Hellooooooooo everyone! Here is chapter two!
Disclaimer: I own nothing, only my OCs.
Reminder: Troy Winter is represented by Jensen Ackles.
To Guest Reviewer: A friendship between Hulk and Chaos would be interesting. Who knows, it might just happen. As for the circle scene... you'll just have to wait and see.
ENJOY!
Quinjet
Atlantic Ocean
Troy found himself flying in a quintjet, Fury standing with the pilots of the craft. After a lengthy phone conversation with Rachel, who Troy assured that he will come back to her in one piece, the host had spent the majority of the flight reviewing the most crucial aspects of a debriefing packet which Fury had given him shortly after they boarded, his teammates, more specifically.
Steve Rogers was essentially the world's first superhero. He was once a frail man who was injected with the Super Soldier Serum, enhancing his body significantly. His famous exploits during World War II have made him a living legend.
"Must be hard for him." Troy had mused as he read Steve's file, knowing how the man's last mission ended up with him crashing into the ocean, where he remained there for over sixty years before being found. "Went into the ice in the forties and wakes up in a modern world."
"I know a thing or two about coming into a new world." Chaos had added.
Next up was Bruce Banner, the world's leading expert on gamma radiation. An accident involving gamma radiation changed him, 'allowing' him to change into his alter ego, the Hulk.
"I like this guy." Chaos chortled. "Wonder if we could beat him at an arm wrestling match."
"Probably not." Troy snarked, causing Chaos to hiss.
"Sir, we're approaching the base." One of the pilots informed Fury, who wordlessly nodded.
Curious, Troy stood up and peered out at the ocean, seeing the base. It was a large aircraft carrier. "Oh man. Marcus would be jealous if he found out I'd been on an aircraft carrier." He mused, thinking of his old friend.
"Marcus?" Chaos repeated.
"Old friend I haven't seen for a long time." Troy replied.
Once the quinjet landed on the platform, Fury led the way out as they disembarked. The director then guided Troy over to another quinjet where three other people were gathered. Troy instantly recognized one of them as Steve Rogers, the second was a beautiful red haired woman, and the other was who Troy assumed to be another agent.
"That's him? Captain America?" Chaos asked his host.
"Yes it is." Troy answered with a quip.
The trio noticed Fury and Troy approaching them. "Director." They addressed him.
"Rogers, agents." Fury responded as he and Troy came to a halt.
"Mr. Winter." Steve greeted politely, outstretching his hand. Like Troy, Steve had also been given a debriefing packet, and that is how he knows about Troy.
"Please, call me Troy." The host insisted as they grasped and shook hands. "It's an honor to meet you."
"Thank you." Steve replied.
They let go and Troy turned his attention to the red haired woman. "Miss…"
"Natasha Romanoff." She introduced herself and shook his hand.
"Agent Coulson," Fury addressed the other man, "Let's head to the bridge. We're about to begin the face-trace."
"Yes sir." Coulson nodded. "See you there." He said to Natasha before he and Fury walked off.
Natasha then gestured the two men to walk with her. "It was quite the buzz around here," she said to Steve, "finding you in the ice. I thought Coulson was gonna swoon."
"Seems like Coulson's a fanboy of Steve here." Chaos noted.
"Wonder if he likes the attention." Troy wondered.
"Did he ask you to sign his Captain America trading cards yet?" Natasha asked Steve.
The man looked at her in surprise. "Trading cards?" He repeated.
"They're vintage. He's very proud." Natasha said. Steve was unsure of how to respond to that.
"How come there aren't any trading cards of us?" Chaos inquired.
"I think it should be obvious." Troy pointed out.
The trio then approached Bruce Banner, who was looking around the flight deck nervously. "Dr. Banner." Steve called out, drawing the man's attention
Bruce's face lit up in recognition. "Oh yeah, hi." He murmured before they shook hands. "They told me you'd be coming." Bruce said with a small smile, still looking nervous.
"For someone like him, he is very nervous." Chaos noted, sensing the man's nervousness.
Steve and Bruce dropped hands. "Word is you can find the cube." Steve commented lightly.
Bruce cast a glance at Natasha. "Is that the only word on me?" He asked quietly.
"Only word I care about." Steve told him firmly.
Bruce became briefly surprised, then relaxed more. His gaze landed on Troy. "You. They also said you'd be coming too. You're the guy that's been running around in Philadelphia?"
