[quote=@AndyC]
[color=SandyBrown]"Okay, enough awready,"[/color] Sandman grunted, straining to hold enough of his form to talk.  [color=SandyBrown]"I was contacted, 'bout a week ago.  Guy wants ta use me for a job, tells me he knows Cap'n here is gonna be in town today.  All's I gotta do is show up at the right time, make some noise, get yer attention.  He wires half a mill inta my account the night he calls me, says I'll get the other half afterwards.  Easy money."[/color]

Already knowing what the follow-up questions will be, Marko continued.

[color=SandyBrown]"B'fore ya ask, no, I don't know who it is,"[/color] he said.  [color=SandyBrown]"Never met the guy in person, never sawr'is face, only spoke ta him once over a burner phone.  Couldn't make out half a' what he was sayin, on account a his real thick accent.  Sounded like, I dunno, some kinda Euro-trash."[/color]

Forming a crude pair of arms, Sandman held up a pair of hands submissively.

[color=SandyBrown]"Tha'ss all I know, swear ta God,"[/color] he said.  [color=SandyBrown]"Now lock me up, take me to the Vault or wherever, just [i]get me away from that freakin' duck.[/i]"[/color]
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The Sandman's words roll edaround in Captain America's head as the sound of SHIELD helicopters approached from the distance. Whoever hired Marko knew where Steve would be today. That was a worrying thought. Captain America was a lot of things, but surprised was rarely one of them. Did this mean SHIELD had a mole inside its ranks? Was there someone in Brooklyn spying on him? Whatever the case was, the Avenger was not happy to be played like this.

Suddenly, two SHIELD choppers, powered by Stark's repulsor technology touched down in Times Square. From one stepped Sharon, and from the other stepped Cap's friend Phil Coulson. The two approached, and Coulson nodded to the heroes, "Good work. We'll take Marko from here."

[color=SlateBlue] "Thanks, Coulson,"[/color] he nodded to the agent. [color=SlateBlue]"I'll be in for a full debrief, but tell Fury that Marko was a distraction. Bait. Someone wanted to lure anyone's attention they could towards him, and away from whatever the real plan was."[/color]

As Coulson slipped a pair of power-dampening cuffs on the criminal, Agent 13 gave Steve a kiss on the cheek, "Glad you're okay....is that a duck?"

[color=SlateBlue]"Thanks, Spidey. Don't know how we would have handled that sign situation without you,"[/color] he slapped the younger hero on the shoulder. He always liked Spider-Man. The kid was almost constantly in over his head, yet still managed to make it out of any situation. If Steve was being honest, he reminded him of himself from before the Super Soldier Serum. Spidey was never afraid to tangle with someone way stronger than he was. It was always good to have someone like that on your side.

Rogers then turned to the duck wearing the weird glove, [color=SlateBlue]"And...thank you. I take it you were the one that calmed everyone down and had them evacuating safely? And rhythmically?"[/color]