100. The world needs heroes
The breeze stirred the tulle curtains, the bright morning light shone in from outside, the fine light sprinkled on the white sheets, Susan, who was sleeping peacefully, smelled a fragrant fragrance of flowers, she opened her misty eyes, and what greeted her was a white ceiling, surrounded by various medical instruments to measure vital signs.
With all kinds of flowers at the head of the bed, and the whole room was filled with a rich atmosphere, Susan turned her face slightly to find a man she didn't expect sitting next to her, quietly looking at her.
On the pair of deep eyes like an ancient well, blonde hair and snow-skinned, like a fairy tale sleeping beauty, Miss Storm, subconsciously dodged, and the calm heart lake fluctuated with tiny ripples.
"This is Victor's infirmary, and we've returned to Earth." As if sensing Susan's doubts, Sean replied with a smile. "Everyone is fine, Victor is busy with the company's affairs, these flowers were sent by him, Reed and they should be awake at this time."
"The doctor said that your pulse is stable and strong, and there is no radiation reaction in the blood test, so you probably only need to rest for a while."
Sean explained calmly, her gentle voice seemed to give people a strong sense of confidence, and Susan's original worries and doubts gradually disappeared, and she asked softly, "What about you?" I remember that the energy storm seems to have reached you as well. β
"Everything works fine. I was far away and didn't pass out like you, so I sent a distress signal to the Aeronautics and Space Administration, and it took six hours for them to come to their rescue, and through the docking of the space station, we successfully landed back to Earth. β
Sean recounted the thrilling experience of this time, the space station is most prone to accidents, the space station was hit by an energy storm, almost all the electronic equipment failed, fortunately they could still send a distress signal to the outside, otherwise they could only sit and wait for the call of the Aerospace Administration, hoping that someone would find their abnormality.
Thinking about the terrible consequences of being trapped in the darkness of space, with no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, Susan couldn't help but be a little glad that everyone was safe and sound and successfully returned to Earth. She couldn't help but secretly make up her mind that there would never be a next time in the future, and the trip to outer space was really terrifying.
Sean's gaze stayed on Susan's body, in his mental world, the other party exuded a faint energy reaction, similar to optical camouflage, if it was really displayed, it could completely blend with the surrounding environment, and even vibrate the air and condense an invisible force field.
Susan coughed lightly, she was uncomfortable by Sean's undisguised gaze, as if the whole person had been seen through by the other party, and there was an inexplicable sense of shame.
"Sorry, a little distracted." The young man apologized softly.
He suddenly thought that in this failed space experiment, the biggest victim is the future Doctor Doom, nearly a billion huge investment in vain, and a high amount of compensation to the Aerospace Administration, the news media also rushed to report the accident, the stock price of the Doom Group fell all the way, and everyone in the industry knew that Victor Doom, the once successful man, had fallen from the clouds to the dust and became worthless.
And Reed, who caused all this, finally became a hero who was praised by others, not only holding the beauty, but also defeating the rival in love in one fell swoop. If it weren't for Sean's knowledge of Mr. Fantastic's gentle temperament, he would almost have thought it was an elaborate conspiracy.
After a few seconds of silence for Doom, Sean's attention shifted to the TV, where Tony Stark's friend, Colonel Rhodes, was addressing reporters -
ββ¦β¦ An official statement has been sent to you about last night's explosion at Stark Industrial, with eyewitnesses claiming that there were huge robots fighting each other, and that it was just a malfunction that occurred during testing, and that the arc concussion reactor in the industrial park was damaged as a result......"
Seeing Colonel Rod's reasoned explanation, Sean had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and Susan, who was lying on the bed, stared at the young face and asked softly, "What's wrong?" β
"Nothing." The young man shook his head. "I'm just feeling the arrival of a new era."
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Stark Industries.
Listening to the official explanation given by Colonel Rhodes, who was standing in front of the stage, Tony Stark read this morning's newspaper with relish, while the female secretary, Pepper, carefully applied simple makeup to cover up the small scars on his face.
"Iron Man, that's a really catchy name, I love it." Tony was still in the mood to joke after last night's thrilling battle, "But strictly speaking, it's not accurate to describe it, in fact, the Mark armor is made of gold and titanium alloy." β
"Mr. Stark, this is what you want to say to the reporter." A black-clad agent from a special agency called Coulson approached.
Tony, who has always hated the staff of the state department, rarely showed a good attitude, if it wasn't for the help of the other party and delayed the crazy Obadi, maybe Pepper would have died tragically under the powerful fire of the steel machine.
"You were on a private yacht yesterday, and we prepared the customs papers, saying that you were on vacation in Hawaii all night yesterday, and we got the testimony of fifty witnesses for you, and you just need to read them word by word."
As if worried about the playboy's willfulness, Coulson chattered, "As for Mr. Obadei-Stein, we have prepared a statement, he was also away on vacation at the time, but he was unlucky enough to be in an accident on the airliner. β
"Well, that's professional." Tony praised without being salty.
He hates to do things according to other people's instructions, which can be very uncomfortable, even if the whole world knows that he is Iron Man, these special institutions hidden in the shadows always like to hide everything from the people, as if this did not happen.
"It's not the first time I've dealt with something like this, Mr. Stark." Coulson kept a gentle smile, "You just have to read the script, and this matter will settle down soon." β
"Okay, by the way, what's your name? What is the National Strategy Security Bureau? Tony suddenly remembered that he didn't know what these black-clad agents belonged to, and they didn't look like the FBI or CIA agents.
"S.H.I.E.L.D." Coulson turned to leave, "We've got a different name to remember." β
He was supposed to go to the Arctic glacier to salvage a downed plane, but it was temporarily delayed due to the unexpected incident at Stark Industries, and Director Nick Fury valued the cynical playboy very much, and even listed the other party as an important protector.
ββ¦β¦ Now, Mr. Stark is going to make a statement without answering any questions, thank you! β
At the end of the long and boring official speech, seeing the protagonist of this incident, Tony Stark, walk on the stage, the reporters kept pressing the flashing lights as if they were doping, and they expected the other party to make another big enough news, the last time they said that they would close the weapons manufacturing plant of Stark Industries, but the next morning the newspapers were sold out.
"Uh...... It's been a long time since I've seen you, so I thought I'd read it according to the script this time. Stark's unique dry humor earned him a burst of laughter, "There were suspicions that I was involved in last night's fierce fights on highways and industrial parks, and the newspapers even promoted me as a superhero and gave me the name 'Iron Man'." β
Tony looked down at the manuscript and continued: "Obviously, I'm not a hero, I have so many personality flaws and caused a lot of trouble for many people......"
"So the truth isβ"
He raised the manuscript in his hand, looked at the reporters and cameras in the audience, he took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "I am Iron Man!" β
Compared to being a big arms dealer, a playboy, and a scientific genius, Tony currently prefers the new identity of a superhero, and the eager eyes of those reporters, as well as the constant pressing of the flashing lights, and the feeling of being focused by everyone's eyes, make him extremely enjoyable.
"The world needs heroes." He looked at the reporters gathered around him, and thought to himself, "Iron Man can protect this world." β