Wazzup readers. Howler here. With another chappie of Resident Avengers.
I forgot to tell everyone, but the biggest reason for me why I wrote this fanfic is because I wanted to see good ol Albert as a nice guy just for once.
I want him to be nice to Excella Gionne who will be playing a role very similar to Pepper Potts; Excella will be CEO of Stark's Industry. They'll have the same relationship that Pepper and Tony Stark would've in the Iron Man movies.
And also I was always intrigued by MCU Tony Stark. He's funny, cool and witty. I can imagine how hard it's for writers to write his every funny line. So I hope I don't butcher Iron Man character much here. He's the important character in this fanfic. Wish me luck readers.
The tower at Guy's Hospital, London, England
The tower at Guy's Hospital is one of the tallest hospitals in the world. With 34 storey building which stands up to whopping 148.65 meters in height.
Marvin Branagh aka former Avenger War Machine had no clue how he got here in the first place, "Al!" He asked his backcombed, blonde friend, "How the hel did I get here? Last time I checked I was in UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica."
"Oh, I transported you here from my private jet." Albert Stark nonchalantly replied.
Marvin sighed, "Al that's quite creepy..." Albert interrupts Marvin by putting his hand on Marvin's shoulder, "Anything for my friend."
"I was not thanking you, Al! Besides, why am I here?" Marvin Branagh asked.
"Well, the guys at Tower at Guy's Hospital found a way help you walk again." Albert than presses a button on his red digital watch which generates a blue hologram showing a human spinal cord, "See Bran! We're a developing an exoskeleton suit here. A part-time male nurse here came up with this ingenious idea after playing the game Metal Gear Solid."
Marvin had a look of shock on his face, "You mean the video game? Are you saying that you're developing an exoskeleton suit whose inspiration came from a video game? Somehow that worries me."
"Don't worry Bran. That kid only had 0.5% inspiration for the project. The rest of 99.5% perspiration came from me." Albert points his right thumb on his chest.
"Somehow that makes me even more worried." Marvin Branagh grumbled.
Suddenly Albert red watch beeps as another blue hologram is generated from it. It shows the face of Albert Stark's secretary Excella Gionne, "Al! I've been calling you for last one hour. Where are you? Are you in London right now?"
"Errmmmm...Excella the answer to that question depends on what you've seen so far." Albert tried to lie.
"It doesn't matter. An extraterrestrial has specifically asked for you. Even Mark Wilkins(Head of S.H.I. .) is waiting for you."
"Alright, I'm coming! F.R.I.D.A.Y. initiate..."
"Don't do it here Al! It would destroy the upper part of the building." Marvin interrupted.
"I'm in a hurry Bran. I can easily pay for it." Albert replied.
"It's a landmark of London. So no Al!"
"Alright!" Albert grumbled as he opens the window.
A young male nurse enters the room as he sees a blonde man (Albert Stark) about to jump from a window to his death, "SIR! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" As he desperately tries to stop Albert from jumping.
But he failed as Albert had already jumped from the window. As the young male nurse came near the window Iron Man hovers in front of him, "Sorry kid!" He said, "I'll give you an autograph afterward." As the Iron Man flies away.
"Wa..aa...Waa..s tha...t Iron...Man...?" The male nurse shivered.
"Yeah," Marvin replied.
"The...n are yo...u War...Machine?"
"I am."
(Begin 'Fight as One' by Bad City)
(Electric Bass Single) The entire New York city is in ruins as the Chitauris and Outriders are laying siege to it. A giant octopus-robot then destroys a skyscraper with a laser beam from its eyes.
(Our world's about to break) A lone figure in the nearby Stark Tower watches the whole carnage in the shadows.
(Tormented and attacked) David King screams in pain as he transforms into the Incredible Hulk.
(Lost from when we wake) Captain America readies his shield to defend New York from the invading Outriders.
(With no way to go back) Thor who was hovering in the air as he throws the Ultimate Mjölnir at the invaders.
(I'm standing on my own. But now I'm not alone) Albert Stark was looking at various hologram images as he activates the Iron Man armour.
