AN:In which Harry is a Dragon Rider and joins the Avengers. (Harry/Loki)
This chapter is actually a mix of Avengers/HP/Inheritance Cycle.
Harry is Shruikan's Rider, the big black dragon who used to be Galbatorix's(the bad king in Inheritance Cycle) dragon.
"Right, army."
Tony stared up at the hole in the sky, watching as multiple… aliens came through the hole that Loki had created. All of them had flying vehicles of a sort that he would love to get this hands on, presuming they all made it through this. And now Tony was remembering Thor's warning. The Norse god of thunder had warned them all about someone that was supposed to arrive with the Chitauri. Allegedly, Thor had been warned by Heimdall, some other guy in Norse mythology.
The dragon was coming.
Tony had laughed when he had heard that and told Thor it sounded like something from Game of Thrones. That of course sparked a discussion about what Game of Thrones was.
He swerved around one of the aliens, shooting off a repulsor beam at two of them. The aliens jeered at him and sped forward, down into New York City.
"Jarvis, is Banner coming?"
"No sign of Doctor Banner, sir," Jarvis replied as Tony flew through the city to follow the aliens. They were facing Loki and whoever or whatever this creature was. Thor seemed to think it was a guy but Jarvis had found no mention of a dragon anywhere on the internet. "However, Loki is still at the tower."
Thor watched, dazedly, as Loki flipped off of the balcony of the tower, leaving him behind. The chitauri yelled and jeered at him as Thor quickly pulled out the dagger that Loki had stabbed him with and ran over to the edge, looking for his brother. A shadow passed under the sun, making the sky darken for a minute or two.
Loki landed on one of the chitauri craft and hovered in the, peering up at Thor with narrowed green eyes. A loud roar drew both of their gazes up to the hole in the atmosphere and Thor's eyes widened, recalling Heimdall's warning.
The man of iron flew up towards them, stopped and floated in the air, seemingly staring at the thing in the sky above them. The chitauri shouted amongst themselves, yelling at the thing, the dragon, that was slowly flying down to them. It was big and black, leathery wings about the wingspan of a Midgardian football field. Thor stared and stared and almost didn't see the man on the dragon's back.
"Change of plans," Tony called out over comms. "Katniss, go for the… dragon."
"Are we really seeing this?" Clint said back, voice full of disbelief.
The dragon now was doing an obviously controlled descent down into the city, lazily beating its wings to come to a stop opposite Loki.
"Thor, got any ideas?"
"Man of Iron, there is a human man on top of the dragon. Do you see him?"
The dragon was now close enough that Thor could see that it had pale blue eyes, eyes that were haunted and full of intelligence and pain.
"You mean there's a rider on that thing?" Clint asked faintly.
"Excuse me but Shruikan is not a thing. He's a dragon."
Tony stared and stared, startling when the man on the dragon spoke. The guy had a British accent, low and quiet, but it was there. Tony used his suit armor to zoom in on the man, noting that the guy had on some kind of armor and had a sword strapped to his back. A black sword.
The man had wild black hair that reached down to his shoulders and intense green eyes that were focused right on Tony. It was like the guy could see through him and it made Tony want to squirm a little then just as quick, the guy turned to look across him to Loki, raising an eyebrow. After his gaze was gone, Tony could see that the guy had a scar on his forehead, one that looked like a lightning strike, bold forks of lightning, of scarring pointed downward.
The chitauri had gone silent and had not fired on any of the Avengers since the dragon had arrived. Tony had thought that the… dragon was on their side but with Thor saying that there was a man on the animal, maybe not.
"Jarvis, any thoughts?"
"Sir, neither the man nor the dragon have attempted to harm any of you. That in itself would seem to suggest that they are not on the side of the chitauri."
"What side are they on?"
Tony watched as the dragon(dragon!) lazily hovered midair then stretched out its head and snapped a chitauri vehicle in two, bringing its mouth around it and biting into it. The chitauri shouted out at it and then began to fire their weapons towards the dragon, who instantly moved.
"Well, that… would certainly indicate that they are not our enemies," Natasha finally broke in, breathing heavily.
"See what he wants," Steve recommended. "He might even want to help."
We will help. See that none of your teammates fire at us, Tony Stark. And don't look a gift dragon in the mouth. Save that for later.
Tony started, staring at the guy on the back of the dragon as the two of them moved. The dragon flew towards Loki, with apparently no urging from the guy, and spewed black flame at another chitauri vehicle. The ship instantly combusted, disintegrating within a few seconds. The man stood up on top of the dragon's back and like it was no big deal, walked along the back of the dragon to the tail, pulled out the sword and decapitated an alien that had gotten too close.
"Who are you guys?" Tony muttered, glancing to where Loki now was. Thor's brother was shock still, still on board the alien ship and staring right at the dragon, like he had seen a ghost. Loki was pale, his green eyes wide but then an arrow bounced off his armor and he turned, straightening and zoomed off, leading the Chitauri in the fight.
Tony steadied himself too and took off after one of the bigger ships, the one that looked like a slug or a giant space worm and aimed his repulsors at it. The man and the dragon followed, setting flame to any alien within reach.
"Cool," Tony spoke, eyes wide with excitement. "Jarvis, record this for posterity."
"Will do, sir."
"We need to take my brother in," Thor said as the last of the chitauri either were burned to a crisp or ripped in half. The other Avengers were standing around in a circle, all of them watching as the black dragon ran around the street and took out the rest of the force. The man who had been on the back of the dragon was nowhere to be seen, Thor having lost track of him.
