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Earth-717: Captain America Vol 2

Chapter 1: Peggy Carter

A lone woman was waiting in a meeting room on the SHIEL helicarrier! staring o"t the

win#ow$ She ha# sho"l#er length %lon#e hair! a &it %"il# an# a stern glare$ She was wearing a %lac'

(ac'et an# light grey pants$ )or se*eral min"tes! she stoo# in silence! with her arms &ol#e#$ She was

loo'ing o"t at the +ew ,or' s'yline$

She ha# %een calle# in &or a cons"ltation with +ic' )"ry! #irector o& SHIEL$ She was not

eactly s"re why he ha# as'e# &or her! gi*en that she ha# ("st &inishe# a pre*io"s assignment hal&way

across the glo%e that ha# %een gi*en to her %y .aria Hill$ She co"l# only g"ess as to why )"ry wante#

to see her #irectly! %"t she &ig"re# she wo"l# learn soon eno"gh$

Ehaling! the woman loo'e# #own at the +ew ,or' har%o"r$ /he helicarrier was ho*ering o*er

the water! se*eral h"n#re# metres away &rom the city$ )rom here! she co"l# see constr"ction crews

ma'ing repairs to *ario"s %"il#ings an# roa#s that were near the water$ /hey ha# %een #amage# %y the

arri*al o& a Pariah that attac'e# #"ring the S'r"ll occ"pation o& Earth$

/he Pariah ha# %een #estroye# %y a team o& heroes that wo"l# later %e 'nown as the A*engers$

/"rning her ga0e only slightly! she co"l# then see the ater "il#ing! which was 'nown aro"n# the

worl# as the hea#"arters o& the )antastic )o"r$ +ew ,or' was &ille# with remin#ers o& the rise o&

s"perheroes an# metah"mans! an# how m"ch the worl# ha# change# in the last &ew years$

As she stare# o"t at the city! she hear# the so"n# o& &ootsteps hea#ing towar#s the #oor$ She

t"rne# aro"n# as )"ry steppe# into the room$ He p"t his han#s %ehin# his %ac'$

3Agent Carter$4

3irector$4

)"ry loo'e# o*er his sho"l#er$ He ma#e s"re the #oor was close# %e&ore wal'ing closer to

Sharon$ He too' a moment to himsel& %e&ore he contin"e#$ Sharon trie# to get a rea# on him! %"t she

wasn5t "ite s"re what he was going to say$

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3,o" as'e# &or a pri*ate meeting64

3I ha*e a new mission &or yo"$4

3hich is64

)"ry sighe#$

3Sir!4 sai# Sharon$ 3hat5s going on6 ,o"5*e ne*er gi*en me a mission #irectly! in pri*ate$ I

'now yo" ha*e yo"r han#s &"ll with other things$ hat5s this a%o"t64

)"ry loo'e# #own &or a moment$ He then t"rne# his eye %ac' "p to meet Sharon5s$

3It in*ol*es yo"r gran#mother$4

/he lines o& Sharon5s &ace imme#iately har#ene#! which was eactly what )"ry was epecting$

3Are yo" serio"s64 she as'e#$ 3Her684

3Sharon! please $ $ $ $4

Sharon shoo' her hea#$

39"st hear me o"t!4 he sai#$

Sharon &ol#e# her arms$

3I #on5t nee# yo" to #o anything #rastic!4 sai# )"ry$ 3Her health! it5s %een $ $ $ $ not goo#$ She5s

o"r last &o"n#er! an# yo"5re $ $ $ $ yo" 'now yo"5re the only one she has le&t$ /his might %e yo"r only

chance to see her$4

Sharon loo'e# at )"ry as i& she ha# ("st %een %etraye#$

3I #on5t want to see her$ ,o" 'now that$4

3Sharon $ $ $ $4

Sharon5s eyes starte# to go re# as she interr"pte# )"ry$

3I& this is all yo" wante# to tell me $ $ $ $4

3/hat5s not it!4 sai# )"ry! who contin"e# to stay calm$ 3I wante# yo" to 'now that! %"t that5s not

the mission$ It in*ol*es yo"r gran#mother %eca"se $ $ $ $ %eca"se we5re &inally sen#ing ogers to see

her$ He5s waite# long eno"gh! an# so has she$4

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3Says the g"y who5s alrea#y tra*elle# across the galay$4

Co"lson smir'e#$ Ste*e staye# silent$

3She5s waiting &or yo"!4 sai# Co"lson$ 3)ig"re she5s waite# long eno"gh! #on5t yo"64

Ste*e no##e# in agreement$

3/han's! Phil$4

Ste*e then wal'e# towar#s the entrance$ As he wal'e# away! Co"lson loo'e# %ac' at the #ri*er

o& the *an an# ga*e him a goo&y grin$

3He calle# me Phil$4

Ste*e wal'e# thro"gh the #o"%le #oors an# into the lo%%y$ /he entire place ha# a la*ish #ecor!

an# Ste*e note# to himsel& that SHIEL m"st ha*e spare# no epense when it came to ta'ing care o&

their last s"r*i*ing &o"n#er$ A woman in a %"siness "ni&orm was stan#ing in the lo%%y! hol#ing her

han#s together$ She smile# at Ste*e as he approache#$

3Ste*en ogers64

3<h! yes$4

3irector )"ry calle# ahea#$ I ma#e s"re she was prepare# &or a *isitor$ I& yo"5re rea#y! &ollow

me right this way! please$4

/he woman le# Ste*e #own one o& the many hallways$ She #i# not loo' %ac' at him as she

strolle# along$ Ste*e lost trac' o& how many #oors they wal'e# past$ E*ent"ally! the woman arri*e# at a

#oor with the n"m%er 2=2 la%elle# on it$ She p"lle# o"t a small 'eycar# an# place# it into a metal slot

that was positione# "n#er the #oor han#le$

A&ter she p"lle# the 'eycar# %ac' o"t! the loc' mechanism so"n#e#$ Ste*e watche# as she

graspe# the han#le an# t"rne# it! opening the #oor$ She then t"rne# %ac' to him an# gest"re# &or him to

enter the room$

3/han' yo"!4 sai# Ste*e$

3/a'e as long as yo" nee#$ I5ll %e right o"tsi#e i& yo" nee# anything$4

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Ste*e smile# at the woman %e&ore stepping into the room$ A&ter she close# the #oor %ehin# him!

Ste*e ran his han# #own the &ront o& his s"it$ He co"l# not yet see the %e#! %"t he co"l# tell that he was

now insi#e o& a l""rio"s s"ite! complete with epensi*e &"rnit"re an# plenty o& memora%ilia$ /here

was a &"ll %oo'shel&! an# many pict"res an# trin'ets place# on the walls an# #es'tops$

He 'new that she was only a co"ple steps away! %"t s"##enly! Ste*e &o"n# himsel& "na%le to

mo*e$ He tho"ght a%o"t the last time he ha# seen her! which was se*enty years ago! when the Howling

Comman#os ha# attac'e# the e# S'"ll5s %ase in the Arctic$ It was the &inal moment they spent

together %e&ore his worl# was stolen &rom him &ore*er$

“Steve . . . .”

“We . . . . we did it.”

“Yeah . . . . we did.”

Ste*e &elt a %reath get ca"ght in his throat$

“It's over.”

“No. Not yet.”

As Ste*e got lost in the memory! a &amiliar *oice that he ne*er tho"ght he wo"l# hear again

%ro"ght him %ac' to the present$

3Is someone there64

He co"l#n5t %elie*e it$ It was really her$

Ste*e steppe# &orwar#! an# wal'e# into *iew o& the %e#$ He loo'e# towar#s it an# saw Peggy$

She was lying "n#er a %lan'et! with m"ltiple pillows %eneath her hea#$ Her s'in was wrin'le# an# her

hair was grey$ Her %ones were wea' an# her %o#y was &rail$ "t once Ste*e loo'e# into her eyes! he

'new that he was &inally re"nite# with the woman he &ell in lo*e with all those years ago$

3Ste*e64

Ste*e smile# as his eyes watere#$

3Hey! Peggy$4

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3It5s $ $ $ $ it5s $ $ $ $4

Peggy starte# to %reathe &aster! seemingly "na%le to properly p"t her tho"ghts into wor#s$ Ste*e

steppe# closer! wal'ing "p to the si#e o& her %e#$ He too' a woo#en chair that was place# near the

nightstan# an# mo*e# it so that he co"l# sit right net to her$ E*ery &ew secon#s! Peggy5s eyes lit "p all

o*er again$

She was completely spell%o"n#! 'nowing that she was &inally re"nite# with the man she &ell in

lo*e with all those years ago$

3,o"5re ali*e64

Peggy then reache# o"t with her le&t han#$ She was sha'ing the entire time$ She was only

centimetres away &rom to"ching Ste*e5s &ace %e&ore she stoppe# hersel&$ Ste*e waite# patiently!

allowing her to ta'e things at her own pace$ >"lping! Peggy then too' a co"ple #eep %reaths %e&ore she

&inally place# her s'in against his$

Ste*e smile# as her palm gently caresse# his chee'$ Peggy ha# ne*er loo'e# happier$

3It5s really yo"$ ?h go# $ $ $ $ I hope#! an# praye#! %"t ne*er tho"ght I5# e*er $ $ $ $ ne*er tho"ght

I5# e*er see yo"r %ea"ti&"l &ace again$4

Peggy then loo'e# o*er Ste*e5s entire %o#y$

3I li'e yo"r s"it!4 she sai#$ 3resse# "p &or this ol# girl! #i# yo"6 I always #i# en(oy the sight o&

yo" in a "ni&orm$4

S"##enly! Peggy &rowne#$ She sni&&e# as tears starte# to stream #own her chee's$

3?h! Ste*e $ $ $ $ it5s %een so long $ $ $ $4

Ste*e reache# "p an# gently graspe# Peggy5s han#$ He then %ro"ght it #own an# ga*e it a so&t

'iss$ Peggy giggle#$

3@ept yo" waiting! h"h64

3It was worth it!4 she sai#$ 3Se*enty years I waite# &or yo"! an# it was worth e*ery secon#$ ,o"

came %ac' to me$4

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3I co"l# ne*er lea*e yo" %ehin#$ ho else was I gonna #ance with when we got %ac' home64

Peggy5s eyes s"##enly went s"llen$ She then starte# so%%ing! an# hel# %oth o& her han#s o*er

her &ace$ Ste*e gaspe# as she completely %ro'e #own$

3?h! Ste*e $ $ $ $ I5m so sorry $ $ $ $4

3Sorry &or what64

Peggy lowere# her han#s an# glance# at the nightstan#$ He then loo'e# o*er at it! an# saw a

&amily photo insi#e o& a sil*er metal pict"re &rame$ It showe# Peggy stan#ing net to a man Ste*e #i#

not recogni0e! along with two chil#ren! a %oy an# a girl$ /hey loo'e# to %e aro"n# si years o& age$

/hey were all stan#ing together on a pier! with the Stat"e o& Li%erty *isi%le in the %ac'gro"n#$

/he man ha# his arm aro"n# Peggy5s sho"l#ers! an# she was leaning towar#s him$

/hey were %oth smiling$ /hey were %oth happy$

Ste*e loo'e# %ac' at Peggy! who seeme# "tterly ashame#$

3I waite# &or yo"! Ste*e$ "t li&e $ $ $ $ happene#$ I5m sorry$4

Ste*e reache# &orwar# an# gra%%e# %oth o& Peggy5s han#s$

3Peggy! please$ ,o" ha*e nothing to %e sorry &or$ I wo"l# ne*er ha*e wante# yo" to li*e yo"r

li&e hol#ing on to the past$ /hat5s no way to li*e$ +othing ma'es me happier than 'nowing that yo"

mo*e# on$ /hat yo" &o"n# happiness somewhere else$4

Peggy shoo' her hea#$

3I mo*e# on $ $ $ $ %"t I ne*er stoppe# hol#ing on to the past$ I ha# a &amily$ A li&e$ ?ne too

many a#*ent"res$ "t in all that time $ $ $ $ I was ne*er tr"ly happy$4

Ste*e5s heart san'$

3Part o& me #ie# with yo" in the Arctic$ A part o& me I5*e ne*er gotten %ac'$4

Peggy smile# again$

3+ot "ntil to#ay$4

Peggy then reache# &or her nec'$ Ste*e ha# not e*en notice# "ntil now! %"t there was a thin!

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Ste*e an# Peggy smile# at each other as they share# their last #ance$

“%nd would I be sure that this

Is love beyond co!are?

Would all this be true

If I didn't care for you?”

Peggy reste# her &ace against Ste*e5s chest an# sighe#! 'nowing that she was happier now than

she ha# e*er %een$

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Chapter 2: P"%lic Lies

3I5m yo"r host! ylan E#war#son! an# here! to#ay! we ha*e a *ery! *ery special g"est to tal' to

"s a%o"t one o& the most important iss"es o& o"r contemporary c"lt"ral moment$ It gi*es me great

pleas"re to intro#"ce none other than <nite# States Senator o& Ala%ama! A%igail Conway84

A%igail ran her &ingers thro"gh her #ar' %lon#e hair %e&ore stepping o"t onto the stage$ /he

crow# appla"#e# as she wal'e# towar#s the centre o& the room! where ylan was sitting on one o& two

white! c"shione# chairs$ A%igail ga*e a small smile an# short wa*e to the crow#$ ylan stoo# "p an#

clappe# &or a &ew secon#s %e&ore reaching o"t with his han#$

A%igail shoo' ylan5s han# %e&ore the two o& them sat #own$

3/han' yo" so m"ch &or (oining "s this morning!4 sai# ylan$ 3I 'now that! gi*en c"rrent

e*ents! a lot o& people ha*e %een trying to get time with yo"$4

3ell! I5m *ery happy to %e here!4 replie# A%igail$ 3)an o& the show! act"ally$4

3Is that so6 Ecellent$4

A%igail no##e#$

3ell! let5s #i*e right in to the topic o& the ho"r!4 sai# ylan$ 3It5s %een three months since the

en# o& the S'r"ll occ"pation o& Earth! an# still the e&&ects are %eing &elt all aro"n# the worl#$ /o"gh

"estions are %eing as'e# %y e*eryone! with one o& the most *ocal o& those people %eing yo"rsel&$ /ell

me! Senator! how #o yo" see "s mo*ing &orwar# as a glo%al comm"nity a&ter s"ch a shoc'ing e*ent64

A%igail ch"c'le#$

3Always start o&& with the easiest "estions! #o yo"64

ylan la"ghe# an# shr"gge#$

3Honestly64 sai# A%igail$ 3I #on5t necessarily thin' it5s ("st a%o"t mo*ing &orwar#$ /hat

insin"ates that the only tr"th an# 'nowle#ge we can o%tain lies ahea# o& "s$ I %elie*e that we nee# to

start loo'ing to the past &or answers$ As'ing the real "estions a%o"t why things are the way they are!

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how we got here! an# how we can "se that 'nowle#ge to #o %etter in the &"t"re$4

3ell! we 'now yo"5*e %een as'ing all 'in#s o& "estions recently in Congress$ "estions a%o"t

the e&&ecti*eness o& the new <nite# +ations! the A*engers! an# the rise o& m"tants an# other

metah"mans$ Some people ha*e calle# yo" etremely com%ati*e a%o"t this partic"lar topic$ hat #o

yo" say to yo"r critics64

3As a Senator! I thin' that %eing calle# com%ati*e is the %est compliment I5*e e*er recei*e#$ I

wasn5t electe# %y the people o& Ala%ama to %e complacent$ /wenty two million people #ie# in &i*e

#ays$ )i*e! long! horri&ying #ays! when the entire worl# stoppe#! an# no one 'new i& anyone was

getting o"t ali*e$4

ylan p"t a han# on his chin as he listene#$

3E*eryone on Earth! at the same moment! was &eeling the same thing$ Powerlessness$ /hey saw

the images on tele*ision! on the internet! %"t no one co"l# #o a #amn thing a%o"t it$ >iant! metal

monstrosities &rom another solar system #escen#e# on o"r planet! an# we co"l# only watch in terror as

o"r cities &ell$ As the %o#ies pile# "p$4

E*eryone in the a"#ience staye# "tterly silent as A%igail spo'e$

3I was l"c'y eno"gh to not lose any &amily #"ring those &i*e #ays$ .any people weren5t as

l"c'y as I was$ "t e*eryone &elt that same &ear at the same time$ /he 'nowle#ge that the en# o& the

worl# wasn5t ("st a possi%ility$ It was here$ e &ace# the apocalypse itsel&$ e were sa*e#! s"re! %"t we

were closer to the %rin' than we ha*e e*er %een as a species$4

A%igail glance# at the camera &or a moment$

3So yes! I5m going to %e com%ati*e when I as' "estions a%o"t how this in*asion was han#le#$ I

want to 'now why we weren5t gi*en any &orewarning that certain hea#s o& state were aware o& alien

%eings %e&ore they starte# #emolishing ma(or pop"lation centres$ I want to 'now why 'nown terrorist

gro"ps li'e A#*ance# I#ea .echanics were gi*en &"ll par#ons %y the new <nite# +ations &or war

crimes ("st %eca"se they helpe# &or the p"rpose o& sel&-preser*ation$ I want to 'now why +icholas

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)"ry! the #irector o& SHIEL! an organi0ation that is s"ppose#ly #e#icate# to protecting the worl# an#

its people! sent some o& the most power&"l %eings on the &ace o& the Earth! these so-calle# s"perheroes!

the A*engers! o&& into space when they sho"l# ha*e %een here protecting "s$ I want to 'now what +ic'

)"ry has to say to the mothers an# &athers an# %rothers an# sisters an# #a"ghters an# sons o& all o& the

people who were 'ille# %eca"se he ass"me# "nilateral a"thority to sen# those heroes away when we

nee#e# them most84

/he crow# appla"#e# again as A%igail &inishe# her speech$ A&ter the noise #ie# #own! ylan

loo'e# %ac' o*er at her$

3>i*en s"ch con*iction! Senator! how #o yo" respon# to yo"r opponents in Congress who

champion SHIEL5s actions! saying that the A*engers %ringing %ac' the +o*a Corps an# the @ree

Empire sa*e# o"r planet64

A%igail let o"t a #eep %reath$

3hat happene# when the A*engers stoppe# the S'r"lls was a miracle$ /hey o"ght to %e la"#e#

&or what they #i#$ "t it #oesn5t change that it was p"re l"c' on their part$ +ic' )"ry ha# no way to

g"arantee that either the +o*a Corps or the @ree Empire wo"l# %e willing to help "s! or that they

wo"l#n5t ("st t"rn aro"n# an# also %ecome aggressors against o"r people$ How can we tr"st this man

when his &irst co"rse o& action when it comes to #e&en#ing o"r planet &rom an alien in*asion is to call

"pon another alien &orce! which we as the p"%lic 'now nothing a%o"t! to try an# help "s6 /o lea*e o"r

#e&ense in the han#s o& alien races we5*e ne*er e*en met6 /his is a man who (eopar#i0e# o"r entire

eistence! potentially co"l# ha*e %ro"ght "s e*en closer to etinction! an# #i#n5t e*en thin' to try an#

as' any o& "s &or o"r opinion8 +ic' )"ry! SHIEL an# the A*engers were gi*en &ar too m"ch power in

this circ"mstance! an# that is something that nee#s to %e me#iate# in the &"t"re$4

3ith legislation64

3A%sol"tely with legislation$ ?nly two years ago! the <nite# +ations were #isc"ssing potential

legislation regar#ing metah"mans! which I was all &or$ ?nly! one o& the sessions was interr"pte# when

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3He5s se*en years ol#$ How am I s"ppose# to respon# to that6 e s"ppose#ly ha*e heroes in

these A*engers! %"t he5s ("st as terri&ie# o& them as he is o& aliens$ ?"r chil#ren #eser*e to li*e in a

worl# where they can &eel sa&e! an# the twenty two million people who were 'ille# #eser*e ("stice$

/heir &amilies #eser*e ("stice$ /here will %e a rec'oning &or the people responsi%le$ I g"arantee it$4

; ; ; ;

Sharon gr"m%le# "n#er her %reath as ylan E#war#son &inishe# his inter*iew with A%igail

Conway$ Sharon was sitting insi#e o& a co&&ee shop! an# was watching the inter*iew on a tele*ision that

was attache# to one o& the ceiling corners$ )inishing the last o& her #rin'! she then stoo# "p an# threw

the c"p into the waste %in$

P"tting her han#s in the poc'ets o& her (ac'et! Sharon starte# wal'ing #own the street towar#s

the har%o"r$ Altho"gh she ha# seen the #amage to the city &rom the helicarrier! she ha# wante# to ta'e

her short reprie*e to see e*erything "p close$ She watche# as se*eral constr"ction crews wor'e#

tirelessly to repair all o& the #amage$

@eeping to hersel&! Sharon #i# not spea' to anyone as she wal'e# along the streets o& +ew

,or'$ /here were millions o& people in the city! an# she 'new that she was ("st another passing &ace in

the crow#$ "t as she glance# at the *ario"s pe#estrians! she saw that #espite carrying on with their

li*es! many o& them seeme# to ha*e more weighing on their min#s than %e&ore$

It was their eyes that ga*e it away$

Sharon ma#e her way to the e#ge o& the city! an# &o"n# hersel& wan#ering into a par'$ In the

centre o& the par' was the Captain America .on"ment! which was a ten metre tall stat"e o& the hero

that ha# %een commissione# a&ter the en# o& orl# ar II$ It was create# to cele%rate Ste*e ogers5

heroism as the man who #e&eate# the e# S'"ll an# sa*e# the worl# &rom Hy#ra$

Sharon loo'e# "p at the stat"e with nothing %"t contempt$

A section aro"n# the stat"e ha# %een cor#one# o&&$ hile the crews were not c"rrently there! the

city o& +ew ,or' ha# electe# to epan# the mon"ment! an# trans&orm it into a tri%"te to the entire team

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o& heroes 'nown as the A*engers$ ?*er the net month! stat"es o& Iron .ai#en! /hor! the H"l' an# .s$

.ar*el were to %e a##e#! as a way o& paying respect to the heroes who sa*e# Earth &rom the S'r"lls$

Seeing a pop can that someone ha# #roppe# on the gro"n#! Sharon reache# #own an# pic'e# it

"p$ Loo'ing %ac' "p at the stat"e again! she scowle# as she tho"ght a%o"t how the entire worl# was

tol# that Captain America was a hero$ It was ta"ght in history class$ It was a 'nown &act$ It was part o&

American c"lt"re$

Sharon then threw the pop can as har# as she co"l#$ It smac'e# against the stat"e5s &ace$

3H, C?<L+5/ ,?< S/A, EA684

Sharon p"t a han# o*er her mo"th as she reali0e# ("st how lo"#ly she ha# sho"te#$ A co"ple

near%y pe#estrians loo'e# at her in shoc'$ Hol#ing %ac' her tears! Sharon then shoo' her hea# %e&ore

t"rning aro"n#$ reathing hea*ily! she ran away &rom the par' an# %ac' #own the street$ "ic'ly

