"Systems activated, SIr!" One of the many surviving S.H.I.E.L.D workers yelled across the room. "Good, make sure to tap into every camera in the world, watch videos, scatter the news" Fury, who had recently come out of hiding after The Avengers' death was announced to the public, yelled all over the room making sure his order was heard.
"Director, it's good to finally be back" Coulson walked up to him. Fury nodded with him "Sure is pal. Been looking for an excuse to get this underground station running, all we need now is to locate where the other S.H.I.E.L.D agents are and see if they're willing to come back as well." Both of them shared a moment of silence but not the awkward kind. Though soon enough Coulson felt it "I never thought I'd come back only to see The Avengers die, it doesn't seem like a fair trade."
"What do you mean 'Fair Trade'?" Asked Fury curious to what the former dead man was going on about. "Well I mean this may sound silly but what me coming back had a consequence to it? What if it's one of give on take one and life took their lives in exchange for mine?" He finished with a cringe on the Director's face. "You came back alright, but you came back as a nutcase rather than sane" They both shared a laugh until it died down.
"So what exactly are we-or they-looking for?" Asked Coulson as he turned his attention to all the screen making their ways into every camera in the world. "Since the Avengers have fallen the Earth will need a new team to defend it. In the mean time Xavier's mutants or the X Men are taking doing it but I don't really trust them." Said Fury walking into an office and sitting down. "Well it's not like we have the right to complain. They're all we have so it's not like we can choose anyone."
"So let me get this straight, The Avengers are gone so now you want to scout the world to see if there are some people like them in the world?" asked Coulson.
"You got it Phil. But they're going to turn up all of the sudden it's going to take time. A long time."
"You really have done well, Director" Said Coulson looking at the Helicarrier they had been repairing for four years now. "When will it be able to fly?"
"Soon, without Stark we have no way of knowing every single problem it has that we can't see. Now would've been a good time to have his smart-ass around." Fury mentally cursed himself trying to keep calm. Unfortunately, it was like a volcano trying to keep the lava down. "It's crazy to think The Avengers died four years ago. Have we found anyone yet?" Coulson asked as he walked in on a very focused Nick Fury who brought his attention to Coulson. "Nothing, we're lucky those bastards who killed The Avengers haven't unleashed an army on us," Said Fury with a frustrated groan.
Uh maybe you haven't but I may have found some potential" Said voice both men thought they'd never hear again. "Also I've scanned the ship, nothing's wrong with it."
Both men just stood there unable to believe who was standing in front of them. "Stark?! But you were presumed dead! If you've been alive this whole then where the hell have you been?!" Yelled Fury wanting an answer of the Iron Avenger. "And you better answer good or else-"
"Calm down there Mister Furry. After the figures left J.A.R.V.I.S activated an emergency Life Support program I installed a few days before since my anxiety was getting worse. Eventually it extended to minor heart attacks then to major, but that didn't mean I was going to throw in the towel. When the program was finally finished it enabled J.A.R.V.I.S to use small doses of electricity should my heart ever stop beating. Lo and behold it came in handy."
"Okay so that explains how you survived, but where have you been?" Coulson asked who finally came out of shock "It's been three years."
"When I finally woke up, or came back to life, it was too late to bring the others back. Therefore, I took each of them to the places they were born. After that I went into hiding because in fear of them coming back for me and after all this time I figured the coat was clear. That leads us to this moment." During the explanation Stark sat down next to Coulson and looked at Fury with an apologetic look "I tried to save them, but it was no use."
A hand landed on Stark's shoulder "Don't blame yourself Tony,." Said Coulson "We all miss them okay? You survived and the least you can do is help us take those bastards down." Tony nodded without saying a word and buried his face into his palms trying hard not to let the tears come out.
Fury broke the silence when a question popped into his head "Who was it that killed them down? Do you have a picture or video of them?" The sadness went away and was replaced with a determined nod "Yeah, my suit records everything as long as it's active. I went back to the Tower to get the suit that had everything of what happened and trust me you'll see something that really catch your interest."
The events from the night played on a holographic screen showing how the younger dark figures were really giving him and the others a beating. "Now stop, you see that little on on the far right? He has something in his chest. Something that glows." Tony zoomed in so that the other two could see what he was pointing too which was an orb that seemed to shimmer in the moonlight. "Hey buddy fast forward will ya?"
"Yes sir" Responded the A.I Companion as he skipped a little later into the Video and stopped to show the tallest one with the same object in his chest. "These two seem to have the same orb in their chest but the other two don't have one." Coulson and Fury looked at him with confused faces "Where are you trying to get at Stark?"
"I'm saying if these two ever come back then we target them, maybe they're the most powerful of the four."
All three were on the same page until Fury brought up a very important question "You said we. Who the hell is we exactly?" A smile formed onto the Avenger's face which brought fear to the men "I over heard Coulson, welcome back from the dead by the way, saying something about finding someone. I'm assuming you're trying to make another group of Avengers?"
They looked at each other and nodded "That's right." Responded Coulson.
"Well what if I told you I may already have a list?" Both of them fell silent for a moment trying to think of words to speak against Tony. "I'm going to need you to give me a jet."
A teenager was in a training room with bots shot at him. He dodged three bullets and shot it down with half a mag, from behind him a gun being cocked was heard. With a quick spin he shot down that doll as well. "Not bad kid."
His focus was broken, then moments later a bot to his right ended the simulation. The Teen got up clearly pissed off "Who are you?"
"Relax kid I'm only here to watch, but-" Coulson's sentence was cut off by Iron Man breaking through the ceiling "He is." "Thanks for the entrance," he looked at Coulson "Hey there kid you know who I am, right?" he asked putting helmet away. The teen looked at him with a curios look "Weren't you presumed dead?" he asked.
"Yeah but I'm here in the flesh so that covers that question. Listen, the other Avengers are dead and we're looking for new recruits. What do you say?"
The Teen said nothing but his face had shock written all over it, "You want me to be an Avenger?" he asked after regaining his composure. "But wait I can't do that!"
"Why not," asked Tony "What are you missing?" From what Tony could see he had everything to get the spot.
"Well first off My name is Harry Chambers, and I don't have a suit or a name. Plus will the Military Academy Administration Board allow it?" He asked both of them, who laughed in response "Uh hello it's S.H.I.E.L.D and an Avenger Harry, they'd be stupid not to allow a transfer then and not brag about it later on." Said Fury entering the room still trying to stop laughing, "Besides they already agreed to it."
Harry stood there not saying a thing, still not believing what he was hearing. "Alright then if they say yes then I'm in as well." The words finally escaped his mouth.
"Oh for a name I'll use what my team calls me, Gaze Blazer." he said with a smile of determination.