One of Sigma's secondary bases.
Spectrum, the Avengers and Hulk Woman were in the same room as Morris and he looked very unfriendly.
«Hey Leo, what are you doing? - Arthur asked.
«Targets identified. Spectrum: capture. Avengers and female Hulk: destroy - again like a robot he answered.
With that, the Jap started firing repulsors. The silver-haired man swung his arms, raising the wall with white energy. The wall was immediately shattered. Leo then breathed fire right after that. But Iron Man stepped in front of the flames, saving Spectre.
«"That's a bit weak," said Tony and prepared to fire.
«Quiet!" yelled Spectre, kicking him in the back of the head.
«What the hell are you doing?! - Stark turned round.
«He's under control, and you're going to fry him! - Arthur asked.
«Nothing would have happened to him!
«Let's disarm him," said Captain Marvel, putting on her mask and flying at Morris.
Leo in turn started firing.
«Too weak," Carol said and fired a blast of energy at him.
Leo dodged it and fired a burst of repulsors at Danvers. The blonde ducked, standing on his arm. The Wasp then shrank and began flying around Leo, firing Sting. The Japanese man tried to aim, but the target was too small. And at one point, he was hit by Hank in his shrunken form.
«Hulk pinned his right arm with his own.
«That's right, you're not moving, Thor said, pinning his left arm.
«Come on, Leo, come to your senses, you're stronger than this - said Jen, coming in from the other side.
For a moment there was a flash of freedom in the guy's eyes, but a small discharge went through the back of his head and he breathed fire at Jen, while her cousin and the Asgardian were knocked back by repulsor shots to their stomachs.
«Okay mate, let's talk rough - Evans crunched his fists, then ran at him.
As he ran, but dodged the repulsors and went through the flames, putting up a block. Then, finding himself at point-blank range next to Leo, Arthur punched him in the stomach with a fist and then a knee to the jaw. Morris wanted to fire his repulsors, but Evans knocked his arms aside and he hit the walls.
«Come on! Leo! You're stronger than some kind of control! - Arthur shouted, hitting him on the forehead.
«'Spector...チップ...ヘッド..{?}[Chip...Head...]' said Leo, but another discharge ran down the back of his head.
«I heard - said Spectre, then hugged his torso with his arms. - Let's go! - he flew forward, creating a shield of black energy in front of him and Morris, which helped to break the way.
«After them! What are we doing?! - Jen ran towards the exit.
Hulk and Thor ran after her.
***
As Arthur and Leo made their way outside, the former lifted the latter up over the sea.- Evans' fractal began to glow with black energy that began to transfer into his hand.
Morris in turn began to let the fire out of his mouth and shoot his repulsors to fall into the sea.
«Bye-bye... Sigma - Arthur touched Leo's face and released a stream of black energy from his palm.
It was of a particularly high concentration and covered Morris's head completely. When it stopped, the Spectre exhaled.
«It worked..." said Arthur.
Leo, on the other hand, was unconscious.
«Shit... I don't have the strength to fly anymore..." said Spectre.
After that both of them fell into the sea. At the same time, Jen, Thor, Hulk and Carol ran to the shore.
«Where the hell are they! - asked the Hulk.
«Did they really drown? - asked Captain Marvel, taking off her mask.
And at that very moment, Leo was thrown ashore, followed by Arthur on the dock.
«Fuck you, I'll run from hell if I have to," said Spectre, and then started throwing up water into the sea.
«Hey, you okay? - Hulk asked, running up.
«I'm fine, you're le-" the silver-haired boy turned, pointing at his classmate, but stopped talking abruptly.
And there was a reason why, because Jen was giving Leo mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Thor just wanted to pat his friend on the shoulder, but changed his mind, anticipating the reaction.
«What is it? - The green one asked.
«Ghoy... - Spectre continued to cough. - Hulk, can you give me a pat on the back...? I don't seem to have coughed it all out....
«Yeah, sure - Hulk came over and surprisingly lightly began patting him on the back.
That's when the other vigilantes came running out.
«Like you. Whoa! What?! - Tony asked, seeing Jen pumping Leo.
He was about to get indignant, but Carol got in the way and pointed at the Hulk. He stopped talking. After that, Leo finally woke up, spitting the water out to the side.
