A/N – A couple of next chapters might take an awful lot of time to publish as I have other things coming and they are far more important than fanfiction is. There is a cliffhanger in this chapter, but it was asking for it. Read and Review.
Harry stepped out of the portal and looked around, he was definitely on Earth as he definitely didn't see flashy architecture of Asgard, instead seeing sharp lines and angles that were so common on Earth, as well as glass and steel being everywhere. Also the air felt different, in one from Asgard he could feel heavy smell of furs and here it was gone.
"He looks a lot like you, Thor." Someone said and he turned around, just to see a man in his early thirties walk towards them. In the middle of his chest was a circular object that was glowing soft blue and it didn't take him a lot of time to figure out that it was Tony Stark, as much as Dursley's kept away from the news, Stark was a person that was everywhere and not hearing about him was akin to impossible.
"Tony" Thor said as he shifted back to his normal look.
"Hold on for a second." Tony said and they looked at him "You just changed shape as if it was nothing. How is it possible?"
"Magic."
"Just like that." Tony frowned "Didn't you break something like a dozen or so of laws of physics?"
"Discuss that with my brother." Thor smirked "He is the one that always kept track of the laws, I'm the one that uses them and knows how to do it well."
"That blown up town in New Mexico being a good example of it." Hawkeye said as he walked in and stopped when he saw that Thor wasn't alone. "Hey runt."
"I'm not a runt." Harry huffed, dangerous glint in his eyes.
"You are the youngest one, so you are still a runt." Tony said as he passed by and looked at Hawkeye "Remind me that he is now known as a runt."
"Are they always like that?" Harry asked as he looked at his dad
"Pretty much yes." Thor smiled "You will get used to them rather quickly, they are the only two that are about showing off and being snarky. Rest is nicer."
Harry nodded and looked around "Where is Wanda?"
"Most likely went to find other members of the Avengers." Thor explained and looked at Tony "Since you are done with your snide remarks, can we get down to business?"
"Uh, sure." Tony said "What do you want? The usual for him?"
"The usual?" Harry arched an eyebrow
"Your own room and some gadgets that you will like." Tony said and looked into the air "Jarvis, is room 11 free?"
"Yes, sir." Feminine voice said, it was coming from nowhere and everywhere causing Harry go jump up.
"The hell is that?" Harry asked, a hint of fear and surprise in his voice.
"AI of the tower." Tony said "She runs it for most of the time and helps when we need something. I called it Jarvis and it will help you." He snapped his fingers and looked at Harry "Jarvis, add him onto whitelist, Access Level Seven. You go by Potter or Thorson?"
Harry looked at Thor "Which one should I choose?"
"One that you like." Thor smiled
"Potter." Harry said and Tony nodded
"Jarvis, add Harry James Potter, Access Level Seven." Tony said
"Yes, sir." Was heard moments later "Welcome to the Avengers Towers."
"I guess, thank you." Harry said reluctantly, he was used to one or another form of AI as they were common on Asgard, but they usually had a physical manifestation and keeping track of them was easier. "Can't you make it have a corporeal body?" He asked with a glance at Tony.
Tony blinked few times, looked at him and was silent for a moment. "Kid, that's the best idea that I have heard in a long time. Jarvis, is it possible?"
"Yes, sir."
"Start making it." Tony said and looked at Harry and Thor "And now what would you say about a tour?"
"I like it." Harry grinned and they followed Tony into the maze of corridors. He showed mainly him, as his dad was a common guest here, a common area, a shooting range, small, yet fully equipped gym, swimming pool and anything else they would need for training or enjoying their time. Also during that time he met the rest of the Avengers that were at the tower, that is Steve Rogers, he looked for him like a typical or not so typical soldier and Bruce Banner, who seemed to be constantly tinkering with things in his laboratory. After that it was the time for rooms and Harry smiled when he looked around his new room, while he loved one that he had on Asgard, this one was less lavishly decorated and wasn't as oppressive as was one that he had in the Citadel.
It had the basic necessities, that is a bed, several sets of drawers, a large desk, a wardrobe, several shelves and en suite bathroom. Things that he came to love about it were huge windows that took a better part of one wall, providing plentiful of sunlight and walls that were painted in a soft shade of red with thin stripes of darker red and wider of gold that ran along the top and bottom of them.
