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Now we're gonna start seeing them interact and see where they stand.
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The League Of Avengers Chapter 4: Some Assembly Required part 3: You people aren't making this any easier
Steve and Diana sat together, joined by Nat and Dinah in the cafeteria.
The two were grinning madly at one another, overjoyed in seeing an old friend from a time long past.
Nat and Dinah felt like third wheels here but they chose to remain silent, watching the two war buddies chat excitedly with one another.
"I still can't believe you're here Diana" Steve said, smiling broadly "You have no idea how much this means to me"
"Oh I think I have somewhat of an idea" Diana said with a matching grin before it changed into a melancholy sad smile "After hearing you fell into the ice….I didn't stay long honestly"
"I heard" Steve somberly said "You left a year or so later"
"Indeed" Diana nodded "The war was over…but…the world was not fully ready for change apparently"
Steve let out a humorless snort
"Now it's changing too fast and too consistently" Captain America said, looking down "I don't even know how we could keep up with all of this"
"We'll do what we always do Steve" Wonder Woman said confidently, placing a gentle hand on the super-soldiers arm "Remain strong in our belief and perceiver"
Steve blinked before sending the amazon a reminiscent grin.
"I should sue you for that one" Steve joked "That's what I told you after Normandy"
"It was a good saying" Diana said earnestly "A saying one could live by"
Unbeknownst to the two, Widow and Canary had already chosen to quietly leave the two be.
"Ah, they are so adorable together" Canary gushed out playfully "Reminds a little of me and Clint"
"Too much so" Nat said rolling her eyes a bit "It's amazing they didn't pounce and bend each other over the table on first glance"
"Oh come on Nat, they were never like that" Canary said good naturedly "It was Peggy Carter that had Steve's heart"
"You know what I mean"
"It's not my fault you have the mind of a pervert"
"This coming from you?"
"Yes, this coming from me"
"You're insufferable sometimes"
"Hark who's talking"
"Oh go back to Clint already"
"He's busy"
"Doing what?"
"Playing Galaga with Flash"
"Wonderful, another one on the ship"
"Can't disagree with you there"
Speaking of Hawkeye and Flash.
The two were currently just lounging around in the shooting range of the Heli-carrier, Barry bored and all as he leaned back on the wall, observing Clint pull off bullseye after bullseye.
"Well this is boring" Flash said aloud
"Hey, how was I supposed to know mister mischief maker would up and quit so easily" Hawkeye said to the speedster, twirling an arrow in his hand before tossing it into a target, hitting it dead on in the center without even looking.
"What did you expect a grand fight or something?" Clint asked, turning to face Flash "Thanks but no thanks, though I owe Loki an arrow in the eye socket after Arizona"
"That wasn't morbid at all' Flash said with a shudder
Clint just shrugged, returning to his archery training. He pulled out several arrows this time, pulling them all back before letting them loose.
From behind, Barry had a glint of lightning and mischief in his eyes. In a burst of speed, Flash caught all the arrows Hawkeye fired.
"Oh, so you wanna play it like that huh?" Clint challenged, taking it in stride
"You're going to have to do better than that cupid" Barry said with a grin
"OH hoho it's so on red riding hood" Clint said, pulling back three more arrows while Barry just crossed his arms, cocky smirk on his face
Clint pulled the arrows back and fired, Flash instantly running towards their designated targets.
The Flash cockily held up all the arrows that Clint fired but Clint still held a triumphant smirk.
Arching a brow in confusion, Barry glanced around to find all of Clint's targets with arrows lodged into all of them, each with a bullseye.
"What the…How'd you do that?" Flash asked in clear shock
"Trade secret red riding" Clint said with a roguish grin making Flash narrow his eyes at Hawkeye with a challenging smirk.
"Alright sharpshooter, let's see you try that again"
"Gladly" Hawkeye said, readying another volley of arrows.
Science lab
Banner continuously scans with a gamma ray detection scanner on the scepter for radiation. Tony looks at his monitors, shifting and solving as many algorithms and equations. Bruce was holding a data pad, sifting through various readings of energy spikes across the globe, using his detective skills to see if he could help in finding the tesseract while also doing the same job as tony
"The gamma readings are definitely consistent with Selvig's reports on the Tesseract. But it's gonna take weeks to process" Banner surmised after setting down the scanner
"If we bypass their mainframe and direct a reroute to the Homer cluster, we can clock this around six hundred teraflops" Tony stated
"Granted, there's also the factor of constantly changing energy pulses" Batman added "The fluctuations from the shield base that collapsed showed that these things can happen spontaneously"
Banner let out a small laugh "And all I packed was a toothbrush"
"Hmm" tony hummed "So how've ya been Bats? Haven't spoken with you in a while"
"I'm a busy man Tony" Batman said casually, going over to another computer file "You should know this by now"
"I know, but I had so much fun taking down Bane with you last month" Tony said
"Destroying a warehouse is something you describe as fun?" Batman said, not even glancing at tech genius
"Hey, they had my tech weaponized" Tony shot back defensively "You would do the same"
Batman opted to remain silent and Tony, knowing how Bruce operated usually, took the silence as victory.
"You must have a lot of stories" Bruce Banner commented idly "Must be fun"
"Hmm" Tony said, now engaging the doctor in conversation "You know, you should come by Stark Towers sometime. Top ten floors, all R&D. You'd love it, it's candy land"
Banner chuckled again "Thanks but the last time I was in New York, I kinda broke…Harlem"
"Well I promise a stress free environment" Tony said idly, walking around the doctor with a mini electric prod "No tension, no surprises"
With that, Tony pokes Banner with the electric rod making Bruce cringe in pain for a moment just as Steve walks in
"HEY" Steve said aloud, glaring at Tony
The armored superhero looks closely at Banner
"Nothing?" Tony said whilst Banner just gave him an incredulous but at the same time amused look
"Are you nuts?" Rogers said aggressively towards Stark
"You've really got a lid on it, haven't you? What's your secret? Mellow Jazz? Bongo drums" Tony asked away "Huge Bag of weed?
"Is everything a joke to you?" Steve interrogated
"Funny things are" Tony said whimsically
"Threatening the safety of everyone on this ship isn't funny" Steve said before turning apologetically towards Banner "No offense"
Banner simply took it all in stride.
"No it's alright" Bruce waved it off "I wouldn't have come aboard if I couldn't handle…pointy things"
"You're tiptoeing, big man" Tony teased "You need to strut"
"And you need to focus on the task at hand, Mr. Stark" Steve said sternly
"There's more to it than that" Batman, speaking up for the first time since Caps arrival
Steve turned to see the back of Batman's cowl as he diligently worked on whatever equation he had in front of him.
