Here it is sorry for the delay but since the holidays are over I was able to upload this so enjoy! (Marvel own's The Avengers and Bioware owns Mass Effect.)
Chapter 4
The Avenger's brought the unconscious Commander back to their headquarters as he needed immediate medical attention.
Luckily for him he was in the best medical care money could buy and since Tony Stark had money he had the best care around, they took him straight to the medical bay as he was diagnosed by Jarvis.
"I have done a quick scan of him, but his armour needs to be removed for a full scan to be done." Jarvis requested.
They removed his armour as his body was now ready to be scanned by Jarvis.
He scanned the body of the Commander and within seconds made his diagnosis of all his injuries.
"Sir, I have completed the scan, he has a grade three concussion, medium head trauma, fractured ribs, a dislocated left shoulder and a small knife wound on the right side of his back." Jarvis explained his injuries.
T'Challa knew that was his handiwork as he looked on.
"What about his identity?" Tony asked.
"Unknown, there is no record of this man, no dental records, no DNA matches, not even any form of identification, this man clearly is not from Earth." Jarvis said.
"So this guy must be…the survivor of the ship crash." Tony said as it began to make sense where he came from.
"Makes more sense why SHIELD wants this guy locked up." Hawkeye said knowing his former bosses' motives.
"But still the question remains, what was he doing on it?" Hank asked.
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"Colonel Fury ."
Fury kept his view on the outside view of the sky.
"We've analysed the blood sample."
"So, what did you find?" Fury asked.
"The tests came back and we found several abnormalities, this man you brought in is definitely human but if these tests are right…his blood is the key to unlocking the Gamma code." he explained as Fury knew they needed to get him back.
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The Avengers gathered in their conference room trying to figure out what to do with their new guest.
"Okay we can verify that SHIELD wants this guy in but he's not medically cleared to so until then he's confided to the med bay." Iron Man said.
"However I did take the blood sample from Jarvis and began my own research into him, but I'll need more time." Ant Man said.
"So what about his gear, I mean this stuff is not standard military equipment, he can't be left alone?" Hawkeye answered.
"I agree with Hawkeye, someone should be watching him?" Wasp said.
"Not to worry Steve, Jarvis is doing that." Iron Man reassured him.
"But what if thy warrior attempts another escape?" Thor asked.
They all pondered that as he had already escaped SHIELD and could do it again.
"Then I guess we'll take turns, who's first?" Iron Man asked.
"Count me out I'm not a babysitter." Hulk said as he just left in the grumpy mood he's always in.
"I'll do it." Captain America said volunteering for the job.
As the Avengers looked at him in surprise.
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"I…I…skipper, what brought this on?"
"I don't want to wait any longer, this was my mother's I've been saving it for this day."
"Shepard…John, I don't know what to say?"
"Answer me this…will you do me the honour of being my XO…for life?"
"Skipper…YES! Sign me up for life enlistment."
As then the entire scene turned to a battle field.
"Skipper…why did you abandon me?
"ASHLEY!"
Shepard just shouted as he awoke from yet another flashback of his as his head just fell back slowly on the pillow as he noticed he was back in a hospital bed.
Looking around he saw it was a different place than that SHIELD place, it was more standard but the difference was no one was watching him.
"Wish someone could tell me what was going on?" Shepard said to himself.
"Do you wish to know where you are sir?" a computer voice sounded.
"Who is that?" Shepard asked.
"I am Jarvis, I control the systems and security here." Jarvis introduced himself.
"An AI…figures how most places are run, tell me where am I?" Shepard asked.
"Certainly sir, you are in the headquarters of The Avengers." Jarvis answered.
The Avengers? Sounds like a club for nerds.
"Where would that be?" Shepard asked.
"New York City, in the United States of America." Jarvis answered.
"As in the USA of planet Earth?" Shepard asked.
"Precisely, you are in the medical bay, you're injuries needed immediate treatment." Jarvis explained.
"How bad were my injuries?" Shepard asked.