"Do you like it?" Tony asked him
"It's perfect, thank you." He said with a smile
"I think that you will also like this." Tony said as he handed him a Stark Industries designed phone, tablet and a laptop. "I hope that you know how to use them, your father crushed more than a dozen of them."
Harry laughed at those words, imagining his father crushing something, it was an interesting image for his mind. "Yes, I know how to use them." He said after a moment "Also I have those." He said, moving his wrists and making bracelets that were on them ring softly.
"What are they?"
"They keep power in check." Thor said as he joined them "Or at least they help to fine-tune the control one has over it."
"Just like that?" Tony frowned "Or is there something more?"
"There is more to it, they are tuned to ones magic." Thor explained ans pointed at ones that were on Harry's wrists "If I used his, it wouldn't work, the other way around it might have worked, but they are done for every single person and connected to their magic. If you want details, ask my dear brother about them."
"Fine, fine, fine." Tony nodded "So why did you come down to Earth with him?"
"Mainly his cousin. Warren Worthington III."
"Worthington family, eh." Tony said and looked at Thor "The richest family outside of Stark and they always knew how to run a business."
"Yes, that one. Do you know them?"
"It's hard not to know them." Tony said and looked at Thor "You were James Potter the previous time you were here, right?"
"Yes" Thor said and blinked few times "Are you thinking about the thing I am thinking about?"
"Yes" Tony nodded and making Harry sigh.
"What are you talking about?"
"The thing that you are going to learn in a proper time." Thor said and looked at Harry. "Explore the tower and have fun, while I'm going to pay some visits."
"Sure" Harry smiled, it wasn't a pleasant smile, more of an impish one that didn't bode too well. It seemed that he was going to have a lot of fun in the tower and he liked some of its inhabitants almost instantly. Hawkeye seemed like a nice person to know and Tony even with his snarky attitude was a friendly person. The rest of them also wasn't that bad, in fact was rather interesting.
o-0-o
Thor entered the lobby of the Ministry of Magic, Mjolnir in his hand, he needed to explain some things to Crouch Senior and Fudge as the two of them were irking him. He looked around until he found the nearest worker and growled at him. "Where is the office of Crouch?"
"That way?" Worker said pointing towards a wall behind him.
"Thank you." He smiled and with a right hand he hurled his hammer forward, it struck the wall and flew into the office space behind it. He stepped forward, jerking his hand backwards, the hammer flew back to it, punching second hole in the wall.
As he stepped through the hole in the wall and into the offices that were behind it, he could see fear and shock on the faces of wizards and witches that were in the Ministry. Some of them even recognized him and lightly bowed to him, showing their respect and getting out of his way. Which made his task a lot easier as he didn't need to deal with every single one of them and some even pointed him in a right direction to go.
A bit more of throwing his hammer around and few more scared wizards later he was in front of the doors with a plane on which was written – Bartemius Crouch Sr. He knocked them open with his hammer, turning them into shreds, and stepped inside. "Crouch! We need to talk."
"Who are you?" Crouch asked as he turned around from his desk, wand pointed in his direction.
"Thor Odinson or one that might be your slayer." He said while swinging his hammer.
"But you are a myth." Crouch said paling rapidly
"Am I a myth?" Thor asked and roared at Crouch "I'm Thor Odinson, Thunderer. All the power of the storm, from all the world, flows through my veins, and can be summoned by mine hammer at any time, wherever it is. A lightning storm in Japan? Mine. A hurricane off the coast of Barbados? Mine again. A brace of tornadoes in Kansas? Aye...mine. All that might, all that destructive force, mine to command. Channeled and guided through the mystic might of this hammer, guided right at thee!"
Crouch was paling rapidly as Thor was saying those words and the moment he was done, Crouch was as pale as the snow was. "How may I help you?" He asked, sweating profusely.
"Sirius Black and his unlawful imprisonment."
"He killed the Potter's." Crouch protested and barely ducked as Mjolnir was flung towards him. The hammer punched a hole in the wall of his office and come back into it, punching another hole.
"I'm James Potter and Peter Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper!" Thor roared and added coldly "Fix it or you will die. One thing that I can promise you is that you won't have a pleasant death. My brother and my father's interrogators will be happy to provide you with a slow death."
