CHAPTER 2: Who's Who?
I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm nine hundred and three years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?
- The Doctor
On the way to Earth the Doctor explained to Loki and Thor of how Harry was a wizard. Harry was amazed that the comics he had stolen from Dudley as a little boy were real.
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
The alarms were blaring throughout the research facility. Nick Fury came marching through the halls. Through the bluetooth on his ear, he began to speak. "Maria, what the hell is that?" He asked. "It is a notification of an intruder sir, signs are detecting non-human lifeforms." Maria answered. Nick sighed. "Damn aliens won't stay on their own mutha-fuckin planets." He mumbled. Picking up the intercom mic that led to the room the aliens had entered. Nick Fury demanded, "Come out of the box with your hands ...er or whatever up!"
"I believe I should go first." said Thor. Everyone nodded. Thor opened the Tardis door. Nick Fury was unusually confused. "Thor? What the hell are you doing in there?" "We have a problem my friend." answered Thor. Nick was going to respond with something like "You aren't my friend", until he saw two other men exit the blue spacecraft or whatever the hell it was. "Thor, what the fuck are you doing here, and who the hell are they?" "Fury, this is the Doctor and his friend who are in our need of protection." He explained pointing to each respectively.
"And why is that?" asked the Director. "Hello sir. I'm Harry Potter. And-" "THE Harry Potter? Thor what the hell are you doing with a wizard and a man in a small ass blue-" Just then Loki exited the Tardis. Fury cocked his gun again. "Now what the fuck are you doing with your BROTHER, a wizard, and another man in a tiny ass box and how in the hell did you get here?" Nick Fury said in a dangerously low tone. Thor stood his ground, and looked Nick in his one good eye. "Director, this man has an explanation for all of this- "And it's bigger on the inside!" The Doctor added smugly. "Yes, and it's bigger on the inside." Thor added.
Coulson tapped Fury on the shoulder, "Sir maybe we should give them a chance." Fury turned around halfway to face Coulson and keep his eye on the foreigners.
"Do ya'll think we protect the Earth to have aliens stop by for a damn pitstop? And this guy stabbed you!"
"Yes, I am aware of that, however, when it comes to the safety of Earth, we must learn to let bygones be bygones.." answered Phil. "Sir?" Harry said. Fury turned back around to face the intruders.
"How do you know me?" The Doctor stepped forward,
"Director Nicholas Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division. This is the top security for the world against intergalactic attacks on Earth. Remember the Chitauri?" the Doctor asked Harry. Harry nodded. "They formed a team that handled and cleaned it up without interference of government officials."
"Part of that is true." said Nick. "We do answer to some government officials, but how do you know so much?" The Doctor turned to Nick, "Search Torchwood's files in Britain and my name should pop...oooh I say about as far back as 1969."
"Sir," Coulson handled Fury the file.
"Gallifrey? You are the time lord that helps and disappears?" The Doctor nodded.
"I do help, when I'm able to, but right now this young man," The Doctor pointed to Harry. e"Needs more help than I alone am able to give him. And I need your help to protect him."
"What exactly is after him that he and a few men with glittery sticks can't handle?" asked Nick.
"They're not glittery, but good question." said Harry looking at the Doctor in confusion.
"Well, for starters through my adventures in other galaxies and some here on earth, I have encountered other beings that plan on either wiping out other species, changing other species into their own, or using other species for their own needs. But I have stopped them time and time again" the Doctor explained. "Recently, they have all come together to form a plan. The plan is to use a "magic man" that is strong, turn him against me, and to get rid of me once and for all. Once they are done they will wreak havoc upon the stars, starting with Earth."
Loki's green eyes widened. "When I fell into the abyss… I came across a man. He said he knew you. The mad man with the box. He didn't talk much just kept to himself. Although, he did mention something about drumming in his head. Thought he was insane."
The Doctor spun around to look into Loki's eyes. "No! That man has long been dead."
"As I said, I met him when I fell through the abyss. He had to be alive to speak. He now stays somewhere in…Helheim."
"I think these gentlemen should be escorted to the debriefing room." said Maria Hill.
"You're right." Fury grabbed the mic again. "Gentlemen I don't want any trouble. When I open the door my men will escort you to the debriefing room." Fury turned around to Coulson.
"Bring in the rest of the Avengers. I'm pretty damn sure Stark will get a laugh outta this."
At Stark Tower
Steve sat on a large plush couch, with a snoring Tony's head on his lap. He could of sworn he heard him mumble something about Galica in his sleep. Just then the Jarvis came over the intercom. "Sir, you have a visitor from S.H.I.E.L.D. here to see you." "Should I wake up Tony or leave him here?" "Mr. Coulson is here to see you both, sir." "Thank you Jarvis."
