The End, Part II
January 7th, 2012
The Fridge, Location Classified
It had been a mere 5 years when Asgard made their move. A group of Asgardian warriors appeared on top of the Fridge, and began to tear through the building, killing agents left and right in their search for Thor. One agent slapped the panic button as he ran past. Alarms began to blare, and huge steel shutters slammed down in doorways, locks engaging. An automated message was sent to Director Fury, informing him of the incursion. He acted quickly, mobilizing the Avengers, as well as a force of Quinjets.
”Captain Rogers, assemble your team. The Fridge is under attack by a group of Asgardians. It is imperative that they do not recover Thor.”
The Avengers arrived just as the Asgardians arrived back at the top of the building, Thor in tow. The Quinjets unleashed their fire, raining lead on the group. The Avengers quickly moved to separate them from Thor, Natasha escorting him back through the Fridge to his cell as Clint, Tony and Steve held them off. One Warrior, perhaps sensing defeat, raised his sword. A beam of brilliant rainbow light enveloped the Asgardians, leaving nothing but a complicated Rune in their place.
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January 8th, 2012
The Helicarrier, current location somewhere over the North Atlantic
Nicholas J. Fury paced back and forth, his one eye burning a hole in each of them. “What, in the name of everything, was that?”
Natasha spoke up. “Thor called it the ‘Bifrost’, Director. From what I could glean, it appears to be their chief mode of transport between planets.”
Stark laughed. “They’re fools. With SHIELD’s notes on the Tesseract, which I know you have, don’t lie, and the information my armour collected. I think we can hijack their so called ‘Bifrost’.”
Fury turned to him. “And with their tech, we can increase our power, wiping out the threat in the process. I loath to say it, but Stark, that is a brilliant plan.”
”Of course it is, I came up with it. Nicky, how would you like to rule an Interstellar Empire?”
Steve spoke up, his face hard. “How long do you need, Tony?”
Tony looked thoughtful. “Hmmm... Give me 2 months.”
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March 27th, 2012
Somewhere in the Canadian Tundra, 65.2617021; -89.4328908
Twelve Thousand SHIELD troops stood arrayed on the icy terrain, with an additional three thousand on the Helicarrier above and the Quinjets buzzing around. The Avengers stood on the deck of the Helicarrier, clad in cold weather gear. Tony Stark made some final adjustments to an odd device on the deck, with the Tesseract inside it.
”Bravo Tony, you made a teleporter.”
”Well, my dear hawk, it’s not a teleporter per se, and I couldn’t have done it without Doctors Foster and Selvig.
He switched to open comms. “Control, this is Dr Stark. Run diagnostics. Power Systems?”
”Green.”
”Magnetic Fields?”
”Stable.”
”Fluctuations?”
”Minor.”
”All Systems are go. Prepare to engage on my count. 3... 2... 1... engage.”
A beam of brilliant blue shot into the sky, opening a hole in the sky.
Stark’s voice emanated from the armour. “Ladies and Gentlemen, dimensional rift is stable, prepare to enter on Director Fury’s command.”
Fury spoke up. “Agents, battle stations, prepare to fight the second we enter Asgard. Our goal is to preserve the infrastructure, so minimal damage. Go.”
The hole descended, enveloping them all.
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March 27th, 2012
Asgard
The battle was short. As soon as they exited, a number of Asgardian skiffs opened fire, their plasma cannons obliterating a number of Quinjets, before being struck down. A massive energy field had enveloped the palace, and it was that which the Helicarrier focused it’s cannons on, as SHIELD agents’ weapons tore through Asgardian warriors. The Avengers assaulted the palace, slipping through as small holes were created. Tony hovered above, repulsors and missiles striking down any who dared come near. Clint’s arrows sprouted from the necks of warriors who got past him. Natasha slipped around, knives slitting throats of the royal family, as Steve slammed his vibranium shield into the force field generator.
In exactly 7 hours, 22 minutes and 49 seconds, Asgard surrendered. SHIELD used the technology to enforce their will. Eventually, the nine realms accepted their reign. Other empires however, such as the Kree and the Nova objected. They mobilized their entire fleets, in a futile attempt to stop them. The entire fleet was space junk by the end.
SHIELD and the Avengers were unstoppable.