Ragnarok

It's been two weeks since Thorax and Pharynx were abducted from their planet and taken to this strange planet which happened to be named Sakaar, and they wouldn't call these weeks an easy ones. They both did their best and searched every scrap of this room, but unfortunely for them, didn't found anything that could help them escape.

As for the other prisoners, Thorax, even Pharynx managed to be on the good terms with each of them, and if they'd find a way out, or Korg's plan for the revolution would success, they'd would take them with them to the Hive.

But they didn't had to find a way out of this room, or wait for the revolution. Korg informed them that there was other way, but it was extremely dangerous because they had to defeat current champion. Pharynx immediately said that he'll fight with him, and asked for Thorax to join him, but Korg quickly told them about what happened to the other gladiators that tried to fight with the champion and even if there was both of them their chances were still low, very low.

Pharynx of course, didn't change his mind about fighting with the champion, and repeated his plead to Thorax to join him, but his younger brother seemed to touched by the stories of Doug, and decided to wait until they'll be an occasion to escape. Pharynx wasn't pleased with those words, but after a discussion managed to make a deal with his brother that if there'll be another gladiator that will be willing to fight with him, they'll join him.

as a very muscular bi-pedal creature, with a white long hair was pushed through the entrance into this room.

"Don't." Pharynx said from where he sat, "I tried."

"Hey, man." Korg was the next to say something after Pharynx, as he stood up from the floor with Miek, then he started to explain how the things were to this man, and suprisingly for the changeling brothers, his words were exactly the same as the words he said to them, once they were put in this room.

"Is he saying the same thing to everyone new in this place?" Pharynx asked his brother, quietly, so Korg wouldn't hear them.

"I don't know." Thorax whispered back, as Korg turned back to them, and introduced them both to the unknown man.

"And these two are Thorax and Pharynx. They're brothers, who got themselves here not too long ago." He introduced them.

"Hey." Thorax said, as Pharynx just nodded his head, as they rised up from the floor, and joined Korg's and Miek's side, then Korg started to explain to the unknown man about the revolution he was planning to do. The man didn't seem to listen to him, as he was looking around the room, trying to find a way out.

Pharynx found this kind of ironic, since he was acting exactly the same, when he arrived here.

"Don't." He said, as the man was about to break himself into run, "I tried this as well. This whole thing is a circle."

"But not a normal circle, it's more like a freaky one." Korg added.

"This doesn't make any sense." The unknown man stated.

"No, nothing makes sense. The only thing that does make sense, is that nothing makes sense." Korg stated.

The unknown man shook his head, as he asked, "Has anyone here fought the Grandmaster's Champion?"

"Doug has." Korg said after a moment of thought.

"I wanted as well, but my brother wouldn't let me." Pharynx added, as Korg turned back around to call out for the mans in question,

''Doug!" He shouted, but then he stopped and nodded to himself, as he turned back to him, "Oh right, he's dead. That's right. Everyone who fights the Grandmaster's Champion perishes."

The unknown man didn't seem fazed by that or alarmed, "What about you? You're made of rocks!"

"Perishable rocks." Korg corrected just as a small pebble fell off his body, "There you go, another one gone. Yeah, no, I just do smaller fights, warm up to the crowd and whatnot... Wait, you're not gonna face him, are you?"

"Yes. I am." The uknown man replied with a nod, "I'm going to fight him and get the hell out of this place."

"May if we join you?" Pharynx asked, earning attention of them both, as Thorax who stood beside him, sighed. As much as he didn't want to face the Champion, he always kept his word.

"Oh, right. Your deal." Korg said, as he reminded himself of the deal that Thorax and Pharynx made a week ago.

"Couldn't you try it, earlier?" The unknown man asked, confused.

"I wanted to, but my younger brother, of course was too afraid to try, even though he wants to get out of this planet as much as I do." Pharynx began explaining, "So, we made a deal, if someone will want to face the Champion, we're going to join him or her. If it'll not happen, we'll just want for Korg's revolution to happen.''

''Sneaky." The unkown man stated, as he looked at Thorax, then he added with a nod, "Fine. You may join me If you want to join me."

Thorax let out a long deep breath, as Pharynx cheered. They may finally have a chance to get themselves off this planet and to return to the Hive.

Korg stared at them all, "That's exactly what Doug, used to say. See you later, new Dougs." he called, turning to walk over to Miek.

"You know, If we're going to face the Champion together, we need to know your name." Pharynx asked the unknown man, as Thorax nodded in agreement.

The unkown man nodded his head in understanding, as he introduced himself, "Thor. My name is Thor."

Thor, Thorax and Pharynx sat against a wall, as the other gladiators were far in the back, all asleep.

"How'd found yourself here?" Thor asked them both, breaking the silence, and wanting to start a conversation. If was going to fight by their side with the champion, he wanted to know something about them.

