Chapter 73 - The Beginning of Avengers Age of Ultron

Ray was back on Earth and was going to check up on Black Panther to see how he was doing. Ray knew that Avengers Age of Ultron was about to start, after all his organisation the Hand has almost killed off all of Hydra that refused to join Daniel Whitehall's Hydra (which is a subsidiary of the Hand). The only organisation left was Baron Von Strucker's small insipid Hydra. It would not take much for Ray to destroy it but he had to leave it for the Avengers. That's why after coming back from Xandar, he was going to Avengers headquarters in New York to see Tony Stark and his new deputy Black Panther.

Walking into Avengers headquarters he saw Captain America Steve Rogers, Prince TChalla Black Panther and Tony Stark Iron Man talking in a room. Ray walked into the room.

"Hello everyone, I am back from space.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

Everyone in the room was startled.

"You were in space ?", Tony Stark asked in surprise.

"Yes. I was in Knowhere as well as Xandar. It was fun.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

Tony Stark just had a smirk on his face as he has ȧssumed that Ray being so young had just imagined going into space. And that Ray had made up the story that he went to space to impress himself and the other ȧduŀt Avengers. Tony Stark didn't know that Ray was telling the truth.

"Anyway why did you come into Avengers headquarters ?", Prince TChalla Black Panther asked respectfully.

"Ah ! I know where the mind stone is, it is with Hydra.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"What ?!", Captain America Steve Rogers shouted out in shock.

"Crap !", Iron Man Tony Stark shouted out in shock.

"What ?!", Prince TChalla Black Panther shouted out in shock too.

"Here is the location of the a Hydra base, their floor plan and defence plan. As well as the number of Hydra personnels we would encounter.", Ray said in a girlish voice as he put a usb drive on the table.

"I would suggest we ȧssemble the Avengers and get the mind stone back.", Ray added.

"And by the way congratulations on being appointed the new deputy leader of the Avengers TChalla.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

There was a smug look on Prince TChalla Black Panther's face while Tony Stark Iron Man's face was black as charcoal. Captain America Steve Rogers the other deputy leader of the Avengers had a puzzled look on his face, it was a few days ago that Tony Stark wanted to kill Prince TChalla and yet now Tony Stark had rewarded Prince TChalla Black Panther by appointing him deputy leader of the Avengers with a higher salary.

"Ahem. Thank you.", Prince TChalla Black Panther said proudly while Tony Stark was grinding his teeth angrily as he plastered a smile on his face.

Ray noticed it and wondered what transpired between these two men to make Tony Stark hate Prince TChalla so much.

"Anyway when can the team be ȧssembled to take on Hydra ?", Ray asked in a girlish voice.

"As soon as possible, Steve get on it immediately.", Tony Stark said seriously.

"Ahem.", Prince TChalla Black Panther coughed.

"You too Prince TChalla work with Steve, he's got more experience.", Tony Stark added gloomily.

Ray noticed that and realised that Prince TChalla was somehow blackmailing Tony Stark, as Ray's mouth curved into a smirk. Oh ! This has endless possibilities, Ray thought.

When Prince TChalla was alone Ray approached him.

"Prince TChalla...", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"Just TChalla will do, there is no longer a Wakanda. I am no longer a Prince.", Prince TChalla the Black Panther said sadly.

"How did you get Tony Stark to appoint you as deputy head of the Avengers ?", Ray whispered in a girlish voice.

"Oh. With this. I am giving you a copy since you helped me out with my bankruptcy thing.", Prince TChalla the Black Panther said as he passed a usb pen drive with a copy of the recording of Tony Stark threatening to fire him unless he paid back his US$ 50 Million loan.

"Thank you.", Ray said with an evil smile while he looked like angel as he took the recording in a usb pen drive. Ray listened to the recording with a mini computer he got from space.

Ray now had that cute evil gerbil look on his face as he imagined what he could black mail oops convince Tony Stark to do with the recording.

When Ray entered the office.

"Ray. Why are you here ?", Tony Stark Iron Man asked curiously.

"Black Panther gave me a copy of something important.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"What ?! That money grubbing back stabbing bastard. I thought we had a deal !", Tony Stark Iron Man shouted out angrily.

"Now. Now. Don't be angry at Prince TChalla. We are good friends after all and he owed me a favour. He's probably only giving this recording of your talk with him to me. So I hope we can become good friends as well.", Ray said with a smirk on his face.

"Sigh. What do you want Ray ?", Tony Stark Iron Man said in exasperation.

To be continued...