(Author's Note: Helllllllllooooooo my readers, welcome back!

Monshroud: Wow…that's a pretty good idea:) I was considering a little…"upgrade" for Kevin later on down the line, but that "upgrade" (now that I've really thought about it) doesn't really have anything to do with Kevin's own powers. We'll see…but I do like your idea:)

Yeah...I'm back. Between homecoming and mid-terms, things have been a bit...hectic:/

Here's a question: why is it that stations cancel their good shows? I hate that. You find a good show, get into it…and then they fucking cancel it! Really pisses me off! All kinds of good shows like Kevin Can Wait, Living Biblically, Superior Dounts, Scorpion, the Cool Kids (that one really hurt), Rel, and I don't even know if the Neighborhood is still on the air! Any shows that you guys were into that got cancelled way too soon?

Anyway…enjoy the story:)

Chapter Two: A New Threat

Jetray was flying throughout this (strange, new) city, keeping his eyes locked onto the ship that was currently flying through this city. He didn't understand exactly what this ship was, who was in it, or what it is that they wanted.

However, it wouldn't hurt to make sure. Plus…in his experience, nothing good comes from a mysterious ship flying through a city in the middle of the day (or…at all, for that much).

He didn't bother to look behind and check for the others, as he knew that they were already following him. Plus, he'd no doubt was far faster than in any capacity that they could use to follow.

In his own inner musings, Jetray was brought out of subsequent musings…by the sound of gunfire. Looking outwards, Jetray's eyes widened when he saw the very ship that he was following was currently shooting at…something. His eyes narrowed and his teeth gritted…just before his eyes lowered onto the target of this attack.

The figure being shot at was (to the surprise of the changeling hero) a figure made entirely of metal. This "metal man" had red eyes and red lines glowing across their body.

There was, however, a second person that stood next to this "metal man". The man appeared to be human (though, as Jetray knows, that doesn't necessary mean that he is human), wearing a…unique (almost…superhero-like) suit. The suit was mostly dark blue with red and white stripes placed vertically along his stomach, with white cuffs around his arms, red lines on his shoulders, and a blue mask that covered the top portion of his head with a white "A" placed on his forehead.

In his hand, was a large circular shield that was encircled with red stripe, then a white stripe, then another red stripe, and a blue circle with a large white star in the center.

In Jetray's observations, he saw (what appeared to be) two humanoid robots fly out of the truck the "metal man" and the costumed man were fighting on and fly to attack the ship that was shooting at (what Jetray assumed to be) their leader.

Jetray pressed the symbol on his chest, "Guys…there's a truck with a robot and…what I'm guessing is some superhero fighting onto of it. Go see what that's about. I'm gonna go airborne and chase after that ship and some more robots." With that, the Aerophibian flew higher into the air at supernatural speed.

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"Ben!" At seeing that her cousin had already cut the connection, Gwen sighed and rubbed her temple, "Never wants to wait, does he?"

"Yeah…but that's Ben," Kevin shrugged, not having to drive for once (what with Ship being the actual car itself), "Whether or not that's actually a good thing…is up for debate," he commented, getting Gwen to laugh a bit as he stuck his head out of the window. "Ship," he called before patting the door. Said driver's side door was "absorbed" back into Ship, and Kevin grabbed ahold of the top as he crawled out.

"Kevin! Wait!" Gwen called out as her boyfriend crawled to the top of the car (i.e.…Ship), "We don't even know who we're supposed to be fighting!"

"Then I'll kick everybody's asses until we figure it out!" Kevin called back, "Ship!" He patted the top of Ship, "Get us closer to that truck!" He pointed to the very truck that Ben described, with the two fighting on it, "And then give me a boost!"

"Ship! Ship!" Said Galvanic Mechamorph replied as he picked up in speed, maneuvering around all of the other vehicles that were in front of them. As Kevin leapt into the air, Ship gave him a boost (to ensure that he'd land on the truck). Kevin flipped through the air… and landed on the truck.

Right in front of the costumed man and the tall robot.

Both combatants looked at him with surprised/shocked expressions, though the man showed it more than the robot. Kevin couldn't resist the urge to smirk, "Hey there fellas."

"Who are you…supposed to be?" The robot spoke, taking Kevin a bit off-guard by how bored…and human-like this robot sounded.

"I'll put it to you like this: I don't really know who's good and who's bad. So, I'm gonna beat everyone's ass until I figure it out," he suddenly leapt forward and grabbed ahold of the man's shield. As the man was about to throw him off, he was (further) stunned to see the boy's skin turn red, white, and blue. "Nice shield, by the way." With that, he delivered a powerful punch to the man's shield…sending the man sprawling across the truck, and onto the streets below.

While the robot was distracted (a bit stunned by what was happening), Kevin took that as his opportunity. The Osmosian hybrid ran forward and punched the robot dead in his stomach, before grabbing ahold of his head and decking him across the face. The robot backhanded Kevin (with more force than he was expecting), sending him to go sprawling across the truck's top…clawing his fingers into the vehicle and keeping himself from being sent onto the road.

Before Kevin could pick himself up, the robot threw his hand out…firing a red laser that struck the hybrid dead center in his chest. As Kevin went flying…he hit onto something solid much sooner than he expected. Opening his eyes, he saw that he was on one of Gwen's platforms. "Yes!" He cheered as he saw Gwen jump out of Ship, floating on one of her platforms to the truck.

