The Other Sister (An Avenger's Reader)

An Old Friend From Work

"Well, hello." Grandmaster smiled as Loki and I joined him up in the VIP section.

   "Hello." Loki smiled and pushed me closer. "I'm sure you remember my sister."

   "Hi." I said simply.

   "Of course, of course. Come sit, have a seat. Relax and please, enjoy my show. It's sure to be a great one today. If you'll excuse me I need to do introductions." The Grandmaster mentioned as a large robotic figure came towards us. It's holographic nature scanning him to project him onto the Stage below in a giant form.

    Both of us smiled back politely and we moved into the room. I moved towards the large glass wall and gasped. The arena was huge. Hundreds of people sat in the stadium, lights lit up the stage floor. Flying hologram projectors flew around until they formed the large projection of the Grandmaster.

   "Wow! Look at all of you." The Grandmaster's projection laughed. "What a show! What a night! Who's having fun?" The crowd throughout the arena boomed with cheers in response. "Please, I'm your host. Big round of applause for all our undercard competitors...who today died so gruesomely. Good sports! What a show! What a night! This is what you've come for, and so have I...."

   "Drink?" Loki asked trying to hand me a cocktail glass as he took his seat beside me. I glared at him. "What?"

   "Seriously?"

   "No seriously, what? Asgardians have a glass of wine with dinner. It's formal and important for the fetus." Loki said with a small frown.

   "I am not drinking, Loki." I scoffed and turned away from him.

   "And now, without further ado..." The Grandmaster's voice echoed both behind me and as his voice boomed over the entire stadium. It's main event time." The audience went wild with cheers. "Making his first appearance, though he looks quite promising... Got a couple of tricks up his sleeve. I'll say no more, see what you think. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you... Lord of Thunder."

    As The Grandmaster spoke, both Loki and I leaned forward towards the window with our front row seats high above the arena. A large metal folding door rolled open and out walked our brother. I gasped in shock seeing him in full gear and war paint on him. But that wasn't even the most shocking part. His long, flowy blonde locks were gone. Cut off from his head and Thor always prided himself about his hair. His big beard was trimmed down, until he was cleanly shaven nicely.

   "Oh, My, Odin." I said slowly staring down at my brother.

    The audience booed at him and Thor looked around the stadium. As he turned he managed to see high enough to find us. My hand touched the glass window and he gave me a small nod in return that he would be all right. I hoped so. I couldn't lose him over this, in this strange world. Thor held his shield and weapon of choice in hand and moved towards the center of the arena.

   "Watch out for his fingers. They make sparks." Grandmaster mentioned. "Okay, this is it. Let's get ready to welcome this guy. Here he comes."

    Green fireworks began bursting in the air letting out large puffs of green smoke. The audience began to go wild. Clearly they loved the Grandmaster's beloved champion. The entire stadium rumbled and shook. Thor turned towards the direction of the other stage doors. Thor flipped open a helmet with wings on either side of his head and placed it down ready for the match to begin.

   "He is a creature. What can we say about him? Well, he's unique. There's none like him. I feel a special connection with him. He's undefeated. He's the reining. He's the defending. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you your incredible..."