The End, Part I
In this universe, things are definitely different.
January, 2007
A being calling himself Thor, God of Thunder, had appeared, vowing to correct Midgard’s arrogance. He proceeded on a rampage across Europe, until SHIELD, with the help of Stark’s newest weapons, finally disabled him.
He was taken to the Fridge, and imprisoned in the deepest, unmarked level of the Icebox. As they were unable to lift the being’s hammer, they buried it where they found it.
Agent Phillip Jason Coulson made his way to the prisoner’s cell for interrogation.
”Son of Coul, you have made a grave mistake. Asgard will come for me, and when they do, you shall all regret it.”
“You know, I’m willing to take that risk.”
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October, 2010
Clint Barton sighted the unassuming man through the scope of his sniper rifle. Who’d have thought that this meek scientist could turn into a gigantic green monster?
”You sure this will work, Tony?”
”Of course, I don’t make faulty tech.”
Fury’s voice came on the line. “It better, Stark. We’ve been tracking this guy for 2 years now.”
Clint lined up his shot, and squeezed the trigger twice, just in case.
The rifle jerked, and two .50 caliber bullets, tipped with a chemical designed to incapacitate the Hulk, hurtled through the air at 850 metres per second. The first bullet impacted in the man’s torso, and just as he began to turn green, the second blew his brains out.
”See, I told you my weapons are the best.”
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July 2011
Natasha Romanoff made her way silently down the hallway of Alexander Pierce’s home in Washington DC. The man, as a member of the World Security Council, had come across some of the Avenger’s less... savoury plans, and as such, he had to go.
Moving into his bedroom, she removed a syringe full of pressurized Carbon Dioxide. She had slipped a light sedative in his wine before hand, ensuring he would sleep soundly as she coldly removed the life from his body. The syringe punctured between the toes, and the plunger depressed, emptying 500 psi of CO2 into his bloodstream. He would never wake up.
The autopsy called it as a heart attack. No one ever suspected a thing.
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Little by little, those who opposed or threatened the Avengers and/or SHIELD disappeared, in fatal accidents, tragic suicides, or of ‘natural causes’.
Hail SHIELD.