Ally Miller walks the streets of New York City, wearing sunglasses, and walking with a subtle bend in her legs, back low. Some give her odd looks, as she approaches, and enters the Avengers Tower. Breathing a sigh, as she enters and says to the receptionist, "I have a meeting wi—" Before she can continue, the woman says, "Yes, I know. Enter the elevator, JARVIS himself has sent it." She nods quietly, before walking into the elevator, as the door closes. "Hello Miss Miller. I am JARVIS. The personal helper, and AI for Mr. Stark. I have read your file... and find it slightly concerning your capacities of technological disruption. As such, I request you avoid usage until we understand how such capacities affect more advanced technology." She is quiet, but nods. "Ok." JARVIS continues with, "However, Stark himself has been a little obsessed with your capacities after the files arrived in his hands. So he is very excited to meet you in person." She replies, "I... uh... ok." JARVIS says, "No need to be nervous, he just finds your particular breed of impossible unusual compared to the others he has seen in Thor, Banner, and Loki. Given the nature of your enhancement involves an entirely unknown dimension."
Soon, the elevator stops, with a ding. As the door slides open, and Stark sits drinking a tequila on a sofa, as the casual penthouse suite sits in front of her. Wide windows to the entire city. She walks into the modern environment slowly. As she can feel her illusionary ears twitch. Karlen says, "Hmm... quite a fellow." Stark says, "Nice to meet you." Getting up, offering his hand. "The Captain was very specific when describing you... what was it? Chaos grenade in a trench coat?" She shakes his hand quietly. "Yeah... I guess so. Thou I am working on it." He nods. "Regardless, I requested this meeting for two reasons. Sit... we have time." She sighs, "Ok." As she sits. He walks off to a bar in the room, and asks, "What drink you want?" She shakes her head, "I don't drink... it's not... good with my capacities. Don't want to risk anything." He nods. "Well... what juice you want?" She sighs, "I don't know... grape." He nods, as soon he comes back with two drinks in hand. Handing her the cold, expensive-looking juice. As he drinks another wine, from a wine glass. "Regardless. The first reason was the Captain, and Fury's recommendation to the Avengers. Thou Cap is the leader, and has stated he thinks you belong. But besides that... I... well... we need to understand your capacities... before that. From a scientific angle. We need to understand your limits, your nature, and effects. Before we can think of having you help us on the field. For now... thou. You can hang with us, but not in public until we are sure of where you can help." She is quiet. "I guess that makes sense. Yeah... but uh... what kind of... tests are you thinking?" He frowns, and stiffens, "Nothing intrusive. Trust me. But... uh... well it's rare to encounter such a weird... phenomena. As such I request to study how it works, what your gateways look like with some devices. Some MRIs, and... uh... sorry for noticing but." He flicks his finger, as a hologram shows up, showing an IR view of the room, with Karlen's shadow glowing on the wall. "But I seem to have noticed a friend of yours." Karlen laughs, as visibly on the screen, his heat shadow moves laughing. "He is good," Karlen says.
She sighs, "Fine... yeah. That's Karlen." Stark stiffens. "I see... heh... your shadow fox boyfriend following you around?" She nods, "Yeah... he does that." Stark shrugs, "Well, whatever. Fox girl, you are welcome here. Welcome to the Avengers... thou... more the backend of them for now. It's nothing as glamorous as your used to, and we are still rather busy with missions, dealing with the Hydra fallout, and finding Loki's magic wand, and Chitauri tech. But the other Avengers are here in the tower currently. Thor is particularly interested in meeting you, little miss fox, after watching some recordings of your benefactor, Mr. Fox's work. But beyond that, you are kinda weird, but hey. We are all weird here. Who needs normal when you are saving the world? Anyway! Do me a favor, and don't suck Stark Tower into a wormhole to the fox realm. Anyway, come. I will show you the team." She is surprised... they were so... uncontacting of her before this.
