A Vigilante In Pursuit

[The Vision]

Mr. Jarvis frowned. Who was this Luke Cage? How had he been here for so long? If anyone was a Skrull, it had to be "Mr. Cage," though it certainly was very possible that Moon Knight was also a Skrull. Perhaps, if the invasion was more planned-out, it could indeed be Ms. Williams, but the Avengers were not influential enough to be a suitable target for a large-scale covert invasion.

"Ms. Jocasta, please-"

"No time!" Mr. Cage bellowed. He jumped forward, lunging at Ms. Williams.

Quick as a whip, Mr. Jarvis blasted the bulletproof man back with his repulsors. Mr. Cage collapsed on the ground and sat up. His face did not turn green.

"Please do not preemptively strike my friend, Mr. Cage," Mr. Jarvis said. His scanners were working as fast as they could for Skrull DNA.

Before the results finished, Mr. Cage threw something large and metallic at the butler. Mr. Jarvis barely caught it, recognizing it as one of the computer screens that helped monitor the arc reactor. He slid back a few feet, leaving scratches on his chestplate. He dropped the screen and raised his left hand, but Mr. Cage was too fast. Mr. Jarvis couldn't stop the next punch, the helmet denting slightly as the butler flew back. The suit's supine jets activated, righting the suit onto its feet and scratching the steel floor, to the butler's despair. The butler raised both palms and blasted Mr. Cage once more, knocking the bulletproof man back again. This time, Mr. Jarvis activated his boot jets to push himself forward, while reeling his fist back to punch Mr. Cage.

A white staff appeared from behind the man, jamming Mr. Jarvis in the shoulder and keeping him back from Mr. Cage.

Moon Knight stared at the butler from under his ebony mask. Mr. Jarvis grunted, trying to shake off the admittedly cushioned but still painful blow. Luke Cage punched him, sending him flying

"If I may ask, sir," Mr. Jarvis grunted, "what do you think you are doing?"

Moon Knight gripped his staff, spiked knuckles gleaming in the dimly lit hallway.

"He didn't turn green," Moon Knight replied, "You know that Skrulls can't keep up the illusion when they get hit."

"He has also attacked before he has made sure that-"

"Confirm THIS!" Mr. Cage roared, reaching for the butler with both hands. He was once again too fast for Mr. Jarvis to dodge, sending the armored butler flying back again. This time, Mr. Cage grabbed him and spun around him, throwing him at the end of the spin. The attack sent Mr. Jarvis much farther, hurling him fully down the hallway.

Ms. Williams watched the action wide-eyed, then fired two shots at Mr. Cage, fully convinced that this man was a life-threatening hostile. Moon Knight, sensing the woman take her aim, rolled and took cover behind his ally as Ms. Williams just as quickly found out that Mr. Cage was bulletproof. As powerful as her Desert Eagle was, the only thing its bullets did was leave two smoldering holes in Mr. Cage's yellow shirt and damage the arc reactor's protective shell.

Mr. Jarvis received a warning explaining this damage from Jocasta. Terrified, the butler engaged all of his thrusters, shooting forward as hard as he could and tackled Mr. Cage, pinning him to the opposite wall of the arc reactor's chamber. He threw a few ineffective punches, two quick left jabs and one right roundhouse, but Mr. Cage quickly recovered and caught the left uppercut. The Hero for Hire headbutted the butler's helmet, leaving a much larger dent in the armor. He then kicked Mr. Jarvis back, sending him skidding across the floor yet again.

Ms. Williams joined Mr. Jarvis as Moon Knight lined himself up with Mr. Cage.

"Mr. Spector," the butler said, "Mr. Cage. Please, sirs, let us be reasonable about this."

"Done with reason," Moon Knight snarled, "We're taking you out."