A DAY'S WORTH

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to their respective owners.

AN: Ok I have absolutely no idea how to run a company so bear with me if I include nothing on how it is running.

-ADW-

February 1st 2000,

Secret government Facility,

Somewhere very hard to find.

The conversation with the sixteen-year-old Luna or rather Larry had been quite useful. Well, once Harry had sat down and tried to put everything she had told him into perspective. She had been having dreams since she was three. In her dreams, she was married to an old man called Harry Potter who called himself master of Death because he mastered certain trinkets called Hallows.

According to her centuries-old husband, he was immortal, sort of as he couldn't really die. Larry's husband told her that he can be killed but until he has completed a certain task from Death, then he would just come back to life. Larry was of the opinion that her Harry was the slave rather than the master but she couldn't understand as Harry was the pinnacle of domination and she would never imagine him as a sub.

Harry ignored the unnecessary details and continued analyzing. The Harry in her dreams told her that there was absolutely nothing of his world in hers, well except her as she is his wife. There was no magic like it was in his and even the people in his world didn't exist and if they did, then they were completely different people with absolutely nothing in common with those that he knew in his home world.

Her husband told her than under no circumstance was she to have any sexual relation with any Harry that showed up at her door as she belonged to her husband alone.

It took him a month to let everything sink in as he tried to make heads and tails of this information and by the time November rolled around, he realized that he had absolutely no idea what to do with his life or whatever 'task' he was supposed to complete in order for this DEATH to let him die proper. However, despite the faith he had in Luna or rater his pedophile counterpart, Harry never at any point attempted to test out the theory of what happens if he dies without completing the task in question.

For all he knew he would end up in another world that was filled Vampires and werewolves.

In any case, Harry had gotten the brilliant idea of joining the army. While he missed his children and all generations of grandchildren, he had known he would be leaving them and had come to terms with it long before he had died. However, he wasn't someone who was content to sit until this mysterious task found him but he couldn't go looking for it as he wouldn't have the first idea on where to look.

Shaking his head, Harry brought himself back to the present. He knocked on the door once and entered. Inside there were two people locked in a staring contest. Well one was intently staring while the other was watching with a mixture of boredom and amusement. His entrance cut them off and they both turned to him, blue and light green eyes both peering at him curiously.

"You're lost kid?" the one Harry knew as Jack Daniels asked, his muscles rippling in the fitting army t-shirt he was wearing.

"I should hope not." Harry answered as he shrugged of the 'kid' comment. He was still getting used to being young again a year after his waking up. "Jack Daniels and Jacob Summers I take it?"

"Who is asking?" Jack asked lifting his head.

"That would be me." Harry answered with a completely straight face and the other man chuckled.

"Just long have either of you waited to those words." He chuckled before he offered his hand. "Jacob Summers but please call me Jake. Weapons specialist, the cutting and piercing ones at least more so than the others."

"Harry James."

Going by his lanky but clearly flexible form, Harry had no doubt about Jake's skill and his grip betrayed the underlying strength in his lithe body.

"Jack Daniels. Please don't call me DANIELS." Jack introduced himself. "Makes me sound like a bloody American."

Harry exchanged a glance with Jake who just shrugged having met the muscular blond no more than a few minutes earlier.

"So… what is your specialty?" Jack asked. "Personally I am unparalleled with a gun or anything that passes for one."

"Well." Harry shrugged. "I am good with a little bit of this and that but more of that than this."

Jake shook his head in amusement while Jack gave him an unimpressed look.

"Well at least you are a smartass." He commented. "Anyway, I believe that was the last member of J-Force now onto the training."

Harry once again exchanged another amused look with Jake even then knowing that this will be a common occurrence. While Harry was decades older than either of his two new team members, Jake seemed to be much older than his age so he knew that at least someone will be there that could give him some mature conversation.

-ADW-

5th January 2006

Harry's Cottage

Wales

Harry watched as Jack downed yet another bottle and wondered if he should stop him but decided against it. Jake's death had hit Jack so much as Harry knew that this was the first time the younger man had lost someone that he really cared about. His mother had dropped his five-year-old self off at an orphanage, months after news of his father's death in the navy and he hadn't gotten many friends while at the orphanage.

When the opportunity came, he wasted no time in enrolling for the army while there worked so hard in the bid to make his father proud so he never got to make many friends while there so even when any of those he fought alongside with died in battle, he wasn't really affected that much.

Due to his hard work, he become very skilled and exceptional with weapons which resulted into him being picked for the team of three that two others equally if not more exception in their own right. The J-force had over the years transformed from team to brotherhood to family and the three considered each other brothers for lack of a better word. This was a bond Jack hadn't felt before and losing it had been a very hard blow to the younger man.

