A/N: I really shouldn't start new stories because I never finish my other ones. I'm a terrible author, I know. Well I hope you enjoy this. This just might be a few chapters not sure. Maybe I'll just let it stand alone or something. Not sure if I'll put Slash if I continue. If I do, it will barely be noticeable.

Warning: Implied HPxTMR. Its barely even noticeable.

Disclaimer: I don'town anything.

Tony Stark prided himself on being a genius with a sense of self worth - or an inflated ego as Pepper called it - So it stood to reason as the genius and rule breaker that he was, found something quite fishy on level B-57. He knew that Level B was the floor that held a large cage for Bruce if he ever changed into the Hulk while aboard the Helicarrier.

So far the Avengers – well...really weren't avenging anything and more bickering amongst themselves. Trying to locate the Tesseract and Loki the God of Mischief when he practically hid his tracks, can be quite stressful.

So as the playboy philanthropist genius became bored with just waiting for a sign, clue or anything just to locate the Trickster God – he decided to hack into S.H.E.I.L.D.S. database and snoop around.

Most of the layout was just storage rooms full of supplies, the main control room, cafeteria, medical rooms, etc etc. Booooriiiing.

So when he found a secret and well hidden file, he just had to take a peak. It practically oozed TOP SECRET! B-57 had a dangerous weapon that had been around since the beginning of time. There were various pictures of artifacts from varying cultures talking about one thing – Death.

So Tony, as brilliant as he was, decided to keep digging, carefully making sure Fury didn't know what he was up too just yet. After all, can't have the guy start breathing down his neck about locating Reindeer Games. Seriously, what was with that helmet? Even Goldy Locks had better fashion sense compared to Loki.

Apparently, the weapon's name was…Harry. Tony wanted to face palm so bad because who in their right mind names a weapon with a common name like 'Harry'? If it was dangerous, it should be something like Earth Destroyer 2.0 or something cool. Really, he's just going to have to talk to Fury about this. So as the curious soul that he was – after his little tangent of weapon naming – he continued reading.

After an hour of reading non-stop and mostly going through the main and important parts of the file, Tony realizes that 'Harry' is not a weapon but a teenage boy, who is apparently very dangerous.

Now Tony is extremely curious about Harry and decides that he should visit him and become a friend to a boy who has been locked up for a good number of years. Plus, he could see if the kid was really dangerous.

And who better to take with him than the whole Avengers team minus Hawkeye. It took a few minutes and some serious persuasion skills – and a few IOUs – before the others begin following him to where B-57 is located.

"I'm not sure I should come with you guys. If this kid is really as dangerous as Fury thinks, then I don't think it would be a good idea to let the other guy out." Bruce Banner stated nervously. It wouldn't do good for the Hulk to emerge and destroy the Helicarrier, especially since they were thousands of feet above ground.

"Relax, if it gets too stressful for you, you can just leave and go to the cage to let the Big Guy out." Tony dismissed easily.

"Stark, Dr. Banner brings out a good point. We can't endanger everyone aboard." Steve Rogers stated.

"Like I said Cap'n, Bruce can leave whenever he wants. But for now let's hurry before Fury notices were not where we should be." Tony reassured. "B-55, B-56, Aha! B-57!"

"This is where we will find the one called Harry?" Thor questioned.

"That's what were going to find out Goldy Locks."

Tony as genius as he was, had hacked into the keypad to change the code to his own choosing. Typing it in quickly, the band of misfits entered into a big room with deep blue walls, a four poster bed with black curtains, light brown carpet and a few chairs in a corner of the room.

In the middle, sitting on the floor was a teenager with messy black hair and the brightest and most intense emerald green eyes any of them had ever seen. His skin was pale and flawless with angelic features and had a lithe body with a bit of toned muscle. He wore a fitted long sleeved dark red shirt, black skinny jeans and currently barefoot.

"Are you here to play with me?" The teen asked, tilting his head to the side. "Usually I'm not allowed visitors."

This seemed to bring the group out of their stupor. Then did they notice a skull held within his arms and a white plushy owl. No one said anything for couple minutes, each side assessing the other.

"Heya Kid. The name's Tony Stark. You probably heard of me. Genius millionaire philanthropist playboy Tony Stark or as the public knows me as, Iron Man." He said while sauntering in while the others cautiously entered the room.

Everyone startled when the door slammed shut.

The teen said nothing as he continued to watch the group with childlike curiosity.

It unnerved them.

