Steve arrived quickly. This time, he came with Coulson. The good-natured man still wore his usual smile, but Hawkeye was hidden deep in the cabin behind him, his specialized arrow already nocked.
When Steve saw Deathstroke, he froze for a moment. He had not wanted to get involved in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s affairs, but Fury had stubbornly pestered him, insisting that he come out and save the world.
He had no choice but to tuck Bucky into his hospital bed and board the Quinjet from Coulson's team that had come to pick him up.
He did not yet know the details. He only knew that Reed, the son of an old acquaintance, might have caused some kind of World Annihilation Crisis, because Tony had secretly sent Fury a red alert.
Speaking of Howard and Nathaniel, Steve knew them both, but people naturally had those they were closer to.
Who was Howard? Back when Steve was still a scrawny kid, he had needed Dr. Erskine's serum and Howard's Experiment Chamber to become who he was today.
Not to mention that all his equipment had been developed by Howard. The two had fought together on the front lines of World War II, Howard had provided countless forms of help, and he had even taught Steve how to play mahjong.
What had Nathaniel been doing back then? Who the hell knew?
So from Captain America's perspective, even if Reed was a super-scientific genius on Tony's level, he was more willing to trust Tony's judgment.
"Deathstroke."
But in the end, Captain America still greeted Deathstroke first. After all, his fists were the biggest, and his opinion was crucial here.
But why had Coulson never mentioned that Deathstroke was here? This was too sudden. And what was up with those two people rolling around while hugging each