&in#ing an alley! she went aro"n# the corner an# place# her %ac' against the wall$

Closing her eyes! Sharon starte# to cry$ She p"t %oth o& her han#s on her &ace as she let all o&

her emotions %"%%le to the s"r&ace$

; ; ; ;

A&ter par'ing his car in the giant garage! a man wal'e# "p the &ront #oor o& his &amily5s

mansion! p"lling a rolling l"ggage %ag with him$ /he entire ho"se ha# cost millions o& #ollars! %"t that

was no iss"e &or someone who came &rom s"ch a wealthy &amily$ <nloc'ing the #oor! he then steppe#

insi#e$ y the time he close# the #oor %ehin# him! he hear# a &amiliar *oice call o"t$

3a##y84

/he man wi#ely smile# as a se*en year ol# %oy ran towar#s him$ He was "ic'ly &ollowe# %y a

&i*e year ol# girl$ /he %oy ("mpe# "p into the man5s arms! an# he h"gge# his &ather aro"n# his nec'$

3Herman84 sai# the man$ 3.y son8 How are yo"64

3Happy yo"5re home$4

3,es! I am *ery gla# to %e home as well$4

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/he man then loo'e# #own at the girl an# gently r"%%e# the top o& her hea#$

3Papa8 Papa84

3An# Hyn#en8 .y! yo"5re growing so %ig! so &ast8 hen #i# this happen64

/he man5s "estion was answere# %y another &amiliar *oice$

3It happene# while yo" were o"t on yo"r trip!4 sai# A%igail! as she wal'e# into the &oyer$ 3,o"r

'i#s s"##enly starte# growing as soon as yo" were gone$ +ow I can5t stop it$4

/he man an# A%igail share# a la"gh$ Still hol#ing Herman in his arms! the man wal'e# towar#s

A%igail %e&ore gi*ing her a "ic' 'iss on the lips$

3Saw yo"r inter*iew on the &light in$ ,o" spo'e *ery well$4

3/han's$4

/he man then place# Herman %ac' on the gro"n#$

3Alright! alright!4 he sai#$ 3I 'now yo"5re %oth *ery ecite#! an# I5ll %e right %ac'$ 9"st nee# to

get settle# in my room &irst$ ?'ay64

oth 'i#s loo'e# #own with #isappointe# &aces$

3?'ay!4 they sai# in "nison$

/he man an# A%igail smile# at each other again %e&ore he starte# wal'ing "p a near%y set o&

spiral stairs$ ?nce he arri*e# at his room! he &o"n# that e*erything was eactly the way he ha# le&t it$

All o& his memora%ilia! photos! %oo's an# other important items were in their places$ .ost important

was his rapier! a &amily heirloom that was mo"nte# on the wall$

He close# the #oor %ehin# him an# wal'e# o*er to the #es'$ Li&ting the l"ggage %ag onto the

%e#! he then "n0ippe# it an# starte# to "npac' his %elongings$ As he was organi0ing his clothes an#

other items he ha# ta'en with him on his trip! his cellphone *i%rate# insi#e o& his poc'et$ P"lling it o"t!

he loo'e# at the n"m%er that was ringing$ He glance# o*er his sho"l#er %e&ore answering$

3Hello64

3aron Bemo6 I ha*e an important message &or yo"$4

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Chapter : Agents o& SHIEL

3In here! Captain$4

Ste*e than'e# Co"lson %e&ore wal'ing thro"gh the #oor$ He steppe# into a con&erence room on

the SHIEL helicarrier$ A lone woman was stan#ing insi#e$ She ha# sho"l#er length %lon#e hair an# a

&it %"il#$ She was wearing a %lac' (ac'et an# light grey pants$ Ste*e loo'e# at her with c"riosity as she

t"rne# aro"n# an# &ace# him$

She #i# not seem impresse#$

3It5s really yo"$4

3I #on5t %elie*e we5*e met$ Ste*e ogers$4

He wal'e# "p to her an# hel# o"t his han#$ She 'ept her arms crosse#$

3Sharon Carter$4

Ste*e p"lle# his han# %ac'$

3Carter $ $ $ $64

3Since yo"5re pro%a%ly a%o"t to as'! I5ll ("st go ahea# an# tell yo"$ I5m Peggy Carter5s

gran##a"ghter$ Agent /hirteen o& the SHIEL Special Ser*ice$4

3Her gran##a"ghter6 ow$ It5s *ery nice to meet yo"$ I ha# no i#ea that any o& her &amily ha#

&ollowe# in her &ootsteps$4

Sharon glance# away &or a moment$

3I #i#n5t &ollow in her &ootsteps$4

Ste*e &rowne#$

3I5m sorry a%o"t her health$ I 'now that m"st %e #i&&ic"lt &or yo"$4

3It5s not$ I ha*en5t seen her &or years$ An# I #on5t plan to$4

3,o" #on5t $ $ $ $6 I #on5t "n#erstan#$4

Sharon glare# at Ste*e$

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3Here5s what yo" nee# to "n#erstan#! ogers$ ,o" an# I are not &rien#s$ Peggy an# I are not on

goo# terms$ An# I5m not going to eplain that to yo"$ ,o" an# I are only wor'ing together &or one!

single reason! an# that5s %eca"se +ic' )"ry has as'e# me to$ I5m loyal to him! not to yo"$ E*erything

that yo" an# I #o together! I5m #oing &or him$ +ot &or yo"! an# certainly not &or Peggy$4

Ste*e ha# to stop himsel& &rom ta'ing a step %ac' in shoc' at the &erocity o& Sharon5s tone$

3Is that "n#erstoo#64

3,es!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3,es it is$4

3>oo#$4

Sharon then gra%%e# a #atapa# o&& o& the ta%le an# loo'e# it o*er as she spo'e! her tone now

sar#onic an# #isintereste#$

3+ow that that5s settle#! I sho"l# tell yo" that I5*e %een assigne# as yo"r partner$ ,o" an# I are

going to %e "n#erta'ing SHIEL operations together &or the &oreseea%le &"t"re$ As o& this moment! yo"

are not #irectly an agent o& SHIEL %"t rather a SHIEL special asset in the same way that r"ce

anner is$4

Ste*e p"t his han#s together %ehin# his %ac'$

3As an enhance# in#i*i#"al! otherwise 'nown as a metah"man! yo" are %eing #ra&te# %y

SHIEL &or the p"rpose o& trying to 'eep the worl# sa&e! which yo" allege#ly say yo"5re intereste# in

#oing! so #oesn5t that wor' o"t great6 e5*e alrea#y %een gi*en o"r &irst assignment! so we %est hea#

o*er to Science /eam5s la%! where we5ll %e recei*ing a proper %rie&ing$4

Sharon then tosse# the #atapa# %ac' onto the ta%le %e&ore loo'ing %ac' at Ste*e$

3/hat all o'ay with yo"64

Ste*e wea'ly ch"c'le# an# r"%%e# the %ac' o& his nec'$

3.ay%e I misse# something! %"t #i# I $ $ $ $ #i# I #o something to "pset yo"6 I! I #on5t $ $ $ $4

3+ot e*eryone worships the gro"n# yo" wal' on! ogers$ Peggy #i#! %"t I s"re as hell #on5t$ I

really #on5t &eel li'e going into eactly why! %"t there it is$ +ow are we gonna get to wor'! or #o yo"

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honestly nee# some *ali#ation &or yo"r ego64

Ste*e too' in a %reath an# shoo' his hea#$

3Let5s go!4 she sai#$

Sharon %r"she# past Ste*e! an# wal'e# o"t o& the room witho"t any hint o& a %ac'war#s glance$

He &ollowe# a&ter her! thin'ing the entire time a%o"t how he #i# not epect to ha*e met two Carters

with s"ch #i&&erent attit"#es towar#s him$ Sharon le# him towar#s Science /eam5s la%$ Sharon raise# an

eye%row as she hear# a crashing so"n# an# sho"ting come &rom the other si#e o& the #oor$

She steppe# into the room to &in# Simmons with her han#s in the air r"nning aro"n# in circles

an# )it0 r"shing towar#s one o& the ta%les! which was on &ire$ He was hol#ing an eting"isher$

3Here! "se this84

He tosse# the eting"isher to Simmons! who tosse# it right %ac'$

3,o" #o it84

39emma84

He tosse# it %ac' to her! an# she again threw it %ac' at him$

3?h! &ine84

)it0 close# his eyes an# acti*ate# the eting"isher! spraying &oam all o*er the ta%le$ eca"se o&

the high press"re! he lost control o& it &or a moment! an# got some &oam on Simmons$ She s"eale# an#

("mpe# %ac' as )it0 loo'e# at her in shoc'$ He then let go o& the eting"isher an# tosse# it on the

gro"n# as the &ire #ie# o"t$

Simmons spit &oam o"t o& her mo"th as )it0 h"rrie# o*er to her with a cloth$

3)it084

3So sorry! so sorry84

Sharon hel# her han#s o"t at her si#es$

3Are yo" two serio"s684

)it0 an# Simmons %oth loo'e# at Sharon in s"rprise! clearly ha*ing not notice# that she an#

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Ste*e ha# wal'e# into their la%$

3hat64 the two scientists as'e# in "nison$

3Co"l# yo" two geni"ses not threaten to %low "p the entire helicarrier684

Simmons g"lpe#$

3It was ("st a small &ire $ $ $ $4

3Act"ally 9emma! i& we #i#n5t ta'e care o& it! it might ha*e %lown "p the helicarrier$ .ight$4

3?h$ ?hhh$4

Sharon let o"t a #eep sigh$

3I5m ("st gla# yo" two are o'ay!4 she sai#! sighing with relie&$ 3>o on! clean yo"rsel*es "p$4

)it0 contin"e# to wipe the &oam o&& o& Simmons5 &ace$ Ste*e ch"c'le# "n#er his %reath an# p"t

his han#s in his poc'ets as he watche# the two scientists clean "p their mess$ He then loo'e# o*er at

Sharon an# smile# %ehin# her %ac'! happy to see that she care# a%o"t them$ A&ter )it0 an# Simmons

were &inishe#! they le# Ste*e an# Sharon to another part o& the la%$

hile wal'ing past one o& the e"ipment ta%les! Ste*e saw what loo'e# li'e a large cannon$ It

was almost two metres long! an# ha# a transl"cent %l"e %arrel$ He stoppe# an# loo'e# it o*er! ha*ing

ne*er seen a h"man-#esigne# weapon "ite li'e it$ )it0 notice# an# wal'e# o*er to him$

3,o" li'e it! yeah6 ell! #on5t to"ch$ Can5t ha*e another &ire$4

3hat is it64

3Prototype weapon I5m #esigning$ Call it the Incinerator eam$ Cool! right6 )ires s"perheate#

plasma that glows white! it5s so hot$ Sho"l# %"rn thro"gh ("st a%o"t anything it to"ches$ ell! i& it

wor'e#$ as ("st wor'ing on the power so"rce! ma'ing s"re it act"ally manage# to gi*e the thing

eno"gh ("ice so it co"l# $ $ $ $4

3)it08 e ha*e a %rie&ing to gi*e84

3?h$ ight$4

)it0 an# Simmons stoo# in &ront o& a holographic #isplay screen$ )it0 tappe# a %"tton on a

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#atapa#! ca"sing a map o& A&rica an# se*eral other #ata &ee#s to appear on the #isplay$

3Agent Hill as'e# "s to #eli*er yo"r %rie&ing!4 sai# )it0$ 3>"ess she tr"sts "s to #o these sorts

o& things now$4

3Pretty eciting!4 sai# Simmons! %e&ore gest"ring towar#s the #isplay$ 3Less than an ho"r ago!

we recei*e# wor# &rom one o& o"r contacts that a mem%er o& SHIEL5s .ost ante# list was

con&irme# sighte# in Sierra Leone! speci&ically in )reetown$ /he target in "estion is n"m%er nine on

o"r list! .oses .agn"m$4

?ne o& the smaller #ata &ee#s mo*e# into the centre! an# epan#e# to show m"ltiple images an#

a &"ll #ossier on .oses .agn"m$ He was a %lac' man with a %eige %"siness s"it$

3He was originally a citi0en o& a'an#a!4 eplaine# Simmons$ 3He was apparently a *ery

promising engineer! %"t was later eile# &rom the co"ntry when it was #isco*ere# that he was secretly

selling his in*entions to &oreign powers$ ent into %"siness &or himsel& as an illegal arms #ealer!

pri*ate military contractor! an# part time international terrorist$ Li'es his proy wars! that one$4

3Anything &or pro&it!4 sai# Sharon$

3"ite the res"me!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3An# he5s only n"m%er nine on yo"r .ost ante# list6 ho5s

n"m%er one64

Sharon! )it0 an# Simmons all spo'e at the same time$

3octor oom$4

3Ah!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3ight$ ?& co"rse$4

)it0 tappe# another %"tton on his #atapa#! ca"sing the #isplay to show se*eral images an# *i#eo

clips o& )reetown! %e&ore 0ooming in on an image that capt"re# .agn"m wal'ing into a %"il#ing$ He

was carrying a sil*er %rie&case an# was &lan'e# %y m"ltiple mercenaries$

3Loo's li'e .agn"m5s hire# lac' Spectre &or protection!4 sai# Sharon$

3ho are they64 as'e# Ste*e$

3Pri*ate military company$ Pro*i#es top-tier %lac' ops sol#iers &or anyone who can pay$ /hey5re

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#amn goo#$4

Sharon smir'e#$

3"t I5m %etter$4

3e5re not s"re eactly what he5s #oing there! %"t it can5t %e goo#!4 sai# Simmons$ 3/he last

time SHIEL lost trac' o& him! he helpe# an ins"rgency completely #esta%ili0e part o& Egypt$ irector

)"ry wants him either ta'en #own or ta'en in! %"t he5# pre&er the latter since .agn"m co"l# gi*e "s

*al"a%le intel a%o"t his %"siness associates$ Any in&ormation wo"l# %e o& the "tmost importance$4

3/hen we %etter get mo*ing!4 sai# Sharon$

3?i84 sai# )it0$ 3e&ore yo" two r"sh o&&! I got something &or yo"$ /a'e a loo' at this84

)it0 mo*e# o*er to the near%y ta%le! which ha# two i#entical pistols resting on it$ He gra%%e#

one an# steppe# %ac' to his original place$ Asi#e &rom a cartri#ge that ha# a small! glowing %l"e light

on it! it loo'e# li'e a reg"lar pistol$

3It5s a pistol!4 sai# Sharon$

)it05s eyes &lare# "p with rage$

3I/ IS +?/ 9<S/ A PIS/?L84

Simmons sighe# as )it0 wa*e# the g"n aro"n# in his han#s$

3/his is a top o& the line piece o& weaponry84 sho"te# )it0$ 3Loo's li'e a pistol! acts li'e a

pistol! %"t is &ar more than that8 Instea# o& %eing loa#e# with reg"lar ol# %"llets! it instea# has a

rechargea%le %attery cartri#ge that allows it to &ire specially-prepare# #oses o& #en#rotoin8 >"arantee#

to non-lethally ta'e #own any target in a matter o& secon#s! lea*ing them "nconscio"s witho"t any ill

si#e e&&ects a&terwar#s84

Ste*e an# Sharon %oth raise# their eye%rows$ Simmons hel# o"t her han#s in a placating

gest"re$

3)it0! it5s alright! yo" #on5t ha*e to $ $ $ $4

3It5s calle# an ICE! which stan#s &or Incapacitating Cartri#ge Emitting ailg"n8 It5s a

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remar'a%le &eat o& engineering! an# I won5t let anyone tell me #i&&erent8 Per&ect weapon &or this

mission! too! gi*en that )"ry wants .agn"m ta'en in ali*e84

3?'ay! o'ay84 sai# Sharon$ 3,o"5*e con*ince# me84

)it0 smile#$

3>oo#8 "t &irst8 A #emonstration84

)it0 then aime# the pistol at Simmons! who wi#ene# her eyes an# screame# as he &ire# a shot at

her$ /he shot hit her in the chest! an# she imme#iately &ell to the gro"n#! "nconscio"s$ Ste*e! Sharon

an# )it0 all gaspe# sim"ltaneo"sly! with )it0 o%*io"sly o%li*io"s to what he was #oing "ntil Simmons

was alrea#y on the &loor$

3?h crap$ I ("st shot my girl&rien#$4

; ; ; ;

A lo"# alarm so"n#e# as the #oor opene#$ /he man steppe# thro"gh the #oor! arri*ing in the

*isiting area o& the prison$ He was wearing a #ar' p"rple %"siness s"it an# was carrying a legal

%rie&case$ His short hair was metic"lo"sly #one! an# he was wearing a set o& o%long glasses$ He

marche# "p to the sec"rity chec'point! where he han#e# a set o& #oc"ments an# cre#entials to the

near%y g"ar#$

3?ne moment!4 sai# the g"ar#$

/he g"ar# too' them to the sec"rity o&&icer sitting at the #es' insi#e o& the chec'point o&&ice$

/he o&&icer loo'e# o*er the cre#entials &or a co"ple min"tes! perio#ically ta'ing a moment to glance at

the man$ /he man staye# still an# silent the entire time$ ?nce he was #one! the o&&icer shr"gge# an#

han#e# the #oc"ments %ac' to the g"ar#$

3It all chec's o"t!4 he sai#$ 3on5t 'now what the hell Sar'issian nee#s with a lawyer! %"t!

e*erything5s in or#er$ Let him thro"gh$4

/he g"ar# han#e# the #oc"ments %ac' to the man! who no##e# at him$

3/han' yo"!4 sai# the man$

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/he man calmly marche# &orwar#! hea#ing into the *isitation area o& the prison$ He sat #own at

one o& the *isitation %ooths! where he waite# a co"ple moments$ /hen! ?phelia! wearing an orange

prison ("mps"it! sat #own on the opposite si#e o& the glass partition$ She loo'e# #ishe*elle# an#

misera%le! with her green hair %eing stringy an# poorly washe#$

/he man loo'e# at her with a %lan' stare as he pic'e# "p the phone on his si#e o& the %ooth an#

place# it net to his ear$ ?phelia #i# the same with her phone$

3,o" calle#64

3Bemo!4 sai# ?phelia! her *oice in#icating eha"stion$ 3Please$ I nee# yo"r help$ >et me o"t o&

here$ o whate*er it ta'es$4

Bemo smir'e#$

3Perhaps yo" sho"l# try to %rea' o"t yo"rsel&$ >i*en how yo" can heal! yo" may e*en s"r*i*e

the attempt$4

?phelia gr"m%le#$

3/ell me! ?phelia$ hy sho"l# I help yo"6 hat ha*e yo" e*er gi*en me that I cannot o%tain

&or mysel&6 I ha*e wealth$ eso"rces$ Power$ As o& now! yo" ha*e none o& those things$ ,o" ha*e ha#

o*er se*enty years to accomplish yo"r o%(ecti*es$ ,o" ha*e %een trying to ta'e o*er the worl# since the

&all o& the /hir# eich! an# yet! what #o yo" ha*e to show &or it64

?phelia scowle#$

3I wo"l# say that yo" ha*e ha# &ar too many chances!4 sai# Bemo$

3egar#less o& o"r $ $ $ $ #i&&erences! in the past! I am still a mem%er o& the Hy#ra High Co"ncil$

e ha*e %een allies all yo"r li&e$ I wor'e# with yo"r &ather$ ,o"r gran#&ather$ ,o" can %e a part o&

something great! Helm"t$ /ogether! we can &inally %ring a%o"t the Age o& Hy#ra that we ha*e always

#reame# o&$4

Bemo shoo' his hea#$

3,o" still #o not "n#erstan#$ /hat was yo"r #ream$ +ot mine$ I am not my &ather! or my

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gran#&ather$ Hy#ra is a relic! one that I ha*e no loyalty to$ It will #ie with yo" in yo"r cell$ )rom now

on! what I #o! I #o &or mysel&! not &or Hy#ra$4

3on5t yo" #are $ $ $ $4

3>oo#%ye! ?phelia$ I tr"st yo" will ser*e yo"r li&e sentence with the "tmost #ignity$4

Bemo then h"ng "p the phone! watching as ?phelia silently screame# &rom the other si#e o& the

*isitation %ooth$ He ch"c'le# to himsel& as he stoo# "p an# wal'e# away! lea*ing ?phelia to &r"itlessly

po"n# her &ists against the glass$

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Chapter D: Heat in the Streets

.oses .agn"m was sitting insi#e o& a car that was #ri*ing him thro"gh the #owntown area o&

)reetown$ He was sitting in the %ac' seat! on the le&t si#e! loo'ing o"t the win#ow$ His right han# was

place# on his sil*er %rie&case! which was in the mi##le seat$ In the right seat was a man in a re# an#

%lac' armo"re# com%at s"it! with a white mas' co*ering his &ace an# a re# oc"lar lens strappe# aro"n#

his le&t eye$

/he man5s phone rang! an# he place# it against his le&t ear$

3/his is Cross$4

3Sir!4 sai# the *oice on the other en#$ 3e5*e sec"re# the area$ ,o" can mo*e in now$4

3>oo#$ a#io silence "nless I gi*e the wor#$4

3,es sir$4

Cross p"t his phone %ac' in his poc'et$ .agn"m glance# at him! %"t Cross 'ept his eyes

loo'ing &orwar#$

3e5re rea#y to mo*e yo" in!4 sai# Cross$ 3.y &orces ha*e sec"re# the meeting place$4

3,o" %etter ha*e!4 sai# .agn"m$ 3I5m tire# o& #ri*ing aro"n# in circles$ /his #eal is worth more

than yo" 'now! so yo" %etter 'now what yo"5re #oing! Cross&ire$4

3hen yo" hire lac' Spectre! yo" hire the %est!4 sai# Cross$ 3+o nee# to worry$4

.agn"m loo'e# %ac' o"t the win#ow$

3I always worry$4

Cross ehale# %e&ore loo'ing at the #ri*er$

3/"rn le&t$4

/he #ri*er ma#e the t"rn$ A &ew moments later! the #ri*er stoppe# the car in &ront o& a

resi#ential %"il#ing$ Cross steppe# o"t o& the car &irst$ He calmly wal'e# aro"n# to the other si#e o& the

*ehicle$ ."ltiple people on the street loo'e# scare# to see a man with so m"ch com%at gear! along with

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an assa"lt ri&le strappe# to his %ac'$

Cross opene# the #oor &or .agn"m! hol#ing it open as his client steppe# o"t o& the *ehicle$

Hol#ing his %rie&case! .agn"m loo'e# "pwar#s! seeing that lac' Spectre mercenaries ha# ta'en

positions in a co"ple o& the near%y %"il#ings$ He crac'e# his nec' si#e to si#e %e&ore wal'ing &orwar#!

with Cross net to him the entire time$

.agn"m wal'e# thro"gh the lo%%y o& the %"il#ing$ He ignore# the glances &rom *ario"s people

as he hea#e# &or the ele*ator$ Cross then tappe# him on the sho"l#er$

3Stairs!4 sai# Cross$

.agn"m scowle# at Cross &or a moment! %e&ore no##ing an# t"rning the other way$ /he two

men ma#e their way "p the stairs! hea#ing &or the thir# &loor$ .agn"m then loo'e# at the n"m%ers on

the #oors! loo'ing &or the one he ha# %een pro*i#e#$ ?nce he &o"n# the room! he stoo# in &ront o& it an#

too' in a #eep %reath$

Cross steppe# "p to the #oor an# ga*e it two short 'noc's$ A &ew secon#s later! a man in a %lac'

s"it opene# the #oor$ He "ic'ly loo'e# o*er Cross an# .agn"m &or a moment! %e&ore t"rning %ac'

an# spea'ing to someone insi#e the room$

3It5s them$4

3Let them in$4

/he man hel# the #oor open! allowing Cross an# .agn"m to step insi#e o& the li*ing room o&

an apartment$ A woman was sitting at a ta%le! with another man in a s"it stan#ing %ehin# her le&t

sho"l#er! with his han#s hel# together %ehin# his %ac'$ /he &irst man ret"rne# to his spot at her right

si#e$

Cross "ic'ly s"r*eye# the room &or entrances an# any other people or traps that may ha*e %een

prepare#$ Seemingly satis&ie#! he then gest"re# &or .agn"m to sit at the ta%le across &rom the woman$

As .agn"m sat #own! he loo'e# at a %rie&case that the woman ha# alrea#y place# on the #es'$ He p"t

his %rie&case net to hers$

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/he woman too' a sip &rom a water %ottle %e&ore spea'ing$

3Hell o& a hot continent yo" got here$4

3La"ra rown!4 sai# .agn"m$

La"ra ch"c'le#$

3?h! no nee# &or that name anymore!4 she sai#! her accent s"##enly changing an# re*ealing her

Eastern E"ropean ancestry$ 3It ne*er s"ite# me$ I only too' it &or my "n#erco*er operations$ ,o" can

call me ?'sana Petro*s'aya$4

3"ssia64

3<'raine$4

3Hmm$ >i*en yo"r ties! .iss Petro*s'aya! I ta'e it that yo" appro*e o& S*o%o#a64

3?& co"rse$ /hey5re heroes! .ister .agn"m$ /r"e *isionaries who are trying to ma'e things

%etter &or my co"ntry$ /his tro"%les yo"64

.agn"m shoo' his hea#$

3.a'es no #i&&erence to me who I #eal with! so long as I can get what I nee#$4

?'sana la"ghe#$

3/hat is a %ottom line I can respect$4

She then loo'e# o*er at Cross &or a moment$

3lac' Spectre!4 she sai#$ 3,o" certainly #on5t spare epenses when it comes to sec"rity$4

.agn"m glance# at the men at her si#e$

3+either #o yo"! it seems$4

3>i*en recent losses! Hy#ra has to stay care&"l$ E*en with yo"$4

She then loo'e# o*er her sho"l#er at one o& her men$

3Show him$4

/he man steppe# &orwar# an# opene# the %rie&case$ Cross 'ept his eye on him the entire time!

ma'ing s"re that no%o#y ma#e any &alse mo*es$ /he man opene# the %rie&case an# t"rne# it aro"n#!

