The Many Adventures of the Avengers and Friends

💜✨ Secret Passages

A/N

K, this idea comes from me helping build sets for theatre. I also came up with it during PSAT testing freshman year... So it's been in my head for a bit.

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~Asgard, Hundreds of Years Prior (physically 18-19)~

Even at midday, the library was mostly devoid of life. A fire burned in the hearth and torches were lit on the walls to light up the massive expanse of the library. Every wall was covered in books, all of varying sizes, colors, and subjects.

At the moment, Olivia sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace with a book in her hand. She scanned the words, barely paying attention to the world around her. That is, until she heard a noise behind her.

"You know, mortals consider the title of that play to be bad luck when they're performing any other show." Loki said.

"Really?" Olivia asked.

"Yes. Anyways, I have something I-" Loki continued, but was cut off as Olivia sighed and smiled. She didn't look back at Loki as she summoned a dagger, lazily pointing it behind her

"Love, what have I said about interrupting me whilst I am reading?" She asked.

"Not to do it unless it's an emergency or I found or did something really interesting, I know. But I-"

"Is it an emergency?"

"No, but-"

"Did you find something interesting?"

"Yes!" Loki said, exhasperated at her constantly interjecting herself. Olivia finally looked back at him.

"Then what is it?" She asked, flipping the book over on the sofa to save her place; she didn't have a bookmark with her.

"Let me show you." Loki replied, gesturing her to follow. Vanishing her dagger, Olivia stood up and wrapped her arms around his left arm as he led her to the back corner of the library. "Have you ever looked back here?"

"Rarely. Not much over here interests me." Olivia replied.

"Have you ever tried to read this book?"

"'Botany of Alfheim Volume 3?'"

"So you haven't?"

"No, of course not. I mean, I'm not saying Alfheim is bad, but I think one volume is plenty. Why?" Olivia asked. Loki smiled and pulled the book out very slightly. There was a few clicking noises before the bookshelf swung open, revealing a brick passageway lit by torches. Olivia's eyes widened. "We have secret passages?"

"Apparently so." Loki replied.

"Why did no one ever tell us?"

"It's said that the people who built this palace were killed after to preserve it's secrets." Loki said, wiggling his fingers and grinning.

"Pfft, I doubt it. That's a little...." She couldn't find the right word.

"The myth still stands." Loki said, leading her inside the tunnel. He pushed the bookcase back into place so it would look flush. "Do you want to explore?"

"How will we know where to come back to?" Olivia asked. Loki smiled and summoned a quill pen with glowing gold ink. He wrote the word 'Library' in runes on the door/wall.

"We might find more doors, so we should mark them as such." He said.

"Okay. Here, hold on." Olivia replied, before summoning a bag of small rocks (like fish tank rocks). "We'll leave a trail back here. I don't want to get lost."