"Fury called us in at a very opportune time" Batman noted "He had this tesseract thing under wraps until it fell from his grasp"
"Brood man has a point" Tony said, waving his finger "Why would Fury call us 8 extraordinarily independent personalities now of all times? Why didn't he do it before? What's he hiding? We can't figure out this equation unless we have all the variables"
"You think Fury's hiding something?" Steve asked
"There's no doubt" Batman stated, now facing Steve "There's something he's not telling us"
"He is a spy" Tony said with a nonchalant shrug but there was an edge to his voice "He's the spy when you really think about it, Cap. His secrets have secrets"
"Bats had his natural paranoia about everything and I have my intellect" Tony proudly stated, then pointed to Banner "It's bothering him too, isn't it?"
Banner bumbled a bit over his words at being put on the spot so suddenly "UH….I just wanna finish my work and…"
Steve interrupted "Doctor?"
A beat
Bruce fiddled with his pen in hand
"A warm light for all mankind" Bruce repeated Loki's words "Loki's jab at Fury ab out the cube"
"I heard it" Steve said
"I think it was meant for you and your main partner" Bruce said, pointing over to Tony who held up his pack of blueberries "Stark and Wayne's newest 'creation' is all over the news in regards to energy"
"The Stark Tower?" Steve said with a snort "That big ugly(A look from Tony) Building in New York?"
"It's powered by Wayne and Stark tech" Batman said "A new self-sustaining energy source"
It was at this point that Steve looked intently at batman, analyzing him.
"Do I know you?" Steve asked "Cause you look familiar"
Batman just raised an eyebrow beneath his cowl
Steve contemplated before shaking his head "Nevermind, You were saying?"
"In regards to the whole energy business, why didn't SHIELD just bring in him and Bruce Wayne? I mean, what are they even doing in the energy business in the first place?"
"I should probably look into that once my decryption programmer finishes breaking into all of SHIELD's secure files" Tony stated
Rogers was taken aback from that
"I'm sorry, Did you say…?"
"Jarvis has been running it since I hit the bridge. In a few hours we'll know every dirty secret SHIELD has ever tried to hide" Tony said casually, holding out his bag of blueberries before Steve "Blueberry?"
"Yet you're confused why they didn't want you around" Steve remarked
"An intelligence organization that fears intelligence?" Tony gesturing to himself "Historically, not possible"
"There's a lot of things with history in regards to what you're saying Stark" Batman said to his fellow Billionaire "But right now, our focus shouldn't be on SHIELD. That comes later. Right now, Loki is the focus"
"Loki is our only focus" Steve stated firmly "I think Loki's trying to wind us up. This is a man who means to start a war, and if we don't stay focused, he'll succeed. We have orders, we should follow them"
"Following is not really my style" Tony remarked
Steve smiled condescendingly at the man "And you're all about style, aren't you?"
That actually hit a nerve with Stark
"Of the people in this room, which one is; A. wearing a spangly outfit and B. Not of use" Tony shot back
"Steve" Bruce said softly "Tell me none of this smells funky to you?"
Steve lingered on the possibility looking at all three men before shaking it off.
"Just find the cube"
Steve exits the lab but now couldn't deny the growing amount of doubt he had for SHIELD. Not taking any chances, Steve decides to investigate.
"That's the guy my dad never shut up about?" Tony said "Geez mine and 'ol Brucie fought in a war with that guy and all they talk about is that guy. Wondering if they shouldn't have kept him on ice"
"He's a soldier from a different time Tony" Batman said to his friend "What did you expect him to be?"
"I don't know, not such an overbearing boy scout"
"You clearly haven't been to metropolis that often" Batman remarked "Superman can be like that. Too often for my liking"
Tony merely grinned at the Dark knight
"He's not wrong about Loki though" Banner said "He does have the jump on us"
Tony snorted
"What that guys got is an ACME dynamite kit" Tony said walking over to another station "And it's gonna blow up in his face and I'll be there when it happens"
Bruce laughed
"I'll read all about it"
"Uh-huh" Tony said offhandedly "Or you'll be suiting up with the rest of us"
"Ah, see I don't get a suit of armor" Bruce said becoming somber with a haunted look in his eyes "I'm exposed, like a nerve. It's a nightmare"
Bats and Tony shared a look before Tony went up to the doctor
"You know, I've got a cluster of shrapnel, trying every second to crawl its way into my heart" Tony points to the Mini-arc reactor in his chest "This stops it. This little circle of light. It's part of me now, not just armor. It's a... terrible privilege"
"But you can control it" Bruce stated
"Because I learned how" Tony said before gesturing to Batman "Brooding over there doesn't show much but he's also overcome a lot of control issues I believe he could relate with you more than you can with me"
"It's different" Banner argued
Banner tries to read the computer screen, but Tony slides the data aside with his finger so the two can see face-to-face.
"Hey, I've read all about your accident. That much gamma exposure should have killed you" Tony stated
"So you're saying that the Hulk…The other guy…Saved my life?" Bruce said pondering on those words "That's nice. It's a nice sentiment. Saved me for what?"
"I guess we'll find out" Tony said returning to work
"You might not like that"
"You just might"
With Steve, he had arrived at a thick metal door, leading to a storage room within the Heli-carrier. With all his might, Steve pushes the door open and enters.
Steve walks in noticing a security patrol exit the room. Taking the chance, Steve jumps up to a catwalk railing, grabbing it to pull himself up.
Elsewhere, on an unknown road
Inside this particular van, Selvig and a few other soldiers are driving inside a long tunnel. With the CMS device inside, Selvig carefully picks up the small cylinder shape Iridium with metal prongs and lightly places it a slot within the CMS. The CMS accepts it making Selvig look at it with a devilish smile
Back at the Heli-carrier, a SHIELD monitor held the picture of Jane Foster with Thor looking on longingly at the mortal who captured his heart.
"As soon as Loki took the doctor we moved Jane Foster. We've got an excellent observatory in Traunsee. She was asked to consult there very suddenly yesterday. Handsome fee, private plane, very remote. She'll be safe" Coulson said confidently to the Thunder God
"Thank you" Thor said gratefully
"It's no accident Loki taking Erik Selvig. I dread what he plans for him once he's done. Erik is a good man" Thor said Somberly
"He talks about you a lot" Coulson informed the man "You changed his life. Everything has changed ever since we've gotten all these…new arrivals"
"The other with the red cap?" Thor inquired getting a nod out of Coulson
Thor pondered momentarily
"They were better as they were" Thor admitted "We pretend on Asgard that we are more advanced but we come here, battling like Bilchsteim"
"Like what?"
"Bilchsteim. You know; huge, scaly big antlers. You don't have those?" Thor described
"Don't think so"
"Well they are repulsive" Thor said with a grimace, approaching the side of the window, looking down onto the clouds "And they trample everything in their path"
Thor sighed heavily
"When I first came to earth, Loki's rage followed me here and your people paid the price. And now again" Thor said with a hint of shame "In my youth I courted war"
"War hasn't started yet" Fury said walking up to the thunder god "You think Loki can tell us where the Tesseract is?"
