing Thor in a comfortable looking chair. There was not, however, a second chair for me, and I fell right on my ass. I heard familiar laughter behind me, my aforementioned friend emerging from the shadows.

"Tea?" Stephen asked, gesturing to a cup that had miraculously landed in Thor's hand.

"I don't drink tea," he shook his head.

"Get him some beer," the blonde newcomer suggested.

"Oh, Maddie," Thor grinned, glad to see someone he knew, "Haven't seen you in a while."

"Haven't seen you either," she agreed, "Having fun on Asgard?"

I glanced over at the beer Thor was holding, "He hasn't been on Asgard, but I know I have been! Oh, and... I drink tea, by the way."

A cup appeared in my hand and I grimaced, "Not green tea and you know it."

Stephen chuckled, fixing the error that he definitely made on purpose. I took a long sip of my drink and he folded his hands, ready to get down to business, "My name is Doctor Stephen Strange, and this is Maddie Grimmwell. We're tasked with protecting the Earth from any being who might be considered a threat, and your adopted brother, Loki, is one of those beings."

Thor took an unholy swig of beer, "A worthy inclusion. We're just here looking for our father."

"So if I were to tell you where Odin is, all parties involved would promptly return to Asgard?" he asked.

Thor nodded, "Promptly."

Maddie threw herself over Stephen's chair, causing the man to sigh. She extended her hand to Thor, gaze deadly serious, "Pinkie promise?"

Thor grinned and obliged, "Sure. Pinkie promise. But if you knew where he was, why didn't you contact me?"

"You don't.... Have a phone," Stephen pointed out.

Thor shrugged as if that little detail didn't matter, "No, but you could've sent an electronic letter. It's called an e-mail."

I couldn't help but snicker as Stephen continued, "Do you have a computer?"

"No, what for?" the blond dumbass replied.

"Uh-huh. Anyway, he's in Norway," Stephen stood, and soon Thor and I were on the other side of the room, bumping against a nearby shelf. Some of his drink sloshed over much to his disappointment. Stephen was looking through a book while Maddie was watching the two of us.

"Anything new with you two?" she asked, completely unfazed by the constant movement of the room around us.

"I was in a play," I explained with a smirk, "I think I nailed my part."

"I beg to differ," he grumbled, "My father is also missing, and Loki's been masquerading as him for who knows how long."

" I know how long," I added, resting my arm on the shelf. That turned out to be a mistake, because Stephen fucked up the room again, causing several books to fall as I stumbled forward. Maddie began trying to fix them, when I was thrown backwards, slamming into Thor. She laughed, still unaffected. "Fucking shit," I pushed myself away from the Asgardian and frantically went to fix my hair, "Stop doing that!"

"That one was her," Stephen insisted form across the room. Maddie only shrugged in response.

"Seeing if this spell requires any Asgardian modifications..." Stephen slammed his book shut, "Nope! Now I just-"

He stopped talking when roaring sounded form somewhere beneath us. He looked around, before calmly asking, "Maddie?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah, I may have saved a dragon earlier, don't worry about it," she completely brushed it off.

"That sounds like...." Thor narrowed his eyes, "Did you...?"

"Stop you from killing a dragon in the Bifrost? Yes," she looked at him as if daring him to say shit about it.

"Well, that's good, I guess," I shrugged.

"So long as it doesn't destroy the entire sanctum," Stephen pointed out.

"It won't!"

"We'll see."

Soon we were back on the ground floor, sending both of us stumbling again. Stephen and Maddie were standing beside each other, both equally amused by the two of us flailing around like drunk children. "I need just one strand of your hair," he pointed at Thor.

"Do not touch my- OW!" His hand flew to the back of his head as Maddie walked by, snagging a strand of hair and handing it to Stephen. He began weaving it into some sort of magical portal spell, "Oh, don't forget your umbrella."

"Ah yes," Thor held out his arm, resulting in a cacophony of crashing sounds from upstairs. Maddie winced, shaking her head.

"I'll get it," she insisted, vanishing through another portal. A few moments later, the umbrella came flying back at us with a declaration of, "YEET!" Had Thor not caught it, it probably would've taken my head off.

Stephen finished making the portal and stepped aside, "He's waiting for you."

It was then that I remembered we were missing something important. "Can we have Loki back?" I coughed.

"Oh, yeah," Stephen twirled his other hand in the air, opening a portal above us. Loki fell out screaming and smacked against the ground, fists clenched in anger.

"I HAVE BEEN FALLING.... FOR THIRTY MINUTES!" he spat, pushing himself off the ground.

"Were you screaming like a bitch for thirty minutes too?" Maddie joked, although her guess probably wasn't too far off.

"Good to see you again too," Loki sighed before turning to Stephen, "Who are you?"

Maddie stopped Stephen from answering, "This is Doctor Strange, he's a friend of mine. ...Hey Loki?"

"What?"

Maddie snickered, gesturing to his dark outfit, "Whose funeral is it?"

"I haven't decided yet." And then the knives were out, one in each hand. Thor futilely held out a hand to stop his brother, while I just silently prayed that Stephen and Maddie didn't decide to end him then and there. "He thinks he's some kind of sorcerer, does he?" Loki shouted like the angry emo boy he is, "Don't think for one second that you can just-"

"BITCH!" Maddie sent the portal forward just as Loki tried to charge Stephen, the sparking circle engulfing our whole group and leaving the building far behind.

Loki was on the ground, looking like he wanted to die, while Thor and I stared around, taking in the cloudy sky and the sea that was raging over the nearby cliff side. I took a breath, glad to be experiencing some cool air for once, "Well. Welcome to Norway."