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Posted by Cap
on 8/28/2008, 10:01 pm, in reply to "Lower the Flags pt 19"
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Back in the Lab
“I don’t know how much longer we can keep this up,” Clint says over his com. The battle was becoming more and more desperate for the heroes. The clones don’t seem to be tiring while the heroes look on the verge of collapse. If it wasn’t for Thor and Hercules, all would have been lost a long time ago. The thunder god seems to be everywhere at once in the nick of time to save someone on the verge. Hercules takes blow after blow and still he manages to fight on.
“I concur, but what else can we do?”
“Maybe we need to pull back and let Thor call down enough lightning to fry the whole place.”
“I’m not sure even he could pull that off this far underground,” She Hulk answers. “Plus I don’t really see these guys letting us fall back.”
“I think perhaps we should pick one target and concentrate everything we have on it,” Daredevil says over his com. The blind man ducks under an arm that bursts into flame as it passes within inches of his face. He delivers a solid blow to the body of his opponent that makes him take a step back.
“You heard the man,” Wasp says. “Hit the walking rock pile in front of Nightcrawler with everything you’ve got.”
Hearing the call over his earpiece, Kurt teleports directly on the shoulders of the rockman he faces. He kicks off with both feet directly to the back of his head. The man stagers and tries to right his balance just as She Hulk slams an uppercut to his jaw. As he is lifted off of his feet by the force of her blow and arrow slams into his chest and explode. A rocket from Warmachine slams into him as well and he crumples to the floor.
“Now if we can just manage to set them all up like that we should be fine,” Rhodey says.
“Reinforcements are almost there,” Fury calls.
“I told you not to send those agents…” Before Janet can finish one of the walls explodes leaving a large smoking hole. Standing in the hole is Iron Man and Mentallo with a line of other super heroes behind him.
“Could you use a little more firepower…”
Meanwhile
“Son of a b&*#h,” Crossbones screams as he clutches at his face were the wrench struck him. A crimson spot appears in the skull on his mask and begins to spread. Crossbones brings his hand down and looks at the blood that drips from it. “You’re gonna die Boy Scout.”
“Stop talking and kill him so we can get out of here” Red Skull says. The hit man moves closer to the metal tool box that is now badly scared from gunfire. Suddenly there is an explosion from the small hallway leading to the hanger. Crossbones turns and opens fire at Falcon as he flies through the door. The toolbox slams into his back and sends him sprawling to the floor.
“Cap look out,” Sam yells.
Steve turns and looks at the Red Skull who now has a pistol aimed at him. He lay on the floor, his strength used in the effort of pushing the metal box. Skull smiles slightly as he squeezes the trigger. As he is firing a bullet strikes him in the chest throwing the shot off. It strikes Cap in the right shoulder and knocks him on his back.
“Steve,” Falcon screams as he comes to rest beside the fallen Avenger. Falcon rips the sleeve off of his costume and begins to tourniquet Cap’s leg. “Just hold on, I’m gonna get you out of here.”
“Who shot Red,” Cap asks, his voice strained.
“I did,” The familiar voice of Nick Fury says. The former SHIELD commander comes to stand over Falcon as he works. “It was either him or you. We don’t have time for a lecture…” Fury’s voice trails off as he walks away.
Cap tries to sit up, but Falcon pushes him down as he begins to bind the shoulder wound. “At least this one is a clean in and out,” Falcon says. “Oh my god…”
Cap strains his way to a sitting position so that he can see what Falcon is looking at. Fury stands beside the body of Red skull or were the Red Skull should be. Lying on the floor is the body of a Skrull…
Back in the Laboratory
“Now we’re rolling,” Clint Barton calls over his com. Since the arrival of reinforcements, the tide of the battle had turned drastically. The clones were now beginning to fall, several of them collapsing from seeming exhaustion. The battle is almost won.
“Keep the pressure on, I want them all on the ground” Iron Man says over his com. “I want SHIELD containment teams ready to pick up Fury.”
“I didn’t know I was working for you.”
“With Maria Hill under arrest, I am the acting Director of SHIELD. Do you understand?”
“I don’t work for SHIELD,” Fury replies.
“That son of a…,” Stark curses. He fires a blast into a small group of clones and sends them flying. One of them quickly springs back to it’s feet only to be slammed in the chest by Hercules mighty fist. Another shape shifts into a snake and begins to slither away before She Hulk steps on it. Two others do not rise after the blast.
“Director Stark, I’ve got a priority1 call from Washington.”
“Patch them through to me on channel 3.”
The battle is quickly coming to a close, the few remaining clones being handled. Hank Pym pulls back one of the unconscious clones and starts a quick examination. The clone shows little damage from the battle itself, but it’s vital signs are weak.
“Tony, I think the clone’s bodies are shutting down due to the strain from using so many powers. Thor says they were just awakened so I doubt they were used to it.”
“You’ll have plenty of time to examine them once they are in custody. Were are those containment teams I called for?”
“On their way sir. We have a special transport arriving in less than five minutes.”
“Very good, I still might make my tee time with Mr. Hefner…”
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