"I do not know. Loki's mind is far afield, it's not just power he craves, it's vengeance upon me. There's no pain that would prize his need from him"
"A lot of guys think that" Fury remarks "Until the pain stops"
"What are you asking me to do?"
"I'm asking, what are you prepared to do?" Fury said intently
"Loki is a prisoner here" Thor pointed out
"Then why does it feel like he's the only one that wants to be here?" Fury rebutted making Thor glance down, unable to answer.
The Thunderer left making Coulson and Fury share a look of slight concern. Not at Thor, but at everything that was going on around them
Thor walked aimlessly into the corridor, passing by the lab where Tony, Banner and batman were currently working in.
Rounding a corner, Thor bumped right into another red caped wearing hero.
"Oh" The Man of Steel known as Superman uttered out in surprise "Sorry about that, I didn't mean to bump into you"
"No need for your apologies" Thor said modestly "I should be the one apologizing to you. During my battle with the armored man, you came in and I struck you blindly"
"To be fair, I did kinda ram into you in order to stop you" Superman said in turn
Thor merely grinned at the honesty
"Then I believe this is the part where I would say we are even in that regard" Thor said "At least, that is what I think Darcy has told me how to phrase it"
Superman grinned then laughed at the Thunder gods face
"No you got it just about right"
Thor smile good naturedly at the man before frowning in thought
"You are not of this world" Thor said, staring intently "That symbol on your chest….there is something rather familiar about it"
At that, Superman's brows shot up in surprise, pointing to his chest.
"You know this symbol?" Superman asked, a bit eagerly
Thor was silent for a few moments, carefully scrutinizing the shield S.
"On Asgard, though I was never as knowledgeable as my brother, I was educated to a certain degree in regards to other worlds and their civilizations" Thor stated, rubbing his chin in thought "Tell me, from where do you come from"
"Krypton" Superman answered making Thor's eyes widen in realization
"I know of this world" Thor said nodding his head "It was one my father once spoke of with great reverence…..then he stopped. There was once a time where my father spoke of an annual correspondence our people would have with others, Krypton being one of them. What has become of that world?"
Superman took on a more somber mood.
"Krypton is gone" Clark said, making Thor look at him in stunned surprise "A pre-recorded message from my birth father told me that its core had collapsed leading to its implosion"
Thor held a more gloomy look now.
"I am sorry to hear that" Thor said earnestly "I can't imagine what that what must feel like"
"Don't worry" Superman said with a small smile "My home is Earth. I was sent here as a baby and was raised by loving parents who taught me to become the man I am today"
At that, Thor held a more happy expression
"It is a pleasure to know that I am not the only wayward other worlder here"
"The feeling is mutual" Superman said, offering his hand which Thor graciously accepted
With Wonder Woman
The buxom Amazon was sharpening her sword as she sat alone in the cafeteria since Steve departed.
Her face was expressionless as she grinded her gauntlet along the edge of the blade, sharpening it to a point where one would cut themselves upon tapping their finger on the thin metal.
In her mind on the other hand, there were a many great deal of things going through it. Re-entering the world of man only to once again get thrusted into conflict. Only this time it wasn't against men of misguided or vehement belief. No this time it was against a demi-god who planned to bring war on a global scale and plans on doing it a lot sooner than the previous foe.
'At least Steve is here' Diana thought pleasantly
The soldier had been a true friend, comrade and warrior during the last war Diana had fought in. It was truly a blessing from the gods that at least one of her old friends were here. she had heard that the old team had well…gotten old, with some passing on.
The princess of Themyscira shut her eyes, a spike of emotion running through her as she thought of all her friends and allies who had passed away during her absence. The funerals and celebrations she had missed after her departure.
Only Steve was able to share that kind of pain with her.
Diana sighed as she finished working on her sword, examining it momentarily before finally sheathing it in her scabbard.
Attaching it to her hip, Diana stood up and moved to exit the cafeteria.
In doing so, she made her way down to the bridge and was now in the busiest room on the entire ship. All around here were Agents working diligently at whatever station they were assigned to.
There were brief stares directed at her before they returned to what they were doing.
Feeling a sense of uselessness, Diana continued on her walk, exiting the bridge.
She wandered past the lab where Tony, Banner and Batman worked.
Sparing a quick glance, Diana continued on her way, hoping to maybe run in to Steve once more.
They had spent a while just chattering amiably about just seeing each other.
She actually really wanted to catch up. And to be amongst someone from a time long past that only the both of them had experienced.
So to surmise her mindset, she just wanted to be with Steve seeing that h e's the only friend she has here on a flying ship full of people trained to kill, lie, topple governments need be and a handful of exceptionally extraordinary people like herself.
Rounding the corner, Wonder Woman spotted Superman and Thor conversing with one another.
A look of fascination dawned on her, choosing to approach the two red caped wearing aliens.
"Greetings fellow warriors" Diana greeted boisterously, startling the two somewhat.
Thor however recovered quick enough when he noticed the shield on her back and sword on her hip.
"Greetings to you as well, fellow maiden of combat" Thor said in turn with a calm politeness "I Am Thor Odinson of Asgard"
"And I'm Superman…" Superman glanced at Thor for a moment "Of Metropolis"
"It is a pleasure to meet you" Diana said politely "My name is Diana. I come from the island nation of Themyscira"
"Themyscira?" Thor said with intrigue, rubbing his chin in thought "I have heard of this land"
Realization then dawned on Thor's face "Ah yes, I recall now. That is the land of Warrior women known as Amazons"
Diana blinked
"You know of that land?" Diana asked in clear surprise
"Of course" Thor let out a jovial laugh "The Amazons are a revered group of warriors on Asgard. The Spartans and Amazons were greatly respected on my realm of Asgard. We speak a great deal of having a way to extend a hand of open friendship and friendly competition"
At that, Wonder Woman couldn't help but grin at the aspect of a challenge.
"Then perhaps we can both return to our respective realms and create that hand of friendship" Wonder Woman said with a level of excitement
"That we can my lady" Thor said with a grin
Superman just glanced between the two, feeling like a third wheel. That was until Diana chose to address him.
"And what is your place from which you come from like, Superman?" Diana asked
Superman blinked before shaking his head with a simple shrug
"Well, compared to what you guys describe as home, mine isn't anything special" Superman said modestly "Yours are beyond mine. It's just a simple city really, with nothing that….alien about it"
At that, the trio chuckled slightly at the joke.
"Oh boy, that was bad" Superman remarked
"That jest was not nearly as bad as those I have heard from my comrades of old" Diana said good naturedly
Scene cut
Loki paced about in his cell at a leisurely like way, uncaring that he was currently being held 'prisoner' in this flying fortress.
He was honestly really bored right now until he stopped in his tracks.