As he gets up, she follows suddenly unsure. As he says, "By the way, what happened to that helicarrier after it was dropped off in your realm? Never got told that." She sighs, "Well... it decayed. By now only some scraps are left. Along with the Hydra that Fury never requested to be returned." He replies, "tisk I see... well. Good to know. Don't leave a suit in there until I understand how that realm decays things. Any idea why? Mr. Fox give you a clue?" She frowns, "Well... uh. I think it was because it was being formatted or something. I don't know. Mr. Fox would thou. He is kinda the master at all of this." Stark sighs, "Well... Fox Lady, seems I need to meet this Mr. Fox, seems like a smart guy, like the whole plan of reeducating the world, could use it. Thou... I am a little unsure about the whole... disappearing people. But hey, I had to kill several times to keep the world safe. What of it? He makes sure it's a bad person, and even allows them to live. Better than some I must say. My data shows he has an amazing track record. Must say... the songs are banger. Thou they don't belong in my playlist, and SHIELD only recorded 3 of them in total. 5 if we count 2 songs from you." He pauses thinking, saying, "But beyond that, I was thinking next time you sleep to ask to put an EEG on your head, and read what your brain is doing... thou given your last CT scan. Unsure how well that will work." She nods, "Yeah, my brain is kinda... covered in the realm's energy." Stark smiles brightly, "Energy... so it's made of energy. Thanks for confirming that."
The door opens, as inside Thor sits drinking, as he laughs, saying, "Banner, it was quite a show truly! Thou must have seen it! Your power was truly powerful! Uh... very... very uh... good at knocking them out! Yes! Yes." Banner sighs, "Seriously, I don't want more code greens." Cap says, drinking a beer, "Well, without you there would have been more casualties. So in my opini—" He stops, as they see Stark walking in with Ally behind him. Her eyes covered by the sunglasses, with her long brown hair, business attire, and bent legs walking animalistically. Thor's eyes thin at the sight of her. She feels... unsettled by his deep eyes observing her. Stark gestures, "Team, Ally Miller. Fox girl. Ally Miller, Team. I am sure you know them well." Thor smiles, as he observes more casually. "Woman of song. I saw your many performances in the information that Stark provided. It's very good to meet you in person. I must say, your power is grand even for Asgard." He gets up, does a very... very polite bow, and offers his hand. As they shake. He smiles, "I can sense... an unusual energy within you already. I may not be as good at magic as my brother, or mother. But... I can sense well the power within you. It's... strong."
Banner asks, "You can sense that? How?" Thor chuckles, "I am an Asgardian. We have a proficiency for such. May I read you further?" He asks Ally. She sighs, "Sure." He reaches his hands, puts them on her shoulders. As he closes his eyes focusing. Then... shivers, and pulls back. "Gezz... hmm... very strong. Like a hurricane. Not of Asgardian nature at all. I am sure my mother could tell you much more, and look into our records for it. But... only if you wish." Banner sighs, "So you offer her a journey to Asgard, but not us?" He replies, "You are but mortals! Strong ones! Ones I respect, but the rules are the rules. She is not. Her energy alone puts her at my level." She frowns, "I rather not be treated like some demi-god please... uh... Mr. Thor." Thor sighs, "Very well. Well, I never intended such. But you are welcome to visit Asgard at any time. As well to that Mr. Fox."
