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Steve walked down the Helicarrier’s dark hallways, the only illumination being rows of blue lights that lined the walls. The veteran found himself still amused by them. Millions of little lights that didn’t heat up were a luxury he didn’t see in the 1940s.
The opposite reaction could be seen approaching his side, Tony Stark. Who had developed so many wild, unimaginable pieces of technology, LED lights were like meager cave tools to him.
“I take it you got a summons from Fury too?” Steve inquired,
“I did. Something about a compound being under siege by cyber attacks.” Tony answered as he quickened his pace to catch up with him.
Tony pressed his hand to a glowing panel at the side of the hatch that led into the cockpit chamber of the helicarrier, letting Steve go in first before following inside. The hatch closed behind them.
“Director Fury!” Steve waved, getting the stoic man’s attention. Who was standing on the bridge in front of the large window that overlooked the city below.
Fury turned his head. Giving them a nod before walking off the bridge. The floating blue displays he was looking at blinked off.
“Steve, Tony.” he greeted. “I have a mission for you both. Project ICARUS has been facing some security breaches. The surrounding compound has also been having outages with no clear cause.”
Tony raised a brow. “ICARUS? Why would anyone want to hack them?” Rakke Corp wasn’t necessarily a competitor of Stark Industries. His business was in engineering weaponry and tech. They were more aligned with ecological research.
“A month ago, a comet passed by earth. Nearly grazing it.” Fury explained. “They’ve been examining the fissure. It’s believed to be deeper than even the Mariana Trench.”
Tony’s face was skeptical. Being asked to be IT support for a research center seemed a little below his paygrade. Steve, ever the valiant soldier, remained eager to hear Fury’s concerns.
“I want you to go there, figure out who is trying to hack into their security systems, and patrol the compound for whoever is dismantling their sensors.” Fury stated.
Tony gave Fury a skeptical look. “I’m guessing they’ve found something interesting in that hole if you require us down there.”
Fury rolled his eye. “Yes. A new mineral has been discovered. It can act as a powerful source of energy. As of right now. It hasn’t been announced to the public.” he explained. “We assume the cyber attacks are trying to steal information about the mineral.”
Steve smiled, “We’ll take care of it, Director.” Giving Tony a look.
Tony sighed, “I’ll see what I can do.” he conceded.
“Good. Because the jet to transport you two is already waiting on the upper deck.” Fury dismissed the two.
Steve headed towards the hangar, walking with purpose. Tony followed behind him. Acting more like a reluctant teenager rather than a man with an engineering degree.
Steve’s brow furrowed. Disapproving of Tony’s reluctance. Knowing his friend, Tony picked up on this quickly. “I just think my skills can be put to work somewhere else.” He huffed, crossing his arms.
“People need us, Tony.” Steve stated. “If this is the biggest threat we can be pointed to right now, we should treat it no different than any other mission.”
Tony held tense for a moment. Wanting to retort, and argue that he has no business lending a hand in technological security. “Alright. Just stop getting all… little-league-pep-talky on me.”
Steve patted his friend’s back. Giving him a supportive smile before they exited out onto the upper deck. The jet that was waiting for them descended it’s ladder with a hiss.
The two climbed aboard, sitting in the passenger seats and fastening their seat belts before the jet sped down the runway and launched off the helicarrier.