"We were coming back to our home, after a visit in another country. We went there to check, if Ocellus was doing good in the school where I sent her, and on our way there we've come across a man called Aegis." Thorax began explaining, "At first, he seemed nice, but once the night was over, he stunned us and took us here. For once I wished that I listened to my brother, and stayed away from the strangers."

"What about you?" Pharynx spoke up, wanting to know the story of how Thor found himself here. His reasons were the same as Thor's.

"Not that much different from yours. I was taken here by Scrapper 142." Thor answered, as Thorax and Pharynx did their best to remind themselves where they heard that name before. Scrapper 142... They heard that name not that long ago. They thought for a few moments, before the realization hit them both at the same time. They heard that name when Aegis sold them to the Grandmaster, and 142 was the name of his partner.

"142?" The both asked Thor at the same time, as the realization came into their minds.

"Yes. You know her?" Thor asked.

"Her partner was the one that took us here." Thorax replied.

Thor nodded his head in understanding, before asking another question, "If we defeat the champion, what will you do next?"

"We'll help Korg, Miek and the rest escape, and then Korg will pilot the ship we'll stole back to our planet." Thorax explained.

"There's other way than a ship to get to your planet, and it's much faster." Thor stated.

"Really?" Thorax asked, as Thor nodded his head in confirmation, "Then we should go to your planet and use it!"

"Yeah. There's a problem with it..." Thor began, but didn't had a chance to finish, as Loki, the man they met two weeks earlier was standing before them, earning a glare from Thor.

"It hurts, doesn't it?'' Loki asked quietly, not sounding like he was trying to bait Thor, "Being lied to. Being told you're one thing and then learning it's all a fiction."

Loki looked down at them, as Thor tossed a pebble through him, revealing him nothing but an illusion, not truly here. He nodded to himself, as he looked back up.

"You didn't think I'd really come here, did you?" He grimaced, as he looked around, "This place is disgusting." he returned his glance to Thor, the man still silently glaring, "Does that mean you don't want my help?"

"I have them." Thor replied, gesturing towards Thorax and Pharynx.

Loki grimaced again, as he looked down at Thorax and Pharynx, "Oh. I remember you two. You were put here thanks to 142's partner." He stated, as he pointed at Pharynx, "Wise choice with him, brother. I only wish to see what would have happen if 72 didn't zap you.''

''I'd make them all, especially all regret that they even considered selling me." Pharynx said, glaring at Loki.

"But you didn't." Loki chuckled, smirking at Pharynx.

Pharynx was about to retort, but his mouth was covered by Thorax's hoof before he could, "Don't. It's not worth it."

Loki's lips pursed, seeming to understand what Thor hadn't said, "Look. I couldn't jeopardize my position with Grandmaster, it took me time to win his trust. He's a lunatic, but he can be amenable." he sighed, "What I'm telling you is, you could join me at the Grandmaster's side. Perharps, in time, an accident befalls the Grandmaster and then..." he gestured to Thor, and himself with a grin that clearly meant they'd take over.

He eyed his brother who didn't said anything in response. He knew what he meant by that, "You're not seriously thinking of going back, are you? Our sister destroyed your hammer like a piece of glass." He looked to Thor for that, as Thorax and Pharynx seemed interested in what he was talking about? What sister? What hammer?, "She's stronger than all of us. You don't stand a chance. Do you understand what I'm saying to you? You'll die if you face her."

"So be it." Thor decreed.

Loki scoffed, seeing that he couldn't be reasoned with, he wouldn't give in to his plans, "Fine. I guess I'll just have to do it alone. Like I've always done." he paused when Thor actually started to smirk, "Have something to say?"

"What would you like me to say?" Thor countered, "You faked your own death, you stole the throne, stripped Odin of his power, stranded him on Earth to die, releasing the Goddess of Death. Have I said enough, or do you want me to go further back than past two days?"

And with that, more questions began to flew through Thorax's and Pharynx's minds. Were they brothers? And the Goddess of Death? When was he going to mention her to them, if they were going to his planet to have a shorter way to home?

Loki's eyes were shining and truly looked like he was trying to keep himself composed, "You know, I haven't seen this beloved Champion he talks of." he remarked, "But I've heard he is astonishingly savage. I've placed a large wager against you tommorow." he looked between three of them, almost with a smirk on his face, "Don't let me down."

Thor rolled his eyes, as Loki's presence shimmered away, vanishing... right as Korg launched himself at the area, trying to attack him with a fierce kick, but was too late, "Piss off, ghost!" he shouted, pausing when he noticed Loki wasn't there any longer, "He's freaking gone."

Thor let out a short laugh, as Thorax and Pharynx grinned, "Thank you, my friend."

