Issue #2: Infiltrations

Sokovia...

Sometime ago...

The HYDRA facility remained hidden for the most part, deep within Eastern Europe. It was a base built far within the mountainous regions, away from civilization. Inside, various HYDRA agents worked long in order to perfect their experiments. A staff with a glowing blue object on the inside remained encased within a barrier to ensure no one got their hands on it, except for those in charge of the project. The agents ensured that it remained in that spot.

There, two people looked at each other, siblings. The twins held each others hands as alarms blared and explosions were heard outside the facility. On the speaker they heard the man in charge of defense of the facility, "Reports to your stations immediately. This is not a drill. We are under attack!"

"We are under attack!" the person repeated.

The soldiers stomped through base in an orderly fashion. They all grabbed weapons of some kind, readying themselves the defend the facility. Alarms continued to blare as each and every single agent made their way outside.

Outside was where the battle was taking place. Two convoy truck sped through the snow, the one in the back shooting the one in the front, while a man stood atop the truck in the front. He released the string of his bow and shot a few enhanced soldiers coming right for them. Hawkeye continued his end of the assault, doing his best to lighten the workload from his spot.

Driving the convoy was Black Widow. Natasha saw a soldier coming and removed one hand from the wheel, punching and kicking her opponent off of her. She grunted with each attack, kicking the soldier off the side of the truck, before focusing back on the snow-covered path in front of her and driving.

Hawkeye elbowed another metal being before shooting an arrow in front of him. Flying next to the truck was the Armored Avenger, Iron Man, who led the forces into battle.

The other truck came closer, nearly hitting the agents, but a familiar God of Thunder landed, grabbed the agent and threw him aside. Thor spun his hammer briefly, hopping over to a station, where he landed, beating down three agents standing there. He shoved all of them down before grabbing a drone heading his direction, flipping it over his shoulder. He then jumped down, holding a support column and whacking the opposition with it, a grunt heard from him each time.

Speeding by him was Captain America in his motorcycle, he grabbed one of the soldiers Thor was fighting, dragging him by the leg as his bike cruised by. A second later he threw the person at another soldier aiming a turret. Placing a hand on the round object behind his back, the Captain threw his shield. The shield bounced off a few agents as he ran over another one, catching it easily before jumping off a slight up slope, making a sharp turn as Thor brought his hammer down on another convoy, blowing it up.

The remains of the convoy were lifted over the shoulders of the Green Goliath, the Hulk. Once he threw it aside, the Hulk roared and charged through the assault, tossing and slapping away soldiers and drones trying to shoot him and hold him down.

The six Avengers jumped over a small fence. Time seemed to slow down as the heroes made their way into enemy territory. Cap and Iron Man split off, the armored man shooting down anything that could be deemed a threat. Eventually, Iron Man made it to the base, but something bounced him off and prevented him from coming in.

"Shit!" shouted Iron Man.

"Language!" Cap scolded. "JARVIS, what's the view from upstairs?"

A satellite projected from space viewed the HYDRA facility, "The central building is protected by some kind of energy shield. Strucker's technology is well-advanced compared to the other bases you all have infiltrated yet." the AI explained.

Meanwhile, Thor landed, taking on various soldiers that wished to attack him, but the prince held his own, throwing, punching and kicking away his enemies. He threw his hammer, Mljnoir, as he spoke, "Loki's sceptor must be here! Strucker could not have mounted this defense without its power!" he shouted to the others. With a sigh he lamented, "At long last we found it."

Black Widow threw a grenade at a convoy heading in the opposite direction. The soldier panicked and jumped off right before the truck exploded. Natasha jumped up, giving a shooter a hard right hook. She somersaulted then leaped, putting someone in a scissor-hold, then grabbing another soldier's head with her hands. The agent rolled, pushing them both to the ground. Once she did that, she got to a knee and threw something aside.

"At long last is lasting a little long, boys." she realized, turning her head and shooting someone aiming a turret.

