And then there came a day unlike any other. When Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born! To fight the foes no single superhero could withstand.
Time Traveling Conquerors, Alien Invaders, Psychotic robots, the Masters of Evil and beings that can destroy planets. The Avengers have beaten all of them. However, these victories often came with a price or have been won based on pure luck. As powerful as they are, the Avengers are but a small band of heroes. And the next crisis might be their last.
The solution was a simple answer to a complex problem.
Avengers Mansion...
In the conference room, Tony Stark was browsing through images of the Galactus Incident, the Secret Invasion, the Kang War and other events. As he was browsing, the hammer-wielding avenger Thor walked in.
"What vexes you Iron Man?" The asgardian asked. "It is rare for you to look at battles past."
The armored Avenger thought for a second before answering his fellow hero. "I've been thinking about this for a while. All these battles, all these wars. We won, but just by the skin of our teeth."
"Aye. When Loki conquered Asgard, I felt as though all was lost until you and the rest of the Avengers arrived."
"And that Surtur guy is still loose right?"
"Yes, the fire demon continues to elude even Heimdall's great sight." The thunderer said begrudgingly. "As long as Surtur is free, all of the nine realms are in jeopardy."
"For what I've read about asgardian folklore, I'm guessing he's almost as strong as Galactus. And we needed to call in almost every hero we know to handle him. And who knows if the next time we battle some crazed nutjob will be our last."
"What do you suggest?" Thor asked. Tony looked at footage of the Galactus event and watched the multiple heroes fighting against the heralds in different parts of the world. "Jarvis, assemble the team. We've got work to do."
"Very well sir." The AI responded.
"Sometimes the biggest problems can be solved the simplest solutions."
"What solution is that?" Thor asked as Tony brought up a holoscreen with the Avengers symbol. The genius smirked before addressing his fellow avenger.
"We need to get bigger."
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Avengers Assemble
The Avengers Protocol Part 1
One month later...
The ten Avengers were currently deployed in multiple locations. Thor, Vision and Yellowjacket were battling the sea monster Titan in Croatia. Hulk and the Wasp were fighting Wendigos in Canada. Hawkeye and Black Panther were dealing with an AIM unit in Seattle. As for Captain America, Iron Man and Ms. Marvel...
"HEYAAA!" Carol yelled as she smashed another Hydra dreadnought. Another dreadnought opened its shoulder armor, revealing its Railgun and fired, hitting Ms. Marvel with the electromagnetically-powered round. The Kree/Human hybrid got back up and fired an energy blast, destroying the dreadnought. "What's with these guys?"
In the air, Iron Man was in a dogfight with some Hydra agents equipped with jetpacks. They were flying all around the Statue of Liberty. The neo-nazis fired rapid-fire beams as the armored avenger evaded and fired back with two gauntlet missiles. One of the Hydra agents tossed an advanced grenades that released energized flares, destroying the missiles.
"JARVIS, did you finish scanning their tech?"
"Scan complete. Weaponry does not match any known database."
"The one time I actually want guys to steal my tech. That I can handle." He said he shot down two agents with repulsor blasts before being forced to evade more energy bullets.
On the ground, Cap was handling a squad of Hydra footsoldiers. He blocked a hit from an agent that was using a pair of strength-enhancing gauntlets. He punched the solder out and tossed his shield hitting two more soldiers as he kicked another in face. As his shield returning to him, Steve blocked a railgun shot from a dreadnaught. With a yell, he jumped over some incoming missiles and bashed the robot's head off, rendering it useless. "Something's not right. Hydra's never been this advanced."
A loud mechanical roar was heard as a Hydra Octopus Robot emerged from the water. "I got this!" Ms. Marvel yelled as he rammed the giant robot into the water. With glowing fists, she bashed the large machine.
Unbeknownst to any of the Avengers, a masked man was watching from the shadows. He tapped his ear. "Time for Phase 2." He pulled out a sword as black as the night sky and charged a certain Star-spangled man.
Cap barely had time block a sword with his shield. He recognized his opponent even though he wore a new outfit. It was mostly black with hints of grey and white, but what stuck out the most was familiar mask on his head.
"Zemo!" Steve as he pushed him back. "How did you escape from Hydro-base?"
The founding master chuckled as he held his sword out. "Did you really think I wouldn't find a means to escape Captain? You give me too little credit."
