Glad to see the love for this but the reviews…well I can't deny that's one of the more unique reviews I've gotten for a story seriously some it actually made no sense to me and I'm a huge comic book sweaty. Anon, looking at you. You literally….. I can't even describe what I read or saw, you guys gotta see it to believe it. Go look up the reviews of chapter one to see the madness that I call a fellow comrade of comic book geekdom
Still, I'm grateful that the crossover is gaining followers and favorites, that's all I can really ask for. Now this is the chapter where the fun begins.
Now this story is getting inspiration from all sources, Comic books, movies, tv shows and so on. The Marvel Cinematic Universe will be a huge influence as well as DC's new 52 but again I'm taking in everything. Storylines with obvious changes to fit the narrative as well as original content that will come to me in time.
God there is so much fucking content it's not even funny, it's mind blowing really.
I have two universes with decades, DECADES, worth of stories, From two UNIVERSES that have their own alternate realities and all that shit, god this is gonna be fun and challenging
Oh and Pyrojack, regarding the Hawkeye and Black Canary pairing, that has been in the works since I began developing this crossover. I'm saying this HERE AND NOW, I'll repeat it probably several more times but there are certain heroes and heroines that WILL NOT be appearing in this crossover. Green Arrow, Mockingbird, The Sentry, Ares(Marvel version) Wonder Man and Hercules being some of the first select few that come to mind. I'd like to hear you're voices on who should also be excluded(Hero wise and maybe some villains). Some DC heroes for example since I've only taken out Green Arrow. It's really favoritism speaking here cause to me, Hawkeye is one of the greatest Avengers, of all time, period. Sorry GA, you are freakishly awesome in your own right but Hawkeye won the Death Battle.
So…am I missing anything?
If I didn't say this in the previous chapter, this opening arc is based on the Avengers movie
Hmmm since this is a very personal project I still will need help regarding scenarios and such from basic interactions to story arcs themselves.
Please don't forget to give me ideas and such in the Reviews or Message me personally
A pairing idea came up in one of my PMs. Batman X Black Widow. Would that work? Give me your thoughts and opinion. And don't forget about other pairing ideas
OH and this is really important. Should Loki enlist the aid of other villains, like the wrecking crew. Please leave your thoughts in the Review section or PM me
I think that's all for now
Rate Read and Review and as always Have Nice Day
The League Of Avengers Chapter 2: Some Assembly required part 1: Let's meet the team
A being of great power sat upon a throne overlooking the endless cosmos in a realm far removed from Earth.
The being simply sat there, eyes closed in contemplation with a sense of tranquility.
The silence was rather comforting. One would find a sense of solace and peace in this collection of rocks amongst the stars.
Of course the silence was not to last
"The Tesseract has awakened" A disembodied, malevolent voice spoke up
The beings eyes slowly opened. As if sensing this, the servant continued to speak.
"It is on a little world" The Other said with distaste "A human world. They would wield its power…"
A man garbed in green and gold robes and armor is handed a golden scepter, fitted with a blue gem surrounded by silver blades.
"But our ally knows its working as they never will" The Other monologued "He is ready to lead our force. Our Chitauri, will follow"
In an undisclosed location, a single Chitauri slips on its mask which is soon followed up when light shines on the legions of Chitauri warriors
"The World will be his" The Other spoke on, more passionate now "The Universe, yours. And the humans? What can they do but burn?"
Earth
The Shield base stationed in New Mexico is in a state of total disarray and panic. Shield agents left and right frantically moved about to get equipment and personnel out of the facility.
Up above, a helicopter descends down unto the ground.
Standing a few feet away from the landing zone of the Chopper was Agent Coulson.
The chopper landed and out came Maria Hill and Nick Fury, Director of Shield.
The director and Hill approached Coulson.
"How bad is it?" Fury asked the agent
"That's just it Director" Coulson replied, removing his sun glasses "We don't know"
Coulson lead the two into the Radiation section of the facility with staff running by them, taking only the essentials.
"Dr Selvig read an energy surge from the Tesseract four hours ago" Coulson explained the situation
"NASA didn't authorize any testing" Hill said in confusion
"He didn't" Coulson said grimly "He wasn't even in the room, spontaneous event"
"It turned itself on?" Hill said in clear befuddlement and a hint of concern
"What are the energy levels now?" Fury asked
"Climbing" Coulson answered "When Selvig couldn't shut it down, we ordered the evac"
"How long to get everyone out?" Fury asked
"Campus should be clear in the next half hour" Coulson said
"Do better" Nick said and Coulson nodded, turning back to do just that
Hill and Fury continued down to where the Tesseract was being held, the base shaking once more.
"Sir" Hill spoke up "Evacuation may be futile"
"We should tell them all to go back to sleep?" Fury sarcastically asked
"If we can't control the Tesseract's, there may not be a minimum safe-distance" Hill argued
"I need you to make sure that the Phase 2 prototypes are shipped out" Fury said, not even acknowledging her comment
"Sir, is that really a priority right now?" Hill asked
"Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on. Clear out the tech below. Every piece of Phase 2 tech on a truck and gone" Fury said with finality, eyeing Hill intently
Maria knew there was no point in arguing. She turned to the two agents near her, ordering them to follow her.
Nick Fury continued down alone, arriving at the large hollowed out room where the Tesseract was held Compact Muon Solenoid Coil Chamber. The more leveled, lower ceiling part of the room was where multiple high tech stations were set up to monitor, observe and experiment on the cube.
"Talk to me doctor" Fury said, announcing his arrival
Dr. Selvig popped out from behind a computer. He briefly eyed the tesseract as it was glowing radiantly with flare rings shooting out.
"Director" Selvig spoke, moving to speak to Fury
"Anything we know for certain?" Fury asked
"The Tesseract is misbehaving" Selvig said wryly
"Is that supposed to funny?"
