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Chapter 10: Rolling Out
[Date July 10th 2012 Time: 10:45 AM [EDT] Location: N.E.S.T. Base Washington DC]
The Autobots (which are in their alt. modes except for Optimus who is standing next to the platform) and the members at the table are listening to all the information that General Morshower has obtained. After the General was finish, all the members, including Fury, just sat and thought of all the information that was given out.
"So," Steve finally said, "Whoever these benefactors of the Decepticons are, they seem to have the upper hand. Since they have the scepter, it's only assumed that they may be trying to get the Tesseract away from Asgard."
"Asgard?" Sam ask, "You mean with the gods and flying horses or something?"
"Asgard is the home of many of the Norse Gods." The stranger explains to Sam, "I assume that one of those gods is Loki, the one that tried to level all of New York City just a few months ago. I had a good friend of mine that went in there to rescue civilians and he described it as 'Hell without the fire'.
"Indeed." Fury said, "He was sent back with Thor to Asgard along with the Tesseract itself. But now since the hostiles have the scepter, then they could possibly transport to Asgard and steal the Tesseract, or at least attempt to free Loki."
"And with the Decepticons aiding them," Optimus said, "There is no telling what they could do next."
"I agree with the semi." Agent Barton said as he stood up, "We need to place an attack on them right now."
"We will Agent Barton," Fury said, "but right now we don't even know where they are at. We need to figure out where the scepter is before we call in a giant robot strike."
"I know where they are at." A voice said from the far side of the platform. That voice belongs to none other than Tony Stark. He walks over to the table looking a bit tipsy, but of course he is always a bit tipsy, but he seems sober enough to actually get things accomplished.
"Tony, where the hell have you been?" Fury asks him.
"Been busy over the last 24 hours." Tony explains to Fury, "Well with the work of the renovations, not to mention getting JARVIS back online after a nice little destructive BIRD decided to turn my computer into a walk-in LIBRARY!"
"Wait a minute." Steve said, "What do you mean a bird?"
"The new TV that I ordered for yours truly wasn't just a TV, it turned out that it can change into a robotic bird that can fly around and shoot with machine guns" Tony said to Steve.
"Wait." Sam said, "That bird that you are talking about sounds just like Laserbeak, but I thought he's dead."
"The Decepticon known as Laserbeak is dead." Optimus said, "but that doesn't mean there aren't clones of him."
"So he is a clone?" Sam ask Optimus.
"I believe so." Optimus answers, "The Decepticons must have used this clone to obtain information regarding the location of the scepter."
"That and putting in a virus that crippled my computer systems." Tony said, "But luckily for me JARVIS had a backup system that kicked in some time ago. But that isn't the one thing it took."
"What else did it take?" Clint asks Tony.
"When I went back to Stark Tower some time ago, I went through the system and saw that he also copied a blueprint for my new arc reactor." Tony said.
"So what, they are going to steal the Tesseract from Asgard and open a portal to the other side of the universe?" Clint said.
"Or maybe open a portal to Cybertron, the home world of the Autobots and the Decepticons." The stranger said. "Either way, they will make their move very soon."
"So Tony," Fury asked, "where are they at?"
"According to my scanners," Tony explains, "their base is located somewhere around…" He was going to tell them where when suddenly a young woman came running to the debriefing area.
"Hey!" this woman cried out, "We have a problem!" Everyone turns to the right and saw a young 30 year old woman with brown eyes and hair. She walks over to the table.
"What's the situation Ms. Foster?" Fury asked her. (For the people that don't know, Fury is talking to Jane Foster)
"I've just detected a massive burst of energy in the middle of the United States." She said as she lays out pieces of important documents onto the table, including one with energy readings. "The energy patterns are identical to the one that Thor came out of the first time he came to Earth. I think that whoever took the scepter, they have used it."
"Then we are already too late." Steve said, "They must have used the power of the scepter to break into Asgard. They could have the Tesseract in their possession."
"If they do have it, then it's time we stop talking and go get it back before the world is gone." Clint said as he hit the desk hard with his fists.
Fury nods as he turns back to Jane and ask, "Do we know where they are?"
"No, I couldn't locate the exact location." She said as she lowers her head.
"I know where they are." Tony said, "Before I was interrupts, my scanners have picked up a faint signal from the scepter. Its location is near a former naval training base near the small town of Pekin, Iowa."
"Wait!" the stranger said with fear in his breath, "did you say Pekin, Iowa?'
"Yes, why do you ask?" Tony answers him.
"Because I know that place. I'm from around that area." the stranger said. After a brief pause for thought he said, "They must be using the school as a base of operation."
"School?" Fury ask the stranger, "You mean to tell me that that area is a school?"
"It was a school for a while; I'm actually a graduate of that school." He said, "But it was closed down a few years ago due to budget cuts. The buildings are still up not to mention the runaways are also visible."
"So they are using an old naval base/former school to hide out? But why would it be at that spot?" Natasha questions.
"It seems that the Decepticons have chosen this location to keep away from major civilization so they can carry out their plan." Optimus said. "If we want to stop them, then we must strike them now before they can hurt anyone in that area."
"Luckily, most of the people living around that area have moved away." The stranger said, "The only major area of people is about 25 miles to the south."
"You sure know much of this location." Sam said to him.
He nods and said, "I do because I'm from that area which is why I should tag along for this mission. I know that area like the back of my hand, which would give us an advantage."
"Are you sure you want to?" Clint asks.
"Believe me." he said, "I still have family in that area and I will not let them die today."
"Alright." Fury said, "We know where they are, so let's go and get back that scepter." Everybody nods and Fury continues, "Agent Hill, call the Helicarrier and tell them to get some of our jets into the sky."