Crouch fainted at those words and slipped onto the floor.
"Sir?" One of the Ministry workers asked as he looked into the office. Thor could tell that he was as scared as everybody else in the Ministry was, he was pale and his eyes were widened.
"Yes?"
"Where we can leave a message if it is solved and Sirius Black is exonerated?"
"Avengers Tower." He said and pointed his hammer upwards, it started to spin and moment later he was in the air. Mjolnir punched a straight line upwards and he come out of the ground in the middle of the streets, shocking everybody as they didn't expect a god to just show up. He wasn't going to talk with Fudge as it would be a waste of time, instead he flew back to the Tower.
o-0-o
Dumbledore looked up from the papers he was reading and smiled when he saw Loki appear in his office, Norse God of Magic and Mischief seemed weirdly happy and it immediately put him on edge. "What news do you have for me?" He asked as he pushed aside his fears and worries.
"My brother got with Harry to Earth and later he paid a visit to the Ministry." Loki smirked as he conjured a comfortable armchair for himself.
"The Ministry is a ruin?"
"They have some damage, but Thor controlled himself." Loki smirked and pointed at the dementors outside the window "Those things should be gone in a couple of days or you will have a very nice show of fireworks."
He followed Loki's gaze and nodded. "I assume that the Ministry will stop their hunt for Sirius Black and exonerate him?"
"That would be right, but also I don't think that they want to cross Fury on this one and from what I learned he is collecting dirt on them."
Dumbledore nodded and sighed "As much as I respect Nicholas for what he had done and is doing, I don't really approve of such methods."
"They work really well and that's all that matters." Loki said and added after a moment "What about your little project with Charles?"
"I didn't think about it too much – he indicated dementors that were outside – also with those around I didn't dare to invite anybody to the school." Dumbledore said and looked at Loki "If they are gone, I would consider it as it is a thing that I think is a good idea."
"Dementors that are outside, well, you can forget about them as they will be gone and won't show up here any time soon." Loki smirked "So I suggest that you speak with Charles about this little project of yours as it is an excellent idea and opportunity that you might not have for a really long time."
"Especially with Harry being at Xavier's." Dumbledore said with a kind, grandfatherly smile.
"Among other things." Loki said and narrowed his eyes, so that they resembled a pair of slits "If you think that you can use him in your game for a Greater Good than you are a fool and you will be struck down before you will see it coming. Is that clear?"
"Crystal clear." Dumbledore nodded and looked at Loki "What about the Ministry having problems with the project?"
Loki only laughed, his laugher sweet and melodic "Let them try." He said after a moment and glanced at the ceiling "I will visit this school in a few days, now I bid thy a good day."
Dumbledore nodded and watched as Æsir God of Magic left his office, it seemed that he would need to do some planning and preparations for a project he had put on a shelf some time ago. But Loki was right about the fact that now was the best time for getting it done and it would be a great adventure for everybody that would take part in it.
He stood up, walked to a fireplace, grabbed a pinch of a Floo powder from a bag that was on a mantlepiece. He threw it into the fire and the moment it turned color to emerald he said "Professor Xavier office, Xavier's Institute For Gifted Youngsters." He stepped into it and was gone from the UK.
o-0-o
First few days back on Earth were certainly interesting for Harry as he got dragged through all possible shops by Jane, who joined them on the following day after his return to Earth, and Pepper, who was Tony's assistant as they decided that he was lacking proper and comfortable clothes for being on Earth. In ones that he had from Asgard he would stand out among the crowd and that was without those giant wings on his back. While he could hide his wings with magic, he couldn't do much about clothes.
"Why you two love shopping so much?" He sighed as they were on their way back to the Tower, most of the car filled with various bags and boxes that contained everything that they bought.
"Because shopping is fun." Jane laughed "It's one of things that I missed on Asgard, as much as I love Asgard, shopping from time to time on your own is fun."
"Maybe for you." He huffed and focused on his phone and thing that he was reading on it.
"That was the last shop." Pepper added cheerfully "So stop sulking and look at the bright side of things."
