Jessica

Connection Part Four

"Alright, let's see..." said Tony, tinkering on a computer.

He confronted the research team responsible for Nimrod and got their tracking system. Now, if everything went according to plan, they would be able to see where he was

"Says here, he's in Belleville... New Jersey."

"...New Jersey?" asked Jessica, standing over his shoulder

"Uh, yeah. I... I guess you can't choose a popular place to hide."

"Scorpio used to have a safe house there." said the expert, Fury.

"Let's unite the team and go there. Call Monica." ordered Cap

Fury reached for his communicator but when he called no one answered. He tried again but to no avail, there was only static. He got worried and tried to call someone else.

"Ketch? I can't reach Director Chang. What's going on?"

"What do you mean you can't reach her? I thought you were with her."

"Where?" he promptly demanded to know.

"She took a Quinjet earlier, don't know where."

When they heard that, the people listening on the other side looked at each other pensively, knowing that if they didn't act soon, all would be lost.

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Jimmy leaned on the Blackbird while the others stood around him. They were all processing what happened earlier but he focused on one tiny detail.

"Did you see his scars? Those three scars... like they were made by these." he said, holding his fist.

"I saw that, too. Who knows, maybe it was your old man." said Rogue

"If it really was, that would be pretty badass."

"James, I know it must be exciting to find out new things about your dad but we have more important stuff to think about." said Kitty, interrupting their conversation

"Don't call me James..." he replied with a sad look on his face.

"Right, Jimmy. Sorry."

"Hrm." he 'said', hiding his frown from her.

Truth was, Kitty was just as interested about Logan's past and really wanted to find out more but she had to hide that.

Kitty took a look at the people around her and rhetorically asked: "We're gonna help them, right?"

"Of course, the X-Men should get involved. We must deal with Nimrod." said Storm, assuring her.

"As much as I hate to admit it, we need to work with the Ultimates." said Jean but then she noticed the others staring at her in disbelief and she said: "Just to make sure they don't mess up."

"So... how is this gonna work?" asked Rogue, "Are we like some kind of expeditionary force?"

"I guess... we should go to the others and tell them we'll be coming with them, to wherever they tracked him."

"Hold on!" shouted a person external to the team as she approached them

They were all rather confused when they saw Spider-Woman landing near their jet and could tell just by her body language that she was in a hurry. Kitty did what she taught herself not to do and overthought what she may have been there to say, hoping that perhaps she would ask them something she wished she was asked ever since she found her downstairs.

"We need your help."

"Yes, we were just about to speak to your team." said the hulking Russian man

"No, you don't get it. Monica— Director Chang is in danger."