DATE: APRIL 25, 2015, THE OVAL OFFICE, WASHINGTON DC, 03H24M
In the quiet of the night, six men secretly meet in the President's office with some uneasiness, although two of them were apprehensive. These men are Secretary of Defense Glenn Talbot, and Roberto Santiago, the diretor of SHIELD, the only ones who know what's going on. After some silence, the doors open, and everyone is apprehensive at the entrance of a man who is not contented.
Entering furiously came President Thaddeus Ross, the man who was famous for capturing the creture know as Hulk. Although somewhat old, he is still a big man, whose face was distinguished by some small discreet scars, and his voluminous mustache. Despite his impeccable suit, he looked like someone who had just woken up, and his eyes showed that he was grumpy. He sat down in his chair, casting an unfriendly glance at the men in front of him.
"Gentlemen, I hope you have a good reason to call me at this hour."
"Mr President, we are going through a delicate situation right now." Talbot handed the president a folder, his hands a little shaky. "Five scientists were kidnapped from a top secret laboratory about fifteen hours ago."
"SHIELD did not get any information?" Ross was shocked to see the pictures of the dead agents, but he tried to remain calm.
"We did not get much." Director Santiago stepped forward, very upset about the subject. "They not only killed the security team but also destroyed the HD of the security system. Our only clue is a few footprints that some of the invaders left in a blood puddle, but we still found nothing conclusive."
"What were these scientists working on?" The president closed the folder, already beginning to worry.
"That's the biggest problem. They were not working at all." Talbot handed the president another folder containing the files of the scientists. "They were transferred to this unit and would only know what we wanted them to do next week. In the meantime, they were free to do some simple experiments to adapt to the new laboratory."
"So our kidnappers wanted these scientists for something. What did they work on before?"
"They've never been on the same research before, but they were all part of teams that made major breakthroughs. In the spotlight, we have two who worked for Lynn Loud and one who was assistant to Bruce Banner, since before that 'incident' with gamma radiation."
On hearing these words, the President stood up in fury.
"I want everyone looking for these scientists right now! No matter what it takes, this must be our priority!"
The men left the room immediately, and Director Santiago was the last of them. As he left, he noticed that Talbot remained with the president, and was immediately suspicious.
Talbot waited until the door was closed and put his hand inside his suit, revealing an envelope containing a logo with a red 'A'.
"Sir, I think we have another option." Sighing, Talbot handed the letter to the president. "Pym sent me this message. Apparently, his team is ready to receive secret missions."
Ross read the letter, thoughtful.
Ross only had benefits since his alliance with the Ant-Man, even though he wasn't sure he could fully trust his benefactor. He not only defeated his sworn enemy but also became the president, in addition to having Pym's services at his will. In return, Pym only asked that he granted him the freedom to act as he saw fit in New York, as well as being prepared to pass missions to his group when he had enough members to act on secret missions.
"(Sigh) Well, I believe all help is welcome. Send him a message, Glenn. Call the Avengers."
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This one got a little short, but I have a reason for that.
The next chapters will contain the first mission of Lincoln and company as superheroes. The mission will be a way for Ant-Man to determine how prepared they are to fight villains, and will show if they can team-work out of the danger room. I'm posting the first part of our hero's mission on Friday (8), the second part on Monday (11) and the last part on Friday (15).