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Things had been running more and more smoothly as the damage from Lorelei’s rampage was undone piece by piece. The many men who lost their lives to her wicked game would not return, but those who lived were on their way to recovery and to rebuilding the castle they once guarded.
Merchants and members from the town helped support the effort however they could, having been sealed off from the castle and kept from assisting prior. Their support allowed for much relief on the now strained forces of Asgard, though there certainly was an uneasy feeling amongst the entire nation of how vulnerable they were now that they had been forced to fight one another.
The relief allowed Lady Frigga, however, to tend to a personal project she had created for herself. Since they had less wounded to handle, she spared a medical room to examine the Elf left in her care. He had proven useful in subduing the foe who had disgraced her family, and if she could manage to get around his insanity she might be able to find them a strong ally in these trying times.
After some time of studying him her assistants came to join her, some of them being free due to the lowering amounts of severely wounded soldiers and how not all of them were required for what little work was to be done.
With them now joining her in observing him on the medical table that gave those around a view of the inner workings of who lay on it, Frigga began to explain her findings.
“His entire body is running off of this crystal,” she pointed to the jagged structure lodged in his chest cavity. Under normal circumstances, this would appear to be a fatal happenstance, but in this instance it appeared to be all that was keeping him alive, “He also burns through energy at a sickening pace as a result of his dark magic affliction. It has made his body reliant on it, similar to Loki’s lover.”
“If we remove the taint from him, he may become less of a magic sponge,” Frigga continued as she heard footsteps of a very familiar person approaching, “And he may be a good subject to try my book on mental magic on. He is insane, so any damage done will be redundant, but any successes can gain us a powerful ally.”
Frigga glanced over her shoulder to find that Thor was rapidly approaching her, so she decided to wrap up this information session.
“Tend to him only after you have finished healing our men, but I would not be against having a foreign ally who could either become a diplomat or a tool, depending on whether he forces us to use that harness again.”
By this time her son had reached her and the Queen of Asgard turned to face him fully, instantly noticing that he appeared distressed, “Thor, whatever is the matter?”
“Mother, Heimdall reports that there is are disturbances on Midgard and that Jane is missing,” he took a moment to breathe, letting out a sigh right after as he took a moment to think about their situation, “I know I am needed here to help rebuild, but I must see that she is safe.”
Given how Thor had been so despicably abused by Lorelei recently and likely was harboring grief over causing her escape, Frigga saw no reason to disallow him from seeking out his human lover. Keeping him here, even though they needed every hand they had, could not be healthy for him mentally and so she decided to send him off.
“Very well. Retrieve her and bring her back with you. I would enjoy meeting her,” Frigga smiled at him as Thor’s face warmed up. Despite this, she added in a warning tone, “Do not take too long though. We are not in a position to have our forces split with what few we have.”
Thor nodded, a promise escaping his lips, “I will return with haste.”
“M—mother?”
Trixie was beyond confused by the sight of her biological mother standing before her. The mare was quite similar to Trixie in many regards, having a similar coat of fur, mane, and even the same lanky body type. In fact, she appeared nearly as tall as Trixie was after the latter’s growth spurt.
While better than her stunned daughter, Ms. Lulamoon did not appear to be fully comfortable herself. She kept her focus on Trixie though, ignoring the glare being shot at her by Luna and the looks of confusion from all others, “How are you doing, dear?”
Trixie looked back to Luna momentarily while biting her own upper lip, her thought process shattered as old emotions began to flare up, “Wha—what are you doing here?”
Trixie had a good reason to not assume she would ever see her mother again. She had a great reason, actually, and that started with how her mother said she never wanted Trixie to come back.
Despite this, Ms. Lulamoon did not appear to be holding the hatred and vitriol a parent who abandoned their child who they once abused might hold. She was even almost giving a smile to Trixie, “I have not seen you in quite some time. I wanted to stop by and congratulate you. You’ve been quite busy these past months it appears.”
“I—”
Trixie’s response was cut short by a booming interjection from Luna, who could not take this anymore.
“What are you doing here?”
Trixie’s mother rose an eyebrow at Luna’s words, almost appearing surprised by how accusing her voice was, “What is so wrong with visiting my dear daughter?”
Luna snarled and narrowed her eyes at the mare, her voice creeping upward in volume with each word, “You know damn well—”
To return the favor, Trixie cut Luna off, though it was with a raised hoof that was meant to silence her. As Luna abruptly cut herself off, Trixie cast her gaze to the floor to think.
After a moment, she looked up to Luna with near-wincing eyes.
“Princess, I…” she paused to let out an exasperated breath, “Can I talk to her alone?”
As much as Luna wanted to kill this intruder outright for trying to interject in a family situation she no longer had a place in and for all of her previous crimes, Luna sighed as she realized that this was Trixie’s battle. If Luna interfered it could have innumerable effects on Trixie and cause regrets to stir in her, whereas Trixie confronting the issue herself would either break Trixie’s will outright or instill some kind of resolve in her.
