CA-CW: part 4

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[The Avengers are gathered at HQ. Steve is sitting, studying the Accords, while Rhodey and Sam argue behind him.]

"You didn't study hard enough" Holly said absentmindedly 

"What do you mean" Steve said confused

"Forget i said anything" 

James Rhodes: Secretary Ross has a Congressional Medal of Honour, which is one more than you have.

Sam Wilson: So let's say we agree to this thing. How long is it gonna be before they LoJack us like a bunch of common criminals?

James Rhodes: A 117 countries want to sign this. 117, Sam, and you're just like, "No, that's cool. We got it. "

Sam Wilson: How long are you going to play both sides?

Vision: I have an equation.

Sam Wilson: Oh, this will clear it up.

The avengers and their kids roll their eyes at Sam.

Vision: In the eight years since Mr. Stark announced himself as Iron Man, the number of known enhanced persons has grown exponentially. And during the same period, the number of potentially world-ending events has risen at a commensurate rate.

Steve Rogers: Are you saying it's our fault?

Vision: I'm saying there may be a causality. Our very strength invites challenge. Challenge incites conflict. And conflict . . . breeds catastrophe. Oversight . . . oversight is not an idea that can be dismissed out of hand.

James Rhodes: Boom.

[Tony is lying on the couch. When Natasha speaks, he looks at her.]

Natasha Romanoff: Tony. You are being uncharacteristically non-hyper-verbal.

"Those are some big words" Holly joked and Natasha smacked her gently over the head

Steve Rogers: It's because he's already made up his mind.

Tony Stark: Nat, you've been crying. Boy, you know me so well.

[Natasha smirks slightly at Tony and he gets up and winces, rubbing the back of his head.]

Tony Stark: Actually, I'm nursing an electromagnetic headache.

[He walks to the kitchen and grabs a mug.]

Tony Stark: That's what's going on, Cap. It's just pain. It's discomfort. Who's putting coffee grounds in the disposal? Am I running a bed and breakfast for a biker gang?

[He puts his phone in a basket and taps it.The phone projects an image of a smiling young man. He looks down, then back up, and pretends to notice the picture for the first time.]

Tony Stark: Oh, that's Charles Spencer, by the way. He's a great kid. Computer engineering degree, 3.6 GPA. Had a floor level gig at Intel planned for the fall. But first, he wanted to put a few miles on his soul, before he parked it behind a desk. See the world. Maybe be of service. Charlie didn't want to go to Vegas or Fort Lauderdale, which is what I would do. He didn't go to Paris or Amsterdam, which sounds fun. He decided to spend his summer building sustainable housing for the poor. Guess where, Sokovia.

[The others look affected by this .]

Tony Stark: He wanted to make a difference, I suppose. I mean, we won't know because we dropped a building on him while we were kicking ass. [He takes a pill with some coffee, then faces the others.]

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