"Two years." Jack spat, not the least bit drunk thanks to his freakishly inhuman tolerance to alcohol. "We disappeared for two bloody years and the buggers found us the moment we came together."

"It wasn't the mafias or anyone looking for revenge." Harry had share his findings with Jack.

When he had found the information from the would-be assassins, Harry had followed the trails up to their very bosses who apparently had found the trio to be too good to risk keeping them around. They had apparently come to the realization that they had absolutely no control on the three members of the J-force so their solution was to do away with them now that the mafias were all dead.

Harry had wiped their minds of any knowledge of their existence. As far as they were concerned, Jack Daniels Jr and Harry James have never been in the British army. He also compelled them to destroy whatever little evidence there was of the existence of the J-force while at the same time creating for them new profiles in the databases.

"What do we do now?"

"We live." Jack said simply. "Raise little Jenny to be the lady that Jake would be proud of."

"That's… quite mature of you actually."

"What can I say, the little lady doesn't need competition for being the young one."

Harry laughed despite himself.

"Well, that was always part of the plan anyway since Jake made her our ward."

"I still have no idea what the old man was thinking" Jack sighed while just chuckled.

"Anyway, what is it exactly you plan to do while raising Little Jenny?"

Jack stood up and peered through the window at the snow covered trees surrounding them. He was quiet for a moment and Harry wasn't sure whether it was for dramatic effect or he was actually thinking it over.

"I want to be a hero." Jack declared before he cleared his throat at how childish he sounded. "That didn't come out the way I wanted."

Harry just nodded in agreement.

"Those little shits tried to kill us because they were afraid of us." Jack said. "I am going to kill each and every one of them and any others who fall in that category. I am going to be a Hero."

"Well, I honestly didn't see that coming." Harry commented and reveled in Jack's smile. Jack was under the belief that Harry knew everything and made it his goal to surprise him as much as possible.

"Just how do you plan to do that?"

"I have yet to work that part out." Jack admitted sheepishly. "What about you, do you plan to stay in this little cave of yours forever?"

"No." Harry leaned back and put his hands on his head. "I will not be staying in my cave forever."

"You make it sound worse than I said it."

Harry rolled his eyes.

"You remember that day we killed the Mafias in Italy?" Jack nodded. "What did Jake say he wanted to do after his honeymoon?"

"Uh, travel around the world?"

"That was you."

"Oh, I guess I don't remember."

"Well that I saw coming." Harry said with a smile. "Anyway, he wanted to start a technology company."

"And you want to continue with that?" Harry nodded at Jack's question. "Well, I don't mean to sound like some insensitive father but you are not exactly what one may call a genius."

"You would be surprised at what my mind can come up with." Harry smiled mysteriously. Of course he hadn't shared with his friends about his little trip across worlds and he was from a highly advanced world compared to this one.

True, he wasn't much of a genius but he did have ideas from the future. Things his grandchildren had been obsessed with. Euphemia Dora Lupin, Lily's eldest granddaughter had opted to make her life's goal to join the magical and mundane world by all means necessary. Therefore, she had delved into muggle tech knowing it was what caused the gap to widen even further.

The girl along with a group of her friends had discovered the ways to allow tech to work around magic, something she had proudly taught Harry while keeping it a secret amongst her friends. They had founded the very first tech-company in the wizarding world and not surprisingly was a big hit. In any case, while some of the tech used by the muggle was too advanced for the rest of the wizards, Mia and her friends kept track of what was trending over there and consequently so did the rest of the Potters as it was all she ever talked.

Harry was a diligent listener and not just because he was indulging the younger woman but because he had always been fascinated by technology. She would explain whatever caught her attention with as much detail as she could and thanks to his hard earned occulmency as well as other few upgrades o his mind, Harry was now blessed with ideas that some could only dream about.

He couldn't personally create anything really, he wasn't that smart. However, thanks to Mia he had the ideas and he was sure if someone smart enough had those ideas then it would be possible to reproduce some of the things he had seen more than a century in the future.

"You will be CEO of course." Harry stated and Jack blinked.

"What! No! I will be too busy killing people to run a company." The blond protested. "What will you be ding anyway?"

"Well, I don't have the first idea on how to run a company." Harry shrugged. "We shall work together anyway, not to mention it will be the ultimate cover story."

"For what?"

Harry rolled his eyes.

"While at night you will be running around in a fearsome suit, during the day you will be the CEO of a multi-billion company." Harry could see a smile beginning to tug at his lips. "No will suspect, just like Batman."

"I am going to need a name." Jack mused. "A name that strikes fear in the hearts of the evil corrupt government officials. How about Jack Ryder?"

Harry gave him an unimpressed look.