Natasha Romanov prided herself in being able to assess a situation and act accordingly. It had helped her get out of more situations than she could count, so as she watched the teen gaze upon them unwavering, she felt goosebumps covering her skin.

Her senses were going wild, instinctively knowing that this teenager was dangerous and they probably wouldn't be able to defeat him, should he decide to fight them.

Still, she watched impassively as Tony continued to talk, trying to get the kid to speak.

"So I found on the file that your name was Harry. Got a last name for that?" Tony asked trying to get the teen to open up to them.

He watched them for a few moments before speaking. "Potter. Harry James Potter."

Tony grinned widely, happy that he got the kid to say his name at least. Looks like he was warming up to the kid.

"And this is Tom. Tom Marvolo Riddle." Harry stated with showing the Avengers his skull. Then turned to the white owl plushy. "And this is Hedwig."

Thor immediately noticed that theres were Norse Runes and a familiar symbol etched upon the forehead of the skull. He gasped when the symbol immediately registered in his mind.

Thor shocked the group when he moved away from them and kneeled in front of the teen. "Master of Death. It is an honor to meet you. I am Thor Odinson of Asgard."

"Thor, what are you doing?" Tony asked confused.

"Master of Death?" Steve questioned.

Thor neither answered nor rose as he awaited the command from the powerful being in front of him. He couldn't believe that he was meeting one of the most powerful beings here on Earth. But why was he locked inside?

"You may rise Thor Odinson."

"Goldy Locks mind telling us what that was about?"

Thor was about to answer when Harry grabbed his hand. He placed a finger to his smirking lips. "Don't tell them yet until all of you are out of the room. It'll be so much more fun."

"As you wish."

"What's he talking about?" Bruce questioned nervously.

"Friends, I will explain later."

"You bet you will!" Tony said before turning back to Harry. "So why did you name skull face Tom?"

Harry just grinned widely. "Say 'Hello' Tom. Come on, don't be shy."

Steve was quietly questioning the teen's mental stability because skulls do not talk. Or he was until the skull's sockets glowed crimson red and spoke in a silky voice.

"Hello Mortals. A pleasure."

"Woah! Is the skull a robotic A.I? How did you build it? I was pretty sure I was the only one who came up with that idea! What type of materials did you use?" Tony rattled on, until he was interrupted by a laugh.

"You're funny Tony Stark. I didn't build Tom, this was his real skull from when he was alive and I sealed his soul inside!" Harry grinned widely, knowing that Tom was about to yell about NOT being a robot.

"STUPID MUGGLE! I am NOT a robot or an A.I! When I get my body back, you'll be the first one I torture! If I could, I'd Crucio you right now! I'm one of the most powerful men on Earth and you dare insult me!?"

Tony just plugged his ears, slightly muffling the yelling so as not to gain a headache. For a robot, 'Tom' sure had a pair of lungs...or he would have if he had any. He would have to find a way to make Jarvis have more than just his sarcastic monotone voice. After a few minutes when it looked like the skull was not screaming at the top of his lungs…er, whatever, Tony released his fingers.

"Finished Skull Face?"

Crimson eyes glowed eerily and it looked like the skull was going to go through another round of yelling when Harry intervened.

"Sssshhh, There, there Tom. He'sss jusssst a muggle who doesssn't underssstand the beauty of magic like we do." Harry hissed in Parseltongue.

The sound of hissing made everyone pale and gasp.

To Steve is sounded like something demonic that should not have been spoken by an angelic looking teenager. He wasn't a particularly religious man but he did believe in God. And with the time period he was raised in, he was thinking that he was dealing with someone not…human.

"Of courssse thisss pathetic muggle wouldn't underssstand the beauty of magic! They're all about Ssscience and Technology!" Tom hissed angrily.

Seeing and hearing the skull hissing made chills pass through the group. If they thought the hissing sounded dark and evil from Harry's mouth, it didn't compare when coming from the skull.

"Soon Tom. Soon you will have your body back." Harry said. "The ingredients should be here in a few more days."

The Avengers watched as Harry gave a quick kiss to the Skull's teeth, where lips used to be once upon a time. Becoming a little creeped out by the display.

"Sorry about that. Tom always has little tolerance for people who insult him or are imbeciles. It is true that he tortures them too. So be careful Tony because Tom will be getting his body back soon!" Harry stated giddly.

"How will he get his body back? It should be impossible for his soul to be even be sealed inside the skull. And no one can come back from the dead." Bruce asked curiously. He was still nervous and wary of Harry but he was curious about Tom supposedly getting his body back.

