Worthy

2006, July 27th...

"Blake keep up!" Cried an annoyed middle aged woman. She was looking back to see a red headed teen who was falling behind. Said teen was busy taking pictures of different mythological figures. He had red hair that reached past his ears, tanned skin, blue eyes, and quite the skinny body. Though one could not fret, he was a bit built and stood a good 5"9. He let out a sigh before jogging after the class that he was part of. They were all teenagers around his age, on a field trip to Norway. "Now that everyone is here, keep your hands to yourselves", She turned and looked at the wax mannequins before them, "If you remember in your homework, this is the Norse pantheon of gods. Unlike most pantheons, the Norse gods were either seen as great warriors or outstanding heroes."

While the class' teacher went on about the Norse Mythology, Blake felt a pull coming from his hip. He turned his eyes to seeing a hammer, one that looked so real. 'Wow they even remade Thor's hammer!', Blake thought, 'Josh is gonna love this when I text him later.' Blake was taken out of his thoughts when a hand grabbed the back of his light jacket. It was a mean faced girl with blonde hair, she had a snark of a smirk on her face as she stared at him. 'Abigail...' Blake dreaded. "Ms. Taylor is calling you doofus." Abigail said then pointed a thumb at the impatient looking teacher. The red headed boy turned his attention towards Ms. Taylor and rubbed the back of his head. "Do you know who the son of Thor is or not?" She questioned with arms folded across her chest.

"Yeah uh, that's Magni." Blake answered almost immediately, though his voice cracked causing his classmates to snicker at him. "Well at least someone knows what they're talking about." Ms. Taylor scolded towards the other students, who all immediately shut up. Not long after she went back to teaching the rest of the class, Blake could hear whispers. Whispers that were far yet doing their utmost best to get closer to him. The whispers intrigued him and also creeped him out, after all what fifteen year old hears whispers while in a muesem? That said, he did hear one word from the whispers, one word that confused him.

"Worthy..."

Before he could think more about it, the muesem began to shake. Everyone started to panic, even Ms. Taylor who was trying to guide her class towards the emergency exit. Blake was the last to follow and was stopped by a part of the ceiling falling downwards. He jumped out of the way feeling adrenaline rushing through his veins. When he looked back, he could see that the exit was blocked, he was still inside. "Stubborn Amazon!" Exclaimed a deep Greek male voice. Blake turned his head and began to sneak feeling a little curious. When he was about to bound a corner, a woman came crashing past him. She wore Greek like armor in red and blue, she had a lasso attached to her belt, as well as a bronze tiara. "Oh my god.....Wonder Woman?" Blake said in an amazed and low tone. The Amazon princess looked at Blake, hearing him and giving him a confused look.

"What are you still doing in the muesem child?" She questioned beginning to grow concerned, "You should have evacuated with the others, this is no time for you to record a battle." Blake was going to explain himself until he heard a deep chuckle come from around the corner. Without waiting, he ran to take cover, not wanting to see who just threw Wonder Woman in the muesem. He hid behind a pedestal for Odin, and peeked out to see a Greek male in black armor. He held an axe as well as a sword in either hand, wore a grayish black cape, as well as had glowing red eyes. "Ares, the hammer will not respond to malice and greed, you waste your time here." Wonder Woman stated as she got into a battle stance. Her eyes narrowed on her adversary, trying her best not to make it seem like Blake wasn't here. The fifteen year old felt his eyes widening, never in his life did he think that he would be in the middle of a superhero battle.

"Diana, the hammer will respond to my power", The God of War said showing a sliver of a smirk under his helmet, "What better way to show such power than by defeating my father's favorite child?" With that, the two did battle. Ares came at the Amazon with a downward strike from his axe, instead of taking the blow with her bracers she shifted to the side. Diana brought a right hook into Ares' jar, sending the god spiraling. Though he didn't fail to send a back kick at her gut. The two slid from each other, then went back to battling one another once again. Blake was in fear and in awe, after all he was watching a superhero fight and he had the front row seats.

