Chapter 15.
Hey everyone. Back with another chapter.
First off, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.
This chapter will introduce Jason's new team and feature there first mission.
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, followed and favirouted this fic so far.
Disclaimer: I don't own Avengers, Arrow or any characters and elements pertaining to the mentioned franchises. I only own Jason Stark and any other OC's and worlds you see in this story.
On with the show.
Jason's POV.
After Novu came to pick me up, he teleported me to a tropical island resort, located in another dimension that was created by him.
I already missed Oliver, Cassilda and the rest of them.
I was also very tired and stressed.
Everything was happening to me too quickly.
To be honest, had no idea what to expect.
But I had to be ready.
Novu directed me to a room where I could spend the night, and even though I was feeling like sleep was impossible, and I was still covered in dirt, grime and blood from the battle, I actually fell asleep instantly.
The next morning I got up and found a t-shirt, jeans and a pair of combat boots right next to my bed on a table.
How they got there, I don't know but I was grateful.
I changed out of my dirty, battle-worn clothes.
Once I was done, Novu appeared.
"Jason, how are you feeling?" Novu asked.
I shrugged. "I've had better days" I replied.
"I know this is difficult for you Jason, it's a lot for one as young as you to handle. I would like to tell you that it's going to get better, but its not. It's going to get worse. But I firmly believe, if you weren't capable of handling what's coming, you wouldn't have been selected by the fates" he said.
I sighed.
"Come, let us head to our destination" he said.
With a heavy heart, I followed him out of the room and into a glowing portal.
When we reappeared, we were in the Monitor's first realm.
5 other people were there.
"Well let me introduce you to your new team members" Novu said, pointing at each person.
"Jenna Rixton, daughter of Loki and Cassilda's twin" Novu said pointing to the blonde haired girl with the bright green eyes.
'Cassilda has a twin? Well well' I thought in my head.
"Takio Maseoshiro" Novu said pointing to the Japanese looking guy with the leather jacket on.
He nodded in acknowledgement.
"Nico Di Angelo" Novu said gesturing to the dark haired man with the cold eyes.
I mean he looked mean.
"Morris Bench" Novu gestured to the dark haired kid with the big smile plastered on his face.
"And Conrad James" Novu said, gesturing to the guy with the dragon tattoos on his neck and arms.
"Everyone this is Jason Stark. He will be your new team leader" Novu said and had I been drinking something, I would have spat it out.
"What?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah what?" Jenna asked, equally shocked.
"Yeah why him?" Nico asked.
"Because I said so. I have my reasons and you will all do well to obey him" Novu said.
He then turned to me and said, "Just trust me Jason. You'll be fine" he said.
"If you say so" I muttered under my breath.
"I have a meal prepared for you. Why don't you all go through and eat and get to know each other. Our mission will begin soon and you must all know each other. Make the most of it" Novu said.
He teleported us a banquet hall where all sorts of delicious food was prepared.
"Decent food! I haven't had anything decent to eat in months!" I said, my mouth watering at the sight of it.
"Why?" Jenna asked.
"Because I have been training in the mountains for seven months and all I had was bread and soup" I explained.
We all sat down and started helping ourselves to the tasty food.
There was steak and loads of everything.
We all started eating and nobody said much to begin with.
After I had eaten a little bit and eased the hunger, I turned to everyone and said, "So who wants to go first?" I asked around.
"Why don't you go first 'Jason', since you're our 'leader'?" Jenna asked sarcastically.
"I am aren't I? Well nice of you to acknowledge it Jenna. I'm glad to see you're already following the leader" I said flashing one of my 3000 watt smiles at her.
She just gave me the middle finger along with a glare.
"Wow, you're sister got the personality unlike you" I smirked.
Nico and Morris had to both hold Jenna down from leaping across the table to throttle me.
"Okay, I'm sorry. Truce?" I said.
She just growled at me.
I quickly went on to briefly explain how I had gotten to this point.
Then it was everyone else's turn.
Jenna was originally from my universe before Loki had sent her to Earth 1 for her own protection.
She was also trained by Earth 1's version of Natasha.
She also happened be a skilled pilot.