"There's not many people that can sneak up on me" Loki said with a smirk as he turned to face Natasha Romanov
"But you'd figure I'd come" Nat stated
"I'd figure somebody would come" Loki retorted casually "It took you all long enough"
Natasha narrowed her eyes at the trickster god
"What did you do to those agents?" Natasha interrogated
"Ah, a sense of loyalty to 'the cause'?" Loki mockingly asked
"What did you do to Erik Selvig?" Natasha asked coldly
"You could say I 'Expanded and freed' his mind" Loki said with a sinister grin
"And then what?" Natasha pressed on, crossing her arms "Once your king of the mountain, what's your endgame? You're just here for the sake of ruling? That seems like a pointless goal"
Loki chuckled with mirth
"It's difficult to explain the goals of a god to a lesser being such as yourself" Loki shot back "You all think that you can simply bargain your way out of unwinnable situations, knowing you are hopelessly lost"
"Funny coming from you" Natasha said evenly "I read up on you. Well, whatever earth stuff we had and all they ever talked about was how you were nothing more than a silver tongued snake compared to the warrior of a man your brother Thor was. Biggest hypocrite if I ever saw one"
"Oh" Loki said childishly "Aren't you a sharp little thing. Impressive, truly. The world hanging in the balance and you oh so casually throw barbs at me as if I am a common man with no higher calling"
"Regimes fall every day" Nat remarked, taking a seat on the chair placed near the control panel "The world at threat is no different. I tend not to weep over that. I'm Russian….or I was"
Loki analyzed the master spy before him
"What is it that you want?"
"Let's just say I've been on a long path of redemption" Nat said "I've got blood on my ledger and it's not that complicated. I want to wipe it out"
Loki kept his eyes locked onto Nat's. The master spy noticed there was a slight glimmer in his eyes briefly.
"Can you?" Loki said "Can you really wipe out such a…bloody ledger? Did you know that your files were quite difficult to find? You know, when I was looking for potential threats on my conquest here on earth, I never would have thought that I would run across a human as vile as you. Dracovs daughter. Sao Paulo. The hospital fire. My, my miss Romanov, how can you possibly hope to cleanse something that's dripping…no, GUSHING with blood"
Loki stood up, an intense look of anger now on his face
"This is the basest sentimentality. This is a child at prayer... PATHETIC" Loki said with vehement anger, startling the Russian
Elsewhere, Batman, Banner and tony continue their work on the locating the Tesseract
"You lie and Kill in the service of Liars and Killers" Loki went on
On the bridge, Hill noted a security breach within SHIELDS systems. Wordlessly, she glanced up to Fury who held a stern expression. Beside him stood a conversing Flash and Hawkeye with Canary
Loki went on, getting right up in Natasha's face, leaning on the glass
"You pretend to be separate, to have your own code, something that makes up for the horrors. But they are a part of you, and they will never go away!"
Down below, Steve Rogers's investigation comes to a bitter conclusion as he opens a crate to find HYDRA weapons and tech.
Loki slams his fist against his prison, making Natasha flinch.
"I'm going to enjoy destroying you" Loki said savagely "Maybe I'll have someone close to you do it for me. Barton and Dinah perhaps. They can kill you, slowly, intimately, all the ways you fear most. And then, I'll split your skull open just before you beg for mercy"
"This is my bargain, my 'plan' you mewling quim" Loki finished with a snarl
Nat turned away, inhaling with a quiver in her throat
"You're a monster" Widow said, her voice trembling
"You're the one who brought the monster on board" Loki shot back
Suddenly, Widow straightened out and turned back to Loki, completely composed now
"So, Banner" Nat surmised "That's your play"
Loki seemingly staggered back in confusion
"What?"
Immediately, Nat moved to exit the chamber, hand on her earpiece
"Loki means to unleash the Hulk" Nat said, informing Fury "Keep Banner in the lab, I'm on my way. Send some muscle in as well"
Just before Nat leaves, she turns to Loki one last time
"Thank you for your cooperation" she said politely, then exiting the room leaving a stunned Loki
Fury enters the laboratory, seeing that none of the three men there at work
"What are you doing Mr. Stark?" Fury asks patiently with a hint of irritation
"I was about to ask you the same thing" Mr. Stark returned cheekily
"You're supposed to be locating the Tesseract" Fury reprimanded
"We are" Bruce stated, gesturing over to the working computer "The model's locked and we're sweeping for the signature now. When we get a hit, we'll have the location within half a mile"
"You'll get your cube back, no muss no fuss" Tony prattled on when something popped up on the screen hanging beside him "What is Phase 2?"
There was a loud and emphatic clang from behind Fury.
Steve Rogers stood there, visibly fuming at the director.
"Phase 2 is SHIELD uses the cube to make weapons" Steve states, looking at Tony "Sorry, the computer was running a bit slow"
Fury attempted to cover this discovery up
"Rogers, we gathered everything related to the Tesseract. This does not mean that we're…"
"If you're going to lie" The deep, growl like voice of Batman said "You need more than just words to back it up"
Batman whirled the screen around, clearly displaying the aforementioned planned weapons that would be created with the use of the Cube
Fury only stared blankly whilst Steve glared at the man
"I was wrong director, the world hasn't changed a bit" Steve said bitterly
As Steve finished that statement, Black Widow arrived with a confused trio of Superman, Wonder Woman and Thor. Nat kept her eyes on Bruce the entire time who returned her gaze with a look that screamed 'I'm pissed off at you specifically'.
"Did you know about this?" Bruce asked her intently, gesturing to the weapons
"You wanna think about removing yourself from this environment, doctor?" Nat 'suggested'
Bruce let out a humorless laugh
"I was in Calcutta, I was pretty well removed"
"Loki is manipulating you"
"And you've been doing what exactly" Bruce asked sarcastically
"You didn't come here because I bat my eyelashes at you"
"Yes, and I'm not leaving because suddenly you get a little twitchy. I'd like to know why SHIELD is using the Tesseract to build weapons of mass destruction" Bruce asked, making it clear he wasn't backing down on this
After a beat of silence, Fury relented
"Because of them" Fury said, pointing over to the three demi-gods
The trio glanced at one another in clear bewilderment
"Us?" Thor said
"What did we do?" Superman asked in confusion
"You exist, that's for one thing" Fury said, making superman flinch a bit at the bluntness
"And what does that have to do with anything?" Wonder Woman said challengingly
"Back in World War 2, not so much" Fury said pacing about now "But now, for the past five years, earth has had an unusual spike in enhanced, mutants and extraordinary beings. At first, most of the world brushed it aside, not really paying that much attention. Then came the battles, the collateral. And to put the nail on the coffin, your grudge match in Arizona with that giant metal man"
Thor shifted uncomfortably somewhat at that memory
"So, the world security learned that not only are we not alone in this universe, we are hopelessly…" Fury turned directly to Steve "Hilariously, outgunned"
"I don't know about you guys but I was raised in Kansas" Superman said with a shrug "I'm as American as they come"
"I was sent as an ambassador to help preserve peace in this world" Wonder Woman argued
"And mine, want not thing but peace with your planet" Thor stated
"But you're not the only ones out there, are you?" Fury challenged "And you're not the only threat. The world is filling up with people who can't be matched, who can't be controlled"
"This is all about control?" A new voice spoke up and everyone turned to see Hawkeye, Canary and Flash now standing in the room
"That's what this is all about?" Clint said irritably "Control?"
