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Chapter 23- Forces unite

Magic Box

The Scooby Gang was hanging out together, with Giles selling stuff to customers, Anya being the cashier, Buffy and Peter training in the backroom, Willow and Tara reading about spells, and Dawn doing her homework with Xander trying to help.

As a customer went off, Anya called out. "Have a good day!"

There was a customer nearby wearing a cap and glasses, and at that point, he turned to them and said. "Well, your day is gonna get a lot worse, and I'm sorry for making it that way."

"Excuse me sir, who are you?" Giles asked.

The man looked around, making sure there was no single customer nearby, and took off his glasses and cap. "Steve Rogers."

Giles, Anya, Willow, Tara and Xander had dropped jaws, and it looked like they needed to pick them off the floor, while Dawn was about to scream but Xander put his hand over her mouth, muffling it.

"Cap-Captain Ame-Is Captain America….he's in here with me!" Xander sputtered.

And then Willow and Tara went together.

"Oh! My! God!"

Few minutes later

Buffy and Peter were both clearly fangirling and fanboying respectively over Cap on seeing him, and in the latter's case, seeing him again.

Peter started. "Oh my God, Capt-"

"We don't need anyone other than you lot knowing that I am here", Steve simply said to them.

"Sorry, it's just…." Buffy trailed off, clearly smitten, before shaking her head. "Why were you here again?"

"Iron Man and Vision have been captured by Hydra", Steve said.

"And you are here because?" Willow asked.

"The Hydra base is in Sunnydale", Steve revealed, to their shock. "And you all have had dealings with Hydra before, you just didn't know it."

"When was that, Captain America?" Xander asked, adding 'Captain America' involuntarily due to how much of a fanboy he was.

"My friend told me you lot faced the Initiative about one year ago. Maggie Walsh and Colonel McNamara were both Hydra", Steve revealed, shocking them again.

"Now all of her actions make a lot more sense suddenly", Buffy said.

"And I have been told that Hydra here is using the weakened barriers to try and summon supernatural creatures here to build an army for domination", Steve said, shocking them all. "And when it comes to supernatural, the Slayer, Spider-Man and the rest of you would be much more experienced than me and my friends."

"So….you know I'm the Slayer?" Buffy asked.

"Yes, and it is very admirable what you have been doing here for the past 5 years", Steve said genuinely. "All of you. Fighting the good fight and protecting the people, not for recognition, but because it's your duty and the right thing to do, all of you are heroes."

The entire gang was flushed at the praise they were getting from Captain America himself, and they knew it was genuine.

"And kid, you pack a wallop", Steve told him, patting his shoulder.

"Oh my God! So it was true!" Xander said, looking at Peter. "I thought you were making it up."

"You're just jealous of him", Dawn said as Xander sighed.

"Well, I love Cap, who is here and now he thinks I have a weird crush!" Xander said as Anya sighed and Steve just chuckled.

"So, when and where are you going to meet us?" Buffy asked.

"Tonight, meet me right here", Steve said. "We know where the base is. We will go there together, rescue Tony and Vision, and stop Hydra."

"Yeah, guess so", Peter said, not looking forward to facing Tony again.

"Is there a problem, son?" Steve asked.

"It's just…Tony and I did not part on good terms", Peter said. "Plus, he blackmailed me into helping him at Germany."

Steve looked shocked at that, clearly not having known that and muttered to himself. "What happened to you, Tony?"

He then looked at Peter and said. "I agree, what Tony did to you was completely wrong, but knowing him, he will want to make up for it now. Still, if you don't want to see him again, you don't have to come, I understand completely."

He then held out his hand to Buffy and she shook it, still smitten, before he walked off, nodding at them all, putting his cap and glasses back on.

"So, are you going to go?" Dawn asked Peter.

"I am", Peter said firmly. "Whether Tony wants to make amends or not, he doesn't deserve to be Hydra's prisoner, so we shall save him."

Later, night

Peter was packing up his stuff as May asked. "You sure you want to do this, Peter?"

