It was night at Berk and a shadowy figure was running across the rooftops. It was Hunter, he was still running from SHIELD and trying to capture Black Widow.
However, he had more than just SHIELD to deal with. The New Vikings were the ones chasing him down that night.
"Stay on," Night Fury ordered.
Night Fury, Wasp and Toothless, who is now a full-fledged member of the New Vikings, were chasing him from the sky while Captain, who was riding his motorbike on the rooftops.
Soon Captain landed on the same rooftop that Hunter was on. "I have visual," he said over the com. "This joke is fast given that."
"We're chasing down a HYDRA agent," said Night Fury. "He was one of the best SHIELD agents they have trained, I didn't expect this to be easy."
Then Hunter jumped off the roof top and into an alley.
"Captain, he just disappeared off our grid. Do you have him?" Night Fury asked.
"Wow, HYDRA agents are getting good," said Wasp. "He doesn't even have any powers." Then she saw him in the alleyway. "There he is."
Wasp then flew down towards them, he ran down a corner and Wasp followed him. However, when she turned the corner she found an arrow pointing straight at her.
"Hi there," said Hunter.
Then Night Fury appeared aiming his Repulsor at him. "Give it up, Hunter," he said. Then Toothless and Captain arrived. "You can't win."
Suddenly a light blinded them and they heard a voice from above.
"New Vikings!" it said.
They looked up and saw a SHIELD hovercraft above them. Then when Wasp turned to look back at Hunter, he was gone.
"Hey, where did he go?" she asked.
Night Fury then scan the area, but found nothing. "No sign of him," he said annoyed.
"I can't find a trace in either," said Toothless.
"Great, just perfect," Night Fury muttered.
Then the hovercraft's hatch door opened up and they saw several SHIELD agents, including Gobber, looking down at them.
Night Fury flew up towards them to meet them. "You just let your own trader getaway," he growled. "Next time SHIELD wants a help, don't!"
"Let him go for now," said Gobber. "We didn't come for Hunter, Night Fury, we came for you and your team. We need your help."
This little announcement caught Night Fury offguard and also peaked his curiosity.
The next morning, the New Vikings, minus Ant-Man, were following the SHIELD hovercraft which was flying over the Nevada desert.
Wasp looked at Captain, who is looking slightly nervous.
"Still not getting used to airships?" she asked, remembering how he freaked out when the travel to the Savage Land.
"Last time I was in an airship it was during World War II, with a madman at the helm and another explosives to decimate the entire world," said Captain.
"Uh, point taken," she said slinking back into a seat.
"I'm getting a little impatient here, Gobber," said Night Fury. "You won't tell us where Stoick is, you're not telling us what's going on."
"Even if I knew where Stoick was I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't be in liberty to tell you, Night Fury," said Gobber over the com. "As for what's going on… it's simpler if you just sit yourself."
Captain was the first one to see it. "Look, on the horizon," he said.
Ahead of them was the Cube, but surrounding it was some kind of green dome and it seemed to be getting larger.
They landed at a SHIELD camp, which was just located on the outskirts of the Cube. The New Vikings exited the Nero-jet stared at the Cube.
"What manner of sorcery is this?" Astrid asked.
Night Fury scanned the dome and found something troubling. "It's made of pure gamma radiation," he said. "Shame that Katrina had to take Ant-Man to the Savage Land, they would have loved this."
"No kidding, this is way cool than studying Vibranium," said Wasp.
"I am more concerned about what created this gamma dome," said Toothless.
"Where is Frank Ingerman?" a voice asked. They turned and saw a large muscular man with Green hair approaching them standing next to Gobber. "I was told he was on your team."
"Why does that man have green hair?" Captain asked looking at Night Fury.
"I have no idea," said Night Fury. Then he recognised him. "Samson? Is that you?"
"Yes, the amazing what gamma radiation does for the complexion," said Samson.
"Well unfortunately Gronckle is on a 'vacation'," said Night Fury explained. The look on Doc Samson and Gobber with a mixture of concern and worry. "Mind telling us what's going on?"
