When you do, you will change the world…
Don't own the Avengers or the characters of Marvel Comics, but happy to play in their backyard.
"You've been asleep Capt…"
-Nick Fury, Captain America The First Avenger
"Sharing the world has never been humanities defining attribute."
-Professor Xavier, X2
"I have to protect the one thing I can't live without."
-Tony Stark, Iron Man 3
Chapter 10— The Destroyers
Asher
Just as Tony started to sit down on the Throne two Destroyers came from the sides of the Throne. They instantly dropped their faceplates and started to fire at Tony.
Tony boosted into the air and fired back with his replusors.
Rhodey tried too, "This isn't working."
"Right," Tony answered as they continued to fly around the Throne room. "Capt, could use some help here. We're fighting two big robots that came from beside the Throne."
Thor heard the request, "Destroyers"
"We'll be right there," Steve responded.
"Tony, I don't think we should do this here. Let's take it outside." Rhodey shot twice more as he flew out the doors. Tony followed.
The Destroyers were fast and followed them out the door firing as they went. They blasted Tony and sent him spinning into one of the buildings next to the castle. Tony fired back with his center arc at the leg of one of the Destroyers. It did have an affect as the robot fell over. But the Destroyer kept blasting away at Tony and eventually got up.
Tony got up and smiled. He bounced off the building wall, went to the roof of the castle and then to the castle wall and shot at the back of the same Destroyer. "So how was that?"
Rhodey smiled back, "Yeah, try this." He went off the back of the same Destroyer, leaping to the castle wall, to the building wall and then jetted with full force into the Destroyer. The destroyer fell over shooting into the air at nothing.
Tony shook his head, "Not close to this." He charged at the downed Destroyer, bouncing off of it, going straight to the other Destroyer, bouncing off of it, on to the castle wall, up to the roof and down on to the head of the Destroyer. It stumbled to the ground.
Steve and the others got to the front of the castle grounds and watched. "What are you guys doing?"
Thor agreed shaking his head, "I got this." He spun his hammer up and moved up in the air higher than the Destroyers.
In unison the Destroyers began to fire at Thor. The wall of wind began to build around the Destroyers. They continued to blast away at Thor. His hammer blocked each of the shots that came close. As the Destroyers came up closer he wheeled his hammer on to their heads. The Destroyers fell to the ground.
Rhodey relented, "Okay."
Tony gave a small agreement, "Yeah, the hammer."
Steve looked around as Thor came back to the ground. "Is there anything else?"
JARVIS reported, "Sir, there is no other biological activity in the area."
Tony was not happy with that, "JARVIS, clarify."
"Yes sir. The Throne has an active signature. Target undetermined."
Sif point to the Throne Room, "We need someone to sit on the Throne. It will start to put order back into the planet and the fleet."
They all started looking at each other.
Tony was quick, "Don't look at me." He pointed to the Destroyers on the ground. "I'm guessing I'm not the first choice."
Thor responded, "The honor should fall to the leader of our band, Captain Rogers."
Bruce had come back to normal and nodded at Steve, "He's right. The chair probably has some kind of key to it. You need to sit there and we'll see how it activates."
"Really," Steve had momentary memories of asking Dr. Erskine, 'Why me?' But he nodded and walked into the Throne Room. He walked to the Throne, looked at it as if studying it to see if there was any alternative. He did not see any and sat on the Throne.
It was like someone flipped a switch. The Throne Room glowed. The white marble shone brightly and the golden doors became a brilliant yellow light. The windows popped and became animated with the pictures of the past Kings. The sidewalls began to sparkle and then became visible displays of the planet on one side and the position of the fleet on the other.
As they came into the Throne room, everyone was in awe. The display of the lights and images in the windows were impressive. Thor approached the Throne and bowed. Sif and the Warriors Three did the same.
Steve began, "Wait, wait. I just sat here. It doesn't mean anything."
Thor pointed around them and at the door, "I'm afraid my friend that it does." The people of Asher had begun to wake and saw Steve on the Throne with Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three bowing to him. They quickly understood that this was their new ruler.
One of the elders came forwarded and bowed, "Oh great leader of Asher. We ask that you free us of the Chitauri."
Steve held his earpiece and said softly, "JARVIS, any indications of Chitauri?"
"Sir, there are none on this planet. The fleet display shows two squadrons of ships controlled by Chitauri emissions. I've highlighted them on the screen."
Steve wanted to smile but held his seriousness when he replied, "My friend," he paused to let those words sink in, "as of this time we have no indication of Chitauri on your planet. So, you understand," he pointed to his earpiece, "I am connected with the team, a computer system, and through the bridges to Asgard and what you may call either Earth or Midgard. The computer system and its sensors do not show Chitauri on the planet. However, there are Chitauri on the ships of Vanaheim as indicated with the red circles around those ships. While I would definitely like to say you are free of the Chitauri, I cannot guarantee that. Not until we have captured those ships."
"My lord," the elder began.
Steve held up his hand, "I hope to be your friend. I am not your lord. I am Captain Steve Rogers of Earth."
"Captain Steve Rogers of Earth, now Asher, we bow to your leadership."
Steve looked over, "Thor?"
Thor smiled at Steve, "I am sorry my friend until the others come, this will be our only path."
Tony was starting to laugh. Steve turned to him, "Don't, just don't." Then he thought, "We need to get a hold of Maria and let them know our status."
"Got it, consider it done," Tony replied while stopping the last snicker. He started walking to a quiet corner.
The elder looked at Thor, "You're Thor, son of Odin?"
Steve looked back, "Oh, I am sorry. Yes, he is Thor, Odin's son. Then we have Sif and the Warriors Three, Volstagg, Hogun and Fandral. They are of Asgard. Then from Earth we have Miss Natasha Romanoff, Mister Tony Stark, Doctor Bruce Banner, Colonel James Rhodes and Mister Clint Barton."
The elder had not met Thor but knew of him. "You are the gods of Yggdrasill?"
Steve looked back at him and shook his head, "No, we are not. There is only one God. And no, we are not the new Messiah." Steve looked over to his team, "Any help here."
Natasha stepped up, "No Capt, you're doing fine. That's what we told the others."
The elder was not ready to give up, "What god?"
Steve thought back to what he had learned and his old neighborhood. Hoping the old man may understand he said, "The God of Abraham."
The elder's eyes got very big in surprise. He muttered something and shuttled away as did many of the others with him.
Steve looked over to Natasha, "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, that was right," she did not understand the actions of the old man either.
Tony came over, "Okay, fun starts tomorrow. Odin, Njord and Pepper will be here at noon."
A/N Tip of the hat again to phnxgrl, koolgirl1120 and GetMoMoney-333 and someone new Sandy-wmd. Hope you enjoyed.