"Seriously?" The robot sighed in annoyance. Seeing the black and green car that this…new redheaded woman had come out of, he glared at it…before raising his fist into the air (which was now glowing blue). As he did, a large chunk of rock emerged from the ground (surrounded by the same blue energy)…directly in Ship's path.

"Ship!" Gwen called out. The Galvanic Mechamorph responded by (to the shock of the robot) shapeshifting himself around the rock and reforming in front of it.

The robot sighed (yet again), running a head over his head (as if he had hair), "You have got to be kidding me," he snarled. He raised his hand into the air and, a few seconds later, lasers descended upon Gwen and Kevin. Gwen projected a force field around herself, and Kevin crossed his arms (his skin more than capable of projecting him from the attacks).

As the two robots landed behind the taller one, they were suddenly sent flying off the truck by a green laser beam. As the taller robot turned around in shock, he was suddenly tackled by a fast moving red being.

The two figures went colliding through a nearby train side, frightening the passengers within. The robot grabbed ahold of the head of…whatever it was that tackled him, his "eyes" widening at the sight of this…creature. "Oh…this is just great!" He tossed the creature aside, knocking him into one of the beams. "I don't understand what's happening…and I don't like that. So…I'm just going to kill you." He shot forth a laser from his hand, just as Jetray slapped the symbol on his chest.

In a flash of green light, a brand new figure stood in the Aerophibian's place. He stood just as tall as his opponent, with dark red skin and four muscular arms. He had cuffs around his wrists, ankles, and waist, black underwear, black hair arranged in a ponytail, four green eyes, and the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest, with golden wrappings extending to said symbol and forming an "X" on his chest. "FOUR ARMS!" Using the robot's surprise to his advantage, Four Arms ran forward, grabbed ahold of his opponent's head, and slammed him into the ground, "Like I haven't heard that one pal." He succeeded in landing three punches on the robot's head, before he caught the fourth one and shooting a laser directly in the Tetramand's face. Four Arms went crashing into the ceiling, before the robot quickly stood and kicked Four Arms dead in his stomach.

The Tetramand was sent sliding back until clawing himself still. He looked back to the civilians around him, "Everybody get back!" Four Arms rushed forward and grabbed ahold of the robot with all four of his arms, pinning the robot's arms to his sides as he (Four Arms) pushed him (the robot) against the train's side.

"LET GO OF ME!" The robot roared as he struggled against the shapeshifter's grip, but found it much stronger than he would have thought (no doubt as to be expected from a creature with four large arms). After a few more moments of (pointless) struggling, the robot shot his head forward into Four Arms'.

"Ahhh!" The attack hurt WAY more than Four Arms would have expected, the force of such a blow causing the Tetramand to release his grip on the robot and go stumbling back. These few seconds were enough for the robot to seize Four Arms by the throat in an iron grip.

Four Arms' eyes widened as he felt his air supply being suddenly caught off. He clawed and pulled at the metal appendage as he felt himself being lifted onto the air. The robot glared as he raised his other hand, quite possibly with the intention of implement when…

BAM!

Suddenly, Four Arms fell to the ground as something rammed into his assailant at impressive speeds. Getting his bearings (and shaking himself out), Four Arms looked up to see the person that had helped him with the robot.

It was a man, around Ben's age (or, at least, no more than a few years older). He had pale skin, silver hair, some stubble, and was wearing a dark blue jacket.

As the robot turned to look at him, metal suddenly (to the surprise of Four Arms) tore from the wall and blocked his path…the metal themselves being coated in a crimson energy. Both the robot and Four Arms turned…to see a girl, similar in age to the boy. She too had pale skin, along with long brown hair, a red jacket (which was open, revealing her black shirt), and hands that were coated in that same crimson energy.

"Please," the robot spoke, his voice actually sounding…sad, "Don't go this."

"What choice do we have?" The girl shot back, speaking in an accent. By this point, Four Arms had stood up and readied his fists (all four of them) for round two). The robot shook his head before throwing his hands out to the sides of him, shooting his lasers in each direction.

"GET DOWN!" Four Arms threw two arms over the woman and pulled her to the ground, underneath the laser as her friend effortlessly dodged the attack sent at him (showing to Four Arms that he was a speedster). With all of his attackers distracted in that brief window, the robot took the opportunity to jet out of the train. "Damn," Four Arms muttered as he and the woman stood up (her pulling herself away from the Tetramand). He pressed the symbol on his chest, "Gwen, that robot escaped. You and the others try to bring him back."

"What're you gonna do?" Gwen asked. Four Arms quickly stepped to the front of the train, seeing that the conductor was unconscious. No less than a few moments later, the train smashed through the barrier (without losing any speed)…to which Four Arms had to grab onto the wall and the conductor to keep them both from flying out.

Four Arms gritted his teeth in frustration, "I've got a train to stop," he replied, before cutting the connection. He turned back up and set the conductor down before he walked up to the two superpowered beings (who flinched and brought up their guards at his appearance, no doubt), "Alright…I don't know who you guys are, but you helped me against that robot so we're (at least temporary) allies. You," he pointed to the guy, "You've got super-speed, so go out in front and make sure this train doesn't hit anyone." He looked like he was about to argue, but his…companion smacked him on the arm and gave him a pointed look. He sighed, before running off in a silver flash. "You," he pointed to the woman, "You've got telekinesis, so you're going to help me stop this train," Four Arms then slapped the symbol on his chest, disappearing in a flash of green light. Standing in the Tetramand's place was a figure with yellow and black skin, pincers for hands, two-toed feet, "pointed" shoulders, and a shining silver head that just…floated in-between his shoulders (without actually touching any other part of his body), with green eyes and the symbol on his chest. "LODESTAR!" Seeing the woman's surprised (and slightly terrified) expression, Lodestar waved it off, "Look," he spoke in a "metallic/mechanized" voice, "I know this is weird. We'll tall later if we have to, right now…TRAIN! Stop now!"

