The Uncanny Avengers

Chapter 1: Brood Trouble in the Big Freezer- Part 1

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel.


Author's note- This is the last fic in my URM series. I seem to have monopolized all of the major Marvel characters/teams that are worth doing. The people that I'm not writing fics on (Elektra, Punisher, Dr Strange, etc) will all be making guest appearances in my other stuff. Now, to start on that Uncanny Power Pack fic… Kidding!


Somewhere in the middle of the Antarctic-

Somewhere in the middle of the Antarctic, a group of SHIELD scientists had discovered an alien spaceship beneath the polar ice. The ship must have been there for thousands of years.

A small group of the scientists descended into the spaceship to investigate.

'Man, this place is starting to give me the wiggins.' One of the scientists said. 'Shouldn't we wait for Fury to get here?'

'Fury won't get here for weeks.' Another scientist replied. 'We might as well get a look before this place is overrun by gun-toting jackasses.'

'We getting any life signs yet?' The first scientist asked.

'Not yet.' A third scientist replied. 'The ice is screwing up the sensors.'

'Look out for any alien egg pods, huh?' The first scientist said, chuckling nervously.

'Geez, you watch too much TV.' The second scientist sighed.

'Well I wouldn't mind having Sigourney Weaver by my side anyhow.' The first scientist said.

The other two scientists just shook their heads and continued to investigate the spaceship. The first scientist went to follow but something grabbed him and pulled him in to the shadows without so much as a scream. His fellow scientists merely continued onwards.

They soon found themselves in a huge chamber with some kind of giant pilot seat in the middle.

'Give he a hand, man.' The second scientist said as he tried to climb up. The third scientist did as he was told and helped him up.

The second scientist gasped in horror as he realised what he was standing on, it was the corpse of a giant alien.

'Geez!' He yelped as he stumbled back. Unfortunately, he lost his footing on the giant alien and fell to the ground with a painful thump.

'Yeah, not too embarrassing.' The scientists muttered. 'Hicks, you there? Hicks?'

The scientist spun around to try and locate his friend.

'C'mon man, this isn't funny. Stop screwing around…'

The scientist spun around as he heard skittering behind him. He shined his torch in the direction of the sound but he didn't find anything.

'Game over man, game over…' The scientist muttered.

'This is no game, human.' A voice hissed. 'Unless you count survival of you puny little race…'

The scientist spun around and shined his torch in the direction of the voice. His eyes widened in fear as a huge insectoid creature reared up in front of him. The creature had a mouthful of fierce fangs, six spindly limbs and a two-pronged tail.

'You will be a most worthy host for the next generation. Mmm yes, very worthy…'

The scientist tried to scream but the alien creature lashed at him with its tail, knocking him out. The creature then dragged him in to the nether regions of the spaceship.


Avengers Mansion, several days later-

Captain America was briefing the Avengers in the meeting room. Also there were the Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Yellowjacket, the Wasp and the Vision. Seeing that She-Hulk, the team's token powerhouse was otherwise occupied, Cap called in Wonderman to temporarily take her place.

'Earlier today I received an emergency message from Nick Fury.' Cap explained. 'It seems that a SHIELD research team went missing somewhere in the Antarctic. All communication with the research station was cut a week ago. They were investigating an alien spaceship below the polar icecap.'

'So we're going to go rescue them, right?' Wonderman asked. 'Why are we still sitting here then?'

'Is it me or does this spaceship-found-under-the-ice thing sound familiar?' The Wasp asked. 'The chances are that these guys were eaten by some kind of new alien menace.'

'But which one?' Yellowjacket asked. 'There's so many, the Skrulls, the Kree, need I go on?'

'I'm hoping that's not the case, Hank.' Cap replied. 'But we must be ready for anything.'

'The Quinjet is fired up and ready to go.' Iron Man said. 'Better pack your thermals.'


SHIELD Antarctic Research Station, several hours later-

The Quinjet landed beside the SHIELD Antarctic Research Station and the Avengers carefully disembarked. They were all dressed in super-warm clothes, parkas and the like. Their breath came out in puffs of steam as they made their way towards the research centre.

'I cannot sense any life signs as of yet.' The Vision said. 'It almost seems as if something is blocking my sensors.'

'I guess I'd better open us up a way in.' Iron Man said as he stepped up to the two huge iron doors that held the entrance to the research centre.

Iron Man gave a grunt as he tried to pry the doors open.

'It's no use, I can't open these doors.' He said. 'They're stuck fast.'

'I'll hex them open.' Wanda said as she stepped up. Her hands glowed red as she readied up a hex blasts. 'I'd shield your eyes if I were you.'

The Avengers did as they were told and averted their gaze as Wanda blew open the door with a hex bolt.

'Still no life signs.' The Vision said. 'This is most eerie.'

'You're telling me.' The Wasp replied. 'This place is giving me the willies.'

The Avengers followed Cap as he led the way inside. There were absolutely no signs of life anywhere. No scientists running about, anything.

'Something isn't right here.' Yellowjacket said. 'This place is too clean for a place that has been deserted for a week or more.'

'You'd kind of expect some cobwebs around or something.' Iron Man replied. 'Arcs of blood up the wall even. We are talking alien invaders here, right?'

'Hopefully not.' Cap said. 'But there's only one way to find out. We have to walk on further.'

The Avengers followed Cap as he walked further in to the research centre. Except for Wanda though, she stayed back for a bit, she could sense something watching her…

'Wanda, are you alright?' Cap asked.

'I'm fine.' Wanda replied. 'I thought I sensed something weird.'

With that, Wanda went to join the others.

Unknown to the other Avengers, Wanda was indeed right about being watched. A pair of evil yellow eyes receded back in to the shadows…

TBC…


Next: Brood Trouble in the Big Freezer- Part 2