(Heroes Assemble) Iron Man flies away from the Stark Tower and joins the battle with the rest of the Marvel Super Heroes.
(Always we will fight as one) Wolverine jumps and completely destroy the head one of the two giant octopus-robots of the invading army with his claws.
(Till the battle's won) Iron Man zaps some of the Outriders with his Repulsor beams while flying at the same time.
(With evil on the run) Captain America's flying shield hits few of the invaders, while Cyclops takes down scores of Outriders with his Optic Blast.
(We never come undone) Hulk throws the human-sized robot at the Chitauris. Whereas Annette Richards takes out few of the Outriders with her shockwaves.
(Assemble, we are strong) Hawkeye shoots the arrow, whereas Mr. Fantastic punches various Chitauris with his fantastic stretching ability.
(Forever fight as one) As Mr. Fantastic look in the sky and realizes much to his horror that the last of the two remaining giant Octopus Robots was about to trample the Marvel Super Heroes to their deaths. Suddenly that giant Octopus-Robot gets destroyed by Thor's lighting.
(Assembled we are strong) As Chris Warlock stands in the middle of a group composed of, Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Hulk, Hawkeye, Wolverine, Cyclops, and Thor. Defending the world with all their might.
(Forever fight as one) The word 'Marvel Super Heroes' is being displayed on the screen.
(End)
Ashley, McIntosh County, North Dakota
When Iron Man arrived there he saw that the S.H.I.E.L.D. had forcefully evicted the residents of Ashley from their homes. The only people who were there right now were the employees of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Iron Man disengages his helmet as he heads inside the facility that S.H.I.E.L.D. had recently been constructed.
On seeing that Albert (Iron Man) was here. His secretary Excella trotted towards him, "Al!" As she hugs him.
"Well, it took you long enough Stark!" Said a familiar voice.
Albert turned around and saw it was Mark Wilkins, the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. He was a bald, middle-aged, African-American man with a french beard. He always wore an eyepatch on his left eye, "Well I was doing some research on erm...exoskeleton."
"Yeah! Well, I got a nice science project for you Stark. You'll even get a first prize ribbon for it. Ever heard of ET?" As Mark Wilkins motioned Albert and Excella to follow him into a specific room.
When they entered the room they saw a large stasis chamber in which a tall, naked, humanoid was performing some sort of meditation. His entire body was covered with a silvery layer and he wore no clothes at all.
The strange silverly humanoid immediately got up as soon as he felt Albert and Excella presence.
"We found him in the Mcintosh Country in around 1 Am in the morning. He can somehow speak English. Now we naturally tried to interrogate him. Tried to know what real his real intention was. But he didn't oblige to our demands despite our use of torture. He's one tough SOB just like you Stark." As Mark lits up a cigarette with golden lighter, "Flick!" "But when we asked him what he wanted. He only asked for one thing." As Mark Wilkins looks at Albert, "You."
As Albert tries to come near the stasis tube, his secretary Excella panicked, "Al! Don't go near him."
"Don't worry Miss Gionne. That stasis tube is made up of Chitauri glass. It can only be broken by Hulk or Thor." Assured one of the scientists.
"Me too. I can break this glass in Iron Man armour." As Albert looked back at Excella and then he walked towards the silvery humanoid.
"Mr. Stark. I was expecting you're arrival." The silvery humanoid said.
"Really. Are you like some sort of intergalactic fan of Albert Stark or something? Sorry kid, I can't give you autograph this time around. Cause you're in...a...statsis tube. Very hard for you take an autograph from there."
"I can assure you, Mr. Stark. These confinements won't be able to hold me much longer if so I desire. Yes, I'm acquainted with the fact that it is made up of Chitauri glass." The bald silvery man replied.
"Clearly you're trying your best to impress me." Albert joked while remaining stone-faced. This was the thing about Albert, that dumbfounded Excella every time around. How was Albert able to joke 24/7 without a hint of a smile or giggle on his face. Perhaps this was the actual superpower of Albert Stark, Excella thought.
