And welcome back to Infinity! I do not own MCU or Ben 10. Italics are flashbacks, and emphasis (Brackets are telepathy). So for this chapter, A Throw Down in the Skies as Ben wakes up and tries to escape the Helicarrier! On top of that at the very end of the story, I will be revealing the results of the Romance Poll, and reveal a project I'm going to be working on. But first, back to the action.

Infinity Chapter VI

Brave New World Part II

"So in short Stark, we are in a dire need."

"A dire need for what?" Tony asked, his guard raising slightly.

"The Avengers." Fury responded, his tone deathly serious.

"No." Tony stated, his eyes going wide, "I already told Coulson, there is no way in hell I'm rejoining that disaster!"

"Stark, SHIELD started the Avenger's Initiative to give people hope." Fury expounded, "To show them that for all the world could throw at us, there were those that would stand up and fight back. The Invasion was just the beginning, the situation we're in now, hell, it blows it completely out of the water."

"So what makes you think the Avengers can fix it?" Tony countered, his eyes burning, "The Invasion was an utter shit show and you know it!"

"Stark-" Fury began, only for Tony to bowl right over him.

"We might have saved the city Fury, but there was a cost!" Stark ranted, pointing at Coulson, "One of your best agents died, another lost her arm, one of your 'Secret Warriors' turned himself into a literal suicide bomb. Xavier's brightest student was sent into a coma after trying to stabilize him and then to cap it all off, I nearly died pushing a fucking nuke, that your superiors ordered by the way, through a portal into deep space!"

"Yeah we 'won' but that didn't stop the Avenger's from just falling to pieces afterward," Tony continued, drawing the eyes of several Agents standing nearby, "Thor left, Natasha claimed Barton was Hydra and then dropped off the face of the Earth. Speaking of Barton up until a few days ago he was rotting in your little Raft, and Banner doesn't just want to be a weapon, SHIELD lets out whenever it's convenient!"

"And now you want him and I to get the band back together with the help of a pacifist obsessed with ants and a fashion designer!" Stark finished, breathing heavily.

"Hey!" a small voice snapped, drawing his attention to the railing next to Fury where a small figure in a black-and-yellow jumpsuit was perched. Janet van Dyne leaped off the railing and grew to her full height, her crystal blue eyes glaring up at him accusingly, "I might be a fashion designer but Hank and I were doing missions for SHIELD for a couple of years before you showed up on the scene Tin-Man! We can do this."

"Jan, come on, you saw what happened during the Invasion," Tony stated, though he deflated slightly at the furious expression that covered the small woman's face.

"Yes, Tony I did, I was there when Lincoln went." Jan's voice quivered, "But the failures of the past can't keep us from doing what needs to be done now."

"I-I don't know Jan." Tony muttered, "It doesn't feel like a good idea."

"If it isn't a good idea Stark, then why are you still here?" Coulson noted, "It's been months since this all started."

Tony made to retort when a figure abruptly appeared next to Fury, the figure's appearance coincided with a sound that sent involuntary shivers down the assembled heroes' spines.

The Hulk was out, and he was very, very angry.

"Darwin, what have I said about avoiding a Code Green?" Fury said, turning to look at the alien-looking figure who had appeared beside him.

"Well the thing about that is sir, it wasn't entirely my fault," Darwin responded, flinching slightly when the sound of crunching metal drew everyone's attention.

"Then who's is it?" Fury demanded aggressively.

"The John Doe sir," Darwin answered, catching everyone's attention, "He's awake and suffering from one of his attacks."

The room froze, as Fury grabbed the bridge of his nose and uttered a single word, "Fuck."

Thirty Minutes Earlier

Ben snapped awake with a jolt, his head throbbing a duet with his rapidly beating heart.

He looked around, taking in the stark white room around him before his eyes fell to the woman sitting next to him. She looked to be around his age, with lightly tanned skin, a messy head of dark brown hair, and deep brown eyes. She was dressed in a form-fitting suit similar to those worn by off duty Plumbers, though in black with black boots and strange metallic gauntlets that only covered the top half of her arms. Taken aback by the startled look in her eyes, he glanced down to notice that she was holding his left hand.

"Hi." Ben choked out, before coughing violently his throat incredibly dry, "Do-do you mind letting go of my hand?"

