Downfall
Because Atlantis was deep under the sea. They needed to go to the ocean to find them.
"Are you sure it's a good idea to go in their turf." Hope asked
"We have no idea where they are, we need to know where to find them." Rhodey told her
"The mission is reckon only." Carol said.
"Shuri said not to worry, that they have worked on this ship for a long time, nobody can penetrate it." Sam said.
Rogers insisted that they made an attack on the Atlanteans, but only Romanoff and Maximoff agreed with him. He was out voted.
"So our plan is to find where they are located, you know the ocean is a very bog place, they could be anywhere, and what are we gonna do about the depth ?" Stephen asked.
"We will send some probes that will search for any sign of human life, to not confuse them with animals, we will only go to the ship so that we can make sure the probs are successfully launched." Rhodey said, using his suit to launch some S.I drones into the sea. Given to them by Pepper.
"Now let's see..."
"Guys, turn on the news, now !" Scott said.
"What is it, another tsunami ?"
"No. It's Stark ! He's been spotted at Sicily !"
That made everyone freeze.
Tony had been found....in Sicily ?
What the hell was he doing in there ?
"Is he ok ?" Rhodey asked, worried about his best friend.
"I....You better see it to believe it."
"So we have confirmation that Tony Stark was seen here on Sicily, fighting a mysterious man in a suit, confirmed to be affiliated with Hydra by eye witness. However after the altercation, Stark has once again vanish from view, alongside the unidentified female companion he came with. We have tried to ask the locals about the whereabouts of Iron Man, but all of them have declined to talk, siting solidarity with their hero."
"I ain't telling anything !" A man yelled. "For what, so that Captain America can almost kill him again ! Iron Man is a true hero, if he wants a break, then give the man a break !"
"Iron Man and his friend saved me." A girl said. "Now is my turn to save him from those evil rouge avengers. I only like him and Thor anyway."
Behind her the people of Sicily standed united, chanting pro Iron Man chants.
Meanwhile, the Avengers watched in shock.
"How the hell did he get to Sicily from Siberia ?" Clint asked.
"There was no sign on radar, he didn't do it with the suit." Carol said.
"Could he had taken a flight ?" Sam asked.
"No, there are no records of he being on the airport, there is no facial recognition that comes near him."
"FIRDAY is not being cooperative." Vision said. Many had assumed the AI has known where Tony is for sometime, and has refused to give the information.
"Hold on guys, I barely know Stark, but...he is just a baseline human isn't he ? How the hell is he that strong without the suit."
"He is just an average human....there is no way Stark is that strong, there has to be a mechanical enhancement." Natasha said. Not believe what she just saw.
"Rhodey, any idea who the red hair is ?, she came with him, and she left with him." Carol asked
"I have never seen her on my life." Rhodey answered. Who the hell is that woman.
"That hair....I've never seen a deep red like that, not a natural anyway. And she too defeated those attackers with ease. She's enchanced as well." Hope said.
"Why do people say they are helping Tony by not telling us where he is ?" Steve asked.
"Chances are, he asked them to not tell anyone. It's like he wants no one to find him. Except the red hair of course."
Peter was just looking.
Mr. Stark was alive !
He didn't die in Siberia, he was still here on this world kicking buts.
But that makes Peter have many questions.
Why had he stayed away, why not tell no one where he is ?
Who is the red hair woman, why did Mr. Stark trust her with his location ?
How did he fight that guy with no suit ?
How did he get to Sicily ?
So many questions Peter had, and he wants the answers.
Steve couldn't believe this.
Tony was alive, and he didn't show himself to Steve. Why ?
He should have gone straight to Steve, to help him fix everything.
Yet he was going around the world, taking out Hydra, and letting Steve fall from the grace of the public. Turning the people against him none less.
Why was he doing this, didn't he care about his family anymore ?
And who was that red head, maybe she was the one that took Tony away from them. From him....
The truth is, that Steve has been noticing Tony more and more, and decided to pursue a more....closer relationship once the man makes up for all he has done.
But it seems this woman is stopping that. What if she did something to Tony ?
Steve had to find Tony, he needs to make things back to the way it was.
Things were only getting worst.
Now T'Challa didn't respect Steve, was cold to him all the time.
His plans to deal with the Atlanteans were ignored, he didn't understand why they didn't just attack them, they had Steve, he can win.
Only Wanda and Nat listened to him, the others continually ignore him or insult him.
Wanda had made it clear that she wasn't gonna follow Steve in this fight.
"We have to do something !"
"I know this from experience." Rhodes said. "If Tony wants to remain missing, he will not be found. Besides Sicily is so far from here, they could be anywhere now."
"There has to be a way to track him !"
