Chapter Text
I'll Be Waiting
The sounds of horns were heard throughout Valhalla alerting everyone of the sudden intrusion to their home. The chaos was sweeping throughout the land. Odin was in the Great Hall giving orders.
"The time is now!" He called out to everyone in Valhalla. "Everyone must prepare for battle. He will not come within one hundred yards of my Eir."
He turned to Hildr and Hjorprimul. "There will be guards surrounding her quarters as well as her friends. None of them are to be harmed. Do you understand?"
Hildr and Hjorprimul kneeled and bowed their heads. "Yes my lord." They said together.
"Good. Now go. Protect them with your lives." He said. The two blonde Valkyries got up and started running out the door. "And girls," he called out to the both of them "It has been an honor having you two at my side for all these years." He turned away to prepare for battle.
Hildr and Hjorprimul were stunned at their god's words. It sounded like a final goodbye. Instead of thinking of it for too long they ran off to protect their goddess and her loved ones.
Lauren and Tamsin had heard the horns and knowing what they meant they started getting each other ready for battle. They decided against their medal armor and instead went with Gladiator armor to be able to move a bit faster. Both of their armor and weapons bore the symbols of the Raven and Pegasus spirit. They put each other's armor on in silence. They've done this many times before in their other lives but this time felt like the last. The both of them were afraid that the other wouldn't make it out alive.
Lauren could hear the dread and fear in Tamsin's thoughts. She gently reached out with both of her hands to hold on to Tamsin's head. "I've just found you I'm not letting you go anywhere."
Tamsin looked into those honey brown eyes and immediately became calmer but there was still this doubt in the back of her head. "I can't loose you. Not after we've just got each other back."
Lauren brought their lips together for a slow passionate kiss. "I'm not going anywhere and neither are you." She whispered into her soul mate's ear.
Tamsin simply nodded as she held on to her soul mate not wanting to let her go.
They stood there just holding each other for a moment. Lauren pulled away from the embrace. "Ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be." Tamsin replied. They walked towards the door hand in hand. As the went to open the door the door flung open. They readied themselves to fight but then saw the twins walking into the room. Bo and Kenzi were not far behind them in their own version of Gladiator armor.
"Thank God you're okay." Bo said as she rushed over to Lauren and engulfed her into a tight embrace.
"Why wouldn't I be? I'm a goddess remember?" Lauren said trying to ease Bo's worriedness.
"Yes, well goddess we are here to make sure you don't get your little butt handed to you." Kenzi said as she walked over to Bo and Lauren.
"My butt is not that little." Lauren commented with a smirk on her face.
She then took notice of the two blonde Valkyries still by the door. "Hildr, Hjorprimul. Shouldn't you too be with my father? There is no one else he would rather have by his side."
The twins looked at each other then over to Lauren. "We are to protect the lot of you with our lives if necessary."
"So my father wants you two to play bodyguard for his daughter and friends when he stands alone and unprotected?" Lauren asked furiously.
They both bowed their heads. Lauren was pretty scary when she was being an all powerful goddess.
"Babe don't get mad at them." Tamsin said trying to calm Lauren down. "They are just following orders. The best thing for us to do is go to the Great Hall, find your father and then kick Loki's ass."
"Sounds like a kick ass plan to me." Kenzi chimed in as she raised a sword bigger than herself in the air. "Let's do this thing."
Lauren nodded her head. The twins would go out before them to make sure their was no one waiting for them. Tamsin was right behind them. As Kenzi and Bo made their way to leave the room they were both stopped by Lauren reaching out for them.
They turned to her to realize her eyes were glowing green. It sent a sense of power and fear throughout the both of them. "Understand this," Lauren started, her eyes still glowing emerald green "I will protect all of you at all costs. You will get out of here alive, the both of you. If anything happens to me make sure Tamsin keeps going. Do not let her stay behind. Do not let her wait for me. Whatever happens just keep going. Got it." Lauren's tone was scary but it didn't stop the two brunettes from arguing with her.