"A grade three concussion, medium head trauma, fractured ribs, a dislocated left shoulder and a small knife wound on the right side of your back." Jarvis explained in detail the list of injuries he suffered.
"That bad huh? Where is the nearest Alliance centre?" Shepard asked.
"I am sorry data for "Alliance" is not recognised." Jarvis said.
Shepard had to try as he tried something else.
"What about the Citadel?" Shepard asking something else.
"I am sorry data for "the Citadel" is not recognised." Jarvis said again.
Shepard was getting a bit worried as he tried again.
"Okay what about Cerberus?" Shepard asked.
"Cerberus is the three headed mythical hound of the Underworld as told in the book of Karum dra." Jarvis explained.
Shepard should've been more specific as he asked it more clearly this time.
"Let me try again the organisation known as Cerberus?" Shepard asked again.
"I am sorry data for the organisation known as "Cerberus" is recognised." Jarvis said as Shepard was now officially confused.
But one last question was in his mind and he had to know for sure.
"What year is it?" he asked.
"The year is 2010 sir." Jarvis answered.
It was as he thought and feared, he was plunged back in time and by guessing it was by the Quantum bomb and that it somehow brought him here, to this time.
He tried to move a little from the bed but noticed he had tubes and wires sticking out of him and knew it was mostly heart monitors and painkillers going into his body.
The door then opened and in came a man and it was the man dressed in the American flag as he came in and pulled up a chair to sit next to him.
"Hi there, I came here to see if you were alright?" Captain America asked.
"Really? First time someone was actually concerned about me." Shepard sarcastically said.
"I know you're felling a little weary of us but believe me I know how you feel, I felt he same way the first time I arrived here." Cap said.
Shepard remembered when he talked to him briefly before he blacked out and listened to him.
"It was terrifying at first but I had a good group of people who showed me so." he said.
"Let me guess the guys who have the same taste in clothing as you?" Shepard guessed.
He gave a light chuckle at that remark. "We get that a lot, so what's your name?" Cap asked.
"You first." Shepard asked as the American Hero knew he needed to earn his trust.
"Fair enough, my name is Captain America but my real name is Private Steve Rogers." Cap introduced himself ash held out his hand to greet him.
"I'm Commander John U. Shepard, Captain of the SR-2 Normandy." Shepard introduced himself as he met the hero's hand and they shook.
"Commander huh? I only just managed to reach Private and I guess it's Captain now, what division were you?" Cap asked.
"Second squadron, division six, I was named First Officer but I later received special training in the N7 special opps." Shepard explained.
"N7? Never heard of it." Cap said.
"I forgot, I'm actually from the future, a different sort of future." Shepard said.
"Makes more sense but how did you end up here?" Cap asked.
"I'm not sure entirely but…uh my head." Shepard said as he held his head in pain.
"Are you alright? Do need any medical help?" Cap asked concerned for his health.
"No…I'm good my head is just killing me, I need to lie down, can we talk later?" Shepard asked.
"Sure we'll talk later, get some rest Commander I'll see you soon." Cap said as he went to leave.
"See you…Private." Shepard said nodding off as Cap smiled to that as he left.
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Tony was currently in a meeting with Nick Fury and were discussing who Shepard was and where he came from.
"Still no idea who this guy is?" Tony asked.
"No all we know is his name's Shepard but that might be an alias for all we know." Fury said expressing his possible theories on Shepard.
"Or maybe he's just some guy who was on an unidentified ship and you guys think he's part of some invasion plot by those green guys right?" Tony said as Fury was surprised about the information he knew.
"How did you know about…Oh yes I remember now your team and Morse took on those Fantastic Four impostors." Fury just remembered the battle from a few weeks ago.
"Good thing we stopped them, it would have been an ecological disaster with those oil rigs." Tony said recalling their plan.
"Still he could also be a sleeper agent for HYDRA." Fury said.