"The only way we could do that is FRIDAY, and it's becoming clearer she has known where Tony is all this time, and has helped him stay away."
Rhodes gave a sight and left.
"Any sign of Tony." He asked Nat, as they made their way to drop the first probe.
If any one could find Tony and make him return to Steve, was her.
"No, as soon as the red hair woman reaches to him, every one stopped recording."
"And the city cameras ?"
"Sicily is not a modern city Steve, they don't have that."
"Not even the shop owners ?"
"They deleted the footage."
Dam it, why was Tony doing this.
"I expected Stark to hide after he lost. But the world is asking for him, he should be in front of every camara, but he is still missing. He asked for people to not show where he and his companion went. And that woman, there is no records of her and Stark together, I can't even get a face scan on her."
"Maybe she is brainwashing Tony."
"I don't know. She is likely enchanced, seeing how she fought. But we don't know how her skills go above that....."
"Yeah well....."
Alarms started sounding.
"ALERT, ALERT, SHIP IS BEING BOARDED, SHIP IS BEING BOARED."
"Oh shit..." Sam said. Just then, the computer made a static sound and then....
Silence.
"What....what is that ?"
"Not what, who...and I think we all know who it is."
Everyone thought the same.
The Atlanteans, they found them.
Steve grabbed his shield, it was time to end this.
Everyone started getting their weapons ready.
"They took out all of our systems." Hope yelled.
"Shuri said this things were very strong....but operantly not strong enough for them." Sam said.
"We don't know how advance they are." Spiderman said. "Their tech could even surpass Wakandian !"
Everyone was scared, the fight was coming now.
Steve knew he had to take command.
"It doesn't matter, we need to fight, it's time to end this."
"NO, we are at their territory, we need to evacuate." Rhodes said.
"You want to flee ?" Steve couldn't believe it.
"Rogers, if any of us falls in the ocean, we are over, if they sink the ship, we are over, there is to much against us to fight them."
"We can defeat them."
"How ?"
"We fight."
"That's not a plan you moron." Hope screamed.
"Ok, let's take a vote, who thinks we need to fight them ?"
Only Steve, Nat and Wanda raised their hand.
"Who wants to retreat ?"
Everyone else raised their hands.
"So we have a winner idea, We need to carry everyone, Stephen can you make a portal ?"
"Of course Rhodey give me a sec........"
An explosión broke the wall, reveling the deck.
Stephen was thrown to the wall, and knocked out.
"STEPHEN !"
People with white armors jumped out of the ocean and began walking towards them, some had red and bigger armors.
Then a man came with no armor. He was wearing a purple and silver scale suit, with a helmet that had two bright red spots for the eyes.
He has a big silver trident on his hands.
"Ah, the heroes of the surface, we finally meet. I am King Orm of Atlantis. I have heard so much of you, how you disgraced your world."
Steve gripped his fists, the idea of fleeing was over.
A fight is now the only way. And Steve is sure they are gonna win.
"I have to thank you. Instead of pursuing you, you came to me. It will make my plans go faster."
"What do you want !" Steve yelled.
"Ah, Captain America. Yes even down bellow we heard about the hero that betrayed his country, his people. How he hurt his teammates, just because he had to be right."
Steve felt rage inside him.
"And now you will only be able to watch, as your world crumbles under the might of Atlantis !"
That was enough !
Steve rushed to the man, and attacked him.
But Orm was able to counter him, no matter, Steve was a hero, he was going to win.
Wanda stood besides him, her hands glowing red.
"Wanda, now !" Steve yelled.
Wanda charged her power but...
"AAAAAAAH!" Wanda yelled, dropping to the floor.
A man with red hair came besides her and placed a color on her.
"My daughter used to have magical powers, before she turned on her sister and went rouge. This contained her, it will contain you." He sneered.
"WANDA !" Steve yelled, before getting kicked by Orm.
"Come on, fight !"
Steve tried to hit him again, but Orm easily dodged.
Rhodes and Danvers tried to fly, but the people in the red suits catch them with some kind of whip. They tried to shoot them, but they dodge them.
The white suit soldiers started fighting the others.
Every one fought hard.
Steve was having a hard time with Orm, he threw punch after punch, but Orm managed to dodge and counter.
"HAHAHAHA, It's this the great Captain America, what a joke."
Orm kicked Steve, and sent him flying.
Sam flew straight for Orm, while Clint shot arrows at him.
But Orm saw Sam aproch him, he jumped in the air, and shartered Sam's wings with his trident.
Clint was then grabbed from behind by some guards.
"Ahhhh."
"Fuck !"
Nat tried to sneak up on Orm and do her move.
But he saw her, and did nothing. Orm was to much for Natasha, she tried to use her leg move, but she was stock half way there.
