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SHIELD Examination Room One
The frozen body of Captain Clark Kent lay under a high intensity heat lamp which increased by 2 degrees every 15 minutes. By now most of the ice had melt an dripped down into the drain pipes below. The cadaver was perfectly preserved an appeared that it could just awaken at any moment. One of the technicians walked by the body when he spotted what appeared to be a piece of paper. Grabbing a pair of tongs from the table next to the body which had various other implements of examination.
The technician reached in pulled out what appeared to be an old faded photograph, from what he could tell the woman was in her mid to late twenties with luscious dark hair an deep dark eyes. On the photograph was a message "To my dearest Clark, please come home to me. All my love Lana"
The technician felt a deep pang in his heart for the young woman who was deeply in the love with the soldier laid on the table below him. For a second he thought he noticed a twitch on bodies eyes, curious the technician lowers the magnification utensil for a closer look. Suddenly the eye lids of the body sprung up frightening the technician half to death.
Out of instinct Clark struck the young man, he quickly scanned the room noticing all of the unfamiliar pieces of equipment. With in seconds several armed guards burst through the secure doors an began to open fire on the now resurrected champion.
With in moments be clips were emptied as the final casing fell to the ground, none leaving a single wound on their adversaries body. The two guards stared wide eyed as their training had not covered what to do when met with an opponents whos skin was unbreakable.
"Guess you boys didn't do your homework eh Fritz?" ask the champion of freedom
The two guards attempted to bullrush him as he approached the door, they were swiftly dealt with as Super Soldier punched one into a stone wall knocking the wind out of him. Meanwhile the other was being restrained, held up in the air by one hand.
"Where am I? Tell me!!" ordered Super Soldier to his prisoner
Through all of the disturbance he never heard the response team approaching from the hall despite even his enhanced hearing.
SHIELD Hall way
"How does the body look?" asked Dr Banner as he ran down the hall towards the examination room
"In perfect condition, it looks like he could just get up an walk around" responded Professor Ross as she noticed something out of place. "David wait, where are the guards?"
"Perhaps they are inside" responded David as he slowed down approaching the open door way to the examination unit. Trying to be as quiet as they could they peered in through the doorway, shocked that the body recovered hours ago from the depths of the North Atlantic was not standing on its.. his own to two feet while effortlessly holding a 250lbs man in the air by one hand.
SHIELD Examination room one
"Talk damn it! Who do you work for? Where am I? Why am I here?" asked Super Soldier as he tightened his grip on the young guards neck.
"That young man works for me Captain" at the sound of the unfamiliar voice Super Soldier turned to the origin of the voice. "As for your other questions, you are at the Triskelion SHIELD facility just off of Bludhatton in the good old U.S of A and you are here because the world needs you son" came the voice of Bruce Wilson, director of SHIELD as he calmly answer the resurrected soldiers questions.
"I don't buy it, I never heard of SHIELD or this triskelion" staring at the director Super Soldiers eyes began to glow a deep crimson red
"Take a look out that window, you will see New York shore line as well as liberty island with the Statue of Liberty. The same city you protected in World War 2 and the same symbol of freedom which represented over seas."
With that Super Soldier placed the guard down on the ground, the guard gasped for air as he felt his captors vice grip loosen. Super Soldier approached the window as he kept an eye on everyone present in the room. As he approached the bullet resistant glass he caught sight of liberty island an the statue of liberty.
He stepped back on shock that he was home, but everything had changed. Nothing was as he remembered it. "How long has it been?"
"Its been over 50 years son" responded the General
"Did we win?"asked the captain as tears began to water in his eyes
"Yes we did, an it was thanks to you that super weapon never made it to DC. America owes you a debt of thanks that it can never repay"
Hours Later
Captain Clark Kent AKA Super Soldier had received a change of clothes namely standard issue SHIELD uniform which composed of a white shirt, cargo pants and black boots. His old uniform was cleaned stitched an encased in one of the hall ways of the Triskelion since a copy had already been donated to a museum.
