Glitter & Gold (Marvel/Star Wars Crossover)

Chapter 29: Operation Hot Potato

"You ICE'd me! She ice'd me, and now I'm aboard your War Bird!" Thurston protested.

"Should we leave? I feel like we're intruding." Ahsoka commented.

L.T. scoffed. "Stop being a whiny little bitch."

Kina's eyes widened in amusement. "Oh definitely not. This is getting interested."

"We brought you here for your own protection." Sam informed him.

"My own protec...I don't want your protection. I don't want anything to do with your Agents of Doom." Thurston argued.

"What happened to you?" L.T. questioned. "We had the same parents, same teachers, same liquor cabinet. Your brothers toughened up, joined the cause."

"Yeah, that worked out great for Eric. He'd be alive if it wasn't for you!" Thurston retorted.

"Eric died so good people could live and do good things." L.T. shot back. "What good have you done for the world?"

Sam immediately broke up the argument. "Okay, okay, guys, guys, hey. We're family, okay? Okay? Eric wouldn't have wanted this. So let's bring it in for a little Koenig Krush. Here you go."

Sam, L.T., and Thurston came together for a hug, however it was short-lived as L.T. then punched Sam. Sam groaned. "Oh, God! What was that for?!"

"You let your guard down." L.T. commented. "Didn't I teach you anything?"

"We were having a moment!" Sam protested.

L.T shrugged. "It was nice. Grow 'em back now. It's time to work."

Kina snickered. "I like her. I think we'll get along very well."

Ahsoka chuckled. "Of course you'd say that. You're practically the same person."

Kina gave her a warning look before looking over at me. I raised my hands. "Sorry, she's got you there."

Thurston groaned before looking over at us. "Okay. Can I go home?"

"Sorry, Thurston. We can't let you leave 'til we know what's going on." Phil informed him as two agents approached Thurston. "These gentlemen will take you to your room. If you need anything, just let them know."

Once Thurston left, Daisy informed us of a possible lead on Billy. Without hesitating, we all headed over towards Daisy and her screen filled with intel.

"Okay, so, after they left the SVR, our Russian bad boys were employed as security officers for a weapons-manufacturing firm linked to this guy...Anton Ivanov, a reclusive industrialist with interests all over the globe." Daisy explained.

She then showed us pictures of not just the Russians responsible for the kidnapping of Billy, but of Anton Ivanov. That could be how Nadeer's getting all this financing.

"Could be the source of Nadeer's financing." I pointed out.

Daisy nodded. "He's also an avid collector of military antiques, so guns, tanks, and... a submarine."

"Bingo. Throw everything you have at it." Phil ordered. "We find him, we find Billy, maybe a way to bring down Nadeer."

"At least we know the Darkhold's safe." Sam commented before turning to his sister. "Right, L.T.?"

L.T hesitated before speaking. "That's the bad news. I gave it to Billy."

"What?" We all exclaimed.

"It was Operation Hot Potato. Pass it back and forth, keep it moving. Billy was the last to have it. So my guess is, he put it in the Labyrinth." L.T. explained.