I'm kinda speeding up to get past civil war and establishing relationships for other characters who are in the MCU and beyond. Plus I like She-Hulk so I added her in for fun. Also when you look at a time line of these movies there are huge gaps in between to add stuff.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
"Phone/video call"
Stark tower penthouse (Ancient One POV)
There were a many responsibilities when you are a master of the mystic arts. Protection of our universe from a evil god, lead and order to help with that task, and so on and so forth. One of my lesser know duty's was to watch our resident death goddess to make sure she didn't start armageddon. A task that became much easier with the time she spent on earth.
"She is definitely much more amicable than back in the day." I thought with a smile.
To think this woman reminiscing with me on a couch was the same woman who said in our first meeting that she would take my head and mount it on a wall. What was a nearly twice a month check up turned into fifty year meet ups.
"Do you remember when we got drunk with Shakespeare and you lost control of the illusion that gave you hair. He screamed like a old woman and passed out." She says laughing at the end.
"If I remember correctly it was you that tossed an apple at my head that caused that." I say with a chuckle.
"What about when I was a pirate and you showed up and just sighed, face palmed, then left." She says drinking a little wine.
"You were throwing people into the ocean for stealing your sweet rolls." I say.
"I stand by that decision." She replies.
The conversation continued until I remember why I was here and it wasn't good news.
"Im going to miss this... you have been a good friend for a long time Hela." I say in a forlorn fashion.
"So the time is coming soon." She says looking into her glass.
"Yes I can't see my future past a certain point and that point is coming soon." I say placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I probably should be comforting you, not the other way around." She says.
"I don't do this often but... oh come here." She says pulling me into a hug.
It may not seem like much but it was a sign of a friendship that has gone on through the test of time. We just stay there for who knows how long before I get up and make a portal back to Kamar-Taj. I turn and address her for the last time.
"I'll make sure to inform the next master of the situation please live your life filled with happiness." There was nothing else to say as I left.
Avengers compound 3 months later (Toni POV)
Rogers has finally worn out his welcome.
I don't need to be called at five in the me be damned morning with Rogers insisting on a meeting because of urgent business. I would normally tell him to fuck off but I also got a call from a very angry Japanese government official telling me that not only did Rogers entered Japan illegally and left a wreck where a historic temple was. When I asked why he called me his response was Roger left my number for damages.
Walking over to the conference room I see through the glass walls that Rogers is giving a speech to Wanda, Pietro, Wilson and Nat. Nat sees me and taps Wanda on the shoulder, she looks at me and puts her head down. I walk through the door and clear my throat to get there attention.
"Does someone want to tell me why I have a bill from the Japanese government for five hundred million dollars to rebuild an historic sight, three hundred thousand for emergency services, two hundred thousand for housing of temple staff until repairs are made and finally five criminal charges for entering a foreign country illegally with fines of fifty thousand dollars each." I list of waiting for a response.
Nat had the decency to look away, Wanda face hit her knees trying to hide, Wilson started to play with his jacket, Pietro was just gone and Rogers was trying to play wallflower.
"Sorry Toni the fight got out of hand quickly." Nat say rubbing the back of her head.
"I... apologize Stark and my brother is sorry to." Wanda say following Nat.
"Ya that was our bad Stark." Wilson adds.
They immediately look at Rogers who was still standing against a wall who took a deep breath and looks at me.
"I am sorry Toni for causing so much trouble for you, we will try to do better in the future." He says with that sickly American boy charm.
Taking a deep breath of my own I think about all the shit that about to hit. Then I remember a PDF I got that I am not supposed to have but it was definitely related to the current situation.
"Listen what I'm about to show you can't be repeated to anyone outside this room. If anyone knows I have it I can be arrested and the person who gave it to me will be charged with treason." I say lowering the lights and pulling up a holo screen.
The screen showed a document that was about 20 pages long and was definitely a rough draft but the intention was clear. The registration and control of enhanced individuals be it tech or natural it didn't matter. It didn't even have a name yet.
