Chapter Ten
They meet up in a house that Fury owned, "This place is not on any records," said Fury "We should be safe here,"
"I thought the last house was meant to be safe," said Pepper passing everyone a drink. Everyone still looked bruised and smell like smoke. "Yet we was still attacked…."
"The real question is what we do now," said Clint getting everyone to focus on their problems. They weren't going to get anywhere if they were auguring "We got a spy, we need to found out who it is…."
Fury nodded his head "We will find them," he said
"Check out the doctor Bruce saw when this first happen," said Tony sitting next to the kid. "He was very on edge – even Bruce picked up on it… thought he was new."
Natasha looked at Bruce who was following the convention silently "What about Bruce?" she asked "Can we still get him back to his real age?"
Tony had been thinking about this non-stop still the latest fighting had ended. "They might be a way." Said Tony, everyone looked at him "I've got all the data and information….all I need to do is make a machine that will make Bruce the right age…it will take time but it might be do able."
"You can do that?" asked Bruce specking up looking at Tony
"Almost certainly," said Tony
"Can I help…." Asked Bruce at once "Please Tony… I remember about computer and lots of science stuff that the older me knows….I remember leaning stuff from university….please can I help. I will listen...I swear it..."
Tony paused for a moment. If Bruce got all of his intelligent in his head that would be useful – or at least he could keep an eye on Bruce himself. "You can help," said Tony before anyone could say anything differently. And for the first time in a long time Bruce have him a grin.
Tony didn't feel like grinning he had a sudden thought "What about the blood? Is that safe?" he asked during the fight and everything he had forgot about that. But it was a big thing – Bruce's blood was poisonous and very dangerous in the wrong hands.
"I've got it," said Fury "I will personal going to destroyed it, and that's going to happen today. We don't need another attack..."
…...
Clint, Natasha and Steve worked on finding out who was the spy. While the lab was burnt out most of the headquarters building was mostly undamaged meaning they could still find clues. "So whoever is the spy must be high up," said Natasha "High enough to know where Bruce would be at the safe house– high enough to get the address."
"That is a limited number of people." Noticed Steve
"Well, we need to get a list of names," said Clint "And we need to know everyone who had anything to do with Bruce since he turn into a six…."
Steve frowned as he try to think who apart from them and Fury had anything to do with Bruce "That list will be even shorter – Bruce always been close by…."
"Part from one of our meeting" said Natasha suddenly "Tony left him in that unused office – also he was alone for over an hour when he was hiding from Thor…." They all looked at her. Bruce had need alone in headquarters before and he might not of told them if anything had happen without them knowing "Someone might have talked to him or keeping an unusually close eye on him… we might have to question Bruce…. Just to make sure….."
Natasha had a point, "Let's narrow down people of interested first," said Steve, "Then we will speck to Bruce…"
….
Tony was working on building the new machine with Bruce by his side – the kid wasn't kidding about remembering knowing stuff he did an adult. He wasn't at the same level as he was as a grown up and he was more help than anyone else on the team. Thor was with them too – more to keep them safe than for his science knowledge.
Thor wasn't too please - he wasn't a patience person and he couldn't do anything to help them. But Bruce seem to be thriving at this more so since first de aged.
"I've done it," said Bruce as he finished some calculation and passing it to Tony
"Looking good," said Tony doing a quickly scan and seeing it was all correct. "Come and look at the design…" Tony lend Bruce to the screen on front of them. "So what do you think?" he asked showing Bruce the design proudly
"It's small…" said Bruce looking at it.
"Of course you are from the time with the big old computers….and fat back televisions." Remarked Tony
"I never used a computer before," Bruce told Tony "But I know I do when I am older… that why I remember how they worked…..I bet I could make one if I wanted too…I'm remembering a lot of stuff."
"Lucky for me, it would have taken me longer doing this by myself…." Said Tony
Thor walked over to look too "Will it worked?" he asked also looking at the design
"I am one hundred per cent sure…."
"Sciences never know for sure,," piled up Bruce
"You are too smart for your own good," said Tony with a grin "Maybe that's why you're my friend. we scientist need to stick together..."
…
"I think know who the spy is, and it's not the doctor Tony mentioned" said Natasha after working for hours going thought the list of names they collected "He has been working for S.H.E.I.L.D for years…."
