Next Avengers Heroes of Remnant
ESKK: Well we not enter the endgame of this arc. Yeap its time for the universe to know that Remnant is protect by their mightiest Heroes the Avengers. Though we still have a couple of chapters till then but I digress. Now enough of my rambling lets begins with excelsior!
(Start)
*Insert Tsukiyabureru Time to Smash by TM Revolution
-Nemuru omoi atsumeta asu ga hayaku hoshii-
The Opening song began with a burst of energy as it began to show the crests of each Avenger as it began with James shield being thrown through the screen and was followed by his image. James image had a back image of Captain America as it was clear James was his legacy. The same effect began to happen with the others with differences as Torunn was next with her sword being raised and thunder bursting out from it, next was Weiss and Tony Stake AKA Iron-Man as the two were seen back to back as Weiss looked annoyed while Stark in his youth looked as cocky as ever. Next was Forest and Hulk as the two were seen to be at odds with each other yet still unified under a common goal. Next was Blake and Natasha Romanoff AKA the Black Widow as the two were smiling and shaking hands with each other. Next up was, Francis as it showed him and his far notching up an arrow to fire off side by side showing the family resemblance. Then it was Pym, and his parents as the two smiled to each other with Hank having a hand on his sons shoulder and his wife hugging her son, close.
-Yobiatta hikari o zenbu tokihanatsu toki matteru-
The image was then followed up by Ruby and her mother as the two Marvel Roses high fived each other. Then it showed Azari and T'Chala as the two fist bumped. It began to scroll through the others with Penny and the Vision, Jaune and Rhodes, and finally Nora with Mjolnir.
-koumyou ni uragaesare gomakasareru mitai da
Sekai wa mou kantan ja nai midaredasu byouyomi-
The images began to show each of the Avengers in battle of sorts as they were either training or fighting crime. James with his shield, Weiss with her armor and Glyphs, Torunn with her sword and Asgardian strength, Hawkeye with his bow and arrow, Blake and her Widow gear, Hulk and his unstoppable power. It then moved onto the others as it began with Ruby as Ms. Marvel while holding her mother's Captain Marvel Helmet almost seeming ready to put it on, then it was Jaune in the War Machine Armor ready to fly off into battle, following him up was Nora who had Mjolnir ready for battle, then came Penny as the Vision who phased through the wall and fired a laser from her head.
-houchi shite yamanu sunuuzu no (Break it, time to SMASH!)-
The screen then showed Cinder as she then transformed into her true form as Hela before swiping her scepter that held the Mind stone to show her army the Chitauri and the Grimm.
-Setsubou ni yatto kizuku furi-
The screen then showed all the Avengers as well as the Huntsman like Qrow and the Vytal competitors. It then showed a portal opening in the sky and from it the Chitauri were seen pouring in as James and Ruby saw this. The two then nodded to each other and in turn charged at the foes as Hela leading the charge herself sent forth her Chitauri and Grimm. When the two forces clashed a huge burst of light was seen as it obscured the image in light for a moment.
-Nemuru omoi atsumeta asu ga hayaku hoshii yobiatta hikari o zenbu tokihanatsu toki matteru-
The screen began a montage of each primary Avenger in action going in the order of James, Torunn, Weiss, Francis, Blake, and the Hulk.
-hitori ja nai no o yakusoku to iu nara
Shinjikitte nozomu kodou ga yurusarete eru mirai o-
The song was approaching the climax as it then showed the 'Mighty Avengers,' as first it was Ruby, then her sister Yang as Yang had some help from a man with a red star on his own prosthetic limb, then came Nora with Mjolnir, then was Penny again taking out multiple Grimm and Chitauri, up next was Jaune in the War Machine armor firing off missiles at the Grimm, and surprisingly topping it off was Ren who was accompanied by the image of a woman with weapons akin to wings.
It began to climax as the two groups of heroes gathered together and then saw Hela who was accompanied by the image of Salem who had the Infinity Gauntlet and in turn they charged head first to her.
-Tsukiyabureru!-
When the Charge finished the Avengers were seen standing in the void of the God of Light before it change to the view of Avengers Tower as the opening came to an end.
*End OST
(Start Ozpin offices)
Pyrrha and Ozpin were sitting at the desk in the office talking about the final round of the Tournament, as Pyrrha found out she made it in the semi-finals as Ozpin said to her, "Well, it comes as no surprise that they've chosen you to move onto the final round of the tournament. Your performance has been exemplary."
"Thank you professor Ozpin, but I would never have made it this far without my teammates," Pyrrha said a she knew she could not have taken all the credit with Jaune's strategy plans, and her other teammates support, as she may be strong and skill in her own rights, she can't take on every team solo.
"Personally I think it's the other way around." Qrow said as he was leaning on the wall.
Pyrrha was surprised to see this person as she didn't even sense his Aura. "I'm sorry but I don't believe we've been introduced." Pyrrha said as she was trying to be nice.
"Name's Qrow." Qrow said looking to Pyrrha who saw the drunken Huntsman.
"Qrow is a trusted colleague of mine." Ozpin said as Pyrrha felt something wasn't right here.
"Professor, if you don't mind me asking, why have you called us up here?" Pyrrha asked as she looked to Ozpin with some confusion.
"Please, take a seat." Ozpin said as he was being calm about this to which Pyrrha obliged if it meant getting answers.
"What is your favorite fairy tale?" Ozpin asked as he looked to Pyrrha who was surprised by this.
"I'm sorry?" Pyrrha said being caught off guard.
"Fairy tales. Stories from your childhood. Surely you must remember some of them." Ozpin said as Pyrrha looked confused but did have a few she remembered.
"Well there is the tale of the two brothers, the shallow sea; the girl in the tower." Pyrrha listed off as Pyrrha heard this.
"What about the story of the seasons?" Ozpin asked as he leaned forward as this one was one Pyrrha was very familiar with.
"Oh of course. A Callous old man who refuses to leave his home is visited by four travelling sisters. The first understands his reclusive nature and urges him to use his time of solitude to reflect and meditate. The Second brings him fruits and flowers, tending to his crops and revitalizing his garden. The third warms the man's heart, convincing him to step outside and embrace the world around him. And the fourth and final sister begs him to look at all he has and be thankful. In return for their kindness, the man grants the maidens incredible powers so that they may continue to help others all over the world. They graciously accept and promise to share their gifts with the people of Remnant until the end of days." Pyrrha said remembering the story like the back of her hand.
"Winter, spring, summer, and fall. The Four Maidens." Pyrrha said remembering when she was told the story. "My mother loves that story." Pyrrha said as Ozpin looked and saw he was off to a good start.
"Would you believe me if I told you that one's been around since I was a boy?" Ozpin began as Pyrrha was now confused but then took it as a small joke about Ozpin's age.
Pyrrha began laughing as clearly she thought it was a joke. "You're not that old, Professor." Pyrrha said as she calmed down a bit.
Ozpin turned from playful to deadly serious in a millisecond. "Well, would you believe me if I told you it was true?" He asked as Pyrrha looked shocked and confused.
Pyrrha was silent for a moment, then gives an uneasy chuckle. "I beg your pardon?" Pyrrha asked as she was shocked by this.
"What if I told you that there were four maidens existing in this world that could wield such tremendous power, without Dust?" Ozpin asked seriously as Pyrrha heard this.
Pyrrha tried to make sense of this development. "You mean... like a Semblance?" She asked but Ozpin had a counter for that one.
Ozpin gave her a small smile as he delivers his secret. "Like Magic." Ozpin said as this surprised Pyrrha to no end.
Pyrrha looks down. "I…" All of this was starting to confuse her even more.
"Yeah. First time hearing this, it's pretty crazy." Qrow added suddenly catching Pyrrha off guard.
Pyrrha turns her gaze from Qrow back to Ozpin again, amazed. "You're serious?" Pyrrha asked in shock to this.
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Ozpin asked as he knew the danger they were all in. Especially if Salem is hunting the Infinity Stones. Ozpin knew of Salem's power and knew if anyone can use them without being destroyed it would be Salem. After all the God of Light gave her immortality while the Grimm Pool gave her the destructive power of the Grimm as well as the Grimm's power to adapt between battles. If Salem uses those stones they would destroy her first but when she regenerates she'd be given more power for it until she is able to use them.
