God returns home.
a/n: in this hephaestus is the son of both zeus and hera
In a chamber sat multiple gods, with two seats missing. A bright shine enveloped the area, putting all the gods on guard. Once they saw who it was, they stopped. This was Hephaestus, son of Zeus and Hera, and Aphrodite, his wife. The gods, apart from Zeus, started to once again lust after Aphrodite, who held her husband. She had her old beauty back, as if a flame within her had been lit once again. They noticed Aphrodite hugging Hephaestus. When they looked closer, they saw someone else with them – a child radiating a huge amount of cosmic godly aura. He was easily as strong as the Big Three and had the power near the level of the Ancients.
"My son, you have returned," Zeus said proudly of his son.
"I have, Father Zeus and Mother Hera. I have brought mine and Aphrodite's son. His name is Peter Parker. I have also brought his guardian and trusted protector, May Parker, who I have deemed worthy enough to give immortality to," Tony said as the gods were shocked.
"I see, my son. You have gotten stronger, stronger than most gods do in their mortal lives. Welcome back, son. Who is the other person you have brought back? He isn't human," Zeus said.
"This is Jarvis, an AI I made. He is also one of the strongest beings in the universe," Tony proudly introduced Jarvis, and all of the gods sensed his power and infinite energy.
"Hello there, sir. I am Just A Rather Very Intelligent System, but you may call me by my designated name, J.A.R.V.I.S. I am Tony Stark's, or the one you call Hephaestus, AI and protector," Jarvis said. Most of the gods feared his power, except for Aphrodite, Tony himself, and Peter. Zeus vowed not to hurt his son again after his leave; he realized how much of a prick he had been. He hadn't even cheated on Aphrodite once. Hera was proud of her son's creation. She and the other gods and goddesses had created many beings, but none had the power of Jarvis.
"Holy Zeus, brother, that's an AI, a living sentient AI. How did you create it? I have so many questions," Athena said, while Poseidon looked amused. Hades looked at his nephew, uncaring. He knew his nephew wasn't power-hungry; otherwise, he would have taken over the mortal realm with ease. So he knew he wasn't a threat, unlike the traitor who helped the giants start a war and tried to take over Olympus, forcing Aphrodite to be his after she missed Hephaestus.
"So, son, would you like to explain your life as Tony Stark?" Zeus asked, and Tony Stark nodded, starting to explain. The gods were outraged, even those who were jealous of Tony. He was still a Greek god; those pathetic insects should know their place in the presence of an Olympian.
"What do you mean that idiot son of the warmonger Odin dared to grip your throat? How dare he? That is a declaration of war!" shouted Zeus.
"Agreed, we need to retaliate in some way. Such transgression cannot be taken lightly, especially not against our heir to the throne and the Prince of Olympus," said Hera, letting it slip.
"What? What do you mean? How come it's Hephaestus? It should be me!" shouted a minor god. All the main gods on the council knew this, and most had doubts until Tony appeared with his power, outclassing everyone. He had also passed the test of earning and teaching Aphrodite what
true love is. Aphrodite just leaned in and kissed her husband, who was shocked.
"It's... an honor, Mother and Father," Tony said as they smiled at him proudly.
"Well, since my wife let it slip instead of me easing it in, yes, Hephaestus is our heir. It isn't surprising; only my son can be king, and the others aren't as strong as him, nor have they had an impact on the world like he has in mortal form. He has also passed my test," Zeus declared.
"Father, might I interject? There is no need for us to waste our forces on Asgard. It will fall a few days from now to their own creation, Hela. Perhaps we can send aid to Hela. Uncle Hades can do something. Then a few non-warrior Asgardians and a few warriors will have a refugee ship take them here. If they don't survive, they are attacked by people who I never foresaw. But I know that only Prince Thor and Loki make it out alive, along with a female from their guard, the Valkyries, who also have the very creative name 'Valkyrie'," said Apollo, making everyone chuckle.
"Good, my son. That is a great plan. Anyways, we should also welcome Ares's son, the new god of war, Eros. Now, I'd like to clear up rumors that Aphrodite could only give birth to her true Hephaestus son, Peter Parker. Eros was asexually made," Zeus explained, as Tony looked at Eros, who shyly waved at his prince.
"Now, we shall discuss what we shall do with the Avengers and about Thanos," said Zeus.
"I vote we kill them," Hades said.
"I vote to drown them alive," Poseidon said, still mad at how his favorite nephew was treated.
"I vote to ruin their love lives and convert their love to hate, so we can watch them kill each other," said Aphrodite.
"I vote we bind them in Tartarus and leave them there to be tortured," said Athena.
"All good suggestions, but Hephaestus, what do you want?" Zeus asked.
