Chapter Twelve
As the team made their way back to the cafeteria, Tony pulled Margot aside.
"Kid, I'm going to those Newton Wolf Guys, see if they can fix my suit. All I've managed to get working are a helmet, two gloves and a left boot. Since you're a Wolf, they might be more Sympathetic. So, can you come help?"
"It won't work, but sure." Sighed Margot. Ever since she had returned, she had seemed… sadder, melancholy. She wanted so desperately to make up her betrayal to Wolf, and now she would never get the chance.
Tony sighed "Hey, kid. Maybe I can make some cybernetic eyes for you." He suggested.
The Wolf girl brightened up at this. "You mean it?"
"Yeah. I might be able to gather up enough resources." Smiled the billionaire.
Margot grinned. "Let's go, let's go, let's go!" She cried, practically dragging Tony to the exit.
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Kipo, Lio, Bruce, Yumyan, Thor, Nat, and Asher all Got down onto the floor on the floor.
"Everyone ready?" Asked Tony.
"Ready!" Everyone said in Chorus.
"Zzoooop!" Said Mulholland, as he stretched a tentacle around their heads.
...
Suddenly, they found themselves in the facility again, but this time in a different part.
"Kipo, what do we do?" Asked Yumyan.
"Uh- I-" Stammered Kipo.
"Look out!" Yelled Yumyan, pointing to Emelia on a balcony above them, smiling calmly.
"Hello, Kipo." She mocked, raising her crossbow with a tranquilliser loaded.
Before she could, Asher threw one of her axes at her crossbow, shattering it.
"Greta! Shoot!" Ordered Emelia.
Greta shot the arrow at the nectar bomb before anyone could stop her.
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They were back in the canteen.
"I- I couldn't do anything. M-my best friends had bombs over their heads. Everything in my me was screaming to go help them but I couldn't move!"
"Yeah, you're mind was a jimble jamble of all kinds of feelings, but mostly fear." Explained Mulholland, slithering up to a table and putting a hot dog into his stomach "I'm stress eating right now. Mm-mm that's better. I'm a real foodie now that I eat."
"How do I unjimble my jambles so I can save my friends?" asked Kipo.
Lio helped her up, and decided to give some advice "When I get afraid, I think of whatever's scaring me, and make it wear a silly hat."
Mulholland took of his liquidy hat.
"Thanks, but maybe not this time dad." Kipo replied.
"If you were a cat, I'd groom you to calm you down." Said Yumyan.
"Yeah, No. But I appreciate it Yumyan."
"So, Instead I'll say this-" Yumyan began, only to be interrupted by Thor.
"I can give you a song of the Valkyries." The Asgardian offered. He then broke out in what sounded like a cross between a screaming goat and a constipated Cow. "Moaoahaghahatoooaiiii-"
Yumyan covered Thor's mouth, thankfully. "As I was saying, even the fearless Yumyan Hammerpaw was afraid, once... until a brave girl gave me the push I needed to do better. And then she literally pushed me out of a tree."
The Avengers looked at each other in both bemusement and amusement
"Remember? YOU were the brave girl!" Yumyan Continued.
"You're right." Grinned Kipo "And as soon as you got down from that tree, you charged after my mom -who you didn't know was my mom, a-and neither did I, so, we're good." She smiled awkwardly "Point is- you pushed your fear down, you got steamed, and you did something about it! Look out, Emelia, because I'm boiling!"
"Yeah! That's kinda what I was saying." Yumyan Told her.
"How much of that did you understand?" Natasha asked bruce.
"None." Replied The scientist.
"Does that mean you want another simulation?" Asked Mulholland peladingly.
"Plug me in!" Kipo ordered.
That's just what Mulholland did.
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The first time, Kipo barged in and yelled "Hey! Emelia! Kipo owns you all!" And charged. Emelia sent a dart at her, which Kipo dodged.
"Ha-" She cried, before getting hit by another, exploding into water.
As she came back to reality, she yelled "Again!"
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Outside, some Timbercat children were spelling out 'BUTTS' with blocks.
Suddenly, a huge roar made them hiss and stand on all fours, as shocked cats do.
They looked up, to see Scarlamange in his cage being lowered by Song to the ground.
"Ahoy! You, Scrumples and Snugglemuffin. Bring me those blocks!" He ordered.
The kittens complied, picking up the blocks hastily and bringing them over.
"Here you go, Scarlamange." Said Snugglemuffin, dropping the blocks at the foot of his cage.
"You may want to move." The Mandrill told them as he grinned nastily.
Song came stomping over, and the kittens did as they were told.
Song sat down, causing a loud BOOM!
"Long Ago," Began Hugo "I, myself, struggled to communicate. So you gave me letters, like these, to speak for me."
Song smiled and gave out a small, happy grunt.