And she was Cassilda's twin sister.
Nico was from Earth 898 and had been frequently bullied at school.
He was also a metahuman who could control and generate darkness.
Takio was from Earth 90 and was a genius. He had been part of a Japanese program that he refused to tell us about.
He had also built a suit of nanotech armour called the Halo armour.
Conrad was from Earth 47 and was a solo archaeologist who had stumbled into an ancient temple in South America.
There he had found an old Draconian being who had transferred his life essence to him.
That had given him super strength, which as he explained to me, one punch would make a building crumble. He could rival Barry Allen in his speed.
Invulnerability as in he could still be wounded but it would heal in a matter of minutes (Or hours depending on how extensive his injuries were), Dragon Lightning, which meant that he could absorb electricity and channel it into lightning fists or full on blasts. And Heat Vision.
Morris was from Earth A. Apparently his Earth didn't have a designation and was actually quite similar to mine as the same people existed.
He had been hit with experimental mutagen and had fallen into his swimming pool which gave him the ability to transform his entire body into water.
Despite our differences, I actually felt an instant likening to everyone.
Can't say for the rest of them, but I felt a connection with them all.
It was almost as if I had met them before.
Soon a man in a uniform appeared.
"I apologize my lords and lady, if you are finished with your meal, I am here to show you to your rooms" he said.
"So soon?" Morris said.
"I'm sorry my lord, but you will be up early tomorrow and Master Novu has ordered you all to get as much rest as possible" he said.
Grudgingly we all followed him out to our respective rooms.
As we were leaving, I grabbed Jenna by the arm.
"I'm sorry about earlier, I was only teasing" I told her.
She just looked at me and nodded as we went to our rooms for the night.
The Next Morning.
I was awoken by a high pitched bell.
I woke up with a start.
The same man in the uniform appeared all of a sudden.
"I apologize Master Stark, but Novu is requesting your presence. Please change into the suit which has been provided and meet me in the hallway" he instructed kindly.
"Thanks" I nodded.
The suit was the Black Arrow suit from when I was still a member of Team Arrow.
I put on the suit and found myself smiling for no reason.
I strapped on my quiver and sword before picking up my bow.
I walked out of the door and into the hallway.
I found Jenna and Takio already there along with the man in the uniform.
Takio was wearing the same clothes that I first met him in but he was playing with a watch that produced a hologram of a suit of armour like my dad's.
Jenna was carrying a bow with a quiver of arrows strapped to her back.
"Are you guys ready?" I asked them.
They both nodded.
Nico, Morris and Conrad all came out and Conrad was wearing a jacket.
"Dude why are you wearing a jacket? It's like a 110 degrees on my Earth" I pointed out.
"Hey you never know" Conrad defended.
I just shook my head in exasperation.
The space around us warped and we found ourselves back in the Monitor's realm.
"Are you all ready?" Novu asked.
"Yep" we all chorused.
"Good. In order to be effective in battle, I am creating a simulation for you to practice using your powers and to work as a team" Novu said.
"Pick your weapons" Novu said as he created a rack out of thin air.
There was a series of arrows.
There were explosive arrows like the ones Oliver used, grappling hook arrows and many more that I couldn't remember there names.
I grabbed the entire rack of explosive arrows and added them to my quiver.
We vanished once more.
We reappeared in a destroyed landscape.
There were cities that had crumbled and the skies were red.
"Uh yeah okay. If this is anything like the real thing, we're fucking screwed" I muttered.
"What now boss?" Jenna asked looking at me.
Before I could respond, about fifty pale shapes appeared out of nowhere and flew at us.
"Guys here's the plan: Takio, fly on top. Conrad go in front. Everyone else, form a triangle with Conrad in front. We attack together at the same time. And grab the guns nearby" I ordered.
Conrad rushed in front, his hands aglow with lightening.
Takio tapped his watch and the armour formed around him in seconds.
The rest of us formed a triangle.
Takio proceeded to unleash a barrage of repulsor blasts.
Nico created a tidal wave of shadows that flew at the creatures, knocking some of them down.
Jenna and I unleashed our arrows at them.
I fired a pair of explosive arrows that destroyed 5 of them.