"I'm guessing Zola's the one behind these upgraded soldiers." Cap said, noticing the Iron Man's aerial fight.
"Zola is long gone. I have no need for his continuing failures. Regardless, I intend to end our rivalry today!" And with that he was on the attack again. The two veterans fought neck and neck, countering each other. However, Zemo actually managed to get a good punch at the Captain's face. Meanwhile, Iron Man was finishing up the aerial soldiers. His screens showed that Carol had just about finished up the robot and Cap was still battling Zemo. However, when the masked villain knocked the captain's shield upward, he pulled out a futuristic pistol from his holster.
He pulled the trigger, hitting Captain America in red energy. When the light faded, to Iron Man and Ms. Marvel's shock, the living legend was gone. All that remained was his shield.
"STEVE!" The two heroes yelled. Angry and glowing with energy, Carol flew at Zemo but without warning, a pitch black portal appeared before the master. Before she could stop, Carol was sallowed up by the portal and it vanished, taking the SWORD agent with it. With a laugh, Zemo put away his weapons and picked up Cap's shield. In anger, Iron Man floated towards Zemo with both repulsors aimed at him. "You've got five seconds to tell me what you did to her, or you'll wish you were still in prison!"
"Blackout, we're done here." Zemo said. Another black portal appeared above him and before Stark could blast him, the portal engulfed the Baron. Landing on the ground, Iron Man clenched his fists in anger.
"JARVIS, call back all active duty Avengers and initiate Assembly Protocol 21-1610. Codename: Wake the World."
New Orleans...
A harbour patrol officer with dreads was inspecting some crates until something in her pocket started beeping. She pulled out an Avengers ID card. "This officer Rambeau. I'm going to half to call it a night." She talked into her transceiver as her body started to glow.
Illinois...
A korean-american team wearing a green jacket, a red shirt underneath, jeans and red & white sneakers was browsing through some junk food at a rest area. He then pulled a beeping Avengers ID from his coat pocket and grabbed an arm full junk food.
Great Britain...
A tall man wearing a uniform patterned after the British flag and an elvish-looking woman in a green and black costume were both looking at their blinking ID cards. Around them was an entire street gang knocked unconscious.
Colorado...
The Falcon slid his ID card into his pocket as he jumped off a building, deploying his wings and taking to the skies.
Madripoor...
Another drug dealer was knocked out, courtesy of the Black Widow. As she pulled out her ID, one dealer yelled as he tried to attack, only to receive a roundhouse kick to the face.
Los Angeles...
A building was burning down as people gathered in fear. The firefighters looked up as they attempted to get close. "It's no use! The flames are too massive! We can't get close!"
Running through the crowd as a young girl with gothic clothing and pink highlights in her hair. She bit down on her thumb as she rushed past the firefighters, who yelled at her to get back.
"When blood is shed, let the Staff of One emerge." She chanted as a staff with a circle and rings at the tip burst out of her chest in a flash of light. She grabbed the staff with both hands and held it up at the burning building.
"Absorb!" A large vacuum wind emerged from the circle, drawing the flames to it. The fires where sucked into the vacuum and withing a few moments, the wind died out and flames were gone. The crowd and the people inside the building were stunned before bursting in applause. The girl smiled until she heard a blinking sound and pulled out her ID card.
M3 high school...
Peter Parker was putting some books into his locker until spotted his Avengers ID blinking. "Alright." The teenage superhero said with joy. He slid his card into his pocket and headed for the school roof.
Outside Avengers Mansion...
As a Quinjet landed on the roof of the mansion, a man wearing a black costume with lightning bolts stood on top of a nearby building. He tapped his com-link before speaking. "Blackout to all points. Commencing Phase 3."
In the hangar bay, Hulk and Wasp existed the jet. The two of them had scratches, granted the Hulk's was healing faster.
"If I see another Wendigo, it'll be too soon." Jan said as she bandaged some of her wounds.
"You should be thankful Banner made an antidote before we left, otherwise you'd be all fur and teeth." The Green Goliath said, earning an uncomfortable shiver from Wasp.
"Gross imagery aside, we better go see what Iron Man wants." The two Avengers walked to the conference room and saw the assembled Avengers. Yellowjacket, Vision, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Panther were already there but Jan noticed some people were missing.
