章節 5: Loki’s dilemma and Team bonding

Ben's POV

I walked inside the Helicarrier along with Bruce, Steve and Natasha. It was something I can't in words but by seeing it I could only utter a single word and that was, "Amazing!"

Let me give you a recap of what we did till now. It was about 18 hours before that the Tesseract was taken by an Asgardian named Loki. Now, in order to find out the gamma energy signatures of the Tesseract, Furry appointed Coulson to take Stark, and me along with Natasha to get Banner from Kolkatta, India. We successfully got Banner using my telepathy and even ended up using a lower version of [Amorous Infecta] spell that makes all nearby animals super friendly to the user. Now, we are at Helicarrier which has just started and is rising in the air.

It was just an unusual hustle and bustle. Everyone is actively running here and there, while I just walked towards a central area with small area surrounded by computer screens. Honestly, it seemed to me like a stage at our college's great hall, where we used to carry out our welcome parties and stuff in my previous life.

I reached the screens and found my best friend talking very seriously to Furry. "We are clear. All engines are operating. SHIELD's emergency protocol 193.6 intersect, we are at level, sir." Maria Hill reported to Fury while looking at the screens.

"Good! Let's vanish." Fury replied, with his grumpy voice. Sometimes, it makes me think that this guy crazy like Dumbledore. Manipulative b*****rd. To be honest, I like Coulson more than him. This was all going on and I was just making these descriptions in my head, till I came out of my thoughts when my <Psychometry> gave off a notification.

[Helicarrier's Cloaking Mode: The cloaking mode uses Total internal reflection of light in its favour to look invisible by changing the outer layer of the Helicarrier.

Duration: Depends on energy supply.]

'Quite amazing' I thought to myself. Why didn't I think of making one? By combining the latest technology of SHIELD, Wakanda and my Alien Technology, I may be able to make something much terrifying. By the way, I managed to leave a virus in the Wakandan network servers to keep me up to date with the earth's latest technology.

Since, I stole a little Vibranium from Wakanda they never found out what was missing. It is probably due to the very small amount of Vibranium. Since then, my other clone was in the Base working on the Omnitrix to unlock the Ultimate Ben. Aside from that, I also managed to steal magic books from temples and magic places around the world i.e. Egypt, China, and India. I even tried looking for the Leaky Cauldron from Harry Potter books, but I couldn't find it. The only place I couldn't reach was Kamar Taj, because of its very strange sorcery runes. The problem is because the sorcerers don't use magic like other mages do by using their own mana but instead they use dimensional energy and I honestly don't have a single idea how that f****ing works.

"Gentlemen!" I was once again thinking deeply and was woken up by a stupid voice of Furry as he turned towards Banner and Steve. Steve walked towards him and gave him a note of 10$. I chuckled seeing that. As I walked across from the screens Maria glanced towards me.

"I heard what you did there for me?" I looked Maria in the eye and told her. Actually, I wasn't told by anyone but I was myself aware. "Thank you"

"It's nothing." Maria just said those words and busied herself with the touch screens around us.

Just as I was about to say something, Coulson came near us and said to Fury, "We have activated Ben's AI, Mr. X. it is currently sweeping every wireless accessible camera on the planet. Cell phones, laptops, if it's connected to a satellite, it is our eyes."

After him, Dr. Banner put forward his experienced brain at work and started talking about the gamma signals. "We'll have to put every spectrometer to work. We have to set algorithm and set it on the roof and calibrate them for gamma rays. It will program basic cluster recognition for tracking it."

"Guess, I can help you with the programming and designing the trackers. Then we'll just need to work on setting the algorithms." I spoke to Dr. Banner.

"I would appreciate the help, Mr. Tennyson. Is there any place for me to work?" Banner nodded towards me and asked Fury.

"Agent Tennyson, since this is your first time on the Helicarrier. Agent Romanoff will lead you to the Helicarrier's lab." That was true because I never tried to go to the Phase 2 section, since I knew there was this kind of technology and my own Alien-tech is more advanced than anything here. I am kinda feeling proud over my alien-tech.