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allowing .agn"m to see what was insi#e$ .ost o& the s"itcase was &ille# with %lac' &oam! with si

slots c"t into it$

Each slot containe# a small! circ"lar tech grena#e$ Each grena#e ha# a thin glass line aro"n# the

circ"m&erence! which re*eale# that there was a glowing p"rple li"i# insi#e$

3/he /heta *ir"s!4 sai# ?'sana! smiling$ 3Specially prepare# %y octor hitehall himsel&$ His

crowning achie*ement$ /hat! right there! is the net %ig thing in %iological war&are$ >"arantee# to

ca"se in&ection in one h"n#re# percent o& its *ictims$ +o more instant #eath rates li'e the Corr"pte#

loo# Vir"s or other pre*io"s mo#els$4

.agn"m reache# insi#e an# pic'e# "p one o& the grena#es$ He loo'e# it o*er! ta'ing note o& a

re# %"tton an# a pin attache# to the si#e$

3P"ll o"t the pin an# press the %"tton! which will arm the #e*ice$ /hen! yo" ("st ha*e to throw it

an# watch the chaos ens"e$4

3e5ll ha*e to test it to ma'e s"re it #oes what yo" claim!4 sai# .agn"m$

3?& co"rse$ hate*er yo" nee# to &eel li'e yo"5re ma'ing a *al"a%le p"rchase$ I& there5s any

#issatis&action! yo" only nee# to call$ Let5s see the money$4

.agn"m place# the grena#e %ac' in the %rie&case an# close# it$ He then reache# &or his own

%rie&case$ As he was opening it! ?'sana saw a sha#ow cast #own on the o"tsi#e o& the %"il#ing wall! in

the shape o& a h"manoi#$ eali0ing it was the per&ect opport"nity! she imme#iately 'ic'e# "p *iolently

with her le&t &oot! ca"sing the ta%le to smac' against .agn"m5s (aw$

/he two Hy#ra %o#yg"ar#s sho"te# in s"rprise$ .agn"m5s money scattere# into the air$ Cross

p"lle# o"t his pistol an# too' aim at ?'sana! who then per&orme# a %ac'&lip to #o#ge his shots$ hile

she was &lipping! she p"lle# o"t a se*enth /heta *ir"s grena#e &rom her %elt an# p"lle# the pin$ olling

into the a#(acent room! she then presse# the %"tton %e&ore tossing the grena#e into the li*ing room$

.agn"m gra%%e# the grena#e %rie&case as Cross cro"che# #own an# p"t his han# o*er his

mo"th$ /he grena#e eplo#e#! ca"sing a p"rple mist to &ill "p the air$ Cross "ic'ly got .agn"m o"t o&

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the room as the two Hy#ra %o#yg"ar#s co"ghe# &rom inhaling the gas$ >rinning! ?'sana then ran to

the other si#e o& the %athroom an# %ashe# #own the opposite #oor$

Cross place# his &inger against his ear as he p"lle# .agn"m #own the hall$

3It5s a #o"%le cross84 he sho"te#$ 3>et the entrances co*ere#84

3?n it$4

9"st as Cross an# .agn"m were a%o"t to get to the stairs! Ste*e sw"ng #own &rom o"tsi#e! with

his shiel# hel# in &ront o& him$ He smashe# thro"gh the win#ow with his shiel# an# #i# a %arrel roll$

?nce he was stan#ing "p! he got into a com%at stance an# loo'e# #irectly at Cross$ /he mercenary

#rew o"t his pistol an# &ire# two shots at Ste*e! who #e&lecte# them with his shiel#$

As Ste*e was %loc'ing the shots! Cross r"she# &or the stairs! with .agn"m in tow$ Ste*e was

a%o"t to go a&ter them when he hear# a %loo#-c"r#ling screech$ People in the hallway screame# as a

h"manoi# &ig"re %"rst thro"gh one o& the #oors! tearing the woo# apart$ Ste*e gaspe# when he loo'e#

at the creat"re$

It was a m"tate# man! who ha# clearly %een wearing a s"it$ Howe*er! the lower &ace o& his &ace

an# a large portion o& he right si#e o& his chest were split open! with (agge# teeth lining %oth ori&ices$

rithing! orange tentacles sp"rte# o"t o& the chest ca*ity! an# the %ones in his arms ha# grown into

spi'es that pierce# the &lesh$

/he creat"re howle# into the air %e&ore r"nning towar#s Ste*e! who %race# himsel& with his

shiel#$ /he creat"re crashe# into the shiel#! screaming as it trie# to %ite #own on the e#ge o& it$

>roaning! Ste*e then ("tte# his shiel# &orwar#! cr"nching the %ones in its chest against the metal$ He

then lan#e# a soli# p"nch to its &ace$

/he creat"re too' a step %ac' as more teeth poppe# o"t o& its &lesh$ A larger tentacle emerge#

&rom the chest ca*ity! poise# to stri'e$ It lashe# &orwar#! %"t Ste*e sp"n aro"n# an# sw"ng his shiel#!

slicing the tentacle in hal&$ /he creat"re s"eale# as Ste*e then (amme# his shiel# into the chest ca*ity!

clea*ing its &lesh an# ca"sing %loo# to sp"rt o"t &rom m"ltiple places$

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<n#eterre#! Ste*e 'noc'e# the creat"re to the &loor %e&ore li&ting his shiel# again$ He then

slamme# the e#ge o& the shiel# with all his strength! &inally 'illing the creat"re$ Howe*er! once he

loo'e# "p! he saw that more creat"res were r"nning thro"gh the %"il#ing! chasing #own screaming

ci*ilians an# attac'ing them$

Ste*e watche# in horror as a woman was sta%%e# thro"gh the &ace with an arm spi'e$ ?nly a

&ew secon#s later! her cr"she# hea# &ell o&& an# her lower %o#y starte# to m"tate! with spin#ly legs

%"rsting o"t o& her si#es$ Her %o#y then &ell to the &loor! an# she starte# to crawl along the &loor on her

new legs as tentacles emerge# &rom her %ac'$

3?h >o#$4

own in the lo%%y! people were &leeing in terror as one o& the creat"res leape# #own &rom one

o& the %alconies$ Cross loo'e# at the creat"re an# &ire# three shots at it! incl"#ing one that %lew apart its

hea#$ /he attac' staggere# the creat"re %"t #i# not 'ill it$

3>et me o"t o& here84 sho"te# .agn"m$

3/he hell #o yo" thin' I5m #oing684

/he creat"re! which ha# %la#e-li'e %ones protr"#ing &rom all o& its &ingers! wil#ly slashe#

thro"gh the air in con&"sion$ Cross too' the opport"nity to get .agn"m o"t o& the %"il#ing$

3here5s my co*er684

At that secon#! a lac' Spectre mercenary &ell o"t o& the air! his %o#y crashing into the top o& a

near%y car$ Cross an# .agn"m %oth sho"te# as Sharon sw"ng #ownwar#s on a grapple line that was

attache# to an o"tsi#e %alcony$ @ic'ing o"t with %oth legs! she str"c' Cross in the chest! 'noc'ing him

to the gro"n#$

.agn"m imme#iately sprinte# in the opposite #irection$ Sharon was a%o"t to chase a&ter him

when a sniper shot rang o"t thro"gh the air! coming &rom a mercenary on a %alcony across the street$

/a'ing co*er %ehin# the car! she "ic'ly gra%%e# the sniper ri&le o&& o& the corpse o& the &irst mercenary

an# hel# it close$ Cross got o&& the &loor! %"t saw that se*eral police *ehicles ha# arri*e#$

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P"lling o"t his assa"lt ri&le! he &ire# a spray o& %"llets a%o*e the hea#s o& the incoming o&&icers!

&orcing them to ta'e co*er$ He then sprinte# a&ter .agn"m$ Sharon scowle# as she hear# another sniper

shot go o&& o*er her hea#$ As people ran e*ery which way! she then too' aim with the sniper ri&le an#

&ire# a shot! %lowing apart the s'"ll o& the enemy sniper$

/ossing the ri&le away! Sharon then %ro'e into a &"ll on sprint #own the street! chasing a&ter

.agn"m an# Cross$ A moment later! Ste*e threw one o& the creat"res o"t o& the %"il#ing! %e&ore

r"shing "p to it an# cr"shing its %o#y against another car$

3Sharon84

3Come on84 she sho"te#$ 3He5s getting away84

P"tting his shiel# on his %ac'! Ste*e too' o&& a&ter Sharon$ .agn"m went aro"n# a corner!

sho*ing a man o"t o& his way an# ("mping o*er the hoo# o& an incoming car$ As another police *ehicle

hea#e# towar#s .agn"m! Cross aime# his assa"lt ri&le an# &ire# a grena#e &rom the "n#er%elly

la"ncher$ /he &ront o& the car eplo#e#! 'illing %oth o&&icers insi#e$

3>et the e*ac chopper onto the roo& near the water84 sho"te# Cross! into his com lin'$

.agn"m an# Cross got across the street! hea#ing &or an alley where another lac' Spectre

mercenary was waiting &or them$ Cross t"rne# aro"n# an# &ire# a %"rst o& %"llets at Sharon! who

#"c'e# %eneath another car to a*oi# them$ She then &ire# o&& a co"ple o& ro"n#s &rom her ICE pistol!

%"t Cross was alrea#y aro"n# the corner$

She got across the street! with Ste*e close %ehin# her$ As she t"rne# the corner! the mercenary

("mpe# o"t! with a ri&le at the rea#y$ Sharon reacte# "ic'er! per&orming a spin 'ic' to 'noc' the ri&le

o"t o& his han#s$ He trie# to p"nch at her! %"t she parrie# his %low %e&ore gra%%ing his throat with one

han# an# (amming the %arrel o& her pistol against his &orehea# with the other$

She p"lle# the trigger! ren#ering him instantly "nconscio"s$ /hrowing his %o#y to the si#e! she

then contin"e# to sprint #own the alley$ She then loo'e# "p to see that Ste*e ha# clim%e# "p onto the

near%y %"il#ing an# was r"nning e*en &aster than she was$ He got to the en# o& the %"il#ing an# leape#

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&orwar#! hol#ing his shiel# in &ront o& him$

Cross t"rne# aro"n# ("st in time to see Ste*e a%o"t to colli#e with him$ Cross yelle# as Ste*e

%ashe# his shiel# into his %o#y! 'noc'ing him %ac'$ As Ste*e was a%o"t to &ollow "p his attac'! Cross

arme# a wrist mo#"le! which &ire# a sonic %last$ Ste*e hel# his han#s o*er his ears as the %last

#isoriente# him$

Cross then aime# his assa"lt ri&le at Ste*e5s chest$

3Hell is &or heroes!4 he sai#$

As Cross was a%o"t to p"ll the trigger! Sharon ran o"t o& the alley an# &ire# a shot at his arm$

3A"gh84

Cross was paine# %y the impact! %"t his %o#y armo"r a%sor%e# the #en#rotoin$ He then aime#

his ri&le at Sharon! &iring another %"rst o& shots that &orce# her %ac'$ His clip empty! Cross then tosse#

the ri&le away an# ran a&ter .agn"m! who was now clim%ing the stairs to a roo& with a lac' Spectre

helicopter on it$

Ste*e cringe# as he reco*ere# &rom the sonic %last$ Sharon ran past him! %"t stoppe# in her

trac's when she saw Cross p"ll a grena#e o&& his %elt$

3Piss o&&84

Cross tosse# the grena#e towar#s Sharon$ In a split secon#! she reali0e# that a yo"ng %oy! no

ol#er than ten! was stan#ing on the street near her$

3Loo' o"t84

She then tac'le# the %oy! 'noc'ing him o"t o& the %last ra#i"s$ /he grena#e eplo#e#! with the

&ragments c"tting at Sharon5s %o#y$ She was 'noc'e# to the gro"n#! an# the %oy loo'e# at her in shoc'$

Letting o"t a #eep %reath as she %le# &rom her si#e! she then met his eyes$

3,o" o'ay64 she as'e#$

/he %oy no##e#$ y this point! .agn"m ha# gotten to the roo&! where the helicopter was

waiting &or him$ Cross was right %ehin# him! %"t was s"##enly str"c' %y Ste*e5s shiel#$ )alling o*er!

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Cross "ic'ly reco*ere# an# got %ac' "p! spinning aro"n# to &ace the hero$ Sho"ting! Cross starte# to

&ight Ste*e han# to han#! an# the two com%atants tra#e# se*eral %lows$

.agn"m got onto the helicopter! an# watche# as Ste*e an# Cross contin"e# to &ight$

3>et "s in the air84 he sho"te#$

/he pilot too' o&&! an# was a &ew metres into the air when he was s"##enly shot in the nec'

with an ICE %"llet$ As the pilot went "nconscio"s! .agn"m loo'e# %ac' to the si#e to see a %loo#ie#

Sharon getting to the roo&! hol#ing her pistol$ /he helicopter &ell %ac' #own! an# its lan#ing gear

crashe# against the e#ge o& the roo&$

eali0ing that the helicopter was a%o"t to &all o&& the %"il#ing an# into the water! .agn"m hel#

the %rie&case with %oth arms an# ("mpe# o"t$ He lan#e# on his stomach as the helicopter &ell o&& the

e#ge! crashing into the water %elow$ As this happene#! Ste*e smashe# Cross in the chest with his 'nee

%e&ore %ringing his shiel# #own har# on his &ace! &inally #ealing the 'noc'o"t %low$

Ste*e let o"t a #eep %reath as he loo'e# at .agn"m$ Sharon wal'e# "p to Ste*e! stan#ing %esi#e

him$ /he two heroes too' a moment to reco*er their %reath$ .agn"m "i*ere# an# p"t "p his han#s$

3I s"rren $ $ $ $4

Sharon then &ire# an ICE %"llet at his hea#! incapacitating him$

3e 'now!4 she sai#$

Sharon then tappe# her com lin'$

3>et a "in(et o*er here &or pic'"p$ e ha*e two $ $ $ $4

Sharon loo'e# o*er her sho"l#er to see that Cross was alrea#y gone$

3Scratch that$ ?ne priority target ac"ire#$4

; ; ; ;

)rom a helicopter &lying away &rom the city! ?'sana co"l# see Ste*e an# Sharon thro"gh her

%inoc"lars$ She ch"c'le# as she place# her phone net to her ear$

3>oo# news! Bemo$ /he (o%5s #one$4

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Chapter : Hearts an# .in#s

?nce he was satis&ie# that his chil#ren were occ"pie# with watching a mo*ie in the li*ing room!

Bemo went into his pri*ate o&&ice an# close# the #oor$ He sat #own an# t"rne# on his comp"ter$ A &ew

min"tes later! he starte# a *i#eo call$ ?n the other en# was aniel hitehall 9r$! a scientist in his early

thirties who loo'e# almost eactly li'e his &ather! the original aniel hitehall who wor'e# with the

e# S'"ll in orl# ar II$

3aron$4

3octor$4

3How was o"r &iel# test64

Bemo &ol#e# his han#s together$

3etter than I5# hope#$ E*erything is &alling in line with my plans$ Soon! SHIEL will %e

shattere#! an# +ic' )"ry will r"e the #ay he crosse# me$4

3An# what happens now64

3?"r new anti-#etection system has %een p"t to goo# "se$ Contin"e /heta #e*elopment &or the

time %eing$ I ha*e to ma'e preparations &or the &eliverance$ I5ll %e in contact once the net phase has

%eg"n$4

; ; ; ;

3Ergh $ $ $ $4

3/ry not to mo*e too m"ch!4 sai# Simmons$ 3ith the a#renaline gone! yo"5re going to %e

&eeling all the pain$4

Sharon wince# as she lai# her hea# %ac' against the pillow on her me#ical %e#$ She was on a

"in(et hea#ing %ac' to the helicarrier! %eing ten#e# to %y Simmons$ )it0 an# Ste*e were also present$

.agn"m was han#c"&&e# an# place# in the %ac' en# o& the (et$ At that moment! the pilot loo'e# o*er

her sho"l#er$

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3e5ll %e at the helicarrier in hal& an ho"r!4 sai# .elin#a .ay$ 3Alrea#y ga*e )"ry the mission

report$ Says he5ll meet "s when we arri*e$4

3/han's! .ay!4 sai# )it0! as he type# into a #atapa#$ 3Here we are$4

)it0 then han#e# the #atapa# to Ste*e$ It showe# a pro&ile an# an image o& Cross$

3/hat5s him!4 sai# Ste*e$

3illiam Cross! also 'nown as Cross&ire!4 sai# )it0$ 3E-CIA operati*e who later went into

pri*ate contracting$ +ow he5s a top-tier mercenary &or lac' Spectre$ >ot away64

Ste*e han#e# the #atapa# %ac' to )it0$

3He won5t net time$ /han's$4

Ste*e watche# as Simmons gently applie# a #isin&ectant to the c"ts on Sharon5s right si#e$ Her

s'in ha# se*eral gashes in it &rom the grena#e &ragments! which ha# alrea#y %een remo*e#$ Howe*er!

asi#e &rom a co"ple o& groans! Sharon #i# not seem o*erly &a0e# %y the wo"n#s$

3Ah!4 sai# )it0$ 3Can5t watch this$ +ot goo# with $ $ $ $ &leshy %its$4

)it0 then wal'e# towar#s the coc'pit an# too' the passenger seat net to .ay$ Ste*e watche# as

Simmons wrappe# %an#ages aro"n# Sharon5s wo"n#s$ ?nce she was #one! Simmons clappe# her han#s

together an# smile#$

3An#! there yo" are8 Sho"l# ma'e a &"ll reco*ery! all things consi#ere#$4

Sharon reache# o"t with her right han#$ She too' Simmons5 han# an# s"ee0e# it$

3/han' yo"! 9emma$4

3,o"5re welcome$4

Sharon let go o& Simmons5 han#! an# the scientist wal'e# away &rom the me#ical %e#$ Sharon

ehale# an# loo'e# "pwar#s as Ste*e too' a step towar#s her$ He glance# #own at her %an#ages %e&ore

loo'ing at her &ace again$ He crosse# his arms %e&ore spea'ing$

3,o" #i# goo# to#ay$4

Sharon #i#n5t respon#$

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3I ("st wante# yo" to 'now that I saw what yo" #i#$ is'ing yo"rsel& &or that 'i#$ ,o" #i#n5t

hesitate$ It was %ra*e$4

Sharon %lin'e# an# sighe#$

3)"ry wo"l# %e pro"#$4

3,eah!4 sai# Sharon$ 3>"ess he wo"l# %e$4

3Peggy wo"l# %e pro"# too$4

3I #on5t want her appro*al$4

Ste*e &rowne#$ He then sat #own on a chair net to the me#ical %e#$

3hen we met! yo" sai# that yo" #i#n5t (oin SHIEL to &ollow in Peggy5s &ootsteps$ /hat yo"

an# her weren5t on goo# terms$ Care to tell me more a%o"t why64

3+ot really$4

3,o" 'now! hol#ing on to the past! 'eeping it loc'e# "p insi#e $ $ $ $ it can %rea' a person$

Change yo"$ /"rn yo" into something yo"5re not$4

Sharon sco&&e#$

3/ell me something I #on5t 'now$4

She then t"rne# to loo' at Ste*e$

3/hat5s what Peggy #i#$ /hat5s why I #on5t wanna see her$ She hel# on to the past so m"ch that it

r"ine# her &amily$ .y &amily$ She5s the one who tore "s apart$4

Ste*e &rowne# as he listene# to Sharon$

3e were always tol# that Peggy was a hero$ or'ing with Captain America! &o"n#ing

SHIEL! pro%a%ly sa*ing the worl# hal& a #o0en times$ S"re! she #i# all that! %"t that5s all history$

