EDIT: 7-12-12 Sorry if this popped up on your story alerts and you were expecting a new chapter! I needed to fix this chapter up a bit because seems to like messing with the Doc manager!

A/N: Apologies for the late chapter, things have been hectic in real-life recently! Many thanks to ladyyuki16, Shara Raizel, LadyofaLake, TAHTPB, AliceCullen3, Agumon, Riddle Wraith, Canned it 2011-2012, Doggy173, and broadwayb for the reviews! You guys are amazing!

Chapter 10:

"Ah…so we're not going by jet so it seems?"

The Doctor clasped his hands together as Thor, Tony, and Bruce accompanied him into the area where a large helicopter was stored. Nick Fury and the rest of the Avengers were there as well, suited up and ready.

"Wait, were we supposed to wear our costumes?" Tony quirked an eyebrow. "Because we're just going to a hospital…It's not like that requires much."

"Better safe than sorry Tony." Steve replied bluntly. "There were reports of attack there. Some…human turned creature apparently."

"A link to our mystery?" Coulson inquired as Tony grabbed his portable suit. Clint shrugged. "Who knows. If it is though…I'd hate to find out how many more links there are."

"Let's hope we don't." Bruce replied. Natasha turned towards the Doctor and the other Avengers. "You guys ready?"

The Doctor nodded. "Never more ready, Natasha! Or shall it be Romanov?"

"Whatever suits you best." Natasha replied bluntly as she hopped on the jet. The Doctor rose an eyebrow as the others got on the plane. Tony merely gave him a pat on the shoulder. "She's not much of a talker for future reference, but she does warm up eventually."

With that Tony hopped into the helicopter where the rest of the Avengers were, with Coulson and another SHIELD agent flying the helicopter. The Doctor turned to Fury. "You comin' Nicky?"

Nick Fury's expression clearly showed his distaste for the nickname. "I'll wait here until you guys come back." He said, not so much amused. "I'll be checking on things while you're gone."

The Doctor nodded. "Right-o. Until then, Nick!" The Doctor gave a salute and hopped onto the helicopter, receiving a smirk from Clint as he sat down. "So you seem to enjoy hassling the head honcho eh?"

"Well not…"hassle" necessarily." The Doctor replied sheepishly, leaning back on the wall of the helicopter. "I've know ol' Nicky for quite a long time—"

"Nicky?" Stark asked with an amused smile, sitting down opposite to where the Doctor was seated. "So tell me, how'd you manage to call him that without getting your head blown off?"

"Use it sparingly." The Doctor stated as the helicopter took off from SHIELD's base, already in the air within a matter of minutes. Coulson pushed a few buttons on the board of the helicopter controls and allowed the other agent to fly solo, and soon walked back to meet them. Bruce looked up from the book he was reading. "So do you know when we're going to get to Bedford or whatever it is…."

"Two hours or so. We're not too far from it from where our base is." Coulson replied, sitting down on the bench next to Clint. He looked up at the Doctor. "Have you've ever been there before?"

The Doctor mused. "Not that I recall, no…I've been to Aberdeen if that helps any."

"Well apparently this Bedford is a country town of some sort…" Tony replied, setting his briefcase down in his lap. "Bit larger than most but quaint, from what Pepper's told me…"

"So which hospital are we going to?" Steve asked as Tony turned to look at him from his place next to Clint and Natasha.

"Bedford Hospital. Simple enough."

"And what about this human-turned-creature?" the Doctor inquired, leaning forward towards Coulson. "How did we get this report anyway?"

"Police called in an incident roughly 23 hours ago at eleven a.m about a male started to act up while in the hospital-he claimed he had flu like symptoms originally, but it turned into something rather unpleasant…" Coulson explained. "The police said that the people had described the symptoms to be similar to this virus that you, Tony, and Bruce had been researching. By the time they got there the hospital was a mess and they wanted us to investigate."

"You've waited this long to tell us this?" Natasha asked.

"Fury thought it better to wait."

"And what about the guy?" Steve asked.

"They decided to wait until we come to do anything." Coulson replied. "They didn't know what to make of it."

"Honestly can't blame them with what was called in…" Tony noted.

