Not a Spider But a Dragon

[DragonsEye]

"Mr. Hank, are the robots ready?" I asked from the Danger Room.

"Yes, they are. But try not to damage them too much." Mr. Hank said, asking us to damage the robots less if possible like always.

"I will see what I can do." I replied with a grin.

It had been a week since my meeting with Spider Supreme and my 'big sis' Melusine. I had now gained proper control over all the enhancements I had received from the upgrade Spider Supreme had given me.

Emma and Jean had also managed to regulate their connection with Phoenix Force with the help of the information Spider Supreme had given us. Their psychic powers were now increasing day by day without any danger to themselves and everyone near them.

Also, we could now see proper differences between Emma and Jean's usage of their psychic powers. Jean had mastery over both telepathy and telekinesis but Emma's mastery in telepathy was just too superior compared to Jean's although her telekinesis lagged behind a bit.

It was likely because of the fact that Emma was originally a telepathic so her mastery was in that field.

Moving on, I had now created my first proper artefact using the Thunder Wolf's crystal. Originally, I was going to make it an attack type artefact but then Spider Supreme enhanced my powers and I realised that I simply had no need for an attack type artefact due to my powers.

"So, what kind of artefact you have made, Peter? You said that it was a surprise." Kurt asked excitedly. Every student was here in the Danger Room to see the artefact I had created although only Mr. Hank was in the control room.

"Let me show you!" Saying this, I showed everyone the artefact.

"A belt!" Everyone was surprised to find that the artefact was in the form of a belt which was rather unconventional.

The belt in question had a black scaly design while the buckle had a wolf head which held the elemental crystal which was now completely red in colour.

"Mr. Hank, activate the robots!" I asked Mr. Hank once I wore the belt.

The robots, upon being activated, moved towards me using their skates in an erratic fashion.

Seeing their movement, I merely grinned and activated the artefact.

As soon as the artefact was activated, the red crystal on the belt released a beam of red lightning which surprisingly took the form of a wolf.

The wolf formed of red lightning rushed forward and destroyed all the robots in an instant using its tremendous speed. Once the robots were destroyed, the wolf let out a howl and returned to the belt as a beam of red lightning.

"Wow! How did that lightning took the shape of a wolf?" Kitty asked, surprised by the artefact's function.

"This is a summon-type artefact. Since I do not require any attack type artefact after the upgrade to my powers, I decided to create a summon-type artefact.

It is quite difficult to create a summon type artefact since there needs to be something which can control the summon construct. Fortunately, the elemental crystal of the Thunder Wolf had the remnant spirit of Thunder Wolf which enabled me to make this artefact.

I have decided to call this artefact the 'Thunder Wolf Belt'. What do you all think of it?"

"It is awesome, Peter." Kurt answered with a thumbs up.

"Yeah! It is quite a unique artefact." Everyone else also said in agreement.

"Then, Kurt, you will use this artefact from now on." I said suddenly, removing the belt and putting it in Kurt's hands.

"What? But why? How can take it? You have made it using so much of your time." Kurt asked, stunned by my sudden decision.

"Do you think that I need this artefact after my recent upgrade? This artefact is most suitable for you what with your teleportation power. You will be able to summon the wolf wherever you want. Besides, you don't have any offensive means. As such, you should use it from now on." I explained the reason.

"Alright! I will take this artefact if you insist. I will use it properly. You can count on me." Kurt said after some contemplation and agreed to my proposition.

"Hey, what about me? I also do not have any means of offense." Kitty complained.

"You can borrow the Thunder Wolf Belt from Kurt whenever you need it, Kitty. I will make an artefact for you later when I get the opportunity." I said to Kitty, promising to make an artefact for her later.

Honestly, I could give my Dragon Claws to Kitty since they were also redundant for me after my upgrade. But she would definitely not be able to withstand the recoil of the artefact with her physique.

"By the way, do you think that your big sister who is apparently smaller than you would like this artefact you have made?" Emma asked, referring to Melusine.

When I had told everyone about Melusine upon returning, they had obviously been surprised to learn that there was actually someone similar to me and with such a peculiar personality. Needless to say, I had to face a barrage of questions regarding her.

"Well, she would obviously have liked it. After all, she loves speed a little too much. As such, she would definitely be surprised by the summon's tremendous speed." I answered as I remembered how crazy she was regarding speed.

"Of course, she would love speed. Who would not when they have literal jet wings?" Kitty said.

"That's definitely true. Ha ha ha!" I along with everyone else started laughing at Kitty's words.

"Still, I can't believe that she made you burn so much mana to use that new skill, 'Mana Burst' which you had just obtained only for increasing your speed." Jean said.

"Hey, Peter! Had Spider Supreme told you something more? Like why he had connected me to the Phoenix Force?" Emma asked.

"No, he hadn't. I was going to ask but you had to leave since he did not have much time in this dimension for some reason. Most of the time I spent with Spider Supreme, he was explaining about my power and what I needed to know about it." I answered.

I decided to withhold the personal information I knew about Spider Supreme since it was not my right to tell them. Besides, they still didn't know that Spider Supreme was actually another Peter Parker.

"Speaking of Spider Supreme, I remembered something. Kurt, can you go and see if Mr. Logan is free. If he is, please bring him here." I asked Kurt.

"But why? Why do you need Mr. Logan?" Jean asked curiously.

"Oh, it's nothing. Spider Supreme had given me a little homework. Now that it has been completed, I have a new power to test." I answered.

"Damn! This Spider Supreme always gives some powers whenever he appears. What is he, Santa Claus?" Bobby said, causing us to have a little laugh.

"Who knows?" I said with a shrug.

"But why Mr. Logan? Why do you need him to test this power?" Emma questioned.

"It is because this power actually grants a portion of my abilities to another person. As it is something untested, I decided to test it on Mr. Logan as his healing factor should be enough to prevent any unfortunate event in case anything happens." I explained why I had asked for Mr. Logan.

"Damn! It is one broken power. I am starting to believe that he is really Santa Claus." Emma said jokingly as she heard about the function of my new Noble Phantasm.

"Alright, I am off!" Kurt said, teleporting to find Mr. Logan.

Let's see how does this [Blessing of Albion] work?
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So, we are now at the start of the Avengers Arc although it will start properly in the next few chapters.

By the way, did you like the 'Thunder Wolf Belt'? I decided to give the artefacts Peter had made to others since he doesn't need them that much. As such, they would be better in the hands of his friends.

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[DragonsEye]

"Yo, kids! What's up?" Mr. Logan greeted us as he and Kurt appeared inside the Danger Room.

"Why did you call me?" He asked.

"Dragon boy here has obtained a new power from that Spider Wizard. So he wants to test it on you." Rogue said in her usual tone.

"Peter, why did you not tell us about this new power you had received when you had first returned?" Mr. Logan asked in a serious tone.

"It is because that new power had not been developed yet. So, I decided to tell everyone when I had finally developed it." I explained the reason for withholding this fact.

"Alright! But why do you need to test it on me?" Mr. Logan questioned.

"I think it would be better to show it to you rather than explaining it." I said since [Blessing of Albion] was quite a unique Noble Phantasm.

"Okay, fine! Use it on me." Mr. Logan said, giving his permission, clearly wanting to finish this matter as soon as possible.

After receiving Mr. Logan's permission, I took a deep sigh and then focused on the Noble Phantasm I had developed over the past week.

I then activated the Noble Phantasm by saying its chant.

"Thou art garnered a Dragon's attention, [Blessing of Albion]!"

As I said the chant, an orb of red light appeared between my hands and then flew over to Mr. Logan and entered his body.

"Woah!" Mr. Logan exclaimed as red sparks started appearing all around his body.

Black scales suddenly grew on several parts of his body and two small horns even appeared on his head.

Awed by the change to his body, Mr. Logan released his metal claws and to everyone's surprise, the claws were covered in my signature red lightning.

"What the hell did you do to me, Peter?" Mr Logan asked, shocked by the sudden transformation of his body.

"This is what Spider Supreme gave me, a Noble Phantasm. It is called [Blessing of Albion]. It allows me to give someone a portion of my powers temporarily." I explained everything about my Noble Phantasm.

"And here I thought you did this makeover permanently to me without asking my permission. Still, it is nice to have this power even temporarily." Mr. Logan said while laughing.

"By the way, what is a Noble Phantasm?" Jean asked, noticing the unique term.

"You can think of it as a power which works according to myths and legends. For example, Albion, the dragon from which I have obtained these powers had a penchant for giving blessings to those who garnered his attention. This caused the formation of my Noble Phantasm [Blessing of Albion] which copies that myth." I explained what were the Noble Phantasms.

"So, the chant you said just now was to evoke that myth, right?" Emma asked, ever the observant one.

"Yes, a chant related to the Noble Phantasm is used whenever it is activated." I confirmed Emma's hypothesis.

"Should I retract my Noble Phantasm now, Mr. Logan?" I asked.

"Hell no, kid! It is not everyday I get to enjoy a powerup. Let me use it a little first." Mr. Logan rejected my proposal, wanting to test the powerup.

"Sure! This will also give me some data on how much of a boost my Noble Phantasm provides." I said, agreeing with Mr. Logan.

"Hey, Hank!" Mr. Logan suddenly shouted towards the control room.

"Yes?" Mr. Hank replied in a nervous tone.

"Is the Sentinel repaired yet?" Mr. Logan asked, raring to go against it.

"Don't even think about it, Logan. Peter had only caused a hole in it but considering your current state, I am afraid that I will only find its pieces if I release the Sentinel." Mr. Hank said, rejecting Mr Logan's request.

"Fine! Then, release the ordinary robots." Mr. Logan ordered.

"I am doing it. Have some patience!" Mr. Hank said, relenting to Mr. Logan's orders.

As the robots rushed towards Mr. Logan, he also leaped towards them, ready to test the upgrades he had temporarily received.

It was easy to see that his speed was much higher than before. Looks like he had inherited a part of my speed too.

As Mr. Logan's claws clad in red lightning hit a robot's body, it cleaved through it like it was butter. But something unique happened as he hit another one of the robots.

The red lightning clad metal claws suddenly sparkled intensely and then released a bolt of red lightning which went on to hit the walls after burning through another robot's body.

"Finally, I got a long range attack." Mr. Logan said with a grin as he saw the red lightning bolt.

Then, he went on to release lightning bolts at the robots, only attacking with his claws when they got near. It was clear from his grin that he was happy to be able to use a long range attack although temporarily.

"That was one good workout." Mr. Logan said as he finished the last of the robots.

"Logan, Professor has called for— What the hell happened to you?" Ms. Ororo exclaimed as she saw Mr. Logan's draconic appearance upon arriving in the control room.

As we heard Ms. Ororo's shocked voice, all of us looked at each other and started laughing.

"Ha ha ha ha! It was a good prank, although unintentional." Kurt said while laughing.

"Why is Logan like this and why the hell are all of you laughing?" Ms. Ororo asked in a furious voice as she entered the Danger Room.

"It is nothing serious, Ms. Ororo. I was just testing my new power which has turned Mr. Logan like this. Don't worry. It is only temporary." I explained the whole matter causing Ms. Ororo to release a sigh of relief.

"And here I thought that something serious had happened." Ms. Ororo was glad to learn that it was just a temporary transformation.

"Alright, kid! Turn me back." Mr. Logan said.

"With pleasure!" I rescinded my Noble Phantasm which caused all the changes in Mr Logan's body to suddenly disappear in red particles.

The red particles then formed together an orb of red light which was then absorbed into my hand.

"By the way, you are saying something, Ororo?" Mr. Logan asked why she was looking for him.

"Professor Xavier has called for you. There is a SHIELD agent who wants to talk to us." Ms. Ororo explained the whole matter.

"Then, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Mr. Logan said, ready to depart.

"Peter, you too! The SHIELD agent wants to meet with you specifically." Ms. Ororo said, shocking me.

"Me, but why?"

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Hope you all liked the new Noble Phantasm? Also, guess which agent it is?

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[Reader3]

@DragonsEye

Some writing feedback:

You have a habit of repeating yourself in consecutive sentences. This happens so frequently that I noticed it interrupting the flow in the first half hour of reading. You tend to do this most frequently immediately after dialog. i.e. you explain to the reader what the previous sentence of dialog said. You don't need to do that. rather, please avoid doing that. If you want to add something after the sentence to break up the back and forth, you can try to describe something like emotional reactions or body language. Trust your readers to understand your story without constant clarifications.

You can also make your dialog more natural by asking yourself if the conversation you are writing sounds like something that the characters would say. I know that you want to convey a lot of information to the reader. Dialog is generally better than exposition, but try to work it into the conversation rather than have one character explain things to another.

Otherwise, keep practicing. You're getting better as the story continues and I'm seeing fewer issues in later chapters.

 

[DragonsEye]

"Why does the SHIELD want to meet me?" I was obviously surprised by this request since I had never imagined that SHIELD would ask for me.

"Apparently, he wants us to go on a special mission for which he is creating a team. And he has specifically asked for Red Lightning to join the team." Ms. Ororo explained the whole matter as we moved to the ground floor from the basement.

"How much does the SHIELD know about me?" I asked since it was important for me to know as a sorcerer. I could not afford to leak the existence of magic.

"Fortunately, they only know about your dragon powers and regard them as your mutant ability. They don't know about magic and that you are a sorcerer.

We came close to revealing the existence of magic during the Magneto incident when you teleported Magneto. Fortunately, we were able to pass it off as Kurt's doing by explaining that Kurt had a secondary mutation and could now create portals.

Thankfully, SHIELD had not been able to learn about magic.

"But they should know that you are Peter Parker since we have to file information about any mutant we take in." I was about to release a sigh of relief when Ms. Ororo revealed that they knew about my identity.

"Will this have any adverse effect on my family?" I asked, worried about Uncle Ben and Aunt May.

"Likely not. When we first started taking in the mutant children, we made a deal with the government that in exchange of allowing the children to join their missions, the data of their parents will be anonymous and only their own data will be in the system.

We made this deal because we didn't want the government to force the young mutants to work for them by taking their parents hostage.

Moreover, even the only picture they have of you is of your current appearance. So, they can't find your relatives using this face of yours. Even the momentary surveillance which was put on your family will be off the record. So, you don't need to worry. Your family is completely safe."

I released a sigh of relief finally once I learnt from Ms. Ororo that my family will not be in danger because of me.

Soon, we reached the lobby where we found Professor Xavier talking with a man in a business suit.

"Oh! All of you are finally here." Professor Xavier said, greeting all of us.

"You must be Peter, the famed Red Lightning. I am honoured to meet such a great young man." The agent said as he enthusiastically greeted me.

"Umm… You are—" I asked, taken a little aback by his forwardness.

"Oh! Where are my manners? I am Phil Coulson, a SHIELD Agent." The man or rather Phil said, introducing himself.

"Nice to meet you, Agent Phil. However, I would prefer if you do not call me Red Lightning as I don't like that name too much." It was not that the name was bad but it just felt that I could not use this name to define my identity.

"To be honest I have become a big fan of yours ever since you defeated Sabertooth at the Long Island while defending the very protesters who hated mutantkind. Moreover, you did a great job taking down Magneto along with the Storm." Agent Phil started singing my phrases which honestly caused me to blush a little.

"But I was not alone during both times. It would have taken much longer for me to defeat Sabertooth if not for the help from my teammates. And you can't deny Storm's role in capturing Magneto." Despite my embarrassment from Agent Phil's praise, I countered those praises since they magnified my role while also diminishing the role others had played. As their friend, I definitely didn't want to undermine their efforts.

"Speaking of Magneto, how is that bastard doing?" Mr. Logan asked.

"You don't need to worry. We have sealed Magneto in a prison made specifically for him. He can forget about escaping from that prison forever." Agent Phil said proudly.

"Enough of this buttering up, Agent Phil. Say your business now." Professor Xavier said in a serious tone.

So, that was what Agent Phil was trying to do. By singing my praises, he was trying to make me more approachable to SHIELD and thus more prone to recruitment in future.

"Alright! Since you are saying so, Professor, I will come directly to the main point." Agent Phil said, his face taking a serious expression.

"I want Wolverine, Storm and Peter here to join a special team SHIELD is creating, the Avengers. The mission for which we are making this team is extremely important so we can't just give it to the X-Men." Agent Phil revealed his intention for coming here.

"Is this mission so tough that we mutants can't solve it alone?" Mr. Logan asked.

"We can't take a single risk on this mission. That is why we are creating the Avengers which will include not only mutants but also combat personal from various fields. And it is very likely that the opponent will be your equal in combat strength." Agent Phil explained the nature of the mission.

"May I ask about the specifics of the mission?" Professor Xavier asked.

"Unfortunately, the mission details are top secret and I can't reveal them here. However, I believe that what SHIELD is offering should be more than enough of an incentive." Agent Phil said.

"Hmm… What you are offering this time is indeed near 10 times of what generally receive per mission. What are your thoughts, everyone?" Professor Xavier asked for our opinion.

"Well, with Peter and myself there along with Storm's firepower, I believe that this mission will be a piece of cake." Mr. Logan said, expressing his belief in our combat prowess.

After all, he knew how much my powers had improved from the upgrade Spider Supreme had given me. Besides, my magic provided enough versatility that we could escape if things got too rough.

"Indeed, with all three of us together, I believe this mission will be doable." Ms. Ororo said in favour of accepting the mission.

"What about you, Peter?" Professor Xavier asked for my opinion.

"I am also in favour of accepting the mission, Professor." I said, giving my affirmation.

"Very well, then. We will accept this mission." Professor Xavier said, accepting the mission.

"Alright! Since you have agreed, I want you three to be ready to depart in a few hours. I will also join you in the X-jet on the journey to our destination." Agent Phil said, giving instructions for us to depart in a few hours.

"This fast!" I was surprised that we had to depart in just a few hours.

"Yes. Director Nick Fury has asked for you to meet him as soon as possible. So, we have to hurry." Agent Phil explained the reason.

"Also, Peter." Agent Phil suddenly addressed me.

"I would like you to give me a codename now which you would use during the mission since you would not be using the name 'Red Lightning'." Agent Phil asked for my codename.

Fortunately, I had decided on what my codename will be. I had decided upon this codename upon hearing about the origin of my powers from Spider Supreme.

"You may call me 'Albion'."

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And so, Peter's codename has finally been decided. To be honest, I had decided on this codename when I had just started writing this story but I couldn't introduce it until now. Now, it's time for the Avengers Arc to finally start.

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[DragonsEye]

"An aircraft carrier? Wasn't the mission top secret?" I questioned as the X-jet flew to an aircraft carrier which obviously belonged to the SHIELD considering the logo it had on it.

"Director Nick Fury himself will brief you on this mission and he is here. Your teammates for this mission are also here." Agent Phil explained.

"Land it there!" Agent Phil instructed as we landed on the aircraft carrier.

"You are finally here, Phil." A red haired beauty greeted us as we departed from the X-jet.

"Ah! Hello, Natasha!" Agent Phil returned the greeting, revealing the woman's name, Natasha.

"Who is this new guy? I recognise Storm and Wolverine but not him." Natasha asked who I was.

I had thought she would recognise me considering that I was rather famous. But it looks like she could not recognise me even when I was wearing my iconic suit.

"He is Albion. You may recognise him by the name he has been given, Red Lightning." Agent Phil said, introducing me.

"But isn't he just a kid from what I know about him?" Natasha questioned.

"He is. But Director Fury decided to have him on the team even if only for backup. We can't just ignore his firepower after all." Agent Phil explained the reason for my presence.

"Who is she?" I asked as Agent Phil was answering her every question without any hesitation.

"Oh! This is Agent Natasha Romanov, also known as Black Widow. She is one of our top agents and would be a part of the team we are creating." Agent Phil introduced Agent Natasha as our future teammate.

"That is enough talk, Phil. Now, you must go. Director Fury is waiting for you in the control room." Natasha gave Agent Phil his orders.

"Looks like I must go, everyone. I will leave you in the hands of Natasha." Saying these words, Agent Phil departed for the control room.

We were about to continue our conversation when a man suddenly came running towards us. With the help of my Dragon Sense, I could clearly sense that his body was a lot more powerful compared to an ordinary human.

He was clearly a superhuman. For some reason, I felt like I had seen his face before but I could not remember where.

"James! I can't believe that you are still alive. As soon as I saw you with those claws, I knew that it was you." The man said with pure happiness on his face as he moved to hug Mr. Logan.

