CHAPTER V
The blood of hope
Nick Fury was waiting on the outskirts of JFK airport, waiting for SHEILD to send their helicopter or jet to take him back to base and to examine the corpse of Sabretooth. He had been waiting for several hours, and he was really starting to get bored. He finished his novel, read the entire Daily Bugle, and had already studied every aspect about Sabretooth, and still no sign of SHIELD. Finally, after six hours of waiting, Nick called SHEILD on his cell phone.
"SHEILD, this is Nick Fury", said Nick. "Come in SHEILD".
"We hear you loud and clear", said Roger Falcone, the SHEILD member who responded.
"You sent a transport to pick me up, right?" asked Nick.
"Sure", said Roger. "We sent them as soon as you called. They should've arrived about two or three hours ago".
"My thoughts exactly", said Nick. "Try contacting them".
"Roger, roger", said Roger. He then hung up on Nick, but three minutes later Nick got a call.
"Nick Fury, Agent of SHEILD", said Nick once he picked up his cell phone.
"I can't contact the helicopter", said Roger. "Communications with them are down. We have detected two unregistered F-16 Falcons in the area. They might be the cause of this".
"HYDRA", muttered Nick. "I won't be coming home for a while. I will stay in New York."
"But Nick", said Roger. "You're in grave danger!"
"HYDRA doesn't want me to leave New York", said Nick. "They are here. This might be my only chance to stop them once and for all".
"Nick", said Roger. "Listen to me! NICK!" Nick then hung up on the cell phone and began to walk away from the outskirts of JFK airport. He walked closer into the City, but he was still out of sight from any real people. After walking into the city, he saw a young teenaged girl being grabbed by a cloaked male.
"Let me go!" yelled the girl as she pulled away from the man.
"It's okay", growled the man as he began taking off the girl's shirt. "Daddy's got you now".
"HELP!" screamed the girl. Nick realized what was happening and he upholstered the gun and aimed it at the man.
"STEP AWAY FROM THE GIRL!" yelled Nick. The man stepped away from the girl, who was in nothing but her underwear.
"What are you going to do?" yelled the man, who pulled out a knife. "I'll make you loose the other eye, pirate!" The man then charged at Nick with the knife, but out of nowhere, green spittle dripped all over the man, which burned through his skin. The man then screamed as the acid did its works.
"Thank you, Mr. Eye patch due", said the girl as she put her clothes back on.
"That wasn't me", said Nick. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a large creature stepped between Nick and the girl and looked Nick in the eye. The creature was about the size of a large basketball player, but it was defiantly not human. It had a triangular, draconic face with two huge, gaping wings and a thick, green armored hide. It then turned around, grabbed the girl, and stared at her with his eyes, which were seemingly made out of fire. The girl screamed and Nick pointed the gun at the girl.
"Step away from the girl, again", said Nick. The dragon then whipped his tail at Nick, which had a large, spiked ball at the tip. Nick then got closer. "I'm warning you. Get away from her". The dragon continued to marvel at the girl's beautiful physique, but she was scared she would get the same fate as her attacker. Nick then realized he had no choice, and he shot a couple of shots above the dragon as a warning. The dragon then spun around, dropped the girl, and growled in Nick's face. The growl sounded like the mix of a hawk's shriek and a seal's bark, which did not scare Nick. However, the razor sharp teeth and the huge, feline claws scared him.
Nick then rolled underneath the beast and shot him in the back, which caused the beast to shriek. The reptile then slashed its claws at Nick, but Nick was able to dodge them. However, one claw slashed his right shoulder and caused blood to pour from the wound. Nick started to shoot at the dragon with great fury, and the dragon screeched in agony. The dragon then grabbed Nick by the collar and pulled him up towards the New York skyline. The dragon then dropped Nick off the highest peak possible, but Nick just smiled. He activated his jetpack, which was hidden under his street clothes, and started to chase the dragon. He began to fire at the dragon, but the dragon was too fast and agile for Nick's trained eye. Nick then realized he had no choice but to combat the dragons with his fists, so he flew up to the dragon and punched him across the back. The dragon's hide was too thick to have it do real damage, but it must've had some strange sensors on his back that detected the presence of Nick. The dragon whirled around and slashed at Nick while crying its battle cry. Nick dodged each slash and tried to punch the dragon again, but like last time, the reptile's armor was too thick. Nick then threw one huge punch across the dragon's face, which made the dragon spit teeth and whimper like a wounded puppy. Nick then used this to his advantage and shot the dragon's wing, which sent the yellowish membrane flying everywhere and the dragon to fall downward.