"Like you 'controlled' the cube?" Steve said to the Director
"You can't control something you don't even understand" Diana said with conviction "This is why HYDRA failed before"
"You also don't understand what you've done already" Thor said gravely "Your work with the Tesseract is what drew Loki to it, and his allies. It is a signal to all the realms that the Earth is ready for a higher form of war"
"A higher form?" Steve said with some alarm
"You're telling me that there are things out in the universe that are already aware of the tesseract besides Loki?" Batman asked
"You forced our hand" Fury defended "We had to come up with something"
"A nuclear deterrent" Tony spoke up "Cause that always calms everything right down"
"Remind me again how you made your fortune Stark?" Fury asked rhetorically
"Hey hey guys" Flash now spoke for the first time "Let's just calm down here…"
"I'm sure if Stark still made weapons, he would be neck deep in…" Steve said, ignoring Flash when Tony interrupted
"Wait, Wait! Hold on, how is this about me?"
"I'm sorry, isn't everything?" Steve shot back
Flash only threw his hands up, choosing to exit the lab with Canary deciding to join him while Clint stayed behind
"Right" Clint quipped "This is a team"
"I thought humans were more evolved than this" Thor said
"Excuse me, do we go to your planet and blow stuff up"
"Wouldn't be the first regrettable choice shield has made" Batman said
"This coming from you?" Now Superman spoke to Batman "I heard all about you. The man who controls batman through fear"
"And the man that everyone believes is a god" Batman said, not backing down from the Kryptonian
"I never presented myself that way" Superman said, now standing in front of Batman, unflinching under the man's intense glare 'You on the other hand are all about theatrics, aren't you"
"I'm sorry, do you two need a timeout" Fury interjected
"You treat your champions with such mistrust" Thor said
"They're not my champions" Fury rebutted
Everyone began arguing with one another
With Nat's voice stating aloud
"Are you all really that naïve? Shield monitors potential threats"
"Captain America is on the threat list?" Bruce asked rhetorically and in disbelief
"We all are"
"You're on that list? Are you a crack above or below angry bees?"
"I swear to god Stark, one more quip and I'm gonna…"
"Threatening! I feel threatened"
"Come on Nat, you know this is BS"
"Doesn't mean we can't get involved"
"Doesn't mean we're right on our side"
The team continued to argue, unaware of the impeding threat, looming over them.
Loki sat in his cell, staring at the floor when his head twitched.
Glancing up, Loki's menacing grin returned as a familiar feeling to him washed over the Heli-carrier.
In the bridge, some of the equipment began to flicker, specifically the radar.
Maria Hill instantly took note of this
"Can somebody tell me what's going on?" Hill demanded
"We're experiencing some type of interference ma'am" An agent informed her
"What kind of interference?" Hill asked, now looking to the skies
"Unknown" Another agent replied "Whatever this is, it isn't tech based"
Back in the labs, the tensions were escalating as practically everyone was now ganging up on one another
"You speak of control, yet you court chaos" Thor said
"It's his M.O., isn't it?" Bruce stated "I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're... we're a time-bomb."
"You need to step away" Fury said
"Why shouldn't the guy let off a little steam" Tony brazenly said, placing a hand on Steve's shoulder which was then swatted aside
"You know damn well why, back off!"
"Oh I'm starting to want you to make me" Tony said, now in total seriousness getting in Caps face.
Now everyone was on edge as the two men sized each other up like Superman and Batman before.
"Big man in a suit of armor" Steve said "Take that off what are you?"
"Genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist" Tony listed off with a smug undertone
"I know guys with none of that worth ten of you" Steve said darkly "Yeah I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself. You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl all over you"
"I think I would just cut the wire" Tony rebuked
Steve only gave a mirthful smirk of expectance
"Always a way out" Steve said mockingly, leaning in "You know you may not be a threat but you better stop pretending to be a hero"
That did it as Tony didn't hold back on his next jab
"A hero? Like you?' He asked rhetorically "You're a lab experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle"
Up on the runway of the Heli-carrier, Flash stood alone on the edge overlooking the clouds with his mask off.
"So this is where you were"
Barry turned back to see Clint Barton approaching him.
"You finally got fed up with them?"
"Pretty much" Clint said with a shrug now standing alongside his new friend "Dinah is in the weight room, pounding away her frustration on those poor punching bags"
"Man, this is not what I signed on for"
"I share your sentiment" Clint said with a sigh "Honestly they're fighting like children in there"
"Yeah, thanks but no thanks" Flash remarked "I'd rather not be in a room where a few of those individuals can kick my ass with a flick of a finger"
"Hey, I'm pretty confident the two of us could take them on easy" Hawkeye said with a grin.
Flash laughed at his friends confidence.
"Oh yeah? Please tell me you've got a bomb arrow" Flash said jokingly "That'll at least level the playing field"
Hawkeye gave the speedster a devious smile which unnerved Barry somewhat
Pressing on a button on his specially designed belt, an arrow was slotted into place on his back as he pulled it out.
"This is one of my more…experimental arrows" Hawkeye said, carefully holding the arrow "It's a 5 ton megaton bomb. This baby could level a damn building or two if I aim it right. And not like, boom, there's some stuff left over. No I mean, boom, that building is gone"
Flash just stared, bug eyed at what Clint held in his hands
"And you carry that thing on your back?!" Flash yelled out "How does it not explode?!"
"Well, there was some scientific way of explaining but I'll just make it simple" Clint said, placing the arrow back in his quiver "Basically the only for me to set this bomb off is for me to actually nock my arrow onto my string which sends a command to the bomb on the end to arm itself the moment it hits something I deem it worthy of blowing up. There's a specific button on my bow that I press for detonation"
"That doesn't ease my fears in the slightest, I hope you know that" Flash said making Clint chuckle.
Clint's smile dropped suddenly when his keen eyes spotted a jet flying right towards them at a slow pace.
"That's not unusual at all" Clint thought to himself, narrowing his eyes to get a view on the pilot.
He was so focused on the jet he didn't feel his hairs on the back of his neck stand up at the sudden wave of unnatural energy emanating behind him.
Luckily, Flash did as the speedster whirled round to see an odd vibration in the air circulating towards one point on the runway.