Mr. Logan surprisingly didn't resist his hug for some reason. It was clear that the man recognised Mr. Logan even though he was in his suit. Perhaps he was someone from Mr. Logan's past.

"Did I know you before? I am sorry but I have lost my memories." Mr. Logan replied apologetically.

"What! You can't remember me, James. It's me, Steve Rogers. We fought together in the Second World War." The man introducing himself as Steve Rogers tried to remind Mr. Logan of the past times.

As he said this words however, I suddenly realised who he was. Steve Rogers and these second World War, this two clues made me remember who he was.

"You are Captain America!" I couldn't believe that I was before a living legend. I had been a big fan of him since I was a kid.

"Yes, I am indeed Captain America." He admitted with a shy smile.

"But how is that possible?" Ms. Ororo asked, surprised by his presence since he should not be alive.

"We had found him sealed in ice several metres deep inside a glacier. Honestly, we still can't believe that the Super Soldier Serum allowed him to survive inside the ice for 70 years.

Actually, we wanted Captain here to enjoy his life but we had to call him for this mission."

Agent Natasha explain the reason why Captain America was still alive. However, we still knew nothing about the mission even now. It seems that Director Fury will be the one who will tell us.

"Look, this picture really shows both of us." Captain America took out a picture which clearly depicted both him and Mr. Logan in a military camp.

"Gentlemen, you will have time to talk about the past later. For now, we must move." Agent Natasha said, reminding us why we were here.

As we started moving, we came across a person who clearly didn't seem to be a staff.

"Hello, Natasha!" The man greeted Natasha, clearly knowing her.

"You must be Dr. Bruce Banner." Captain America said, recognising him.

"You are Dr. Banner! I am a big fan of yours, sir. I was greatly impressed by your research on Gamma rays." I said as I excitedly shaked his hand. I can't believe I met two people I deeply admired today.

Although I knew what kind of monster Dr. Banner could transform into, I still admired the scientist in him.

"Didn't know that I still had fans after what had happened?" Dr. Banner replied. However, it seems that he was happy to receive such admiration from me.

"Dr. Banner, I hope that you will be able to find Tesseract." Captain America said.

"I will see what I can do." Dr. Banner replied.

"Tessaract?" Could it be the same artefact that I knew about or was it just something with the same name?

"Since you are going to know about it in a few minutes anyways, let me tell you about it." Agent Natasha said, finally allowing us to get some information.

"This is Tesseract." Agent Natasha said, showing us the picture of a blue glowing cube.

"It has been stolen and our mission is to retrieve it. It contains enough energy to completely change this world. So, you understand how important this mission is. The rest, Director will tell you."

Damn it! This Tessaract looked just like how Ancient One had described it to me. But shouldn't it be on Asgard and not on Earth? I must tell this to Ancient One as soon as I get the chance.

"Agent Romanov!" A staff member came and murmured something to Agent Natasha.

"It seems that we must now enter the carrier. The air is going to be sparse in a while." Agent Natasha said to all of us.

"Is this a submarine?" Captain America questioned.

"How about I show you all?" Agent Natasha said as she took us to the railing.

Soon after we reached it, the waters started churning and then a freaking jet engine appeared out of water.

Looking around, it seems that there were jet engines on both sides of the carrier.

"Is this carrier going to fly?" Ms. Ororo asked, amazed by the phenomenon before her eyes.

"Yes, it is. There is a reason it is called a Helicarrier." Agent Natasha said with a smirk.

"So, worse than a submarine, huh!" Captain America commented.

"I think not, Captain. Now, follow me." Agent Natasha asked for us to follow her inside the Helicarrier.

As we started moving inside, I saw the opportunity.

I immediately activated the Chameleon mode of the suit which created optical illusions around my suit. This mode would be more than enough to mask any spell I casted.

I then casted a communication spell, sending information about Tessaract to Ancient One that it was on Earth.

"Tessaract is on Earth and the world knows about it. I don't have the whole information but it seems to have been stolen."

Looks like Ancient One understood how important this information was since she replied in just a minute.

"Keep an eye around and send me any information you find as soon as possible. I will see what I can do on my side."

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So, Logan has met Captain America and he finds a clue to his past. Moreover, Peter has informed Ancient One about Tessaract. How do you think the whole Avengers Arc would unfold?

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[DragonsEye]

"Director, we are here." Agent Natasha said to the man on the platform as we entered the control room.

In the centre of the room, I could see a dark skinned man with an eyepatch on his left eye. So, this was the famed Director of the SHIELD, Nick Fury.

"I am glad that everyone is here. Please wait for a moment. I shall start the briefing soon." Director Nick Fury said to us as he focused on other matters.

"Director, the engines are working well. All systems are green. The Helicarrier is fully operational." A staff member reported.

"Then, are we ready to start the invisibility panels?" Director Fury questioned.

"Yes, we are, Director." The answer came in affirmative.

"Then, let's go invisible." Director Fury ordered.

Damn! This Helicarrier could even turn invisible. And here I thought that our technology was decades behind to achieve such a feat.

"Dr. Banner!" Director Fury suddenly addressed Dr. Banner, finally moving his attention to us.

"Yes!" Dr. Banner answered abruptly, not expecting to be addressed first.

"Have you thought of a way to track Tessaract's gamma radiation?" Director Fury asked.

"Yes, I have. I would require every lab you can order to do the following." For the next few minutes, Dr. Banner explained his strategy for tracking Tessaract's gamma radiation. It was rather enlightening for me since I learnt a lot from Dr. Banner's unique strategy.

After this mission was over, maybe I could ask Dr. Banner for his number so that we would be in contact. I could honestly learn a lot from him.

"I believe it is now time for the briefing." Director Fury asked us to follow him for the briefing. Following him, we entered a meeting room which had a large monitor.

"This is our target, Tesseract as you all should already have known by now." Director Fury showed us the image of Tessaract Cube once all of us sat down.

"It is said to have come from Asgard. It was actually found first by HYDRA but after the Second World War, it fell into our hands. For which I would like to thank Captain here." Director Fury said while pointing to Captain America who nodded.

"Two days ago, Tessaract suddenly got out of control and created a portal from which this guy appeared. He calls himself Loki of Asgard." The monitor now showed the image of Loki, a black haired green eyed man who wore clothes of a unique design which was clearly not of Earth.

"As soon as he appeared, he immediately stole the Tessaract and ran away despite our utmost attempts to stop him. Your goal is to capture Loki and recover Tessaract." Director Fury finally mentioned our mission.

"Perhaps Loki just wants to obtain what he believes belongs to Asgard." Ms. Ororo said her thoughts.

"I am sure that this is not the case." Director Fury denied Ms. Ororo's assumption.

"In fact, we had contact with Loki's brother Thor last year and our relationship could be called amenable. If they wanted Tessaract back then, they could easily have asked for it. This leads us to believe that Loki is a rogue element." Director Fury explained why this assumption could not be true.

"Now, let's talk about Loki's abilities which we have seen till now. Loki wields a staff which can release some kind of energy blasts. But that is not his strongest power. He can use his staff to mind control people and even enslave them.

When you first appeared, he mind controlled several of our agents including our top agent Hawkeye and lead scientist Erik Selvig. This makes him extremely dangerous. So, you all must make sure not to let his staff touch your body if you can help it."

I was stunned when I heard about mind control. From what I had learnt about telepathy, it was pretty much impossible to have enough control over one's mind to literally enslave him, especially for a long time.

"If this Loki can mind control people, then why did you not ask for a telepath?" Mr. Logan asked in a furious tone. Clearly he was angry that Director Fury had made such an obvious mistake.

"It is not that we had not considered it. But Professor Xavier can't join the mission because of his paralysis and the only other options are two young girls whom we don't want to send on a battlefield.

Moreover, we believe that telepathy would not be of much help since this level of mind control has never been seen before. So, we decided to call for all three telepaths once we have even a single mind controlled person in our grasp."

Mr. Logan calmed down as he heard Director Fury's argument which clearly made sense.

"Anyways, I will leave you all here so that you can start getting along. I believe that it will be helpful during the mission. Agent Phil!" Director Fury suddenly addressed Agent Phil.

"Yes, Director!" Agent Phil l stepped forward as soon as he heard the call.

"Take Dr. Banner to the laboratory we have prepared for him." Director Fury ordered before leaving the room.

"This way, Doctor!" Dr. Banner followed Agent Phil out of the meeting room.

"So, we used to know each other, Captain." Mr. Logan asked Captain America once Director Fury left.

"Of course, we knew each other. How can I forget these claws of yours even if they have got an upgrade? Also, please call me Steve. We used to be as close as brothers, you know." Captain America replied warmly.

"I wish I remembered you. If only those HYDRA bastard had not captured me." Mr. Logan said, cursing HYDRA.

"What? Those bastards are still around!" Captain America asked, shocked upon learning about this fact.

"We thought that they have been destroyed. But apparently, they are still around, just hiding and bidding their time." Ms. Ororo explained.

"And here I was happy that at least someone I knew was alive and just like how I had left him. Still it is good that you didn't die at the hands of HYDRA." Captain America said, trying to still be upbeat.

Sensing that everyone's focus was on Captain America and Mr. Logan, I quickly activated the Chameleon Mode once again and sent everything I had learnt using a communication spell to Ancient One.

Ancient One soon replied, knowing the urgency of the situation.

"It is likely that Loki is indeed a rogue element. Be careful and don't act carelessly. Tessaract is important enough to start an intergalactic war."

An intergalactic war! Just what was this Tessaract? Director Nick Fury said that it contained near limitless energy while Ancient One said that it was a spatial artefact.

"Everyone!" Suddenly, a staff entered the meeting room and addressed all of us.

"We found Loki!"

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"Where is Loki?" Captain America questioned as soon as we entered the control room.

"He is in Stuttgard, prancing around like he owns the place." Director Fury answered.

"Everyone, get ready! It's time for you to confront the target. Captain, don your suit! It's time for you to return." Director Fury ordered.

"Alright, Director!" Captain America nodded to his words.

"Albion!" Director Fury suddenly addressed me as I moved to depart along with everyone else.

"What is it, Director?" I asked.

"I have seen how strong your powers are, even when you are holding them back. I want you to take one of the most important positions. You will be in the rear, watching and intervening only if the team is in danger or Loki is about to escape." Director Fury asked for me to take the rear.

In simple words, he was just asking me to be backup even after knowing how powerful I was. Don't know if it was because he didn't deem me experienced enough due to my age or because he genuinely wanted me to be a wild card.

"As you say, Director." I said, accepting his order since I had no other choice.

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"Bow down, humans! Your place is below us!"

It had only been a few minutes since Loki had appeared and he had already bent everyone here to their knees. I could see four illusory clones of Loki surrounding the crowd, clearly a magic trick.

This confirmed that Loki was indeed a magic user. Although it was already likely from his previous actions, this just confirmed the fact.

"Open the hatch! I will drop on that building." I told Agent Natasha to drop me down on a nearby building which had a clear view of Loki.

"Hope you know what you are doing, Albion." Agent Natasha said, worried by the fact that I was going to jump several metres.

"Oh! This is nothing!" I said as I jumped off the jet and landed on the building smoothly.

Below, I could see that a brave old man had stood up in defiance to Loki who clearly didn't like it a single bit.

Fortunately, the jet had already reached near the ground and Captain America and Mr. Logan were dropping on the ground through a rope.

"Now, see the result of your defiance!" Loki said as he readied an energy bolt towards the old man.

I was about to retaliate with a lightning bolt of my own when Captain America jumped down from the rope and shielded the old man from the energy bolt with his famed shield.

Surprisingly, as soon as the energy world hit the Captain's shield, it was reflected back to Loki.

Even though Loki had only shot a low powered bolt, it was still shocking. Didn't know that Vibranium could do this? I would have to ask Captain later if I could borrow his shield for some research.

"I remember that I had fought someone with the same ideology as yours during the Second World War." Captain America said, trying to draw Loki's attention to him so that the civilians could escape.

"A soldier…… of a different time, huh!" Loki commented. Looks like he already knew about Captain.

"It is your time that is going to end, Loki." Captain said as Mr. Logan landed and the fighter jet locked its weapons on him.

"Lay down your weapon, Loki!" Agent Natasha said through the speaker, threatening Loki.

As a response, Loki launched an energy bolt at the jet which Agent Natasha barely made the jet dodge.

Seeing Loki's attack, Captain threw his shield at him but Loki deflected it with his staff. Captain then ran to fight him in close combat with Mr. Logan following closely behind.

Captain threw punches at Loki but he easily parried them with his staff despite Captain's super strength. Looks like his strength was not low at all despite him being a mage.

However, Loki had to dodge as Mr. Logan came at him with his claws unleashed. Captain America soon joined Mr. Logan, having retrieved his shield.

It was clear to see that Loki was having difficulty fighting with both Captain and Mr Logan in close combat. Although I wonder why he was not using his magic. Perhaps he just deemed humans too lesser to use magic on them.

"Damn it! You are just insects, humans!" Loki said as he used his staff to create a shockwave which threw Captain and Mr. Logan back. He was clearly angry that Mr. Logan and Captain had overpowered him.

But as soon as the shockwave ended, a large bolt of lightning fell towards Loki. I could see Ms. Ororo in the air, having finally joined the battle.

However, Loki was not one to be defeated by just this much. Just before the lightning hit his body, he created a barrier which blocked it.

"You could not have joined earlier, Storm." Mr. Logan complained.

"Both of you were too close for me to attack Loki. Now, let me focus!" Ms. Ororo as she focused on breaking Loki's barrier with her lightning.

"Should I attack too? It should be enough to break the barrier." I asked Agent Natasha through the earpiece she had given me for the mission.

Before she could answer, music suddenly started streaming to my earpiece.

"All of you started the party without me!" A male arrogant voice sounded as a figure suddenly flew into the scene.

As the figure passed by me, I realised who it was from the unique suit. It was freaking Iron Man! SHIELD had even contacted Tony Stark for the Avengers.

As Iron Man flew into the battleground below, he launched a few missiles at Loki's barrier, causing it to finally shatter. The shattering of the barrier caused Loki to fly backwards from the impact.

"Ready for a beating, Horned Bull!" Iron Man said in his typical arrogant tone as he pointed his hands at him, ready to shoot laser beams.

Ms. Ororo charged lightning bolts in both of her hands while Captain and Mr Logan also readied themselves to engage Loki once again.

But to everyone's surprise, Loki dropped his staff and put his hands up as a sign of surrender. His golden armor along with his horned helmet also disappeared as if they were just illusions.

"Is he actually going to surrender?" Agent Natasha said in a surprised tone through the earpiece.

"Should I shoot a bolt of lightning at him just to check?" I asked for her permission.

"Do it! But only a low powered one. We need him able to speak." Agent Natasha instructed.

"With pleasure!" I said as I launched a bolt of my iconic red lightning at Loki.

The red lightning bolt hit Loki easily, taking him down as he was clearly not ready for the surprise attack.

"What the hell was that for? I was clearly surrendering!" Loki shouted angrily, flabbergasted by my attack.

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"That was one hell of a lightning, man! Though I have never seen red lightning before. Quite a fascinating mutation you have!" Mr. Stark said to me, having been impressed by that last attack of mine.

We were currently on the fighter jet, enroute to Helicarrier to drop Loki off. Captain America and Mr. Stark had currently their mask and helmet respectively off to get some air.

"You are that 'Red Lightning', right? The one who has been in news lately." Mr. Stark asked for confirmation.

"Indeed, I am 'Red Lightning'. However, I prefer to be called 'Albion'." I answered.

"By the way, what is your suit made of? The scaly design reminds me of Snake leather. I once wore clothes made of it but it just didn't suit my fashion sense." Mr. Stark asked, curious about the nature of my suit.

"Sorry, I can't answer that." I replied apologetically since the suit was made from an interdimensional beast's leather.

"No worries. After all, I don't go around revealing the secrets of my Iron Man suit. By the way, why the hell were you in the rear with this power?" Mr. Stark asked.

"It was Director Fury's order. He wanted me to watch the area to prevent Loki's escape." I answered.

"Director! We have captured Loki. He surrendered on his own for some reason." Agent Natasha said through the comms, briefing Director Fury about the situation.

"Has he said anything?" Director Fury questioned.

"No, he has been silent, not speaking even a single word." Agent Natasha answered.

"Just bring him to the Helicarrier. We will take care of everything else." Director Fury said and ended the call.

"Stark, I think that something is not right." Captain America said, wary of Loki's sudden surrender.

"Of course, something is not right! This bastard here obviously didn't make this huge mess just to surrender." Mr. Stark replied.

"Unfortunately, we have no choice but to go with his ruse. It is the only way we can get to Tessaract." Ms. Ororo said with a sigh.

"Who the hell are you?" Loki suddenly asked me.

"What do you mean?" I asked, puzzled by Loki's question.

"I had not heard of someone like you when I had come to Earth last year." Loki said, clarifying.

"Well you would obviously not have heard about Albion here since he has awakened his abilities only a few months ago. Besides, you look down so much on us humans that you would probably not even have properly researched us." Mr. Stark said.

"Don't make me laugh!" Loki said, snickering as he heard Mr. Stark's words.

"You think that he is human. What a joke! Just the staggering amount of magical energy flowing through his body proves that he can't be human.

Not to mention humans, even Asgardians don't have this much magical energy in them except for perhaps my father Odin. Even I, Loki, the God of Magic and Mischief doesn't have this much amount of magical energy coursing through my veins."

I have to say that this Loki is indeed a great mage. He could easily feel the magical energy inside my body without using a single spell. But if he had such exceptional perception, then why did he fucking surrender?

"Huh! Magic is real?" That is all Mr. Stark said despite hearing so much about me from Loki.

Crack!

Before I could say something, I suddenly felt a huge explosion of energy right above our aircraft. Moreover, lightning started crackling in the sky out of nowhere.

"It can't be!" Loki said with a shocked expression upon seeing the lightning.

"What? You got PTSD from the last attack." Mr. Stark asked jokingly.

"No." Loki said, shaking his head. "This lightning is sign of misfortune for all of us."

Thump!

Suddenly, a thumbing sound was heard from above us. Someone had obviously landed on the jet.

Hearing the sound, everyone got alert. Captain and Mr. Stark wore their mask and helmet respectively. Mr. Logan unsheathed his claws and lightning crackled in Ms. Ororo's hands. Everyone was ready to face our unexpected guest.

Then, Mr. Stark opened the deck suddenly without asking anyone.

"What are you doing, Stark?" Captain asked furiously.

"Welcoming our guest." Mr. Stark replied.

As if on cue, a man dropped on the deck. He wore a metallic armour along with a red cape. He had long blonde hair. But the most unique thing about him was the hammer in his hand. Based on his appearance, he was likely Thor, brother of Loki Director Fury had told us about.

With my Dragon Sense, I could feel that Thor was dangerous, powerful enough to make me enter my draconic form to defeat him.

"Hello, Mr.—" Mr. Stark went to greet her but he hit Mr. Stark with his hammer causing him to fly backwards and hit the wall. But I could see that Thor had clearly hold his strength back despite his dismissive attitude towards us.

Before we could take any action towards Thor, he grabbed Loki quickly and flew away with him.

"Where did Thor came from?" Agent Natasha asked from the pilot's seat.

"It doesn't matter. We need Loki otherwise we will never get the Tessaract." Mr. Stark said as he readied himself to chase after Thor.

"Wait!" Captain said, stopping Mr. Stark. "We need to make an attack plan."

"I have a plan. Attack!" Mr. Stark said as he flew away to chase after Thor.

"Since Mr. Stark has already gone, I should go to support him as well." I said as I approached the deck. I had felt Thor's true power. As such, it would be better for me to fight Thor rather than Mr. Stark.

"But you have not taken a parachute. How will you fly?" Agent Natasha questioned.

"Ah! You don't know about these, right?" I said as the back of my suit opened and my wings unfurled.

"Are those wings?" Captain said in a surprised tone.

"Well, see ya later!" I said and flew off.

With my now enhanced wings, I soon reached where Mr. Stark was.

"Hmm! Is that you, Albion? Didn't know that you had these jets?" Mr. Stark commented as he saw my wings.

However, I didn't answer and instead flew off ahead of him. I didn't want him to risk his life against Thor when he didn't know Thor's true power.

"Hey! Wait for me, damn it!" I could hear Mr Stark complaining as I flew ahead.

Soon, I found Thor and Loki with the help of my Dragon Sense. They were on a small hill. Thar was arguing about something with Loki.

