Chapter 1
Ross threw the summary of the Accords on the table and sat back. He had calculated that they would react badly in the wake of the failed Lagos mission. Now he could just relax and wait for the whole thing to blow up in the UN’s face. The Avengers would refuse to sign and the US government would have no choice but to respond to the world’s outrage by coming down hard on them. He would finally be in the driver’s seat and once he was, he could also get Stark to tell him where Banner had vanished to.
Sam leafed through the summary, “Yeah, we know about these. Remember, Wanda, we watched that series on TV about them?”
The young Sokovian looked up, “Oh, of course. But I thought those Accords were about a worldwide invasion?”
“Well, they also included discussions on how to utilize teams like the Avengers. You know, in coordination with all the other military forces.”
“Didn’t we submit a whole series of amendments, Tony?” Steve glanced over at the billionaire who nodded and replied, “Yeah, we have some concerns that weren’t addressed. Lagos speeded a lot of it up with the backlash. But I can ask T’Chaka for another meeting if you want?”
Taking in the nods around the table, Steve turned to Ross and said politely, “Thank you Secretary for coming out here to discuss this with us. I do appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to brief us. We already have discussions with the UN so we will get back to them about this.”
Ross had no choice but to leave and get into his car. After he had left the Compound, FRIDAY broke into everyone’s discussion to say, “Wow! I didn’t know that humans could actually gnash their teeth!”