"Right, uhmm Erebus!" Jack exclaimed. "Greek god of darkness."

Harry shrugged and Jack continued musing on his 'superhero' name. His mind was still on what he planned to build. The reason he needed Jack was not just as a poster boy though that also played a big part. Harry didn't want to fame, something which will automatically come when his company becomes known and he would rather through his friend under the proverbial bus so he can stay out of it.

On the other hand, Jack had a certain charisma that Harry would never hope to match. Harry knew the younger man, his moments of immaturity aside was quite capable even though Jack himself didn't know it. The fact that the money Harry was planning to use to set up the company was their share from Jake's will also had something to do about it. Their late friend had given them sixty percent of his wealth and the twenty that belongs to Jenny by proxy.

With the ridiculous amount of money they had been earning over the years, the three would have been able to live the rest of their lives comfortably. Now with almost their entirety of Jake's wealth at their disposal, they had no want for anything and neither was Little Jenny. But Harry was not interested in sitting around until whatever task death had for him came around. And with his magic, he didn't need much money anyway so he had decided to try something that he had always wanted but never got the chance to do in his first lifetime.

-ADW-

CEO'S OFFICE SUMMER TOWERS,

J-CORP HEADQUARTERS,

QUEENS, NEW YORK.

4TH MAY, 2008.

"….in other news, the CEO of J-CORP, Jack Daniels has confirmed that tomorrow will be the official opening of SUMMER TOWER, the tallest building in Queens and also the headquarters of J-CORP TECH INDUSTRIES. We are still unable to_"

"…it has been proven yet but sources within the company believe that J-CORP will be flooding the much awaited electronics tomorrow onto the market. Our sources claim that what we have seen is nothing compared to what is in progress_"

"…one year since the opening of the J-TECH expo, J-CORP will be releasing opening business_"

"…J-TECH expo ends tomorrow as the budding multi-billion company opens_"

"…CEO Jack Daniels says that_"

"…most edible uhm eligible bachelor_"

"…Jack Daniels_"

"Jack Daniels_"

"Oh, for fuck's sake." Jack hurled the remote at the enhanced glass but it froze before it could hit the window and slowly settled back on the table. "This is ridiculous."

"At least you are popular for something." His companion commented dryly. "Yesterday I heard both governments were joining forces to bring down the elusive Ombra."

"I can't believe they called me shadow." Jack grinned. "After all the effort I took in picking a name and they just name me exactly what I wanted. And in Italian too."

"Well, apparently your suit has an 'Italian tinge' to it." Harry said dryly. "And given the fact that Ombra disappears completely off the earth during day, it is only appropriate."

"Why do I have the feeling that you had something to do with that…"

"You really think that I would want to have anything to do with your nocturnal activities?"

"Well, you made for me the suit."

"Only because you were so intent on wearing spandex."

Jack laughed and Harry just rolled his eyes. Jack's career as a 'hero' had been a complete success. Before the duo had officially moved to the states with Jack buying a huge apartment in the neighborhood of Forest Hills. It was therefore very easier for him to move from his home to the building.

Summer Towers was the name of the currently longest building in Queens and it acted as the headquarters of the aptly named J-Corp tech Industries. Harry sometimes wondered how Jack had managed to black mail him into naming anything concerning the company. Jack had however been adamant that if he was going to suffer through running a company, then he was damn well going to name whatever came out of it. He completely ignored the fact that there was a panel that actually ran the company and he was merely the figure at the head.

On the other hand, the company was moving quite well and tomorrow it would be open to business. The Expo had been a success as people were quite curiousas expected and the turn up kept increasing as more gadgets were brought in. There were companies that had already brought orders and the first batch will is expected to be supplied tomorrow.

It had taken merely two years to build the building, something unheard of. Thanks to Harry's magic, getting a place as well as the licenses had been a piece of cake. The materials had always been there and with the money present and a little bit of magic, the building was constructed with absolute haste and now everything was up and running.

Harry knew it would take some time before the company went international but the progress so far was encouraging.

On the other hand, as much as Jenny wished to stay with her 'boyfriends', they had all agreed that she would stay with Claire for now as with everything that was going on, they wouldn't have enough time to be there for her full time. Jack had his nocturnal activities as Ombra and Harry was busy getting the company up and running. That did not mean that did not mean that they didn't spend time with her as they as Harry spent almost every free hour he had with her. Well, Jack too, when he wasn't with a woman. Being CEO seemed to have doubled his whoring tendencies.

"Anyway, I have to go." Harry said as he stood up. "I promised I would eat dinner with Jenny and Claire."

"You are hogging all the time with her." Jack pouted and Harry laughed.

"Maybe if you didn't spend all the time sleeping with women you would also get to be with her."