I saw a relatively high powered lightning bolt at Thor since I knew that he could take it.

As the lightning bolt hit Thor, it cost him to fly into the forest due to the impact. Ignoring Loki for now, I chased after Thor since he was the priority for now.

As I landed before Thor, I could see that he had received not a single scratch from my lightning bolt.

"You are the first one I have seen whose lightning could affect me." Thor said in praise to my attack.

"But nothing will stop me from taking Loki today." Thor said as he called his hammer to his hand.

I too got ready for my most serious battle since I had received this powers.

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Thor was the strongest person I had ever met if I excluded Spider Supreme and Melusine from the list.

As such, I could not take him carelessly even if he was holding back his strength. So, I had to use my draconic form.

I first used the transformation bracelet to remove the suit from my upper body since it could no longer withstand the power of my draconic form after the upgrade. This also caused my face which was hidden under the hood till now to be finally revealed.

As horns grew on my head, my hands became claws and red glowing lines appeared on my upper body, I could see surprise in Thor's eyes. But he soon got ready again to face me.

Once the transformation was complete, I blitzed at Thor, taking full advantage of my speed and gave him one mean punch on his stomach, causing him to fly backwards.

Taking advantage of the small moment Thor was stunned due to my punch, I casted the 'Dancing Fireballs' spell and shot the fireballs at Thor since lightning obviously didn't work against him.

However, Thor got rid of the fireballs by just spinning his hammer around. Once the fireballs were finished, he threw his hammer at me.

But I dodged the hammer easily using my tremendous speed. Thor called his hammer back to his hand upon seeing the attack miss.

I was about to attack once again when Thor was suddenly hit by a laser beam.

"Albion, I am here to— Huh!" Mr. Stark called out to me as he reached us but he was clearly surprised by my draconic appearance.

"Is that how you look generally, Albion?" Mr. Stark asked curiously.

"No, the claws and horns are temporary." I replied.

"So, you have this lady killer look always, huh! And here I thought that I was one of the most handsome men in the world." Mr. Stark commented.

"Hey, Caped Guy! What is your problem?" He asked Thor.

"I just want Loki. He needs to face Asgard's justice." Thor answered.

"If Loki surrenders Tessaract, it doesn't matter to us what you do with him. But until then, Loki is in our custody." Mr. Stark said.

"By the way, does your mother know that you wear her clothes?" Mr. Stark taunted Thor, referring to his cape.

Incensed by Mr. Stark's taunt, Thor suddenly launched a lightning bolt at Mr. Stark.

I counterattacked with a lightning bolt of my own immediately but Thor's attack had already hit Mr. Stark's Iron Man suit.

"Are you alright, Mr. Stark?" I rushed at Mr Stark's side and asked.

"Suit is at 400% power." Mr. Stark's suit notified him about the suit's condition.

"Never better!" Mr. Stark replied upon seeing the suit's condition.

Taking advantage of his suit's excess power, Mr. Stark released a heavily enhanced beam at Thor, causing him to crash into a nearby tree.

But even after taking this many hits, Thor didn't look any worse for wear.

Furious, Thor threw his hammer at Mr. Stark, realising that he was the weaker one among us, causing Mr. Stark to fly away from the impact.

Sensing that the hammer attack was not too strong, I rushed towards Thor since he didn't have his hammer at the moment.

Boosting my wings, I took Thor to the skies and crashed him through a nearby hill. Thor tried to resist my grasp but couldn't do anything due to my tremendous speed.

After crashing him through the hill, I took him downwards and then threw him into the forest, causing him to crash through various trees.

"That was some good beatdown, Albion!" Mr. Stark commented as he reached me.

"You will pay for this!" Thor said as he called his hammer back to his hand.

He then flew at me and tried to hit me with his hammer but I dodged once again with my speed and even kicked him as he flew past me.

"Mr. Stark, you attack from long range. I will take care of close combat." I suggested to Mr. Stark.

"With pleasure!" Mr. Stark replied, agreeing to my proposal.

I engaged Thor once again, throwing a punch at him. Thor tried to retaliate with a punch of his own what he was not able to hit me due to my speed.

Frustrated by his unability to hit me, Thor swung his hammer at me which I again dodged. Seeing the opportunity, Thor disengaged.

But as soon as he disengaged, Thor was showered by Mr. Stark's laser beams. Thor was about to attack Mr. Stark when suddenly a shield came out of nowhere and hit Thor before reflecting to hit Mr. Stark.

Looking at the direction where the shield had come from, I could see Captain America along with Mr. Logan and Ms. Ororo. They had finally arrived.

"Enough of this senseless fighting!" Captain America said, addressing us.

"I just want to bring Loki to justice." Thor said, explaining his motives.

"If you are really on our side, then prove it. Drop the hammer!" Captain ordered Thor.

"You are asking me to drop the hammer!" Thor said, clearly furious upon hearing Captain's order.

Wait a minute! Thor was from Norse Mythology and was worshipped by the Vikings, a warrior race. And it was a taboo for them to drop their weapon since it signified surrender.

Crack!

I was about to clarify to Thor that we didn't want his surrender when his hammer was suddenly shrouded with a large amount of lightning. Thor was clearly charging a powerful attack, this time using his full power.

Against such an attack, the only option for me was to use my own lightning. I charged my red lightning, ready to use its true power for the first time since the upgrade.

"Hah!!" Thor let out a roar as he unleashed a beam of lightning towards us. As a counterattack, I too shot a beam of red lightning at him.

The two beams of lightning collided in midair, each contending to surpass the other. But after a moment, the lightning beams suddenly started combining with each other, creating an unstable sphere.

Seeing the weird phenomenon, both me and Thor stopped unleashing the lightning but it was clear upon seeing the unstable sphere that there was going to be an explosion any second.

"Run!" I shouted to everyone as I boosted my wings to fly in the opposite direction.

As I flew, I grabbed Captain and Mr. Logan since they were the only ones who didn't have any flight capability. Ms. Ororo and Mr. Stark also started flying away and I could see Thor also moving away from the unstable sphere.

Boom!

The unstable sphere exploded like it had been predicted. Fortunately, all of us were far away so we only felt the shockwaves from the explosion.

Looking back, I could see that all that was left of the explosion site was one big crater.

"Shall we end it here?" Captain said as a sign of peace.

"Fine!" Thor agreed to Captain's proposal, ready to end any hostility for now.

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As the fighter jet docked on the Helicarrier and our team along with Thor departed with Loki following in handcuffs, I suddenly received a message from Ancient One.

"I suddenly perceived a huge concentration of dark energy near your last known location. Do you know anything about it, Peter?"

Perhaps the dark energy referred to the sudden explosion of energy I had felt when Thor had appeared. I quickly messaged Ancient One about the whole matter with Thor.

"This is a very concerning matter. Thor teleporting to Earth in this way signifies that Bifrost, the main way of teleportation in Asgard is not working currently. Meaning that Asgard can't support us in case something unfortunate like an intergalactic invasion happens.

Keep an eye on everything and continue reporting to me. If possible, scan Loki's unique staff you had told me about and send me its data."

I immediately became alert upon reading Ancient One's message. It was clear that the situation could get worse any moment.

A group of armed soldiers came to apprehend Loki as soon as we docked. They took Loki towards the prison made especially for him while we moved towards the control room.

"Loki has been caught already. That's great news." Dr. Banner said as he joined us on our way to the control room.

Once we entered the control room we could see that Director Nick Fury was missing.

"Where is Director Fury?" Captain asked.

"Here!" A woman I had often seen around Director Fury answered as she opened a monitor which showed Director Fury in front of Loki's special prison made from highly tempered glass.

"So, would you tell me now where is Tesseract?" Director Fury asked Loki rather politely, considering Loki's situation.

"Ha ha ha ha!!" Loki actually started laughing hysterically after hearing Director Fury's words.

"To think that you are desperate enough to recruit these riff-raffs to create a team. You even brought a monster aboard this ship, one who still likes to pretend that he is not one."

It was clear that Loki was talking about Dr. Banner when he said the word 'monster'. But when I looked at Dr. Banner's face, I could see that Loki's words had no effect on him. His expression had not changed a single bit so far.

"Still, I didn't know that you had another monster. Moreover, this monster seems to be pretty much tamed. However, I doubt how long this would last."

Loki was clearly talking about me this time. I would not decline that I could be said to be a monster if one looked at my abilities. But what Loki didn't know was that I was a monster who would never get out of control.

"You came so close yet you could not obtain Tessaract. How pitiful?" Loki said sarcastically.

"You think that the Tessaract is just a source of near infinite energy. But it is much more and I will show you its true power very soon."

"We will see!" Director Fury said furiously as he left Loki's prison, realising that he would get nothing out of him.

"Do you know anything about Loki's plan, Thor?" Captain asked Thor.

"Loki has made an alliance with a race called Chitauri. This race is not from Asgard nor from any other civilization we know about. What I know is that the Chitauri plan to conquer Earth and to do so, they need to use the Tessaract to open a portal to Earth for which Loki has come here." Thor revealed Loki's plans, shocking us all.

"Say, Thor. These Chitauri are quite technologically advanced, right?" I asked Thor.

"Yes, they are. Why?" Thor questioned.

"Then, what is stopping them from directly invading Earth?" I asked.

"It is not as simple as it looks. Despite Earth being self governed by humans, it is actually under Asgard's protection if we look at it from an intergalactic perspective. So, if the Chitauri actually try to invade directly, Asgard will be able to perceive it easily and stop them using the power of the entire Nine Realms." Thor explained the whole matter, causing us to release a sigh of relief.

"At least, we know Loki needs to create a portal on Earth to bring the Chitauri in. It will make it much easier for us to stop this alien invasion since we know how they are going to do it." Captain said.

"I don't think that we should focus much on Loki. He clearly seems a madman." Dr. Banner gave his opinion.

"Don't say so! Loki may be mad or not but he is still my brother." Thor said, a little angry.

"Loki killed over 80 people in just two days." Agent Natasha argued.

"Well, he was adopted." Thor replied, accepting that he was wrong.

"But why did his men steal Iridium while he himself surrendered to distract us?" Dr. Banner questioned.

"Because Iridium calms down Tessaract's energy." Mr. Stark said as he appeared in the control room with Agent Phil.

"This means that Loki can use it to open the portal for however long he wants and however big he wants it to be as long as he can find an available source of energy." Mr. Stark explained as he moved towards the main computer.

"Where is Fury, Maria?" He asked the woman, apparently named Maria as he continued to fiddle with the computer for some reason.

"He is coming in about a minute." Agent Maria answered.

"Loki's puppets may find everything else to make the portal but they can't find one thing, a massive source of energy." Mr. Stark continued his lecture which I believe only around half of us could follow.

"Since when did you become an expert on Tessaract?" Agent Maria questioned.

"Since yesterday. After you gave me Erik Selvig's notes." Mr. Stark answered.

"Erik Selvig!" Thor suddenly asked about the scientist Erik Selvig.

"He was the lead scientist on Tessaract project." Dr. Banner explained who Erik Selvig was.

"I know him. He is a good friend of mine." Thor explained his relation with Erik Selvig.

"If Erik Selvig's research furthers, he would be able to activate Tessaract using any nuclear reactor on Earth." Dr. Banner hypothesized.

"Finally someone who can understand me." Mr. Stark said joyfully.

"It's nice to meet you, Dr. Banner. I am a great fan of your work in the field of science. And I really like it when you become a giant green monster." Mr. Stark said, showing admiration for both Dr. Banner and Hulk.

"Thank you…" Dr. Banner said uncomfortably.

"Dr. Banner is here only to find Tessaract and you would help him achieve this objective, Stark." Director Fury said as he entered the control room.

"I think we should also check that staff of his. We might find something." Captain suggested.

"It is obvious that this staff runs on Tessaract's energy. As such, it is a must to check on this staff." Director Fury said, giving his approval.

"Find out how it mind controlled my best scientists and agents."

"Speaking of mind control, now that Loki is in our grasp, shall we try telepathy on him to find his secrets?" Ms. Ororo suggested.

"I was already about to order it to you, Storm. You need to go and pick up Professor Xavier for this very purpose." Director Fury said, revealing that he had the same objective on his mind.

"It will not be easy to penetrate Loki's mind. He is one of the most accomplished mages on Asgard. His mind is like a fortress." Thor said upon hearing Director Fury's orders regarding the use of telepathy on Loki.

"Then, why don't you also grab the girls? Their telepathy is getting stronger day by day." I suggested.

"Good idea! Do as he said, Storm!" Director Fury agreed to my proposal.

"By the way, Albion. Why don't you join Tony Stark and Dr. Banner for the research? Your enhanced intelligence may prove useful. You already have worked along with Hank. So, you can clearly help them." Ms. Ororo suggested.

I nearly jumped in joy as I heard Ms. Ororo's suggestion. I was just thinking away to easily approach Loki's staff. This would give me the perfect chance.

"A mutant with enhanced intelligence! You clearly need to come to Stark Tower one day, Albion." Mr. Stark offered as he heard about my enhanced intelligence.

"Alright! You can join the research. If nothing else, you can at least run the calculations."

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"Albion, scan the staff using the gamma receptors." Dr. Banner instructed me.

"The gamma readings are exactly like that of Tessaract from Erik Selvig's notes. But if we continue like this, it will take weeks before we can find Tessaract." Dr. Banner said after seeing the speed of the computers.

"Not if we hack the main server on the Helicarrier. With its computing power, I believe that it will not take even half a day." Mr. Stark said, talking about hacking the main server.

Damn! No wonder Mr. Stark had such a bad reputation despite being Iron Man. It had not been an hour since he was on the helicarrier and he was already thinking of hacking its main server.

"Well, I have only brought my toothbrush. So, I have nothing to do with this matter." Dr. Banner replied, refusing to participate in Mr. Stark's shenanigans.

"You should come to Stark Tower, Dr. Banner. And you too, Albion. The entire upper 10 floors are reserved for research." Mr. Stark proposed, wanted to work with like minds.

"It would be an honour, Mr. Stark." I replied, glad to have such an opportunity.

"Wait a minute! You are always addressing everyone quite politely. How old are you, Albion?" Mr. Stark suddenly questioned.

"Uh… I am 17 years old." I answered hesitantly.

"So, you are just a kid, huh!" Mr. Stark said while laughing.

"Well, this kid can go toe-to-toe with Thor, you know." I replied.

"So, you have got snark as well, huh! It would clearly be fun working with you. What have you thought about my proposal, Dr. Banner?" Mr. Stark asked Dr. Banner.

"I am thankful for your offer, Tony. But the last time I had went to New York, I had destroyed an entire district." Dr. Banner replied in a sad tone.

"I promise that no one will disturb you. Just think about it!" Mr. Stark said. Then suddenly, out of nowhere he jabbed his pen in Dr. Banner's side and the pen let out a small shock, startling Dr. Banner.

"Ouch!" Dr. Banner yelped in pain.

"Have you gone mad, Stark?" Captain asked as he entered with Mr. Logan. It seems that he was trying to make Mr. Logan remember his past memories. That is why he was currently with Mr. Logan.

"Was there any doubt about it?" Mr. Stark answered while shrugging.

"You have learnt how to control your anger extremely well, Dr. Banner. What is your secret? Exercise, yoga or something else." Mr. Stark asked Dr. Banner, impressed by his discipline.

"Is everything a joke to you, Stark? You could have put the lives of everyone on the Helicarrier in danger. Are you alright, Dr. Banner? Any surges of anger?" Captain asked, worried about Dr. Banner's condition.

"It's alright. If I could not handle such small taunts, I would not have come here." Dr. Banner ensured that everything was alright.

"What are you doing, Stark? Fury has asked you to do your job. Not to play around and risk everyone's life." Captain said in a furious tone.

"I am doing my job, Captain. But I can't do it unless I have all the clues. Why did Fury call us only now and not before? He is clearly hiding something." Mr. Stark opened up on his thoughts.

"You really think so, Stark. What are your thoughts, James or should I say Logan?" Captain asked Mr. Logan.

"Something is clearly afoot, Steve. We were approached just a few hours before the mission with an irresistible offer. Fury would not have done so if he didn't have anything to hide." Mr. Logan expressed his doubts.

"Come on, Captain! Fury is a true spy. His secrets have secrets. Even Dr. Banner knows this right?" Mr. Stark asked Dr. Banner.

"I will not say anything on this matter." Dr. Banner said, declining to express his opinion.

"Dr. Banner!" Captain said, insisting for him to express his opinion.

"Alright! Loki said that the Tessaract is a source of inexhaustible energy. This clearly sounds similar to the Stark Tower in New York. Loki must already have heard about it." Dr. Banner said.

"You mean that ugly building?" Captain said, clearly having a grudge against Mr. Stark.

"Stark Tower runs on a massive Arc Reactor which is a source of clean energy that can easily run the entire Tower for nearly an year by itself." Dr. Banner explained the importance of Stark Tower.

"Don't you watch the news, Captain? All the news portals were covering this news." I asked curiously.

"I didn't realise that it was such a big matter." Captain explained.

"This is just the start, my dear friends. There is a lot of work still to do." Mr. Stark said proudly.

"But why did SHIELD not ask Tony for help on the Tessaract when he was already working on a similar project? In the first place, what was SHIELD, a military intelligence agency doing in the energy field?" Dr. Banner laid out his suspicions.

"You don't need to worry. Everything will be clear once I hack SHIELD's database. In a few hours, I will know SHIELD's every secret, no matter how disgusting it is." Mr. Stark said, revealing his plans.

"And you still don't know why Fury doesn't like you?" Captain asked.

"An intelligence agency can never like an intelligent person." Mr. Stark replied.

"I think that Tony's concerns are genuine, Captain." Dr. Banner said in support.

"I think that Loki is trying to confuse us. We should just follow our orders." Captain said.

"Following orders is not my style." Mr. Stark said in return.

"Right! Style is everything for you, Stark. Come, James! I need your help for something." Captain said and left with Mr. Logan.

"To think that my father used to talk so much about him." Mr. Stark said once Captain left.

"Your views are just too different. He is a soldier and you are a scientist in some ways, Mr. Stark. It is Captain's ideology to follow while yours is to learn more." I gave my opinion.

"Finally someone who understands me. It was worth it to have you in the lab." Mr. Stark said with a smile on his face.

"By the way, you are not any lesser than Hulk yourself, Albion. Who do you think would win if both of you fought?" Mr. Stark questioned.

"I would hope that moment never came." Dr. Banner replied in an annoyed tone.

"You know, metal shards are still inside my body, trying to kill me from inside. This arc reactor in my chest stops it from happening." Mr. Stark shared his story upon seeing that Dr. Banner was clearly irritated after the whole discussion.

"Well, my instincts were also on fire when my powers first awakened. It was literally a miracle that I had not hurt anyone when that happened." I shared my own experience.

"Really! How did you control it then?" Mr. Stark asked, surprised that I had went something similar to Dr. Banner.

"Through martial arts. At first, it was nearly impossible for me to learn them. But slowly, I got better and now my instincts are a part of my body once again like they had never gone wild." I answered.

"Then, you should teach Dr. Banner some martial arts after this mission. It would clearly be helpful for him. Right, Dr. Banner?" Mr. Stark asked.

"You all have learnt how to conquer your weaknesses. I believe that is impossible for me." Dr. Banner replied in a fatigued tone.

"I don't think so, Dr. Banner. I have read about you. It should have literally been impossible for you to survive that Gamma ray bombardment." Mr. Stark said, revealing his theory.

"So, you think that Hulk, my other personality saved my life. If so, then why!" Dr. Banner asked.

"That is what we have to find out!" Mr. Stark replied.

Upon hearing their conversation, I realised that I could perhaps trust Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner regarding my identity as a sorcerer and ask their help in examining Loki's staff.

"Mr. Stark, I have a way which can help us greatly in furthering our research."

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So, Peter has done some bonding with Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. But now, the time has come to research on Loki's staff. And we all know what's inside it, right?

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"Really! Then, why did not you reveal it earlier?" Mr. Stark asked. Even Dr. Banner seemed curious.

"It is not something I can reveal to SHIELD, at least not yet." I explained. Who knows what SHIELD would do if they found out that I was a sorcerer.

"I understand. Everyone has some secrets, after all." Mr. Stark said, putting on an all knowing expression.

"Since you are hacking into the SHIELD's main systems, have you overwritten the cameras and other spy gadgets in the lab?" I asked Mr. Stark.