Lodestar turned around and threw his pincers to the floor with a yell, the Biosovortian letting out a yell as he reached out with his magnetic abilities. He breathed quickened as he focused his power as far throughout the train as he could.

The woman just watched this…changeling with wide eyes, finding herself completely…stumped by what she was seeing (and she herself wasn't normal!). "Hey!" She was broken out of her thoughts by Lodestar's voice, "I could use a hand here!" Shaking her head out, she threw her arms outwards…crimson energy emerging from her fingertips and spreading across the inside of the train.

Lodestar's breathing lessened slightly as the woman focused her power onto the train as well. He grunted as the train tore through everything that stood in its path, including vehicles and the very street. Lodestar was glad that he'd made sure that…that guy was getting everyone out of harm's way (even now, he could see a silver flash speeding through the area in front of the train, grabbing ahold of everyone that was in its way).

As the Biosovortian and the woman were focusing their power in throughout the train…they could both feel the vehicle gradually beginning to slow down. Lodestar sucked in a quick breath…and let out a loud roar (one that almost sounded…animalistic) as he forced all of the power out of his body and into/onto the train. All of the passengers onto the train lurched forward, most of them either falling to the floor or crashing into the wall (even the woman behind him having trouble keeping herself standing upright).

Almost immediately, the entire train started slowing down very quickly. Under the command of the Biosovortian's fearsome magnetic powers (with his "ally's" abilities being sprinkled onto, like an upper layer), the train constantly decreased further and further in speed…until, eventually, the massive vehicle came to a grinding halt. And, after a few moments…the train had (officially) stopped.

Lodestar let out a deep breath, one that he hadn't realized that he'd been holding in. He looked back to see the woman breathing heavy as well (though not as heavy as him). "Are you alright?" He asked, to which she just nodded. He then looked to the greater train, "Is everyone alright?" Although some looked at him with fear, they nodded (realistically, some of them may have just done so because they were afraid of him). "Good. Everyone…off the train! Get to safety!' As soon as those words left his "mouth", the train's passengers went rushing out of the vehicle at speeds that made the Biosovortian question whether or not those people had super-speed too.

Once things had "calmed down" (for lack of a better term), and everyone had (mostly) fled…Lodestar slapped the symbol on his chest, and reverted back to human form. "Nice trick," he heard the woman behind him comment.

"Thanks. I'm Ben…Ben Tennyson," he introduced himself, holding out a hand.

The woman looked at his hand for a brief moment…before (with some hesitation) shaking his hand, "Wanda Maximoff," the now-named "Wanda" replied.

"BEN!" The two young adults either turned around (in Ben's case) or looked up (in Wanda's case) to see Gwen, Kevin, and Ship heading towards them, running across pink energy platforms created by Gwen (Ship behind wrapped across Gwen's shoulders). When they landed, Gwen wasted no time in throwing her arms around Ben's neck, "Thank God you're okay!"

"Don't freak us out like that Tennyson," Kevin commented as he threw an arm around Ben too (not as intensely as Gwen, but still with more emotion behind it then expected).

Ben was caught off-guard for a brief moment before patting both of them on their backs, "It's alright guys. I'm alright." Ship slipped to Ben's shoulders and rubbed his cheek against Ben's. Ben chuckled and scratched the little alien's head, "I'm okay, buddy."

Suddenly, a silver flash past Team 10, "PIETRO!" Turning around, they saw Wanda knelt down…a hand on "Pietro's" shoulder and a concern look on her face.

"It's alright!" Ben yelled out, getting the others to drop their guard (after they'd risen it), "They helped me stop the train and save civilians. They're cool."

"Pietro…are you okay?" Wanda asked her brother.

"I'm fine," he breathed out (clearly out of breath from his work), "I just…need a minute."

"I'm very tempted not to give you one," hearing a sudden (strong) voice, all young adults (and Galvanic Mechamorph) turned to see…

"Oh great…you," Kevin complained, recognizing the man with a red, white, and blue suit and shield. He quickly put his hand on the train and (to the surprise of Wanda and Pietro) the metal coated his entire body.

"Who are you?" Gwen asked with a glare, her hands glowing with pink energy. Ben put his hand over the Ultimatrix faceplate, as Ship leapt to the ground and started growling like a dog.

The man looked a tad surprised by the question, but did well to hide it. "I'm Captain America."

"Captain…America?" It seemed to be aa great effort for Kevin to not burst out laughing.

Gwen elbowed him in the stomach, "Stop it," she "whisper-yelled".

Ben (after a moment's thought) was the one who stepped forward. He stopped directly in front of this "Captain America", and looked up to look him in the eyes (what with the man being nearly half a foot taller than he was). "My friends and I are…new in town. So, to us...are you friend or foe?" Ben didn't break eye-contact with the man before him as he had his hand over the Ultimatrix faceplate.

Captain America didn't break eye-contact with the teen before him (maintaining a stern façade, even though he didn't understand exactly what the gauntlet on the boy's wrist exactly was). "Well…considering the fact that you just stopped a train and saved all of these people, to you and your friends…I'm a friend." Captain America held out a single hand to the shape-shifting boy. Ben looked at the man's hand for a moment, debating with himself on what to do.