The woman started slightly, before dropping his hand, though her eyes never left his face.

"I'm sorry but can you tell me where I am?" Ben asked, looking around confused.

"You're in a SHIELD Facility." the woman answered, looking him over closely, "We brought you here after we found you unconscious under the Dome."

"SHIELD, Dome?" Ben queried, his brow furrowing, "I'm sorry I don't understand, you aren't with the Plumbers?"

"Do I look like a Plumber to you?" the woman asked, looking slightly offended.

"Kind of," Ben responded, frowning at the woman's odd behavior, "You know, the Plumbers, the intergalactic police force?"

"Wow." a new voice said, drawing Ben's attention to the other side of the room, where an older, lithe African-American man, dressed similarly to the woman's though his had yellow on the arms and chest, entered through a sliding door, "I guess his brain is even more scrambled than we thought, huh."

"Darwin." the woman hissed, shooting him an admonishing look, before turning back to Ben, "I'm sorry sir, but I don't know what you're talking about. My name is Daisy Johnson, this is Armando Muñoz and we happen to be Agents of SHIELD."

"X-Division, and you can call me Darwin." the main stated said proudly as if either was supposed to mean something to Ben, "What about you kid, what's your name?"

"Benjamin Tennyson," Ben said equally as proudly, though he faltered slightly when their expressions failed to change.

"Your name isn't Lincoln?" Daisy asked, and Ben was surprised to see a heavy amount of disappointment in her eyes.

"No. I'm Ben, Ben 10." he responded, hoping to get a reaction other than confusion out of them, "Do-do you not know who I am?"

"No one does." Darwin answered, "You're an enigma kid, utterly unknown to every computer system on the planet, and that's saying something."

"No one, not a single record of me?" Ben asked aghast, "What about Gwendolyn Tennyson? Max Tennyson? Carl? Sandra?"

The Agents looked at each other, before Darwin shrugged and turned to the screen embedded into the wall, "Aida, can you run a search for those exact names our John Do-sorry Mr. Tennyson asked after?"

"Of course Agent Darwin." a soft feminine voice responded, "Several hits for Maxwell Tennyson, a member of the ill-fated Apollo 15 mission, dying in a freak accident involving a faulty fuel line."

Ben froze, his throat constricting slightly, "What about Kevin Levin?"

"Searching, error, no match found," Aida responded, sending Ben further into shock.

"Sir, Ben?" Daisy asked, trying to get him to look at her, "Are you okay?"

"No-I don't understand..." Ben trailed-off, before a sudden realization, struck him, "How long have I been here?"

"Three months." Aida politely informed, "You were one of the first people recovered after what has been documented as 'The Cataclysm'."

"Cataclysm, what-oh God!" Ben suddenly leaped out of bed when a flurry of memories assaulted him. Daisy was nearly knocked out of her chair as he brushed past her while Darwin froze, his eyes locked on Ben's horrified face.

"What, what is it?" Daisy asked cautiously.

"Why did it take me so long to remember?" Ben cried, smacking himself in the head aggressively, "My cousin, she, the last time I saw her she wasn't herself."

"It was right after…" Ben went eerily quiet for several seconds, before he locked eyes with Darwin, "You need to let me out of here."

"I'm sorry sir, but I can't do that, besides there are several people who need to have a long talk with you," Darwin said, crossing his arms.

"You don't understand!" Ben cried, his eyes flashing green for a second, Darwin and Daisy immediately went on guard, though Ben failed to notice the change, "I need to get out of here, I have to find my cousin! Before things get worse."

"What does that mean?" Darwin asked, his eyes narrowing.

"I-I don't have time to explain it all right now, just let me go!" Ben cried, taking a step towards the Agent, "Please."

"I've got orders, and those orders are to keep you here until the Director gets to talk to you," Darwin stated, not budging away from his place in front of the door.

"Please Ben, calm down." Daisy said soothingly, reaching out for him, "We can help you, we just need you to work with us."

Ben looked back at her, once again seeing the desperate sadness that filled her eyes and sighed, "I'm sorry, I really didn't want to do this."

He reached like he had hundreds of times before, for his left wrist, and stopped cold. For where the Omnitrix had settled for nigh on ten years there was nothing but air. Looking down Ben had a minor conniption when all he saw on his hand was a faint green marking in the shape of an hourglass.

