Chapter 1: The man in the mask
Protocol: Avengers
The world grows darker and darker over Avengers tower. The people of New York hidden by a growing cloud of darkness. Tony Stark stands in front of his lab window seeing the world turn sour, and a dark feeling arising in his heart. Captain America died a year ago from his attack in their civil war and he looked back on the memory day by day, it tortured him, though he justified it from his friend's, War Machine, death.
Every action he took in trying to change the world failed. He couldn't continue as team leader of the Avengers, he needed someone to take over, and keep the team running. Falcon walked in on Tony as his thoughts settled.
"So Tony you gonna tell me what happened to you and Cap. And why he's not here?" asked Falcon, then Silence fell. "Tony?" he repeated. Tony drew a tear, then faced Flacon with vigorous thoughts. Cap's death haunted him evermore, Falcon couldn't take it. "Tony is there something you hiding from us?" Tony couldn't hold it much longer.
"Cap's death, was my fault, I can't handle it. It haunts me every day…" Tony was once again silent, then spoke, "I can't replace Cap, but there's one who might be able to help us, though I know I'm fast to replace Cap, but he's a good friend of his and I trust him." "And who is this replacement", asked Falcon. "You'll see."
Stark felt like impressed Falcon, but Falcon, on the other hand, was still confused of who the replacement was. Tony ran down and yelled as he ran "Falcon hurry and get ready to fly!" Falcon showed an unamused face. Tony was running down as the steps gave a clang. "Hey guys", Tony said as he ran past Hulk and Panther (Tchula) messing around with the new game system they had. Hulk was mad, as always and panther was kicking his butt.
Tony flew down the stairs and went on his suit hanger he created later after Ultron's attack. "Jarvis Protocol: AVENGERS", Tony said hastily. "Yes, indeed sir, but what's the rush? Tony's heart was beating very fast as he stood on a giant circle in the middle of the room. Then he replied, "Today we get a very special someone out of S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters." Jarvis opened the doors slowly and it rose to a bright white color. Tony stood as he watched more and more iron-men being created. He had an army to take the world. Tony took deep breaths as he watched in anticipation.
Tony armored up in a new semi/ artificial intelligent suit. All protocols were thrown into this "wonder-bot" he called "S.M.A.C." (Super Marshall Attack Centre). He geared up and initiated all Avengers database upload, every move, attack position, and knowledge of the Avengers was a copied database to the S.M.A.C suit. Tony then turned around and walked out onto a deck like platform. He ran out of the platform then heroically jumped, then fell.
Tony forgot to ask Jarvis to unlock boosters and quickly repeated the phrase "OPEN COMPUTER DATA AND OPEN MY BOOSTERS!" "Indeed sir, I will do that", Jarvis replied. Tony then yelled as he his thoughts of death illuminated him. Then the boosters roared out, the thrusters blew out, and Tony flew right above the city. He watched down and initiated protocols as he flew across city slowly. Then an image peered out of the corner of his eye. "Jarvis, what was that?" he paused. "Sir, it's an unidentified suit, but it's under your name too", replied Jarvis. "What? Another phony stealing my tech?!" tony roared in his suit. "No sir, or I'd be attacking you." Tony then looked to the side and saw Falcon's brown face and mustache 10 feet away.
"Tony, like the new suit." The suit was designed by a great tech wiz… or someone. The suit was a shining red white and silver color. "Your friend War machine had this designed before he passed away", Falcon said and then went on his way in front of Tony. Iron man's jealousy kicked in, "Why didn't War Machine make me a suit before he died?" Then Tony flew close to falcon as he left with that thought.
Then they thrusted themselves up into the sky and watched the dark clouds run through them. "Where's the Tri-carrier in this black fog?" asked Falcon as unsure as he could ever be about Tony's whacko mind game. "It's just above us", Tony replied. "Where?" Falcon asked again. Tony then stopped and disappeared into the smoked clouds. Falcon then stopped and went to the area where he disappeared, then disappeared into the fog.
He still saw wind whirling as he passed through the fog backwards, as if someone grabbed him from behind. Then he was thrown into a clearing of the sun with dark clouds beneath him. His heart raced against the thoughts he had. His doubts and worries fought over like two drunk men, making no sense at all. He panted over and over until a swerve cloud caught his eye, then it lifted to him and there stood a cloud the shape of a ship.
Falcon watched as the ginormous cloud dissipated into the Tri-carrier. He couldn't believe it, a ship that size to have a cloaking device? Impossible! He saw Nicholas J. Fury standing on the top of the Tri-carrier. Falcon hovered as the whole ship revealed its hidden face to him. He stared in awe, then flew down and greeted Fury with the same gratitude as he showed him. He rushed over and saw Fury standing. He then made it to Fury and stood quietly.
"Where's Tony, Fury?" asked Falcon. "I'm fine Falcon how about yourself?" Fury responded in a sarcastic, yet stern voice. His eye looked through him and touched his mind. It felt uncomfortable, but still he stared at Fury. "Where's Tony, Fury?" repeated Falcon. "He's right here, though he got a little whiplashed as he was pulled in, luckily you managed to prevent that from happening. Falcon still stared then looked at his black eyepatch. "So you're the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. huh?" Fury stood, silently.