"I want them to be cursed to fail at whatever they do. All their rescue missions fail, their powers go out of control and kill the innocent. Their ledger becomes redder than blood. Only then, when they have failed, they will die, waking up to the sight of their loved ones being tortured. Then Dite can use her powers to make them hate each other, and they will kill each other over and over until it becomes a pulse, including killing their loved ones. Then Rogers should witness a sight that breaks his diet, making Peggy and the Winter Soldier fall in love, only for Steve to witness them making love over and over until he breaks. Then Peggy cheats on the Winter Soldier over and over until he breaks. Rhodes falls in love with Romanoff, who hates and rejects him over and over until he wishes he had never betrayed me. Happy cheats on Pepper with Peggy over and over, breaking her. Making all of those bastards wish for death. In the end, Peggy leaves them all and says how she loves Tony more than them, breaking everyone, with Jane Foster and Valkyrie doing the same. Wanda should never get over Vision, who we will tell is dead and replaced by Jarvis. Of course, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Hades, Poseidon, and anyone else who wants to improve upon the plan," said Tony.
The gods were shocked at Hephaestus's ruthlessness and vowed never to piss him off. Aphrodite was blocking little Peter's ears, who was struggling. May looked
shocked but not surprised after what she had heard; that was them getting off light. Peter pouted once it was over.
"Father, I would also like to request that Ben, Mary, and Richard Parker be revived so they can care for my son, since he misses them. Also, May Parker deserves a reward. I also would like you to consider reviving Howard and Maria Stark, my mortal parents who didn't deserve betrayal from Sergeant Barnes. I know that Barnes is guilty, since his mission was to kill Howard, not only Maria, but he killed her, which shows he had free will," said Tony.
Zeus looked at Hades, who looked at his favorite nephew with a calculating look.
"Fine, if that is what the Prince of Olympus needs, but they will be your responsibility," Hades said.
"Thanks, Uncle," Tony said as Peter lit up and ran to hug Hades, making Zeus, Hera, Artemis, Hestia, and Poseidon jealous. Their grandson/grandnephew should hug them first. Hades felt something he had never felt before, not even with Nico di Angelo. Tony smirked; it wouldn't take long for his spiderling, Petey, to break through the cold masks of the gods. He even saw Artemis looking at Peter with caring and adoring eyes, as if she wanted to spoil him. I mean, who wouldn't want to spoil Peter? Peter then hugged Zeus and Hera. Hera grumbled about not having Peter hug her first.
"Anyways, your proposition has been accepted. His way of revenge on the Avengers shall be the basis of the punishment, while the rest of us shall improve on it. Now, I call this meeting adjourned," Zeus declared as the gods went to their areas. Aphrodite dragged Tony to their room while telling May to keep Peter with her and explore. Meanwhile, Aphrodite and Tony engaged in intimacy.
Timeskip: 2 years later.
America
"This is Prince Thor with Hulk, Loki, and Valkyrie. We are requesting permission to land," the communicator voiced.
"Cap gives the orders," Rhodey said.
"Give them permission to land. It's time we get a member of the family back after Tony abandoned us. We need all the family we have," said the captain.
"Stark's ego is so big he divided the world. Every country apart from America and Wakanda is on his side, while the mentioned are on our side. And what he did, we can't even be successful at a mission," said Romanoff, holding Rhodey's hands.
"Don't worry, babes. I'll take down the shit now that Shuri made me a better suit than that shit Warmachine. A Vibranium War Machine suit," said Rhodey smugly.
"Not defending Stark, but you only have about 10 minutes in the suit before you need to recharge, Rhodey. Stark had to keep the Arc Reactor a secret. Fucking selfish prick," Shuri said, wanting the Arc Reactor for herself. It was genius and could solve all of Wakanda's power problems. Them using Vibranium as a power source was bad and unsustainable since it was limited.
"He destroyed the country all because I, the great Pepper Potts, broke up with him. He took Stark Industries away from America because of me. He's so selfish," said Pepper.
"Don't worry, Shuri. For helping us, I will make sure he shares Howard's Arc Reactor technology with you. I will also make him give Ironman suits to Natasha and Clint while he sits back and finances. I will make him return to America," said Steve.
"Also, get him to tell the secret of how to make Vib
ranium and promise to never make it again. It should belong to Wakanda only. He has hurt Wakanda's economy," T'Challa added.
"Permission granted," Rhodey said.
"We need to get Thor and the others outside and lock up Loki. Avengers, assemble!" the captain commanded. As they walked out of a torn-down building into an America that was worse than the Great Depression, Stark Industries' tax payments accounted for 90% of America's budget. Companies like Pym Tech and Rand Industries were allowing American citizens to function, but it wouldn't last forever. Stark Industries was still the best-selling, even after Wakanda tried to help them with their limited Vibranium. But then Tony countered by selling his unlimited resynthesized Vibranium for a cheaper price, eliminating the weaknesses of the original. His AI had hacked Wakanda and taken all their research, though there was no concrete proof.