CHAPTER 76
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The runes within the cave pulsed with magic as they began to open a portal to another dimension, shrouding me in ancient Nordic magic. Sighing, I decided to put an end to the light show occurring around me, using my own magic to stop the process, deactivating the runes.
"So this is an old portal to Asgard." this little thing would be interesting, for another time, now, now I wanted to get back to the hotel, Asgard would be there tomorrow.
Closing the cave with an eldritch runic illusion, I left the place there for future research as I opened a portal back to the hotel.
In my room, I found Bucky, Natasha, and Emily watching a movie.
"What are you doing in my room?" I asked them as I grabbed a change of clothes from my suitcase.
It was funny seeing the stoic Bucky being such a good uncle.
"Your TV is bigger than ours, and it's movie night." Emily smiled, showing me the movie they had rented. Pocahontas.
"I see, well... while you're doing that, I'm going to take a shower and then dinner, so let me know if there's anything else," I said as I went into the bathroom to take a shower and change into something more comfortable.
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The next few days, things continued as planned, with me, Bucky, and the girls enjoying our short vacation.
We skied, we bought stuff we would never use, you know, the normal.
Eventually, the time to come home had arrived, and so, we boarded the plane back to the USA, with a lot of memories in our hearts and cameras.
"Can we go to Spain next?" Nat asked, stretching her legs on her seat.
"Sounds like a plan." I smiled; I mean, Spain was amongst the countries I wanted to visit.
"Oh-oh, after that, we could go to Italy or France," Emily added with a smile, closing her eyes at the end of her sentence.
"First, let's see if you girls keep your grades as good as you have them right now, and then... we can discuss all the trips we will do." I winked at them.
"And here I was thinking you were about to give us a challenge," Natasha smirked cockily.
"Keep talking, and I will get creative with my easy challenges," I smirked back.
"I would like to take back my last statement." Nat chuckled.
"Smart girl." I chuckled back.
"Do you guys want anything to eat?" Bucky asked, showing us the menu. God, I love having money.
I hummed, grabbing the menu, "Oh, sirloin steak." I smiled, my mouth watering the thought. "I think I'll take two of these and some whiskey."
"I want a burger," Emily said. "With fries," she added.
"I want the sirloin too, with fries," Nat said. "And a coke."
"I want a Fanta," Emily said.
"What about you, bucky?" I asked.
"A burger, fries, and beer." Bucky, like always having simple demands.
"Ok." I nodded, waving at the flight attendant to get our order.
"What can I do for you today, Mr. Walker." The flight attendant said with the utmost respect.
"We are famished, so we would like some food if your kitchen it's working." I chuckled.
"Of course, our kitchens never fail; worry not." She didn't understand the joke.
"Perfect then, ready for our order?" I asked.
"Yes." the flight attendant nodded.
"Perfect, we would like two burgers with everything, both with fries, one with a Fanta, and the other with a beer." I said, "We would also like three sirloin steaks, fries with them. Whiskey for one of them, and coke for the other two."
"Two cokes?" Nat inquired.
"It for when the whiskey is gone." I smiled.
"Perfect, Mr. Walker, I'll be with your order in a bit. In the meantime, would you like one of our famous appetizers?" the flight attendant inquired.
"Surprise me." I nodded.
"As you wish." the flight attendant smiled, leaving back to the kitchen.
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After our flight, we drove back home, and everyone went to their respective rooms to sleep; something about food and flying makes one sleepy.
Checking my phone, I was glad to find Alexei and Melena were behaving, doing just as I told them.
"Bucky," I called. A few seconds later, Bucky opened my door.
"What?" He asked.
"I need to work, so I might be gone for a week." I was eager to study the runes in the cave and visit Asgard if time allowed it.
"I'll take care of everything," Bucky nodded.
"You have a credit card with no limits, so keep things running." I smiled.
"Will do." Bucky smiled back.
With that said and done, I opened a portal to the cave I had found during my trip, leaving Bucky in charge of the house and other things.
"Time to see if there's anything more than portal runes in this cave," I said, as the portal behind me closed.
I continued studying the runes within the cave, reading and translating each rune with extreme care, all while ensuring my mana didn't infuse the runes at all. First, I wanted to be sure this portal wasn't a portal to transport criminals back to Asgard; the last thing I wanted was to end in a place where I could not use magic to escape or, worse, in the room of Odin with Frigga inside.
If my calculations were correct, the man was powerful enough to use a fly swatter and oneshot me, so angering him was not on my list of things to do.
On the contrary, I wanted to make an alliance with him, maybe make some friendly ties with Asgard as a whole. It would undoubtedly help me in the future, especially with Thanos coming.
Perhaps even stop Ragnarok while I was at it. I mean, all I had to do was keep the Sultur's crown on my inventory; and he would never destroy Asgard.
Though my main objective with them was getting some Uru, that metal alone was worth the trip to Asgard, where I needed to get the location of Nidavellir, which alone and without help could very well take me years to locate.
"Let's see what else I can learn."