"This document is a very early draft being reviewed by multiple nations but it's gaining traction. As you can see in its current form it has tons of human rights violations but I know it's getting a work up." I say waiting for everyone to finish.
The looks of anger and horror are expected especially the hint of fear from Wanda.
"I understand and I'm not happy about this either." I say sitting down at the conference table.
"Stark what are you going to do about this?" Rogers asks.
"Right now? I can't do anything, I'm not even supposed to know of its existence. The only reason I have a copy is because a general that likes me sent it. The worst part is the one who is spearheading it for the United States is Secretly of State Thaddeus Ross. He has a strong dislike for any enhanced and sees them as weapons." I say folding my hands and resting my chin on them.
"Isn't Ross the one who chased Bruce for years?" Nat asks.
"Ya but I think that was mostly because Bruce was banging his daughter." I say straight faced.
"Is there anything that can be done?" Wanda asks a slight tremble in her voice.
"I can almost guarantee that this will be sprung on us at the last possible second. The less time we have to object is the more control we give them, This is why Japan can't happen again." I say closing the holo screen.
"What does that mean?" Rogers asks looking miffed.
"The more incidents caused by anyone enhanced will just reinforce the need for this to happen. Japan is going to be on board after what you guys did, so there are going to be ground rules from now on." I say making sure I have there attention before sending them a new PDF.
"These pamphlets will guide you on the best ways to appear to the public and the authorities. Also it wouldn't hurt to read up on current US laws to be prepared and know your rights." I finished with a clap.
"Alright you have your homework so study up and try to not break anymore international laws. Nat, Wanda I'll see you on Saturday and Wanda please inform your brother about this." I say receiving a nod from both as I make my way to the door.
Just as I was about to leave I turn to Roger with a glare that could freeze hell over.
"If you give my name and number out to anyone for a bill again I will hang your nuts above my fireplace next to the taxidermy dear head!" I yell opening the door.
Pietro decided that was the perfect time to walk back in with a bag of pastries already munching on one.
"What did I miss?" He asks crumbs falling out of his mouth.
A red glow covers the bag and slams it onto the top of his head.
Kamar-Taj 1 week later (Stephen Strange POV)
"There is one more thing." Wong says holding out a scroll.
"Map to some mystical treasure?" I ask taking it and reading its contents.
"No it's a responsibility that leader of our order must undertake." He says going back to his books.
"You can't be serious. There is just a blood covered goddess of death roaming earth at her leisure?" I ask but Wong doesn't even look up.
"She has been here longer than both our family lines combined and hasn't caused to much trouble. If you want to meet her yourself just activate the spell on the scroll to locate her." Wong says in a calm tone.
"Fine I will. Is she anyone I know?" I ask looking back at the scroll.
"That is for you to find out." Wong says putting in some earbuds.
Activating the spell it doesn't name the location but shows coordinates I memorize and open a portal to what seems like a high tech lab.
Stark industries personal lab same time (Stephen Strange POV)
Walking through I noticed a woman with dark brown hair wearing sweatpants and a black tank top with her back turned to me talking to an empty room.
"Friday nanotechnology is the next logical step for the suit. We just need to figure out how to graph the Vibranium properly so we can get max power output." The woman says with a very familiar voice.
"Boss lady I'm not saying your wrong but it will take a year just to calculate the correct sequence to synchronize each individual piece." A disembodied voice replies.
"Then we better get started." She says starting to type.
I wait about five minutes for her to notice me but she just continues to type. I decide to initiate contact by coughing into my hand which causes her to spin around with a wrench raised to strike. I look at her face and recognized just who this is.
"Your Toni Stark." I say pointing at her.
"And your a wizard." She replies lowering the wrench.
We just stare at each other for a while but I connect the dots rather quickly. This was Toni Stark one of the richest people on the planet with influence that reached all over the globe. Also this was a goddess of death that committed atrocities across the universe. If she was trying to take over the planet she was pretty damn close already.
"So your the new guy? Was I everything you expected?" She asks now spinning in her chair.
