Steve stepped over the pebbles to the shoreline as well. He stood shoulder to shoulder with Stark, watching the receding seawater. Layer upon layer of white waves rolled endlessly, leaving behind strange patterns. Both men remained silent, yet they seemed to know what the other was thinking.
At that moment, Strange flew over and said, "What the hell are you two doing? Stark, I just snuck onto a spaceship to run two experiments. Did you really have to blow this place up like that?"
"And you, Steve. You knew that guy with the dagger was dangerous, so why didn't you knock him out immediately? What exactly is going on between you two?"
"And what was with that guy glowing yellow all over? I was having a great fight with him—I was just about to subdue him, and then he ran off?"
"Peter? Why are you lying here? Why are you covered in blood? Oh, God..."
Hearing the commotion, Stark and Steve turned their heads at the same time and looked at Strange.
Strange froze when he saw the looks in their eyes. "Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?... Hey, wait, why are you opening the cannon port?!"
With a whoosh, the circular shield flew at Strange, followed by a barrage of gunfire and one explosion after another. As the two chased him around, Strange shouted, "You two had an argument, so why are you taking it out on me?! You lunatics!! Stop it!!! I'm the Sorcerer Supreme!!!!"
After the others had run off, Peter slowly turned his head back. Then he gently pushed aside the medical robot Stark had left behind and said to Red Bee in his mind, "Even with my pain blocked, that hit was pretty bad, wasn't it?"
"You humans are