A laser barely missed Clint, making him lean to the side of a tree. His hand moved to the pack of arrows strapped on his back, then he stepped forward and spun, releasing the bow and shooting the arrows at a station, blowing it up. He hid behind the tree as the enemy forces continued to shoot him. "Yeah! I kinda think we lost the element of surprise here!" he yelled.

Flying nearby the base, Iron Man shot some repulsor blasts at the agents gunning for him. He aimed his palms downward, aiming his flight direction. Under his yellow faceplate, he gave a confused glance, "Wait a minute... Is no one else gonna deal with the fact that Cap just said 'language'?" he asked, wondering why no one bothered to address that small tidbit.

Cap groaned, "I know..." he sped through the fields on his motorcycle, being chased by yet another convoy with a gun. Standing up, he flipped, holding the handles of the bike. And he swiftly threw the motorcycle at the hood of the truck, making it tumble and cause the agents driving it to fall onto the snow-covered ground. He panted.

"It just slipped out." he admitted.

Inside the base, Strucker ran up the stairs and he reached the room where a soldier worked in. He marched in, asking a single question, "Who gave the order to attack?"

Pointing to the monitors, the man answered, "Herr Strucker, it's the Avengers. They all landed in the far woods nearby the base perimeter and the guards aren't proving effective."

Strucker sighed, his eyes glancing to the side, "They must be after the scepter." he said with a slight growl. "Can we hold them off?" he questioned.

The man studdered, "T-They're Avengers..."

Strucker yelled out to the other workers, "Deploy the rest of the tanks! Concentrate fire on the big ones!" he ordered, walking away and facing the security monitors. After his glance, he faced his aquaitance, Doctor List.

"We are on the verge of our greatest breakthrough..." he whispered to the scientist.

"Show them what we accomplished." List suggested, referring to his greatest experiments, The Miracles as he and Strucker called them. The two twins he captured.

"Send out the twins."

"Not yet."

"It's what the signed up for."

"My men can hold them."

Nearby, said twins were listening to the conversation, giving each other a passing glance. They wanted to do something, but they were unsure if they should act.

More soldiers came storming outside to attack Iron Man, the Armored Avenger listening to his AI, "Sir, the city is taking heavy fire." nearby, Tony could see the turrets and lasers hitting the nearest city, putting civilians in harm's way when he wanted the opposite to be the case.

Iron Man looked around, "Well, it seems we know Strucker's not gonna worry about civilian casualties." The computer helmet popped a program in, something he saved for such an occasion and made after the Battle of New York. "Send in the Iron Legion." he ordered, activating his new initiative.

Then, an army of metallic beings flew by the base, missing it completely, their destination known. From below, people watched as the Iron Man-looking drones landed on their streets, and it surprised them. Finally, one of them spoke, it speaking with the voice of Tony, "This quadrant is unsafe. Please back away. We are here to help. Please back away." it continued to repeat.

The people began to riot as the drone continued to talk, "We wish to avoid collateral damage and will inform you when this current conflict is resolved."

Some people threw various objects at the robots and damaging them, the drone ignoring them as it continued to make its pleas with the other robots.

Back at the base, the twins watched as Strucker gave a speech, "We will not yield! We will fight back! No surrender!" he shouted at last, facing his army.

"NO SURRENDER!" they all repeated, raising a fist for emphasis.

Strucker whispered to List, "I will need you to surrender. We cannot allow the Avengers to know what we are doing."

List interrupted Strucker, "Uh, sir... The twins..."

"They are not ready." Strucker repeated.

List shook his head, pointing at the corridor, "N-No no... The twins...!" he said, louder this time. Strucker turned his head, seeing that the corridor they were in was empty, revealing that they had made a hasty escape before anyone noticed.

Outside, exiting a tunnel leading into the base, was a silver blur running on a path.

Back with Hawkeye, he focused his attention on the forces directed right at him. Silently, he pulled out another arrow and aimed it at a turret, a scowl seen on his face. It was silent, but a loud noise and a blur caught the bow, surprising him. Clint turned around, leaning his back onto the tree for cover. He repeated his actions, wondering if he'll get the same results.