Troy smirked mischievously. "You could say that."
Steve and Bruce watched with wide eyes as a flowing tendril formed out of Troy's shoulder, its end morphing into the familiar grinning face. Natasha already knew of Troy's other, so she was not surprised. "Guys, meet my alien roommate." Troy said, gesturing to the tendril.
"A pleasure to meet you all. I am Chaos." The symbiote greeted, his grin stretching wider.
Steve stared wordlessly. "Looks like I owe Fury those ten bucks." He thought.
Bruce studied the alien in astonishment. "What are you, exactly?" He asked after a few moments.
"My kind is called the Klyntar. We are a race of symbiotic lifeforms bound to a host. In exchange for our… residence, our hosts become stronger, faster, along with a number of other bonuses to sustain both of our lives." Chaos explained.
"So, you're basically-"
"Don't. Say it." Troy said sharply, interrupting Bruce. "He really hates that word. Apparently, it's the most offensive thing you can say to them." A fact the host learned the hard way.
Bruce nodded before saying to Steve, "Must be strange for you, all of this." The scientist gestured to their surroundings.
Natasha touched her earpiece, listening in to something as Steve responded with a shrug, "Well, this is actually kind of familiar." He nodded at the agents doing drills around the flight deck, the militaristic atmosphere, the collection of fighter jets and planes.
"Gentlemen, you may want to step inside in a minute." Natasha suddenly advised as took a casual but firm stance.
"Why?" Chaos queried.
Natasha locked eyes with the Klyntar. "It's going to get a little hard to breath." She answered cryptically.
The three men raised a brow at the response. Then, they glanced up as they heard the definite sound of a motor starting up and parts of the ship clanking as it moved.
"Flight crew, secure the deck." A voice called out over the loud speakers.
"What's going on?" Troy asked as the Chaos tendril looked around.
"Is this a sub marine?" Steve asked in disbelief as he, Bruce, Troy, and Chaos looked around with wide eyes.
"Like the Nautilus?" Chaos blurted out, earning an eye roll from his host.
Bruce scoffed as the three men walked over to the edge of the ship, "Really? They wanted me in a submerged pressurized metal container?"
The trio peered over the side of the ship, unable to see Natasha's face lighting up in amusement. They watched as a large wheeled rotor began to rise out of the water. The men realized they were flight engines as the turbines whirred to life, and the entire base began to lift off.
"Oh, no. This is much worse." Bruce commented in a mix of amusement and dread. Steve was rendered speechless, shocked at the sight before him.
"A flying aircraft carrier." Troy breathed in bewilderment. "Technology truly is a wonderful thing."
"Incredible." Chaos whispered.
"Follow me inside, gentlemen." Natasha said before turning around and walked off, the three men following after her as the flight crew strapped the planes down so they would not fall off as the base continued to gain altitude.
A few minutes later
Natasha continued to lead Steve, Troy, the tendril with Chaos' face having long since retracted back into his host, and Bruce throughout the facility until they reached the doors leading to the bridge. The three men paused at the entrance, staring around as Natasha walked ahead of them.
Steve stared around, eyes glistening with amazement. Troy whistled in awe. The entire floor was lined with highly advanced computers, each of which were operated by an agent. They were all urgently searching for their targets; the Tesseract and Loki. Bruce was still hesitant, so he stuck to the outskirts.
The agents were calling out, giving status reports and system checks before Agent Maria Hill announced with her voice amplified, "All engines operating. SHELD emergency protocol one nine three point six in effect." He turned to look at her superior. "We're at level sir."
Fury nodded, standing on a platform which terminals on either side of him. "Good. Let's vanish."
"Vanish/Vanish?" Both Troy and Chaos parroted curiously.
"Engage retro-reflection panels." Maria ordered.
Steve and Troy watched with blatant amazement as the retro reflecting panels activated, rendering the entire ship invisible to the naked eye. "Reflection panels engaged." A bridge tech called out.
"Can this get any better?" Chaos asked.
"I hope so." Troy said as he walked over to the conference table, utterly impressed by this amazing piece of technology the ship is.
"Gentlemen." Fury addressed Troy, Steve, and Bruce as he joined them at the table. Steve wordlessly reached into his pocket and procured a ten dollar bill, handing it over to Fury, who smirked amusedly. Troy raised a brow at the sight.