After his shower and a change of clothes, he was briefed by both Doctor Banner and Professor Ross on the reason for the recovery of his body. They told him of the global crime rate which had soared in the last decade. He was informed as to how criminals were becoming smarter, better equipped an even some of them displaying superpowers.
Finally General Wilson elaborated that the president of the United States had actually commission the creation of 5 more soldiers like Super Soldier an that the best way to achieve that was to find the body of the original.
"Why haven't you already made your new soldiers? What do you need me for?" asked Clark
"To be honest, some of the notes specify that the key ingredient in the formula which gave you, your powers was alien DNA. There was only enough for one subject and that was you. We have nothing to based our formula on. We were hoping that you would be able to help us with a blood sample"
"A blood sample? Sure thing, anything I can do for my country" with that Clark flexed his impressive bicep which strained against the confines of his shirt sleeve.
Dr Banner approached the Captain with a needle and pressed it to his skin, before his eyes he saw the needle snap in two, thinking that he must have something wrong he prepared another needle only to see a repeat performance.
"Dr Banner, is something wrong?" asked the General
"Possibly, however I just one a check one thing" with that Dr Banner lifted a scalpel and attempted to cut the Captains skin, however it too snapped when he pressed to hard, the effort he exterted with the blade not even leaving a mark on the skin. "It seems we are not able to get a blood sample"
"What are you talking about?" demanded the General, his tone of voice making it clear that he wanted answers and he wanted them now
"I have just tried twice with a syringe only to see the needle snap, and I even tried to lacerate his skin with a scalpel only for it so break since I was putting to much pressure on it. It seems General that the reports of Super Soldiers invulnerability were not exaggerations"
"So there is nothing we can do?" asked General Wilson
"We can't use blood, bone marrow samples are completely out of the question since I doubt the drills would have any effect. The only thing that we can base our studies on is his saliva"
"So there is a chance then Doctor?" the Generals voice softening slightly with hope that he could make the deadline
"Yes, but its gonna take longer to accomplish" responded Doctor Banner
"Longer? The president has given us 3 weeks to show viable results before he starts going private with his funding, do you know which companies would love to get their hands on this sort of military contract?"
"Lets see, Stark Labs, STAR industries, Oscorp, and Luthorcorp to name just a few of the top corporations" said David as the names rolled off his tongue.
"Wait, what about Wayne industries?" enquired Professor Ross
"Wayne industries is a leader in its chosen fields, however human experimentation is against the ethics of his founders as well as it current CEO"
"An who would that be?"
"Logan Wayne, the international playboy"
"What does he care about the company? I thought his interested lay in bedding as many bimbos as he could and smoking cigars"
"That enough you two!! Everyone call it a day an we will get back in tomorrow with some fresh on the situation" Ordered the General as he watched as all of the room occupants vacated. In the case Professor Ross she lived off base, Doctor Banner on the other hand spent most nights in his lab as of Clark, he was assigned on of the living quarters on the Triskelion.
Elsewhere in New Gotham City
A young woman in the wrong part of town on this night was running through an alleyway trying to avoid the two men who had been following her. "Help! Please some one help me!" she cried out as she ran, tears running down her face as she saw the people turn their backs on her, lock their doors and close their windows to pretend that she was not even there.
"Here pretty pretty, don't worry we are not gonna hurt ya" cried the first man, dress in black boots white denim jeans, a black t-shirt of some new band and a sleeveless jacket. His long dark hair held up in a pony tail.
"Yeah, we are just lookin to show you a good time, we know what sluts like you like" shouted his comrade, a man with a blonde mohawk, heavy biker boots, black leather pants, a red t-shirt and a biker jacket.
A little white longer, she turned a corner into a dead end, the walls were too high to climb an there was no where to hide.
"Aww would you look at that, no more running an no where to hide you little bitch!"