Conrad fired twin lightning bolts from his hands that obliterated at least 10.
Morris melted into water and turned into a jet of water that was several times stronger then a fire hose.
"Keep hitting them with everything you got guys!" I yelled.
Only 5 shapes remained but they were moving extremely fast.
I dodged another one and destroyed it by throwing a knife at it.
Nico got knocked off his feet by another one before Takio blew it up with a repulsor blast.
Morris killed another one that was fighting Jenna.
Soon only one remained and Conrad destroyed it with a thunderclap.
At that point, the simulation ended.
I swung around to face Novu who was standing there with a satisfied look on his face.
"Good job. I'm glad to see you are working so well together" he said.
"Thanks, I feel the love" Nico said sarcastically.
"I'd love to give you more time to get to know each other but unfortunately, we don't have that luxury" Novu said.
"Your first mission begins on Jason's Earth, designated as Earth 199999. Your mission is to retrieve an object of great power known as the Sceptre. It is in the building known as Avengers Tower. Jason knows what the Sceptre looks like" Novu said.
"Okay" I said, feeling a bit nervous and excited about returning to my home world.
"Good. Don't disappoint me" Novu said.
He waved his hand and we all vanished.
When we reappeared, we were in an alleyway.
I could recognize New York City anywhere.
"We're here" I said in a low voice.
I saw Avengers Tower in the distance.
"So which one of these buildings is Avengers Tower?" Morris asked.
"That one" I replied, pointing towards the building with the giant A on the side.
"We need to wait for nightfall. I know a place not far from here where we can stay for a while. It's the base of an old friend. And he'll help us." I said and walked forward.
"Cool, where is it?" Conrad asked me.
"Just follow me" I replied.
"We need to hail a taxi but we don't have any money. Any suggestions?" I asked.
Jenna smirked.
"Leave that to me" she said.
She walked up to a guy that was walking past.
Like in the movies, she bumped into the guy and secretly swiped his wallat.
She then walked back to us.
"All yours" she said.
"Nifty trick" Conrad said.
She just grinned.
We hailed a taxi and one stopped.
We crammed ourselves into it.
May I mention that it was not very comfortable?
"Nelson and Murdock's, Hell's Kitchen please" I said.
"You got it" the driver said.
We drove for about an hour or so, until we arrived at the place.
We walked inside.
A dark haired, blind man was there, rummaging through some papers on his desk.
"Hey Matt" I said to him.
Matt turned to me and raised his eyebrows.
"Jason is that you?" he asked me.
"Yeah Matt its me" I replied.
"What the hell is going on? Where have you been?" he asked.
"It's a long story. I'll explain everything. In the meantime, can my friends and I stay here for a couple of hours" I asked him.
"Of course" he responded.
"Thanks" I replied.
"First, let me introduce you to my friends: Jenna Rixton, Morris Bench, Nico Di Angelo, Conrad James and Takio Maseoshiro" I introduced everyone.
I then explained what really happened at the Tower, all my shenanigans on the other Earth and in the World Beyond, and finally Novu and my introduction to the new team.
Matt listened to the entire story without interrupting.
At the end of it, he said, "Wow. Does your father know you're back?" Matt asked.
"No and I'd like to keep it that way" I replied.
"That's not right Jason. Your father was devastated since you disappeared" Matt said.
I felt a pang of guilt.
"I know Matt. And its not that I don't want to see him, it's just that stopping the Crisis is more important than our own personal feelings and desires" I said.
"I understand that. Sometimes we do things we don't feel happy about" Matt replied.
"So tell me why you're here?" Matt asked.
"Matt this is a highly sensitive mission and if we fail, billions of universes will die" I said.
"But I think I can help out with this" Matt said.
"Whoa dude! We are not trusting a complete stranger with a top secret mission" Nico exclaimed angrily.
"Guys, I know that you don't know Matt, but I trust him with my life, just as I would trust you all. That and I've known him a heck of a lot longer than you guys" I said.
"Okay but if you say so. But if anything goes wrong, it's on you" Jenna said.
And so, I explained to Matt our first mission to break into Avengers Tower and steal the Sceptre.
