Chapter 5: The Aftermath
"New Threat or New Hero: Eyewitness Interviews" – The New York Times
"The military is to blame, Ross should go to court-martial" - Herald Daily
"On the Day of Calamity, Spider-Man Flees Without a Fight" - Clarion Daily
The street battles in New York set off stormy waves, and world public opinion was in an uproar.
This is the first time that a monster-level combat force has completely abandoned law and morality, ignored civilians, and fought in the streets, killing and injuring countless people. Afterwards, a brave man ran into the war zone, and everywhere he saw was a mess. One street was in ruins, and several nearby streets were in ruins, a scene of apocalypse, and countless people wept bitterly for their dead loved ones in the ruins.
Large numbers of citizens spontaneously took to the streets, holding high flags and insulting the military for their incompetence.
"Since I can't be protected, then I shouldn't pay taxes, I should pay taxes to the people who protect me...... Blame Ross for all this. ”
A man on crutches was interviewed and bluntly spoken.
"If it hadn't been for that guy last night, I would have died long ago, and I'm grateful to him...... Mutants? He can love whoever he loves, it's my business! All I knew was that he could protect me when I needed help the most. ”
The unprecedented upheaval has hit the nerves of the world, people have begun to worry about their own safety, various protests have occurred one after another, and countless experts and professors have jumped out to quote scriptures and scriptures.
"What do you think of this bloodshed?" A well-known show host asked.
"This is a man-made disaster that will go down in the annals of human history, and our generation will be nailed to the pillar ......of shame in history, and someone must be held accountable for it." Said the old professor of human sociology.
"Can you estimate the cause of this?"
"It's all weird Rose." The old professor said.
The military was silent for a long time, and in the face of heavy pressure from the outside world and above, they finally couldn't bear it, claiming that everything came from the failed super soldier program, and the military would terminate the super soldier program.
Some victims aggressively asked the military spokesman, could a fluttering "termination plan" make up for the damage they had suffered? Isn't there any explanation for the military, which is the culprit?
The military spokesman was silent for a long time and replied, "It's all about blaming Ross." ”
General Ross stinks completely.
……
When Donnie woke up, it was two days later, and he had been asleep for two days.
When I opened my eyes, it was a hospital room, and there was only one patient in this room, which was obviously specially arranged by someone.
The curtains are half-drawn, the sun is shining outside the window, and the sound of birdsong comes and goes, adding a bit of tranquility.
"Anyone?" Donnie shouted, his voice hoarse, startling himself.
Someone pushed the door in, but it wasn't the nurse Downey expected, but a man in a suit, with a gentle smile, but it gave people a sense of competence.
"The doctor said you would wake up today, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The man said, with a smile, "My name is Phil Coulson, and I'm from the Bureau of Homeland Security's Defense Attack and Logistics Support. Mr. Downey, you can just call me Coulson. ”
Coulson was always smiling, gentle and polite, meticulous in his formal attire, and the tie around his neck was tightly tied.
Coulson...... Well, you saved me. Donnie sat up, picked up the water on the table, it was lukewarm, and drank it all.
"Suffice it to say, we did do a great deal of effort and stopped a lot of people who had bad intentions towards Mr. Downey."
Coulson gave him a brief introduction to the situation after he passed out, and his speech was very direct, and many people were very interested in him, and used connections and means to drag Donnie back to study, but they were all stopped. General Ross was the most eager and irritable, and was so angry that he almost threw his gun in the face.
It is said that at that time, Ross received orders from some of his superiors to bring Donnie back.
Donnie scoffed, noncommittal, and motioned for Coulson to sit down and talk.
"What about them?" Donnie asked suddenly.
"The car is outside, I guess you'll look for it when you wake up."
"It's him, it's not it, I'm mindful of that, I hope you don't make a mistake again." Donnie stubbornly corrected.
Coulson looks apologetic and asks Donnie to go out and look at his car, which doesn't seem to be in good shape.
Donnie gets up, and Coulson tries to help, but is pushed away. Donnie used the fire, and his brain tingled, and only a thin stream was transmitted to his body, which was not the same as it had been at the beginning.
Coulson hurriedly said: "The doctor said that your brain was the most seriously injured, and the main reason for these two days of coma is that the brain is self-healing. ”
Donnie was silent, using the fire energy to swim around the body, and his state was much better, but he could only recover partially, and the effect was not so obvious.
Donnie knows that the main role of Tinder is to create and manipulate Transformers, and it has little effect on itself.
He already had a vague plan for the future, especially in terms of combat.
The two stood in the hospital campus and watched in front of a scrapped pickup truck.
This Chang'an Star Card is in terrible condition, the hood is abandoned, revealing the wiring and engine below, the glass is almost all broken, only the residual slag stubbornly clings to the car, three of the four tires are simply missing, the remaining one is also punctured, and most of the bearings are gone.
There is no good place for the whole car, and it is a miracle that there is no falling apart.
Coulson took the initiative to tell him that the hospital was owned by the Homeland Security Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency, and if he wanted to do anything, he didn't have to worry about causing any bad effects.
"Mr. Donnie, because we don't know the specifics of your abilities, we didn't rush to repair this car, but just wiped the dust off the exterior to make him look better." Coulson saw that Donnie was silent, so he took the initiative to find a topic and explain.
Donnie glanced at Coulson gratefully and whispered, "Thank you." ”
Donnie Ben didn't react much to his placement, he had made predictions about his possible fate before he fell unconscious, and he was mentally prepared for all kinds of fate. But at this time, he sincerely has a good impression of Coulson, this person is rigorous, but just right, and the scale is perfect and impeccable.
Coulson smiled mildly and made a gesture of please, already knowing in his mind that there was more analysis of Donnie's psychological characteristics, which was enough to build a more complete mental model.
Donnie slowly stretched out his hand, and under the expectant gaze of Coulson and the agents lurking around him, he grabbed at the pickup van from afar, and the invisible power fluctuations emitted out, setting off a gust of wind that made people have to squint. The tattered pickup truck roared suddenly, and the sound of mechanical metal grinding was endless, changing.
"That's really...... Miracles! ”
Coulson's eyes widened and he exclaimed, speaking the hearts of many. Although he had watched the street camera footage of that night many times and was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when he really faced the changes.
Countless hidden cameras around the area recorded this visually impactful scene at close range, frantically transmitting video to the outside world, and more people were able to witness this thrilling and unprecedented scene.
There was a constant click, and a humanoid metal figure formed, but to Donnie's frown, a large number of broken parts were scattered on the ground in the process, which were all discarded metal and could not be used.
Optimus Prime was assembled majestically, and the tattered metal body still gave people a huge impact, and a fierce momentum rushed towards him.
"The change is complete!" Someone couldn't help but exclaim, looking excited.
"I'm looking forward to it." Some people started to start, and others were not serious, and they all spoke, letting out exclamations, and looking expectant.
Eventually, the end of the change was nearing and people were even more agitated and red-faced to see the miracle. I saw Optimus Prime, who had all the facial features, holding the ground with one hand, and was about to stand proudly, but he pounced, fell to the ground cleanly, and shattered his glasses.
Countless people were stunned, not knowing what had happened.
Donnie didn't look surprised at all, and sighed deeply: "It's too brittle, it's too brittle...... Optimus Prime, he's already reached his limit......"