"No" Selvig said grimly "The Tesseract is not only active, she's…misbehaving"
"How soon until you pull the plug?" Fury asked
"She's an energy source" Selvig said rebutted "If we turn the power off, she turns it back on. If we reach peak level…"
Selvig didn't need to finish that statement. He just let it hang in the air to insinuate the kind of trouble they were in right now
"We've prepared for this, doctor" Fury argued "Harnessing Energy from space"
"We don't have the harness" Selvig said in turn "Our calculations are far from complete. Now she's throwing off interference, radiation. Nothing harmful, low levels of gamma radiation"
Fury looked back at the doctor, irony written all over his face at that comment
"That can be harmful" Fury said "Where's Barton?"
"The hawk?" Selvig asked in amusement, gesturing his thumb behind him "Up in his nest as usual"
And as Selvig stated, there was none other than Clint Barton AKA Hawkeye. Clad in tactical gear, he was leaning against the railing of his makeshift little crow's nest, eyeing the activity below him with keen eyes. That was when his earpiece chimed in.
"Agent Barton Report" The voice of Fury rang in his ear
He moved quickly, rappels down to meet with Fury. The two began walking around the facility in a discreet manner, not disturbing any of the faculty on hand.
"I gave you this detail so you can keep a close eye on things" Fury said
"Right, keep me from personal time with Canary" Clint remarked
"Clint" Fury deadpanned
"Well you know me director" Clint said "I see better from a distance"
"Are you seeing anything that might set this thing off?" Fury asked
Over on the other side, one of the attendants called Selvig over in concern, the doctor not hesitating to rush over to the station.
"No one's come or gone. It's oven is clean. No contacts, no I.M.'s. If there was any tampering, sir, it wasn't at this end" Hawkeye listed off all the things he picked up
The last point caught Fury's attention.
"At this end?" He asked, the silent question being 'meaning?'
"Well yeah" Clint said as if it was obvious "The cube is a doorway that opens to the other end of space right? Well doors open both sides"
Of course, just as Barton finished that statement that's when shit begins to go down.
Dr. Selvig clacks away at the keyboard and sees on the monitoring his worst nightmares. Suddenly- the Tesseract thunders and shakes the entire facility. Big enough where both agents Hill and Coulson can feel and they're at different ends of the facility.
The flaring rings and glow of the cube spout out brighter and louder, like a boiling pot of water. The Tesseract's energy builds up into a beam, much like the Bifrost Bridge, which hits at the end of a platform that is wired to the device that monitors the Tesseract.
The great maelstrom beam fires the Tesseract energy. The beam then forms a vortex, which then opens up a portal. A black hole is created from the vortex. From the portal, the blackness of space, beautiful and mysterious, strewn with a billion stars appears and a gust of blue energy clouds fill the room, blinding everyone. The Tesseract's energy forms into a cloud that reaches to the top the facility's vacuum chamber ceiling. It's abnormally quiet.
Then... heavy breathing is heard from the platform. Shield guards slowly approach, weapons in hands. A figure is kneeling on the platform, smoke coming off it.
The figure is garbed in a cloak like armor, green and gold being it's primary colors. And within this beings hand was a scepter. And who is this beings identity?
Loki, god of mischief
Smiling in his mischievous manner, he raises his head. The smile dies down. He looks deep into the eyes of Fury, Barton and Selvig. He stands up, holding the scepter.
"Sir, please put down the spear" Fury said
Loki barley glances down at his weapon before rearing back to fire a beam of blue exploding energy right at fury, who was then tackled by Barton, barley avoiding the shot.
All hell breaks loose. Machine gun fire echoed all around the hollowed room, the shield men firing at Loki. The bullets easily bounce off his body, his alien physiology coming into play.
The god of Mischief jumped off the platform, instantly impaling a guard with his scepter, killing him instantly. The other guard next to him attacked only to suffer an instant death thanks to a blue energy blast that seemingly vaporized him.
More machine gun fire from the other two shield guards caught the attention of Loki. He quickly dispatched the two with his throwing knives, getting them both in the neck.
Barton and several other agents began firing at Loki who only turned towards them, firing another blast of energy. Clint jumped out of the way and the energy blast killed another agent.
Loki stood back a bit, actually in partial shock at just how fast he turned the entire place to shit.
"Ok" Clint groaned, struggling a bit to get back up "Let's try that again and not get our asses handed to us"
Loki went up to Barton who jumped up ready to fight only to be back handed away.
"Ow" Clint rubbed his cheek "Save that bitch slap for an actual bitch next time"
Loki simply began looking around when he spotted several agents coming to. Fury also got up and saw just in time for Loki to place the blade of his scepter onto the hearts of one of his men.
At first the man looked ready to fight when his eyes turned black then to a blue that matched the jewel.
Fury moved quickly, grabbing a briefcase placed near the Tesseract. Carefully taking the Tesseract out of its holder, he placed it into the case, shaking his hand a bit from the heat.
Fury moved to leave when…
"Don't" Loki said, not even looking at him "I still need that"
Fury slowly looked back at the god "This doesn't need to get any messier"
"Of course it does" Loki said "I've come too far for anything else"
Loki then swiveled round to face Fury and with grandiose…
"I am Loki, of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose"
"Loki?" Selvig said in realization as he stood up "Brother of Thor?"
Loki sent the doctor a scathing look
"We have no quarrel with your people" Fury stated
"An ant, has no quarrel with a boot" Loki said whimsically
"You planning to step on us?" Now there was a hard edge to Fury's voice
"I come with glad tidings" Loki said in innocence "Of a world made free"
"Free from what?" Clint asked "That god awful thing you call a sense of fashion?"
"Freedom" Loki said with a sense of foreboding "Freedom is life's greatest lie. Once you accept that, in your heart…"
Like a gunslinger, Loki whirled round facing Selvig. He places the scepter onto the scientists heart and like the several other agents that were unfortunate enough to get the glow stick of destiny to the chest, Selvig was now under the control of Loki.
