Astrid put her foot down as the motorcycle rumbled to a stop. It folded up back in the glove. Astrid looked at her hand in awe.

"This is really cool." She smiled. Natasha took her goggles off and then folded her helmet away.

"Only the best." Natasha laughed. Andrea smiled. Astrid was about to say something when she smelled grapes.

"Oh fudge nuggets, Mr. D incoming." Astrid said as the god popped into existence in front of them.

"Where do you think you're going?" He growled and shot his hand out. Vines reached out for them. Instinct from training with Eddie Chong, son of Demeter kicked in. She pulled her kiopesh from the drift and cut the vines in half. But they just kept coming. Astrid, Natasha and Andrea all acted as one and cut off the drift going from Mr. D to the vines. Pain flared in her side. She let out a wolffish whine and fell to one knee. For a little support she grabbed Fez's collar. Andrea grabbed her shoulder and they disappeared in a flash of light. The pain was so intense nothing else mattered. She just wanted it to stop. Then as the effects of the drift wore off, so did the pain. She leaned back in relief.

"What was that?" Andrea asked. Astrid groaned and peeled off her windbreaker and hoodie. The orange t-shirt that said 'Orange but still Roman' smelled a little like a campfire. Her side was hot to touch.

"It's like..." Natasha started. But failed. They all knew what it was. Astrid used up too much of her drift stores when the death curse hit. So now when she tried to control it, she would come close to burning up.

"Now what?" Andrea asked. Astrid thought for a second before answering. She dug in the drift a little for memories on who to go to. Then she found him.

"Asclepius. The God of doctors and medicine, can help." Astrid exclaimed.

"Where do we find him?" Andrea asked sitting down to pet Fez who was thoroughly enjoying attention.

"His temple in Greece. In the basement. We get past his automaton bodyguard we're good." Natasha said with a slightly distant look in her eyes as if she was searching through drift memories.

"So we do this then find the Norse dudes?" Andrea asked.

"Yes. It'll help hide us from our friends. And we can't declare we are all powerful Drift Shifters, when one of us is handicapped." Natasha gestured to Astrid. Astrid gave her a look.

"I can still fight." She growled.

"But you feel pain." Natasha pointed out. Astrid quirked an eyebrow. A small hint of her wolf side showed when she used body language. "Don't give me that." Natasha scowled. Then pulled Astrid up and Andrea. Fez got up and barked. They put their hands together and grabbed Fez's collar. And in a flash of light popped out of North America and over to Greece.

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