He sighed and nodded, even if he disliked shopping, he was forced to agree that shopping with the two of them was a thing that went rather quickly and he hopped that he would avoid such a large shopping for some time. Also he could admit that they did it rather fast and it meant that he now had all the time for himself and activities that he was going to enjoy.
o-0-o
"Not bad." Hawkeye nodded as he watched Harry shoot an arrow after an arrow into the targets placed at the end of the range. He saw a lot of archers and marksmen during his work for SHIELD, but he was forced to admit that Harry was most likely better than a better part of them and much younger than they were.
"Than what is good for ya?" Harry asked as he lowered his bow and looked at him.
"Thing that you just did." He smiled and ruffled Harry's hair "You could do it faster, but that wasn't the main goal of the exercise. I wanted to see how good is your aim and it is good enough, at least for this task." On his lips appeared a smirk as he turned towards the console set by the wall, he punched a couple of buttons and on the shooting lane appeared several obstacles. "Let's see how good you are now."
"Obstacles?" Harry asked as he notched another arrow onto his bow.
"Yes, you seem to know how to shoot and this one is a tiny, tiny bit harder." He smirked and watched Harry once again shoot, this time he was doing it much slower, but with the same precision and ease as earlier, making him almost get afraid of him.
"He was always good with a bow." Loki said as he appeared to his side "So you need to get used to him having an aim, not many have."
"I noticed that." Hawkeye dryly said and glanced at Loki "Is it a standard education on Asgard for children to learn how to use weapons?"
"In noble families, yes." Loki nodded "They need to learn hundreds of things and this is a nice break for them from trying to learn and remember all of the rules of etiquette and more academic subjects. Children from normal families learn it at a later date as they don't need to know all of those things that we need to know. But even than, they still learn it when they are young."
"So, what else does he now?" He asked, indicating Harry who seemed to be focused on watching the pattern in which obstacles appeared and moved.
"Hand-to-hand combat styles, how to use a sword, a spear and a bit of a hammer and of an axe. Also magic or at least the style we teach on Asgard, how to ride on a horse and several other things."
Hawkeye nodded and shuddered a bit. "He is going to be a powerful addition to the team when he will be ready and willing to join."
"Fury is already planning that." Loki smirked "Also when he will be at Xavier's, I would guess he is going to join one of X-Men squads in a couple of days since the beginning of his stay there."
"I think that we need to pity ones that will try to mess with the Institute or X-Men." Hawkeye chuckled lightly "They will get trashed and sent back in pieces."
"Indeed." Loki nodded with a smirk "I'm curious how bad they will be trashed and in how many pieces they will be sent back."
"We will see." Hawkeye said and looked at Harry "Do you want it on a harder level?"
"If you wish." Harry shrugged off as he launched one arrow after another.
"Well" He smirked and turned back to the console to make it harder, bringing it from hard to impossible or almost impossible. "Have fun with this, if you get beaten, don't complain as you wanted it."
o-0-o
Charles Xavier heard a characteristic chime of a working Floo network and looked towards the fireplace set in the corner of his room, only to see Albus Dumbledore step out of it. "Long time no see, Albus, what brings you here?"
Dumbledore vanished soot from his robe and looked at him. "Our little pet project that we were working on few years ago. There is also your new student that should join the Institute from the beginning of this term."
"New student?" He asked as he turned to look at Dumbledore "Who do you mean by that?"
"Harry Potter, although now he goes by Harald James Thorson." Dumbledore explained with a smile "Younger cousin of Warren Worthington III, son of Lily and James."
He was silent for a moment and than he shook his head, sending away his stray thoughts. "So that's why Tony wants to meet with me on tomorrow afternoon." He looked at Dumbledore "How sure and determined you are about the project we were planning to do? I don't want to drag you into a thing you wouldn't like or that would be a source of problems."
"Very, we need to unite and that's the best way to get it done as otherwise they will eat us alive."
He looked at Dumbledore, considering his words and after a moment nodded in agreement. "Very well, if you are committed to it, I won't oppose it and you can send several students here in let's say third week of September?"
"That would be good." Dumbledore agreed with a smile "Enough for them to get used to the fact that there is school and that they need to study, but early enough to be willing to go on an adventure."
"Exactly, send me a message once you are sure about it and you have a group ready for it." He said and looked outside the window "They might be shocked by the fact that Harry Potter is here and that he is a student."