+o%o#y tal's a%o"t what she #i# to her &amily$ How she r"ine# all o"r li*es$ +o%o#y tal's a%o"t that$

+o%o#y remem%ers that$4

3I5m sorry!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3I! I #i#n5t 'now$4

3?& co"rse yo" #on5t$ +o one 'nows$ +o one cares$4

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Sharon smile#$

3/han' yo"! sir$4

)"ry then glance# at Ste*e$

3/here5s something yo" %oth nee# to see$4

)"ry le# Ste*e an# Sharon o"t o& the hangar an# into a con&erence room$ He p"lle# a remote o"t

o& one o& his insi#e (ac'et poc'ets an# presse# a %"tton$ A holographic #isplay screen appeare# on the

wall! showing a news %roa#cast$ It was an inter*iew %eing #one on an o"t#oor po#i"m with Senator

A%igail Conway$

3/his was %roa#cast less than ten min"tes ago!4 sai# )"ry$

Ste*e narrowe# his eyes when he saw the hea#line at the %ottom o& the screen$

SE+A/? C?+A, CALLS )? A</H?I/A/IVE AC/I?+ A>AI+S/ SHIEL

3SHIEL is an organi0ation that claims to stan# &or law an# or#er! %"t #"e process is clearly

not a priority$ /he terri%le trage#y in )reetown is ("st the latest in a string o& inci#ents that pro*e that

+ic' )"ry simply #oesn5t care a%o"t the conse"ences o& either his own actions! or the actions o& the

people "n#er his comman#$4

/he screen then showe# aerial &ootage o& the %attle in )reetown! incl"#ing shots o& the m"tate#

creat"res attac'ing ci*ilians$

3"ring a SHIEL operation to#ay in*ol*ing Captain America! an "n'nown %iological weapon

was "nleashe#! e*ent"ally res"lting in &o"rteen ci*ilian cas"alties$ It was only #"e to l"c' that the

in&ecte# creat"res were #estroye# %y the %ra*e o&&icers o& Sierra Leone %e&ore the contagion co"l#

sprea# too &ar$4

Sharon p"t a han# o*er her &ace as the &ootage switche# %ac' to A%igail$

3/o#ay! I am calling &or an en# to SHIEL5s "nilateral a"thority$ I am here%y #eman#ing that

+ic' )"ry! Captain America! an# anyone else in*ol*e# in this operation imme#iately cease action an#

come to meet me on Capitol Hill! where Congress will #isc"ss new legislation in the names o& the

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people o& )reetown! an# anyone else who has %een 'ille# on )"ry5s watch$4

)"ry tappe# the %"tton again! t"rning the screen o&&$ He then loo'e# at Ste*e an# Sharon$

3I5*e alrea#y contacte# Congress!4 sai# )"ry$ 3e5ll %e going to Capitol Hill tomorrow! &irst

thing in the morning$4

3e #i# o"r (o%s84 sho"te# Sharon$ 3e ha# no i#ea there wo"l# %e anything li'e that8 e

#i#n5t release that %io-weapon84

3I 'now!4 sai# )"ry$ 3It was a set"p! I5m #amn s"re o& it$ "t we #on5t 'now who #i# it! an#

#on5t ha*e any proo& to help o"r case$ Pains me to say it! %"t Conway5s got "s #ea# to rights$ Ci*ilians

are #ea#! an# there5s a trail o& %o#ies whene*er o"r agents go into the &iel#$4

3"t sir! that5s the (o%!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3e go o"t there an# try to sa*e e*eryone we can! %"t we go

into this 'nowing that we can5t always sa*e e*eryone$ /a'ing #own .agn"m an# retrie*ing the %io-

weapon will sa*e &ar more li*es than the ones that were lost$4

3I completely agree!4 sai# )"ry$ 3"t not e*eryone sees it that way$ An# I can5t a*oi# this iss"e

any longer$ e ha*e to go$4

Ste*e an# Sharon glance# at each other %e&ore loo'ing %ac' at )"ry$

3<n#erstoo#!4 sai# Ste*e$

3e5ll ha*e yo"r %ac'! sir!4 sai# Sharon$

; ; ; ;

As the s"n rose o*er ashington! $C$! a tr"c' p"lle# "p to the one o& the loa#ing areas &or the

<nite# States Capitol "il#ing$ /he #ri*er p"lle# "p to a sec"rity chec'point! an# she stoppe# as

re"ire#$ She was wearing s"nglasses! a +ew ,or' ,an'ees %ase%all cap! an# was lo"#ly chewing her

g"m$ She ha# one han# on the top o& the wheel$

/he sec"rity o&&icer loo'e# at her an# raise# an eye%row$

3Hang on!4 he sai#$ 3>otta #o a scan$4

/he o&&icer presse# a %"tton on his panel! an# %l"e lasers shot #own on the tr"c' &rom near%y

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posts$ /hey scanne# the entire tr"c'! an# a&ter a &ew secon#s! the scan came "p negati*e &or any

#angero"s #e*ices$ /he o&&icer loo'e# %ac' at the #ri*er$

3Cre#entials$4

/he #ri*er han#e# o*er her i#enti&ication car# an# an o&&icial #oc"ment that showe# her import

or#er$ /he o&&icer loo'e# o*er the #oc"ments &or a moment$

3La"ra rown64

3,es sir!4 sai# ?'sana! once again "sing her American accent$

3Says here yo" ha*e an import or#er &rom Senator Conway$4

3Signe# it hersel&$4

/he man loo'e# %ac' at ?'sana! an# ga*e her a s"spicio"s glare$ She %lew a %"%%le with her

g"m as she waite# &or him to spea' again$

3eally64 he sai#$

3eally what64

3A ,an'ees &an6 eally684

?'sana la"ghe#$

3orn an# raise#!4 she sai#$ 3,o"64

3In#ians$ Always$4

?'sana shoo' her hea#$

3Sorry$4

/he o&&icer ch"c'le# %e&ore han#ing her cre#entials %ac' to her$

3Ha*e a goo# #ay!4 he sai#$

3Li'ewise! sir$4

/he o&&icer presse# the %"tton that opene# the sec"rity gate! allowing ?'sana to #ri*e the tr"c'

into the compo"n#$ She whistle# as she loo'e# "p at the rear *iew mirror! in which she co"l# see the

electromagnetic p"lse %om% she ha# %een or#ere# to #eli*er$

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; ; ; ;

)"ry steppe# o"t o& a limo! an# was imme#iately am%"she# %y n"mero"s reporters an# news

o"tlets! all o& them trying to get his attention or ta'e his pict"re$ /he crow# only grew more &renetic

when Ste*e steppe# o"t o& the limo a&ter him! wearing his cost"me an# his shiel#$ Sharon was the last

one o"t o& the car$

3Come on!4 sai# )"ry! ignoring the crow#$

)"ry! Ste*e an# Sharon starte# wal'ing "p the steps to the Capitol "il#ing$ Howe*er! a &ew

secon#s later! they stoppe# when they hear# the crow# er"pt into appla"se an# cheering$ /hey all

loo'e# "p to see a &amiliar &ig"re #ropping o"t o& the s'y$ She lan#e# in a three-point pose a &ew steps

a%o*e them %e&ore stan#ing "p an# retracting her helmet$

3Hey g"ys84 sai# /asha$

)"ry was "n&a0e#! an# contin"e# wal'ing$

3Star'$4

)"ry wal'e# past /asha! who shr"gge#$

3Eh! whate*er$4

/asha then loo'e# at Ste*e an# smile#$ She wal'e# &orwar# an# hel# her han#s o"t at her si#es$

3Hey! han#some84

Ste*e smile# %ac'$ Sharon staye# silent$

3/asha$ hat are yo" #oing here64

/asha &"rrowe# her %row$

3I5m here to ta'e yo" in$4

Ste*e ch"c'le#$

3I5# li'e to see yo" try$4

/asha giggle#$ She then hel# o"t her han#! an# Ste*e shoo' it$

3It5s nice to see yo"!4 he sai#$

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Chapter F: Bemo ar' /hirty

3Hyn#en8 How can a %anana protect yo" against two 0om%ies684

3It can8 It can8 /hey5ll slip on it84

3.ay%e one! %"t two684

3It can84

Herman scowle# at his yo"nger sister$

3+"h "h84

3,eah h"h84

Bemo sighe# as his two chil#ren contin"e# to arg"e an# ma'e &aces at each other$ He was sitting

at the ta%le with Herman an# Hyn#en! with the &amily eating %rea'&ast together$ A&ter a co"ple min"tes

o& en#"ring their prattling! he #eci#e# to spea' "p$

3Alright! yo" two! that5s eno"gh!4 sai# Bemo! his tone &irm %"t &air$ 3Stop &ighting an# &inish

yo"r %rea'&ast$4

3He starte# it84 sai# Hyn#en! pointing at her %rother$

3I #on5t care!4 sai# Bemo! sha'ing his hea#$ 3Eat$4

Hyn#en gr"m%le# as she go%%le# #own more o& her cereal$ A co"ple secon#s later! Herman

pointe# o*er at the tele*ision$

3Papa8 Loo'84

Bemo t"rne# to &ace the tele*ision! which showe# a report on Captain America an# +ic' )"ry

arri*ing at the Capitol "il#ing to meet with Senator Conway$

3/hat5s where .ama wor's84 sai# Herman$

3,es!4 sai# Bemo! smir'ing$ 3,es it is$4

3Can we go to the mo*ies to#ay64 as'e# Hyn#en$

Bemo loo'e# #own at his #a"ghter$

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3?& co"rse!4 he sai#$ 3"t it will ha*e to %e with ose$ I ha*e to get %ac' to wor' mysel&$4

Herman an# Hyn#en groane# sim"ltaneo"sly$

3"t Papa84

3,o" ne*er lea*e "s li'e this so soon!4 sai# Herman$ 3hy64

3ose will ta'e yo" where*er yo" want to go$ I ha*e %"siness! my little ones$4

At that moment! the #oor%ell rang$ Bemo stoo# "p an# wal'e# o*er to the &oyer$ He opene# the

#oor to &in# a teenage girl with re# hair stan#ing on the other si#e$

3.orning! .ister Conway84

3ose!4 sai# Bemo! smiling$ 3ight on time$4

Bemo reache# into his poc'et an# p"lle# o"t se*eral %ills %e&ore han#ing them to ose$

3I thin' they want to see a &ilm to#ay$ /a'e them where*er they as'$4

3A%sol"tely! .ister Conway$4

3I5ll %e gone &or a co"ple #ays! may%e more$ So $ $ $ $4

Bemo reache# into his poc'et again an# p"lle# o"t an e*en larger stac' o& %ills$

3Something etra &or yo" to ma'e s"re they5re ta'en care o&$4

ose5s eyes lit "p "pon seeing the amo"nt o& cash she was %eing han#e#$

3A-Anything yo" say! .-.ister Conway84

; ; ; ;

As Ste*e an# Sharon wal'e# into the lo%%y o& the Capitol "il#ing! they saw that )"ry ha# %een

cornere# %y another reporter an# was rel"ctantly answering a co"ple o& "estions$ eali0ing that he

act"ally ha# a spare moment! Ste*e loo'e# o*er at Sharon$

3Hey$4

Sharon stoppe# an# t"rne# to &ace Ste*e$

3hate*er happens in there! I want yo" to 'now that none o& it is yo"r &a"lt$4

Sharon raise# an eye%row$

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3e were hit with something we #i#n5t epect!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3I 'now eactly what that5s li'e$ /o

&eel li'e the %lame might %e on yo" &or something the %a# g"ys #i#$ /he g"ilt6 It ("st pro*es that yo"5re

one o& the goo# ones$4

A slight hint o& a &rown appeare# on Sharon5s &ace as she listene#$

3I& yo" &eel am%"she# in there! or i& at any point yo" &eel "ncom&orta%le! ("st let me han#le it$

/hat5s not me saying yo" can5t ta'e care o& yo"rsel&! not at all$ I5*e alrea#y seen that yo" can$ hat I5m

saying is! that i& yo" nee# a sa&e place! to tal'! or ("st to %e in $ $ $ $ the o&&er5s open$ I5ll %e there$4

Sharon glance# away &or a moment! seemingly "na%le to say anything in response$ She then

close# her eyes an# t"rne# &orwar#$ Ste*e sighe# as the two o& them wal'e# "p to )"ry! who ha# &inally

manage# to get away &rom the reporters$ ."ltiple sec"rity o&&icers statione# at the &ront entrance to the

panel room %ec'one# the three o& them to approach$

E*eryone in the panel room t"rne# their hea#s as the main #oor opene#$ )"ry was the &irst one

to wal' thro"gh! &ollowe# %y Ste*e on his le&t si#e an# Sharon on his right$ /here were h"n#re#s o&

people in atten#ance$ A%igail Conway was at the &ront o& the panel! with se*eral people at her si#es$

She watche# as the three heroes wal'e# "p to the &ront o& the room an# too' their seats$

3I5# li'e to than' e*eryone in atten#ance to#ay!4 sai# A%igail$ 3/his is an important #isc"ssion

&or all o& "s to %e ha*ing$ ?"r worl# has change# so m"ch in the past &ew years! an# it5s &ar past time

&or "s to ha*e a real tal' a%o"t how we con#"ct o"rsel*es in this new worl#$4

A%igail too' in a %reath %e&ore she contin"e#$

3e li*e in a worl# o& imminent #anger! an# people who co"l# %e classi&ie# as weapons o& mass

#estr"ction$ /he A*engers$ /he )antastic )o"r$ /he G-.en$ /his is no longer a worl# o& ("st men an#

women! people an# sol#iers$ /his is a worl# where go#s li*e among "s$ People with powers an#

a%ilities we can5t e*en %egin to "n#erstan#! m"ch less control$ "t one man here #oesn5t %elie*e that$

He %elie*es he can control these in#i*i#"als! these metah"mans$ An# that man is here to#ay$ +ic' )"ry!

#irector o& SHIEL$4

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A%igail an# )"ry loo'e# at each other$

3irector )"ry! co"l# yo" please step &orwar#64

)"ry got "p &rom his seat an# too' a co"ple steps towar#s A%igail$ He then p"t his han#s

together %ehin# his %ac'$

3+icholas )"ry$ hat #o yo" ha*e to say a%o"t the people o& )reetown who #ie# #"ring an

inci#ent in*ol*ing yo"r operati*es! incl"#ing 'nown enhance# in#i*i#"al Captain America64

3I ha*e to say that I share the grie& o& the people o& Sierra Leone$4

3Is that it6 E*en tho"gh yo" were responsi%le &or those #eaths64

)"ry shoo' his hea#$

3I only ta'e responsi%ility &or the actions o& mysel& an# my operati*es$ An "n'nown %iological

weapon was "nleashe# #"ring a SHIEL operation! yes! %"t not %y SHIEL$4

3Please! irector! ela%orate$ ho was this ne%"lo"s person who "nleashe# the %io-weapon that

'ille# &o"rteen o& )reetown5s ci*ilians64

)"ry ehale#$

3e cannot con&irm that at this time$4

3,o" cannot or will not64

3Cannot$ e #on5t ha*e that in&ormation$ e5re still trying to &ig"re that o"t &or o"rsel*es$4

A%igail sco&&e#$

3I& yo" #on5t e*en 'now which enemies yo"r missions in*ol*e! then how can we tr"st yo" to

lea# them in the &irst place6 It so"n#s to me li'e yo"r organi0ation5s intelligence isn5t as tr"stworthy as

yo"5# care to a#mit$ ,o" sen# powere# in#i*i#"als into com%at sit"ations in ci*ilian areas witho"t e*en

%eing &"lly aware o& all 'nown in*ol*e# &actions684

)"ry too' in a %reath as he mentally prepare# his response$

3e "se o"r intelligence to the %est o& o"r a%ility! Senator$ "t ha*ing %een in com%at sit"ations

o*er m"ltiple #eca#es! I can tell yo" one thing &or certain$ /here are always *aria%les that are either

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the anti-#etection system that ha# allowe# her to get the %om% past the %"il#ing5s sec"rity meas"res$

/a'ing a "ic' loo' at her watch! ?'sana ma#e a mental note that she was right on time$ She

then %ent #own an# tappe# the arming co#e into a n"m%er pa# attache# to the si#e o& the %om%$ ?nce

the %om% was arme#! the co"nt#own starte#! an# ?'sana close# the crate$ At that moment! a wor'er

wal'e# into the room an# loo'e# at her with s"spicion$

3Hey! what was that64

3hat #o yo" mean64 as'e# ?'sana! not t"rning aro"n#$

/he wor'er too' a step towar#s her$

3Loo'e# li'e there was something in that crate$ hat was it64

?'sana rolle# her eyes$

3+othing yo" nee# to %e concerne# a%o"t$4

?'sana then "ic'ly t"rne# aro"n# an# whippe# a 'ni&e that was in her poc'et at the man5s

throat$ It pierce# his nec' right %elow the chin$ ?'sana then r"she# towar#s him an# gra%%e# the

'ni&e5s hilt$ She (amme# it e*en &"rther into his &lesh! 'illing him %e&ore he got the chance to ma'e a

single so"n#$

P"lling the 'ni&e o"t! ?'sana then wipe# the %loo# on the man5s clothes %e&ore st"&&ing it %ac'

in her poc'et$ She then #ragge# the man5s %o#y %ehin# the crate$ Co"ghing once! she then p"t her

han#s in her poc'ets again %e&ore calmly wal'ing #own the hallway$

; ; ; ;

.agn"m was sitting at a ta%le in an interrogation room$ He tappe# his &ingers against the e#ge

o& the ta%le as he waite#$ .ay was stan#ing on the insi#e o& the room! net to the #oor$ A&ter hearing a

'noc'! .ay opene# the #oor an# .aria Hill steppe# into the room$ .ay close# the #oor as Hill loo'e#

at .agn"m$

3/he way I see it! .ister .agn"m! yo" ha*e a choice!4 sai# Hill$ 3,o" can either tell "s what

we want to 'now! or yo" can $ $ $ $4

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they got to say wo"l# ha*e some 'in# o& e&&ect on the rest o& the panel$ Se*eral o& the people at the

hea# ta%le %egan con&erring with each other$ A%igail listene# in on some o& their con*ersations$ A&ter a

co"ple min"tes! they all loo'e# &orwar# again$

A%igail chec'e# her watch %e&ore spea'ing$

3e here appreciate all o& the har# wor' that SHIEL has #one$ e5re not trying to ta'e away

&rom any o& that$ "t the age o& SHIEL ha*ing a%sol"te a"thority o*er its operations is going to come

to an en#$ +ew o*ersight will %e installe#! an# new legislation will %e rati&ie#$ espite all the goo#

yo"5*e #one! irector )"ry! there is also m"ch that yo" will regret$4

A%igail narrowe# her eyes$

3/hin' on yo"r sins! )"ry$4

)"ry s"##enly &elt a shi*er go #own his spine "pon hearing s"ch &amiliar wor#s$ At that

moment! Ste*e tilte# his hea# slightly as he hear# a strange clic'ing so"n#$ His eyes wi#ening! he

imme#iately stoo# "p an# too' o"t his shiel#! placing it against the gro"n# in &ront o& Sharon$

3L??@ ?</84

Ste*e ha# %arely to"che# the tip o& his shiel# against the concrete when an eplosion %lew a

massi*e hole open in the &loor o& the panel room$ .ost o& the atten#ance crow# were instantly

*apori0e#! while most o& the people at the panel ta%le were %lown o"t o& their chairs$ A%igail was

thrown to the &loor! an# loo'e# "p in shoc'$

/he walls o& the room crac'e# as large ch"n's o& the &loor ga*e way an# pl"mmete# #own to

the lower le*els$ An electric shoc'wa*e was sent o"t %y the %om%5s #etonation! c"tting o&& power to the

Capitol "il#ing an# m"ch o& the s"rro"n#ing area$ As Ste*e an# Sharon got "p! they saw that )"ry

was clinging to the e#ge o& the hole in the &loor$

3+IC@84

Sharon ran o*er to him an# gra%%e# his %loo#ie# arm with %oth han#s$ Sharon sho"te# in agony

as she #esperately p"lle#! tearing open the wo"n#s in her si#e as she trie# to sa*e him$ She then &elt

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Ste*e wrap his arms aro"n# her stomach an# contri%"te his strength$ )"ry groane# as he was p"lle#

away &rom the e#ge an# %ro"ght %ac' to soli# gro"n#$

Sharon &ell to her 'nee an# &elt her si#e start %lee#ing again$ In a gest"re o& gratit"#e! )"ry

reache# "p an# gently presse# his han# against her arm$ As Ste*e let Sharon &all against him! )"ry too'

o"t his phone an# presse# it to his ear$

3Hill $ $ $ $4

3irector6 hat5s $ $ $ $4

3Con#ition Bero! now84

3,es! sir$4

)"ry then threw his phone into the hole %e&ore loo'ing "p at Ste*e$ His &ace was %loo#y an#

%r"ise#! an# he loo'e# li'e he was %arely hol#ing on to conscio"sness$

3Lea*e me $ $ $ $ &in# $ $ $ $ Bemo $ $ $ $4

)"ry then passe# o"t$ Ste*e an# Sharon loo'e# at each other with con&"sion when they

s"##enly hear# A%igail start sho"ting$

3)<, /IE /? @ILL <S8 /A@E /HE. ?+84

Ste*e glance# o*er his sho"l#er to see a han#&"l o& sec"rity g"ar#s r"shing into the room &rom a

%ac' #oor! all o& them hol#ing pistols$ /hey too' aim at Ste*e! who hel# "p his shiel# to #e&lect se*eral

%"llets$ "ic'ly placing his shiel# against his %ac'! he then li&te# Sharon with %oth han#s! with one

"n#er her nec' an# another "n#er her 'nees$

3hat are yo" $ $ $ $64

Ste*e c"t Sharon o&& %y ("mping into the hole$ )alling m"ltiple stories! he then lan#e# on his

&eet! sho"ting in pain as he #i# so$ e&"sing to %e slowe# #own! he &orce# himsel& to contin"e r"nning!

carrying Sharon the entire time$ He ha# no i#ea where he was s"ppose# to go! %"t he 'new two things

&or certain$

He was a wante# man! an# he was going to #o e*erything he co"l# to 'eep Sharon sa&e$

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Chapter 7: Sharon is Caring

)"ry ha# %een sitting &or ho"rs in a #ar' room$ His han#s were c"&&e#! his &ace was %r"ise#! an#

there were c"ts on se*eral parts o& his %o#y$ His %ones were in constant pain! an# he co"l# still hear a

&aint %"00ing in his ears &rom the so"n# o& the eplosion$ He groane# as he shi&te# his position in his

chair! &in#ing that there simply wasn5t a com&orta%le way &or him to sit$

)inally! the #oor opene#$ A %l"e ray o& light &iltere# into the room$ A secon# later! a &amiliar