"What should I call I then? Should I call you a bald, exhibitionist guy?"
"A certain fantastic woman (Invisible Girl) christened me as Silver Surfer." The silvery humanoid replied.
"Really now? Aren't you a little bald to be a surfer. Last time I checked surfer had long flowing blonde hairs." Albert joked while remaining stone-faced.
"Mr. Stark with all due respect. We do not have the luxury of time. If you and Miss Gionne would be kind enough to touch both of your palms on the stasis tube then we shall begin." Silver Surfer requested.
"Should we touch this stasis tube? What if he's trying to infect us with alien diseases?" Excella said as she came near this stasis tube.
"Don't worry Excella. Don't trust him. Trust me instead."
"That makes me even more worried Al!"
"Now Excellla put both of your hands on the stasis tube and let us see what happens next." As both Albert and Excella touched their hands on the stasis tube.
Both Albert and Excella felt something solid on their hands. When they checked it out, it was some sort of red coins magically appeared on both of their hands.
"These are cosmic anchors. It will allow my innate abilities to work beyond the confinements of this stasis tube." Silver Surfer explained, "Now would you two be kind enough to place all four of these cosmic anchors on the furthermost sides of the room."
As instructed both Albert and Excella placed these four red coins on the four corners of the room.
"Now for the moment of truth." As Silver Surfer closed his silvery eyes. Suddenly it looked as if the room had torn away from the S.H.I.E.L.D facility in Ashley, North Dakota and was flying towards the unknown parts of space.
Excella fell on her butt in shock, "Oh my God! What's going on Al? Why are we even in space? How come am I breathing in space even?"
"I assure you miss Gionne. You're under my protection. Hence, no harm will come to you." Silver Surfer assured her inside his stasis chamber.
However, Excella Gionne wasn't the only who was panicking as most of the S.H.I.E.L.D agents raised their guns on Silver Surfer including their one-eyed head honcho Mark Wilkins, "What the hel is going on Silver Surfer? Return us back to North Dakota immediately."
"I quite assure you, Mr. Wilkins. We're still in Ashley, North Dakota right now." As Silver Surfer generates some sort of astral projection which shows that all of them including Albert Stark, Excella Gionne, Mark Wilkins and other personnel of S.H.I.E.L.D were still present in the newly constructed facility in Ashley, North Dakota instead of space.
"What...? What...?" Mark Wilkins was scared.
"Did you mean. What sorcery is this Director Wilkins?" Albert interjected as he calmly walked around the room which was now hovering in space, "Look at that Excella! We're in space right now. Guess we don't need to pay Elon Musk for that space tourism package."
"Al! This is no time for cracking jokes." Excella reprimanded.
"Nice parlor trick Bald Surfer. I'm impressed, that you actually managed to eliminate the causality when you lifted this room into space. Leaving us only with effect. Meaning all of us are still in Ashley, North Dakota and into this unknown parts of the space at the same time." Albert explained.
Mark Wilkins regained his composure, "Can he really do that?"
"Well he can but there're limitations to his scientifically explainable powers. Especially, when the baldie asked me and Excella to put those four cosmic coins on the four corners of the rooms. We basically aided him in the elimination of casualty." Albert explained.
"Well, why didn't you summon a wormhole for the purpose. It had the cause. The wormhole. The effect was us being transported into space." Excella asked.
"Even now most you humans panic over this minor physics phenomena. It wouldn't take strong imagination what would happen if an entire room is torn away by a black hole." Silver Surfer replied.
"So Silverish Surfer. What did you wanna show us then?" Albert asked.
Silver Surfer didn't respond as he closed his eyes. Images of Thor and Loki appeared after they had defeated Hela. Their ship suddenly gets attacks by Thanos and his adopted children from the Black Order. Loki was forced to give up the Cosmic Cube in exchange for Thor's life. Thanos than converts the Cosmic Cube into Space gem and inserts it into a golden gauntlet. Thanos then betrays Loki and Thor and as he kills both of them.