"Oh we are going to enjoy you, when we are done there cops wont know what you are let along who you are" on that both men burst out in a sickening laugh, the woman in question pressed her back against the wall as the began to approach. Her tears still running down her cheeks as she slid down the wall, gasping for air as she continued to call for help "Please someone, anyone help me!"
"Excuse me boys but is this a private party?" came an unknown voice, the two men turned to see who it was that was foolish enough to interrupt their 'fun'. At the same the womans head had shot up hoping that whoever had arrived would help her.
As the men turned round their eyes locked to the image of a powerfully built man standing at 6 foot 2 dressed in what looked like some sort of futuristic combat armour. He wore boots which came up to his mid shin and his hands were in gloves which covered midway up his fore arm. There was a belt around his waist with compartments on one side. His facial features were hidden behind a mask which covered the majority of his head, the only visible feature as the area around his mouth, his eyes were hidden behind the white lenses of the mask.
"This doesn't concern you whack job, now why don't you beat it!" came the blond would be rapist as he addressed his unknown guest.
"You guys must be new in town, you see this is my city. You want to commit in a crime in my city you answer to me. An you really shouldn't have decided to try rape" came the dark strangers voice again as his hands balled into fists as he made his way forward.
"I don't know who you are pal, but you're a dead man" came the dark haired man as both he and his blond haired friend pulled out switch blades, showing their guest the sharpness of the knifes as they held them directly infront of themselves.
All this did was bring a smile to the mysterious strangers face, "Amateurs, who taught you guys to hold a knife? If its a knife you want then its a knife fight you will get" with that the two criminals stared in horror as they witnessed three sharp metallic objects protrude from the mans knuckles, he then held them up infront of his face, crossing the blades. "Come on, which on of you scum bags is first?"
The both tried to rush him only for mysterious stranger to kick blondie into a near by pile of trash while he disarmed his friend severing the fingers on his left hand causing him to drop the knife as well as scratching through in clothes an leaving bloody incisions on his back. As the man lay rolling agony on the ground, the inturder resheathed his blades picking up the blond man, slamming is back against the wall.
"Please man, don't kill me man" came his cries as he saw what this guy had done to his friend
"I am not gonna kill you, I want you to do me a favour... infact make that two favours" the dark intruder stared into the mans eyes making sure that he had his undivided attention. "First of all you go straight an don't you dare commit another crime in my city, the second I want you to tell all your friends about me"
"What are you man?" asked the blond man, his voice a higher pitch than usual
"I am Dark Claw, an by the way I have your scent. I will know if you ever commit another crime" with that Dark Claw delivered a powerful punch to the mans skull knocking him unconscious. When he wakes up he will be the owner of a fractured skull. With that Dark Claw let the mans body fall to the ground. He then lifted his hand to his right ear, pressed down with his middle and index finger.
"Claw to Oracle, I have two unconscious criminals at Lexington behind some run down homes, call it in for a pick up"
"Will they require medical attention" came a womans voice over the comm-link
"Yeah, one has a fractured skull and the other has lost all of his fingers on the left hand. There is something else Oracle advise of an attempted to rape"
"Oh... Claw are you alright?"
"I am fine Oracle, any word back from Sparrow or Frost?"
"Just an attempted mugging and a domestic disturbance which was put on ice"
"Good, I will continue my rounds an report make in a few hours" with that last sentence Dark Claw ended the conversation. He approached the young woman slowly knowing that she would still be in shock over what she had just witnessed. "Take it easy darling, the police are on their way"
"Thank you.... really thank you.... I thought no one would help me" she responded as tears of relief overwhelmed her.
There was no response to her words as she looked up she found that he was alone in alley with the exception of the two would be rapists who now had their hands tied behind their backs. Minutes later a police patrol drove by, they placed the two criminals under arrest taking them to Sacred Heart hospital for medical attention. The young woman was taken down to the precinct an gave her statement to the cops.
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