Pyrrha saw the serious look in Ozpin's face and quickly realized he wasn't joking. "No." Pyrrha said as she was now worried. "But... Why... why are you telling me this?" Pyrrha asked struggling to find the right words as she knew there was a reason for this.
Ozpin glanced at Qrow, who nods his approval, before looking into Pyrrha's eyes. "We are telling you this, Pyrrha Nikos because we believe that you may be next in line to receive the Fall Maiden's powers." Ozpin said as Pyrrha was surprised by this.
Pyrrha eyes grow wider and wider until she realizes what he said. "We?" She asked and at that moment, the elevator doors open, and she saw Glynda Goodwitch, and General James Ironwood step out.
Ironwood walks in as he straightens his tie and Glynda fixes her glasses. "Sorry we're late." Glynda said as she walked in with Ironwood. Pyrrha was overwhelmed as she narrowed her eyes at Ozpin. "Wait, what is this? Who are you?" Pyrrha asked as she saw this and was very concerned now.
Goodwitch coming forward with Ironwood and Qrow, spreading her hands and trying to sound reassuring. "You know who we are. We're still the same teachers and Headmasters you met when you arrived at Beacon." Glynda said as she looked to Pyrrha.
Qrow had a dark grin before he continued to speak. "But we've got a little part-time job." Qrow said as he looked to Pyrrha.
Ironwood had his steely gaze on Pyrrha. "We are the protectors of the world." James said as the words left his mouth with some disdain showing that he had a direct view of Avengers Tower who were doing the job better than any of them.
"And we need your help." Ozpin stated as he looked to the Champion fighter. Unaware to anyone here Glynda made an ever so subtle smirk as for a moment her eyes turned emerald green before returning to their normal forest green color.
(Scene Break Heli-Carrier)
The Avengers had returned to the Heli-Carrier as Azari and Pym stayed behind with the Auxiliary Team at Beacon. Torunn would be moving on to the Singles round and people are a bit worried how it would turn out if it came down to Yang vs Torunn. Not for any chaos but more for… collateral damage.
But right now Weiss and Forest were working on the Scepter to track down the Cube. Forest had a scanner on it while Weiss was on a computer eating blueberries. "Ok if our hunch is right and the Cube and Scepter are similar in Gama Readings we can use these same readings to track it down." Forest said as he made a note of this. "Problem is it will take us weeks to process it all." Forest said as Weiss had a counter argument for it.
"But if we bypass their mainframe with a direct route to the homeware cluster we can clock this at about 600 teraflops." Weiss said as she worked at her station.
"Ms. Schnee you never cease to amaze me with that IQ of yours." Forest said as Weiss laughed a bit.
"Yeah." Weiss said as she began to walk over to Forest. "But if the whole teaching thing doesn't work out you should head to Atlas and work for me. Top ten floors is all R&D total candy land for you." Forest said as she walked around Forest.
"Thanks but the last time I was in Atlas… I kind of leveled downtown… and uptown." Forest said as Weiss shrugged a bit.
"Well I promise a stress free environment but your call in the end." Weiss said as she walked away and got back to work.
"Any progress?" James asked as he walked in hoping for something.
"Some but I also have some thoughts on my head." Weiss said as she walked around with a bag of blueberries. "Why did Fury call us in now of all times? What isn't he telling us?" Weiss asked as she looked to the duo. "I mean seriously does no one think Fury is hiding something?" Weiss asked as she looked to her friends here.
"What makes you say that?" James asked as he was a bit confused.
"James he's a spy THE spy his secrets have secrets." Weiss said as she looked to James. "Is bothering Forest also isn't it?" Weiss asked as she looked to Forest.
"Uh don't bring me into this I just wanna finish my work here and." Forest began but now James wanted to know.
"Professor." James said as Forest saw he was trapped here.
Forest then sighed and began to remove his glasses to explain things as best he could. "A light for mankind Cinder's jab at Fury." Forest began as James remembered that.
"I heard it." James said as Forest nodded to this.
"I think that was meant for you." Forest said while looking over to Weiss and pointing to her. "Even if Cinder and Loki didn't know about the tower it was still all over the news." Forest said as he looked to the group. "It has a self-sustaining energy source that building will run itself for a year right?" Forest asked as Weiss nodded.
"Yes see at the moment I'm kind of the only name in clean energy with my prototype." Weiss said as James heard this. "See where we're going with this?" Weiss asked as James saw it as well.
"So why didn't SHIELD bring her in on this?" Forest asked as he looked to James.
"I should probably look into that once my Decryption program runs its course to break into all of SHIELD's secured files." Weiss said taking out her scroll to observe the progress of it.
"Wait Weiss did you say." James began but Weiss cut her off.
"Friday has been running it since I arrived at the bridge and in a few hours I'll know every dirty secret SHIELD has tried to hide." Weiss said as she looked to James.
"And yet you wonder why they didn't bring you in?" James asked still remembering Weiss's little stick with Ultron.
"An intelligence organization that fears intelligence is never a good sign James." Weiss countered as she looked to the Soldier.
"I think Cinder and Loki are trying to wind us up." James said as he looked to Weiss. "They both want to start a war and if we don't focus they win." James said as Weiss rolled her eyes to this.
"Mr. Rogers please tell me none of this smells off to you?" Forest asked as James had to admit they had a point.
"Just find the cube." James said as he had some things to look into on the Heli-Carrier.
Once James was gone none of them saw James make his way to the SHIELD Vaults as they went back to work. "He's not wrong Ms. Schnee Cinder has the jump on us." Forest said as Weiss rolled her eyes.
"What Cinder has is a chunk of volatile Dust in her hands and when it goes off in her face I'll be there to see it." Weiss said as she kept working.
"And I'm sure I'm going to read all about it." Forest said as Weiss then sighed to this.
"Professor why do you still see the Hulk as a curse?" Weiss asked surprising Forest to no end. "I mean I have a cluster of Shrapnel trying every second to get to my heart and this thing here." Weiss said gesturing to the glowing circle of light on her chest. "It stops it." Weiss said as she saw Forest kept working.
"Then you don't know me that well. The only reason Hulk is helping you is because you don't go out of your way to shoot or attack him. Every time he comes out it's a living nightmare. I'm lucky I got him to agree to be the good guy especially when he can't come out when I'm teaching." Forest said as he did his work.
"Professor." Weiss began while moving the data way from Forest. "I ran the numbers and that much Gama exposure during your accident by all logic should have killed you that day." Weiss said as she looked to Forest.
"So you're saying the Hulk… the other guy saved my life?" Forest asked with a small scoff. "Nice sentiment but what did he save me from exactly?" Forest asked as Weiss shrugged.
"Supposed we'll have to wait and see, after all the Hulk is becoming a hero now… and the Hulk is a part of you. Maybe he saved your life to save others." Weiss suggested as this left Forest at a lost now.
"You may not enjoy the answer." Forest said as Weiss smirked a bit.
"Well we'll see about that." Weiss said as the two got back to work.
(Cinder's Cell)
Cinder was using her magic to keep herself entertained in the Cell. She knew the plan was moving smoothly as this was perfect. Her father deals with the Maiden and the signal is made informing her team to move in and retrieve Cinder herself and the Scepter. As Cinder stopped for a moment she stood and walked about mentally debating if she should call Fury for those Magazines he offered her before.
Just then she stopped as she smirked a bit knowing full well someone had arrived to her Cell. She turned around and in turn saw Blake the Black Widow here. "So they send the traitor of traitors." Cinder said knowing of Blake's old allegiances to the White Fang. "First you help the Schnee, then you betray the Fang, so who will you be betraying this time, SHIELD, the Avengers, or your teammates?" Cinder taunted as she approached Blake.
"I just came here for answers what does the White Fang hope to gain from helping you?" Blake asked as she glared at Cinder.
"Oh worried for your friend or worried about your checkered past come out?" Cinder taunted further as Blake kept her cool against Cinder.
"Stop dancing around the question and answer me!" Blake demanded as she glared at Cinder.
"Fine if you must know there a means to an end." Cinder confessed as she shrugged off Blake's question there.