Soon, they were inside the SHIELD hovercraft and watching footage of Groncklebusters entering the Cube.
"This is video from the Groncklebusters incursion into the Cube after the breakout," Gobber explained. They watched as the Groncklebusters approached the main entrance. "The staff and Groncklebuster personnel were all accounted for, for the prisoners… are another matter."
Then they saw a large hand grabbed a Groncklebusters and pulled him into the Cube. At once the other Groncklebusters open fire, but then there was a bright green light and the footage went dead.
"Whoa, what was that?" Wasp asked.
Gobber pressed a few keys image of the Abomination appeared.
"Emil Blonsky, the Abomination," said Doc Samson. "As strong as the Gronckle, twice as mean and with military training. He is not the problem though."
Then Gobber pulled out another security video this time of SHIELD Agents patrolling the area around the Cube.
"The energy dome exploded outward from the Cube and the SHIELD team was caught inside it," Gobber explained as the green energy dome surrounded them. "Then this happened."
Slowly the SHIELD agents began to mutate into horrible creatures.
"The dome is expanding with no sign of stopping," Gobber continued. "At this rate it will hit a town in the next six hours and major city of eight."
"Who is responsible for this?" Captain asked.
"Samuel Stearns, the Leader," said Doc Samson. Then an image of the Leader appeared. "A gamma irradiated villain. As strong as the Gronckle is the Leader is intelligent."
"As far as we know the Leader is inside, most likely with a mess of gamma villains. The Abomination, the Absorbing Man, Zzzax, they were all inside the Cube when the breakout occurred." Gobber added. "We want you to go into the Cube."
Wasp laughed, but soon realise that Gobber was serious. "Oh, wait. You're serious," she said.
Meanwhile, at Berk's port, Black Widow had approached an abandoned warehouse and knocked on the door.
Slot open to reveal HYDRA agent looking at and he opened the door. Before entering Black Widow took one last look back and entered.
Unknown to her, Hunter was looking down at her from a water tower. He was looking through a monocular.
"Gotta ya," he said.
In the warehouse a HYDRA agent was guiding the door and then suddenly an arrow slammed into it. He pulled out his radio, but before he could send a message the tip of the arrow collapse and knockout gas hit him.
Then the doors electrical lock was shorted out and the door opened. This allowed Hunter to enter the warehouse ease.
"Sorry buddy, I didn't know the secret knock," said Hunter walking along the catwalk.
The warehouse turned out to be a HYDRA factory, where they made those HYDRA mandroids. But an explosion happened destroying one of the mandroids. The HYDRA agent pulled out their blasters looking for target and then they saw their intruder.
Hunter was standing on the catwalk aiming an arrow straight at them.
"Let's do this," he said before firing the arrow.
Meanwhile, the New Vikings were preparing themselves to enter the energy dome.
"Not to rain on your parade, but there is one tiny point I like to point out," said Wasp. "Last I checked only Toothless is able to enter into that thing safely, because I do not want to become a gamma monster."
"I've already thought of that," said Doc Samson. He then pressed a button and several Hazmat suits appeared. "I've modified the shield radiation plating to protect you. Wearing these you should be immune to the gamma dome."
Slowly everyone, apart from Toothless, were putting on their gamma suits. However, when a SHIELD presented on to Astrid she shoved away.
"An Asgardain needs no such protection," said Astrid.
Night Fury too wasn't so thrilled to wear the gamma suit. He looked up at Doc Samson. "So you have tested wearing these?" he asked.
"Uh, no," Doc Samson admitted. "It hasn't been tested yet." Suddenly everyone wasn't so thrilled about wearing the gamma suits. "But I'm confident it will work."
"Easy for you to say you don't need to wear one," Wasp pointed out.
Either way Captain, Wasp, Gobber and several SHIELD agents placed a gamma suits on. Night Fury on the other hand activate his armour's gamma shielding.
They exited the hovercraft and approach the energy dome. They watch as the energy dome got closer and closer towards them.
"So, you want to go first?" Night Fury asked.