Luna could help pick up pieces of a broken Trixie. She had done it before. She could not, however, counter whatever doubts may arise and grow in Trixie to cause a catastrophic event like the Ursa incident.
Fully hating herself while saying it, Luna cast her gaze to the side while relenting, “Go ahead,” she shot her glance over to the still standing waiter, “These two will require a table.”
The waiter brought Trixie and her mother to another place to sit in the restaurant, making sure to keep them far away from the nearly seething Princess. Once this was done, he returned to take the orders he meant to very long ago.
“Do you wish to order now, Princesses?”
Luna shook her head slowly, her eyes tracking the two blue ponies who left them a moment ago, “I apologize, but I believe I have lost my appetite. You order, sister.”
Celestia and Twilight were still in the dark as to just what was going on, so the elder sister decided to address what just happened, “Luna, what is the matter? Is that truly her mother?”
Luna lowered her head and let it almost droop as she thought about what she had been able to piece together about her student’s past, “I have done my homework on Trixie,” her head lifted gently as she shot a venomous glance over to the table that Trixie and her mother now sat at, “That mare who just arrived? She abandoned her. Abused her. She does not deserve the title bestowed upon her.”
That title, Luna regretted, she could not fully claim for herself. Not so long as there was Trixie’s true, living, and breathing mother. As terrible as Ms. Lulamoon had been and as great as Luna had tried to be to Trixie, the sheer fact that one was her biological parent and the other someone she looked up to as a parent made things complicated and difficult.
Twilight was the next to speak, also concerned about the whole issue but knowing even less than her mentor, “Then why didn’t you just throw her out? Nopony like that should be allowed near their kid.”
Luna’s reasoning brought a sad frown to her own face, “I am not sure Trixie would have forgiven me for fighting this battle for her,” she pounded a hoof down on her seat with enough force that it almost broke beneath her, “Every ounce of my being wants to forcibly remove that terrible being from her life forever.”
Celestia, sensing the immense anger that Luna was holding back, decided to make one thing clear about the issue, “Luna, I will not condone killing her, no matter her crimes.”
That didn’t seem to perturb Luna too much, though that likely was a result of how she likely had assumed that was the case to begin with, “I would be lying if it had not crossed my mind.”
Not happy about the death talk, Twilight spoke up again with a sheepish smile in an attempt to put a positive spin on things, “How terrible of a pony could she be?”
After being seated down, both Trixie and her mother were left in an awkward silence. Neither knew exactly what to say to the other, though Trixie found herself marveled at just how identical her mother appeared to herself. One might even be challenged to tell which of them was older, or if they were mother and daughter or just two similar looking sisters.
The first to speak was her mother, who glanced over to the table Trixie had been sitting at with slight annoyance, “Will your teacher be fine?”
A glance revealed to Trixie that her teacher and surrogate mother, Luna, was in fact not doing well at all. She appeared quite irritated actually, making Trixie even more nervous in the process, “Likely not.”
Another awkward pause resulted when the two met eyes again. Over a decade of no communication had brought them to this point of not knowing what to say. Where could they even start? Bringing up the past? Talking about the present?
The elder Lulamoon gave her daughter a small smile that revealed some pride as she tried to broach the latter of the two possible subjects, “So, you have been crowned the Equestria Games champion for the magic competition. A gold medal recipient. You have come a long way.”
Trixie just lowered her gaze to the table, not able to look her in the eye any longer, “Yes, I have.”
“I must say that humiliating that royal brat in front of such a crowd was quite the treat for you after what her friends did.”
Trixie’s eyes lit up when she realized that her mother knew about what happened. Which means she was keeping track of Trixie to some degree…but what could that mean?
Still, Trixie did not really want to talk about her recent victory in the light her mother was putting it under. While it was immensely satisfying to have defeated Twilight in a fair duel, and she could completely agree with what was said, Trixie didn’t feel much like gloating, “Twilight indirectly ruined my life, so I directly humiliated her. Our score is settled.”
“And what of ours?” came the response, completely catching Trixie off-guard. Now the first possible topic was being brought up, and it was by none other than Trixie’s failure of a caretaker.
Trixie stumbled over her words as she tried to take in all of the memories that flooded her with that one sentence, “I—I—” she shook her head and her voice shifted into anger as she looked at how passive her mother appeared, “How can you just act like nothing has happened? After everything you’ve done to me? After throwing me out, starving me, abusing me—”
Ms. Lulamoon seemed to have expected this response, as she just shook her head in a slow manner as she spoke in a tired voice, “I came to congratulate you, not for a lecture,” she narrowed her eyes at Trixie and her tone grew a tinge of anger as well, though this was anger born of indignance, “And you left of your own free will. You ran away.”
Trixie’s voice almost cracked as she fought tears from flowing down her face, “I came back! You wouldn’t let me in!”
Her mother kept a more calm voice as she continued to look at Trixie, her eyes focused but not displaying any emotion, “If I just let you back in the first time you knocked I would be reinforcing your rebellious behavior, letting you think you could just keep acting out to get your way.”