"Hey, I am not that bad." Harry just gave him a look. "Fine, can I come with you. You can always pop me back when we are done."

"The company starts business tomorrow. You will need to be here even if just so they see you." Jack sighed as he fiddled with the ring on his finger where the suit Harry had made him was. "And no Ombra either."

Harry was just about to teleport to Claire's home when the door pinged and a beautiful blonde woman entered. She was very beautiful, light green eyes and a long nose. Her face structure betrayed a Russian relation but it wasn't so open that one would see it immediately. She walked with an unnatural grace as she hesitatingly entered the office. Harry pegged her to be in her mid-twenties or early thirties at most.

"Uhm, I hope I didn't interrupt anything?"

"Oh, nothing at all I was just actually leaving." Harry answered as he gave Jack a pointed look.

"Mind out of the gutter Harry." Jack laughed as he gestured for the woman to come further in. "This is Mary Farrell. She is my PA."

"You must be Harry Potter. It is a pleasure to finally meet you." She offered his hand with a dazzling and Harry shook it, smiling smoothly.

"The pleasure is all mine, Ms. Farrell." He took a cursory glance at her mind as her green eyes met his emeralds. "I am actually quite surprised you know of me."

"Oh, Mary is a very diligent one." Jack praised and the woman ducked her head, her cheeks having a dust of pink.

"I read a file about Mr. Daniels and you were mentioned as his closest friend."

While the information wasn't exactly inaccessible, one could easily find it if they knew where to look so it was a good explanation. What little he could garner from her surface thoughts said otherwise.

"Like I said, it is always a pleasure to meet one as smart and beautiful as you." Harry smiled charmingly and Jack was openly gaping at him having never witnessed this side of Harry. "And I hope you will be calling me Harry the next time we meet, hopefully very soon."

"As do I." Marry had a blush now but she still met Harry's eyes. She then turned to Jack abruptly like she had forgotten that he was there. 'Uhm, sir_ Mr… I mean Jack, I just wanted to say that I will be turning in for the night."

And with that she fled the office, with two pairs of eyes following her retreating _rather considerable_ posterior.

"Ok, what just happened?" Jack asked in a mixture of bewilderment and amusement.

"What just happened is that you hired a spy."

"No, I knew that I am asking about you, what got into you back there?"

"You knew she was a spy and you still hired her?"

"Well yes." Jack shrugged even though he looked like he wanted to continue with his topic. "I am not sure where she is from though I know it some government agency, but one look at her and I knew right away. So I decided that I would rather have her where I can keep an eye on her rather than sending her off and they send another person that I would have trouble even knowing about. Or worse a man."

Harry shook his head in amusement. With the way Jack acted most of the time, he sometimes forgot how smart he actually was, something which happened a lot.

"She is from SHIELD." Harry stated and Jack whistled.

"Wow, isn't that extreme.'

"Not really." Harry told him. "A multi billion company comes out of nowhere, builds a very expensive building ridiculously fast and deals in technology that could only be from the future. So they are most definitely curious. If not where you get your money from then where you get your tech from."

"Oh perhaps they know that I am the so-called serial killer going around the world killing corrupt government officials?" Jack asked and Harry shook his head.

"No, at least not from what I could get from her mind." Harry stood up. "From what I saw, she is probably the best SHIELD has to offer, the fact that you know she is a spy is probably intentional on her part but I suggest you don't call out on her anytime soon."

Harry didn't mention the anomaly he had seen in the woman's mind as he never got the chance to get any deeper into her mind. Something had obviously done to alter her mind. Whether it was intentional on her part or not, he couldn't tell.

"So, are we now going to talk about how you suddenly changed into a clumsy imitation of my charm?"

Harry rolled his eyes and walked out of the office, Jack's laughter trailing behind him. Even as the life went down, Harry's mind was still on the beautiful spy known as Natasha Romanoff. He hadn't been with a woman ever since Jake's death as he usually had one-night stands while on missions but ever since then, he hadn't had time to relax but now that the company moving, perhaps he should get some time to himself and the super sexy spy looked like an easy spot to start.

Despite calling Jack a man-whore almost all the time, Harry wasn't what one would call a monk and without any attachments, he had no reservations on indulging his enthusiastic genitals. Chuckling to himself, Harry shook his head and entered his Nissan GT-R. it would take him about 20minutes to get to Claire place and in that he thought of SHIELD and what he would have to do about them when they became too nosy.

-ADW-

AN: So that was chapter two and you can say that we have officially entered the MCU. There has been a change in last chapter; initially Jenny was eleven in the original chapter but I have changed her to nine to fit what I had in mind.

I had also been under the impression that the events of iron man happened in 2008 but someone told me it was actually 2010. Any clarifications would be appreciated. Hope you enjoy.