"IS THOR REALLY DEAD? WHO THE HEL IS HE?" Albert shouted.
"That's Thanos. If we do not respond in time. I fear the fate of this world would be much, much worse." Silver Surfer said as the room came back to planet earth. More specifically small town of Ashley in North Dakota.
Excella Gionne fainted as she fell to the ground on seeing that they're back on earth, "Thud!"
"We found him in the Mcintosh Country in around 1 Am in the morning. He can somehow speak English. Now we naturally tried to interrogate him. Tried to know his intention but he didn't oblige despite our use of torture. He's one tough SOB like you, Stark. But when we asked him what he wanted. He only asked for one thing, you." Mark Wilkin said.
"What the hel are you saying, Director Wilkins? Didn't you see that Silver Surfer took us to the wild frontiers of space right now." Albert asked.
"Are you smoking too many mushrooms now Stark?" As Mark Wilkins scoffed at him.
"There's no point asking him that question Mr. Stark. All of the people in this room have forgotten about our little Space Oydessy. I made sure that none of them remembers anything about it except for you and well Miss Gionne."
"Well she has fainted," Albert remarked.
"What the hel is going on Stark? What is he talking about?" Mark Wilkins grilled.
Albert ignored him as he asked the Silver Surfer one final question, "Tell me his name again? The guy who killed Loki and Thor."
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Leon Rogers was riding his Harley-Davidson chopper in the beautiful metropolitan city of Pretoria in Gauteng province. It's one of the three capitals of South Africa. With Pretoria serving as the executive branch of government, Cape Town as the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.
Pretoria was also called the academic city with three universities and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) located in its eastern suburbs, the city also hosts the South African Bureau of Standards making the city a hub for research. Which was the main motivation for Willam Richards (Mr. Fantastic) to seek safe haven here from the activists of pro-SHRA (pro-SuperHero Registration Act).
During his bike ride, Leon saw something peculiar. What he saw was a tall humanoid of around whooping 20 feet. His head was slightly squarer than a human's skull. He wore a garb that was something only a Buddhist monk would wear; except that it was blue instead of red.
What was even more mindboggling was the fact that he (that 20 feet tall bald man) kept on reappearing in Leon's sight wherever he went. Stalking was one thing. But to stalk a person (Leon) who was traveling in around 120 kilometers per hour on his chopper is something only the fastest Mutant alive Quicksilver or Magician Extraordinaire Doctor Strange would be able to do.
Leon had no choice but to park his bike nearby and confront this strange bald, man. To be honest he was scared from inside as this bald man not only had strange yet terrible power but he was also 20 feet long.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"I am one of the ancient watchers of the bygone race from a distant galaxy. My people have assigned me the autonym of Uatu. What I seek is that you traverse me to Mr. Fantastic(William Richards)."
Leon looked at his surroundings and he observed that none of the people there were paying much attention to their conversation. It was as if Leon was talking with a ghost. How could anyone not see that there was a 20 feet tall bald man amongst them?
Leon gained his composure and replied, "If you know who Mr. Fantastic is. Then you're fully aware who I am. So, sorry buddy I can't traverse you to Mr. Fantastic. If you haven't been keeping up with the news lately then we're wanted treasonist of United States."
"Your current status in this world holds no interest to me. I demand an urgent meeting with Mr. Fantastic." The freakishly tall bald man replied.
"Listen! Whoever you're. Don't follow me or William Richards...I'm giving you a fair wairing Uatu..." Leon said as he went back to his bike and rode away. This time around Uatu wasn't following him around, much to his relief.
Leon was standing near a payphone. He sighed as he got inside and inserted a special kind of blue coin with a number 4 etched on it, on the payphone. He then punches the following number on the payphone, '326-827-842-4 (Fantastic 4)'. Leon was then covered by some sort energy that transported him to an unknown location.
Secret Underground Base
That mysterious energy takes Leon to an unknown location which was full of advanced computers and strange scientific inventions, "Subject, Captain America." Said a cherry computer voice.
"Herbie! Don't call me Captain America. I'm not that guy anymore." Leon sighed.
