H.A.M.M.E.R. Is Established

Inside the aircraft carrier.

The heroes gathered together.

Ben, dressed in a black Spider-Man suit, sat in the back like an insignificant nobody.

On the surface, he was not at the core of this incident.

So there's no need to steal the spotlight at times like this.

"Who remembers that at the beginning we just wanted to wipe out a few Hydra Base?"

Nick Fury found it funny.

"Now that the biggest snake den is gone, what else are you dissatisfied with?" Tony leaned back in his chair, eating snacks he'd gotten from who-knows-where.

"Yes, my house is gone too."

"You still have so many Safe House..." Hill said, but was interrupted by Ben.

"Most of it was confiscated. The money was of dubious origin; it's not like he embezzled it and it's his." Then Ben turned to Nick Fury, "Now you know why embezzlement is taxed, Fury?"

That's protection money!

"They saved me a room, but I don't need it anymore," Nick Fury said, tossing a small box to Ben.

"What's that?" Tony raised an eyebrow.

"The only Safe House key I have left is a thank-you gift, because he said a few nice words to me and saved me from going to jail."

Nick Fury dusted himself off and stood up.

He was preparing to leave.

Steve stopped him and asked, "The disbandment of S.H.I.E.L.D.. is inevitable, so what are we supposed to do?"

"You guys?"

I meant the Avengers.

Steve said.

It's important to know that the original Avengers were formed by Nick Fury, who was also the one giving orders.

Now, because of the Hydra affair, Nick Fury has been dismissed and can no longer lead the Avengers.

To be honest, even if a group of Super Hero got together, they might not necessarily follow his orders.

"There are many intelligent people among you, why don't you ask him?"

Upon hearing this, Tony assumed Nick Fury was referring to him, so, like a clown, he immediately stood up and said:

"If you ask me, we should just disband."

I wasn't talking about you!

"You, who got silenced by a single EMP, still have the nerve to show your face?"

Nick Fury rolled his eyes with his only remaining eye, then pointed a finger at Ben, who was sitting in the corner.

"It's this guy."

This Egghead Fury wasn't stupid. After going through so much, when he looked back, he immediately noticed something was wrong.

At first, he didn't know that S.H.I.E.L.D.. was Hydra's headquarters, so he thought the cyberattack was orchestrated by Hydra. But looking back now, it's clear there's something wrong.

Who would attack their own Nexus?

Many things don't stand up to scrutiny, but what's done is done, and Nick Fury has nothing more to say.

Rather, he actually thought Ben did a good job, since Ben really did eliminate Hydra.

The starting point for all of this was simply that he told Peter that his parents had been killed by Hydra.

After the deed was done, the Galactic Plumbers, represented by Ben, did not intervene in the center of human power. Instead, Norman Osborn began to make contact with those important figures.

Putting everything else aside, Galactic Plumbers's attitude is quite commendable.

Tony wasn't actually angry that Nick Fury thought Ben was smart, because he also acknowledged Ben's intelligence.

But what's the big deal about you praising one while criticizing another?

"My new armor has overcome this weakness. Besides, how dare you even ask? Who prepared those EPM bombs? You heartless bastard, you were already on guard against me, weren't you?"

"If you say so, then it is."

Nick Fury is too lazy to even come up with an excuse now; he's just packing his bags and leaving.

The Super Hero immediately turned their attention to Ben, hoping for a Ben.

"Tell me, I don't want to lose my job," Natasha winked at Ben.

Ben remained unmoved. "Unemployed?"

"You're old enough to receive your pension, Grandma Natasha, aren't you?"

Natasha wasn't angry. She shrugged and said, "There's nothing I can do. I'm Russian, so I don't get my pension."

"You know, when it's time to hand in the papers, people complain there aren't enough; when it's time to collect them, people complain there are too many."

"Shut up, that's enough! Who are you implying!" Ben covered her mouth and said righteously, "Even though India is like that, you can't say it directly."

"That Avengers..."

"I think the Avengers can be kept," Ben said after thinking for a moment.

