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Chapter 11: New York is in danger!
After the attack on the Hellicarrier, Fury call to a meeting. Only Tony Stark and Steve Rogers were there, Thor disappear as well Bruce Banner and Kokoro Nakamura. Loki escape, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D completely useless. Fury was holding trading cards of the Captian America that belonged to Agent Phil Coulson...
"These were in Phil Coulson's jacket" Said Fury "I guess he never did get you to sign them" He throw me at the table and Rogers take one. It was stain in blood "We're dead in the air up here. Our communications, the locations of the Cube, Banner, Thor, Nakamura... I got nothing for you. I lost my one good eye. Maybe i had that coming..." Fury made a pause "Yes, we were going to build an arsenal with the Tesseract. I never put all my chips on that number, though because i was playing something even riskier. There was an idea, Stark and Nakamura knew this, called the Avengers Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together when we needed them to, to fight the battles that we never could. Phil Coulson died still believing in that idea... In heroes" Stark get up and left the room "Well, it's an old-fashioned notion"
Kokoro and Bruce leave the factory that Hulk destroy. They were going in direction to New York. Kokoro look at a parking spot, a couple of cars and motorcycles. She could easily fly away to New York but she couldn't take Banner with her so she come with the idea of take "borrow" a car or anything with wheels that can take him to the city.
"Kokoro" Said Bruce and she look at him "The guy that saw the fight, said that i was naked when i fall..."
"... Y-Yes" Kokoro blush a little "Don't worry. I didn't look at all. I was trying not to get kill..."
"Oh... okay"
"Still... I won't tell this to anyone, so don't worry about it" Said Kokoro and look at a Motorcycle. The keys where there "Bruce, i'm going to be honest with you. I never steal something so..."
"I understand" He said and walk to the little motorcycle "When i was running away from soldiers and the goverment. I always steal a car so... this time we have a good reason to steal a vehicule"
"I can fly to New York and see if i can take the Tesseract before Loki does something with it. I'll see you there" She said and move her right arm. The bones were no longer broken but she still feel the pain
"Alright, be careful. You don't want to break your arm again"
"Come on. He's not a giant naked green man" Kokoro smile at him "I'll be fine" She jump and fly away in direction to New York
"You envy the other gods... i envy you now. I wish i could fly at least" Said Bruce while he take the motorcycle and drive to New York
Tony Stark was flying to New York. Steve, Natasha and Clint Barton were following him in the quinjet. He arrive at the Stark Tower and saw the machine with the Tesseract on the roof
"Sir, i've turned off the arc reactor but the device is already self-sustaining" Said Jarvis.
"Shut it down, Dr Selvig" Said Stark while he fly above him
"It's too late!" Said Selvig "She can't stop now. She wants to show us something! A new universe"
"Okay" Stark shoot at the device but the attack was repelled and Selvig was thrown away, Stark as well.
"The barrier is pure energy" Said Jarvis "It's unbreachable"
"Yeah, i got that" Said Stark. Loki was looking from the little bridge in the tower. The scepter was on his hands "Plan B"
"Sir, the Mark 7 is not ready for deployment"
"Then skip the spinning rims. We're on the clock" Stark landed on the bridge and manchines came out to take out his Iron Man suit. He enter the Tower and confront Loki
"Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity" Said Loki
"Actually, i'm planning to threaten you"
"You should have left your armour on for that"
"Yeah... It's seen a bit of mileage, and you've got the glow stick of destiny. Why does gods have the cool stuff? You have that stick, Thor have a magic hammer and Kokoro walk around with a big sword. It's kinda unfair. Would you like a drink?" Said Stark and went to get a drink from his bar.
"Stalling me won't change anything"
"No, no. Threatening. No drink? Are you sure? I'm having one"
"The Chitauri are coming. Nothing will change that. What have i to fear?"
"The Avengers" Said Stark and Loki was confused "That's what we call ourselves. We're sort of like a team. "Earth's mightiest heroes"-type thing" He said while he pour a drink in the glass
"Yes, i've met them"
"Yeah. It takes us a while to get any traction, I'll give you that one. But let's de a head count, here. Your brother, the demigod, a super soldier, a living legend who kind of lives up to the legend" He said and put on a bracelet "A man with breathtaking anger-management issues, a girl with an "uncontrollable" power wich is arguable, and a sword, a couple of master assassins, and you big fella, you've managed to piss off every single one of them"
"That was the plan"
"Not a great plan. When they come, and they will, they'll come for you"
"I have an army"
"We have a Hulk" Said Stark to win the argument.
"I thought the beast had wandered off"
"You're missing the point. There is no throne. There is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you. Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we'll avenge it"
"... How will your friends have time for me when they are so busy fighting you?" Loki ask and place the scepter on Tony's chest... nothing happens. Loki try again but there was no effect on him. "This usually works"
"Well, performance issues, it's not uncommon. One out of five-" Loki grab Tony by the troat and went to the window
"Jarvis, anytime now"
"You will all fall before me" Said Loki and throw tony out the window
"Deploy!" Stark fall from the tower and the Mark 7 fly toward him. In the middle of the fall, the armour attach to him in time before he hit the ground. He fly to the tower again to face Loki "And there's one other person you pissed off. His name was Phil"
Kokoro was flying as fast as she could, she got to New York and saw a blue beam that was shoot to the sky from the Stark Tower. Then a portal open and the army came out of it...
