The Prayer

Chapter 2 - Hello, I am...

In the cosmos of time, space and magic something was awakened, a new event was causing ripples across the known - and unknown - world. The first, of a few individuals, rose up from (What in their opinion was a short nap) had arrived in what we would call a conference room. This first person was none other than Thor, who was thoroughly confused about what had happened - the last thing he remembered happening was feeling a little tired and having a nap but that was in his own bed and this (wherever the hell this was) was not where he had started this nap. Thor placed his hammer on the table and took a seat in one of the leather chairs at the head of the table. Thor looked around the room and began chatting to himself.

"I don't know how but I'm pretty sure Loki is behind this..." He muttered.

"I assure you" came a voice from the shadows of corner of the room. "I have nothing to do with this, in fact I am just as confused as you are"

Thor stood up abruptly and grabbed his hammer instinctly. "Will you come out of the bloody shadows, stop trying to be all mysterious and tell me what all this is!" Shouted Thor.

Loki moved out of the corner and sat at the end of the table across from Thor. "I already told you I don't know, I just remembered feeling a little tired and now I'm here"

Thor looked skeptically at Loki through narrowed eyes and Loki couldn't help but through his head back in laughter.

"How many times?" He laughed, "I have nothing to do with whatever this is!"

"Then fix it" ordered Thor, sitting back down.

"Fix it? How do you suppose I do that?"

"That's not my problem, my logic is that if you didn't do it then you can probably fix it. Remember when you helped me get my hammer back?"

"Yes I remember, but this is slightly different as neither of us know what - and who the hell are you two?" Said Loki startled.

A tall handsome man wearing a white toga walked in and was staring down Thor and Loki. Loki slowly rose from his chair and moved closer to Thor (he didn't want the idiot to do anything that he might regret). Thor noted that the energy seemed to change when this new person entered, the room seemed almost electric and for the first time, Thor found himself rather intimidated and this was something that he was not accustomed to.

Another soon followed the first new man in. The second looked younger than the first but looked every bit as atheltic and had a hint of mischief about him. Though Loki noted that he didn't have the same power aura around him that the first did.

"Who are you?" Came the deep booming voice from the first new person.

Thor and Loki looked and one another and Loki made a mental note that this was someone who had power and authority and he knew it.

"I think you'll find that we asked you that first" said Loki.

The first new man stared at Loki, outraged that his question had not been answered immediately, while the second smirked, a look which Loki felt was rather reflective of himself.

"Then again" started Loki slowly, who had sat down and had shoved Thor into his own seat. "There's no harm in us introducing ourselves first, I am Loki and this is Thor

Thor had not taken his eyes off the first new man but he didn't seem the least bit bothered by Thor - this made him upset as he wasn't used to this at all.

"I am Zeus" he said introducing himself. "Why are we here?"

"Apollo" said the other.

"We were just having that very discussion - please have a seat - we have no idea" chatted Loki. "All we remember is feeling -"