"That's crazy! You can't do that" Matt exclaimed.
"I know but that was Novu's mission not mine. And I'm not exactly happy about this either" I replied.
So while waiting, we discussed the plan till everyone knew what they needed to do.
Soon nightfall fell across the city, and we got ready for our mission.
The tension in the air was palpable.
"You guys. Everyone knows what we are supposed to do" I said.
Conrad grabbed me and Matt and sped us to the front of Avengers Tower, before returning with Nico and Jenna and finally Morris and Takio.
"Okay. So me, Morris and Jenna will get to the top of the Tower. Takio will fly us there" I said.
"Guys, remember, Nico, Conrad, Takio you are all Matt's assistants, Matt use whatever means neascary to create a diversion" I said.
"I know that its dark, but what if somebody sees me?" Takio asked me.
"Eh, this is my Earth. People have seen weirder shit" I shrugged.
Takio seemed to accept this answer.
"Also, this entire mission is about secrecy. Everyone on this Earth probably thinks I'm dead. If they discover I'm alive, we're compromised. So we get in and we get out as fast as possible" I told them.
They nodded in understanding.
Takio tapped his watch and his armour formed over his body in a matter of seconds.
He grabbed me and Jenna and flew us to the top of the Tower before placing us down on the roof.
He then flew back down again and picked up Morris before bringing him to stand next to us.
"All right guys follow me" I ordered.
I managed to subtly open the door which led inside the Tower.
I moved forward with Morris and Jenna following.
I leaned over the rail and spotted my friend Rhodey standing there talking on the phone to someone.
I ducked down, and smiled at seeing him.
Not being able to tell my friends and family that I was back sucked.
Eventually Rhodey put down the phone and walked towards the elevator.
"Okay guys, follow me" I whispered and jumped over the railing.
I led Jenna and Morris towards the stairs since the elevator had cameras and I didn't want to get spotted.
Thankfully, Takio was using his tech to disable the cameras in the staircase.
I led them towards the lab.
Thankfully there was no one in the lab and we snuck in after deactivating the security in it.
However where Takio had pointed where the sceptre was, it wasn't there.
"Um Jason, so where is it isn't it supposed to be here?" Jenna asked in confusion.
"That's because it was transported. It is in a SHIELD base seven miles away from here. I have sent Nico the coordinates and you two must retrieve it" Novu spoke in my mind.
"Jenna, Morris, I know where it is and Nico and I will handle it. The rest of you head back to Novu's place. We'll catch up with you. And tell Matt and the others to fall back. Nico did you hear that?" I asked him.
"Copy that" he replied.
The 3 of us moved out of the labs and out onto the roof.
Nico had created a platform made out of shadows and darkness.
"Jump Jason" he instructed.
"Uh are you serious?" I asked him.
"Just trust me, you'll be fine" Nico assured me.
"Okay, but if I die, I'm going to come back and haunt your ass" I said and expecting to fall to my death, I landed on the darkness which was solid.
The darkness began moving and we moved out from Avengers Tower.
Within a few minutes, we arrived at a place that looked like a regular abandoned warehouse but I knew from my dealings with SHIELD that it was anything but.
We stopped in front of the warehouse.
"Let's do this man" I said to Nico.
He nodded and we walked towards the base.
Time to finish the mission.
And Chapter 15 is done. I hope you all enjoyed it.
So now the team has been introduced. Jenna, Conrad and Takio are OC's of mine while Nico and Morris are based off characters.
Here is the descriptions for Jenna, Conrad and Takio.
Jenna Rixton:
Age: 19.
Blonde hair.
Conrad James:
Age: 23.
Strawberry blonde hair.
Nico Di Angelo is based off the Percy Jackson character but is my own version of him.
Morris Bench is based off the Marvel character but is my own version of him.
I also hope you liked the inclusion of Matt Murdock aka Daredevil is this.
He will show up again for the final battle.
Now next chapter will feature the completion of the mission.
Now I probably wont update until next year (Quite literally), so in that case, Happy New Year to you all.
Until next time, review, follow, faviroute, stay tuned and tell me what you thought of this chapter.
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