"It seems more like an episode of Supernatural than anything." Bruce mumbled as Clint turned to raise an eyebrow at him. However he decided not to comment on the issue so he merely turned back towards the Doctor. "So have you worked with SHIELD before?"

The Doctor nodded. "Yeah, numerous times. Them and UNIT- I was an agent of theirs back in the 70s."

"SHIELD?"

"UNIT."

"Probably ticked off Nicky huh?" Tony snickered as Clint couldn't help but smirk. The Doctor shrugged. "Actually he wasn't there back then. He came in the 80s…"

"Shame. I could've pictured him with a giant afro working for SHIELD." Clint said as Tony started laughing. Soon enough everyone seemed to be snickering, with even the usually stone-faced Natasha smirking at the thought of it all.

Sometime Later:

"Huh, strange. I thought it'd be more…totaled."

Tony took a quick look at the area as the Avengers and the Doctor were escorted into the building by the Bedford authorities. Natasha turned and gave him the semblance of an annoyed look. "And what were you expecting?"

"Mostly rubble from the sound of things on the phone."

"If we could please start getting on topic…" Steve shot Tony a glare before turning towards one of the policemen. "Do you believe the person is still in there?"

"We're not sure, but the several people reported a redhead and some black haired fella were still there when they'd left…."

"This is what annoys me about humans the most." The Doctor mumbled to himself. "They never listen to what they should be told."

"You're starting to sound like my brother, uncle." Thor noted as the Doctor sighed. "Yeah, well, it's sorta true."

"So we'll close the hospital off until further notice." Coulson noted, answering the policeman. He turned towards Steve. "What else?"

"Everyone should split up." Steve looked towards the Avengers plus the Doctor and Coulson. "Natasha and Bruce can go into Admissions, Tony and Clint will take the ER, the Doctor and Thor will take the backrooms, and Coulson and I will check Radiology. Does everyone have that clear?"

"Whatever you say Captain." Tony replied. "Just make sure Coulson doesn't die of a fanboy freak out."

Coulson shot him a glare as he and Clint began to ran towards the ER. Everyone split up and the Doctor and Thor soon found themselves in the back rooms, where no one ever was. Thor looked around at the hallway. "Why would anyone expect to find anything here?"

"Well, who knows. We might find something." The Doctor replied, opening the locker rooms. He grinned. "Ah! We might find something here Thor!"

"How so?" Thor asked as they entered the room. The Doctor scanned the area for anything out of the ordinary. "Well, like they say in the Holmes classics…"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."…"

Thor shot his uncle a confused look. The Doctor sighed. "I'll explain the reference later with some Benedict Cumberbatch. Now, look around for something!"

"Clues?" Thor asked. The Doctor nodded. "Yes, clues! Anything. Maybe we'll find a body here who knows!"

"You're getting interested by this aren't you uncle?" Thor asked as he began to go through the racks of clothing. The Doctor shrugged, joining his nephew by looking under the racks for anything. "Somewhat." Though I'm beginning to feel a bit like Miss Marple."I wasn't really doing anything until I came to you guys—though I was going to my…ah…" The Doctor thought for a moment. "Honeymoon."

Thor looked down at the Doctor. "Honeymoon? When did this happen?"

"Ah…long story. After everything is done I'll introduce you to River. Pretty girl, very feisty." The Doctor explained. Thor smiled. "Congratulations uncle!"

"Thanks, Thor." With that said the Doctor turned towards the corner, and rose an eyebrow. "Huh…"

He stood up and began walking towards the thing that caught his eye. In the darkened room the Doctor picked something off the ground near the cracked mirror. "Thor…come look at this."

Thor came walking over, looking over at what the Doctor had in his hands. "Uncle it's just one of those hospital gowns. I wore one during my skirmish at the healing center in New Mexico."

"Yes well I know what it is…just what's it doing here." The Doctor squinted his eyes at the gown and began turning it around. A streak of blood was found on the front of it. The Doctor's eyebrows rose. "Well this is something…"

"Who do you think wore it?" Thor asked. The Doctor shrugged. "Who knows! But what would a used hospital gown be doing here…"

With that the Doctor's communicator rang, putting their conversation to a halt. The Doctor lifted it up to see it was Bruce. "So what have you found?"

"Doctor...you better come here quick. I think we've found Dr. Forester."

R&R