"Yes, Aunt May, I am sure", Peter said as he turned to her. "Unlike Tony, Cap laid out all the facts, and gave us all a choice."

"Not that, but this is Hydra, it's going to be dangerous", she said. "You have to be careful-"

"I will, May, I promise, I will come back to you", Peter said as they shared a hug and she kissed his forehead. She was proud of him, buy she was always going to worry. He was her kid at the end of the day.

And she would both support and worry.

Later

The Magic Box had been closed for now, and Buffy, Peter, Willow, Tara and Xander were together, waiting for the Secret Avengers.

Giles, Anya and Dawn were staying, since there wasn't much they could do, and Dawn was now staying with Giles for protection, since Buffy didn't want to see Spike again.

"You guys sure you wanna come?" Buffy asked Willow, Tara and Xander.

"Yeah, totally, we got this", Willow assured. She and Tara each carried a bag, which was undoubtedly filled with magical stuff.

Xander had a sword, and a bow and some arrows. While he wasn't the best fighter, he had picked up some stuff, and trained to be proficient at it.

"Guys."

They turned around to see Steve, now in his uniform, thought it didn't look like it was in the best condition. "Thank you for coming."

"It's an honor", Peter said.

"Yep, my honor, Cap", Xander said.

"Come on", Steve said, leading them all to a back alley, and there suddenly, the Quinjet appeared out of thin air, making all of their jaws drop.

"It's a cloaking mechanism", Steve explained as he lead them inside.

And there sat Black Widow, Hawkeye, Falcon, Wanda and Logan.

"Oh boy!" Buffy, Willow, Tara and Xander went together. Peter had met them all once before, so he was a little more restrained, but still pretty excited, as he was teaming up with them all properly, to fight bad guys, instead of other heroes.

"Guys, meet the Slayer, Spider-Man, and their group", Steve said as he gestured to them.

Wanda gave them a wave, which Willow and Tara shyly returned, awed at being in the same room (or jet) as her.

"So I'm in the same jet as Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Falcon and Wanda Maximoff", Xander blurted out, still awed as hell before turning to Logan. "No offense but I don't know you."

"None taken, bub", Logan shrugged. "I am Logan. And I am not into this celebrity culture."

The Scoobies blushed at that as Logan started smoking a cigar.

"Yeah, he's right, you get over it eventually", Clint said dryly as he got up and sat next to Natasha on the pilot seat.

"We never got your names", Sam said.

"Buffy Summers, the Slayer", Buffy introduced herself.

"Peter Parker, Spider-Man", Peter said.

"Still talk a lot during a fight, kid?" Sam asked as they shared a knowing chuckle.

"Uh, yeah actually", Peter said and they chuckled.

"I am jealous that you know the Avengers already and have fought alongside them", Xander said.

"And against them", Peter added as he sighed.

"Anyway, Xander Harris", Xander introduced himself.

"Willow Rosenberg", Willow said. "I am a wicca."

"Like, you do magic?" Wanda asked.

"Yeah, don't you?" Willow asked.

"I got my powers from experiments", Wanda sighed and Willow looked a bit guilty at that.

"Tara Maclay, also a wicca", Tara finished the introductions. "And it's a pleasure and honor to work with you."

"Same here", Steve said.

"Anyway, it's time to get going", Natasha said as the back of the jet closed and she and Clint started it, flying up, then hiding it, and then flying away.

Same time

Spike was chilling in his crypt when the door burst open and in walked people in suits.

"Oh bloody hell! I am not in the mood for this!" Spike yelled as they rushed him and Spike punched one hard, knocking him out, but the chip went off. "Arrghh!"

Two others grabbed him, beating him down before Spike kicked another agent away, but the chip hurt him once more. "Owww!"

And then the agents converged on him, tasing him with their rods as Spike grunted, trying to resist, but was eventually knocked out.

Later

The Quinjet landed near what looked like the base, and it was cloaked as Buffy, Peter, Steve, Natasha, Wanda, Sam, Clint, Logan, Willow, Tara and Xander walked out, with Steve telling Willow, Tara and Xander. "Stay behind us."