"Although S.H.I.E.L.D.. has disbanded, a new organization will always take its place. I've already said it: Norman Osborn will form H.A.M.M.E.R.. to replace S.H.I.E.L.D.."

"But just like this Hydra invasion, no one can guarantee that H.A.M.M.E.R. can always maintain its original intentions and remain clean forever."

"The Avengers are necessary. As a team, we don't have to be together all the time, nor do we have to fight together every moment, but we can step up when needed."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, acknowledging Ben's statement.

Especially Steve Rogers.

This time, even S.H.I.E.L.D.. has become Hydra. So what else can we trust?

Only myself, only the Avengers!

"Since everyone agrees, I recommend Steve Rogers as the captain of the Avengers, Tony Stark as the technical advisor."

"Both of them have outstanding leadership and technical skills; there are no better candidates."

These words immediately made Tony Stark overjoyed.

He glanced smugly at the others, especially those who questioned whether his intelligence was inferior to Ben's.

Look, even Ben approves of me!

You bunch of mediocre people, you know nothing!

He immediately said, "I'll cover all the funding for the Avengers ' activities, and Stark Tower can be converted into Avengers Tower. I happen to want to build two new ones anyway."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed.

Tony Stark —just hearing his name makes him sound like a tech whiz.

"Very good, all is well. The rest of you, go and register with Natasha." Ben waved his hand and then prepared to leave.

Tony stopped him.

"Wait, what are you doing?"

"What's it to me? I'm from the Galactic Plumbers."

Ben said, "You've come to the wrong organization."

"Joining the Galactic Plumbers can also make you Avengers," Steve said.

Tony nodded. "That's right, we don't discriminate against aliens."

"With Peter on board, that's fine. To be honest, I don't want to waste my energy on Super Hero projects," Ben said, shaking his head.

Steve felt a little disappointed about this, but he didn't say anything more.

In his view, Ben was indeed a genius; he could fight on the battlefield, conduct research in the laboratory, and was also a good friend of his.

But everyone has their own ambitions.

"I don't want to become a monster again."

Connors also indicated that he would not join.

In the end, Harry didn't choose to stay with the Avengers, Daredevil returned to the streets, but Falcon stayed.

After confirming the personnel's departure and retention, there were still many trivial matters waiting for them.

Tony found Ben, but didn't speak. Instead, they looked together through the glass at the thick clouds below the aircraft carrier.

"You and Steve have made up?"

Ben broke the silence.

Those two guys were just singing in unison; they seemed to have an excellent relationship.

Tony shook his head and said, "Let's avoid talking about it and pretend it never happened."

"A new team has just been formed, and none of us want to let personal matters cause this organization to break apart."

Simply put, don't say things that are detrimental to unity.

"But have you ever considered that if the cracks aren't repaired, they'll eventually become weak points?"

Upon hearing this, Tony didn't offer any opinion; he simply asked, "On that day, will you be on my side?"

"As long as you don't bully my cousin."

Upon hearing this, Tony smiled wryly and said:

"Actually, I know that the person who was most wrong was my father. He betrayed Steve Rogers first, but I just can't get over it."

He doesn't care about betrayal.

"You're right." Tony made a swallowing motion, as if swallowing bitter tears.

"He's so magnanimous; if I were petty and narrow-minded, wouldn't I be the one who loses?"

The implication is clear: Tony Stark will no longer pursue the matter concerning Bucky.

This is inevitable.

Because he knew who was truly responsible for all this tragedy.

"Now that Hydra is gone, let's turn the page." Tony may seem selfish, but he understands things better than anyone else.

Ben said, "They're not completely wiped out yet."

The Hydra agents captured so far are all S.H.I.E.L.D.. agents; many more Hydra officials hidden in the upper echelons have not yet been brought to justice.

The Anti-Project Insight is constantly running, but it's not like it can immediately identify all Hydra.

The underlying code of the algorithm is to continuously monitor information and then find any Silk related to Hydra.

Norman has been doing this work ever since the war ended.

Find Hydra and destroy Hydra.

Every day, members of parliament, officials, or wealthy individuals are arrested.

