Homelander: New Legacy

[23] : Pilot is Dead!

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As they flew towards international airspace, Roger carried Maeve swiftly towards the aircraft.

In the sky, both Roger and Maeve wore grim expressions. Noticing Roger's demeanor, Maeve asked, "What's wrong? You don't look happy."

"Neither do you," Roger replied.

"I just don't like Vought using an entire flight of people as bargaining chips," Maeve explained.

Roger's mood darkened further. "I feel the same way..."

Vought was attempting to force legislators to pass a bill allowing superheroes into the military by using the rescue of the airplane passengers as leverage.

Roger didn't understand politics. He wasn't sure if Vought's approach was effective, but fundamentally, he didn't want Vought's superheroes in the Department of Defense.

Superheroes shouldn't be involved in politics, he thought. If these superhuman individuals entered the political arena, it would inevitably lead to a struggle between humans and superhumans.

Moreover, Vought's intentions for entering the Department of Defense weren't pure; they simply wanted to grasp more power.

Roger also despised Vought's methods, but that wasn't his primary concern right now.

He was worried about repeating Homelander's mistakes from the original story.

"I see the plane!" Maeve called out to Roger after they had flown for a while.

Snapping out of his thoughts, Roger spotted the aircraft circling in the distance over international waters.

He took a deep breath to calm himself, then rapidly approached the distant plane with Maeve, using his x-ray vision to assess the situation inside.

After a brief inspection, he reported to Maeve, "The intel was off. There are four hijackers in total. One's in the cockpit and has already killed a pilot. Two are standing in the middle of the cabin, and one's at the door."

"Should we go in now?" Maeve asked.

"Wait a moment. Some passengers haven't fastened their seatbelts. When we open the door, you go in first. I'll stay outside to prevent passengers from falling out, then I'll join you."

"Got it."

Having quickly decided on their roles, Roger and Maeve approached the cabin door. They exchanged a glance before opening it from the outside.

As soon as the door opened, a person was instantly blown out by the cabin's escaping pressure.

Neither Roger nor Maeve bothered with this person, as Roger's x-ray vision had clearly identified him as one of the four hijackers.

After the hijacker was blown out, Maeve quickly jumped in and grabbed another hijacker inside the cabin.

The hijacker, destabilized by the cabin's unstable air pressure, lay on the floor. He couldn't even lift his gun, let alone attack, and was easily captured by Maeve.

With a swift "crack," Maeve decisively broke the man's neck and tossed him out through the door.

Two hijackers were instantly eliminated. The third hijacker, standing farther away, was shocked.

Maeve had moved so quickly that he hadn't even processed what was happening. By the time he realized, his two companions were already meeting their maker, leaving him alone in the cabin.