"How?" Blake asked as Cinder smirked to Blake.
"Does the name Adam Taurus ring a bell?" Cinder asked as she smirked to Blake newfound undivided attention. All too easy for Cinder to break with words alone as she even saw Blake cringe a bit in response to that very familiar name. "He has a gift to bend people to his will to make them follow his orders though his main strength comes from one all-knowing power… fear." Cinder said as she smirked torts Blake small physical responses to each work spoken.
"And why the Fang?" Blake asked as she needed to put this to rest with Cinder.
"Simple at the time I needed them." Cinder said as she walked to the side. "But now thanks to you my plans have been derails left and right that I only barely managed to salvage it." Cinder said as she glared at Blake for a bit. "You won't like that because in the end you know Adam is coming for you and you alone." Cinder asked as she saw Blake began to weaken from this. "I do wonder how it will be when he comes marching through killing off everyone and everything you've ever loved making his way torts you. Then running you through allowing you to bleed out for the last image of your life to be you closest of friends being slaughtered before you." Cinder said as Blake began to take a step back from the Maiden.
"That won't happen." Blake defended as she glared at Cinder.
"Oh will it? Despite being the 'Black Widow,' you're bathed in bloody red." Cinder said as she sat on a chair they had given her here. "Ghira Belladonna Kali Belladonna your parents correct?" Cinder added as she smirked sinisterly at Blake who went wide eyed. "I wonder how they will react to learning that their own daughter their own flesh and blood was responsible for the slaughter of many humans and Faunus alike." Cinder said as she began to make her way to the wall. "Do you think saving a world filled with arrogant weak people less virtues then you will change your past?" Cinder taunted as she looked to Blake.
"This is the basis sentimentality no more than the mindset of a pathetic child." Cinder said as she glared at Blake who stood there taking it all. "You lie and kill in the service of liars and killers." Cinder said as she remembered everything until now the Avengers were part of. All their fights all their battles thus far had a common factor collateral damage, innocent people hurt, without homes, or dead because of the hubris of the Avengers. "You may think yourself above that, believe you have some moral code but regardless they are and always have been as well as will be a part of you and they will never go away." Cinder said as she glared at Blake.
Cinder then slammed her hand on the wall glaring at Blake who turned away seemingly weeping in horror. "This is my bargain you pathetic child playing at adulthood I will point Adam to all that you love and care for and I will make you watch as he kills them all slowly and intimately mauling animal." Cinder said as she looked to Blake.
"You're a monster." Blake was heard as she was seemingly shell shocked at Cinder's words.
Cinder then laughed in response as she reeled back a bit. "Oh no you brought the Monster on board, tried to make it a hero also." Cinder taunted as then all of a sudden the weeping stopped.
"So Forest that's your play." Blake said as she turned to Cinder who was shocked to see this. Blake then began to leave as she was already on the scroll. "Cinder wants to let the Hulk out keep Forest in the lab and send Torunn there. I'm already on my way." Blake said as she took her leave of Cinder but then stopped. "Sorry Cinder." Blake began as she looked to Cinder. "You're not the only one here with the silver tongue of a snake." Blake said before she left Cinder's cell.
(Meanwhile with James)
James was in SHIELD's vault as he noticed some old wooden boxes about. As he saw them he set them on the table before opening each of them carefully and was shocked at what he saw inside. The emblems on them and the design was dead giveaways from historical text back on his Earth as he saw it all. "You have got to be kidding me." James said as inside was the familiar red emblem with a skull that had tentacles coming from the bottom of it.
This was the emblem for Hydra and if they existed here as they did on his Earth then either A this world already had a Captain America who didn't make it to today or B they found a way to beat them. That didn't matter though as he had some choice words with Nick Fury himself.
(Back at Beacon Elevators)
Pyrrha was silent as herself, Qrow, Glynda, Ironwood, and Ozpin rode the Elevator down. "Where are we going?" She asked apprehensively as the elevator beeped with each floor they passed.
"The vault. Under the school." Ozpin answered as he looked to Pyrrha with sympathy for her.
The elevator continues downward through the vertical tunnel of dark green lights until it opens its doors and their passengers step out, with Pyrrha being the last to leave as she absorbs the sight of the large, sparsely-lit hallway she is now being lead through. Glynda waits up for her behind the others keeping a smirk hidden unaware someone else was arriving at the Elevator.
"I'm sure you must have questions." The Telekinetic Huntress said knowing feelings that Pyrrha is experiencing right now.
Pyrrha was still taking it all in. "Maybe one, or two... I still don't understand. You said I was next in line to receive the Maiden's power. What do you mean by that?" Pyrrha asked as she tried to figure all of this out.
"The Maidens have existed for thousands of years. But much like in nature, the seasons change. No two summers are alike. When a Maiden dies, her power leaves her body and seeks out a new host, ensuring that the seasons are never lost, and that no individual can hold on to that power forever." Glynda said as she led Pyrrha through the hall.
"So, how does the power choose?" The Red Gladiator asked her but it was Qrow who answered instead.
Qrow looked over his shoulder. "Through a series of stupid and convoluted rules." Qrow said as Glynda heard the drunken huntsman.
Goodwitch scowled at the drunk man. "Qrow." Glynda scolded as she glared at Qrow but something was off about her glare.
"Hey, don't get mad 'cause I'm right." Qrow retorted as they kept walking.
Goodwitch gazed back to Pyrrha, explaining it all carefully. "At first, the only thing that was certain was that the powers were specifically passed on to young women. But as time went on, it was discovered that the selection process was much more... intimate." Glynda explained carefully as Pyrrha heard this.
Pyrrha had a concerned. "... Intimate?" Pyrrha asked as the red head needed more information on this.
"Basically last person who was on the Maiden's mind is the first candidate as a Maiden." Glynda said as she tried her best to explain it all to Pyrrha.
"Unless said person is an old hag or some guy making our job of finding them a lot harder." Qrow explained as he stayed with the group.
"Why tell me all of this now? Why not wait until I've graduated?" Pyrrha asked not getting the sense of this.
Qrow shrugged. "Honestly, we've run out of time. I don't know if you've not noticed, but things are getting a lot scarier out in the world. Tensions are high. Grimm are growing stronger, more prevalent. Super powered types are popping up all over the world. And it's not going to be long before the peace we've been enjoying for so long goes out the window." Qrow said as he looked to them.
Pyrrha felt her stomach drop. "You're not... talking about a war?" Pyrrha asked as she was worried about that.
Ironwood shook his head. "Not a war between nations." Ironwood said as Ozpin heard what he said and knew Salem would become a much bigger threat now that she was hunting the Infinity Stones.
"We can fill you on the details once we know that you're with us. For now, all you need to know is that one of the Maidens has been attacked. And for the first time in history, part of her power was stolen." Qrow said seriously as if his casual demeanor instantly vanished.
A humming of electricity is heard as the group comes to their destination at the end of the hallway: A large machine with lit screens hooked up to two rectangular pods, one of which is upright to show through the glass window a young girl dressed in minimal clothing with a burn scar over her left eye and across her face.
Pyrrha stepped forward hesitantly. "Is that…" Pyrrha asked as the group who brought her here to this hidden vault must knew who it was.
Ozpin sighs heavily. "The current Fall Maiden, Amber." Ozpin said as he looked to the girl.
Pyrrha was trying to hold herself. "She's... still alive." Pyrrha said as she saw the state she was in as it seems it was only prolonging the inevitable.
"For now. We're using state of the art Atlas technology to keep her stable. But there is a lot about this situation that is... unprecedented." Ironwood sternly stated looking at Amber as Pyrrha saw this.
"What do you mean?" Pyrrha began as she was even more worried now. "Won't... her power... just transfer to the next host?" Pyrrha asked Ironwood as that made sense the most.
Qrow had an exasperated look. "Look who's been listening! She is smart." He whispered to Ozpin at that last part.
Ironwood nodded. "Under normal circumstances, yes. But this is a delicate situation. It's not uncommon for the last thoughts of the slain to be of their attacker. And to make matters worse, no one's seen the power split like this before. For all we know, it will seek out its other half." Ironwood said as Pyrrha saw this and began to put the pieces together.
"... Her assailant." Pyrrha said as she realized why this would be bad here.