With her mouth hanging and brain confused, Trixie found it difficult to respond. This gave her mother the opportunity to continue on without interruption.
“I would have let you in after the first time, but you did not come back after the first. In fact, when I reported you as missing there was no trace of you,” she sighed sadly, “I take it you learned how to hide well on the street.”
Having been forced to steal food to sustain herself, Trixie had done little but hide and she especially did her best to avoid the police. They likely had stopped looking for her long after she would have stopped hiding in alleys, though that was only if they ever were looking for her to begin with…
Trixie’s head hung down as she felt tears stream down her face, “How could I possibly believe you?”
Her mother sighed softly and shook her head, a small cough escaping her lips, “I have copies of the reports I filed back home. There should be official records of them as well. Would you care to see them?”
“No…” Trixie had spent years in suffering because of this mare. A simple act of trying to find her would not absolve her of her other actions, “Why didn’t you help me when I came back the other year? I was broke, humiliated…”
For the first time in the conversation Trixie’s mother snapped, her voice full of anger, “And what would I have done? Let you sleep in your old bed that you no longer can fit in?”
Trixie found herself surprised that her mother would yell at her like this, as she never used to in public and she expected her to perhaps play nice now that she came back. Perhaps try and act like a sycophant and mooch off Trixie’s success. What could she want if she wasn’t about to act like that?
Ms. Lulamoon sighed, though it came out partly as a wheeze, “I don’t know if you know this, but when you ruined yourself my own reputation suffered as well. I could not have afforded to keep you around, especially since you could be out working to help yourself recover from your loss, which is what you ended up doing like you should have.”
Trixie weakly looked up at her mother, tears still falling down her face, “It’s been so long, I have so much to ask you,” she sighed as the obvious questions rattled through her mind, “Why did you come back? Why are you here? To catch the gravy train and mooch from me now that I am successful, even though you couldn’t be bothered to help me in the past?”
“Not quite,” her mother gave Trixie a sad smile, a tear almost falling from her own eye, “I just wanted to come and apologize. I was a foolish teenager, and my actions were and are inexcusable.”
One word in that last sentence shattered Trixie’s thought process just like her mother’s arrival had.
“Te-teenager?” she stammered. Trixie was a filly, maybe six, when she ran away…and her mother was still a teenager then?
With another hard look at her, Trixie could see that her mother was just beginning to hit what most would call middle age. Given Trixie’s own youth, her mind shut down as she tried to find an explanation. She didn’t want one or to even think about it.
Her mother gave an even sadder smile, “I don’t look that old, do I?”
Trixie had to admit that, no, she did not appear old. One would be forgiven for assuming her to in fact be an older sister. But what that meant, Trixie seriously did not want to know.
Seeing Trixie’s face made her mother sigh, another cough escaping her lips. She moved to get up from her seat at the table while stating, “I will not bother you any longer if you do not want me to. I should probably go…”
Trixie shook her head, tears flying from her face. All she had now were more questions, and she would hate herself for not figuring them out down the road even if they brought more pain in the end, “No, I want to know. Why now?”
Her mother stopped leaving, though she gave no instantaneous response. She even averted her eyes completely, looked down to the floor, then back up to Trixie before even giving a sigh and speaking.
“I…I was in town, and this would be my last chance since I should be dead in the next month or so,” she could see fear light up in Trixie’s eyes, so she gave a small laugh, “Do not worry. You do not have a genetic predisposition to what I have, unless of course you are prone to making bad decisions too.”
This said, she turned to leave, but Trixie quickly called after her.
“Please don’t go. We…we can bring you back to Canterlot with us.”
Her mother did not seem to believe Trixie, her voice sounding concerned as she turned to face her, “Even after everything I have done?”
Trixie glanced over to the other table and at Twilight before looking at her mother again with a sad smirk, “I’m in a forgiving mood today. And if I don’t, I’ll always question that decision.”
Before her mother could say anything else, Trixie jabbed a hoof in her direction and put on a tough face, “Don’t think you’re getting away with everything. I still hate you. But I’m a better pony than you, and I won’t just let you wither and die when I still need to talk to you.”
Trixie got up while gesturing for her mother to stay put.
“I will go inform my…” her voice trailed off as she forced herself to not say a certain word, “teacher. It may be best if you stay here.”
Loki let out an exhausted breath as he finished his long climb up an impossibly high cliff. He expected to see some portal or way of leaving when he hit the top, but the exhausted Asgardian instead was met with the sight of a temple-like building and little else.
“Almost there, she implies. Top of the cliff, she implies, because she doesn’t talk even though she can dreamwalk and do so there,” Loki mumbled as a green and black portal appeared beside him. He had stopped caring about the sudden appearances and disappearances of Lady Death, who happened to be his very own daughter.
Seeing Luna’s face on her still unnerved Loki, who was not so keen on meeting a child he did not yet raise, but that did not stop him from complaining to her, “Tell me, do you just take amusement out of my misery or is there some greater purpose to this all you are not telling me? This could all be so much easier if you just let it be.”