&ig"re steppe# insi#e$

3irector )"ry$4

3Senator$ /he eact person I was hoping not to see$4

A%igail co"ghe# as she close# the #oor an# wal'e# to the chair on the opposite si#e o& the ta%le$

)"ry notice# that she ha# change# her #ress! %"t there was still a c"t on the right si#e o& her &orehea#$

She too' a seat an# place# %oth o& her han#s on the ta%le$ ?nce again! )"ry an# A%igail &o"n#

themsel*es glaring at each other! %"t this time! )"ry 'new ("st how #angero"s she really was$

3It seems that yo"r little assassination attempt #i#n5t ta'e! irector$ I5m still here$4

3I #i#n5t plant that %om%$4

3?h really6 An# who #i#64

3,o" #i#$4

A%igail la"ghe# o"t lo"#$ )"ry was somewhat pert"r%e# %y how openly she #i# it$

3Come now! )"ry$ ,o" ha*e to #o %etter than that$ ,o" ha*e no proo&$4

3+o proo&! s"re$ "t I5*e wor'e# this (o% long eno"gh to 'now there5s no s"ch thing as

coinci#ence$ ,o" try to ta'e #own SHIEL thro"gh o&&icial channels! %"t to &orce it thro"gh &aster! yo"

&a'e an assassination attempt an# %lame it on "s$ ,o"5re goo#! I5ll gi*e yo" that$4

3I #on5t %elie*e in coinci#ence either! %"t yo"5*e got it all wrong$ SHIEL plante# that %om%$

,o" were a&rai# that I might act"ally ta'e control away &rom yo"! so yo" trie# to ta'e me o"t$ .a#e

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s"re yo" were in the %last 0one too! to try an# war# o&& s"spicion$ .ay%e yo" co"l# %lame it on any o&

yo"r enemies$ AI.$ /he Syn#icate$ octor oom$ /a'e yo"r pic'$4

3I5m thin'ing o& a #i&&erent enemy$4

A%igail smir'e#$

3An# who wo"l# that %e64

3,o" 'now! yo" almost ha# me &oole#$ I was this close to %elie*ing that may%e yo" were ("st a

gen"inely concerne# citi0en$4

A%igail tilte# her hea# slightly to the si#e as she listene# to )"ry$

3,o"5*e %een wor'ing har# to co*er "p yo"r trac's! %"t yo" co"l#n5t help yo"rsel&! co"l# yo"6

,o" tho"ght yo" ha# me naile# to the wall$ So yo" showe# yo"r han# ("st a secon# too early$ Shame$

,o" might ha*e ha# a chance i& yo" #i#n5t$4

3hat the hell are yo" tal'ing a%o"t64

3/hin' on yo"r sins! Senator$4

A%igail sneere#$ )"ry ch"c'le#$

3I 'now eactly who yo" are now$ An# now that I 'now! yo" won5t get away with this$4

A%igail shr"gge#$

3hat yo" thin' yo" 'now is irrele*ant$ ,o"5re the one in han#c"&&s! not me$ So tell me!

irector $ $ $ $ where is the SHIEL helicarrier64

3I ha*e no i#ea$4

A%igail slamme# her right &ist against the ta%le$

3on5t yo" &"c'ing toy with me! )"ry8 I ha*e %een gi*en #irect a"thority to #ismantle SHIEL$

Presi#ent Ellis ha# no choice %"t to #eclare yo" a rog"e organi0ation$ E*ery single SHIEL agent is

wante# %y the <nite# States go*ernment$ ,o" tell me where they are! an# there5s a chance they get o"t

o& this ali*e$ ,o" #on5t $ $ $ $ an# there isn5t$4

3/hey can ta'e care o& themsel*es$ An# yo" an# I %oth 'now yo" ha*e no intention o& sparing

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the li*es o& any SHIEL agents$4

3Perhaps not$ "t when I 'ill all o& them! it will %e per&ectly legal$ /his will only en# one way!

yo" 'now$4

)"ry sco&&e#$

3,o"5# %e s"rprise# how &ast sit"ations can change$4

3+ot this time$4

A%igail then stoo# %ac' "p$ She p"lle# on her collar with %oth han#s as she wal'e# towar#s the

#oor$ e&ore opening it! she glance# o*er her sho"l#er$

3e will &in# them i& yo" #on5t tell "s$ ,o" 'now that! right6 An# i& yo" ma'e "s search &or

them $ $ $ $ we5ll ma'e them s"&&er$4

A%igail opene# the #oor an# wal'e# o"t$ As she sh"t it %ehin# her! )"ry loo'e# to the si#e an#

too' in a #eep %reath$ He #i#n5t want to show it! %"t insi#e! he was worrie#$

He was *ery worrie#$

; ; ; ;

3+ot the com&iest place! I 'now! %"t it5ll ha*e to #o$4

Ste*e sat #own net to Sharon on the col#! metal &loor$ /hey were stowing away insi#e o& a

cargo &reighter that was ma'ing its way across the Atlantic ?cean$ +o one 'new they were on the ship$

/hey were %oth eha"ste# &rom going on the r"n! %arely a*oi#ing the a"thorities at e*ery t"rn$ +ow!

%r"ise# an# #irty! they &inally ha# a chance to rest$

Sharon ha# recei*e# a #ata pac'et &rom .aria Hill as they were ma'ing their escape! telling

them to hea# &or an a##ress in the <'raine that ha# %een pro*i#e# to her %y .oses .agn"m$ /he

pac'et also mentione# that SHIEL was "n#ergoing Con#ition Bero! which was an emergency

protocol that ha# the helicarrier go silent an# into hi#ing "ntil )"ry ga*e the all clear$

)or se*eral min"tes! the two o& them staye# silent! ("st staring &orwar# an# a%sor%ing the

gra*ity o& their sit"ation$ )inally! Ste*e %ro'e the silence$

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3/ell me something$4

3Hmm64

3/he name )"ry sai# %e&ore we got away$ Bemo$ ,o" hear# it %e&ore64

Sharon loo'e# #own$

3,eah$4

3So ha*e I$4

Ste*e scowle# an# clenche# his &ists$ He close# his eyes as his throat sei0e# "p in anger$ Sharon

&rowne# as she watche# his %o#y lang"age$ She 'new what was coming net$

3aron Bemo was a mem%er o& Hy#ra!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3ac' in the war$ I 'ille# him$ 9"st li'e I

'ille# Hy#ra$ ight64

Ste*e t"rne# his ga0e to Sharon! who re&"se# to loo' him in the eyes$

3ight684

Sharon g"lpe#$ Ste*e then stoo# "p an# sho"te# %e&ore p"nching the si#e o& the ship5s h"ll!

lea*ing a si0a%le #ent$ Sharon ("mpe# to her &eet an# p"t her han# on his sho"l#er$

3Hey$4

Ste*e 'noc'e# her han# away in anger$ She %lin'e# an# too' a step %ac'$ He imme#iately

&rowne# an# shoo' his hea#$

3I5m sorry!4 he sai#$ 3I5m sorry$ I sho"l#n5t ha*e $ $ $ $4

3+o!4 sai# Sharon$ 3I5m sorry$ e were $ $ $ $ we were going to tell yo"$4

Sharon r"%%e# her le&t el%ow with her right han#$

39"st ne*er &elt li'e the right time$4

Ste*e an# Sharon %oth sat %ac' #own in their original spots$

3How a%o"t now64 he as'e#$

Sharon sighe# %e&ore she starte#$

3,o" #e&eate# the e# S'"ll$ estroye# Hy#ra5s Arctic ase$ )or a &ew years! e*eryone tho"ght

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they were gone$ "t some o& them s"r*i*e#$ aron Str"c'er$ .a#ame Hy#ra$ aniel hitehall$ Heh$

)"nny eno"gh! it was Peggy who &inally pro*e# they were still aro"n#$ SHIEL an# Hy#ra ha*e %een

at each other5s throats e*er since$4

Ste*e close# his eyes an# place# his hea# %ac' against the h"ll$

3/hey5*e trie# to ta'e o*er the worl# o*er a #o0en times!4 sai# Sharon$ 3E*ery time! SHIEL

steps in to stop them$ .ost #on5t 'now they5re still aro"n#$ How #o yo" eplain that a gro"p o& people

who "se# to wor' &or the +a0is still eist in the twenty-&irst cent"ry6 "t Hy#ra pre&ers it that way too$

/hey li'e wor'ing in the sha#ows$4

Sharon p"t her han#s together$

3.any o& the Hy#ra mem%ers ha# chil#ren who too' "p the ca"se$ Bemo! Str"c'er! hitehall$

All o& them are &amily names in Hy#ra$ +ot .a#ame Hy#ra tho"gh$ She5s still the same woman! e*en

to#ay$4

Ste*e raise# an eye%row$

3She5# ha*e to %e $ $ $ $4

3A h"n#re# years ol#! yeah! I 'now!4 sai# Sharon! ch"c'ling$ 3oesn5t loo' a #ay o*er twenty-

&i*e$ +o%o#y 'nows how she p"lle# that one o&&$4

Sharon then loo'e# o*er at Ste*e an# ga*e him a smir'$

3/hen again! yo" manage# that one too$4

Ste*e an# Sharon %oth la"ghe#$ Ste*e then let o"t a #eep %reath$

3So strange!4 he sai#$ 3ac' in the war! I trie# so har# to 'eep mysel& the same$ /o ma'e s"re I

ne*er lost my compassion! #espite all the horri%le things I saw$ "t e*en now! I reali0e! that on a certain

le*el! I &orgot that the mem%ers o& Hy#ra were people as well$ /hey committe# so many atrocities! that

e*en I &orgot that they might ha*e &amilies$4

Ste*e loo'e# to the si#e$

3I #i#n5t inten# to 'ill aron Bemo$ e were assigne# to capt"re him$ e cornere# him at his

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castle$ He was wor'ing on some $ $ $ $ chemical weapon &or the S'"ll$ /here was a str"ggle$ /he &ight

got o"t o& han#$ I threw him too har#! an# he &ell into a chemical *at$ I trie# to sa*e him! %"t he was

alrea#y gone$4

Ste*e shr"gge#$

3y the net #ay! we ha# mo*e# on to another mission$ i#n5t e*en stop to thin' that he might

ha*e ha# a wi&e an# 'i#s$ An# that5s on me$4

3,o" sho"l#n5t %lame yo"rsel& &or something li'e that!4 sai# Sharon$ 3,o" #i#n5t 'now$4

3An# this Bemo6 ho is he64

3I #on5t 'now$ I tho"ght the last Bemo was #ea#$ Heinrich! son o& the one yo" 'ille#$ I ha*e no

i#ea who this one5s s"ppose# to %e$4

Sharon sighe#$

3>"ess it5s ("st another thing )"ry 'ept &rom me$4

3,o" an# )"ry$4

Sharon slowly t"rne# her hea# to loo' at Ste*e! who met her ga0e$

3I& I may! yo" two seem $ $ $ $ close$ Closer than I5*e seen him %e with anyone$4

Sharon wea'ly smile# %e&ore loo'ing &orwar# again$

3,eah$ /hat5s me an# )"ry$4

3,o" calle# him %y his &irst name %ac' at the Capitol "il#ing$4

Sharon sh"&&le# her &eet$

3,eah$4

3it o& a story there64

3,o" co"l# say so$4

3e5re gonna %e here &or a while$4

Sharon 'new he was right$

3,o" remem%er how I sai# I wasn5t &ollowing in Peggy5s &ootsteps when I (oine# SHIEL64

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Ste*e no##e#$

3I was really &ollowing in +ic'5s$ /here was a time when I ("st wante# him to %e pro"# o& me$ I

wante# him to appro*e o& the li&e I le#$ I wante# him to loo' at me an# $ $ $ $4

Sharon pa"se#$

3"t that5s not the start$ It all goes %ac' to Peggy! an# what she #i#$4

3hat #i# she #o64

3,o" won5t want to hear it$4

3/ry me$4

Sharon shoo' her hea#$

3Peggy $ $ $ $ ne*er stoppe# %eing in lo*e with yo"$ She always was$ E*en when she got marrie#

to >ran#pa an# starte# her &amily! e*eryone 'new her heart was somewhere else$4

Ste*e &elt his heart start to sin'$

3She ha# two 'i#s$ a#! an# A"nt Claire$ @ept her own name in the marriage$ E*en as'e# &or

her 'i#s to 'eep the Carter name ali*e$ >ran#pa wo"l# #o anything &or her! so he sai# yes$ "t it was

ne*er eno"gh$ She wo"l# always $ $ $ $ a# tol# me! how she wo"l# compare the men in the &amily to

yo"$ o"l# always tal' a%o"t how great yo" were! an# how they wo"l# ne*er li*e "p to yo"$4

Ste*e &elt his eyes start to water$

3asn5t always sai# o"t lo"#$ .ost o& it was implie#$ She was always o&& wor'ing! %"t! when

she was aro"n#! she co"l#n5t stop tal'ing or thin'ing a%o"t yo"$ She ne*er let it go$ +e*er let yo" go$

>ran#pa $ $ $ $ >ran#pa t"rne# to #rin'ing$ "ine# his marriage! his relationship with his 'i#s$ He was

trying to #rown how in&erior he &elt$ ran' himsel& into the gra*e$4

Ste*e sighe# as he p"t a han# on his &orehea#$

3a# marrie# .om! an# they ha# me an# my %rother$ An# A"nt Claire! well $ $ $ $ a&ter >ran#pa

#ie#! she wante# nothing to #o with Peggy! so she le&t$ Change# her name! last I hear#$ +o i#ea where

she is$ /ho"ght a%o"t trying to &in# her! %"t! ne*er got aro"n# to it$ Peggy trie# to t"rn things aro"n#!

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%"t the #amage was #one$ E*en i& he #i#n5t say it! a# ne*er &elt li'e he was goo# eno"gh &or anyone$4

Sharon5s chee's t"rne# re# as tears &ell o"t o& her eyes$

3I 'now Peggy wante# to #o %etter! %"t she ne*er got the chance! %eca"se Hy#ra &o"n# o"t

where we were li*ing$4

Ste*e g"lpe#$

3/hey sent assassins a&ter "s$ )o"n# "s at o"r cottage$ It was on a la'e$4

Sharon smile# again$

3I remem%er &ishing at that la'e with my %rother! a*i#$ e #i# e*erything together %ac' then$4

Sharon close# her eyes as she contin"e# to cry$

3/here was a &ight at the ho"se$ I remem%er .om trying to get me an# a*i# o"t o& there$ I was

only twel*e years ol#$ I ha# no i#ea what was going on$ I ("st remem%er %eing so scare#! an# hoping

that may%e! somehow! we wo"l# all %e o'ay$4

Sharon so%%e# an# p"t her &ace in her han#s &or a moment$ She then wipe# her eyes an#

contin"e# her story$

3I got o"t! an# ran to the la'e$ I tho"ght a*i# was right %ehin# me! %"t when I loo'e# %ac'! he

wasn5t there$ /hen the ho"se eplo#e#$ I &ell to the gro"n#! an# $ $ $ $ the net thing I remem%er! I was

%eing carrie#$4

Sharon loo'e# %ac' at Ste*e$

3It was +ic'!4 she sai#! smiling thro"gh her tears$ 3He sa*e# me$ /ol# me what happene#$ /hat

Peggy an# I were the only s"r*i*ors$ /he only two Carters le&t$ "t he sai# to me that &rom then on! he

was going to ta'e care o& me$ He sai# he wo"l# always 'eep me sa&e$ He5s the only person who e*er

&elt li'e &amily to me a&ter that$4

3An# Peggy64

3?*er time! I learne# the tr"th a%o"t her$ SHIEL$ ,o"$ How Hy#ra only 'ille# my mother! my

&ather! an# my %rother %eca"se o& her$ An# since then! I hate# her with e*ery %one in my %o#y$4

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Sharon spo'e thro"gh her so%s$

3She trie# to patch things "p %etween "s! an# I spat in her &ace$ I hate# her &or caring more

a%o"t yo" than her &amily$ I hate# her &or s"r*i*ing when e*eryone else #ie#$ I hate# her ("st &or

eisting$ )or so many years! I was ("st waiting &or that woman to #ie$ ?nly now! I see that spen#ing so

m"ch time with that hate! that %oiling aci# in my heart $ $ $ $ I5m #oing the same thing she #i#$ Hol#ing

on to the past$ It was ("st so pain&"l! an# $ $ $ $4

Sharon co"l#n5t go on$ She was &inally %ro'en! an# ("st let o"t her tears$ Ste*e mo*e# towar#s

her! wrapping his le&t arm aro"n# her sho"l#ers an# placing his right han# on her 'nees$ She leane#

into him! cl"tching his right arm with her han#s$ He presse# his chee' against the top o& her hea#! an#

gently cra#le# her as she crie#$

A&ter a while! the tears stoppe#! an# Sharon reste# her hea# against Ste*e5s chest$

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Chapter : Lineage

Bemo loo'e# o"t the win#ow with a %lan'! #isintereste# stare as the helicopter &lew him o*er

the city$ /he #ownpo"r o& rain was hea*y! ens"ring that m"ch o& his &iel# o& *ision was m"r'y$ He

r"%%e# his palms together as he patiently waite# &or the helicopter to ta'e him to his #estination$

?'sana was sitting net to him! %"t 'ept her eyes &orwar# at all times$

A&ter a &ew min"tes! the rain starte# to thin o"t! an# Bemo got a %etter loo' at the *iew o"t the

win#ow$ He co"l# see a massi*e ship waiting near a port$ It was a c"stom-#esigne# %attleship! with

thirty hea*y artillery cannons across its length o& two h"n#re# an# sity metres$ .any o& its internal

systems were a"tomate#! %"t there were still o*er three h"n#re# h"man crew mem%ers a%oar#$

/he ship was the en# res"lt o& a m"lti-%illion #ollar constr"ction pro(ect that Bemo ha#

commissione# two years ago$ A%igail ha# %een the one who helpe# p"sh thro"gh certain legal %arriers

to ens"re that no one inter&ere# with the pro(ect$ Altho"gh some o& the pro(ect5s epenses were

%an'rolle# %y Hy#ra5s la"n#ering operations! the ship itsel& was legally Bemo5s pri*ate property$

/he ship was the &eliverance! an# it was &inally rea#y to ser*e its p"rpose$

/he helicopter lowere# onto the &eliverance5s lan#ing strip$ Bemo staye# still as ?'sana

opene# the #oor on her si#e$ A&ter closing the #oor %ehin# her! she too' o"t her "m%rella an# opene# it$

She wal'e# to the other si#e an# opene# the #oor &or Bemo! hol#ing the "m%rella o*er him as he eite#

the helicopter$

Bemo ran his han#s #own the &ront en# o& his (ac'et as he starte# to wal' &orwar#$ ?'sana 'ept

in step with him! hol#ing the "m%rella so that they were %oth shiel#e# &rom the rain$ A co"ple times!

she "ic'ly glance# at Bemo! %"t his ga0e ne*er wa*ere# &rom the entrance to the ship5s interior$ E*en

tho"gh she ha# %een promote# to his top lie"tenant since she le&t the ."tant esponse i*ision! she

still &o"n# hersel& somewhat "nner*e# in his presence$

/hey arri*e# at the #oor! an# ?'sana opene# it &or him$ Bemo #i# not ac'nowle#ge her gest"re!

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an# instea# ("st contin"e# to silently march &orwar# as she close# her "m%rella$ ?nce they were insi#e!

it was only a &ew short moments %e&ore they &o"n# themsel*es strolling thro"gh the crew #ec's$

hene*er any o& the crew mem%ers saw Bemo wal'ing %y! they instantly stoo# at attention$

Bemo! howe*er! pai# them no min#$ ?'sana loo'e# aro"n# at some o& the crew! seeing that they

were anio"s a%o"t what to #o gi*en that Bemo ha# ignore# them$ /hey whispere# amongst

themsel*es! with many o& them ne*er ha*ing act"ally met the man in person$ /hey only 'new what

they ha# %een tol#! an# still that was eno"gh to lea*e many o& them "i*ering in their %oots$

/ogether! Bemo an# ?'sana arri*e# at the %ri#ge o& the ship! where Captain >arcia an# his

o&&icers awaite# them$ 9"st li'e the rest o& the crew! they stoo# at attention when they saw Bemo

approach$

3aron on #ec'84

Bemo too' o&& his gol#en glo*es as he wal'e# into the room$ He place# them insi#e o& his

(ac'et poc'ets as he loo'e# aro"n# the %ri#ge$ )inally! he p"t his han#s together %ehin# his %ac'$

3At ease$4

/he o&&icers ret"rne# to their #"ties$ >arcia 'ept his eyes on Bemo$

3Are we rea#y to mo*e o"t64

3At yo"r comman#! aron!4 answere# >arcia$ 3/he crew5s settle# in! an# e*erything has %een

tailore# to yo"r speci&ications$4

3E*ery speci&ication64

>arcia co"ghe#$

3E*ery one I 'new o&! yes$4

Bemo narrowe# his eyes$

3>oo#$4

He then t"rne# to loo' o"t the &ront win#ows$ >arcia ga*e ?'sana a "ic'! worrie# glance! an#

she shoo' her hea# in ret"rn$ Bemo pa"se# &or se*eral secon#s %e&ore t"rning %ac' to his Captain$

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3ring me the prisoner! an# tell my wi&e that I5m a%oar#$ e5re lea*ing now$4

3ight away$4

ithin a &ew min"tes! the ship #eparte# &rom the port an# starte# to hea# o"twar#s to the ocean$

Bemo then t"rne# aro"n# as A%igail wal'e# into the room! &ollowe# %y two Hy#ra sol#iers who were

carrying +ic' )"ry$ /hey threw him to the gro"n# an# then stoo# at the si#es o& the #oor$ A%igail

smile# at Bemo as she went to his si#e$

)"ry gr"nte# as he p"she# himsel& "p$ He trie# to get on his &eet! %"t ?'sana gra%%e# a st"n

%aton o&& her %elt an# whac'e# him on the %ac' with it$

3A>H84

)"ry *iolently co"ghe# a&ter his &ace slamme# against the &loor$ Bemo an# A%igail %oth smir'e#

as )"ry str"ggle# to %reathe$ ?'sana pointe# the st"n %aton at his &ace$

3,o" will only 'neel when in the aron5s presence!4 sai# ?'sana$ 3e5re in control now$4

)"ry got on his 'nees$ In tr"th! he was not 'neeling %eca"se he &elt threatene#! %"t rather

%eca"se he was too eha"ste# to stan# %ac' "p$ iping %loo# o&& his &ace! he then glare# "p at Bemo!

who clappe# his han#s together$

3+icholas )"ry!4 sai# Bemo$ 3irector o& SHIEL$ elcome to the &eliverance! my pri*ate

ship$ How hono"re# I &eel to ha*e yo" as my most #isting"ishe# g"est$4

)"ry rolle# his eye$

3?h! spare me this shit$ e5re not in a on# &ilm! asshole$4

Bemo hel# "p his le&t in#e &inger$

3)"nny that yo" sho"l# say that! irector$4

Bemo starte# to pace si#e to si#e as he spo'e$ )"ry5s ga0e ne*er le&t him$

3espite my a%sol"te contempt &or certain co"ntries an# their corporate imperialism! I always

en(oye# some o& their &ilms as a chil#$ I was act"ally "ite partic"lar to 9ames on# &ilms$ Certainly!

the character was nothing more than an i#iotic tool &or his warmongering capitalist masters! a piece o&

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chase him across three continents$ /he Bemo who )"ry %attle# %e&ore he was the organi0ation5s

irector$ /he Bemo who m"r#ere# Contessa Valentina Allegra #e la )ontaine! )"ry5s team mem%er!

an#! at the time! his &iance$

/he Bemo that )"ry ha# thrown o&& a cli&& in A"stria$

3"t yo" #i#n5t stop there! #i# yo"64 as'e# Bemo$ 3,o" remem%er that #ay$ ,o" remem%er it

well$ /he #ay yo" m"r#ere# my mother an# &ather$4

)"ry remem%ere#$ /he #ay he personally le# a mission to assassinate Heinrich Bemo in

retaliation &or or#ering an attac' on the Carter ho"sehol#$ )"ry was the one who &ire# the missile at the

car as it #ro*e across the estminster ri#ge$ He ha# 'nown that there wo"l# li'ely %e collateral

#amage$ He ha# 'nown that Bemo5s wi&e an# yo"ng son were in the car$

"t in that moment! he #i#n5t care$ All that mattere# to him was re*enge &or Bemo5s attac' on

the Carters$ He wante# to &inally p"t an en# to the Bemo line$

He ha# watche# as the car eplo#e# an# &ell into the ri*er$ /hat was all he ha# time &or %e&ore

he ha# to escape to ens"re that SHIEL wo"l# not %e %lame# &or the attac'! which wo"l# later %e

classi&ie# as a ran#om an# "nsol*e# act o& terrorism$ It was one o& the only SHIEL operations that

ne*er recei*e# an o&&icial &ile! classi&ie# or otherwise$

3I5ll ne*er &orget that #ay!4 sai# )"ry$ 3/he #ay I tho"ght yo" #ie#$4

3"t I #i#n5t #ie! irector$ I s"r*i*e#! %arely clinging to li&e$ I was yo"ng! %"t as the last Bemo!