After what felt like an eternity (to everyone other than Ben), Ben took ahold of Captain America's hand and shook it firmly, "Alright then captain, I'll take you on your word. But it won't be pretty if you betray the trust I'm giving," Ben threatened with a small (but intense) glare. The captain, however, didn't appear frightened…merely, he shook his head.

"Where is the cradle?" Wanda asked.

"Stark will handle it," Captain America replied.

Just then, Wanda looked…genuinely scared, "No…he won't."

"Okay, okay…who the hell is Stark?" Kevin asked.

"The one who created Ultron," Wanda replied, before turning to Ben, "The robot from the train."

"WHAT?!" All of Team 10 yelled out at once.

"You mean he's the one who made that robot who nearly to kill all of those people?!" Ben all but roared, turning to glare at Captain America.

"She's doesn't know what she's talking about," the captain argued, "Look…I'll be the first to admit that Stark has his flaws, but he's not crazy," he turned to look Wanda in her eyes, "And he's not evil."

"He will do anything to make things right!" Wanda argued back.

Captain America maintained eye-contact with Wanda for a few moments before turning away and pressing…something against his ear, "Stark, do you have the package? Stark, come in. Barton? Anyone on comms?" But there was nothing on the other end(s).

"Ultron can't tell the difference between saving the world and destroying it," Wanda spoke to everything, after a few moments of silence. When Captain America turned to look at her, she locked eyes with him, "Where do you think he gets that from?" She asked sarcastically.

The captain sighed, staring around for a few moments until…"All of you, come with me. We need to get to the tower, and I might need some help."

"Well…if you tell us where it is, we can get you there pretty quickly," Ben spoke.

"How?" Captain America asked, to which Ben smirked.

"Let's just say…you guys are gonna want to step back," Ben said. As Captain America, Wanda, and Pietro looked on in confusion, Gwen and Kevin suddenly moved back with smirks on their own faces. After a few moments, the three of them quickly took a few steps back. With everyone out of the way, Ben (still smirking) put a hand to his mouth…and whistled.

"Ship! Ship!" The small alien cried out from Ben's shoulders. He leapt to the ground, and began jumping rapidly, "Ship! Ship! Ship!" Suddenly…the small alien began floating as he spun around in a circle, before turning into a floating/spinning cube. While the other three (who didn't know of Ship, or what he's capable of) looked on in confusion, Ship (as a cube) began to rise further into the air. In only a few more seconds…the cube-like alien turned into a COMPLETELY different shape.

To the surprise/shock of the other three, the small alien that was in the size and shape of a cube…had transformed into a massive spaceship, with large wings, a large body, and a multitude of weapons that were spread across Ship's form. "Ship!" The transformed alien bellowed as he hovered close to the ground, the doors on him opening and a runway extending to the ground.

Ben had to keep himself from bursting out laughing from the expressions of him and his team's new "allies", "Care for a ride, friends?" Ben spoke cheekily as he placed his arms behind his head and began walking up the platform. Gwen and Kevin were quick to follow, with Gwen smiling and Kevin actually bursting out in laughter. The sibling pair shared an…uncertain look while Captain America at it with a bit of caution. After a few moments of mental debate, Captain America began walking up the platform and into the "ship". The twins followed soon after.

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(Some Time Later)

One another part of this world…there were two people at work. Two brilliant (but flawed) minds.

These minds? Tony Stark (aka. The Iron Man) and Bruce Banner (aka, The Incredible Hulk). Two members of the Avengers, the Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Two of (if not the two) the most intelligent minds on Earth.

And they're hard at work. What is it, you might ask?

"This framework…is not compatible." Tony, a tanned skin man with a blue shirt and a black-haired goatee, said as he carefully examined the monitors before him and rapidly pressing the buttons on his keyboards.

Bruce, dressed in a purple shirt and blue pants, was examining the tubes connecting to a "coffin-like" object that was before them. "Genetic coding tower's at 97%," he said as he stood up, "You have got to upload that schematic in the next three minutes."

Hearing a noise moving towards them, the two scientists looked up (Tony looking more…bored than Bruce) to see a sight that surprised them. There were the two enhanced kids from before…and three kids that they've never seen before in their lives, along with a strange…creature that was draped across the shoulders of the one in a green jacket.

Standing in front of all five (or six) of them was Captain America…and he did NOT look happy. "I'm gonna say this once-."

"How 'bout nunce?" Tony, snarkily, shot back.

"You don't know what you're doing!"

"And you do?" Bruce asked, "She's not in your head?" He (rhetorically) asked, pointing to Wanda with frustration and rage clear in his eyes.

Wanda stepped from behind her brother, "I know you're angry-."

"Oh, we've way past angry," Bruce replied, an eerily calm expression on his face, "I could choke the life out of you and never turn a shade."

"Wow, dude," Ben stepped up, a frown on his face, "That's a bit far."

"Who are you, anyway?" Tony asked incredulously.

"Ben Tennyson," the changeling answered, "The guy who's trying to keep you from messing up…like how you did when you made that Ultron robot!"

"Well…we're creating something like how Ultron turned out. And, to be blunt, I don't need another person telling me how badly I messed up. You got in here, so you should know where the door is," Tony "dismissed".

"Tony, after everything that's happened-!" Captain America spoke before getting cut off.