People only now realize how close Hydra was to them, and they are filled with fear and admiration for Norman, who found them.

The establishment of the H.A.M.M.E.R. is a done deal.

In fact, not long after, Norman arrived with the documents to take over the mothership.

"Starting today, H.A.M.M.E.R. replace S.H.I.E.L.D.., assume S.H.I.E.L.D. functions, and take over all of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s previous work and research projects."

"In other words, these three motherships will belong to the H.A.M.M.E.R.."

"The Avengers will also be nominally under the jurisdiction of H.A.M.M.E.R..."

Norman addressed the Avengers.

"Of course, I have complete trust in you all, and I have witnessed your bravery in this war. Therefore, I am very confident that you are capable of protecting United States without the need for interference from H.A.M.M.E.R. or anyone else."

Norman Osborn spoke very politely, which increased Tony and the others' goodwill towards him.

Having just experienced the S.H.I.E.L.D.. incident, Steve's biggest worry right now is that the Avengers will also become someone else's tools, just like Bucky did.

"You're much better than that Egghead Fury," Tony said, arms crossed.

Norman smiled slightly and said, "I hope H.A.M.M.E.R.. can establish a cooperative relationship with the Avengers."

"Everyone has their own life. H.A.M.M.E.R.. will share intelligence with the Avengers, and will only convene the Avengers when necessary."

Most people had no objection to what Norman said.

But Natasha raised her hand and said, "What if I were like you, without a life of my own? What could I do outside of my missions?"

That's what Steve wanted to ask too.

"Life can start anytime, the difference is whether you want to," Norman said. "Agent Romanoff, and Captain, I'd prefer you to let go of the past and start afresh. Of course, if that's too difficult for you, H.A.M.M.E.R.. can offer you positions."

"Any S.H.I.E.L.D.. agent, after passing the review, can choose to remain working for H.A.M.M.E.R.."

The H.A.M.M.E.R. is just starting out and still needs people.

"That would be perfect."

Natasha and Steve both breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, if they didn't have jobs, the two of them really wouldn't know what else to do.

Natasha is able to integrate into modern life, but as an agent who came from the Red Room, she doesn't really care that much about enjoying life.

When she has free time, she is more likely to recall those unbearable times from the past.

For Steve...

Rather than saying he's unable to integrate into modern society, it's more accurate to say he's afraid to.

He was afraid of having contact with people outside, and he was never able to move on from 1945.

His own era had come to an end; his former lover had become a mentally unstable, white-haired old woman; and his friends had all passed away one after another.

This era features Iron Man, who flies everywhere in his armor; Spider-Man, whose strength, reflexes, and all other abilities far surpass his; Hacker; Connors, who is as strong as a monster; and countless aliens...

He was just an ordinary person who had been injected with the Super Soldier Serum, and Superpowers were negligible.

This era may no longer need him.

Fortunately, there's still Bucky.

Fortunately, there's Bucky.

He thought.

Norman was soon officially appointed as the director of H.A.M.M.E.R..

To be honest, the people on the Security Council were even more anxious than he was.

After S.H.I.E.L.D.. was destroyed, the United States essentially lost a shield, even though that shield was previously riddled with thorns, they didn't know it at the time.

Now that S.H.I.E.L.D.. is gone, but there's still S.P.E.A.R.. in that country across the Pacific Ocean, I suddenly feel inferior and insecure.

Therefore, the Security Council appointed Norman almost immediately.

Furthermore, unlike S.H.I.E.L.D..'s consistent secrecy, after the battle in Times Square, secrecy is no longer what people want to see.

United States who have seen Hydra would prefer a tangible organization to protect them.

Therefore, the existence of the H.A.M.M.E.R. was made public directly.

On his first day in office, Norman and the Super Hero who had decided to join the Avengers put on a political show that resembled a fashion show.

Afterwards, two of the three aircraft carriers were anchored in the Pacific Ocean, while the remaining one served as a base for H.A.M.M.E.R., floating high in the sky.

The H.A.M.M.E.R. has truly been established.