Chapter 29 - Avengers Plus 1 Child

Ray was still sitting in his lab creating new things when he received a call from Phil Coulson.

"Ray we need the Wizard ! Please it's an emergency. Nick Fury is activating the Avengers initiative.", Phil Coulson said hurriedly on the phone.

"Okay. I will coming into Shield with my bodyguards.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"Why ?...", Phil Coulson asked in confusion.

"Because I believe they could be of help.", Ray said in a girlish voice as he made the cute face again. Ray thinks he can at least get rid of one if not all of his bodyguards if he exposes them to danger !

"Oh ! Okay. But when there is a mission, they stay in the Shield helicarrier. It could get extremely dangerous. Loki has come to Earth.", Phil Coulson said seriously. Ray had already been to the Shield helicarrier a few months ago as part of the indoctrination process for the Avengers initiative.

"Really... then the more reason to bring my bodyguards along, I believe they would be of immense help against Loki.", Ray said in a girlish voice with a smirk.

"....", Phil Coulson said while using his own hand to slap his face gently in disbelief.

"Anyway please hurry. I will send you the location of the Shield helicarrier and gave you the clearance code.", Phil Coulson said politely.

A few hours later on the Shield helicarrier.

"Boss. Why did you ask us to come to such a dangerous place ?", Butch ask in a humble tone.

"Are you my bodyguards ?", Ray asked in a girlish voice.

"Yes... ", Butch and Clara answered while Oswald put up his hand.

"Oswald put down your hand. You are still not allowed to say anything without my permission. And does that answer your question, you are my bodyguards, so guard me.", Ray said in a girlish voice with a smirk.

".....", the three bodyguards said while they thought they could be resting at home instead of coming here to this dangerous situation. The three bodyguards could only grumble silently as their master aka boss put them in this dangerous position.

Oswald was walking around the park in New York, he thinks back to his past when he was a child. What made him who he was today. Oswald could only think of his grandmother Ethel Meggs. Ethel Meggs, Oswald's grandmother cared for him and his siblings when his parents died working for the Hand. Because of that Oswald and his siblings were quiet most of the time refusing to talk to anyone, or get near anyone, or express their grief over the loss of their parents.

It was at this park that Oswald joined a gang, it was at this park that Ethel Meggs came to rescue Oswald from the gang. It was at this park Oswald realised what a bad ȧss his grandmother was when she beat all the young gang members down all by herself. Ethel Meggs then grabbed Oswald and took him back to her house where Oswald and his siblings were staying. Ethel Meggs did not scream at Oswald, she did not shout at Oswald, she just hugged Oswald and started talking to him. She told him.

"Oswald, we should always express ourselves with our words before we take any action. If you or your siblings refuse to express yourself or talk how is grandma suppose to know how you are ? Oswald please, please tell me what you need ?", Ethel Meggs said softly.

It was at that point that Oswald cried like a baby. It was at that point that Oswald began to talk and express himself to everyone. Oswald was the oldest of the three siblings, he had a younger brother and a younger sister. Oswald led his siblings in expressing themselves. He allowed his siblings and himself to express his grief to his grandmother, his friends, his teachers, his councillor. Oswald did not know when but his expressing himself to anyone and everyone led to him healing his heart. Oswald began to love his grandmother and his siblings.

But Oswald loved his grandmother the most. She never complained when taking care of him and his siblings. There was always a hot meal prepared for them in the house even when his grandmother worked long hours. She loved them wholeheartedly and never once did she complain they were a burden to her. Ethel Meggs would call them her three little jewels or her three treasures, they were the most important thing to Ethel Meggs. She would put the Oswald and his siblings first before herself.

Oswald would remember his grandmother's warm smile whenever he woke up in the morning. The way she would ruffle through his hair as she hugged him. The warm breakfast prepared for him and his siblings. Oswald would see her smile to him and his siblings when her grandmother came back no matter how tired she was. Oswald would always remember her grandmother giving her sister her prized gold hair pin with a rose on it to his sister. Oswald would always remember how his grandmother would defend them in front of the school principal when he and his brother got in a fight with some other boys that had bullied his younger brother.

Oswald smiled as he remembered those thoughts. Oswald was still walking but this time it was out of the park Oswald was walking as he thought of what happened next.