"It's nothing compared to what's coming!"

"You don't know what you're dealing with!" (Wanda)

"What d o you understand about this?!" (Bruce)

"Why can't you all just shut up?!" (Kevin)

"Kevin!" (Gwen)

With everyone else was arguing, suddenly…a silver "flash" sped throughout the area, pulling out all of the plugs that were connected to the "coffin" and resulting in multiple flashes/crackles/sparks of light as the monitors were messed with as well. After a moment, a burst of wind caused everyone to turn…just in time to see Pietro standing there, a bored expression on his face. "No, go on," Pietro said as he dropped the cable he was holding onto, "You were saying."

Suddenly, the glass underneath the speedster broke and Pietro fell down. "PIETRO!" Wanda called out after her twin brother. Tony quickly raced over to the monitors and began (once again) rapidly pressing buttons. Captain America unclipped his shield from his back and chucked it at his friend, the weapon crashing onto one of the monitors.

Tony one of his hands out, pieces of metal flying out and forming around his hand as a gauntlet. Quickly then the Captain could react, a white blast of energy shot out and struck him dead in his chest.

Acting quickly, Ben activated the Ultimatrix and slammed down on the faceplate. Once the flash of green light had died down, a new creature stood in Ben's place. He was taller, with dark green and black skin. He had root-like feet and "quills" coming out of his arms, with larger "quills" (being red in color, as opposed to be green like the others) coming out of his shoulders. He face was black with red and yellow "spikes" coming out from around his face. His eyes were green, and the symbol was on his chest. "SWAMPFIRE!"

Taking advantage of Tony's surprise, Swampfire quickly ignited his fists into flames. As the Methanosian shot forty two streams of fire from his palms, Tony barely had enough time to cross his arms over his chest (while simultaneously summoning more pieces of armor to cover more of his arms, and his chest). Tony flipped through the air before shooting lasers from his palms to catch himself in the air.

When Tony landed, Swampfire charged forward. Tony blasted lasers to push himself to the side to avoid the Methanosian's attack, before quickly placing his hands up and shooting a massive energy beam at point-blank range to Swampfire's side. The sheer force of the attack sent the changeling flying through the air, and going crashing into a wall.

"Ben!" Tony turned to the sound of a female's voice, doing so just in time to avoid an energy bolt from the redheaded girl…Gwen. The Armored Avenger was forced to constantly avoid energy bolt after energy bolt from the redheaded girl, who attacked without hesitation. Tony fired another blast from his hand, causing Gwen to project a barrier in defense. Tony threw out his other hand, pushing Gwen back and causing the barrier to begin to crack.

Just then…something rammed into Tony's side, tackling him to the ground. As he looked up (when they both landed), he felt a strong hand wrap around his neck…as he saw the other new teen, who's entire body was coated in metal.

As Kevin reared his fist back (and before Tony could react)…suddenly, someone came crashing through the window. As everyone turned to see what it is that suddenly showed up…they saw a man standing on top of the "coffin".

The man was very tall and very large. He had fair skin, shoulder-length blonde hair, silver and black armor, a flowing red cape, and a silver war hammer in his hand. The man stared and locked eyes with everyone in the room (being a tad confused by the twins and especially the three new teens and the strange alien on the floor)…before raising his hammer into the air, literal lightning coming down from the heavens and being absorbed by the weapon.

"THOR!" Captain America called to (the now-named) Thor, but the blonde man didn't even respond. Kevin let go of Tony's throat and turned his hand into a mace, before speeding forward to stop…whatever it was that this "Thor" was doing.

Thor, however, was prepared. As Kevin leaped into the air (yelling as he drove his "mace-hand" downwards), Thor quickly spun and slammed his hammer into the Osmosian's chest. Kevin let out a grunt of pain as he went flying across the room.

"KEVIN!" As Gwen ran off to Kevin, Swampfire turned to glare at the blonde man for hurting his best friend.

"YOU!" Swampfire all but snarled as he reared his hands back, and shot forward two massive streams of flames at this strange man. Thor quickly threw his hammer out, an actual bolt of lightning shooting forth from his hammer.

When the fire and lightning collided, there was a large explosion…one that knocked Swampfire into a wall, with Thor being able to stand his ground. With everyone distracted by the explosion (and the smoke), Thor quickly raised his hammer up…and summoned another bolt of lightning from the sky. This time, before anyone could react, Thor slammed his hammer into the casket (with an astronomical amount of force and power).

Lightning crackled throughout the entire room, the other inhabitants being able to practically taste the power that sparked around them (being unable to do anything, being either too shocked to do so or not strong to push their way through said power).

"THOR!" Bruce was the one to call out this time, but (just like with Captain America) Thor simply ignored him as he opted to focus on his "work".

After what felt like an eternity, Thor was finished and…something emerged from the casket.

All was silent, as a humanoid figure emerged from the casket (almost as if they had arisen from the dead). This…"particular" figure looked both organic and artificial at the same time. Their skin was mostly a dark red, with dark green patches/lines spread across his body. The figure's eyes were a light green, and they had a shining yellow gem directly in the center of their forehead.

As the figure slowly rose to their feet, their eyes scanning across each and every inch of the room…and every inhabitant in the room. When their eyes moved onto Thor, they paused…and their head tilted a bit to the side.

Just then…the figure suddenly leaped towards Thor at incredible speeds. Thor, however, was quick to react, as he grabbed ahold of the figure and tossed him to the side…sending the figure crashing through a window and into another room.