"Of course, I have. What do you think of me? I am not a noob, kid. Still, you would be surprised by how many spy gadgets there were in the room." Mr. Stark answered.

"That's great." I said and then looked outside the lab to check if there were any onlookers. Upon confirming that there was no one around, I came near the staff and readied myself to start the staff's examination using the mystic arts.

"Don't be surprised by what I am about to do!" I warned both of them and then created a spell circle.

"What the fuck!" Mr. Stark exclaimed but didn't interrupt me.

Several more spell circles appeared around Loki's staff, creating an illusory barrier which would prevent the testing from being observed by any onlookers.

"What the hell was that?" Mr. Stark asked once the spell circle disappeared from my hands as I completed the illusory barrier.

"As you have seen, I am a sorcerer." I answered truthfully.

Both Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner fell silent upon hearing the answer, quietly digesting the truth they had just seen before their eyes.

"We already knew that this staff was a magic staff but I had not expected that there were actually magic users or as you say, sorcerers still on Earth." Dr. Banner said after few minutes.

"Well, the sorcerers generally do not interfere in human affairs. They only get involved if there is an incident involving magic or dimensions. The other times, we are just sitting around in our headquarters, silently studying magic." I answered why no one, not even SHIELD knew about the sorcerers.

"We will talk about magic later. First, explain how this magic you have used will further our research." Mr. Stark asked, focusing on the research for now since it was more important.

"I have created this illusory barrier which will prevent any onlooker from seeing me cast magic since the spell I am going to cast is a long one. Once the analysis spell finishes its work, I will have every information about Loki's staff from the perspective of magic." I explained.

"Then, what are we waiting for? Start immediately, Albion!" Mr. Stark hurried me.

I stepped inside the barrier along with Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner, the inside currently similar to the outside. Spell circles once again covered my hands as I casted the analysis spell.

Magic circles appeared all over the staff as the spell was completed, analysing every part and function of it.

"I think it will take around an hour for the analysis to finish." I told the estimated time.

"So, in just an hour, you will know everything about this staff, huh! Sounds quite convenient." Mr. Stark commented.

"Not everything. There is only so much the spell can find in an hour. But we will have most of the information. However, it will not be me who will have it." I said, shocking both of them.

"What do you mean you will not have the information?" Mr. Stark shouted.

"Actually, I have only been learning the mystic arts for a few months. So, it will actually be my teacher, Ancient One who will analyse the information which I would send once the spell completes its work." I explained sheepishly.

"You don't need to worry, though. The sorcerers have already researched the Tessaract once several centuries ago. As such, it should be easy for my master to interpret the information. We will probably get an answer in just a few hours."

"Wait a minute! The sorcerers knew about the Tessaract and had even researched it before. Then, how did it fall into the hands of SHIELD? The matter of the Tessaract should come into the purview of the sorcerers if I am correct." Dr. Banner questioned.

"It is because the Tessaract was not supposed to even be on Earth. It was supposed to be on Asgard." I answered.

"Let's see what can we find with magic, kiddo? After all, science seems to be rather slow in this regard." Mr. Stark said.

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Emma's POV

"Is it really alright to leave the students alone in the mansion?" I asked worriedly as the X-jet flew in the night sky.

Ordinary teenagers were already a handful but these ones had superpowers. As such, I couldn't help but worry.

"It is only for a few hours. Besides I have already warned them to not do anything mischievous while we are gone." Professor Xavier said, reassuring me.

"Looks like we are here." Ms. Ororo's voice came from the cabin.

Indeed, I could see the so called Helicarrier flying in the sky. It honestly felt surreal to see an aircraft carrier actually flying in the sky.

"Check again that your masks are properly tight. Even though SHIELD is our ally, we can't take risks especially since we have confirmed that there are HYDRA spies in SHIELD." Professor Xavier warned us as the X-jet docked on the Helicarrier.

"Hello, Professor Xavier. I am thankful that you came as fast as you could. I am Agent Natasha Romanov." Agent Natasha, a beautiful red haired agent greeted as once we landed on the Helicarrier.

"And what shall I call these ladies?" Agent Natasha asked for our introduction.

"She is 'Silencer' and I am 'Phoenix'." Jean introduced both of us. Since she didn't have any good name, it was decided that she would take the 'Phoenix' code name especially since it was her who had the greatest connection to the Phoenix Force.

"You would have time to talk with your fellow teammates later. But we first need you to open the mind of our prisoner if it is possible." Agent Natasha immediately spoke of the purpose for which we had arrived and then started taking us to that prisoner.

"Ah, Loki! I wonder if we would be able to open the mind of a so called god. After all, he has achieved complete mind control. Something consider near impossible for us telepaths." Professor Xavier said as we moved through the hallways towards our destination.

"Wait here!" Agent Natasha said once we reached the end of a hallway.

"Loki is ahead. I will first talk with him so as to divert his attention. You can see everything inside through this monitor." Agent Natasha explain what she was about to do.

"Once I give the signal, enter the prison room and immediately attack his mind." Agent Natasha explained the plan and went inside to meet Loki.

"Welcome, Agent Romanov. What have you come for?" Loki asked politely, to our surprise.

"What have you done with Agent Barton?" Agent Natasha demanded.

"Oh, is it love I am seeing in your eyes Agent Romanov?" Loki said mockingly.

"Love is for children. I just want to repay a favour." Agent Natasha clarified.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!!" Loki started laughing hysterically upon hearing Agent Natasha's words.

"Barton has told me everything about you, Agent Romanov. You have killed a whole lot of people. And you want to repent by just saving a single man. This is just a child's wish!"

As he said these words, it was obvious to see the insanity in Loki's eyes.

"I will offer you a deal. I will not touch Barton, not unless he kills you after torturing you in every single way possible. Only then will I return his free will to him so that he can realise what he has done. And then I will kill him."

"You are a monster, Loki." Agent Natasha said furiously.

"It is you who has brought not one but two monsters aboard this ship." Loki said, mistakenly revealing his plan.

"So, that is your plan, huh! Let's see what other plans you have. It's time to start, Professor!" Agent Natasha signalled for us to start the operation.

I and Jean ran inside with Ms. Ororo pushing Professor Xavier behind us. Before Loki could understand why were here, we attacked his mind with a psychic attack.

Let's see what secrets lie in a so called god's mind!

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Emma's POV

As soon as we entered Loki's mind, we could see what kind of form his mental defence took. The mental defence was different for every person who could create one since they created it by themselves.

In Loki's case, the mental defence appeared in the form of a blue energy barrier with golden lines on it. However, we had no time to analyse the barrier properly since we had to break it as soon as possible.

We attacked the mental barrier using the equivalent of a sledgehammer, all of our attacks landing at the same spot so that we could smash through the barrier.

But despite us hammering continuously at the same spot, only cracks had appeared on the mental barrier with no chance of it shattering quickly in sight.

"Ha ha ha ha!! I would admit that I had not expected this." Suddenly, Loki's voice sounded in the mental space, coming from all directions. At this moment, it was clear that Loki had learnt about the psychic attack on his mind.

A giant face of Loki formed on the mental barrier and in response to it, the mind avatars of us also appeared before the barrier.

This was how it looks inside a mental battlefield, in case the honour of the mind was strong enough to sense the intruders and fight against them. The owner of the mind was always in a greater position compared to the intruders since it was his turf.

"Your attempt was truly marvelous. If it was not for the fact that my mind had been enhanced by my staff's power, you would have really entered my mind and learnt my secrets." Loki applauded our attempt even though it had failed.

"Still, you have provided me some good entertainment. I will not fight needlessly with you. You are free to leave." Loki said, letting us leave as if he was taking pity on us.

"Emma, I think we need to use it." Jean said in a determined tone upon seeing the whole situation.

I know what Jean was referring to. In the data given by Spider Supreme about the Phoenix Force, there was a way for us to channel and use the Phoenix Force's power temporarily, for about a minute.

This method however took a heavy toll on one's mind. But with Jean besides me, she could mitigate the worst of the toll.

Moreover, it was me who had to do it instead of Jean since I was the one whose telepathy was stronger. And we had to do it now since the cracks on the barrier were already regenerating.

"Try to mitigate what you can." I said as I channelled the near endless power of the Phoenix Force through my mind.

My mind avatar was soon shrouded in a fiery aura which took the form of a giant bird. The power Phoenix Force gave me was truly great. It honestly felt like I could control the entire world with this power. Yet it felt like this power could consume my mind whenever it wanted.

Besides me, Jean was also shrouded in a fiery aura, albeit a smaller one in size as she tried to mitigate the load on my mind. Professor Xavier was on standby, ready to help at any moment.

"What is it, this power?" Loki said, his voice laced with fear as he sensed the amount of psionic energy coursing through my body.

"You don't need to know." I said with a smirk as I readied my attack.

A giant fiery bird appeared before me and upon my direction, flew and smashed into the mental barrier, completely shattering it.

"Ahhh!!" Loki's projection screamed as it was destroyed along with the barrier.

"Come, we need to hurry. Loki's mind is momentarily in shock because we broke his mental barrier but he will not be always like this. We need to read his mind and find what we need before he throws us out." Professor Xavier instructed.

As per his orders, our mind avatars deconstructed as our formless minds finally entered Loki's mindscape.

But what we saw was something we had never expected.

Loki's mind could be said to be a giant orb full of blue energy where the blue energy actually represented his memories.

Yet what scared us were the various golden strands which were present all over the orb as if parasiting it.

Professor Xavier hesitantly contacted a nearby golden strand but immediately removed his mind from it as if he had been shocked.

"What happened, Professor?" Jean asked worriedly.

"See for yourself." Professor Xavier connected our mind and showed what he had seen inside the golden strand.

There were several pictures and voices he showed to us which completely shook our minds.

"Asgard is your enemy, not your friend."

"You deserve to be the King of Asgard, not Thor."

"Humans are lesser compared to you. As such, they deserve to be your slaves."

All I could see were several commands which aggravated Loki's already worse personality. But there was one single command which was the most superior one and repeated several times.

"Bring the Tessaract to the Master at any cost."

At this moment, after seeing the commands in the golden strands, it was clear what had happened to Loki.

"Loki was mind controlled himself."

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"When will your teacher Ancient One send what she has analysed from the data? It is already morning." Mr. Stark complained as there had been no update even after several hours since I had sent the staff's data to Ancient One.

"It takes some time, Mr. Stark. Be a little patient." I replied.

"Well, it seems that we won't need it in the end. After all, we have already cracked the Tessaract's signal. Now, all we need to do is track the signal which will be handled by the various labs around the world." Dr. Banner gave the good news.

"Now that our work is done, we can see SHIELD's secrets, my dear friends." Mr. Stark said, showing us that he had hacked the main computer.

"But it looks like SHIELD has also found you hacking it." I said as I looked at the monitor.

"It doesn't matter now." Mr. Stark replied, clearly not considering SHIELD as a threat.

"What are you doing, Stark? I had not recruited you so that you could hack SHIELD's database." As if on cue, Director Fury appeared in the lab and asked Mr. Stark furiously.

"What is this, Director?" Before Mr. Stark could say anything in response, Captain America appeared in the room along with Mr. Logan and slammed a weapon on the desk.

The weapon had HYDRA's logo and Tessaract's energy could be felt inside it, albeit a very small amount.

"Why is SHIELD creating a weapons using Tessaract, Director?" Mr. Logan asked threateningly. He seemed ready to unleash his claws at any moment.

"You are misunderstanding, Captain. SHIELD has only collected everything related to Tessaract." Director Fury said, trying to appease everyone but we were clearly not buying it.

"Then, what is this project, Director? This 'Phase 2', where you would create weapons using Tessaract." Mr. Stark said, showing files on the Phase 2.

"What am I seeing, Director Fury? Just what the hell are you trying to do?" Professor Xavier asked furiously as he entered the lab along with Agent Natasha, Jean and Emma. Thor also entered the lab soon after.

It was clear that no one was happy to learn that SHIELD was creating weapons of mass destruction.

"We can explain it later. But first I need to tell everyone something. It's incredibly important for the mission." Agent Natasha said, revealing that they had found something extremely important.

"Fine, tell what, it is." Captain said, willing to listen.

"Loki is being mind controlled himself."

All of us were stunned when we heard Agent Natasha's words. The mind controller was also being mind controlled!

It honestly sounded like a bad joke. Loki was not a common man. He was an Asgardian and moreover, a mage. Someone whose mind was a fortress according to Thor. And that person was being mind controlled.

"This can't be possible. An Asgardian's mind is not fragile enough that it can be controlled." Thor said, clearly having difficulty believing Agent Natasha's words.

"We can discuss this matter later since Loki is already in our prison." Mr. Stark said, dismissing the matter for now.

"Explain this first, Fury." Mr. Stark redirected everyone's attention once again to SHIELD's weapon plan. He clearly wanted answers right now.

Director Fury looked ready to explain when suddenly I felt spatial fluctuations in the lab.

A portal suddenly opened and out came a figure I knew all too well, Ancient One!

But why had Ancient One appeared here?

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And this is where the butterfly effect truly happens, my dear readers! As I had promised, this Avengers Arc would be much different. But why had Ancient One interferred? Find out in the next chapter.

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Why the hell had Ancient One came herself when I had already given the data of Loki's staff to her. Could it be that something was very wrong with that staff?

This was the only reason Ancient One could have arrived so abruptly without even informing me. After all, this act of hers revealed the existence of the sorcerers to SHIELD.

As if to prove my point, Ancient One pointed her hand at the staff and casted a spell.

A portal suddenly appeared beneath the staff, swallowing it and taking it who knows where.

At first, everyone was surprised by Ancient One's sudden appearance but they got alert upon seeing Ancient One's actions.

Director Fury and Agent Natasha even drew their guns and pointed them at Ancient One.

"Who the hell are you and where is the staff?" Director Fury asked furiously.

"At ease, Director. I am not foe of yours. Like you, I also work for the protection of Earth." Ancient One said as she raised her hands in the air to show that she meant no harm.

But I knew that this act of Ancient One was just a ruse. Just the amount of magical energy around her showed that she had more than enough protections in case Director Fury or Agent Natasha actually fired.

"How can we believe you? Do you have any proof?" Director Fury asked, clearly sceptical of her.

"It is actually quite easy to prove. Why don't you explain it, Thor?" To everyone's surprise, Ancient One asked Thor.

"Indeed, it has been quite a while since we have met, Ancient One. You look as beautiful as you did 500 years ago when I, Loki and Father had arrived on Earth for a visit." Thor said to Ancient One, clearly recognising her.

But what surprised me was the fact that Ancient One had met Thor 500 years ago. I knew that Ancient One was old but not this old.

"You know her, Thor." Director Fury asked Thor.

"Yes, I know of her. You don't need to suspect her. The sorcerers of Kamar Taj have protected Earth from interdimensional as well as magical threats since ancient times. Ancient One is their leader. She must have a reason for taking Loki's staff." Thor said, vouching for her.

Upon hearing Thor's words, everyone's alertness reduced and Director Fury and Agent Natasha even put down their guns. Director Fury was even silent for a few minutes as he tried to digest what Thor had said about Ancient One and the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj.

"So, from what I understand, you are an authority which deals with dimensional and magical problems." Director Fury questioned Ancient One.

"Yes. Although we have a few other functions, this is the jist of it." Ancient One confirmed.

"Then why did you not know about Tessaract? It clearly falls into your field. Where were you when Red Skull attempted to use Tessaract for world domination and we experimented on Tessaract?" Director Fury asked, his voice filled with anger.

"We would have interfered if we actually knew that the Tessaract was on Earth. It was supposed to be on Asgard but Thor's father Odin in his wisdom hid it on Earth and didn't even check on it often." Ancient One explained as her furious gaze fell on Thor.

"Father thought that the Tessaract would be safer on Earth since no one would know about its true power here." Thor explained ashamedly.

"Then why did you not interfere last year when a magic robot had arrived on Earth from Asgard and almost destroyed an entire town?" Director Fury questioned once again. He clearly had a lot of questions to ask after learning about the existence of Kamar Taj.

"We didn't interfere first because of strict orders from Odin and afterwards, Loki who was the king of Asgard at that time also gave orders for us to not interfere during the whole time Thor was on Earth because it was a trial for Thor.

When the Destroyer was deployed in Earth, we were going to interfere but fortunately Thor handled everything. We are a reclusive group and we don't want to interfere much in mortal affairs if possible."

Ancient One explained the reason why they could not interfere, revealing that Asgard didn't want them to interfere.

"Then why have you interferred now? What do you want to do with Loki's staff?" Director Fury questioned her motives for taking Loki's staff.

"You know what. I was not going to interfere even after it was revealed that Tessaract was on Earth. Thor was already on Earth and it looked like the team you had created could defeat Loki and take the Tessaract back to Asgard.

But then Peter, who is also a sorcerer sent me the data of Loki's staff he had analysed and upon seeing it, I knew that I had to interfere."

"You are also a sorcerer, Peter." Director Fury asked me as he heard Ancient One's words.

"Yes!" I replied in affirmation.

Director Fury rubbed his forehead upon hearing my affirmation. It seems like he was frustrated that things were getting out of hand and he still didn't know much about the situation.

"We will talk about this later." Director Fury said to me as he turned back to face Ancient One.

"What is it did you find in this staff that you had to interfere?" He questioned Ancient One.

"You may think that this staff actually runs on Tessaract's energy. But it's just a camouflage. This staff contains something as dangerous as Tessaract. And it was because of it that Loki could mind control people." Ancient One explained the staff's importance and danger.

"Does this mean that it was actually this staff which mind controlled Loki?" Thor asked.

"What? Loki was mind controlled!" Ancient One was surprised when she heard this news.

"Yes, Loki's entire mindscape was filled with threads of golden energy which controlled his thought process." Professor Xavier explained what he had found inside Loki's mind.

"Then, it is clear that the staff was definitely used to mind control Loki." Ancient One confirmed Professor Xavier's assumption.

"That is why I took the staff. Someone had clearly given this staff to Loki after controlling his mind. Who it was, I don't know?

Instead, we should be thankful that it was not a galactic civilization. Otherwise, if any galactic civilization found about even a single one of either the Tessaract or the staff, we would have a galactic invasion on Earth. That is how powerful they are. Do you now understand why I took the staff?"

Director Fury was stunned for a few minutes as he realised what the Tessaract or the staff implied.

"But we still need the staff to find the Tessaract. Unless you can find it yourself, Ancient One." Director Fury asked for Ancient One's understanding.

"You don't need to worry about that. The Tessaract is already at your door." Ancient One said cryptically.

Beep! Beep!

Before anyone of us could understand what she meant by her words, the gamma sensor program suddenly started beeping, revealing that it had found Tessaract.

Dr. Banner immediately went to check where it was but had a look of shock as he saw the location of Tessaract.

"Why is the sensor showing that the Tessaract is in the air, moving around the Helicarrier?"

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I am really sorry for the delay.

The premise here is that Ancient One can see the future through the time stone only from a first person's point of view. As such, she had no idea that the staff contained the mind stone.

So, when Peter sent the data about the staff and she found about the mind stone, she had to act.

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"But how is this possible?" Captain said upon hearing about Tessaract's location.

Ring! Ring!

Before we could make any sense of the result, a call came on Director Fury's receiver.

"Director, there has been a weird phenomenon. A fighter jet was heading towards the Helicarrier but as it came near, it suddenly lost its direction and slipped past the Helicarrier." The staff reported the incident with the fighter jet.

"Then, it's obvious. Tessaract is on that jet." Mr. Stark said what was on everyone's mind.

"But why would Loki's minions bring Tessaract to us? And how did they even get Helicarrier's location?" Director Fury questioned why this was happening.

"If they have come directly with Tessaract, it's obvious that they are here for an attack which they are sure would definitely succeed." Captain said with experience.

"But how did they find the Helicarrier then since it's invisible? Moreover, they just slipped right past us as if they could not track us anymore." Director Fury said as he tried to connect the dots.

"It just means that whatever they used to track us is not working anymore." Mr. Stark said, giving his insight.

"It would have to be something related to Loki. Then, how did the tracker got deactivated?" Professor Xavier questioned.

"The staff!" Mr. Stark said as he realised what was the tracker.

"The staff was the only thing related to Loki which was interferred with when Ancient One had teleported the staff to who knows where. The staff was the tracker."

"How did you not find it after hours of research on the staff, Stark?" Director Fury asked Mr. Stark in a furious tone since his negligence had almost been the cause of an assault on the Helicarrier.

