Loki came to the doorway of the hospital.The sliding doors parted ways letting Loki walk forwards through the open space. Loki could see the black vans with white news channel labels on the sides parked across from the driveway leading to the hospital---but not right in front the entrance--nearly shadowed by the tree's they are parked under as he walks on the sidewalk towards the edge where the worn away dark pavement began.There are a couple news reporters seen even Darla reporting live.The sound of a Elk running down the road drew everyone's attention including Loki.

It is Jake the Elk.

"Wait, there's an Elk!" Darla said. "This is a very rare occurrence where Elks come to hospitals." Darla has turned towards the left where the camera shows Jake the Elk skidding to a halt across from Loki's figure."The Elk must be on a important mission--wait!" Darla taps on her ear looking quite startled and her eyes focused on Jake the Elk."The Elk has lowered itself for someone to ride it."

Jake the Elk lowers his head towards the ground, his left leg is down and his right leg is up. Jake's antlers do not necessarily reach to the rear but the point is; they are big, long, and wide enough for someone to be scooped up.They are so far apart that a rider could rest their arms on one of the antler's.The Antlers don't necessarily block view for the rider as well. It is very apparent to Loki that Jake the Elk wanted to take him somewhere.

"What next?" Darla reports, as Loki gets on Jake the Elk. "Are we going to be witnessing an alien invasion?"She made a dramatic pause. Jake the Elk gets up on his four feet turning away from the direction he had stopped in. "Time can only tell."

Our perspective returns to Loki and Jake the Elk.

"Okay, Jake." Loki said. "Where do you want to go?"

Jake the Elk dashes through the city all the while Loki is hanging on.

"Jake, don't kill yourself over this!" Loki said.

Jake the Elk grunts and made what could be identified as a smirk. Loki  could see the smirk from the edge of Jake's head which only him wonder if Jake was actually an Asgardian Elk who worked for Santa Claus. With a thrust Jake speeds up faster making some newspapers fly from the hands of a few men. The men look up seeing Loki riding an Elk, a few men drop their cigarettes, and a couple drop their phones. Three of the four phones that had been dropped broke once meeting the ground.

Loki saw a big white sign that had multiple colored letter reading 'Zoo ahead!'.

"There is a running Elk in Austin,Texas!" A strange man yells. "That is not realistic!"

"Of  course it isn't, so are you!" Loki  yells back.

Jake the Elk went through the entrance to the Zoo. He wants to take me to a zoo?, Loki thought as Jake the Elk goes past a balloon station that soon had kids wanting a Elk Balloon, this Elk is wasting my time!There were people shoved by Jake the Elk. Now Loki had to figure out how to get off Jake without making him aware.

"I am dreaming, I am dreaming, I am dreaming." A Hispanic woman repeats to herself on a bench  once Jake the Elk rushed by.  "This is all a dream."

It is not everyday that an Elk comes running through a zoo and a city in one day.

"Oh dear." Loki said, seeing Jake the Elk is headed towards a Lion Exhibit. "Jake, you've gone mad."

Jake the Elk grunts.

"Pardon us!" Loki yells, warning the zoo-goers.  "Mad Elk coming through!"

Some Zoo-goers scream getting out of the way. The lions, sitting on the big rock, just stared at the upcoming Elk.Jake the Elk's speed increased headed towards a wide brown board shaped in a square being set up along a area to the Lion exhibit under construction that has some fencing around to prevent the lions from attempting to escape. Loki closed his eyes as Jake the Elk drew closer to the upwards brown wooden flooring part resembling of a skating ring.Jake's hooves patted on the wooden board making a loud sound that is usually heard when knocking on a hollow tree.

Jake the Elk made a daring jump right at the tall part of the platform towering over the Lion exhibit.

Jake the Elk dashes into a forest crashing through bushes.Loki's eyes open to see there is a grassy field ahead that seemed to be turning brown.Jake's hooves made a loud clad against a type of rock that really hates to be stepped on.Loki could see there were a few trees clinging to life while some of them are dying without a fuss. Piles of dead leaves are seen in groups. Raccoon's were scurrying away from the dead tree-bark towards the forest. Jake the Elk had unbelievable stamina that usually would belong to a cheetah.

Loki could hear and see there is not a bird in the forest.

"This is strange." Loki said.

Jake the Elk made a grunt.

"This must be an important reason." Loki said. "It is likely you're taking me on a wild goose chase just for the excuse of a ride."

Jake the Elk turns his head right sending Loki a nasty glare and his expression was a mad one.

"Oh, so are you really from Midgard?" Loki asks.