"You will know peace" Loki said
"Yeah you say peace" Fury said, not even bothering to hide his complete disbelief "I kind of think you mean the other thing"
From the vacuum chamber ceiling, the Tesseracts energy was converging into one pulsing source that was rapidly building towards an implosion.
"Sir, Fury is delaying us right now" One of the Shield Personnel spoke up "This place will blow in a few minutes and bring down an avalanche of rocks. He means to bury us"
"Like the Pharaohs of old" Fury said
"He's right" Selvig added, now at another computer reading out the convulsing energy "The portal is collapsing in on itself. We've got a few minutes before it goes critical"
"Well then" Loki said looking to his newest servants
Wordlessly they all pulled out their guns, firing at Fury and Clint. Fury got hit in the chest as Clint dived out of the way.
Clint whipped out his pistol only to go flying back as Loki shot a blue energy blast at him that blew up the ground in front of him.
Loki moved to leave, a shield agent grabbing the briefcase to hand it over to Selvig.
Clint Barton was in a daze right now, trying to get his bearings straight. He barely managed to get a glimpse of Loki exiting the room.
He exhaled in pain, but regardless with great resolve and strength, Hawkeye sat back up and got to his feet with whatever he could muster before moving to pursue Loki.
"Hill" Fury strained out as he sat up, pulling out the bullet from his vest "Do you copy?"
"Sir?" Hill asked
"We have an intruder in the base" Fury explained, getting to his feet "He has the Tesseract along with Dr. Selvig and several Shield personnel"
Then he heard gunshots on the other end
"I think I just met them" Hill grunted. Fury heard the sound of an explosion
"Moving to pursue" Hill said
"Not without me" Chimed in the voice o f Barton
Fury began to run as the shaking intensified to the point where cracks were forming on the walls.
"Get the Tesseract back" Fury instructed his agents.
With the duo, Hill and Clint jumped into a jeep.
Hill gunned the acceleration in order to catch up to the stolen jeeps that Loki and his newly acquired slaves commandeered to escape the shield base. Apparently Loki had gotten his hands on other Shield agents along the way
Clint was firing at one of the jeeps that had three men firing back at him with machine guns.
"Oh yeah, this is fair" Clint mused "Three against one. Why am I not surprised?"
"Just shoot" Hill said also firing her gun at the other two jeeps that were ahead of them, the lead on of course holding Loki.
Clint of course chose not to respond and instead answered with three perfect headshots. He then switched over to aim at Loki only to narrowly duck a bolt of blue energy that Loki sent at him.
"Ok seriously? That's starting to get annoying" Clint gritted out
Fury, meanwhile, has at last made it to his chopper just a s the ground beneath it began to crumble and sink into the earth.
Back with Clint and Hill, they had managed to take out the other jeep, leaving only Loki's.
Of course, The god of mischief wasn't going to make it easy. So with an evil grin and a twirl of his hand, dozens more trucks appeared
"Oh you gotta be kidding me" Clint yelled out in frustration, pulling out a second pistol "This guy can do this?! What is this?!"
"Illusions" Hill cried out as one she fired out flickered for a moment "We have to find the real one"
"Find the real one eh?" Clint murmured to himself, his eyes narrowing.
Agent Barton showed why he was called Hawkeye. In less than a few seconds, Clint managed to distinguish the real Loki and shot at him.
This somewhat surprised and irked the god. With a snarl, Loki aimed at Clint who was ready to duck when at the last second he fired at the ceiling.
The ceiling caved in but Hill gunned it, driving past the falling rubble.
Then, the entire cave and facility began to shake violently.
The residue energy from the Tesseract had at long last reached an unstable point, sending out a violent explosion. The entire base began to implode before collapsing down into the Earth.
Loki's jeep managed to escape the collapsing cave but sadly Clint and Hill were trapped, a boulder falling onto the back of their car, stopping them in place. Thankfully though, they only received slight injuries.
Loki's vehicle kept on driving out into the open fields of New Mexico when Fury's helicopter flew overhead.
Loki glared at the chopper. The side door opened, Fury leaning out with gun in hand.
The mischief make simply lifted up his scepter and fired.
Fury felt the chopper lurch to the side, angling itself where he fell back into his seat. the pilot leveled out the chopper allowing Fury to re-continue his futile attempt at stopping the exiled Asgardian.
Loki aimed at Fury once more, and this time his aim held true. He shot another blue beam, hitting the top of the chopper. With that, the helicopter swerved in the air, the pilot trying what he could to stay airborne.
This of course was all Loki needed to get away.
The chopper crash landed albeit intact. Fury stumbled out in time to see the Jeep drive off into the distance several of his men, Selvig AND the Tesseract in the hands of a maniac.
Fury could only stare out into the horizon, the dust of Loki's jeep barely visible.
"Director?" Fury's walkie chimed in, Coulson's voice coming through "Director Fury, do you copy?"
"The Tesseract is with the hostile force" Fury informed all those listening in on the line "I have men down. Hill? Barton?"
Clint and Hill get out from their car, a bit wobbly from the chase.
"We're fine here director" Hill responded
"But we still have some men under" Clint said grimly, looking back into the pile of rocks
"Sound the general call" Fury began instructing his agents "I want every living soul not working rescue looking for that brief case"
"Roger that" Hill said
"Coulson, get back to base" Fury said into the Walkie "This is a Level Seven. As of right now, we are at war"
A beat of silence
"What do we do now, sir?' Coulson asked
Fury didn't respond, thinking on what to say or even do.
'Is it too soon?' Fury thought to himself before answering
Scene cut to Russia
Out in the outskirts, near a railroad, a still in construction building is being occupied by Georgi Luchkov, a large, Russian General along with a dozen of his best thugs.
Before them was a bound Natasha Romanov to a chair. Her lip was a bit bloody but her pose and glare remained confident and unbroken.