"No, no, no!" Ben yelled, his eyes once again flashing green, "Where is it?!"

"Where is what?" Skye asked, startled at Ben's constant mood changes.

"The Omnitrix! My Omnitrix!" Ben roared, rounding on her, "What did you do with it? Who are you?!"

"What-I don't." Daisy stammered, stepping away from the fuming young man, "I already told you we're SHIELD Agents."

"That still doesn't mean anything to me!" Ben snapped, "This-this is all just some big ruse! You're another rogue group of Plumbers like the Rooters. Grandpa Max is alive and looking for me, along with Kevin and Rook, and right now they need my help in finding my cousin! Now tell you what you did with my Watch!"

His eyes began burning with green energy as he stepped towards her. Darwin moved like lightning, wrapping Ben in a deceptively strong bear hug. Ben struggled for a moment before crying out as his veins began glowing green.

"He's having an attack!" Darwin cried, his body quickly changing as his eyes turned completely black, his skin becoming a pale grey while his limbs elongated and his hair and nose disappeared, "Daisy get back!"

What followed next was utter chaos as Ben's body erupted in emerald light sending Darwin flying from him while Daisy was slammed into an adjacent wall.

Daisy blinked the black spots out of her eyes, quickly pushed herself to her feet, and gasped softly when she spotted what was standing in Ben's place.

Standing before her was a tall being made out of fire and rock with a glowing green hourglass-shaped patch of flame on the center of his chest. It was looking down at itself in a mix of shock and relief, a grin slowly crossing its face.

"How did I, I changed!" Ben cried triumphantly, before glaring down at Daisy, "Look I don't want to fight you, but you are not keeping me here."

"Like I said, kid," Darwin said, drawing Ben's attention to the other side of the room, "I'm not letting that happen."

"You still think you can stop me?" Ben asked, his hands igniting with flames hot enough to melt the steel around them.

"So you've got powers." Darwin said, shrugging, "So do I, adaptive evolution, so come on kid hit me with your best shot."

Ben's burning eyes narrowed before he raised both hands firing a blast of searing hot flames.

To his surprise the moment the flames touched Darwin's skin they extinguished, while the man suddenly moved with a burst of speed, landing a palm strike against Ben's chest which immediately cooled, shocking Ben even more.

Ben's eyes narrowed again before he kicked Darwin in the abdomen sending him back several feet though once again no flames took.

"You're not going to stop me." Ben stated, "I'm getting out of here."

"Then you better start trying harder." Darwin retorted, "Because I'm not budging."

Daisy meanwhile had been edging around the room, moving towards the panel that would hopefully contain the fighting. Ben noticed, however, and sent a blast of fire towards the terminal, turning it into a melted pile of slag.

"Sorry." Ben apologized, narrowly dodging a blast of vibrations Daisy shot in response.

"Eyes on my kid." Darwin warned, aiming a roundhouse kick for Ben's head, "This little dance is between the two of us, leave her out of it."

"Fine," Ben muttered, blocking the kick with his forearm, though the blow once again caused his flames to go out.

"Darwin, you sure?" Daisy asked, still aiming her gauntlets at Ben.

"Yeah, after all, Coulson'll have my hide if you end up hurt," Darwin stated, crossing his arms before his face to avoid a flaming punch to the face.

("This isn't working.") Ben muttered to himself, ("I, I need to switch things up.)

Coinciding with his realization his body started glowing again Heatblast morphing, before the SHIELD Agent's eyes, into a large orange creature that looked like an unholy combination of a gorilla, a tiger, and an eyeless fish.

The new form snarled, before slamming into Darwin, sending both of them careening through the window. The slammed into the metal corridor beyond with Ben on top, snapping viciously at Darwin's face, who turned to mist between his claws. Several Agents drew their Icers, pointing then at the disturbing creature that had just been trying to maul one of their own.

Ben froze, letting out a low growl, as he ducked under the first shot and barrelled towards the offending agent, slamming into him with enough force to knock him prone. He then dodged to the side allowing for the other agent to pepper her comrade with Icer rounds instead of him.

Ben whirled around to go after her when an unseen fist suddenly crashed across his face, pushing him back. Ben shook his head, looking around frantically, his gills flaring, drawing in the heat signatures around him...but to his surprise, Darwin's was missing.

