Avengers of Mass Effect

Prologue part 2

Disclaimer: I do not own either mass effect or the marvel cinematic universe, if I did I would not be writing this story, but making changes to the games and/or sitting besides Stan Lee during his cameo's in the movies.

'' Talk'' is regular oral communication/talking out loud

'TALK' Is mental communication such as telepathy or communication with things that are controlled through brain waves. Might also be used in situations dealing with possession by some kind of being/force.

Planet: Earth, Location: Wakanda, Date: Unknown.

Steve POV

Wait what did he just say? ''What are you saying Thanos?'' I said, while being a combination of surprised and angered, simply not fully understanding what he meant with that. One good thing about that sentence is that he doesn't know yet that Thor isn't dead yet. Good, might become an advantage for us later on.

''I am no God, nor have I ever had a desire to become one. I am just a man, doing whatever he can to do what is right over what is easy.'' He is probably just doing this to mess with my mind, I am no god, there is only one of them, and he's a creator, not a destroyer like me.

''And right now Thanos, you are in the way of both the survival and the happiness of not only humanity but also several other races. For that I will not only fight you till my last breath but also ensure you never have a chance to hurt them again after this.'' Let's hope he won't be able to get into contact with his forces while he is outside of this dimension.

Thanos POV

Hmm so either he doesn't know about this or he has gone into denial. Do I want to spend the time I need to convince him on this? No, while I respect their abilities in battle and want them to give me a challenge, I'm not going to wait. He might even start using it as a stalling tactic. I'll give one explanation, then we will get on with the fight.

Sigh ''I will say now, 'God' in this form does not mean you are some kind of deity immediately. most of the time it refers to a being with a certain level of physical capabilities that was worshipped/believed in by a lot of people to the point where they would gain more strength or powers from that, depending on the amount of faith those people have in you, how many beings believe in you, and how close you are to who or what the beings think you are.

Now let us get started on this fight, I have more things to do then just stand around and talk to some humans.'' I sent a small wave of power from both the space and the mind stone towards him to hasten the awakening of his true power, and then stepped into the portal with my two minions following me.

Loki POV

I hate him, I hate him! Why can that flea-bag of a wannabe conqueror not drop dead right now! First he forces me to invade the mortal realm and fight against a team that sides with my brother, in the meanwhile also forcing me to kill dozens if not hundreds of people, after which I am unable to save family members and friends I actually care about because of his meddling with my mind.

And then when I finally am able to loosen his hold on my mind, and join my brother in saving what was left of the Asgardian people after Hela invaded, he forces me to turn against those I love and care about again! And that after the people finally truly accepted me as their price, after I truly gained a warm place in their hearts.

The moment he slips up, I will make him suffer for this, and I do not care anymore if I die then, as long as what is left of the Asgardian people will be safe. If I survive I will repent for my mistakes in any way possible, but first I must ensure Thanos will not survive this.

Steve POV

I do not care about if Thanos thinks I am what he considers a 'God' I will fight him till the bitter end, I will be the shield of those he wishes to oppress, the wall between him and those I love, and if I do so, the avenger of those that fell trying to stop him! ''Let us go, and we will either win, or buy the others enough time, Thanos end is near, no matter what happens.''

The ''Once again, till the end of the line punk.'' from Buck and the ''Like you said earlier Rogers, it was an honor to serve beside you.'' from Tony were very encouraging, and I nodded to both before saluting them, causing them to return it, if a bit awkwardly in Tony's case. Then we turned around and marched towards the portal Thanos had just gone through.

3rd person POV

What Steve Rogers did not notice, was the fact that his body was glowing slightly when he thought about what he would do to defend those that would need it. The process had been started, what Thanos had said was coming true. Steve Grant Rogers was transforming into Captain America, the shield of the defenceless, avenger of the defenders, The God of the Oppressed and Avenger of the fallen. The three stepped through the portal with their heads held high, determined to end this right there, right now, at the cost of their lives if needed.

Planet: Shanxi, Location: roughly 30 kilometres north of the capital city.