"I did not expect to spend my night like this" Luchkov spoke to Natasha in Russian
"I know how you wanted this evening to go" Nat remarked casually in Russian as well "Believe me, this is better"
"I'd like to know why they sent you to carry out a carrier, a stained glass and other random items" Luchkov asked, still speaking in Russian
This prompted one of the taller men to walk over to Natasha and tip her chair a bit over the edge. Nat was startled momentarily when her eyes caught a figure up in the rafters.
On one of the railings was the crouching figure of her partner and best friend, Dinah Lance AKA The Black Canary.
The blonde was look down at her red head friend, having a smug smirk that said 'how much longer are you gonna keep up this act?'.
Nat's lips almost twitched into a smirk, but she held strong, simply giving Canary a look to make her wait for the right moment.
"I thought General Soholob was in charge of the export business" Nat said
"Soholob?" Luchkov said with a laugh "Your reputation is quite a progression. The Famous Black Widow. Nothing but a pretty face"
"You think I'm pretty?" Nat asked, hoping to get a reaction out of the man
Luchkov instead ignores her, moving towards a table with tools. He picked up some pliers making the tall thug holding her over the edge grab her jaw, forcing her mouth open.
"We do not need the Lermontov to transfer the tanks. Tell him, well,..." Luchkov looked back at Widow, this time in English ""You may have to write it down"
Suddenly, the entire tense situation was broken by the sound of a cellphone. Everyone looked towards a confused weaselly looking thug pull out a phone in confusion before answering it.
"Da?" The thug asked.
He then look over to Luchkov
"It is for you" He said in Russian
Luchkov snatched it out of his thugs hand and spoke angrily in Russian into the phone
"You listen here…"
Luchkov was thusly interrupted by none other than Agent Coulson.
"You're at 114 Solenski Plaza, 3rd floor. We have an F22 exactly 8 miles out. Put the woman on the phone or I will blow up the block before you can make the lobby" Coulson said in total seriousness
His voice was heard by most of the thugs, who all glanced at each other nervously.
Luchkov timidly places the phone between Widows shoulder and cheek.
"We need you to come in" Coulson said right away
"Are you kidding me? I'm working" Natasha said incredulously
"This takes precedence" Coulson stated
"I'm in the middle of an interrogation and this moron is giving me everything" Nat argued
"I not, give her everything" Luchkov says lamely
Nat just shoots the man a look
"Look, you can't pull me out of this right now"
"Natasha" Coulson said in complete seriousness "It's time, The Initiative has been initiated"
Widows knew what had to be done now. She briefly glanced up, making eye contact with her partner. Canary nodded.
Widow gestured her head at Luchkov, prompting him in taking the phone back.
Canary stood up and inhaled
"KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
All the men save for Nat, dropped to their knees, clutching their ears in effort to block out the 'ear'-splitting sound of the Canary cry.
Canary took the opportunity to drop in, landing hard on a thug. She then jumped up performing a split kick to the heads of two more men. Natasha then nudged herself to where she fell, then rolled over to the weasel looking thug tripping him with a kick.
Then with a great feat of flexibility and strength, Nat did a front flip, breaking the restraining chair on top of the down weasel thug.
Now free, she did a hand flip over to Canary the two momentarily back to back before engaging the remaining men.
Canary ducked a sloppy swing, upper cutting the man into his friends behind him.
He was pushed back, stumbling forward to Lance only to meet a powerful roundhouse kick to the face courtesy of Black Canary.
Widow elbowed a man in the cheek
She rolled forward to trip another man, knocking him out with punch to the face
Canary meanwhile aught a man in a hurricanrana.
She bent back, using her legs to toss him into the powerful heel kick of Black Widow.
They made quick work of the rest of the men.
Once that was done, Nat grabbed a stunned Luchkov and a hanging nearby chain.
She wrapped the chain around Luchkovs ankle and pushed him down the open floor, leaving him dangling.
Canary picks up the phone on the ground, Nat picking up her shoes.
Coulson was listening the whole time simply waiting for the girls to respond.
"So what's the mission?" Nat asked, Canary putting the phone on speaker
"We'll have to bring them in" Coulson said to the two agents "Clint has already been dispatched to get our speedster. Canary you get the brooding one, Nat you get the big guy"
"Phil, you know Stark trusts me as far as he can throw me" Nat wryly joked
"Oh" Coulson said, amused "I've got Stark, Nat. You got the big guy"
Canary and Widow stopped in their tracks, glancing at one another.
"Bozhe moi" Nat said
Central City
Barry Allen was currently at CCPD, in his little lab thoroughly examining a case right now.
He was studying a blood sample from a car wreckage that was clearly no accident.
"Hey Barry" A male voice pulled him out from his work
"Joe" Barry greeted his father figure "How are ya?"
"Oh you know, the same old usual insanity in the city" Joe casually said in turn
"I bet" Barry said with a smirk, swiveling his chair around to face his foster father
"Iris has had another riveting interview with the two speedsters of Central City" Joe joked with his foster son "Yet another hard earned victory against the Rogues"
Joe chuckled "Man I don't even know how they keep up with you all the time"
"I can't deny it though Joe" Barry admitted "They are becoming much harder to beet. Leonard is really clever"
"Hmm" Joe hummed "Shame he's a crook"
"That can freeze my ass where I stand" Barry stated "He's beaten me just as much as I've beaten him"
"Well at least you've still got a challenge" Joe said, the two sharing a chuckle
"Then I hope you're ready for the real challenge" said a different male voice
The two officers looked towards the entrance to Barry's lab.
"Clint Barton?" Barry said in surprise "I haven't seen you in a year"
"Yeah, well I'm here to call in that favor you owe me" Clint said with a grin
"Uh for those of us in here who have no idea what you guys are talking about" Joe spoke up "Who are you? What are you doing here? And how do you know Barry?"
"I'm Clint Barton" The archer replied "Agent of Shield. I'm here for Barry for a very special mission. And as to how I know him. I'm part of shield… we know everything basically….to an extent…well when the situation really calls for it now that I think about it. Also I helped Barry out with a certain Shark problem last year"
"A walking talking shark twice my size" Barry reminisced "I still can't believe that even after all the crap I've seen over the years"
"UH" Joe once again cut in "So what is it that you need to speak to Barry to?"