"Sure", Xander said as he, Willow and Tara went behind the rest, knowing it was the best option.

They discreetly moved through the trees of the forests as Clint used his rangefinder to look up at the outposts and saw some soldiers there.

As they continued moving, Buffy heard something and said. "We're not alone."

And suddenly a rocket was fired at them from somewhere.

"Move!" Steve yelled as they all jumped away to avoid it. As they got up, Buffy and Peter heard a click and soon, machine gun fire was upon them but Wanda raised a hex shield to defend them all as they took cover behind the trees.

The firing stopped for a while as Wanda lowered her shield and Sam got up, firing back before the machine gun fire resumed and Wanda raised her shield again.

"I wish you had yours", Natasha said to Steve who groaned. He didn't consider himself worthy of it now.

"We're sitting ducks out here!" Clint said. "We need recon."

"I'm working on it, bub", Logan snarled.

Eventually, the machine gun ran out of ammo and then Wanda lowered her shield again. Peter took the opportunity and leapt onto the top of the tree, noticing the Hydra thug and fired a web, which managed to grab him as Peter pulled him towards them, firing more webs at him and hanging the cocoon upside down. "Now stay like that, buddy."

"Nice job, kid", Steve said.

"I like her powers", Xander said to Willow and Tara about Wanda. "Those are some nice tricks she has got."

"Well then you better not piss her off", Willow said dryly as Clint, who was listening, chuckled.

"Anyone who does that is crazy", Clint said.

"No kidding", Sam agreed.

"Come on," Steve and Buffy yelled together as they continued further.

MODOK was hovering near the window as Grim Reaper walked up behind him.

"Grim Reaper", MODOK said. "Report."

"MODOK, the Rogue Avengers have found the fortress", Grim Reaper said. "Steve Rogers leads them. Spider-Man is with them too, and also the Slayer, her friend, and the two Witches."

"Send your best regiment out to confront him", MODOK ordered. "He will defeat them, of course, but it will give us time."

"Oh, time, I am unable to wait!" Glory ranted childishly.

Outside, the others were running towards the place as Sam flew up towards the outposts and kicked two of the firing soldiers down while Clint fired his arrows at the ones on the other outpost, getting them too.

Three of them rushed the group but Buffy sliced one of their throats in a rotatory motion while Xander managed to stab the other through the chest and Natasha flipped the third one down before punching him out.

Peter leapt up and kicked one out before blinding the other with a web and punched him out too.

Steve lifted one up and threw him down as Natasha shot another one dead. Buffy flipped to avoid a soldier's shots and smacked him out while Clint shot another down.

Logan leapt at one from behind with a roar as his claws popped out and drove them through his neck, killing him brutally.

"Never seen those before", Steve said.

"Never cared to show them before", Logan said.

Wanda used her powers to lift up two of them and throw them off.

Peter repeatedly dodged one's blows before using webbing to tie up his neck and pulling him, punched him out. Clint shot another soldier rushing at him.

Many more soldiers rushed them but Willow and Tara held hands and their combined telekinesis blasted them all off, taking them down.

"That was…something", Wanda trailed off, awed by their power.

The group continued rushing towards the castle. Its layout was different from other castles. A regiment of Hydra thugs fired at them but Wanda blocked with her shield before pushing it outwards, throwing them all down.

"Good job, kid", Clint complimented before someone from above threw down an explosive which exploded, sending all of them to the ground.

A minute later, they got back up as one of the soldiers rushed them but Steve grabbed him and threw him off the bridge.

Another one was about to fire at them when the bridge opened on top of him, crushing him. Out walked Sam Wilson.

"You can do wonders when you can fly", Sam commented. He had flown inside when Wanda had beaten the regiment on the bridge.

"Good job, Sam", Steve said gratefully.

The group then walked into the castle over the bridge, stopping in front of the door. Clint fired an arrow that stuck at the door and after beeping, exploded, opening it.

