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The bifrost begin to whir and spin without Heimdall's control. The guardian of Asgard, drew his sword and prepared to attack whatever creature that was apparently so powerful enough to start the bifrost on its own. The whirring and crackling energy died down and before Heimdall floated a gold essence.
The golden spirit had the faint outline of a woman. The most generic of outlines, but a woman nonetheless. Heimdall lowered his sword as a sense of calm flowed through him. His eyes widened when he realized just what the gold energy was and quickly called the Allfather to the bifrost.
Odin and his two young sons rode out to the bifrost. Thor and Loki, who weren't older than nine, were with their father learning about the nine realms when they were called. Since no danger was present, Odin allowed his sons to come with him. When the trio saw the essence, they all had different reactions. Thor, with the heart of a warrior, sat straighter, preparing himself for a fight. Odin sat in shock, not quite believing that this certain spirit has decided to make its presence known here. Loki sat in wonder, trying to figure out why he felt such a strong connection to the golden form.
"Odin Allfather, you look at me as though you never thought you would see me. So you must know of me and my fallen sisters. It is true I am the last of my family but I am not here to destroy or correct a wrong done to time. I come here to introduce myself to the son you claim is your own blood." The gold spirit spoke to Odin within his mind.
The Allfather nodded before turning to Loki. "The spirit wishes to speak with you, my boy."
Loki looked at his father with wide eyes.
Odin nodded and Loki turned back to the gold spirit fostering a brave façade as he got down from his horse. He slowly made his way over to where the golden spirit floated. "You asked to speak with me?" He spoke up trying his best to act as a prince should.
There was a tinkling sound within his mind and Loki couldn't help but to take a step back. No one had ever entered inside of his mind before. Then a sense of calm ran through him as a woman's voice, light and soft came through. "Do not be afraid of me, love. I will not harm you. This is how I communicate with others in this form. I did not mean to startle you."
Loki nodded and came back to where he was originally standing. "What is your name?"
"I am the Bad Wolf but despite my fearsome name I am only but a guardian and a keeper of time."
"Why did you wish to speak with only me?"
The tinkling sound came back as the spirit floated down so that they were face to face. Loki could faintly make out a face. "I wanted to tell you that if you ever need a friend, or someone to listen, call out Bad Wolf and I shall appear. You are so very special, my dear Loki. I have seen what is to come in the future and I have chosen to become your personal guardian."
Loki couldn't quite believe what he had been told but he nodded, letting the spirit know that he understood the instructions she had given him.
The spirit reached out a hand and caressed Loki's cheek. "For now I must go. Remember what I told you, my darling." And with that the bifrost began whirring and spinning once more and soon the spirit was gone and the bifrost slowed to a stop.
"What did she tell you, Loki?" Odin asked as Loki mounted his horse once again.
"She told me how to contact her again. May I go practice magic with mother now, father?" He then asked.
Odin nodded and Loki rode off to the stables.
Once his horse was put away Loki ran to the library to meet up with his mother, Frigga. "Momma, momma!" He called as he entered.
Frigga looked up from the book she was reading to pass the time and smiled at her youngest son. "Yes, my son?"
"I spoke to Bad Wolf. She told me that she is my personal guardian." Loki beamed.
Frigga looked at her son in amazement. She knew of the Bad Wolf and her origins. Now with this information, she wondered what the Bad Wolf had seen in her son's time line that would grant a visit from the entity herself to relay such information.
"Mother, why do you look at me that way? Is it not a good thing?" Loki questioned.
"You have just received one of the most powerful guardians there is, Loki. A mother can't help but to worry about why that is." She smiled, standing. She offered a hand to Loki, who took it without a question, and began to walk down a row of books, looking for a particular one.
When she found the book she was looking for, she removed it from the shelf and lead Loki over to a table. He came to stand in front of her so that he could better see the book. Frigga opened the book to the page she desired and there on the page was an image of the gold spirit Loki had just spoken to. The young boy looked up at his mother with curiosity sparkling in his eyes.
"I thought that before our magic lesson today, I would tell you all about your new friend." Frigga explained.
Loki nodded and returned his attention back to the book.
"The Bad Wolf is a goddess in her universe. Beyond the nine realms there are other galaxies that make up similar places in another universe. So Asgard and the other realms make up one universe and the Bad Wolf is from another. There was a planet nestled into a hole in time itself called Chronos. It hid within the phenomenon called the Medusa Cascade. Chronos is where the Bad Wolf is from. The Bad Wolf and her sisters are guardians of all within each universe as well as keepers of time. They worked closely with a planet called Gallifrey and their Time Lords. The Time Lords had a great enemy called the Daleks and soon there was a great Time War. The Daleks found Chronos and destroyed it in the hopes that Gallifrey would succeed to them. When the Time Lords got word of the attack they sent their Time Lords to try and stop it. They were too late, however." Frigga explained.
"Then how is the Bad Wolf still here?" Loki interrupted.
Frigga smiled softly. "Just before the Bad Wolf's skin form was murdered, she returned to her true form, the form you saw today. She went into one of the Time Lord's ships and hid within the time vortex. She's the very last one of her kind so she continues fulfilling out what she is supposed to do while traveling about with a Time Lord, patiently waiting until she finds someone worthy enough for her to stay in. She's looking for another skin form."
"So what will happen when she does find someone worthy?" Loki asked.
"The Bad Wolf and the person she chooses becomes one." Frigga explained.
"Would she still be my guardian?"
"She certainly would. You have her word and she doesn't break it."
Loki smiled, turning back to the book and traced a finger over the image. "Good luck, Bad Wolf." He murmured before turning back around to face his mother, eyes bright with eagerness to know what they were going to do in their magic lesson.
Frigga smiled and lead her son away from the table. "Today, we're going to learn how to make more than one of you."