50 Aftermath
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( A/N :- Idk why people care about power stones, but I guess I should too? Anyways give me your stones! Or give me death! Wait.. that's not right I mean give me freedom or give me death! And some stones.)
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The next morning in the news they report that Justin Hammer was arrested for working with a known terrorist.
".. was attacked by the drones which were to be presented by Justin Hammer to the US armed forces, when they turned on Iron Man and started attacking everyone indiscriminately. The air forces were taken care of by the pair of Iron Man and War Machine, piloted by Lt. Col. James Rhodes, while the ground forces were destroyed by two mysterious individuals, the man was dressed in a futuristic white and red alien suit, while the woman wore a Scarlet hooded coat. Both of these pairs were reported, trying to distract the drones, from the running crowd to prevent casualties. Several sources and eye witness reports claim to have seen them destroy the drones using Super Powers. Police reports state that 10 people died by bullets, while some where trampled to death, 50 people were injured by falling glass as well as in mass panic. Reporting for..."
I turn off the TV and look at Jean's solemn face. I was upset too. When I'd seen the movie, I didn't even imagine people could have died there. But seeing the situation first hand?
That was just.. chaotic. I thought that we managed to save everyone, but it seems we were wrong.
Me and Jean being there prevented more deaths from occurring. So how many would have died if we weren't there?
"We did all we could, Jean. We just acted late." I say after a while of silence.
"Yeah. We should have jumped in as soon as Iron Man came in." Jean said. Yeah, we should have.
"Yes. We could have jumped in, Jean. But we didn't have any sufficient reasons to do it. We were there just as a precaution, so we could not have predicted it would be this bad. I'm sorry, those people died, I really am. But if we weren't there, more of them would have died. We saved a lot of people, Jean. I'm not telling you to forget this, but don't let it get to your head. We can't save everyone, Jean." I try reasoning with her, though knowing Jean, she'll still overthink.
"I'll just have to try harder next time, then." Jean said, passionately. "We made a mistake by waiting for something bad to happen and not listening to our instincts. The next time our guts warn us of something, we'll do something about it. Alright?" she asks me.
Well colour me impressed, I thought she'd be depressed for a month or something. I stand up and hug her.
That day, when we trained in the Danger Room, Jean fought extra hard and almost won against me using her Phoenix powers. Which was amazing, because it also motivated me to work harder. We sparred for 2 hours and I even taught her how to use her Phoenix fire more efficiently. Her cosmic fire, although powerful, was hard to control.
Later in the night, I returned to my lab.
I began dissecting the thrusters, finding out how they worked. I began to understand the design, which I'll admit was ingenious.
It used concentrated Muon particles, an elementary particle similar to electrons but with a much denser mass.
They could be adjusted to increase its density or decrease it allowing for flight or as a physical weapon.
After I understood how they worked, it was enough to replicate the design and even improve upon it.
I already had Sophie find me Howard Stark's expo blueprint, add to that the scans I took of some of the drones' reactor's . Reconstructing one was just a matter of time.
It took me all night, I think it was around 4 in the morning when I finally began to understand what Tony had built.
The radioactive material would first break down and be spun around to collide into themselves.
It means there are charged particles moving in a circle, contained by a magnetic field.
High-energy particles usually have high energy because they're moving very fast, and magnetic fields can curve the motion of charged particles.
Curving the particles' motion into a circle keeps them in one place long enough to get them to collide.
This also produced gamma rays as a result of the molecules colliding and releasing a loose neutron.
There was a complex radioactive decay going on inside the arc reactor itself, one that I was just starting to understand.
This in the end increases the motion of the magnetic field, alternating it as the loose neutrons began to move around.
This in turn causes the magnetic superconductive wire to generate a high amount of alternating current.
I finally put down the arc reactor and sighed, rubbing my head.
'I'm so glad it's Sunday because I'm exhausted.'
I hide the 'acquired' items away. I added it to my ever growing collection in my vault.
I decided to go home and get some sleep. I was in my room, getting ready to turn in.
' Hm... I should go and see how Chri... I mean Thor is doing.'
I laid down in my bed and prayed for a quick sleep.
( Chapter End)
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Title of the next chapter: Beware of the thunder from down under.
Jk đ
Next chapter though Cypher will be going to New Mexico.
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"You should talk. Your costume's so tight you can tell what religion you are. Ever hear of a cup?"
- Deadpool (Earth-616)
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I already have 10+ advanced chapters ready for those who wish to read ahead on my
pat-reon/AnubisCreationz.