"Um, is it safe to say that I'm a little nervous" Flash uttered out
"Yeah" Hawkeye said, whipping out his bow, arrow already nocked in "You're justified in saying so"
Back in the lab, neither Steve nor Tony backed down from one another. No one however noticed the exit of Batman
"Put on the suit" Steve challenged "Let's go a few rounds"
The confrontation was interrupted by Thor's laughter
"You people are so petty" Thor stated, making everyone look at him "And tiny"
"Yeah this is a team"
"Agent Romanov" Fury said "Would you please escort Dr. Banner back to his…"
"Where?" Bruce interjected "You rented my room"
"The cell was just in case…"
"In case you need to kill me but you can't, I know! I tried!" Bruce blurted out making everyone stare at the man in pity and disturbed somewhat
Seeing that there was no point in retracting his statement, Bruce went on
"I got low" Bruce admitted with shame "I didn't see an end. So I put a bullet in my mouth and the other guy spit it out. So I moved on. I focused on helping people. I was good until you dragged me back into this freak show and put everyone at risk!"
Several of the heroes get slightly unnerved at the piercing glare Banner gave off, especially at Romanov.
"You wanna know my secret, agent Romanov? You wanna know how I stay calm?" Bruce gritted out
A beat
"Doctor Banner" Steve spoke up "Put down the scepter"
Banner glances down and is shocked to find himself holding Loki's scepter. At that exact moment, before anything else could happen, the monitor tracking the Tesseracts location went off, making everyone snap out of the tense moment.
Elsewhere, a certain dark knight also received the news of its location. Pressing on a button on his belt, Batman didn't break his stride on his way to the underbelly of the Heli-carrier.
"Got it" Tony called out
"You've located the Tesseract?" Diana called out
"We should go now then" Superman said
"I can get there faster than anyone else" Tony boasted
"The Tesseract belongs on Asgard, no human is a match for it" Thor argued
Tony ignored the god moving to leave only for Steve to grab his arm and pull him back
"You're not going alone" Steve said irritably
"You gonna stop me?" Tony taunted
"Put on the suit" Steve mocked back "Let's find out"
"I'm not afraid to hit an old man" Tony shot back
"Put on the suit" Steve growled now
The assembled group now stared uneasily at the two egos clashing when Banner looked up from the screen in shock
"Oh my god"
And in a flash, everything went to shit.
A large explosion rocked the entire Heli-carrier, sending the team flying back, some falling out into the halls, others onto the floor while Superman, Widow and Banner all fell out together through a window.
All that didn't fall out through the window, struggled to get up.
Steve looked to Tony
"Put on the suit"
"Yup" Tony said as he was helped up by Steve
"Hill, What is going on?!" Fury demanded through his earpiece
"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK" Was the response he received.
Only it was from Hawkeye who was currently on the runway fighting back three mercenaries at once.
And the leader of said Mercenaries.
One of the top 10 fighters in the world
Deathstroke the Terminator
"It's Deathstroke" Hawkeye informed the director, smacking aside a merc before nocking back an arrow to fire at a group of mercenaries.
Before it hit them, the arrow head exploded, killing some, knocking back the others.
"The son of a bitch fired a rocket at one of the engines!"
"And he's not alone" Barry called out, sidestepping the rock fist of a giant literal stone golem
Flash dashed forward, punching and kicking aside more enemy soldiers that ran out from the dozen Jets that landed on the Heli-Carriers.
Flash didn't hesitate in running right at them, guns already firing at him.
Luckily for him, the bullets were moving at a snails pace from his perspective.
So Flash easily dodged the bullets, attacking the mercs and brainwashed soldiers under Loki's command.
Flash narrowly avoided getting his head decapitated as he dropped down to the ground, sliding to a halt.
Flash stood up straight to see none other than Deathstroke, twirling his blade in his hand
"Flash?" Deathstroke said "Well, this just got a lot more interesting"
He was about to move to engage the speedster when Slade's instincts kicked in.
Deathstroke turned around just in time to block a spinning kick from Batman.
"Batman?!" Deathstroke said in surprise "I certainly wasn't expecting this"
"What are you doing here, Deathstroke?" Batman demanded
"I've been called upon to apply my set of skills for a mission that pays well" Deathstroke said like it was the most simplest thing in the world
"Flash" Batman yelled out to the speedster "Get to the damaged engine, there might be agents and workers still stuck there"
"Roger" Flash saluted "Be back in a flash"
A red blur zipped by the runway into the interior of the Heli-carrier
Hawkeye in the meantime has been joined by Wonder Woman and Black Canary on the ramp in combatting the invading forces.
"Some of these guys are Shield agents!" Canary said aloud, performing a split kick
"Then be sure to knock them out" Hawkeye said before accidentally kicking an agent to hard that he fell off the side
Hawkeye made a cringe face when he realized what he had just done only to breathe out a haggard sigh of relief when he saw Wonder Woman had flown over just in time to catch him
"Alright" Hawkeye declared "Moving to the center"
Meanwhile, the bridge of the carrier was in utter pandemonium as everyone at their stations were doing everything in their power to keep the carrier afloat
Everybody stopped working at the sound of a roar that Fury feared above all else.
With Loki, the god rose his head up, smiling evilly at the sound of a green gamma beast being unleashed.
Down in the cargo hold, Superman burst out through some crates, landing hard on the ground.
"That could've went better" The Man of Steel mumbled as he got up, shaking off the slight rattle he was feeling in his head
'Hits harder than I thought' Superman mused in his head wiping his lip
Superman heard the hulks footsteps coming up behind him.
For once, Superman grinned as he didn't have to hold back as much as usual.
At the right time, just as Hulk leapt up to attack Superman, Clark reared his fist back and did a spinning uppercut which sent Hulk flying across the room into several jets.
The Hulk was dazed. He had never been hit that hard before. That makes him mad.
He growled out, throwing the jet he crashed into at Superman who simply punched it aside. Superman however was unprepared for the powerful kick to his entire body that Hulk gave him.
He did recover quickly enough to block the giant arm of Hulk, who struggled to bring Superman down.
"Doctor Banner" Superman gritted out "We are not your enemies. We're your allies, think for a moment"
The only response Superman received was another punch to the face.
The Krypton born hero got up once more, rolling his eyes and wincing slightly in pain.
"This is gonna be fun" He murmured to himself
Hulk sprinted at him with Superman flying at him in turn
Meanwhile, Tony had suited up, currently attending to the engine that was slightly destroyed where he was working in tandem with Flash and Captain America.
Cap and Flash cleared the area around engine 3 whilst Tony assessed the situation on how to get the engine up and running again.
"I gotta get this super conducting cooling system back online before I can access the rotors and work on dislodging the debris" Tony surmised
"That may take a while" Flash pointed out
"I know" Tony said, pulling on some of the debris.
The shell head looked over to Steve
"I need you to get over to that engine control and tell me which relays are in overload position" Tony said to the super soldier, then looked to Flash
"See if you can join me over in the turbine"
The duo nodded.
Steve used his superhuman body to jump over to the control panel.
