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Child of Silence
By Angelwings Sorrow
Chapter 2 "Reunited at Last"
"Well Harry, it looks like they survived. I am disappointed in you. We'll have to work on your powers later for now I shall send out the troops to take care of those Avengers. Come Harry, your power is needed for something else." Dr. List said before he guided the mute boy to the door.
Harry was exhausted. He had channeled so much magic in that shield and he felt drained. Normally he could take out planes and other technology without a problem, but he had to fight to bring that plane down. There was someone with magic on this plane that fought against his own. The Magic was familiar but that was impossible. His family was dead.
He remembered little of his life with his father and Step mother. Lily was a kind woman with long red hair and green eyes. His father was tall and thin with shaggy brown hair and round glasses over his hazel eyes. His father looked sad and would often stare at the night sky. He once asked his dad why he was sad. His father gave him a pained smile and said he missed Harry's other Daddy from the Stars. At the time he was too little to understand but instead just hugged his father trying to make the pain go away.
When the Dark Lord was defeated by an old wizard with a long white beard, he was taken to Lily's family. It seemed no one knew that he had another daddy because they believed him to be the son of Lily and he was forced on her sister who was the only family still alive. His step-aunt hated Magic. She kept him for a while before she found the doctor who paid for people with unique skills. He remembered the day Dr. List came to get him. His Uncle Vernon haggled with the man to get as much money as he could. Eventually he was pulled from cupboard and shoved into the waiting car.
He was frightened when he was brought to the place that looked like a hospital. He started to scream making things exploded as he tried to flee the scary looking people in masks that seemed to want to do him harm. But one of the masked men put a needle in his arm and he was suddenly asleep. When he awoke he was groggy and still tired but he wanted to be away from this place. He called out for help but not one sound came out of his mouth. He began to panic and the lights and machines started to flicker and buzz from his magic. That was when the Doctor had come in to tell him they took his voice and that this was his new home.
Harry cried silent tears but he was looked upon with disgust. He was told emotions would not be tolerated that he was here for the protection of mankind and that he would serve them to take down the evil of the world. Being only five Harry didn't understand what the man wanted all he wanted was to go home even if his Aunt hated him she wouldn't hurt him like this doctor had. As soon as he was well enough he was led to a cell where there was a man that looked to be in pain and hurt. The man had only one arm and seemed to hate the doctor if the glaring looks were anything to go by. They were introduced and he was used against the one armed man as a means to get him to do what the doctor wanted.
The man who he had come to know as Bucky became his friend and protected him the best he could especially when they began combat training trying to get his magic to react. There were times when they would take Bucky away and when he returned Harry could feel the struggle the man's mind would go through. They wanted him to hurt people and do 'Bad' things. Bucky was good and didn't want to do bad things. So Harry would use his magic to soothe Bucky so his head wouldn't hurt any more. This went on for years until the day came for Bucky's first mission. Harry had been in the lab under going test again and the Doctor talked with another man next to his bed thinking he had been asleep.
Flash back
"I thought you said that the Winter Soldier Program would be ready by now? We've wasted time and money on him."
"Easy Baron. I will admit that he has taken longer in conditioning but physically he's ready. Even if the programming isn't complete we have his weakness right here. James will do anything to prevent harm to young Harry here. We will use him to keep James under tight control." Harry could hear the fake smile in the doctor's tone.
"You better be right the Avengers are getting close to finding our agents among the SHIELD agents. We need to secure all HYDRA bases and Intel when Pierce screws up, like I know he will."
"All will be ready Baron you can count on me."
End Flashback
When he was sent back to his cell he did the only thing he could to save and free his friend. Using his magic he forced the memories of himself to the back of Bucky's mind and gave him the fake memory of his death. The thought of the doctor making Bucky do bad things because of him was too much for him to bear. This way someone would free the man who had helped him all these years.
When Bucky didn't return Harry was worried that something bad had happen. He had been overjoyed when he learned that Bucky had been captured by the Avengers and that his friend was now free. He could endure knowing that he had done a good thing. He went through the training using magic to protect his mind while giving HYDRA the results they wanted. He figured that this was his life from now on; just a weapon to be taken out and used before being put away again. At least that was his life until now. The Avengers had breeched his shield and were heading here to destroy the base. He could hope that his death would be quick and he would soon join his father in the here after.