After a short struggle, Song then managed to pick one up. She held it to her eyes, and squinted, but it shot out of her finger and thumb.
Song gave out a frustrated roar, slamming her fist onto the ground.
"So, that's a non-starter." Remarked Hugo.
Song lowered her head to the cage, growling.
"You think you're the only one who's frustrated?" Hugo Asked Her "I want that favour."
Song snorted, growled, and then stood up, folding her two of her arms and placing the other two on her hips.
"Let's try something else." Muttered Hugo.
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Tony carried Margot on his back while in flight, with some difficulty. Margot was slightly heavier than a Labrador. She could easily be carried, but it was still a pain for Tony. As least she balanced the flying out by leaning to the left. However, since she was carrying the bag full of fixable robot suit parts,
As they finally landed, Tony stretched, his back aching.
"Kid, eat less junk food!" He groaned, as the Good and Bad Billions came out of the observatory.
The pair ran up, and examined Tony's Gloves and boots.
"By the Horse Nebula!" Exclaimed Good Billions "It's an ARC Reactor powered flight gauntlets and boots!"
"How did you replicate Iron Man's Work?" Asked Bad Billions, in awe.
Tony smirked "I am Iron man."
The pair's jaws dropped.
"How is that- unless-" Began good Billions.
"Unless another version of him travelled through an interdimensional portal-"
"And made his way here-"
The two Wolf Mutes began staring at him "What brings you here, oh great Stark!?"
Tony laughed "That's actually accurate. Especially the bit about me being great."
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Two minutes later, Tony found himself being put on the stage in the cafeteria of the observatory.
"The great Tony Stark, the Iron Man, he has come from another universe!" Announced Good Billions, joyfully.
The Wolves instantly became interested, talking to one another in excitement.
"Okay, the reason I'm here is to see if you can help fix my suit. This guy named Zane blew them up and I haven't got the resources.
"Of course! Of course!" Smiled Good Billions "See to it!"
As five wolves carried it away, Tony turned to the brothers.
"So, why didn't you join HMUFA?" he asked.
Good Billions shrugged. "We don't need to. Besides, we hate every other kind of Mute, and there is no way that will change."
"It changed for the Timbercats and Umlaut snakes." Tony told him.
"What?"
"Yeah, their kids are besties and everything."
Bad Billions looked deep in thought. "This defies logic... but if logic is defied, is there now a new logic?"
The pair looked at each other. "Excuse us while we confer. Our mother taught us you were the one human worth saving, for your genius. We don't explicitly hate humans anymore. Not since Kipo saved us from Scarlamange. We need to think. Get some refreshments for the genius and our fellow canine."
With that, the brothers went out of the room, deep in conversation.
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Emelia stood Smirking in front of the Humans and Mute. "It went like this. A young man called John Jonah Jameson was on a mission to the moon in 2016 to gather samples of a crystal meteor, red as blood and the colour of a wolf, that had hit it. As he was heading home, he transformed" Her voice hardened "Into the first Mute. A Man-Wolf. S.W.O.R.D. and S.H.I.E.L.D. contained him, as they should have, and locked away the meteor here in Las Vistas. However" Her tone turned bitter "the guys escorting the meteor, despite wearing radiation suits, transformed into a a bunny mute and a corgi mute. I don't know why-"
"Maybe they had pets." Interrupted Dave.
Emelia glared at him, before continuing "They broke out the Man-Wolf, who was killed by the Head Scientist working there. MY ancestor, Ruby Emelia. She-"
"Hang on!" interrupted Benson "Emelia is your LAST name?"
"Yeah! Her first Name's Bertha!" Greta piped up.
Emelia threw a venomous look at her lackey.
"She picked up her gun, and shot it dead, bringing some of the survivors there to rebuild it and find a cure. And that will happen when Kipo comes here."
"As for the other two mutes, they grew bigger. Much bigger. Their germs spread, infecting so many animals that the city was overrun. Only a few animals remained untainted."
"Untainted?" Asked Cap "Look, the Mutes are thinking, living, breathing beings! You can't just exterminate them! You could leave this all behind, start a family-"
Emelia snapped "What do you know about it!? This war against the Mutes cost me my brother! My infant child! You have no idea what that feels like!" She screamed, raising her crossbow and aiming at the nectar.
Zola, who had remained silent, stepped in. "Remember, Doctor. We need them alive."
Emelia took a deep breath. "They are so getting blown up when I have the girl's DNA." She muttered.
Cap sighed. He was torn between the lives of him and the others tied with him being in danger, and the lives of mutes being put in danger if Emelia got the cure.
He hoped she had a plan...
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The idea of Emelia's child came to me from nowhere when I was writing that sentence. I'm going to make the child alive after all, and it might either be an existing character or an OC (Ergo, this is gonna be a pain in the butt).
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