Captain America

Sharon Carter

It was a long night. The day before Cap had to fight both the Mad Thinker, his Awesome Android who was disguised as Cap himself, and met with a newly reincarnated Klaw, who wanted nothing more than the death of Captain America. He got a night's rest and now he seemed to be ready for a rematch with Klaw.

"Morning, Steve," said Sharon Carter, laying beside Steve Rogers on their double bed. Maria was in the guest room. "Had a good night's rest."

"Yes, I did. Morning to you too, Shar." He kissed her lightly on the mouth and stood up and changed into his bathrobe. "I'm going to take a shower then I'm going to go out patrolling for Klaw."

"Cool. Need any help?"

"No, I don't think so. You're still recuperating from your bone injury."

"Whatever, you're the Captain, America."

As Steve left the room, passing into the guest room to say good morning to his daughter, Maria, Sharon changed into a white silk nightie and went into the kitchen to fix herself a cup of java.

The doorbell rang.

Sharon let it ring three times before she answered it. She opened the door and saw a very frightening sight. She saw a man in a tattered costume that resembled that of the Looter's. His mask was off and she could see through his injuries his nice, chiseled features. Beside him was another costumed man, this one not tattered.

"Ohmygod, who are you two? Does Cap know you?"

"N-no," the man who looked like the Looter said. "H-he doesn't but the Fantastic Four do. I'm Crisis and this is my pard, Sonik. Can we come in?"

"Oh, of course. Cap's in the shower, but I could get him."

"Thank you. We would appreciate that.'

Closing the door behind him, Sharon led Crisis and Sonik into Cap's apartment. She let them sit on the couch while she got both Cap and the first aid kit. When she returned with both, she put bandages on Crisis' wounds.

In costume, Cap said, "Sharon told me that you both hung out with the FF, but you were kidnapped by Rama Tut. If you have come to recruit me for revenge on Rama, I would have to say that I'm very sorry but I have plans for Klaw right now. After that, I'm all game."

"Actually, we have come to help you, Cap. We heard about your battle with that Faux Cap and we hoped that we could help you put Klaw away forever. Y'see, Sonik here has sonic powers and could imprison Klaw and put him out of your hair for a long time with the aid of the vibranium of your shield, of course."

"Really? Anything else I should know about?"

"That my pardner Sonik can absorb and repel sonic waves from Klaw so that it would be no hard task for him to defeat Klaw by himself. But with your vibranium shield at our side it will be easier."

"Then, let's go patrolling."

The Mad Thinker's hideout

Klaw stood in front of the Mad Thinker and his silent Android. For the past several hours, he has been traveling through radios and televisions to get at the Vault. Break the Mad thinker and his Awesome Android out of their holding pen and transport them to their own hideout.

"You probably want Captain America dead now, as do I," Klaw said cleverly. "I have a plan. He won't be expecting us to rob more weapons. He would think that we would have given up on this particular venue right now, so we have the element of surprise. Also, Cap is probably looking for our hideout, thinking that we would be planning our next move. There is a whole city of weapons on the loose right now. I say we move now."

"I say you're crazy, Klaw, so called master of solidified sound," the Mad Thinker said, while the Android was silent. "Cap is not stupid. He would know our next move before we make it. I say we attack Cap now and leave the master plan of subterfuge for a later date. How's that sound, Klaw?"

"Even a better plan."

"But I have a question for you," the Thinker said. "What are we going to with Cap's shield? You know that it has vibranium, your one true weakness. If he happens to throw that oversized frisbee in your general direction, our plans of revenge are finished for the time being."

"Then, that means that I would have to make sure that he doesn't hit me with it, don't you think?" He paused. He looked out the window at another clear, fine day spotted with sunshine and light cloud activity. Another sunny day. A perfect day for a New York destruction.

It was a normal day in the midtown district of Manhatten. Despite the recent attacks on the city by the terrorist regimes overseas and the super villains that plagued the city day after day, New Yorkers were ready to carry on life as usual. People walked and drove to and from work. Banks were open, with long lines of people wanting to either deposit or withdraw money from their bank accounts.

