Peter was going to go to work in the lab the next morning... "Patrol with me today Pete." He smiled/his eyes widened like a kid. "Really?" "Yeah." It made his day. Despite our being married he still had difficulty saying what he really wanted to a woman. Other women would have ignored his needs but I could often infer insights about people just by looking at them. I think this made him feel better.
We donned our suits and morphed into our suit roles. I took to traditional repulsor flight while Peter opted to swing around below me as he had before becoming the iron spider. And other than that latest broadcast by husband dubbed "windbag" Mandarin the demon commie had been quiet for a number of hours. That could be good/bad for any number of reasons.
The many other superheroes in the city were of course doing this/that. There was always something going on somewhere in the Marvel realities; and NYC always seemed to be a weird epicenter for it all. It was almost like how Gotham always had hell energy over it back home in DC like a storm cloud that never went away.
We were patrolling in north Manhattan when chatter came over our suit comms that Shield was doing something with the Wakandan embassy. "What do you think Pete?" "I say let's check it out." This was in east Manhattan; we changed course accordingly. We arrived in minutes touched down and dissolved our helmets. Agent Maria Hill was the lead agent for Shield onsite. "Peter, Diana. I hadn't expected you." "We were patrolling the area and overheard stuff." She pointed at our suits and smiled. "I like them." "Thanks. Is there anything we can do to help?" "You guys are working the Mandarin angle right now right?" "Yeah. Does this have anything to do with that?" "We're not sure." Peter and I shared a look. "Agent Hill if there's anything we can do to help please let us know." "Well, the Wakandan systems here were hacked overnight by an unknown party." "What files were hacked?" "Vibranium mining and other defense files. It's not new for them, but the timing is odd." "Is King T'Challa aware?" "Director Fury is in direct contact with the king."
There was no evidence to link Mandarin to it, but just as in DC and with brother, super villains often united in different ways to cause trouble. The timing didn't seem coincidental to me. "Well Agent Hill, we have no leads on the Mandarin's whereabouts yet; and Stark Industries does have extensive trade ties with the Republic of Wakanda. I'm sure Mister Stark won't mind our helping out if it can help everything else overall." "I'd be a fool to decline your help wonder woman - I mean iron patriot." I laughed. "It's okay. I'll even answer to 'hey you'." We all shared a laugh there.
Hill sighed/nodded. "Good then; it's settled. Let's hook up and have Stark once again help Shield to stop something that may become much bigger." "On another note guys - Shield intel reports that China's increasing its overall state of military readiness in light of the Mandarin's actions of late - and your actions to counter them." Pete/I shared a look. "We expected as much. There could indeed be a connection here. Let's see what happens." "Good. Follow me then. You can speak to the embassy staff with me." Pete/I followed after Hill.