"You rely on heat to see in that form, don't you?" Darwin's voice asked, directly in Ben's ear causing him to jump to the left, a kick connecting directly to the bottom of his jaw.

"Thought so," Darwin said, this time coming from his right, disorienting Ben even more, though Ben finally scented him, just barely allowing him to catch his next blow, pivoting to slam Darwin into the nearby wall.

Darwin pushed himself to his feet and then disappeared fully from all of Ben's senses.

(I can't fight him like this!") Ben thought to himself, his body pivoting constantly as he tried to find even a whiff of his opponent, (Time to switch things up again.)

Once again his body, shone with brilliant emerald light before he changed, his new form's head nearly brushing the ceiling. It was a large, tan dinosaur-like being, with a long tail, hugely muscular arms and thick elephantine legs.

"Well, you're just full of surprises," Darwin muttered, flipping backward narrowly dodging the giant's punch, which slammed right through the metal floor with little effort.

"And you haven't even seen half of what I can do." Ben fired back, wildly swinging at Darwin who dodged out of the way.

"Enough!" a voice called, freezing both Ben and Darwin in their tracks, as Daisy rounded the corner with a man Ben hadn't seen before close behind.

"Ben, please, I understand that you're scared and confused," Daisy said, making placating gestures, "But we don't want to fight you."

"You're keeping me from helping my cousin!" Ben roared, his body growing slightly.

"Not on purpose," the smaller man said, stepping forward, "My name is Bruce Banner, and I was on the scene when SHIELD found you, and honestly you should have been dead."

Ben loosened his fighting stance slightly, "What...what do you mean?"

"You were found seven days after the Cataclysm, at what we believe was the epicenter of the event, unconscious and barely breathing," Banner expounded, "You shouldn't have even lasted half that long, which was the first clue something was unusual about you."

Ben stayed silent as Banner continued to explain, "SHIELD immediately gave you over to their best doctors, one of whom has been wanting to speak with you. They got you stabilized, and helped you with your attacks."

"Darwin said I was having an 'attack' earlier when I changed." Ben stated, kneeling down to look Banner in the eye, "What do you mean?"

Banner shared a look with the others, "Your body would go into seizing fits that were usually accompanied by you changing forms. Daisy and the other SHIELD Agents watching over you did their best to make you comfortable during your fits."

"I…" Ben looked at Daisy with a confused expression before turning back to Banner, "Why should I believe anything you say?"

Banner smiled honestly, "I understand being wary around new people, especially those who seem to be a part of a paramilitary organization. But I'm not a part of SHIELD, in fact not that long ago I was in a very similar situation that you are now. I have no reason to lie to you Mr…"

"Tennyson." Ben said evenly, calming down slightly, "I just need to get out of here. My cousin's in trouble, and the more time I waste the worse that danger could become."

"I understand wanting to keep your loved ones safe." Banner responded evenly, his eyes glinting green for a second, though Ben shrugged it off as a trick of the light, "My friend and I can help you."

"SHIELD can too," Daisy added, quickly, "We're not your enemy Ben."

"I-" Ben started to say when his vision suddenly went black, except for a deep purple light that seemed to be racing towards him.

"What's happening?" Ben cried, stumbling backward as out of the light flashed Gwen's face, her eyes black.

"They're lying!" Gwen screamed, the sound ringing in Ben's ears as his vision snapped back to normal.

Dents covered the walls around him where he'd apparently punched, Daisy was picking herself off the ground, clutching a bleeding nose while Darwin was walking towards Banner with the caution of someone approaching a minefield.

"I'm sorry, I-" Ben began, only for Daisy to put her finger to her lips as she slowly backed away from the prone Bruce.

"Doc?" Darwin queered anxiously, "You okay?"

Banner didn't respond as he pushed himself to his knees, his fists clenching and unclenching rapidly.

"Doc?" Darwin asked again, only to jump back when Banner's head snapped up suddenly, eyes a brilliant green while his face was contorted in pure rage.

"Shit," Darwin swore before he vanished into thin air.

"You left Skye down there with those two?" Coulson roared, panic overwhelming him.

"I'm sorry, my powers are instinctual!" Darwin fired back, glaring down at the older man, "It was out of my hands!"

