bookpower Chapter 351: Lighting the Match
Chapter 351: Lighting the Match
Chapter 351: Lighting the Match
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Chapter 351: Lighting the Match
13th June 2013, Avengers Tower
(Tony Stark POV)
"I'm sorry, Tony, but I just can't sit still and do nothing. I would like to think that Bucky would understand that I would choose saving lives and waiting a little longer to see him again. He would know that my priority is always the people I protect. And that he would do the same if he was in my place," the man responded.
The 'unlike you' was unsaid, but he didn't need to do it. Everyone understood the implication that Tony was unworthy in Steve's eyes.
Well, he's done trying. If the man wants to get himself arrested for his own self-righteousness, then he was welcome to do so without his input.
Tony just sighed and deflated, "You're set on this, aren't you?"
"Yes. I'm sorry that it's coming to this, Tony. I really am."
"No, you're not. But you do this and get arrested, and I'll be washing my hands of you. I tried to reason with you and you're the ones that are too stubborn to listen," Tony replied.
The Cap nodded and turned towards the elevator. He was followed by Sam the Falcon Wilson and Bruce the Hulk Banner. They were going to fight the Abomination and inevitably fall to Ross' plan.
Yeah, things were so going to shit.
Tony just stood there staring at the elevator as half of his team walked out on their plan just because Cap was too stubborn to listen to him. He sighed in exasperation before knocking over the table next to him in anger while yelling out, "THAT FUCKING IDIOT!"
There was nothing he could do now, and he knew it. If he tried to stop Rogers, then the both of them would be arrested. Honestly, Tony couldn't risk him being arrested at all. The government would be able to repossess everything he owned which would include the designs of the arc reactor and his suits, and that would be a catastrophe on a global scale.
Natasha seemed the far more sensible one, "We need a plan for the fallout." Visit for the best novel reading experience
Rhodey whistled, "I didn't know Steve was that strong."
"Oh, he is," Tony replied, "that serum really is something special to be able to do something like that. Too bad that he's fighting so inefficiently"
Natasha nodded, "Yeah, he should have tried to glue his mouth and nostrils shut. Super monster or not, Blonsky needs to breathe. It probably wouldn't kill him, but it could knock him out."
Tony nodded in acceptance, and they all continued to anxiously watch the fight. Cap was still holding back Blonsky's arm. But unfortunately, the super soldier also forgot about the thing's second hand which punched the hero in the face, sending him flying back.
Tony winced at the impact. That had to have hurt. The gamma monster slowly walked towards the downed war hero but was interrupted by a roar.
The billionaire didn't know whether to be happy or exasperated by the Hulk's appearance. Bruce seemed to finally let the monster out and this was going to be a slug fest of the highest proportions. The only thing he could think of would be to use his Hulk buster armor, but he would rather the government not know about it, and he would be arrested with them.
As expected, the Abomination turned towards its mortal enemy and ran at him. Unlucky for him, the Hulk had gotten a lot stronger since their last encounter. Tony's teammate dodged the charge and hit him with a punch in the face. The gamma monster flew back into a building that looked partially destroyed.
The Hulk then grabbed a car and threw it at him, causing another explosion. Tony winced as he saw this happen. This didn't look good for them at all. He could practically see their credibility as humanity's defenders slowly wither away. The Abomination returned unharmed, and the fight continued.
Honestly, it was horrifying to watch. The two giants kept fighting and destroying building after building, car after car. And Tony was helpless to do anything but watch. The city block looked more like a warzone barely a few minutes later. Cap and Falcon had joined up with the Hulk, but they were barely any help aside from acting like distractions.
Damn it, Rogers, this was precisely why he didn't want to get involved in this. Still, Tony was still waiting for the other shoe to drop, and he was proven correct once again barely more than a minute later.
The two giants seemed to freeze momentarily, until a blonde woman wearing a blue jumpsuit revealed herself. Tony immediately recognized her as Susan Storm, and she was holding a forcefield to stop the two gamma monsters.
Of course, the two monsters broke through the fields quite easily and attacked the blonde, only for them to be hit with a fireball courtesy of Susan's brother who arrived flying down. Ben Grimm ran at the Hulk with a giant needle in hand which somehow penetrated the giant's skin.
As for the Abomination, Reed Richards hand entangled himself around its body, immobilizing it, and stabbed him with the same kind of needle.
The two gamma monsters stumbled around and then fell unconscious, and that was it. The Abomination and Hulk were out, Cap and Wilson were restrained by Susan Storm, and her boyfriend spoke up, "Emil Blonsky, Bruce Banner, and Steve Rogers, you are under arrest for violating the Enhanced Registration Act. Sam Wilson, you are under arrest for vigilantism and firing a lethal weapon illegally in a public place."
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