I ha# a place in Hy#ra waiting &or me$ .y inheritance$ An# e*er since! I5*e watche# an# waite#! hoping

e*ent"ally &or the #ay that I co"l# &inally pay yo" %ac' &or what yo" #i# to me$4

Bemo steppe# %ac' to his wi&e5s si#e$ She smile# as he too' her han#$

3An# "nl"c'ily &or yo"! the Bemo lineage has prospere# since yo" trie# to en# it$ .y wi&e$ She

was the one who helpe# me get this &ar$ ho ens"re# that the &eliverance was gi*en &"ll a"thority to

h"nt #own the renega#e organi0ation 'nown as SHIEL$4

A%igail ch"c'le#$ )"ry glare# at her$

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3At &"ll e&&iciency! aron!4 sai# >arcia$ 3I& they5re anywhere in this ocean! we5ll #etect them

within a matter o& ho"rs! cloa'ing technology or not$4

3Ecellent$ Let me 'now when yo"5*e &o"n# them$4

)"ry sho"te# an# got %ac' "p$ eacting instantly! ?'sana once again %ashe# him in the %ac'

with her st"n %aton$

3A>H84

)"ry moane# in pain as his &ace &ell to the &loor again$

3o not worry! irector!4 sai# Bemo$ 3,o"r time will come$4

; ; ; ;

.aria Hill ha# %oth o& her han#s on one o& the consoles o& the SHIEL control h"%$ She was

loo'ing #own! an# ha# not mo*e# &rom that spot &or ho"rs$ /he entire comman# centre was empty!

with most o& the SHIEL agents on %oar# the helicarrier spen#ing time in the reser*e "arters$

Co"lson then slowly wal'e# into the room! ta'ing care not to ma'e too m"ch noise$ Still! Hill notice#

him as soon as he arri*e#$ He &rowne# as he loo'e# at her$

3hat #o yo" nee#! Co"lson64

3.aria$4

3/hat5s not the way to a##ress yo"r comman#ing o&&icer$4

Co"lson wal'e# "p to her si#e$

3.aria$ ,o"5*e %een o"t here &or ho"rs$4

.aria loo'e# o"t the &ront win#ow at the water$ /he helicarrier was cloa'e# an# par'e# in the

mi##le o& the ocean$

3hat else am I s"ppose# to #o6 )"ry5s o"t there$ He5s in tro"%le! an# I can5t help him$4

3He5ll &ig"re it o"t!4 sai# Co"lson$ 3He always #oes$ An# when the time comes! we5ll help him$

Come on$ Eat something$ est$ E*eryone else is worrie# a%o"t yo"$4

.aria no##e#$ She then &ollowe# Co"lson away &rom the comman# centre$

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Chapter : She Has a Shotg"n

3,o" 'now what I co"l# totally go &or right a%o"t now6 A nice! %ig! ("icy ham%"rger$4

Ste*e ch"c'le# as he an# Sharon wal'e# thro"gh a snowy &orest$ /he winter &rost ha# settle# in

on the woo#lan# area! lea*ing it pict"res"e an# calming$ E*en tho"gh the air was chille#! it was

relati*ely light! lea*ing a soothing %ree0e in the air$ Sharon5s white com%at s"it that she ha# %een

wearing since their mission in )reetown per&ectly matche# the scenery$

Sharon hel# her han#s o"t in &ront o& her! hol#ing an imaginary %"rger$

3igger the %etter$ A thic' h"n' o& meat$ An# I5m tal'ing all the toppings! ogers$ @etch"p!

m"star#! %ar%e"e sa"ce! lett"ce! tomato! onions! pic'les! hot peppers! %acon! cheese$ All o& it$ An# I

want it greasy$ I want to taste it an# 'now that it5s terri%le &or me$ Awh$ So goo#$4

3,o" 'now! that #oesn5t so"n# hal& %a#! act"ally!4 sai# Ste*e$

3ight64

3I5ll tell yo" something$ e&ore the ser"m! I was a *ery s'inny g"y$4

Sharon la"ghe#$

3I 'new that part$4

3<se# to go to this san#wich shop$ on5s$ All the time$4

Sharon raise# an eye%row as she listene# to Ste*e$

3@new the owner$ .y &rien#! "c'y! he wo"l# always go there with me$ /hey ma#e great

san#wiches$ Heh$ "t %eca"se I was so scrawny! I co"l# ne*er &inish them$ >otta say! I was pretty sa#

when I got o"t o& the ice an# reali0e# on5s wasn5t there anymore$ So m"ch o& my worl# isn5t there

anymore$4

3+ot all o& it is gone! ogers$ /here5s still a &ew things le&t$ >oo# things$4

Ste*e smile# at Sharon! who then t"rne# an# loo'e# &orwar#$ /he two o& them got to the top o&

a hill! an# stoppe# when they saw an in#"strial &acility comple in a near%y clearing$ /here was also a

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lan#ing strip &or aircra&t attache# to the comple$ Ste*e an# Sharon #roppe# into a prone position! with

Sharon chec'ing the a##ress in the #ata pac'et on her phone$

3/his is the place$4

Sharon then reache# onto her %elt an# gra%%e# a small set o& goggles$ Strapping them on! she

then tappe# a small %"tton on the si#e that transitione# them into %inoc"lar mo#e$ Booming in on the

&acility! she co"l# see that there were m"ltiple %"il#ings in the comple! %"t only a han#&"l o&

patrolling g"ar#s$

3Sec"rity5s light!4 sai# Sharon$ 3/hey5re not epecting tro"%le$ on5t 'now what Bemo5s #oing

here! %"t we5# %etter &in# o"t$4

; ; ; ;

3octor hitehall$4

hitehall t"rne# to one his assistants in the control room o& the comple$ She was sitting at her

station! an# loo'ing at &ootage &rom the &acility5s eterior sec"rity cameras$

3hat is it64 as'e# hitehall$

3Pic'ing "p two heat signat"res on the eterior scanners$ H"manoi#$ Sho"l# %e in *is"al range

in ("st a moment$4

/he assistant presse# a %"tton on her console! magni&ying one o& the camera &ee#s to &"ll screen

mo#e$ A secon# later! Ste*e an# Sharon emerge# into *iew! ("mping o*er the perimeter &ence an#

mo*ing %ehin# a par'e# tr"c'$

3So!4 sai# hitehall$ 3Captain America has &o"n# "s$ How interesting$4

3I5ll so"n# the alarm$4

/he assistant reache# &or a %"tton on her console! %"t hitehall %loc'e# her$

3on5t$4

3Sir64

3So"n#ing the alarm will ("st #elay o"r #epart"re$ e5re almost rea#y to lea*e$ I thin' it will %e

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%etter i& we allow them to wal' into a trap! #on5t yo" thin'64

/he assistant no##e# at hitehall$

; ; ; ;

Ste*e hel# his shiel# at the rea#y! while Sharon ha# her pistol o"t$ /hey were slowly ma'ing

their way #own a hallway! with %oth o& them s"rprise# at how silent the area was$ .any o& the o&&ices

ha# some &"rnit"re an# miscellaneo"s items in them! %"t it appeare# that they ha# %een a%an#one#$

Ste*e &"rrowe# his %row as he saw a Hy#ra logo painte# on the wall$

3Are they cleaning o"t64 as'e# Sharon$ 3I #on5t get it$4

/hey got to the en# o& the hall! an# arri*e# at a &inal #oor$ Stan#ing on either si#e! they prepare#

to %reach it$ Ste*e 'ic'e# the #oor #own an# r"she# insi#e! with his shiel# hel# in &ront o& him$ Sharon

&ollowe# right a&ter! aiming her pistol at the room5s corners$ /he room was completely empty! asi#e

&rom a #oor on the other si#e$

Ste*e loo'e# "p an# aro"n# the area$ He then saw a light %rie&ly shine &rom %ehin# the #oor on

the opposite si#e o& the room$ He too' a &ew steps &orwar#! lea*ing Sharon momentarily$ /hen! ("st as

he crosse# the mi##le o& the room! a thic' sheet o& rein&orce# glass #roppe# &rom the ceiling$ Sharon

sho"te# as the glass #roppe#! an# Ste*e %arrel rolle# &orwar# to a*oi# %eing cr"she#$

/he %arrier lan#e# with a reso"n#ing th"#! instantly c"tting o&& Ste*e an# Sharon &rom each

other$ Sharon p"t her han#s on the glass! an# Ste*e %ashe# the %arrier with his shiel#$ /he impact le&t

no mar'! an# ma#e them reali0e that they co"l# not e*en hear anything &rom the other si#e o& the

%arrier$ Ste*e an# Sharon loo'e# at each other with worry as a holographic *i#eo screen appeare# on

%oth si#es o& the glass! showing hitehall5s &ace$

3>reetings! Captain America$ An# to yo" as well! Agent Carter$4

Sharon scowle#$

3,o"$4

3aniel hitehall64 sai# Ste*e$ 3,o" loo' $ $ $ $4

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3,o" are correct! Captain$ "t I am not the aniel hitehall yo" 'new$ He was my &ather! an#

he passe# %oth his name an# his position in Hy#ra to me$ Altho"gh he was a great man! he e*ent"ally

passe# on &rom this worl#$ "t I ha*e contin"e# his goo# wor'! an# impro*e# "pon it$ ,o" remem%er

the Corr"pte# loo# Vir"s! yes6 He helpe# to create it$ An# now! with my own %loo# as the %asis! I

ha*e #e*elope# the /heta *ir"s! the one yo" saw in Sierra Leone$ rilliant wor'! wo"l#n5t yo" say64

Sharon rolle# her eyes$

3hy is e*eryone in Hy#ra so &on# o& &ancy speeches64

hitehall ignore# her remar'! with his interest seemingly %eing with Ste*e$

3I m"st say! Captain! it is so &ascinating to see yo" in person$ /o 'now that yo" were the one

who %attle# Hy#ra in the early #ays$ /o see that yo" ha*e s"r*i*e# all this time! it is remar'a%le$ "t!

li'e all things! yo"r time m"st come to an en#$ Howe*er! I #o want to present yo" as a gi&t to the aron$

He will %e most please# to get the chance to #ispose o& yo" himsel&! especially gi*en that yo" m"r#ere#

his gran#&ather$4

At that moment! white gas was p"mpe# into Ste*e5s si#e o& the room &rom *ents in the &loor$

3I wish I co"l# chat more! %"t I ha*e a sche#"le to 'eep$ )arewell! heroes$4

Ste*e starte# to repeate#ly po"n# his shiel# against the glass %arrier! %"t a&ter a &ew stri'es! he

reali0e# it was &r"itless$ /hen! the #oor on his si#e opene#! an# a s"a# o& Hy#ra comman#os with gas

mas's an# electri&ie# %atons storme# into the room$

Sharon p"lle# o"t her pistol an# &ire# se*eral shots at the %arrier! %"t she &"me# "pon reali0ing

that she was "sing her ICE! which ren#ere# her shots "seless against glass$ She then gaspe# as Ste*e

starte# to &ight %ac' against the Hy#ra comman#os! %"t his energy was sappe# %y the gas$ He &o"ght

*aliantly! %"t was soon o*erta'en! an# Sharon co"l#n5t see him any longer once the gas completely

&ille# the room$

3Ste*e84

/he #oor on Sharon5s si#e o& the room then opene#! an# two sol#iers %"rst insi#e$ ?ne o& them

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3>rena#e84

/he Hy#ra sol#iers r"she# away &rom the grena#e! gi*ing Sharon time to %"rst into a near%y

o&&ice room which ha# more co*er$ /he grena#e eplo#e#! %lowing apart one o& the sol#iers as the rest

o& them &iltere# into the o&&ice area$ Sharon "ic'ly reloa#e# her shotg"n as some o& the Hy#ra sol#iers

lai# #own s"ppressing &ire o*er her hea#$

Scowling! Sharon then peere# o"t &rom the si#e o& the #es' she was hi#ing %ehin#$ /a'ing aim!

she then &ire# another shotg"n %last! se*ering a sol#ier5s leg at the an'le (oint$ As he screame# an# &ell

to the gro"n#! she &ire# another %last at his hea#$ She then got %ac' %ehin# the #es' %e&ore 'ic'ing o"t

at it with %oth legs$

/he #es' slamme# against two o& the sol#iers! st"nning them$ Sharon %"rst %ac' "p to her &eet!

an# %lew away another sol#ier with a shotg"n %last$ She then ("mpe# o*er the #es'! 'ic'ing the other

one in the &ace$ A thir# sol#ier with an electri&ie# %aton too' a swing at her! %"t she %loc'e# it with her

shotg"n$

/he sol#ier then ("tte# his shiel# &orwar#! smashing her in the chest an# ca"sing her to #rop her

weapon$

3<gh84

Staggere# %y the attac'! Sharon was then "na%le to #o#ge when the sol#ier (amme# his %aton

against her stomach! electri&ying her$ She yelle# in pain %e&ore throwing her sho"l#er &orwar#! %ashing

the sol#ier across the &ace$ She then gra%%e# the sol#ier5s han# an# &orci%ly (a%%e# him with his own

%aton$

As he &ell %ac'! she pic'e# "p her shotg"n again an# &ire# a %last at him$ She then "ic'ly

t"rne# aro"n# an# slamme# her %oot #own on the pre*io"s sol#ier5s s'"ll as he trie# to pic' himsel& o&&

the &loor$ ?nce again reloa#ing her shotg"n! she then ran to the other si#e o& the o&&ice$ S"##enly! a

*oice &rom another near%y room yelle# o"t$

3elease the creat"res8 @ill her84

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Sharon stoppe# in her trac's as she hear# the so"n# o& a la%oratory tan' open! &ollowe# soon

a&ter %y a wailing screech$ A &ew secon#s later! a /heta %east tore thro"gh one o& the #oors ahea# o&

her$ It was on all &o"rs! with m"ch o& its %o#y rippe# #own the mi##le! with teeth lining the cre*ice$ It

scratche# its claws against the gro"n# as it growle# at her$

Sharon narrowe# her eyes$

3/ry an# stop me$4

/he %east roare# %e&ore charging towar#s her$ Sharon aime# her shotg"n an# &ire# once!

%lowing o&& a large ch"n' o& &lesh! %"t not stopping the creat"re5s charge$ As it leape# towar#s her! she

&ire# another shot! 'illing the %east an# ca"sing it to &lop to the &loor$ A secon# later! another /heta

creat"re rippe# thro"gh the wall %ehin# her$

/his one was a tall an# thin cylin#rical creat"re! with two legs %"t no arms$ Instea#! it ha# o*er

a #o0en thin! %la#e# tentacles writhing aro"n# the central cylin#er$ Sharon t"rne# aro"n# an# %ac'e#

away &rom it as it slashe# o"t at her with its tentacles$ arely a*oi#ing one o& its slashes! she then too'

aim an# p"lle# the trigger! %lowing the creat"re in hal& an# splattering its %loo# all o*er the wall$

"nning thro"gh the #oor that was torn apart! Sharon then sprinte# thro"gh the la% that ha#

containe# the specimens$ Another creat"re saw her an# roare#! %"t she ("st contin"e# to r"n towar#s the

other si#e$ She trie# to 'ic' the #oor #own! %"t it was loc'e#$ She then saw the near%y sec"rity panel$

Sha'ing her hea#! she too' aim at it an# %lew it apart with a shotg"n %last$

/he #oor instantly opene#! an# a scientist was on the other si#e$ He sho"te# in &ear as he saw

the SHIEL agent$ Sharon co"l# hear the last /heta creat"re %arrelling towar#s her &rom %ehin#$

@nowing that she nee#e# to reloa# her g"n! Sharon instea# gra%%e# the scientist aro"n# the throat with

one han# %e&ore tossing him towar#s the ra*eno"s %east$

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/he /heta creat"re! which ha# a giant! spiral mo"th with plenty o& teeth on the insi#e! %it #own

on the screaming scientist$ As it tore into his &lesh with its teeth! Sharon too' the opport"nity to

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contin"e r"nning #own the hallway! reloa#ing her shotg"n as she mo*e#$ As she ran! more sol#iers

&rom near%y rooms opene# &ire on her$

e&"sing to %e stoppe# %y anything! Sharon starte# r"nning si#eways an# ret"rne# &ire with a

rapi# s"ccession o& shotg"n %lasts$ She was not e*en aiming at that point! rather ("st shooting ran#omly

an# operating on p"re a#renaline$ ?nce she was o"t o& ammo! she sho"l#er charge# the #oor at the en#

o& the hall! &in#ing hersel& o"tsi#e$

Sharon5s heart s'ippe# a %eat as she saw a large plane in the #istance %eing loa#e# with some

shipping containers$ She co"l# also see some Hy#ra sol#iers %oar#ing the loa#ing ramp! with two o&

them carrying an "nconscio"s Ste*e$ Strapping her shotg"n to her %ac'! she then starte# r"nning

towar#s the plane$

/he plane starte# mo*ing #own the lan#ing strip a&ter the last items were loa#e#$ Sharon was in

ecellent physical shape! %"t e*en she was #o"%ting whether she co"l# cross the #istance %etween

hersel& an# the plane in time$ She was still a &ew #o0en metres away$ She %reathe# &aster as she &orce#

hersel& to sprint at her top spee#$

3Come on$ Come on$ Stay ali*e &or me$ I5m coming &or yo"! Cap$ I5m coming84

/he loa#ing ramp starte# to close as the plane pic'e# "p spee#$ She 'new in that moment that

she wasn5t going to ma'e it$

"t then she remem%ere# ("st how st"%%orn she co"l# %e$

eaching #own to her %elt! she gra%%e# her grapple g"n$ /a'ing aim! she &ire# the grappling

shot! an# smile# as the hoo' latche# onto the e#ge o& the loa#ing ramp$ Clic'ing the %"tton on the g"n!

she was then p"lle# &orwar# as the line retracte#$ She was li&te# into the air as the plane too' o&&$ As

she reache# the grappling hoo'! she rolle# si#eways an# sli# into the cargo area o& the plane ("st %e&ore

the loa#ing ramp close#$

Sharon lan#e# insi#e an# %reathe# a sigh o& relie&$ She then &o"n# a place to hi#e as she waite#

to see where hitehall5s plane was ta'ing them$

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3A pity$ I wo"l#5*e en(oye# that$4

?'sana then p"lle# her phone o"t o& her poc'et as it *i%rate#$ She loo'e# #own at a tet that

she ha# ("st recei*e#$

3aron!4 she sai#$

3Hmm64

3It5s hitehall$ His plane5s a%o"t to arri*e$4

?'sana then loo'e# #own at her phone again as a secon# tet came in$ hat she rea# ca"se#

her to smile$

3An# he says he has a present$4

3hat 'in# o& present64 as'e# Helen$

3/he 'in# that comes in a re#! white an# %l"e cost"me!4 sai# ?'sana$

; ; ; ;

Sharon staye# a%sol"tely still as the plane lan#e# on %oar# the &eliverance$ Soon eno"gh!

hitehall an# his troops #isem%ar'e# &rom the plane! with two sol#iers escorting Ste*e$ He ha# since

regaine# conscio"sness an# %een restraine# with #"ra%le steel c"&&s$ ?nce they were gone! Sharon

ma#e her way o"t &rom %ehin# one o& the large shipping containers$

Cro"ching %ehin# the plane! Sharon saw that the &eliverance was in#ee# in the mi##le o& the

ocean$ "ring the (o"rney! she ha# o*erhear# some o& the Hy#ra sol#iers #isc"ssing how they were

going to meet aron Bemo on his pri*ate %attleship! an# how they were a%o"t to enact his master plan

to #estroy SHIEL$

She also hear# that +ic' )"ry was Bemo5s personal prisoner$

Snea'ing her way along the e#ges o& the ship! Sharon soon &o"n# a patrolling g"ar# ma'ing his

ro"n#s$ .a'ing s"re that no one else was close eno"gh to see! she then po"nce# on him &rom %ehin#$

She place# her le&t han# o*er his mo"th as she "se# her right han# to pl"nge her 'ni&e into his stern"m$

A&ter sta%%ing him twice an# stealing his pistol o&& his %elt! she then tosse# him o*er%oar#$

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A&ter ta'ing a secon# to %reathe! Sharon loo'e# "pwar#s at a catwal' #irectly a%o*e her hea#$

<sing one o& the near%y poles as a s"pport! she stoo# on top o& the railing at the ship5s e#ge$ She then

("mpe# "p an# gra%%e# hol# o& the catwal' with %oth han#s$ P"lling hersel& "p! she then *a"lte# o*er

the catwal'5s railing an# lan#e# in a cro"che# position$

A co"ple min"tes later! Sharon ha# ma#e her way insi#e the ship! managing to maintain her

stealth the entire time$ ?nce she hear# the so"n# o& Ste*e5s *oice! she 'new that she ha# &o"n# the