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"Is everyone okay?" Steve was the first to wake after that nasty landing.
"Yeah, Capsicle just tone it down until the ringing in my ears has stopped." Tony grouched.
"We are well back here." Thor's voice boomed.
"Speak for yourself brother, I will be bruised for days. The Man of Winter is still unconscious, though."
"Bucky?!" Steve was out of his seat and at his lover's side in an instant. "Come on wake up. It was just a bumpy landing."
"Liar you crashed." Barnes moaned as he came back to the waking world.
"Okay, I crashed but are you ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine just going to have a killer headache but I can still fight."
"Glad you all could make it." The group turned to the new voice. "I was just out side the shield when you managed to break through. I followed through the opening you made in the shield before it sealed up again. I must say that the child is stronger than I have ever encountered before and given his blood line this boy might be more of a threat than HYDRA."
"What do you mean Strange? Harry is just a child that has been abused from a young age; he needs to be saved, he's not a threat." The former HYDRA agent was up, on his feet and in the Sorcerer's face.
"That might have been true if he had been raised by his wizard father and witch step-mother. Instead they were killed and he was left with his step-mother's sister then sold to Dr. List. This child has been condition to be their puppet. Greater men have broken under such conditions; I doubt there is anything left of 'Harry' in the boys mind to save." Strange voice was hard as he said his theories out loud. He didn't want to believe that the child was a threat but these were the facts and they needed to be prepared in case they needed to kill the boy for the safety of everyone around them and possibly the world.
"You said his blood line is powerful, what did you mean by that?" Thor asked knowing Loki was thinking the same thing but could not bring himself to ask.
"The Child, known as Harry Potter, is descended from Merlin the First Asgardian to come to earth Eons ago. His bloodline thinned out but his Great-grandson James Potter seemed to have his Asgard powers awakened and bore a son with magic so powerful it could be classified as Earth Splitting." stated Strange. He researched the Potter line all the way back to the first Magic user ever known on earth and the user wasn't even from earth. In the magical Family Tree it listed James as the barer but Father unknown. Whoever the father was had to be powerful to pass on such magic to the boy. It was dangerous to have an untrained magical with such power walking around.
"James…" a bare whisper came out unbidden by the god of Mischief. "He…"
"Loki, breathe, brother." Thro turn to seen his brother strain to keep it together. He could feel magic trying to escape in a pure emotional anguish. "That's it breathe in and out. Come on steady I am here for you brother by your side always."
"I am calm now. Thank you Brother." Thor helped Loki to a seat to make sure he did not fall over.
"James, was the name of your mortal wasn't it?"
"Yes, but I did not think he was a barer. He showed no signs of being with child before I returned to Asgard. Had I known I would have ignored father's orders to return; I would have stayed here!" Loki ended his rant in a yell of anger. He had a son and his son was being held from him. He was angry and his glowing green eyes reflected his desire for vengeance.
"You're eyes are just like Harry's. They glow when he was emotional trying to make his magic work to his will. That's what made me remember him; it was your glowing eyes." Bucky said as he stared at the god before turning back to Strange. "He's not a threat he's a little boy that misses his family. He's been waiting for Loki for a long time."
"You hear that Strange the kid just wants his Daddy, nothing more. Even if they manage to condition him, we can help him break it because he'll have his daddy and his best friend Winter Frost over there to bring him home. So you can forget all those thoughts of elimination running through your head." Tony was up and facing off with the Sorcerer.
"Fine, let's get this over with. The child will need to be put in a deep sleep until we can evaluate his powers." The Former doctor knew he was out numbered and agreed to rescue the boy and hoped to Mother Magic that what they believed was true and this was just a little boy who wanted to come home and not destroy the world around him.
"Good now let's go get Harry from school; he'll be upset if we're late." Tony said as he put the face plate to his helmet down and opened the back of the Quinjet.
"We're still miles from the base and they know we're coming so be on the look out for HYDRA Death Squads." Barnes said leading the way to the base.
"Duly noted; I'll scout ahead." The Iron Man took flight but kept low with in the trees.
"I'll circle around to the back of the base and draw their attention. Steve Rogers signal me when you're in position." Thor took to the skies with the Mjolnir.