"Shock isn't bad." Dumbledore said and walked to the fireplace "Have a good day." He disappeared in a show of emerald flames that were a trademark of Floo, leaving him to his own thoughts.
He closed his eyes for a second, looking for minds of several people that he wanted to talk about this exchange and other things. Also he was a bit curious about what this Thor's son would bring. Harry seemed like an interesting person, but he might be also a source of issues with Warren, he tried to remember what he knew about the youngest and technically the sole surviving member of Potter family.
o-0-o
"No! I won't!" Wanda shouted at Thor "You know how my relations with Charles looked like and I don't want to be near him."
"Wanda" Thor sighed and looked at her "Can't you forget for a moment about the fact that you two dislike each other and try to think that's for Harry?"
She was silent for a moment and than looked at him. "He will be fine without my presence there. I do not wish to be anywhere close to Charles, at least for some time yet. I respect him, but I have my reasons for not liking him."
"I know that, hell, I even heard some of your arguments." Thor said and looked at her "Just try to be civil around him, I do not want much from you. Just be civil around him, can you try it?"
She looked at him and clenched her fists. "I will give it a try, but if it all goes south, don't be angry at me that it happened."
"I won't." Thor promised, he knew that convincing Wanda to agree to this was going to be hard, but he had never expected it to be that hard. "Remember that Charles is also Tony's godfather and they might not like your temper bursting forward and demolishing the tower."
"Can we not bring this topic up?" Wanda asked as she sat down on the sofa and looked at Thor. "I'm Harry's godmother and I will respect your decisions about his upbringing and future, but let me have some input on it. You could have heard me before throwing this thing onto me."
"Yes, you are his godmother, but I'm his father." Thor said, power flashing in his electric blue eyes "And he is mine son and mine responsibility, not yours and while I appreciate your opinion and what you say, I won't ask you every single time I will be deciding something."
She was silent for a moment and Thor could see an internal struggle in her as she tried to control her temper, he knew he was blunt, but she needed that. "Fine" She said after a moment. "He is your son, but for six years it was me, not you, who tried to deal with the Dursley's and to make sure that he survived there. Not you! So let me have some input on his future and upbringing."
Thor winced at those words and looked up, he saw a fierce determination in her eyes, he could tell that she wasn't going to budge. "What made you so protective of him? And what did you expect from me?"
She snorted at those words and looked at him. "What made me so protective of him, you ask? Did you see how they treated him? Did you?" He didn't say a word and remained silent "Than don't even dare to question why I'm so protective of him, ask Ullr or your own brother about it. They will happily tell you why I am so protective of him and how he lived at Private Drive." She took a breath and looked at him "I want you to just take my opinion into consideration when making a decision, not much else, I know that you are his father, but for more than six years you stayed out of his life.
"So don't be a thick headed asshole that don't understand other people and what they want from them, but think and be more of an understanding and warm person that I remember from the time when you were James Potter. Can you do that?"
He took a deep breath, clenching his fist and trying to control his rage. "I will try, it's just that I had lost my son and I finally found him. I will try to take your opinion into consideration, I guess that I will need to do that for his well-being."
She smiled and looked at him "It wasn't that much, was it?"
"No" Thor shook his head and stood up "Are we done with our arguments?"
"For the moment, yes." She nodded and walked out of the room, leaving Thor to his own musings.
o-0-o
Harry stood to the side of his dad when into one of larger meeting rooms of the Avengers Tower arrived a bald man in a wheelchair with a shorter, stocky one accompanying him. One that accompanied him had a look of a seasoned warrior with a grizzled face and a lot of muscles visible under his clothes. Even if he wore a suit, he still was a warrior, just one wearing very fancy clothes.
"Hello Charles" Thor warmly said as he walked forward and shook the hand of the man sitting in a wheelchair.
"James"
"You know each other?" Harry sputtered in shock and surprise.
"We had met during the War." Thor explained with a smile "Those are Professor Charles Xavier, better known as Professor X and Wolverine or Logan."
"I like him." Wolverine said "He looks a lot like you, those wings look strangely familiar."
"Because Warren has the same." Professor X said and looked at Thor "Tony didn't mention why you wanted to meet with me, but now it's clear. It's about your son, isn't it?"
