Planning for the Future

"Illusions are one of the many uses of Asgardian magic, and if the user is skilled enough, they could trick even the most powerful sorcerers."

Right now I was back in Kamar Taj and training with the Ancient One in Asgardian magic's, starting with illusions. Using my Sling Ring I am able to travel between here and New York easily so I can continue my training while also running Oscorp and prepare more thoroughly for the invasion which will happen Anywhere from a few days to a few months if I remember the timeline right.

"To use this magic, one must visualize exactly what they want." She says as suddenly her regular canary yellow robes changed into a suit of the same color with a slight shimmer of magic. Just as quickly however her suit then changed back into her regular robes. In another shimmer, her appearance suddenly changed to look exactly like me. "Illusion based magic can be used to deceive your opponents, create doubles of yourself to act as messengers, and so much more." Finally she returned her appearance to normal.

Unfortunately we have gone over this lesson several times before, but I hadn't been able to do much more than making myself completely undetectable via the senses and regular technology. Spider-Man sensed me barely due to his spider sense, but everyone else I tried it on didn't even realize I was there. I was even able to prank Tony by moving a glass of Scotch he was reaching for. After several minutes of this and Tony asking Jarvis to scan the room for anything only for Jarvis to reply in the negative, he simply shook his head and mumbled to himself "I need to lay off the alcohol…" before leaving the room.

On the bright side I can escape Jarvis's detection, so in doing so, I 'borrowed' a sample of Stark's new element. I think he called it Badassium or something? After stealing it, I was able to run a few tests and determined that it had more uses than just powering Tony's built in Night light. One of these uses included substituting for the tritium in Otto's miniature suns while lowering the chance of spectacular meltdowns. Using this knowledge I immediately gave it to my scientists to recreate and implement in several more power plants in several more cities and giving me more money.

Not that money is everything, but it is extremely useful to be filthy rich, especially for a few of my plans.

"Focus." The Ancient one tells me. Right now I was trying to create an illusion that made me look like someone else. Right now I was trying Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series, I figure that she would find it a little funny considering they were both ancient magical teachers.

Opening my eyes, I could tell something was different. Looking down, I gasp in shock. It was like having your eyes half way above and half way below water. On one hand I could see my normal self as easily as I normally would. On the other hand, I could see myself with a long white beard tucked in my belt, glittering stars constantly moving and shooting across the fabric of my plum colored robes. On my crooked nose sat a pair of half mooned spectacles and on my head was a tall pointed wizards hat. On my feet was a pair of thick wooly socks.

Grinning at the Ancient Ones amused expression, I start stroking my beard as I almost feel my eyes start to twinkle.

Pulling a very specific sweet from my pocket (I brought some for this moment) I look at my teacher and grin even wider

"Lemon Drop?" I ask.

With that we both burst out laughing.

/

After finally succeeding in changing my appearance, I quickly grew proficient in making myself look like anybody. Fictional, real life, anyone I wanted to really. We had yet to start projecting the illusion away from me to create distractions or to send messages, supposedly she wants to make sure I was proficient in disguises first.

Right now though, I was working in the Goblin's cave (Name was a work in progress) working on a few things for the battle. I had already made several devices that should protect New York while the Avengers fight the Chitauri. Using my newfound magical invisibility and with help from the Black Mirror, I had planted several small devices throughout the city that should, when turned on, release a signal that will activate forty separate platforms I had set up across the city in areas with the most violence during the invasion. Disguised as regular shipping containers that will open up and release twenty drones each, these drones are similar to those made by Ivan Vanko, or Whiplash. The only difference is they will be made by Oscorp and be under my control. Not to mention the Avengers symbols on their shoulders.

My original plan was to modify my energy absorbing shield and make one big enough to protect the city, but if I do that, the Chitauri would then move to neighboring cities and create more havoc, splitting the team and causing mayhem. Not good.

So, scrapping that plan, I got to work creating new gadgets, setting up contingencies, and overall making sure there would be as little casualties as possible. I had even taken to creating new costumes for the Avengers.

Except Thor and Iron Man, there costumes I couldn't really change.

For Captain America, I based his costume after the one he wore in Captain America: The First Avenger, in my opinion that was the coolest one. So, using that design as a basis, I altered it. Instead of Kevlar as the main fabric, I replaced it with an adamantine mesh like what I used with Spider-Man's regular suit. In the Star of the suit was a tracker to allow me to know where he is in costume and in the wrist of the suit was a homing beacon that would recall his shield to him at will.

