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Thor was shaken by the lack of obedience that the sky of the Vasty Deep held for his commands. Any environment with atmosphere should not be able to resist the call of Mjolnir even if thunder storms aren't normally capable of forming in said sky. This Omniverse could withstand the power of the gods. That unnerved Thor greatly. Then the Captain figured out how the boat worked.
The boat moved with a lurching sway that caught Thor off guard. Lasers soared by as the troopers took shots at the ship, but none were doing any real damage. He dropped to a knee, letting his hammer fall to the deck so that he might use it as an anchor. Thor heard the captain yell something about holding on tight. This was going to be a interesting ride. The speed of the boat increased rapidly, until finally it seemed to level out. Thor waited one more moment to make sure Bluddflagg wasn't going to twist the boat in a random direction, then he stood up. With a flourish of his cape he turned toward the helm of the ship.
"So friend, what is next?"
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Ah but things were starting to look up! Sure, Bluddflagg didn't know how he got here, where he could find and duff that Omni git, where his boyz were, and he didn't have his Choppa or shoota, but he had a boat! He was sailing over the open waters and those stupid pansies were far behind him. He was a bit worried about pursuit though but this darn vehicle wouldn't put on any better speed than this! Well he'd just have to make sure to find somewhere good and sneaky to hide it. He had a lot of work to do, the Kaptin's current thoughts were on trying that summoning thing once they had a safe course. There were islands visible over the waters, some close some far, some big some small. It was a proper island chain and undoubtedly full of places to hold up and start preparing to take his freebooting to these pansy waters!
Thor's question was thus remarkably easy for the Kaptin to answer as he steered the ship deeper into the innumerable islands of the Vasty Deep. "Well first, I'm gonna find us a nice place ta hole up. Den I'm gonna summon me choppa and shoota. Now armed, I'm gonna see if dere are any Orks in dese parts and if not, who knows, I might be able ta summon 'em up meself! Den I'm gonna show those pansy gits wot happens when ya mess wit ol' Kaptin Bluddflagg." His last statement had a lower growl to it, a true promise of violence on the pansies that had brought him here, and on those humie gits who had tried to duff him. Nobody duffed Kaptin Bluddflagg!
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The Captain's plan seemed sensible enough. Find somewhere to rest and recover, try to figure out what is happening with this Omniverse place. Thor had learned that if there was a way in then there was probably a way out. He had to hope that that logic held true in this crazy place. That growling at the last sentence reminded him, not for the first time, of the Hulk. He thought of Midgard. He thought of Jane. He would find a way back to them. He would let the Captain take him where he might. Once Thor stood on solid land he would try and try again until he mastered these skies. This Omniverse would learn to heed the call of the Thunder God! Once he mastered the skies of the verses Thor would find his way back to Midgard. Back to Jane.
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As a boy, Thor had loved sailing on the shining lake that surrounded Asgard. Thor remembered his father telling him that more than once he had taken the longer of two paths around Asgard simply because it involved passage over the lake. In Asgard, however, there technology allowed for the ride to hold smooth and sway-less in all but the most turbulent of waters. Compared to the smooth ride of the skiffs of Asgard the boat on which he rode was slow and clumsy.
The floor beneath him swayed rhythmically beneath him. Even with all his might and power it took Thor the better part of an hour to gain his sea legs, during which time there were several moments in which he had to seek aid in his balance from a nearby crate or railing. It didn't take long for Thor to begin enjoying the view after regaining his balance. The way the sun shimmered off of the vast expanse of water reminded him of the lake of Asgard. He looked up at the sky, then down at Mjolnir. Everything was so similar and yet so different. Why wouldn't the sky heed his call? It was because he was too weak. He had traveled to many worlds and each bowed before him as readily as the last. So why not here, why not now? He hadn't realized he was clenching his fist. He let his grip loosen.
He thought of what Loki would say. He had been thinking about his brother a lot. Loki would make a joke of it. He would make some innuendo out of it, saying he was having trouble preforming. "Well, are you brother?"
Thor spun around to see his brother standing there with that wicked grin. "Loki!" Thor shouted.
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Thor stared at his brother. His dead brother. His brother was dead. Loki was dead. He couldn't be there.
"What's the matter brother? You look like you've seen a ghost." He said, still holding that crooked smile. Thor had so many questions, but there was one that stood above the rest. Should he hug his brother or hit him? He looked at his brother, then down at his hammer, then back at his brother. It was like Mjolnir had a mind of its own, or maybe it was just the burning rage. Mjolnir cut through the air like a blade as it swung toward his brother. Loki's eye's gleamed and his face spread into a pre-laugh grin. The hammer caught, Loki vanished.
"Loki!!!" Thor spun his hammer and launched into the air. "LOKI!!!" Thor flew back and forth from looking down at the deck of the ship. "Come out and face me! Coward!" Thor heard Bluddflagg yell something, but he couldn't hear the distant voice over his blinding rage. "By the Hammer of Thor and the Spear of our Father you will feel my wrath! Brother!"
The skies roiled with Thor's rage. Thor watched the sail whip to and fro in the rising wind. He saw Bluddflagg run around trying to prepare the ship for the coming storm. Thor did not care. This was all an illusion! A trick! Thor was sure of it. This was obviously one of his games. Thor roared in rage as thunder boomed and lightning arched. He was such a fool! He might be trapped in an illusion, but his powers weren't.
"As thick as ever brother." Thor turned to see his brother standing next to him on a flying platform. "You still don't understand." Thor swung at his brother. He and his contraption were gone.
Thor roared. Then he saw Loki swing on the top of the mast peaking out of the crow's nest. Thor flew at him. Then he was gone. Lightning cracked. "Loki!"
"Now before you crush me brother, you might want to consider that I'm not actually here." Thor brought his hammer down upon, crushing part of the mast.
"Stand still you coward!" Lightning arced and thunder boomed.
"Still not actually here." Thor swung, Loki vanished. Part of the crows nest crumbled.
"I'm not real, brother." Thor swung , Loki vanished. The mast splintered.
"You watched me die!" Thor started to swing, then stopped. Loki grinned. "Finally I found something that hits a nerve."
Thor paused for a moment. Loki was always a liar, but when he did tell the truth he was usually right.
"Listen brother, I'm not real but this storm is. And you have about as much control over this storm as you do over me." Lightning struck the sail and it began to burn. "Ooh, that was scary!" Loki giggled. "Another thing that's real is this ship you've half destroyed. Have fun!" Then Loki was gone.
Thor looked at the broken mast and the burning sail. He watched as Bluddflagg ran back and forth trying to salvage the ship. Thor turned to the sky. Lightning cut the sky. His red cape whipped around him in the turbulent winds. He held Mjolnir out in front of him. He had to take command of this storm. "Crashing thunder, blackened clouds, Howling winds. By the Hammer of Thor you will bow!" The clouds churned. He could feel it. First to put out that fire. He would make it rain.
That was when the wave came.
The massive thing hit the side of the boat and it almost toppled. It put the fire out though. Then the boat started to lean. Thor grabbed the mast and flew up. His arm ached, his muscle bulged. For a moment there was stillness. The boat stopped tilting, Thor stopped moving. For a moment there was stillness, and then lightning struck Thor down. He let himself sink ever deeper as he watched the ship sink above him. He felt the water enter his lungs but he couldn't even muster the strength to struggle.