When they arrived at the place where Mjolnir had fallen, Aeo and the others discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D. had already cleared it out.
In just half a day, the agents and soldiers had begun erecting rings of wire fencing and barriers around Thor's hammer.
Seeing the circles of soldiers and weapons, Jane and Daisy both hesitated. "What do we do?" they asked the boy.
Aeo merely shrugged indifferently. "Keep going."
"..."
With no other choice, the group continued driving toward the center.
"Stop!"
Before they could even reach the perimeter, Aeo, Thor, and the others were stopped by two sentries. "This is a Federation military base. Unauthorized personnel are strictly forbidden from approaching!"
said one heavily armed soldier.
Under Erik, Jane, and the others' nervous gazes, Aeo stuck his head out and told the young soldier, "Tell Agent Coulson that I'm here to solve his problem."
But the soldier showed no appreciation whatsoever and recklessly barked, "I'll say it again—this is a military base..."
"!"
At last, the poor soldier received a furious scolding from his superior through his earpiece. "...Let them in!"
With Super-hearing, Aeo looked up and gave the camera above the sentry post a faintly amused smile.
"Sorry, sir." To Jane Foster and Daisy's astonishment, the two soldiers' attitudes made a complete one-eighty. They obediently saluted Aeo, moved aside the barricade, and let them in.
"...Do you have connections with the government?" Jane Foster could not help asking as she looked at the base, which resembled a military camp.
"We simply give each other what we need." Seeing that she wanted to ask more, Aeo cut her off first. "This isn't the time for that. Let's see if we can help Thor get his hammer back first!"
The doctor and her intern froze.
"Also..." Under the soldiers' guidance,