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As you too have left Asgard, we both have nothing left except our lives.
-Amora, The Enchantress.

By the Pond, the Park, Midgard

It was a glorious day! The yellow orb that was Earth's sun gleamed down upon the pond where all the animals gathered. As the central point of the park the pond was the perfect place for all to come to share their news; and what news it was!

"A man came along today and threw a ball for me!" Barked Doggy the Dog.
"Some children sat by my tree to admire my shiny fur!" Squeaked Squirrelly the Squirrel.
"I caught three flies today, I ate them all!" Sang Spidery the Spider.
And the ducks in the pond quacked merrily for, as everyone knows, ducks cannot talk!

There in the pond on a well placed lily-pad stood Thor! He stood regally, just as he'd seen the humans do, it was important that he look as regal as possible on such a special day. Everyone around him knew that he would keep them safe when no one else could and today was the day he would be rewarded. Today was the day that he would be made King of the Pond! He inhaled sharply through his nostrils and struck another pose.

But then, a flicker of trouble caught his bulbous eye. Slinking toward his lily-pad were two sets of eyes; they were just above the water and accelerating towards him with an evil glimmer. Thor hefted Frogjolnir and croaked a battlecry. At this, the eyes rose up to reveal scales, teeth and not much else. The eyes belonged to a pair of crocodiles who were clearly attempting to try their luck; with a reptilian hiss their jaws snapped open and came down hard upon the lily-pad where Thor stood.

Only Thor was no longer there! Seeing his danger he had jumped with his powerful legs and had landed atop the head of one of the fierce crocodiles. Eyeing his audience of park animals Thor attempted a quick jig on the scaly hide of the crocodile but was forced to make another leap when its associate lunged for him. 

Jumping to the edge of the pond, Thor called upon the elements to loose a bold of lightning, leaping to attack his foes Thor let out one mighty croak and brought his hammer down-

Thor's Quarters, Justice League Watchtower, Midgard

Thor awoke with a shout, whatever dream he had been experiencing had clearly been a terrible one. His heart raced and, reaching to his forehead, Thor found a layer of sweat that was new to him.

"Sleep well?"

Thor jerked his head towards the voice, by his window in the corner of the room stood a figure; the curves of the figure coupled with the voice itself suggested a feminine presence. Then the figure stood forward into the light and was revealed to be-

"Amora." Thor reached out his hand and willed Mjolnir to him, his hand remained empty. He looked down to where Mjolnir stood unmoving. 

"Oh don't worry about your little toy." Amora purred, "I'd just rather things stay civil."

Thor struggled to still his breathing, whatever his dream had been it had clearly left a mark. "Why are you here? We have nothing to discuss."

Amora walked still closer to Thor, for a moment he wondered if she intended to join him in the bed, he could not decide whether that worried or pleased him. As if sensing his thoughts, the Enchantress perched at the end of his bed but seemed content to remain there. It took all Thor's strength not to reach out for her. 
"Nothing to discuss?" She affected mock surprise, "My dear Odinson I'd have thought we have plenty to discuss."
She leaned in closer towards him, "We're the only ones here Thor, Asgard's shut its doors, no one else is coming." Reaching out, Amora brushed a lock of Thor's long hair back and took his face in her hands. "That leaves us with some..." She leaned in and whispered directly into Thor's ear, "opportunites."

Thor did not know how she had gotten quite so close but could not quite work up the conviction to move away. After all this time it was good to be in close proximity to another of his kind, to bask in the presence of a fellow God and forget about all of his responsibilities. 

"You and I Thor, we're two of a kind. Enough to make the very Heavens themselves shake."

"You're..." Thor breathed unsteadily, "criminal..."

The Enchantress snapped back, she fixed him with a scowl before rising and stepping off the bed. For the barest of moments Thor's arm lifted as though to stop her. He scolded himself internally, trying to shake the cloud that had come into his thinking. 

"And what are you?" Her voice was harder now, "Exiled down to Midgard, to this stable of a realm. Rescuing humans from their little squabbles." She tutted in exasperation, "This is work for a herder, not a Prince of the Realms!"

Thor blinked repeatedly, trying to form a coherent argument, it had made sense until now but everything Amora was saying...she was right.

"You are correct," he finally said slowly, "This is not a prince's work. But I am no longer a prince." His eyes lit up as he registered the truth of his words. "I am just another exile, like you, but unlike you I will not act upon my every whim!"

The Enchantress gestured and a flash of light caught Thor's attention, he looked to the window and stifled a gasp. The city outside was burning!

"I tried to be fair Odinson," Amora seethed, "Ever since you appeared on Midgard I have given you every chance to join me as the rulers this filthy little Realm needs."

"By plotting my death?" Thor demanded, "By arming witless humans in misguided attempts to attract my attention?" He shook his head, "You are an embarrassment."

"Not everything's about you Thor. I gave mortals the abilities of greater beings just to see if I could."

Thor reached out once more and this time Mjolnir flew to his open hand. "I will not allow you to continue using these mortals. Whatever you have planned, end it now and then we can perhaps discuss our future."

Our future? He had not meant to say that, especially as they barely even had a 'past'. 

The Enchantress appeared to think for a moment, "Tempting but no. I've too much invested already."

Thor flew out of bed with a roar, Mjolnir in a mighty swing that would render his fellow Asgardian unconscious, Amora merely smiled. 

"Ta ta my love."

Thor's Quarters, Justice League Watchtower, Midgard

Thor awoke with a start, Mjolnir flew to his hand and he prepared to do battle. But the room was empty. He quickly jerked his head to the window but the only light entering the room was from the morning sun that shone blissfully upon the city below.

All of it, a dream?

Thor relaxed back into his bed, he knew that Amora's powers were vast but had never experienced them in such a way before, could she really engage with him in his sleep? Or had it been a vision perhaps, a sign of things to come?

Regardless, Thor would have to track his foe down, he sensed that she was about to start something terrible. Would any of his fellows in the Justice League be willing to lend him their aid? He doubted that events in a dream would be enough to convince them of the seriousness of his situation. No, this was a matter he would have to put to rest himself. Despite everything, Thor smiled, he had not slept so well in months.

Vandal is at his best when he doesn't seem as powerful as he is. Vandal's character is his brain not his immortality.@Gowi

I don't disagree exactly, but as far as I'm concerned Vandal needs to be the guy who's gone everywhere and done everything. He's the guy who rips his enemies apart and eats their flesh. 
Basically I'm trying to say that he needs to have very very strong presence whenever he's in a scene. This one...doesn't. He's just not memorable to me, and in a series with other strong characters...it's kind of a problem.

I have a weird relationship with Laurel Lance where because I know what she's supposed to be, I feel sorry for the butchery the writers have made of her. So outside of her terrible S2 arcs, I'm pretty much always rooting for her to succeed. It's like "Bless your heart" syndrome.@Eddie Brock

That was my thinking UNTIL season 2. Now she's somewhat better but needs a lot more work before I genuinely care about that character.

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