She gave a small shrug as she exited the portal, though this time she had company as she did so. It was a man taller than Loki and who had the purple skin he now associated with Illidan more than he did Thanos. Thanos had graciously decided to not ruin Loki’s stay in Hel it seemed, but Loki was not about to thank him for his absence yet. Loki still had not escaped after all, unlike Trixie and that damned bird.
Loki snorted as he looked over the newcomer, whose eyes shone brightly in complete contrast to the being of darkness he stood next to, “So you’ve brought a friend?”
She was not wearing her usual hood, and Loki could actually see a smile on her face. Unlike her usual crazed look, she almost appeared calm. Was this a later or earlier form of the same being who paid him a visit oh so often? The answer to that could either be a blessing or a sad look into the future ahead.
Loki observed the man more and found himself intrigued. Whereas Illidan had a bulky frame and was much larger, this one appeared quite slim despite his height. His face was even similar, though the exact color his eyes glowed reminded Loki of another…
“You remind me of Illidan,” Loki decided to try and make conversation with him. After all, if he was accompanying Lady Death than he might be able to interpret her, “Slimmer. Less monstrous.”
The man looked him over but gave no response. Having had no companion to have a good talk with in quite some time, Loki was profoundly pissed at this. What he would give to have some good banter.
With a sneer Loki looked at his deranged child, “No wonder you find him agreeable. Another mute.”
The man’s voice actually caught Loki off guard when it came out, “I can speak. I only choose not to.”
Loki stood up straight and brushed himself off as he continued to complain jokingly, “Now what is the fun in that?”
No response, though his daughter appeared amused at the interaction for whatever reason.
Loki would keep going though, for he wanted a response. It was about time he could talk to someone who wasn’t trying to kill him, “Tell me, Elf, do you know of what happened to that blind father of yours?”
That made the stoic man react, his mouth opening to respond before shutting closed. Lady Death snorted, or at least did the action of snorting since no sound came out, and looked up at her tall companion who still had not introduced himself.
“Didn’t think I could tell, did you? After all, you Elves must all look alike to outsiders such as myself,” Loki reveled in being able to be smug towards someone. The feeling was nice, and he could remember why he would often do it before, “But that Warden was awfully obsessed with trying to kill him, her hate being on a level I have only observed in spurned lovers and myself on occasion.”
There was once again no response, and Loki found himself growing increasingly irritated. No wonder his daughter could find this good company, given her own lack of verbosity. She must appreciate silence in her own deranged way.
Still, she was bringing around another being with her unlike usual…Loki did not like the sound of that. He may not have had the opportunity to be a father to her in any way, but the fact still stood that this unknown man was standing side by side with his own flesh and blood. Some boundaries would need to be made.
Loki leveled the two blades he had used to scale the cliff at the Elf, “Fine, be silent. I don’t know what she keeps you around for, but I would have to cut you down after all your father did for me. Know your place,” Loki lowered the weapons slightly before giving a small shrug, “Your mother was less kind, though I’ll forgive her actions given why she did them in the first place.”
As if to mock his attempt at being a tough dad, Lady Death took the hand of her companion in her own and tilted her head back in laughter. Loki had to wonder if this was just one more way she was trying to mess with him, though he was giving up on trying to interact with them. He might have the opportunity to leave soon, and that meant not having to deal with every form of torment the mistress of Hel could think of any more.
“And this is why I always wanted a son. No need to be the overprotective father…”
The companion spoke up as Loki began to leave towards the temple, “Then you should—”
Lady Death quickly shoved a hand over his mouth, with the interruption causing Loki to turn around and raise his brow at them. What was the Elf about to say that Lady Death did not wish to let him give away?
A rising fear in the back of Loki’s mind brought a scowl to his face.
“Don’t tell me that Luna and I changed our minds and had more than just you?”
The complete lack of response from either gave Loki all he needed to know. Chances were, Lady Death was only one of a set.
Loki was beginning to regret certain nights he could have spent reading.
saw this in feature box, looks interesting.
Okay... Interesting chapter!
1.) What ailment afflicts Trixie's mother?
2.) How many illegitamate children does Loki have?
3.) What is really up with all this unexpected family reunions? Are they linked?
4.) Any other denizens of Aezeroth we should expect? (Onyxia!!!)
Oh, Loki. You definitely enjoyed those nights.
And of course Trixie was a teen-pregnancy and she came to reconcile because she's dying. Of course. Because that's the way Thunder's world works.
Moving into The Dark World territory I see, should be interesting to see how you incorporate the pony elements.
More information that might sway the judgement given to Trixies mom and its great to see Trixie being the greater pony here and offering help despite all that happened. And Luna still has some anger issues that might lead to fatal and undesirable consequences.
And OMFG The Dark World just began right? Everyone who saw the movie knows what will happen if nothing changes and i kind of really hope that it does , mostly because of a variable that wasn't there before and is currently inside the medical ward.