The beast then fell to the ground and splattered. Nick then flew down and saw the puddle of blue blood, and sighed a sign of relief.
"SHEILD, this is Nick", said Nick on his cell phone. "I have encountered a draconic beast clutching a teenaged girl in his arms, and I tried to save the girl. I was successful, and the dragon is now a puddle of blood. I will- OH MY GOD!" Nick was then surprised that the Dragon got up, even though he was covered in blood and had a torn wing. He then walked over to the corpse of Sabretooth, which was right next to the puddle of blood.
"STEP AWAY FROM THE MUTANT!" yelled Nick. The dragon then ignored Nick and held the mutant. The dragon then strangely put his blood into Sabertooh's mouth, and Nick strangely had a fear that the dragon had AIDS. But suddenly, Sabretooth started to cough and spitted the blood out.
"Don't spit it out", said the dragon. "You need to drink it".
"What the hell?" coughed Victor.
"JUST DO IT!" yelled the dragon. While Victor swallowed the blood, Nick walked up to the dragon.
"You can talk?" asked Nick.
"Yes", said the dragon. "The name's Kenny Jones. First I'm in the fortress of HYDRA, I have a dream where I'm a dragon and I'm trying to kill a guy who looks like you, and WHAM! I am a dragon and my instinct tells me that I have to make Sabretooth drink my blood."
"You know where the HYDRA base is?" asked Nick.
"Hell yeah", said Kenny. "Wait! You're the guy who shot me!"
"You were holding a girl in a funny way", said Nick. "I thought you were trying to rape her".
"Sorry about that", said Kenny. "I think it was HYDRA".
"It probably was", said Victor. "Look what they did to me!"
"I know", said Nick. "We don't have much time. Lead the way, Kenny".
"I can't fly", said Kenny. "You shot my wing, remember?"
"That's true", said Nick. "I have my jetpack. You two, grab onto my legs. I'll pull you to HYDRA if Kenny gives my directions".
"Sure", said Kenny. Nick then took off and the two mutants grabbed onto his legs. Kenny then told the directions while Nick flew.
"We're off to see the Hydra", joked Victor. "The wonderful Hydra of Oz." While Victor seemed to think the matter was one to laugh about, it would not be humorous whatsoever.
The blood of hope
Nick Fury was waiting on the outskirts of JFK airport, waiting for SHEILD to send their helicopter or jet to take him back to base and to examine the corpse of Sabretooth. He had been waiting for several hours, and he was really starting to get bored. He finished his novel, read the entire Daily Bugle, and had already studied every aspect about Sabretooth, and still no sign of SHIELD. Finally, after six hours of waiting, Nick called SHEILD on his cell phone.
"SHEILD, this is Nick Fury", said Nick. "Come in SHEILD".
"We hear you loud and clear", said Roger Falcone, the SHEILD member who responded.
"You sent a transport to pick me up, right?" asked Nick.
"Sure", said Roger. "We sent them as soon as you called. They should've arrived about two or three hours ago".
"My thoughts exactly", said Nick. "Try contacting them".
"Roger, roger", said Roger. He then hung up on Nick, but three minutes later Nick got a call.
"Nick Fury, Agent of SHEILD", said Nick once he picked up his cell phone.
"I can't contact the helicopter", said Roger. "Communications with them are down. We have detected two unregistered F-16 Falcons in the area. They might be the cause of this".
"HYDRA", muttered Nick. "I won't be coming home for a while. I will stay in New York."
"But Nick", said Roger. "You're in grave danger!"
"HYDRA doesn't want me to leave New York", said Nick. "They are here. This might be my only chance to stop them once and for all".
"Nick", said Roger. "Listen to me! NICK!" Nick then hung up on the cell phone and began to walk away from the outskirts of JFK airport. He walked closer into the City, but he was still out of sight from any real people. After walking into the city, he saw a young teenaged girl being grabbed by a cloaked male.
"Let me go!" yelled the girl as she pulled away from the man.
"It's okay", growled the man as he began taking off the girl's shirt. "Daddy's got you now".
"HELP!" screamed the girl. Nick realized what was happening and he upholstered the gun and aimed it at the man.
"STEP AWAY FROM THE GIRL!" yelled Nick. The man stepped away from the girl, who was in nothing but her underwear.
"What are you going to do?" yelled the man, who pulled out a knife. "I'll make you loose the other eye, pirate!" The man then charged at Nick with the knife, but out of nowhere, green spittle dripped all over the man, which burned through his skin. The man then screamed as the acid did its works.