"Yes sir." She said as she turns and starts to call the Helicarrier.
"Cap" he continues, "We need you to take a team with you and infiltrate the area and locate the scepter."
"Right" Steve said.
"You." Fury points to the stranger, "You go with Cap and help him. If you do know that area so well, then finding the scepter will be quick."
"You can count on me." He said.
"Good." Fury said "The rest of you will stay here and be on standby in case we find any more disturbances. Now get moving!"
"Yes SIR!" Everyone said and all of them start to leave the debriefing table and start to go towards their stations.
Optimus turns to Bumblebee and Mirage and said, "Bumblebee, Mirage, get ready for battle."
"Yes sir." Bumblebee replies.
"Ready to go." Mirage answers.
"Autobots," Optimus said, "Roll Out!" Then he transforms back into his alt mode and drives towards the launching area.
[Date July 10th 2012 Time: 10:45 AM [EDT] Location: Asgard]
Riding towards the end of the Rainbow Bridge on their horses are four warriors decked with different weaponry suited for their battle style. They stop at the edge of the bridge where Heimdall was guarding and got off their horses, waiting for the young king of Asgard.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Heimdall asks them.
"Yes" Sif answers, "Wherever Thor goes, we will be there by his side."
"Then I wish the best of luck for you all." Heimdall said.
"Thank you." She answers as the sound of hooves start to fill the air. When she and the Warrior Three look back, they see the king of Asgard jumping down off his horse with his hammer in one hand and a container in the other hand. In that container was the Tesseract.
"Thor." Sif said as she spots Thor's eyes as they were filled with rage, "What's wrong?"
"I have just learned that just a bit ago, my brother was taken from his cell." Thor explains. Everyone gasp about the news.
"What?" Fandral asked, "Who could have taken him?'
"I don't know." Thor said, "But according to one of my guards, he was armed with a gun, some armor shielding, a black mask, and, what he said as, a 'robotic' arm. He was knocked out for a moment and the last thing he saw was the man walked over to the cell and freeing him but not without putting some kind of knockout serum in him."
"So, whoever took him may not be on his side." Sif said.
"It might be true of that," Thor said, "but if the one that took him has him as a hostage, then Earth may not be safe for long."
"Then we must be moving. If they have Loki, then who knows how long Earth has." Volstagg said.
"Agreed old friend." Thor said as he lifts up the container. Sif and the others came walking up to the container and while Sif grabs the other handle, the Warrior Three touch the outside of the container.
"Remember," Heimdall said, "While you are on Earth, the Tesseract will be yours to protect. If anyone uses it to get to Asgard, I will be force to destroy it and stranding you on Earth forever."
"We will guard her with our lives." Thor said to Heimdall and then he said while looking at his team, "Let us go and protect not only Earth, but all the realms." When he said that, he turns the handle on the container and a blue light was streaming from the Tesseract and they disappears, going to Earth as fast as they could.
"Good luck to you all." Heimdall whispers, "You will need it." Then he stood back in place, sword in hand, defending Asgard.
[Date July 10th 2012 Time: 09:50 AM [CDT] Location: Former Naval Base Pekin, Iowa]
Waking up from his nice little nap, Loki found himself in a small little glass cage, similar to the one in 'The Avengers'. His muzzle was gone but he was still in chains.
"Let me out of here!" he cries out, "Or you will feel my full wrath!" After a few moments, a figure started to walk over to the cage. This man was wearing a black suit but the one thing that Loki really notices about him was that his face was redder than the blood flowing through this veins. "Who are you?" he said to the man.
"That is none of your concern Mischief one." The man said, "Oh, I know much about yourself and your 'past attempts' to be the king of all. The problem with that is, I'm going to rule everything and not you."
"You will not take my place as ruler of all the realms; you will only live to SERVE ME!" Loki bellows out to the man.
"The only thing I'm going to serve is you to my machines." The man said, then he turns towards a robot figure which shows a big robot with a giant face of an old face.
"Doctor Zola," the man said to him, "you may proceed."
"With pleasure, my lord." The robot said as he starts to press buttons on a console. Then, over Loki cage, bolts of electricity could be seen.
"Now," the man said, "you might feel some sensation."
"What do you…" Loki repls when suddenly, he started to feel bolt of electricity start to come into his body.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he screams in tremendous pain, feeling every jolt of electricity going through his body.
All the man could do is watch, hearing the God of Mischief yelling out in pain. Then after a few more moments, he said, "That's enough Doctor!" Dr. Zola pressed some more buttons to turn off the machine. Loki fell to the bottom of the cage.
"My lord." Dr. Zola said, "We have extracted some of his energy."
"Excellent!" the man said, "With his power, we can run our new machines and conquer all worlds. Now, get him to the cell. We have no use for him at the moment."
"As you wish, my lord." A voice calls out from the far side of the room. Two men in HYDRA suits appear and they release Loki from the cage and start to carry him to the cell area. The man then said, "This time no one will stop me." Then he turns around to face about 10 HYDRA guards, with a glass of wine in his hand. He lifts it up and said to the men, "Hail HYDRA." Then he takes a sip of wine.
"Hail HYDRA!" the men said in unison while lifting their arms out in salute. They kept saying it over and over again.
"Hail HYDRA!" Dr. Zola cries out.
Will Thor and the others make it to Earth in time?
Who is the mysterious NEST person?
When will there be action?
Stay Tuned and find out
Author's Notes: Wow, this story is getting juicier by the chapter. Chapter 11 wouldn't be the major battle because it's still too early for that. Now the mysterious NEST agent isn't a superhero or a NEST soldier for the Transformers trilogy, information about him will be revealed during Ch. 11. So keep on reading, on to Ch. 11!