%ri#ge$ Hol#ing her pistol at the rea#y! she then place# her %ac' against the wall$ She #i#n5t try to get a

loo' aro"n# the corner! %"t instea# ("st "ietly listene#$

3$ $ $ $ ne*er tho"ght I5# see that mas' again$4

3?h! %"t o& co"rse! Captain!4 sai# Bemo$ 3/o yo"! >ran#&ather was ("st another *illain to %e

'ille#$ "t he was not the last Bemo! nor will I %e$ "t yo"! Captain $ $ $ $ I regret to say that yo"

s"r*i*e# to the mo#ern #ay &or nothing$ ,o" will %e the one an# only o& yo"r 'in#$ An# SHIEL6 /hey

will #ie with yo"$4

Sharon close# her eyes an# ehale# as silently as she co"l#$ She then peere# aro"n# the corner$

She saw Bemo an# Ste*e &acing each other! with two g"ar#s at his si#es$ His shiel# was place# against

a near%y wall$ hitehall was there! hol#ing a metallic canister with ha# a glass segment that re*eale# a

p"rple li"i# insi#e$ Helen was stan#ing net to Bemo! which #i# not s"rprise Sharon at all$

An# then there was )"ry$ He was sitting on a chair! han#c"&&e#$ A g"ar# was stan#ing net to

him with an assa"lt ri&le$ )rom her angle! she co"l#n5t see )"ry5s &ace! %"t she co"l# tell that he was

%r"ise# an# eha"ste#$ She &rowne# as she tho"ght a%o"t how m"ch pain! %oth physical an# emotional!

he m"st ha*e %een eperiencing at that moment$

3aron!4 sai# Captain >arcia! who was not in Sharon5s line o& sight$ 3e5re now in range$4

3Prepare all cannons to &ire!4 sai# Bemo$

All o& the &eliverance5s artillery cannons sim"ltaneo"sly aime# in the same #irection$ /he

&earsome %attleship was positione# parallel to the helicarrier! which was still in*isi%le #"e to its

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cloa'ing matri$ Howe*er! the &eliverance5s #etection systems were clear$ /he helicarrier was there!

an# it was only secon#s away &rom %eing annihilate#$

3Cannons aime# an# rea#y!4 sai# >arcia$

3)ire on my mar'!4 sai# Bemo$

Sharon 'new her time was now$

3/hree $ $ $ $4

P"lling a tiny #isc o"t o& her poc'et! Sharon then tappe# a %"tton on it$

3/wo $ $ $ $4

Cro"ching #own! Sharon then threw it along the &loor! an# the #isc sli# into the room$ )"ry

notice# it at the last moment! an# imme#iately recogni0ing what it was! instincti*ely t"rne# his &ace

away an# sh"t his eye$

3?ne $ $ $ $4

Less than a secon# later! the #e*ice create# an eplosion o& %right light an# so"n#! %lin#ing an#

#ea&ening e*eryone in the room$ In that moment! e*erything seeme# to stop$ Sharon marche# o"t &rom

%ehin# the corner! with her pistol at the rea#y$ She prioriti0e# her targets! an# too' the shots as she

mo*e# &orwar#$

?ne! %lowing apart the hea# o& the g"ar# net to )"ry$

/wo! straight thro"gh the nec' o& the sol#ier on Ste*e5s le&t$

/hree! cr"shing the (aw o& the sol#ier on Ste*e5s right$

)o"r! p"nching a hole in >arcia5s s'"ll$

As %loo#! %one an# %rain matter splattere# on the walls! Sharon reache# #own an# gra%%e#

Ste*e5s shiel#$ He t"rne# aro"n# an# watche# as she li&te# it into the air$

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Sharon sw"ng the shiel# #ownwar#s! c"tting thro"gh Ste*e5s c"&&s$ He then sei0e# the shiel#

with %oth han#s %e&ore t"rning %ac' aro"n# an# hol#ing it in &ront o& him$ He %arely manage# to hol#

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"p his shiel# in time as Bemo! who ha# since reco*ere#! p"lle# o"t his own pistol an# &ire# three shots

at him$

Bemo yelle# in anger! an# Ste*e then sw"ng his shiel# hori0ontally! %ashing the *illain across

the &ace$ He was la"nche# into the air an# t"m%le# o*er >arcia5s control station! with his %o#y

slamming har# against the &ront win#ow$ hitehall ha# &allen to the &loor! Helen screame#! an# ?'sana

leane# against the wall as she trie# to sha'e o&& her #isorientation$

Ste*e an# Sharon stoo# %ac' to %ac'$

3Cap$4

3Agent Carter$4

)"ry loo'e# "p at Sharon in shoc'$

3Sir!4 sai# Sharon! with a smile$

Sharon then &ire# a shot at )"ry5s han#c"&&s! shattering them$ Bemo snarle# as he p"she#

himsel& o&& the &loor$

3@ILL /HE.88884

Helen! hitehall an# the non-com%at s"pport sta&& all &le# the %ri#ge as ?'sana p"lle# o"t a

magn"m$ She &ire# a shot at Sharon! %"t Ste*e stoo# in the way an# %loc'e# it with his shiel#$ Sharon

then saw m"ltiple Hy#ra sol#iers come #own another near%y hallway! an# opene# &ire with her pistol$

As the %attle rage# aro"n# him! )"ry gra%%e# a pistol &rom one o& the &allen Hy#ra troops an# le&t the

room thro"gh another eit! limping as he #i# so$

Bemo "ic'ly re(oine# the &ray! with Ste*e t"rning to &ace the *illain$ ?'sana trie# to aim her

magn"m at Ste*e as he t"rne#! %"t Sharon per&orme# a ro"n#ho"se 'ic'! 'noc'ing the g"n o"t o& her

han#$ As Sharon &ace# &orwar# again! she aime# her own pistol! only to &in# hersel& thwarte# %y a

"ic'! #ownwar# han# chop &rom ?'sana$

ith %oth women now #epri*e# o& their &irearms! they ha# to resort to physical com%at$ ?'sana

went &or a 'ic' to Sharon5s chest! %"t the SHIEL agent #o#ge# %e&ore co"ntering with a &orwar# (a%$

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Hitting her enemy in the (aw! Sharon &ollowe# "p with another p"nch! %"t ?'sana ca"ght her &ist an#

"se# her le*erage to hea*e Sharon o*er her sho"l#er$ /he Hy#ra assassin trie# to %ring her &ist #own on

her opponent5s hea#! %"t Sharon mo*e# o"t o& the way ("st in time$

As the #"el %etween Sharon an# ?'sana contin"e#! Ste*e an# Bemo were engage# in a &ierce

%attle o& their own$ Bemo slice# his swor# si#e to si#e! %"t Ste*e manage# to #e&lect all o& his %lows$

eali0ing he was on the #e&ensi*e &or too long! Ste*e attac'e# with a le&t 'ic'$ Stri'ing Bemo in the

si#e o& his leg! Ste*e then &ollowe# "p with shiel# charge$

Howe*er! Bemo was more agile than the A*enger ha# anticipate#$ Bemo si#esteppe# the attac'!

%e&ore "ic'ly spinning aro"n# an# slicing Ste*e along the %ac'$ Ste*e cringe# as he threw his el%ow

%ac'war#s! smac'ing Bemo in the &ace$ Ste*e went &or another shiel# swing! %"t Bemo was rea#y!

stri'ing it with his swor#$

Spar's &lew as the shiel# an# swor# clashe#$

; ; ; ;

A&ter g"nning #own another Hy#ra sol#ier! )"ry t"rne# the corner an# tr"#ge# thro"gh a #oor

to one o& the eterior #ec's$ Hol#ing his si#e with his &ree han#! he too' a &ew steps &orwar# to see

Helen %eing h"rrie#ly escorte# towar#s a helipa# %y two sol#iers$ Pic'ing "p his own pace! )"ry &o"ght

thro"gh the pain to catch "p to them$

Aiming his pistol as he mo*e#! )"ry shot one o& Helen5s g"ar#s in the %ac'$ /he other t"rne#

aro"n#! only &or )"ry to p"t a ro"n# thro"gh his chest$ Helen &elt li'e her %loo# stoppe# in her *eins as

she loo'e# at him! seeing that he ha# her #ea# to rights$

3How &ast sit"ations can change!4 sai# )"ry$

Helen g"lpe# an# hel# "p one o& her han#s$

3)"ry! wait $ $ $ $4

3It5s always a goo# #ay when I can 'ill a Bemo$4

3on5t $ $ $ $84

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)"ry p"lle# the trigger$ Helen gaspe# as the %"llet str"c' her in the heart$ She staggere# %ac'

an# presse# her han# against her #ress! &eeling the %loo# soa'ing her clothes$ )"ry narrowe# his eye as

he &ire# another shot! which sent Helen &alling o*er the e#ge o& the helipa#$ Her %o#y &ell into the

ocean! ne*er to %e seen again$

; ; ; ;

Ste*e an# Bemo %oth straine# themsel*es as they presse# their weapons against the other!

#ea#loc'e# &or a &ew short secon#s$ Howe*er! Ste*e5s s"perior strength e*ent"ally won o"t! sho*ing

Bemo %ac' an# gi*ing Ste*e an open shot at a &ollow "p attac'$ At this moment! ?'sana! who ha#

manage# to p"nch Sharon away &rom her! saw that Bemo was in tro"%le! an# inter&ere# with an

"nepecte# ("mping 'ic'$

Ste*e %arely ha# time to see the incoming attac' %e&ore ?'sana5s %oot was colli#ing with his

&ace$ He &ell %ac'! %"t reco*ere# &ast eno"gh to %loc' another 'ic' with his shiel#$ ashing ?'sana5s

leg away! he then threw "p his arm to parry a spin 'ic' &rom her other leg$ P"lling o"t one o& her

'ni*es! she then sw"ng it #ownwar#! %"t Ste*e mo*e# o"t o& the way %e&ore #eli*ering an "pperc"t

that 'noc'e# the assassin %ac'$

At that same moment! Sharon rolle# o"t o& the way o& a hori0ontal slash &rom Bemo$ She #i*e#

&or her pistol! sei0ing it with her right han#$ 9"st as she was t"rning aro"n# so she co"l# aim "p at the

*illain! he presse# his &oot against her throat$ Bemo hel# his swor# with %oth han#s as he prepare# to

pl"nge it #irectly into her hea#$

Howe*er! he was ca"ght o&& g"ar# %y Ste*e! who sho"te# as he leape# &orwar#! hol#ing his

shiel# o"t in &ront o& him with %oth han#s$ Ste*e threw his weight against Bemo5s si#e! %ashing him o&&

o& Sharon an# to the other si#e o& the room$ Sharon "ic'ly got %ac' to her &eet! only to ha*e ?'sana

tac'le her! with the two women smashing thro"gh one o& the %ri#ge5s win#ows an# &alling to the

eterior o& the ship$

As ?'sana starte# to get %ac' to her &eet! she hear# a g"nshot$ She loo'e# "p to see Helen %eing

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shot in the chest an# &alling o&& the e#ge o& the helipa#$ Her eyes wi#ene# as she watche# her #isappear

into the wa*es$ /he lines o& her &ace so&tene#! completely in shoc' at what ha# ("st occ"rre#$ She was

&ro0en ("st long eno"gh &or Sharon to #eal a power&"l spinning 'ic' to her &ace! 'noc'ing her o"t$

Sharon then loo'e# o*er her sho"l#er! an# saw hitehall r"nning %ac' towar#s his plane! still

carrying his canister with him$ She sneere# as she watche# him &lee$

3?h no yo" #on5t$4

Sharon ran a&ter the Hy#ra scientist$ ?nce she was close eno"gh! she stoppe# an# aime# her

pistol$ She too' the shot! p"tting a ro"n# thro"gh his le&t 'nee$ hitehall sho"te# as he collapse# to the

&loor$ As he &ell! his canister smashe# on the gro"n#! an# the thin glass segment crac'e#$ P"rple mist

seepe# o"t o& the canister! an# hitehall %reathe# it in$

Sharon g"lpe# as she watche# it happen$

3+o!4 sai# hitehall$ 3+o $ $ $ $4

hitehall5s chest %"rst open! an# two tentacles emerge# &rom it$ /hey wrappe# themsel*es

aro"n# the canister as his %ac' s"##enly snappe# &rom the internal growth sp"rts$ /he s'in on his &ace

rippe# itsel& apart as s"irming %its o& &lesh an# serrate# pieces o& %one shi&te# o"t o& place$ He then

s"##enly leape# into the air an# &ell into the water! p"lling the canister with him$

Sharon lowere# her g"n! not s"re what to #o a&ter seeing what happene# to hitehall$ A &ew

short secon#s later! she hear# a strange r"m%ling so"n#$ /a'ing a step towar#s the ship5s railing! she

loo'e# o*er it to see a ha"nting orange glow coming &rom "n#er the water$ At that moment! the

&eliverance l"rche#! as i& it was %eing str"c' %y something massi*e$

Sharon gaspe# as two enormo"s tentacles s"##enly %"rst o"t o& the ocean! each one loo'ing li'e

a tower ma#e o& &lesh$ She then scram%le# away as they lowere#! seemingly inten#ing to cr"sh her$

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Chapter 11: )rie# Calamari

3/hat is not what I thin' it is$4

Co"lson cleare# his throat$

3I #on5t 'now what yo" want me to say$4

Hill %lin'e# repeate#ly! won#ering that i& she #i# it eno"gh! perhaps her grip on reality wo"l#

ret"rn$ "t it was real$ A gargant"an! tentacle# monster was now attac'ing the &eliverance$ At least si

tentacles o& *ario"s si0es were now *isi%le! with some o& them wrapping aro"n# the ship an# others ("st

stic'ing into the air$

Hill! Co"lson! .ay! /riplett! @ate! )it0 an# Simmons were all staring o"t the win#ow! watching

the entire or#eal$ ?nly a &ew short min"tes ago! they tho"ght the &eliverance was going to #estroy the

helicarrier an# 'ill e*eryone on %oar#$ hile their c"rrent sit"ation was certainly an impro*ement! they

were all still &eeling terri&ie# at what might happen net$

Co"lson then pointe# &orwar#$

3Loo'84

E*eryone narrowe# their eyes as they loo'e# at the &ront en# o& the ship$ Ste*e an# Sharon

co"l# %arely %e seen stan#ing together! &acing #own the monstro"s %east as its %o#y slowly emerge#

&rom the %eneath the wa*es$

3Cap64 sai# Hill$

3/hey m"st ha*e stoppe# whoe*er was piloting the ship!4 sai# .ay$ 3Loo's li'e now they5re the

ones in tro"%le$4

3ell what are we going to #o684 as'e# Simmons$ 3e can5t ("st let them &ight that thing %y

themsel*es8 /hey5ll s"rely #ie84

3I 'now! I 'now84 sai# )it0! %o"ncing on the spot$

E*eryone t"rne# to loo' at him$

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3I was tin'ering in the la% while we were st"c' here! an# I &inally &ig"re# o"t the power so"rce

&or my latest weapon #esign$4

3/he Incinerator Cannon64 as'e# Simmons$

3+o! 9emma$ It5s the Incinerator eam$ eam84

)it0 scratche# the %ac' o& his hea#$

3ell! I mean! I g"ess it5s also a cannon! that li'e! &ires a %eam$ I! "h $ $ $ $4

3?'ay! no one cares what it5s calle#!4 sai# Hill$ 3ill it help them64

3ell! yeah!4 answere# )it0$ 3It5s an a#*ance# prototype weapon that &ires s"perheate# plasma8

Sho"l# %"rn thro"gh ("st a%o"t anything! incl"#ing sea monsters8 Sho"l# %e a %it more e&&ecti*e than!

yo" 'now $ $ $ $ %"llets! or "h! throwing st"&& at it$4

Co"lson loo'e# *isi%ly o&&en#e# %y the way )it0 tal'e# a%o"t Ste*e5s shiel#$

3>o!4 sai# Hill$ 3e nee# to get it to them! now$4

3I5ll &ly yo" o*er!4 sai# .ay$ 3,o" two geni"ses %etter h"rry$4

3ight away!4 sai# )it0 an# Simmons in "nison$

In ("st "n#er a min"te! )it0 an# Simmons ha# %olte# straight %ac' to their la% an# o%taine# the

Incinerator eam$ eca"se o& their small si0e an# lac' o& physical strength! they ha# to wor' together

to carry the giant weapon$ /hey ha"le# it to the hangar! where .ay was waiting &or them insi#e o& a

"in(et with the loa#ing ramp open$

3,o" 'now! we5*e %een thro"gh a lot lately!4 sai# Simmons$ 3etween %eing chase# %y a

gamma monster! &ighting o&& a cra0y scientist an# now &lying into a %attle with a giant s"i#! we5*e

%een #oing a lot o& #angero"s st"&&$ I mean! on one le*el it5s "ite thrilling! %"t #i#n5t we sign "p to %e

Science /eam an# not! yo" 'now $ $ $ $ heroes64

)it0 shoo' his hea#$

3e signe# "p to %e agents o& SHIEL! 9emma$ /his is the (o%$4

3ow$ /hat5s $ $ $ $ that5s *ery %ra*e o& yo"$4

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)it0 wea'ly la"ghe#$

3.ay%e$ Still pissin5 my pants while we5re #oing it! tho"gh$4

Simmons shr"gge#$

3ell! we #o e*erything else together$4

)it0 an# Simmons sat #own in the (et as .ay close# the ramp$

; ; ; ;

A&ter rolling o"t o& the way o& another tentacle swipe! Sharon aime# her pistol at the creat"re

an# &ire# more shots$ Her %"llets str"c' the monster5s &lesh! %"t #i# not seem to ha*e any e&&ect$

Holstering her pistol! she then p"lle# her shotg"n o&& her %ac' an# hel# it rea#y$ At that moment! Ste*e

leape# o"t o& the smashe# win#ow &rom the %ri#ge an# lan#e# on the #ec'$

He ran "p to Sharon5s si#e an# loo'e# "p at the tentacles in #ismay$

3Anyone want to tell me what that is64

3aniel hitehall$4

3hat64

3Er! aniel hitehall on his own *ir"s$4

3hat64

Sharon threw her hea# %ac' an# rolle# her eyes$ She was so eacer%ate# with the sit"ation that

she &inally snappe# an# la"nche# into a tira#e! #espite the &act that a ra*eno"s sea %east was only a &ew

secon#s away &rom 'illing them$

3I #"nno how all this science crap wor's! man8 I ("st wor' here8 /his is my nine to &i*e8 >oing

aro"n# the worl#! protecting people an# shooting %a# g"ys8 /hat5s what I get pai# &or8 I #on5t 'now

anything a%o"t go##amn *ir"s octop"s monsters8 ,o" thin' I en(oy #oing this o*ertime crap68 I wanna

go home! or#er a pi00a! sit on my co"ch an# get %ac' to +et&li8 I wanna catch "p on ouse of (ards8 I

ha*en5t e*en &inishe# the secon# season84

Another tentacle hea#e# &or Sharon$

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3atch o"t84 yelle# Ste*e$

Sharon nonchalantly aime# her shotg"n at the tentacle an# p"lle# the trigger$ /he %last %lew

apart some o& the s"c'ers! piercing the &lesh an# ca"sing the tentacle to %lee# onto the #ec'$ Another

tentacle swipe# hori0ontally! inten#ing to stri'e Ste*e$ In response! he threw his shiel# towar#s it!

smac'ing the tentacle an# ca"sing it to retreat$

3Any i#eas on how to han#le this64 as'e# Ste*e$

3ell! %"llets #on5t seem to %e wor'ing$ I5m gonna g"ess whac'ing it with yo"r shiel# won5t #o

m"ch either$ +o o&&ense$4

Ste*e an# Sharon were %oth (ostle# as two large tentacles slamme# #own on the %ac' en# o& the

&eliverance %e&ore wrapping themsel*es aro"n#$ /he %o#y o& the creat"re then emerge# &rom the

water! an# the two heroes stare# at it in a mit"re o& awe an# #isg"st$ /he %o#y was &i&ty metres long!

with se*eral #isplace# eyes an# an irreg"lar %one str"ct"re that ma#e the &ace loo' li'e a parallelogram$

/he mo"th then opene#! re*ealing three orange tong"es an# h"n#re#s o& (agge# teeth$

/he monstro"s creat"re roare#! with the *ol"me o& its %ellow ca"sing %oth Ste*e an# Sharon to

cringe in pain$ It then %it #own on the e#ge o& the ship! %rea'ing o&& a section$ /he ship tippe#! an# %oth

heroes &ell to the &loor$ Ste*e slamme# the e#ge o& his shiel# into the #ec'! "sing it as an anchor$ He

then gra%%e# Sharon5s han# an# hel# on! clenching his teeth as he straine# his m"scles$

; ; ; ;

?'sana nearly t"m%le# o*er as the ship l"rche#! %"t she manage# to maintain her &ooting$

Scram%ling %ac' onto the %ri#ge! she then &o"n# Bemo! "nconscio"s an# sl"mpe# on the &loor$ She

yan'e# his mas' o&& an# smac'e# him repeate#ly on the chee' to try an# wa'e him "p$

3Bemo8 Bemo84

Bemo a%r"ptly awo'e! an# loo'e# "p at ?'sana in con&"sion$

3Sir! we ha*e to e*ac"ate84

Bemo then ("mpe# %ac' as he saw a giant tentacle thro"gh one o& the win#ows$

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helicopter li&te# away &rom the &eliverance$ Bemo stare# #own at the ship! watching with a %lan' stare

as the sea monster starte# to tear it apart$

All o& his wor'! all o& his plans! all o& his hopes$

>one$

; ; ; ;

3<gh84

Ste*e an# Sharon %oth clam%ere# %ac' to their &eet a&ter the sea monster mo*e# %ac' &rom the

ship! allowing it to le*el o"t$ A secon# later! a set o& twin missiles str"c' the si#e o& the %east5s %o#y!

ca"sing it to roar o"t in pain$ As it lowere# itsel& %ac' "n#er the water! the two heroes loo'e# "p to see

a "in(et &lying o*erhea#$

)it0 an# Simmons were stan#ing on the open loa#ing ramp$ /hey were %oth %rightly smiling as

they hel# "p the Incinerator eam$

3/ho"ght we co"l# len# a han#84 they sho"te# o"t in "nison$

/he "in(et lowere#! an# Ste*e an# Sharon %oth smile#$ "t then! the %east %"rst o"t o& the

water! an# lashe# o"t with a tentacle &aster than anyone co"l# ha*e epecte#$ It smac'e# against the

e#ge o& the "in(et5s wing! (ostling %oth )it0 an# Simmons! ca"sing them to #rop the Incinerator eam$

Sharon ca"ght it! %"t then loo'e# "p in &ear as )it0 &ell o&& the e#ge o& the ramp$

