Earth 199999
MCU
[A/N: I 'might' not follow the timeline of the movie entirely for the sake of the story.]
Year, 2012
Month, May
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Andrew woke up on an unfamiliar bed. The feeling was so comfortable than any other bed he laid on in his past life that he contemplated whether to get up now or later.
But as soon as he thought of what happened before he got there, he chose to get up and look around where he is.
An unfamiliar bed room, definitely not one of his 'friends' or his 'relatives' which he both don't have or rather, none would've let him stay at their house. He saw a large mirror to the side and went over.
He stared at his figure, normal black hair, light brown eyes, and a face probably in his late 20s, which in his mind registered as 26 years old.
Memories easily found their way to his head without any of the pain they normally portray from an Isekai fanfic, novel, manga or anime.
He was indeed, Andrew Anderson, as per his request to ROB.
His father was Carl Anderson and his mother, was Sophia Anderson, both tragically died a year ago during the Harlem incident.
They were part of the collateral when the Abomination rampaged.
His parents did have a company which was taken over by his parents' colleagues and was later merged with another company.
Good thing they left him an inheritance even before their death. It was enough for him to live 'a quiet and peaceful' life, as stated in his parent's will. Which was also part of his deal with ROB.
It was given to him few months after their death along with the remaining shares of his parents converted to cash, meaning, he's not part of the company anymore.
Both his parents, when still alive, were always too busy to take care of him so he was left with a butler and maids in his very own villa.
Some of whom, unfortunately, already left over the years passed. Out of the hundred workers he previously had, only 12 personnel remain.
The butler, 3 maids, 2 cooks, 2 gardeners, and 4 guards. All of these people were there before Andrew was even born. Their loyalty to the family made them stay despite his personality is what he understand or he could be wrong.
Although he already graduated from college for the past few years now, he or his past self has not been looking for any job at all.
"I see. Then I actually don't have a problem with my identity. Now then, time to check which world was I sent."
Through his memories earlier, there were no significant changes in the history of earth. The only detail which confused him was Captain America, apparently a hero of World War II.
Maybe it's because he just woke up or maybe his memories are still a bit fuzzy that he refuses his growing suspicion. Some are still not clear excluding his family matters which were very clear to him.
He would need more information so he went out of his bedroom still in his pajamas with his phone on hand. Through that he saw that it was currently in the month of May, 2012.
'Wasn't this a significant year in that world?' despite the refusal, he's already subconsciously leaning to it.
As soon as he was in the living room, he saw the news that was currently on. The most recently built Stark Tower being announced publicly in the News.
That was enough information for Andrew, and the Captain America detail he treated as fantasy earlier was real. Now that he thinks about it, how could he not remember Tony Stark when he literally attends some of the parties hosted by Stark?
Right.
The man had personality issues; mystery solved. Who would want to remember someone like him with his personality?
The old man was right, he did know where he was, but which version is it? The movies? What ifs? or comics, which he definitely don't know much about.
As if answering his questions, a notification appeared in front of him in the form of a window panel in green color.
[Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, AKA Earth-199999 and recently Earth-616!]
[You have received the gift from ROB!]
[Open/Ignore?]
No sooner than he saw the options, he chose to ignore it for now as he saw the butler already standing up and bowing to him.
"Good morning, Sir. What would you like to do today?" An old man, probably Joseph, asked him.
"Tell me, what did I do yesterday and the day before?" He asked as Joseph looked at him with a bit of confusion and wonders if he's master was alright.
"Well, yesterday you slept the whole day after partying all night, which is what you did last night as well as the many nights before that."
'Uhhh, I guess that's to be expected if I was a son of rich parents who both died and left me an inheritance where I don't have to work. The loss must've been an influence to his recent actions.' Andrew thought as he covered his face in disappointment.
"I want to go to the nearest coffee shop today. Can you arrange that?"
"Certainly, sir."
"And don't answer any call from any of the people I knew. If they come and visit me, just tell them I am not around and don't let them in."
From the memories he received, he actually knew some people, but all of them are not worth mentioning upon his review.
It was too obvious what they wanted, and his past self knew that too, but still stayed with them. He was that desperate to have attention after the loss of his parents.
"Yes, sir." Answered Joseph.
