At Avengers Mansion, Jarvis answers the door to Cal Kramer, Daily
Bugle reporter, asking for Thor. But he can see that Thor isn’t there and
leaves with a threat….
Meanwhile, Thor is dealing with Tarene, now calling herself
Thor Girl who is demanding to be tested as a hero. But Thor warns that as the
Designate, she should not be placing herself in danger, lest the universe
suffer for it. She fires an explosive blast from her hammer which takes Thor by
surprise as he deflects it. The blazing confrontation is spotted by Cal Kramer
who recognizes Thor and heads over. Thor tries to persuade Tarene to find a
safe place of enlightenment and leave the dangerous works to others. She hurls
her hammer, slamming Thor through a brick wall and into a handy vacant
building. She desires the adventures of Midgard, which he knows well. So he
must arrange a secret identity and dwelling place for her. It can’t be with
Jake Olson as it would be too difficult to explain to his mother. So they head
out while Kramer watches from a secret perch above….
In the land of the Trolls, Ulik is brooding as the other
trolls complain of their hunger and deprivation. Ulik blames Odin and the
Asgardians, claiming that if Odin were awake, the All-Father would feed them
but Sif ignores their plight. So they plan to do something about it….
Jake brings a disguised Tarene to the hospital, introducing
her as his cousin to Hannah Fairmont and her sulky daughter Amanda. He asks if
Tarene can stay with them for a while. But Amanda is still angry with Jake for
breaking off his engagement to her mother (despite his claims in ANNUAL 2000 that
she was engaged to his evil twin Loren, which seems to have been forgotten by
everyone). While Jake tries to explain, Christine Collins walks in and gives
Jake a very sexy kiss, surprising everyone, including Jake, and enraging Mandy
who runs out...
…which events are being watched from Asgard by Sif who finds
Christine strangely familiar. Then Balder brings news that the trolls are
gathering in armies and he fears the worst…..
Jake chases Mandy down the street calling for her to stop
but she ignores him. She runs into Cal Kramer who asks if Jake is bothering
her. He seizes her and when Jake arrives Kramer fires heat vision at him, which
he manages to dodge. Kramer releases Mandy and transforms into his identity as
Gladiator. Jake transforms into Thor and faces him. They bash each other while
Gladiator explains that only Thor’s death will prevent a dire future from
coming to pass for his world. Gladiator blows a strong breath, sending Mandy
through the air; Thor catches her and calls up a stronger wind. They hurl half
a building back and forth at one another. Gladiator kicks Mjolnir through the
air and it lands at the airport. He then hits Thor, sending him through the air
so that he crashes through the roof of a truck and the fleeing Mandy sees Jake
Olson dying in flames….
Characters: A Fairmont, Balder, H Fairmont, Jake Olson Dup, Jarvis,
Sif, Thor, Thor Girl
Villains: Enchantress, Hela, Ulik, Volla
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