Steve looked down at the snoring Tony and got an idea. Steve grabbed his half drunk bottle of water and poured it on Tony pants and exclaimed. "Tony! You're a grown man!" Tony jumped up with confusion. "What-" then he felt the wetness of his pants. 'But i was dreaming of Galica.' "Steve I-"
"Tony, this is why i don't like you drinking so much." Steve got off the couch and turned around to hide his smirk. "Go change. Phil is here to see us."
Steve went down stairs to greet Phil. Going down the hallway he heard Tony exclaim about peeing as a grown man. Steve laughed and entered the living room. "Phil!" They shook hands and then Steve noticed the serious look on the agent's face. "Is something wrong?" Steve asked in his usual concerned tone.
By this time Tony had changed his pants and had also entered the room.
"Actually, there is. We need you two to come in."
In a small apartment on the other side of town.
Natasha walked up to the door of the small apartment that held the man who becomes a giant green monster. "Well here goes nothing," she mumbled and knocked on the door. No answer. "Bruce?" she knocked again.
Bruce was interrupted in his breathing session to a knock on his door. He was going to ignore it and will it away until he smelled a familiar 'russian' scent. Getting off his yoga mat he went the door and unlocked all three locks. Breathing out a sigh he opened the door.
"Oh, good morning Natasha." Bruce greeted softly, moving to the side to invite Natasha inside. "So what… brings you here?" Bruce asked, watching the red-head cautiously. Natasha looked around.
"Nice place you got here." She said, trying to make small talk, before they headed for the big catch.
"Um...Thank you, but why are you here all of a sudden?" Bruce asked, hoping to just get a direct answer. Natasha sighed.
"I know that you're probably stressed over the whole New York ordeal, but Director Fury needs us in his headquarters." She answered honestly. Stepping further into the room, she looked deeply into the quiet mans eyes.
"I am not forcing you Bruce, I just hope that you will come with us. Fight as a team… like we did in the past, as friends."
Bruce was unimpressed, but he didn't let it show. "I never said I wouldn't come with you...besides, I have been feeling on the down side lately. I bought a cat, and it scratched me. Hulk didn't like that and… you know how it ends…" Bruce replied.
"Poor kitty." Natasha clicked her teeth. "I can't explain why we are being called in, I was told we would be debriefed when we get there."
In the Helicarrier debriefing room
Tony and Steve sat side by side, holding hands underneath the table. Across from them sat Natasha and Clint. Bruce sat at the end of the table. All of them were stiffly looking at Loki, sitting at the other end of the table. On the other side of the table with was Thor, a young man with a messy mop of black hair and his brilliant green eyes were behind round glasses. Across from the young man sat a man in a brown pinstriped suit with a long trenchcoat. Tony coughed awkwardly but it did little to stir the heavy atmosphere. "Ya know, this reminds me a bit of the time-
Just then Nick Fury walked in with a very serious look in his eye. "We have a problem people." he said. "Well isn't that obvious with us being called here." Tony retorted. Steve gave Tony a look.
"Director what is it?" Nick looked at the Doctor. The man in the brown pinstriped looked at all the people at the Table and got up to stand beside the Director.
"G'day everyone I am the Doctor. I'm a timelord from the planet Gallifrey. I'm 945 years old and I'm here to ask for your help to protect this young man." He finished pointing at Harry.
"Well Steven he has you by a few years doesn't he?" mumbled Tony. Clint snickered, but then it turned into a hiss when Natasha's foot hit his shin beneath the table.
Bruce smiled kindly at the Doctor then asked, "And who is he?" Harry looked at the man and said, "I'm Harry Potter, sir. Not sure if you'll believe me but I'm a wizard", He then directed his gaze to the one-eyed man before him, "And not just a man with a glittery stick."
"Well I'll be damned," Exclaimed Tony. "I read the files that time I hacked into S.H.I.E.L.D. files, about a hidden wizarding world but i thought someone smoked a lot of bad shit."
"So you are an alien and he is a wizard?" asked Clint.
"Yes, and there are other types of aliens that are trying to get to him and kill me." explained the Doctor.
"What aliens?" Natasha questioned, shifting in her seat.
"Director?" asked the Doctor. Fury moved to the side and a monitor had a picture of angel statues on it. "These beings are weeping angels." said the Doctor.
"Yea beautiful artwork." said Tony.
"They are only statues when you are looking, but when you look away, when you blink. They grab you and send you back in time to feed off your time energy with no way to return to your original time period. The best thing to do when you face them is NEVER EVER BLINK."