"That has yet to be seen, would you mind answering some questions?" I ask conjuring a chair.
"Sure and don't worry all my artificial intelligence have a code that freezes them when non threatening magic stuff is going on." She say now facing me.
"Ok let's start with an easy one, what your real name?" I ask paying close attention to her body language.
"Well technically my name is Antonia Maria Stark but if you want my first name it's Hela Odinsdottir goddess of death." She say airily now kicking her feet.
"Are you related to Thor and Loki?" I ask.
"Yes haft brothers but I was banished before they were born." She replies.
"Ok what are your intentions if you have your power returned?" I ask hoping it wasn't world domination.
"Go to Asgard and get my wolf." She say with a smile.
"What?" I ask caught off guard.
"The only constant companion I had was an awesome wolf named Fenris he was just the fluffiest little boi who I raised from a pup." She say cooing in a weird way.
"O...k what is your opinion on humans in general?" I ask trying to gauge her attitude. If she was like Loki who sees human as little more than bugs, I shudder to imagine what what he would do with her kind of power.
"Do you know what Asgards main problem is... They stagnate very quickly. They still dress like Vikings because it's comfortable, there society look down on scholars because new ideas challenge that comfort, even there magic is stuck were it is." She says lost in her own world.
"And humans?" I say urging her to continue.
"Humans you don't even live a fraction of our lifespan and look around, you move forward because comfort is not enough. You create just for the sake of creativity, you move forward despite challenges that may kill you, even your magic is generations ahead because curiosity drives you to reach beyond what is believed possible. So my opinion is you fascinate me." She finishes with a wistful look.
"Well that was unexpected." I thought going over everything she said. Thor didn't even think that highly of humanity, often comparing them to children.
"Well enough about me, how did you get the job?" She asks.
So I told her everything from my car accident, my desperate search to fix my hands, my training at Kamar-Taj, and stopping Dormammu from taking over our dimension. She just nodded along occasionally asking questions, a brief look of sadness took over when I told her how the Ancient One died but she quickly changed her expression.
"So from a hotshot surgeon that texts and drives to a wizard, That's one hell of a transition." She says.
"I'm actually a master of the mystic arts." I say trying to get that title to stick, it sounds a lot better than wizard.
"Hate to break you're balls but to everyone is going to call you a wizard. So I suggest you get used to that title." She says tossing a pen between her hands.
"Well as master of the mystic arts I have to get going lots of responsibilities." I say making a portal before she can reply.
Avengers compound conference room 3 months later (Natasha POV)
"Toni is going to kill us." Wanda says laying face down into the conference table.
"Probably." Was all I could say.
"I do not believe Miss Stark will resort to violence." Vision adds.
"You obviously haven't seen her angry." Steve says remembering the coffee table that hit him.
"What was Stark's favorite food? Maybe I can run out and get it." Pietro says shifting nervously in his chair.
"She loves blueberry cheesecake from a certain bakery, here's the address run fast." I say handing over a slip of paper to Pietro and watch him blur out the door.
Lagos was supposed to be a by the book's mission like so many we have done before. We alerted the local government who gave us permission to help even though Steve still thought it was unnecessary. We go in with a Nigerian special forces team to intercept Hydra and secure the building. But the mission went to shit when Rumlow blew himself up with a suicide vest. Wanda acted fast and tried to move the bomb away but it destroyed a building near by. Luckily the Nigerian government had fire and medical on standby because we were in a densely populated area but about six people still died.
"The news is tearing us apart." Wilson says looking at the wall screen that was playing a news report about the disaster.
"That's to be expected, I think the government is using us as scapegoats." I add.
"Is Stark on her way?" Steve asks not looking away from the news.
"What do you think." I say dripping with sarcasm.
We mostly just sat in our misery while Toni was probably storming from an MIT presentation she was at to the compound. Ten minutes later Pietro came back with a full blueberry cheesecake and a card with a cartoon bear saying sorry in pink, which I took and ripped in half.
After twenty minutes the door to the confirmation room slammed open and Toni walked in with wave of anger that was practically visible. She was dressed in a black suit jacket, dark green button up shirt, black dress pants and black heels for her presentation.
