Kol Mikaelson – Journey To The Multiverse - Chapter 41

Nick Fury and Maria Hill were driving somewhere in Harlem, Manhattan.

Fury was at the wheel.

“Still no word from Stark?”, he asked.

Hill replied from the passenger seat, “No, not yet.”.

Then she checked her tablet, and continued, “We’re watching every satellite on both hemispheres, but still nothing.”.

Just then, “Beep! Beep!”, an alert came from the tablet.

And as soon as she checked, her expression changed.

“What is it?”, Fury asked.

She replied, “Multiple bogeys over Wakanda.”, her tone seemed concerned.

“Same energy signature as New York?”, Fury asked.

“Ten times bigger”, she replied.

Then after a few seconds of silence, Fury ordered, “Tell Klein, we’ll meet him at…”, but was interrupted.

Suddenly, “SURPRISE… MUTHERFUCKER!!”, a voice came from the backseat.

And since no one was supposed to be there, they were really spooked.

“Oh… FUCK!”, Hill nearly jumped out from her seat.

Fury went goggle-eyed, “Holyy… SHIT!”, he had an expression like after ten years of marriage, he suddenly discovered his wife had been hiding an extra organ between her legs which he never noticed before.

However, their response to this unexpected situation was still quite quick.

Hill reached out for the gun in the glove compartment.

And at the same time, accompanied by the screeching sound of car brakes, Fury immediately turned the wheel to the right, thereby using the car’s already build-up inertia to shifting the overall momentum to the left, and possibly forcing the person in the backseat to lose balance and lean on the left.

At the same time, he pulled out his gun from his waist.

And just then, Hill also managed to free her gun from the glove compartment.

As the car came to a halt, they simultaneously turned back and pointed their weapons at the intruder.

It turned out to be a twenty-something man with purple eyes and black hair.

Obviously, it was Kol.

“Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!”, he was still laughing loudly like it was all a big joke to him.

Fury was angry, “Introduce yourself mutherfucker, or Ima pop your ȧss… Who are you? How in the hell did you get in here?”.

“Ha! Ha! Ha! Oh… That… that was fuċkɨnġ hilarious.”, Kol calmed down a bit.

“No, it wasn’t.”, Hill commented.

Kol replied, “Well, it was from over here. You should’ve seen your faces. Ha! Ha! Ha! I haven’t had a good laugh like this in a while.”.

Fury raised his gun to Kol’s head, and asked intimidatingly, “I asked you a question. Who the hell… are you? Answer quickly or I splash yo brains over disseat.”.

In response, Kol snatched their guns from their hands before they could react.

“Shit!”, Hill cursed.

Then he proceeded to crush them in his hands like they were made of clay, before throwing them aside.

“Hello. I’m Kol Mikaelson, with a ‘K’, in both ‘Kol’, and in ‘Mikaelson’. My identity is not exactly hidden, so it should be easy for you to figure out… It’s a pŀėȧsurė to meet you. Thanks for that laugh earlier.”.

When Kol snatched their guns so easily, their hands subconsciously reached underneath their seats, their fingers toughing a hidden buŧŧon there, and when Kol reached into his pocket, they subconsciously tensed up, ready to press that buŧŧon any time.

Kol noticed this detail, “Relax! It’s just a card. You people are paranoid for no reason.”, as he spoke, he pulled out a business card from his pocket.

Then he continued, “I just saved your world. When you talk to the Avengers, you’ll know how. There are coordinates written on this card.”, and he handed it to Fury, “Consider this my payment. I expect you to be here a week later. ALONE! Of course, you can bring her”, referring to Hill, “But that’s it. No one else. No eyes there either. Or I might take offense.”.

Then he turned his head to look at Hill, gave her a wink, and disappeared in a flash of blue light.

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A week later.

A few miles out of some small town in the south, near the border of Mexico.

Cars were parked here on the side of the road, and Rogers, Romanoff, Bucky, and Sam were sitting on the hoods, conversing casually.

Then Fury and Hill got out of it.

“What’re you doing here?”, Fury asked as he got off the driver seat.

“Invited, same as you.”, Romanoff replied.

Hearing this, Fury scoffed, “Invited! Snort! Like we were offered a choice…”, and shook his head dismissingly.

“Well, it was an invitation for us. He did INVITE US.”, Rogers replied.

“Aren’t you guys worried about Ross?”, Hill asked.

“He ȧssured our safety during the… well, whatever this is.”, Sam replied.

“Well, that’s convenient.”, Hill commented.

But Fury asked, “So you don’t know either?”.

“Something to do with my shield. Since the last one was broken, I think he wants to give me a new one.”, Rogers replied optimistically.

But Fury wasn’t buying it, he looked at Romanoff. She was pretty good at analyzing these kinds of things.

No matter how powerful that guy was, or how meticulous in his planning, it was inevitable that he would drop off some unwitting hints, and Fury knew that Romanoff was good enough to piece them together to figure something out.

And she didn’t disappoint, “It has to be something big. Something about change, leaving a mark, and if I’m right… the reason why he took those stones.”.