"The tracker could be a magical one, Fury. Or maybe it was some alien tech. I don't know everything." Mr. Stark replied, clarifying that he was not all knowing.

"We will talk about this mistake later. For now, we have a golden opportunity we will never get again. Not only is the Tessaract on that jet, it is likely that our mind controlled agents are also there.

Get ready, everyone. I want all of you to be on the deck in a few minutes. We will not get this chance again. As such, we need to attack before they can even think of retreating."

"Sure, let me get my armour. I will show those guys who is the boss." Mr. Stark said, raring to go so as to fix his mistake.

"If you don't mind, I can help. I can create a portal inside that jet directly allowing you to catch them unaware." Ancient One offered her help so as to create a favourable impression of herself.

"Then, I would thank you in advance, Ancient One. Your portal will allow us to catch them off guard and subdue them without any causality to any side." Director Fury thanked Ancient One sincerely although he seemed to be in awe of the power of the mystic arts.

"Hey, Peter!" Mr. Stark suddenly whispered to me.

"What?" I questioned.

"Can you also create a portal inside a moving vehicle?" Mr. Stark asked curiously.

"Of course, I can't. I am still a rookie and this application of portals is something I think that other than Ancient One, only those masters who are proficient in portals can do this.

Do you think it is easy to create a portal inside a moving vehicle, especially one which is airborne? To do so, not only does one have to continuously grasp the coordinates of the vehicle but also move the portal continuously so that it is inside the vehicle."

"Why did you even ask?" I questioned Mr. Stark with a sigh.

"Well, I thought that this would allow us to access Helicarrier whenever we wanted if you could create a portal inside it." Mr. Stark answered, mischief clearly on his mind.

"Enough of this muttering. We need to discuss who among us will go on the jet attack. As we are going directly to the jet, we will only require a small team." Director Fury said as he reprimanded us.

Before any of us could volunteer, Professor Xavier suddenly spoke. "Why don't Wolverine, Storm and Albion go? They are already in their suit and have prior experience fighting together. With the three of them, the attack will be a piece of cake. Storm also knows how to drive a jet so she can gain control over the jet."

"Hmm… You are correct. The three of them would indeed be more than enough." Director Fury said as he agreed to Professor Xavier's advice.

"Since the three of you are already prepared, shall I open the portal now?" Ancient One questioned.

Upon hearing her question, Mr. Logan and Ms. Ororo shared a look with me and nodded to show that they were ready.

"We are ready." I said, giving my affirmation.

"Try not to kill anyone. The attackers likely have important information." Director Fury said as we readied ourselves mentally.

"I am opening the portal now!" Ancient One said as she created the portal.

As soon as the portal was created, we immediately rushed inside, ready to fully use the advantage of surprise.

"What the hell is this?" I heard someone mutter as he looked at the portal. Everyone here was dressed in military suits, completely ready for an assault.

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise as they looked at us appearing from the portal.

But without giving them a chance to recover, I and Mr. Logan lunged at them.

I punched a nearby man on the chin, immediately knocking him out. The nearby men rushed to attack me but I easily blocked their attacks.

Their attacks were clearly trained but unfortunately for them, I was much stronger with simply better training. As such, it didn't even take me a minute to knock out everyone who was engaging me.

I looked at the other side to see that Mr. Logan had almost finished his side. Since we didn't want to kill anyone, Mr. Logan was not using his claws. Instead he was just blocking all the attacks on him with his enhanced body and then knocking them out using counterattacks.

"I don't know how you came here but you are now finished." A remaining soldier said to us as he held a gun in his hands. He along with the remaining soldiers had regrouped a little far from us and were now pointing their guns at us.

"I don't think so!" Ms. Ororo said as she shot a stream of lightning through her hands at them, shocking them to unconsciousness.

Just as I thought that everyone here had been knocked out, a man appeared from behind the door which led to the pilot cabin and shot a freaking arrow at us using a bow.

However, the arrow was not that fast for me and I simply caught it in my hand.

Ping! Ping!

I hastily put my hand equipped with the Dragon Claws around the arrowhead as I realised that it was a freaking bomb.

The bomb exploded inside my hand covered with the Dragon Claws but the artefact easily weathered through it with its incredible resistance.

Not willing to risk anything more, I rushed at the bowman using my enhanced speed and chopped at the back of his neck, causing him to fall unconscious without getting even a single chance to retaliate.

"What is happening?" The pilot's voice came from the pilot cabin.

"I will take care of the pilot." Ms. Ororo said as she entered the cabin.

"Ahh!!" Soon after, the pilot's scream was heard.

"I am now in control of the jet. Find the Tessaract." Ms. Ororo said from the cabin.

"Where could that glowing cube be?" Mr. Logan said as he looked around.

"Here it is." I said as I Iooked at a strongly sealed box near where the bowman was hiding.

"Shall we check the goods first?" Mr. Logan asked.

"Why not?" I said as I opened the box with a little flick of my hand which shattered the lock on the box.

"So, this is the thing which has everyone madly after it." I said as I looked at the blue glowing cube lying in the box.

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So, the Tessaract is now in the hands of our heroes. However, don't think that the Avengers Arc is over. There is still a lot of story left but I don't want to give any spoilers.

Actually, it had not been confirmed in the Avengers movie that the Tessaract was actually on the jet. However, upon seeing Dr. Banner's reaction in the last second before the explosion, it seems that the Tessaract was actually on the jet.

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As the jet slowly landed on the Helicarrier's deck, I could already see everyone except Ancient One rushing at us despite the low amount of air in the atmosphere.

"Did you get it?" Director Fury asked as soon as he reached the jet.

"Yes, here it is." I said as I put the box containing the Tessaract in his hands.

"To think that we would get the Tessaract so easily while even evading an attack on the Helicarrier narrowly. I am truly grateful to Ancient One for this help." Director Fury said as he looked at the Tessaract, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"What are your plans regarding the Tessaract now, Fury?" Thor asked now that the Tessaract was in our hands.

"We will discuss what to do with the Tessaract once we have finished the matter with Loki. He is still under mind control after all." Director Fury said, reminding us that Loki was still mind control.

"Soldiers! Take out these intruders and lock them up. I will see what can be done with them once this whole matter is finished." Director Fury ordered the soldiers.

"Speaking of the intruders, I found your agent Barton who had been mind controlled." I told Director Fury.

"That's great news! Bring Barton to the lab once he has regained consciousness." Director Fury ordered.

"That Barton was one crazy guy though. He actually launched a freaking bomb arrow at us inside a freaking jet without thinking what would happen to it." Mr. Logan said as he was reminded of Agent Barton.

"Then, how come I see no damage anywhere inside the jet?" Mr. Stark questioned.

"You have to thank Albion for that. He blocked the entire explosion by enclosing the bomb inside his fist and he received not a single burn while doing so." Ms. Ororo answered with a smile, clearly proud of her student.

"How did you do it?" Mr. Stark asked, shocked by this feat of mine.

"It is because of my enchanted suit." I said while making the runes engraved on my glove glow in order to show the enchantments.

"Magic sure is convenient." Mr. Stark said upon the seeing the enchantments.

"That it is." I said with a smirk.

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"Ancient One, I must thank you for your help. The plan went off without any problem because of your portal.

Although I am still sceptical about the Sorcerers and the whole existence of Magic, with this act of yours, I am sure that your motives are similar to us. As such, I promise you that you will be treated as a friend by us."

Director Fury said in a solemn voice, thanking Ancient One as we re-entered the lab.

"So, do you believe me now when I say that the staff is dangerous enough that I can't trust SHIELD with it?" Ancient One asked calmly.

"Although I am still a little sceptical, I will take your word for it until I see any other proof." Director Fury said, ready to believe Ancient One for now.

"I don't want to impose but I need your help in this whole mind control matter especially since Loki himself is believed to be under mind control." Director Fury asked Ancient One for help.

"Indeed, this act is very frightening. It should be damn impossible for someone to mind control my brother Loki, an Asgardian and one of the strongest mages in Asgard." Thor said, implying how hard it was to control Loki's mind.

"We will check the matter with Loki later but first I need my agent free from his grasp." Director Fury said, favouring his agent first.

"Director! We have brought Agent Barton. However, he has not said a single word since he has regained consciousness." As if on cue, several soldiers appeared along with Agent Barton in handcuffs.

Now that I had a proper look at Agent Barton, I noticed that his eyes were a very unique shade of blue which was clearly different from the picture I had seen of him.

"Hello, Fury." Agent Barton greeted Director Fury in an emotionless tone.

"Agent Barton, have you forgotten what you have done for SHIELD till now? How many times you have put your life on line to save the innocent? How much you have sacrificed?" Director Fury asked Agent Barton furiously.

"I have forgotten nothing, Fury. But my allegiances have changed now." Agent Barton answered in a cold tone.

"Does even your family mean nothing to you now?" Director Fury asked in a sorrowful tone, realising what state Agent Barton was in.

"Yes, they don't." Agent Barton replied once again in that emotionless tone.

"It is useless to try to get through to him as long as he is in this state, Director." Ancient One said as she looked at Agent Barton's condition.

"Professor Xavier, check out his mindscape with the girls. Since he is only a normal human, it should be easy to enter his mindscape. I need to have the complete data before I can try to cure him." Ancient One instructed Professor Xavier.

As per her instructions, Professor Xavier and the girls entered Agent Barton's mind to find out his mental state after making him unconscious.

After around 5 minutes, Professor Xavier and the girls opened their eyes, having finished their analysis.

"How is it?" Agent Natasha asked anxiously.

"It is similar to Loki's mental estate although not as worse as his. Agent Barton's mind has only been caged, thus enslaving him. But Loki's mind has been controlled much more insidiously. Several directives have been installed inside Loki's mind, making it look like he is doing any actions on his own will when he is actually just obeying the commands." Professor Xavier explained what he understood about this whole mind control situation.

"Hmm… It seems that it would not be that hard to heal Agent Barton." Ancient One said upon hearing the whole analysis.

"Professor, send me what you have found inside Agent Barton's mind through telepathy." Ancient One asked.

"Are you sure?" Professor Xavier said, hesitating to enter Ancient One's mind, even though he had permission.

"Don't worry. I have a lot of mental safeguards against telepathy in case you actually do anything insidious." Ancient One assured Professor with a smile.

"If you say so." Upon hearing her words, Professor Xavier closed his eyes and connected Ancient One through his telepathy.

"Indeed, it should not be too hard." Ancient One said as she finished digesting the whole information.

"Give me a little space. I am going to try healing Agent Barton." Ancient One declared, causing us to distance ourself from her and Agent Barton.

"Hope it works!" Saying these words, Ancient One summoned The mysterious staff which had mind controlled everyone including Agent Barton.

She touched Agent Barton's forehead with the tip of the staff and the staff started giving a soft blue glow.

Suddenly, the blue crystal on the star started giving a golden glow instead. As it did so, several golden threads started releasing from Agent Barton's head and entered the staff's crystal.

After around a minute, the whole phenomenon ceased and the staff returned to its original state. Ancient One then put it back where she had taken it out from.

Agent Barton slowly opened his eyes which now looked normal and then started looking around. Suddenly, he bowed his head as low as he could in his position towards Director Fury.

"I apologize for everything I did. I am ready to receive any punishment you may give, Director." Agent Barton said in a respectful as well as guilty tone.

"It was not your fault, Agent Barton. As such, you don't need to worry." Director Fury said, reassuring Agent Barton.

"You need to be wary of Loki even if you have obtained the Tessaract. Everything has already been completed for portal creation. The only reason we had not created the portal was because only Loki knew the actual coordinates." Agent Barton informed us about the progress of Loki's plan.

"You don't need to worry, Agent Barton. Soon, Loki will leave behind his plan and peacefully return to Asgard." Ancient One reassured Agent Barton in a cryptic tone which we understood the meaning of.

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So, the brainwashing of Hawkeye has already been erased and Loki's will be soon. But don't think that everything is going to be alright? Why? You will see soon.

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"Welcome, my dear brother! What have you come for, this time? And with such a big group?" Loki said arrogantly as he saw all of us except Agent Barton and Ancient One appear.

"Do you not realise, Loki that something is wrong with your mind? That this crusade of yours for the Tessaract is not of your own will. Think about it!" Thor said, trying to make Loki realise that he was being mind controlled even though it was very likely to be useless.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Thor? Just because someone was able to read my mind doesn't mean that they can go around spouting that I, Loki, the rightful king of Asgard am being mind controlled. It is just some useless drivel.

They just saw the magnificent power I had obtained from my staff and felt lesser before it. In their jealousy, they are spreading this myth."

Loki said these words arrogantly, clearly not willing to believe that he had been mind controlled. Perhaps Loki acting like this was too a part of the mind control.

"Please Loki. This is not like you at all. You are arrogant and believe yourself to be greater and more intelligent than others. But you were never this cruel." Thor said, trying one last time.

"Cruelty! Ha ha ha ha!!" Loki started laughing hysterically upon hearing Thor's words.

"You have not seen the extent of my cruelty yet, my dear brother. Soon, you will see what is called cruelty." Loki said in a sadistic tone.

"What cruelty are you talking about, Loki? Tell me. After all, with all the time I have spent under you, I think I deserve to know." Agent Barton said as he suddenly appeared inside the prison room.

"W-What? How can it be possible? You should not be here unless you were attacking the Helicarrier, Barton. How did you escape my mind control?" Loki asked Agent Barton, the shock upon seeing him on our side clearly visible on his face.

"You can thank me for this, Loki." Ancient One said as she appeared in front of Loki's eyes.

"But how did you find that the Tessaract was on Earth, Ancient One? Kamar Taj is reclusive enough that you couldn't find about the Tessaract even though it was on Earth for centuries.

And you would not have acted this fast just because I was on Earth because SHIELD would have hidden information about the Tessaract.

Moreover, the contact with Asgard was broken so you couldn't even ask them regarding me. And this idiot Thor would not have contacted you thinking that he could deal with me easily. So, why did you act, Ancient One?"

I literally shuddered when I heard Loki's reasoning about why Ancient One should not have acted. It seems that he had already everything planned.

"You can thank my apprentice Albion for that." Ancient One revealed since Loki's plans had already fallen apart and his brainwashing was going to cleared soon.

"Oh! And here I was wondering why this monster was so tame. Turns out you were the one collaring him, Ancient One. No wonder he can work around like a human being despite him having more than enough power to defeat even Thor." Loki said with a sneer.

"Enough of your instigations, Loki. Your plans have fallen apart. The Tessaract is already in our hands. There is nothing you can do now." Director Fury said, irritated by Loki's words.

"Indeed, my plans have failed. So, what should I do now? They will not leave me alive if I do not give them the Tessaract. I must get the Tessaract at any costs. What should I do!!" Loki's speech suddenly turned hysterical as he clutched his head while the same words again and again.

"What is happening, Ancient One?" Thor asked, worried about his brother's mental health.

"Due to his plans going awry, Loki's mind has gone out of sync with the instructions which were controlling his mind. Generally, it would lead to Loki freeing himself from the mind control but unfortunately the mind control done on his mind is a little too elaborate for it to happen." Ancient One explained.

"Open the prison, Director." Ancient One then asked Director Fury.

"If you say so." Director Fury opened the prison's door without any resistance since Loki was harmless in his current state.

As she entered the prison cell, Ancient One casted a spell on Loki, making him fall unconscious. Then, she summoned the staff, ready to use it on Loki.

The staff's blue crystal once again took a golden glow as golden threads started releasing from Loki's head.

"Ahh!!" Suddenly, Loki let out a huge scream.

"What is happening, Ancient One?" Thor asked hurriedly.

"I was afraid this would happen. Loki's mind has been invaded too deeply by these golden threads. I would have to take him to Kamar Taj for the whole procedure which would easily take a few hours." Ancient One explained what was need for Loki to be freed from mind control.

"But you know what Loki has done. We simply can't let him go with you." Director Fury argued.

"I am not asking to take only Loki. Albion will also come with me for insurance. Besides, with the Tessaract in your hands, it should not be too much for me to borrow Loki for a few hours." Ancient One said.

"Can I come too?" Thor asked.

"Of course, you can. He is your brother after all." Ancient One said, easily agreeing.

"In fact, Professor Xavier and the girls should come too. With your help, the whole procedure would be much easier."

"Sure, why not? With me there, Director Fury would not have any problem in releasing Loki temporarily." Professor Xavier agreed with Ancient One's words.

"Then, let's depart now." Saying these words, Ancient One immediately opened a portal for Kamar Taj.

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"Ah! It truly feels nostalgic to be in Kamar Taj although I had wished that it would be in better circumstances." Thor commented as we stepped inside Kamar Taj.

"What happened, Ancient One? You suddenly created a portal and went away after saying that it was an important matter." Master Mordo questioned as soon as he appeared before us.

"I will explain it later, Master Mordo. You go and gather some sorcerers first. I need a mind soothing formation ready in a few minutes." Ancient One instructed.

"Thor, can you guard Loki for some time? I need to have a few words with Albion." Ancient One asked Thor suddenly.

"You don't need to ask for such a small thing, Ancient One." Thor replied.

"Come, Albion." Ancient One gestured for me to follow her.

"You all ready yourself for the procedure. I will go see what Ancient One has to say." I said to Professor and the girls and then chased after Ancient One.

Ancient One took me to a remote place and then created an extremely strong isolation barrier.

"Peter, what I am about to tell you something only the Sorcerer Supreme can learn." Ancient One said in a serious voice.

"Then, why are you telling it to me?" I questioned.

"Because it is something related to you." Ancient One said.

"What happened just now, me interfering in the SHIELD's matter and taking the staff, it was not supposed to happen. It was not fated." Ancient One said, confusing me since she had already interfered.

"What do you mean it was not fated?"

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I couldn't understand what Ancient One meant when she said that her interference today was not supposed to happen.

"How about I tell you everything from the start? It will make it much easier for you to understand." Ancient One said and I nodded my head in affirmation.

"You know about this artefact and what it represents, right?" Ancient One questioned as she pointed at the eye-shaped locket on her neck.

"Yes, the 'Eye of Agamotto'. The artefact which represents the Sorcerer Supreme and only he or she has the authority to use this artefact." I answered. After all, the 'Eye of Agamotto' was an artefact I had seen both on Ancient One and Spider Supreme.

"But you do not know what it can do. Let me show you its true power." Saying these words, Ancient One suddenly took out an apple and ate a part of it.

"A delicious apple! But that is not the reason I showed this apple to you. Now, see the might of the 'Eye of Agamotto'."

The eye of the artefact opened, revealing a green glowing gem inside it which I felt contained an ancient, near boundless power.

A unique green coloured spell circle manifested in Ancient One's hands which she pointed at the half eaten apple.

Then, the half eaten apple suddenly became complete. Then, with a flick of Ancient One's hands, the apple returned to its half eaten state.

Ancient One repeated this process a few more times before she returned the apple to its half eaten state. As I saw the process several times, I understood that it was no simple spell.

"Did you understand what I did just now?" Ancient One questioned.

"Time! You just reversed the time of that apple." I couldn't believe what I was saying but it was true. The 'Eye of Agamotto' contained the power which was said to be inconquerable, the power of time.

"That is right, the Eye of Agamotto contains the power of time. Just like how that staff contains the power of mind and the Tessaract contains the power of space." Ancient One revealed the secrets of these mysterious artefacts to me. Something I was sure no one else knew in Kamar Taj.

"Can you actually see the future?" I questioned as I realised what she meant when she said that her interference was not supposed to happen.

"Not exactly. I can only see various possibilities of what may happen in the future and that is only from my perspective. And my interference in today's events was something I had never seen happen before." Ancient One explained the limits of her ability to me.

"Do you know why I am telling you all these secrets, Peter? Secrets which no one except me knows in the entire Kamar Taj."

"I don't know." I replied honestly. I simply couldn't think of any reason she was telling me these secrets.

"It is because a lot has changed since you joined Kamar Taj. Several things have happened which simply had no chance of happening. For example, Kamar Taj had never collaborated with the X-Men in any future I had seen till now. This was something which had happened because of you. Moreover, it is no longer possible for me to see the future using the 'Eye of Agamotto'." Ancient One said, shocking me.

"How can it be possible? There is simply no way that just my presence distorts the future." I said, not believing that things were getting out of hand because of me.

"Do you remember what Spider Supreme had said about your fate?" Ancient One asked me suddenly.

"That I was supposed to die that day." I answered in a sad voice.

