Forced to Research Weapons, Poaching and Taking Over

Steve walked in and slapped a gun with a bore more outrageous than a cannon barrel onto the table.

"Phase two is S.H.I.E.L.D. using the Cube to manufacture weapons.

Sorry, computers are too slow for me."

"Rogers, we collected everything related to the Cosmic Cube, but that doesn't mean we—"

Nick Fury tried to explain. After all, there were too many weapons connected to the Cosmic Cube. Hydra had made quite a few during World War II.

Before he could finish, Tony cut him off. "Sorry, Nick..."

Tony turned the screen around, displaying the weapon blueprints. "What else do you have to say?"

"I was wrong, Director. This world really hasn't changed at all." Steve spoke with disappointment.

"Did you know about this?" Banner asked, looking at Nick Fury.

Natasha entered with Thrór at that moment. "Do you want to leave, Doctor?"

"I was supposed to be in Kolkata, far away from here!"

"Loki is manipulating you."

"And what have you been doing all this time?"

"You definitely didn't come because you were captivated by my beauty."

"Right, and I'm not leaving just because you suddenly got neurotic." Banner pointed at the weapon designs on the screen. "I want to know why S.H.I.E.L.D. used the Cosmic Cube to develop weapons of mass destruction."

"Because of him." Nick Fury pointed toward the door. Aaron, who had just walked in, was at a loss under everyone's stares.

"Did I miss something?"

"More or less." Tony nodded. "We found evidence that S.H.I.E.L.D. used the Cosmic Cube to make weapons. Nick Fury says you're the reason he did it."

"What? There's a limit to jokes!

Director Fury, you know me. I'm a law-abiding citizen." Aaron set Abei on the table, then took two Clover Burgers out of his Spatial Ring.

He casually tossed one