Leipzig/Halle Airport, Apron C
Under the gloomy sky, the air seemed frozen.
Steve Rogers stared at the lone helicopter, his brow tightly furrowed. "This is going too smoothly. That helicopter looks like bait deliberately left for us."
Bzzzt—!
A piercing electrical whine cut off his thoughts. An electromagnetic pulse instantly crippled the helicopter's circuitry.
"Illegal entry, vehicle theft, and we can add assaulting an officer to that."
Iron Man, Tony Stark, descended from the sky in his portable armor without even wearing his helmet, with the fully armed War Machine behind him.
"Steve." Tony's gaze was complicated. "Hand over Barnes. I have thirty-six hours to bring you back. Otherwise, Ross will send a group of special forces here to kill you."
"You won't listen, Tony." Steve tightened his grip on his shield.
"Then there's nothing left to discuss." Tony sighed and called into the air, "Pajama baby! Stop hiding!"
Whoosh!
A white web instantly snatched away the shield, then bound Steve's hands.
Peter Parker, Spider-Man, flipped down and struck a cool pose. "Hi, everyone! I'm the new guy... Um, was I too fast?"
Black Panther, Black Widow, and Vision appeared one after another, sealing off every escape route.
The Red Team had assembled.
"You, the kid with the shield."
Jiang Li walked out of the shadows with Gwen and Wanda, his hands in his pockets. Looking at the shield in Peter's hands, he said, "Didn't Stark teach you that stealing things from old people is rude?"
"Omni!" Peter took a frightened step back. "Mr. Stark said you have a huge red hand that can crush my head!"
"Enough talk. Get them!" Tony's faceplate closed, and his repulsors lit up.
"You want to fight? Then I'll teach you the rules with one of your own kind."
Jiang Li slammed down on