"Enough both of you!" Fury snapped, turning to Maria Hill, who had arrived to report Ben's escape only to find Fury already well informed and on the brink of having an aneurysm, "Hill, Sound the alarm, Code Green."

"Immediately Sir," Hill responded, turning and racing out of the room, several lower Agents following close behind.

"AIDS, report." Fury snapped, "Where are they?"

A yellow hologram of a woman's head appeared next to him, "The Hulk seems to be funneling this 'Benjamin Tennyson towards the hangar bay quite aggressively."

"What about Agent Johnson?" Coulson asked, worriedly.

"She appears to be in pursuit of them both," AIDA responded evenly, causing the man's face to pale noticeably.

"Phil," Wasp said, resting her hand on his shoulder, "She's going to be fine, Hulk adores her, he wouldn't do anything to hurt her."

"That doesn't mean she couldn't get hurt in the crossfire between Banner and this Tennyson kid," Tony said, offhandedly. Janet sent him a writhing glare, causing him to back-peddle immediately, "But she's incredibly capable, she'll be fine."

"Agreed, now both of you suit up and get down there before this gets any worse," Fury ordered, his tone brooking no argument, even from Stark.

Janet and Tony nodded, and took off, the former shrinking down and taking to the air while Tony reached for his earpiece.

"Friday?" Tony asked, racing towards the elevator, while Janet entered the vent system to his left.

"Yeah Boss?" Friday responded, a massive smashing noise coming across the comm, "I'm guessing you're calling me about Banner currently using the wing of a Quinjet to assault a giant lizardman?"

"Got it in one," Tony responded, "Wait, did you say giant lizardman?"

Ben went soaring, slamming through a steel wall, and scraping across the ground for several feet before painfully pushing himself to his feet.

"Damn." Humungousaur grimaced, holding his ribs, all of which he was pretty sure had been broken by Banner's last punch. Speaking of whom, he had just rounded the corner, charging towards Ben pure rage in his eyes.

After Darwin had disappeared things had happened very quickly. Banner's form had swollen and reshaped, skin turning a pale green while his clothes ripped away leaving the Doctor wearing nothing but a shredded pair of khakis. He was now nearing nine feet tall, with a build more similar to a gorilla than a human, and as Ben had been discovering quite painfully could hit like a semi.

Ben braced himself for Banner's next attack and managed to catch his charge though Banner pushed through, slamming him into the wall.

"Let go of me!" Ben yelled, trying his best to push Banner off of him, but despite his greater size he couldn't seem to do anything to budge Banner.

"Change-Man hurt Hulk!" Banner roared, shoulder checking Ben before backing up and raising his hands over his head, "Hulk smash Change-Man!"

Ben crossed his arms over his head and felt his arm bones crack slightly, letting out a roar of pain. Ben actually felt his body change this time, his bones healing and growing thicker as he evolved.

"Ultimate Humungousaur!" Ben cried, triumphantly before suddenly and viciously punching 'Hulk' in the face, sending him flying for once. He smashed through several crates before slamming into a Quinjet, just as the elevator opened behind him, depositing Tony while Wasp appeared out of the vent beside's the elevator.

Tony's armor clattered to life, flying from across the hanger to encompass Tony, while Wasp darted over to where Daisy was holed up, hiding behind a yet undamaged helicopter.

"What happened?" Janet asked, startling Daisy slightly as she alighted on her shoulder.

"Ben, that's the John Doe's name, attacked us suddenly and set off Banner and then things kind of snowballed," Daisy responded, flinching slightly as Hulk let out a massive roar before charging towards what looked like a bipedal fusion of an ankylosaurus and a triceratops.

"Don't worry Tremors," Tony quipped, "The Cavalry's here."

"Really...because I don't see May anywhere," Daisy said flatly, only for Jan to superimpose herself between the bantering heroes.

"Enough bantering, let's get in there!" Jan cried, excitedly, tearing away towards Hulk, who was locked in a pushing contest with Ben, that the former was slowly winning.

"Well, you certainly can't fault her enthusiasm." Tony joked, before following after her.

"You might not be able to, but I certainly can." a new voice said as Hank Pym, dropped from the ceiling growing as he did, "Is fighting really going to fix this issue?"

"Banner tried diplomacy," Tony fired back, aiming his repulsors at the grappling titans, "The Big Guy decided to give him the day off."

Pym sighed, "This should end well."