Tragedy had struck Oswald's household, he as the oldest sibling had been informed by the Hand that his grandmother had died. Oswald thought he would never see his grandmother's warm smile again. Oswald as the oldest sibling was brought by the Hand to pick up his grandmother's body. It was then he had his eyes covered and was brought to a strange place where there was a beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy no older than himself sitting on a golden throne. Oswald saw his grandmother's corpse laid down at his feet. Oswald was angry, he wanted to hit the young beautiful boy but then he noticed there were other people besides him here as well. And those other people were being held by the Hand ninjas as well. Then a miracle occurred as the beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy smiled and all the dead corpses surrounding him began to resurrect again. The dead were coming back to life, Oswald couldn't believe what was happening. Impossible he said in his mind, this is impossible !

Oswald's grandmother's injury began to heal and her body was put together again. Oswald could see her grandmother's shock at being alive again and he could see her smile and run to him when she realised Oswald was here.

"Grandma !", Oswald shouted as he ran to his grandmother. The ninja from the Hand had let him go.

"Oswald, what are you doing here ?", Ethel Meggs asked in surprise. Oswald saw his grandmother's warm smile again, it was a miracle.

"I was told you were dead. They took me here to take your corpse.", Oswald said in disbelief.

"Yes. Oswald. I clearly remember dying but then I came back again. I don't believe it, the rumour is true. The new god of the Hand, Ray is real.", Ethel Meggs said as he grabbed Oswald's shoulder and then faced the beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy.

Ethel Meggs kneeled down in front of the beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy together with Oswald who was being held by her.

"Thank you ! Master ! Thank you for your gift !", Ethel Meggs shouted out.

"Thank you ! Thank you for saving my grandma !", Oswald shouted out as well.

When Oswald returned home with Ethel Meggs, he asked a lot of questions like who was the beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy, how did Ethel Meggs come back from the dead, did Ethel Meggs work for the Hand. There were many questions but most of it Ethel Meggs couldn't answer except for a few important ones. Like the beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy was the god of the Hand called Ray. Before Ray, the Hand worshipped another god called the Beast who has disappeared decades ago. And then the Hand were led by the five leaders of the Hand until Ray showed up and became the god of the Hand. Ethel Meggs only knew Ray was truly immortal and a god. She knew he could resurrect the dead but there was also rumours that Ray could give people immortality. However such an outrageous thing couldn't be true Ethel Meggs thought as she told Oswald.

It was at this point Oswald decided to join the Hand to become part of the group that helped the new god of the Hand, Ray. Oswald decided to dedicate his life to Ray the god of the Hand for saving his grandmother's life. It was during Oswald's 16th birthday that a tragedy occurred again, Oswald's grandmother had died again. Oswald thought that there was no hope for another resurrection again. He went with the Hand to collect his grandmother's body only to find himself facing the beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy again. In front of him again was his grandmother's corpse together with other corpses. The same thing happened again, Oswald's grandmother was resurrected again. It was after this incident that Oswald's grandmother was no longer out on active ȧssignments but placed as a trainer for the Hand ninjas. Never in his wildest dream would Oswald imagine that his grandmother would retire after a few years later. His siblings would work for the Hand's corporations as an accountant and an engineer.

The last days of Oswald's grandmother was spent on her bed with Oswald holding her hand and Oswald's two siblings next to her. It was the only time that Oswald was quiet. It was also the last time that Oswald and his siblings saw his grandmother's warm smile. Oswald has learned to express himself and would never ever stay quiet again for the rest of his life. Oswald had learned the powers of words. Oswald was standing at his grandmother's grave, he had walked here all the way from the park and finished putting the flowers on his grandmother's grave. Oswald's grandmother had died a happy old woman in her bed seeing all her grandchildren grow up leading successful lives. This place, Ethel Meggs used to be Oswald's home but now Oswald's home is somewhere else. Somewhere a person that had given back hope to Oswald and saved his family and yes, Oswald swore to pay him back. Oswald now had walked back home as he knocked on the door, a beautiful young blonde haired blue eyed boy opened the door and said in a girlish voice,

"Oswald you are back. I thought you would take a longer time off to visit your grandmother's grave. How is it ? How is everything ? Wait don't tell me, tell it to Butch and Clara.", the young boy was Ray as his mouth curved up into an evil smile as he let Oswald into his penthouse.

Yes, for Oswald he was home. Home is where the heart is and for him, home was with his master Ray and his two new friends, Butch and Clara.