«Are you okay? - Jen asked.
«Hulka-san...? - Morris asked, after which he looked around. - What happened...? - He sat down, clutching his head.
«Don't you remember anything at all? - Arthur asked.
«Partly... First I was taken to one of their bases, then... The lab, their conversation and the darkness... - he answered. - And I also partially remember feeling like I was fighting you.
«Why "as if"? - Arthur scratched the back of his head.
«What? Really? - Leo asked, then looked at the other heroes.
«Yeah," nodded the silver-haired one.
«If you'll excuse me.
«No, it's okay," replied the Hulk.
«Well, or almost - said Tony.
«Don't be jealous, Barton said.
«Of what? Morris asked.
«Nothing, said Evans, glaring at the archer.
He raised his hands. Then Spectre looked at his watch.
«Sorry, I've got things to do," said Arthur, and then he took off into the air. - I'll meet you in the Shield, Leo," he flew off at a wild speed, creating a white flash.
«Did you fly off on a date? - Clint asked.
«No, an upstart like that can't have a girlfriend," Tony said, removing the front panel of his armour.
«You know from personal experience? - Carol asked.
«Yes... Wait, what? No! - he answered.
«I think in America they call it a prick... - Morris said.
«"A jab," replied the Hulk.
«はい{?}[Yes].
Library
Lorna walked calmly towards the library of books. She was looking around as if looking out for someone.
«Lorna! - The green-haired girl suddenly heard and turned around.
It was Arthur, running towards her.
«What?" she asked. - What are you doing here?
«Don't take it for granted that I'm following you, Laura told me where you'd be - he answered and started looking in his pockets.
«So why were you looking for me? - asked the green-haired girl.
«Now, wait... - the brown-haired man continued his search.
«You know, I have a lot of things to do, let's do them later - she moved on.
«Ah, here it is! - Arthur held out a medallion in the shape of a helmet.
«So there it is. I was afraid I'd forgotten it at Lena's.
«You must have nicked it when we bumped into each other. - he said.
«Thank you, it's very dear to me," she said, taking the locket.
«It has an interesting shape.
«A lot of people say that, but it's my amulet," Lorna said.
«A talisman? - he asked.
«Don't worry about it.
«Heh... I have an amulet too - Arthur showed his medallion from space.
«Interesting stuff... - she examined the fractal.
«Yeah... It fell straight from the sky- - Evans replied.
«A meteorite?
«Apparently a piece of ore that melted into such an unusual shape - he hid it again.
«I see," Dane replied.
«Sorry, I guess I can be a bore sometimes... - said Arthur.
«No, you just tell a lot of interesting things - she smiled.
«Hehehe...
«What does that mean? Where is she? - Evans heard and looked around.
«What the...? - Evans asked.
«Did something happen? - Laura asked.
«Just... I heard..." he picked at his ear with his little finger.
«OK.
«Okay, see you later - Arthur smiled and headed towards his house.
«Yeah," she smiled.
«Where is she? - Evans heard again.
The brown-haired man looked around again, then scratched the back of his head.
Frost Industries
A beautiful woman sat at her desk in the office that was on the highest floor of the skyscraper. She had blonde hair down to her shoulder blades, light smooth skin and blue eyes. She had a slim and lush figure that could be called perfect. She was dressed in a white business suit and had a silver coloured metal helmet on her head with cables and wires attached.
«What are you going to tell me, Emma? - she heard and turned round.
Magneto stood in front of her, dressed in a business suit with a helmet.
«Nothing, she suddenly disappeared from the radar... - Emma answered.
«Apparently, the medallion came back to her - answered Eric. - Then all is lost.
«Eric, you underestimate me... - she said. - I lost one signal, but then I found another, and it was weird.
«What do you mean? - he asked.
«Apparently this man found the locket and gave it back to your daughter, apart from that I couldn't read his mind - said Frost.
«Interesting... - he said.
«Besides that, apparently I know where Lorna goes to school - the blonde turned on the holographic computer screen and showed Midtown High School.
«Hmm... Interesting.
«And I can figure her out - she changed the picture.
There was a brochure for the Young Einsteins Fair. Eric smiled.
«I hope so," he said and left the office.
«How else can you repay a friend? - she replied, taking off her helmet.
To be continued...
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