"Yes…" Fury replied, but had more to say. "But what leader are you Falcon?" Falcon was silent, and thought for a moment. "Well… I'm…" he had nothing more but those two words and silence, like a lot of the times. "Well, I'll figure that out later, but still we need someone and I need Tony to tell me who or what it is. Fury stood firm and spoke, "I know who he's looking for. Someone to replace Captain America, and he did find someone…" Falcon waited. He watched as Fury's mouth opened, but was shot in the back, well, stunned from behind. Fury fell and iron man rose from the point of the shot with two of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that held him down were now flat on their backs. Tony escaped the sleep and the agents.
Falcon's mustache wrinkled and a big comment come out, "Tony? Wh-? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT! Especially to the director of shield, why?" His words came out without hesitation of what was being said. Iron man stood there then replied, "Listen we need to find the agent that I need. That's why I'm here, just for information not to fiddle with S.H.I.E.L.D. and their problems with keeping secrets."
Tony then rushed off in a hurry, Falcon got suspicious, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team was still down. Falcon heard a voice near Fury it gave a fuzzy tone then cleared, "Fury requesting for back up? Fury backup over?" Falcon knew he'd be in trouble if he stayed any longer on the Tri-carrier, he too dashed off and sped up towards Tony's black dust. They reached New York again and Tony was going towards Queens. Falcon was stunned.
He hurried along so he wouldn't miss the action with Tony and the joke he calls a replacement. Falcon made it in time, "Tony what the -" Tony shushed him. His Iron man suit shining at the front door of the unknown apartment.
The door opened, then a woman stood at the door and peered at Iron Man. She had black hair with few streaks of gray blended in. She wore a black shirt with a blue knitted vest and normal blue Levis pants. "Excuse me misses Parker, but is that science whiz of yours home?"
She stared. He waited until a light flashed in her head moments after. "Oh—Mr. Stark how kind of you to join us today. Dear me where are my manners." She turned. "Peter! There's someone here to talk to you." Aunt May didn't know why Stark was here, but called him down. "Coming Aunt May. Just-" Then he ran to the front door and saw Stark sitting there with Falcon by his side with is face in his hand giving deep breathes of humiliation.
"Come, I've wanted to talk with you about the…" he stopped himself from saying the Avengers, Aunt May still didn't know and probably never will. He then started up as quickly as he could, "Job… Promotion I had in mind for you." Peter stood and looked confused. "Oh, yea that's right, um, ok give me a minute", Peter replied, then ran up to his old room.
Aunt May smiled and gave a look at stark. "Listen, Stark", she said calmly. "Please keep Peter out of harm's way, I fear with a boy like him and a man like you, could end up bad." He nodded in agreement to Aunt May's comment.
Peter came out with a new pair of clothes. A read shirt that said AERO, and a pair of dark blue jeans with a black belt. He did his hair nicely and had a big smile on his face. He tucked in his shirt. He then kissed his aunt goodbye and walked along with the over the edge Tony Stark and Falcon. Aunt May closed the door. Peter blew a breath of relief. "Peter I know that you work for S.H.I.E.L.D, right?" Peter nodded yes as Tony walked along with him. Falcon walked behind listening to the conversation.
They walked along until they reached an alley way. Peter took off his clothes to reveal a Spider-Man suit. He then slipped on his mask while Tony and Falcon watched him change in an instant. Then Tony and Falcon raced off behind Spider-Man. Peter kept the pace until they reached Avengers tower and crowds were cheering as they passed. "So this is the life of a billionaire superhero?" Tony chuckled. Spider-Man kept a poker face.
They arrived to the tower on a platform and as they platform moved into the building someone scanned them as they went in. Peter's spider sense tingled. He turned around, no one was there, but something was wrong. They arrived in the stark party/ home entertainment area. Panther and Hulk disappeared. "Oh, no", Stark said as he looked vigorously. They heard roars below. "Looks like Hulk and Panther are duking it out", Falcon said in relief. "As long as it is in the battle room and not in my living room", Stark said with hopes.
They heard a crash, then a boom. Peter took his mask off. Tony then ran to the elevator without hesitation, Falcon and Peter followed. They feared they were heading into Trouble. They were thrown down into a plummet in the elevator as they headed down into the battle room. Tony stood and looked into the camera in the elevator. "J.A.R.V.I.S. upload protocol S.M.A.C into the suit I'll be using." He then stretched out his arms. Mechanical arms gave Tony's suit to him. He was armored up. One last arm gave a chip looking thing.
"J.A.R.V.I.S upload the protocol." They were still riding as Iron man's suit was uploading the protocol. "How far is this thing?" Asked Peter as he pulled on his mask. "Well since the hulk can burst through our last location of the battle room Tony had to move it, about a mile down."
Spider man's ears popped. He scratched his ear. "Be patient Spider, we'll be there soon", said Falcon calmly. Then they arrived in a wrecked lab. Panther was jumping around making amends with Panther. Peter saw the true side of the Hulk.