Illidan and Maiev had a son if i understood this correctly, if not disregard the comment below.
I find that really unlikely, Illidan always loved Tyrande even after she choose Malfurion instead of him, Everything Illidan did was to protect who he saw as his people and especially Tyrande.
On the other side Maiev's entire life revolved around keeping Illidan in his prison and after he got broken out to catching him and after the events in WC3 her only motivation in life was vengeance against all who had wronged her and Illidan in particular.
And after Illidans death she became completely obsessed with vengeance and is now basically a terrorist who seeks to purify the night elvish society from everything she deems undesireable, namely everything that is not a night elf or dosn't share her world views.
tl:dr There is no way, even in Hel, that Maiev and Illidan would have child.
I'm calling bullshit on Trixies biomom, her close to death story is way too convenient.
Trixie's turning into a good girl and Loki's turning into an asshole.
The interaction between Trixie and her mother had went much more smoother then I had actually expected it to be. Rather nice to see her grow in becoming a mature adult, so far as to give help to her mother regardless of the past. Then again, a child cannot help but love her mother. A teenage mother story, definitely makes things more complicated and interesting. If Canterlot's hospitals fails the perhaps Asgard's will not, assuming it actually comes to that. Death most likely being in her teenage version is going through her rebellious stage by going out with someone that her father might obviously not approve, definitely the daughter of Loki and Luna hands down. Still, the new development is interesting if not questionable as to where this is going and if there are possibly more children out there with anger towards their father. He just does not seem to get a break these days, poor bastard.
Awesome chapter, both emotional and humorous in all the right places.
Trixie's mom.... being close to death and a young mother doesn't add up fully nor does it excuse her.
But it does get her out of falling onto the moon by mistake
Ok, I'm still not ok with the 'I'm not a cold hearted bitch like you.' angle. I really didn't want to see her become a part of the story. But this will distinguish Trixie from Luna in that Trixie is leaning towards the path of the hero instead of the anti-heros that Loki and Luna are. Having Twilight and Trixie being the next generation Alicorn sisters would be lovely and this would defantly help her along the way.
Luna is gonna be PISSED!
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That is most definitely the way his world works.
The way Trixie's Mum treated Trixie is a mirror of how she was raised herself, so been a teen pregnancy, Trixie's Grandparents wouldn't have approved and most likely kicked Trixie's mum out of home. The whole part of her only having a month left to live doesn't seem to fit properly at the moment.
Wibbly Wobbly Timey Whimey stuff here, although it makes me think back to earlier comments regarding Loki and Luna. My theory has now forked with the latest turn of events.
Having entered events of TDW, I'm thinking Loki's time with Hela, is just about up. I'm also starting to think that Trixie's mum has some role to do with TDW events. I'm also expecting to see Luna and Jane clash in the upcoming chapters. From having repeated watched TDW, I remember Loki been locked in prison, So that means either Ikol helps Thor or Loki appears before then and causes even more poop to hit the fan.
Good story as always Thunder, Keep it up.
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That certainly does seem plausible, but you'd think being treated rough by your parents would make you a little more careful with how much you enforce things on your kid. Still, I won't discount that theory just yet. There's certainly more to it than just that. What I want to know is exactly what has happened to her that's made her mend fences like this.
5038374 It is, so I hope you enjoy Glad you saw it on the feature box!
5039179 That it was I am more looking forward to the next few though.
1) Dying disease of death. Specifics don’t matter in a story like this where she is not a focal character that will have the specifics inhibit her: she’s dying and that’s what matters.
2) In mythology, Loki has a slew of children such as Sleipnir, Hela, and Fenrir, and I think there are some others though those three are the most well known. We’ve met Hela, and Luna’s expressed interest in having a “Sleep Near”. So he has one child we know of here (and I would hesitate to call it illegitimate since Loki and Luna are engaged now and Hela is from the future), though there is always room for other children.
3) Not related per say, but a similar theme. Loki is meeting his daughter whom is trying to torment him while also looking out for him on some levels while Trixie met her previously abusive and neglectful mother who now wanted to see her one last time. A parallel of sorts, but not plot related.
4) Eh, the WoW characters we need have been introduced. I wanted to include Malygos but I couldn’t find a way to fit him in. So we’re stuck with Illidan (who is MIA), Maiev (who is now also MIA), Kael’Thas (who is insane and basically an attack dog on a leash at this point), and Illidan’s son who Loki hypothesizes is the son of Maiev as well. What a lovely bunch of messed up people If there are any more characters brought in, they will be related to them in some way or another.
5039488 Loki may have had fun, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t regret the future and current consequences of them I’ve all but stated that Luna’s pregnant already, which brings up interesting ideas about how Thor The Dark World is going to go…
And yes, of COURSE I had to take the next step and make Trixie’s mom more than just a hate sink. Hate away as you please, but she’s not just a one dimensional jerk now. Want to know what’s best? She hasn’t even explained her story to Trixie because it would break the poor girl.