"Tony and the others aren't here yet?" Wasp asked.
"Classic Stark." Hank commented. "He calls an emergency meeting and he shows up late."
"I was here Pym," Tony said as he walked into the room. "I was just having checking some things out before...well it's better to show you."
The armored Avenger turned on some holoscreens, showing the battle at the Statue of Liberty. "We were dealing with a Hydra cell on Long Island. I noticed that they upgraded their tech, and then things started to turn for the worst." The screen charged to footage of Captain America fighting Baron Zemo. "Zemo showed up with a new getup and he..." The screen showed when Zemo vaporized Cap, shocking the Avengers. Even the Vision was speechless.
"No, th...that can't..." Janet sobbed.
"Cap." Hank said in disbelieve. Black Panther and Vision scowled at the image.
"Then if things weren't bad enough." The screens then showed Ms. Marvel being sallowed by a portal and Zemo teleporting away. "They kidnapped Carol."
"Well what are waiting for?!" Hawkeye said as he stood up. "If they have Ms. M, then we should do something!"
"Aye. Zemo will pay for these atrocities." Thor replied. The Hulk silently agreed by hitting his palm with his fist.
"I've already got Jarvis scanning the teleportation energy and any hotspots where it showed up." Tony explained.
"Jarvis, allow me to assist with the calculations." Vision said.
"Very well Vision." The android's eyes started to glow blue.
"Searching... Searching... Searching... Location found." The two AIs stated. "Traces of portal energy found inland of Antarctica."
"That must be where Zemo's current base is." The Panther stated.
"Perfect hiding place for a super-villain." Hawkeye said.
"I've activated the World protocol. We'll launch a frontal assault on Zemo once everyone's here."
"Isn't that a bit overkill?" Yellowjacket asked. "Some of these guys haven't even meet. How do expect them to work together?"
"We barely knew each other when the Breakout happened." Jan pointed out.
Vision's eyes suddenly turned red. "Warning, portal energy detected."
"Where?" Iron Man asked.
"It is encompassing the entire mansion." The android said, shocking the team.
Outside, Avengers Mansion as consumed by a large black mass as Blackout's hands and eyes had a purple glow. "Mission complete. The Avengers are trapped." However, the villain he heard a "thwip" and saw a familiar red & blue superhero heading towards the mansion. "Spider-Man." He tapped the com in his ear. "Beta team, we've got a bug problem."
The spider themed hero landed in front of the mass, dumbfounded by what he saw. "Okay, not what I was expecting." He pulled out his ID card and hit the call button. "Iron Man, this Spidey. Come in." All he got was static. "Thor, come in." Still nothing. "Ms. Marvel?" And nothing still. "What the hell's going on?" Without warning, a purple magic seal appeared next to the wall-crawler and the gothic spellcaster stepped through it. The girl looked around for a second before noticing the mass.
"Okay, that's not good." She turned and paused when she saw Spider-Man. "Oh my god! You're Spider-Man!"
"Yea. And you are..." The web head said, not knowing who his girl that came out of nowhere was.
"Oh right." The girl said, a bit flustered that she forgot to introduce herself. She held her hand out. "Call me Sister Grimm." The spider hesitated before shaking her hand.
"So, I'm guessing you're one of the new recruits?" Spidey asked. Grimm nodded and the two of them turned back to the mass. "You got any idea what this is about? Because I'm kind of drawing a blank."
"Give me sec." The Asian-american teen said as she stepped a bit closer to the mass. "Show me the mansion." The Staff of One showed an image like a movie projection, showing Avengers Mansion floating in some kind of dark dimension. "If I had to guess, whatever this crap is, it's keeping the mansion and everyone inside in some kind of alternate dimension."
"So what can we do."
Sister Grimm looked over the mass. "This energy didn't appear naturally. There's someone casting this stuff."
"What the %^*# is going on here?" The two teens turned around and saw a kid their age riding on a moped. He parked his bike and walked to them, a coyote pup flowing him. "I came all the way from Illinois for... whatever this weird mass of paranormal is?" He turned to other heroes. "BTW, the name's Amadeus Cho and I'm guessing you guys are here because Iron Man called?"
"Right on the money." Spidey said. "According to Miss Magic over hear, some dude's keeping the Avengers trapped in another dimension.
