Disclaimer: I do not own any thing created by marvel, the only thing I do own is Aeon and the other collection of OC's in this Fic
This is the sequal to Marvel Universe becoming a hero and my X-men Academy X fic is also connected with this, I'd recommend reading Becoming a hero first but it shouldnt be too essential.
Marvel Universe: Heroism
Prologue
15 years ago
Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-enforcement Division. Also known as S.H.I.E.L.D a top-secret defence organisation created to fight super human threats to the United States of America. These days S.H.I.E.L.D agents operate like armies from floating fortresses and weapon platforms known as Helicarriers. A particular carrier also known as S.H.I.E.L.D. central was the operating centre of the organisations super soldier program an operation known only to high ranked S.H.I.E.L.D personnel and of course all the scientists and agents involved with the project.
Two agents walked down the corridors of the Helicarrier discussing their day, even if they were highly skilled agents trained in secrecy and professionalism they still talked about their daily lives and jobs. One was Latina while the other was African American.
"You would never believe the headache those Psi-Soldiers can give you, Taylor spent a whole five months in the infirmary because he was put in a coma from one blast from those guys" The African American appeared to be the oldest with his greying hair and wrinkled face.
The younger agent shook his head before speaking "Well today I was put in charge of rating the combat effectiveness of the Gamma warriors and the Absorbing man projects today, I'll tell you the strength those Gamma infused guys got was incredible but they had the intellects of infants, they kept saying words like smash all the time and those Absorbing men were no different since they turned into the same material as anything they touched, only one of them managed to fully control his powers, we had to put the rest of them down"
"I do trust they managed to program the life model decoys exactly the way the originals were?" The older agent asked with his eyes narrowed.
"You kidding it was like taking candy from a baby, Coppers LMD has even invited us over for a Barbecue next week"
"I heard that you and Reilly volunteered to be the test subjects for two other projects"
"Reilly already had his done, he was in a lot of pain when I watched him inject himself with that serum but he still put on his grin and showed off the energy generation powers he had developed, man how somebody like him became a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent I'll never know I mean he thinks of himself as a hero and holds the least number of kills in all missions, why that girl friend of his is living with him I'll never know" There was a bitterness in the young man's voice and the older agent frowned at him.
"He's never needed to kill opponents because he's only ever knocked his opponents out, sure he may be idealistic and Naïve but he is not weak, he's a good man!"
"A good man, yeah right he's just a total idiot" The agent said to be met with his seniors elbow.
"You listen to me son Slade Reilly is ten times the man and agent you are, he saved my life so many times that you can tally them on my arm, the closest anyone has ever been to dying when working alongside him was the time he and Fury were caught behind Hydra lines and Fury lost his eye, it was thanks to Slade that Fury's alive and still serving S.H.I.E.L.D today even if he is just a desk jockey" The veteran agent explained to the floored agent.
"What is going on here?" a red haired woman wearing a black bodysuit said to the agents having seen the fight from a distant.
"Nothing Commander Romanoff, Tyler here was just insulting a man who deserves more medal of honours than he gets even if he does turn them all down"
"Agent Tyler you go to the infirmary and get that cut looked at, the Professor will bombard you with the rays tomorrow and you Agent Bradley still have yet to undergo the Super Soldier treatment along with the rest of your brothers" Natasha Romanoff said smiling wickedly.
"Racist turncoat bitch when are you going to learn to respect your seniors, I fought in Nam when I was half your age" Bradley said walking away from Natasha. "And I still choose to serve this country even if my grandson to come will need a grandfather"
Tyler got up off the floor brushing himself off and glaring at the veterans back then blushed as Natasha laid a hand on his cut lip. Natasha smiled before she pressed her lips against Tyler's who wrapped his arms around her waist as she ran her hands through his brown hair.
"So can we meet again tonight "Black widow"" Tyler smirked.
"Sorry I'm afraid I have to file a report on Slade Reilly's progress with his powers, still Isaiah was right you know Slade is an incredible soldier despite his life saving nature" Natasha said.
"I'm not going to let that idiots friendly smile get to me, but next time he says hello in that friendly and dense manner of his I'll throw him out of the carrier, hopefully this augmentation they're going to give me will be worth the hours of physical training I had to go through"
"But it was well worth it for me wasn't it?" Natasha asked playfully kissing Tyler's lips.
A day later Tyler leant against the wall in one of the corridors mentally preparing himself for the treatment he would receive later in the day. His ears twitched as he heard the voices of some of the younger off duty agents talking amongst themselves.
"Hey did you hear what Slade did yesterday, he created energy and solidified it into a material as hard as metal, then he made a disc and flew around the training course on it slicing the bullets that they sent at him with the sword he made"
"Yeah he's an amazing guy, I wish I could have ended up with him as my instructor that Gauntlet guy is just too tough on us"
"Hey did you hear him at lunch yesterday, it turns out his girlfriends now pregnant, they're planning to name him Sven after Slade's old Navy Seals buddy"
"What about if it's a girl they do need to plan ahead of things"
"You know Slade and his instincts they're never wrong…man Slade Reilly a hero and a father who would have thought"
Tyler grinded his teeth together before he looked at his watch and realised that now was the time when he would receive the power of a super soldier. He reached the research centre where the scientists asked him to take his shirt off and remove all his equipment and firearms, when he did they directed him to a cylinder tube.
"Now Agent Tyler remember that this process may be extremely painful and you may not survive, if you have any doubts now is the time to back down" The lead scientist said.
"Save your breath, I'll become a hero one far greater than any this world will ever see" Tyler said with determination in his eyes.
