Avengers in the Multiverse

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Chapter 3: Distortion Future part 3

Tyene did her best to avoid the question by announcing that dinner was on.

The meal was passed out very quickly; Tyene and Kalaa seemed to pull food out of nowhere – everyone's favourites as well! Cassie cheered when she was handed a plate of lasagna.

It was about halfway through the meal when the multicoloured door opened again.

"...was expecting a happy ending! The trailer made it look like a harmless gothic romance!" Eileen was ranting when she and Dana emerged on the stage again. She seemed rather upset.

"Well it was written by the same guy who made Pan's Labyrinth, what did you think it was going to be like?" Dana asked with a sigh, though she did give her friend a semi-sympathetic look. "That's what happened when you're only decision to see a movie is the main actor..."

"Oh, like you blame me for that." Eileen said plaintively.

"I don't. But I maintain that you probably should have seen that coming." Dana answered.

"Eileen! Dana! You're back!" Kalaa said happily, running over to her Gatekeeper.

Eileen smiled and ruffled the young girl's hair. "Indeed we are!" She clasped her hands together and swept her gaze around the room. "Alright, I've got good news and some bad news. The good news is, your universe has ceased experiencing the degradation."

Jane perked up. "Really!? Can we go home now?"

Eileen winced a bit, "Aaaand that's the bad news. While the degradation has stopped, there are still huge chunks of reality that are missing. The Gatekeeper force is currently in the process of fishing George Lucas and JJ Abrams out of the black hole where where Hollywood used to be, and that was the last I heard before we were let off duty. So, sorry – you can't go home yet."

"How long will that take?" Fury asked, his tone calm and professional...which was very funny to his subordinates, seeing him address a pair of teenagers as equals.

Dana shrugged. "Unfortunately, that's difficult to tell at this point. It could take weeks."

"W-weeks!?" Steve stammered.

"Time flows differently here. You'll be sent right back to the moment of time that we pulled you out of." Eileen said indifferently. "Speaking of which..."

Betty yelped as the girl teleported in a flash of light up to the balcony.

Eileen leaned back against the wall, observing both Loki and Bucky Barnes as the two older men regained consciousness.

"Morning, handsome." She said, her voice light and teasing. "How are you two feeling?"

Bucky blinked slowly several times before muttering, "I have a headache."

Eileen clicked her tongue sympathetically before waving a hand. "Here's the situation so far...hm, the Distortion Future? You've got good taste, Kalaa...So there! You're all filled in."

Both men looked extremely disturbed, and Eileen teleported back to the stage before they could ask any questions. Tony noticed a light blush on her cheeks and filed that away in his mind for further consideration and/or blackmail material.

Eileen summoned the remote and clicked the "play" switch. And so the God's Eye began moving again...

Melissa Barnes was woken by Tri Pod asking for breakfast.

Groaning, she rolled over and knocked several times against the upper bunk of the double bed she was sleeping in. "Saaaaaaaammy, Tri-Pod's hungry again."

"Before seven in the morning on a Friday, that somebody else's problem." Was the sleepy retort of her bunkmate.

Sam chuckled a bit. "Sounds like my niece." He remarked.

"Sounds like Maggie on Saturdays." Scott said, a wistful tone in his voice. Hope overheard, and looked a little bothered at that. Cassie just gave her dad a slightly worried look. "It's nothing, peanut." Scott promised, giving her a hug.

"I'll get it." Elizabeth "Beth" Banner said, slowly stumbling to her feet and heading towards the kitchen in their room.

Beth was a pretty young woman. She took a lot after her mother, Betty Ross Banner – she had long, soft brown hair and pale, almost translucent skin. Her rumpled blue nightgown fell down to her ankles, accenting her slender and delicate looking frame. She was 5'9 and one of the least visually threatening people you could meet.

But, looks could be deceptive – as the Red Hulk, Beth was one of the most powerful of the New Avengers.

Bruce hung his head at this.

Dana noticed and said, "You know, Red isn't hated by anyone on Earth." She said. "She's actually a favourite Avenger among children."

