The Fall of the Institute

by WitchWarren

I would like to state that this is an Avengers story in a world that is based on the Shapeshifter series by Ali Sparkes, but I will be adding in some of my own rules. It will be part of a series of stories I'm working on set in sort of the aftermath of the COLAs school lives and will revolve around Phil Coulson. Repeat: This in an Avengers story in a Shapeshifter world.

As a shapeshifter Phil was one-of-a-kind among one-of-a-wunderkind that made up all the Children Of Limitless Ability. As a person he was the quiet type; the person you knew was an academic with a comic collection but were polite to 'cause they never really registered on your radar. As a friend he was the awkward socialist with the cheesy sense of humour. Unfortunately it would only land him the nickname 'Cheese' when Nick took him under his wing (pun intended) – and it would stick for most of high school.

As a parasite it would be a completely different story; one of a selective but powerful classification he was reviled and feared, even as he was taken for experimentation. To be a parasite was to be any ability. And to touch one was a slow, lethargic death.

He lay there where they strapped him, starvation a death sentence with human lives as food. And the IV a way to quell his resistance.

Life only returned to clarity in the aftermath of a draining, strength of will returning on the flood of alien memories and energy.

There were a lot of positive things that came out of The Fall of the Institute.

The hopes, lives and dreams of all those people wasn't one of them.

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WitW: I wanted to do an AU (actually several different AUs) and I have a few stories in this series that I'd like to publish (if my muse co-operates). So here's to hoping. Enjoy!