Thee Hulk's outfit was essentially a pair of pants for Bruce Banner made from slightly modified unstable molecules. When in human form they looked like a regular pair of jeans. Whenever he transforms into the hulk however, they transform into a form fitting pair of what looks like bicycle shorts, but with a bit of extra armor. This would keep him from buying a new pair of pants time he lets off some steam. The pockets will also hold stuff like his wallet and whatever else he has, so it will stay safe whenever he transforms. It also has a tracker built in. I had actually just delivered it to his current residence in Kolkata, India. If I remember right, that is the place Widow ends up meeting him.

As for Hawkeye, I hadn't actually changed his suit; I just made a few arrow tips for him. Specifically, sonic arrows that, when they hit their target, let out a sound similar to Banshee of the X-Men or Black Canary of the Justice League. Another arrow tip releases a foam upon getting close to the target, this allows for non-lethal capture. Along with the foam for non-lethal attacks, I also made a few gas arrows that release a knockout gas, tear gas, and others. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to drop them off til after the Avengers.

Black Widows suit was both simple and hard to make. Also using an Adamantine mesh, her suit looked like it does now, but with the added electricity based attacks built in similar to how she looked in Age of Ultron. Along with the electric shock on her wrist, I also added little electrical disks that can be shot out to electrocute people and electrical Batons. Other than that however, I didn't add much.

I just hope we are ready.

/

"Dr. Connors. Looks like today is your lucky day, someone payed your way out of here." The security guard said as he opens the door. Setting on his cot, looking down at his hand, he glances up.

"Dr. Osborn!" He says, shocked.

"Hey Curt." I smile.

"What are you doing here? And what does he mean today's my lucky day?" He asks me. Right now he made a really gruff and unkept look. His beard is wild and messy while his regular prison clothes were filthy.

"You're getting out. I talked to the judge who sentenced you and was able to convince him to release you into my custody." I say as I help him up, in the process, I stick a needle into his exposed neck and inject him with a modified lizard formula. Essentially this one would stabilize the formula in his body and allow him to change between lizard and human at will, just like the girls I saved earlier.

Gasping in pain at the needle, he stares in shock at his rapidly regrowing arm.

"But… Sir, The Lizard!" he stares at me in horror.

Grinning at him, I pat him on the back. "Don't worry about the Lizard, Curt. That injection was a slightly modified version of the cure. Spider-Man's cured your body to an extent, the one I gave you cured your mind, unfortunately it also purged Spider-Man's cure from your body, and surprisingly you are not the first person to deal with becoming a hybrid under my employ. However, I would like to state for the record that they were hybrids before I hired them." I say as I lead him back through the prison. You may be wondering what I am doing, he went crazy! He nearly destroyed Oscorp!

So? He is a genetic mastermind of near unopposed caliber. Not to mention that his lizard form is more powerful than the other hybrids, so if I can get him on my side, he may be able to help me as both Alex Osborn and the Goblin. I've been thinking on making a good version of the Sinister Six, he would just be the first member.

Obviously I won't make it official until I can get all the members, but it is a plan for later.

Meanwhile, Connors was staring at me in shock. "W-What? There are more people like me?"

"Yeah. You know Greer? My assistant? She can turn into a human tiger hybrid. Hot as hell by the way." I say as I lead him out of the prison facility and get him into my limo. Greer had given me permission to tell Connors that she was a hybrid, so I don't have to worry about her slapping me thankfully.

Ignoring my comment on her attractiveness, Dr. Curt Connors is staring at his new hand in disbelief as we drive away from the dark grey walls.

"The serum you just gave me… What does it do?"

"In a nutshell, it cures your mind while also allowing you to change between your lizard form and human form. It doesn't completely erase the Lizard form, but I figured you would still appreciate it." I say. I actually lied a bit; I had recently discovered the permanent cure to the Hybrids and had even offered it to those affected. Most agreed and took the cure, but some didn't. They claimed it was a part of them now and they felt like they got rid of it, they would get rid of a part of themselves.

"You may have noticed it when you were in your cell, but you may find yourself… acting like your animal counterpart on occasion. Nothing serious," I add when I see his slightly scared face. "Stuff like appetite or the occasional need to shed your skin. Nothing too life altering, but it will be there."

"Why?" he finally says after taking a few minutes to process this. "Why do this for me? I nearly destroyed Oscorp. If word got out that it was me that did that… Oscorp would go bankrupt. Why me?"

"Think of it as a new start. I scratch your back, you scratch mine." I say as we head back into the city. "I have plans Doctor. You just need to know that you are a part of them."

With that, the rest of the trip was taken in silence.