An Interesting Alliance (ON HOLD)

Chapter XVII

Reyna

 Coulson races in as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Techie called up a satellite footage of the Bifrost storm on a monitor.

"What the hell was that?" asked Coulson.

"I don't know, sir. We got massive energy readings out of nowhere, then they just disappeared. Fifteen miles due northwest."

Phil looked at me and I nodded in confirmation.  "Let's go take a look."

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Turned out a new Bifrost site. A few S.H.I.E.L.D. agents stood nearby as scientists took readings. Coulson knelt, examining the Bifrost Runes. He turned to me while I was staring at the ground in wonder. "Get somebody from Linguistics out here." I nodded and turned.

  Just then, we heard a rumbling overhead, as the Bifrost storm roared in the sky above. Coulson and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents and I scrambled for cover, our vehicle windshields shattering, as the Bifrost storm grew in strength. Finally, the hole in the sky overhead opens, and the funnel cloud exploded out of it, touching down onto the desert floor as we sheltered our eyes from the maelstrom.

From behind a jeep, Coulson, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and I stared at a mechanical giant, with no face in awe. We didn't see it properly, just its shadow as it moved towards us.

"Is that one of Stark's?" asked a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent staring at the robotic figure.

"I don't know. The guy never tells me anything." was the reply from Phil.

Coulson grabbed a megaphone, stepped forward, and called out to the automaton. "Hello! You're using unregistered weapons technology. Please identify yourself."

I facepalmed. "Coulson you idiot."

I heard a hum from the automaton, I looked up to see a fiery energy powering up inside the steel giant. My eyes grew wide and I yelled. "INCOMING!"

As we scrambled for cover, a blast of energy from the fucking thing exploded one of our vehicle. Every agent in the vicinity returned fire with me included. What in the name of hell was that?!

The site looked like the aftermath of a war zone. The smoldering wreckage of SHIELD vehicles lied strewn about.

"What was that?" cried Coulson after he found me.

"I have no idea. It just went..." I trailed off when I came to the realization and my eyes widened in horror. "... The town..." Suddenly, a massive explosion was heard from town and Coulson's eyes also widened and we raced to a still working car. Phil sat shotgun while I took the wheel and started up the car.

"The hammer is gone. I repeat. The hammer is gone." A garbled voice said. We looked at each other and I stepped on the gas.

 Lightning  struck right in the middle of the town and storm clouds gathered around a certain point.

"What's going on?" muttered Phil when we saw Thor in all his Asgardian glory.  The automaton lifted its head up at the Thunder God, opened its faceplate, locked it in place, and unleashed its blast. Thor dived downwards straight at it, with Mjölnir before him. The mighty Mjölnir collided with the giant's fiery energy blast,overpowering it, pushing it back, forcing it downwards at the Steel Man. Thor jammed his hammer deep into the humanoid machine's faceplate. The fiery energy within the creature built up and exploded within him, firing out of all his openings. Thor smashes the Steel Man to the ground in a tremendous heap, the fiery energy within it extinguished forever.Thor pulled Mjölnir from its faceplate, walks away from its lifeless carcass. As he did, the other objects and debris pulled into the air by the gale winds drop down from the skies, around the Steel Man, burying it.

We approached the weird group formed of Jane Foster, her intern, Erik Selvig, three men and a woman with black hair dressed in armor.

"Donald... I don't think you've been completely honest with me." said Coulson.

Thor looked at him. "Know this, son of Coul. You and I, we fight for the same cause: the protection of this world. From this day forward, you can count me in as your ally, if... you return the items you have taken from Jane."

"Stolen." Said Jane with a pointed look at us.

"Borrowed.Of course you can have your equipment back. You're going to need to need it to continue your research" said Coulson hurriedly.

Thor nodded, satisfied, then turned to Jane. "Would you like to see the bridge we spoke of?"

"Uh... Sure." He grabbed Jane and flew off.

"Wait, we need to debrief you!" cried Phil.

"Don't worry, you'll get your chance..." I said, "In a few years or so."

He glared at me. I just gave him an innocent look.

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Percy

I ended Reyna's Iris Message and looked at the wall at my room in S.H.I.E.L.D. pensively. How is that possible? Annabeth told me about her cousin, Magnus Chase, who turned out to be a son of Frey. She told me that Thor had auburn hair and two recyclable goats who needed serious therapy while Reyna said he had blond hair and blue eyes and four weirdly dressed friends (in the mortals opinion).

I needed to talk to Chiron.

I don't think I would be missed. It's four o'clock in the morning. No one would notice if I was gone for a while. I thought clearly of my destination and mist traveled outside the Big House. I smiled and gave a small chuckle. I was getting the hang of this.

I turned around only to find Chiron stretching his body, staring at me mid-yawn with curlers in his tail, holding a mug of black coffee in his hand, wearing a blue T-shirt 'My other car is a centaur'.

We stared at each other, one trying not to blush in embarrassment and hide his curlers, the other choosing between laughing at him and facepalming.

"Well that was interesting." I quipped.

"Yes, it was." Was the reply. An awkward pause.

"Nice T-shirt, Chiron."

"Thank you... I guess." I shifted on my feet. Another awkward pause.

"Why don't you take out the curlers from that tail of yours and let's talk." I finally said.

"Is there something wrong?" he asked worriedly.

"You'll find out soon enough..."

Tell me what you think...