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Alex stared at Cody.

"How do you…"

"I'm the director of a spy agency, Rogers. My secrets have secrets. I've been watching all of you. The government doesn't like it but it's necessary."

"But you're a kid!" said Clint.

"So is everyone else here. Now come. I need to show you all something."

He stood up and walked into a hallway next to the elevator. The room flickered around them. They walked into a giant laboratory. Unknown devices, armor, weapons, and creatures were being tested. Lila looked at a girl shooting a big, short gun that made...portals? Clint watched a man fight in grey-green armor with a gold visor, while Alta looked at kid test out different flying skateboards. The team continued to walk down the hallway, watching the rules of physics and gravity become shattered, until they arrived at an elevator. They all got in and the elevator began to rise up.

"All of those chambers down there were for one purpose only; to test objects we have retrieved from other universes." Cody said, "We have portal guns, the Spartan armor, flying skateboards, One Rings, and of course, AI's. We want to talk with you; Mr. Chase and Ms. Stark about this."

He waved his hand and a grey box with hearts on it rose up. He took the lid off and a couple large pieces of red and silver shards of an unknown metal floated up. He grabbed one and it reconfigured itself into a gauntlet.

"We found these in an abandoned HYDRA bunker south of Denver. They react to thoughts and we've been looking for someone strong willed enough to control them." Cody explained.

He handed the pieces to Alex.

"Go on, try it out."

Alex touched the biggest piece and suddenly felt a lifetime of memories flood into him.

So you're the one that's going to control me. The pieces said, better give you the instruction manual…

Alex felt a million more lifetimes flood into him and he passed out.


Three days later…

Alex woke up, holding his head. He looked at a white wall and realized that he was inside of a hospital. He looked over at Alta, and saw that her arm had a new cast on it. She saw him and grinned weakly.

"What happened?" He croaked.

"You passed out after you touched the piece. You said something before. It sounded like you said that it was coming."

Alex shivered and looked at the door, which was opened by Tiff, who let her and Cody in. Tiff put a card on Alex's nightstand and stepped behind Cody.

"You gave us quite a scare," Cody said, "I mean, being dead for three days and all of that."

"Three days?!"

"Yep. At least the bonding was successful."

Alex stared at him.

"Look at your right hand."

Alex lifted his hand up and saw that there was a thick metal gauntlet all the way up to his elbow.

"Cool."

"Now come," Cody said, "You all have missions."

He left the room and Alex looked at Alta. They reached an agreement and followed Cody. In Cody's office, Alex and everyone else was handed a mission brief. Alex opened his brief and read it. Why China? What's there? There's more of these pieces?!