"It is." Thor said as they sat down around a small table "It's about him and Warren, as well as about the Institute."
"It will certainly be an interesting year." Wolverine said and looked at Professor X "Tell me that you are considering accepting him into the school."
"I'm." Professor X smiled and looked at Harry and Thor "Harry, you will be able to meet your cousin during the school year or soon before it as he should be there at the end of August. Also if you want to attend the school, you are also invited."
"Can I?" Harry asked as he glanced at his father.
"Wanda won't like it as she has some disagreements with Charles and Logan, but yes." Thor said with a smile "You should like it and you will have an opportunity to meet Warren and get to know him better, also if Beast is still there, you should come to like him."
"Hank is still teaching." Professor X nodded and looked at Harry. "What is your answer than?"
"Why not." Harry said "It's not that I have anything better to do and it sounds like fun."
"Perfect." Professor X nodded and looked at Thor "I think that you know where the Institute is."
"I know." Thor nodded "I will take him there on 30th August or so."
"Good" Professor X nodded "This year will be a really interesting one as there is a small project that I'm working on with someone and if it will work..."
"It will be an even better year." Thor finished with a smile "My brother mentioned to me what is it going to be and I really like it."
Professor X nodded "That everything is settled and I'm expecting you at the Institute at the end of the month."
o-0-o
Harry laid in his bed and looked at the ceiling as he thought about the events of the day, he was kind of excited and eager to see the future and what would come out of it, yet he was kind of afraid of it. He knew it was silly, yet he felt that way. He turned to the side, reached out to switch the lights off and sighed. He was tired and needed his rest, yet his mind didn't want it as it wanted to wonder about the future to come and about the Institute.
He finally decided that he would get nothing from simple worrying, pushed all of those thoughts aside and closed his eyes and sleep quickly arrived to him and without any dreams. For which he was glad, as dreams usually were interesting and didn't allow much rest.
o-0-o
Scott Summers looked at the rest of people that were gathered in Professor's X office. "So it is true that the son of Thor will be a new student?"
"Yes" Wolverine said "He is also a cousin of Angel, so we can expect usual competition and butting heads."
"It will be interesting." Beast said and everybody looked at him "He is half-Æsir and they are stronger than humans, much stronger than humans. I didn't have time to do a lot of research, but from what I learned, they are also brighter than we are."
"How much brighter?" He asked, he was Maths teacher and if he was going to have a genius level person, he would need to refresh on some of the more obscure parts of his subject.
"They have IQ of 140 or 150, while normal human scores around 100 or so. So if you are thinking about throwing at him everything that you have, you might do that."
"Placing him in the class with in his age group will be only a recipe for a problem." He scratched his chin and looked at Beast. He had a plan, but it sounded ridiculous or at least it sounded as such to him. "What about placing him with Rogue, Shadowcat and the rest of their group?"
Beast was silent for a bit and nodded. "I was thinking about the same thing, while I know that Storm won't like it, with younger ones he will bore himself to death."
"You know that you can outvote me and I will be forced to accept your decisions?" Storm asked and Scott could see that she wasn't happy about what was going on. "As you said, he is brighter and most likely more mature than some of the youngest X-Men, so while I think it's not the best idea, I won't argue with you."
"You do not consider placing him on the actual squad, are you?" He asked, he knew that Harry was most likely going to be eager to join an actual team or squad, there was an issue of his age and father.
"Not yet." Wolverine said and looked at him "I was thinking about placing him on Chevaliers training squad. Emma?"
Their attention was turned to Emma Frost, their former enemy and now reluctant ally. "Another one won't matter too much for me, even if he will be added, he will be quickly moved to one of the main ones. If what you saw is true about him, than he will be a juggernaut and well..."
"He will demand to see an actual action and not being stuck in the Institute." He finished and frowned "What did Professor tell about him?"
"That if he is like his father than we better get ready for one that will be rash, brilliant when in battle and love flying." Wolverine said "As well as there is a matter of who his father was when on Earth."
"Potter family?" Emma asked
"The same one." Wolverine said as he turned to look at her "You heard about them?"
"Who didn't." She shrugged off "Not hearing about them in certain circles is like not knowing about Tony Stark."