"Good. I'll go ahead and change first."
He went back to his bedroom.
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A few moments later.
As soon as he was outside the mansion, what greeted him as his ride was a limousine with 2 guards and a driver.
Andrew simply rubbed the bridge of his nose before going inside the car.
Andrew was sent to the nearest coffee shop which happened to be Star Bucks, something which was familiar to him back on his last life.
Ordering strawberry crème frappuccino 'his favorite' and 3 glazed donuts 'also his favorite', Andrew settled down on one of the tables after paying using his card and waited.
It was still early in the morning, about 6:30 am so there're no other customers beside him.
His guards were just a few distance from him where they can easily reach him in case of emergency.
A few moments later and his orders were placed on his table. Andrew enjoyed his favorite donuts and Frappuccino.
After finishing 1 of the donuts the panel appeared once again.
[You have received the gift of ROB!]
[Open/Ignore for now?]
This time, Andrew didn't ignore it. He wanted to choose open but he would have to use his fingers and it would look not normal on him. As he was contemplating how to do it inside the comfort room, the open option just activated.
[Congratulations! You have received the set of Agent J: Ray-Ban Sunglasses, Neuralyzer and Noisy Cricket!]
[Details:
Ray-Ban Sunglasses: A special type of Sunglasses that protects the wearer from the effects of a Neuralyzer.
Neuralyzer: An electro bio-mechanical neural transmitting zero synapse repositioner, commonly referred to as a Neuralyzer is a top-secret device used by the MiB. It has the ability to wipe the mind of anybody who sees the flash via isolating and editing certain electronic impulses related to memory. Once people are neuralyzed, they seem to enter a trance that leaves their minds prone to suggestion. This enables agents to replace memories with fictional cover stories and even give them certain instructions. Neuralyzers are paramount to the MIB's operation and maintenance of secrecy.
Noisy Cricket: It is a small, palm-sized weapon of astonishing firepower. The Noisy Cricket was used by agents of the Men in Black. Despite its size, the Noisy Cricket launches a giant orb of energy. It can level a truck or blast through five feet of concrete. Few agents are capable of holding the gun properly to minimize its recoil, which can cause the shooter to hurl the other way across the room. When fired, the Noisy Cricket makes a sound similar to a cricket, hence the name of the weapon]
Andrew recognizes the items. They were from the movie called Men in Black. Morever, they were the very items given to Agent J on the first movie.
[The items were automatically sent to your system's inventory.]
[Congratulations for receiving the Encounter System!]
'Uhhh, why do I have this? Was my deal with the old man off?' as if answering his doubts, the system lit up with a new notification.
[Hey Andrew! The arrangements we did were only equal your freedom to choose the world to be sent and just a bit more. Meaning I still owe you a lower tier kind of boon, so I did the honor of providing you a system which in time would give you random rewards. Every time you encounter a hero character, you will receive a reward.
Encounter means, you need to be faced to face with the character. Not just you looking at them from a distance, screen or any devices. Any conversation and interaction with the characters elevates the rewards you will receive. This is the last time you'll hear from me so I wish you luck on finding a wife. Oh, and just so you know, I didn't choose the world; everything was random. I am sure you can have your peaceful life with your future family once you get something good from the system. – ROB]
'Thanks, old man.' Andrew smiled, grateful for everything the old man did for him.
Andrew finished his donuts but the frap, so he ordered another batch of glazed donuts then he went to the comfort room.
The door for the women's rooms suddenly swung open while Andrew was looking at the system and bumped into a woman wearing leather jacket over a shirt and black pants. Her red, curled hair was cut short just below her neck.
"Oh, sorry about th-" Andrew apologized but went still when he saw her face. Recognition flashed over him instantly, and he found it hard to suppress.
'Is this one of the encounters the old man gave me?'
Standing before him was Natasha Romanoff wearing Scarlet Johansson's skin, but she looks more the character than the actress.
He was staring at something beautiful and dangerous at the same time. Could his encounter start this earl on?
'Nah, she can't possibly be it. She can't give children after all.' His thoughts were then cut off by a question.
"Do you know me?" Was her immediate seductive reply as she smiled at Andrew, who was staring at her with eyes and mouth wide open.