"Lauren are you crazy? I'm not leaving you. Never again." Bo stated harshly.
"Hot pants I won't have an angry Valkyrie riding my ass for the rest of my little life." Kenzi said.
The both of them spitting out words a mile a minute. It made Lauren realize how lucky she was to have people who cared about her as much as the two brunettes standing in front of her but she would not hear any of it.
"I will not let any one of you die to protect me!" Lauren said here eyes blazing an even darker emerald green. "There are only a very few people who have ever truly cared about me in all of my lives, and the two of you as well as Tamsin are some of those very few people." The power was just radiating off of Lauren's words. "Got it." She repeated shortly.
Both Bo and Kenzi didn't know what to say to her so they both nodded their agreement although neither of them had any intentions of leaving her alone.
"You two are amazing warriors." Lauren said with a gentle tone. "You know for non-Valkyries."
"Well a Valkyrie could never look as good as me." Kenzi joked causing them all to smile.
"Let's go save the world." Bo said as they started walking out the door. "Just another day."
As they all walked into the fields they were hit with the image of Valkyries and warriors fighting tall pale soulless men. Loki's army consisted of only these soulless men doing his biding. There had to be thousands of them. The Valkyries and warriors were doing there part but every time they thought they killed all them off more kept coming. Loki's army didn't have the speed, endurance or strength that the Valkyries and warriors had but they had a far greater number than them and it proved to be tiring on them. Lauren looked over to see the twins fighting off at least ten men from the soulless army. Tamsin was fighting off even more than that and she quickly ran to her side. Bo and Kenzi went to help the twins.
Swords were clashing and men were dying all throughout the battle field and in the middle of it all were the six warrior women fighting off as many of the soulless men as they possibly could. Hildr and Hjorprimul were very graceful when it came to their battle skills. There was a reason they were favorites of Odin and they were definitely showing it off now. It was as if they had a sixth sense for battle. Not one of the men from Loki's army could get within ten feet of them without getting decapitated. They were fighting and they were winning. They were making their way through the field gracefully.
Bo and Kenzi were right behind them. They weren't as graceful as the twins but they were a great team. They had each other's backs. Bo was very skilled with a sword and didn't let her skills go to waste. She fought off anyone that came near her or her best friend. Kenzi did the same. She was surprisingly amazing with a sword. The training seemed to pay off. She fought as if it was a dance. She knew every move to make. She was the only human but one of the greatest warriors in the battle. Bo and Kenzi were moving through the crowd of chaos along with the twins.
The two blonde soul mates were right behind them. Their Pegasus and Raven weapons and armor were glowing with power. Tamsin was radiating gold while Lauren was radiating emerald green. They instilled fear in anyone they came across. They barely looked anywhere other than in front of them but they plunged their swords into every single enemy they came across. They were the greatest team. They could see what the other saw, and hear what the other thought. They were more than perfect for battle.
As the six women made it to the entrance of the Great Hall they could all feel a sense of power and death coming from the other side of the door. Without hesitation Lauren pulled the doors open. The six women carefully entered the Great Hall to see it was empty, empty except for a purple ball in the middle of the hall. The closer they got to it the more they noticed that there were two people trapped inside.
"Mom! Dad!" Lauren shouted as she ran over to them.
"Lauren wait!" Tamsin shouted but it fell on deaf ears. As Lauren ran over to her parents side she was stopped and lifted up in the air by a mysterious force. The five other women could see she was struggling to breathe as well.
"Show yourself!" Tamsin shouted as she got ready to fight. They all heard a low chuckle echoing throughout the hall. They looked around to see where it was coming from but found no one. Instantly all of the other women were lifted up into the air as well. They were all struggling to get down. The chuckling became louder. They then saw a pale man with red eyes and pale skin step onto the balcony over looking the Great Hall.
"What have you done to them? Where is my father?" Lauren demanded.
Loki smiled showing off his fangs. Odin then came flying out of his room and crashed into the banister of the balcony. He was visibly beaten. "Don't worry child. He is still alive. I wouldn't want him to miss the death of Valhalla along with the death of his only daughter." His voice was deep and rumbling with vengeance.