"What the...."
"You...are pathetic."
Orm grabben her leg, and slammed her into the floor.
Steve saw how the others where doing.
Van Dyne was already defeated. Knocked out on the floor besides Strange.
He saw Scott receive hit after hit, unable to shrink himself, he fell soon enough.
Rhodes, Danvers, Spiderman and Bucky where the only ones still fighting.
Orm started to laugh.
"So this are the heroes of the surface, what a joke."
Steve screamed in anger, and charged at Orm with his shield.
He tried to tackle him, but he just jumped into the ocean.
Steve looked at the surface.
"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU COWARD !"
"Right here."
Orm jumped from the water, raising his trident to hit Steve.
Steve raised his shield,knowing it would protect him.
But when his trident hitted Steve's shield......
BAM !
Steve's shield shattered upon impact.
He stumbled back in shock.
"No, this is impossible...."
"Hm, you are nothing without that pathetic frisbee."
Orm proceded to beat up Steve, he was to strong, Steve couldn't defend himself.
"Steve !" Bucky came to help him, with both of the united, they would defeat them.
But Orm grabbed Bucky by his metal arm, and broke it with his trident.
"AAHHHHHHH." Bucky screamed in pain.
Rhodes and Danvers where dragged to the sea, and defeated. Rhodes had his suit disabled, and Danvers had a collar that surpassed her powers.
Strange, Wanda, and even Vision had the same collars.
Spiderman kept fighting, but he was the last one standing, he got swarmed by the soldiers and they started to beat him up.
Steve tried to stand up once again, but Orm held him at bay with his foot.
It didn't seem real....they lost ! It can't be !
"My King, should we kill them ?" A guard asked.
"Wait, don't kill them."
Steve tried to stand up, but Orm just grabbed him.
Orm threw Steve to the floor. He putted his feet on his chest and pressed hard.
Steve screamed in pain.
"AAAAAAAH !"
How where they so strong ! How could they surpass his strenght !
Orm then thew him to where the team was corralled.
"Just as predicted. You are nothing. And now that my brother isn't with you, you got no hope. Then again after what you did to him, why would he help you ?"
His brother.....what is he talking about. They don't know his brother !
"What have we done to your brother ?" Sam asked.
Orm stood there, and started laughing.
"So he never told you. His so called team, the one he defended the surface with, and he never once talked to you about his true heritage, about the truth of our mother. Hm, though seeing how the so called Civil War ended I can't say I blame him. He's better of with Mera, at least she is clear on who she supports." He said that last part bitterly.
Who was he talking about ?
"What are you saying....who is your brother." Steve asked with gritted teeth.
Orm glared at all of them.
"Tony Stark, is my brother."
Every one stood quiet after that.
"You...you are a Stark too !" Wanda yelled.
"No. We share the same mother, but different fathers."
That can't be true, Tony was human. There is no way he is an Atlantean.
"You're lying, Stark is human." Nat said. "There is no way that he hid something that big so well."
"Show them the records of the Ring of Fire."
They clearly saw Tony fighting Orm, swimming in the depths of the ocean with no oxygen, like it was normal.
No one spoke as reality settled in.
So it was true, Tony was an Atlantean.
How could he hide this from them. He hid what he truly was from the team, all this time. He got mad at Steve for keeping secrets, when he kept something like this.
"How could Tony hide this..."
Orm putted his foot on his chest again, Steve tried not to scream, but he failed.
"Because that had nothing to do with you, I'll give my brother that he protected Atlantis, you on the other hand, you hid what happened to our mother."
Bucky droped his head.
Orm let Steve go.
"Hahaha and you think you defeated my brother on Siberia, he held back, if he didn't, well he would have spared you from this."
"No...that is not true."
"Face it Captain America. You are nothing but a failure. You destroyed everything you loved, and now...I'll finish the job for you !"
Orm dropped the handle of his trident on Steve.
His world went black.
Rhodey watched as Rogers dropped unconscious,
They where defeated.
But even defeat couldn't get to him.
Tony was Atlantean, his best friend for years was not human, and he never told anyone.
Did Tony didn't trust them ?
He thought back to all those days he suddenly disappeared from the coast. Sharon went with him some times, so most likely she knew. JARVIS probably knew as well, and since she's been helping him, so does FRIDAY. +
But the rest....they had no idea. Not even Pepper, Happy, or him.
"Get some suits and fill the filters with air, we are bringing them with us, so that they can see how their precious world fall."
He saw how some guards grabbed them and forced a white suits on them.
He might be sad that Tony didn't tell him what he was, but he can understand why he did it. A secret like that, who knows how anyone would react.
But now, now......
"You're only hope Tony."