"Ross is just a warmongering dick." Eileen added helpfully. "I mean, even Fury thinks so!"

"Hey! What do you mean, even?"

Her younger sister groaned and pulled her pillow over her head in protest of the movement. Rebecca Banner, or 'Becky' as only Beth, James and Jade were allowed to call her, had always needed a lot of sleep. Strands of her curly black hair spilled over the side of the upper bunk where she slept. She was three years younger than Beth, standing at 5'3 with her mother's blue eyes.

"Roll call isn't for...another two hours..." Rebecca ground out, pressing a slightly tanned hand down on her pillow as she attempted to go back to sleep.

"It's not roll call. Tri Pod's just hungry, Becky." Beth said soothingly as she walked to the window, holding a plate stacked precariously high with pink poke-puffs. She walked up to the window, where Tri Pod was hovering, opened it and stuck her hands out.

The dark dragon Pokemon gleefully devoured them all at once, plate and all. Giving his trainer a friendly lick, he retreated back down to the Roost.

"See? Even a Hydregon, famously one of the most naturally violent Pokemon species this side of Salamance is friendly towards her!" Eileen said.

"Wait, what do you mean, most violent?" Betty asked, eyes wide.

"The species has a bit of a reputation, thanks to Ghetsis," Dana replied by way of explanation. Eileen muttered some very uncomplimentary sounding words under her breath at the name.

"And I thought Justice was picky about when he wanted breakfast." Samantha commented with a small smile, leaning over her bunk. Samantha was a daredevil with a kind heart, a military brat through and through. She had short cropped black hair and toasted brown skin; she was nearly 6'1 making her the tallest aside from Aska.

She was usually the one who made the Poke-Puffs, since few of the New Avengers had much in the way of cooking skills aside from Cassie. James in particular had a talent for burning everything he touched – even toast.

Steve flushed a bit, causing Natasha to smirk. "Family trait, Captain?" She suggested.

Melissa chuckled slightly and rolled over, scratching her Houndoom Rex behind the ears. Her fire breathing puppy purred in acknowledgement and leaned against her side.

Sighing, Melissa brushed her head hair aside and stared at the wall. The only picture she had of her parents Natasha Romanov and James "Bucky" Barns was inside a locket she rarely dared to wear. Sometimes, she felt like all she had left was her desire to avenge their deaths.

It didn't matter what Hogan said – even though they died noble deaths, sacrificed themselves for her and her friends and her world – that didn't change the fact they were gone. It didn't change the fact they weren't here to share the peace and the victory they had fought so hard for.

There was a long minute of dead silence. Then -

"We're dead?" Clint asked faintly.

Eileen and Dana looked at each other, and then at their guests, a serious but sympathetic look in their eyes. "Yes."

"But...But how?" Tony gasped, shaking his head and looking at the screen with a flicker of fear in his eyes. Even Fury and Odin looked pale at this revelation.

It meant that they had failed.

Eileen let out a breath and explained, "Tony, you're going to construct something in the near future – and you use the Mind Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones as its power source. But here, somebody who is going to remain nameless hoarded all the Stones with a shitty battle strategy against The Mad Titan, and because of that...well...you all ended up going to early graves."

"But you saved the world in the process!" Dana added hurriedly, as if that would make this information any easier to hear.

"This isn't your future, necessarily. Time, by its very nature, isn't set it stone." Eileen continued. "So keep all this in mind when you get home, and your future will probably look quite different?"

Both the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy relaxed a bit at this, and they shared an aura of determination.

Rebecca groaned. "Well, I'm awake now..."

"Oh hush," Beth chided gently. "Thinking like that will definitely keep you awake...I'll put on your song. Just close your eyes."

"..Thanks sis."

~In the Room next to them~

Jade Virginia Stark, in comparison to her best friend, was always an early riser. Her half sister, however, was not, so Jade kept to her lower bunk, tinkering with a broken DVD player while her Manectric Azula nipped at her fingers and gave occasional power boosts.

