The school is closed for Spring Break.
It's time to relax and have fun until classes start.
Or at least, that was the intention.
DATE: APRIL 5, 2015, 3rd DAY OF THE SPRING BREAK, AMAZON RAINFOREST
"I have to admit, this is more interesting than I thought it would be."
Inside a ventilation duct, the Ant-Man advances through enemy territory. A few days ago, Secretary Talbot called him to give him a secret mission, which at first he thought would be tedious.
SHIELD discovered that confidential information was stolen by an anarchist group called U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M., which would use this information to overthrow the governments of the world. They took these files to a secret base in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, hidden among the thick vegetation.
Normally, SHIELD would send the Ultimates, but because of the secrecy of these files, they needed someone to do it in a surgical way, besides not asking questions. So it was obvious that the big boys decided to send their favorite mini spy.
The mission was simple: to enter the enemy base, get the files and leave without attracting attention. After almost a week of steak out, he finally found the right time to invade. For someone with the size of an insect and a great tactical ability, it was practically impossible to fail.
"INTRUDER ALERT! ALL TO YOUR POSTS!" A loud voice spoke through the speakers, surprising the Ant-Man.
"Dang it! How did this happen?" The little intruder was shocked, and activated his communicator. "Anthill, this is Worker calling from the wolf's den. What is happening? Over."
"This is Anthill. Apparently, you're not the only invader, Worker." The voice of a SHIELD agent responded with concern. "The guards are gathering at the entrance and the west wing, which means you can run down the hallways from now on. Over."
"Roger. Thanks, Anthill. Worker's out."
Although he did not like someone to disrupt his mission, the Ant-Man had to admit that this distraction would be very helpful to him. He stepped out of the vent and started running down the main hallway at his normal size. He went on until he reached the security room, and began to work.
He started erasing the security images, but before long he decided to see who else was invading. Looking at the cameras in the area quoted by Anthill, he was surprised to see that most of the henchmen had already been defeated. The remaining henchmen were gathering at the other end of the facility, just where he should go. While he thought of a way to get through all of them, he noticed someone entering the room.
"So, you also decided to invade the U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.? I admit that this took me by surprise."
Ant-man smiled at the other intruder.
Before him was a man in black armor, holding a dark sword he already knew well.
"Black Knight! I did not expect to see you here either." The hero crossed his arms behind his head and set his feet on the table nonchalantly. "Since you do not usually attack other criminals, I suppose U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. has something you want, and you did not take no for an answer."
"Almost that." The Knight take out his helmet and sits on a chair, facing his twin. "Zemo discovered a traitor in HYDRA, and it seems that he passed secret information to the U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.. We split to check different hiding places of U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M., and I chose this one because it was the most difficult."
"No offense brother, but I think you've lost your mind. There is no way to consider this place as difficult."
"I'm not referring to the henchmen, but to the technology here. For some reason, we could not hack their security system, so we figured it would be the safest place."
"I admit it's a shrewd deduction, but unfortunately it's wrong."
"What do you mean?"
"I've been watching them for a week, and I've cut them off from the outside world with a powerful signal blocker. I did not want anything or anyone to disturb me."
The knight smiled. It was not hard to imagine that his brother could do such a thing to get anything he wanted. However, the signal blocker prevented 12 from taking control of the security system, in addition to not being able to communicate with the other Masters of Evil. It was then that he had an idea.
"What if we make a little truce? Although we are opponents in the Tournament, nothing prevents us from collaborating with each other on behalf of all of our champions."
"And why should I accept your offer?"
"Be honest, little brother. Do you really think you can defeat all those U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. henchmen on your own?"
"Are you aware that this is a operation of Mark the Tactician?" He glared at his brother and folded his arms. "Even in a human body, I am still one of the most astute entities in existence. If you had not appeared, they would not even have realized they were invaded."
"Okay, that's not the best example, but you know what I mean. You are the brain and I am the muscles. We've been like this for millennia, and you know it's true. Together we can defeat them all, and then you can get whatever you want from the main server, after erasing everything they know about HYDRA."
Pym paused to think. In fact, he would be foolish to refuse his brother's help. Even so, he still feels guilty for his last alliance with his brother, as it resulted in Lincoln's house being attacked.
"Okay, I'll take your offer. But you have to swear by your sword that you will not stop me from retrieving the data I came for." He stood up and held out his hand.