"Yeah maybe but then again we don't know this guy's full story so until then I'm asking we keep him here, let him recover from the injuries he's sustained and we'll question him…nicely." Tony said as Fury just huffed at that comment and cut comms signal.
Tony was now thinking about the green aliens he'd encountered with his team and needed to hold another meeting.
"Jarvis?" Tony called.
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Captain America was walking through the corridors trying to get his thoughts on Shepard.
That Shepard wasn't a bad guy, why are SHIELD treating him like one?
What's so special about him? Is he really from another dimension?
He called his world a different sort of future but what kind?
He kept thinking this as he made it back to the Avengers meeting room and minus Tony everyone else was present.
"Where's Tony?" Cap asked.
"He's talking with Fury about what their gonna do with the guy." Hawkeye said.
"Should just take him away, he's just a waste of space." Hulk said in his usual grumpy mood.
"Does thou not have any concern for thy health of the man or does the monster have no heart?" Thor asked Hulk as he shot him a glare.
"Well I can say one thing we have no idea who he is or why he's here, but the question is who's side's he on?" Ant Man said expressing his concerns on this.
"But you all saw and heard what he said, he lost everything, he's stuck in a strange world and you've got guys like SHIELD wanting to lock him away, we should hear him out before we judge him." Wasp said reminding them of his breakdown earlier on.
"His name is Commander John U. Shepard, he's Captain of the SR-2 Normandy." Cap spoke up as they all looked to him in shock. "What? I just asked him and he told me who he was, we don't need to interrogate him, not everyone is our enemy." he said.
As then Tony entered the room from his meeting with Fury.
"Well it looks like we have to question this guy but we can keep him here." Tony explained the situation to them.
"No need Tony he told me who he was but I think you should let me talk with him first." Cap said.
Tony and the rest of The Avengers looked to one another and nodded to each other apart from Hulk who didn't care.
"Alright Steve, you talk with him but don't get too close to this guy." Tony warned as Cap nodded to him and went to see Shepard again.
Tony then turned to the others and looked to Hank. "Hank did you get anything on the armour and weapons we confiscated?" he asked.
"The technology does not exist for that sort of weaponry but his armour is extraordinary however, that sort of design is not of human origin." Hank explained his findings.
"Jarvis, bring up the security camera for the medical wing." Tony asked as it was shown on their main monitor.
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Captain America with his mask pulled down walked to Shepard's medical room but then he heard the sound of insect wings.
"Steve wait!" Wasp said flying beside him. "Let me go with you I wanna talk with this guy as well." she asked him as he looked to her.
"Miss Van Dyne I know you heard what he said but I still need to be more convinced he's no threat to us or the Earth." Cap said.
"It's Jan by the way and I know that but we need to show him he has nothing to be afraid of, that he can trust us, unlike some guys around here." Jan said expressing some of her doubts about her team's trust.
They both went to see Shepard but saw his bed was empty, that is until they heard the toilet flushing from the bathroom as he came out wearing a par of sweatpants and a plain vest and saw Cap and the bug girl on his shoulder.
"Oh hey, I wasn't expecting a visit so soon." Shepard said.
"Actually we wanted to talk with you, they've decided to let you stay here but in exchange we need more information." Cap said.
"What do you mean by more information?" Shepard asked.
Wasp then returned to normal size. "He means they don't trust you and we were wondering if you could tell us about yourself." she said as he at least got a clear answer.
"I'll tell you if you tell me who you are?" Shepard said making the deal.
"Okay, who are you?" Wasp asked.
"My name's Commander John U. Shepard." Shepard answered.
"Hi John I'm Wasp but my real name's Janet Van Dyne, pleased to meet you." Jan said holding out her hand.
He shook it as Cap was glad he showed the same courtesy as he was given.
"Look there's no need to lie to me I know this conversation is being watched, I can see the camera in the corner of the mirror." Shepard said pointing it out.
Dammit Tony!
Cap thought to himself knowing they may have blown it.