"Leaders lead," said Captain.
"Thanks, cap," said Night Fury and walked up to the energy dome.
He waited for them he'd undercover them and look back at everyone else. Captain gave him the thumbs up, but everyone else looks slightly nervous. The energy dome covered him and he discovered that his gamma shielding was working.
Night Fury looked around and saw nothing more than just wasteland. There was another SHIELD hovercraft in the distance, but it was wrecked and there wasn't any sign of the missing SHIELD agents.
Soon everyone else was inside the energy dome and approached him. Then together they made their way towards the Cube.
"Night Fury to SHIELD base camp," said Night Fury over the com, but he got nothing but static. "Communications are down."
"SHIELD's down to, I've got nothing," said Gobber.
They soon approached the SHIELD hovercraft, but again they saw nothing but wreckage.
"Man, look at this place," said Wasp.
She drank down and flew close to the ground and try to look for the SHIELD agents, but saw nothing. Then out of nowhere, the ground beneath began to move. She turned and gasped, because the land beneath her was some kind of golem.
She quickly flew away and then to other creatures appeared. One look close enough as an ogre and the other was like a harpy, but all three of them had one thing in common they are all had bright green glowing eyes.
"Gobber?" Night Fury asked.
"It's them, it's my men," he gasped.
"I kind of miss chasing Hunter, at least he was good-looking," said Wasp.
"You and me both," said Night Fury. "Though I don't know about the good-looking part."
The SHIELD agents began to fire the harpy, but it dodged the blasts and grabbed one of the agents.
"Wasp!" Doc Samson yelled.
Wasp knew what to do and flew up towards the harpy and fired her stingers at it. Her stingers blasted its legs and released the SHIELD agent. Wasp quickly flew down and grabbed him and flew back towards the ground.
Night Fury meanwhile was dodging the golem's rocky fist. He flew up into the air and was prepared to fire his Repulsors at it, but it swung its lock fist at him and sent him flying. Night Fury went straight through the hovercraft's tailfin, but managed to regain his balance.
He then began to fire his Repulsors at the creature and Astrid flew in and slammed Glamdring ride across its face. Sending it crashing to the ground.
Captain meanwhile was busy dealing with the ogre, which was slamming its fists against his shield. Then Toothless flew in and punted on the head. However, it simply got back up and snarled at them.
The harpy then flew down towards the SHIELD agents, but Doc Samson grabbed it and slammed it into the ground.
The ogre charged at Toothless, but he simply flew up into the air and doubted some punches into the face. However, the ogre grabbed Toothless' arm and tossed him aside. Then Captain charged at it and slammed his shield into its head.
Astrid meanwhile was busy fighting with the golem, which was pounding her pretty badly. Finally she was able to grab its arm and slammed Glamdring across its face. Night Fury finish it off by placing his palms across its face and giving it a nasty electric shock.
Astrid approached the golem and looks slightly unimpressed. "These creatures may share's origin, but they are pale reflections to the true Gronckle," she said.
"Personally, I prefer it this way," said Night Fury.
Doc Samson pulled out the device and began to scan the creatures. "Once these agents are clear of the gamma field they should wither back to human form," he said. "Hopefully with no side effects."
"You had some pretty good moves back their Doc," said Captain.
"Doc Samson, New Viking, think about it," said Wasp, who had reverted back to normal size.
Doc Samson sighed. "Look around," he said gesturing to the landscape. "This is all my fault. Frank warned me and I didn't listen. My only concern right now is making this right."
"The dome must have some kind of power source, like a gamma generator," said Night Fury.
"But if the Leader is as truly brilliant as Samson says then this is no doubt attract," said Toothless. "He'd be prepared for SHIELD for the very least and the Gronckle at the very most."
"Quite the peptalk," Wasp muttered.
"If this is a trap warriors, then so be it," said Astrid.
"We don't have much choice, but let's proceed with caution," said Night Fury.
Meanwhile, at Berk, Black Widow was meeting up with her fellow HYRDA contact. She went by the name of Madame Viper and she controlled the Serpent Society and had several contacts in the underworld.
