Steven Pov.

   Katz skims the article quickly, before reading.

   'A Dastardly Truth' 

    "Lady 'Thor' is dead to us. She has led us on, making us think she was a child of Thor! Oh how wrong we were, she's a Lady Loki! I bet she's working with her father, pretending to be a hero! That's right! Her husband named Aaron Falcon has told the truth! She's a monster! We have apprehended her devil children, and have taken them to a witch doctor. No blade will kill them! They must be devils, it's the only way that could happen! Update will be tomorrow, Jimmy Firecracker, out!" H-Her f-father... is L-Loki?! I'm too stunned to speak! After a long moment of silence, we slowly start to function again.

    "That isn't right! Just because her father is evil, she was pegged evil too!" Kala rants at the people, knowing it already happened, and she can't do anything about it. "That's the epitome of flawed logic! How about I shove my claws up their a-" Castor stops her.

   "Right now, that isn't important. It's already done. I think what's really important, is that we have Loki in custody, and we can ask Thor a couple things while we're there." Oh! Yeah, he's in Asgard cells! After Katz hacks the school system to give us today off, we fly there. Castor is using an angel ring, but Alex, and I have to carry Jose, who just squirms the entire time! He keeps mumbling things like,

    "Don't drop me." "If I die today, ask Lady Thor on a date for me." And "Don't die, don't look down." I consider dropping him for giggles. I decide against it, but keep my mind open. Why did Sly get the easy passengers?! He has Kala by the hand, and Pbat is gripping her ankle. When we arrive, I shove Jose off me. He looks relieved to be on the ground, and Alex is annoyed by his flight fear. I look up, seeing the brilliant marble building, and the glowing bridge. Thor said that the bifrost bridge is made of fallen stars, and I believe it. We once had a small run in with gems falling from the sky! Castor got super speed from one, and Sly got super strength. They stopped falling, and we just assumed it was an anomaly. Sly hesitates, before walking in. Thor lets us stay here, and use it however we see fit. Sly leads us across countless turns, and twists, before we arrive at the cells. We pass a very sour looking cat woman, a couple of minor villains, and a giggling Harley Quinn, before coming across Loki. He's just examining his nails, not even acknowledging us. After a moment he looks up.

    "Hmm. To what do I owe the pleasure?" He asks, with an exaggerated tone. Great, I'm angry already! 

     "We want to know about your daughter." Sly manages to keep his cool. 

     "Oh, my dearest Aphmau! She refuses to use her birth name, because it means "Daughter of mischief." She uses her earth name, or the hero name. Lady Thor. Oh, I'm getting distracted! What about her?" He sneers, contorting his face into a horrible position.

     "Where is she?!" Kala asks, trying to get to the point.

     "I'm sorry, but my dear daughter would probably kill me if I told you." He gives us a cheery smile, a complete contrast to earlier. 

      "How was she so powerful?!" I ask, remembering how she knocked Loki flat, easily. At least, if Jimmy Firecracker is to be trusted.

      "Ah! Well, that's what happens when two powerful people get together." He says, matter-of-factly.

      "Who was the mother then?" Castor asks, only Pbat, and him haven't lost their temper. Loki cackles, a haunting sound. 

      "Irene wasn't a perfect wife. Thor ignored her for his missions, and I was there for her. Of course,  I was in disguise." I-Irene?! No! She wouldn't do that! He is laughing madly.

      "H-He must b-be lying!" I stutter. Thor, and Irene are married! 

       "Unfortunately, he isn't." I hear a mans voice behind me, and turn to see Thor, leaning on the doorway. He isn't lying?!

       "Th-Thor?" Katz asks tentatively. 

        "How's the mission going? I've been told you failed. Miserably." What?! How'd we fail?! 

        "We don't even know the specifics of the mission! How'd we fail?!" Sly is panicking! Thor sighs.

        "I guess I didn't leave you much to go on. The mission might be retrievable." I hear a collective exhale. We're ok. "Let's talk in the living room." He gestures to the door, and we step through. He leads us into a bordering room, it has a couple very fancy white couches, and an expensive tv. He gestures for us to sit, and we do. "You haven't befriended the target." Hmm, so there isn't a monster, villain, or anything like that.

       "L-Let me a-ask you," Kala starts nervously. "i-is the 't-target' N-Jessica?" If it is, we screwed up! There's a moment of tense silence.

       "Yes." I hear Sly start to panic again. He takes these missions really seriously.

      "Crap! Oh goddess! My career is down the drain!" I wave my hand in front of his face, snapping him out of his daze.

      "S-Sir, we m-messed up with h-her!" Castor stutters. Thor raises an eyebrow.

      "How so?" He asks. Everybody looks to Jose.

      "Why me again?! I-uh, s-sir we t-talked to her a-about, well." Choose your words carefully! It's our job on the line! "Sh-She blames L-Lady Thor for n-not dying w-with her children! W-We talked to h-her, and i-it got h-heated." He finishes. Thor doesn't look angry, he looks...sad?

     "Of course she does. She's always had that problem. J-Just know that she's a worthy recruit for you guys." She is?! I guess, I mean she DID defeat half the team easily. I wonder which superhero she'd be? Hmm. Maybe batgirl? "I just hope one day she'll get over it. It wasn't- Sorry about my brother. You can speak to him now." He cuts himself off. Thor gestures to the door, letting us know we should leave. We hurriedly go out the door, and turn back to the cells. Harley is smashing her chair against the cell bars.

     "Let me out! I need to get back to Mr. J!" She yells. There's an electric shock, and Harley is zapped. We didn't catch Harley, I think Thor did? I assume he did, because  she wasn't here last month. She starts to fake pout. "The mean lady put me here!" She starts in a childish voice. "Won't you help me, little children?" I just smack the bars she's leaning on.

    "Harley, your games are too much! You know we don't help you, you're scum." Kala answers. Harley just smiles.

    "All I did was try to rob a house this time! A mean lady put me here!" She tries to reason.

    "I'm betting the house had at least a million dollar worth." Castor states icily. 

     "You bet right! I think it was your house too! I saw hero suits!" What?! She tried to rob us?! "Yeah! It was during some weird sleepover thing!" 

      "You did what?!" I ask angrily.

      "You make it sound so bad, I was caught right away!" Wait... she said mean 'lady'. If Kala didn't catch her...

      "Who caught you?!" I demand. 

      "She had a bandanna on, I don't know!" She hesitates a moment. "I'm not telling you more unless you let me out. I slam the bars again, trying to get a rise out of her.

       "Leave her." Pbat suggests. Alex walks down the cells, going back to Loki's at the end of the hall. We follow, trying to keep up with his huge strides.

       "Aha! I knew you'd be back!" Loki steps off the stool he was sitting on. "What is it this time?" He leans close to the bars.

       "Do you know anyone that goes by the name Jessica?" I ask cautiously.

       "Well, yes. Don't you? You've asked all these questions about her." Suddenly everything clicks into place. Why Jess blames Lady Thor, her cryptic answers on the subject, and why she wears the mask. Jess is Lady Thor.