"You did not used to be so suspicious." The knight also got up, and shook his twin's hand.
"In the old days, you were less treacherous."
"What can I say? I learned from the best." He gave a slight wink, which made his brother grunt.
The Black Knight put back his helmet and stood up, followed by his twin. Side by side, they left the security room, already knowing where they would go. For a while, they just wandered into hiding without worrying about anything until they reached a sealed door. The thick metal was no match for the knight's Ebony Blade, and they soon found U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.'s last line of defense.
A large room separated the corridor from where they came from the computer room. This room, however, was filled with about 60 U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. henchmen, all heavily armed. As soon as they saw the pair of invaders, they opened fire.
Quick as lightning, the Ant-Man shrank and hid behind his ally's shield. The bullets could not injure the knight's armor, which advanced slowly through the hall. Suddenly, more than half of the henchmen stopped firing as they noticed a swarm of bullet ants coming up on their legs, biting their pants with such fury that they were making their way to their flesh. Some of them felt the bites, and such was their pain that they began to shoot to all sides, hitting some of their allies in the process.
Taking advantage of this breach, the Black Knight threw his shield against the ceiling. Understanding what his brother intended, the Ant-Man jumped from the shield and increased in size, being more than fifteen feet tall. The Goliath fell upon more than a dozen henchmen, then immediately shrank again, leaving the others confused.
Between the precise slashes of the knight, the voracious attack of the ants and the chaotic attacks of the size shifter, the henchmen were defeated in less than 10 minutes.
Proud of their work, the twins approached and made a high-five. They went to the door, which again was not a problem for the Black Knight's sword. Inside the room were 3 scientists, who immediately surrendered. Still, the twins knocked them out, just for fun.
"How long will it take?" The knight leaned against the wall, catching his breath.
"Considering the encryption humans usually have and this technology, about 20 minutes." The Ant-Man was tired too, but he started hacking the computer.
"Okay, that gives me time to leave."
"Leave? But we're not done yet."
"I trust you to erase information about HYDRA. Also, you must have obtained more important information by yourself."
"Well, it was fun fighting with you for a change."
"I agree. See you soon, Ant-Man."
The knight went to the door and prepared to leave, but was interrupted by his brother.
"Just one more thing." The Ant Man threw a small pen drive at him, leaving him confused. "I left it ready in case I met you again. SHIELD could not detect the residue of your teleporter, but you better be careful next time you use a device from another universe in the house of someone who will be reported as missing."
"And what would that be?" The knight looked at the pen drive, already wondering what was inside.
"An upgrade to Omni Sight. Even if we are opponents, I do not want the government getting involved in our Tournament. Command your AI to make these changes on the teleporter and you will not have problems with radioactive residues." He turned and looked his brother straight in the eye. "Honestly, it's disgraceful to see how you use one of my masterpieces in such a sloppy way."
"Wow! I do not know what to say. Well, is there anything else you want to talk about?"
"Be careful with the boy. I followed up the investigation on him, and I found him despicable, arrogant, and narcissistic. I do not know what kind of power you gave him, but keep in mind he's too dangerous to be unsupervised."
"We both know very well that I let my champions do what they want. (Sigh) But, I may decide to keep an eye on the boy, just because I want to, of course."
"I'm sure about that."
The knight left, letting his brother finish his task. As soon as it ended, the Ant-Man stepped out into the swarm of ants that had invaded the building with him.
At night, he was back at the Pentagon, this time wearing his tux. In a modest office, he was sitting face to face with Secretary Talbot. The man had a military posture, and stood out by his thin mustache. He did not look very pleased.
"So you had the chance to capture the Black Knight and let him escape?"
"More or less. As far as we know, he could have some reinforcement from HYDRA, so I took what you told me to get and erased everything they had on their database. Even if U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. survives HYDRA's attack, they will have trouble getting some confidential information again."
Talbot did not like it, but he had to admit that the mission was more important than risking letting HYDRA get that information.
The Ant-Man got up and left the room, wondering what he would do once he returned to New York. The alien was glad to have had a chance to get fun with his brother, but he knew he could not let it take away his focus. They were still adversaries, and now, more than ever, he should prepare his champions to face the Masters of Evil.
After a successful mission, it would be nice to be able to relax, but then he got a message from Lincoln.
Today I put the data of the Black Knight in my gallery of deviantart.
Just put dinoanimalrock46 deviantart com(Replace spaces with a dot)
