Tony walked over and put his hand on Peter's shoulder. "Just so you know, this kid took down an old man in a robotic bird costume so you shouldn't be messing with him." he teased. "Or more seriously, if you mess with him and decide to keep fighting with him caught in the middle, you'll be messing with ME. And you don't want to mess with m-"
Iron Man was unable to finish before a small crystal shard flew towards his forehead. "Oh shit." he managed to spit out before the gem opened a wormhole, pulling him inside. Spider-Man and Yang were also extremely close, with little chance of escaping the wormhole's pull.
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EARTH, FRANCE, MARSEILLE - 2072
Tony was suddenly dropped onto the ground. He groaned, holding his head. As he sat up, he looked out into the distance... and his eyes widened.
"I've dealt with crazy before. But this is extremely crazy."
Stark looked in wonder as two armies, one flying the old USSR flag, battled each other in the ruined city with futuristic weapons. Jet packs, laser guns, mobile mechs, the whole bunch.
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"He'd better be here. Just avoiding the Soviet troops enough to get down here was hell."
"I'd worry about the stability of this tunnel first..." Nathan sighed, lighting his electronic lamp. The expansive tunnel system that ran underneath Marseille, first constructed in 2019, had been abandoned for half a century now. The NAC forces had all pulled out, and the Soviets still didn't know the tunnels existed. The ideal hiding place for someone like Z, who had the combined intel of both forces.
Suddenly, X, Y and Alpha detected something. "Someone's in the tunnels." Y replied. "Be ready."
"Let's see who it is." Nathan moved his lamp forwards... illuminating the face of a certain plucky half-genie.
"NATHAN!" Shantae let out a large smile, hugging her old friend. "It's been forever!"
"Ack!" The hug was really tight, Nathan noticed. "Shantae, what are you doing here...?"
"Some weird shard appeared in Uncle's lab." Shantae replied. "I touched it, and it brought me down here. I've been wandering these damp, dark tunnels for hours now... Then you appeared!"
X groaned. "That means this isn't likely to be Z's hideout... OH COME ON!"
"We've still got to check anyways." Y reasoned. "After all, Shantae only stumbled blindly in the dark. We've got light."
"Y's right. Let's go." Nathan cocked his pistol. "Follow us, Shantae. We're looking for Z, and if we find him we could use your help."
Iron Man was unable to finish before a small crystal shard flew towards his forehead. "Oh shit." he managed to spit out before the gem opened a wormhole, pulling him inside. Spider-Man and Yang were also extremely close, with little chance of escaping the wormhole's pull.
---
EARTH, FRANCE, MARSEILLE - 2072
Tony was suddenly dropped onto the ground. He groaned, holding his head. As he sat up, he looked out into the distance... and his eyes widened.
"I've dealt with crazy before. But this is extremely crazy."
Stark looked in wonder as two armies, one flying the old USSR flag, battled each other in the ruined city with futuristic weapons. Jet packs, laser guns, mobile mechs, the whole bunch.
---
"He'd better be here. Just avoiding the Soviet troops enough to get down here was hell."
"I'd worry about the stability of this tunnel first..." Nathan sighed, lighting his electronic lamp. The expansive tunnel system that ran underneath Marseille, first constructed in 2019, had been abandoned for half a century now. The NAC forces had all pulled out, and the Soviets still didn't know the tunnels existed. The ideal hiding place for someone like Z, who had the combined intel of both forces.
Suddenly, X, Y and Alpha detected something. "Someone's in the tunnels." Y replied. "Be ready."
"Let's see who it is." Nathan moved his lamp forwards... illuminating the face of a certain plucky half-genie.
"NATHAN!" Shantae let out a large smile, hugging her old friend. "It's been forever!"
"Ack!" The hug was really tight, Nathan noticed. "Shantae, what are you doing here...?"
"Some weird shard appeared in Uncle's lab." Shantae replied. "I touched it, and it brought me down here. I've been wandering these damp, dark tunnels for hours now... Then you appeared!"
X groaned. "That means this isn't likely to be Z's hideout... OH COME ON!"
"We've still got to check anyways." Y reasoned. "After all, Shantae only stumbled blindly in the dark. We've got light."
"Y's right. Let's go." Nathan cocked his pistol. "Follow us, Shantae. We're looking for Z, and if we find him we could use your help."