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Agent Ross took Zala, Okoye, Nakia, T'Challa, and Klaue to America within hours, where it was still bright out. To say Zala was not impressed by the country was the least. It was just as hideous as she pictured. Running on oil and white privilege. The four Wakandans had changed on the plane. Zala dressed in a long black sleeved shirt, red jacket, black pants, and black ankle boots. She stood beside T'Challa and Okoye as they watched Klaue through the one way glass.
"Hello?" Klaue looked at the glass and laughed, "I can see you. I can see you!" He began to erupt with laughter, finding the situation hilarious. "So this is a big mess, huh? I'm thinking we could go good cop-bad cop. I'll talk to him first then you guys could-" Okoye cuts the man off. "We can't let him talk to Klaue alone" She says in their native language.
"Better to let him talk to Klaue alone alone for 5 minutes than to make a scene here" T'Challa stares at Agent Ross as he speaks. He just watches, not understanding a word they were saying and Zala loved it. "After your questioning, we will take him back to Wakanda with us" T'Challa says.
"What? No. Look, I like you alot, but he's in my custody now. He's not going anywhere. Listen, I'm doing you guys a favor by letting you even be in here" The man lightly slaps the King's chest, causing both Okoye and Zala to look at him. "If he touches you again, I'm going to rip his arm off of his body" Zala speaks, sizing the man up. "And I will impale him to the desk" Okoye points.
"Do they speak English?" He asks T'Challa. "When they want to" Zala slightly tips her head to the side. T'Challa laughs, taking her hand in his, instantly calming her. Agent Ross looks shocked but speaks, "I'm going in and when I'm done, you guys are up".
"Agent Ross, I do appreciate your help" T'Challa claps a hand on the man's shoulder, placing one of Shuri's devices on his jacket. "You see that, it's called diplomacy. And you're welcome" He then walks into the interrogation room, shutting the door. "You two! Play nice" T'Challa scolds the women. Sounds of disgust can be heard in the room. "Americans!" Okoye scoffs. "They are truly bizarre creatures" Zala says.
Klaue sings as Agent Ross takes a seat infront of him. "You know you really shouldn't trust the Wakandans, I'm much more your speed" Klaue says. "I don't trust anyone. Not in this job. But what I am interested in is that vibranium canon. Where'd you get that?" Ross asked. "It's an old mining tool that I made some adjustments to, but I can get you one if you'd like" Klaue replies.
"Why don't you give me the name of your supplier and I'll ask them" Ross suggests. "He's right outside. Why don't you ask him yourself?" he says. "Who? T'Challa? You're telling me that weapon on your arm is from Wakanda?" Ross asks, again. "Bingo!" Klaue laughs, causing Agent Ross to sit back in his chair.
Zala was growing annoyed. They were getting nowhere. "Look, what do you actually know about Wakanda?" Klaue asks. "Umm, shepards, textiles, cool outfits..." He leads off. "It's all a front. It's been a search void for centuries. El Dorado, The Golden City. They say that you can find it in South America, but it was in Africa the whole time. A technological marvel, all because it was built on a mount of the most valuable metal known to man. 'Usiba' they call it. The gift, Vibranium" Klaue says.
"Vibranium. The strongest metal on earth" Ross says. "It's not just the strongest metal, the sew it into their clothes. It powers their cities, their tech, their weapons" Zala was shocked, he knew just about everything. "Weapons?" Ross questions. "Makes my arm cannon look like a leaf blower" Klaue says. "That's a fairytale, Wakanda is a third-world country and you stole all their vibranium" He replies.
"I stole all.." Klaue breaks into a fit of laughter and then jumps at the man, "I stole a tiny piece of it. They have a mountain full of it. And they've been mining it for thousands of years. I haven't even scratched the surface. I'm the only outsider who's ever seen it and got out of there alive. If you don't believe me, you ask your friend what his suit is made of. What his class are made of" Ross looks towards the glass, as the three walk away. He walks through the door and approaches them. "Your father told United Nations that Klaue stole all the vibranium you had. But now he's telling me you have more?" The agent asks.
"How do you believe the words of an arms dealer strapped to a chair?" T'Challa asks. "How much more are you hiding?"Ross asks. Nakia busts into the room with her hands raised. "Something is happening out back" She says in Xhosa. Just then, the wall to the left of Klaue explodes. Once the smoke clears, a man appears with a machine gun and shoots at the glass.
"Get down" Ross gets shot, pulling Nakia down. T'Challa pulls Zala to safety as a bullet passes through the corner of her shoulder. He activates his suit and Okoye lengthens her staff. The rush of adrenaline caused Zala to not feel the wound. She activated her necklace, summoning a tiger and was ready to go. They were about to move when a grenade flies through the window, into the middle of the floor. T'Challa quickly jumps on it, diffusing the explosion.
He then busts through the door to the interrogation room, running after the van that contained Klaue. They continued to shoot at him as they drove off. T'Challa got close enough and jumped at the person when they hit him with a vibranium blast, sending him to the ground. His mask disintegrated as they turned the corner.
Okoye came after him, telling him to come back inside. The two appeared back inside to see Nakia kneeling over Agent Ross with Zala standing across from her. "He just jumped in front of me" Nakia says, "I don't think he'll make it here. it hit his spine". A moment of silence washes over the group. "Give me a kimoyo bead" T"Challa puts his hand out.
Nakia snatches one of her wrist and gives it to him. "This will stabilize him for now" he puts the bead in his wound, "Give him to us, we can save him" T'Challa said. Zala stumbled backwards a little causing Okoye and T'Challa to look to her. His eyes gravitated towards the treads of blood running down her arm.
Zala's eyes followed his gaze, and then she began to feel an immense amount of pain. Her legs collapsed from underneath her and T'Challa quickly swept her up into his arms. She had fallen unconscious. "It's time for us to return home" Okoye speaks, staff still in hand.