"Let my parents go. They have nothing to do with this." Lauren stated. She seemed to be the only one that could speak.
"Oh I can't have that. They have proved to be a very great food source." Loki said with satisfaction dripping from his words.
Lauren then noticed how weak her parents were in the purple bubble. She then saw the rest of her companions struggling to get control of their bodies. She looked into Tamsin's green eyes. "Kill the bastard." She heard her soul mate think. Lauren's entire body started glowing green. She broke free of Loki's hold. Loki looked surprised and angered. He didn't expect her to be as strong as she was. After all she was a baby to him, there was no way she was beating him.
Lauren had freed the rest of her companions and they all gently landed back on the floor. "Last chance old man. Let them go and I won't kill you."
Loki laughed again. There was a rumbling coming from the floor and out emerged six of the largest soulless men they have seen.
"Holy shit." Kenzi let out.
Without warning the soulless army started to attack. It was much harder to fight them than it was to fight the rest of the soulless army. They were much faster and stronger. The women were all struggling. They were all in a circle while their attackers were surrounding them. They weren't going down as fast as the others. Hildr let out a hiss as she was sliced on her upper arm but she wouldn't let that stop her. Bo and Kenzi were visibly struggling to keep there lives. Tamsin had killed her attacker and went to help her soul mate. "No," she heard Lauren think "Help Bo and Kenzi. I got this one."
Tamsin nodded and rushed over to the brunettes side. She slid on the floor and kicked the smaller one done. Kenzi then brought her sword down decapitating him.
Tamsin was proud of the little human. She looked over to see Bo had just plunged her sword into her attackers heart ending his life.
Lauren was overpowering her attacker. He was very large but she was fast. She kicked him down. He landed on his knees and she plunged her sword through his torso and slid it across his body.
The twins had also defeated their opponents but Hildr was badly injured. Hjorprimul was holding her up. Lauren ran to heal her. Her arm was sliced up and her stomach had a deep wound to the side. "No don't waste your energy on me." Hildr said as she noticed Lauren was about to heal her.
"Please just let me-" Lauren started.
"No." Hildr said again pushing Lauren's hands away. "I swore to protect you with my life and that is what I have done. Besides I'm getting too old for this life. It's time I start a new one." Hjorprimul couldn't hold it together. This wasn't the first time her sister died in front of her but each time hurt more than the last.
Lauren could feel the despair coming from Hjorprimul. "You will not die. Not tonight." Lauren said as she got up. "Stay with her." She said to Hjorprimul, who didn't argue.
"You alright there Hildr?" Hjorprimul asked her twin with tears streaming down her cheeks as she held her hand.
"Yeah." Hildr let out with a weak smile.
"Me too." Hjorprimul said as she squeezed her sister's hand.
Lauren made it back to the middle of the Great Hall. Loki had conjured three more of his men to fight off the women. Lauren looked up to see Loki looking right at her. She could see a hint of fear in his eyes. She smiled to herself and waved him over with confidence. He let out a screech and jumped over the balcony to land right in front of the purple bubble Lauren's parents were in.
"I will finally get to kill you. For good this time." Loki said as he brought out his black sword.
Lauren just smiled at him as her body and weapons glowed emerald green. Loki attacked first. His swings were fast and full of strength but Lauren was just as fast and strong. She blocked one of his swings then threw a right hook at him and split his lip open. This angered Loki and he swung at her even harder but again she blocked it and punched him in the face.
"Give up now." Lauren demanded.
Loki just snarled and kept with his attack. His eyes then became a deep black. His black sword started glowing purple. He was taking the energy from the soulless men in the Great Hall and strengthening himself.
The soulless men that were attacking Bo, Kenzi and Tamsin all fell to the ground in the middle of their attack. Tamsin looked to see the purple pulsating from Loki. Loki was much stronger now and she could see her soul mate struggling.