"Who?" asked Steve at once
"Brom Carter." Said Natasha "he was the one who informed Fury about the weapon in the first place. Also the one of the few people who knew about the safe house…but not allowed in the labs – so he had no access to the weapon or anything…"
"That doesn't mean he is the spy," said Steve
"About not but this might," said Clint walking over and laying down a file on the floor. "Carter had been reported not being fond of the Avengers when it first began…. I've hank in to his private emails too – it's all there…. They wanted all of us to get hit by the weapon….that was the plan….if we were hit – it would have killed us…." Clint trailed off - if they all gotten hit by the weapon all those week ag, they would all been killed leaving a six year old in the hands of goodness knows who. the thought was a horrid thing.
"Where is he now?"
"With Fury…."
"Then we need to connect him now. Fury had the blood samples..."
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Fury didn't know much about Brom Carter personally – he was a middle age man – hard working. The kind of man who keeps his head down and gets on with his work. They had never been a problem with him before – nothing that would raise red flags or anything that had been brought to his attention. That's why Fury was surprised when Carter aimed a gun to his head.
"Tell me what you want?" asked Fury
"I want a world without any superhero rubbish – they cause more trouble than they solve – the Avengers will kill us all…."
"Or save us," said Fury
Carter laughed "Save us? No we should get rid of them – lock them up. Stark – his the worst kind of person you want to be saving you – he is reckless and all he cares about his money and pubic image- Black Widow and Hawke eye? What makes them special? They are just killers. Banner – you have seen what he can do he just a monster what needs killing and the demi god? He is not welcome here…."
"So you try to get them all killed by this weapon?"
"That was the plan," said Carter
"It wasn't a very good one," mention Fury - really it was an poorly thought out plan "You still haven't told me what you want."
"You brought all these….monsters together….. If I kill you, then it will all be over…."
Fury shock his head "If you kill me they will carry on – you can not stop this…. The universal is bigger than you can know." Fury had seen many things and knew the Earth needed protecting by the Avengers and the other people who had the abilities to safe people. Fury knew they were more out there - people he was keeping his eyes on.
Carter looked unhinged "They will come to recuse you – and I will kill them….I will be a hero….but no one will realised what I am doing is for the greater good."
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The lab door open and crashed against the floor causing Bruce to jump and looked around in a panic. He relaxed a little with he saw that it was Steve, Clint and Natasha come in.
"We know who the spy is and he is will Fury." Said Clint talking to Tony
Natasha went to Bruce and handed him a photo "Do you recognized this person?" she asked Bruce
"He the mean man," said Bruce at once "He works in the headquarters building…."
"Why do you call him the mean man?" asked Natasha worried that something happen to Bruce while under their care "Bruce, you need to tell me."
Bruce bit his lip for a moment "He has a mean look him his eyes, a cross look like the one my dad has when he is angry."
"Did he said anything to you?" asked Tony at once feeling like he had failed to keep Bruce safe. He should have noticed if someone had a mean look, should have noticed if anyone near Bruce could have been dangerous.
"No, I hid when I saw him," said Bruce
"Well, we all know you are good at hiding," said Thor "So now what?"
"We have to rescue Fury," said Steve
…
All the avengers but Bruce were on the Queen Jet – they gave Bruce strict rules to stay where he saw and not to leave the room he was in until their got back to him, They didn't know if Carter was working alone or had other people with them. They couldn't rise being another person down, they wanted this all to be over.
On the queen jet Tony quickly phone Pepper explaining the situation – and asked her to go to Bruce as Tony felt better if Bruce wasn't alone.
"I so want to punch this Carter into next week," said Clint checking his arrows
"Try the next universe," added Thor
They made it to the location where Fury's phone was. "This guy is a real dimwit." Comment Tony "He's alone….. Man! How did he mange to fool us all?"
"One person can be just as dangerous as ten." Said Clint
"We can handle a lot worse than Carter," said Steve with confidante
Natasha sudden moved making everyone jumped "We got a stowaway," she said dragging out Bruce who looked shifty.
"Really?" asked Tony looking at Bruce annoyed "You think now is a good time to stop listening and following the rules? What the hell are you doing here?"
Bruce looked at Tony for a moment "I remember something,"
"Oh great!" said Tony
Steve moved forward and hold his hand up to silence Tony "You remember something from when you are older?" Bruce nodded his head "Is it important?" Bruce nodded his head again "Tell us quickly.."
"The bigger me talked to the mean man," said Bruce "He was complaining about something… I though he was joking….he said….he said…. He wanted poison us all….." Bruce looked at Tony "You said my blood was poisonous and Mr Fury has it…I don't you all to die….because I remember my blood can kill people with gamma poisoning… .
They all looked at each other for an moment. They knew this information already but Bruce had reminded them that they couldn't make a mistake "I warned Fury about this…did anyone listen to me…." Said Tony "We got to move and move fast."