"Thank you, Mr. Eye patch due", said the girl as she put her clothes back on.
"That wasn't me", said Nick. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a large creature stepped between Nick and the girl and looked Nick in the eye. The creature was about the size of a large basketball player, but it was defiantly not human. It had a triangular, draconic face with two huge, gaping wings and a thick, green armored hide. It then turned around, grabbed the girl, and stared at her with his eyes, which were seemingly made out of fire. The girl screamed and Nick pointed the gun at the girl.
"Step away from the girl, again", said Nick. The dragon then whipped his tail at Nick, which had a large, spiked ball at the tip. Nick then got closer. "I'm warning you. Get away from her". The dragon continued to marvel at the girl's beautiful physique, but she was scared she would get the same fate as her attacker. Nick then realized he had no choice, and he shot a couple of shots above the dragon as a warning. The dragon then spun around, dropped the girl, and growled in Nick's face. The growl sounded like the mix of a hawk's shriek and a seal's bark, which did not scare Nick. However, the razor sharp teeth and the huge, feline claws scared him.
Nick then rolled underneath the beast and shot him in the back, which caused the beast to shriek. The reptile then slashed its claws at Nick, but Nick was able to dodge them. However, one claw slashed his right shoulder and caused blood to pour from the wound. Nick started to shoot at the dragon with great fury, and the dragon screeched in agony. The dragon then grabbed Nick by the collar and pulled him up towards the New York skyline. The dragon then dropped Nick off the highest peak possible, but Nick just smiled. He activated his jetpack, which was hidden under his street clothes, and started to chase the dragon. He began to fire at the dragon, but the dragon was too fast and agile for Nick's trained eye. Nick then realized he had no choice but to combat the dragons with his fists, so he flew up to the dragon and punched him across the back. The dragon's hide was too thick to have it do real damage, but it must've had some strange sensors on his back that detected the presence of Nick. The dragon whirled around and slashed at Nick while crying its battle cry. Nick dodged each slash and tried to punch the dragon again, but like last time, the reptile's armor was too thick. Nick then threw one huge punch across the dragon's face, which made the dragon spit teeth and whimper like a wounded puppy. Nick then used this to his advantage and shot the dragon's wing, which sent the yellowish membrane flying everywhere and the dragon to fall downward.
The beast then fell to the ground and splattered. Nick then flew down and saw the puddle of blue blood, and sighed a sign of relief.
"SHEILD, this is Nick", said Nick on his cell phone. "I have encountered a draconic beast clutching a teenaged girl in his arms, and I tried to save the girl. I was successful, and the dragon is now a puddle of blood. I will- OH MY GOD!" Nick was then surprised that the Dragon got up, even though he was covered in blood and had a torn wing. He then walked over to the corpse of Sabretooth, which was right next to the puddle of blood.
"STEP AWAY FROM THE MUTANT!" yelled Nick. The dragon then ignored Nick and held the mutant. The dragon then strangely put his blood into Sabertooh's mouth, and Nick strangely had a fear that the dragon had AIDS. But suddenly, Sabretooth started to cough and spitted the blood out.
"Don't spit it out", said the dragon. "You need to drink it".
"What the hell?" coughed Victor.
"JUST DO IT!" yelled the dragon. While Victor swallowed the blood, Nick walked up to the dragon.
"You can talk?" asked Nick.
"Yes", said the dragon. "The name's Kenny Jones. First I'm in the fortress of HYDRA, I have a dream where I'm a dragon and I'm trying to kill a guy who looks like you, and WHAM! I am a dragon and my instinct tells me that I have to make Sabretooth drink my blood."
"You know where the HYDRA base is?" asked Nick.
"Hell yeah", said Kenny. "Wait! You're the guy who shot me!"
"You were holding a girl in a funny way", said Nick. "I thought you were trying to rape her".
"Sorry about that", said Kenny. "I think it was HYDRA".
"It probably was", said Victor. "Look what they did to me!"
"I know", said Nick. "We don't have much time. Lead the way, Kenny".
"I can't fly", said Kenny. "You shot my wing, remember?"
"That's true", said Nick. "I have my jetpack. You two, grab onto my legs. I'll pull you to HYDRA if Kenny gives my directions".
"Sure", said Kenny. Nick then took off and the two mutants grabbed onto his legs. Kenny then told the directions while Nick flew.
"We're off to see the Hydra", joked Victor. "The wonderful Hydra of Oz." While Victor seemed to think the matter was one to laugh about, it would not be humorous whatsoever.