"A Viper Transport Aircraft was spotted five kilometers away. There's a 90% chance they're in Timișoara."
"Copy that. Any other intel?"
Tony Stark's usual carefree voice came through the comm channel.
The red-and-gold Iron Man armor streaked across the city like a meteor. Countless streams of data cascaded across his retinal display as every corner of the city below was rapidly modeled and analyzed.
Streets, buildings, crowds—everything was broken down into cold data in an attempt to peel away any trace of Hydra's presence.
"Nothing unusual in the public surveillance network. Not surprising, considering we're dealing with a Mutant who treats data intrusion as an ability."
Inside the Quinjet, Natasha's fingers danced over the keyboard as she pulled up the final report. Then she changed the subject. "One more thing, Tony. What did the president say to you when you were at the White House?"
"That's not your concern, Agent Romanoff." There was no emotion in Tony's voice. "Do your job. I'll explain it afterward."
"Fine. I'll wait for 'afterward.'"
Natasha cut off the communication, and the cabin instantly fell silent.
She leaned back in her seat and watched the clouds race past the window, her gaze gradually turning cold.
"Twenty-four hours..."
She chewed over those words, her expression shifting. "We only have twenty-four hours before we're disbanded, and you were still planning to hide something like this from us, Tony Stark..."
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
The Quinjet descended, landing steadily in Timișoara's central square under her control. She was preparing to enter the fray herself.
At the same time, the Romanian authorities and Timișoara city government received dual warnings from the United States government and the World Security Council.
"Warning! An extremely dangerous threat is present within Timișoara! Evacuate all civilians immediately! I repeat, evacuate immediately!"
The piercing alarm instantly shattered