"If you recall, Fury came to visit you a few times throughout the years" Clint said
"Yeah, it was honestly starting to get on my nerves" Barry murmured
"Something has come up" Clint said in a no-nonsense attitude "Something that requires you're fields of expertise and abilities"
That made Barry raise an eyebrow. He and Joe shared a look
"SHIELD and Fury needs me?" Barry said "For what?"
Clint actually chuckled, surprising them both
"Sorry, I don't know why you saying Shield AND Fury made me laugh" Clint said "Anyway it's not just you Barry. We're bringing in quite the crew to be honest"
"Really? What kind of people are we talking about?" Barry asked curiously
"Well if I tell you, it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?" Clint shot back with a grin
"UGH, please don't tell me you're going for the whole enigmatic bullshit" Barry groaned
Clint just laughed.
"But why do you need to bring Barry in for this one mission?" Joe asked the marksman "What's so special about this one thing that you need to pull Barry and several other people from their homes?"
Clint looked Joe dead in the eye
"Cause we're trying to save the world from the apocalypse" Clint said with a shrug "What're you gonna do?"
India
It was a crowded slum, bustling with activity even in the middle of the night with traders, workers and the such all going about their business.
Currently a little girl was frantically running through the slums, rapidly passing by people to get to her destination.
She runs into a tiny shack, jumping up the stairs. The first thing she spots is a Caucasian man washing himself at the sin, only to be stopped by a woman before she can get up the stairs.
"What are you doing here?" The woman says in Hindi(Is it Hindi? I don't know please tell me) "There is a sickness! Here you must leave"
"Can you help me?" The girl desperately asked "It's my father, he isn't waking up"
It was at this point that the man asked her to calm down and explain to him as to why she was here.
"My father…" The girl says slowly, trailing off, looking over to see two children lying down, one coughing. There sat what one could guess to be the father of the two.
The foreigner crouched down, pointing to the kids.
"Like them?" He asks in Hindi
The girl simply raises all the money she has in the world, teary eyed.
"Please"
Banner and the little girl hastily run nearly to the edge of town. The little girl gets ahead of herself, before she is stopped by the man. A local government car drives by, making him stop to obscure his face from them.
Seeing the coast was clear, the doctor follows the little girl into the house. As soon as he walks in, the man spots the little girl going into a room….only to jump out a window.
The doctor is left standing there, feeling like a complete tool.
"Should've got paid up front, Banner" Bruce chides himself
"You know, for a man who's supposed to be avoiding stress…"
Natasha Romanoff walk's out from the cover of a clothe
"You picked a hell of a place to settle" She finished
"Avoiding stress isn't the secret" Bruce states calmly
"Then what is it? Yoga?" Nat jokingly asked
"You brought me to the edge of the city, smart" Bruce noted, looking out a window "I take it that the whole place is surrounded"
"Just you and me" Nat assures
"And your actress buddy" Bruce said "Is she a spy too? Do they always start that young?"
"I did" Nat said with a bit of steel in her tone
"Are you here to kill me, Miss Romanoff?" Bruce asks as if he were asking what the weather was like today "Because that's not gonna work out for everyone"
"No, no, of course not" Nat brushed off "I'm here on behalf of shield"
"Shield" Bruce muttered to himself "How did they find me?"
"We never lost you, doctor" Nat replied "We've kept our distance, even helped keep some other interested parties off your scent"
"Why?"
"Fury seems to trust you" Nat said with a shrug "But now I need you to come in"
"What if I said no?" Bruce threw out there
"I'll persuade you" Nat said with a hint of seduction, though Banner didn't seem to catch it
"What if the…other guy says no?" He adds
"It's been more than a year without an incident" Nat argues, now pulling back a chair to sit on in front of a table "I don't think you wanna break that streak"
"I don't always get what I want" Bruce said sardonically
"Doctor, we're facing a potential global catastrophe" Nat said solemnly
"Ah, well those I actively try to avoid" Bruce said dryly
"This is the Tesseract." Natasha pulls out her phone, showing an image of it to Banner "It has the potential energy to wipe out the planet"
"What does Fury want me to do?" Bruce asked, taking a look at it "Swallow it?"
"Well, he wants you to find it" Widow answered, leaning back "It's been taken. It emits a gamma signature that's too weak for us to trace. There's no one that knows gamma radiation like you do. If there was, that's where I'd be"
"So Fury want's the monster"
"That's not what he told me"
"And he tells you everything?"
"Talk to Fury, he needs you on this"
"He needs me in a cage?"
"No one is gonna put you in a…"
"STOP LYING TO ME" Bruce Banner roars uncharacteristically, slamming his fists onto the table
In the blink of an eye, Nat reacted by quickly grabbing the gun she h ad set underneath the table, shakingly pointing it at Bruce.
Realizing this, Bruce rose up hands raised with a sheepish smile
"I'm sorry, that was mean" Bruce admitted "I just wanted to see what you'd do. Why don't we do this the easy way, where you don't use that, and the other guy doesn't make a mess? Okay?"
A beat
"Natasha..." Bruce said, making the agent lower her gun, but still remain wary of him.
She placed her hand on her earpiece
"Stand down"
Outside, more than a few dozen Shield agents lower their guns
Banner looks at Nat, charming her with a smile
"Just you and me, right?"
Nat had the decency to fidget in slight embarrassment now that she had her guard down.
Smallville
Clark Kent AKA Superman sighed contentedly, looking out at the sundown on the porch of where he grew up. In his hands was a plate of his moms famous apple pie that would make even the grouchiest of people sit down and happily eat in peace.
"Clark dear" His mother's voice came out from insides the houses kitchen
"Yeah Ma?" Clark yelled back
"If you need me and your father, we'll be watching some television"
"No problem Ma, just relax" Clark said good naturedly
"You know, you're every parents dream"
Clark blinked, looking ahead to see none other than Nick Fury himself standing before him.