Then, there was a huge explosion on the streets and everyone turned to the general direction of the origin of the resounding sound. They saw that it was a whole team of villains this time, like the Masters of Evil or the Sinister Six. They read the Daily Bugle so they knew who these villains and criminals were; Klaw, the Mad thinker, and the Android. They weren't stealing anything, as was their usual modus operandi but instead doing acts of terrorism on the hapless city.

"Check this out, Thinker," Klaw said, as he fired a sonic blast at a building shattering the windows into a million pieces. The shards went on the ground injuring some people and not harming others. "This is how it's done. Y'see, I don't need a bulky android to do my bidding for me. I'm a living powerhouse myself."

The Awesome Android finished the work that Klaw started by punching the building having it collapse into rubble. The Mad Thinker responded by saying, "I see but I'm no slouch in the power department either."

"Put your hands above your head, you are all under arrest!" they heard the Sarge say as he and a whole line of police officers were lined up pointing their rifles and guns at the three villains.

The Mad Thinker smiled and laughed accordingly. "It is to laugh, right? You are joking, right? Deal with them, my awesome android."

As per his command, the Android reached down into the pavement, lifted it as a long track, and buckled it. To say the least, the police officers, including the Sarge, fell flat on their faces. It looks like they would have to devise a new plan to defeat these villains, or wait for the heroes to arrive post haste.

A red, white, and blue disc flew through the air and rebounded in front of the Mad Thinker, returning to its master. The three villains, including the Android, saw Captain America catch the disc. He was accompanied by two other heroes that they didn't recognize.

"I would say Avengers Assemble," Cap said, launching into an attack. "But I think that would be a little premature. In other words, attack them!!"

I Just hope that we haven't bitten off more than we can chew, Captain America thought, as he hurled his shield at the Awesome Android. He knew that this would be a silent battle because the Android couldn't talk. He was indeed very mute. "Just tell me if this hurts, buddy."

The Android said nothing as he caught the shield and hurled it back at Cap. Cap hurled himself in the air, twsited, made a left arc, and caught the shield again, landing mere feet away. He could have sworn that the Android was indeed experiencing emotions at this point in time. He looked angry. There were indeed frown lines upon its featureless face.

As the Android made its final approach, the approach that would be the do or die mission for Cap himself, Cap saw that the other members of his assault team weren't doing so well. He was particularly concerned about Klaw because that was the almost undefeatable foe. He could handle the Android once he put the Thinker out of commission.

It had happened in a matter of minutes and seconds and this lonely street in New York had turned into a warzone. A battlefield where a typical clash between super heroes and super villains took place. He and his team had to end this and end it now.

The Android was going in for the kill. And Cap had to be ready for him and his master. Using his shield as a battering ram, Captain America hurled his arm forward, clashing with the Android's own arm. Captain America actually drew his underneath circuitry and had injured him beyond belief.

But this didn't stop the Android. He used his other available arm to punch Captain America. Cap used the disc as a shield to block the punch. The reverberations of the blow sent shivers up and down Cap's spine.

Out of the corner in his peripheral vision, Cap saw a piece of wood with a lit ember on its end. As the Android prepared to attack him anew, Cap grabbed the wooden stick and hurled it at the Android.

For a second, it looked like the Android was scared. And then, it was ablaze. Burning up. But Cap couldn't let the Android suffer so he took a blanket and covered the Android with it. Until the flames died.

Now he had to see how Crisis and Sonik were doing.

"Sonik, Crisis, now!"

At this spoken command from Captain America, Crisis finished fighting the Mad Thinker, the former Mr. Madde, punching Klaw into Cap's direct line of attack and Sonik released a burst of sonic energy at Klaw.

"You fool, I can absorb your sonic blasts just as easily as I can shoot them."

"Not this time, Klaw," Cap said, holding an open silver box. Cap threw it at Klaw. Klaw screamed at the top of his sonically enhanced lungs as he realized that the box was composed of the same metal that Cap's shield was; vibranium. And then, Klaw was contained, trapped, within the box. Cap closed the box and locked it shut. He said, "I'll deliver this to the Vault and the rest of us can go home."