This time, the blur hit him, launching him a little into the air. He tumbled on the snow, gritting his teeth as he stood up. Barton saw a man with silver hair wearing a jacket casually walk by him, a boastful smirk seen on his face, "You didn't see that coming?" he taunted, zipping away in a blur once again.

On instinct, Clint raised his bow. But he was unprepared for the automatic turret to hit him and he staggered back on the floor. He quietly screamed as he fell. Natasha ran right to him to check up on him, seeing the turret nearly miss her.

The blur then hit Captain America, Steve performing a flip as he was shoved and he landed right back on his feet. He turned his head, wondering what happened. With a sigh, he spoke through his communicator, "We have an enhanced in the field." he revealed, referring to the blur.

"Clint's been injured!" Natasha announced, putting a hand to her ear and running to her friend. She knelt down, looking at the wound the turret had made. While she tended to the wound, she snapped her head up, "Hey, big guy. Deal with the bunker."

A loud roar was heard. Usually that kind of sound would scare any other person, but to this team, it meant their greatest asset. The Hulk stomped down, destroying the base instantly as he charged through it in a single jog.

"Thank you."

Cap threw his shield, it bouncing off some soldiers' heads with a metal clang. He caught it, leaped, spun and kicked a soldier down, he knelt down, lifting his shield to trip another enemy. "We need to get... inside!" he grunted, while repeating his attack to a few more soldiers standing in his way.

"I'm closing in." said Iron Man, making a landing. He held out both palms, open and shot two soldiers with a powerful repulsor blast, knocking them off a railing. "JARVIS. Do you see a power source for that shield anywhere?" he asked the program, busting through a gate as he shot down more enemies.

"There's a generator inside the tower." JARVIS discovered.

Flying upward, Iron Man responded, "Great, i wanna poke it a little."

Focusing his arsenal, Iron Man shot a few missiles, one of them carefully hitting a generator, shutting down the power to the forcefield, allowing entry at last. "Drawbridge is down people!" Iron Man announced, making his way inside.

Earth, 21XX...

It was the middle of the night. For most people, the middle of a desert would be quiet, filled with silence and nothing but empty paths for miles. But not tonight. For in this desert, was a giant fortress, towering over the empty sandy fields.

Lasers were seen shooting at something coming by. Hoverbikes sped by, dodging the beams as best they could. But the ones driving were not humans, rather they were called Reploids, the next generation of robotics discovered. Unlike other robots, they were created to have emotions and free will, something unheard of.

But of course, with free will, there are those Reploids with malicious intentions and turn against humanity, the very race they were sworn to protect. These robots are referred to as Mavericks and thus a war unlike any other started.

Leading the Maverick forces was somone once considered the greatest hero, Sigma. He seeks to use his advanced programming to seek the evolution of robotics and fulfill their true potential as Reploids with the humans to hold them back. He leads the forces that threatens any organic race, with his Mechaniloid army and fellow Mavericks, war has taken the planet.

Luckily, there are still Reploids willing to fight for humanity. Enter the Maverick Hunters. Led by two of the greatest robots, and both immune to the Sigma Virus.

The original Reploid, Mega Man X, or X for short, was the first, leading his fellow Maverick Hunters into combat. "Okay, everyone! Today's the day! We're going in there and stopping Sigma's plans once and for all!" he shouted over the loud noises.

Driving by next to him was Zero, a confident smirk seen on his face. "Well, you seem to be sure of yourself." he teased to his friend, looking at the blue hero.

"I'm just glad we finally found him." X admitted, his gaze never turning away from what's ahead. "Things have been to quiet up until the attack on Abel City. I had a hunch he'd find a way back."

With the two were various Maverick Hunters wearing green armor. They provided support and it showed once the many Mechaniloids came out of the woodworks. X scowled, "Maverick Hunters! We'll enter Sigma's fortress! You all wear down his Mechaniloid army!" he ordered, pointing a finger at the robots.