"Fury?" Clark sat up a bit more only to stop when Fury made a hand gesture, signaling him to relax.
"Don't want to ruin your comfort in your own home" Fury said, climbing up the chairs to the porch. The director eyed the pie in Clarks hand
"Got any more of that?" Fury asked
Clark merely reached back for the open window, grabbing another plater resting there.
He handed it over to Fury who nodded in thanks. Fury used the fork to cut away a piece, eating it.
"Mmm" Fury hummed in pleasure as he chewed the piece "This, is some really good pie"
"You should thank my ma for that" Clark stated
"I think I will" Fury said
A moment of silence was shared between the two as they both enjoyed their pies.
Clark decided to be the one to break the silence
"You and I both know that this isn't a normal checkup Fury. Be honest with me, what's going on?"
Fury stared out at the fields, sighing after several seconds of contemplation
"You know how it is" Fury stated "World catastrophic events are always in motion, waiting for the right time to strike. We might have one on our hands right now"
Now Clark leaned in, setting aside his pie.
"Are you serious about this Fury?" Clark asked "I don't want to brought in only to hear that it's a false alarm"
"It's not" Fury said, looking right at Clark "I'm calling in quite a response team"
"Response team?" Clark said, now very befuddled "What, like some of those agents of shield?"
"No" Fury shook his head "I mean like some of those individuals with powers and abilities that are well beyond the comprehension of normal man"
"Like who?" Clark asked
"Well we have a few familiar names" Fury said "Couple of new ones you could say. You'll find out. Just be ready, Superman. The world is beginning to shift a lot faster than we had hoped. And how things will be afterwards, good or bad, the world will never be the same again"
Clark felt an unusual shiver down his spine. Fury's words held some serious weight to it.
"How can you be so sure?" Clark asked quietly
"Ever since World War II, the era of heroes vs villains, good vs evil has been a dead currency" Fury said cryptically "Not since the Justice Commandos had the world look to see a source of inspiration. A source where they can put their faith and safety in the hands of a group of people who are willing to fight and die for the belief of peace and democracy. It is high time that faith be rekindled. But the real test comes with the individuals themselves"
Fury just ended it there, walking down the porch and leaving a clearly confused and bemused Kryptonian.
"I'll send you the coordinates tomorrow" Fury called out, not looking back
Gotham City midnight
Bruce Wayne AKA The Batman slumped back into his chair in the Bat cave, observing the multiple monitors he had on. Each monitor held all sorts of information ranging from one of his various villains to the GCPD network, to a charity event and etc. etc.
He currently had his helm of with his cape folded up into his suit.
"Master Bruce, You really should consider taking the night off" Said Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce's most loyal confidant and best friend. The former British special ops soldier held a tray before the billionaire vigilante with a small dish of chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and an empty cup with a bottle of scotch.
"I'm not hungry Alfred" Bruce said dismissed "Thanks though"
Alfred merely sighed, very much accustomed to this behavior.
"Then I may have to inform you of certain visitors" Alfred stated catching the attention of the Dark Knight
Batman swiveled his chair around to see none other than Black Canary.
"Hey Bruce" Canary greeted her friend happily "How've ya been?"
"Dinah" Bruce said pleasantly, a small smile on his face "I'm fine. How are you?'
"Oh you know, typical Shield agent stuff, busting up drug and weapons cartels, preventing nuclear war. The usual" Dina answered with a 'what're you gonna do?' shrug
"I can relate to that" Bruce commented
"We all can" Alfred quipped
"Oh, is that dinner?" Canary greedily jogged over to the plate, not even bothering to hide her intentions
"The least one could do is appreciate another's hard work" Alfred said simply
"Oh" Canary cooed "You always make the best, Al"
"Please enjoy" Alfred said, smiling this time
Canary began to dig in to the food, Bruce giving his butler a raised eyebrow.
Alfred gave him a look, expressing 'someone has to eat it'.
Sighing, Bruce turned back to face the elephant in the room…I don't think that expression works here
"This isn't a simple visit Dinah" Bruce said, getting right to the point "Whenever you come either you need help with something, or it's shield work. So…where's Fury?"
"Taking care of the others" Canary said, her mouth full of chicken
"Others?" Alfred inquired "What others?"
"Oh you know, people like us" Canary answered
That actually made Bruce raise his eyebrows in concern
"So…Fury's actually going through with it" Bruce stated
"Hey, in his own words, we need a response team" Canary said
"Is this, this Avengers Initiative I've heard of?" Alfred asked "I've been curious about this program. Fury came to Master Bruce about four years ago"
"I'm surprised that Fury still wants me" Bruce stated "I thought I made my point clear"
"And he heard it" Canary said, wiping her mouth clean "He just doesn't expect you to miss out on this. He's really adamant about you being on board"
"That's what he said about Stark" Bruce deadpanned "He told me he was only allowed on as a consultant"
"Why now though?" Alfred asked "This seems to be a bit of an out of place moment to bring together a team of superheroes of such a magnitude"
"We're facing a threat that could be a world catastrophic event" Canary said simply
Batman didn't reply. He just stared at the various screens, unmoving.
"IF this happens…." Batman began slowly "You do know that this world will only become more chaotic"
"It's already way on its way" Canary shot back with a knowing look "The world is become clustered with people who have the ability to change the world on a whim. All it takes is one"
"Who is this one?" Bruce asked, picking up on the subtle implication
Canary pulled out a datapad and handed it to Bruce
Bruce took it and studied the picture of said one that has begun to set the world in motion. His expression remained impassive, but Canary could see it in his eyes.
"Are you sure about this?" Bruce asked
Shield base
Fury is currently standing in a room in front of several monitors, speaking to the world security council of shield
"This is out of line, Director" Said the Councilor in the middle "You're dealing with forces you can't control"
"You ever been in a war, Councilman?" Fury asked somewhat rhetorically "In a firefight? Did you feel an overabundance of control?"