"That's right. But you are alive right now. I don't know what kind of procedure Spider Supreme used but it left you as a blank slate in the eyes of fate." Ancient One revealed the reason why my existence was so special.

"As such, any prediction that is made including you is already invalidated since your own fate is not determined."

"So, what does this mean for me?" I asked Ancient One, not understanding what the result of my unique identity will be.

"For you, actually it will be nothing. What I mean is that the future I have seen no longer exists now. As such, I want you to be careful regarding your actions as I do not know what will be the result of them." Ancient One said, asking me to be more careful from now on regarding my actions.

"I understand. I will be more careful from now on." I said, agreeing to Ancient One's request.

"Now, come. The formation should have been completed already."

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Logan's POV

"Is it really alright for me to research on the Tessaract since Thor is going to take it back to Asgard soon?" Dr. Banner asked as he scanned the Tessaract.

"That is why we need as much information from it as possible since it will come in handy in future." Director Fury replied.

All of us were still in the lab where Director Fury had asked Dr. Banner to find as much as possible from the Tessaract while it was still in SHIELD's hands.

"Of course, you need to obtain data from the Tessaract so that you can create weapons using it." Stark said upon hearing Director Fury's words.

"Damn it, Stark! How many times do I have to tell you that the weapon program was only for the protection of Earth from people like Loki and Thor. The situation is getting more and more dangerous as time passes by. There are far too many monsters appearing on Earth for us to do nothing about it."

Director Fury tried his best to convince everyone that he did nothing wrong but it was clearly not working, at least for me.

"Does this weapon program exist to protect Earth from mutants too?" I asked furiously.

"Please don't get angry, Wolverine. It was only created as a safeguard." Agent Natasha said in a bid to appease us.

"Besides, isn't it hypocritical of you to oppose this, Stark when you yourself became this wealthy due to weapon production?" Captain America or should I say Steve as he had told me to call him, said to Stark. It was still rather unbelievable for me to learn that I had fought alongside him as a soldier.

"Where did this come from? Besides, I have already shut down my weapon production factories." Stark replied.

"You always think that everything is about you, Stark, right? What are you without that suit?" Steve asked Stark, angry that he was still not willing to listen.

"A genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist." Stark replied wittily.

"And I know men who are worth more than 10 times of you even without that suit of armour. You are no hero. So, stop pretending to be one." Steve replied.

Oh! So, that was the reason why Steve didn't like Stark. He thought that Stark was just acting like a hero and was not actually one.

"And you are just a lab experiment." The moment Stark said this, I knew that a fight was imminent.

"Ready your suit, Stark. It's about time we finish this." Steve said, challenging Stark.

"Guys, listen! We should not fight like this. We are a team." Agent Natasha said, trying to convince them not to fight.

Warning! Warning!

Suddenly, out of nowhere, alarms started ringing and red lights started blinking everywhere.

"What's happening?" Director Fury called the control room to assess the reason for ringing the warning alarm without his permission.

"Director, a huge spaceship of obviously alien design has entered Earth's atmosphere and is directly heading towards the Helicarrier." I couldn't believe what was being reported from the other side.

"What the hell are you talking about?" This was the expression everyone had at the news.

Boom!

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Ancient One has told Peter that his mere existence changes the future and the effects are seen instantly. Who do you think sent the alien spaceship?

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Tony Stark's POV

As I finally managed to get my bearings, I could see that I was not in in the lab but rather in some engine room. The explosion must have thrown me out.

"You alright, Stark?" Captain's voice came from beside me as I realised that he was also here.

"I am alright. But what was that explosion? The last message on Fury's communicator said that there was some sort of alien spaceship." I said, remembering the report just before the explosion.

"Let's get out of here first. Time has come for you to don your armour." Captain said as he started moving out.

"Aye, aye, Captain!" I said as I started following him.

As I finally entered a hallway with a window, I could see the culprit behind the explosion. It was obviously a spaceship, looking just like one from a science fiction movie. However, I could not see any movement from it at this moment.

How did it even get here? Hadn't that Goldilocks, Thor said that Asgard had barricaded the space pathways leading to Earth?

"Stark!" Fury's call suddenly came on the receiver on my right ear.

"What's the situation, Fury?" I questioned.

"One of the engines have been shot. I need you to go and repair it immediately as we are not able to do it at this moment." Fury ordered me.

"What about that giant alien spaceship in the sky right beside us? What are your plans regarding it?" I asked about the elephant in the room or should I say the sky.

"Our fighter jets are getting ready to attack it. You don't need to worry about it for now. Focus on what I have asked of you! We will deal with the rest." Fury assured me that he will handle the spaceship and cut the call.

"Captain, you go to the damaged engine. Your help will be required. I will meet you there directly." I said to the Captain.

"If you say so." Captain said and separated from me, moving towards the damaged engine.

I, on the other hand, moved to where my beloved armour had been stored and donned it, ready to get to the work.

But it seems that the fate had other plans.

"Uh Oh!" I said as I saw several humanoid aliens covered in armour, emerging from the spaceship in what seemed to be some sort of hoverboard.

"What to do now, Fury?" I asked Fury as I contacted him.

"Secure the area around the damaged engine and try to repair it as soon as possible. I will send Storm to fend off the aliens." Fury replied.

"Hope it will be enough." I said as I moved towards the damaged engine, hoping that we would be powerful enough to defend against this unknown force.

Ororo Munroe's POV

"Heeyah!" Logan shouted as he and I removed a large machine part, allowing Agent Natasha to remove her leg from under it.

After the explosion, only I, Logan, Agent Natasha and Dr. Banner were left in the lab. However, one of the machines in the lab had unfortunately fallen on one of Agent Natasha's legs, rendering her immobile till now.

"You alright, Bruce?" Agent Natasha asked Dr. Banner as soon as she stood up.

"He is angry but I am managing somehow." Dr. Banner replied with his hands on his head.

"Calm down, Bruce! Control yourself!" Agent Natasha said, trying to soothe Dr. Banner.

"Agent Natasha, what's the situation?" Director Fury called and asked.

"I am still in the lab with Dr. Banner, Wolverine and Storm." Agent Natasha answered.

"How is Dr. Banner?" Director Fury asked about Dr. Banner's condition and if he was still in control.

"He is managing himself somehow." Agent Natasha replied.

"Good! Stay in the lab with everyone and protect the Tessaract." Director Fury ordered and cut the call.

"Storm!" As soon as Agent Natasha's call ended, Director Fury contacted me.

"What is it, Director?" I asked.

"We are being attacked. Your presence is required to combat the attackers in the skies." Director Fury said, asking for my help in defending the Helicarrier.

"I am coming."

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This was not what I had in my mind when Director Fury had told me to engage in airborne combat as I saw alien soldiers coming towards the Helicarrier on hoverboards.

However, I understood that I would have to use my full power in order to defend against the alien soldiers. Fortunately, my surroundings were perfect to use my full power.

With but a thought on my part, the clouds in the nearby skies started moving and concentrated above the Helicarrier.

As the clouds swirled, they grew darker and darker until lightning started crackling out of them. By the time the alien soldiers came near the Helicarrier, there was practically a thunderstorm growing above it.

I used the thunderstorm to launch thunderbolts in quick succession at the alien soldiers, finishing anyone who was hit by them.

Yet it seemed as if the alien soldiers were emotionless as the thunderbolts raining at them didn't make them even change the direction their hoverboards were moving a single bit.

By now, the fighter jets were also in the air, launching missiles at the alien soldiers as well as the alien spaceship. However, it seems that the spaceship was covered by some sort of barrier as it was not affected by the missiles.

As the battle continued, a few soldiers managed to enter the Helicarrier despite my best efforts simply because of how many they were.

"Don't worry about the soldiers who enter the Helicarrier. Hawkeye is leading a team to hunt them down. Focus on the battle." Director Fury called to tell me not to worry about the intruders.

Soon after, I noticed a unique alien coming out of the spaceship. I like the alien soldiers who wore armour, he wore black robes along with a black faceless metallic mask on his face, making it impossible to see any of his physical features. Moreover, he had a squad of alien soldiers moving along with him.

Finding him to be someone of importance, I launched a barrage of thunderbolts at him. But to my surprise, the alien flicked his hand causing a nearby soldier to move between the thunderbolt and him, this blocking it.

Was that telekinesis? At least, it looked like that to me.

I continued to launch thunderbolts at him but the alien telekinetic blocked them each time ruthlessly using his soldiers as shields. This continued until he reached a particular part of the Helicarrier where the lab was!

"An alien telekinetic is moving towards the lab." I quickly message Director Fury through the receiver.

I hoped that everyone could fend off that alien telekinetic until I could help them because I could not move from this position unless I defeated every single one of these alien soldiers.

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Logan's POV

"It's alright, Bruce. The situation is under control." Agent Natasha sad as she continued to soothe Dr. Banner.

Honestly, I was quite restless, what with me getting security work a while there was a big battle going outside. Moreover, I had to watch Agent Natasha get lovey-dovey with Dr. Banner. Unfortunately, I was required in case the doctor went green.

"Agent Natasha, an alien telekinetic is removing towards the lab. Be prepared!" Director Fury said through the receiver, shocking all of us.

Crack!

As if on cue, cracks started appearing on the lab's wall as if they had been hammered with a great force.

Smash!

The wall finally broke and a black masked alien entered the lab.

"Where is the staff?" A robotic voice which came from the alien, demanded.

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Logan's POV

"Where is the staff and that idiot Loki?" The black robed alien demanded the location of Loki and his staff once again.

"That idiot Loki! We had given him our most valued possesion just so that he could retrieve the Tessaract. But not only did he not get the Tessaract, even got captured and lost the staff."

The black robed alien continued speaking in a monologue as if he didn't care that we were here, listening to his plans.

"Now tell me everything you know about Loki and the staff or get ready to face my wrath!" As the black robed alien threatened us with these words, the debris lying around him vibrated as if feeling the weight of his power.

Damn it! I cursed as I saw the alien threatening us since I could not do anything against him. If he had any other ability, I would have fought him fearlessly no matter how powerful he was but with his telekinesis, I would not even be able to reach him, much less attack him.

If Ororo had been here, I could have fought him with her help but unfortunately she was outside, taking care of the invading aliens. And Peter, Professor and the girls were still at Kamar Taj.

I could only see one way. I had to stall him, for however long possible so that others could come to help us.

"Loki and that staff are not on this Helicarrier. Where they are, I don't know." I replied, the answer being technically correct since I didn't know the exact location of Kamar Taj.

"Of course, I know that. The only reason I had to come to this uncivilized planet was because we had suddenly lost all connection with the staff." The black roped alien said, revealing the reason he had suddenly arrived on Earth.

To think that the staff had a tracker which could be used several light years away and it was important enough that they had come in just a few hours to collect it.

"We will continue our conversation. But let me first get what I have come for." Saying these words, the alien pointed his hand towards the box which held the Tessaract and sucked it towards himself.

"No, you don't." Agent Natasha suddenly fired at the alien with her gun upon seeing it try to steal the Tessaract.

Damn it! I cursed as I saw Agent Natasha's sudden act. The gunfire would not do much against the alien and instead make him hostile towards us if he was not already.

As expected, the bullets stopped in midair with a simple movement of the alien's hand as the box arrived in its hands.

"I have to applaud your bravery, human woman. But unfortunately, you are powerless." With another movement of its hand, the alien suddenly sucked Agent Natasha towards himself.

"Don't you dare touch her!" I unleashed my metal claws and rushed towards the alien but a sudden force acted on me, causing me to fly and hit a wall.

The alien suspended Agent Natasha in the air and spoke in its robotic voice.

"I have endured you idiots for far too long. Now, speak human woman. Where is the staff and Loki? Otherwise, I shall rip you apart limb by limb." The alien threatened Agent Natasha and forced her to tell everything she knew.

It was truly a tough moment. I didn't know what I should do.

"Release her!" Suddenly, a rough voice came from behind me.

I looked back to see that it was actually Dr. Banner who had said these words. His skin had taken a light green hue and it looked like he was ready to transform at any moment.

"Or what?" The alien asked arrogantly.

"Or face the wrath of Hulk!" Dr. Banner roared, his voice completely different from before.

He ran towards alien, his body transforming rapidly. By the time he reached the alien, he had already transformed into the fearsome monster known as the Hulk.

"Huh! You may have some tricks but they are useless." The alien said arrogantly as it pointed its hand towards the Hulk.

Hulk shot a punch at the alien but his fist suddenly paused in mid air as if stopped by some force, likely a telekinetic barrier by that alien.

Yet, it was only for a mere second as the fist soon continued after overwhelming the teleknetic barrier.

The alien was clearly surprised by this series of events as it hastily threw away Agent Natasha and tried to fly away from Hulk's punch using its telekinesis but could not dodge it due to the close range.

The punch hit the alien, causing it to crash into a nearby wall. But it seems that its attempt to escape had still helped the alien because aside from a few cracks on his mask, he seemed to be looking fine overall.

"You fine, Natasha." I asked Agent Natasha as I approached her to access her condition.

"I am fine." Agent Natasha assured me.

"Roar~."

Hulk roared and leapt towards the alien once again. He was once again stopped in his tracks and he bent down a little this time. The alien telekinetic was using his telekinesis at full power to stop Hulk.

"What kind of beast are you?" The alien said, fully focused on oppressing Hulk.

"Hulk angry!" Hulk said as he roared and suddenly he broke free from the alien's grasp and attacked him once again.

The alien was prepared this time as he dodged Hulk's punches by flying beyond his reach.

Instead of engaging the Hulk once again, the alien flew away, going through the hole from which he had entered with Hulk following right after.

"Stay here, Natasha." I said to Agent Natasha and chased after them.

"Why are you so persistent, you beast?" The alien said furiously as he repeatedly dodged Hulk's punches while attempting to escape.

Soon, I could see that they had reached the end of the metaphorical road, i.e., they had reached the end of the Helicarrier.

Yet, the Hulk seemed to have no fear or even realisation of where he was as he continued to rain punches towards the alien telekinetic.

And soon, what I had feared happened. Upon reaching the hole, the alien dodged Hulk's punch by moving sideways and pushed Hulk outside the helicarrier using its telekinesis.

"No matter how strong you are, you are just a mere beast." The alien laughed at Hulk's simplicity as it saw him falling down.

"Hold right there!"

Just as the alien was about to leave the Helicarrier, a sudden thunderbolt hit it out of nowhere.

I let out a sigh of relief as I saw Ororo appear with a literal storm above her.

No matter how strong the alien's telekinesis was, there was no way he could block Ororo's thunderbolts.

"Indeed, since you have arrived on Earth, let us give you a proper welcome." Iron Man said as he too appeared on the scene.

"You think you can defeat me!" The alien said furiously as he rose up. Smoke was releasing from his suit and his mask was much more cracked.

Several parts of the Helicarrier's debris rose in the air due to the alien's power as we prepared to face him.

But to everyone's surprise, instead of engaging us, he flew away towards his spaceship.

"Ha! Why would I fight needlessly with you when I can get the staff easily after this planet is in our hands?" The alien said arrogantly as he flew away.

Ororo launched a literal shower of thunderbolts at him and Iron Man shot his laser beams along with the missiles at the alien yet he blocked every single attack with the debris.

As soon as the alien entered the spaceship, it flew away, leaving behind the remaining alien soldiers who were still outside ruthlessly.

I sighed sadly as I realised that we had lost the Tessaract once again.

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Peter Parker's POV

I couldn't believe the scene before my eyes as we arrived at the Helicarrier's deck.

The Helicarrier, a marvel of human technology was releasing smoke from several of its parts while several bodies, wearing armour clearing not of human origin were lying on the deck, being taken away by the staff.

When we had obtained the information that an alien spaceship had entered Earth's airspace and was heading straight towards the Helicarrier, I had wanted to return here immediately.

But unfortunately, we had been in midst of cleaning Loki's mind and at a critical point at that. As such, it had not been possible for us to able to return swiftly.

I had wanted to come by myself but my mastery in portal arts was unfortunately not enough for me to create a portal to an airborne area like the Helicarrier which was moving constantly.

So, I had no choice but to have faith in everyone who was here to hold the fort until we returned. However, it was clear by looking at the scene before my eyes that they had not been successful.

"So, this is what these Chitauri are capable of. To think it was only a single spaceship." Professor Xavier said sorrowfully.

"This is indeed regretful. But the fight is not over yet. We have still not lost the battle completely." Ancient One said, reminding us that it was not the end.

"You all are finally here. Though I wish that you had come a little earlier. Perhaps we would have been able to save the Tessaract." Director Fury said as he arrived to meet us.

"They took away the Tessaract?" Thor asked.

"Indeed. That was their target from the very start along with Loki's staff. Perhaps Loki can tell us something about it considering that he is the one who brought them here." Director Fury said, making everyone's eyes point towards Loki.

"Don't look at me like that! I know nothing about it. The only contact I had was with the Chitauri. The reason they had sent me here after fucking with my mind was because they didn't want to reveal themselves." Loki said with a shrug.

It honestly irked me how nonchalant Loki always looked. Even after removing the mind control, the only thing that had changed about Loki was his motives, his personality was the same as always.

"Let's continue our conversation in the briefing room with the others." Director Fury said as he led the way.

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"You!"

As soon as Mr. Logan saw us, he immediately lunged at Loki with his claws unleashed.

"Where are these aliens?" Mr Logan asked Loki with his claw at his throat.

"I promise that I know nothing. Whoever had controlled my mind has left not a single trace of their identity?" Loki said in his usual tone, even with Mr. Logan's claw at his throat.

"Wolverine, he is telling the truth. Leave him be." Thor said, asking Mr. Logan to release Loki.

"Fine!" Mr. Logan finally relented and sheathed his claws.

"A freaking alien telekinetic waltzed through this Helicarrier with his alien army and the one who has brought them here says that he knows nothing!" Mr. Logan said furiously.

"Alien telekinetic?" I asked.

"Yes, the leader of these Chitauri. Instead of attacking with his Minions it had directly headed towards the lab to retrieve the Tessaract." Director Fury said, showing us the picture of a black robed alien wearing a faceless mask.

"After retrieving the Tessaract, it had even attempted to torture Agent Natasha for information regarding the staff. Fortunately, Dr. Banner had transformed into the Hulk and stopled its intentions."

So, that was why Dr. Banner was not here. I had thought that he was in another room to calm his mind so that he didn't transform into Hulk.

"Where is he now?" I asked.

"The alien telekinetic had tricked Hulk into jumping off the Helicarrier. Fortunately, he should be fine with his enhanced body. We have currently no information about him but we should get it soon enough." Director Fury assured that he would find Dr. Banner.

"The alien telekinetic's entire body is covered. We can't see any of its features." Professor Xavier pointed out.

"Indeed, the alien clearly didn't want anyone to know of its identity. We believe that one of the reasons why it retreated was because its mask had been heavily cracked." Director Fury said as he showed us a picture of the alien with its mask nearly destroyed.

"Thor, do you know of any alien telekinetic similar to him?" Director Fury asked even though he knew that Thor likely didn't know about him.

"Telekinetics are quite rare in the universe and are heavily sought after. Unfortunately, I have rarely paid any attention to them. If I could contact Asgard, I would have asked but I don't know anyone myself." As expected, Thor knew nothing about the alien telekinetic.

"By the way, can you recognise anything from the spaceship?" Director Fury asked.

"No. We don't exactly use spaceships in Asgard." Thor answered sheepishly.

"I know about this spaceship but you won't be able to find its owner just from its model. It is the best stealth spaceship model on Galactic market. Literally anyone with enough money can buy it." Loki revealed what kind of spaceship it was but the information was useless to us.

"In the end, we know nothing despite such a severe attack." Captain said with a sigh.

"Now, don't be so sad, Captain. When I had thought about the Avengers Programme, I had wanted to create a team of superhumans, mutants and more which could perform miracles.

Now, see what you have achieved. What everyone has achieved. You have defended against a much superior foe and even made it retreat. So, don't lose hope."

Director Fury's words filled us with a new energy, encouraging us to continue forward and not lose hope.

Indeed, there was no need to lose hope. After all, the attack had happened when both Thor and me were absent. If we were here, there was no way that alien telekinetic could have won.

"Thor, could this alien have already left Earth on its spaceship since your so called blockade has proven to be useless." Director Fury asked Thor and Loki since they were more knowledgeable on the matters of space.