Flash dashed off to get inside the turbine
Captain America opens the engine control panel and of course, he's flabbergasted by what he's looking at. For yank who was around Howard Stark and Thomas Wayne during World War 2, even he had to think to himself 'What the fuck am I looking at?'.
"What's it look like in there?" Tony asked through the comm links
"It seems to run on some form of electricity" Steve remarked in bemused exasperation
"well, you wouldn't be wrong about that" Tony said, giving that one to the man out of time
With Thor
Thor was running to where they kept Loki and was joined by Wonder Woman who had her sword and shield ready.
Before they could enter the room, a green portal suddenly opened in front of them.
They didn't have time to react as they both ran through the portal and found themselves on the lower runway of the Heli-carrier.
"My dear beloved" said a seductive voice from around the two gods.
Thor instantly recognized that voice
"Wait" Thor said slowly, his eyes narrowing "What are you doing here Amora?"
"Now Thor…" A brief flash of green appeared before Diana and Thor.
Before them stood Amora the Enchantress and her ever loyal bodyguard Skurge the Executioner.
"Is that any way to treat your lover" Amora said in her sultry tone
"I thought I made it very clear enchantress" Thor said in clear disdain "You and I will n ever be together"
"Thor?" Wonder Woman spoke up in confusion "Who is this?"
"Asgardian Exiles" Thor said making the two villains glare at the thunder god "Banished for dastardly deeds that the all father witnessed. Why they are here on earth, I do not know"
"Is it not obvious?" Amora hissed, her arms getting surrounded by her magic "We are here to assist in Loki's plans. Soon, he shall be the ruler of this pathetic realm called Earth"
"Not if I have anything to say about that" Wonder Woman said determinedly pointing her sword at Amora which gleamed in the sunlight
"And I as well" Thor added, his hammer crackling with energy
Amora simply sighed, clearly not taking this seriously
"Skurge" was all she said when the Axe-wielding warrior leapt at Diana with surprising speed.
Skurge assumed that he had the upper hand on the Amazonian.
Sadly the former Asgardian never fought an Amazonian. Especially one such as Wonder Woman.
She spun round, remembering a certain move from a fellow warrior and bashed her shield into Skurge's face.
Amora blinked in shock as Skurge was sent flying back landing hard on the edge of the runway.
She barely had enough time to register Thors flying hammer strike.
Amora quickly teleported away next to Skurge just as Thor landed on her previous spot, smashing the hammer down.
The thunderer looked up, glaring at Amora.
"Thor" Wonder Woman spoke up "Go get to your brother and make sure he hasn't escaped. I shall handle these two"
Thor glanced at Diana
"Are you certain about this Diana?" Thor asked respectfully "Would it not be easier for the both of us to fight them"
"That much is true" Diana nodded "But time and the situation at hand is not on our side. The ship is utter pandemonium and it's best to make sure we can retain some level of order"
Heeding Diana's words of wisdom, Thor consented
"Aye, you are correct in that regard" Thor said
Giving one last once over at Skurge and Amora, Thor turned to leave, only giving Diana one word of advice.
"I picked up on this term during my first time here on Earth" Thor said, with a glint in his eye "Give them hell"
Diana grinned savagely "I've always liked that phrase"
She let out a mighty war cry, jumping at Skurge with her sword raised with Skurge doing the same in turn.
Axe and sword met in a brilliant clash of energy, the two locking in a stalemate.
Sadly for Skurge, he had both hands on his Axes handle. Diana had one hand occupied with her sword and the other with her shield.
Grinning, Diana bashed the side of her shield into Skurge's temple.
The higher being yelled out in pain only to let get a roundhouse kick to the face by Diana to the other cheek, a punch to the gut followed by a knee then a hard boot to the chest making him fly back, skidding on the ground on his back.
Skurge however would not be deterred so easily. He managed to get back onto his feet in a few seconds, though clearly favoring his injuries.
Amora was clearly in shock. She had not anticipated such a warrior to be on this flying fortress
Snarling, Amora's eyes glowed, making a quick incantation of a spell.
Wonder woman ducked under a swing of Skurges axe when suddenly she found herself immobilized by green mists that held her limbs in place.
Unluckily for her, she was wide open for Skurges attack. Luckily for her, he was swinging wildly, so that wild swing struck her shield.
Unluckily for her again, the strike still sent her flying and inflicted some level of pain.
But that did little to deter the warrior as she got up, glaring and grinning at the same time
'At long last' Diana thought to herself 'A fight I've been waiting for'
Diana rolled her shoulders and cracked her neck.
She then twirled her sword, then leapt at Skurge once more
On the elevated runway of the Heli-carrier, the battle had now whittled to a few enemies along with Deathstroke and the now identified living rock golem, Cinderblock.
Batman was still fighting Deathstroke, both now sporting scratches and injuries on themselves.
Hawkeye, Black Widow and Black Canary were currently doing their best to take down Cinderblock who only seemed to roar at them in frustration.
"Is this accomplishing anything?" Hawkeye inquired, back flipping away from a stomp
"I'm getting a good workout" Canary grunted out, dodging a swipe from Cinderblock
"Not enough really" Black Widow said in exasperation as she cartwheeled back.
"Was this in our contract?" Dinah asked, rubbing her bruised shoulder
"No babe, I don't think so" Clint answered getting in front of his girl
Hawkeye pulled back three explosive arrows and fired them all directly into Cinderblocks mouth.
The rock monster hacked and cough on the explosion before stumbling back at the combined leg push from both Romanov and Lance.
Cinderblock backed away before he nearly fell over from standing on the edge. He flailed about momentarily before righting himself.
Glancing back at the long way down, the stone golem let out a sigh of relief which snapped into comical wide eyes at the sound of a thud hitting his chest.
Cinderblock saw an arrow attached to his chest.
His eyes widened even further when he saw the shit eating grin Hawkeye was sporting.
The arrow exploded, only this one releasing a type of small energy wave that was more than strong enough to send Cinderblock flying off the edge, plummeting down to earth all the while screaming in defeat on his way down.
The trio of agents walked over and looked over the edge to see Cinderblock was soon out of their sight.
"Well I'd say we did a pretty stellar job on our first monster battle" Hawkeye boasted "Martinis all around"
Their celebration was short lived as Fury called them up.
"Agents we've got some enemy soldiers within the carrier disrupting and attacking the crew" Fury said "Get in here and get rid of them"
Clint sighed before begrudgingly but also willingly jogged back towards the entrance to the interior of the Carrier followed by Canary and Widow.
Back with the disabled engine, Flash and Iron Man were now inside the rotors.
"You up for this Gonzalez?" Tony asked, with a slight challenge
"Just try to keep up Shell Head" Flash shot back with a grin
"Cap are you nearby the lever?" Tony asked, hovering before a rotor
Over with Cap, he jumped over from one end to the other, swatting aside a grenade that was thrown by a masked man who had an odd color scheme with one side being orange and the other black.
Not wasting anytime, Cap ran at the man, using his enhanced speed and reflexes to outclass the man and toss him over the edge sending the poor man to his death.
