Chapter 1 – Captivity
Steve Rogers awoke, head pounding and drenched with sweat in unfamiliar surroundings. He lay back down, taking stock of the situation. He observed his cell, taking in the small details; the small crack of light shining under the door, the complete lack of windows, and the damp earthy smell which meant that he was likely underground somewhere. But how had he come to be here? Steve racked his brain for the last thing he could remember.
He remembered being called on to suit up by agent Coulson, and being air dropped over the square in which Thor's brother Loki had been holding court, crouching amongst the masses, hoping to exploit the element of surprise in disarming the erstwhile villain.
He remembered Loki's cold, sneering voice taunting him, and every blow he had taken from the surprisingly strong Asgardian. And then...and then what?
"Kneel."
He remembered the heat spreading through his core to his limbs, and then blackness.