Banner says, "Well, Thor did you read her file at all? She just got this recently, and took a bullet to the head, and nearly unleashed herself at full." Thor shrugs uncaring. "What of it? New power takes getting used to. I had to get used to my own." Cap sighs, "Well guys stop pestering the newbie. I know her well, and know she is not enjoying this attention. She is our new recruit, and if she can show control over her capacities... she is welcome on missions. If she can't, we are here to help. That is our goal here." She sits with the others, as she asks, "Where is Barton, and Natasha." Cap replies, "Out on a mission. Getting intel. They are spies after all." Thor smiles widely, drinking his beer. "Yes! They are mightily fine ones at that. I myself could never pull off the role." She asks, "So... uh... what have you been up to? I hear news of your raids all the times on the news." Karlen replies, unhearable by all, "Great icebreaker." Thor turns to him, as if hearing something, looks around confused. He asks, "Is... one of your shadow foxes here." She is quiet, as the others are confused by his reaction. Stark says, "Yes. That one named Karlen. I can see him on the infrared. I already have JARVIS gathering data... well... sorry it's just how I do things Ally." She quiets, and nods. "Yeah... I get it." Banner says, "So... you have an invisible dead person following you?" She sighs, "He is not dead. That's not how shadow fox transformation works."
Thor frowns unsure, "I did not read much I will be honest. Figured it would be polite to let you explain. The recordings of Mr. Fox's actions are what intrigued me. Do describe... what is your powers? I know the basics, disappearing things, singing people to unconsciousness, and shadowy foxes on the walls. Changing your body? But... I am still rather confused about how all such even occurs." Karlen says, "Manifest me. I will explain." Ally sighs. "Sure... ok. Yeah... you know what, Karlen is offering to explain. I will have him." Bruce frowns, "Uh... how?" She focuses slightly. Eyes closed, as ears flicker into being on her head, and tail. Black as black, animated, half-glitched into reality, as Karlen appears on a wall, as a black silhouette, with a scar at the eye. Glowing purple eyes and teeth. "Like such, Green Berserker," Karlen says.
Banner backs away unsure. At the figure. As the air feels... wrong. Stark says, "Uh... is that safe?" Thor looks at her, and Karlen with a glimmer in his eye. While Cap is unimpressed. Karlen says, "Safe enough. It's not like she constantly disturbs electronics. It's a decision, and part of a process. But yeah, she is right. I am definitely not dead. Stark's readings show body heat, I do have living cells left from when I was in a human body. Well..." He thinks, "My body, and soul are both kinda formatted into the form you see before you? I guess. My human body is still kinda half around. But more... uh... dependent on the realm than anything, anymore." Stark asks, with narrowed eyes, "What happened to all real matter getting dissolved in the fox realm?" Karlen shakes his head. "Stark, the human body is protected by more than just cell walls. It's your soul, that protects it. Thou... the process is quite... well traumatic for most humans. It requires all your barriers down to achieve. But hey, I deserved it. When I was human, I was a fucking evil prick of a Chinese mafia boss. Thou that was many years ago. Anyway, yeah. Back to my mate's abilities as a tether." Banner, and Stark frown at the phrase 'mate'. While Ally blushes bright red. Thor nods with respect, "Quite a qualified relationship you must have, Respectable Karlen." Karlen nods.
Karlen continues, "Anyway, the basics go like this. The fox realm you can think of as a place full of energy that follows what the mind it merges with says. She, and Mr. Fox are two of the minds it has merged with. While shadow foxes are more like... minds floating on the surface of the realm. These minds define the rules, the style, and how that energy forms. Allowing the energy to form into stuff... that looks, and acts like matter. However, to do this. It needs... something Mr. Fox calls realness. I don't know what it is, but basically... it comes from Earth, and this spacetime, this place, and does not seem to harm Earth to borrow it for the realm. Tethers work to give realness to the realm and prevent it, them, and everyone inside it from dying. So yeah... don't let her die. For various reasons, one includes if she does... the realm becomes unstable." Karlen is quiet for a while, as Thor asks, "Why fight at all then."
