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Ethan stood near the window for a moment, looking outside.
Then he turned back to the room.
"Still… I should prepare just in case," he said.
He walked toward his workshop.
Several machines and weapon parts were placed on large tables. Screens were showing different designs and data.
Ethan opened the file Fury had given him earlier.
"Let's see what I can make for them," he muttered.
He first looked at Steve Rogers' profile.
"Captain America… super soldier," Ethan said.
He tapped the table lightly while thinking.
"A better shield would be pointless. His current one is already perfect."
After a moment, he opened a new design file.
"But I can give him something to support it."
He began designing a pair of compact magnetic gauntlets that could control and recall the shield more precisely.
"Hmm, and should I add gravity controller too, so that he can control it and use it to throw more than just his Shield" he thought adding it.
Next, he looked at Natasha Romanoff's profile.
"She relies on agility and stealth," he said.
Ethan started working on a design for advanced electric batons and small wrist devices that could release short-range energy pulses.
Then he moved to Clint Barton.
"Well I already have made lot of wepaons for him" he mumbled moving onto the next.
Finally, he looked at Bruce Banner.
Ethan paused.
"That one is tricky," he said.
"The Hulk doesn't really use weapons."
"But I guess I can give him a hammer to smash around," Ethan chuckled.
He entered all the weapon designs into the replicator and started the production process. The machines began humming as the materials were assembled piece by piece.
While the replicator worked, Ethan returned to his other projects.
"The work is never-ending," he muttered with a small sigh.
Then he hummed quietly to himself as he continued working.
"Hmmm… hmm…"
On the other side of the room, the replicator finished the first item.
A pair of Gravity and magnetic gauntlets for Steve Rogers appeared inside the chamber.
A few minutes later, Natasha's upgraded batons were completed.
Then came the special arrows for Clint.
Ethan briefly checked each item to make sure everything worked properly.
"Good," he said.
He then started working on the last design.
A heavy, reinforced hammer meant for the Hulk.
"This thing better survive being thrown around by a giant green rage monster," Ethan muttered while adjusting the design.
The machine continued working as Ethan focused on refining the final weapon.
Meanwhile, high above the ocean, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier moved quietly through the clouds.
Inside the command center, agents were moving quickly as different screens showed data and satellite images.
Fury, Natasha, Clint, Coulson, Sharon, Frank, and Storm walked inside together.
"Where are Stark and Banner?" Fury asked.
An agent pointed toward the lab area.
"In the research room, sir."
Fury nodded and the group walked there.
When they entered the room, they saw Tony Stark and Bruce Banner standing near several large screens.
Tony was typing something quickly while Bruce looked at the data carefully.
Tony noticed them first.
"Well, look who's back," Tony said. "The boss himself."
Fury ignored the comment.
"Progress?" he asked.
Bruce adjusted his glasses and looked at the screen.
"We're tracking the gamma radiation released when Loki used the Tesseract," Bruce explained. "The cube releases a unique energy pattern."
Tony pointed at the screen.
"If Loki uses it again, we should be able to detect the signal," Tony said.
Natasha crossed her arms.
"So right now you have nothing?"
Tony shrugged.
"Right now we have a lot of data and no exact location."
Clint leaned against a table.
"Great. So we're basically waiting."
Bruce nodded.
"Pretty much."
Fury looked at the large screen quietly.
"Keep working," he said.
Tony smirked slightly.
"Relax, Fury. If Loki sneezes near the Tesseract, we'll know."
"Anyway, Violet is here, but where is Ethan?" Tony asked, looking at Sharon.
"It's Sharon," she corrected.
"Violet suits you better," Tony shrugged.
Sharon ignored the comment.
"He won't be joining us," Fury said.
Tony looked confused.
"Why not? He could help us find Loki."
Bruce spoke before Tony could continue.
"Yeah, with his resources, he might be able to help."
"He doesn't want Arasaka to get involved with S.H.I.E.L.D.," Fury said.
Tony looked at him.
"Didn't you say there's a chance aliens might invade us?" he asked.
"I did say that," Fury replied.
Tony crossed his arms.
"Maybe he's angry," Sharon said with a snort as Fury pursed his lips. "He clearly warned you guys not to mess with the Tesseract."
"He warned you not to mess with the Tesseract, and yet you did. And now this is the situation," Bruce said.
"I'm more surprised about how Ethan knew about it," Tony said.
"His clan knows about a lot more things from his clan library." Sharon replied. "He just hasn't told much about it."
"His clan… Arashikage, right?" Tony said.
They nodded.
"We also went to learn magic at the place Ethan told us about," Coulson added. He lifted his hand and created a small orange-gold mandala in midair.
Tony stared at it.
"Wow. And you guys didn't think to invite me?" Tony said, looking offended.
Natasha raised an eyebrow.
"You were even my secretary."
"Only to spy on you," Natasha replied calmly.
"Ouch," Tony said, holding his chest dramatically.
Fury sighed and rubbed his temple.
"Focus on finding Loki," he said firmly. "Ethan is also working on it."
Tony raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? The mysterious ninja billionaire now who knows magic school is helping from the shadows?" Tony said.
Sharon crossed her arms.
"He's trying to locate Loki using magic," she replied.
Bruce looked interested.
"Magic tracking?" he said. "Yeah, that might work, Asgard clearly have magic."
Tony shrugged.
"Well, if he finds Loki first, I hope he sends us the address."
Clint leaned against the table.
"So what do we do until then?" he asked.
Tony pointed at the screens.
"We keep scanning for gamma spikes," he said. "The moment Loki uses the Tesseract again, we'll know."
Bruce nodded.
"Exactly."
Fury looked at the large screen showing different maps of the world.