"These creatures," said Thor in confusion. "How do they turn into stone?"
"They are quantum locked. Can't be observed by another living creature. That is why they hide their eyes. Next, " The screen changed and a pictures metal men were all over the screen. "We have the Cybermen. These things are a "race" of cybernetically augmented humanoids. They "upgrade" their human selves into these mechanical beings."
"Sounds like Terminator." Clint remarked.
"A bit," The screen changed again. On the screen were creatures that were machines. Their shapes were slanted electronic domes with spheres decorating the bottoms with a plunger and whisk shape coming out. And on the top sat a dome shaped 'head' and sticking out of the side was a telescope like 'eye' "And here we have daleks. Even though they look entirely electronic, they are actually little robots moved by a cyborg like being inside of them. They were made with a purpose to kill other beings until they are the only ones left. They may resemble pepper shakers but they are deadly."
"Looks like what Dummy cleans the toilets with to me." Tony commented.
Steve who had been quiet, spoke up. "What is their intent? I mean if they conquer the world won't they be alone?"
"That is not important to them. They don't care about other beings. As long as their race is allowed to thrive, they will do absolutely anything." The Doctor answered.
"Wait, you said you were a timelord right? Can't you get them to help you?" Bruce questioned.
The screen changed yet again. On the screen were aliens in black suits. There faces though looked like white balloons that were blown up and scrunched up at the end. There eyes looked really tiny compared to their big heads. "These are known as the Silents. How they managed to get a picture I'm not sure."
"What do you mean?" asked Loki, who had been quiet the whole time.
"These creatures are forgotten as soon as you look away. They were originally made as a way to confess your sins in church. An act gone completely bonkers. They however, kill just like any other monster I have shown you, and thousands of others you will soon come to face. Although any life form should forget the Silents when they weren't looking at them it is still possible to hear them, and people who know they existed could listen for them in order to sense when they are nearby. But since you forget as soon as you look away, it is difficult to get a picture sometimes." explained the Doctor.
"These creatures you are explaining are quite fascinating," said Harry.
"But very deadly nonetheless." said the Doctor looking down at Harry. He looked up at all of them. "All of these creatures I have encountered before and have stopped them every time. But as of now, they have all come together to form a plan. They want this young 'magic man' to turn dark and go against his own world and me. Once I'm out of the picture they have an open field to galaxies across the universe."
Tony nodded. "Nice. Very nice. What do you think Steven? I think the weeping angels are more of your type with the time period thing and all."
Steve ignored the comment. "If the state of the world depends on us, then I- We are in." Steve said, indicating between he and Tony. This time, it was Tony's turn to blush. "Y-yeah. We're in." He grumbled.
"Well, I can't promise there won't be a little damage along with my help, but I'm in too," agreed Bruce.
"What about you two, tweedledee and tweedledum?" Tony smirked. Natasha rolled her eyes. "Affirmative.
"So why is he here?" asked Bruce pointing to Loki.
"My brother helped defend Earth and Asgard against Dark Elves. He risked his life for me and...Jane. He has earned my respect and trust." Thor answered, looking admiringly at his younger brother."
Phil walked in with a file. He went to Director Fury and whispered something in his ear. The Director took the file from the agent and whispered something to Harry and walked out. Phil walked to the table and sat down, "Don't mind me Doctor, continue your presentation."
"Are there any questions?" asked the Doctor.
"This is all very convincing, but can he please prove that he is a wizard? Aliens sure, I'm a giant green monster, but MAGIC?" asked Bruce. After Bruce's statement everyone faced Harry.
Harry stood up and went to the front of the table. "Mr. Stark could you come here please?" "Sure, why not?" Tony stood and walked to stand beside Harry. "Harry took out his wooden wand. "I was expecting it to be black and white." Tony retorted, snickering. "We will see if you believe me soon. Wingardium Leviosa." Harry chanted, pointing his wand at Tony. Tony started to lift right off of the floor and levitated 6 inches steadily. "Anymore questions?" Tony raised his hand.
"Uh yeah, can I like come down now?"
Clint, Steve and Thor laughed while Phil, Bruce and Natasha snickered. The Doctor and Loki smirked. Harry put Tony back on the floor. As soon as he touched the ground he went to his sit and pinched Steve for laughing.
"So, is he like one of us now?" Tony asked, directing the question to Thor.
"I would not say that, because...he's complicated. But if he does betray us… I will kill him." The two brothers shared a glance and smiled.
"Yeah reindeer games, open season is in!" Tony exclaimed. Tony and Clint did an air high-five
Loki glared but kept his mouth closed. "Loki. Nice to meet you again...under better circumstances. I am Phil Coulson." Phil greeted calmly. His eyes held sincerity and not the least bit of resentment. Loki couldn't help but feel remorse. Looking up at the shorter male, he smiled.