Karlen replies, "Well... because Mr. Fox thinks it's necessary to have a method to prevent Earth from dying to some random alien invasion, or something, plus she wants to help people, and she seems unsuited for his intervention, and education plans. He wants to be there, when the world is at threat." Ally stutters, "Y-yeah... that's how it is. Plus I want to get better at fighting. So... yeah. Get more control of this." Karlen says, "True, and plus. If the realm detects she will die, it will do everything in its power to prevent it. That... Mr. Banner was what the helicarrier was all about." Banner says, "Still... why even fight then? I mean... I kinda get it? But..." She sighs, "Because I want to... because I want to help people, and I am not squishy. I can block RPGs, and send entire teams of armed men into another dimension. So... I think I can handle. Plus... if something is going to hit Earth, try to destroy it. It goes thru you first, and Mr. Fox wants to be part of that barrier. After all... he is already preparing, and working to influence Earth's culture for years, and years to come. So... if Earth dies, his goal, and realm does too. Plus... I think he wants her out there. To help."
Tony sighs, "Got it I guess. But... beyond that... what can she do?" Ally says, "Form realm matter into whatever is one thing." She holds out her hand, and begins to hum, as slowly a steel cube forms, and suddenly gains mass on her hand, as she lifts it, it's heavy, as she puts it on the table. She says, "Unstable, will dissipate if I stop leaking realm power into reality. Beyond that, shadows." As the world grows darker around them. Before an arm made of darkness forms, grabs the cube. As she begins to lightly sing, with a slow voice. Lifting the cube with the arm. Then puts it down, as the shadow figure dissipates. "Then there is portals." She sings once more, more active, strongly, as a portal forms under Stark's coffee table, and it falls into a static hole in the ground. She frowns, as she stops singing. "Sorry." Stark sighs, "No issue, I am rich. Can you pull it out?" She frowns, nervous, "Uh... not entirely sure." She sings harder, focusing... until slowly... a portal forms in the air, and a coffee table falls out. But... its glass is corroded, ugly, and metal eaten away at. She says, "I usually cover my body with portals, and just teleport all explosions, shockwaves, and bullets to the realm. Away from me."
Thor nods, "Rather useful. Good for blocking attacks, or removing enemies from the battle. Especially against those tanks. Teleport it off, good riddance of the annoying Midgard weaponry." Stark sighs, "Yeah... but what about the driver." Karlen replies, "Becomes like me... or stays human long enough in the realm, for Ally, or Mr. Fox to pull them out." Thor nods with comfort, "A mercy upon them. Given the other fate of death." Cap is unresponsive, before saying, "Can't be used on innocents." Thor nods, "Of course, of course." Banner sighs, "I don't know. Could get us in a lot of trouble." Thor replies, "When have we worried about that Banner!" Laughing. Stark says, "Eh... true." She says, "I also can uh... prevent things from happening, and manipulate nearby matter. But... that is more... weird. Depends on focus, and mood. Like... making wind weaken, making voices weaken, making one sound, my songs, drown out others, or making guns unable to fire. Filling people with an aura? Too I guess. This... also includes my glitching of electronics. I can also ask shadow foxes from the realm for help. But... all this kind of requires song, and focused emotion." Stark replies, "Well... I'm sure we can figure that all out in time. I want to study my coffee table, you got a room here in Avengers tower, and I already got Happy moving your stuff in. JARVIS, get a suit to take the table to study its decay patterns." JARVIS replies, "Yes sir," over the intercom. As one of Tony's suits flies over, and lifts the table with one hand, following Tony away to a lab.
Thor laughs, "Stark is very convenient! I must say. He offered me a lovely room to stay in, upon my request. He is a very nice host, despite his... questionings, and attitude." Stark yells from the hall, "I heard that Point Break." Banner sighs, "Yeah... anyway, I will likely help in studying your fox stuff." Ally nods, as she deactivates her powers. As Karlen fades from the wall, and her ears, and tail. Alive, active, moving, fade away, invisible. As she sighs, "Well that's good. There is also many weird biological changes." Banner nods, "Yeah, I read your file." Cap says, "Regardless, seems this is settled. I have training to do. Banner, you handle introducing her to stuff." Banner sighs, "Ok." As Thor just seems happy to sit, drinking beer.