Nick Fury stood at his station after communications had finally come back online. The first thing he did was check the news. He knew an alien invasion was major headlines and not something the world would ignore. All of the screens in front of him were running news from every major news channel. The invasion was New York City news, but also world news.
Attack on New York
That's what the news was calling it.
It wasn't far from the truth; New York was under siege by a hostile alien army. However, news reports were more interested in the team: The Avengers.
Nick Fury had managed to get his communications back up just as the mayor of the city held an immediate press conference to deny the possible of any kind of alien invasion. If Fury wasn't so serious, he would have been laughing because, just as the mayor finished his little speech, aliens started attacking the city as Tony Stark's Iron Man defended against the invasion. The mayor quickly went off camera and ran with his administration once they realized that the alien invasion was, in fact, very much real. Nick Fury knew that mayor had now fallen into disgrace, and his political career was over. It would be a miracle if he got a decent job after the battle.
The news crews on the ground tried to get as close as they could to the battle, but the NYPD was doing all they could to keep them away from the fighting. One news crew did pass the perimeter and was recording Captain America and Raven, who were on the ground fighting.
Fury's mind went back to what Raven told him.
The Witch Hunts.
A dark part of their history: one he knew deep down would repeat once the battle was over. He was already sure the governments were preparing to lay claim over the wizard. Only he would refuse any claim. Deny any requests or orders from any government and refuse to listen to them. Already Fury could see it becoming a major issue.
If what Raven had said was true, and his people were, in fact, peaceful… then the world governments, their militaries and various other parties had committed genocide on innocent people.
He had spoken of times when his people had helped against plagues and other crises, only to be hunted down because they had a gift. A gift they used to make the world a better place. Fury was sure greed and jealousy had clouded the judgment of countless leaders. Jealous because they didn't have the gift, and greedy because they couldn't turn these remarkable people into their personal living weapons.
What made him ashamed was he had been thinking along the same lines as they did. For the past two years, he had thought of ways to make Harry into his asset, which was no different from making him a weapon. The wizard had refused because he didn't see himself as a weapon.
Then there was Thor. Thor, who seem to understand a great deal about Raven's people and was angry over the fact that the world leaders had caused the near extinction of a peaceful population. The threat he had left Fury was still ringing in his ears. He would wage war against Earth for the next transaction against the last Sorcerer in the world. Fury was sure it didn't matter how small it was; if it was an unprovoked attack of any kind, then Thor would carry out his threat.
He would have to have a long talk with the President of the United States to tell him not to pass any laws regarding the Sorcerer or the Avengers. He knew full well that if Raven took offense, then it would lead to war.
This caused Fury to think hard about enhanced individuals. For so long, it was S.H.I.E.L.D. policy to put enhanced individuals on the Index. However, Harry had raised a fair point. His people were peaceful and didn't want anything to do with war. For refusing to take part in wars, they were hunted to the brink of extinction.
It also made him question what magic was, really. He knew it could accomplish superhuman feats, perform wonders, and make imaginations come true. However, now he was thinking what it really was. He could consult experts, but he doubted those experts could know the truth behind magic. The only way to figure it out was to speak to Harry himself.
Fury was brought back out of thought as he went over the news. He knew he was going to go over the Index policy when all this was said and done. For now, his attention was on the news.
The news team had little information on the team of superheroes: only that they were calling themselves the Avengers. The Avengers themselves weren't getting a lot of footage. The little footage they did have was mostly of Cap and Raven working together to fight off the Chitauri soldiers on the ground near the foot of Stark Tower. They were working well together.
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