Once they neared the fortress, X and Zero hopped off their hoverbikes, seeing the door wide open. X revealed his X-Buster while Zero unsheathed his Z-Saber. "I dunno, X. This looks like a trap. There's no way Sigma would waste his Mechaniloids on the outside defense, especially when he went out of hid way to build this fortress right in the middle of nowhere."

Nodding, X raised his arm cannon, "I agree, we have to be extra careful... Who knows what Sigma has in store for us this time..." he walked first, entering the quiet fortress.

Zero growled, hopping over a small pit, with X mirroring his actions. "It's too quiet in here..."

"Like I said, be wary of your surroundings." X warned.

"Already ahead of you." Zero joked.

Clanging was heard, surprising the Maverick Hunters a little. X raised his buster in the direction he heard the sound, almost wanting to charge it, but he held off. "Something's in here with us..." the blue robot realized at that moment.

Zero nodded, "Yeah, but what?"

"Me!"

In a split second, Zero activated his sword, using it to deflect theend of a mace. He saw a robot with purple armor and various gun attachements on his shoulders. "Vile!" shouted Zero.

"Ha! It feels so good to get another shot at revenge!" Vile laughed, pushing down on his mace in order to break the red robot's focus on defense. Zero lowered an arm, the Z-Saber stilled raised over his head. His hand turned into a cannon and he shot at Vile with his Z-Buster, scratching his armor.

X was ready to fight, but his comrade spoke to him, "X! Stop Sigma! I'll handle this tincan!" Zero shouted, seeing Vile deflect his charge shot with his bullets, hitting his armor. The red robot hopped up, performing a slash attack with his sword.

Vile hopped away, "It's no use, X! Once I retire Zero, I'll be coming right for you!"

"Like that'll ever happen, Vile!" Zero boasted.

Seeing that his friend can handle himself, X ran ahead, wondering where Sigma is hidden.

Meanwhile, Sigma, in his new body, looked at the monitor, "Finally. I have triangulated the location of the interdimensional energy spike. With that much energy, all the worlds will become the perfect battery for ultimate power." he put his hands behind his cape, a smirk evident on his face.

"Sigma!"

The Maverick turned, seeing X, his X-Buster held out in front of him, a new clarity in his eyes. "Your reign of terror ends here! And I see you found a new body!"

"It was not difficult at all, X." Sigma revealed, "I can still become a virus at will, so today our little rivalry will not end."

X scowled, "No. It ends today! You will pay for everything!"

Sigma laughed, "Ha! First you must catch me, X! I have big plans, and you will not stop me. It's time the multiverse saw the true potential of a Reploid!"

Raising a brow, X asked in a disgusted tone, "The multiverse? What's your game this time?"

"Conquest of course. Just on a larger scale. This planet is not the only one, X. It turns out we are merely a section of the multiverse, a greater world. And I intend to see as much of it as I can."

"I won't let you do that, Sigma. This has gone on long enough." X announced, shooting Sigma, but the Maverick deflected it with a wave of his hand. His plam began to glow blue, surprising X greatly. "Wait... What are you doing?!" he asked.

"Achieving power unlike anything you can comprehend!" Sigma cackled, opening a vortex above him. The Maverick hovered and flew into the rift imstantly.

"No! Sigma!" X used his thrusters to push himself upwards, following Sigma into the vortex, their destination unknown. But interestingly, it remained opened. Sigma's true plan had begun and X was ready to stop him.

A/N: Alright, so the crossover can get underway. The first chapter was in media res, and now we get to see how it got to that point.

So, we see that Sigma is the mastermind behind the worlds crossing. He detected the energy of the Infinity Stone, though he is unsure of what it is. This is only the catalyst for other Capcom characters to join the fray as well.

And I apologize if the Avengers part is boring because it's a retelling of the movie. This part will be the least altered scene. Things will get crazy once more characters arrive. It is a retelling after all, in some way.