The Next Generation||Avengers

••Zander••

The year is 2029, eighteen years after Ultron tried to take over the world. The Avengers won that war, but there was one war they couldn't win. Now our country is broken and defeated. Ruled by a man who calls himself Carthage.

Carthage is heartless, he would kill anyone that got in his way. When he took over, he ordered The Avengers to be killed. I don't know if any were taken or not, my dad is still alive. That's all I know.

My name is Alexander Stark, I'm the son of Tony Stark.

And I'm the next Iron Man.

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I sat outside on the porch of the small farmhouse my dad had built years ago. I was alone at the moment, my dad was out in the woods getting wood to repair the house. We've lived like this for fifteen years. I sighed and stood up, I took another look at the field, and then walked inside.

I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV. The news was on, the headline was shocking.

The headline said, 'Avengers Captured!'

I sat up and turned up the volume on the TV. "Breaking news! Earlier today on Manhattan, police forces captured two of The Avengers," the reporter said. A video started playing, I sat on the couch, my mouth hanging open.

In the video I saw a man and a woman, surrounded by the New York police. The man wielded a bow and the woman shot two handguns. The man was pushed to the ground from behind, the woman was pinned against a wall. Before the video stopped you could hear the man yell something.

"Ty! Take Luke and get far away from here," the man yelled looking back. I was surprised, Hawkeye and Black Widow have been caught. And their kids were still alive, at the moment. I heard the door open and my dad walked in.

"Hey Zander, what's up?" He called, brushing his hands on his shirt.

"Dad, Hawkeye and Black Widow have been caught," I said, my voice cracking. My dad rushed over and stared at the TV screen.

"No," he said, wide eyed. He put his hands on his forehead and groaned.

"Zander, Carthage is going to be after us now. We have to be careful," dad said, looking at me seriously. I nodded, letting him know I understood.

He sighed and went back to the door, "I'll be back, stay here," he said before walking outside. I walked over to the window and saw him walking towards the shed. He's been working on something in that shed for a few years, and he never let me see.

I walked away from the window and walked up the stairs. I opened the door to my room and laid down on my bed. I sighed, what if Carthage kills Hawkeye and Black Widow? What if their kids get caught too? Where are they now?

A million questions filled my head, giving me a slight headache. I ran a hand through my hair and sat up. I grabbed a book from my nightstand and looked at the cover. The 5th Wave, my favorite book. I opened it to where my bookmark was, and I started to read.

~~•~~

I had been reading for about an hour with no interruptions. Suddenly there was a loud noise outside. I set the book down and ran to the window. I peeked out from behind the curtain and saw military jeeps driving down the road. My eyes widened and I jumped back.

Dad is still outside, I thought. I ran out of my room and waited at the top of the staircase. The was a loud knocking on the door and a few shouts. "Open up! This is the CARP!" Someone yelled. CARP stands for Carthage Active Rebellion Patrol, the CARP travel around the country searching for potential threats. When they find the threat, they eliminate it.