As the figure went flying through the air…they suddenly stopped, mere inches from crashing through a window that would send him falling into the city. They just…floated there, silent as they gazed upon the city beneath them. As they raised a hand up, prepared to touch the glass…they stopped, focusing instead of their own reflection. Their gaze went to the gem on their forehead before they raised a single hand…before clenching it into a fist, simply staring at it.

Soon, everyone came down from where this…figure "came to life". Captain America, Thor, Swampfire, Wanda, Bruce, Tony (who'd forfeited his armor), Gwen and Kevin (the latter of whom having lost his armor and was currently leaning on Gwen to stay upright), and even Pietro had sped back up with a (slightly) tanned-skin man with brown hair and a black sleeveless shirt following him. Captain America was about to step forward…but Thor put a hand up, signaling him to stay back, as he set his hammer down on a table.

The figure turned around and began slowly descending to the ground, a dark(ish) green suit materializing around their body. "I'm sorry," the figure spoke, revealing themselves to be male, "That was…odd," he turned and nodded to Thor, "Thank you " Thor nodded back as the figure's gaze drooped to the floor, a golden cape materializing around him.

"Thor, you helped bring this thing to life?" Captain America asked incredulously.

"I had a vision," Thor replied, "A whirlpool of death that sucks in all hope of life, and at its center…is that," he pointed to the yellow gem on the android's head.

"What? The pretty jewel in his skull?" Kevin asked, eyebrows raised and arms crossed.

"It's the Mind Stone," Thor told the teenager hybrid, "One of the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Unrivaled in their destructive capabilities."

"Then why would you-?"

"Because Stark is right," Thor interrupted the captain.

"Oh…it's definitely the end times," Bruce muttered.

"The Avengers can't defeat Ultron-."

"-not alone," the android finished Thor's sentence.

"Why does your "Vision" sound like Jarvis?" Captain America asked Tony and Bruce.

"We…reconfigured Jarvis's matrix," Tony breathed out, his shock and confusion evident in his voice, "To create something new."

The captain actually almost chuckled, "You know, I think I've had my fill of "new" these last few days."

"You think I'm a child of Ultron?" This "Vision" asked, as he slowly walked around the room.

"You're not?" Ben asked.

Vision slowly turned around, "I'm not Ultron. I am not Jarvis. I am…I am," he spoke plainly.

"I looked into your head, and saw annihilation," Wanda argued as she stepped forward.

"Look again," Vision replied.

"Yeah, cause her opinion means so much to me," the man in the sleeveless shirt snarled/snarked as he walked closer to the android.

"Their powers," Thor motioned to Wanda and Pietro, "The horrors in our heads, Ultron himself, they all came from the Mind Stone! And all if that is nothing compared to what its full might can unleash. But with it on our side-."

"Is it?" Captain America interrupted, before turning to Vision, "Are you?"

"I know how we can know for certain," Ben spoke up before he turned to his cousin, "Gwen, you can check…can't you?"

Gwen looked over to Vision, locking eyes with the impassive ones of the android that stood before her, "I could."

"Who the hell are they?" The man in the sleeveless shirt asked incredulously.

"They helped try to stop Ultron when we were trying to steal the Vibranium body from him. They did what they could to reduce collateral damage and protect innocent people Barton," Captain America argued with (the now-named) Barton, "If they have a plan to help us…understand this, I'm willing to give them a chance," he looked to Gwen, "If they're certain that they can succeed (1).

Ben, Gwen, and Kevin all shared a look, one that the others couldn't read. Gwen gave a quick nod, to which Ben and Kevin responded with nods of their own. Gwen looked at Vision and took a few steps closer to him. "Hold still," she told the android, who simply nodded.

Gwen placed her hands on the sides of Vision's face as she shut her eyes (Vision doing the same). She opened her eyes, them glowing pink…as she gazed into the android's mind.

It was a simple/easy act, as Vision didn't even try to put up any kind of mental defenses against the Anodite hybrid. At first, Gwen saw…nothing. Just…an inky blackness, like space…only without the stars.

Then, though…she saw a single spec of light far off into the "distance". It was…yellow in coloration (the same shade as the "Mind Stone"). She "moved" closer to this color, and had the yellow encompass everything.

She could feel Vision's artificial mind, being "aided" by the Mind Stone. As for the stone itself, the way it is was…extraordinary. At its core, it felt like another form of consciousness. Like a highly advanced supercomputer that can mimic an actual sentient mind (and Gwen was certain that she could feel a degree of…sentience, emanating from the stone itself).

And all of that…wasn't even counting the sheer amount of power that she could feel from the stone. The energy actually caught her off-guard, hardly ever feeling something so immense. It felt…warm. Inviting. Safe.

Yet also…cold. Cruel. Unforgiving.

She could feel it…and she understood the truth. The Vision was…unique, that much was certain. He possessed great power, and that's not even counting the "Infinity Stone" attached to his forehead. Like all beings, he has capacity for creation…and destruction. A giver of life…and a destroyer of worlds.

But Vision...his mind wasn't nearly as conflicted. When trying to place him on the side of "good" or "evil", the only "side" that Gwen would place in (based on his mind) was…life. He was a protector life, while Ultron was a harbinger of death.

Peering further into Vision's mind, Gwen could tell that the android didn't really want to destroy Ultron. He was…curious at how "unique" Ultron was, and was sympathetic by how he felt/knew that Ultron was in "pain". However…he also knew that the "pain" that Ultron felt would roll across the planet like a wave of destruction, annihilating EVERYTHING on the planet if left unchecked.