"So simple." Cho said. "We find the bad guy, we knock his lights out and bring the Avengers back. Now it's just a matter of finding him."
"Leave that to me." Grimm said as her eyes started to glow. "Find the..." She was interrupted by Spidey grabbed both of them as something hit the pavement like a meteor. When the smoke cleared, a large muscular woman with orange hair, a purple mask with a red gem on the forehead and a spiked purple outfit walked out of the crater.
"You should really stop snooping around you little &%*#s." The woman said as she cracked her knuckles.
The manhole cover near them flew off as a monstrous creature with grey and orange skin, shark-like features and red eyes jumped out and crouched down, ready to attack. "Meat." It said as it licked its sharp teeth.
The wind suddenly picked up as a green tornado approached them. It vanished and revealed the Avengers foe Whirlwind. "Time to tear things up!"
The three teenagers stood back to back as the pup growled at the villains. "Is it too early to quit?" Amadeus asked.
Inside the mansion, a portal appeared in the foyer and four villains walked out of it. One of the woman had blond hair and a grey and silver outfit. The second woman had red & white hair and an outfit that consisted of blue & white colors with gold armor on the shoulders, wrist and knees. One of the men was Carl "Crusher" Creel, aka the Absorbing Man. The smaller man wore a dark red and grey bodysuit with bright yellow eyes. He turned to others. "Alright people, let's do this. Just remember that Stark is mine."
Hydra Antarctica Base...
Carol woke up and found herself on some kind of operating table. Another thing she noticed was the collar on her neck. She tried to get out of her restraints but couldn't break them.
"Don't even bother." The SWORD agent turned her head and saw Zemo walking towards her. "Those restraints are made out of adamantium. And if you're thinking you'll blast your way out, that collar is designed to absorb any energy you release."
"What do want you monster?" Carol said defiantly. The villain chuckled as he clamped a gas mask onto her face. Another man walked into the room, wearing glasses and a doctor's coat.
"This, Ms. Danvers, is Doctor Miles Warren, one of best genetic researchers in the world. That should be enough to give some idea of what we have planned." Zemo said as he turned on the knockout gas. Carol struggled in vain as she started to fade.
"Dr. Warren, begin the procedure." And that was the last thing she heard.
To be continued...
Next Time: It's war on two fronts! As the Avengers trapped in the mansion fend off their assailants, the new recruits outside must find a way to free them! And that's if the Masters don't kill them first! A new era of Avengers History continues in "The Avengers Protocol Part 2!"
Author's note: Hey guys! I just turned 21 today and in celebration, I've decided to focus on what really got me interested in writing; The Avengers! As you can already tell, this story takes place after Earth's Mightiest Heroes Season 2 and I just chose to call it Assemble because I like the main theme and I'm using some element from it. You probably also see that the inspiration for this story came from Jonathan Hickman's current run on the Avengers but with my own personal roster. Here's the reasons behind each hero I selected for this story.
Monica Rambeau AKA Photon: She is in my opinion one of the greatest Avengers of all time and yet she gets little to no attention outside the comics! No game or tv appearances whatsoever! That's one of reasons why I'm a big fan of the current Mighty Avengers comic.
Spider-Man: He's Spider-Man, that's why! Also, this is the Spectacular Spider-Man from the TV show of the same name. Meaning it's Josh Keaton voicing him.
Nico Minoru AKA Sister Grimm: As Bruce Banner pointed out in Avengers World #4, the current Avengers lack a member that can use magic. So what better spellcaster other than my favorite Runaway? So expect seeing the Pride and few guest appearances from the other Runaways.
Amadeus Cho: One of favorite Marvel characters and one of reasons Ioved Dan Slott's run on Mighty Avengers.
Black Widow and Falcon: They're already on main roster in the Comics and on the real Assemble. Also, this is the same Falcon from EMH, so this will be a redemption story for him.
Captain Britain and Meggan: I've recently discovered the awesomeness that is the Marvel UK! And what better heroes to make Avengers than the Protector of Multiverse and his shape-shifting wife. They also serve as my X-Men connection, replacing Wolverine, Cannonball and Sunspot.
Also like the main comic roster, this team will start off as an 18 member roster with six more to be added over the course of the story, totaling up to a 24 member Avengers Team!
That's all for now so please read and review!