Loki had knocked Lauren down and she was now on the ground right next to the purple bubble. Her sword was no where near her. Loki raised up his sword and she knew this was the end. Loki brought down his sword but it never hit her. Tamsin had jumped in front of her and he had sliced through her stomach.
"No!" Lauren shouted. Tamsin landed right in front of Lauren between her legs. Lauren immediately held on to her soul mate.
Loki noticed Lauren was going to try to heal Tamsin. "I wouldn't do that if I were you Eir." Loki said. "See either you save your soul mate or you save your parents." Lauren looked over to see the life being drained from her parents. The purple bubble was no pulsating as it drained their lives. She heard Loki's laugh.
Bo and Kenzi came to Lauren's side. "You ,you can heal her right?" Kenzi asked as tears threatened to escape her eyes.
"Lauren heal her we will save your parents." Bo offered. She noticed Lauren's breathing quicken. Lauren was getting angry.
Lauren's body was glowing gold and emerald. Her Pegasus was glowing as well as Tamsin's Raven. "Stay with her." She said to Bo and Kenzi as she got up.
Loki noticed the power coming from Lauren. He knew he had no chance against an angered goddess. He ran. Lauren lifted herself from the ground. She let out a powerful screech that freed the Pegasus and Raven. Both spirits flew through Valhalla and cleared the fields of Loki's army. The purple bubble shattered and freed Lauren's parents. Bo gave them both some of her chi to help them
Lauren had levitated over to Loki at the top of the stairs. She brought her sword over her head. "Off with your head!" She shouted as she brought the sword down and cut Loki's head off. His head went rolling down the stairs. The cheers from the Valkyries and warriors could be heard throughout Valhalla but Lauren's only concern was her soul mate.
She ran over to Tamsin's side to see tears escaping her eyes. "You did it babe. It's finally over." It came out as a whisper.
"I didn't do it alone." Lauren said as she began to cry. Her hand started glowing as she tried to heal her soul mate.
"It's no use. This life is over for me." Tamsin let out.
"No. No it's not. We are going home together babe." Lauren held on to her soul mate. "I just found you. I can't loose you."
"You haven't. I'll come back. I promise." The life was leaving Tamsin. Lauren knew there was nothing else she could do.
"And I'll be waiting." She said as she kissed her soul mate one last time.
Epilogue
Nineteen years later and Valhalla had been restored to it's former glory with Odin leading it. Lauren was by his side but never stayed in Valhalla too long. Earth was her home as well. She would travel between the two worlds. She even convinced Odin to spend time with her on earth. Her parents had lived safely on earth since they were taken by Loki. They learned about the fae world and found out who their daughter really was. Odin had great respect for the humans and offered them immortality which they both turned down. Lauren was upset by it but understood them as well. They spent most of her time on earth together.
Odin had also offered Kenzi a reward for being a big part in helping Lauren and Valhalla. She was made into a Valkyrie, human hybrid. She now had streaks of blonde mixed in with her black hair. Lauren had decided it was her responsibility to help Kenzi control her new abilities and trained her daily for a few years. They became close friends.
Hjorprimul and Lauren also became close friends. After Hildr died Hjorprimul felt empty. Lauren admitted to feeling responsible because she couldn't save her but Hjorprimul would have none of it. Her twin died to protect her goddess and her home. Hjorprimul wouldn't leave Lauren's side for the first five years. After that she eased up on Lauren and they started acting as sisters.
Bo had been there for Lauren when Tamsin's life cycle ended. They became closer than they were before. They were almost inseparable. Lauren being a goddess instilled fear in the fae community since most of them treated her like a lowly human. She had been working with Hale and the Morrigan on bringing the two sides together. It was a hard process but it was slowly getting there and Bo was a big part of it. Lauren had to admit that she was surprised by Bo's political knowledge and idea's. Bo was the main reason their was progress on joining the two sides.
It was nineteen years later on Lauren's birthday. Her parents, Odin, Bo, Kenzi and Hjorprimul had decided to throw her a party. Kenzi, hearing the word party, decided it was going to be the party of the century and it was. It was a themed party where everyone had to dress as a fictional character. Everyone, fae and human, were having fun especially Lauren.
