Chapter 76 - M.D.B 76: Hair Gel Boy and Mr. Light Bulb (2/2)
”Tony?” Rhodes recognized the voice instantly. Pushing the Brigadier General to the side, he rushed to Coulson shouting: ”TONY! IS THAT YOU?”
”Shouting louder is useless…” Coulson pulled the high-frequency communication device out of his pocket, shaking it in his hand. Looking at Rhodes, he explained: ”If I don't press the call buŧŧon, he won't hear you!”
At this moment, from the device, another voice could be heard: ”Why is no one responding? You didn't mess up the device, did you, Mr. Light Bulb?”
The mocking voice of Tony Stark followed once again: ”Hair Gel Kid, shut up! I have seven PhDs, how many do you have? Oh, excuse me; did you even graduate from junior high?”
”…”
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In this dead silence, Coulson remained stunned for a while, before popped up a plate hiding a row of buŧŧons on his device. Holding one of them, he said: ”Mr. Stark?”
Tony then immediately yelled: ”Hello! Who is this?”
”Tony!” Now knowing how to use the device, Colonel Rhodes snatched it from Coulson's hand saying: ”You son of a bitch! Good to hear your voice again!”
”Rody?” Tony suddenly stopped yelling, sounding much more serious: ”You've been looking for me?”
”Those were my orders!” Despite his sarcastic tone, Rhodes's eyes were slightly watery: ”Otherwise, do you really think I would come to the middle of nowhere?”
No believing this excuse, Tony did not joke around, saying in a cold voice: ”Rody, keep this for later. For now, let's go home!”
”Alright! I'm coming to pick you up right now! I'll contact you when I arrive!”
Well, that's just what they thought; reality was rather different….
On the other side of the call, Tony Stark pulled out an old grenade from a concealed corner in the cave. He was trying to set it up under the cold Iron Gate, when Saint approached him: ”Hey… Hello… what do you want with that?”
”Gain time!”
Tony, who had already been let down once by the military, was certain that the military raid would not be reliable, at least not as reliable as Saint who managed to sneak in. Therefore, he kept trying to set up his trap, as he answered Saint: ”Once Rody attacks from the outside, the Ten Commandments' men will come to me immediately!”