Steve continued to wander around the bridge, passing by Maria, who gave the man a quick look over. "Doctor, thank you for coming." Fury said to Bruce as the director strode over to the scientist and they shook hands.
"Thanks for asking nicely." Bruce replied. "So, how long am I staying?" The sooner this whole thing was done, the better.
"Once we get our hands on the Tesseract, you're in the wind." Fury assured him.
Bruce seemed to be pleased with the response. "Where are you with that?"
Fury pointed to Coulson, who was on the floor with the searching agents. "We're sweeping every wirelessly accessible camera on the planet. Cell phones, laptops." He went on as Natasha paused and knelt down when she saw the face of Clint Barton displayed on one of the screens. "If it's connected to a satellite, it's eyes and ears for us."
"That's still not gonna find them in time." Natasha pointed out as she rose to her feet.
"Seems like Natasha cares about that man on the screen." Chaos observed.
"Maybe they're partners." Troy mused.
"You have to narrow the field." Bruce said before looking at Fury. "How many spectrometers do you have access to?" He questioned.
"How many are there?" Fury inquired coolly.
"Call every lab you know." Bruce instructed them as he removed his jacket and prepared to go to work, "tell them to put the spectrometers on the roof and calibrate for gamma rays. I'll rough out a tracking algorithm based on cluster recognition."
Troy was impressed by the man's scientific brilliance. "Nerd." Chaos quipped, and Troy mentally scowled at the symbiote.
"You do know that he's our best shot at finding the Tesseract, right?" The host pointed out.
"Never said I didn't." Chaos retorted.
"At least we could rule out a few places." Bruce told Fury. The scientist paused, glancing around before asking, "Do you have somewhere for me to work?"
"Agent Romanoff," Fury called, "would you show Dr. Banner to his laboratory, please."
Natasha nodded and walked over. "You're going to love it, Doc. We've got all the toys." She told Bruce as she led the man out of the bridge.
"What about us, director?" Troy asked, drawing the man's attention while gesturing to himself and Steve. "Do we just sit and make ourselves comfortable?"
"Until the time comes, yes." Fury replied curtly as he walked over to his station.
"We're being benched already?" Chaos whined.
Steve came over to join Troy at the table. "Um, Troy." He started, and the host glanced at him. "About your… friend… does he really bite people's heads off?"
"Only those who deserve it." Troy answered. Steve cringed at the thought of being on the receiving end of those razor sharp teeth.
A few hours later
The search time had yet to pinpoint the location of either the Tesseract or Loki. Coulson was standing beside Steve, the former having an enthusiastic expression. The agent had been asking Steve to sign his trading cards, hence the awkward expression on Steve's face. Nat had returned from escorting Bruce to his lab, becoming more and more anxious for Clint with each passing second. Clint was one of SHEILD's best agents. He was very elusive. If he didn't want to be found, it would be next to impossible to find him.
Troy was still sitting at the conference table, a glass of water sitting in front of him. The past few minutes have been less than kind to him. Why? Well…
"Bored. Bored. Bored." Chaos repeated over and over.
The host groaned as he rested his elbow against the table, rubbing his forehead in annoyance. "Would you cut that out?"
"Not until I get some action." Chaos replied. "Bored. Bored. Bor-"
"Keep that up, and there'll be no Burger King for a month when this is over." Troy warned.
"You wouldn't dare cut me off from that delicious food!" Chaos shouted angrily and worryingly.
"Try me." Troy challenged. Chaos wisely remained silent. "That's what I thought." He quipped smugly, and Chaos hissed.
Suddenly, Agent Sitwell called out sharply, "We got a hit. Sixty seven percent match. Weight, cross match, seventy nine percent."
Natasha tensed as Troy stood up from the table and went over to join them while Coulson walked over quickly. "Location?" The man asked.
"Stuttgart, Germany. Twenty eight, Konigstrasse. He's not exactly hiding." Sitwell informed as a picture of Loki wearing a smart suit appeared on the screen. It appeared he was standing in front of a museum.
"What's he up to there?" Chaos wondered.
"Nothing good." Troy answered grimly.
"Captain, Winter." Fury called, and the two men looked over. "You're up." Steve and Troy nodded, their faces now lined with seriousness.
"Let's bite Loki's head off!" Chaos barked excitedly.
"We need to get the Tesseract back first." Troy reminded as he followed Steve out of the bridge. Chaos pouted.
It was time to prepare for their mission to Germany.
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