Unfortunately, said superhero fight was a bit one sided. Wonder Woman was sent flying once again by a conjured hammer by Ares. Her back collided with a wall, causing a groan to leave her. "Have you forgotten about my title as a god, Diana?" Ares taunted and asked. He approached her with a sword in hand now, a smirk sporting his lips. Blake watched this in horror not sure what to do, that was when he heard the whispers once again. This time they were louder, it was like a voice was calling out to him. The fifteen year old turned his eyes towards the source of them as saw Mjölnir on it's pedestal. Runes were beginning to form on the mighty weapon. This intrigued the teen, to the point that he started to walk over towards it.

Everything seemed to fade away from him, the museum didn't seem to exist for him. It was just empty space, him, and the hammer. Blake came to a stop at the hammer, the whispers having disappeared. He stared at the hammer then heard a deep voice speak to him. It sounded as if it were right in front of him.

"Whosoever Holds this Hammer...

If they be worthy...

Shall possess the power of Thor...."

Blake didn't know why but his hand began to move on it's own, it was like an instinct feeling. The hammer wanted to be wielded, Mjölnir wished to be moved once more. He heard the anguish of Ares beginning to come into existence as his hand grasped Mjölnir's handle. Just as Ares was about to bring down his sword upon Blake, Thunder roared overhead. A powerful bolt of lightning struck Blake as he slowly lifted Mjölnir up into his hand. His body began to morph and change, he grew taller, bulkier. Armor formed over him as Ares was blown away from the bolt of lightning. Diana watched with awe as the boy she had just seen become a mighty warrior. When the lightning had disappeared, both Ares and Diana felt their eyes almost buldge out upon seeing Blake.

Blake looked at himself, seeing that he was wearing gold and black armor. A red cape hung from his shoulders all the way down to his shins. His muscles were hulking, and his hair having reached past his neck. 'Oh. My. God!' He thought as he looked at himself in amazement. Then he turned his eyes at an angry Ares who rushed at him. Blake had forgotten about himself having transformed. When Ares came at Blake with a vertical strike with his sword, Blake felt as if time slowed down for him. He raised Mjölnir up and watched as lightning shot out of it. The attack impacted Ares' chest and sent him flying out across the Muesem. 'I can shoot lightning!?' Thought Blake, then smirked. He took a firm grasp of Mjölnir then popped his neck. "I'm a superhero now..." He uttered to himself, then noticed that he had somehow gotten a thick Scottish accent.

"Boy." Diana called and watched as Blake turned his eyes towards her. With concern laced in his eyes, he jogged over and felt himself almost tumble over. 'Oh right, i'm tall so I gotta get use to being tall', He thought then came to a stop beside her. "Are you alright?" Blake asked, then watched as Wonder Woman smile up at him as he helped her to her feet. Blake stood a good 6"10, just about towering over the Amazon. "I am fine, though I am surprised that you are still calm in this situation." She said, before Blake could respond they both heard the growl of Ares as he came at them.

The god of War was seething with anger, his red eyes seemingly to glow even brighter now. "I. Will. Kill. You!" He shouted then conjured two swords in his hands. Diana took a stance then glanced over seeing Blake mirroring her. 'Yes...he will need much learning', She thought before using her bracers to block an attack from Ares. Blake with a nervous look on his face threw a wild haymaker at the god. This was dodged by Ares but only partially, as Diana hit Ares with her own punch. She followed up this attack with a back hand strike with her other fist. Blake used Mjölnir to bash the god's face and heard a ringing sound come from Mjölnir. Ares was flung off his feet, his helmet having been damaged from Blake's blow.