"Oh, I'm really sorry Mr. Rogers. I didn't mean to offend you. I swear I didn't know about that."
"It's alright Herbie. Where's William?" Leon asked the supercomputer.
"Oh, he's in the lab. Working on the atom smasher." Replied the supercomputer.
"Thanks, Herbie." Leon smiled. H.E.R.B.I.E. stands for Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics. He was a personal assistant to William Richards aka Mr. Fantastic helping him with various scientific experiments and inventions.
H.E.R.B.I.E. had quite a fruity voice, Steve thought. If he had heard this comment from Leon he would likely cry like any fruity person. H.E.R.B.I.E. was actually unique for a supercomputer. He was quite human-like in a way that he would get emotional and even afraid. All and all Leon welcomed H.E.R.B.I.E. presence.
"Hey, William." Leon said on spotting Mr. Fantastic (William Richards) working on some machine.
"Hey, Leon! How was your tour of Pretoria?" William asked as he continued fixing the machine with the help of a wrench.
"It's a nice place. I can understand why you chose this place." Leon replied.
"It's a nice place. The weather is terrible though." William commented.
"Listen! There was a tall bald guy around twenty feet long looking for you. I think his name was Uatu."
William stopped using his wrench for a moment, "Did you say Uatu?"
"Affirmative." Leon on observing the worried look on William's face asked, "Is something the matter?"
"No. I was just thinking." As William started to use the wrench on the machine again.
Leon looked at the huge ceiling of the underground base. He wondered that ceiling must've been at least 60 feet long. It could even house T-Rex if the Fantastic Family wanted. Leon then observed William Richards' behavior. He was fully engrossed in his invention, "You sure are having fun."
"Oh yeah! It's been a while don't you think?" William smiled at as he continued to use the wrench on his invention, "I mean...I didn't have this much fun since...since...I working on that clean energy project with...with...with...ummm...Albert..." William suddenly had a grim look on his face.
Leon got down as he put his right hand on William's shoulder, "Do you regret siding with anti-SHRA (anti-Superhero Registration Act) league?"
"No..no...I ...don't...!" As Willaim looks down, "Sigh! I mean...Yes!... I did. Still, do to this day...Albert and David were my friends during college days...We...did a lot of projects together...I was one the geeks but Albert invited me to one of his cool parties. There I met Annette (Invisible Girl)...Actually, he acted as my wingman during that day...Sigh!... Yes, I do regret siding with you...But Annette and Matt (Thing) didn't agree...It was breaking up our team...I don't think you would understand Leon...But Fantastic Four is my family...I can't allow our family to break apart. Sure we fight, bicker and tease eachother...lot of times...Hahaha... But they're my family. Annette was right...Even though I do regret my decision but I think took a right one thanks to you Leon." As William bitterly smiles.
Leon then patted on Mr. Fantastic's back, "Thanks, William. You really are fantastic."
Suddenly a large bald human appears in front of Leon and William. It was the same 20 feet guy whom Leon meet during his journey in Pretoria. Uatu was his name and he was looking for William Richards. Leon wondered how the heck did he get inside their underground base in the first place. It literally impossible to enter here without using the special blue coins.
William on seeing the giant man, "Utatu! What are you doing here?"
"I have come to warn you, Willam Richards...He's coming..." Uatu announced, "Than..."
Xavier School For Gifted Youngster
Doctor Strange magically appears inside the Cerebro Room. Which makes Professor Xavier, Hank McCoy (Beast), Cyclops and Wolverine take notice of the Sorcerer Supreme.
Professor Charles Xavier removes the Cerebro helmet from his head thereby revealing long locks of chocolate brown hairs, "Stephen! What're you even doing here?"
"I've come to warn you, Charles." Doctor Strange replied, "He's coming...Thanos is coming."
A/N: That's how it ends. Thanos is coming. OMG! Someone save us. Thanos wants to kick every earthlings' ass. He's a daddy who wants to be everyone's daddy. Anyways enough bantering. This was howlin blood signing off.