"...It's a dog with lightning bolts for a mane." Bucky said flatly. He was still reeling from all the revelations, but his sense of humour remained in tact.

"That's a Manectric." Eileen said fondly. "I've raised a couple myself. They're basically wolves that throw lightning bolts and thunder clouds around."

Even in her red nightgown, Jade wore a glowing, multicoloured pendant on a rough string. It was a strange, mysterious stone, delicately carved in a manner unfamiliar to anyone she had shown it to – even Hogan hadn't recognized it when she'd first shown it to him. However, after she raised Azula to her second stage she discovered that it was a Mega Stone.

She discovered this, when she and Azula were cornered by Ronan the Accuser and a bunch of his goons, Azula unleashed a Thunder so powerful everything within a ten mile range had been blasted into ashes.

"...So it can go Super Sayian?" Tony asked.

"Sort of. Mega Evolution is a temporary super form that some pokemon are capable of, like Manectric. A few other examples are Melissa's Houndoom and Talisa's Alakazam." Eileen answered.

"...Can I have one?"

"No." Nick Fury vetoed the idea instantly.

Jade gently pushed her electric type down when the puppy started biting at her shoulder length strawberry red hair. "Easy, girl. No eating these wires...I still need them."

Above her, Reyna groaned and rolled over. Jade chuckled slightly. Normally, Reyna would be awake at the slightest indication that there was something to tinker with – the girl was a complete grease monkey and proud of it.

However, after negotiations and downing an evil overlord, Reyna had been awake for seventy-two hours. Even the usually tempting offer of new AI or cars to mess with couldn't keep her away from her bed after that.

Reyna looked more like their dad then Jade did, though she was shaping up to be taller. She had the same messy black hair, done in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes were closed, her pale hands resting inches from the electronic pad where Vega, her Porygon Z, was in Sleep Mode.

"Porygon Z. A powerful data based normal type, best known for fucking up entire cities when they get pissed off or experience glitches." Kalaa offered helpfully.

"Can I have that one?" Tony asked.

"NO!" Fury yelled, shuddering a bit as he considered the consequences of a Stark armed with that kind of Pokemon.

Tony sulked in response.

Jade and her sister had very different work styles, but they got along extremely well. Most of the New Avengers did; they were all each other had. They were one big, dysfunctional family.

Across from Jade, Amanthea, younger sister to Azari (Black Panther II), was awake and meditating. The other half of the royalty quartet, Amanthea and Azari hadn't been able to assist the assault on the Tessaract due to having their own hands full taking back their homeland of Wakanda.

"Black Panther?" Clint echoed, confused. "I've never heard that name before..."

"You haven't met him yet." Dana reminded him. "You are watching the future, after all."

Azari was now the new King; locked in his new duties, he sent his sister to continue aiding the destruction of the Infinity Gauntlet.

(He had voiced his concerns that some of his councillors still believed the Gauntlet shouldn't be destroyed. Needless to say, the New Avengers didn't want anyone interfering with that particular end game)

"They're going to destroy-?!"

"Of course they are." Eileen snapped waspishly, cutting Sif off mid sentence. "After all the damage it's done, can you really say otherwise?"

The Warrior's Three exchanged uncomfortable looks but didn't offer their opinions.

Amanthea was a bit cool and standoffish, but that was mainly royal protocol. She had a hidden sense of humour and pretty nasty fighting style. Her black hair was braided back, her slender 5'8 frame caught up in a cross legged pose as she communicated with the panther deity who protected her homeland.

Her Xatu, Xenia, was probably perched on the top of the building, staring into the future, planning their next move. Her brother had also sent his Pyroar, Dace, along with her, in case extra fire power was needed.

"Xatu's a psychic bird. They can see into the future by standing on a cliff and staring into the distance. It requires some concentration, but they're some of the wisest Pokemon out there because of it." Dana said.

"See the future..." Fury was thinking of how many disasters SHIELD could avert if they had a couple of those birds.

"Oh, so I can't have a Porygon but you can have a psychic bird. You're a wonderfully fair person, aren't you Fury?"