This is a story of anti-heroes and anti-villains, where every character has flaws and does something wrong on some level and has something wrong with them in turn. How did you really think this was going to go? The only characters I give no redeeming or “humanizing” qualities to are the butt monkeys, Blueblood and Flash Sentry, who are receiving punishment for their existences.
5040048 Why yes, we have crossed into Thor The Dark World territory, though a number of things are already different: Ikol has taken Loki’s spot (though Loki appears close to returning), Asgard is vulnerable because of Lorelei’s sorcery (20% roughly of palace forces), and on a more positive note, Asgard has Luna’s loyalty and so she might drop by to kick some ass. With Trixie.
We’ll see how that all turns out
5040056 New information surely that will make people conflicted about Trixie’s mom. I specifically want her to be a character who can be hated, but whose reasons for their actions are “understandable” while not being at all condoned. Having her simply be a black hearted, hate sink would be too easy and too lazy.
Luna has reason to be angry though. Her semi-adopted daughter’s abusive mother just showed up. She would definitely like to murder her, which would delve into the intense anger that she is having problems with, but at least it isn’t anger for anger’s sake.
Things already have changed for Thor the Dark World though! Asgard is nearly defenseless now, Ikol has replaced Loki, Loki isn’t back just yet, and Asgard has the ponies as allies. We’ll have to see how that all turns out, but if certain other things don’t change then we are going to have an…interesting time. The Dark Elves ruined things when Asgard was at full strength and not recovering from a Civil War.
I applaud you on your Warcraft knowledge, but actually, the idea is not as nutso as one might imagine. There is a series of fanfics about Maiev/Illidan that I can recommend on topic.
Maiev X Illidan fanfiction
While they are not 100% in alignment with what happened in the background here, they are quite similar in some regards. This is all before she goes completely insane, back when she was simply the newly appointed warden who is determined to see Illidan to be kept where he is after how he nearly killed her brother (indirectly) through his reckless actions. Not the current, venomous Maiev that will kill anyone who so much as talks to Illidan without making an attempt on his life.
It only takes one hate-sex session to cause an accident that creates a whole lot more hatred.
5041569 Sorry, it’s legit.
If she was being nefarious she wouldn’t be as rough as she’s being. There’s more to her than most would bet, though it’s not exactly warmth and fuzziness. Tried giving the smallest of hints to that this chapter.
5042257 Trixie is turning into a good girl, and Loki is just sick of having a deranged and estranged daughter mentally and physically screw with him in every which way, now even adding in showing off a “friend” to him. The fact that Loki cares enough to play the protective father shows that he’s better than the Loki of before, who would have wanted to kill poor Hela regardless of her mental state. Being protective of her is quite dear and fatherly of him, even if he can’t help himself but complain and snark. It’s Loki after all.
5042940 Trixie has grown up and has regained somewhat of a sense of self. She’s not entirely the quivering mess Luna found her as, so that helped when it came to encountering her mother. She could just be cold and dismissive, or loud and vengeful, but she instead opted to actually listen to her and display some of the qualities she wished the sisters would display: being able to let things go and being able to listen. She’d be a hypocrite if she preached it and then went on to display the same traits.
And yeah, Trixie’s mom was indeed a teenager at the time Trixie left, though I wonder if she technically counted as a teenager when Trixie was born…anyways, this is an ace I’ve had up my sleeve for awhile. I could have just made her a character to be universally hated without reservation, but that would be too easy just having her be so terrible. Instead I opted to have her have a REASON for her extremely bad behavior, which in turn makes her more believable even if one still hates her absolutely and completely.
Loki is unsure whether or not Hela is older or younger here, but since she appears less deranged it would be worse if she’s younger and better if she is in fact older. Reason is that he’s seen how messed up she can be, and if this one is BEFORE that then that means something happened to her, while if it is later it means that something happened to IMPROVE her. So Loki has no idea, and she’s not telling (even though she could easily do so through his dreams. But she’s insane, and obsessed with torment. She might like Dangan Ronpa come to think of it…)
Are there more? Possibly. Illidan’s son did not get to say very much after all on the subject, with Hela having cut him off. And if there are more, then who is to say they all harbor the same feelings as Hela?
Glad you enjoyed, and I hope to hear back from you!
5043047 Yes, mission success! The point was entirely to make people question just how much they want to outright kill her by actually making her a more complete character than “the pony who abandoned Trixie”. So glad you’ve changed your thoughts at least that much
5043994 Well, that's the angle we're going for, so you'll have to learn to appreciate what you can And yes, it wholly separates her from Luna and Loki, the latter of whom murdered his biological and neglectful father the first chance he could stab him in the back. Not to mention that he may have killed his adoptive father too for Odin's own bad parenting. On the other hand, Luna might not be such a rage monster if her thoughts still were not clouded to some degree...
Trixie would make a nice member of the new generation, but Luna is not going to be happy right now that Trixie wants to take their mother home with them
5044400 Trying to dispel my theory about her, huh? It's your word against mine, and your word means nothing. NOTHING!
... In all seriousness.