The Hulk was following alongside the dragon, quite taken with it. The dragon was likewise ignoring the Hulk, occasionally turning to snap at the Hulk. The two made for a very interesting picture, with the dragon much bigger than a bus and the Hulk just a few inches shorter than it.
Tony peered up at Thor, feeling his knees buckle. If he hadn't already been lying down on the street, he would have fallen. "...Fine. Afterward, we're getting food."
"I second that," Clint agreed.
Tony slowly stood up and led the team into Stark Tower, where they had last seen Loki. Jarvis had also told him that Loki was still up there, after being pounded into a pulp by the Hulk.
"We're just leaving the dragon out in the street?" Steve asked, looking over at Tony and the others as they rode the elevator up to the penthouse. It was actually a miracle that the elevator was still working, as the power was out on every other floor. But Tony knew, it was due to his own power generator. "It's not going to eat people, right?"
No. He's tasted people before and Shruikan doesn't like the taste of us. Thinks we're too skinny. Hello, Captain, Hawkeye, Widow, Thor, Hulk and Iron Man. Besides, Shruikan's not on the ground anymore.
"Shruikan?" Clint repeated, tightening his fingers on his bow, despite the fact that he was out of arrows.
They all gasped at the voice in their minds as the elevator came to a stop at the top floor. The door slid open and Tony stopped mid stride, gaping at the sight that awaited them.
The man that had been on the dragon's back was now right in front of Loki, green power tinged with black flowing from his fingers and right into Thor's brother. Loki was lying down and appeared to be unconscious, a thick blanket beneath him and a towel thrown over his long legs.
Thor stopped, grasped Mjolnir. "What are you doing to Loki?"
A low growl met Thor's question and they all turned to look at the dragon, Shruikan, who was on the balcony, his long, thick neck and head stretching into the penthouse. Shruikan was glaring at them, his pale blue eyes narrowed. Burns from the Chitauri weapons were strewn across his body and there were a few spread over his wings but the dragon was still menacing, smoke and a little bit of fire flaring from his nostrils.
"Healing him," the guy spoke, finally turning up to look at them. "Harry James Potter. Nice to meet all of you."
"Healing him? He's our enemy!" Clint retorted.
"He's dangerous," Steve spoke, raising his shield in case Loki came awake.
"Uh-huh," Harry remarked, his green eyes glowing with power. "Thor, were you aware that your brother is pregnant?"
Thor blinked, Mjolnir dropping loosely to the ground with a loud thunk. "My brother is pregnant?"
"Can men get pregnant now?" Steve questioned, turning to look at Tony with raised eyebrows.
"Not that I know of," Tony muttered wearily. "What the fuck are you talking about?"
Harry turned to look at them briefly before making a few motions with his fingers. A transparent, green skeleton appeared over Loki's unconscious body, filling out with bones and organs. There was a big, round, thing right where Loki's stomach would be…
"Loki, Norse god of mischief," Harry offered, turning back to look down at Loki when he heard a low whimper. "Shapeshifter extraordinaire."
Beneath him, Loki's beautiful green eyes flickered open only to widen in fear. "Who…. Where am I?"
Harry watched as Loki reached down to cover his stomach, his now big stomach. Loki must have used a damn good illusion to fool everyone else but Harry had seen right through it the first time that they had locked eyes. Harry cautiously reached down and gently grasped one of Loki's hands, squeezing lightly.
Is your god okay?
Harry knew Shruikan was worried, had been worried since Harry had first seen Loki on the ground and writhing.
He… I don't know. Could you come a little closer? I don't want the Avengers getting anywhere near Loki right now.
Shruikan obliged, blinking his pale blue eyes and walking right through the glass floor to ceiling windows. Glass shattered and Harry reached out a hand, stopping the glass where it was and banishing it.
Loki groaned and Harry turned back to the god. "You're okay. I'm not going to hurt you. I only… You're about to give birth though."
"Not… Don't let them... take her."
Harry narrowed his eyes, reaching his other hand to wipe Loki's sweaty hair off his forehead. For a second, Loki arched into his hand, seemingly enjoying the gentle touch. "Don't worry. No one is going to take your child. Let me help?"
Shruikan plodded into the penthouse, sidestepping the Avengers and curled around his Rider and the Norse god. The archer amongst the group of human heroes yelped as he was almost swatted by a large wing, ducking around it.
"Dragon Rider."
Tony turned to look at Thor, who had a knowing look in his eyes. No one had moved when Shruikan had curled around Harry and Loki, resting his giant head on a paw and watched them. A puff of black flame stopped Natasha from moving closer as they watched Harry go to work, apparently helping Loki… to give birth.
"What do you mean, a Dragon Rider?"
Thor turned to Tony, a small grin on his face. "They are men of a different world who bond with dragons. However, Harry Potter has another title too."
"Take another step and you'll meet the end of my blade," Harry spoke, drawing their attention to where Clint was. Barton had taken a few steps towards Loki, had drawn a knife from somewhere.
"Clint, stop. Leave them to their work."
Or meet my flame.
Tony turned to look right into Shruikan's eyes.
They heard a human cry twenty minutes later. Everyone had spread out, with Tony just flat out sitting down on an unruined chair and Steve sitting across from him on the small table in the living room. Natasha was tending to Clint's previous injuries, speaking to him in low tones. Bruce had dehulked and was sitting crosslegged in the center of the room, the closest to Harry, Loki and Shruikan.
The door burst open and Nick Fury proceeded several armed SHIELD agents.
"What THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" Fury yelled.
"Miracle of life," Harry retorted, finally looking up. He held a baby in his arms, one swathed in blankets and towels. Loki was propped up against him, leaning back against Shruikan's big, warm body, with a content smile on his face. "Now, who do I have to speak to to get settled on this new world?"