"You're saying that this 'Asgard' has declared war on our planet?" The elder councilor said, ignoring Fury's questions
"Not Asgard" Fury said "Loki"
"He can't be working alone" A female councilor spoke "What about the other one? His brother?"
"Our intelligence says, Thor is not a hostile" Fury answered "But he's worlds away, we can't depend on him to help. It's up to us"
"Which is why you should be focusing on Phase 2" the Middle Elder councilman "This is exactly what it was for"
"Phase 2 is not ready yet" Fury cut him off "Our enemy is. We need a response team"
"The Avengers Initiative was shut down" The elder male Councilor said resolutely
"This isn't about the Avengers" Fury said exasperatedly
"We're running the world's greatest covert security network and you're gonna leave the fate of human race to a handful of freaks" The Elder pursued stubbornly
"I'm not leaving anything to anyone. We need a response team" Fury stated, more firmly this time "These people maybe isolated, unbalanced even, but I believe with the right push they can be exactly what we need"
"You believe?" A the female councilor asked
"War's are not won with sentiment, Director" The Male councilor said curtly
"No" Fury said "It's won by soldiers"
Speaking of Soldiers.
In a very forties like gym, there was none other than the worlds first Avenger, Captain America AKA Steve Rogers.
The enhanced super soldier was pounding away at a punching bag with each strike getting stronger and stronger.
While Steve punched away, memories of the war flashed into his mind
One was of Steve with his howling Commandos alongside John Hammond, Ted Grant and Jay Garrick racing through a forest under the assault of HYDRA
Another was him, the Commandos, the Justice Society and a new comer with claws on each hand landing on the beaches of Normandy
He begins to pummel the bag with more ferocity and rage as voices from the past echo in his head.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Captain" A delicate yet regal and strong female voice said
"You won't be alone" Echoed the voice of Peggy Carter
Steve's punched were getting even stronger as an image of the Red Skull holding the Tesseract flickered through his mind followed by him piloting the plane into the icy waters below
Rogers punches continue to pick up in pace and strength when one last thought filtered into his mind
"Oh my god! This guy's still alive!"
That made Rogers snap, punching the bag with such force that it flew off its chain and bag ripped in half, sand pouring out.
Steve exhaled, panting somewhat before casually grabbing one of the dozen other Punching bags he had lined up beside him.
Hooking the next one, Steve resumed his exercise when in walked Fury.
"Trouble sleeping?" Fury asked casually
"I've slept for seventy years sir" Steve said sardonically and finished with an emphatic punch "I think I've had my fill"
"Then you should be out celebrating" Fury said "Seeing the world"
Rogers just walked over to a bench to sit and unravel the tape he had around his hands.
"When I went under, the world was at war" Steve remarked "I wake up, they say we won. They didn't say what we lost"
"We've made some mistakes along the way" Fury said "Some very recently"
"You here with a mission, sir?"
"I am"
"Trying to get me back into the world?"
"Trying to save it" Fury said solemnly catching Steve's attention
The bald man held up a file, handing it over to Steve. In the file was a picture of the Tesseract along with numerous other tidbits of information.
"HYDRAs secret weapon" Steve grimly observed
"Howard Stark fished that out of the ocean when he was looking for you. He thought what we think, the Tesseract could be the key to unlimited sustainable energy. That's something the world sorely needs" Fury exposited
"Who took it from you?" Steve asked
"He's called Loki" Fury wryly said "He's not from around here. There's a lot we'll have to bring you up to speed on if you're in. The world has gotten even stranger than you already know"
"At this point, I doubt anything would surprise me" Steve commented
"Ten bucks says you're wrong" Fury betted, watching Steve pack his bags and move to leave, punching on his shoulder
"There's a debriefing package waiting for you at your apartment"
Just before Steve left, Fury called out to him one last time
"Is there anything you can tell us about the Tesseract we ought to know?"
"You should have left it in the ocean" Steve curtly responded
Meanwhile, in the Atlantic Ocean, the armored Superhero known to the world as Iron Man was underwater, working on a pipeline that went towards the island city of Manhattan.
Iron Man was using a laser cutter on said pipe. He removed the metal coating around the pipe before installing a device of his own creation.
Seeing that the device had adjusted itself and 'installed' itself onto the pipeline, Iron man backed away and activated his thrusters.
Stark flew out from the water and angled himself to fly into the Manhattan skyline.
"You're good on this end" Tony spoke in his helmet when Pepper's image appeared on the HUD monitor "The rest is up to you"
Pepper Potts responded to her lover on the other line
"You disconnected the transition lines?" She asked with anticipation "Are we off the grid?"
"Stark Tower is about to become a beacon of self-sustaining clean energy" Tony said smugly
"Wow. So maybe our reactor takes over and it actually works?" Pepper teased
"I assume. Light her up"
As Iron Man flies to the his newest building in Manhattan, the power is switched on and the STARK sign lights up.
"How does it look?" Pepper eagerly asked
"Like Christmas" Tony whimsically said "But with more... me"
"Gotta go wider on the public awareness campaign" Pepper began listing down numerous details "You need to do some press. I can do some more tomorrow. I'm working on the zoning for the next billboards.
"Pepper, you're killing me. Remember?" Tony interrupted, amused "Enjoy the moment"
"Then get in here and I will" Pepper said seductively
Tony arrives at his skyscraper penthouse, landing on the personalized walkway for removing his Iron suit whilst he goes to enter his skyscraper.
"Sir, Agent Coulson of SHIELD is on the line" JARVIS, Tony's trusty personal AI chimes in
"I'm not in" Tony said as his helmet is removed "I'm actually out"
"Sir, I'm afraid he's insisting" JARVIS said
Tony simply takes it in stride as the last piece of armor is taken off "Close the line Jarvis. I got a date"
Within the penthouse, Pepper was looking over the readings of the building and the reactor device.