"They do know it will take us hours to get to them don't they?" Bucky asked watching the two flying off.
"Yes as kind and well meaning my brother may be he lacks a lot in the brain department. But once he is at the base I can teleport to his location." Loki sighed as they walked along the river.
"So Merlin was real, I thought he was a fairy tale." Steve asked.
"Yes, his real name was Frode meaning Clever and Wise. He was an old friend of my father's but had wanderlust about him. He traveled the Realms and the stars seeking knowledge to answer the questions every being since the beginning of time has asked. Anyways he eventually came to Midgard giving up his immortality because he had fallen in love. He sent word to Father that he would rather have a shorten life than a long life without his love and that was the last anyone had ever heard from him." Loki informed them as a teacher would during a lecture.
"So Harry's Great-Great-and-so-on-grandfather was an Asgard immigrant. Does that mean there are more on earth that we don't know about?" Barnes looked to the magic users for answers.
"No, Frode was the only one to leave Asgard permanently. The rest of them love being Father's sheep. The Warrior Three follow my brother around like lost puppies not to mention Lady Sif who is trying to become Queen via through my brother's pants. Then there is Mother who is happy to mother all who fall under her care. Do not think she is easily handled and meek. It is not our father that Thor got his strength and stubbornness from. Our mother is the only one who rules over the All Father." Loki shuttered as he remember when Odin accidentally broke Frigga's favorite vase during one of his heroic story tellings. He never knew his father could fly so far from one throw or how mad his mother could get until that day. She had summoned her own Magical Staff after tossing him from his throne through the window. She was shooting beams of magic at him until she hit him with a spell that turned the all powerful god in to a chicken. Then she gracefully walked out to the balcony where the all powerful god had landed and picked up said chicken. She then told him if he broke another of her things she would roast him and serve him for dinner. Frigga brought the Odin chicken back inside then left him on his throne still in chicken form before taking Loki and Thor out for cake by the lake. "Thor and I are the only ones to travel the realms now."
"So Harry could be Thor's kid?"
"No My brother favors females. He's too much like you, Son of Rogers too many morals; even if he did court a male he would be too virtuous to his tumble in to bed with them without a bonding. No I have no such Morals and I have many times dabbled here in Midgard but I did end up caring for James son of Potter. I stayed almost a whole Earth year before being called back to Asgard. Harry could only be my child."
"Are you thinking of taking the child back to Asgard once we rescue him." Strange asked intrigued by the information the god was giving them
"No, I am not. All Father will not welcome him due to the circumstances concerning his birth. Harry will be safer here until such time when Thor ascends the throne. I will raise him somewhere safe here on earth." Loki felt his heart ache at the thought of rejection from his father. "Well enough of this heart to heart my brother has reached the base. I will take the Man of Winter I can assume you will follow with the good captain, doctor."
"Lead the way." Strange watched as the Norse God place his hand on Barnes shoulder and disappear. He followed suit with Steve and landed next to other three members of their team.
"What took you guys so long?" a voice from above called to them.
"Well Stark it took awhile for my brother to stand still long enough for me to get a lock on his location. Now what have you two been doing?" Loki glared as the Man of Iron landed before them
"Well Reindeer Games, we took out the Death Squad before reaching the base. Jarvis has hacked his way into their system keeping them unaware of us out here; he also has given me a map on how we can sneak in while Sparkles and Capsicle draws their attention."
"Good let's get Harry and take this sucker down." Bucky was up and rearing for a fight.
"Good luck Brother, bring my nephew home safely. Let us go Son of Rogers!" Twirling the Mjolnir the God of Thunder shot into the air.
"See you back at the Quinjet and stay safe." Steve nodded to Bucky before running off to joining Thor.
"Shall we gentlemen?" Tony smirked before putting his face plate back on and waved them to their point of entry.
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"Now Harry, I don't want to be disappointed again. You are to keep the intruders out." List stood watching the mute boy nod his acceptance. "Good you stay here with these men and once you have killed the intruders then they will bring you back to your cell. If you are good then we will skip your testing for today and tomorrow. Sergeant, I am sure Harry will be enough to handle our guest, but you know what to do if he misses one."
"Yes sir. You can count on us."