Vision may not have wanted to kill Ultron…but, for the sake of the Earth, he knew that Ultron had to be destroyed.

Gwen's (after Lord only knows how long in the "real" world) eyes opened, them reverting back to their normal green color. Vision's own eyes opened as Gwen's hands lowered from the android's face.

"Well?" Captain America asked the redhead.

Gwen turned to the others, "He is on our side. He's not aligned to Ultron in anyway."

"So then," Kevin spoke up, getting Vision to look at him, "That means you know were he is."

"Sokovia," Barton spoke up, "He's gotten at there too."

Vision nodded, "Ultron must be destroyed in his entirety. Every form he's built, every trace of his presence on the net. There must be nothing of him left anywhere…if the Earth is to be saved. We must act now…and not a single one of us…can do so alone. If we are to succeed, we can't waste any time." Vision then began…staring at his hands, "Maybe…maybe I am a monster. I'm not sure if I knew whether or not I was. I'm not what you are," he turned away, "And not what you intended. So, even with Gwen's reassurance (2), I don't of there is a way to get you all to truly trust me. But, what I do know is that we need to go. Now," he spoke, lifting Thor's hammer and handing it to the blonde man.

Suddenly…everything was quiet. Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and even Ship were completely confused by what the silence was about, with practically everybody in the room seeming…seeming mesmerized(?) by Vision…lifting the hammer?

Thor (confused etched on his face) slowly reached out his hand and took ahold of his hammer, Vision walking away not long after. Thor put both hands on his weapon, an…odd look on his face. He smacked his hammer a bit, nodding his head, "Well then…let's go." He patted Tony's shoulder and said "Good work," as he walked past him.

Captain America stared over everyone, an unreadable expression on his face. "Five minutes," he said, "Bring whatever you need for a fight." Everyone gave a nod as they began to file out, "Ben," he called out to the changeling, "Can you and your friends hang back for a minute?" The trio (and their alien friend) shared a look of confusion before walking a bit towards the hero. "I just wanted to let you guys know that you don't have to join us. You helped with Ultron before, and I'm grateful…but this isn't a matter that involves you guys. I don't want you to feel obligated to do anything. I don't want you to throw yourselves into the line of fire because you feel like you have to."

"But we want to," Ben interrupted, "Yeah, this isn't our problem. But we have the power to do something."

"Ben is right," Gwen stepped up, "If Ultron hurts someone, or worse…kills people, we'll never be able to forgive if we didn't do anything when we easily could."

"Yeah, besides…it sounds like this "Ultron" freak needs to be taken down a peg," Kevin said, punching his fist into his other hand.

"Ship, ship," Ship said from Gwen's shoulders.

A smile tugged at the captain's lips for a moment before he nodded, "Alright then. Get ready." With another nod shared between them, Captain America then headed off (like the others).

"Well…I kinda just got us involved in something major, didn't I?" Ben softly chuckled, running a hand through his hair.

Gwen smiled as she walked up and put a hand on her cousin's shoulder, "Well, it's not exactly something that neither of us would get ourselves into."

"Yeah…pounding on that killer robot sounds like it could be fun," Kevin smirked, cracking his knuckles. His companions chuckled as the small Galvanic Mechamorph cheered on the red head's shoulders.

If only they knew of the path of adventures they'd just set themselves on.

Author's Note: Annnnnnnnnd scene!

(1): Captain America is a good man, I believe he would put his faith in Team 10. After all, they did help protect/save innocent people. I'm certain that he'd give them the benefit of the doubt, as they haven't given him a reason to distrust them.

Hope you guys enjoyed our second chapter. As you can see, we're currently near the end of Phase Two…during the latter half of Age of Ultron. Sorry if there wasn't too much action in this chapter, and that it may seem that it was too much of…"rehashing" of Age of Ultron, without too many differences from the movie itself. Don't worry, the next chapter will have much more action. Most likely, I'll be trying to incorporate the entire rest of the movie in the third chapter. And that, we'll be getting into some original chapters (which, hopefully, will allow me to be more…"creative", than I might have been in this one).

I was ORIGINALLY going to write an argument between Ben and Wanda, where Ben would defend Tony from any hatred he gets from the twins, leading to Wanda talking about what they've lost and THEN...Ben revealing to everyone else what he, Gwen, and Kevin lost. But...it didn't feel like it would work, so I cut it.

I'm also sorry if I didn't play Team 10's loss that intensely in this chapter. I'll work on it, but any tips would br appreciated.

Here's a new thing that I'm going to start for a bit. A week ago, the first Arrowverse officially came back onto the air! So…I'm gonna talk about them, because…they're some of my favorite shows of all time. We had premieres for Batwoman, Supergirl, Black Lightning, and The Flash so…

SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES PREMIERE OF BATWOMAN, THE SEASON FIVE PREMIERE OF SUPERGIRL, THE SEASON THREE PREMIERE OF BLACK LIGHTNING, AND THE SEASON SIX PREMIERE OF THE FLASH INCOMING! EVEN SOME SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL EPISODES OF SEASON FOUR OF SUPERGIRL AND SOME IMPORTANT PARTS OF SEASON TWO OF BLACK LIGHTNING AND SEASON FIVE OF THE FLASH! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THIS AND DON'T WANT ANY SPOILERS, THEN DO NOT CONTINUE READING! IF YOU CONTINIE READING, YOU COMPLETELY LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SPOILERS!