Scott sighed and looked at them. "His past is less important, at least at the moment. I'm more worried about that project on which Professor is working. Harry, whatever you say about him, is also a wizard and ones that will come here are wizards and they ain't subtle."
"Let them come." Wolverine growled as from between his knuckles emerged his claws "I will explain things to them and they will understand, also there is an old, good Crusher for them."
He sighed and looked at their rash and kind of brutal friend, although considering his background it should have been expected from him. "Logan, how many times we need to tell you that attempts to break everybody that arrives isn't the best idea? Sometimes words and example can be of bigger impact than beating them."
"Fine" Logan said as his claws slipped back into their pockets, Scott could easily tell that he wasn't happy and had a different opinion on the subject.
"I think that Professor will keep them on a leash." He said and looked at Storm "You know how he is and you know that he hates several kinds of people, including bullies and troublemakers, or at least those that aren't just mischievous and foolish troublemakers."
"Why are you looking at me?" She asked
"Because of the fact that you are Vice Principal and one that knows how he thinks the best. So if one is going to guess how he will react, it's you and you only."
Storm was silent for a moment and than nodded. "He will control them and do that in a manner that will make them understand that such ideas aren't approved or at least won't be tolerated."
"Good." He nodded and glanced at the clock that was hanging on the wall. "Goodnight, there is no point in staying up late and I need to be awake tomorrow."
"Night" They muttered as he slipped out of the room.
o-0-o
Fury stepped out of the lift and took a look around the dry-docks hid below the bottom of the Potomac River, he felt pride as he looked at the three, the newest helicarriers being constructed and prepared for their missions.
"They look impressive." Maria Hill said as she slipped to his side "Stark did a really good job of redesigning the first one and they should be more efficient by around ten percent."
"How soon they will be ready?" He asked as he turned to look at her, she was his right hand and Deputy Director, with a bloody track record.
"Valiant in a year, the next two will take two or three years to finish." She said and indicated a large hole in the side of one of them "One of their arc reactors was almost overloaded and it delayed them by a couple of months."
"Saboteurs?"
She sighed and he could tell that she was gathering her thoughts. "Officially it was written off as an accident, in truth, yes."
He took a long look of her and than turned to look at the helicarriers. "I want you to head to Europe. You will carry out hunt for the former Death Eaters and all of their supporters, agent Romanov will brief you on them and their style of work."
She blinked few times and nodded. "Of course, sir, do I have any restrictions in what I can do and how?"
"All of high-profile and visible targets need my confirmation before their elimination. Other than that you have total freedom in what you do and how."
"I understand." She said and turned to look at the helicarriers "What about HYDRA cells?"
"What HYDRA cells?" He asked as his hand slipped into a pocket of his coat and gripped handle of his gun. This was supposed to be on the level that nobody excluding him had access to and she shouldn't know about it.
"Ones that are inside of our agency, ones that were responsible for this – she indicated the hole in the side of one of helicarriers – and ones that work on God only knows what."
He took a deep breath, controlling his nerves and reactions from slipping out of his control and looked at her. "Do not mention those things to anybody, not even people that you work with. You will do that and I will kill you. Is that clear?"
"Crystal clear" She nodded and he could see a flicker or two of fear on her face.
"The truth is that I don't know who is a mole, or at least who is an important one and in the leadership. I know that you are clear, as are Avengers, but the rest is an unknown to me." He said and paused "Trust no one and make sure that ones guarding the Death Eaters that you will catch are clear. HYDRA worked at least once with Death Eaters and I don't want it to repeat."
She nodded and walked out of the cavernous dry-dock leaving him to his musings, he pushed them aside and followed her out of it. He took the nearest lift and rode to the top floor where was his office. When he walked out of it his eye for a moment widened in surprise. He didn't expect to see him here.
"To what do I owe this visit, Peter?" He asked as he walked to a man that was standing in front of doors leading into his office.
"We need to talk, Nick, in a more private setting than this."
"Than come into my office." He indicated doors of his office and they slid open.
"How sure you are that we won't be overhead."
"As sure as I can be." He said and moved his finger over a button placed in the middle of his desk, glass in the windows became dull and shutters slid over them. He never saw his friend so afraid of something or worried about the secrecy of their meetings. "Now we can talk freely."
"Good" Wisdom nodded "It's about... To be continued