Hey everyone. I'm back with this story. I've been really busy with school lately, and all the time I've spent writing fanfiction till now has been on Jurassic Avengers.
I'm happy to be back. This chapter will be Katniss and Robert going after the Vision.
That's enough for right now. I'll ramble on after the chapter. Let's go.
Chapter 3- The Vision Returns
"We are nearing the destination. Prepare for landing."
As I hear the pilot's voice say this, I stand up and grab onto a handle. At the same time, I feel the hovercraft start to descend.
Pretty soon, the hovercraft stops and the back end opens. I run out of the hovercraft along with Robert and Boggs, then watch as the hovercraft starts climbing back to cruising altitude. Then, we turn around and head straight for the mountain looming over us.
It's been two days since I met Robert and he told me about the Avengers. Now, we've been flown to a mountain 69 miles from District 13, the mountain which Robert says contains the Vision's vault.
It's just me, Robert and Boggs, who's here as the representative of 13's government, and for my protection.
As we reach the foot of the mountain Robert reaches into a crack in the rock. We hear a click as he presses something. There's a slight rumble, and a door, completely hidden until that moment, opens in the rock face. Robert leads us into the passage. After just 200 feet, we reach a fork, and Robert leads us down the right path.
We walk along this passage for a few minutes. The corridor begins to curve back to the left and angle up slightly.
Suddenly, we reach a thick metal door. Robert presses a button, and a keyboard pops out of the door. Robert types out a word. S-H-I-E-L-D. There's a chime and the door opens. Robert leads us through it. We quickly come to another fork. This time we take the left path.
The path begins to curve more to the left, and begins to slope down quite a bit. A few minutes past the fork, we reach another fork. Again, we go left. The curve quickly becomes ever tighter, and the path starts to slope down even more. After a minute, we reach yet another fork, and Robert leads us down the right path.
The passage now starts to curve to the right, but also starts to level off. The passage ends at a door after only a minute. Robert again presses a button, and another keyboard pops out. This time, he types in a number combination. 0-1-7-3-4-1-2-8-5-7-9. There's a chime and the door opens.
Robert leads us through the door and into the passage beyond. As the passage again reverses direction and begins a curve to the left, I ask Robert a question. "Why are there so many forks and doors? Wouldn't Captain America worry someone would forget the way?"
"He wanted to make sure that only someone who really wanted to find the Vision, and who knew the way, could find him," replied Robert.
No sooner does Robert finish than we reach another fork, this time a three-way fork. Robert leads us down the right path.
The path now curves right, but slopes down less than before.
After only a few minutes, the path levels off completely and straightens into a corridor about 100 feet long that ends in a sharp right turn. We reach the end of the corridor and round the corner. Then, we stop for a moment to see what is in front of us.
We've emerged into a corridor about 1,000 feet long that ends in a large metal door.
Robert leads us down the corridor and right up the door. Again, he presses a button that causes a keyboard to emerge. He types in a word. E-A-G-L-E. There's another chime. But this time, the door doesn't open. Instead a microphone pops out. Robert leans over and speaks into it.
"I am Robert Stark, descendant of Tony Stark, the Iron Man. Long live the Avengers!"
There's another beep, the microphone retracts back into the door, and the door opens. Robert leads me and Boggs into the vault.
We stop for several moments. I take the vault. It is pretty bare, with a few random devices and chair strewn across the room. But, right in the center of the room is a large stone box. The box looks big enough to fit a person inside.
"Is that…?" I start to ask, but Robert answers before I can finish the question. "Yes. That is where the Vision has slept for 174 years." Without another word, he walks up to the box. Me and Boggs rush to keep up, but keep our distance a bit as Robert places his hands on the side of the box. He unlatches the door, then opens the box.
I gasp as I finally behold the Vision for the first time. He is even more magnificent than the picture of him in 13. He looks remarkably humanlike, but it's easy to tell he's not. His skin is mostly a dark green, though he looks like he's wearing red gloves and tall boots. His face is mostly red, with the sides being green. A glittering golden cape flows from where it attaches on his upper chest all the way down his back to his knees.
