Broken Realities

Negotiations

Zoe walked out of the bitfrost looked at Hemidall who gave her a bow. "Lady Zoe let me take Sir Bucky for you" he said stepping forward but Zoe shook her no  "I have him maybe help Thor with the gargoyle" said Zoe with slight look of disgust one her face as she looked at Thor carry Peggy's form. Hemidall just nodded and went to help Thor. Athena and Artemis were waiting at the place front doors when Zoe and the others arrived. Zoe noticed that her mom was looking pale and Artemis was holding on to her, and Zoe was concerned there was a dark vein that had risen up on the side of Athena's neck. Artemis just frown at the sight of Zoe carrying Bucky's body "Oh Zoe no I am sorry" she says sadly. A tear rolls down her face but she just nods "Where is Zeus?, I have brought what he asked for" says Zoe gesturing her head behind her towards Thor and Hemidall carrying Peggy. Artemis grinned "Oh I love it! I see she finally  meet mommy dearest!" She said laughing as she guided Athena.

Athena walked up to Zoe and looked at Bucky in her arms . "Oh my Owlet...I am..." Athena started to say but Zoe shook her head " No, mom don't I have a plan that's why I need to talk to Zeus asap" replied Zoe firmly. Athena and Artemis tilted their heads at the same time with questioning looks on their faces. Just then Figga came through the gates. "Lady Zoe I see you have return from your trials and you have been victorious...but there has been costs I see" says Frigga with sorrow in her eyes as she gazes on Bucky's body. Zoe looks at Bucky's face he looks so peaceful and so handsome...her heart jolts and the feeling of never seeing his steel blue eyes staring at her again No I will fix this...Zoe thinking to herself. Frigga leans in "Lady Zoe it will be hard be I know you will succeed just keep the faith and Let your heart guide you, Listen closely it whispers" says Frigga softly so only Zoe could hear. Zoe's eyes widen at the words it was her favorite quote from Land Before Time so much so she had it tattooed just above her heart.

Frigga almost knowing Zoe question "I saw your tattoo dear and loved the saying and thought you could use words of encouragement" response Frigga. Zoe just nods and then looks back down at Bucky at his handsome face and sighed. Instinctively, she moved her head down and kissed his forehead, he still smelled of sandalwood, vanilla and cinnamon he smelled like home. A hand lightly touched her shoulder and Zoe looked away from Bucky to see Frigga giving her a soft smile. "Lady Zoe, Zeus and the others will see you now please follow me" she says. Zoe nods and takes a deep breathe and pulls Bucky closer to her and follows Frigga and her mother and Aunt to the throne room.

As Zoe walks in with Bucky and Thor lazily dragging Peggy in behind him not being careful at all. She see Zeus and Odin in chairs with the other olympians standing off to the sides more have to seem to have come to Asgard cause Zoe doesn't seem to recognize some of them. Zoe looks straight ahead to Zeus and Odin who are smiling at her. Then Thor drops Peggy cause he is distracted, apparently by Aphrodite, who gives him a small wave. He scrambled to pick her up and toss her over his shoulder which gives a better display of his muscles. Grinning but rolling her eyes at Thor, she hears a cry of protest which makes her turn to see Poseidon glaring at Thor. "Careful with her..."snapped Poseidon. Zoe starts to laugh and laugh hard everyone turns and looks at her with shocked expressions.

Poseidon steps forward "What are you laughing at Lady Zoe?" he snaps at her with a sneer on his face. Zoe stops laughing and then with her head held high she holds up Bucky "That your bitch of a daughter doesn't deserve any special treatment after what she has done matter of she deserves to rotten hell" Zoe snaps back.  Athena walks up to her daughter "Zoe, Owlet let Artemis take Bucky then we can discuss everything rationally" says Athena. Zoe just looks at her mother and says nothing, Artemis steps up to Zoe " I have him Zoe don't worry" she says kindly. Zoe carefully hand off Bucky then she turns to the crowd of gods before her. " I have completed the trial that has been placed before me and I would like what was promise my immortality" says Zoe calmly. Zeus nod waving his hand "Yes my dear granddaughter you shall have it, bring forth the ambrosia" says Zeus.

"Wait that simple trial wasn't enough she still isn't worthy  of it" snaps Poseidon. Lightening flashes and Zoe hands starts to glow. "Not worthy... my whole life has been a one trial after trial since the moment I was born. I was separated from mother who had been tortured and held by your daughter for over 40 years so was my father. Then I watched my father and stepmother murdered in front of me.... Torn apart my brother. Sent to another reality to be raised in family who made feel like I was nothing that I had to earn their love..." yells Zoe looking straight into Poseidon eyes. She just holds up a ball of lightening "Dear Uncle, please tell me why is that? Huh?" asks Zoe firmly. Poseidon says nothing but his eye twitches a little but says nothing.

Zoe throws the ball of lightening in air and catches it, "Don't know huh? Well let me tell you your dear daughter that fucking gargoyle over there has been hell bent on revenge on my mother which she got when she held her captive remember that Poseidon but that wasn't enough was it... she sent that man..." Zoe sobbed when she looked at Bucky who now was laying on a couch.  Zoe walks over to him "She sent this man to kill my father and his wife and to bring me to the red room to raised as a assassin to kill my mother." says Zoe. Zoe turns to Zeus "Zeus this witch was trying to build an army of super soldiers to over thrown you so that her dear old dad would    His rightful place as the king of the gods" mocks Zoe in a British accent.

Zeus raised an eyebrow and looked at his brother "Do you have any evidence of this coup Zoe?" asked Zeus in a firm tone. "You can read my mind and Thor's to hear from her mouth" says Zoe. Thor nods "I heard it myself that this women wanted to put her father on the throne read my mind" says Thor. Zeus waves his hand dismissively "No, need your word is enough but dear brother did you know any of this?" asks Zeus with his eye flaring up with a brilliant yellow glow and Thunder rolls throughout the room.

Poseidon glared at Zoe but shook his head " No of course no brother I would never do that...again my daughter was foolish and I shall see her punished I promise" said Poseidon with a bow. Zeus nods but Zoe steps in front of Poseidon "Zeus now I think I after everything thing that women has put me through I think I should have say in her punishment" says Zoe.  Zeus tilt his head "What do you have in mind my dear?" asks Zeus.

Zoe walks over to where Bucky is laying looking down at him and seeing his lifeless body breaks her just a little. But then looks around at the olympians "I know the stories of old of heroes, and the chaos and turmoil that the hero went through which a lot was cause by you all..." said Zoe. "Granddaughter careful do you have a point" says Zeus's his voice crackling with power. Zoe just smiled " I do there is also times where you all help the hero in their trials to help mankind making the world better.... This man is like those heroes. He who was tortured and forced to evil things beyond his control. Fights against that so it doesn't happen to anyone else he doesn't let the darkness consume him so now I ask that he get to live the life he justly deserve" says Zoe firmly.

Zeus looks at Zoe with sad eyes " Zoe that can be done his soul is in the underworld and that is in Hades realm he won't let the soul go unless there is an exchange of some sort I am sorry" says Zeus sadly. Zoe close her eyes as the tears flow  but then looks up at him "I have something to exchanged for Bucky's soul" says Zoe with a grin. Zeus raises an eyebrow "Oh what is that?" asked Zeus with a confused tone. Zoe looks down at Bucky then over at Peggy "Her soul for his, he get the life he had the right to live and Peggy gets to spend eternity in tartarus being tortured for defying you dear grandfather " says Zoe sweetly.