Master Bruce
Hillan
Simple Unicycle
Morden Man
Sep
Five minutes later both Kate and Humberto had been briefed on everything; How Stegron had been spotted by S.H.I.E.L.D. during a followup mission to Captain America’s recent to the Savage Land, as well as that the plan was to get there as soon as possible and kick some dinosaur butt. Given that Fury allowed the three of them to leave the Triskelion anyway.
Despite the upbeat and confident attitude that Humberto tried to submerge himself in at this “plan”, it was easy to see that he was still startled by the news. Today he would probably be seeing his parents for what would be the first time in years. America herself would do anything for that chance. As such, she was determined to do anything in her power to help him not squander this opportunity. Even if Fury denied them access to a quinjet, America was more than happy to break ranks and punch her way to the hangar bay.
She was just about to put this sentiment into words, when the appearance of a strange looking S.H.I.E.L.D. agent entering the room caught her attention.
“Who the hell are you supposed to be?” America blurted out, evidently confused. “Some kind of Hulkling or something?”
The comparison to the big mean and green was an accurate one. The man before them stood tall and muscular, his skin a piece shade of green, mirroring that of the Hulk. Despite the complexion, there was of course some noticeable differences, most noticeably being the wings. His shoulders also seemed to be coated in some kind of armoured scales of some kind too, with the guy’s hair reminding America of every lead singer of every annoying boyband.
What came next however could be considered to be even more shocking than this “Hulkling’s” appearance. He began to ramble on, informing them that he was joining the team. The team that America was now apparently in charge of. At the very least the idea confused her. She’d only been an Avenger for about a month yet they were already instructing her with more responsibility. What annoyed her even more however was that evidently S.H.I.E.L.D. had been aware of Stegron’s location for some time now, considering that this agent here had already been briefed. Why hadn't they told them sooner? Did they not think them ready? On the bright side, at least they had permission to go.
She was still trying to process all of this when the green skinned agent before began to change, his appearance shifting and his skin paling until he resembled the spitting image of the before mentioned lead singers of those boybands. That being said, America was impressed by his shapeshifting capabilities. She had come across a number of them during her dimensional travels and it was easy to say that they were always useful during combat, and if the guy’s previous wingspan and muscles were anything to go by, this guy would be quite the asset in the field.
Asset. She was already thinking like a suit.
The change had obviously shocked the others too, with Kate standing simply standing in place, her mouth hanging open, while Humberto just stood in his silence and pain. Fortunately the shapeshifter’s comments about trying his best to help had brought a glimmer of hope to the poor teenager’s face, which was all she could ask from him at this point.
“Well now that introductions are out of the way, what’s next?” Kate’s voice was a much needed addition to the silence, and America was extremely happy with it.
“We go get him, right?” Humberto spoke, his voice raising in confidence the more he spoke. “We beat Stegron, and get my mom and dad back.”
America wanted to agree. She wanted to lead a patriotic cheer before charging the bunch to the hangar. Yet instead she stood still for a second contemplating. What if they weren’t ready? What if they went out there and they got hurt. Or worse? The thought cut deep into America’s psyche.
“Ah dios!” America swore, clutching her hands against her face in frustration. She seriously did not want to be in charge. Taking a deep breath, she sighed loudly, before moving her hands up and through her hair. Slightly calmer now, she looked back up towards her new “squadron”, as the green skinned Hulkling had referred to them as. “Guess I’ll be having words with Cap’ after this then. For now though, I guess we should probably get going.”
She put on a smile as she strode towards the door, with Kate punching the air slightly in excitement as she followed behind. Humberto followed on soon after, evidently still partially cautious despite his previous remarks.
“Come’on Hulkling!” Kate called back towards Teddy, obviously having taken a shine to the nickname America had accidently given him. “Let’s go hunting dinosaurs!”