"I don't want to hear any justification or explanations of what happened in Nigeria, I've already heard plenty from the Secretary of State that is currently on my ass. He tried to call a meeting with us but I told him he can fuck himself with a cactus." She says pacing back and forth.
"Was that a good idea?" I ask knowing who the Secretary of State is.
"And after my presentation some bitch starts to blame me for her sons death even though it wasn't my fault. But hey fuck me for saving the world again and shit." She continued not listening to me.
"Uh Toni." Wanda trying to get her attention.
"Plus I had to wear these stupid heals because Pepper says I need to look nice and granted I look fantastic but I prefer boots." Now she was just getting off topic.
"Toni Your spiraling!" I yell to snap her out of it.
She stops pacing, takes a deep breath... and grabs a chair which she throws through a glass wall shattering it. Then she noticed the cake sitting on the table, she walks over to it sniffs then picks a section up with her hands and stuffs it in her mouth.
"Stress is not a good look for you Toni." I say scooting back a little.
"I'm not stressed."she say picking up more cheesecake.
"Here's a fork." Wanda says floating over the utensil.
"So here's the situation. The United Nations is going to gather to discuss implementing an international law and I think we all know what it is." She say finally eating like a civilized human.
"So it's finally time?" Wanda asks wringing her hands.
"Yup there using the Lagos incident as a opening to put through the documents. Even gave it a cute name the Sokovia Accords." She says wiping her face.
"Holy crap that was for five people!" I think seeing the empty tray that once held a cheesecake.
"The worst part is two out of the six that died were part of a group of ten Wakandan missionaries. I've been working with them building hospitals and clean energy stations so I know king T'Chaka is not happy. The call I got was a warning from him that he may have to sign the Accords if we don't give a damn good reason not to." She says rubbing her forehead.
"What can we do?" I ask.
"Right now we will act like we are playing ball with there demands. There will be a United Nations summit where we can make our move. I need everyone to attend, that will show a united front to the public. I schedule a video call with the Secretary of State tomorrow where he will probably give us the Accords so act like this is the first time you've heard of them." She says taking out a flask with god knows what in it.
"I should probably stay-" Wanda try's to say but Toni cuts her off.
"You need to be seen, Sadly public opinion is a fickle thing so if you hide they will assume your guilt and heap more blame on your shoulders." Toni says taking a deep drink.
"But Isn't it my fau-" Wanda starts but is again cut off.
"No I've seen the footage, if you didn't move the explanation it would have taken out the crowd around you and the death toll would have been much higher." Toni says standing up and walks over to Wanda.
"You did a great job considering the situation so don't beat yourself up. Now go be seen with your brother at the mall or something and be back here at 10 am tomorrow." Toni says patting Wanda on the back.
Wands gives a genuine smile while her brother nods as they get up and leave. Steve gets a call and leaves as well, Sam just follows him out to do whatever. Now it was just Vision, Toni and I left in the conference room.
"What do you need from me?" Vision asks.
"Just keep being you that's all I can ask right now." Toni says slumping more.
Vision phases through the wall with a nod now it was just Toni and I.
"Rhodey will be here for the video conference so will Jennifer, it's going to affect them to. But Ross doesn't know Jens little green secret so her excuse will be she's here as my attorney." Toni says seeming to deflate into a chair.
"What was Wakandas reaction to Lagos?" I ask the burning question I've had sense the start knowing the real relationship Toni has with them.
"They are not happy to say the least, but most of the anger is for the cameras. This is not the first time one of there people has died in the outside world." She says taking another drink.
"Will this affect your relationship?" I ask starting to get concerned.
"On paper no, in person probably. I'm still an outsider no matter how many times I've visited the capital. This will strengthen the isolationist faction in the Wakanda which the king is fighting right now. Hopefully nothing drastic happens that cause anymore issues." She says throwing the empty flask at the wall.
"Ya let's hope." I say trying to be positive.