Ozpin turned to Pyrrha as she was right. "And that would not bode well for any of us." Ozpin said as he knew that if Salem gets both the Maidens and the Infinity Stones all would be lost against her.
"If all of this is true why keep it a secret?" Pyrrha asked as she wanted answers. "If this girl is so important if we're truly on the brink of war why not tell, everyone?" Pyrrha asked as she wanted a straight answer here.
It was then Glynda who spoke up as it seemed almost like she was trying to get closer to Amber. "From what we understand it used to be common knowledge." Glynda said being as calm and understanding as she could be.
"Excuse me?" Pyrrha asked as she looked to them all on this.
Qrow pulls out the familiar flask. "How do you think legends and fairy tales get started? Even the craziest ones come from somewhere." He takes a swig as he knew how hard this was to handle even while sober.
"Our group was founded in order to protect both mankind and the Maidens. Those hungry for power hunted them with the hope of inheriting their strength." Glynda said as Pyrrha paid close attention to their words.
Qrow then finished his drink before he lowered his flask. "And as you can imagine, the ones that succeeded weren't exactly the ones you'd want to have unimaginable power." Qrow said as he knew what this meant for a lot of people.
"And so our brotherhood chose to remove the Maidens from the public eye, allowing their existence to fade away into legend." Ironwood stated as he looked to them.
"The things we're telling you go against hundreds of years of human history and religion." Glynda added as this was fact.
"No one would want to believe us. It would cause an uproar." The General of Atlas said looking at Pyrrha.
"It would cause panic. And we all know what that would bring to clawing at our Kingdom's walls." Ozpin turns his gaze away from the others. "Which is why we would like to…" Ozpin began with a solemn look on his face only for Pyrrha to cut her off.
"I'll do it. If you believe that this will help humanity… then I will become your Fall Maiden. That's what you wanted, isn't it?" Pyrrha asked with resolve unaware that Glynda had gotten close enough to do something if she wanted to… or if she wasn't Glynda to begin with.
"It is, but I'm afraid it's not that simple. Given Amber's condition, you won't be able to inherit her power naturally. However, General Ironwood believes he has a solution." Ozpin said as he stepped toward Pyrrha but he did not like where this was going.
"For the past few years, Atlas has been studying Aura from a more scientific standpoint; how it works, what's it made of, how it can be used. We've made... significant strides. And we believe we've found a way to capture it." Ironwood said as some of those strides went against moral and ethical codes left and right.
Qrow rolled his eyes as he gestures to the two girls here. "Capture it and cram it into something else. Or in your case…" HE began as he looked to Pyrrha who was horrified at this.
Pyrrha glanced at Ironwood. "That's…" Pyrrha began as James saw this.
"Classified." He said as Pyrrha would beg to differ on such a subject.
Pyrrha couldn't believe what she's hearing. "... Wrong!" She yelled as Glynda glared at Ironwood.
"The feeling is mutual. But desperate times call for desperate measures." Glynda said as she didn't agree with this but Amber was suffering enough already.
Ironwood glared at her back. "And these are indeed desperate times. We can't transfer Amber's power to you, but we can give you what those powers are bound to." Ironwood said as he looked to Pyrrha.
"The feeling is mutual. But desperate times call for desperate measures." Glynda said as she didn't agree with this but Amber was suffering enough already.
Ironwood glared at her back. "And these are indeed desperate times. We can't transfer Amber's power to you, but we can give you what those powers are bound to." Ironwood said as Pyrrha knew what that meant.
"... Her Aura." Pyrrha said in shock as the poor girl couldn't wrap her mind around of what's going or what she's getting herself into.
Ozpin closed his eyes as he bore the expression of grief. "Her life would become intertwined with yours. The question is...:" Ozpin began but it was Qrow who spoke up.
"What's that going to do to you?" Qrow said as it showed by tone alone how high the stakes were.
"You have an important decision before you, Miss Nikos. There's no guarantee this transfer will work. And there's no telling if you will be the same person if it does. I advise you to take time on this matter. But understand that before the Vytal Festival is over, we will need your answer…" Ozpin said with a hint of guilt in his tone.
"The assailant that attacked the Fall Maiden has made their first move. And there's no telling when their next move will be." Ozpin said as just then a new voice was heard.
"EVERYONE GET AWAY FROM HER!" Came the voice of Glynda from down the hall causing all eyes to fall to it. They were all shocked to see another Glynda running in as she had her weapon drawn.
Ironwood was shocked as he then looked to the Glynda they brought here who then smirked sinisterly and turned into none other than Loki.
"We've been tricked!" Ozpin called out as Loki then pointed his daggers out.
"And successfully to boot." Loki said as he then jumped back and stabbed the first dagger into the panel causing it to short circuit. HE then used his magic causing the group to be blasted back only for Glynda to jump through. But alas it was too late as the glass shattered and in turn Amber found a dagger stabbed into her chest causing her go gasp in shock and pain to it. He then twisted it before stabbing her head and in turn ending her life.
The result was as expected the power shot out and avoided Pyrrha as it flew to become whole once more. "We need to call Fury now!" Qrow said as he knew Nick had Cinder the half-Maiden on his ship.
"What how?" Pyrrha began trying to wrap her mind around this new event.
(Back on the Heli-Carrier Lab)
Weiss and Forest were relaxing in the lab when they saw Nick Fury walk in. "What are you doing Ms. Schnee." Nick said as his crew detected a foreign program entering the Heli-Carrier's data hubs.
"I could be asking you the same thing Director Fury." Weiss said as she ate some more blueberries.
"You're supposed to be looking for the cube." Fury said as he glared at the two geniuses.
"We are the model is locked and we're sweeping for the signature now. The minute we have a hit we'll have the location within half a mile." Forest said pointing to the program in question.
"We'll get Torunn's cube back study it a bit return it no must no fuss." Weiss said as she focused on her work just before the other program picked something up. "By the way don't mind me asking but what is phase 2 exactly?" Weiss asked just as James came in and dropped a rifle on the table.
"Phase 2 is SHIELD uses the cube to make weapons." James said as he looked to the trio here. "Sorry the computer was moving slow for my taste." James said as he looked to his friends.
"Rogers I can explain this we gathered everything related to the Tesseract this does not mean." Fury began as Weiss then cut in.
"I'm sorry Nick." Weiss said as she then showed the blueprints of a missile. "But can you explain this?" Weiss asked as she showed the prints.
"I guess Weiss had the right idea to have some contingencies." James said as he glared at Fury knowing he should have seen this coming from SHIELD.
Just then Torunn and Blake walked in as they saw the event taking place. "Did you know about this?" Forest asked as he looked to Blake.
"Professor you should probably remove yourself from the situation." Blake said as they didn't need a Hulk related incident with Cinder's plans playing out.
"Oh I don't think so I was in the wilds outside the Kingdom as a doctor I was pretty well removed." Forest said as he glared at Blake.
"Cinder is manipulating you." Blake said as she walked forward.
"Is Glynda by chance an agent here? Because she was the one who talked me into coming back to this mad house." Forest said as he looked to them. "You may not realize but I'm not leaving because you all got a little twitchy what I want to know is WHY SHIELD plans on using the cube to build weapons of mass destruction?" Forest demanded as Nick sighed in response knowing they had to know his reasons.
"Because of her." Nick said as he then showed the image of Summer Rose. "When Captain Marvel arrived she had a grudge match with the Kree that leveled an entire village. Thanks to this we learned that not only are we not alone but we are hopelessly and hilariously outgunned." Nick said as they all heard this.
"So what does that make Ruby?" James asked as he glared at Nick.
"What does that make your Asgardians here?" Nick asked gesturing to Torunn.
"My people and my father want nothing but peace with Remnant." Torunn defended as she glared at Nick.
"But you're not the only people are you? The Asgardians, the Kree, and the Skrull are just to name a few. And kicker is you're not the only threats out there." Nick said as he went deeper into his explanation. "Remnant is filling up with people who can't be matched and who can't be controlled." Nick explained as he looked to the Avengers.
"So what you think you can control the cube?" James asked as he glared at Nick Fury.
