The Black Lion - The Red Pride against the Black Lion (Patreon)

Susan Storm, The Black Rock, New York

Her body was heavy, she didn't want to open her eyes at all and the heaviness was excessive, if it weren't for the voice of her beloved Lion

"Vital signs stable, fully stabilized, she is waking up" said the voice of Hermione, Harrison's personal A.I., at the same time as Susan, with great difficulty opened her eyes

"Welcome back dear" said Harrison's voice, who looked at her with a smile

"Harry, the ship, the alien artifact, I.." Susan said, still lethargic from the stress her body was subjected to

"Don't worry, as soon as HERBIE made the emergency jump, I took the Claw and intercepted you, HERBIE took you to Mars, luckily, you were all fine, relatively" Harrison said shaking his head

Alarms began to sound in the scientist's head, at the same time as she sat on her bed and looked around

The whole team was present and awake, Johnny was trying to flirt with Danielle, one of Harry's assistants, Peter was chatting with his aunt and Gwen, while Reed was with Ben, who, for some reason, had gone completely bald on his head, much to his obvious frustration, if the constant movement of his hands over his head and his face of utter misery were any indicator.

"The cosmic storm alone would not have affected the ship's shields, however, the chain reaction with the artifact was something I could not predict," Harrison said projecting a hologram of the space object

“We don't know what it's called, but the C-14 tests say that it is several million years old, checking HERBIE’S data, he chose Mars for the emergency jump after obtaining pre-established coordinates of the last trip of the artifact, the scanners give us preliminary readings of huge structures under the surface of the planet, of alien origin”

Susan looked at Harry with emotion

“That's incredible! We must plan an expedition as soon as possible, imagine the secrets we could find there and..." Sue was full of excitement, imagining the possibilities and knowledge that these structures could possess

Harry just looked at her with amusement, before placing his hand on Sue's chest, in a gesture of calm

"Don't worry dear, breathe, the structures won't go anywhere, and I still have to keep you all under observation, the amount of radiation you were subjected to wreaked havoc on your bodies, my Gaia chambers worked non-stop for three days straight, but you are all out of danger," Harry said

Sue gave him a radiant smile; however, the moment was interrupted by her brother

"Hey Sister, look at this" he said recklessly and simply his body was enveloped in blue flames and began to levitate on the spot

"AHHHHHG," Susan shouted, terrified at the sight of her annoying but beloved brother engulfed in flames, and the stress of the situation had extraordinary consequences

Sue's body began to emit a blue glow, at the same time that her eyelids lit up and an energy field began to emerge from her body

"ALERT, MASS EFFECT FIELDS DETECTED," Hermione said in her characteristic robotic voice

As the gravitational field generated by Sue gets bigger, various tools and chairs started to levitate and move around in the air, however, the young scientist had no control over the situation

At least, until Harrison's hand flashed with a green glow and he grabbed Sue's shoulder

"Don't worry, dear, breathe, Johnny is fine, he's just an idiot," Harrison said, channeling his power directly into Sue, reassuring her and causing the mysterious power to cease

Exhausted, Sue lay back again, while Harrison berated her brother for being an insensitive idiot

“What was that?” Sue asked tiredly, looking at her hands in amazement

"That was the result of cosmic exposure combined with the power of the artifact, strange nodes appeared in your body, all loaded with Harrium and cosmic radiation, now your body is capable of producing it on its own, in theory, you will be able to destroy entire planets, if necessary, please don’t do it" Harrison said with obvious academic interest in the subject

Sue looked at Harrison with amusement and spoke

“You know you don't need an excuse to examine me very thoroughly; I still remember with a smile that beautiful evening," Sue said with a smile, enjoying how Harrison shuddered at the seductive tone used

The tense moment was interrupted by Peter's voice

“NO WAY!” the amazement in his voice more than evident, with a tone of happiness underneath

Curiously, Sue and Harrison looked over to where Peter was, who was sitting, Gwen next to her, looking with a stunned face at her hand, where a kind of electric webs, charged with the same energy of Sue's power, was present

"Apparently you all got some kind of power" Harrison said with interest, shaking his head as Peter waved his arms in imitation of the gesture Ghost Spider used to cast her webs

At that moment, Reed appeared, much to Sue's amusement and amazement, half of his face was melted, as if it were a human ice cream

"We must stay in quarantine, at least until we control these powers better and be sure that what we have is not contagious, even you shouldn't be here Harry," Reed said shaking his head