Avengers compound conference room next day (Toni POV)
It was about 15 minutes before the video call and the atmosphere was tense. Rogers was depressed for some reason. Wanda and Pietro are in better moods but not by much. Wilson, Nat and Vision were as stoic as ever. Rhodey was doing his big brother routine trying to support me. Jen was the real worry with her antsy behavior constantly looking at herself.
"Jen can we talk outside for a second?" I ask gesturing to the door. She gives a quick nod and follows me out.
"Ok what's going on?" I ask Jen as she shifts around.
"Toni I don't think I can change back after my next transformation." Jen says looking distraught.
"What do you mean?" I asks.
"Yesterday I changed for no reason then I couldn't change back for hours. I was lucky to be in my house but I have a feeling next time it's permanent." She says hanging her head letting out some tears.
"Hay hay don't cry, you will be fine and you know I will help." I say trying to reassure her but she just latches onto me and starts to sob.
"My l-l-life will b-be over! I c-can't be n-n-normal if I'm seven feet t-tall and g-green!" She gets out muffled by my shoulder.
"Then I'll help you make a new normal. Nobody hurts my friends and lives to tell about it." I say rubbing circles on her back. We stay like that till she calms down some more.
"Ok Toni thank for being a friend." She says with a sniffle.
"It's what I do." I say with a smile leading her back into the room.
Right as we walk in the screen light up with a call waiting sign telling me the show was about to start. Straightening up I look around to see everyone get there game faces on, even Rogers wipes the weepy look off his face for the call. When it connects Ross's wrinkly gray face pops up with a frown.
"Thank you for meeting me, I was hoping this would be in person but I'm told that's not possible." He says definitely talking about me.
"Rule of war, don't let your enemy into your stronghold."
It was just down hill from there with him thanking us to saying we are a menace to society and need to be put on a leash. Then he tried to guilt trip is with stuff which to be honest I stopped listening about half way through. I only paid attention when he brought up the Accords and how he seemed happy about them. The call finally ended with him sending us copies and telling us we have two days to sign or retire.
"The United Nations will gather in two days to ratify the Accords so if you have anything to say come to Vienna Austria." He was about to sign off but I got his attention.
"Oh we will be there." I say with a grin.
"Another rule of war, always get the last word."
He cut the call with a scowl.
"Alright you heard him people, we have two days to memorize these pages and form arguments against them. I would like for you to highlight any part that you either don't like, sounds suspicious, worded dubiously and just in general gives you a bad vibe." I say addressing the room.
"Don't worry I'll go through this with a fine tooth comb." Jen says like the lawyer she is.
"That's what I like to hear! Follow the lawyers example and get to it!" I yell trying to hype them up for reading page after page of legal jargon.
I received less than enthusiastic responses but they still leave to study. I make my way to my on-site office to do the same but a phone call distracted me.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hay Toniit'sSharonCarter." A woman says on the line.
"Who?" I ask trying to remember who that was.
"Peggy Carter's great niece." She say starting to sound irritated.
"Still drawing a blank here." I say honestly confused.
"Uh you gave me a nickname after I threw up on your shoes... princess puke." She says with noticeable embarrassment.
"Oh ya princess puke the girl who ruined a perfectly good pair of Pumps. What can I do for you." I say happy I remember her.
"Ignoring the fact I was five... listen you are on the list of people I have to notify. I have some bad news, Peggy Carter has passed away." She says with a sad tone.
"Was it peaceful?" I ask hoping it was true.
"Yes she went in her sleep. Listen the funeral is tomorrow and aunt Peggy was very fond of you so can you make it?" She asks.
"Yes let me just make some arrangements. What time is the service?" I say already planing.
"It will be at Saint Luke's Cathedral at 9 am, I'll send you the information." She responded hanging up.
Walking over to my desk I remember who Peggy Carter was to me. She would come and discuss things with Howard but always found time to talk to me. Always said I had an old soul never knowing how right she was. Telling stories of her adventures and even coming to my graduation ceremony from MIT.
"Truly the world is far more empty without you." I say to no one.