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Chapter One – Pym's Lab

"What exactly are you trying to achieve here, Henry?"

Dr. Henry Pym was in his workshop in the Avengers Compound, hunched over a computer and working the keyboard fast enough that it looked like it might break. He was set up next to a large, ring-shaped machine that was clearly a work in progress – wires were hanging out of it, and in some areas the interior circuitry of the machine was exposed.

"Remember when Doctor Octopus hijacked my dimensional door in Paris? I decided to update my system to be more secure. Then, I figured I'd take the opportunity to work in a few upgrades. Make it more versatile. At that point I noticed that the machine was programmed similarly to the dimensional transportation devices Reed makes from time to time. Similar, but not the same… set to operate on a different wavelength, almost. So, with a little tweaking, I-"

"Alright, slow down and take a breath", Tigra interjected. "I can tell that whatever this is, it's exciting you. But you need to take a break. Do you realise you've been in here for three days?"

Dr. Pym paused and looked up.

"Really? I suppose I got a little carried away. But it's this machine, Greer! I think it's connected to an entire new multiverse altogether. The research possibilities here are potentially infinite. I can't help but find myself excited by it. I just need to alter a few systems here and there-"

Tigra raised an eyebrow and lifted a single finger, claw gleaming.

"Ah… that is to say, after I have some rest... and check up on the students, I suppose…"

Tigra nodded.

"Better. Take a day or two away from the lab. We are running a school here, you know. And I don't know if it's such a good idea to leave Hawkeye as the main chaperone."

"Oh, Clint's a good man. He's just a little… rough around the edges."

Tigra smirked. "Oh, I know. But all the same, I think it would be good for them to have a more… grandfatherly influence every now and then."

Pym sighed. "You're not going to let me forget that, are you."

Tigra took him by the arm and lead him out of the lab.

"Nope. I think it's good for you to get a dose of humility every now and then. And that reminds me, Victor and the others should be making their monthly visit sometime soon. I do wonder how the girls are doing…"

They closed the door behind them, and the only sound in the laboratory was Pym's machine humming.


An hour or so later, a girl dressed in a yellow and black full-body suit knocked the door open and burst into the room.

"Hey! Doctor Pym! You in here? We got questions!" yelled Hazmat. Striker and Finesse strode confidently into the room behind her, and Mettle and Reptil entered behind them, albeit with a little more restraint.

"It would appear Doctor Pym is not here, either." Finesse looked around. "Although, judging by the state of his workroom, he was recently. I would estimate we missed him by less than an hour".

"Well that's just brilliant. What the hell has he even been doing for the past three days?!" stormed Hazmat, arms in the air.

"Tigra?" Striker shrugged. Reptil just sighed.

"He probably just got carried away working on something", said Mettle. "I mean, if he was in here for three days, there's probably not a lot else it could be, right?"

"Well whatever it was, it had better have been damn interesting" muttered Hazmat.

Finesse raised an eyebrow. "I would presume it to be that machine", she stated, gesturing to a large, ring-shaped machine. "The half constructed one. Several components of the machine are only loosely connected. And it is wired to that computer system". The others looked where she was pointing.

"Well that's great. But what does it do?" Striker asked, moving to smack the side of the machine. Reptil grabbed his arm before he made contact.

"I don't think we should go playing around with Dr. Pym's stuff, guys", he warned. "Last time one of us did that Veil brought Korvac in. Besides, he's probably got it all secured…"

Finesse shook her head. "If there was any security, it would have been on the entrance to the lab itself. And since Jocasta left with Briggs, the surveillance cameras are no longer actively monitored. They won't be reviewed unless there is an incident".

"An incident like us messing with Pym's stuff and blowing up the entire compound?" Reptil muttered. Striker laughed.

"No way Pym'd be stupid enough to leave something that dangerous just lying around where anyone could screw with it. I bet that whatever this thing does, it doesn't even work. I mean, it looks like a heap of junk, man". And before anyone could stop him, Striker thumped his fist against the side of the machine.

Nobody moved for a second.

Striker shrugged. "See? Nothing happened. This thing wouldn't even-"

Suddenly a blinding white light erupted from the machine, which began shaking and rattling so hard it looked like it might come apart. Alarms started sounding throughout the complex. Hazmat smacked Striker behind the head.

"You idiot!" she shouted. "Now look what you did!"

"Someone turn this thing off!" he shouted back. "Finesse! You do computer crap, right? Fix it!"

"This is Pym's personal system. I don't know if I can figure it out in time to stop this thing from doing… whatever it does." she responded. Nonetheless, she sat down at the computer console and started typing furiously. The machine's whining got louder and higher. Striker strode up to it and raised his hand.

"Then I'm just gonna fry it. Broken machine is better than broken us." And at that he let loose a torrent of lightning into the machine. Unfortunately, the machine appeared to just absorb the energy and become even more frantic.

"Uh, guys?" Mettle said, stepping back. "Whatever this thing does, I think it's about to…"

And then the light disappeared, and the five young heroes disappeared with it.


A/N: You'd think they'd have learnt not to mess with Pym's stuff after that whole Korvac thing. :l
This is my first attempt at a fanfic. I noticed that there are very few Avengers Academy stories onsite, which I thought should be rectified. I was also a little surprised nobody had crossed them with Teen Titans - it seems so obvious to me. Maybe someone has and I didn't see it. Eh.
If you're wondering when this is set in AA canon, it's between issues 28 & 29 - after they meet the Runaways, but before AvX. So yeah, Veil is still with Briggs.

Please review! New to this, so I need to know what I'm doing wrong so I can fix it. :D