Ben caught sight of the approaching heroes and moved, or more accurately flowed. One second he was grappling with the Hulk the next, he drew the other behemoth into a crushing one-armed bear hug while he raised his other hand, pointing it fist first at the others.

"Back off." Ben warned, "Now!"

"Ben, can I call you Ben," Tony quipped, "You might have just made the biggest mistake of your life."

"Wh-" Ben never got to finish his sentence as Hulk's head came up, cracking into his jaw with a sound like a cannon-shot. Ben released him and stumbled backward, holding his broken jaw.

Hulk darted away, standing shoulder to shoulder with his fellows, his rage dying down a bit with the appearance of friends.

Ben stood still for several seconds, before aggressively snapping his jaw back in place.

"I keep telling you, I just want to go find my cousin!" Ben roared, what little patience he'd had finally fraying.

"You hurt Hulk!" Hulk roared back, making to charge once again, only to pause when Ben leveled both of his form's massive arms at him.

"Yeah? Well, that was an accident!" Ben snapped, "This is on purpose!"

His hands suddenly reshaped molding into organic cannons that immediately fired, irradiated bone rockets crashing into Hulk's face sending him careening.

Ben then charged, tackling the Hulk to the floor, before swinging his tail aggressively at the others. Iron Man fired several repulsor blasts at Ben's face, receiving a painful backhand for his effort. Ant-Man and Wasp dodged his wild swings, though their attacks did little to deter the behemoth as he marched on heading for what appeared to be the exit.

He reached for the button, when a loud roar interrupted him, turning he spotted the Hulk pushing himself to his feet, a massive shipping container in his hands.

"Hulk smash!" the Jade Giant roared, tossing the shipping container directly at Ben. Ben raised his hand to fire on it, realizing his mistake a second too late as his mind registered, 'Highly Explosive' along the side of the container.

What followed next was utter mayhem as his rocket's impacted with the crate, creating a blast of neon blue energy blasting everyone off their feet, and ripping a massive hole in the side of the Helicarrier, exposing everyone to the open air. Ben's ears wrung as he picked himself up, through as the ringing cleared he heard a cry of fear!

"Daisy!" the miniature woman cried, darting out the opening, Ben's brain registered what had happened and then went blank. Changing as he ran Ben threw himself out of the hole, free-falling towards Daisy, who was dropping listlessly, unconscious from the force of the explosion.

"What-" Wasp cried, incredulously as Ben rocketed past her, his skin glowing green as he transformed once more taking the form a large humanoid pterodactyl. He grabbed Daisy carefully with his talons and then with a burst of bio-energy from the port in his back blasted up towards the Helicarrier, a shocked Wasp in tow.

Entering through the hole, Ben carefully deposited Daisy, kneeling next to her, ignoring the circle of people that had arrived. The Hulk, towering over the assembled agents with shocking care pushed several aside so that he and several people Ben had never seen before could get through.

"Is she okay?" Coulson asked, concern written across his features.

A woman holding a medical scanner nodded.

"Everything appears to be in order, excluding some small burns and bruises." the woman responded in a light British accent.

"Oh, thank God," Coulson muttered, earning an elbow from Stark who has his faceplate retracted.

"Why not thank the kid?" Tony noted, nodding towards Ben, who had finally turned back into a human. He was focused on Daisy, a guilty expression on his face, but Coulson could see he was on edge, eyeing the other agents with reservation.

"Thank you," Coulson stated, drawing Ben's attention.

"Tt's what I do." Ben stated awkwardly, turning towards Hulk who was still looming over the rest of them, "Sorry for causing all this…"

Hulk eyed him suspiciously, grunted noncommittally, and then went back to staring down at Daisy.

It took several minutes, but Daisy awoke without little trouble, staring around at the crowd with a bemused expression.

"What happened?" she asked, curious to see Ben amongst those surrounding her.

"You went for skydiving without a parachute." Tony quipped, "But luckily-

"Ben saved you!" Janet interrupted, her eyes glittering with excitement, "I went after you and he just followed me, he leaped out of the hole and turned into this pterodactyl thing."

Daisy gave the Shapeshifter a cursory look, which he returned with an awkward roll of his shoulders, "As I said, it's what I do."

"Hulk hurt Daisy?" Hulk asked, actual guilt crossing the giant's face.