Korg smiled back at them, as he went back to where he was just a moment ago, causing Thorax and Pharynx to look at Thor, both of them were demanding some answers about what they just heard.

"When you were planning to tell us that we'd have to take your home back, in order to get back home in your thing?" Pharynx demanded to know.

"And that you call her Goddess of Death?" Thorax added, feeling a bit creeped out by the name.

"I was about to, but Loki interrupted me." Thor explained.

"So, you will allow us to use this thing you mentioned before your brother... because he is your brother, yes?" Pharynx asked.

"Adopted, but yes. He is." Thor confirmed with a nod, "And this thing is called Bifrost."

"As I said, you'll let us use this Bifrost to get us back home, but at first we're gonna have to defend your sister?" Pharynx finished what was planning to say.

"Something like that." Thor answered, and the changeling brothers were suprised by how casually he said that.

Pharynx let out a short laugh, before he burried his face in his hoofs, as he whispered something to Thorax, "We're gonna die, and this is your fault and I hope you know it."

"Not now.'' Thorax whispered back, before he thought to himself, "What have I gotten both of us into... If I only didn't accept Aegis' offer..."

"And, Pharynx." Thor said, earning Pharynx's attention, "Loki mentined you changed your shape. Did you tried it in this room? If could get out of here without having to fight with the champion."

"Tried." Pharynx replied, before thinking to himself, "If they'd let me out after how many times I said this word today, I'd be already back in the Hive.

Thor, Thorax and Pharynx followed Korg and a small crowd of other prisoners as he lead them towards another cel, a sort of holding cell for the fighters just attached to the area they'd be fighting in. There was a weapons rack Korg was showing the, but Thorax and Pharynx had no interest in them, because they'd change their shapes during the fight.

"Yuck!" Korg grimaced, looking at what appeared to be a condensed trident, "There's still someone's hair and blood over this. Guys, you can clean the weapons once you finish your fight?" he called at the other fighters, muttering, "Disgusting slobs." after, before he eyed the weapon again and held it out to Thor, "Thor... wanna use big wooden fork? I'm not asking the brother, because I assume you're going to use your shape changing powers."

"We will." Thorax confirmed with a nod.

"And, no," Thor answered simply, glancing at the weapons lined up.

Korg considered the weapon again, "Yeah, not really usefull unless you're fighting off three vampires that were huddled together."

"I really wish I had my hammer." Thor muttered.

"Hammer?" Korg asked, as he walked over to Thor, as Thorax and Pharynx listened carefully. They didn't had a chance to ask Thor about his hammer, because they went to sleep, soon enough he told them about his sister.

''Quite unique." Thor nodded, "It was made from this special metal from the heart of dying star. And when I spun it really fast, it gave me ability to fly."

"You rode a hammer?" Korg asked.

"No I didn't ride the hammer." Thor shook his head.

"The hammer rode you?" Pharynx asked. He wasn't serious about it, he just wanted to go along it.

"No. I used to spin it really fast, and it would pull me off." Thor tried to explain.

"Oh my god." Korg interrupted him, disgusted, "The hammer pulled you off?"

"The ground." Thor emphasized, "It would pull me off the ground, up into the air, and I would fly. Everytime I threw it, it always comes back to me."

Thorax looked at him for a moment, "Sounds like you were fond of this hammer."

"And losing him was almost comparable to losing a loved one." Korg added.

''That's a nice way of putting it." Thor remarked.

"Thorax. He's here." Pharynx called a moment later, drawing their attention as he nodded to a series of shimmering lights at the end of the cell, from through it they could see Aegis, and a woman which most likely was Scrapper 142, sitting at the bar.

They slowly approached, and they could hear 142 talking with Aegis.

"You know that someday you're going to kill yourself with it." Aegis stated, gesturing towards 142's glass which was filled with alcohol.

"I just don't want to find my partner in our ship, dead, in a pool of her own vomits." Aegis explained.

"Then, why you don't start drinking? We lived as partners, and we'll die as partners." 142 teased her partner.

Aegis laughed at her comment, before asking, "Tell me, Brun. What force keeps me with you?"

142 shook her head, as she replied with a smirk growing on her lips, "I don't know."

"Aegis! And his partner!" The partners heard Thorax and Pharynx call them out.

"Hey!" They heard Thor call them out as well, "Hey!" 142 rolled eyes, as Aegis sighed, they both held up the control device for the discs on their necks. Thor held his arms up, as Thorax and Pharynx shook their heads, "Do not zap us with that thing!"

"We won't, if you don't try anything." Aegis pointed out.

"I just need to talk with her." Thor said, "Asgard is in danger."

142 lowered her arm slowly, as Aegis still held his control device, a flas of something drawning Thor's attention to a series of small scars, and a brand on her forearm, "My God, you're a Valkyrie. I used to wanna be a Valkyrie when I was younger... until I found out that you were all women. I think it's great that there is an elite force of women warriors."

