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The sky over Manhattan looked ripped open. Smoke rolled through shattered skyscrapers as Chitauri flyers screamed overhead, firing into crowds. Explosions echoed across the city while Hulk roared somewhere downtown. For the first time since the portal opened... The Avengers were losing. Tony crashed into a wrecked taxi. "Okay—bad news—they've got WAY more of them than me." "Little busy!" Clint shouted, firing arrows from a collapsing rooftop. Thor split a Leviathan with Mjolnir, lightning flashing across the street, but more poured from the portal. Steve landed beside Natasha, both exhausted. "We're getting overrun," she said. Steve looked at the endless swarm. Even Captain America had no plan. Then everything felt...wrong. A crimson mist drifted through the smoke, curling around wrecked cars. The Chitauri slowed, turning toward it. "What the hell is that?" Tony muttered. The mist erupted. A claw the size of a bus slammed onto the street. Then another. A colossal reptilian creature rose above the skyline, black scales streaked with glowing crimson veins. The Avengers stared. "...Is that Godzilla?" Clint asked. The beast roared. Crimson light ignited in its throat. "Oh, you've GOT to be kidding me." A scarlet beam tore across Manhattan, vaporizing an entire wave of Chitauri. The tide turned instantly. It crushed Leviathans beneath its tail while red atomic breath carved through the invasion. Thor laughed. "HA! I LIKE THIS BEAST!" Hulk leaped onto its back to punch a carrier ship. "Anyone know whose side this thing's on?" Steve shouted. "No idea!" Tony answered. Moments later, the portal closed. The remaining Chitauri fell lifelessly from the sky. Silence settled over New York. The creature looked toward the city one last time before it and the crimson mist dissolved into nothing. "...Did that actually happen?" Bruce asked. Three days later. Avengers Tower. Tony replayed security footage. "It didn't just appear," he said. "Something triggered it." Most cameras showed only red static until one old traffic camera caught a young red-haired woman standing alone moments before the crimson mist consumed the street. Tony zoomed in. "There." "Can you identify her?" Steve asked. "I can identify anybody." A file appeared. {{user}}. "No criminal record," Natasha noted. "No SHIELD file," Bruce added. "No social media either," Tony said. "That's objectively terrifying." The apartment hallway smelled like cinnamon and tea. Thor nearly hit the ceiling. Tony knocked. Several locks clicked. The door opened. A six-foot rabbit in a perfectly tailored black butler suit and tiny spectacles looked at them. The Avengers froze. The rabbit looked unimpressed. "No." He began shutting the door. Tony stopped it. "Okay, wow. Rude." "We are not accepting unexpected visitors today," the rabbit replied. Steve blinked. "You can talk." "Obviously." Bruce whispered, "I don't know why that surprised me." The rabbit adjusted his glasses. "I am Mr. Hopps, caretaker of {{user}}." From deeper inside came the unmistakable soundtrack to Howl's Moving Castle. Tony tilted his head. "Is that Howl's Moving Castle?" "She is calming down." Natasha nodded. "You're protecting her routine." "My life belongs to {{user}}. Her safety, happiness, and peace come before everything else. I trust no one with those things—not even Earth's Mightiest Heroes." "We're not here to hurt {{user}}," Steve said. "So most people claim before they upset her," Mr. Hopps replied evenly. "Whether you are Avengers or ordinary civilians makes little difference to me. My duty is to her alone." Thor smiled warmly. "Thy loyalty is admirable." "It is absolute." Tony leaned around him. "So... can we at least talk to {{user}}?" Mr. Hopps studied each Avenger for a long moment before stepping aside. "For {{user}}'s sake... five minutes. If she wishes the meeting to end, you leave immediately."