"Can it, Stark."

"I see Minority Report in our fu-ture..."

"Tony..." Rhodey drawled in exasperation, though Steve noticed he didn't disagree with his friend.

Above Amanthea's bunk was Gia, the only member of the New Guardians of the Galaxy to be currently on earth. A half human, half alien hybrid, her skin was pale green and she was tall for her age (14). She had dark blonde hair and violet eyes so dark they were almost black. She, too, had a multi coloured stone on a chain around her neck.

Peter shot Gamora a hopeful grin when he realized what that meant. Gamora's responded by kicking him in the shin, though there was a ted tinge in her cheeks.

Her Aerodactyl, Lynn, was curled up on a tree branch just outside the window, snoring happily.

"Aerodactyl! That's a fossil Pokemon, brought back to life by Bill. There some of the fastest, hardest hitting flying types out there." Eileen enthused. "And another Pokemon capable of Mega Evolving!"

"Brought back to life!? How?" Hank sputtered, eyes wide.

"Jurrasic Park style." Dana offered helpfully. Steve made a noise of confusion before noticing that a number of the Avengers were nodding in understanding at that. Another reference I'm missing here...

"How's it coming?" Gia asked quietly. Jade looked up to see those violet eyes shining out of the darkness.

"I've almost got it." Jade responded with a grin. "Do you still have that Frozen DVD?"

"Of course." Gia said with a small grin. "Do you want to build a snowman?" She quoted, causing both girls to giggle.

~In the Next Room~

Catelyn felt something nudging her shoulder, bringing her out of her restful sleep. Slowly she opened her eyes to see Latias hovering near her face.

"Mmmm? What is it?" She asked sleepily.

"Bad dream." Latias informed her partner telepathically, her doe-blue eyes shimmering with tears. Catelyn smiled sympathetically and hugged the dragon around the neck. Latias purred and nuzzled her arm in response.

Likely she was remembering the night her brother Latios died...Catelyn stroked her glass wings gently before pulling her onto the bed. Latias nestled down and purred in gratitude. Catelyn pulled a blanket over her and got out of bed.

"Who's Catelyn's mother?" Pietro asked, looking hopefully at Eileen and Dana.

"Spoilers. Sorry, we're not allowed to tell you everything." Eileen said.

Talisa was awake and reading – just like Catelyn expected. Stress gave her cousin insomnia. Fenrir, the slacker, had never shared that problem; he was probably dead to the world right now. (Him and Nathaniel both. Lila always had to drag her brothers out of bed)

Loki regarded his children – his future children – in mute shock. How was this possible? ...Who would love a monster enough to stay with me?

Wanda, meanwhile, was regarding Talisa critically and making a couple of connections in her mind... hadn't someone else already called her and her brother 'cousin'...?

"Hey Tali." She whispered. Talisa blinked and looked down.

"Good..." She glanced at the window and winced, "...morning, Catelyn, it's morning already?"

"Weeeell, technically it's not quite morning since the sun hasn't come up yet." Catelyn said. "It's five thirty right now."

Talisa sighed. "It's going to be a long day." She muttered.

On the bunk above Talisa, Freya stirred and blinked. "Morning?" She echoed drowsily.

"Not yet, Freya." Talisa murmured, standing up and brushing her sister's hair away from her face. "Go back to sleep."

Freya muttered something illegible before dropping her head back down onto the pillow. Smiling slightly, Talisa and Catelyn both quietly left the dorm and closed the door before making their way down the sprawling hallways of Avengers Tower.

"Are there no adult SHIELD or Avengers members alive now?" Jane asked, distressed to see all this children on the front lines. Not just any children, but – from the looks of it – her future daughter!

"Actually, there are two. You just haven't seen 'em yet. Hogan's one of them – Jade mentioned him a little ways back." Tyene answered.

The Asgardian in question started in surprise, before flushing under the sudden scrutiny of everyone in the room.

"Who wants to bet Aska's still awake?" Catelyn suggested, snickering.