Grabbing the fallen machine gun, Steve jumped back over to were the lever was, guarding it vigilantly
"On standby" Steve replied
"Let's get to it" Flash said rolling his shoulders.
Together, Tony and Barry pushed their rotors with all their might, slowly beginning to make them move.
Thor in the meantime rushed right into Loki's containment cell just as a brainwashed shield agent released him.
"NO" Thor cried out, running at Loki
Loki got into a ready stance to take on Thor only for the thunder god to fall right through him, the body flickering away.
Thor landed hard but he instantly shot back up only to see the door close, locking him in with Loki staring at him unimpressed
"Are you ever not going to fall for that?" Loki deadpanned
On the bridge, there was chaos as they were currently being assaulted by mercenaries under the employ of Deathstroke
Speaking of Deathstroke, he was still locked in an intense one on one brawl with Batman
"Why attack SHIELD Deathstroke?" Batman demanded, while swatting aside a knife Slade threw at him "This isn't your usual type of OP"
"True" Deathstroke admitted, blocking a kick "But when they offer you with a pay that's the pay of kings, it's really hard to say no"
Batman grunted as Deathstroke pulled out his sword and swung down at Batman, with the Dark knights armored gloved wrists holding the blade back.
"The better question is, is why are you here, Batman?" Deathstroke inquired "aside from your boy wonders, you never work in teams. You usually brood alone in your cave"
"This situation is beyond the standard fight you could say" Batman answered enigmatically, pushing the sword back to deliver a powerful uppercut to Slade's chin
Slade momentarily stumbled back giving Batman the chance to let loose an assault of punches, elbows, knees and kicks.
The terminator was pushed back greatly, barley able to put up a resistance.
Slade then stepped on a slightly inclined floor which seemed to jolt the mercenary into performing a spinning heel kick to the Dark Knights jaw.
Meanwhile Loki paced before Thor with a smug expression on his face while Thor just glared at him
"The humans think us immortal" Loki stated, approaching the control panel of the jail cell "Should we test that?"
Suddenly, the guard soldier that stood by was knocked unconscious by none other than Phil Coulson who held a large miniature cannon like weapon
"Move away please" Coulson asked politely
Loki complied, somewhat weary
"You like this?" Coulson tempted, gesturing the gun "We started working on this after you sent the destroyer. Even I don't know what it does"
The weapon powered up in his hands "You wanna find out?"
A loud gasp echoed the chamber
Agent Coulson was impaled through the chest by Loki behind him who held a dark glint in his eyes.
"NOO" Thor Cried out
Loki sends Agent Coulson against the wall. Agent Coulson slumps down, breathing fast. Loki makes his way to the control switch. He gives his brother one last look. Thor looks at him, breathing heavily in anger. Loki gives his brother one last look before pressing the button, sending his brother down in the prison
Elsewhere, Clint, Nat and Dinah were clearing out the remnants of Deathstrokes squad.
They had at last made it to the bridge where they finished off the last of them.
Only for one to attempt a suicide bomb at Canary only for Hawkeye to push her out of the way just as the explosion went off.
Hawkeye was sent flying back, smashing against the wall hard.
"CLINT" Dinah yelled, running and sliding over to her lovers side
"We need medical personnel, stat" Fury shouted into his earpiece
"What's our situation with the Hulk" Fury asked turning to Maria Hill
"Well….We lost him. And Superman as well"
"How the hell does that happen?"
"…They kinda punched each other right in the face" Maria lamely explained "And then fell through some glass all the way down to earth"
Fury only threw his hands up when he saw another notification.
This one coming from the containment cell. His face turned grim
Diana in the meantime had continued her battle with Skurge and Amora now sporting some scratches.
It was to be expected really when the green sorcerer kept casting binding spells on her, constantly immobilizing her.
Flash and Iron Man were now moving at the needed speed for the damaged engine of the Heli-carrier to function properly on its own.
Thor, trapped in the glass cage, bounces off the jumbling cell pod. As it draws closer to land, Thor tries to swing at glass, but misses. Land draws closer. In a final attempt before crashing, Thor positions himself onto the glass door and leapfrogs just as the cage is about to hit the ground. The cell crashes into the shore as Thor crashes out into the meadow.
Loki holds no remorse a he removes his hand from the panel. Turning to walk away, a strained voice stops him.
"You're going to lose" Coulson groaned out
"Am I?' Loki asked rhetorically, smug face and all
"It's in your nature" Coulson said like it was obvious
"Your heroes are scattered, your floating fortress falls from the sky...where is my disadvantage?" Loki listed off
"You lack conviction" Coulson countered which seemed to hit a nerve with the demi-god
"I don't think I…." Was all Loki could say before he was thoroughly blasted back by the prototype weapon that Coulson held
"So that's what it does" Coulson strained out thoughtfully
With another set of heroes, Flash and Iron Man were making the damaged rotor return to the maximum needed speed
And at long last, the heli-carrier levels itself out.
"Cap hit the lever" Tony said into his radio
Steve in the meantime had gotten himself in a bit of a predicament. While guarding the lever, the floor beneath him collapsed, forcing him to hang onto a wire while flying high in the air
"I NEED A MINUTE HERE" Steve said over the howling wind
"Lever" Flash grunted out, his arms hurting from the pain "Now"
Suddenly, Tony flies back onto the rotor behind him.
"Uh oh" was all tony managed before he was thrashed around between the rotors.
"TONY!" Barry called out, feeling weaker by the second
Steve now moved even faster, reaching the lever in time, pulling it down.
Iron Man fell through, using his thrusters to prevent himself from falling while Barry concentrated with all his might to faze through the rotors, free falling.
Thankfully, Iron Man caught him flying back to where Steve now sat, breathing heavily
"Mission accomplished" Steve sighed out
Back with Diana, She was combatting Skurge and Amora and it was getting rather frustrating with the enchantress constantly using her magic to disable her movements, momentarily enough for the axe-wielding Asgard exile to land a good hit on her.
All of that ended when Amora's eyes blinked green, signifying that something went wrong, specifically with Loki.
Not even hesitating, Amora withdrew herself, Skurge and even Deathstroke who was still fighting Batman from the Heli-carrier as well as rescuing Loki.
Diana wanted to do something when on her earpiece heard by all the remaining heroes on the Heli-carrier, Fury's voice resounded a grave message
"Agent Coulson is in critical condition"
FINALLY MY GOD I HAVE MISSED THIS LIKE NO TOMORROW. MONTHS! MONTHS OF NOT DOING THIS LEAVES A REALLY EMPTY HOLE GUYS. IT'S WHY THE ENDING IS RATHER ABRUPT.
Man I just wanna say had it not been for Civil War and Apocalypse, I would have nearly abandon this crossover.
I read comics and it renews my strength in writing this one.
Thank you for bearing with me for so long on such a gap