2014-03-14 - Cutscene: Mission: Intergang - To the Victors...

The Chess Board minus Viper and Green Goblin settle into their opulent and secret meeting room.

“Where’s Green Goblin?” asks Mystique.

“He is indisposed,” replies the Kingpin.

“You mean he’s busy working on his circus act,” Shaw opines behind steepled fingers a faint smirk pulling at the corners of his mouth.

“Circus act?” asks Mystique.

“Osborn’s project does not concern us, the end of Intergang however does,” the Kingpin says firmly. “If you could fill us in my dear?” he asks looking to the Crimson Cowl.

“Certainly,” the Crimson Cowl replies. He taps the table and a holographic display appears showing the local leadership of Intergang’s mug-shots. “As you know I arranged for Intergang’s leadership to be taken the other day. Unfortunately Tobias Whale and Bruno Manheim were not among them,”

The Kingpin holds up a hand. “We expected as much, from what Taskmaster has told us, both are slippery customers.”

The Crimson Cowl nods. “Yes, anyhow, it seems the left a surprise for us in the form of the device in Midtown, guarded by some sort of extra-terrestrial creatures, I will be meeting with Agent Hill from SHIELD to discuss it tomorrow, so I will have further details, but initial reports suggest that it would have destroyed the city.”

“Thank god for heroes then,” Shaw quipped archly. “So where’s the device now, might be nice to ship it to Metropolis.”

“In SHIELD custody,” replies the Cowl.

“Ah, a shame,” Shaw says with a shrug.

“So, what’s next?” asks Mystique, her eyes flicking to Kingpin.

“We restore our influence in this city,” the Kingpin says and then nods to the Cowl. “Quietly of course for the sake of our new mayor and let Luthor and Savage’s efforts wear down the heroes, and when the time is right, we step from the shadows and make those who opposed us pay.”

There are pleased smiles from Shaw and Mystique while the Crimson Cowl remains unreadable. After that, the new rulers of New York’s underworld plan their next moves.