"Let's go Ben, Doc." Natasha came and led us to the Helicarrier lab.

And that's it. We made our way towards the Lab. I went and turned my AI, Mr. X (a simple version of AI. I created just for public use, i.e. SHIELD's business) on the computer and sat with Dr. Banner to build the required algorithm. I am not sure about the exact time but I think Loki show up soon. I don't know the exact location where. I guess, I haven't paid much attention to the location and who even pays attention to the location rather than the fights. I set an alarm for a target and named it Loki on his appearance from the cameras of the Underground base when he stole the Tesseract.

*Beep *Beep [Biometric Analysis in progress. Target Loki's match found with 75% accuracy. Location; Stuttgart, Germany. Address: 28 Konigstrasse] It had been a few hours that we had started working on the Algorithm and Program, when the alarm went off.

"That's it Doc. I will be back in a while. You got any problem, inform Mr. X. It will connect us.] I got up from my place and said to Dr. Banner.

"Oh! So, you guys have found him. What is he even doing? He doesn't seem like hiding." Dr. Banner said and glanced at the screen.

"Definitely, he's not hiding but he is hiding something. It looks like he's just causing a ruckus. See you later, Doc." I told Dr. Banner and made my way towards the control center. As, I was walking I met Natasha. Seems like she was looking for me.

"We found him, let's go." She said in a hurry.

"I know." I nodded.

I made my way towards my Quinn Jet where I had parked it. Actually, it is my favourite Quinn Jet. I designed it like Ship from BEN 10 show ( a dog-like Galvanic Mechamorph who was born on Earth and was adopted by Julie Yamamoto, Ben's girl-friend.). When forever knights experimented on it, it adapted the form a space ship called the Antarian Obliterator[1]. So, I named it AO. It looks like made of metal but in reality it is made from the most powerful three transmuted substances; Diamondhead's crystal, Vibranium, Uru (taken from Thor's hammer), which makes it nearly invincible along with alien tech weapons, turning into a perfect cheat. It can even be strengthened by infusing MANA into it.

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We arrived just in time.

"Captain, you are up." Told Fury to Captain America.

Then Captain went inside the armory to suit-up. After about 15 minutes, he came fully suited in blue with his round Shield with a start symbol in holding in his left hand. We set up and set-off for Germany.

Up in the skies of Germany a Quin Jet appeared both I and Captain America was standing at the cabin.

"We have located our target. It seems that he is killing people." The Black Widow frowned slightly as she looked at Loki in his green robe on the screen.

The Captain, already in combat gear, readied his shield and said, "We have to hurry up!" After which, he jumped out of the jet with a parachute on his back.

"Seems like he is giving a pretty good speech. He should have been in politics rather than here." I said jokingly and told Mr. X to focus Loki's Speech.

"Bow before me." Loki cried. "Isn't this simpler? Isn't this your natural state? It is the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The brightness of your freedom, diminishes your life's joy. Your struggle for power, and identity proves that you were made to be ruled." Loki said in his usual dramatic. Obviously sounding like a rascal. I hate him very much due to being so idiotic. Whatever he says, only works on his own personality. Struggle for power and identity is his own habbit. "In the end, you will always kneel." He continued his speech.

Just as he finished his speech, one person in white clothes stood up. He was probably, in his 50s. He spoke, "We will but not to a man like you."

"There are always men like me." Loki laughed and said.

"There are always men like you." Repeated the old-uncle.

"Look at him, people. Let him be an example." Loki pointed the scepter towards him and said.

A ray of blue light shot from the Scepter and went straight towards the Old-uncle. He raised his eye brows in fear. Just as the ray was about to hit him.

*BANG

Captain America jumped in front of the old-man. The ray reflected from Captain's Vibranium shield. The reflection of the blue light shoved Loki into the air.

"You know? Last time I was Germany, I saw a man who was standing above everybody else. We ended up disagreeing." Said Captain America in his usual brave tone and a smile on his face.

"The Soldier," Loki said and laughed while standing up. "A man out of time."

