A/N shorter chapter than usual but I'm trying to get pass the Battle of New York which is when my plan for the story gets interesting

Himalayas Mountain Range

Harry was at the edge of the highest cliff he could find on Mount Everest. His face focused in concentration, he knew this would not be easy, but he would be damned if he failed. Ever since he had seen Voldemort take flight when chasing him through London skies he had been determined to learn how. He knew how, in theory, Hermione had been an absolute doll helping him to figure that out, but he had to get this done, one way or the other. He vowed he would unleash the power he felt brimming just below the surface of his skin waiting to propel him into the air. He knew this fall wouldn't kill, but the injury would be grievous and painful, it was well known that wizardkind was quickly motivated by pain. Making sure he had no easy way out, he decided to force himself to do it. Setting his wand down, he set his foot on the barren peak of the cold mountain and looked down. The only way to return was to fly back to the top, dire circumstance had always been excellent motivation.

He closed his eyes and concentrated. Magic pooling in his arms and legs, slowly engulfing the entirety of his person. A heartbeat later, a small vortex of magic began to swirl around his feet- he felt his body reinforcing itself, it was almost as if he could jump hundreds of meters. Yet no lift, he was getting frustrated. The destiny that had been forced upon him was to be the strongest. Death hadn't been specific whether it was amongst all or just wizards he didn't know. The world had become a strange place in the last decade and he was sure that that title did not belong to him, yet. It was do or die.

Harry jumped

There was nothing below his feet! Looking down, he could not believe his eyes. The ground was so far below him, the huge boulders in the expanse of snow looked more like chocolate crumbs. The intense wind buffeted against him, and in a split second he realized he was adrenaline pumped through him, if he didn't learn how to fly now, he was going to splat like a ripe tomato on a hot summer day. With a full-bodied scream, he summoned all of the power at his disposal and cut loose. With an intense burst of magic Harry Potter, the Master of Death, took flight.

Eat my shorts Iron Man! Harry thought as he hit Mach 1.

- Atlas –

Atlas Corp. HQ

Acme, The Sandbox

Hermione Granger remembered a time when she had doubted her friend and it made her feel foolish every time. In her first year, she didn't understand the hype around the Boy Who Lived. Once classes had begun she saw that he was only another boy, he displayed no extraordinary abilities, he was friend with then nitwit spectacular Ronald Weasley. A line of thought that had been squashed with extreme prejudice when he saved her from the troll, it was not normal for a young child to engage an armed creature several times his size and strength. She had been convinced then and there that if nothing else he was someone that would look out for her the best he could. Her mistake in third year when reporting his Firebolt had lead her to believe that the friendship could be declared FUBAR. Why couldn't he understand that she was only trying to protect him? Though if being completely honest with herself, a small part of her had done so because she thought she knew better. She found herself ostracized from the 'Golden Trio' and snubbed by most of Gryffindor when they learned what she had done. She had learned from her mistake however. When she followed Harry to the Ministry, her gut told her it was a trap, her mind told her it was a trap, yet her heart knew she couldn't sit back idly. Even when vindicated, she realized the Battle at the Ministry had ultimately been in their favor, she couldn't imagine a world where Voldemort had never been exposed, they may all very well be dead. When Riddle was finally killed she knew that her side would always be by Harry's side.

A decision she was very glad about now. When Harry had initially approached them about Atlas he had offered her a position in the R&D department. Atlas Research & Development was created with an unrivaled budget, and quickly became known for it's insane and sometimes mind-boggling creations it was designated internally as Acme. It employed squibs, muggleborns, muggles etc. Pretty much anyone willing to push the envelope could find a place at Acme. Their creations were technological, magical cloaked as new discoveries and sometimes a hybrid of both. Harry, bless his soul, was pleased by the progress. A lot of which she had spearheaded as team leader, which eventually lead to him going ahead and handing her the keys to the kingdom making her Director of R&D(Acme). She recalled a time when in her childhood when she was watching documentaries with her father about Stark Industries creations and Lockheed Martins Skunkworks. Impressed by what they managed to do, she was disappointed that they relied so heavily on government contracts to fund themselves. She wanted to pursue whatever she chooses not be confined to creating weapons of war, it was such a limited scope. Life was truly glorious Hermione thought as her attention shifted back to the present.

"Entry 1, January 4. 2009. Subject Potter has responded exceptionally to all test performed on him. We have yet to identify an upper limit to his strength or stamina, levels fluctuate variant on how much magic is expended. His ascension to Master of Death seems to have put him somewhere between the super soldier and Asgardian weight class in terms of endurance. Lacking research samples from either we have no way of definitively confirming that. The analysis suggests that short of the destruction of the subject's brain and heart gradual regeneration will prevent permanent death. Fittings have been completed for chest plates and a helmet, development will begin soon."

Hermione looked around her personal lab named affectionately nicknamed Sandbox. Strewn about where all manner of equipment and incomplete projects. Her eyes came to rest on the one that had been giving her the most difficulty. Project Athena, her brainchild. Ever since she had heard rumors of Tony Stark having his own A.I. she'd decided she absolutely needed her own. The basic interface had been easy enough to create. Unfortunately, as soon as she had begun trying to code in a level of intelligence she found them to be extremely unstable. The prototype A.I.'s completed tasks to quickly and began trying to search for information to sate their own curiosity. In one particular version, she'd named Persephone the A.I. had begun to completely ignore her developing a concerning level of independence. She had implemented a personality matrix and it turned into a snob and a slight superiority complex reminiscent of Draco Malfoy without the xenophobia.

