Dad: Enter Pythagoras Dupree

After giving the Cho's their moment alone and a chance to calm down the Web Warriors were ready to take them back to the Triskelion...But it seems a certain psycho just won't leave Amadeus be.

They were shocked when the elderly man appeared out of nowhere pointing a gun at the kid. The others wanted to take him down but Amadeus kept them back. He wanted to face this guy and he wanted to do it alone...

"So what? All your other crazy plans didn't work and you're just going straight to shooting me? A little dull don't you think?"

"Not exactly...how about one last game?"

"So what's your plan now?"

"It's simple really. Like Russian Roulette. But for hyperminds."

Amadeus glared at Pythagoras as his friends and family watched in horror, Hulk looking about ready to rip this guy's head off.

"You'll calculate exactly when and where I'm going to fire. And you're going to not be there when the bullet arrives."

Pythagoras had a huge grin on his face

"Unless...I calculate exactly where you're going to move. Then, at the last nanosecond I fire there instead."

He chuckled

"You see. Two options. Binary. Just like Schrodinger's cat. Alive or dead. If I hit you, it'll be in the brain. And you will die."

Scarlet took a step forward stingers out, but Hulk put a hand on his shoulder pointing to Amadeus who was holding up a hand. Scarlet hesitated before exhaling and retracting his stingers.

"But if I miss...I hand the gun to you. And you try to hit me. Same story then, too. It's the only way."

He chuckled again

"It's the only way to determine which one of us is 'truly' smarter."

Amadeus looked him over up and down, paying extra attention to the wheelchair the elder psycho is currently occupying.

"I have a slight advantage in the dodging department, don't you think?"

Everyone was both shocked and angry when Pythagoras easily stood up from his wheelchair.

"No. Not really."

They both glared at each other almost as if Amadeus was actually considering the idea. But then Pythagoras clicked the gun.

"Pft."

"What?"

Amadeus turned and began to walk away.

"Wait, what are you--where are you--"

Amadeus turned just enough to face him

"I can't lose if I don't play. Don't need to be a genius to figure that."

"You--you can't! We'll never know which one of us is really smarter!"

He now sounded desperate, while Amadeus just waved a hand

"Couldn't care less. I'm leaving."

"But-I tried to kill you! And your family! I took your father prisoner! Made you believe he was dead! You can punish me!!!"

Amadeus looked him right in the eyes

"I am going to punish you. I'm going to live my life. I'm going to forget all about you. You'll disappear. Like you never existed at all."

He turned and walked back to his family.

"Goodbye Pythagoras. I will never see you again."

Pythagoras, finally realizing he's been defeated turned the gun on himself...

BANG!

"Sorry buddy not today."

Spider Man appeared out of nowhere with Air Spider floating next to him, he had webbed the gun and tilted it just before the bullet hit. Then webbed up the psycho grandpa himself.

"S.H.I.E.L.D has a nice comfy cell ready just for you."

"Took ya long enough Punk." Scarlet crossed his arms

"Hey! You try getting up right away after getting knocked out by a Hulk!...aha no offence Big Guy."

"Non taken." Hulk smirked

"Adeul, gwaenchanh-a?"(Son are you ok?) Philip pulled his son into a tight hug, Helen and Maddy joining in.

Amadeus could no longer hold it in and the dam burst.

"Eomma, Appa, Nuna."(Mom, dad, sister.)

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