"Now begin bombarding him with the radiation" One of the scientists pushed a button on his console and the lights in the chamber turned a red colour.
Tyler grinded his teeth together before screaming in pain and shaking as he fell to the floor.
"Oh my god he's going into cardiac arrest, we have to abort the bombardment" One of the scientists said looking at the computer that monitored Tyler's heart.
"Wait just a little longer his condition might stabilise" the lead scientist said.
At this point Tyler broke down into a fit vomiting on the floor, red marking suddenly appeared on his chest and back forming a symbol that looked like an upside down gothic E letter.
"His conditions stabilising, his conditions now normal" Tyler breathed heavily as he got up off the floor staring at the symbol on his chest.
"Let us see if experiment Elemental of Project Aeon is a success" The lead scientist smiled as Tyler put on his professional demeanour hiding a smirk on his face.
"Agent Tyler, you should now have the ability to control different types of elemental radiation such as Fire, water, electricity, wind, light as well as other forms of magic" one of the scientists explained.
"Hit me with everything you've got" Tyler said and over the next few hours the scientists bombarded him with water floods, infernos, electrical rays and wind created via high power fans. Tyler or Elemental as he had begun to be called would control the different types of elements with simple movements of his hands all the while the symbols on his chest and back glowed a red colour.
"Please inform the General that all tests on Super Soldier Elemental have been a complete success" The lead scientist said proudly to an Agent that was overseeing the experiment.
That was the day when project Aeon and anyone involved with it was destroyed. An explosion rocked the Helicarrier as hundreds of men dressed in green suits stormed the Helicarrier shooting anything that moved. Most of the super soldiers and agents that stayed to fight were shot on sight while others ran away to escape pods.
"EVERYONE FOLLOW SLADE TO VICTORY!" Isaiah yelled shooting at the Hydra terrorists with his Shield pistols while others were either shot or managed to get in a lucky bullet before they were shot. Pretty soon Isaiah also suffered a shot to his legs forcing onto the floor however the determined soldier kept on shooting at the aim agents until a man wearing a blue suit with the S.H.I.E.L.D insignia on his shoulder threw the veteran over his shoulder thrusting his free hand forward and pushing the terrorists back with a wave of energy.
"Slade leave me and get to an escape pod, I'll be fine" Isaiah whispered weakly only to receive a smile from the youthful face of the blonde agent carrying him.
Isaiah was carried to an escape pod where a medical officer who would keep pressure on his bleeding legs waited for him. The veteran agent looked out of the window to receive a thumb up from the man whom had carried him away.
"Good luck Slade and for gods sake don't get yourself shot" Isaiah said smiling as the pod flew away from the burning aircraft.
Meanwhile Elemental held his own against the invading Aim terrorists either consuming them with fire or shocking them with electricity. Tyler smirked as he began throwing drill like miniature tornados at the terrorists impaling them. He began laughing maniacally as his eyes glowed red and his muscles began to expand.
"THIS POWER IS AMAZING!!" he yelled. "I AM THE ULTIMATE SUPER HERO ELEMENTAL, I CONTROL EVERYTHING AND MY SKIN IS UNBREAKABLE!"
At that moment the blonde haired agent entered the room looking astonished at the bodies lying on the floor and glaring at Tyler.
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK REILLY, YOUR PATHETIC ENERGY MANIPULATION POWERS ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO MY GOD LIKE ABILITIES!!"
The agent turned his glare into a look of determination as Elemental ran towards him, the berserk Tyler's skin actually started to change a red colour and spikes began growing out of his shoulders, his pupils became dilated while his skin started to shine like a diamond. Elemental thrust his now hulk like fist at the agent who rolled to the side avoiding the blow as it burnt the ground turning it into molten rock. Blue energy covered the agent's hand as he punched Elemental in the cheek sending him crashing to the ground.
"NO MORE HOLDING BACK REILLY YOU KILL ME OR I'LL KILL YOU! AND ONCE I HAVE I'LL BECOME THE GREATEST SUPER HERO IN THE WORLD!!" Elemental yelled as he was covered in an aura of red flames.
The agent frowned determinedly as he was covered by an aura of blue and white energy burning the ground like a flame. Both former super soldiers yelled as they charged towards one another clashing their fists together creating an explosion that blew apart the Helicarrier.
Elsewhere in the Helicarrier the Hydra terrorists met with a red haired woman, Natasha Romanoff.
"Your money will be transferred to your account in Russia Black Widow, then again I don't think theirs anything you can pay for someone to betray their own organisation" One of the Hydra agents said frowning at the very sight of the turn coat behind his mask.
"True darling very true, however I never believed in the cause of S.H.I.E.L.D. to begin with, those foolish old men who run this organisation never once thought for a minute that the Russian turncoat would betray secrets, and they'll continue to remain oblivious to my actions, as for the super Soldiers that got away leave them to me I'll deal with them all"
"There are a large number of the Super Soldiers who impregnated their wife and girlfriends, watch these children and if they become a threat with their mutant powers I want them dead"
"Don't worry sir I'll watch them very closely, just call me again if you require any more information on the projects that S.H.I.E.L.D are running"
9 months after Project Aeon's fall
Kate Reilly smiled as the nurse gave her baby son to her; she cradled the child in her arms with a tear running down her face. The child laughed which caused Kate Reilly's previous tears of sorrow to turn into tears of happiness.
'Slade wherever you're hiding, I wish you could see your son right now…Sven, that's what you wanted to call him, very well then!' Kate thought planting a kiss on her child's head.
Next Chapter 1: 15 years later
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