"Yes, and I do hope to overcome that, I was wrong to...do that."
"Yeah, I mean cabobbing was low. Like real low." Tony chided. Steve gave Tony a look that said: "Shut up will you".
The Doctor just sat back and watched these amazing people interact. He looked and caught eye contact with Bruce. They shared a smile and Bruce nodded in a way that meant: "Whenever you're ready." So the Doctor coughed to gain the attention of the occupants in the room. "Sooo, I'm a little hungry. What's to eat around here?"
"Not any alien cuisines…" Clint mumbled. "But-"
"Hey! Just because I'm an alien doesn't mean I don't eat your kind of food!" exclaimed the Doctor.
"Since you're an alien, why do you sound like you're from the North?" asked Harry.
"Lots of planets have norths. You all are being very stereotypical," The Doctor replied.
"I say we celebrate this reunion and new friends." suggested Tony.
"Oh no", The Doctor cut in, "This is not all of us."
"What do you mean?" asked Coulson.
"Harry, I am almost certain that you don't want to fight this war without your friends." said the Doctor.
"Now that you mention it, I would like them to help." said Harry.
"Well either we can all take a really long flight to London or we can go in my TARDIS." suggested the Doctor.
"Our planes will not make it long, sir." said Phil.
"Compared to my ship, everything is slow." said the Doctor. "As long as I stay in the right timeline." He mumbled. "If it's alright with the Director."
Agent Coulson put his hand up to his bluetooth. "Director Fury?" he waited for a response. "Harry would like some of his friends to be with us. Yes. No. The Doctor has suggested we take his TARDIS. Yes. No, sir. Yes, sir." Coulson gave his attention back to the Doctor. "He said it was alright as long as two of our men come along."
"Gonna be full." the Doctor SHIELD agents walked in and to the Doctor's surprise, the "men" were actually two females.
"We will escort you back to the ship sir." said the slightly shorter one.
"And who are you?" The Doctor questioned, looking the women up and down.
The Doctor looked at the two female agents and back to Coulson with an eyebrow raised. The tallest one eyeballed Steve and Tony through her rectangular glasses and looked back at the other and winked. On her milk chocolate skin you could see a tattoo hidden on her shoulder. Her ethnic, black and red hair swirled into a low bun behind her head. The second and shorter of the pair had her dark brown locs that reached the small of her back. Her nutmeg colored skin held something of a blush as the other nudged her towards the group. Both of the woman had on the same type of standard body suit as Natasha at the moment.
Coulson, seeing the question in the Doctor's eyes, "They already know about magic, so we won't be breaking any wizard laws. And they won't be overwhelmed by magic to lose focus so easily," he said sending a look to Clint.
The tallest and more than likely oldest of the pair, smiled and looked the time lord in the eye through her glasses. "I am agent Miller sir. Big fan." She said, grabbing her brief case and walking through the door.
"G'day sir. I am Agent Snipe. She said quickly, giving him a firm handshake and smile.
They all walked back through the hallway.
"I can't believe we're going to be on a real spaceship!" said Tony as he and Clint hi-5'ed. Once they got to the door the agents moved aside and the Doctor opened the door that led to the TARDIS.
"So where is the spaceship?" asked Bruce.
"Right here. Please one at a time. I want to see your faces." The Doctor laughed, went up to the blue box, opened the door and went inside.
Harry, Thor and Loki went inside next, having already been inside. "How the hell are we supposed to fit inside that?" asked Tony. "I'll guess we'll have to see." said Coulson as he walked straight towards the door. The two extra SHIELD agents right on his tail. Once inside he commented, "Well it is bigger on the inside."
Natasha and Clint went next. "Woah!" exclaimed Clint." Before anyone else could go in he walked back out and walked around the TARDIS. "This is so cool!."
"I hope it's big enough for me in there," said Bruce as he walked in. He looked at the amazing control system. "This is amazing."
"I wanna see what all the fuss is about?" said Tony. He grabbed Steve's hand and walked in. Steve gasped and Tony asked, "How?" They looked up at the humongous ceiling that was definitely bigger and taller than the small police box.
"It is dimensionally transcendental. Imagine two boxes, one bigger than the other, when you put the bigger one farther away, it looks like it can fit into the smaller one. Imagine that you could pick up the bigger box and put it in the smaller one. One of the greatest inventions of my people," explained the Doctor. "Everyone hold to the railings please, might get a little bumpy." He ran around the console in the center, flicking switches and pushing buttons." After a few bumps he exclaimed, "And we're here."