A/N: I haven't mentioned this before-even though you probably already noticed- but any italicized part of a conversation that is in quotes is Japanese. Just wanted to clarify, since there is no way in the Makai that Yuusuke payed attention in school enough to pick up another language.
Warning for some crude-ish humor on the part of one Tony Stark(who else?). Also, I felt that Thor was a little off . . . I don't know, you can tell me in your reviews(hint hint- yes, I am shameless)
Also, someone really needs to add to this section, because so far I am the only one. I mean really, everyone's seen Avengers by now, right? Make this crossover section more popular!
Disclaimer: Yo no tengo nada
Kurama was not having a good day. Yuusuke's yelling wasn't making it any better.
"What the Hell?!" The teenager was in his typical 'you asked for it' fighting stance, pointer finger at the ready. "You wrecked my Ramen stand you jerks!"
"Yuusuke, if you would please calm down-"
"What's the kid freaking out about?" Red and gold armor asked in a very impolite manner.
Kurama gave a little sigh. "He's angry that you broke his Ramen stand when you landed."
"Oh, that thing?" There was a metallic snort. "Not very sturdy- and I think he's flipping the wrong finger- or is it different here in Japan? Maybe because guys are smaller here . . ."
Kurama was suddenly extremely grateful that Yuusuke could not understand English beyond the obligatory 'hello,' and 'bye bye,' because that comment would probably have cost the man a very large Rei-gun shaped hole in his armor.
"Tony of Stark. You should apologize for breaking this boy's wooden food container. It is unwise to upset others when you are a stranger in their land."
And then there was the other guy. Kurama recognized him from the last time he had run into the team known as the Avengers, but now that he was closer, he was noticing a distinctly not-from-Earth smell about him.
Well, Koenma had mentioned that SHEILD dealt with aliens.
"Oh, and you would know wouldn't you?" The armored man replied.
"Yuusuke." Kurama interrupted his friend's flowing river of expletives. "These are people with the group that Kuwabara and I met with."
Yuusuke glared. "He said they were jerks, but seriously, someone is going to pay for that."
Kurama glanced at the pair in front of them, and decided to see if taking Yuusuke's statement literally would work. "Mr Stark, would you mind paying for a replacement cart? This is my friend's livelihood after all."
Stark paused for a moment, then shrugged his armored shoulders. "Sure, send me the bill."
"He said he'll pay for a new cart."
"He better."
And just then, the rest of the team arrived.
"Hey guys, what took so long?"
A man in a lab coat and glasses huffed and said in what sounded like a sarcastic tone, "Oh, you know, we were just looking for a place to park our jet."
American-flag man glanced at the wrecked mass of wood then glared at Tony. "Did you do this?"
"Why does everyone assume it was me?"
The red headed agent raised an eyebrow. "Because when Thor blows things up, there's usually lightning, and I didn't see any of that on the way over."
"I would not have done this!" Thor cried indignantly.
"We need to stay on track people." American-flag man turned to them(actually mostly just Kurama). "I'm Captain America, this is Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Doctor Banner. We've been sent here by SHEILD to negotiate."
"Negotiate what, exactly?" Kurama asked.
The Captain looked about to say something, but 'Black Widow' interrupted. "Your 'Koenma' seems to be interested in SHEILD. Well, SHEILD is interested in him. We've been sent to see just what we can do about that."
"Fair enough." Kurama turned to Yuusuke. "They want to meet Koenma."
"Che, what do they want with the brat?"
"Who knows. But since they've managed to avert an apocalypse type situation without turning into demons, he might try and recruit them."
"Ha, I wouldn't put it past him." Kurama noticed out of the corner of his eye that the red head was eyeing him curiously. She was spying on me- so she can probably speak Japanese. Ah well, time for introductions.
"Everyone, this is Yuusuke Urameshi-another member of the Reikai Tantei- and you probably already know that I am Shuichi- " he paused and gave Yuusuke a critical look, "-Minamino. Kuwabara is at school right now, but we can take you to see Koenma-sama."
"What about the guy with the ears?" Ironman asked.
Kurama blinked innocently and grabbed Yuusuke's ear lobe. "You mean him?"
"The demon." Red clarified, not looking at all amused.
"Hey, wadja do that for?!"
"Ah, yes. You really should have been more specific. He usually doesn't show himself during the day. Maybe you'll meet him some other time." He smiled and winked at the red head. "He says he had fun playing with you, though. I'll tell him you missed him."
She stiffened almost imperceptibly, but otherwise showed no reaction to his comment.
Still a little sore, I see. Well I was a bit of a show off. It had the desired effect though- they stopped spying on us.
Kurama glanced over at Yuusuke, who was glaring once more and rubbing his ear tenderly. "Should I call Botan, or-"
"Hell no! You think I wanna be stuck on a boat oar with these guys?"
Kurama smiled. "That's what I thought." He turned to the odd group before him and said, "Follow me please." Before turning on his heel and heading for the park. He ignored any inquiries that were made, and began searching for a good spot. He could, of course, make a portal anywhere, but it was easier if it was an area high in Reiki, especially with this many people going through it.
He eventually found a good spot that was relatively empty(it was during normal school and work hours, so there were fewer people out) and called the group of curious heroes and one agitated Mazoku over.
"I'll be making the portal here. Is everyone ready?"
"Hey, can anyone make one of these portals?" The Ironman asked. It was apparently something they had all been wondering, because everyone's gaze fixed on Kurama.
"I'm afraid not. I've had quite a bit of special training. Most people don't have the knack for it."
"Can the demon?" Black Widow suddenly asked.
"Yes." He answered. He could almost see the wheels turning in her head. Wonder if she'll figure it out.
"Anyone else on your team?"
"Botan can, although not in the same way. She doesn't really open portals, she opens . . . rivers, I suppose you could call them. Rivers of realities." He got a few odd looks at that, but he thought it was a rather clever analogy, considering Botan's official title was a 'Ferry girl of the River Styx.'
"Is she human?"
"No, although she used to be. She's currently a shinigami."
"Excuse me?" The doctor asked.
"Well, literally translated it would mean 'death spirit,' but its rather like a grim reaper in Western culture."
"A grim reaper?" Ironman suddenly asked. "As in, there's more than one of them running around?"
"Oh yes. You'll see a lot of them once we get to Reikai. Also, I should warn you that Koenma-sama likes to hire ogres as staff- I believe they work for less- so be prepared." Then he turned, and pulled open a portal large enough to sustain them all passing through it, and walked through.
The Avengers followed, looking dubious as they disappeared through the round shimmering hole that had suddenly appeared in the air before them.
End-
Ja, ne!
A/N: Wooh, they're almost to the meeting with Koenma . . . and then I'll be winging it, because I have no 'plot' left(you're all thinking, 'this has a plot?' My answer is no, it doesn't, but it's fun to write and hopefully fun to read too.)
Concerning Botan, I always imagined that the ferry girls in Reikai used to be human, and then after they died, got recruited. Meh, just a weird theory of mine that is a part of my head-cannon.
I know this cut off a little sharply, but I didn't feel like going any farther. Ugh, so tired from work. I think me feet are going to fall off if I try to stand up. Oh well, looks like I'm stranded on the couch for tonight.
Thanks for the reviews! They made me grin. I'll reply to them after I post this.