"No Hulk, I'm fine," Daisy reassured with a bright smile.

"Good," Hulk said, smiling softly.

There was a sudden commotion amongst the surrounding agents, as several heavily armed men and women appeared. Behind them, a hard-faced African-American man with an eye patch over his left eye marched, a shorter woman with black hair pulled in a tight ponytail in step beside him.

"Would someone like to tell me, why exactly my Helicarrier has a massive damn hole in the side of it?" Fury, asked his eye sweeping over the assembled heroes admonishingly.

"That-uh that would be my fault sir," Ben spoke up, withering under the impressive glare Fury shot him.

"Is that so?" Fury said, "Well I'm sure I'll get to hear all about it during our little chat, take him back to his cell."

Ben's face darkened as several Agents stepped forward Icers and handcuffs at the ready. To his surprise, however, the man in the armor placed himself in their path.

"I don't think so," Tony stated.

"What are you doing Stark?" Fury snapped, "Get out of the way."

"No, I don't think I will," Stark returned, his face hardening, "Not unless we make a deal."

"What are you talking about?" Fury sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"You want us to rejoin the Avengers?" Tony asked, gesturing to himself and Hulk, "Fine but only if he gets to join up too."

He pointed at Ben, who looked up at him confused, not understanding what he had now found himself being thrown into.

"Stark, he just blew a hole in the side of my ship! He hurt several of my agents, hell he gave Banner a run for his money, why should I let him just walk free?" Fury snapped.

"It's for those very reasons that you should let him walk free," Tony countered, "We don't need any more enemies right now Fury, and you know that."

Fury was silent for a moment, before nodding his head in consent, "Fine, but not without a handler, we still know almost nothing about him Stark."

"I know isn't it exciting." Tony quipped.

"I'll do it." Daisy offered, "You had already marked me for the Avengers Initiative Director, this would make for an easier transition."

"Fine," Fury huffed, turning his attention on Ben, "But I'll be keeping an eye on him, after all, like you said Stark, we don't need any more enemies."

He turned to walk away, before stopping and looking back at Stark, "Oh, and you'll be helping with the repairs alright Stark?"

"Would you believe I already had some plans drawn up for this exact situation?" Tony snarked.

"Yes." Fury responded, walking away with Maria and Coulson in tow, the other agents quickly dispersing, leaving Ben alone with his new teammates.

"Thanks, I guess," Ben muttered, pushing himself to his feet.

"Hey, it was either us or a comfy prison cell on the Raft." Tony fired back.

"Not a pleasant place to live on all accounts." the other man agreed, "Now that things have finally calmed down, I feel like introductions are in order. My name is Dr. Hank Pym, aka Ant-Man, an expert on the Microverse.

"Janet van Dyne, aka the Wasp." Jan said playfully, "Hank's assistant, fashion designer, and all-around ass-kicker!"

"And this is Hulk." She said, patting the giant on the shoulder, "Alter-ego of Dr. Bruce Banner, an expert in gamma radiation, and-."

"The strongest one there is." Hulk said proudly, smiling down at Ben, "Hi."

"I'm Daisy Johnson, aka Quake." Daisy offered, giving Ben a comforting smile, "Agent of SHIELD, and I'm an Inhuman."

"We'll get into that later." Tony noted, catching the confused look on Ben's face, "My name's Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, billionaire playboy philanthropist."

"I'm Ben Tennyson." Ben stated, standing a bit taller, "Wei-former wielder of the Omnitrix, and well I'm not really sure what I've gotten myself into."

"Like I said explanations all around." Tony joked, "Well all that's left to say is, welcome to the Avengers."

He reached his hand out for a handshake, which Ben grabbed almost automatically, "Thanks."

Avenger's Tower, September 30th 23:00 EDT

Ben sat alone on top of the Tower staring off towards the Dome. Since moving into the Tower, he hadn't been able to sleep, his dreams filled with flashes of Gwen, Kevin, Gems, and a girl he didn't recognize.

"Can't sleep?" a soft voice asked, Ben, turned and spotted Daisy walking across the roof towards him. She was another issue, constantly checking on him to make sure he was okay, always looking at him when she thought he wasn't paying attention, her expression slightly haunted. He wasn't sure why she was so interested in him, other than being his 'handler' of course but whatever it was he felt like it wasn't the correct time to ask.