"Good I'll be in the Labs when you're done." List left Harry in the care of the troops and went about his day as if being invaded was part of the daily routine.
"You think this kid is ready he's still in training." One of the soldiers asked the team leader.
"His combat skills are still a bit weak but he has his other tools at hand. Here they come remember if they try to get away shoot them."
Iron Man blasted the door off its hinges and walked through to see the door floating in mid air before being tossed aside. There before him with a small army at his back was the boy they were after.
"Hey, kid I'm the good guy." He had but a second to dodge the spell circle coming towards him. "Not Cool, I'm the hero here."
"Move Stark!" Strange shouted as he countered the boy's magic with his own. There was something off with the boy. The spells weren't as strong as he encountered at the shield also the boy looked to be forcing his magic out. "Harry, I suggest you stop before you hurt yourself."
Another Magic circle went flying at them but Strange again cancelled it out. Harry began to pant as he wiped sweat from him forehead. He was using too much magic but he couldn't stop now. He had to keep going or they would do more tests on him.
"Come on you Brat, Dr. List does not like Failure." The Leader said.
"Such a big man; having a little kid fight his battles." Tony blasted the annoying man off his feet. Then he had to dodge the bullets flying his way.
"Harry listen to me your magic core is near empty. Stop before you die." The sorcerer shouted as he continued to battle the child's spells. He could see Harry wasn't going to last much longer and the boy was silently crying as he continued to hurl spells at them. "Stark finish off these men he won't stop until they're gone."
"Working on it! Yo, Frost, Reindeer, we could use a little back up here."
"We're almost to you but they keep coming at us like cockroaches." Bucky called out through the com.
"Hurry up Harry isn't going to last much longer." Tony said as he took out another soldier. Suddenly there was a flash of green light and Loki appeared with Buck by his side and neither was looking happy. The god began taking out Soldiers left and right.
"Man of Winter, my son knows you. Call him to his senses before he kills himself from Magical depletion!"
"Right." Barnes ran to the other side of the room dodging bullets before Stepping in between the boy and the sorcerer. "Harry Stop it's me Bucky! Remember we were roommates? I showed you how to whistle like a bird?"
Harry was breathing heavily and his hands were shaking as he held unreleased spells in his hands. He was ready to drop but he managed to mouth one Word. 'Bucky?'
"That's right bud I'm here to bring you home. I found someone you've been waiting a long time to see. Just relax and we can get out of here." Barnes inched slowly towards the boy as not frighten him. "That's it buddy let go of the magic now I got you you're safe."
'Bucky' Harry mouthed again before collapsing in the man's arms.
"No worries I got you buddy. I'm keeping my promise and getting you the hell out of here." The Winter Soldier lifted the all too light frame into his arms before joining the other three men who just finished clearing the room.
"Sorcerer, take my son and the Man of Winter back to the Flying thing; Stark and I will finish here."
"All shields are down sir."
"Jarvis says all the shields are down now. Those bastards, they were using the kid to power all their defenses." Tony snarled.
"Well not any more, let's go doc." Bucky began walking away, through the newly opened portal.
"Please do hurry Stark the boy needs medical attention right away." said Strange before following others through the portal.
"You heard the man keep them busy while I strip them of all there secrets." Tony said as he and Loki plowed their way to the main computers.
"Oh dear Harry wasn't good enough to take you out. I guess that just means more endurance training." Dr. Lists looked up from his screen to see the two Avengers taking out his security.
"You will never touch my son again, you weak pathetic mortal." Loki grabbed the portly man by the neck holding him up two feet off the ground.
"It is never wise to anger a god. But then again the agents of HYDRA have never been that smart." Tony quipped as he placed his hand on the server and had Jarvis downloading every piece of data they could find.
"God?" Choked out List.
"Oh, did we forget to introduce ourselves? I'm Iron Man and this is Loki Norse God of Mischief and Magic. The kid, Harry, who you have been using as a Human Battery for this place is his son. Daddy here is going to teach you some manners while I take away all your toys for bad behavior." Tony smiled as he watch the angered god toss the scientist across the room before using spell after spell of extreme torture on the man.
"Download complete sir."
