Grandma, can we help Loki?

The forest is dying

"We have breaking news about a recent flood of kids being taken into the hospital." A News Reporter, Darla Sanders, reports. "We're right outside St.David's Medical Center reporting live that a..." Darla taps on her right ear looking puzzled. "I can't be hearing this right."

The camera is shifted to the side.

"The number is past 484." Darla reports. "The hospital has been taking donated beds for the children who've strangely fallen ill." Her eyes wince feeling pain from her ear. Darla puts one hand on her right ear that had a bluetooth attached. "We have another update about the children's condition;they're saying 'The Forest is dying'."

Gloria turns the television off using the remote. Loki walks back from the kitchen dusting off his hands indicating he had used magic to undo the destruction he had caused--and had gone unnoticed in the neighborhood--looking quite content. The time on the microwave reads 1:53 PM. Loki saw Gloria is standing in front of the black television visibly shaken.

"Was there a disgusting scene being aired?" Loki asks.

"No." Gloria said, turning away. "I...well, you got the backyard all fixed?" Loki nods. "Good."

Gloria is hiding something that sounded concerning to her.

Ring ring ring went the doorbell. Gloria runs towards the door leaving everything intact and unmoved.Loki hadn't seen a Midgardian go this fast over a sound such as this.Gloria opens the door to see it is a sweaty Robert with an Elk right outside the gate chewing on the living grass protruding from the ground.

"A--are you Elizabeth's grandma?" Robert asks, looking shaken and scared.

"Why yes I am." Gloria said.

"I am Elizabeth's friend, Robert Apanter." His fingers were trembling. "Elizabeth is gone." Loki could see Jake the Elk down the sidewalk acting casual.Loki wondered how Gloria could hide the fact that her granddaughter is missing after turning off the television, wait, that didn't  make sense to him. Loki flips on the televising to see what is currently going on. "I took her through the tunnel of bent over tree's!"

Gloria lowers down to Robert's level.

"What do you mean she's gone, Robert?" Gloria asks.

Loki lowers the remote  from the television listening in to the emergency live report giving updates.

 "She's gone. On...one moment she was there and talking...next she wasn't there." Robert shudders. "I-I-I-I-I--I was stupid enough to take her. I shoulda' kept my brother's promise!" He cries into his hands. "I am sorry."

Gloria puts her right hand on Robert's shoulder, keeping herself together. 

"What  was she saying?" Gloria asks. "This could be important to find her."

Robert's hands get off his face.

"Some-som--someth---something about the tree's are dying." Robert  tearfully said. He was able to clearly speak despite being upset about the given situation."About how they're alive, and have some magic on them, something like that." Robert wipes off a tear. Loki puts the remote on the table. "Elizabeth dropped the doll.She never drops her doll and leaves it there!" Robert is trying to make sense of the creepy event he encountered. "I-I-I--I---I was too scared to get it."

"We'll find her." Gloria said, taking her hand off Robert's shoulder.She stood up full level. "Go home to your family, Robert."

Robert quickly nods then ran from the door, then took a turn left at the gate right down the street--not in Jake the Elk's direction--towards his house.Gloria turns away from the door visibly shaken,worried, and concerned for her granddaughter. When Gloria had turned around there wasn't a presence Loki standing in the living room.The television was on so Gloria closed the door behind her and went towards the living room's  rectangle table.

Gloria picks up the remote and saw the Television is still on breaking news.

"A god, eh?" Gloria said, turning the television off. She looks around the room. "I hope letting  my granddaughter help you was the right choice to make!" Her voice echoed back. "You better be doing something about this forest phenomena."

Gloria could only hope as she grabbed her flip-phone from the kitchen table and called Trevor during his bird-watching about Elizabeth's sudden disappearance.