"Entry 2. Project Athena remains in early development stages. The design of a moral code underway to shackle unpleasant personality aspects that had presented themselves. May require consulting with psychology experts. A.I. experiments being set as a low priority. Virtual Intelligence construction will be prepared for more immediate use.

Project, designation Glimpse, has been a massive success. Production of model two is currently underway; target launch date is late April 2012. We expect the launch stockpile to be in the just shy of 35 million. Retail stores being constructed worldwide in every major outlet expected to be completed by the end of March 2009. Product launch announcement imminent, the date set at the discretion of Chairman Potter. Demand is excepted to dwarf supply by quarter end."

- Atlas -

In the greater universe Loki had returned from a different dimension two days prior the battle to take the Tesseract, with help from Thanos and The Other. He teleported to the Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. SHIELD. facility and proceeded to take control of the minds of Clint Barton for his fighting skills and Erik Selvig for his knowledge of the Tesseract. Nick Fury brought the rest of his organization known as SHIELD to war readiness. Thinking the time had come, he initiated the Avengers Initiative, a plan to recruit Earth's mightiest beings for a team called the Avengers.

Ronald Weasley in his role as head of Firebird began to monitor the situation the moment it came to his attention. Naturally SHIELD had tried to be covert as they geared up for war, choking any attempts by the media to report the matter. Their attempt to cover the whole matter up was mildly successful, but even they were hard pressed to keep the destruction of a giant research facility completely quiet. In this case however it was SHIELD's satellite imagery that Firebird piggybacked upon that alerted them. They had no allegiance to any, but themselves but something capable of destroying SHIELD's base so quickly and completely was cause for uneasiness.

Later that day, Loki went into a gallery to create a distraction and retrieve a scan of an eye for Barton, while Barton stole iridium to stabilize the Tesseract. SHIELD sent in Steve Rogers to stop Loki. When the civilians cleared the area, they also sent in Tony Stark in his Mark VI Ironman armor. Loki surrendered and lets them take him into custody. On the way back to the Helicarrier, Thor came and took Loki. Thor tells Loki that he traveled from Asgard to get him. While Thor is talking, Iron Man attacks Thor for taking Loki from them. Iron Man and Thor fight, but Captain America stops them. Thor becomes an ally and a member of the team.

Redfist had watched the entire confrontation from the Triton reconnaissance UAV they had deployed in the area. All Firebird personal was recalled and put on standby. He had suspected something unusual was at foot with the destruction of the SHIELD facility, however the sudden gathering of powerful beings was a cause for concern. He then proceeded to transmit an alert for Chairman Potter. He knew Harry didn't like getting involved in the affairs of others but powered beings having at it was something he would want to know. Company policy clearly dictated not to seek trouble unless it was profitable, threatened them or global security. However, any hostile individuals that so much as looked at them the wrong way were to be dealt with extreme prejudice. As a side note Ron sent a memo to increase Harry's personal guard till further notice.

In the mean time Loki having escaped from the prison having tricked Thor into the inside, sent Thor hurtling toward the ground hundreds of feet below. Thor barely made it out of the prison before it shattered on sharp rocks, and Thor ended up in an empty field. Hulk landed in an abandoned warehouse. Dr. Banner woke up in the warehouse, where only one worker was present. The worker gives Banner some clothes and a motorcycle. Loki escaped while his allies fought the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Iron Man arrived at Stark Tower where Loki was planning to open the portal to unleash his army of Chitauri. Stark attempted to destroy the device, but an impenetrable energy shield protected it. Stark stalled Loki to give J.A.R.V.I.S. enough time to prepare the Mark VII armor. Frustrated, Loki threw Tony out the window, but Tony's Mark VII armor deployed in time to save him. The Tesseract then, in conjunction with the device Erik Selvig built, opened a portal to bring his army of Chitauri and Leviathans

Ron began trying to reach Harry urgently to alert him of the latest developments.

- Atlas -

Park Ave, Manhattan NYC

Harry who had been in Europe at the time with Hermione and Ginny when he received Ron's warning decided he wanted nothing to do with whatever was going on and had made his way to their penthouse in New York City. It was his favorite place to be when state side, something about being so high in the sky kept him at peace.

The group was currently spending their time in the living room. Ginny was situated on the recliner with a computer handling company business. Harry and Hermione were on the sofa across from her beginning to engage in more lewd activities. She desperately wanted to join but need to get things done so she plowed on with her work occasionally glancing up and watching the pair.

For a while, they both just sat there hugging, Harry's fingers gently caressing her spine. Harry's soft breathing on Hermione's neck along with his gentle exploration of Hermione's back lead to her releasing a quiet moan from her soft lips. This only excited Harry more and his cock was aching to be released from his pants.

Hermione's body suddenly moved and she raised her face off Harry's shoulders and looked him straight in the eyes then suddenly Hermione was giving Harry a deep, hungry kiss. They kept on kissing passionately for a few minutes till they broke apart. She lifted up her t-shirt, revealing her fantastic breasts.

Harry's mouth dropped in awe. They were absolutely perfect. They were perfectly round, with rosy nipples. Hermione arched herself backward, stretching her breasts upwards and then she moved her chest towards Harry's face, So his lips were barely an inch away from her breasts. The animal in Harry suddenly erupted. His moment had come. Paying no mind to Ginny he accosted her and began passionately making love to Hermione.

That is until the moment Harry's eyes widened as he saw a giant green being hanging on to the adjacent building throw what seemed to be an armored gray skinned humanoid creature at his patio windows.