"If your guys want answers then take me to whoever is in charge and I'll gladly tell them what I know." Shepard said.
"Shepard, are you sure you want to? We can do this another time at least until you're recovered." Cap asked him concerned for his health.
"I'm Ok, just take me to them and they'll get what they need, it's no trouble." Shepard said as both Cap and Wasp escorted him to the Avengers main room.
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They made it to the meeting room of The Avengers and Shepard saw the rest of the members and thought back to when they attacked him as he kept his guard up around them.
"Everyone this is Commander John U. Shepard." Cap introduced Shepard to them.
Shepard nodded in respect.
"Shepard these are The Avengers, Thor the God of Thunder." Cap introduced the Asgardian.
"Ho Commander." Thor said as he extended his hand to him and Shepard accepted.
"This is Hank Pym, also known as Ant Man." Cap introduced the scientist.
"Pleasure Commander, I must say the technology that you've possessed is just so-
"Hank! No tech talk." Jan interrupted him as he just shut up.
"Here is T'Challa, the King of Wakanda and known as The Black Panther." Cap introduced him.
"Commander, about our last encounter I do apologise for the knife in you back." T'Challa said apologising for assaulting him.
Shepard could tell he was being sincere as he knew how to tell if someone was lying, it was the one thing that he had learned from his time around Zaeed and Thane as he shook his hand in acceptance of the apology.
"No problem, you were doing what you thought was right." Shepard said.
"This is Clint Barton also known as Hawkeye." Cap introduced the archer to him.
"Yeah that's me, gotta say you're fast for a marine." Clint sarcastically said.
"Well…Clint, I gotta say for a purple Robin Hood you sure know how to miss the mark champ." Shepard responded to his snarky comment as some of The Avengers were clearly holding in their laughter.
Hawkeye had taken a dislike him right there as he commented on his bad aim against him.
"Okay and the green guy here is The Hulk." Cap introduced Hulk to him as Shepard just approached him.
Hulk just did not take notice as Shepard was only feet away from the gamma powerhouse.
"Uh hi." Shepard said as he waved to him.
Hulk didn't even respond as most of them were expecting this from their team-mate.
"I'm very sorry for that, Hulk tends to do this to us all, he's not your most social sort of person." Cap said.
"Don't worry about it, he reminds me of a couple of people I knew." Shepard said as Hulk was like an exact combination of Jack, Grunt and Zaeed on a good day.
As then Tony approached him still in his armour as he had his helmet off.
"Commander, my name is Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, I am the leader of The Avengers and I was also told you have answers to give us." Tony asked.
"You want answers, here they are." Shepard said as he turned on his Onmi-Tool and started some sort of program. "Jarvis?" Shepard asked.
"Yes Commander." Jarvis answered.
"I'd like you to meet somebody, Jarvis this is EDI." Shepard said.
"Hello Jarvis I am the Enhanced Defense Intelligence of The Normandy but you can call me EDI." EDI introduced herself to Jarvis.
"A pleasure EDI." Jarvis greeted the other AI.
"EDI upload every files you have on all of my previous and present missions, codex's, ship data and system info." Shepard ordered.
As EDI did so and Jarvis began to go over the data he'd received.
"EDI has given me the data and all is legitimate, but I will need some time to collaborate this all." Jarvis said.
"While that's happening, tell us about yourself Commander." Tony asked.
Shepard took a seat by the massive round table and looked to them all. " Well I come from a human colony on Mindoir." Shepard said.
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In the lab of a SHIELD facility a scientist was analyzing some data until the doors opened and in stepped a SHIELD officer.
"Anything at all?"
"Nothing much but this body we found…it's not human but it's tissue though synthetic also has human traits but there's some brainwave activity only the same cycle of message going through it's mind."
"What message?"
The scientist went to the console and accessed the information he had retrieved from the body.
Harbinger…
Harbinger lives? What will The Avengers think after learning asll about Shepard? What will SHIELD do with the sample they recieved?
What you think? Reviews please!
