[quote=@AndyC]
[color=SandyBrown]" 'course, you was here back when the [i]Dodgers[/i] was here, too,"[/color] he said, his hands turning into masses of quills.  [color=SandyBrown]"Speakin' of, why dontcha try dodgin' [i]these!!![/i]"[/color]

As the quills hardened to jagged rocky spears, Sandman flung them towards the Star-Spangled Avenger, a hail of tiny darts speeding towards the hero in a blur.
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Cap's shield returned to him just in time to absorb the impact of most of Sandman's projectiles. Steve said a silent prayer to Howard Stark. His miraculous creation had saved Steve more times than the Avenger could count. Howard could have never dreamed all these years later his shield would still be covering Captain America's six.

Unfortunately, the shield wasn't enough to block all of Sandman's attack. Two of the quills scored grazing blows, one on his right thigh and one on his left calf. Little more than nuisance injuries, but they irked Cap none the less. Marko was nothing more than a punk. Letting him get under the Avenger's guard wasn't something Cap was proud of.

Luckily, something drew the criminal's attention away from Cap. The hero dropped his guard, and saw Spider-Man annoying the supervillain. The two had clashed many times in the past, and if anyone knew how to deal with the Sandman, it was the wall-crawler.

[quote=@Master Bruce]

[color=ed1c24][b]"Hey, Flagman! If there's any way that I could help you out, now's the time to make requests!"[/b][/color]

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Steve didn't waste any time. He pointed up towards the Hotel Carter, [color=SlateBlue]"Secure that sign! I'll worry about Sandman for now!"[/color]

Not wasting time to make sure Spider-Man followed his orders, Steve knew the kid would, the Captain took notice of the fire hydrant closest to Sandman. This wouldn't hurt the villain, but maybe it could slow him down until some more help arrived.

[color=SlateBlue]"Hey, Flint!"[/color] Captain America called out to the villain. [color=SlateBlue]"Time to wash your dirt off the face of New York!"[/color]

The Star-Spangled Avenger once again tossed his shield, shattering the hydrant and dousing Sandman in a torrent of water.