"Happy Birthday girl." Kenzi shouted over the music as she fed Lauren anther shot. Kenzi was dressed as the Mad Hatter
"Kenz, I don't know how many times I have to tell you, It will take me a whole brewery to get drunk." Lauren said as she took another shot. Lauren was dressed as a modern day Alice, of course.
"Doesn't hurt to try." Kenzi said as she downed a shot of her own.
Lauren then felt arms snake around her waist. She turned to see Bo, who was dressed as Wonder Woman. "Wow, you look amazing." Bo said as her eyes raked over Lauren in her sexy Alice costume.
"So do you." Lauren smiled.
"Looks like thousand year old fae like to dress up too." Bo said as she observed everyone at the party. Everyone was dressed. It look liked they were at a comic con convention instead of a goddess' birthday party.
"Fae's just want to have fun." Lauren said as she pulled Bo over to the dance floor. Lauren was dancing and drinking the night away. She was truly having fun but the thought of her soul mate not being here was haunting her all night. Bo knew Lauren well enough to know when she was thinking about her soul mate.
Hjorprimul had made her way over to the both of them. She was dressed as a Slytherin. She had a worried expression on her face. "Do you feel that?" She asked Lauren. Lauren shook her head.
Hjorprimul's eyes were scanning the crowd. "Someone is here."
"Dude, a lot of someones are here." A drunken Kenzi chimed in.
The Valkyrie just ignored her and kept scanning the crowd. Her eyes landed on a blonde. Lauren turned to see the same blonde. Both of their hearts stopped. The blonde maiden walked over to the both of them.
"Hey sis, miss me?" Hildr smiled. She was dressed as a Gryffindor.
Hjorprimul smiled with tears in her eyes. "Not in that outfit. You know we would be Slytherin's."
Hildr smiled at her sister. "We are too brave to be Slytherins. We are most definitely Gryffindors." They both laughed. Hildr embraced her sister in the tightest hug she could manage. It was nineteen years too long.
Lauren searched the crowd to see if there was anyone else with Hildr but didn't find who she was looking for and was immediately disappointed. Bo noticed it. "She will be back soon." She tried to reassure her friend.
"Not soon enough." Lauren whispered.
Bo suddenly had a big smile on her face. "So Alice," she started "Tell me what you give a girl who has everything for her birthday."
"I don't have everything." Lauren said.
"What about a dance?" Bo asked.
"A dance?" Lauren repeated. "I dance with you all the time."
"Not with me." Bo said with a smile. A slow song started to play. She saw that Kenzi was responsible for the change in pace of the music. Lauren was a bit confused. Bo turned Lauren around. Her eyes landed on the blonde with green eyes standing on the dance floor.
"Your white queen awaits." Bo whispered into Lauren's ear before pushing her over to the dance floor.
Lauren walked over to the blonde with green eyes. She was in all white. The closer she got to her the faster her heart beat. Her eyes were starting to glow emerald green. She made it five feet away from the blonde and stopped in her tracks not sure if what she was seeing was real.
"You." Lauren whispered.
"Me." Tamsin repeated with a smile. She held her hand out. "May I have this dance?"
Lauren took her hand. Tamsin pulled their bodies in closely. She looked amazing in her all white dress. Her hair was longer and straight. She had dark red lipstick on.
They never took their eyes off of each other throughout the entire song. Lauren dreamt about this everyday. She was hoping this wasn't another one of them.
Tamsin could read her thoughts. She brought their lips in for a passion filled kiss. Their bodies started to glow. Lauren felt complete again. "I've missed you so much my love."
"You don't know how much I've missed you." Tamsin said.
"Don't ever do that to me again." Lauren said, her eyes glowing emerald green.
"I don't plan to." Tamsin answered.
"Good." Lauren said then rested her head on Tamsin's shoulder as they continued to sway to the music.
"Good." Tamsin repeated as she held on to her soul mate tightly never wanting to let go again.