"I am not the one who's out of time." Captain replied. At the same time I fixed my Quinn Jet and took aim on Loki with my laser launcher. I wanted to surprise him with my attack but Natasha said that it wasn't right so, I just shrugged it off.

"LOKI, drop your weapon and stand down." Natasha aimed at LOKI and said using amplifier. Just as she finished speaking a blue ray of gamma rays came towards the Ship but I quickly dodged to a side.

Loki hit Captain with the Scepter which was blocked by the shield but then used the other end of the Scepter and managed to hit him. A ferocious fight broke between Captain America and Loki and I could tell that Captain was in disadvantage.

"Hey! Natasha hold on for a while OK. I am gonna help Captain." I told Natasha and got up from my seat.

"But you cannot him. Who knows if you would last a few moments in front of him?" Natasha said, a tone of worry can be clearly felt in her voice.

"I know I cannot fight on equal terms but I think I can manage a few strikes for Captain to recover. Just hold on, we don't have much time." I answered Natasha which seems like calmed her.

"OK but be careful." She said.

Just as Loki was about to unleash his strongest attack that would put an end to Captain America, his concentration was suddenly forced to distract by a series of bullets coming towards him. Not to mention, I shot him while still in the air from jumping from the Quinn Jet.

*BANG *BANG *BANG

I shot three bullets in one go and that was enough for Captain America to recover he hit him on the jaw with a vertical punch, which sent him a few meters sliding on the ground. Then I landed on the ground without even a single sound with the help of my shoes which were made of Vibranium-Uru transmutation. When my feet landed on the ground green symbols could be seen on each side of my shoes as a sign of impact absorption.

I used my super speed with the advanced martial arts technique just to match Loki's speed. I lunged towards him without giving him time to get up and managed to hit him five times on the face in a row which stunned him a bit. Then Captain came forward and again hit him in the face. Loki was now outnumbered. Probably, he was a bit irritated to see that two mortals have managed to put him in trouble. Then he raised his right fist to hit me but his fist was very slow and I could see it slowly advancing towards my face. I caught his fist and activated my Osmosian <Memory Absorption> and <DNA Absorption> then jumped from the ground with enough force just to lift myself to his chest level and then hit him in the chest with both my feet. He flew like a football in the air. I received a few notifications but I shrugged it off. My Omnitrix also beeped for a while but I wasn't in the mode to check it.

*BANG

Loki fell down with a loud bang. But that was not all. Music started ringing in the atmosphere and off course I knew what it represent. A smile found its way on my lips. When Loki got up he was met with beams of high temperature radiation shot by Iron Man in his Mark 7 suit.

Iron Man pointed his weapons towards Loki and I prepared one of my magic spell to use if he did something, I pointed my hands towards Loki but contrary to my expectations he just admitted defeat.

"Well good job, Ben." Said Captain America, giving me an assuring look.

Then we took him to the Quinn Jet and rode towards the base.

"I don't like it?" Captain America said. "Yah! I guess so. With the pride he showed in beginning, I never thought he would surrender so easily."

"What? That he gave up so easily." Tony answered, but it raised his suspicion on Loki.

As the lightning struck again and again, Black Widow who was driving the Quin Jet had a very grim expression. She felt that the current situation was very strange. Before they started their current mission, she had prepared extensively, and according to her preparations, there should be no lightning for the next few days.

*Boom

In an instant, the wind acted up and lightning struck again and again. Natasha looked out through the glass and said, "What's happening?"

"Shit! It's probably the hammer-guy." I muttered just for Natasha to hear.

Not one part of the plane was left untouched, and Loki's face got a little dark, almost as if he was nervous. He was indeed very nervous, as he knew 'that' man would come.

"This weather is a bit abnormal."

Meanwhile, Captain America also noticed Loki's anomaly. When he looked through the window and saw the lightning strikes, his face got even paler, almost as if he was afraid of something.

"What's the matter? Scared of a little lightning?" Captain America asked with a serious look on his face.

He also thought that this situation was way too strange, so he paid close attention to Loki. While I was sitting slightly upright had a slight glint in my eyes. Because I knew that this is the time for the God of Thunder to arrive.

