Everything Richard wanted to say had been said by Deathstroke. Richard now only wanted to die.
Things should not have turned out like this. Originally, they had merely gone on vacation to the Caribbean Sea after Mary gave birth, because Richard had an acquaintance working at an embassy there who could help them book a better hotel.
But during the trip, they accidentally discovered traces of Hydra and hurriedly contacted their superiors.
Jimmy Woo told them to enjoy their vacation and stop meddling in Panama's affairs.
Yet the two seemed born with an overwhelming sense of responsibility and some inexplicable mission. They still pursued the matter to Japan on their own.
Under the guise of OsCorp scientists visiting Japan for an exchange, they got in touch with the assistant of the subordinate of the secretary of Strucker, the head of Hydra's Japanese branch, and then with that assistant's disciple's distant cousin. At last, they qualified to enter one of Hydra's laboratories.
It was hard to say whether it even counted as a laboratory. The place looked like a dilapidated garage, with dust covering many things as though no one had entered since the end of World War II.
But Richard believed it had to be some kind of disguise.
There, they saw a film demonstrating the effects of the Death Spore Bomb. It had been filmed by the Nazis on the battlefield back then. In the footage, a small squad of Allied soldiers inhaled black mist, and every one of them seemed to suddenly lose all moisture, withering away and dying.
Richard thought such a thing was far too dangerous. Hydra seemed to be planning to restart the project. No, they had to stop this evil scheme.
There was no time to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. Richard gave his wife a look,