3)I/B84

Simmons #esperately reache# o"t with %oth han#s! managing to sei0e him %y his le&t wrist at the

last secon#$ She p"lle# "pwar#s with all o& her strength! gi*ing him a chance to gra% the e#ge with his

other han#$ .ay gaspe# as another tentacle reache# &or the "in(et$ She sharply t"rne# ("st as )it0 was

clim%ing %ac' a%oar#! an# the two scientists t"m%le# %ac' insi#e the (et as the loa#ing ramp close#$

/he "in(et narrowly a*oi#e# the tentacle5s attac'$ Sharon then loo'e# o*er at Ste*e as she hel#

the Incinerator eam$

3Let5s see what this thing can #o!4 sai# Sharon! play&"lly smiling$

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/he %east roare# again as it clampe# its (aws #own on the e#ge o& the ship$ Sharon &lic'e# the

power switch on the Incinerator eam! an# aime# it &orwar# as it charge#$ ?nce a green light &lashe#

on the si#e o& the cannon! Sharon p"lle# the trigger$ /he cannon &ire# a %eam o& p"re white s"perheate#

plasma! which %ore# a giant hole thro"gh the creat"re5s %o#y$

/he %east lo"#ly shrie'e# an# *iolently shoo' in response$ It then slamme# two o& its tentacles

#own on the &ront en# o& the ship! once again tipping it &orwar#$ Sharon manage# to stop her #escent

%y ("tting o"t her &oot against a piece o& #e%ris that was lo#ge# into the &loor! %"t Ste*e t"m%le# e*en

&"rther #ownwar#! only stopping himsel& %y %ashing his shiel# against the &ront o& the creat"re5s &ace$

3S/EVE84

Ste*e p"she# har# against the creat"re! 'eeping it &rom opening its mo"th an# swallowing him

whole$ Sharon wi#ene# her eyes in horror as she saw that the ship was %eing li&te# &"rther into the air!

reaching a #angero"s angle$ Longer tentacles that reache# the %ac' en# o& the ship starte# to tear it

apart into smaller sections$ ithin a &ew secon#s! the entire ship wo"l# %e cr"she#$

3/A@E /HE SH?/84 yelle# Ste*e$

/he green light &lic'ere# on$ Sharon5s heart nearly stoppe#$ She ha# the %east in her sights! %"t

she 'new that there was e*ery chance that it wo"l#n5t %e the only thing she wo"l# 'ill$

3? I/84

3I CA+5/8 ,?<5LL IE84

3? I/ +?88884

ith tears in her eyes! Sharon #i# the only thing she co"l#$

She too' the shot$

E*erything a&ter that was a %l"r$ /he ship &ell o"t o& the air! the %east roare# as its &lesh was

incinerate#! an# s"##enly! Sharon colli#e# with the water$

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Chapter 12: Sharon Carter

3/here84

)"ry pointe# o"t at the sea$ He was in the passenger seat o& .ay5s "in(et! ha*ing %een pic'e#

"p as the wrec'age o& the &eliverance san'$ )it0 an# Simmons were also in the coc'pit! ("mping "p

an# #own as they trie# to get a goo# loo'$ .ay loo'e# #own to see Sharon trea#ing water while also

'eeping Ste*e5s "nconscio"s %o#y a&loat$

.ay &lew the "in(et towar#s them! an# a min"te later! )"ry an# Science /eam helpe# p"ll %oth

Ste*e an# Sharon a%oar#$ /hey lai# Ste*e on the &loor! &acing "pwar#s! as the loa#ing ramp close# an#

the (et li&te# o&&$ Sharon tosse# the shiel# to the si#e %e&ore 'neeling #own net to Ste*e5s %o#y$ He

loo'e# ("st as col# an# li&eless as the time he was p"lle# o"t o& the ice$

)"ry &rowne# when he saw the loo' on Sharon5s &ace$ She then starte# to per&orm

car#iop"lmonary res"scitation! rapi#ly compressing his chest with her han#s$ )it0 an# Simmons sat

#own an# hel# onto each other as they watche# her #esperately trying to sa*e Ste*e5s li&e$

3Come on!4 sai# Sharon$ 3Come on! Cap$ ,o" can #o it$4

Sharon then opene# Ste*e5s mo"th an# presse# her lips to his$ She %reathe# air into his win#pipe

twice %e&ore res"ming her compressions$ She care&"lly chec'e# her own %reathing! ma'ing s"re she

was not hyper*entilating as she trie# to re*i*e Ste*e$ "t )"ry 'new Sharon %etter than anyone$ He

co"l#n5t %elie*e it! %"t he saw gen"ine &ear in her eyes$

3Come on84

Sharon %reathe# into Ste*e5s mo"th again$ Chec'ing &or a p"lse! she still recei*e# none$ She

went %ac' to compressions! e*en &aster this time$ Simmon %"rie# her &ace in )it05s sho"l#er$ )"ry

close# his eye$

3,o" #i#n5t s"r*i*e this long to #ie li'e this!4 sai# Sharon$ 3C?.E ?+84

Sharon presse# #own on his chest again! an# Ste*e s"##enly spat o"t water$ Her eyes wi#ene#

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in shoc'$ Sharon! )"ry! )it0 an# Simmons all smile# as Ste*e too' a %reath$

3An# here $ $ $ $ I tho"ght $ $ $ $ yo" sai# we $ $ $ $ weren5t &rien#s $ $ $ $4

Sharon sighe# with relie& as Ste*e sat "p$ She then reache# &or him an# wrappe# %oth arms

aro"n# his chest! hol#ing onto him as i& he were the most important person in the worl#$ Ste*e close#

his eyes an# smile# as he hel# her close$ She then r"%%e# her chee' against his! an# the two heroes ("st

spent a co"ple min"tes hol#ing the em%race$

/hey then p"lle# %ac' an# loo'e# into each other5s eyes! lea#ing to a per&ect moment$

/he moment was r"ine# when )it0 an# Simmons starte# to giggle$

3?h!4 sai# Simmons$ 3?ops$ Sorry$4

)"ry ch"c'le# at Sharon$ She %it her lip as she loo'e# "p at him$

3I5m ne*er gonna li*e this one #own! am I64

)"ry shoo' his hea#$

3Hell no$4

She smir'e# in response$

; ; ; ;

Bemo approache# the &ront #oor o& his ho"se$ As he #i#! his phone starte# to *i%rate$ /a'ing it

o"t o& his poc'et! he stoo# ("st o"tsi#e the #oor as he answere# it$

3Bemo$4

3I recei*e# yo"r message! aron$4

3Listen! e*erything was going to plan! %"t I $ $ $ $4

3I care not &or yo"r pathetic ec"ses$ I merely calle# to commen# yo" &or yo"r a"#acity$ /o

thin'! that yo" wo"l# come %egging &or help a&ter yo" a%an#one# the rest o& the Hy#ra High Co"ncil to

p"rs"e yo"r own goals$ ,o" ma#e it clear that yo" #i# not share o"r *ision! aron$4

Bemo &"me#$

3/he Bemo line has %een with Hy#ra since its %irth$ /here are still sects that are loyal to me$ I

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am sorry &or my recent actions! %"t I saw an opport"nity to $ $ $ $4

3An opport"nity that yo" s"an#ere#$ illions lost! h"n#re#s #ea#$ An# SHIEL is still ali*e$

,o" ha*e &aile# "s! aron$ ,o" ha*e &aile# yo"rsel&$ e ha*e nothing &"rther to #isc"ss$4

3on5t yo" #are84

3Hy#ra will s"r*i*e witho"t the Bemos$ Howe*er! I sincerely #o"%t the Bemos will s"r*i*e

witho"t Hy#ra$4

/he line c"t o"t$ /a'ing a secon# to %reathe! Bemo then %"rst thro"gh the #oor o& his ho"se$

3Herman8 Hyn#en84

3.ister Conway64

Bemo t"rne# into the li*ing room to see ose sitting on the co"ch with his chil#ren! all o& them

watching tele*ision$ Herman an# Hyn#en %oth ("mpe# "p "pon seeing their &ather$

3Papa84

Hyn#en ran straight &or Bemo! gra%%ing him aro"n# the legs$

3,o"5re home early! .ister Conway!4 sai# ose$

3,es! yes! something! "h $ $ $ $ something came "p$4

3here5s .ama64 as'e# Herman! (oining his sister$

Bemo 'nelt #own in &ront o& his 'i#s$

3Listen to me! %oth o& yo"$ e nee# to lea*e! right now$4

3hat64 they as'e# in "nison$

3+o arg"ments$ e5re lea*ing right this min"te$4

Hyn#en s"l'e#$

3"t what a%o"t my $ $ $ $4

3I5ll ha*e people come %ac' an# pac' some o& o"r possessions$ I& yo" ha*e something yo" can

carry with yo"! that5s &ine! %"t we5re lea*ing this instant$4

3"t $ $ $ $4

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3+? A><.E+/S84

Herman an# Hyn#en were %oth st"nne# into silence$ /hey then no##e# as Bemo stoo# %ac' "p

an# approache# ose$ She g"lpe# as he wal'e# "p to her$

3.ister Conway! I #on5t $ $ $ $4

Bemo hel# o"t another stac' o& %ills$ He "ic'ly sho*e# them into her han#s$

3/han' yo"!4 he sai#$ 3,o"r ser*ices are no longer re"ire#$ ,o"5re to lea*e imme#iately! ne*er

come %ac' $ $ $ $ an# ne*er spea' o& wor'ing here$ Is that "n#erstoo#64

ose h"rrie#ly no##e#$

3,es! sir$4

3>oo#$ >et o"t$4

ose r"she# o"t o& the room$ Herman an# Hyn#en %oth &rowne# at her as she le&t$ She ga*e a

"ic' wa*e to the two o& them %e&ore she h"rrie# o"t the #oor$ Bemo then "shere# his chil#ren o"t o&

the ho"se! lea#ing them towar#s a car that was par'e# ("st o"tsi#e the &ront #oor$ He slamme# the #oor

%ehin# him as they got to the car$

3Come on! come on84

3?'ay! Papa! o'ay84

Bemo opene# the #oor to the %ac' seat! an# the chil#ren clam%ere# insi#e$ He then got into the

passenger seat$ ?'sana was #ri*ing the *ehicle$

3>o$4

?'sana hit the gas! an# a &ew secon#s later! they were on the roa#$ Herman loo'e# %ac' at the

ho"se with a &rown$ Hyn#en raise# an eye%row as she loo'e# at ?'sana &rom %ehin#$

3Papa! who is that64

Bemo loo'e# o*er his sho"l#er$

3/his is ?'sana$ She5s a &rien#$ She5ll %e staying with "s &or the net little while! once we get

things settle# at a new ho"se$4

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3+ew ho"se64 as'e# Herman$ 3hat5s wrong with the ol# one64

3e5re not going %ac'! Herman$ e5re mo*ing somewhere new$ on5t worry! we5ll %e &ine$4

3"t where5s .ama64 as'e# Hyn#en$

?'sana %rie&ly glance# at Bemo$ He sighe# as his two chil#ren stare# at him! o%*io"sly eager

&or an answer that he was #rea#ing to gi*e$

3.ama $ $ $ $ is gone$ She5s not coming %ac'$ I5m sorry$4

Herman loo'e# #own! 'nowing what his &ather meant$ Hyn#en tilte# her hea#$

3here #i# she go64 as'e# Hyn#en$

Bemo close# his eyes an# too' a moment %oth to clear his throat an# mentally prepare himsel&$

3/o hea*en$4

; ; ; ;

3.ister Presi#ent$4

Ellis stoo# still as )"ry! Ste*e an# Sharon were escorte# into a pri*ate cons"ltation room %y

arme# g"ar#s$ /he heroes ha# not %een allowe# to carry any weapons into the meeting$ E*en Ste*e5s

shiel# ha# %een con&iscate#$ A&ter the #oor was close#! Ellis %r"she# a han# #own the &ront o& his s"it$

3/his meeting is a co"rtesy! +ic'$ eca"se o& o"r &rien#ship$ An# %eca"se yo" sai# yo" were

willing to s"rren#er$ So tell me $ $ $ $ what happene#64

3SHIEL was &rame# &or the Capitol Hill %om%ing$ y A%igail Conway$4

3Senator Conway was gi*en a"thority to #ismantle SHIEL$ here is she now64

3ea#$4

3How64

)"ry shr"gge#$

3I shot her$ /wice$4

Ellis &"me#$

3,o" ("st a#mitte# to m"r#ering a <nite# States Senator$ I certainly hope yo" ha*e a goo#

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eplanation &or this! as well as proo& that she was the one that &rame# yo"$4

Ste*e an# Sharon %oth glance# at each other with worrie# &aces$ )"ry staye# calm$

3I ha*e all the proo& I nee#$4

)"ry then too' o&& his eye patch an# hel# it o"t to Ellis$

3ight here$4

Ellis too' the eye patch an# loo'e# at it$

3I #on5t "n#erstan#$4

3.iniat"re oc"lar lens!4 sai# )"ry$ 3"ilt into the patch$ It5s a recor#ing #e*ice$ In it! yo"5ll &in#

*i#eo an# a"#io recor#ing o& A%igail Conway a#mitting to act"ally %eing Helen Bemo! wi&e o& aron

Helm"t Bemo! mem%er o& Hy#ra$ /hey sai# a hell o& a lot o& other incriminating st"&& too$ Helps that

they tho"ght I was gonna #ie$4

Ellis loo'e# %ac' "p at )"ry$

3.y Science /eam will get the *i#eo #ata o&& the patch an# sen# yo" a copy within the ho"r$

,o" sho"l# 'now %y now! .ister Presi#ent! that I always 'eep %oth eyes open$ An# $ $ $ $ that I5m on

yo"r si#e$4

Ellis no##e# as he han#e# the patch %ac' to )"ry$

3Let them o"t!4 sai# Ellis! loo'ing at the g"ar#s$ 3/hey5re &ree to go$ A&ter we con&irm the #ata!

e*eryone at SHIEL will %e gi*en a &"ll par#on$4

3/han' yo"! sir!4 sai# )"ry$

)"ry! Ste*e an# Sharon t"rne# away as one o& the g"ar#s opene# the #oor$

3An# +ic'64

)"ry stoppe# an# loo'e# o*er his sho"l#er$

3@eep #oing goo# wor' o"t there$4

3,es! sir$4

Sharon let o"t a #eep %reath! as the three o& them eite# the room$ She starte# to wal' alongsi#e

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)"ry! with Ste*e at her other si#e$

3Always another tric' "p yo"r slee*e64

3Learne# a long time ago that yo" always nee# to ha*e another ace in the hole$ It5s the only way

to stay ahea#$ I& I ha#n5t set "p Con#ition Bero! installe# that oc"lar lens! hell $ $ $ $ i& I ha#n5t paire# "p

yo" an# Cap! Bemo wo"l#5*e ha# "s all naile# to the wall$ @eeping the worl# sa&e is a #angero"s game$

An# I5*e always %een the %est player on the %oar#$4

)"ry t"rne# to loo' at his companions$

3/hat5s what Senator Conway misse# o"t on!4 sai# )"ry$ 3espite her intentions! she ma#e

some *ali# points a%o"t the wor' we #o$ "t o"r wor' is always a gam%le$ +o way o"t o& that$ All we

can #o is o"r %est! an# I %elie*e we all #i# that$4

)"ry then loo'e# at Sharon$

3Especially yo"$4

39"st #oing my (o%$4

)"ry place# his han#s on Sharon5s sho"l#ers$

3/hin' we %oth 'now yo" go way %eyon# ("st #oing yo"r (o%$4

Sharon smile#$

3Sharon $ $ $ $ I ne*er got the chance to #o certain things in my li&e$ ,o" helpe# ma'e "p &or

some o& that$ atching yo" grow! seeing the woman yo"5*e %ecome $ $ $ $ yo"5*e ma#e me pro"#$4

Sharon an# )"ry em%race#! an# she ga*e him a "ic' 'iss on the chee'$ A&ter they p"lle# away!

)"ry5s phone rang$ He p"lle# it o"t o& the insi#e o& his (ac'et an# place# it net to his ear$

3)"ry$4

3irector$ She5s gone$4

3hat6 hen64

3An ho"r ago$4

; ; ; ;

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3An# we are gathere# here to hono"r a woman who was so many things to so many people$ A

mother$ A &rien#$ A hero to all those who 'new her$ .argaret Carter was the last s"r*i*ing &o"n#ing

mem%er o& SHIEL$ Her wor' protecting the worl#! her #e#ication to going %eyon# the call o& #"ty!

an# her legacy will &ore*er %e remem%ere#$4

A&ter the co&&in ha# %een lowere# an# most o& the people at the &"neral ha# le&t! Ste*e an#

Sharon stoo# together o*er the gra*e$ )or a long while! Sharon was silent! staring #own$ Ste*e glance#

at the %lac' an# white image o& Peggy that was place# in &ront o& the tom%stone$ It showe# her when

she was yo"nger$

ac' when he 'new her$

3She was waiting &or yo"! yo" 'now$4

Ste*e loo'e# o*er at Sharon$

3She waite# so long$ It was all &or yo"$ )or a long time! I 'new that was what was 'eeping her

going$ Hoping %eyon# hope that yo" wo"l# &in# yo"r way %ac' to her$ An# I resente# her &or that$ )or

hol#ing on to a #ream rather than seeing what she ha# right in &ront o& her$4

Sharon sighe# %e&ore she contin"e#$

3"t now I get it$ I was #oing the same thing$ Hol#ing on to a #ream o& ha*ing my ol# &amily

%ac'$ I #i#n5t see what I ha# right in &ront o& me$ +ot "ntil now$ It5s &"nny$ I spent so many years

wishing she wo"l# #ie$ An# now that she5s gone! I wo"l# #o anything &or the chance to spea' to her one

last time$ /o ma'e things right$ hat #o I #o now64

3e5ll 'eep going!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3)or her$ e5ll heal$ e5ll mo*e on$ An# I5m s"re she5ll %e

watching o"t &or "s$4

Sharon ga*e him a warm smile in response$

3Come on!4 she sai#$ 3I5*e got something to show yo"$4

; ; ; ;

Ste*e an# Sharon wal'e# together along the streets o& +ew ,or'$ /hey ha# wal'e# past the

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/he man instantly hel# o"t his han#! an# Ste*e shoo' it$

3+ame5s o%y$ .y >ran#a# tol# me all a%o"t yo"$ A%o"t how he 'new ya when yo" was ("st a

s'inny 'i#! yo" 'now! %e&ore the whole ser"m thing$ ow$ Cra0y$ I5m ama0e#84

3Honestly! I5m the one that5s ama0e#!4 sai# Ste*e$ 3I tho"ght on5s was gone$4

3+ah! we5re still goin5$ ent thro"gh a ro"gh patch when my #a# was r"nning it! ha# to mo*e!

all that$ "t we5*e #oing really goo# the last &ew years$4

3Still ma'e the same san#wiches64

3?& co"rse8 Anything &or yo"! my man84

Ste*e an# Sharon sat together as they ate their san#wiches$ As Ste*e &inishe# his o&&! he p"t on a

wi#e smile$ He sighe# with relie& as he loo'e# aro"n# at all o& the happy &aces$ People smiling!

la"ghing! an# sharing each other5s stories$ /his was a worl# o& goo# people! the same way his was$

3Hey$4

Ste*e loo'e# %ac' at Sharon$

3So things aren5t so %a# in the &"t"re! h"h64 she as'e#$

3+o$ /here are still some goo# things &rom %ac' in the #ay$4

Ste*e then reache# o"t an# place# his han# on hers$

3An# there5s some goo# new things too$4

Sharon la"ghe#$

3,o" 'now! this is highly irreg"lar!4 she sai#! p"tting on a smir'$ 3I mean! I5m not a#*erse to

ol#er men! %"t $ $ $ $ yo"5re li'e a h"n#re# years ol#! man$4

3Heh$ @in#a har# to &in# a*aila%le women my age$4

3An# come on$ ,o" 'in#a #ate# my gran#mother$ /hat5s $ $ $ $ eh$4

Ste*e wince#$

3,eah!4 he sai#$

3ell! then I gotta as' one "estion!4 sai# Sharon$ 3e&ore we #o anything else$ ,o" two$ i#

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yo" g"ys! at any point! yo" 'now $ $ $ $ ha*e se64

Ste*e cleare# his throat! clearly ner*o"s a%o"t %eing as'e# s"ch a "estion$

3+o$4

3"t yo" #i# ma'e o"t$4

3A little$4

Sharon shr"gge#$

3Eh$ I5ll get o*er it$4

A secon# later! a song that Ste*e ha# ne*er hear# starte# to play$ Howe*er! Sharon instantly

recogni0e# it$ It was the opening notes &or Span#a" allet5s 3/r"e4$

3Peggy tol# me that yo" an# her ha# a song %ac' in the #ay$4

3e #i#$4

3/hin' yo" an# I co"l# ha*e a song64

Sharon stoo# "p an# le# Ste*e to the #ance &loor$ /hey then starte# to #ance! spen#ing the

whole time staring at each other an# smiling$ Ste*e mo*e# his hea# to the %eat o& the song! an# he

remem%ere# his &irst #ance with Peggy %ac' in the &orties$ An# in that moment! an# &or the &irst time!

he &elt &"lly com&orta%le with his new li&e$

As the song came to an en#! Ste*e an# Sharon leane# in to each other$ /heir lips met! an# &or

%oth o& them! all was &inally right in the worl#$

/HE E+

Captain America ill et"rn

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Epilog"e

Vasily @arpo* sneere# as he place# his 'ey in the slot$ A&ter he t"rne# it! the #oor slowly

opene#$ He wal'e# into the #ar' room! which ha# a single light in it$ /he light was shining #own on a

cryostasis cham%er$ @arpo* steppe# "p to the console that was statione# net to the cham%er$ A green

&ace then appeare# on the comp"ter monitor$

3Colonel @arpo*$4

3octor Bola!4 sai# @arpo*$ 3Any news on the Bemo sit"ation64

3I5*e alrea#y in&orme# the aron that he is no longer a part o& o"r organi0ation$ He has &le# his

mansion in the <nite# States$ A man o& his wealth an# reso"rces will %e a%le to hi#e himsel& &rom "s!

%"t not &ore*er$ "t that is not why I ha*e calle# yo" here to#ay$ I ha*e alrea#y programme# a new

mission into the min# o& the asset$ elease him$4

3ight away$4

@arpo* tappe# in his sec"rity co#e into the console$ /he cryostasis cham%er then opene#!

re*ealing the &ig"re insi#e$ It was a man with a le&t arm that was ma#e o& metal$ A re# star was painte#

onto the sho"l#er$ He was alrea#y wearing a %lac'! tactical com%at s"it an# a mas' that co*ere# the

%ottom hal& o& his &ace$

@arpo* stoo# in &ront o& the man as he opene# his eyes$

3,o" ha*e a new mission 4 sai# @arpo* 3Are yo" rea#y to ser*e64

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