Chapter 30: Left Behind

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Left Behind

Left Behind

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Next day

I am sitting next to Natasha as we look on a computer when Steve approaches everyone. "What's this?" Tony asks as Steve hands Thor a tablet.

"A message. Ultron killed Strucker," Steve says and Thor lightly hits Tony in the stomach with the tablet.

"And he did a Banksy at the crime scene, just for us," Tony says as he looks at the picture.

"This is a smoke screen. Why send a message when you've just given a speech?" Natasha asks as I look at the photo.

"Strucker must of known something that Ultron wanted us to miss," I tell her as I set the tablet on the table.

"Yeah, I bet he . . . Yeah," Natasha says when a notification appears on the computer, "Everything we had on Strucker has been deleted."

"Not everything," Steve says.

"I'll start getting the files," I say as I stand up.

A few minutes later, all of the files are in the area. "Strucker had a lot of friends," I say as I look at the papers.

"Well, these people are all horrible," Bruce says and I notice Tony freeze. "Wait," Tony says to Bruce, "I know that guy." Bruce hands the folder to Tony.

"From back in the day. He operates off the African coast. Black market arms," Tony says and Steve looks at him, "There are conventions. All right? You meet people. I didn't sell him anything."

"I know him as well," Lyon says as he leans against the wall. We all turn to face him. "Undercover mission. He is not that bright, but he can be a pain," Lyon says making us nod.

"He was talking about buying something new," Tony says, "A game-changer. It was all very Ahab."

"There is a brand on his neck," I tell everyone as I take the picture from Thor's hands.

"It means 'thief' but in a much less friendly way," Lyon says and I look at him in disbelief at his knowledge, "It's African dialect." Everyone looks at Lyon in disbelief as well and I glance at Bruce to see him have the symbol pulled up on the computer. "What?" Lyon asks shrugging his shoulders, "I have lived in other countries besides the United States."

"What dialect?" Steve asks.

"Wakanada," Bruce says cutting Lyon off.

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