The Furious Tony Stark
Tony stormed out of the base, not saying goodbye to anyone, and flew away in his Armor.
"Xia, Tony's parents were murdered by Hydra. He flew away on his own. Catch up with him. Don't let him do anything stupid." The Captain's urgent voice came through the headset.
Xia Yu jumped out of the car without hesitation.
"Tony, Tony." Xia Yu called out twice, but there was no response.
"Tony must have gone back to base to find Sitwell. You should go back to base first." After Natasha finished speaking, Xia Yu flew towards the base at full speed.
Xia Yu was flying at full speed, almost Mach 1 faster than Tony, but the distance was too short, and Tony arrived first.
When Xia Yu arrived, Sitwell, that bald guy, had already been beaten black and blue all over.
"Let him be, I'll explain later," Xia Yu said to Banner and the other man.
"I wasn't in Hydra when your parents died, I really don't know what happened," Sitwell said with difficulty, lying on the ground. He had just been grabbed by Tony and thrown against the wall.
"Who knows? Give me a name," Tony said coldly.
"Pierce, Secretary Pierce, and Senator Stern —the two of them are the most powerful people I can contact within Hydra. Go find them. Senator Stern has a 23-year-old mistress, and he's been visiting her almost every day lately. I know where she lives," Sitwell said, providing an address.
Tony turned and left without saying a word, Xia Yu quickly went to meet him.
"Xia, are you going to stop me? I don't need to hear any nonsense about staying calm or the bigger picture right now." Tony's eyes were devoid of any warmth.
"There's a saying in Huaxia, roughly meaning that the hatred of killing one's parents is greater than the sky. I'm not stopping you, I'll go with you. It's not night now, and Stern definitely won't be at his lover's house. He'll go straight to Alexander Pierce. I'll go with you," Xia Yu said firmly.
"That's one of the safest and most dangerous places in the world, bro," Tony said, staring intently at Xia Yu.
"Who told me to owe you a house? I have to pay you back eventually." Xia Yu put his arm around Tony's shoulder and they walked out together. "Keep an eye on this guy, Banner."
Banner and Betty Ross listened for a while, and roughly understood what they meant. They kept muttering, "Are they crazy? Are they going to kill the Department of Defense? I have to inform the Captain and the others right away."
Before Xia Yu and Tony even stepped out of the elevator, the Captain's voice came through their earpiece, "Tony, I won't stop you from seeking revenge, but we need a battle plan. We'll be there soon."
"The plan is... to launch an operation!" Tony said, and then soared into the sky, with Xia Yu following closely behind. The two flew towards Washington.
"Tony, Tony, Xia!"
Neither of them answered. Xia Yu felt it was pointless to speak; he couldn't stop Tony now, so he might as well go with him.
"Damn it." The Captain slammed his fist on the small coffee table inside the RV. "Clint, we're turning back to Washington."
"Don't rush, Steve. Let's go to the base first. We've reached them, and what's done is done. Ordinary firepower won't hurt them. Let's find Nick and come up with the best possible remedial plan," Peggy Carter said calmly.
Washington, D. C., the S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters., is home to the world's most elite agents and field teams comparable to the Marine Corps, and is rumored to be safer than the White House.
The top floor houses Alexander Pierce's private office. He is the United States. Secretary of Department of Defense, and as the former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.., he also serves as the liaison between the World Security Council and S.H.I.E.L.D.., hence his office is located here.
Alexander Pierce, as one of the leaders of Hydra, was also the most powerful and influential member of Hydra in the government. His political resume was extremely impressive, and he even refused the Nobel Peace Prize.
After Dr. Zola's consciousness was uploaded to the computer, although his thoughts and stance remained, he lacked many of the normal human characteristics. Alexander Pierce stood out and became the absolute top figure among the Hydra agents planted within the government.
He deeply understood Hydra's survival strategy of growing two more heads after one is cut off. Over the years, he used his power to not only vigorously develop Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D.. and the United States government, but also to strongly support external HYDRA.
Having abandoned the internal strife within Hydra, which had made Hydra more powerful than ever before, he firmly believed that Hydra could create a completely new world in his hands.
This powerful and confident leader has recently been driven to distraction by Xia Yu and his team's series of unconventional methods. A Missile not only failed to kill Nick Fury, but also led the Avengers to Dr. Zola's location.
The second Missile was intercepted, and the fact that Sitwell and the Winter Soldier never returned filled him with a deep sense of unease.
"We must master the Chitauri technology immediately. I have a feeling we don't have much time left. Project Insight must proceed immediately. As soon as the Helicarrier takes to the skies, we will have won."
Alexander Pierce had just hung up the phone.
"Bang!"
Xia Yu shattered the glass on the rooftop exterior wall, which was almost capable of withstanding small Missiles, with a single punch.
Alexander Pierce instinctively clutched his head, and when he released it, the first thing he saw was Iron Man fully armed, his right hand holding almost all the weapons pointed at him.
In the movie's plot, Project Insight originally began after the Battle of New York. Here, it's assumed to be the influence of Xia Yu, starting after Thor's exile to Earth. The new technology for the three Helicarrier engines in Project Insight was suggested by Tony Stark, but here it's replaced by Chitauri technology researched by S.H.I.E.L.D..