"Levels are holding steady" Pepper informs the billionaire "... I think"
"Of course they are, I was directly involved" Tony said confidently walking up to Pepper with gusto "Which brings me to my next question: how does it feel to be a genius?"
"Well, ha, I really wouldn't know now, would I?" Pepper said charmingly
"What do you mean? All this came from you"
"No. All this came from that" Pepper stated, pointing to the energy in his chest plate.
"Give yourself some credit, please" Tony said, stroking Peppers arms "Stark Tower is your baby. Give yourself... twelve percent of the credit"
"Twelve Percent?" Pepper said mock incredulously
"An argument can be made for fifteen" Tony added
"Twelve percent?" Pepper went on "For my baby?"
"Well, I did do all the heavy lifting" Tony argued "Literally, I lifted the heavy things. And sorry, but the security snafu? That was on you"
"Ohhh" Pepper said like Tony utter foul words
"My private elevator..." Tony went on
"You mean OUR elevator?" Pepper cut in
"...was teeming with sweaty workmen" Tony continued "I'm going to pay for that comment about percentages in some subtle way later, aren't I?"
Pepper simply pours herself and Tony a glass of champagne.
"Not gonna be that subtle" Pepper warned with a smirk
"I'll tell you what. Next building's gonna say 'Potts' on the tower"
"On the lease"
Tony cringed jokingly "...Call your mom, can you bunk over?"
"Sir, the telephone" JARVIS interrupted again "I'm afraid my protocols are being overwritten."
Agent Coulson's voice then comes in through Starks phone
"Stark, we need to talk"
Tony picks up his phone and looks into it at Coulson.
"You have reached the life model decoy of Tony Stark(pepper laughs), please leave a message"
"This is urgent"
"Then Leave it urgently"
At that moment, the elevator door opens revealing Coulson
"Security Breach" Tony said in mock alarm
"Mr. Stark" Coulson greeted
"Phil!" Pepper said happily "Come in"
"Phil?" Tony said in clear confusion "Uh, first name is agent"
"Come on in, we're celebrating" Pepper said pleasantly
"Which is why he can't stay" Tony said with a fake smile
Coulson simply ignores Tony's jibe and hands him a datapad file
"We need you to look this over, soon as possible"
"I don't like being handed things" Tony said a bit childishly
"That's alright" Pepper cut in "Cause I love to be handed things. So, let's trade"
She passes her glass of champagne to Coulson and takes the file from him, then takes her champagne glass back from Coulson and passes the file over to Stark.
"Thank you" Pepper said, shooting Tony a look not to argue with her
"Official consulting hours are between eight and five every other Thursday" Tony wryly informed the agent
"This isn't a consultation" Phil stated
"Is this about the Avengers?" Pepper blurted before quickly saying "Which I…I know nothing about"
"The Avengers Initiative was scrapped, I thought" Tony said right away, walking towards the bar "And I didn't even qualify"
"I didn't know that either" Pepper added
"Yes apparently I'm volatile, self-obsessed, don't play well with others" Tony listed down the many 'variables' that denied him to be a part of the initiative "Kind of like my buddy Wayne"
"That I did know" Pepper said knowingly
"This isn't about personality profiles anymore" Coulson said sternly
"Whatever" Tony waved off "Miss Potts, got a minute?"
Pepper gave Phil an apologetic smile before walking over to Tony. Tony placed the files into his own database, beginning to go through them
"You know, I though we were having a moment"
"I was having twelve percent of a moment" Pepper remarked before turning more serious "This seems serious, Phil's pretty shaken"
"How did you notice? Why is he Phil?"
"What is all of this?" Pepper asks
"This is, uh…"
Tony expands his arms and different profiles appear in holographic form floating in the air in front of Tony and Pepper
"This" Tony murmurs
Before them were various screens of costumed individuals performing actions and feats of harrowing heroism
Captain America in action, fighting HYDRA
The Incredible Hulk rampaging against the US army
A shadowy figure in the dark nights of Gotham fighting what looked like a giant walking crocodile
A red blur running across water towards Central City
A man in armor and a red cap, wielding a hammer while fighting an equally large being made of pure metal
Another man in a red cape flying over the city of Metropolis
And last but not least, a woman unlike any other wielding a shield and a sword to combat her enemies
The final image is of Loki and the Tesseract
"I'm going to take the jet to D.C. tonight" Pepper said
"Tomorrow" Tony said
"You've got homework. You've got a lot of homework"
"Well, what if I didn't" Tony said coyly
"If you didn't?" Pepper batted her eyes "You mean if you finished?"
Stark simply nods his head
"Well, um…then…" Pepper leans in to whisper something in his ear. Tony gasps his face turning into one of glee. Coulson looks away in embarrassment.
"Square deal. It's the last date" Tony stated before receiving a kiss goodbye
"Work hard" She whispers
As Pepper leaves with Agent Coulson, Tony grabs the Tesseract in holograph form, worried.
"JARVIS?"
"Yes Sir"
"Call up Bruce" Tony said, walking towards his lab "I hope he's in on this"
Elsewhere
Loki is in an undisclosed location.
He stood alone in a cavern, looking at the wall.
The god of mischief was seemingly alone when his head twitched to the side, that wicked grin appearing. He had sensed what he was waiting for.
"My dear Amora" Loki said expectantly "I pray you have good news to tell me"
Alright I'll leave it here.
I'm probably going to focus on this story for the moment so I could at least get the first arc out of the way
The launching arc to this mega crossover
This chapter was nothing more than brief intros to the first line-up
Again comrades if you have any ideas for story arcs and additional members to the roster save for some obvious ones(It's not that hard to figure them out) please leave them in the review section or PM. Be creative by all standards/
Again, who should Loki recruit to combat the League of Avengers along with the Chitauri army.
If the eleven I have already set take on that army then it will be actually a clean sweep.
So yeah Wrecking crew is currently in my frontrunners for Loki's personal little meta-human 'army' but I'm open to more suggestions or entirely different ones
Rate Read and Review and As always Have Nice Day