Chapter 15
Scott and Fitz ran back to Scott’s workspace while Johnson lead Fury and Jemma to the bridge.
“I thought you were going to go do the job I couldn’t” the Director said as they entered.
“Change of plans…” Fury told his other self as they looked at the monitors of the two tech nuts working feverishly.
Within a few minutes, the first wave of drones reached the ship.
“Open Fire!” The Director yelled. The anti-air defenses of the ship boomed to life, but the Iron Legion was too fast, and only a few of the robots go taken out.
“How much longer?” He asked over a microphone to Scott and Fitz.
“Should be ready now, just let me get in it.” Scott yelled back.
“You’re really going to do this?” Fitz asked.
“…Do we really have a choice?” Scott told him as he climbed into the armor.
Bridge shook as the Iron Legion drones began slamming into the ship, trying to bring it down.
“Sometime today would be nice” The director yelled to no one and everyone.
“He’s on the forward elevator.” Hill called.
“Send him in.”
The hatch on the flight deck side open and Scott, by himself in the bulky suit of armor, rose to face their attackers.
Given the changes that had to be made and the resources needed to make it useable, the suit had more in common with the original cave-built model when compared to anything else.
“You’ve got in coming kid,” The director said, “Look alive.”
“Tell me something I don’t know.”
Two of the robots landed directly in front of him.
“That armor belongs to the Iron King.” One of them said “Surrender and remove it.”
“Yeah, not happening.” Scott said, throwing his hands out and blasting them with his powers. It ws enough to send them back a few feet.
“Scott…” Fitz called over the radio “Try using Lincolns powers on them.”
“This suit has no insulation.” Scott said, “That’s not an option.”
“What’s he talking about?” The Director asked.
“Telekinesis is not Scott’s inhuman power.” Jemma told him. “That’s from his alien heritage. As in Inhuman, he can copy the powers of others.”
“So if he has a power that can stop them why wouldn’t he use it.”
“Because that power is electrical…”
“And he’s in a metal suit…” The Director realized. “One wrong move and it could kill him.”
“What’s going on?” Pierce yelled as he ran onto the bridge, followed by a few members of the council.
“We’re under attack, Mr. Chairman” Hill said, “You really should get down below where it’s safe.”
“Hold on a minute…” Pierce said, looking at the monitor screens.
He walked over to the microphone.
“Son, this is Chairman Peirce. Give those tin cans hell.”
“All of you, stop talking in my ear every God damn two seconds” Scott fired back.
He’d moved the repulsors from the palm of the hands to the top of the forearms, converting them solely into weapons. It seemed to be doing something, but that something was just drawing more attention to him.
Dozens of the robots had surrounded him on the deck, just as the power supply in the backpack was starting to show a problem. He weighted his options…
“Clear the section of the hanger below me.” Scott said.
“Are you insane?” Fitz called back
“Yeah… I am, now do it.”
Scott pulled the gloves he was wearing off and held his hands up.
“OK, fellas, I give up.” He said as he felt the surge through his body.
“Three, two, one” He said before jumping upwards. He tucked his limbs in as best he could, helped by the suit, and came down doing an off-kilter handstand. It was enough for the electrical energy in his hands to flow out and zap the drones standing around him, before he let go and belly flopped onto the deck.
He crawled onto the elevator again and they brought him back inside.