503, Falcon (7/10)
The second day of the opening of the Age of Ultron.
Early morning.
On an ordinary street in Washington, D.C.
A muscular black man jogging along the lake, he likes to come here every day for morning exercises, he is a war veteran, and morning jogging is a habit he has developed for many years.
But today's morning run was different from the past, because he was soon joined by an uninvited guest, a beautiful and sexy woman he had never seen in his previous morning run.
The woman was wearing a brand new tracksuit and a brand new pair of jogging shoes on her feet, but her sports gear was so new that it was like she had just bought it.
Soon, the two ran side by side, and the black man turned his head to look at the beautiful woman, and his eyes flashed with doubt.
"Don't look at me, keep running." The pretty woman whispered, "Sam Wilson, right?" ”
"It's me." Sam, who was confused, answered, and hurriedly turned around according to the instructions of the pretty woman, and continued to jog as if he was fine.
"I once served in the Airborne Rescue Unit of the 58th Division and retired from the army two years ago, isn't it?" The pretty woman continued.
"That's right." Sam Wilson replied blankly.
"Good." The beautiful woman approved and continued to ask, "The country is in trouble, are you willing to stand up?" ”
"What?" Sam Wilson was stunned for a moment, but immediately realized what a beautiful woman meant.
She was referring to the Age of Ultron, referring to Ultron's takeover of the country.
Two days ago, during the national live broadcast of Ultron, Sam came home from a jog, and Sam was shocked, surprised, and even a little angry after learning the news, but he finally chose to accept it silently.
Because now he is no longer a soldier, he has retired, even if he doesn't like Ultron, he is just an ordinary citizen after all, he can't do anything.
But now, when someone comes to the door and tells him that the country is in trouble and needs him to step up, Sam Wilson's heart is full of blood again.
"Of course I do!" Sam said in a deep voice, "I'm willing to give everything for my country!" ”
"Good." The pretty woman whispered, "Waiting for our news." ”
With that, she sped up to Sam and turned right at the next intersection to run to the other side of the lake.
Sam Wilson ran two more laps as usual before turning back to his apartment.
He spent the whole morning in anxious waiting, and around the end of the afternoon, there was a knock on Sam's door.
There was a kind-faced old man standing at the door, and the old man smiled and asked, "Sam, are you ready to go?" ”
"Uh......" Sam was a little apprehensive, after all, the other party was a little too mysterious, but considering his promise this morning, he decided to give it a try.
"I'll clean up and come out."
He turned to go home, took out a pistol from the bedside table, loaded it and pinned it to his waist, locked the door and followed the old man away.
The old man took Sam Wilson downstairs, and a black business car was waiting for him downstairs, and the two got into the car and began the long journey that lasted three hours.
"Where the hell are we going?" Sam asked nervously, "Who the hell are you?" ”
"Be patient, think it's for the sake of this troubled country......" The old man who took him into the car whispered, his voice inexplicably calming.
"You're looking for me...... Is it to deal with Ultron? Sam asked.
"Shhhh......h Once caught by Ultron, the country is completely finished......"
"Okay." Sam didn't say anything more, he obediently shut his mouth as he surveyed his surroundings as he realized that the car had taken him to a remote, desolate countryside.
Three hours later, Sam came to a secluded and remote suburb, and got off the bus in a dense forest, and the old man led him to a path in the dense forest.
"We ...... Haven't arrived at your destination yet? Sam was a little shocked, "Are we going to walk for the rest of the journey?" ”
It looks like the destination should be deep in this wood, which means they won't need to walk too short.
"Yes, kid, we need to walk some distance...... "I guess it's not going to be a big problem, is it?" I haven't complained about anything as an old man, let alone a young man. ”
"Okay...... Sam shrugged helplessly, he was already on the thief ship anyway, and it was too late to regret it.
After more than two hours of trekking, Sam finally saw his destination.
It was a white villa deep in the jungle, surrounded by men in black suits.
Seeing the old man and Sam, a strong man in the middle of the man in a black suit greeted him.
"You're back?"
"Yes, Mace." The old man nodded, "Is he in there?" ”
"I'm waiting inside to meet the Falcon." The man in the suit said, "Please let him come with me." ”
The old man turned back to Sam and said, "All right, son, you can go in." ”
Sam was still confused, but he followed the man in the suit into the villa.
The man in the suit sent him to the door and turned to come out, while Sam walked down the hallway to the living room.
"Welcome, my hero, thank you for choosing to step up at this time."
A deep middle-aged man's voice said, and Sam immediately saw the speaker sitting on the couch.
And the moment he saw him, Sam's whole body became nervous.
"Total ...... Mr. President! ”
Sitting on the couch was none other than President Ellis.
"Hehe, I'm not president anymore." Ellis shook his head with a wry smile, "So there's no need for you to call me president anymore." ”
"No, Mr. President, I ......" Sam Wilson said somewhat incoherently.
Ellis raised his hand to interrupt him and dominated the conversation strongly: "Sam, Sam Wilson, right?" He once served in the Airborne Rescue Unit of the 58th Division. ”
"Yes, sir." Sam nodded.
"You also have the nickname 'Falcon' for two reasons – first, you used to have a pair of metal mechanical wings, which allowed you to fly like an eagle; Second, you have an ability that controls birds and communicates with them without barriers. Ellis said.
"Yes, sir, what you say is true." Sam nodded.
"Good." Ellis approvingly, "Sam, you mean so much to us. I think you should know about Ultron, this damn artificial intelligence has taken over our country...... He kicked us out of Washington, D.C., and at the same time removed Congress......"
"God, this is the hardest disaster America has ever faced......"
"Sir." Sam stepped forward and said solemnly, "I'm always ready to fight for my country!" ”
"Great, Sam, thank you for your loyalty." Ellis said excitedly, "You know, Ultron is so powerful that he has infiltrated any place connected to the network, and in this case we can barely communicate with our allies......"
"In front of Ultron, we can't even deliver information, how can we fight back against him?"
"But good thing you have, your abilities can help us a lot...... Sam, if you can control the birds to deliver intelligence and messages for us, we will have the capital to confront Ultron! ”
It dawned on Sam that he finally knew why Ellis had gone to such lengths to get him out of the mountain.
He agreed to Ellis's request without hesitation, believing that he was duty-bound.
"I agree." Sam said, "And will give it his all!" ”
"Great." Ellis smiled and said, "Then please help me contact General Ross first, his current location should be in New Mexico." ”
"Act now." Sam nodded, then turned and left the living room.