"Fury if you go and work on the cube it will send out a signal informing all the realms all of the universe that Remnant is ready for a higher form of War." Torunn said as she knew Asgardian artifacts like that should not be tampered with lightly.
"Higher form of war?" James asked as that was news for him.
"Our hands were forced we had to come up with something and your cube information was at the wrong place at the right time." Nick said as he looked to Torunn.
"A deterrent because that always calms everything right now." Weiss said as she glared at Fury.
"Remind me again how your family had made its fortune beyond Dust?" Nick asked as James then stepped up.
"I'm sure if Weiss still made weapons she'd be neck deep in it." James said as Weiss was caught off guard.
"Now hold on that slander since when did this become about me?" Weiss said as James glared at her.
"Isn't everything, oh woe is me and my father, oh woe is me and my legacy; oh woe is me that I complain about everything because I'm rich." James said as he glared at Weiss all of the Avengers acting out of sorts here.
"I thought the people of Remnant would be more advanced than this." Torunn said as Nick then glared at her.
"Excuse me I wasn't part of the group of kids who came to your world and started trashing everything in sight while fighting." Nick said as he looked over to Torunn as a huge argument began to break out.
"Are you all really that naïve? SHIELD monitors all potential threats." Blake said as Forest had his two cents to give.
"And Captain Vale here isn't a possible threat Ms. Belladonna?" Forest said gesturing to James.
"We all are." Blake said as everyone began to go at each other's throats verbally as unknown to them Cinder's plan was moving as intended for the Scepter was acting as a beacon for her team to come in.
(Cinder's group)
Mercury, Emerald, and Adam were in the stolen SHIELD Drop ship as they waited for the signal which Emerald kept a look out for. Just then she saw the sight of the Fall Maidens Powers fly through the sky torts the Heli-Carrier and knew what that meant. That was their signal as around them the White Fang began to gear up for an assault on the SHIELD Heli-Carrier itself.
"Transport six-six-five-oh. Please relay your form code. Got you on the computer but not on the data log. What is your haul? Over." An agent says over an intercom as the White Fang kept driving.
"Arms to ammunition. Over." The pilot replies as they knew that was a lie in a sense as they had the arms and ammunition to deliver but not in what they were thinking.
(Back in the Lab)
The Argument kept going but it was better controlled now as Torunn was already speaking. "You speak of control, yet you court chaos!" Torunn yells as she glared at the Nick and her teammates.
"It's his MO, isn't it? I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're- we're a time bomb." Forest stated stressed out of her mind.
"You need to step away." Fury says to Forest as Francis was nowhere to be seen right now to help.
"Or what afraid I'll let the Hulk out?" Forest asked as he glared at Fury.
"Among other things." Nick said as he looked to Forest.
"Luckily we plan for this." Weiss said as James then had another one.
"Oh like you plan for everything." James said as he glared at Weiss. "Yeah Jaune told me about your contingencies to neutralize all of us. How about we talk about that?" James offered as Weiss glared at him.
"You know we pose the biggest threat to Remnant if we're not bashing the bad guys we're bashing each other." Weiss said as James glared at her.
"None of us would do that to you." James said as Weiss glared at him.
"Then your idiots." Weiss said as it was clear something was about to happen.
(Francis)
Francis was lounging about on the Heli-Carrier when he noticed a stray drop ship flying about outside. He looked intently at it when he saw the back hatch opened with someone standing on it. He looked closer and saw a familiar head of green there as he went wide eyed in response.
"Oh boy." Francis said as he saw her aiming her guns at one of the engines. He then got up as he saw her aim away from the engine and fire the gun showing it wasn't a bullet but a projectile. "No! No! No! No! No! No! NO!" Francis called out as he went to sound the Heli-Carriers emergency alarms fast.
(Back at the Lab)
"Come on Weiss you have a contingency for me so let's go a few round put the armor on." James said as he glared at Weiss.
It was then that Torunn began to laugh as she saw this. "You people are so petty, and tiny." Torunn said as she saw what was going one here.
"Yeah, this is a team." Forest says sarcastically second guessing why he even came back to this mad house here.
"Agent Belladonna, would you escort Dr. Banner back to his…" Fury states only for Forest to shout out against it.
"WHERE? YOU RENTED MY ROOM!" Forest yelled being fully aware of the cage Shield has for him.
"The cell was just…" Fury starts but stopped when Forest had cut him off.
"IN CASE YOU NEEDED TO KILL ME. BUT YOU CAN'T, I KNOW, I TRIED!" Forest countered as he surprised everyone with what he said. He stops to breath and looks as everyone stares at him. "…I got low. I didn't see an end to my condition so I put a bullet in my mouth and the other guy spit it out. So, I moved on, I focused on helping other people. I was good until you dragged me back into this freak show and put everyone here at risk." Forest said calmly to everyone and then focuses in on his Beacon Students
"You all know my secret how I stay calm. But you wanna really see how it works?" He asks calmly yet a bit angrily with everyone watching him.
During this Fury and Blake slowly reach for their guns as James saw what Forest had in his hand. "Professor put down the scepter." James ordered as in turn Forest looks down, surprised, to see the spear in his hand. The monitor makes a noise, signaling the Tesseract has been located.
He then puts the scepter back on the table and walks over to the screen on the other side of the room. "Sorry, class. You don't get to see my party trick again after all." Forest said as he began to get the information off the computer program.
"Have you located the Tesseract?" Torunn asked as she looked over to Forest with hope.
"I'll get there faster." Weiss said as Torunn then stepped in to stop Weiss.
"The Tesseract belongs on Asgard, no human is a match for it." Torunn urged as she opted to stop Weiss from going after the Asgardian Artifact.
Weiss rolled her eyes and goes to leave only for James to hold her back. "You're not going alone!" He says holding her shoulder as they needed a plan to work with.
Weiss then smacked his hand away and glared at him. "What you gonna stop me from making another Ultron?" Weiss said as she knew for a fact no one forgave her for that incident with Ultron.
"Put on the suit, let's find out!" James challenged as he was ready to throw down here.
"I will smack you with your own shield James." Weiss threatened as James glared at her the same way he did to Francis when they first met back on Earth.
"Put on the suit." James challenged through grit teeth glaring at Weiss intently.
Meanwhile Forest was looking over the data and was soon wide eyed at the location of the cube. "Oh my Gods." Forest said with eyes widened with a pure shocked expression on his face.
Just then Francis ran in in a panic as he looked to them. "Everyone get down!" Francis called out pushing his friends to cover.
(Back outside Cinder's team)
Adam had a detonator in his hand that he then activated causing the projectile to go off with a powerful explosion. The blast ended up destroying one of the engines and causing more damage than that.
(Back in the Lab)
The explosion reached the lab as well as everyone was sent flying in different directions. Though the damage could have been worst of Francis had not arrived when he did. James and Weiss ended at the entry way area while Torunn and Fury ended up behind the table with Francis. But Blake and Forest ended up in an equipment room at a lower level of said room.
(James and Weiss)
The two quickly scrambled to their feet as they saw the chaos hit. "Put on the suit." James ordered as Weiss understood.
"No need to tell me twice." Weiss said before the duo left to grab their gear.
(Blake and Forest)
SHIELD Agents were all scrambling to get ready as they grabbed weapons while the Heli-Carrier was entering defensive locked down mode. Blake found her leg pinned under pipes as she tried to get out. "Dammit." Blake cursed as she tried to get free before looking over to Forest. To her shock and horror Forest was starting to transform into Hulk as she saw the early warning signs on his demeanor. "Please be a good thing." Blake hoped as they may need the Hulk on their side now.
(Adam, Mercury and Emerald)
The trio walked in as Mercury and Emerald hounded on either side of Adam to rescue Cinder and extract the Scepter give to them by Loki. Adam signals his men to kick in the vent and they do before he began barking orders. "Keep their engine down and make your way to the detention cells. Any humans you see kill them off." Adam said as he then walked forth. "I have a traitor to visit." Adam said as he wasn't going to let Blake get away from him this time.
(James and Weiss)
The duo were seen running through a dim, debris-filled hall as SHIELD Agents were seen moving with purpose. "Find engine three. They reported that it's shut down, so were going to have to fix it. I'll meet you there." Weiss said as she looked to James.
"Got it." James said as he ran off to meet Weiss at the designated meet point.