Hearing this, everyone suddenly had a solemn expression. They began to worry.

“Are you sure?”, Rogers asked in a low, solemn tone.

“Just a speculation, but I’m usually right.”, Romanoff replied.

Bucky commented, “Well, shit! I really don’t wanna fight that guy.”, he seemed distressed.

“I think he seemed pretty reasonable. We could try to talk things out.”, Sam commented.

But Romanoff noticed something abnormal.

Fury and Hill didn’t seem as worried, and Fury didn’t even seem surprised like he was expecting it. In fact, there was a glint in his eyes, like he was planning something.

So she asked, “You don’t seem all that concerned?”.

But Fury didn’t give a definite answer, “Well, we’ll see how things progress.”, then tried to change the topic, “Anyway, we’re here on time and he hasn’t even shown up. Not that big on punctuality I’m guessing.”, speaking sarcastically, mockingly.

Then they just conversed casually like this while waiting.

Not long after, a pink RV drove over and stopped in front of them.

[Images]

The windows rolled down, revealing Kol in the driver seat, “You’re all here! Good. Get in.”, then he opened the door.

“Where are we going?”, Rogers asked.

So Kol replied in a serious tone, “Captain, please! This is very important. Everything will be explained, just get in. I have something to show you, and someone to meet.”, while looking at him straight in the eyes.

“Alright.”, Rogers replied, then proceeded to get in, along with Sam and Bucky.

But Fury didn’t agree, “I don’t think so. Whatever it is, this is a good enough place to talk.”.

Romanoff didn’t get in either, but not because she didn’t want to, but because she noticed something unusual.

Just as soon as Kol rolled down the window, Fury press some kind of buŧŧon in his jacket, which was most likely a signal of some kind.

Usually, Kol would notice that too, but he was too immersed in the music that was playing on the radio.

Hearing Fury’s reply, Kol stuck his head out of the window and looked straight at him, “Get your ȧss in here before I come down there and haul it in myself.”.

But Fury ignored him and turned his head away.

It seemed like he had read his file and could tell that Kol wouldn’t kill him for something like this.

However, Kol still felt strange. He could tell that something was wrong here. Fury had too much confidence. Like he had a reliable backing.

So Kol couldn’t help but wonder, ‘what could be reliable enough against him in this universe?’

The answer was obvious. From Fury’s perspective, it had to be Carol Danvers or Captain Marvel.

It seemed like Fury had already called her over to Earth and was now trying to buy time for her to find this location.

After coming to this realization, Kol had a playful smile on his face, and a glint in his eyes. He found this situation quite fascinating.

On the other hand, as soon as Kol spoke, Romanoff quickly got into the RV without any protest. Standing together with Fury could be seen as her taking his side, and she couldn’t afford this kind of misunderstanding.

She was personally there on the battlefield and had seen Kol fight. Offending him in any capacity could very well be suicide. That’s not what she wanted, especially not for the sake of a little pride like this.

After understanding Fury’s situation, Kol didn’t bother with words, “Snap!”, he snapped his fingers, using space energy to directly teleport Fury and Hill into the RV.

Then he closed the door and started driving.

Fury may have been a hard-ass, but he wasn’t daring enough to get off even after being forced in.

The RV drove, and the music played.

Who’s that sėxy thang I see over there?~

That’s me, standin’ in the mirror~

What’s that icy thang hangin’ ’round my neck?~

That’s gold, show me some respect (oh ah)~

I thank God every day (uh-huh)~

That I woke up feelin’ this way (uh-huh)~

And I can’t help lovin’ myself~

And I don’t need nobody else, nuh uh~

If I was you, I’d wanna be me too~

I’d wanna be me too~

I’d wanna be me too~

If I was you, I’d wanna be me too~

I’d wanna be me too~

I’d wanna be me too~

Meghan Trainer’s ‘Me Too’ played on the radio, making the atmosphere a bit awkward.

But not for long.

Just as the RV was traveling in the middle of the road, “BOOM!”, a woman fell from the sky and landed right in front of it, cracking the ground beneath her.

[Images]

This was Carol Danvers. She finally found them.

But Kol was already watching out for her, not to mention he had supernatural eyesight and reflexes, so he noticed her flying towards them before she even landed.

He didn’t hit the brakes as expected in this situation, instead promptly turned the wheel and avoided her.

As the RV passed by her, he stuck his head out of the window, and yelled, “HEY MORON!! Watch where you’re landing! You can cause an accident, you fuċkɨnġ imbecile!”, all-out road-rage mode.

Then closed the window, and sighed, shaking his head in disappointment, and spoke to no one in particular, “Sigh! People these days… they have no respect for each other!”.

Seeing how he responded to this situation, Romanoff, who was sitting beside him was stunned, and so was everyone else in the RV.

Fury thought to himself, “This is different from Coulson’s report. This guy is definitely an alien.”.

“I think you may have misjudged the situation here slightly.”, Romanoff couldn’t help but comment in a sarcastic tone.