She was a slim build female with venom green eyes and black hair that covered most of the right side of the face. She kept outside hidden, because she had terrible burn markings there.
"Do you have it?" she asked.
"The blood of the Gronckle as Drago requested," said Black Widow pouring out Gronckle's blood sample.
"Hail HYDRA," said Madame Viper. "You've earned your money Widow. I know Drago was hesitant to trust you, but this—"
Suddenly there was an explosion and while Black Widow hit the blood veil, Madame Viper rushed to the window.
"What's happening down there?" she demanded over the radio.
Down in the factory, the HYDRA agent and the mandroids were firing at Hunter, who continue to fire arrows at them. However, he took down the mandroids with acid arrows and knocked out the HYDRA agents with explosive arrows. He took entire squad with an electric arrow and finished last few with whacks with his bow.
"Who's next?" Hunter yelled.
Then suddenly Black Widow swung towards him on grappling line and slammed into him. He collapsed to the floor and Black Widow jumped onto a nearby crate.
Meanwhile, at the Cube, the New Vikings had just entered inside the prison. At the moment all they could see was rubble and green gas.
"Stay sharp team," said Captain.
"Right, everyone stay sharp," Night Fury repeated.
Then they heard a yell and turned to see something attacking the SHIELD agents.
"Agents, agents, what just happened?" Gobber ordered.
"The gamma radiation is messing with my systems," said Night Fury.
"Same with me," said Toothless.
"I am picking up multiple contacts, but I can't lock them down."
"If anyone is completely terrified, I can escort you out," said Wasp. Suddenly something slammed into Doc Samson. "Doc?"
"Show yourself cowards," said Astrid.
Then something large grabbed her and pulled her into the greenest. Gobber recognise the individual as Ironclad, whose body is made out of strong, dense metal that can withstand heavy blows and blasts. He is also incredibly strong, able to go toe-to-toe with the Gronckle and a member of a super villain team called, The U-Foes.
"The U-Foes," Gobber gasped.
Then he saw creature with holographic skeleton face and hands wearing a radiation-type suit. He was another member of the U-Foes called X-Ray. He grabbed Gobber's helmet and sent a powerful electric shock straight through it knocking him out cold.
Next second Captain felt himself being lifted up in the air. Then he saw it was a woman made of pure gas. Yet another member of the U-Foes cold Vapour. She then went through his breathing tube and let him face-to-face.
"Give Vapour a kiss," she said and placed her lips onto Captains and began to suffocate him.
Night Fury was unable to help, because X-Ray was giving him a nasty electric shock. Wasp was about to assist him, but something slammed her against the wall.
Then the last member of the U-Foes, their leader, Vector. He had a V symbol on his forehead and an image of a galaxy around his body. He also had telekinetic powers and he was the one at slammed both Astrid and Wasp into the walls.
"Welcome, to the Cube," said Vector.
Doc Samson then noticed that the U-Foes had strange devices planted on their chests that were going green.
"Vector! That's-that's—I created those devices to drain gamma energy!" Doc Samson snapped.
"The Leader has ever plans for them," said Vector. "Our powers are increased to levels beyond you can't—"
He was then interrupted by Toothless, who are only cloaked and blasted him with a Repulsor blast.
"You all talk too much," said Toothless.
Astrid finally broke free from Ironclad's grip and created a powerful wind to free Captain from Vapour's clutches.
Then, despite being in great pain, Night Fury managed to punch X-Ray in the face cracking his helmet freeing him from his grasp.
Then Astrid and Captain both threw their weapons straight at Ironclad knocking him to the ground.
"Truly a poor showing," said Astrid. "The Leader will have to do much better."
"No," said Toothless. "The agents outside, the U-Foes… it is all a distraction."
Then Wasp and Gobber were blasted by a strange energy. Then Zzzax appeared and blasted an energy blast straight at Night Fury and Captain. Night Fury blasted it with his Repulsor and Captain raises shield.