It took a few moments before it all registered to him as she blushed and looked away.
"Ehem, yo- you're beautiful." He replied.
'Indeed you are, but knowing how you'll end up in the future and the chaos you and your team will bring to the world, it is better to walk away from here and hope we never meet again,' he thought while trying to walk away but was stopped.
"Really? Are you sure you don't know who I am? I could've sworn you recognized me. Are you sure?" Natasha asked while tucking her hair on her left ear and making sure Andrew was watching it all.
Her smile only added to his nervousness as he could literally hear his heart beat stronger than it ever did.
'damn it, I need to learn to control myself when in front of a character like her. This mustn't happen again.'
He kept looking at her, then looked away at random things, then looked again like the fool that he is.
"I am sure that I really don't know who you are. Can I go inside the comfort room now? I kind of have to go." Andrew asked, hoping she would let it go.
Unfortunately for him, Natasha is not an ordinary Spy. She and Barton were the pinnacle of what a normal human can do, or so they say.
"It's Natalie, and don't let me stop you Mr.?" She introduced herself and asked, offering her hand for a shake.
"My name is Andrew. Thanks, Natalie." They shook hands and went their own way. Once he was inside the comfort room, Andrew breathed out something he never knew he was holding.
Unfortunately, unknown to Andrew, who's still new to this world, he was already bugged.
Upon returning to his spot, Andrew checked his system while finishing his Frap and a new batch of donuts.
[Encounter System]
[Name: Andrew Anderson]
[Race: Human]
[Inventory]
[Set of Agent J: Shades, Neuralizer, and Noisy Cricket]
That's everything shown in front of him, there wasn't even a second page. He willed the encounter system and it expanded as soon as he did so.
[Encounter System: A system gifted to Andrew by ROB. The main function of the system is to reward Andrew once he encounters a hero. It will be acknowledged by the system as long as the character and Andrew interacted, no matter how briefly. Additional hidden rewards can also be triggered by certain actions.]
[Encountered Natasha Romanoff AKA Black Widow!]
[Interaction Rating: 3/10 ; The council of men is disappointed.]
[Rewards: Set of Haruno Sakura: Kunai 1x, Shuriken Set, Civilian level Chakra ]
[Details:
Kunai: Exclusive weapon of almost all Shinobi.
Shuriken Set: 20 Shuriken that can be attached to your thigh.
Civilian-level Chakra: The lowest level of chakra, where you might or might not be able to perform even the basic ninjutsu. Though Sakura was able to easily perform the tree-walking exercise but, meh.
Levels: Civilian-Academy-Genin-Chunin-Jonin-Kage-Sage-Immortal]
Andrew had one complaint in his thoughts after receiving the rewards.
'She was too attractive for someone like me who was but an ordinary person just a while ago! Excuse me! But it won't happen again!' was Andrews inner reply to the council of men that rated him.
He closed the system and left the coffee shop with his guards.
"Where do you want to go now, sir?" asked the driver before he could enter the car.
"Take me to Captain America's Museum."
"Understood, sir." The guards bowed, and the driver drove off to their intended destination.
His entourage was followed by a certain red-haired woman he had bumped into earlier.
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Natasha POV
It's been months since the Stark Expo's 'incident,' and I've finally been given a few days off by Fury after completing another mission.
Just thinking about it, I've already been through something much more than my normal missions of espionage and assassination. I can only wonder what else this world can bring to my already unordinary life.
Even Clint's mission involved literal gods straight from Norse mythology, according to his and Coulson's report. The more I think about it the more the world is slowly changing more than it normally is.
Now, even a legend like Captain America was actually just sleeping for 70 years and is now trying to connect back to the world.
It's not something I can think about at the moment anyway since I'm technically on a day off.
I must've been thinking deeply about it since I didn't even realize it until I bumped into another person who, upon looking at me, recognized me.
I know that expression well. I don't need a mind-reading ability to know what he's thinking about. I need to know what he knows about me, but.
I'm supposed to be on a day off. So, a bit of surveillance should do. If he knows something, then I'll probably pay him a visit.
With conflicted feelings, Natasha stopped following him and returned to her very much deserved time off but never turned off the bug she planted.
End POV
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