Chapter 5: CHAPTER 5
The most independent and international organization fighting against such villains - SHIELD - is a lapdog of the USA. The main prisons of the organization are in the USA, the main base is in the USA, most of the operations are in the USA, receives orders from the UN, a creature of the USA. Founded by the USA, located on the territory of the USA, sponsored by the USA, where the USA has the right to veto any resolution... Just as the UN is a toy in the hands of American politicians, SHIELD is just another "legal" tool for interfering in the affairs of other countries. Most of the employees of SHIELD are US citizens. We can continue indefinitely. The evidence is circumstantial, but it makes you think.
The Avengers are even more laughable. A group of people created by SHIELD to protect the world from external threats, supposedly independent and separate. Thor, Tony Stark, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Captain America, Falcon. The most "default" composition of the Avengers. Tony joined the group only on the condition that the government stop trials on charges of arms trafficking. After Hulk joined the Avengers, General Ross stopped pursuing him. Whether the general did this by order of the government or by order of SHIELD is no longer important. Widow, Eye, Falcon are full-time SHIELD employees. In different worlds, Falcon is often not a SHIELD employee, but Tony's partner, which does not diminish his dependent position. Sometimes, in addition to them, the Avengers include Ant-Man and the Wasp, as SHIELD scientists. Steve Rogers is a patriot to the core. In some cases, his patriotism turns into fanaticism and it is difficult to perceive him as anything other than a fanatic of the USA. And he was created by the scriptwriters as the embodiment of America. What else can you expect from him? Perhaps, in this company, only Thor is the most independent. But he will get involved in a brawl for fun or for his friends. And what the hell is impartiality here? It remains to remember the voluntary and not so, but completely tame groups, such as the Thunderbolts, and it becomes sad from the prospects of total domination of the Yankees.
If I don't want to be at the Americans' beck and call, then I'll have to do something. And finally find out when I got here. In what time period and how much time do I have to try to somehow influence the situation. What's the point of making plans if I can be terribly late with the timeline? Well, at least I know the main milestones of the Universe's development. Well, as milestones - depending on what will be "canon" for a given world, everything can change dramatically. What's the point of guessing and making assumptions? Without knowing English, I won't be able to find out anyway. My native language is Russian, after all. Although it is pretty much forgotten. Having driven unnecessary thoughts out of my head, I began to remember the already forgotten language and improve my command of it.
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Coming out of the patient's room, Storm turned her entire body towards Charles.
- Do you still believe him? He almost killed us! Without the slightest threat from us! Why teach him our language? Isn't it easier to immediately put the knowledge into his brain?
- Ororo, calm down. You see... I was trying to pull off this trick. A side effect of some mutations is mind protection.
- So what? You're only there for communication and would have helped him save time! Now we still have to wait until he learns the language!
"For many, invading their minds, even with the best intentions, is blasphemy and a sign of blatant aggression," Charles tried to reason with his partner.
- Well, you should have explained it to him! You said yourself that there is no insurmountable defense!
- But at what cost? It could burn out his brain or drive him crazy.
"He's already a pig in a poke. It's good that we hid him on the most protected level," Monroe grimaced in disapproval of this state of affairs.
"Even the bunker's double-layered doors, I'm afraid, won't really hold him back if he wants to get out at any cost."
"Even more so!" the woman shook her mane of white hair emotionally.
"The benefit may be greater than the temporary inconvenience," Charles tried to prove his point, so far unsuccessfully.
"Then they would have caused him 'minor inconveniences' – the benefit would have outweighed it," Monroe continued to defend her position.
- There is always a risk with unfamiliar protection. I don't need a rabid berserker in my world or estate.
"We're going back to our previous conversation—he's dangerous," though Charles couldn't see it, Ororo raised her index finger, trying to emphasize the importance of her words.
— Did it make you so angry that he survived your strongest blow without any losses?
"That has nothing to do with it!" the woman's slightly reddened cheeks indicated the correctness of the telepath's guess.
— In the future, we are alive and dialogue with it is possible. The result of the dialogue eludes me. It is an unknown quantity that globally changes all existing balances of power and possibilities. All my attempts to see the future or contact myself in a couple of months are very difficult.
- Is that why you never left Cerebro?
- That's why too. Finding teachers and students takes a lot of time and effort. But if he has such an impact even when he's unconscious...
"Then he's dangerous," Ororo finished Xavier's sentence with satisfaction.
"The main thing is that it is dangerous not for us, but for our opponents," "Even if Ororo is so categorical, then who can I leave my brainchild to?"
- But still!
- Understand, the direct path is not the most profitable. Sometimes many detours lead to victory... - Charles continued to try to instill flexibility of thinking in the mistress of the weather.
Speaking in raised tones, the two mutants took the elevator up and left the underground complex.
* Archon - embodiment of someone as an element. Another name for embodiment in an elemental/element. In the form of an Archon, the emotional and moral appearance does not change. Often embodiment in the form of a Spirit (shamans), calling the Spirit to enter the body and strengthen oneself (spirits), embodiment in an elemental/element/element (magician), partial or full embodiment in an Avatar (priests, paladins, monks) is possible only if the character, preferences, and tastes of the sorcerer coincide. Often, in order to understand this side of magic, maestros consciously change their habits for a greater and better fusion with the chosen Element or Force. This is where the roots of stereotypes come from: fire mages are hot-tempered, earth mages are slow, monks cannot take a step without their scriptures.
** unidentified epic crap.