"I am not afraid of lightning." Said Loki looking up towards the ceiling.

"Off course he is not afraid of the lightning." I said to Captain with a smile on my face.

"Then...?" Asked Iron Man.

"He is afraid of the things which follows." I said but it seems I caused a bit more confusion. "It is 'Thor'." As I said this Loki looked at me with a glint shock in his eyes.

"Thor?" Said Captain America with a questioning gaze. "Yeah! Loki's brother." I told him to give him a rough idea.

*BANG

Then suddenly loud sound happened as if something has landed on the top of the Jet.

[Un-catalogue DNA detected.] Omnitrix's emotionless voice resounded again.

"Is that about Loki?" Natasha raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Nope, I already scanned him during our fight. It seems there is someone else." I replied to her but before I could say anything else, Iron Man went ahead and opened the cockpit of the plane.

"What are you doing?" Asked Captain America but it was too late.

As the cockpit opened, Thor entered furiously. As Iron Man raised his hands to shoot light beams, Thor's hammer landed on his chest and make him fly and hit a board in the place. He instantly grabbed Loki by the throat and dragged him out. I immediately stood up and went to Captain America's side. I knew Tony would act instantly and that was better for now.

"Huh!? Another asgardian? Just give us a break." Natasha said while hitting a few buttons.

"This guy seems friendly." Said Captain balancing himself on the floor of the jet because the wind impact.

"Doesn't matter. If he kills Loki, the Tesseract is lost." Iron Man said in straight tone and went towards the cockpit.

"What are you doing? We need a plan of attack." Said Captain trying to stop Iron Man from doing something reckless.

"I have a plan. Attack!" Declared Iron Man and jumped after Thor. I didn't participated in their conversation since I know they wouldn't listen to anyone.

Captain just shrugged his head and went to grab himself a parachute.

"Loki is not the real danger hear Captain. Thor can be a big problem because of his lightning." I told Steve in a casual tone but I think it was an enough warning to be aware of lightning. I can also participate but if I do, they will start depending on me. So, it will only increase my workload. I will interfere, once I have to. Otherwise, I don't need to spoil their fun. Specially, when purple-giant is monitoring our moves. Not to mention, he sent Loki along with the scepter to know if there is someone powerful protecting it.

It has been almost 20 minutes that I along with Natasha are hovering in the air and monitoring their fight. The field was rather a mess. Trees were thrown here and there in their fight. I could see Thor raging towards Captain.

"You want me to put that hammer down." Thor sneered in anger and went towards Steve. But I knew what is the result's going to be, so let's watch the movie. I made myself ready to make a protection around the ship. The lightning can be very tricky, therefore I can't take chances. Thor jumped towards Captain America and raised his hammer in the air and brought it down.

*CLING

Sh**! My ears are ringing due to cling-sound. "Ptfffff! You were the one trying to listen to their conversation." Natasha laughed and said sitting beside on the pilot seat.

"Actually, I wanted to ask you something." I said while taking a little pause to lighten the mode.

"Huh! What is it? Don't even think about asking for a date in this kind of mess." Natasha said in a little mock in her voice.

I rolled my eyes at her speculation and said, "You are so full of yourself. Actually I wanted your help with a mission. Or perhaps, you can count it as a date. Just you and me." She looked over and smiled.

We were having our little semi-romantic chat while Steve managed to bring round Thor and they came into the Quinn Jet along with Loki.

"So, you are done." I said and glanced towards the crew.

"You are Thor, Odinson." I said to him as I got up from my seat and made my way towards them. Thor just nodded, I guess the mode isn't right. I extended my hand towards him and said, "Benjamin Tennyson, Agent of SHIELD."

Last time, I was busy so, I hadn't met him. Actually, I didn't want to meet him because that was their personal wars. That's also the reason that I haven't participated in any of the plots of Iron-Man, Hulk, and Iron-Man 2.

Thor grasped my hand and smiled, his blond hair flowing like mane on a stallion's neck. I could imagine a few of women in background eyeing him with lustful gazes, and men with jealousy.