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Fuck.
5044121 Quite a lot of hypothesizing you've done there It would be a shame if I...shattered your theories
However, one thing you have right for sure is that this IS how my world works here. And that is why she is also currently dying.
So now your theory regarding Loki and Luna has forked? However could that have happened?
Having entered events of TDW, you would be correct about Loki's time with Hela He would be no help there.
Trixie's mom won't be participating with TDW, though we'll see the reason a bit later on.
Luna and Jane are very opposite. While Luna is arguably the tougher of her duo, Jane is the damsel girl. It will be fun having them in the same room together.
We'll see how the two Lokis thing goes when we get there, okay?
Thank you Killabyte. Good comment, keep it up!
5044142 Actually, abuse can very much be a cycle or else humanity would have kicked it entirely by now Not saying that that is the case here, but just wanted to let that be known.
Being on the verge of death is a good motivator to be all like "Sorry was jerk, k?" Again, we'll see how it goes.
5044436 Hahaha, sorry, but she's not 100% blackhearted and/or manipulative like many would want her to be Go ahead and hate on her, but do realize that she too has issues.
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Indeed
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She is legitimately dying? That doesn't seem right, normally there is meant to be a troll in there or something.... It's still all very fishy to me.
As for my theory, I am still yet to decide if one path or the other is true or neither at all (extremely unlikely but still in question)
So trixie's mum won't be part of TDW that means she must a have a big roll coming but what.
Sure it will be fun. I'm going to need more popcorn though
So loki appears while Ikol is in prision....Interesting....
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Yes, I know it can be a cycle. The human race does stand as evidence of that, it just doesn't seem all that plausible in this case for some reason. And glad it's not
It is also the best time to suck up and apologize for jerkiness If your pride didn't let you, before.
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Psh, stupid consequences. When one has magic, they should use it to prevent consequences I suppose 'interesting' could be one way to describe things.
You couldn't just let her be a hate sink, could you? You just had to give her a sob-story which I suspect will be brought up sometime or the other. Either directly to Trixie, or maybe to Luna if she should be confronted by the princess. You vile being.
I honestly didn't expect it to go any different, but you can't stop me from hoping
I mean, really. I've told you time and time again how optimistic I can be, and I was optimistic about having a hate sink
And I also just remembered.
I see Illidan's son has been found
5044473 Yup, she is legitimately dying. Sorry if you thought differently I do mess with you guys on occasion, but Trixie's mom is speaking the truth. She's a jerk, not a liar.
What exactly are the theories that you are now toying with? What's making you question them?
Trixie's mom's role won't be too major. She has the same level of importance of say Odin: there for a few chapters to do their part, and a huge part of the background, but not 100% active or involved now.
I just ate the last of my own popcorn, so I'll have to get more for the occasion
You want to see Loki v. Ikol, don't you?
5044625 Hopefully Trixie can help break the cycle of sorts She's improving constantly, which seems to indicate that she can be different from her mother and from Luna. Again, not saying that things are the way they seem, but I bet Trixie could end up being a better mother than her own biological one.
Best time because it's the only time And one trait that is shared immensely between Trixie and her mother is pride, actually.
Loki and Luna thought they had been preventing consequences, but it seems they messed up. And yeah, 'interesting'. Pregnant Luna vs Dark Elves I think one with good enough intuition can see exactly how this is going to go down
No, I couldn't just let her be a plain and simple hate sink with no real qualities. I think everyone's views on her are going to mellow a slight bit the more they all know. It's fine to still fully hate her, but I doubt everyone is going to be on the "kill and burn and murder" train they are on currently. And a sob-story makes it sound like she'll whine about it. She's too emotionally rigid to do that And yes, I am vile for making a bad parent have a reason for being a bad parent.
I can't keep you from hoping, but at least we have more to look forward to now that Trixie's mom is more than 1-dimentional.
Sorry about removing your hate sink
As has Maiev's! Illidan's son, the character with the absolute darkest origins of this entire story, even triumphing over Trixie's mom (2nd place) and Trixie (3rd place)!
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She'd definitely be a much better mother than those two While Luna is a step-up from Trixie's biological mother, she still not quite mother material, yet. Triei will most definitely be better
Oh, we saw that well enough Damn you, pride.
They were far too focused on other things to be worried about their preventive measures. Another way to put it would be Crazy Hormonal Nightmare Moon Vs. Dark Elves. I like that version better
Yeah well, it was only inevitable. I should've expected it from the beginning. Well, I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what else you've got up that sleeve of yours, hmm?
You cold always have just given us something else to fill that in but noooo, you don't give us a one dimensional character
You're not sorry, you liar.
This. Is gonna be good.