"No, this is not possible. The warriors of the Nine Realms are proud people. By now, they should have learnt that a spaceship had slipped past the blockade. As such, the blocked should have been tightened so much that it would be literally impossible for them to escape at least today no matter how strong of a stealth module the spaceship has." Loki assured us that the spaceship should not have left Earth yet.

"Besides, the alien telekinetic would not leave the Earth without the staff since he is specifically searching for it. Although I remember nothing about my so called Master, it is clear that he is a very ruthless person. There is no way the alien telekinetic would go against its orders."

"The alien telekinetic's last words were that there was no need to fight when they could easily obtain the staff after conquering Earth." Mr. Stark said. Then, he suddenly had a look of realisation on his face.

"Loki, what were your original plans for the Tessaract? Where did you plan to open the portal?" Mr. Stark questioned Loki.

"It was at the Stark Tower." Loki answered.

"The Stark Tower!!" As he heard Loki's answer, Mr. Stark looked so furious that it looked like that he would punch Loki anytime now.

Ring! Ring!

"What is it?" Director Fury asked as he picked up the receiver.

"Director, we have found the spaceship. It is near the Stark Tower at New York."

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[DragonsEye]

"They are truly audacious, thinking that they can conquer Earth so easily without any resistance." Director Fury said, upon hearing the news, furious that the Chitauri thought so lowly of Earth and humans that they could conquer it just by landing on Earth.

"Agent Maria, get me in contact with New York's mayor now. Tell him that I need to deploy armed forces in the city as soon as possible." Director Fury ordered through the receiver.

"Also, order every military base near New York to launch aircrafts towards the city. We can't wait for the approval of the mayor. It will be too late by then."

"Loki, you were the one who was in charge of creating the portal. How much time do we have?" Director Fury asked urgently.

"I am extremely sorry to say that the portal will be activated long before you can send anyone to intercept the aliens.

When I was under the mind control, I wanted to activate the portal as fast as possible so that no one had any time to react. As such, I had already sent the necessary equipment to the Stark Tower along with Dr. Erik Selvig. The portal would likely be activated in about half an hour."

Loki answered grimly that there was no way for us to stop the portal from being activated.

"In the end, we could not stop an alien invasion despite our greatest efforts." Director Fury said in a grim tone.

"Call the New York Police Commissioner, Agent Maria. I need the whole area around the Stark Tower evacuated as soon as possible." Director Fury ordered through the receiver, his resolve not lessened in the least even though an alien invasion was imminent.

"Don't lose hope just yet, Director." Ancient One said, trying to encourage Director Fury.

"That's right. The aliens have not descended yet. There is so much we can still do." Director Fury said as he seemed to realise something.

"Ancient One, you say that the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj are the Protectors of Earth. Then, can you call upon your forces to fight against the Chitauri?" Director Fury asked for the sorcerers' help with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"I am sorry but I can't deploy the forces of Kamar Taj." To everyone's surprise, Ancient One actually refused.

"But why?" Director Fury asked furiously.

"Although the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj also work for the protection of Earth, we generally deal with interdimensional threats. We don't participate in material affairs until it is a do or die situation.

One of the major reasons why Earth comes under Asgard's territory despite Asgard not having any influence on Earth is because we Sorcerers had asked Thor's father Odin to take Earth under his protection nominally. The protection of Asgard provides enough deterrence that no other galactic force dares to reach out to or invade Earth.

Besides, the situation is not as dire to deal with as you think. It would actually not be that hard for you to win."

"The situation is not dire! How can you say so Ancient One when in just half an hour, aliens will invade one of the biggest cities on Earth?" Director Fury asked furiously, not being able to believe her words.

"Because the portal is being maintained through only one object, the Tessaract. All you have to do is defeating the Chitauri on that spaceship and retrieve the Tessaract. It would be more than enough to close the portal. And you already have a team strong enough to do so." Ancient One said as she looked at the Avengers team Director Fury had gathered.

"Indeed, you are right. I am sorry for my outrage." Director Fury apologized once he realised that Ancient One's words were correct.

"Don't worry. It happens." Ancient One said with a smile.

"Everyone, prepare yourself. We have one last battle before us. We will depart in 10 minutes." Director Fury ordered.

"Take these shield bracelets with you. They will surely be of help in the upcoming battle." Ancient One said as she distributed the shield bracelets to everyone who didn't have it.

"Also, don't worry too much. If the situation gets out of hand, I will interfere myself and retrieve the Tessaract." Ancient One assured us that she will not let the situation get too worse.

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Ring! Ring!

"Hello, Gwen!" I said as Gwen picked up the call. Knowing her, she would have rushed towards the Stark Tower as soon as she saw the alien spaceship. As such, it fell on me to tell her what she should do in this situation.

"Peter, have you seen the alien spaceship above the Stark Tower?" Gwen's muffled voice rang out from the other side as the rushing wind's sound could be heard in the background. Clearly, she was already on her way to the Stark Tower after suiting up.

"Yes, I already know about the alien spaceship. However, don't go around engaging the aliens. Call your father and co-ordinate with the police in evacuating everyone." I advised her.

"But why?" Gwen asked since she was obviously thinking of engaging the aliens.

"The aliens are too strong. Especially their leader who is a telekinetic. Moreover, a whole alien invasion is about to start in just half an hour through a portal. As such, the priority is to evacuate the civilians." I told her the entire situation.

"Fine! I will do as you say. But what about the spaceship? When are you coming?" Gwen asked as she finally agreed.

"I am coming in a few minutes with a special team SHIELD has created itself. So, you don't need to worry." I replied.

"Alright, come as fast as you can." Gwen said as she cut the call.

"Albion!" Professor Xavier addressed me as I finished the call.

"Yes, Professor!"

"Call the students. Tell them to suit up and be ready for the battle. At this moment, we will need every single bit of help we can get." Professor Xavier told me to call everyone.

"Professor Xavier, are you trying to involve mere children in an alien invasion?" Agent Natasha asked Professor Xavier, clearly not agreeing with his order.

"It is not like what you are thinking, Agent Natasha. I am not going to throw them directly into the battle with aliens. They would be there mostly for the protection of civilians from the aliens as they evacuate. Moreover, they have been trained and have their mutant powers." Professor Xavier clarified.

"But still! I don't like it that you are sending children into the battle. It is just too similar to how I was trained from a young age." Agent Natasha said, revealing a bit of her past.

"I am sorry for how you had to grow, Agent Natasha. But this situation is clearly different. They are not going to fight for someone's personal gain but for the protection of Earth." Professor Xavier said.

"You know what? Albion has a saying, 'With Great Power comes Great Responsibility'. We mutants have obtained great powers, now the time to pay for it has come."

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[DragonsEye]

As I emerged from the portal along with the others near the Stark Tower, my eyes fell upon the spaceship which was the cause of this whole alien invasion. Since an invasion was imminent, it didn't matter even if magic was used rather openly.

Science fiction and space had been a part of every child's dream and it was especially so for mine since I had been quite a science nerd. Yet I had never thought that I would see a real alien spaceship and in this manner.

"So, this is what a real spaceship looks like, huh!" Emma said as she looked at the sleek black design of the spaceship. The girls had accompanied us, although Professor had to stay behind because of his condition.

"Look, Loki! What kind of disaster you have unleashed?" Thor said to Loki since he was the one who had started this entire matter.

"I wish I had not started it, brother. But unfortunately, my mind was not under my control back then." Loki said seriously although one couldn't believe his words easily, given his personality.

"Let's start the battle, everyone. I am raring to smash my hammer on that faceless bastard." Thor said, referring to the alien telekinetic.

"Thor, Storm, Mr. Stark, you all go ahead and engage the aliens since you can fly, I will come after bringing the students here." I said to everyone who had the capability of flight.

"Alright! Come quick, young warrior!" Thor said as he flew towards the top of the Stark Tower with Loki in his arms. Mr. Stark and Ms. Ororo followed close behind.

"What's the situation with Dr. Banner? Have you found him yet?" I asked Agent Natasha as I created the portal.

"We have found him. Fortunately, he fell near New York. SHIELD is sending him here as we speak." Agent Natasha reported.

"Wow! So that is how a spaceship actually looks like!" Kurt exclaimed as he came out of the portal along with everyone else.

"And that spaceship contains aliens who have come to conquer Earth. As such, be serious, Nightcrawler!" Mystique said, chasticizing Kurt. She was in her true appearance at the moment.

"Understand, Ma'am." Kurt replied with a salute. Then, his sight fell upon Captain America.

"Oh My God! Captain America! Are you the real one? I am a big fan of yours. My mom has told me your stories since I was a child." Kurt continued on with literal stars in his eyes.

"Yes, I am. But you should focus on your duty now, young man. Look at the situation! A literal war is about to start in the city." Captain America said to Kurt, remanding him of the current situation.

"Sorry! I just got starstruck seeing you." Kurt apologized for his conduct.

"I know that they are mutants. But is it alright for them to participate in this battle? They are still children after all." Captain America said, worried about we students.

"We will only focus on the evacation of civilians. Besides, I have trained them well. They can handle themselves. So, you don't need to worry." Mystique explained that there was no need to worry too much for us.

"Albion is about the same age as us although he can be said to be a bit of an outlier because of his immense power." Scott said, giving my example since he didn't like being treated as a kid.

"Looks like I need to have a talk with Fury on this whole situation is over." Captain America said after hearing Scott's words.

"Albion, you are finally— Are you Captain America?" Gwen asked as she saw Captain in his suit.

"Yes, I am, Spider Woman. I honestly admire your work in cleaning this city even if you work as a vigilante. What is the situation of the evacuation?" Captain asked while praising Gwen.

"Thank you for your kind words, Captain. The evacuation is going alright but there are still quite a lot of people stuck in the buildings." Gwen reported.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go everyone. The sooner we start, the more lives we can save." Captain said as he rushed ahead.

Boom!

Suddenly, an expression was heard up above in the Stark Tower. I looked up to see that a part of the alien space ship was in flames.

"You go now, Albion! Otherwise, you will miss the party." Mr. Logan said as he started to move along with the others.

"Wolverine!" I addressed Mr. Logan, stopping him.

"What's the matter now?" Mr. Logan asked.

"Just a small boost. 'Thou art gathered the attention of the Dragon of Boundary, [Blessing of Albion]." I casted the 'Blessing of Albion' on Mr. Logan.

"I don't think I would get the chance again to use it. Hope it will help." I said as I unfurled my wings to fly towards the Stark Tower.

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As I came above the Stark Tower, I could see that the battle was going on rather well.

Ms. Ororo and Mr. Stark were Chitauri who were in the spaceship although it seemed like their supply of soldiers had depleted since no more Chitauri were coming out from the spaceship despite a part of it already being damaged.

On the Helipad, Thor and Loki were fighting against the alien telekinetic who was trying to block their attacks using the broken parts of the spaceship and the corpses of the Chitauri.

Looking at their fight, it honestly felt like Thor and Loki were the natural counter for the alien telekinetic.

Thor's hammer seemed to be immune to telekinesis while Loki never seemed to be where it looked like he was.

Loki's combat style had also changed much from back when he was under mind control. Instead of a magic staff, he now used twin magic daggers which could release energy blades. Combined with his illusion magic, Loki was quite a sneaky attacker who never left any opening the alien telekinetic revealed.

But I couldn't understand one thing. Despite our superiority in the battle, the machine containing the Tessaract was still activated. Moreover, it looked like the portal would be created any moment.

Seeing that the alien telekinetic was still focused on Thor and Loki, I shot a powerful bolt of red lightning at it.

"Ahh!!" The alien telekinetic screamed as he was hit by my lightning bolt.

"You are finally here, Albion. It was a fine lightning bolt you shot now." Thor said, praising my attack.

"Why is the machine still activated?" I asked seriously.

"Tessaract has created a powerful barrier the machine. We can't pierce it." Thor explained the situation.

"Let me try then." I created a spear of red lightning and shot it at the machine.

As the spear neared the machine, a barrier indeed appeared around it in order to block the spear. The barrier was indeed a powerful one but my spear actually penetrated it a bit before disappearing.

"We can break the barrier if we attacked it at the same time." I told everyone the good news.

"Ha ha ha ha!! Unfortunately, it's too late." The alien telekinetic said while laughing, his mask a little broken.

As if on cue, a blue pillar of light emerged from the machine and pierced towards the sky.

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So, the Chitauri Invasion has happened despite some major changes to the timeline. How this whole event would unfold? Find out in the next chapter.

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[DragonsEye]

I had long heard that the Tessaract was supposed to be used for the creation of a portal which the alien forces would use to invade Earth.

I had even an inkling of its true nature despite its varying descriptions. According to SHIELD, it was a source of near infinite energy while the books of Kamar Taj described it to be the strongest spatial attribute artefact.

But as I saw the blue pillar of light emerging from the machine containing the Tessaract creating a portal about a freaking kilometre in diameter with an alien spaceship of nearly unimaginable proportions on the other side, I realised just what was the Tessaract.

Both descriptions of the Tessaract were true. Because it would have been impossible for a spatial artefact to create a such a huge portal which could connect to a place fucking light years away without a near infinite amount of energy.

Soon after the portal opened, several Chitauri came out of it on their hoverboards, ready to invade earth and conquer it for their anonymous master.

But what welcomed the Chitauri as soon as they entered Earth was Ms. Ororo's lightning bolts and Mr. Stark's laser beams who had by now defeated every single Chitauri still remaining on the spaceship.

I too flew near the portal and started shooting lightning bolts myself to finish the Chitauri before they could fly for even a single second in the Earth's atmosphere.

"So, in the end, despite our greatest efforts, it has started." Mr. Stark said with a sigh filled with regret as he continued shooting down the Chitauri.

"Since it has come to this, all we need to do is to do our very best. We have not lost yet. The situation is still salvageable." Ms. Ororo said in an optimistic tone as she created a blizzard right underneath the portal.

"You are right, Ms. Ororo. There is no way these Chitauri can win." I said in a confident tone, assured that the Chitauri couldn't win over us.

After all, this portal was being maintained only by the Tessaract. We just needed to retrieve the Tessaract which I could do easily once I got a respite from this continuous swarm of Chitauri.

"You bastard! What have you done?" Thor said furiously as he threw his hammer at the alien telekinetic.

"I only did what should have been done to this pathetic little planet. Conquer it!" The alien telekinetic said arrogantly as it easily dodged the hammer.

"I don't think so." Loki's voice suddenly sounded as he appeared behind the alien and launched two energy blades at it using his twin daggers.

The alien tried to dodge the sneak attack but was still grazed by one of the energy blades, causing blue blood to drip from its wound.

"You fool! A mere puppet actually dares? It was because of your foolishness that I had to come to this uncivilized planet." The alien telekinetic cursed at Loki, calling him a mere puppet.

"Then watch this puppet sever you to pieces!" Loki said furiously, a true emotion appearing on his face for the first time.

"We will take care of this bastard. You all focus on the Chitauri." Thor shouted to us.

"Thank you!" I replied before I returned to focus on the literal swarm of Chitauri coming out of the portal.

Despite the continuous firing from the three of us, the Chitauri were just too numerous. In the end, a few of them slipped past us whom we could not even attempt to catch because of a far more number of Chitauri coming out of the portal.

"Ha ha ha! Soon this city will fall to us." The alien telekinetic said with a laugh as he saw Chitauri finally entering the city.

"I don't think so." I replied with a smile.

As soon as the Chitauri entered the city, a laser beam hit a few of them from the streets. Some of the Chitauri started colliding with each other out of nowhere.

To dodge these sudden phenomena, some Chitauri flew downwards towards the streets but an ice beam suddenly hit them, turning them into a block of ice.

A blue figure in a black suit appeared on a skyscraper near where the majority of the Chitauri were. Then, a red glowing beast suddenly appeared next to the blue figure. It then turned into a streak of red lightning which moved between the Chitauri. When it returned next to the blue figure, all the Chitauri were already fried.

"So, what are your thoughts now?" I said to the alien telekinetic. Honestly, if I was not busy shooting these damn Chitauri, I would have shown this arrogant alien its rightful place.

"Hmph! It's nothing. You have not seen our true power yet." The alien telekinetic replied as it blocked another one of Loki's sneak attacks with a Chitauri corpse.

As if to prove his words, a giant fish shaped spaceship emerged from the portal.

I created a red lightning spear so as to finish it in one strike when Mr. Stark suddenly spoke.

"Wait! Albion, can you finish this big fish a little far away? Please spare my Stark Tower. It is one of my dream projects." Mr. Stark said pleadingly.

"If you say so." I cancelled the red lightning spear and instead shot a normal bolt of red lightning at the giant fish spaceship. It's a bit of a mouthful. Let's call it a Leviathan for now.

Boom!

The red lightning bolt caused a small explosion as it hit the Leviathan's backside. The Leviathan, in response moved towards me as if to take revenge.

Taking advantage of its attention towards me, I flew downwards with the Leviathan right at my tail.

Seeking a rather spacious area so as to not damage the buildings, I led the Leviathan to the nearby crossroads.

Once I had the Leviathan in position, I created a spear of red lightning and threw it directly at its head.

Boom!

The red lightning spear pierced right through the Leviathan, causing it to explode in flames. It was obvious from the damage that there were no survivors.

"A little help here, Albion!" Mr. Stark suddenly said through the receiver.

I looked upward to see that Mr. Stark was descending downward with another Leviathan right at his heels.

Grr!

I was about to fly to help Mr. Stark when I saw a lone bike heading right towards us.

On the bike was a person I was quite familiar with, Dr. Banner!

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[DragonsEye]

"Sorry, I am late." Dr. Banner said as he stepped off the bike.

"No, I would rather say that you are actually on time, Dr. Banner." I replied with a smile.

"But are you sure that you want to do this?" I asked since I knew how much Dr. Banner hated his other self. Moreover, he had transformed into Hulk just a few hours ago.

"You don't have to worry, Albion. I am ready. I have always seen Hulk as a curse but now I finally have a chance to use him for something good." Dr. Banner said in a resolute tone.

"Hey, enough of this useless banter! Focus on the battle. I am taking this big fish to you. Finish it off!" Mr. Stark said through the receiver.

Soon after his words finished, I could see Mr. Stark appearing in front of us with a Leviathan right on his tail.

"Dr. Banner, I believe that it is right time for you to get angry." I said to Dr. Banner.

"That's my secret, Albion. I am always angry." Dr. Banner said as he looked at the Leviathan.

His body started bulking tremendously, tearing his clothes apart while also taking a green hue. In just a few seconds, Dr. Banner had transformed into the monster called Hulk.

It seems like the Leviathan and the Chitauri on it had been frightened by Dr. Banner's transformation because they directly moved the Leviathan downwards, ready to crash into the Hulk, not paying any attention to Mr. Stark.

However, Hulk seemed undeterred by the flying monstrosity moving towards him. He fearlessly punched the Leviathan with both of his hands.

Crack!

Hulk's strength was so much that the Leviathan's entire body got crushed by the impact while he looked no worse for wear.

Seing an opportunity, Mr. Stark fired a missile in a gap within the crushed Leviathan causing it to burn into flames.

Roar!

Hulk roared as if to show its victory over the Leviathan.

I could see why SHIELD feared Hulk so much even though I had learnt about him from the news already.

Hulk was a monster not of fire or lightning but of pure sheer strength. A force of nature capable of destroying everything in its path.

Compared to Hulk, even my tremendous strength felt short. However, I was so that I could defeat him with my full power.

"What's the situation, Ms. Ororo?" I asked Ms. Ororo through the communicator since Mr. Stark had left his position to lure the Leviathan.

"The alien telekinetic has fled since he could not handle both Thor and Loki. So, they are now helping me manage the blockade. We are handling it here somehow." Ms. Ororo answered.

"Alright! Keep attacking. We will come after sweeping through the nearby Chitauri." I said.

"Uh Oh!" Ms. Ororo suddenly muttered.

I raised my head towards the Stark Tower and found what was the matter. Two more Leviathans were coming out of the massive portal.

"When are the armed forces going to come?" I asked Agent Natasha as I put her on call.

"It will take at least 20 minutes. We have to hold on till then." Agent Natasha answered.

"Mr. Stark, the military will take some time to appear. So, we have to contain these Chitauri till then." I said to Mr. Stark as I continued to shoot the Chitauri.

"Hope this suit can hold on till then." Mr. Stark said as he continued to fire the repulsor beams.

"Hulk!" I called out to the green giant who was demolishing every Chitauri coming his way.

Grr!

Hulk turned towards me with a growl.

"Smash!!" I said to Hulk.