"I have only read books about the Norse mythology. I didn't know they were real." I told him as I took a seat around him.

"I have seen one with a friend when I came here first." Thor smiled deeply. I could tell he was thinking about Jane.

"Yep! I saw a book in our college's library once, [Myths and Legends from Around the World]. Basic information about Bifrost, Odin, Loki and you." He just smiled. Tony walked towards us with a smirk on his face.

"Aren't you becoming like a fan-boy." Tony eyed me. I haven't talked to him for a single bit but still this seems like his personality.

"What…! No I'm not." I retorted back. I couldn't utter a single word anymore. It was completely unexpected. I was just trying to build a good image and he just got me. Damn! Play-boy, Stark.

Steve and Natasha just chuckled and Thor laughed heartily at my embarrassment.

"Plus, don't you want to know about my adventures." Tony said in a bragging tone.

"Shut up man! Steve probably has more fans than you do. Practically all of America." I just said in a taunting manner.

Hearing my words, Steve got amused and said, "Whaaa, don't drag me into this mess."

"Even if you are a hero from 40s, I am a rich superhero. I should get way more fans than you." Tony declared not wanting to back off from his narcissistic personality. I could see Natasha and Thor shaking their heads.

"So, Benjamin is it? Where've you been all this time? I haven't seen you since I came in contact with SHIELD." Tony asked me.

"Just Ben would do. As for you question, I was in Egypt, working on failed science. Some people were experimented in a lab and turned into human-animal hybrid with zero control. Five of them in total. A giant toad, a chameleon, an ant-man and a rogue with telekinetic powers." I talked about a mission which I recently completed.

"Whoe! Really, and how did you manage that?" Tony asked, I could see from the looks that it piqued everyone's interest so, I decided to tell them a little.

"Simple. I just repaired their genetic damage." I plainly replied, which made everyone's eyes wide.

"What? It doesn't make any sense. How were you able to repair their DNA damage?" Tony asked with his obviously irritated tone.

"I am a genetic engineer, physicist, and a hacker. By combining all these knowledge, I was able to revert their DNA back to human."

"It still doesn't make any sense. But anyway, I will figure out whatever you don't want to tell me." Tony said but the others were still in daze trying to understand what was just happening among us.

It was about time, so I taped dial on my Omnitrix, which was now shaped like a gauntlet rather than the wrist watch. It changed since I activated the ultimate protocol, guess it wouldn't be wrong if I called it the Ultimatrix. DNA scan of Omnitrix got activated. A yellow light shot from my wrist towards Thor and scanned him from top to bottom. Not to mention, he was baffled at first but seeing that he was fine, calmed him down.

[Unknown DNA sample acquired. Scan complete.] Omnitrix's emotionless voice resounded again in the metallic Quinn Jet.

"What did you do?" Thor and Tony asked simultaneously with raised eyebrows.

"It's just a scanner I built. It keeps the original code of DNA samples for repairs. It is the main reason, I was able to repair the genetic damage of those mutated-humans in the first place."

"So, it means I'm not the only one with an AI. Furry was right, I am not the only superhero."

"*sigh…. As I said before, I really miss the old days. You remind me of Dr. Erskine." Steve sighed and said.

Then we just chatted casually till we reached the Hellicarrier. In the mean time, I also checked what I got from Loki.

[Absorption: Frost-Giant Physiology acquired. Cold Resistance increased.]

[Memory: Magical Knowledge]

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1) Anterian Obliterators are mostly grayish blue and have some black lines along it. When Ship transforms into an Anterian Obliterator, it is green and black instead. But what I created, is a complete hotty. Black and grey coloured lines all over the outer. Just imagine Ship but instead of green it is grey.

i) Cassiopeian Mass Driver (hexagonal prism-like weapon at the center)

ii) Galvan Disruptor Pods (right of the Cassiopeian Mass Driver)

iii) Missile Launchers (end of each wing)

iv) Octerium Lasers (right before the missile launchers on each wing).

v) Cloaking

vi) Mana infused shield