"Thank you Jarvis. Hey Reindeer Games don't kill him we need something to turn in to SHIELD, along with all the gold nuggets I just got from this brain of a computer."
"He almost killed my son! Why should I leave it to mortal justice; when he attacked an Asgardian child? The Prince of Asgard and Jotunheim!" Loki stood over the quivering mass that was Dr. List. Stark could see murder in the God's eyes he had to tread carefully something he had very little experience with.
"Hey Loki," he said softly trying not rile the god further. "I know you want him dead, hell I want the man dead, but that's not how it works down here in the realm of mere mortals. We're the good guys, yes we beat up the bad guys but we don't kill them if we can help it. He's defenseless and if you kill him like that the law will see you no better than the bastard that hurt your kid. Also if you kill him you will be sent back to Asgard and without Harry. They will see to it he is given to someone who isn't a cold blooded killer. Who do you think will raise him then to fulfill his role as prince? Thor? Point Break has a lot of things going for him but brains, is not one of them." Tony was trying to come up with anything to get through to the angry god and he was quickly running out of ideas. Then by some miracle the glowing fist came down and Loki's shoulders sagged.
"You are right; my brother is more strength then smarts. He would train my son to be a warrior with little though of education on how to lead our people." Loki walked over and gripped the man by the collar of his shirt bringing him up to eye level. "Be thankful my son will live, had he not you would burn in the flames of my Vengeance."
Loki tossed the man to Tony and walked away. His son was waiting for him.
"Well List you've got a date with SHIELD be thankful the other Avengers were too busy or there would be nothing left of you for SHIELD to question. Come on Dough Boy I don't want to carry your fat ass."
"Language."
"Of all the things going on that is what he responds to. Where were you when Loki was about to go all God like and about to smite the Bastard?"
"You had it under control. Thor and I just finished with the clean up out here. Nat is bringing in SHIELD to take them for debriefing and imprisonment."
"Okay, I got the good doctor here and all their files regarding Harry. Jack Frost and Strange took the boy to the Quinjet; Loki is probably with them. My E.T.A is ten minutes."
"Alright see you soon."
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"Banner, have the med units ready for when we arrive."
"Alright what are we looking at?"
"I don't know where to the start, but dehydration and starvation is on the top of the list. Harry is almost ten years old but looks to be around six or seven. He has been under extreme experimentation and training." Bucky said as he was on a screen with the in tower doctor of the avengers.
"Okay, I'll have to have x-ray, CTI's, MRIs and any other test I can think of."
"I advise you to keep the boy sedated until you finished your examinations are over. He has powerful magic and will likely short out all your devices if he were to wake in a panic." added Strange. "His blood pressure is extremely low and is having slow reflex reactions probably due to exhaustion but also lack of nutrition."
"So noted. We'll have everything ready for your return. Tower out." Banner cut connection as it seemed he had to get his anger under control again.
"Well I can see the green guy is not happy with what happened to Harry. I just hope he doesn't interfere with Banner while he's treating Harry."
"I'm sure Banner will have it under control by the time were arrive. Now Harry is extremely depleted in health as well as magic. It will take days to get his magic core back to normal levels. Stark says that the boy was powering the shield constantly and without rest it could damage his magic permanent. I'll have to wait and see how much damage was done and if it is reversible." Strange walked back to the medi bed where he had the boy under a magical dome keeping Harry asleep and his injures under stasis.
"How is he?" a bright green light filled the room before disappearing revealing a worried Loki.
"He's fine, for now we have him in a suspended animation until doctor Banner can treat his body and then we can tend to his magic." answered Strange while he continued to monitor the child's magic core.
"Heads up, Steve and Thor are finishing up with the Base troops and Tony is meeting up with them; Natasha and Barton just arrived with SHIELD agents at the base. With the shield down Jarvis is going to pilot us to the base and pick them up."
"Thank you Man of Winter, the sooner we are gone from this place the better." Loki settled in the seat next to his sleeping son to await the others return.
A/N: I wasn't planning to release this chapter so soon but I have never had so many reads or Favs within the first twenty fours when Posting a story. It made me so Happy I wanted to give the Fans another chapter. I'm still working on chapter three so it won't be out as quickly. I try to have as close to Five thousands words when posting to give my readers a good read. Thanks for Reading Keep Reviewing.