He didn't think Harry could pull it off, because he believed in science. And science said it was impossible to seal a soul in anything and bring a body back from the dead.

Harry just gave the group a mysterious smile. Just as he was about to answer, the door slammed opened to reveal Fury in all his glory along with Agent Coulsen, who immediately pointed his gun at the sitting Harry.

Fury turned towards the Soon-to-be Avengers team. He was not happy. Not happy at all. He should have known Stark would go hacking into S.H.E.I.L.D.S database and find out about Harry.

"Stark. Tell me why you thought it was a good idea to go snooping where you don't belong?" Fury gritted out. "You should be tracking down Loki and the Tesseract!"

Tony scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Because I was bored. Duh. Trying to find Loki and the missing Tesseract is not easy ya'know."

"And pray tell why you all thought you could visit someone who was Level 1 dangerous?"

"Sir, Tony was curious and told us a little bit about this weapon which in turn peeked our interests." Steve said professionally. He was mentally berating himself for going against orders.

Fury just gazed at each and everyone before sighing and turning towards the teen. "Everyone to the conference room. We need to have a little chat."

Harry watched as the group was leaving his room before calling out to Thor and Bruce. "Thor. You are free to tell them now! And Bruce, if you or anyone else wants to see what I meant about before. Just come back here in three days at Midnight."

With that the teen was once again left alone to his own devices.

"Mortals are so entertaining." He hissed to Tom.

"Indeed they are. And when I have my body back, you and I will be the most powerful beings in the world." Tom hissed delightfully. He couldn't wait until he was once again restored to his full potential. The world would soon be his.

Fury glared with his good eye, while his body language screamed: Intimidation! Fury! Stark was just looking bored, while Agent Romanov and Rogers sat rigidly awaiting punishment and Thor and Banner looking curious.

"I want to know why you all thought visiting a Secret Weapon was a smart idea?"

"Look Fury, I want to know why that kid was locked inside and kept hidden away. From what we saw, he didn't seem that dangerous. Strange? Yes. Mentally unstable? Most likely. So why Fury, did you think it was okay to lock a kid up?" Tony glared.

Seeing the kid locked like some criminal, reminded him of his time as a captive. He knew what it was like to be a hostage and no way out. And Harry didn't seem dangerous, though he knew looks could be deceiving.

"Son of Fury, I wish to know why you and your men thought it was wise to lock up an immortal and powerful being?" Thor asked.

"You seem to know a lot about him." Natasha stated. This caused everyone to turn to Thor, awaiting the explanation he said he would give earlier.

"It is true. The Master of Death is known widely throughout the nine realms. No one is foolish enough to ignite his wrath." Thor stated seriously. "He walks with Death like an old friend. It is said that Death had followed his family for centuries until he proved worthy of being Death's equal."

Everyone was silent as they contemplated what Thor had told them and trying to fit it into their memory of the teen.

"Unfortunately, Thor is correct. Harry Potter has been around longer than we can mentally wrap our minds around." Fury sighed while glaring at his team. "When we learned about the Master, S.H.E.I.L.D. began to investigate. We thought we could capture him and use him for a weapon or seal him away if that was not possible."

Tony snorted. "Obviously. Even I know that no one can beat Death. At least not for long."

"Sir, if he's as dangerous and powerful as you all say, how are you able to keep him locked up?" Steve questioned. Because it didn't seem that it would be possible for the Master of Death to be easily captured.

In fact, it should be nearly impossible.

Fury sighed while pinching the bridge of his nose. He was lucky he didn't have any hair because he was sure that it would all be gray at this point.

"We know that it is impossible to keep Potter prisoner because he has proven multiple times that he could easily escape from his cell. But he told us that he would grace us with his presence since we provided entertainment. He has no qualms about killing those he doesn't like. I've already lost a good number of agents because he 'just didn't like them'."

"Damn. Then we were lucky that the kid didn't consider us a threat." Tony grinned. "And apparently liked us! We should visit again."pp

Knock. Knock. Knock.

The frantic noise brought everyone's attention to the door as Agent Coulsen came through.

"Sir, Loki has been located. His coordinates indicate that he is currently in Germany."

Fury turned to the team. "Alright. Your orders are to apprehend Loki and bring him into custody. Move!"

The group immediately went to gather weapons, suits and anything else they needed.

It was time to kick bad guy butt.

A/N: So how was it? I just wanted to try something a little different. Should I continue it? Or just leave as it is? Let me know!

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