Steve POV

When I walked into the portal, I expected many possible things, but the one thing I did not expect was us being in an a few hundred yards wide and roughly the same length open area in the with a big forest surrounding it. ''What is this place?'' I said without noticing I had actually talked out loud instead of keeping it as a thought until I was answered by the mad Titan.

''We are currently in a different dimension on a planet the locals call Shanxi, man out of time. Are you ready for a fight?'' I looked at the trio, with Loki visibly trying to resist the mind control, energy sparking then going out around his hands, while the other one seemed to look at us as if we were a nice meal. Thanos seemed to be enjoying the whole thing.

Tony POV

Ok, this was becoming a bit strange, Rogers was visibly glowing with energy, and seemed to not notice, then he suddenly charged at Thanos, faster than I had ever seen him do before. I quickly started bombarding the evil minion with energy blasts while flying around him, looking for a weak point in his defences, while Barnes engaged the Mind Controlled God in hand to hand combat.

And it felt very strange to even think that. I was nearly hit in the face by the enemies weapon, need to focus on the fight, but he was very overconfident throwing it at me like that in the first place, and one unibeam later he had one arm less to work with.

Ok this was going way easier than I expected. I maintained that thought until I was hit in the back by something and crashed, which was apparently the weapon he had thrown. And now flight control was damaged. Shit. Spoke way too soon. I hope the others are doing better than this.

And I also hope that that recording is focusing more on Steve's fight then that it is on mine, or else people will probably remind me of this until my dying day. Whoa! Ok, need to focus more on the fight so that I will have a future to actually think about instead of being treated as a piece of meat by a man that seems to like turning others into kebab a bit too much.

James's POV

The fight was relatively equal, which I knew was only because of the fact that he was fighting the mind control, otherwise he would have just teleported out and blasted me in the back before I even reached him, or even just used raw physical strength to overpower me.

Now though, I was using my training and ability with a combat knife and my partially vibranium arm to hold my own against his less than ideal fighting style with one daggers, while his hands were making the movements more suited to a style were you use two of them.

''Loki, I know you are in there somewhere, and I can see you are fighting it. Are you about to let another being control the God of Deception? The God of lists and tactics? You overpowered this once before, do it again for your brother, for your people, so Thanos may never hurt them again. Thor believed in you and will keep believing in you till the end of times, just like the Asgardian people do, you are their prince Loki, their hero!''

Loki POV

I knew that already, though for a near stranger with all the reason to distrust me to believe in me so much, and to also let it stop him from finishing me off, it was still touching. Also, because of a combination the captain engaging Thanos in combat and the power of the reality stones being less significant around here, his control over me was slipping, to barely above the level that the shield agents had been in when I captured them in the last attempted invasion of Earth.

I could now control my own vocal chords, even if it was only for a second ''Control head'' Thanos immediately resumed control, but it was enough for Barnes to get a hit in on me, which disarmed me of my dagger, which allowed him to hold his own even more easily.

He also seemed to get the message, if the attempted follow up hit to the back of my head being any sign, though I was forced to fight again, and with Thanos having noticed his mistake I was now closer to my actual level in ability and was forced to use my unarmed combat training and more of my raw strength.

If we get out of this alive I will owe these three and my brother everything. I hope you are still alive Thor, and if you aren't, I will avenge you. I will not rest until that beast is dead, no matter how long it will take and no matter who I need to assist me in the task.

Steve POV

I feel stronger than before somehow, I do not know why, but I will use it to take this monster down, even if it costs me my life. ''You should feel honoured child, I haven't allowed this type of challenge against me in decades, possibly as much as a century. So I hope you will be able to live up to it, otherwise I'll make those you love suffer for it, in particular that friend with the metal arm, he would be an amazing addition to my mind controlled minions.''

We had been fighting for a while, but I felt as if he was toying with me currently, only using his physical abilities, and not any of his infinity stone supernatural ones. I was losing, I am managing to slap away his hits with my vibranium semi-shields and deal some light damage to his arms in the form of scratches and small bruises, but it was costing me, he hit me with much more strength then even the hulk, the bones in at least one of my arms are going to give soon.