Jake the Elk turns his head away from Loki speeding up faster. They went through a dark section of the forest that had branches reaching out in the classic dark and creepy kind of cartoon style.Jake lowers his head slowing down the very quick pace taking extra caution for his magnificent antlers.For a God in his prime in the thousands age, this is quite the very definition of 'stay away'. Jake the Elk came to a stop right at the tunnel bent over tree entrance.Jake the Elk had raised his head up in the lacking space of ugly tree branches. Jake lowered himself for Loki to get right off.

Loki gets off Jake.

"This forest feels ill." Loki said, feeling something unnatural about it and we see Jake the Elk stand up.

Loki picks up a stick beside his shoe, and then before his eyes Loki witnesses it turn into dust.

"Black magic." Loki said, with a scowl as the dust blows away from his hand into the air.

He turns toward this tunnel feeling death all around it.

"Why would he target children of all ages?" Loki asks himself.  He turns towards Jake the Elk. "What is in there?"

Jake the Elk makes a snort.

"Don't act stupid with me, you must be an Asgardian Elk!" Loki accuses Jake the Elk.

Jake the Elk shook his head.

"Then how can you understand me?" Loki asks.

Jake the Elk turns his head to the side.

"I won't believe an Elk is intelligent enough to understand a word I am saying." Loki said.

Jake the Elk paws at the dirt.

"You're not a bull, Jake." Loki said, turning away. "You're a buck and Elizabeth is a Midgardian." We see a trail of smoke come from Jake's nostrils. "The only excuse I'll believe is that you're an Asgardian Elk working for some other supernatural means." Jake the Elk takes several feet back.When he is nine feet from Loki; he begins running towards  the talking Frost Giant. "An Elk like you wouldn't befriend a little girl in a forest." Loki turns around. "Speak--"

Jake hits Loki using his antlers sending him flying into the hole.

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  ...2:45 PM...

...Elizabeth's grandparent's house...

"Elizabeth is patient zero." Loki said. Trevor and Gloria look up towards Loki. "Taking her to the hospital will not do any good." Gloria is sitting down in a chair, holding Elizabeth's small soft hand."They do not have enough cots to share around as do the other hospitals at this time. This magic is far too advanced to be healed by Midgardian medicine."

"Why her, Loki?" Trevor asks. "Why my little granddaughter?" Trevor gestures over to Elizabeth's unconscious body. "Why does she have to be the first?"

The exact nature of how Loki retrieved Elizabeth is a bit of an unbelieve-story, but, it happened.

"Life is not fair, and we do not always get a reasonable answer." Loki said. "I've learned it makes sense  to someone but not to everyone."

They are in a room; specifically Elizabeth's room.

"Who is responsible for this?" Gloria asks. "If you can't help us then what you done already; give us answers."

"Erwyen."  Loki said.

Gloria looks up from Elizabeth's sleeping body.

"Erin?" Gloria said, her voice is shaky as her body is.  "A woman did this?"

Trevor puts one reassuring hand on Gloria's shoulder.

"Glory, he means Aaron." Trevor said, in a comforting voice towards Gloria. Trevor looks up towards Loki with hope in his eyes.  "Right?"

"Erwyen is by far, the one, and only one responsible for this." Loki said.  "You may call him by the names; Erin, Aaron, Earwhen, and so on." Gloria's face turns white and Trevor's face turns into a concerned one. "He's been alive for too long, and his actions on this realm is far too dire to turn the other cheek."

"Can this Earwhen fella undo it?"  Trevor asks, concerned.

"The lives, that have been taken by this curse, cannot return." Loki said. "But the ones who are surviving have a chance, so of course he can."

"And if he can't?" Gloria asks.

Loki turns his head towards Gloria.

"I will force Erwyen." Loki said.

"Is this Earwhen fella gonna be scott free after all this?" Trevor asks.

"I am unfamiliar to the phrase  'scott free', Trevor." Loki said.

"What...what my husband is trying to say." Gloria said. "Will someone make him be held accountable?"

 "I will." Loki said. "And don't stay up too late." Trevor and Gloria share questionable looks. "Waiting for her to wake up will not be an all nighter."

"So you're going after him?" Trevor asks.

"Of course." Loki said.

"And what should I tell her, my granddaughter, when...you just don't come?" Gloria asks. "I know you're planning not to return..." Loki has a questionable look. "You're immortal, she's a mortal, it doesn't take a scientist to figure it out."

"I haven't given it much thought." Loki said. "I advise you tell Elizabeth; its in her best interest."

Loki disappeared from the room in  a dark smoke that went out a open window.

"Gloria, this god knows what he's doing." Trevor said.

"I hope he does." Gloria said, concerned.

In Elizabeth's right hand is her doll.