Chapter 74 - Giving Up A Little Something...

"So what do you want ?", Tony Stark Iron Man asked in angsts.

"Come now. All I want is a little something. Something you will get when you and the Avengers attack Baron Von Strucker and Hydra.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"Come on. Out with it just say it.", Tony Stark said as he took a sip of coffee.

"I just want the mind gem that is stuck to Loki's scepter.", Ray said with a smile.

"Puu....", Tony Stark spit out his coffee in shock and anger.

"What ? You want the mind gem ! Are you joking ?! What do you want with it anyway ?!", Tony Stark Iron Man shouted out in anger.

"Oh... nothing much I just want to collect a gem with a little bit of power in it. And maybe sell it off.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"You want to sell the mind gem ?! Can I buy it from you ?", Tony Stark Iron Man asked with a smirk on his face.

"Uh. No.", Ray said in a girlish voice.

"What ?! Why ?", Tony Stark Iron Man asked in shock and anger.

"Oh. I don't think you can afford it. And I think perhaps it is better for Earth that the mind gem is not on Earth.", Ray said in a serious tone.

(Ray's point of view)

Geez Tony, I am trying to save you here. Do you really want to create Ultron and put the Earth in danger ? Why do you think I want the mind gem ? I want to stop you Tony Stark from creating Ultron and putting the Earth in danger. It's just a plus that I get the mind gem. And if the mind gem is not on Earth even better, the entity that eats cosmic beings and infinity stones will go elsewhere to eat the infinity stones.

"How do you know I cannot afford it ?!", Tony Stark Iron Man shouted out in exasperation.

"Trust me Tony, it's for your own good that you don't get your hands on the mind gem. Do we have a deal ?", Ray asked in a girlish voice with a smirk. Ray put out his hand to shake with Tony Stark.

"Argh ! Damn you ! We have a deal.", Tony Stark Iron Man said in anger as he shook Ray's hand.

Soon the Avengers with Ray attacked Baron Von Strucker and Hydra. Same as in the movie, Baron Von Strucker panicked and pushed out the Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff and Quicksilver to attack the Avengers. Unfortunately for them just like the movies Baron Von Strucker and the Hydra forces were defeated by the Avengers and Ray.

Unlike in the Avengers movie when Baron Von Strucker was running away with the remnant Hydra forces, suddenly a black armoured man appeared with another black armoured female. These two were Void and Shadow. They were told by Ray to kill off Baron Von Strucker and the remnants of Hydra when they escaped from the Avengers. This they did with ruthless efficiency as they blasted Baron Von Strucker and the remnants of Hydra into nothingness. Soon all that was left was a hole in the ground as Shadow and Void warped away.

As for Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff and Quicksilver, they were luckier. Since they had separated from Baron Von Strucker and the remnants of Hydra after their fight with the Avengers, they did not encounter Void and Shadow. Now Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff and Quicksilver were hiding in a cheap motel somewhere in Europe while resting.

Just like in the Avengers movie, Tony Stark Iron Man acquires Loki's scepter and the mind gem. Tony Stark was now in Avengers headquarters talking to Dr. Bruce Banner while rest of the Avengers and Ray was resting in the lounge. Hawkeye was not hurt unlike the Avengers movie as Ray was there to protect him.

"Tony are you sure you want to create an artificial intelligence to protect the Earth ?", Dr. Banner the Hulk asked Tony Stark in his private lab.

"Yes. And we can do this with the mind stone.", Tony Stark Iron Man said confidently with a smirk.

"But I thought you were going to give the mind stone to Ray ? Did you just break your promise. You told all the Avengers that when you get the mind stone you were going to give it to Ray.", Dr. Banner the Hulk said in an angry tone.

"Relax. I will just make a copy of the mind stone's pathway with my computer and we can then give the mind stone to Ray. With the copy of the mind stone's pathway we should be able to make an artificial intelligence even better than Jarvis. Now will you help me Bruce ?", Tony Stark Iron Man said with a smile.

"Very well Tony. But you had better give Ray the mind stone once we copy the mind stone's pathway.", Dr. Banner the Hulk said seriously.

"Deal.", Tony Stark Iron Man said with a smirk on his face.

Meanwhile in the lounge where the rest of the Avengers were resting, Ray came in with his three bodyguards, Clara, Oswald and Butch.

Butch saw Thor and approached him.

"Hello, big, strong and handsome.", Butch said to Thor as he smiled at him.

"Hello Butch. Ha ! I am the manliest man after all.", Thor said proudly.

"Who said that ? After all we have not resolved the manliest man competition in Asgard. I believe it was a draw between us." Butch said with a smirk.

"Then I shall prove it to you who is the manliest man !", Thor said proudly as he French kissed Butch in front of all the Avengers.

Hawkeye's eyes bulged out seeing Thor kiss Butch. He almost spit out the beer he was drinking.

Meanwhile Oswald raised up his hand in front of Ray.

"Very well Oswald, I know what you are going to ask. Yes you have my permission to talk to Sam Wilson the Falcon.", Ray said with a girlish voice as he looked for Tony Stark.

Oswald happily ran to Sam Wilson the Falcon's side as he said, "Sam, I have permission to talk to you.".

Sam Wilson's face went pale as he tried to run away only for Oswald to approach him from behind. Sam Wilson the Falcon was shocked as Oswald was faster than him. Soon Sam Wilson felt someone or something prick his neck. Sam Wilson the Falcon turned around only to find Oswald smiling next to him.

"Don't worry Sam, I just gave you something to make sure you can't run for the next 3 hours. It's a relaxant that will paralyse you for 3 hours.", Oswald said as he held Sam Wilson and sat him down far away from the rest of the Avengers.

"Now we can talk...", Oswald said with a huge smile on his face.

Sam Wilson the Falcon's face turned deathly pale as stream of tears flowed down his face as Oswald continued to talk to him. Oswald was going to talk to Sam Wilson about the meaning of life for the next 3 hours. Yes one single topic for the next 3 hours.

Meanwhile Clara was looking at Natasha Romanov the Black Widow and was glaring at her. Clara did the hand sign of pointing two fingers at her own eye and then pointing it at the Black Widow. Clara also did the sign of cutting her own neck and then pointing her finger at Black Widow. Natasha Romanov the Black Widow was visibly disturbed by this.

While all of this was happening Prince TChalla the Black Panther was looking at the empty plastic bottles lying around the Avengers headquarters lounge. In his mind he was calculating how much money he could get for recycling these empty plastic bottles. After losing all his wealth and ending up in poverty, Black Panther Prince TChalla's mind set has changed. For now Prince TChalla has become a penny pincer and a miser. Prince TChalla Black Panther drooled at the empty plastic bottles as he sneakily grabbed the empty plastic bottle to recycle it for money.

To be continued...