"Yeah." Ben answered honestly, turning back to the skyline, "Too much on my mind."

"I can understand that." Daisy stated, coming to stand beside him, "It's kind of beautiful isn't it?"

"The Dome?" Ben asked, staring off at the glowing red-and-blue energy field, "Yeah, I feel drawn to it but I can't figure out why."

"It's a mystery, we don't know who made it or where it came from." Daisy responded, "I can see the allure there."

"I suppose you're right." Ben lied, getting up and stretching, "Well, I think I'm going to turn in."

"Night then," Daisy responded, walking back inside leaving Ben alone once more.

"Gwen." Ben muttered, turning back to the Dome, "I don't know where you are but I'm going to find Kevin, we're going to get you back and hopefully find a way home."

With that Ben headed inside, prepping himself for another night of chaotic dreaming.

'The Dog House', The Dome, 23:43 EDT

"She ran over there!" one of the Watch Dogs cried, pointing down an alley after the fleeing woman.

Fiona ran, her bird-like feet scrabbling against the broken masonry, She was terrified, being hunted by men and women that hated her for something she had no control over, something she had never wanted, all because of the damn Dome!

"Please, please, please," she muttered, racing down the alleyway, hoping that she would be able to find someplace to hide when she ran into someone. She screamed as the person's arms wrapped around her, but to her surprise, the figure didn't try and hurt her but instead just pushed her behind him. She looked up and noticed that he kept his face hidden in the depths of his hoodie.

"You okay?" the man asked, his voice rough, "Did they hurt you?"

"They-they broke one of my wings," Fiona responded pitifully, gesturing to the arm that hung limp at her side, the forearm covered in thick black feathers.

The man snarled, and pushed her further behind him, as several Watch Dogs rounded the end of the alley, "She's down here! Wait, who's that with her?"

The man stepped forward, his shoulders squared, only for Fiona to try and pull him back with her working hand.

"No, don't, they'll kill you." she whispered franticly, "And then they'll take me back!"

The man laughed, before pulling down his hood to reveal a bald head, brown almost black eyes, and an x-shaped scar on the bottom of his chin. He then pushed her further into the alleyway behind him, "Don't worry, I've been in worse fights than this since I was eleven. Now stay behind me."

The man straightened up, as he wrapped his hands around the chain tied to his belt. Connected to the chain was a large, metal sphere, that he slowly began to spin as he walked towards the Watch Dogs.

"It's Crusher!" one of the Watch Dogs cried, raising their gun to fire at him.

"It's me." Crusher, aka Kevin Levin, sneered, letting the makeshift flail clatter across the pavement, his skin turning to steel as he raced towards the Watch Dogs. He was going to make them pay for hurting that girl, and he was going to love every second of it.

And so ends the prologue of Infinity, next chapter is going to be a small interlude where I fully explain the time-line of this Marvel Universe because as you may have noticed a lot is different, just a warning other than being a synopsis of the timeline it will not be a story update, it's mostly background. The chapter after that however while starting the first true Arc of my story, "Inside the Dome." So look forward to that.

Now onto the results of the Poll, coming in first place with 40% of the votes is Laura Kinney/X-23/Wolverine, then in second place is Hope/Charmcaster and finally in third place is Quake/Daisy Johnson. And here's the part where I reveal I'm a bit of a little shit and you're free to call me one because this was just a cursory poll to see what people wanted going in, a real one after the characters are much more developed will take place later, Charmcaster and Daisy both have a very good chance of becoming Ben's other half...Laura, however, well let's just say she doesn't "exist" yet in my fic, but she will...just not in a way that will be okay for Ben to romance if you get my drift.

In addition to this, I wish to announce the fancast of what Ben, Kevin, and Gwen look like in this crazy world of live-action,

Ben Tennyson-Luke Mitchell, I was trying to think up what Ben would look like around my age and well Luke, who played Lincoln in Agents of SHIELD just fit the bill so there we are.

Gwen Tennyson-Sophie Turner, better known as Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones, and Jean Grey in the X-Men Apocalypse...so expect Ben to have a minor conniption when he meets Jean, which he will.

And Finally, Kevin Levin-Adam Driver, best known for playing Han Solo's emo son Kylo Ren.

So with all that said and done, VerBeek signing off!