Headquarters of the New York Police Emergency Response Team.
After spending several days together, an inexplicable affection had grown between Roadblock and Kate Caldwell.
Kate Caldwell had helped Black Arthur stabilize the mutating genes in its body, stopping its growth and saving its life.
The taciturn, burly Roadblock wanted to say something to Kate Caldwell as she prepared to leave, but in the end, he just couldn't get the words out.
Roadblock looked at the smiling Kate Caldwell, his eyes flickering. He opened his mouth several times, wanting to ask her out or something, but all he managed was a sigh.
He felt that a soldier like him was hardly good enough for a top scientist like Kate Caldwell. In the past few days, she'd said a lot of things, and there were plenty of words he'd never even heard before...
Just as Kate Caldwell turned to leave, a little disappointment in her eyes, a thick finger reached over and gently poked Roadblock in the back. Weighing more than 230 pounds, Roadblock went flying and toppled onto Kate Caldwell, who was already walking away...
Roadblock instinctively wrapped his arms around Kate's waist, then twisted around so he could break her fall, landing on his own broad back first and keeping Kate from smashing her nose...
Black Arthur sat there, baring its teeth and letting out excited "roar, roar, roars." Then it bumped fists with Gwen and Peter, who stood beside its feet, as if proud of what it had just done...
Roadblock helped Kate to her feet, then shouted angrily at Black Arthur, "Hey, what are you doing? You almost hurt me just now..."
Black Arthur bobbed its head, then brought its fists together and tapped its thumbs against each other...
Roadblock glanced awkwardly at Kate, whose expression had turned