Hulk grinned as he heard my words and then jumped to demolish a Chitauri hoverboard. He jumped again in the air, ready to finish off a group of Chitauri coming his way.

I and Mr. Stark flew again in the air, ready to destroy as many Chitauri as possible.

Gwen's POV

"Phoenix! Silencer! There are civilians trapped here!" I called out to Emma and Jean once I found some civilians trapped in a building.

"On it!" Jean said as both girls started floating the civilians down to the streets.

On the streets, I could see Captain America giving orders to everyone, having taken command of the evacuation team.

"Cyclops and Ice Man, shoot down any Chitauri trying to pass through here. They can't go any further." Captain ordered both of them.

Captain America was truly a soldier since he was able to make everyone of us perform quite greatly despite having no previous knowledge of our powers.

As soon as the Chitauri had started flooding the city, he had taken the command and was leading us rather well. We were not only evacuating civilians but also taking down the Chitauri and preventing them from spreading throughout the city.

"Nightcrawler, how many charges of your artefact are left?" Captain asked as Kurt reappeared after taking down another Chitauri squad.

"Unfortunately, not more than five." Kurt answered sadly.

"Try to use them as effectively as possible. Once they are finished, join Phoenix and Silencer in the evacuation." Captain ordered.

My job was to find the trapped civilians while the job of evacuating them fell to Emma and Jean.

"Alright!" Kurt said as he disappeared, obviously going to destroy another Chitauri squad.

"Damn! It is like these Chitauri are never ending." Mr. Logan cursed as he blasted another wave of Chitauri using his lightning shrouded claws which could now shoot red lightning like Peter. Peter had truly given him quite a boost with his new ability.

Mr. Logan, Mystique and Rogue along with Captain and that SHIELD agent were on the streets, fending off the Chitauri who were on the ground and cleaning the streets for the civilians.

Seeing that everything was going alright for now, I swung away to search for more civilians.

Aah!

I had only swung for about a few 100 metres when I saw a broken wall on a building through which I could see three Chitauri threatening civilians.

I immediately rushed in and gave a flying kick using my full strength to a Chitauri as I entered the building.

Seeing my actions, the Chitauri moved their guns towards me and shot laser beams which I easily dodged using my Spider Sense.

Crack!

I was about to engage them when the wall at my left side broke and another Chitauri entered the building.

Damn! What do I do now? Whoever side I engaged, the civilians would still be in danger.

Boom!

I didn't have to think how to deal with the situation as the other Chitauri was suddenly shot by someone.

Not caring about who it was for now, I swept one Chitauri off balance using my feet and then punched the other one right at its neck, snapping it off.

Grr! Snap!

The Chitauri under my feet tried to struggle but I snapped its neck with a kick of mine.

"Hey Spider!" I was greeted by a familiar voice as I moved my eyes towards the other broken wall from which the other Chitauri had entered.

"I moved here upon finding that something big was going to happen after seeing the authorities's movements. Didn't think that I would find a fucking alien invasion? At least, these aliens have some good toys."

Before my eyes was a person who I generally hated to see but was currently was really happy to find. Black Cat was standing before me with a grin, wielding a Chitauri gun in her hands.

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Peter and the others are fighting the alien invasion quite well especially since Hulk has joined the battle and Captain America is commanding the ground forces. But who knows for how long the situation will be like this?

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[DragonsEye]

"Damn! These Chitauri are too persistent! We are shooting them down like flies yet they still continue to come at us without a single thought." Mr. Stark cursed as both of us continued to shoot every single Chitauri in the Stark Tower's victiny while going upwards to support Ms. Ororo, Thor and Loki.

"That's true. Maybe they have a hive mind or something similar which gives them absolute commands." I hypothesized while shooting down yet another Chitauri.

"It could be like what you say. But I am not going to dissect a Chitauri after this battle is over to check if it's true or not." Mr. Stark replied.

Rumble!

We were about to move towards the Stark Tower when the skies above us suddenly darkened and lightning started crackling out of them.

The lightning in the dark clouds started striking one of the two Leviathans, causing it heavy damage.

Looks like Ms. Ororo had finally decided to go all out.

Suddenly, a massive thunderbolt emerged from the clouds and hit Thor's hammer, causing it to glow brightly with lightning.

"Heeyah!" Thor shot his hammer towards the other Leviathan with a battle cry which could be heard even from here.

As the hammer shrouded in lightning hit the Leviathan, it easily pierced through it, causing it to burst into pieces from the lightning.

"Looks like they can handle it on their— Oops!" Mr. Stark stopped his words as three more Leviathans descended from the portal.

"Me and my big mouth." Mr. Stark said with a sigh.

Two of the Leviathans were blocked by Ms. Ororo and Thor but a third one continued on and descended down the Stark Tower towards us.

"Damn it, you bastards! Stay still!" Right on the Leviathan's heels was Loki on a hoverboard, launching energy blades at the Chitauri on board the Leviathan.

"I think you need to train your magic a little more, God of Mischief!" Mr. Stark said mockingly to Loki as he shot several missiles at the Leviathan.

"I will show you, Stark! The true power of Loki!" Loki said furiously as he prepared a powerful magic spell because of Mr. Stark's mockery.

Several clones of Loki appeared in mid air around the Leviathan, each one equipped with twin magic daggers similar to Loki.

Then, every single one of these clones shot energy blades simultaneously from the daggers, finishing every Chitauri on board and causing deep cuts in the Leviathan, thus exposing its inner parts.

This spell proved why Loki was called the God of Magic in the ancient times. It was no small feat to create such powerful corporal illusions.

Roar!

I was about to shoot a lightning bolt to finish the Leviathan when Hulk suddenly jumped atop it.

"At least give a warning before you attack, big guy. I had almost shot you there." Mr. Stark complained.

Hulk, however, ignored Mr. Stark's complaint and struck where the Leviathan had a deep cut from Loki's attack with his tremendous strength.

As a result, the Leviathan exploded in flames but the Hulk jumped away and continued to attack the Chitauri, simply unaffected by the explosion.

"He is quite a beast, this Hulk. I have seen Giants before but even they do not have such tremendous strength." Loki commented as he saw Hulk ripping apart the Chitauri.

As I saw Captain America along with the others handling the situation smoothly on the ground and the Chitauri falling down like flies, I felt that we could actually manage this invasion.

Once the military arrived and the Chitauri could be handled for a while, I was going to take every single heavy hitter and pierce that barrier to retrieve the Tessaract and shut down that fucking portal.

Boom!

Suddenly, a giant explosion happened near the portal where Thor and Ms. Ororo were blockading the Chitauri!

I could see the two of them falling down in the air and was about to rush to save them when they managed to stabilize themselves in the air.

"What happened? Are you alright?" Mr. Stark asked as we reached them.

"This but a scratch!" Thor answered proudly.

"Thankfully, I had the shield bracelet on standby so I was able to defend myself." Ms. Ororo said.

"Just what exactly happened?" I asked.

"The Chitauri had exploded a bomb right at the entrance of the portal." Ms. Ororo answered.

"But why would they do so?" I couldn't understand the logic behind it.

"Look at the portal, everyone!" Mr. Stark shouted, drawing our attention to the portal.

As our sight fell upon the portal, everything became clear.

Because a literal flood of Chitauri were coming out of the portal. Literally hundreds of them were coming out every single second.

"They were just cleaning the way for the main army to enter." Loki said, realising what the whole explosion was about.

"What can we even do now? Even if we stop the portal right now, the Chitauri present here would take us hours to defeat at the very least. Who knows how many people would die by the time we finished every single one of them." Mr. Stark said in a sorrowful tone.

His words were true because even with all our might, the numbers were just too high for us to do anything instantly.

"Albion!" Agent Natasha's call suddenly came on my receiver.

"Call Ancient One right now. Tell her to do something about this Chitauri army. The Senators are calling for a nuclear strike to destroy the Chitauri." Agent Natasha said, pleading for me to call Ancient One so that she could stop this army.

"Have they gone mad? Tell them to stop that thought right now. I have a way to destroy this army. So, stop them for as long as possible." I said to Agent Natasha, assuring her that there was still a way for us to win.

"Indeed, only Ancient One can stop this army now. If she acts, this massive army would disappear into the Mirror Dimension and the portal would also be stopped." Thor said as he recalled Ancient One's might.

"No, it will not be Ancient One who will act. It will be me." I said as I took out a silver card gleaming with magic runes with the symbol of a dragon head on it.

When I had received this card from Spider Supreme, I had said that there would never come a time when I have to use it.

And now I had to use it just a month later.

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As you can see, Peter has to use the card to transform into a dragon because the stakes are just too high.

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[DragonsEye]

Spider Supreme had configured this card such that it would momentarily fill my Saint Graph to 100% energy, allowing it to manifest its true potential.

The full powered Saint Graph would transform me into the true form of the Saint Graph, a dragon. Even if this dragon form would just be a shadow of Albion's true power, it would be more than enough to erase this swarm of Chitauri out of existence in the few minutes I would have in that form.

Yet, I still hesitated to use this card even at this moment. I still had nightmares about the time I struggled with my wild instincts even though those times were far behind now. As such, I feared the side effects I could gain upon transforming into a dragon.

I was still afraid that I would not be able to control my dragon form. But now was not the time to overthink about such a matter when an army of thousands was before my eyes, ready to destroy this beautiful city.

Since Spider Supreme had not warned me about any repercussions regarding this card, I had to take the risk. There was no other option.

"(Peter)."

I was ready to use the card when I heard Ancient One's voice. I looked around to see Ancient One standing on a nearby building and waving at me.

"Come. I need a few minutes of your time." Ancient One's voice rang once again in my ears. It seems that Ancient One was using this method since my mind was immune to telepathy.

Could it be that Ancient One was going to act upon seeing this massive Chitauri army? I immediately flew over to her to see why she had called me.

"Ancient One, have you finally decided to act?" I asked as I landed in front of her.

"Wait a moment!" Ancient One stopped me from speaking for some reason and started casting a spell.

To my surprise, the 'Eye of Agamotto' on her neck opened, revealing the green glowing gem inside it and consequently green magic circles which seemed to contain great power appeared on Ancient One's hands.

Ancient One then casted a spell using the power of the 'Eye of Agamotto', causing a magic circle containing the same green magic circles to be formed around us.

At first, the magic barrier seemed to be a normal one but one look outside and I knew what the barrier did.

Everything outside the barrier, from Mr. Stark's Iron Man suit to the massive Chitauri army seemed to be moving extremely slowly, almost like they were moving in deep sea rather than in air.

I could understand what the barrier had done although it still seemed too illogical for me.

It was not that the time outside had slowed down but rather the time inside the barrier was moving much fast compared to the time outside.

"Why did you create a time barrier?" I asked since there must be a reason why she created such a special barrier.

"Because what we will do now will define the future of our world." Ancient One said cryptically.

"You know what, Peter. I had seen using the 'Eye of Agamotto' that this alien invasion was bound to happen. But I had thought that future had been prevented since Loki had already been captured and he was the one who had started the invasion in every single future I had seen.

However, the result was much different. The one who is commanding everything from the shadows didn't like the fact that not only its plan had failed but an extremely important treasure had also slipped from its hands. As a result, it sent an even larger army.

At this moment, we have only two choices. Either you stop this invasion using the card or I stop it myself."

"What will be the impact if you have to step up to stop this invasion, Ancient One?" I asked, worried about the consequences.

"Although there will likely be no reaction from the galactic side, our enemies from other dimensions will more than likely see the Sorcerer Supreme interfering in an alien invasion as a sign of weakness. They would believe that I am the only one strong enough on Earth. As such, there will be high chances of a dimensional war in the future." Ancient One implied what could be the result of she interferred.

"Then, there is no other choice. I have to use the card." I said as I gripped the card tightly in my hand.

"Are you sure? If you use this card, the eyes of the entire world will be on you. Even if the government can help you suppress the news, the red lightning will be more than enough for anyone to match the clues. The whole world will see you as a dragon. Will you be able to bear such pressure?" Ancient One asked me seriously since it would change my future irreparably.

"My Uncle Ben has always taught me, 'With Great Power comes Great Responsibility'. For this much power, I am ready to bear any responsibility." I answered with a smile.

"Then, go. Fulfill your duty." Ancient One said as she removed the time barrier.

"I will be watching." Ancient One said with a sad smile and disappeared.

With a deep sigh, I resolved myself as I looked at the massive Chitauri army which was slowly moving towards the city.

Resolved to destroy the entire alien invasion, I activated the card. The card turned into a stream of light which was absorbed by my body.

An involuntary chant came out of my lips as the transformation started.

"I am the Dragon of Boundary that guards the Everdistant Utopia."

My vision turned white as my body was covered in a giant red lightning cocoon. I could feel my body transforming, becoming larger and different.

The process was rather similar to back when my Saint Graph was enhanced but it was much, much faster. Yet, there was no awkwardness in the transformation. It only felt like I was becoming whole.

"Roar~."

A roar came out from my dragon form as I looked towards the Chitauri army around the Stark Tower.

My dragon form looked quite similar to Albion. A sleek, aerodynamic dragon whose body looked more metallic than reptilian with red lines all over its body. However, since this form was just a shadow of Albion, it was only about 4 metres long.

My body started radiating a huge pressure as the red lines on my body started to glow. A formless pressure was forming around me and even the dark clouds in the sky had started radiating crimson lightning.

Everyone, from my allies to the Chitauri army was stopped in their tracks due to the shock upon seeing my dragon form.

Feeling threatened by my appearance, the Chitauri army readied their advanced weapons and shot at me with their full might. Yet, it was useless as my scales could not even feel the heat from that massive laser barrage.

But a dragon like me didn't take one sided damage from such insects.

The red lines on my body glowed once again as my body along with my surroundings was shrouded in red lightning.

Then, with just a small boost to my wings, I flew and pierced straight through the centre of the Chitauri army, my lightning shrouded body burning through thousands of Chitauri.

The remaining Chitauri shot laser beams once again at me in a last attempt of struggle but I released massive bolts of red lightning at them, finishing even the last remnants.

Served them right! This was what these insects deserved. I felt proud for finishing this massive army in less than a minute.

Damn it! This massive power was messing with my head!

I must not forget the reason why I had taken this dragon form. It was not just to destroy this Chitauri army but to destroy this entire alien invasion in a single shot.

I flew and positioned myself right beneath the portal, giving me a clear shot of the city sized spaceship on the other side which was releasing the Chitauri even now.

The card Spider Supreme had given me had enough power for me to use the true Noble Phantasm of my Saint Graph, albeit only at a fraction of its true power.

A massive amount of heat and lightning gathered at my mouth as I readied my Noble Phantasm, the very power which was the identity of a dragon. A Dragon's Breath!

"Disappear beneath the might of the Primordial Dragon, [Albion's Wrath]!"

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[DragonsEye]

The huge beam of flame and lightning surged from my mouth and shot straight through the portal to hit the massive alien spaceship.

I could clearly see the beam pierce through the spaceship and soon after— Boom!

The spaceship exploded in flames with such a huge explosion that there was no way anyone inside or nearby could have survived.

"Roar~."

I let out a huge roar in exhilaration which likely shattered every nearby mirror which had not been destroyed till now.

Honestly, I just wanted to have a good flight in the remaining time I had in this form but as I looked at the Tessaract still maintaining the portal I need that some work was still left.

I closed my eyes and tried to restrain the huge amount of magical energy coursing through my dragon form so that I could return to my human form.

Obviously, my instincts protested heavily against it according to my Saint Graph, the dragon form was my true form.

In the end, I won over my instincts which was rather easy because I would have already returned to my human form due to the lack of energy in a few minutes anyways.

A red lightning cocoon enveloped my dragon form and I slowly started shrinking along with it. When the cocoon dissipated, I was in my human or rather my draconic form since quite some amount of energy from the card was still left due to the transformation ending prematurely.

Since I had removed my suit before the transformation, my true appearance could be easily seen at present. Fortunately, I was at the top of the Stark Tower with no one nearby.

Otherwise, if it went public that I was the one who transformed into the dragon, my future hero career as Albion would have been quite difficult. There would still be several speculations but I could bullshit my way out of them by saying things like I was the dragon's envoy or something.

My eyes went towards the object which had started everything, the Tessaract which was maintaining the portal even now. Thankfully, with the remaining power from the card still with me, I could use it to easily break through the barrier.

"You bastard!" Just as I was about to reach the machine containing the Tessaract, the leader of the Chitauri Invasion, that faceless alien telekinetic appeared before me on a hoverboard.

"You destroyed everything. We could have conquered this entire planet if only you had not been here." The alien telekinetic cursed me in its robotic voice.

"Ha! In your dreams. That massive army was nothing. We would have destroyed it in just a few hours. And our military has not even arrived yet. You have not even seen our true power and you dare to say that you can conquer Earth. What utter nonsense!" I said to the alien telekinetic with a sneer.

"You will pay for this!" The alien telekinetic said furiously as several Chitauri corpses and other debris rose in the air at its command.

"Oh really! Let's see if you can survive this time." I said with confidence as red lightning appeared in my hands. With the remaining power from the card still within me, this arrogant alien would probably not be able to survive even a single bolt of mine.

I was about to shoot the strongest lightning bolt I could create when the alien telekinetic suddenly started flying towards the portal at full speed while creating a blockade with the courses and debris to defend against my attacks.

"I will show you my true might the next time we meet." The alien telekinetic shouted at me as it neared the portal. It clearly didn't want to remain on Earth to get captured and reveal its affiliation.

"Not on my watch!" I shot a lightning bolt as fast as I could at the alien telekinetic in a bid to stop it.

The red lightning bolt pierced straight through the blockade without any decrease in power and directly hit the alien telekinetic despite it creating a barrier at the last moment.

As the lightning bolt hit the alien telekinetic, a small explosion occurred because of the destruction of the hoverboard it was on. Meanwhile, I unfurled my wings and chased after the alien telekinetic so as to catch it.

But as I passed through the smoke, I could see that the alien telekinetic had already reached the portal. Its suit and its faceless mask was heavily damaged and blue blood was seeping from several parts of its body.

But despite having suffered such injuries from my lightning bolt, it had continued on with sheer tenacity and reached the portal. It looked at me one last time and then entered the portal.

I released a deep sigh as I realised that the alien telekinetic had escaped while I had not managed to obtain even a slightest information about it. But there was nothing I could do about it now.

I returned to the machine, ready to finally turn it off.

I covered my right hand with red lightning as I focused every single bit of extra energy I had inside my body on my hand.

As my hand slammed on the barrier, it pierced through it almost effortlessly. I grabbed the Tessaract and pulled it out immediately.

The portal shutdown the moment I extracted the Tessaract. As I looked at the clear skies, I let out a sigh since the alien invasion was finally over.

"Albion! How did you transform into that dragon?" Mr. Stark asked as he came atop along with Thor, Loki and Ms. Ororo.

"Are you feeling alright, Albion?" Ms. Ororo asked, concerned about my situation since she knew how wild my powers used to be.

"I am alright, Ms. Ororo. Just a little bit tired since that power was too overwhelming. As your question, Mr. Stark, it was just a one time temporary power up which someone had given to me as a gift." I answered.

"That was quite some gift. I believe that even the entire might of Asgard would have had difficulty facing that dragon." Loki said, giving his analysis on my dragon form's power.

"By the way, nice job retrieving the Tessaract even though you had already destroyed the Chitauri Invasion." Mr. Stark said, complementing me.

"Actually, I had met their leader, that alien telekinetic before I could shut down the portal. I tried to catch it but that bastard unfortunately escaped." I said with regret.

"Don't worry too much, Albion! After all, the end, we have won!" Mr. Stark said, cheering me up.

"Yeah! We have won!" I said with a smile.

Then, my eyes fell upon the distant horizon where I could see fighter jets approaching the city.

"Why is the military appearing only now when everything has already been finished?" I said, cursing the military for appearing this late.

"What can we do about it?" Mr. Stark said with a shrug.

"I am rather thankful that it was you who destroyed this machine, Albion. If it was these fighter jets, who knows if the Stark Tower would still be standing after taking their missiles?"

"By the way, I am hungry after this huge fight. I know a Shawarma joint nearby. Anyone up for some Shawarma." Mr. Stark offered.

"Sure! We could use a little rest after this huge battle." I said, accepting his offer.

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Hope you liked the chapter! The Avengers Arc is going to end the next chapter and we will move on to the next arc which is a secret for now.

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Chapter 1 is after Chapter 2 in the threadmark order.