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FORMER SOVIET PRISON // UNKNOWN LOCATION

1100HRS. Jogging up to the door, he pushed his head against the glass, trying to look outside the room. Two guards. He ducked down low to the offside of the door and banged on it once. "Help!"

Without hesitation, the door was thrown open. The two guards ran in, guns coming up. Twisting out from his hiding spot, he threw the shield as the door closed. Holding the door open, continuing with his momentum he grabbed the first guard's taser as it came up, twisting his arm until the guard's hand opened and fell to the ground. Still holding the mans wrist he placed his other hand on the mans shoulder and pushed the guard in between Steve and the second guard.

As Steve heard the taser fire, he pushed. Sending the guard flying back, the teeth of the taser digging into his vest the two landed in a heap. Steve didn't have time to check on his handiwork however, within moments the sirens would be blaring. Picking up the shield he raced down the hall, shield on his arm. Getting down the hallway, the door at the end of the hall burst open. He pulled his arm back, twisted his entire torso, and threw his arm forward. The shield came loose and bounced down the hall. "Rogers, ha-"

The guard in the lead was cut off as the Vibranium shield caught him square in the jaw. The shield bounced back and caught another one in the helmet before it was back secured on Steves arm, as he grabbed it he allowed the momentum to take him in a twisting somersault. His feet collided with the chest of a guard. Through the door, he didn't bother to check what guards may have been on their feet, or conscious. Racing down the hall the lightning dimmed and turned too red and an alarm blared.

He could already hear people in the halls around rushing to their stations, men shouting and barking orders. Left at the end of the hall. Steve had walked through this facility many times over the years, at the end of the hall he tucked down behind the door. It burst open as a group of guards ran through, streaming straight passed him. One, two, three, four, five... He went to stand but he stopped himself. Wait for the sixth. The slower straggler came running through the door trying to catch up with his compatriots. Smiling to himself he shot up to his feet and around. End of the hallway, take a right. Window at the end of the hall.

Steve rounded the corner, kicking it up to another gear. "Damn."

A group of soldiers stood at the end of the hallway, guns up. He swung his shield up tucking his body behind it as best he could. "Steve Rogers, Stop or we will shoot!"

Ignoring the orders he pushed himself harder directly for them. The corridor erupted in sounds of weapon fire, the bullets hitting the walls, doors, and ricocheting off the shield. There was a dull thud as he ran straight over one of the guards. Kicking himself up, he collided with the window shield first. There was a mighty crash before he was in the open air. Plummeting to the ground below.

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@Sep Well, i've introduced "Director Fury" without making any illusions to any facts about him, other than keeping the MCU thing where he likes cats. Also, the image is supposed to be David Hasselhoff in the 1998 masterpiece "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."

@mattmanganon

Nick Fury is all body types.

Male, Female, Black, White.

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So, out of curiosity, which Nick Fury is it leading S.H.I.E.L.D.? Being that there are obviously a lot of feelings on who should be who, can we just say that it's the option that makes literally no-one happy?

@mattmanganon

That link leads me to a blank image and honestly that pretty much sums up Nick Fury.

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The ableist audacity.

@Retired

He was speaking in Metaphor you fool!

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'DOWNTOWN' // CENTRAL CITY

Iris ran the length of the city on foot and was still there before the bomb squad had arrived. She squeezed herself through the first cordon, past the on-lookers stood with their phones out. There would always be fools who tried to get a chance of glory, at risk to themselves. Running up to the police cordon she came to a stop near a group of officers who stood with a bunch of laptops and cellphones. The wind rushed as she stopped scattering their papers everywhere, they turned to her with a mix of annoyance and surprise. She put her hands on her waist, twisting herself slightly in an attempt to look heroic. Instantly regretting the decision she rubbed her hands together awkwardly.

"What's the situation-?"

"Who the-"

"Hey you're that one that fought that Condiment King!"

Iris blush matched that of the red in her costume. "Yup, that's me. Your friendly local superhero." She coughed clearing her throat. This wasn't going very well. It wasn't going badly, but it wasn't going well.

"Well, there's a bomb down the street there Miss uh-?"

"Flash, call me the Flash."

"Really?"

Iris waved off the remark. "Just go with it, so the bomb?"

"Yes, uh. It was called in anonymously about ten minutes ago. The timer still has thirty minutes on it, we're just waiting for the bomb squad to arrive."

Iris looked around the area. While there were some civilians nearby, most of them had likely been drawn in by the police activity in the area. This part of the city didn't typically see much action, especially at this time of the day. The bomb was in the middle of an intersection, easily seen. Easily detected. Not only that it had been called in, anonymously. Everything she had picked up from her father's years of experience taught her one thing. This was a trap.

But is the trap for me or someone else? She had been using her speed to help for a few weeks, but only recently donning the costume and helping in a very public 'superhero' kind of way. That can't have gained that much attention yet?

Iris nodded to the officers. "Okay I'm going to take a look-"

"Not without me you're not." Iris and the officers turned around as a small blonde woman wearing civvies approached, the only thing identifying her as a member of the police was a badge at her waist. She pulled out her ID and opened it up to show Iris, and the other officers present. "Patty Spivot, CCPD Crime lab.