5045019 Trixie is better, though she isn't quite perfect. Getting better every day though after Luna took her under her wing. And yes, Luna would normally be better mother material, but right now she is stuck at a halfway point between Trixie and Trixie's mother because of the dark influence she is affected by still. Once she's free of that things should start improving for her
Trixie had to get it from somewhere, though while her mother's pride is the rock solid and resolute kind, Trixie's is fleeting and dependent on how others view her. I wonder where she got that from
And they are even MORE focused on other things here, so the Asgardians will be even more screwed when push comes to shove And Crazy Hormonal Nightmare Moon will have to go up against Agrim/Kursed and Malekith...Agrim, who pounded Thor into the dirt without feeling any pain from Mjolnir. Luna can take a hit and beat Thor in combat, but she might have more trouble with the giant walking tank.
Yeah, you should know me well enough by now to know that I wouldn't leave Trixie's mom as a one-note character like Blueblood or Flash Sentry. And yes, you'll have to see what Tricks up My Sleeve have yet to be revealed. I think you might even feel a *tinge* of sympathy for her after it all.
We have Blueblood and Flash Sentry to hate on here. Why waste yet another character?
Oh, completely not sorry. Nice grasp of the obvious you have there. Thus the Trollestia face
Yeah, it is gonna be good. Can't wait for our next chapter
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You know, if she's ever free of that. I swear, it's one thing after another that just keeps her from purifying herself and going back to Luna. So yeah, stop being black.
Yeah, I wonder where.
That is true, she's not going to win this like she did every other fight ever. But that's just gonna make things more interesting, I guess. Let's hope it doesn't have too many consequences on previous consequences
I can deal with tinge. Tinge is alright. I don't think I'll hate you for tinge
Because you can.
I was just reinstating it, dangit.
I can!
5045248 Poor, poor Luna. She's tried removing it through magical means, but that only ended up backfiring in her face completely I wonder just how much longer she'll be stuck like that...
Haha, the funny thing is that I know where and you won't have a clue until I point it out next chapter
Wait, you think she's gonna win?
Well then you will get your tinge
But I won't
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Well, let her be fixed, already, dammit, you!
I hate you. Have I mentioned that?
No, no I know my words imply that but no.
Forgive me, if I withhold my enthusiasm.
I expected nothing different
5039179 I can only answer number two: Somewhere between 100 and 1000.
5045397 Hmmmm....no. That'd be too easy.
No you don't I know you want to, but you don't
Haha, good that you are not hopeful Things aren't going to go...well.
You are forgiven. I hope you do enjoy it though!
Well good for you
5045468 That's not correct and you know it
One of the numbers included in those large numbers may be right though.
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So? SO?!
How do you know? I could...
You say that as if it's a surprise
I always do. By some weird law, I always do
I know, yay me!
5045482 Perfectly. Had a nice day so far?
5045487 So? I'm not taking the easy, expected path here
No, no you don't. I know you don't because you're still here even after saying that all the time
Who knows, maybe some people are holding out hope...
I look forward to giving you guys the chapter in a couple days then Got the script about a third done right now, and it's shaping up to be a fun one.
5045542 Ehhh, yes and no. Feeling a bit out of it but otherwise good
You?
5044399 I still don't like Illidan/Maiev shipping it seems too out of character because even back during the WotA Maiev was extremely devoted to her duty and would have never compromised that with hate-sex, but since i kind of doubt that is is going to be a huge story element its not game breaking for me .
I really like me my Warcraft lore mon.
5045944 Kind of the same. Went back up and started playing Pokémon Omicron again around where you're supposed to get waterfall.
5044408 still don't trust her
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Drats, I honestly thought she would have a major role
I will inbox the theory if you wish
Hell yea lol either that or the chaos that will happen when ikol is out of prison helping thor and then loki turns up lol
5046070 Ehhh, that's on you. Least it's a minor detail here and not the focus of the story in any which way.
Maiev to many came off as a Yandere in WC3, and I'm one of the ones who finds the idea interesting. Besides, Tyrande isn't about to take any interest in him anytime soon and for female characters he interacts with that basically leaves him with Lady Vashj, who ended up a completely wasted character thanks to The Burning Crusade (which, to be fair, ruined all of Illidan's troupe in one way or another). So I'd take pairing him with Maiev than his canon love interest who doesn't care about him and the fish lady.
I love me my Warcraft lore too, except when it is contradictory and illogical and annoying. Then it gets a bit grating. I'd just like it all to be on the same page with the same characterizations, but of course we can't have that...
5047028 Never got through the other version of that game. Computer died and I lost my save, but I didn't really care to play it again
I had a Zoroark and a Ponyta named Hela and Sleep Near in it...yeah, been planning that for awhile. Not sure which one I named which though. I think the Zoroark was Sleep Near, and the Ponyta was Hela just as a reverse in-joke...
5047647 Don't need to, luckily. What's the worst she could possibly do?
5047803 Doesn't mean she won't play a part, she just won't be on the level of other side characters. She's gonna do SOMEthing though, or else I wouldn't have brought her in.
Inbox it already.
I don't think Ikol is going to be as nice as movie Loki since Ikol got his ass handed to him by this Frigga, who is not recognizing her as her son.