Astrid then flew down blowing away the energy blasts and faced Zzzax head on. "Attack me monster!" she yelled.
Zzzax then shot straight at her and she did the same to him. Astrid swung Glamdring as sliced right through Zzzax, but he started as a different directions and slightly damaged Night Fury's armour.
"You don't get it do you?" said Vector. "We don't need to be you."
Night Fury then realised their plan and looked down at his armour and saw it was beginning to fail. "Oh no, the gamma armour," he said.
Then he heard Wasp's screams and her gamma suit began to fail. Her eyes glowed green and she began to mutate, ripping through her suit. Until she resembled a large Wasp.
From the control room, Leader was watching from monitor had just witnessed Wasp's transformation. On his head he was wearing a strange headset that allowed him to control the gamma mutants.
"Poor misguided Dr Samson," he said. "All that time you were studying me in the Cube, you didn't realise that it was I that were studying you. How sad." He then raised a hand to his headset and activated it. "Wasp, put the good doctor out of his misery."
Wasp then charge straight at Doc Samson, but Astrid blocked her path.
"I have no desire to fight you Wasp," she said. But wasps struck her with her stingers that have now become our hands. "Remember who you are."
For a brief second her eyes stopped growing green, but they turn green again and shrank down to continue her attack.
Then the other SHIELD agents that accompany them appeared, but they were now mutated to, including Gobber.
"This doesn't look good. Thoughts?" said Night Fury.
"We can't hurt these men," said Captain.
"I'm pretty sure the feeling is not mutual," said Night Fury. Then night Fury saw the U-Foes getting back onto their feet and Zzzax to have reappeared. "There's too many of them."
Night Fury and Toothless began to fire their Repulsors at their attackers and Doc Samson pulled out pistol and fired at them.
"We can't give up," said Captain.
"All they have to do is damage suits, we have to go for the generator," said Night Fury. "We have to go for the generator. Samson go, I'll cover you!"
Doc Samson nodded and ran down the corridor with Toothless and Captain following him. Once they were safe enough away Night Fury pulled back and followed down the corridor. Astrid meanwhile was still trying to hold back Wasp.
"Astrid! We have two go!" Night Fury ordered.
Astrid nodded reluctantly. "The Leader will pay for this," she said and broke away from Wasp.
She then dogged Glamdring into the ceiling and created a cave in that slow their pursuers down a bit.
Meanwhile, at Berk, Black Widow was staring down Hunter aiming her stinger at him. The whole warehouse was on fire, but that didn't seem to concern the two of them.
"You should have let it go, Eric," she said.
"So, shoot," said Hunter. However, Black Widow just stood there not moving. "Come on, Heather. Do it!" But still she did not pull the trigger. "Come on, you HYDRA scum."
Hunter then managed to grab his bow and swung it at her, but she jumped out of the way and did a backwards flip. She then charged at him dealing several blows to the face and finished up with a backwards kick.
Hunter was flown back and crashed straight through a crate. He looked up in time to see that Black Widow had fired several stingers at him, which he was able to dodge. He then got onto his feet and ran as she chased after him firing her stingers.
They jumped onto the crates and continued this little game of cat and mouse. He firing his arrows and she firing her stingers. However, Hunter finally managed to get a lucky shot in and blow up the crate that Black Widow had just landed on.
The explosion tossed her up into the air, but she was able to grab hold of a crate. However, Hunter fired two more arrow that broke off her stingers and cause her to lose her grip. Then Hunter fired now that once the bolo that wrapped around her and bowled that up with another arrow that caught her making her look at Hunter upside down.
"It's over Heather. You've lost," said Hunter jumping down to a crate next to her.
"Let me go, Hunter," said Black Widow ordered. "You can't take me to SHIELD. You're a traitor remember."
"Yeah, I remember," said Hunter bedding down towards her. "That's why I'm not taking you to SHIELD." He then pulled a knife out and for one horrible moment Black Widow thought he was going to kill her, but instead he cut her down. I'm taking you to the New Vikings."
