Search for the Soul Gem

Chapter Sixty-One

(Tony Stark's Point of View)

"Shuri, where is our ukungena," T'Challa asked. There was a slight pause as Shuri was pulling up information.

"Uh, it looks like the entrance to the base is near the middle of the mountain. There should be a hidden door in the ledge somewhere that will allow you entry into the corridor. When you find it, you will immediately find four guards so be aware," she said. Okeye directed the jet down further, the windshield lighting up green for a better look. She leveled it down until she found a natural shelf that was on the mountainside. She brought the jet to land lightly on the ledge, powering down the jet until it was silent. Okeye set a few buttons in front of her before she stood from her seat and made her way around to where we were.

"Stark, you might wanna suit up," Steve said from across from me. I stood and pressed a button on the inside of my wrist to let me suit out. It folded out from where it was held inside the bracelets around both my wrists. The circled around my body until finally the helmet and mask came up and enclosed my face.

"Good morning sir," JARVIS greeted me and all the controls popped up in front of my eyes. The suit ran its usual diagnostics and all the reading flashed up in front of me. In the corner of my vision was a small video screen with Shuri's face in it. She looked up at the camera and smile and gave me a little wave.

"Mr. Stark, can you see me?" she asked.

"I can see you," I confirmed.

"What about you Peter?" she asked.

"Yeah," he said, popping up next to me.

"Can everyone hear me okay?" she asked. A round of confirmations went through the group. The hatch popped open and we all followed T'Challa and Okeye out into the cool morning. Once we were all out of the jet, the door closed back and the jet was completely shrouded in darkness.

"It's left on invisible. We don't want to tip anyone off," T'Challa said. "Shuri, where is this door you spoke of," he asked.

"It's not on any records, so you will have to find it on your own," she said.

"J, scan the wall for any trace of airflow," I said. Beeping filled my ears as he scanned the wall.

"I'm sensing a flow from over in that section," JARVIS said, the frame of a door outlined against the wall in red. I walked over to where the door was outlined and pressed into it. The stone door pressed into the wall and slipped into the hallway behind it. The hallway was a long, narrow thing; blinding with light. At the far end of the hallway, four soldiers stood with their guns; ready for whoever came through the door. I brought my hands up and let a blast explode from my palm. The soldiers flew back, slamming against the back wall. Their guns clattered to the ground from their hands and they slumped to the ground.

"All clear," I said. The rest of the team collected behind me.

"Shuri, where does it look like the most activity is taking place?" T'Challa asked.

"It's the back, it's back in the heart of the mountain," Shuri said.

"Is there a straight way there?" Natasha asked.