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<span class="mu-g">“Oh no, he’s the one that saved my skin when we ran into the one that’s been making the pixels for Arcade!”</span>
Abe gave her a look of alarm, but she waved him off before he could jump to conclusions.
<span class="mu-g">“She’s on our side now, though. She should be destroying the machine that Arcade built to artificially manufacture her pixels. I’ve got scouts in there giving me updates.”</span>
You gave her a thumbs up.
<span class="mu-r">“Good. Do you think you could keep an eye on her while we try and get this whole thing sorted?”</span>
She nodded, but there was still visible concern in her expression.
<span class="mu-g">“What’s happening? Did you run into Doctor Doom or Arcade in there?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Yes and yes. We’re not too worried about Arcade, but Doom either wants to kidnap him or kill him.”</span>
Abe answered.
<span class="mu-b">“If we want any hope at taking him out, then we’re gonna need backup. And that means clearing out the Doombots surrounding the Helicarrier.”</span>
He pointed up, and Doreen’s gaze drifted up into the clouds.
<span class="mu-g">“That’s a long way up…”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Don’t worry. We’ll manage. Just be sure to leave your information with the nice lady that’s been feeding information to your informant. We’ll be in touch.”</span>
And with that, you and Abe said your farewells and swung off to find a suitable point to launch yourself at the Helicarrier. Doreen waved and shouted in your direction until you couldn’t hear her anymore. She probably had the situation well in hand. So long as Ember didn’t slip away while you were busy, then you had nothing to worry about.
And that’s what you kept telling yourself until you managed to force your brain to focus on more important things. Helicarrier first, everything else later.
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Now that you were able to propel yourself through the air without the use of your webs, reaching the Helicarrier had never been easier! You weren’t even bothered by the wind chill at this height. Your flame cloak pretty much took care of all that. Abe, on the other hand…he was having a far less stellar time.
<span class="mu-b">“Can’t you fly straight?”</span>
He was currently struggling to hold onto the webline that you’d left dangling behind you, as well as his lunch. He bounced, dipped and twisted with every wind current that you hit, but this was all that you could manage without losing valuable time.
<span class="mu-r">“I probably could, but that would increase our chances of getting shot out of the sky.”</span>
That was only half true. During your ascent, you couldn’t help but notice a network of crimson lines carving its way through the city. According to Julia, that had been the work of Cyclops, leader of the X-Men. He had only just arrived, but his optic beams had been instrumental in getting rid of both Arcade’s and Doom’s forces. Having him on the ground made you feel much better about the city’s well-being.
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