….

-We good? Good. Now, we'll start with the Batwoman premiere.

*I thoroughly enjoyed it. About a week or so ago, I've specifically heard some complaints about actress Ruby Rose playing Kate Kane. But, I enjoyed her acting a great deal and think she made a good Batwoman.

*Damn.. those "Crows" must be more capable than I thought. Kate did damn near identical training that her cousin (Bruce Wayne) did just to join them0_0

Or…maybe she was just trying to be so capable, that her father would be stupid to deny her a spot:/

*I read an article, and was convinced that Hush was going to be the main antagonist of the first season. So…"Alice", kind if came out of nowhere for me.

I TOTALLY called Alice being Kate's long (thought) dead sister Beth from their first interaction:) Although…I am surprised that they outright stated it within the first episode. Thought her identity was going to be a gradual reveal, like Reverse-Flash or Prometheus.

*Sophie…damn, she's put my girl through a LOT! First, she breaks her heart SO ruthlessly (serious, I don't see why they couldn't just say they weren't together…and then get together once they graduated:/). Then Kate only comes back to Gotham when she did because Sophie was in danger, and for Sophie…only to find her married?! Like…damn. I'm start to hope that those two don't get together…like at all, because Sophie has put Kate through a ridiculous amount!

Overall…I'd say it was a pretty successful series premiere. Can't say it was perfect (what show really is?), but it definitely wasn't half bad (and nowhere near as bad as some YouTubers have claimed it would be).

-Now… we've got the season five premiere of Supergirl.

*J'onzz's brother was an interesting addition. I'm not sure if he's been resurrected, or if he was freed from some kind of prison. I'm also wondering what his and J'onzz's history is. The way J'onzz talks makes me wonder about his history is with his "brother", because he talks as though he was genuinely confused…almost as if he doesn't think he has a brother. Was his memory altered/erased?

*That woman who bought CatCo…MAN, is she a BITCH?! Only one episode in, and I already don't like her!

*Kara's new suit looks AWESOME! The way she "puts it on" reminds me of when the Power Rangers first transformed (as a group, at least) in "Saban's Power Rangers, 2017". The way the suit materializes on one part of the character's body, and spreads across their entire form.

*Man…Lena BROKE MY HEART in this episode! Seriously! I just…wanted her and Lena to make up SO BADLY! Like…Lena, I know you're mad at Kara for not telling you that she was Supergirl. But…she IS genuinely sorry. And at least she GAVE you valid reasons (unlike your…relatives)! I knew that they weren't going to just…resolve the issue between Lena and Kara in the season premiere (seeing as how they ended season four with it being one of the main points, AND it was a focus in the Comic-Con trailer) but…I HATED that they strung me along and made me think that Lena and Kara WERE going to make-up. Man, CW…don't play with my heart like that:(

While I do believe that Kara and Lena will make-up and become friends again…I, unfortunately, believe that things will get worse before they get better:(

Overall…I enjoyed the season five premiere of Supergirl, and I'm excited for the rest of the season:)

-Next up…Black Lightning.

*Man…things in Freeland are FUCKED UP! Like…SERIOUSLY!

*I…HATE AGENT ODELL! Like…again, SERIOUSLY! I hated him last season, and the premiere hasn't changed my views AT ALL! SERIOUSLY…he needs to die in this season!:(

*Damn…the part with Tobias took me off-guard. When they gave him that collar to deactivate his powers, he didn't think he'd start…rapidly aging like that (guy had to have age decades in the span of a month). I just thought he'd age normally from that point onward. For example…if he stayed in that prison for twenty years, I thought he'd age twenty years. At this rate though, he'd be lucky to last another month! I don't feel bad for him though:/ After all of the crap he's done and the people he's put through Hell (Lala and Khalil being prime examples), he deserves what he's got coming to him.

*I'm surprisingly interested in the subplot with Grace. Is she just a shapeshifter, as in a meta-human with the power to shapeshift…or is she an actual leopard that was turned into a human, somehow (last season, I remember Gambi theorizing that the shapeshifter's true form could be an animal). I'm interested to see where they go with that.

*LALA'S BACK BITCHES! I'm really glad, because he's actually become one of my favorite characters (ironic, in that I didn't start liking him UNTIL he died his first death:/). I don't think he'll kill Tobias in this season (even if Lala COULD get into that building unscathed, Tobias is ALREADY going to die:/), so I wonder what they have planned for him. I hope that he finally gets to rest in peace.

Overall…thumbs up:)

-Now…The Flash Season 6 Premiere:)

*The return of Godspeed was a REAL surprise, to be honest. I don't know WHAT that whole thing with him was:/

*I TOTALLY feel Barry and Iris's feelings about Nora's death, I HATED that they killed her off (she was one of my FAVORITE characters in the ENTIRE Arrowverse, despite her…"flaws"):(

*Beginning the season with a character who's mind is connected to a FUCKING BLACK HOLE?! Damn…the CW REALLY knows how to start off a season:/

*That scene with the Monitor was pretty…interesting. Though…that whole scene only further convinced me that (at the very least) our Trinity will emerge from this crisis unscathed. I already didn't believe that Oliver would die in the crisis (there's no way that they'd would OUTRIGHT tell us that Oliver would die…if he would ACTUALLY die), but…by stating that Flash will die as well, gives me full on confidence in the survival of our Trinity.

Anyway, remember...constructive critusm only, NO flames!

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