But most of all, I find my eyes attracted to his forehead, where a small golden gem sits. Ordinarily, this wouldn't be that interesting. But that gem glows of its accord, and the light within it seems to shift, almost as if it were alive. I find myself unable to take my eyes off this stone. I don't realize I'm leaning forward until Boggs puts a hand on my shoulder to steady me.
Snapped out of my stupor, I ask Robert, "What's that gem in his forehead?"
Robert looks at it too before answering me. "The Mind Stone. One of the Six Infinity Stones. The Infinity Stones are the most powerful objects in the universe, and pre-date the universe itself. Each had its own unique power. The Mind Stone was placed in Vision's head when he was created, ripped from him when he was destroyed, and replaced in his forehead when he was rebuilt."
He stays silent for a few more moments. Then, he motions to me. "Come, Katniss. It is time for you to awaken the Vision."
I step forward until I'm standing just 3 feet from the Vision. Just being in his presence is overwhelming. I turn to look at Robert and ask, "What do I do?"
"Place your hand on his chest. That will awaken him."
I look at Vision again. I take a deep breath, then raise my hand and set it on his chest.
For a few moments, nothing happens. Then, I see a slight glow around my hand. The glow grows to encompass the Vision completely.
I step back as the Vision continues to glow. After a few moments, the glow fades. Then, in a fraction of a second, the Vision opens his eyes.
I'm startled by how human they look. Even though he was pure evil, I feel a certain level of respect for Ultron for designing something so incredible.
Vision looks out and floats out of the box. He looks around at each of us. We don't say a word, captivated by the Vision. Then, he speaks.
"Where am I?"
"Vision," Robert says, "I am Robert Stark, descendant of Tony Stark. You are in the vault where Captain America sealed you away. You have been woken by Katniss Everdeen here," he says as he points to me, "a descendant of the Captain and the leader of the newest generation of Avengers."
Vision looks at me, then stares off into the distance. "Yes," he says slowly, "I see it now. All the records of what has happened, I have accessed them. I see what has happened since I was sealed away. It has been, so long. The world has grown so dark and full of strife in my slumber."
He looks back at me. "Katniss Everdeen," he says, "The Mockingjay. Yes. You are indeed worthy to be the leader of the New Avengers. I will follow you and do what I can to help you rebuild the Avengers. And together, we shall bring peace to the world once more."
I nod to him as a smile starts to cross my face. With the Vision on our side, Snow doesn't stand a chance.
"Come," says Robert, "Let's return to 13. We have much to talk about."
We all prepare to leave. But, as we do, Vision says something I will not forget quickly.
"The world has changed since I was sealed away. And so have many threats facing it. But I sense old enemies waiting for their chance. The rise of the Avengers again has set in motion forces and threats we do not yet understand. We may be fighting to free Panem. But it will not stop there. Now that Katniss Everdeen is here to lead the Avengers as they rise again, everything is about to change, and the world will never be the same again."
And, that's it. Sorry if this chapter was too short. I wrote it at night, so I was tired. But I hope it wasn't too bad.
Now, I'm making two additions to the Avengers roster. In addition to all the Avengers represented in Robert's collection, the Winter Soldier will be returning. Someone will take up the mantle of the Winter Soldier, this time as an Avenger. Also, Finnick will become an Avenger, but he will be his own hero. He will be the only New Avenger to not be a new iteration of one of the old Avengers.
Also, I have decided on two MARVEL villains I would like Snow to re-create; Whiplash and Crimson Dynamo. I have a few others I'm considering, but you will be seeing those two for sure.
Also, it will take a long time to resurrect all the Avengers. Some of the new heroes will not assume their hero's mantle until after the war.
And, finally, an original MARVEL villain will be appearing in this story. I'm considering Loki. But other than that, I will say no more.
Please review. I love to hear from my readers. Let me know who you think will become an Avenger, and which hero you think they will become.