Weiss was left alone as she began to enter a storage tech room and pulled out her scroll and pressed a button opening the container here. From there her Iron-Heart armor was seen as she made her way torts it. She then pressed another button and in turn activating the armor in question.
(With Blake and Forest)
The duo were in the dimly lit room as Forest was doing his best to hold back the rage and with it the Hulk. "Professor you have to focus you need fight it this is exactly what Cinder wants." Blake said as Forest was transforming as they spoke.
Just then All of a sudden Two MAINTENANCE GUYS run in. "You guys hurt?" They ask down from the hall way. Blake saw them and waved at them to leave which they got the message and ran for it knowing what was coming next.
Blake then looked back to Forest before she continued what she was saying. "We're gonna be okay. Right? I swear on my life I will get you out of this, you will walk away, and never ever…" Blake began but Forest cut her off.
"GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS!" Forest yelled as Blake was surprised by this. "The Hulk trusts you…." Forest said as he in turn began the transformation into the familiar big green friend.
Blake didn't know whether to be hopeful or terrified at what was coming as soon Forest stumbled away as his form began to change. Blake tried to get free as she knew Hulk was coming. Soon the transformation was complete as the Hulk was out once more thanks to the Gama in Forest bloodstream being ignited with rage.
Hulk roared out as he was very much ticked right now. He then looked over to Blake and saw her pinned before moving in. Before Blake could get a weapon Hulk to her joy punched the debris off her and set her free. Blake was surprised and happy that Forest words held truth here.
"Blake Ok?" Hulk asked as he looked down on Blake.
"Yeah I'm fine Hulk." Blake said as Hulk nodded to his puny cat friend here.
"White Fang are attacking we need to stop them." Blake said as she heard the communications.
Hulk nodded as he knew what to do. "Hulk smash fangs Blake help Avengers." Hulk said as Blake smiled to Hulk who smiled back. Hulk then roared out and starts smashing his way to a bigger spot to find the White Fang in the Heli-Carrier.
(Main Command Deck)
Fury was seen running up to the main console already barking out orders for his crew. "Bring the carrier to a one-eight-zero south. Take us to the water." Fury ordered as he looked to his crew.
"We're blind. Navigation re calibrated after the engine failure." A random agent yells to him as Fury rolled his one good eye to this.
"Is the sun coming up?" Fury asks as he looked to the unnamed agent.
"…Yes, sir." The agent said after he briefly looked to the sun in question.
"Then put us on the left. Get us over water. One more turbine goes down then we drop." Fury states with authority as already his crew was getting to work on his orders.
(Meanwhile over with James)
James arrived at the damaged engine as he let some of the crew members through who were carrying an injured member. "Weiss!" James called out into his earpiece as he looked for Weiss. "Weiss I'm here!" James called looking for his fellow Avenger.
Just then Weiss flew in while in full Iron-Heart armor. "Good. Let's see what we got." Weiss said as she then began to examine the engine, with her suit scanning through the different levels of machinery. "I gotta get this super conducting cooling system back online before I can access the rotors, work on dislodging the debris." She said to herself inside her helmet. Weiss then proceeded to push a piece back into place before looking to James. "I need you to get to that engine control panel and tell me which relays are in overload position." Weiss said while she was pointing at the panel in question.
Weiss then flew over to another hatch and in turn tore it open before flying in. James meanwhile had jumped and swung himself over to the control panel and opened it up while Iron-Heart worked on the engine.
"What's it looks like in there?" Weiss asked in his earpiece
James not understanding any of the blinking light simply had no idea how to respond. "It seems to run on some form of electricity." James said as Weiss heard this.
(Weiss)
"Well, you're not wrong." Weiss said as she saw this.
(James)
"Let me see." Blake was heard as James looked and saw Blake had arrived. "Yeah I can help." Blake said as she knew what to do.
"Blake good talk to me." Weiss said as Blake nodded and looked through the panel for the relays in question.
(With Hulk)
White Fang Soldiers were with Mercury and Emerald as they were looking for Cinder. "Jeez this place is huge." Mercury said as Emerald rolled her eyes.
"What wanna join SHIELD?" Emerald asked as Mercury thought about it.
Just then Hulk was heard roaring as the group looked and saw Hulk behind them. "Oh no." Emerald and Mercury gasped as Hulk glared at them.
"Hulk smash!" Hulk roared out and clapped his hands together causing a shockwave to occur blasting them all back.
"You guys have it handled here!" Emerald called out before she and Mercury began to run for it.
Hulk charged at them as the Fangers panicked and began firing only to piss Hulk off more. In turn the White Fang Members were smashed by the rage of the Hulk.
(Torunn and Francis)
"This way!" Francis called out as she and Torunn made their way to Cinder's cell.
"On it." Torunn called out as she quickly called forth her sword while running through the hanger area. The result was Torunn's sword flying straight to her waiting hand before she charged forth.
They ended up fighting through as White Fang Members began to show up until they ran into Mercury and Emerald. "Finally something good to beat." Mercury said as he glared at Francis.
"Bring it." Francis said as he notched an Arrow forth. Emerald saw Torunn and quickly ran for it as she use her Semblance to trick Torunn fast. Torun ended up hitting a wall as Emerald's illusion made her see something not there and change her path fast.
Emerald took her head start and ran hoping to beat Torunn to Cinder's cell. Torunn regained herself and began chasing after Emerald to Cinder's cage.
(Back with Weiss)
Iron-Heart finished blasting her way to the engine through debris with her uni-beam. She began to look over the propellers and saw all the debris in the way. "Weiss the Relays are intact." Blake said as Weiss was hoping for that outcome.
(James and Blake)
"What's our next move?" James asked as he secured the panel.
(Weiss)
"Even if I clear the rotors, this thing won't re-engage without a jump...I'm gonna have to get in there and push." Weiss said as she saw what needed to be done.
(James and Blake)
"Well, if that thing gets up to speed, you'll get shredded!" James said as he knew that would be painful in which Blake even agreed here.
"No she won't look!" Blake said as she pointed to a red lever nearby. "If we use that we can stop the roaders long enough for Weiss to get out." Blake said as Weiss heard this.
"Good head over and wait for my word." Weiss said as in turn James and Blake jumped over to the lever and got ready to pull it when told.
(Meanwhile at the Heli-Carrier Command Deck)
Fury was seen shooting his gun off on White Fang Members who were trying to break into the command deck. He knew if they were going to use a virus then they had to be ready for it. As the SHIELD agents tried to hold the line they had to keep the Heli-Carrier in the air or at the very least have it crash somewhere where it won't cause harm.
"We basically got a Trojan Horse in the brig." Fury said as he and Hill got to cover while shooting at White Fang Members making their way inside the ship.
"We need to hold the line here sir." Maria said as Fury rolled his eye in response to this.
"I know!" He called out as he fired his gun off at another Fanger trying to get in.
(With Hulk)
Hulk was at a window area as he was smashing his way through the White Fang making sure not to kill them just hurt them. As he did so he failed to notice outside a Stolen Shield Jet flying in. As it hovered in position the Fanger saw what he was about to do but knew it had to be done.
He then pulled the trigger on his controls and began shooting at Hulk. After the first volley managed to break through the window Hulk glared at it and got angry. Hulk roared in fury and charged at the Fang Piloting the stolen jet and in turn the pilot lost control of the jet. Hulk began to tear the jet apart as he was going to get the White Fang Member inside it who was currently panicking.
He then pulled the eject button but before he could fly away Hulk grabbed him and threw him aside. As he fell the parachute activated as Hulk roared at him. Just then the jet exploded as Hulk was then falling to the ground roaring in fury.
(Back Iron-Heart)
Iron-Heart managed to use a laser beam to cut her way into the propellers as she knew if her friends weren't fast enough she was probably going to end up as ice cubes after this. Unaware to Weiss James and Blake were about to be preoccupied with something else right now.
(Over with James and Blake)
James and Blake were in position as they saw two White Fang Troops walk in. Blake then saw one of them throw a grenade opting her to jump and hit it as it exploded in the sky below them. James then jumped in and kicked down the White Fang Member. The two had a brief fight before James ended up tossing him overboard as he cried out in shock and horror.
