[ Location: Stark Tower - Penthouse Balcony ][ Date: May 4th, 2012 - The Battle of New York (Aftermath) ]
"We hold you to that," Esdeath smiled.
It was a beautiful smile.
The kind a shark gives you before it bites.
"Let's go," I said.
The beam of light wrapped around us and I felt the familiar pull of the System. Like being sucked through a straw.
And then....
[ System Alert: Transport Interrupted. ]
[ Error: Too much energy in the area. ][ Cooldown Initiated: 24 Hours. ]
The light faded.
We were still standing on the balcony.
Tony Stark was staring at us, his faceplate flipping back down with a metallic clack.
"Uh," I blinked. "That was awkward."
"You are still here," Thor boomed, gripping his hammer tighter.
"Technical difficulties," I said, raising my hands slowly. "The Lift broke down , So We'll just... take the stairs."
Esdeath frowned. "We are not leaving? I am hungry." Then she grinned. "Good. I wanted to fight the green one again."
"No fighting," I hissed at her.
Ding!
The elevator doors opened behind the Avengers.
"Secure the area!"
A strike team poured out. Men in black tactical gear. Brock Rumlow was leading them. Agent Sitwell walked behind him, adjusting his glasses nervously.
SHIELD or so they pretended.
"Hand over the Scepter and the prisoner," Sitwell ordered.
He ignored the Avengers. He only looked at me and Esdeath. "SHIELD will take it from here."
Captain America stepped forward. "We secured the site, Agent. We can handle the transport."
"This is Level 7 business, Captain," Rumlow cut him off. He didn't look like a cop. He looked like a wolf waiting to bite. "Who are the hostiles?"
I looked at them.
'System. Observe.'
[ Target: Brock Rumlow ][ Secret: Works for HYDRA. ]
[ Target: Jasper Sitwell ][ Secret: Works for HYDRA. ]
I smiled.
A cold smile that made Sitwell take a step back.
"Hostiles?" I asked. "I think you are confused."
I turned to Esdeath.
"Hey, Esdeath. You wanted to kill something, right?"
Esdeath's eyes lit up. "Can I?"
"These guys?" I pointed at the Strike Team. "They aren't soldiers, They're parasites just like the aliens."
"What are you talking about?" Cap frowned. "Son, stand down."
"Ask him," I said, looking straight at Rumlow.
I used my new Psychic Power.
'Thought Projection.'
[ Ability Active. ]
I pushed a thought into Rumlow's head.
Just two words.
Loud and clear inside his brain.
"Hail Hydra."
Rumlow's eyes went wide. For a second, he looked terrified.
Then he looked angry and his hand snapped to his gun.
"Hostiles confirmed! Open fire!" Rumlow screamed, aiming his rifle at me.
"Wrong move," I said.
Esdeath moved faster than bullets.
She stomped her foot.
WOOSH.
A wave of ice shot across the floor. It froze the boots of the Hydra agents to the ground before they could pull their triggers.
"My turn," I said.
'Psychokinesis: Crush.'
I clenched my hand.
The guns in the agents' hands crumpled like paper.
Metal twisted around their fingers.
"GAH!" they screamed, dropping the ruined weapons.
"Why are you attacking SHIELD agents?!" Cap yelled, raising his shield to stop me. "Stand down or I will make you!"
"They aren't SHIELD, Cap," I said, calmly walking toward Rumlow. "They're the rot inside the SHIELD."
I looked at the Avengers.
They didn't believe me.
'Fine. I'll show them.'
'Telepathy: Broadcast.'
[ Ability Active. ]
I pushed the image from Rumlow's mind—his secret orders, the Hydra symbol, the plan to steal the Scepter—directly into the minds of the Avengers.
Flash.
Tony, Thor, and Cap flinched.
They saw it. The betrayal.
"Hydra," Cap breathed, looking at Rumlow with horror. "But... they died in World War II."
"Cut off one head," I quoted, "two more grow back. They've been hiding in your shadow the whole time."
Rumlow glared at me. "Who are you?"
"I'm the guy who give spoilers," I said.
Esdeath walked up to Sitwell. The bald agent was shaking so hard his glasses were rattling.
"He looks weak," Esdeath said, bored. "Can I freeze him?"
"Just a little," I said. "We need him to talk."
She touched his shoulder.
Frost spread instantly, covering him in a block of ice up to his neck.
"Talk," I told the frozen agent. "Or she finishes the job and she doesn't do paperwork."
"It's true!" Sitwell chattered, his teeth clicking. "Hydra! We're everywhere! We wanted the Scepter! Pierce... Zola... everyone!"
Tony Stark looked furious. "I let Nazis into my tower? Jarvis, lock down the building. I am going to have to clean house."
"Let's do this," Cap said, his face hardening.
He looked at me. "Thanks, kid. We'll take it from here."
"We handled the lobby," I said. "The rest is up to you. We have 24 hours to kill."
I looked at Esdeath. "We have a date."
"A date?" She sheathed her sword. "Excellent. I want meat."
"Hold on," Iron Man said, landing in front of us. "You drop a Hydra conspiracy in our lap and then you're going on a date?"
"Priorities, Stark," I shrugged. "Besides, you guys handle the spy stuff. I handle the cosmic stuff."
I grabbed Esdeath's hand.
'Telekinesis: Flight.'
I didn't teleport (too risky in a new city). I just turned off gravity.
We shot up into the sky, leaving the Avengers with a frozen Hydra agent and a lot of questions.
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