Harrison just rolled his eyes and spoke

"Relax Reed, what you have is not contagious, but you are right that you should learn to use their abilities, I will talk to an acquaintance of mine, prepare a special room to test the limits of your new powers,” said Harrison

At that moment, Sue heard Ben give a loud sneeze, and, for an instant, his entire body turned to rock, tearing apart his clothes, before returning to normal and being completely naked

"Shit," Ben said, covering his modesty with a sheet, to Johnny's laughter

Sue watched as Harrison sighed heavily, at the same time that an alarm sounded from his omni-tool

And apparently, the message was important

"I must go, I'll be back in a couple of hours to check your status," Harrison said kissing Sue on the lips, much to the pleasure of the beautiful blonde

“Harry, can we talk about alien structures? I'd like to organize an expedition, I feel like he'll give us answers," Reed said with obvious excitement in his voice, ignoring the kiss and focusing in science

Harrison nodded and replied

"Yes, as soon as we know that your bodies are well, we can talk about the expedition to Mars, I will make the necessary modifications to the Stingray and the Claw."

And an instant later, Harrison disappeared in an emerald glow

Sue watched in amusement as Reed began to mumble nonstop about teleportation and the theories behind it

Sue just lay down, she needed to rest

The following months would be quite interesting

Peggy Carter, The Black Rock, New York  

Her body ached, but pain was preferable to death

Peggy opened her eyes, and exhaled hard, relaxing her body, this bed was the most comfortable she had ever been in

"You've woken up," said a male voice, in English, thank God, Peggy thought

The captain opened her eyes softly, looking at the most attractive man, she had ever seen, with black hair and green eyes, dressed in a strange robe, although it looked quite good on him

"You've slept for a long time, captain," said the man, at the same time that, to Peggy's disbelief, some sort of strange lights appeared on the handsome man's forearm

"Where am I?" she asked, she felt no danger, but it never hurt to be cautious

"You're in New York, in the medical wing of the Black Rock, 2011" Harrison said, at the same time that a strange light analyzed Peggy's body quickly

However, the captain was totally dumbfounded

"So, I was on the ice for..." Harrison interjected

"70 years old, Captain Carter," said a different voice than the handsome young man in front of her

Peggy turned her head towards the entrance, where there was a tall man, with black skin and an eye patch, who was giving her a greeting of total respect, it was evident that he was a soldier

"Thank you for your service, captain," said the man solemnly, evidently this act was important to him.

Peggy watched in amusement as the handsome young man rolled his eyes at the gesture

"Ignore the melodramatic pirate, now I need you to follow this light to analyze your reflex" the man ordered

Peggy looked at him with amusement and said

"Nice to meet you, I'm Margaret Carter," Peggy said with a raised eyebrow

The soldier snorted in obvious amusement, enjoying Peggy's action, while the young man who was examining her blushed slightly

"Harrison Evans, my pleasure, now, follow this light," he said quickly, at the same time that, to Peggy's amazement, a light appeared out of nowhere in front of her

What kind of technology is this? She thought to herself in amazement

“We won?” she asks, while obeying and following the light

The soldier walked to his bed and said

"We did it, we persevered and we flourished, Colonel Nicolas Fury," said the man making another salute, evidently excited to be in her presence

"All right, captain?" Harrison asked, noticing Peggy's face, lost in thought

"Nothing, it's just that, I had a date" said the beautiful woman, at the same time she took a photo from the pocket of her suit, the photo was yellowed and old, but two people were visible in it

One was evidently Peggy, dressed in a beautiful tight red dress, quite revealing for the time in which it was taken, and next to her, a handsome, blond man with blue eyes, a soldier

Peggy noted that Harrison was not familiar with the man in the photo, however, Nicolas did

"General Steve Rogers of the British Royal Navy, a decorated military man, and a great friend of mine, he will be happy to see you captain again," Nicolas said, making Peggy shudder at those words

"I need, I need to rest" Peggy said, more of a plea than an order

Both men nodded, while Harrison provided her with some sort of technological device

"I get this device ready, with all the most important events of the last seventy years," Harrison said with a big smile, and an instant later, some kind of robot floated into the room

"He's Dobby, my assistant, he'll be in charge of providing you with food and everything you need," Harrison said, before leaving the room accompanied by Nicolas, but not before giving him a greeting of total respect

Peggy stood up, quite upset, her naked and perfect body, with large and firm breasts, wide hips and strong legs, was in perfect condition, but her mind was a whirlwind of thoughts

The captain walked to her bedroom window, staring in amazement at her city, her home

