"They arrested her father!" Angus shouted into my face.

"Look," I yelled back, "do you think I'm happy about it? Ever since I found you, I've felt a strong responsibility towards you. I can't let you go against SHIELD."

"Why the bloody hell not?"

I sighed, and said more quietly. "What I meant to say was, 'I can't let you go against them alone.' They have metas on their side, plus unbelievable technology. They're a hell of a lot worse than those demons you keep saying we fought.
"Fact is, Angus, I'm worried about MJ and Aunt May too. SHIELD knows who I am. They could use them against me."

"I wouldna' be going alone." said Angus. "I'm sure I could get some other meta to help."

I turned away.

Angus continued, "Another thing me father used to say was that, 'No Irishman should have to ask permission to be what he was born to be."

I smiled, "Let's go be Irish then."

******

We stood outside SHIELD headquarters.

"You sure this is a good idea?" I asked Angus, who was all black again, and I was in my uniform. "Vegeta already gave SHIELD an ultimatum to release Gohan."

"And if they be smart, they be going to release him. We be going in to make it happen quicker, that's all."

We walked into the building. Everybody stopped to stare. A guard in a crazy looking suit of armor came up to us.

"What are ya' doing here?" he challenged.

"We're here to register." I said calmly.

Everybody looked around. "You wanna register?"

"That's what he be saying." said Angus irritably.

A woman in business dress walked up to us. "Please follow me. There will be some forms to sign. You will have to give your true identities, list your powers, and agree to do whatever you are told."

"Sure, whatever you say." I said.

******

"That was easy." I said, after we had trashed the forms and left the room quietly, taking to the walls and ceilings to avoid being seen by cameras.

"They be bloody idiots to leave us alone like that. Either they be stupid, or they be expecting us to do something like this."

"I hope it's that first thing. But let's worry about finding Gohan."