Suddenly, the ground started shaking.

"Looks like the welcoming committee is here", Natasha said. "I got this."

And then out stepped a giant creature with a hammer in place of its left hand and only one eye. It wore some primitive armor. It was 12 feet tall.

"You know what? I change my mind", Natasha said dryly.

It raised its hammer and brought it down on them as Wanda used her shield to block while the others backed off.

"What in the world is that?" Peter asked.

"One of Hydra's experiments maybe", Steve said.

"That, to me, looks like a Cyclops", Willow said.

"Cyclops?" Clint asked incredulously, "So you're telling me Greek Mythology is true as well?"

"It looks like it", Tara said.

Sam flew at it with his pistols out but it swung its hammer at him. Sam barely avoided and kicked the Cyclops' head but it was barely affected and grabbed him.

"Cap!" He yelled.

Peter fired a web at the ceiling and swung, kicking the Cyclops in the eye as he staggered back by a few feet, letting Sam go, and then Xander fired a shot, actually managing to get it in the leg, but it didn't bother much with that.

"You want me monster?" Steve yelled at the Cyclops. "Here I am."

It rushed Steve who backed off towards the bridge. The Cyclops brought its hammer down on him again but he jumped back and it hit the bridge under it, shattering it and falling down into the abyss below, screaming.

Steve leapt up and grabbing a chain, swung back inside.

"Let's keep moving", he said.

"Yeah, sure", Buffy said sarcastically. "No use dwelling on the Cyclops that almost ate Falcon."

They ran further inside and reached the lab where several specimens of a lot of stuff were kept. Everyone looked disturbed on seeing them.

"Smart bombs", Steve said. "Nerve gas. Germ warfare."

"Okay, this is creeping me out", Buffy said.

"You're not the only one, Buff", Xander said.

"Hydra. Always back to its old ways", Logan snarled angrily.

"Hydra's been working on this stuff for years", Natasha realized.

"Any one of these things could mean big trouble for the world", Clint said.

"That's why we're here though, right?" Peter asked them. "No matter what, we're taking down Hydra once and for all."

"And saving everyone they captured", Wanda added.

Sam opened a door in front of them and they walked through.

In the room were several pods with strange creatures inside them. The Avengers looked shocked on seeing them, the Scooby Gang not so much as they had seen strange creatures before.

"What in the world is this, Cap?" Sam asked.

"I'm not so sure this is from our world", Steve said.

"No it is not, Captain."

They looked around as they heard a dark chuckle. "You may come out now, Steven Rogers. I know you are here. You have arrived just in time to witness history."

And then MODOK appeared before them, a sick smirk on his face.

"Okay, what the hell is that?" Xander said.

"Never seen that before", Buffy sighed.

"Your body seems….disproportional", Peter quipped.

"Who are you?" Steve asked.

"You can call me MODOK", He said.

"How did you become like this?" Willow asked him.

"My name used to be George Tarleton", He said. "I was a head of a Hydra faction. When Hydra took the Scepter, it came to me before it went to Strucker. We were experimenting on advanced mutagenics back then with the help of a benefactor organization called The Workshop", he said/ "I used it on myself to modify and alter my genes, and became Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing or MODOK for short. And my offensive will shake this entire Universe."

"So you basically became a bigger shithead than before", Logan said and MODOK looked angry.

"Enough of this stuff", Sam said as he fired but MODOK used a force field to defend himself as Hydra thugs jumped down on the heroes from both sides.

Peter, Buffy, Clint, Wanda, Natasha, Sam, Logan, Xander, Willow and Tara were about to fight them when Steve gestured at them to stand down. They were puzzled but decided to listen to him.

They handed their weapons over to the soldiers and were led down below. They looked at all the mythical creatures trapped inside the pods.

And that was when they saw Vision strapped to a table, knocked out.

"Vision!" Steve yelled.

"He is being examined for his powers", MODOK simply said.

"Still doing Hydra's dirty work, bub?" Logan asked.

