Chapter 3
Scott began banging on the heavy door.
“That’s not going to get you anywhere.” Mrs. Stark said.
“If it did, you think we’d still be here?” Evolt added.
“You said that implant lets you talk to him? Tell him I’ve made my decision…”
Within a few minutes, the door was unlocked and a group of Infected were waiting outside.
“Our master will speak with you now…” They said in unison.
“That is creepy…” Skye said.
Scott stepped out into the hall. Skye began to try to follow, but the infected blocked her way.
“This one shall see our master alone…” they said.
“Well, Scott… have you thought about my proposal?” Stark asked as Scott entered the main chamber
“Yeah. You can have everything but the baby. You’re not laying a finger on my child, I don’t care the reasons.”
“Fine then, we’ll just go with plan b, won’t we, my dear.” Stark said, looking at “Johnson”.
“I’m looking forward to it…” She said, looking him up and down.
Scott looked at her, realizing she was intending to do him. He decided to play along
“If it gets me out of this… fine by me…”
She walked over to him and draped herself over him.
“Sorry I was so bittchy to you” she said, “Can I make it up to you?”
“We’ll see…” He said, “your place or mine?”
“I always wanted to join the mile-high club…”
She grabbed him by the arm as the infected and Iron Legion surrounded them and led them outside to the grounded plane.
She pulled him up the ramp, into the cabin and into the bedroom.
“You know, for this to count, the plane has to be in the air.”
“I don’t care.” She said, pulling her shirt off.
“So, is this just jeousy for my fiancée or are you really that into me? I though Jemma was your lover.”
“shut up and fuck my pussy” She said, kissing him. He returned the affection, pushing her against the wall.
“I can see why the other me missed you so badly…” Johnson said taking a deep breath after breaking the kiss. “Let’s see what you got?”
“What I’ve got?” He asked. “I’ve got dendrotoxin.”
“What’s that?” She asked. She quickly realized she’d been tricked but before she could act, Scott shot her in the chest with an ICER.
He quickly pulled her shirt back over her head and ran out onto the ramp.
“Help! Something’s wrong, she passed out! I can get her to wake up.” He yelled at the crowd waiting outside.
A few quickly ran in to check on their princess.
“We need to get her to the King, he should be able to make her well again.” They said, they picked her up and carried her back towards the cave entrance, with Scott following until he felt a hand on his shoulder.
“You seem to have forgotten about me, Agent Riley.” 827 said “I know all your tricks…’
‘And I know all of yours… Scott said with a smirk. “Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore…”
The infected carried Johnson in before her father. Scott followed in with 827 holding his hands behind his back a few moments later.
“Oh, mighty lord and master,” The said in their creepy unison “Your beloved child has taken ill. May your graceful mercy shine upon her, that she might awaken.”
“You morons, she’s not sick, she’s just been tranquilized.” Stark said.
He looked over at Scott.
“Son, I’m trying to play ball here. You have things you want. I have things I want. I really don’t want to renege on our arraignment.”
“Okay then, I will.” Scott said “Ready?”
“Ready!” 827 said as he let go of Scott’s arms. Scott spun in place and yanked the robot’s head clean off it’s body and began running down the corridor carrying it.
“You idiots, don’t just stand there!” Stark hissed “GET HIM!”
The body of 827, still standing where it had been left, began to hum loudly.
“Scratch that, forget him, get her below.” He told them, realizing what was about to happen. They moved her onto one of the platforms lifts, lowering Johnson down into a lower level as the ARC reactor in 827’s body went critical and exploded. Stark could only watch behind his heavy armor as the shock wave obliterated his servants.
Scott quickly reached the door where the others were locked up and opened it.
“Come on, let’s get a move on.” He said.
Daisy and Skye jumped to their feet and ran out the door.
“You coming?” Scott as Mrs. Stark.
“I’m sorry.” She said “I can’t leave. I’d be a liability to you anyway. Tony would always be able to find you. But I can show you how to get out.”
Daisy and Skye came to a fork in the tunnel.
“Which way?” Daisy said.
They heard Scott running up behind them.
“Left side.” He said, running past them. The pair followed and soon came upon an exit. They ran out into the empty ruins of St. Louis.
They ran into a building to catch their breaths.
“God I feel like I’m about to burst.” Daisy said, plopping down on the ground.
“How did you know which way to go?” Skye asked Scott, who was standing with his back to them, looking out the window at the wall.
“He didn’t… I did.” Scott said… except it wasn’t Scott speaking.
“Evolt?” Skye asked.
The figure of her best friend turned with a rather creepy smile on his face.
“In the flesh…” he said in his unearthly voice.