Wanderer left with the Scepter, and the Twins vanished along with him.
The wrecked hall fell into a deathly silence.
Lin Ze glanced around, then raised an eyebrow at Tony.
"Waaah!!! Traveler, what do we do? That big idiot betrayed us! He's turned evil! Hurry up and think of something!"
"Wait, buddy. Was what that edgy teenager just said true?"
After a series of mental shocks, General Rhodey finally recovered a little of his reason. The first thing he did was ask Tony for confirmation.
And once Tony gave him a definite answer, Rhodey completely lost it.
"No, I need to make a call right now. I don't know if there's still time. Oh my God."
Rhodey hurried off, with several other guests leaving alongside him.
Within moments, all the guests had cleared out of the hall.
Sam approached Steve, worry written all over his face. Looking at his friend sitting on the steps, seemingly lost in thought, he hesitated before speaking. "Steve, don't worry. We'll find a way. We've even fought aliens. What's a bunch of little robots compared to that?"
Steve turned to look at Sam, who was awkwardly trying to comfort him, and a hint of emotion crossed his face. He tugged up the corners of his mouth, patted Sam on the shoulder, and stood. "Thanks, buddy."
"Oh, did you bring your phone today? Can I borrow it?"
Steve smiled and held out his hand to Sam.
Sam froze for a moment, then caught on and handed Steve his phone.
But Steve didn't use the phone to make a call or do anything else. The instant it touched his hand, he tossed it into the air.
Bang!
An arrow flew over, piercing clean through the latest-model iPhone Sam was paying off in twelve installments.
Sam: "**What the