New York

And she was barely able to recognize it

The buildings were huge, most touched the skies, the cars were flying now, but apparently, the bay was totally clean, even Peggy watched with a smile as a group of whales swam placidly

Peggy smiled softly, this was what she fought for, for a future, for everyone

And apparently, the future was here

"Do you need anything, Captain Carter?" asked the robotic voice of Harrison Evans' strange butler

"Can you teach me how to use this thing?" she asked embarrassedly, lifting the device that Harrison left him

Peggy had to catch up

ASAP

Harrison Evans, London, England

To be honest with himself, Harrison never thought of returning to London, the Black Fang in furtive mode, with his classical clothes, he will never wear the robes Narcissa mentioned, to be honest

"Is everything all right, my lord?" Fleur asked, in a totally submissive tone and her gaze lowered

Harrison, reading in his omni-tool simply replied

"You can call me Harrison Fleur, or just Harry," said the young genius

However, Fleur shook his head quickly

"No, it wouldn't be wise, I got you into this, it's my fault" said Fleur with more than evident guilt on his face

Harrison looked at her and said

"This is not your fault, a meeting between James Potter and I was inevitable, don't blame yourself for this."

"We have arrived Mr. Evans, I will be on the lookout in case of problems, you can count on me" said Mark, ready to fiercely protect his boss

Harrison smiled and said

"I appreciate it Mark, rent two rooms in a hotel near here, one of the rooms is yours, order something nice for dinner and rest," Harrison ordered, getting out of the vehicle in a familiar area

The entrance of the Leaky Cauldron in his old world, though it was changed

In the past, the entrance was a broken and ancient place, something typical of magical society, now, a luxurious entrance, with a black details with golden tones and, for some reason, all passers-by ignored the place

Technology or some mutant power? Harrison ignored it

Fleur got out of the vehicle and to Harrison's concern, she shuddered at the sight of the building's door

Calmly, Harrison placed his hand on her lower back, using his magic to calm her down

"Relax, nothing will happen," Harrison said firmly, as they entered the curious building

The entrance had changed completely, everything was full of luxuries and a large number of people dressed as wizards, all moving elegantly, as if they had a stick in their ass, in his opinion

"Invitation," said a male voice, a tall man, dressed in a robe that Harrison recognized from his past life, the red color and the black ornaments were more than evident

It was an Auror robe

Harrison didn't move his hand, but his invitation shook from his pocket into the man's face, a display of unparalleled power and skill

And the man received the message loud and clear, without checking the invitation, and recognizing Harrison's power and physical appearance, bowed his head and said

"Welcome Master Harrison" before disappearing into the crowd

Harry looked around, everyone had seen the interaction, and they were looking at Harrison with obvious interest

"I have never seen such a submissive Auror," said Fleur, taking Harrison's arm with evident fear, everyone looked at her with amusement, murmuring about her

“The whore of the black lion”

“What a good gift the young heir received”

“I wanted her for myself, a pity”

All the degrading comments affected Fleur, even if she wanted to show herself strong

"Ignore them, these sheep are irrelevant, you are under my protection, if anyone here dares to put a finger on you, I will take care of tearing them apart in an instant," Harrison said in a firm and cold tone, in a loud voice, causing more than one of the guests to shudder

Fleur smiled softly, the contrast between Harrison and the powerful men of this place was quite stark, she was glad to belong to him, to be honest

"You don't have the right outfit for the meeting," interrupted a female voice, firm and hostile behind them

Harrison turned, wiping his face of any feelings and staring straight at none other than Amelia Potter, his father's wife

Who, for some strange reason, looked at him with the deepest of contempt

Although Harrison cared little

"The dress code is clear, you need..." At this point, Harrison interrupted

"Tunic and a ridiculous hat, no thanks, you must be Amelia Potter," Harry said, acknowledging the one who was once the director of the DMLE of the Ministry of Magic, reduced to a simple trophy wife of the crimson lion

"Your father and grandfather are waiting for you," he said simply and without waiting for an answer, she began to walk towards the stairs, guiding him to a private room

Fleur took his arm in absolute terror, trembling at the very thought of being in front of Charlus and James Potter at the same time

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you, you have my word," Harrison promised, guiding Fleur to the second floor of the meeting, directly to a huge golden door, with the image of a golden lion on it

Amelia was going to knock, but Harrison simply raised her hand and the door slammed open, much to the surprise of Amelia and Fleur, who looked at Harrison in absolute terror