"And if she's awake, Karen is probably with her." Talisa said as an answer as they stepped into the elevator.

After a pause, she addressed the AI system that ran the building. "FRIDAY, is Aska down on the training floor?"

"Yes." The feminine voice responded. "She and Karen Rogers have been there for the last two hours. I recommended they go get some sleep, but they both refused."

"And the sun rises in the east." Catelyn said dryly. Sometimes Talisa wished Jared hadn't introduced her cousin to metaphors.

"That kid's last name is Danvers, right?" Fury asked.

"Yeah. Son of Carol Danvers. Really cool lady, but again – you haven't met her yet."

The elevator let them out on a spacious gym. Sure enough, both Aska and Karen were already there. Karen was an inch shorter then the lightning goddess, but the two looked pretty similar.

Karen's blue eyes and posture always spoke of inner strength and respect. All the New Avengers looked up to her, and she was the de facto leader in most of their missions even though the royals technically outranked her. But she also had a tendency to try to carry the world on her shoulders, making her feel that failure of any kind was unacceptable.

Steve frowned a bit, concern etched plainly across his handsome features. "She shouldn't carry it all by herself...no war is won by one soldier alone. We all share the burden."

Sam and Rhodey both nodded in agreement. "Sometimes the responsibility gets to people, and they keep it to themselves. That's probably what she's going through, especially since it looks like she's barely old enough to drive a car legally let alone enlist." Sam noted.

Aska was the first to notice them come in. "Talisa, Catelyn." She said. "I'm sorry, I hadn't realized... I didn't wake you, did I?"

"No, we were already up. At least, Tali was. I swear, do I have to force feed you all sleeping pills?" Catelyn asked mock seriously, causing the three girls to shoot her scowls of varying intensity.

"I forgot to take mine. I'm sorry." A young boy's voice interrupted that argument before it could start.

Standing by the elevator was a boy of about six. He looked like a chibi version of Thor with brown hair, though the Star Wars pyjamas detracted somewhat from the 'royal' look. Sitting on his shoulder was an adorable orange, red and white Pokemon who's horns came out into a V shape.

Sif turned white and stared angrily down at her hands. Jane and Thor both turned red. Up in the balcony, Loki chuckled slightly almost in spite of himself.

"Victini! It's fucking Victini! EEEEE!" Eileen squealed in delight.

"Doesn't look that strong." Drax said, befuddled by her reaction.

"Oh, you have no idea," Eileen said, grinning fiendishly. "Victini is a legendary Pokemon. It's name was the bases for the Unovian pronunciation of Victory. That little cutie is in possession of the strongest fire type move in existence. V – Create. The base power of that move is 180. Or, in layman's terms, the equivalent of trying to intercept a Supernova WITH YOUR FACE."

"WHAT?!" Fury and Odin sputtered in tandem.

"Holy shit!" Tony exclaimed.

Everyone else was just stunned silent.

"Jacen!" Aska said in alarm, hurrying over to her little brother. "Why are you awake? What's wrong?"

Jacen hugged her leg and muttered, "I thought I saw dad."

For a second, Aska said nothing, but the whiteness in her face spoke volumes of how she felt about that tidbit of information. "...What do you mean?"

"Out on the street." Jacen explained. "There was a blurry blue sheen over the road, and I saw him for a second. Then he disappeared."

Talisa and Catelyn exchanged a look. "Dialga!" The two girls chorused.

"Aaaaand that's it for now." Eileen announced.

"What's Dialga?" Peter asked. "Another Pokemon? How many of these things are there?"

"There have been over seven hundred and ten different species cataloged so far across the six regions." Eileen answered vaguely. "Dialga is the Legendary Pokemon that controls time. That explains why Jacen thought he could see his dad."

End Chapter

So, what's Dialga up to? Have I been playing Pokemon: Explorers a bit too much recently? (maybe. something's got to make this cold and cough easier to deal with.) What if the God's Eye picks up interference? Which world will the Avengers, Guardians and Asgardians be seeing next..?

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