Of course Blake mentally sighed in relief as she saw the White Fang Member deploy a parachute to ensure a safe landing. The two then saw another one come in opting James to pull out Widow Magnum and fired it off at him. Blake then saw it became a Gun Fight before she charged in and managed to take him down with ease.
The two quickly regrouped as James was catching his breath from this. "Hello my love." A new voice familiar to Blake was heard as she went wide eyed and looked to see Adam Taurus standing there.
"Oh boy." James said as he knew the fight wasn't over yet.
(Heli-Carrier Command Deck)
Emerald had made a small detour from Cinder's cell and had went to the command deck. She quickly threw a Grenade in as in turn smirked when it went off. People panicked but Emerald wasn't done just yet as she dropped another one with it. Once she got in she slid pass a plug port and inserted a device into it. Fury saw this and began firing only for Emerald to jump and move out of the way while returning fire. She dropped a flash bang fast and in turn shielded her eyes as it went off.
Emerald managed to escape as Fury saw this and knew he had to hold the line here. "Power lost to Engine one!" An agent called out as Fury was wide eye at this.
"Shit." Fury cursed as they had to hurry or they were all dead. It got worse as the Heli-Carrier began to tip and began an uncontrolled free fall with only the last two engines working to keep them from coming in like the twin towers. "That illusion girl just took out Engine 1 and she's making a bee-line for the detention block." Fury said as he hoped anyone was listening right now.
(Francis)
Francis dodged another of Mercury's attacks as the two glared at each other ready to rumble. "Assassin training from dad?" Hawkeye asked as he looked to Mercury.
"Yeah you?" Mercury asked as Hawkeye shrugged.
"Started as that then it became survival training, from dad." Hawkeye said as Mercury then smirked in response.
"Then let's see whose drunk father was better." Mercury said as just then he had to dodge more arrows from an angry Francis.
"You talk about my father like that again and I will punch you in the face." Francis said using the same threat he used against James who made a similar insult to his father.
"Well then let's see!" Mercury said as he then charged only to cry out as he fell down. He looked at his legs and was shocked to see Arrows sticking out of them that caused them to clamp up.
Hawkeye smirked and walked over to Mercury and patted his cheek. "Better luck next time sport." Hawkeye said before kicking Mercury's face and knocking him out. "Ok I'm done here heading for green, tan, and strange." Francis said into his ear piece before going after Emerald himself.
(With Iron-Heart)
Iron-Heart was now in position as she got ready to push the propellers for the engines much needed jumpstart. "Schnee we're losing altitude!" Fury was heard as Weiss heard him.
"Yes I've noticed Director." Weiss said as she knew they had to hurry things up. In turn Iron-Heart began to focus power to her thrusters as this in turn allowed her to use her suits ability to enhance her physical strength to push the propeller. It grinded and created sparks from the grinding as it was being pushed for the jump start needed here.
(James and Blake vs Adam)
The two super Soldiers glared at the White Fang Leader as he glared back at them. "Black Widow a name that's been going around." Adam said as he glared at Blake. "And Captain Vale the humans best of the best." Adam said with venom in his voice.
"So I'm told." James said as he glared at Adam.
Blake then grit her teeth and aimed the widow bites at Adam with a heated glared. "Only chance Adam turn yourself in now!" Blake ordered as Adam them glared at her.
"Sorry my love but that won't happen." Adam said as James and Blake figured as much.
In turn James fired his gun at Adam who used his sword to block the attack as James saw how the blade glowed with each bullet hit. Blake joined in as she fired her Widow Bites opting Adam to use his sword completely to block the shots. Blake was charging while firing as once she got close she jumped off the wall and tried to kick him. Adam of course managed to stop it but not without injury of a minor sort when Blake spin with the momentum and slammed her other foot to his face. Adam was knocked back as James came in and shot at Adam before going for his sword. The blades clashed as James had once more saw how it glowed with his crimson hair from the shots and in turn got an idea to beat him.
Like how the Yang-Buster uses Yang's own semblance against her James knew to use Adam's own Semblance against him. In turn James jumped back and began firing at him as he was focused on conserving his own Aura for his own Semblance. Blake used her sword and began duel wielding against Adam as he slashed and blocked her attacks. Blake jumped back and fired her weapon in gun mode against Adam.
Adam of course blocked them all with ease. James then flung his Aura Shield at Adam who was hit by it and knocked back opting him to glare at James. "You've gotten stronger my love." Adam said as he glared at Blake through his mask.
"Super Soldier Serum long story." Blake said as any fear she had against Adam was either gone or well hidden.
"So that makes you brave then against me?" Adam taunted only for James to slide in and bashed Adam with an Aura Shield.
"No just made it more evident she's better then you and better off without you." James said as Adam glared at James.
"Shut your trap you impudent human mongrel!" Adam called out as he was about to slash down on James who then jumped away and fired Widow Magnum at him.
"Oh I'm a mongrel and Blake's a traitor in your eyes I'm sensing some hypocrisy here." James said as he glared at Adam which Blake heard.
"Hypocrisy?! Blake and I were going to exact justice upon your kind and put the Faunus on their rightful place in this world!" Adam roared as James heard this.
"And that rightful place is Faunus over Humans with no equality what so ever?" James asked as he smirked at Adam. "To me sounds exactly what a human you claim as evil would say here." James said as Adam heard this.
"Did you just compare me to a human?" Adam asked as his voice was calm but dripping with rage.
"Yeah I did because what you're doing is no different then what Humans did to you and other Faunus." James said as Adam was seeing red after what James just said.
Adam then roared in rage but then began blocking James' attacks with his sword as he and Blake began to fire upon him while he charged at them. The two in turn opted to keep their distance firing at Adam as he blocked and returned fire on them trying to get close to the duo.
In turn James and Blake with swords drawn charged at Adam who began to sword fight the two as James and Blake managed to keep Adam on his toes. James dropped down and slid his foot under Adam allowing Black to kick him in the mid-section knocking him down. When the two had him pinned Adam responded by shooting his sheath at them forcing the two back once he had his sword again. James and Blake once more fired off their guns as Adam blocked them charging his semblance further.
James then jumped off the wall and kicked Adam allowing Blake room to jump in and punch him in the face. James then went for Adam's midsection and began punching it multiple times as Adam wasn't given room to counter. Blake flipped over and grabbed Adam by his stomach before pulling a duplex on him.
Adam quickly got back on his feet as he glared at James and Blake. "Face it Adam you can't beat us and your vision for the future is being beaten by Blake's." James said as his plan hinged on Adam right now.
"Not its." Adam began only for Blake to fire her gun off at him forcing him to block with his sword fast.
"Face it Adam I may have feared you before… but with the Avengers I don't fear you anymore. Your nothing but pathetic and weak willed wanting to blame everyone for your problems." Blake said as she glared at Adam whom she saw as mentally unwell especially after he got that scar on his face. "Your nothing Adam just a child and I've outgrown you." Blake said as James then glared at Adam.
"Now give up." James said as he glared at Adam holstering his gun at him. "We won't give you a third chance." James warned as a part of him hoped Adam would make the right choice and turn himself in.
"No… I won't… I won't be beaten by you. James Rogers… Captain Vale… Blake my love." Adam said as he then got ready to use his semblance. "DIE!" He roared out after charging enough and in turn slashed out. James of course activated his semblance and shielded Blake behind him. Slash met shield as the two created a spark of light between them as the grinded against each other. Soon Adam was once more left wide eyed at his semblance being beaten before Blake jumped over James and went at Adam. She then uppercut Adam so hard his mask came off and clattered to the ground nearby. Adam held his jaw but slashed at Blake who left a double in her place for Adam.
"Was that all you got?" Adam asked as he glared at them. "You barely hit me!" Adam yelled as James smirked to him.
"No but you did." James said as Adam was confused for a moment.
But then that confusion turned to horror as Adam looked and was shocked at what he saw which was, damaged tech sparking about. In turn it went off sending him flying back hard as he cried out in pain. But then as if a cruel fate James did not intend Adam saw Fire Dust being spilled and near an actual fire to boot. Adam was wide eyed as he was then hit face first with an explosion of flames causing him to roar in pain as even his crimson hair was on fire. His horns fell from the abuse as Adam held his face in pain from the burns.