"No", MODOK said. "No."

He chuckled darkly and said. "Unlike most of the other factions, I have stopped looking for relics of this world or even for our lord Hive."

"Hive?" Peter questioned in confusion before quipping. "Your lord is a beehive?"

"Not a beehive. Hive is an Inhuman we consider our lord", MODOK said. "Though I heard it was ended one year ago."

MODOK then announced. "And today I will take the power of other worlds."

Gesturing to the creatures around him, MODOK said. "Sunnydale stands atop a Hellmouth, so the barriers between Dimensions are weaker, and because of that, we have captured multiple creatures, but we need more."

"And we need a key."

The Scooby Gang gulped as out stepped Glory, laughing. "So now, we shall ask you one by one where it is."

"Glory", Buffy snarled.

"Friend of yours?" Natasha asked.

"Unfortunately", Buffy said.

That was when they noticed a giant, white beast emerging from the shadows, a huge chain around its neck. It seemed to be made of a strong metal as the creature was snarling angrily but unable to break it.

"Looks like your doggy there would rather gnaw on you than us, MODOK", Clint said.

"We have ways of guiding their choices", MODOK said as he pressed a remote and a collar around the huge beast activated, sending some electricity through it as it whined.

"What have you done?" Tara asked.

MODOK chuckled. "What have I done? I have won this war."

"Now!" Steve then yelled.

He suddenly turned around and punched a Hydra soldier away while Natasha flipped another to the ground and kicked him throat, knocking him out while Clint and Xander knocked their opponents out and took back their bows as well as sword in Xander's case and Buffy also elbowed her opponent out and took her sword.

Peter grabbed a soldier with a web and twirling him, tossed him into a corner while Willow and Tara used their telekinesis to pull their bags back.

As some fired at the heroes, Wanda used her shield to deflect.

The place shook as Glory asked. "Did someone order an apocalypse?"

"Kali, Hera, Kronos, Tonic..." Willow and Tara floated into the air toward. "Air like nectar, thick as onyx... Cassiel by your second star...Hold our victim as in tar."

The air around Glory shimmered and she suddenly couldn't move forward. She looked at Willow and Tara in surprise.

Blue lightning flashed out of Willow's hands toward Glory. Glory screamed and clutches her shoulders.

Glory staggered back before Willow pulled her bag as Glory asked. "What's that? Bag of tricks?"

A bunch of daggers flew out of the bag as Willow said. "Bag of knives."

The daggers flew toward Glory, who batted them all aside. One buried itself in the wall.

Tara chanted. "Spirit of serpents now appear. Hissing, writhing, striking near."

A snake appeared out of the ground Glory was standing on and winded itself around her leg. Glory shook her foot and the snake disappeared in a puff of smoke. Glory walked forward. "Now this is getting weak."

Red mist suddenly covered her as Wanda lifted her up. "Ah goddamn it!"

She was hurled away into a corner by Wanda.

Sam flew at MODOK and kicked him hard, staggering him back before MODOK pressed a button and the wall broke, Super-Adaptoid arriving.

Before anyone could react, it fired repulsors at Wanda, Willow and Tara, knocking them all out.

"Those repulsors…" Steve trailed off.

"Just like Tony's", Natasha said.

Sam flew at MODOK again but this time he fired a beam from his headband, knocking him out.

Steve was rushing to free Vision when Super-Adaptoid fired a beam near his feet, throwing him off as he hit his head hard, knocked out.

"Okay, this is getting worse", Peter said as he swung at Super-Adaptoid but it smacked him out too, before MODOK hit Buffy, Clint and Xander with his beams, knocking them out

Logan leapt at Super-Adaptoid with a roar, claws out, but was smacked away. He hit the wall and groaned, having hurt himself hard. With a roar, he got back up but Super-Adaptoid fired heat vision at him and he hit the wall again, this time knocked out.

"Lock them up too!" MODOK roared. "And let's find out who the Key is!"

So this one ends, and now the rest are captured too.

Next chapter will have some more stuff.

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