In
Asgard, Odin has agreed to tell Thor what he wants to know: the real history of
Dr. Donald Blake, his former secret identity. Many of the heroes of Asgard
stand by: Sif, Balder, Beta Ray Bill, Warriors Three, Freyja, Sigyn. Thor
accuses Odin of preparing another lie as the he has already admitted that the
previous version was a false one; Odin bristles and the new Thor, Red Norvell,
steps forward to defend his new master. Odin breaks it up and orders everyone
to stop whispering comments to one another then begins his tale…
…with
a visit by Volla the Prophetess who told him of a vision that, if he remained
among the gods, Thor would die long before Ragnarök. So Odin devised a scheme
to protect his son: the All-Father followed the guidance of his Runestaff to a
small town in Minnesota USA where he found the Blake family. They were sending
their lame son Donald off to medical school. Seeing Don as the perfect vessel
in which to hide his heroic son, Odin told Thor he was being exiled so he could
learn humility. He wiped Thor’s memory and placed his dormant spirit into Don
Blake, hiding Mjolnir away until it would once again be handled by Thor. Don
became a noted surgeon with Jane Foster as his nurse who secretly loved him,
his divine nature hidden from all….
Then,
after a momentous battle in Asgard, Mjolnir began to glow, signifying that the
danger Volla saw for Thor was now past. Odin placed the mighty hammer in a cave
in Norway, enchanted to resemble a stick and then, to take him away from Jane Foster
whom he was falling in love with, put it into his head to visit Norway.
Trapped in the cave, Don struck the huge rock with the stick and his body was
frozen in time as Thor took over. He defeated the Kronans and began his
historic career in Midgard. Odin hid Blake in a cavern replica of the cave in
Norway deep inside Mount Wundagore, placing a suggestion in the High
Evolutionary’s mind to stay away from the place. From this point on, when Thor
resumed the identity of Don Blake, he would be inhabiting a shell newly created
each time he struck his hammer on the ground, explaining why Don Blake slowly
grew more like Thor as the years went on. But, like Don Blake, Thor fell in
love with Jane Foster so Odin tried multiple plans to break them up, eventually
making Jane a goddess to show how unfit she was as a companion for Thor. He
then hooked Jane up with Keith Kincaid while he pushed Thor toward a romance
with Sif….
Thor
takes this poorly (as does Sif), feeling manipulated by the old man. Odin says
it was all done to save his son’s life, though now he has lost his son. But
Odin gives Thor another chance to remain in Asgard but Thor again refuses,
citing his new association with the Godpack. Odin respects his choice and
reminds him that Red Norvill will be his new Thor. Thor again asks Sif to
accompany him to Midgard and again she declines and Thor heads alone to Earth….
Characters:
Thor, Odin, Sif, Balder, Beta Ray Bill, Warriors Three, Thor (RN), Freya,
Sigyn, Don Blake Construct, Jane Foster, High Evolutionary,