Iris raised an eyebrow, her father and Barry had told her there was someone new in the crime lab, but nothing more than that.

"And why would I take you for a look?"

"Do you know how to disable a bomb?" Iris didn't respond, merely shifting her weight nervously. "That is what I thought." Rolling her eyes, Iris grabbed Patty and within half the blink of an eye, they were at the bomb behind the cordon. Several cylinders were tied together with wires, nuts and bolts. In the centre of the configuration was a Lex 5 Series, the latest smartphone on the market. The timer counting working its way down slowly.

"Got anything Miss Spivo-" The phone's screen turned to a camera, flashing saving their likeness.

They both flinched as the phone buzzed and a notification came through on the screen of the phone.

Run.

The timer re-appeared on the screen. Five Seconds. Their eyes went wide. "Badllaaannnnddddddssssss." Iris hadn't even noticed before that there were two attachments on the bomb near the phone. Grimacing she picked up the bomb, and headed south towards the badlands. A barren stretch of land between the city and the mountains.

Digging deep she ran. 4. Over cars, around people. Pushing herself as hard as possible, digging deeper. 3. The wind rushing passed her. 2. As she left the city, and got onto the dirt. A cloud of dust shot up behind her, she came to a stop and dropped the bomb. 1. Turning around and running in the opposite direction she was glad for the goggles that were built into the outfit, she couldn't see anything. She just focused on trying to go in a straight line, there was no telling how big a yield the bomb was going to have. She stopped, skidding slightly on the loose surface as she turned and looked back at the very unexploded bomb.

Approaching it cautiously, the timer on the screen had been replaced by another message.

"Thankyou for your participation."

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Enjoy the world's smallest post by the owner of the world's smallest............................................................

@Roman

Shoes?

Also, I think some of mine were shorter.

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Violin.

@Lord Wraith

Cello

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Jessie Cruise.

Get with the program.

@Lord Wraith

My bad boss

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Hey, leave me out of this. I don't use canon characters.

@Lord Wraith

Oh sorry I got her confused for Guessica Kruz

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@Sep@Master BruceWas thinking of using Jessica Cruz in my next post, but it's also in a roll that would take her out of action for a while. Are there any objections to me doing that?

@mattmanganon

Go nuts. Then when she is available again she can get her Iron Man suit.

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THE HOME OF JOE WEST // CENTRAL CITY

Iris was broken out of her reverie by a commotion at the door. "Sorry I'm late-! Joe was on his feet and returned to the kitchen to fix another place setting and plate as Barry came into the room, smiling at Iris. She briefly returned the gesture, before pointing the remote at the TV as she rewound the documentary.

"Have you seen this?" She allowed it to play again, the scene of Captain America on the beach. The static, damage section came up again—the speedster in the winged helmet. This time Iris noticed more in the background of the next shot as various Nazi soldiers were disarmed and incapacitated at high speeds. How had nobody ever picked up on any of this before? She saw the perplexed look on Barrys face, and chuckled to herself. "You don't see it, do you?"

Barry shrugged, then laughed himself. "No, not a clue."

Iris leaned in, casting a glance to the kitchen. Seeing Iris need for secrecy Barry sat himself down and leaned in. "The speedster."

He raised an eyebrow. "All I see is static, possibly some tape damage." His eyes went wide. "Are you telling me-"

Iris eyes darted to the door as Joe re-entered the room. "-that Joe is watching one of my documentaries?"

Joe chuckled as he placed a mat and plate in front of Barry. "Well, what can I say? They seem a little less crazy these days."

The room went silent as the documentary continued. Barry seemed to go distant, his eyes glazing over. They were all shaken out of their reverie as Joe's phone started to ring. Raising his hand to indicate one minute, he unflipped the antique device. It wasn't long before he came back rushing into the room, and pulling on his jacket. Placing his cap upon his head. "Bomb threat downtown." Rushing out the door he turned back to Iris, pointing at her. "Straight home!"

Turning out of the house Barry smirked back at Iris as he stood back up. "You're not going to stay here are you?"

Lightning flashed in her eyes. "Not a chance." He blinked, and Iris was stood there in her costume. Pulling the cowl up over her head she smiled at him. "Lock the door behind you-" She flashed a wink at Barry. "-I'll be back in a Flash"

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ABANDONED WAREHOUSE // CENTRAL CITY

Harrison stood with his briefcase in hand. The old door creaked and groaned as he pushed it open, his footsteps echoing on the cold hard floor. "Hello!" His voice echoed throughout the warehouse. Things shifted in the dark, and then suddenly a door opened.

"Wells!" The man rushed forward, a smile on his face.

"Jackson." The man looked ragged and worn. That was to be expected, until several months ago Jackson had worked for STAR Labs as a technician. Until he was found stealing from work to fuel his habits. Harrison twisted the briefcase away from Jackson as he went to grab it.

"Is that what you promised me?"

"This power-cell should be the solution to all your problems-" he twisted the case in his hand. "-and maybe even a little something else too."

"Name your price."