The Valkyrie however, wasn't amused, as for Aegis. He just stood there. This information wasn't a shocking news to him, because he already knew that, "Are you done?"

"Oi!" a voice called behind them, "It's time!"

"Please help us. We need your help." Thor pleaded Valkyrie.

"Bye." was all she said, as she turned to go, Aegis following her example.

''Fine, the you must be a coward and a traitor because the Valkyries are sworn to protect the throne." Thor stated.

That seemed to do it, as the woman spun on her heel to stride up to him, glaring, "Listen closely your majesty. This is Sakaar, not Asgard, and I'm a scrapper. Not a Valkyrie." she watched, unmoved, as guards swarmed upon the three prisoners and dragged them back, "And no one escapes this place. So you're gonna die anyway."

Aegis approached her from behind, and put his hand on her shoulder, "Let's go, Brun."

Thorax shook his head, hearing something more in her words, a sorrow, even a guilt if he had to to guess. What Thor had said had clearly struck a nerve to the woman, but they didn't have time to say anything, because they were pulled back.

"Take him in for processing." a guard, the warden called.

Thor struggled more, as he was hauled away from Thorax and Pharynx, the brothers asking the warden where he was being taken, and what this processing was.

A few moments later, Thor let himself be thrown into a chair, straps coming around his arms and body.

''Now." a new voice said, as he looked over to see an old man, approaching the chair with a pair of rust shears in his hands, "Don't move. My hands ain't steady as they used to be."

Thor glared at him, seeing the way this man was looking at his hair, "By Odin's beard, you shall not cut my hair... lest you feel the wrath of the mighty Thor!"

The man chuckled, the shears activating into a truly menacing fan of death.

Thor's expression changed, as the man man was getting closer, "Please, kind sir, do not cut my hair! No!"

The changelings brother looked over from where they were standing by the gates that would let them into the area, where's they've been ordered to go by the guards, when Thor stepped up to them. They've been prepared for the fight, or they'd tried to. They've been put into the armor, and didn't had any weapons with them, as they planned.

As for Thor, it appeared, had not been so lucky.

Pharynx bursted into laughter, as Thorax did his best to hold his back.

He shot them a glare.

"Sorry." Thorax said.

"Nice haircut." Pharynx added, not even trying to stop himself from laughing.

Thor grunted at that. His hair had been shaved short, his beard trimmed,a few extra pieces of armor on, and covered in weapons. He had two swords on his back, a giant mace in one hand, a spiked shield in the other, with an odd helmet.

Then, The Grandmaster's voice echoed above them, through the area, "What a show! WHAT A NIGHT! Who's having fun? Please. I'm your host! Big round of applause for all of our undercard competitors... who die so gruesomely. Good sports. What a show! What a night! This is it what you've came here for! So have I!"

They looked at each other, as the thunderous applause went up.

"And now, without further ado... it's main even time! Tonight we have a triple feature! Yes, our Champion will not be facing one, or two but THREE challengers! Making their first appearence thought they look quite promising, got a couple of tricks up their sleaves. I say not more, see what you think. Ladies and Gentlemen... I give you... Lord of Thunder and his two bug
sidekicks!"

This time, it was Thorax's and Pharynx's turn to glare while Thor burst into laughing at how Thorax and Pharynx were called. The Grandmaster couldn't use their names?

They all, however sobered quickly as the gates opened, glancing at each other as Thor put his helmet on, before moving stride into the area.

"Watch out for his fingers... they may spark." The Grandmaster continued to speak, "And them... they may change their shifts into great monsters!"

The crowd was roaring and cheering, as Thor, Thorax and Pharynx were reading themselves for the battle.

"Well, he unique. There's none like him. I feel special connection with him..."

The three of them looke down beneath of them, as it began to shake, or the walls around the area began to rise, they wasn't sure which. A door appeared withing the wall, growing bigger with each second.

"He's undefeated. He's the reigning... he's the defending... ladies and gentlemen... I give you....''

The door before them suddenly shattered as the Grandmaster champion burst through it, Thor nearly dropping his weapon at the sight of what it was.

"The INCREDIBLE HULK!" The Grandmaster cheered.

And indeed it was, the big green brute, wearing armor reminiscent of a gladiator, with a helmet on his head, a Warhammar in one hand with a battle axe in other. He beat his chest, and roared, causing the crown to go wild.

Thorax's eyes widened in fear could be seen in them How they were suppose to fight with this? Even Pharynx seemed to start have second thoughts about fighting with this, but both of them knew that they couldn't back away from the fight right now.

And Thor, he stood there, staring at it for a few moments, before he let out the biggest whoop of joy, completely startling the crowd in silence.

"YEEESSSSSSS!"