"Did you mean to do that?" Diana asked with a raised brow. ".....Yes." Blake lied, causing Diana to smirk at him once again. Together, they charged at Ares and began to make short work of him. Even if he grew stronger with more violence, the damage that they were inflicting upon him would prove too much. Eventually, Ares threw a conjured javelin at Blake. Surprisingly, Blake caught the weapon and was astonished by his reaction time. "I will kill you, and take that hammer from you!", Ares exclaimed, his helmet having been busted and his armored ruined, "That hammer belongs to me!"

Blake didn't know what had come over him, it was like he was possessed for a moment. His eyes radiated with lightning and so did the rest of his body. Mjölnir crackled with bolts of lightning as thunder roared overhead once again. The Thunderer gave Ares a deadly glare, one that a god would give when angered. "Is that so?" Blake questioned, beginning to cock his hand back with Mjölnir still in it, "Well I say....HELL NAY!!"

Blake hurled Mjölnir at Ares with such force that the shockwave of the throw shattered the windows within the Muesem. Mjölnir traveled beyond the naked human eye could track, and collided with the god of war's chest. Ares was flung directly out of the museum with Mjölnir. Diana watched this with wide eyes before she looked at Blake. The teen seemed to have gotten control over himself, he let out a light pant before turning to look at Wonder Woman. "I just beat Ares' ass...." He said aloud, causing a smile to spread upon Diana's lips. "That you did...what is your name?" Diana asked while beginning to relax. "Oh I'm Blake, Donald Blake." He answered before remembering that this is Wonder Woman standing in front of him. "I-it's an honor, really, standing right in front of you!" He shouted with excitement, causing a light chuckle to escape Diana. "The honor is mine brave one, though I should be honored", She stated, "After all, you are the first mortal to ever lift the hammer."

Blake blinked twice when she said that. Then remembered that he had just thrown Mjölnir. "Oh yeah...how do I get it back?" He asked to which the sound of metal being rung could be heard. A sound barrier was broken before Blake turned to find Mjölnir rocketing towards him. He held his hands up inspected to be hit, except the blow never came. His eyes locked on to find Mjölnir in his hand once again. Diana placed a hand on Blake's shoulder, gaining his attention. "Come, I believe that it is time that you return back to your mortal form." She said with a smile, though Blake didn't know how to do that either. So he looked at Mjölnir then with a thought began to ask it a question. 'Can you turn me back to normal?'

Just like that, a crack of thunder roared overhead once again. Lightning struck Blake, allowing him to return to his skinny fifteen year old self. The hammer had turned into that of a pin, hiding it's true form. After getting their story straight, Diana took Blake outside where he was reunited with a worried Ms. Taylor. Diana had told the authorities that she had defeated Ares with the help of an unknown ally. This obviously got news reporters hooked, but Diana flew off before they could get an answer out of her. Before leaving she did give Blake a wink, making him blush. After all, this was Wonder Woman, one of Earth's hottest superheroes. Of course Blake's classmates pounced him with questions on what happened. Sadly, they were disappointed when he told them that he hid rather than watch the fight. Though, he did give them a hint of this "ally" that came to Wonder Woman's aid.

All that he told his classmates was that the man used a hammer. Once the class had returned back to the booked hotel for their school field trip. Blake took out his phone and began to call his mother. "Hey sweetheart, how's the field trip going?" Asked his mother, her voice sounding tender and soft. "Godly..." Blake responded with a wide grin on his face. Unbeknownst to Blake, he was being watched by someone. It was none other than Wonder Woman herself.

"Anything?" She questioned to no one in particular. Then a deep and cold voice responded back to him. "Donald Blake, fifteen years old, freshman in high school, no criminal background, nothing..." Said the male. It was revealed to be the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Diana frowned upon hearing those details, she didn't like how the hammer had chosen someone so- "Young..." She uttered while watching Blake talk on the phone, "This is not fair to him, it is as if outside forces declared that he should wield it rather than someone more prepared." Batman stood behind her, unmoving yet somewhat understanding what she meant. "You're going to train him." He deduced, causing Diana to look back at him. "If I must...then I will." She responded.