this ship/crossover is so random but I fell in love with it almost immediately wtf
“Rhodey, why do we have to fly all the way to San Francisco again?” Tony asks through the mics in their suits, swerving through the clouds lazily.
Rhodey sighs irritably, flying low under Tony. “S.H.I.E.L.D. apparently discovered some creature that keeps escaping their sights. Fury wants us to figure out what is going on.”
“Couldn’t he send Mr. America over here instead?” Tony complains, his GPS showing they’re just five miles away from their target city.
“We could get here faster,” Rhodey huffs, dipping forward to fly out of the clouds. “Come on, let’s just get this over with so we can make it home for dinner.”
Tony dips and follows him down, the clouds falling away to show the bright lights of San Francisco. The sun was just about set, the sky a deep orange glow above them. Tony hums, following Rhodey’s lead as he takes in the view. “Haven’t been here in a while.”
Rhodey hums in agreement, looking down at the city’s buildings. “The report says the creature was last seen near the Golden Gate Bridge, heading East.”
“Do we have a picture? I don’t even know what we’re looking for,” Tony points out, turning in the direction Rhodey said.
“Something big and black,” Rhodey says. Tony snorts, making his friend scowl. “They described it as alien looking, so it shouldn’t be hard to spot.”
Tony shakes his head with a chuckle. “Alright, looking for a big, black alien. Shouldn’t be too hard.”
And it wasn’t too hard at all. Rhodey spotted something moving along the rooftops of the buildings in North Beach, the two immediately flying in to observe. However, the creature seemed to notice them and fled for the coast.
“What the hell is that thing?” Tony says as they fly after it. The creature really was huge, muscles huge and black, making it difficult to find it in the shadows. The scans find it easily, the two flying after it quickly.
“Hell if I know!” Rhodey dips lower, blasting forward. “Come on!”
Tony shoots forward, watching the creature in his scans continue to flee. However, when it grabs onto the side of the building, it suddenly shoots back, snatching Rhodey out of the air and crashing down with him into the empty streets. Tony and Rhodey both shout in surprise, Rhodey groaning in pain at the landing while Tony quickly turns back around, firing at the alien pinning Rhodey down.
The alien snarls, turning to look at the approaching man. “Holy shit!” Tony yelps when he sees the large teeth snarling at him, large white eyes narrowing as a tongue slides out to lick its teeth. He blasts back when the creature jumps to grab him, just barely missing the large claws. Rhodey gets back into the air, suit dented where the claws struck.
“No wonder S.H.I.E.L.D. called,” Tony huffs, chasing after the alien and firing again. The black mase shrieks, leaping onto a building to get away. Rhodey fires as well, nailing the creature’s shoulder. The two watch in shock as the shoulder burst open, black tendrils flailing before linking back together, completely healed.
The chase continues, coming closer and closer to the coast. Tony grits his teeth in frustration, powering up his next shot just a tad longer before firing, smirking when he hits the creature. The alien screeches in pain, stumbling and falling flat on its face. Rhodey fires another shot, the black mass splitting open again.
When the creature doesn’t move, Rhodey lets out a breath of relief. “I’ll call Fury. This is way above my paycheck.”
Tony snorts, slowly lowering down closer to the black mass lying still on the ground. “Banner might want to see this thing. Nothing we’ve encountered before.”
Whatever Rhodey was going to say was interrupted by Tony’s shout of surprise, his foot snatched by a mass of black tendrils coming from the creature below him. He’s suddenly lunged, body colliding with Rhodey’s in the air. The two steady themselves, turning back to see the alien gone. “What just happened?!”
“It grabbed me!” Tony growls, shooting forward. “Come on!”
He scans run, trying to locate the alien. Nothing comes up, making him frown in confusion. Rhodey flies closer to the coast, fearing the alien escaped into the water. Tony hovers over the alleyways nearby, scanning for any movement in the shadows.
“See anything?” Rhodey asks, looking over the water.
Tony pauses when he picks up on movement, carefully lowering closer to the alleyway. “Maybe.” Through his scans, he can see the figure shift, pausing again when he sees the figure grow smaller. He shines a light from his hand into the alleyway, peering through the buildings from above. “Holy shit.”
“What is it?” Rhodey asks, the sound of his blasters kicking on. Probably flying back over.
Tony lowers down onto the ground, walking closer to the shivering form huddled against the wall. “I think this became a bigger problem…”
Rhodey lands on the rooftop above him, peering down at Tony. The man kneels down, examining the figure closer. “Who is that?”
Tony inhales sharply, his mask sliding open. “Eddie Brock.”
“Eddie Brock?”
“Someone I knew,” Tony answers, his other hand reaching out carefully. The man - Eddie - peeks his eyes open, flinching away from his hand. His chest heaves as he tries to take deep breathes, looking completely exhausted. “Hey, it’s okay. I won’t hurt you. Do you remember me, Eddie?”
Eddie blinks slowly, eyes dazed. Rhodey lowers down next to them, frowning down at the shivering man. “Don’t tell me…”
“I think he was the creature,” Tony mumbles, setting a hand on his shoulder. Eddie’s eyes slide shut, shaking under Tony’s hand. “Did you get a hold of Fury?”
“They’ll be here in two,” Rhodey kneels down, tilting his head. “This doesn’t make sense.”
“No kidding,” Tony lets out a dry laugh, carefully pulling Eddie away from the wall into his arms. Eddie doesn’t fight back, probably too out of it to realize what’s going on. “Aliens… why is it always aliens?”
Rhodey shrugs, getting to his feet. Tony follows suit, holding Eddie up in his arms. When Rhodey flies up into the air at the sound of an approaching ship, Tony looks down at the man he once knew, shaking his head in disbelief. “What the hell happened to you, Eddie…?”
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