"I can't believe it... deja vu" She said because she remember the portal that open in Tokyo before. This one is blue but it's looks the same. The aliens start to came out of it and shoot at the buildings "I have to hurry" She speed up and fly to the portal. She take out her sword and in mid-air she slash the invaders. Iron Man fly to her side and shoot at them. Kokoro fly away from the portal and chase the others that are attacking the city. Kokoro destroy a couple of them but they keep coming, it was a nightmare just like Tokyo. "I wish i couple shoot energy like Mikaboshi, it'll make things easier here" She said and landed on the street. She look and everything was falling apart very quickly. She saw the Quinjet falling to the ground, luckly it wasn't destroyed. Steve, Natasha and another guy with a bow and arrows came out of it. "Steve!" Kokoro yell and she run at them
"Kokoro, what happen? Where's Banner?" Steve ask
"He's on he's way here. What are we going to do? They are everywhere"
"First, put this on" He give her an earpiece "Second, we have to go to the Tower and close the portal" He said and from the portal, a giant monster came out of it. It looks like a whale with armour, from it more aliens jump out and landed in the building, shooting at people. "Stark... Are you seeing this?" He ask. He couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing. Kokoro put on the earpiece and she heard Stark talking
"Seeing. Still working on believing"
"Tokyo was worst than this but if more of them come out of the portal. We are done" Said Kokoro. "How do we close it?"
"I don't know. Once we are there, we'll figure it out" Said the other guy
"Who are you?" Ask Kokoro
"Clint Barton, I'm with S.H.I.E.L.D"
"And you fight with a Bow?"
"You fight with a sword"
"Fair enough"
"Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?" Ask Stark
"He's coming, Stark. Just give him time"
"Fine. Just keep me posted" Said Stark. Kokoro look around at the destruction of New York. She close her eyes and breath, her arm still hurts a little.
"Steve, i'll take care of the monster. I have experience with big monsters. You and the others defend the streets" Said Kokoro
"Be careful"
"I will" She say before flying away. She saw the monster flying over the city and Stark following it "Stark, i'll deal with the flying whale, you take care of the others"
"Are you sure about this?" He ask. Kokoro take out her sword and stab it in the monster's face. The monster shake his head and Kokoro get back.
"It's very resistant" She said. The monster try to bite her and start to chase her "And i got his attention. What now Stark?!" She yell while the monster chase after her. Stark fly to her side
"Easy, we'll figure it out. Just focus on getting his attention. Better he chase us than the people on the street"
Tomoko was writing in a notebook a story. She had problems to concentrate on it now that her sister, Ayumi, turn on the TV. She was watching an Anime for kids. Tomoko sigh, close the notebook and place it on the table. After the destruction in Tokyo she and her sister find her parents, luckly alive. Now her parents are out of town for work and she have to take care of her sister, she didn't want to but it was her duty
"Ayumi, can you at least change channels? I need to concentrate on something important"
"Fine..." Ayumi take the control and change channels. She put the news and images of a city being destroyed were shown "Is this a movie..?" Tomoko look at the TV's Headline and read it
"Attack on New York?" She take the control and change channels. She put another TV news and there was another Headline "Monsters destroying New York!" She change again and saw Kokoro in the news, she was flying with Iron Man who were chased by a monster "Kokoro..." Tomoko grab the phone and call Kokoro's mom. She answer quickly
"Tomoko?! Are you...?"
"Seeing it? Yes, what is happening?"
"I don't know" Tsukino answer. Tomoko keep looking at the TV
"Be careful out there, Kokoro..."
Izanagi and Athena were inside an abandon factory, inside they were watching the TV's news. It was showing the battle that was taking place on New York right now. They weren't alone, another figure was with them but it wasn't showing itself. He was dressing a Black Hooded robe. He was sitting in a couch with Izanagi while Athena was standing near the old TV.
"That is getting out of hands really quickly" Said Athena "What are those things?" She point at the screen
"You don't know?" Ask the unknown figure "Those are Chitauri, they are from another world. I thought you, as daughter of Zeus, would know"
"Well, sorry for not knowing, Shinigami"
"Save it, Athena. All of you Olympians are so useless" He shake his head
"What did you say?!"
"You heard me. All of you are below me" Athena could swear that Shinigami had a smirk on his face
"Shinigami, shut up for a moment" Said Izanagi
"You know that i appreciate your visit Izanagi but you could call me before enter MY house and bringing Miss Useless Goddess here" Shinigami remark the word useless only to make Athena angry
"You call this factory, your house?"
"Athena" Izanagi get Athena's attention "Under the factory, there's a seal. Shinigami may be a neutral force but he at least is keeping that thing at bay"
"Thing?"
"You don't want to know, Athena. All those monster like the kraken, the Minotaur, Medusa... All of them are ants compare to what lies under our feets. You think that Mikaboshi was a threat? This one, is worst, it would make Mikaboshi cry" Said Shinigami "Listen, what is happening in New York is not our problem. Kokoro is there so things should go well. Have faith in her" Shinigami walk to the TV and change channels "It's my TV so i decided what to watch" He point at Athena "Touch the control again and i will rip out your soul before your time"
"... Big words from a tiny fragment of Death" Said Athena
"The fuck did you just say?!" Shinigami take out a scythe from under the couch
"Calm down you two!" Izanagi get up of the couch
"She started it!" "He started it!" Both gods yell at the same time and point at each other
"Just... calm down. The last thing we need is a fight here. Shinigami, change the channel. I want to know what is happening"
"Buy your own TV"
"Don't act like a teenager"
"Fuck you" Shinigami throw a can at him
"He's more like a child" Said Athena
"And you are a baby" Shinigami replied
"This won't end well..." Whisper Izanagi