With all the calm in the world, Harrison entered the room, full of luxury, Victorian style, his father and grandfather wearing elegant robes of great quality, sitting in a comfortable room, evidently waiting for him

"I see that manners are not your thing," said Charlus Potter in an acid tone that did not faze Harrison

"A family thing, it seems," Harrison said, casually, causing gasps and indignant looks among the Potter clan, Harrison repaired the door with a wave of his hand and, calmly and naturally, sat down on the available sofa, noticing with a frown that there was no seat for Fleur

The black lion stifled a sigh, stupid political games

With his hand, Harrison conjured a comfortable couch to his right, to the incredulity and interest of his "family" and simply ordered

“Take a seat dear”

And Fleur obeyed at once, utterly submissive to Harrison's words, not wishing to interpose herself in the family discussion

James Potter looked at the act of defiance with obvious pleasure on his face, while Charlus Potter only raised an eyebrow

And Harrison started talking

"I must say, that sending your lover to one of my fiancée's events to send a message was too far-fetched, even for you, a simple email would have sufficed," Harrison said, looking firmly at his father and grandfather

For his part, Charlus Potter simply said

"Congratulations, on being named as White King of the Club at such a young age, your obvious control over Miss Frost and Miss Seville is more than evident, I suppose Shaw and his accomplices have their days numbered" said Charlus Potter calmly

Harrison just looked at him with amusement, holding the old lion's powerful gaze and said

"I don't usually allow disrespect, Shaw tried to take something that's mine, a message must be sent, after all," Harrison said calmly, as if talking about exterminating three important, but cruel and ruthless businessmen was common to him.

Maybe it was

Charlus and James Potter nodded approvingly at these words, while their wives frowned, not saying a word

"However, we both know that this is not the reason for this meeting," said the Black Lion staring at both of them

Charlus and James looked at each other silently, evidently having a full conversation, before the old man slammed his cane on the floor, causing a sharp noise throughout the room

A moment later, two maids in provocative underwear, wearing necklaces from the Potter house, entered, both carrying a kind of tray carrying with great care a particular object

It was small, the size of a golf ball, golden in color, a familiar object, which Harrison would recognize anywhere

It was a Snitch!

However, it was inert, dead, without magic, totally extinguished...

The maids placed the innocent object in front of Harrison, who looked at it with familiarity

Which was noticed by both Charlus and James

"This is a relic of our great family, a vestige of a glorious past, the true legacy of the Potters, a lost age, which the Cult seeks to restore at any cost," said the old man with devotion in his voice

James continued, looking at his son calmly

"Your blessing, your mutation, is nothing more than a pale copy of our gifts, we were able to bend reality itself at will, we were born to rule, to own and to dominate" said his father with the same tone Charlus had used

"It has been sitting dormant for decades, more than a century gathering dust in the family vault, I show it to you, as proof of your acceptance into the Potter clan," Charlus said, assuming that Harrison would accept the position

And at this point, Harrison couldn't help laughing, the situation was really unbelievable

Such an act that the rest of the family looked at him with absolute terror, thinking that he was making fun of Charlus and James Potter

However, Harrison simply stood up, his eyes shone with power not seen on this earth in over two hundred years, and before the incredulous, maniacal gaze of everyone present, something incredible happened

The relic, a simple Snitch for Harrison, began to move on its own, coming out of the long lethargy to which it was subjected

“Damn!” said a nice redhead woman, watching with amazement as the family heirloom did not stop moving, until, small golden wings sprouted from its body, the dust and dirt vanished instantly and the innocent object flew to Harrison's hand, levitating gently on his palm, as if it belonged there

All the Potters looked at Harrison with disbelief, calculation, terror or desire, depending on each member

And then, Harrison prepared to speak, his voice icy and channeling magic down his throat

Did Charlus and James Potter want to play? Then he would play with them, and show them that it was not good for their welfare to meddle in the black lion's affairs

However, as Harrison was about to speak, a female voice was present in the room, seductive and sexual, belonging to a beautiful woman with black hair and snowy skin

"I see that tonight's meeting will be more interesting than usual." The woman was pure seduction, in an outfit so revealing that she could go naked and it wouldn't make much of a difference

Lord Charlus stood up and bowed his head in respect, but not submission

"Lady Selene, my pleasure," said the old man

Harrison frowned at the woman, detecting an enormous amount of magic, not at Harrison's level, but quite powerful

And therefore, dangerous

"Harrison Evans, we have a lot to talk about," said the seductive woman

The night was just beginning