Meanwhile, at the Cube, the New Vikings and Doc Samson were still running down the corridor with the pursuers following close behind.
Night Fury knew that they would be able to keep this up forever and looking down at Captain he could see it too. He then looked at Astrid, toothless and Doc Samson.
"When I can outline them," he said. "Me and Cap will hold them off. Astrid, you and Toothless lead Samson to the generator. We'll buy you as much time as we can, but hurry."
At that moment X-Ray had grabbed him and told him at nasty electric shock. Captain tossed a shield freeing night Fury, but he collapsed to the ground in a crumpled heap.
Doc Samson was about to assist him, but Night Fury stopped him. "Astrid, destroy the generator, no matter what!" he ordered.
Toothless grabbed his shoulder. "Night Fury is correct, if we do not succeed many lives could be lost," he said.
Astrid nodded reluctantly and looked at Doc Samson. "Doctor, Night Fury and toothless correct. Take us to the Leader and we can end this," he said.
Doc Samson nodded and led the two of them down the corridor.
Night Fury managed to get onto his feet and he encountered look at the pursuers, who outnumbered them. They looked at each other and nodded, before charging straight at them.
Soon Doc Samson led them into the Cube's generator room. That's when they discovered that it was guarded. The girls in question were for very muscular men that like the combination of bugs and demolition men.
"Uh oh," said Doc Samson.
"You know these men?" Astrid asked.
"They call themselves the Wrecking Crew," Toothless explained. "The one in the steel helmet is called Bulldozer, the one with the steel gauntlets is Piledriver, the one with the ball and chain is Thunderball and the one holding the crowbar is a leader Wrecker."
"Are they tough?" Astrid asked.
"They have enhanced strength is no doubt boosted by the gamma enhancers," said Toothless.
"Ah, you gonna give the whole game away," said Piledriver.
"Weren't expecting us we're you, who did you thought you needs the Leader?" Wrecker asked.
They then activate their gamma boosters, which made them bigger and a lot uglier. To Astrid they look nothing more than trolls.
"Let's take them down boys," said Wrecker.
Toothless leaned over to Astrid. "Keep them busy," he said before vanishing.
"Looks like the robots too scared to play," said Piledriver before slamming into Astrid.
Thunderball then threw his ball and chain at Doc Samson slamming him against the wall. Then Bulldozer came charging in and they went straight through the wall.
Astrid freed herself and Piledriver, but Thunderball wrapped his ball and chain around her. Wrecker than slammed his crowbar straight at her knocking us through to the floor. They then pinned her down.
"Not so easy is it?" said Bulldozer tossing unconscious Doc Samson to the floor.
However unknown to them, Toothless and ran away, but instead the top of the generator. He then fired Repulsor blast straight down the funnel blowing it up. The destruction of the generator caused a small explosion that not everyone off their feet.
However, with the now destroyed everyone affected by the gamma radiation now returned back to normal and the gamma dome disappeared.
Toothless then landed back on the ground as Astrid helped Doc Samson up.
"Thank you for the distraction, but are you to all right?" Toothless asked.
"Aye, Toothless, but surely that was a close one," said Astrid.
It was late at night before every gamma villain was apprehended. Everyone was being treated after their exposure to the gamma rays, apart from Astrid, Toothless and Doc Samson.
Night Fury had insisted of keeping his helmet on while SHIELD medics treated him, much to the disapproval.
Doc Samson was discussing the situation with Gobber, who two was recovering from his gamma transformation.
"Everyone seems to be recovering with no residual radiation poisoning," Doc Samson explained. "The energy the Leader used was very specific."
"The Leader?" Gobber asked. "There was no sign of him?"
"No. But we saved a lot of lives today and we filed his big plan," said Samson.
"Did we?" Toothless asked uncertainly.
Meanwhile, at Las Vegas, Leader, Abomination and Absorbing Man looking down at the city. Leading particular was looking down at it with great interest.
"I would call that little test run a success and now—" said Leader. He then pulled out a device and press the button. "—we begin."
Then the whole city glows green is a much larger gamma dome covered the whole area.
