Banishment

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Soon Heimdall left to alert my father Odin and came back with him by his side.
"Alena" Odin nodded to me.
"Father" I said as they brought a horse into the Bifrost.
"I shall return with your brothers and the others" Odin said.
"Thank you" I said as Odin disappeared into the Bifrost.

Next thing I know they all have returned and Odin looked furious. Fandral was injured.
Heimdall stands at the Observatory controls. Odin pulls Heimdall's sword from the control panel and throws it to him. Heimdall backs away. "Why did you bring us back?" Thor asked.
"Do you realize what you've done? What you've started?" Odin hissed.
"I was protecting my home." Thor said.
"You cannot protect your friends. How can you hope to protect a kingdom?" Odin said looking at Sif and the warriors, "Get him to the healing room!" The warriors and Sif rush out of the Bifrost and across the bridge getting Fandral to the palace.
"There won't be a kingdom to protect if you're afraid to act!" Thor yelled, I walked over to Loki and hugged him tightly because I had worried. "Whatever the cost, the world must know that the new King of Asgard will not be held in contempt."
"That's pride and vanity that talks! Not leadership! Have you forgotten everything I've taught you? What of a warrior's patience, cunning?" Odin yelled at Thor. I held onto Loki's arm tightly.
"While you wait and be patient, the Nine Realms laugh at us! The old ways are done. You'd stand giving speeches while Asgard falls!" Thor yelled in return.
"You're a vain, greedy, cruel boy!" Odin yelled, for once I kind of agreed with Odin yet sorta agreed with Thor.
"And you are an old man and a fool!" Thor yelled, the room grew quiet after the words fell from Thor's lips.
"A fool, yes! I was a fool to think you were ready." Odin said calmly yet something behind his calm words were terrifying. Me and Loki take a step forward to Odin.
"Father-" we both say but Odin gives us a look.
"Thor Odinson... You have disobeyed the express command of your King. Through your arrogance and stupidity, you have opened these peaceful Realms and innocent live to the horrors of war." Odin began, as he plunged Gungnir into Observatory's control panel. The turret turns, the Bifrost energy building along with Odin's rage. It FIRES, as the Bifrost opens at the end of the platform, creating a portal behind Thor. Odin turns angrily to his son.
"You are unworthy of this Realm..." Odin said stripping the disk from Thor's armor.
" ...unworthy of your title..." Odin says ripping of Thor's blood red cape.
"...unworthy of the loved ones you've betrayed" Odin said as Thor looked toward me and Loki, "I hereby take from you your powers." Odin extends his hand towards his son. Mjolnir goes flying from Thor's grasp into Odin's hand.
"In the name of my father..." Odin said as a finger of lightning comes off the hammer and hits Thor, disintegrating the right arm of his armor and part of the chest piece.
"...and of his father before..." Odin said another strike disintegrates the remainder of Thor's armor, including the cape and torn-away disc on the floor. Then I realized what Odin was doing.
"I cast you out!" Odin yelled.
"NO!" I screamed trying to run towards Thor but Loki wraps an arm around my stomach and lifts me off the floor, I kick and squirm trying to free myself from Loki's grasp. I watch in horror as Odin thrusts Mjolnir before him and with a Crack of Thunder Thor is hurled backwards into the open Bifrost and disappears in the vortex. Tears escaped my eyes. Odin just banished Thor! Loki let go of me and Odin sent Mjolnir down after Thor and pulled his staff from the control center.
"How could you?!" I hissed at Odin, he didn't look at me he just continued to exit the Bifrost. I ran into Loki's arms and hugged him tightly.
"Shhh. It's alright" Loki said trying to comfort me.
"He'll be alright, right?" I asked looking up at him.
"Of corse he will Alena" Loki said looking down at me and wiped away a tear.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"I'm completely sure, now come on, we must get back to the palace" Loki said as we began to walk down the Bifrost toward the golden palace.

I laid in bed in my white silk nightgown as Loki poured me a glass of water. "Now Alena you must get some rest" Loki said tucking me in like he use to. He needs to stop being the overly protective brother he was.
"Where are you going?" I asked sitting up earning a 'go to bed' look from Loki.
"I'm going to speak with the Warriors and Sif" said Loki.
"Can I come?" I asked truth be told I wasn't even tired.
"How about you get some rest" Loki said smiling.
"I'm not even tired" I confessed.
"You can't come with me but you may roam around the palace, just stay in the palace" Loki said as I got out of bed and messed up the covers that were neatly tucked. I wonder why Loki doesn't want me going with him? I didn't feel like changing so I walked out the room still in my nightgown.
"Momma!" I said running up to my mother, Frigga.
"Hello little one" she said I don't get it why she calls me little one! I am I big 12 year old.
"Did father tell you about Thor?" I asked then her smile faded.
"Yes he did" she said as we began to walk down the hallway.
"Where is father? I'd like to say sorry for yelling at him" I asked as she fixed the braid in my hair.
"The throne room" she said as I rushed to the throne room seeing Odin.
"Father! I'd like to say sorry for yelling at you earlier" I said running up to the throne where my father sat.
"It's alright, Alena" Odin said as I smiled. He always told me when I smiled the sun shined brighter in all nine realms. I gave him a quick hug and went back to the long hallway.
"And if I do, then what? I love Thor more dearly than any of you, but you know what he is. He's arrogant. He's reckless. He's dangerous. You saw how he was today. Is that what Asgard needs from its King?" I heard a familiar voice say then Loki storms out of the room where the voice had come from.
"What where you saying about Thor?" I asked crossing my arms.
"How long were you there?" Loki asked crossing his arms over his chest, I gotta admit he was pretty intimidating.
"Long enough to hear the ending" I said noticing he was relaxed now. Was he hiding something? He had to be hiding something.

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