"Adam!" James cried out as he tried to help Adam seeing what he did. Adam's revealed eye glared at James for a moment before he roared out and slashed James away. Adam then made his escape while holding his face in unbearable agony roaring in pain all the way. James got back up to give chase but Blake then stopped him.
"No we have bigger problems right now." Blake said to which James understood perfectly. In turn the do began to make their way back to the lever to help Weiss before she got horrifyingly shredded.
(Meanwhile over with Torunn)
Torunn arrived at the Cell Blocks to see Cinder getting out as Torunn panicked. "NO!" Torunn called out before charging in to push her back in. But instead Torunn ended up phasing through Cinder who vanished. Torunn got up in a panic and looked to see Cinder outside as White Fang Troops helped locked Torunn inside.
"Huh I can see why my father liked using that on Thor." Cinder said walking forward and smirking at Torunn. "Like Father like Daughter on both counts." Cinder taunted as Torunn glared at Cinder.
(Over with Francis and Emerald)
Francis had an arrow notched up as he started seeking out Emerald. Emerald was of course hiding in the pipes as she saw Francis looking for her. She luckily had her Semblance at hand and seeing as he was alone Francis was ready for it. Emerald can mess with his sense of hearing and sight and with them his mind. He needed to be ready for it as he then heard movement and aimed. He saw nothing there as he then fired the blank arrow regardless. He heard footsteps and fired once more this time with an arrow that shot out pellets. This in turn caused Emerald to cry out as she appeared.
"Got you." Francis said before Emerald fired her weapons at him with a war cry. Emerald then send the chained blades at Hawkeye only for him to grab it with his arm and pull her close and pinning her to the railings. "Don't think I'm afraid to hit a girl." Hawkeye said as Emerald roared out and stomped his foot and got him off her.
Hawkeye jumped back and fired arrows off on him as Emerald use her semblance to mess with his mind. But of course it failed as one of the arrows was a stink arrow that got Emerald on the sting causing her to gag. "If I can't see or hear you… I'll just smell you." James said as Emerald saw what he did.
"Dammit." Emerald before using her chain swords to swing below the railing and make a break for it. Hawkeye aimed his arrow at her before lowering it as they still needed to find the cube and she may know where it is.
(Back with Torunn)
Torunn roared out slamming her fist to the glass causing it to crack and in turn the cell to shake in response ready to drop. Cinder chuckled as she began to walk to the panel as she memorized the codes Fury had put in it. She smirked to Torunn as she got ready to drop her down to her death. "People believe Gods to be immortal?" Cinder taunted as she smirked to this.
"Let's see if that's true." Cinder said ready to drop Torunn to her doom.
Just then the White Fang Member was heard being knocked out as all eyes went to a new arrival here. "Step away now!" Came a familiar voice as Torunn and Cinder looked to see none other than Maria Hill holding a large weapon.
Cinder began to ease back a bit as she saw the weapon pointed at her sensing something about this. "Just so you're aware Cinder… SHIELD knew about the Maidens so in the event someone with less than innocent intent got the power we had weapons made to counter them. This is one of those weapons." Maria said as she glared at Cinder Fall AKA The Goddess of Death Hela. "Funny story though we never really got to study a Maiden to make a working prototype until you attacked Amber… so in all honesty even I don't know what it does." Maria said as she then primed the weapon. "Let's find out then shall we." Maria said but before she could respond she was stabbed from behind as she cried out in pain.
"NO!" Torunn said as she saw the Cinder at the control panel vanish like an illusion.
Maria fell to the ground heart as she, grit her teeth through it. Cinder walked by holding her returned Scepter now stained with Maria's blood as she smirked a bit. Once Cinder was back at the control panel with Torunn glaring intense hatred torts her she opened the hatch below allowing the air to roar about around them.
Torunn knew she was basically screwed but she wasn't going to give up without a fight. Torunn was ready for what was to come and in turn Cinder smirked and pressed the button causing the cell to fall down the hatch to the ground below.
As Torunn fell she tried to go for the crack she had made but with the cell spinning around she couldn't get a proper shot at it. She then landed on the non-cracked glass opposite to the cracked one and got ready. She only had one shot at this and had to make it count so with this in mind she pushed herself off and hit the crack with her sword pointed at it. The result was Torunn crashing on the ground outside it losing grip of her sword.
(Back with Cinder and Maria)
Cinder smirked as she scoffed before taking her leave. "So much for family." Cinder said as she began to take her leave of Torunn.
"You're going to lose you know." Maria said as Cinder glared at her. "It's in the nature of all tyrants the nature of everyone with visions of power and grandeur." Maria taunted as Cinder smirked in response to the injured SHIELD agent.
"Well your heroes are scattered, the Heli-Carrier is falling around you… where is my disadvantage?" Cinder asked as Maria then smirked to the Maiden.
"You're not paying attention." Maria said as cinder was confused.
"What?" Cinder asked but was then blasted by the Anti-Maiden weapon causing Cinder to crash through the wall.
"Huh neat." Maria said as she saw what the weapon did and waited for a medic to arrive.
(Meanwhile back with Iron-Heart)
Weiss was heard roaring out as she kept on the power as she tried to get the jump going. With a mighty roar she could already tell it was working as the pressure she had to apply became less and less. IT was almost at top speed now as Iron-Heart knew it was time to get out fast.
"James, Blake lever now!" Weiss called out as she tried to move.
(Back with James and Blake)
"We're going to need a minute!" Blake called out to her ear piece as James was firing his weapon off at a White Fang Member who had some cover. The White Fang Member fired his gun off again as he tried to keep the two from the level in hopes of killing off Weiss.
Just then an arrow flew in creating a foam shield as the duo looked and saw Francis there. "Go! Go!" Hawkeye called out as the two nodded and got moving. James then got his hands linked as he was going to give Blake a boost up.
(Weiss)
As Weiss kept the pressure up she soon lost grip as the propeller was now spinning on its own. She was then up against the opposing Propeller as that was not a good sign for her at all. "Oh dear." Weiss said as she knew what was coming next here.
In turn Iron-Heart got stuck between the propellers as her armor was taking a lot of damage from it.
(Back with James, Blake, and Hawkeye)
Blake ran at James and thus had her foot on his hands before he boosted her upward to the lever. Blake landed on the ramp with Hawkeye providing cover before she grabbed the red lever and pulled it.
(Iron-Heart)
Iron-Heart was free as her armor had sustained damage but nothing she couldn't handle when fixing it later. Her boosters were flashing on and off but she ignored it for the current job at hand. So with a target in mind Iron-Heart flew to where she left James and Blake at and proceeded to bash the White sole Fang Grunt down knocking him out cold.
Iron-Heart flipped off him with her suits lights flashing on and off as the other three Avengers sighed in relief.
(With Cinder's group)
Adam was on a gurney as his face was covered in bandages and gauss with Mercury and Emerald sitting next to Cinder. The stolen drop ship was flying off as Cinder growled a bit with the closing doors cutting off the light.
(Back with Maria Hill)
Fury ran over to Hill and saw medics tending to her as she smirked in response to this. "Sorry boss stole the new toy." Maria said as Fury looked to her.
"Come on don't clock out on me." Fury said as he looked to his second in command.
"Not planning on it." Maria said but hissed in pain a bit. "But if this doesn't get them to work together… then it's my dying or nothing." Maria said as she wasn't planning on dying anytime soon here. But she did plan to sleep for a minute as the medics were already healing her as best they could. They then nodded to each other and began to carry her to the medical ward to use better equipment. Maria was very lucky just then… but with a Semblance like hers… only the mutant Domino can match her luck.
Fury of course saw this and knew they took a big hit today. Cinder got away with both the scepter and now she has the cube. The only question remained was if Cinder will be able to actually do it and drive the Kingdoms into total chaos with her army. But Fury knew those kids faced similar odds before and still came out on top, Graviton and Ultron are among those odds. It's time to add Hela to the list as well because Fury was banking all his chips on the Avengers coming out on top. And if not… well they will Avenger Remnant instead.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well here we go new chapter is done. I hope you all enjoyed it and leave a review while leaving and remember as always all you true believers excelsior!