Bucky, who rarely ever spoke, also agreed, “That’s right! I don’t know where you came from, but normal folks don’t fly here on this planet. She landed in the front, intending to stop us… so she has some business with you.”.

And his words were soon confirmed.

The RV which was roaring on the road suddenly came to a halt and was lifted up from behind.

“She seems determined.”, Rogers commented.

Kol removed his foot from the accelerator and got out of the vehicle.

Seeing him come out, “BANG!”, Danvers put down the RV.

“Lady, who the hell are you? And what do you want from me?”, Kol asked as he walked towards her.

So she replied, “Hi! I’m Carol. I heard you’re carrying around infinity stones? I’m gonna need them back.”, as she walked towards him.

“You speak as if you own them?”, Kol asked.

She replied, “I will… In a minute!”, sheer confidence emanating from her tone.

By this point, they reached each other, so they stopped walking.

Kol commented, “Is that right!”, then he reached out to put his hand on her shoulder.

Danvers was expecting a punch, so she was a little taken back, but she soon responded and grabbed his wrist to remove his hand from her shoulder.

However, she started to feel weak, drained, like her strength rapidly leaving her body.

She hadn’t felt this weakness for decades now, so she was a little unaccustomed to this feeling of helplessness.

She started sweating, breathing heavily, “Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!”, and dropped down to her knees. Kol’s hand felt like a mountain on her shoulder.

Suddenly, a yell came from the RV, “NO!!”, “Bang! Bang!”, the sound of gunfire, followed by, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?”, Fury yelled.

“Saving your life.”, Romanoff replied.

When Kol turned his head to look over, he found Romanoff and Bucky were pinned down Fury, and Steve was preventing Hill from doing anything stupid to escalate the situation even further.

Kol understood the situation from a single glance.

Apparently, when Fury saw his trump card, Carol in a helpless situation, he decided to distract Kol by shoot at him, but Romanoff, who always had her eye on him, promptly stopped him from committing suicide, along with Rogers and Bucky, who responded quickly.

“Huh! Huh! What…what did you do to me?”, Carol asked while huffing.

Kol removed his hand from her shoulder, and replied, “Nothing to worry about. Just temporarily took back your abilities.”.

“Took… back?”, Carol was confused by Kol’s choice of words.

“Yours powers come from infinity stones… let’s just say I have some control over them.”, Kol replied, too bothered to explain it clearly.

Then he continued, “I know a bit about your life story… growing up in a time when women were looked down upon, struggling against the backward society for your dreams and ambitions, facing unjust and prejudice, and still rise above it all… to join air-force, becoming a pilot, a profession reserved for men only at that time.”, then he offered her his hand to get up.

So she took it and slowly got up.

Kol continued, “You’re a true warrior at heart. I’ve only met a few women like you in my very long life. In fact, one of them is my wife. I have nothing but respect and admiration for you.”.

At this point, she had adapted to her current condition and stood straight.

In response to Kol’s words, she replied, “If you respected me, you wouldn’t do this to me. I don’t need your admiration… or pity. I just need those stones back.”.

Kol shook his head and replied while looking at her right in the eyes, “It’s not pity… it’s criticism. After gaining your powers, you became a hero that everyone admired, but as time passed and decades went by, you never stopped, never took a breather, because someone somewhere always needed you. And because of that, over time you forgot where you come from, all the struggle you went through to get where you are. Your roots.”.

Then continued, “When a person forgets their roots… that’s when they start losing their true sense of self. You became a machine, just reacting to the world around you, never stopping to experience it, question it, wonder about it… Just because you never encountered a challenge, you became complacent, arrogant. And that’s how you ended up here in this pitiful situation.”.

After seeing a pondering expression on her face, Kol nodded to himself, and continued, “Just because Fury told you something, you believed it without question, all because he was your friend decades ago?”.

Kol shook his head, and continued, “Unlike you, Fury is a regular human being. He is fickle-minded, always changing, growing… Yet it never occurred to you that he’s no longer that same Fury you knew decades ago? Since that time, he has faced wars, betrayals, aliens, world-ending catastrophes, don’t you think that’s enough to change a person? To begin seeing you as less of a friend and more of a… tool?”.

Usually, Carol would just dismiss Kol’s words as pure nonsense, wouldn’t even bother to consider the possibility, but losing her powers all of a sudden in such a manner had a great impact on Carol’s psyche.

In this situation, the person responsible for all this giving her such a speech, Carol couldn’t help but ponder.

The light of confidence in her eyes was lost as she looked down and began to question her way of life in the recent decades, her choices, and her actions.

Seeing her like this, Kol offered, “I’m taking them to meet somebody. Why don’t you tag along? I’ll give you back your powers afterward.”, referring to Fury, Romanoff, and others.

“Hmm.”, she agreed.

Then the unusual pink RV with several of the world’s most powerful individuals once again took off.

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I wrote this chapter day before yesterday but forgot to post it. It was only after some random guy reviewed yesterday that I remembered the folly.

Although that guy was just spreading hate, in the end, it was a pretty good reminder, so THANKS, and also… GO FU*K YOURSELF MOTHE*F*CKER!! I know you’re still reading it.