He hit once more, this time managing to hit me in the chest and kicking me to the ground immediately afterwards. ''You disappointed me child, I would have thought that the being considered to be near a God that was supposed to be the so called 'shield of the people' would be able to put up more of a fight.''

No this cannot be, I will not allow all those people to die, I swore to shield them from harm, defend them against this monster. Time seems to stop and I find myself in an empty plain instead of the forested area we were in before. I suddenly hear a voice that I knew very well ''So tell me Steve, are you just going to give up? Are you just going to roll over and die?

Where is the man I once loved, the man that charged a base filled with hundreds of enemies, with little more than a shield and a motor bike? That shortly after that took down one of the most feared men in the world, while crashing a plane into the north pole to save everyone?

The man that jumped down after two Gods, intending to take them down? The man that could lift Thor's hammer and use it for himself, in all essence being able to become a God, but refused to take it, wanting to spare his friend?

The man that took a stand when he saw something wrong, no matter where and fought on till the bitter end, even if against impossible odds? The man that became a worldwide symbol for honour and loyalty, and continued acting on those even though it caused him to become a fugitive to law enforcements world-wide?''

I saw Peggy, but not like how I saw her last time before here funeral, but young, like how she looked back in world war II, or how she looked in that vision of what could have been Wanda gave me once. ''I would do anything to fight him, anything to stop him from harming everyone, but I am not enough, not strong enough. I am only a man, facing a demon with the strength of a God.'' ''What will you do if I say that you can face him, that you can defeat him, that there is a way?''

''There is a way? What is it? Who are you really?'' ''It's really me Steve, and the way for you to have a chance at defeating him is by you accepting what you truly are, like Thor once did to save his people. You will face many troubles, and not truly be human anymore, but it will allow you to save all those you care about.''

''I will do anything, I do not care if I die, I do not care if I will not be human anymore, as long as the people are safe, I will do anything.'' ''Accept yourself as the shield of the people, their wall, their protector, the silent watchman that stops the evil from reaching them, and the one to avenge those that have been lost. Rise, Captain America, God of Oppressed, Avenger of the Fallen.'' ''I accept old friend'' His figure started shimmering, changing and he started to rise back up again, stronger than he ever had been and ready to face Thanos, even if it would be the end of him.

3rd person POV

In the space that Steve Rogers had just left, the woman remained, and a humanoid form made out of some kind of blue crystal appeared next to it. The woman that was once known as Peggy Carter turned towards it, extreme anger on its face ''Why did you not allow me to tell him what he would be facing here? What hardships he would face? What monsters he might be forced to fight after Thanos is dead?!''

The being made of blue crystal sighed ''Because that would have weakened his resolve to take down Thanos, because he would have known the moment he did so, he might very well never return to what once was.''

''You heartless bastard.'' ''I am the representation of a stone that has been used to perform some of the worst crimes in existence and that has lived in a sense for pretty much the entirety of history, what did you expect?'' After sighing, Peggy quietly said ''I hope you and your comrades will have a good life here Steve.''

She turns around again staring at the spot where he had stood. ''Because you not only deserve it, but will also need it to hold onto yourself in this brave new world, full of both opportunities and dangers vastly different from those you have faced in the past.''

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And the end. I know that this is a cliff-hanger but its either this or not updating the story for another week, I also am trying to get my chapters to not be too long so I can see what type of things people like more.

If anyone can give me some pointers on the writing of close combat fighting scenes, that would be nice. I can do ranged combat and battle tactics without too many problems I think, but close combat is a bit different. Especially between beings that are hitting their enemies a dozen or so times in the span of time a normal person could hit something once or twice at most.

I also hope the writing style is better for this chapter, and I thank you for the review Ninekings, if you have the time, can you please give me some feedback on the chapter? Thank you all for taking the time to read this, and I hope that you like it enough to not only continue on with reading the story but also return in case of updates.

Rewrite 12-3-2019: At this date I am done rewriting this chapter for now, I would like it if anybody can give comments on what is good and what is bad about this updated version of the chapter. I once again thank you all for reading this, hope it was a good read.