The Hammer of Thor

Blitz and Hearth return to Valhalla to get reinforcements. The next morning, the wedding invitation gives a location In New Hampshire for the group to meet before being transported to the entrance to Thrym’s cave, adding “NO AESIR, OR THE HAMMER GETS IT!” (373). Sam is worried about Alex and her falling under Loki’s control. She begs Magnus to do whatever it takes to stop Loki, even harming her and Alex, and gives him the Skofnung Sword, which feels weighed down with responsibility.

Alex and Sif arrive, Alex dressed in a beautiful white-and-gold wedding dress that makes Magnus’s mouth go dry. Sif likewise gets Sam and Magnus ready in formal eveningwear—a green-and-black gown in the same style as Alex’s and a sparkly gold-and-white suit, respectively—before opening a portal to Midgard and saying, “go forth, my friends, and kill many giants” (380).

The portal lets them out at a Taco Bell in New Hampshire, where Thor’s chariot waits with Otis and Marvin hitched up by harnesses covered in jingle bells. The wedding invitation now says Bridal Falls, and the group boards the chariot, which Otis and Marvin pull into the air like “Taco Claus’s sleigh, bringing Cheesy Gordita Crunches to all the good little boys and girls and giants” (383).