((New) Defenders I#139) – The Angel was flying over the Jicarilla Indian Reservation when he unexpectedly was spoken to by an eagle who’d been mystically granted the ability to commune with man to find help for the tribe. The Angel called the local sheriff to ask if there was any trouble, and he found out about the recent murders. The Defenders flew in to investigate. Red Wolf showed them the mine. As the Defenders descended in the mine, the Valkyrie noted that they had passed into another realm. She drew her sword, Dragonfang, and it was glowing, meaning that Asgardian enemies were near. The trolls attacked and made short work of the Defenders. The Defenders stood entranced and Valkyrie was put in chains as the troll-smith fashioned weapons tempered with blood. The smith saw Odin’s handiwork in Moondragon’s headband and attempted to remove it with a pair of old tongs. When Moondragon wrenched away from him, she fell into the vat of blood, which splashed on Red Wolf and freed him from the trolls’ spell. Red Wolf then splashed the other Defenders with the blood, freeing them as well. Simultaneously, the Valkyrie broke her chains and got free, causing an enormous cave-in over the group of trolls. The Defenders and Red Wolf escaped to the surface, destroying the gate to Asgard in the cave-in.