A/N: The song for this chapter is Tell Your Heart To Beat Again, by Danny Gokey
When Nicolette came to, she found herself to be in the back of car with no windows in the back seat and four intimidating-looking men talking amongst themselves in German
"Where am I? Who are you?!" Nicolette asked, her voice scared and trembling
Two men in the front of the car kept their eyes forward while the two in the back with Nicolette answered, "We're taking you to Hydra headquarters. Once there you will be blindfolded before we go into the building, we will escort inside the building where you will meet with Dr. Zola and be reunited with your precious little husband." The one in the passenger seat said, smirking like he knew something bad was coming
"What do you mean? James is dead. He died a long time ago." She demanded, trying to sound tough and demanding despite being a 5'0" petite blonde with a french accent
"Just shut up, wait until we get there to start your incessant and mindless chatter." The man on her left muttered under his breath, his German accent grating on Nicolette's ears
"I demand that you let me go, this instant!" She screamed, thrashing around as the men grabbed her and pinned down her arms "Laissez-moi, vous bâtards Hydra!"
The agent glowered, clearly not understanding what she said, but feeling offended anyway, he grabbed Nicolette by the throat, squeezing just hard enough to hurt
"Care to repeat that in English Missy?" "josef , sie gehen lassen , wir brauchen sie intakt Dr. Zola . "" Aber Kommandant(2) "Now Josef!" Josef let go of her neck, but not before giving it a hard squeeze that was sure to bruise, she didn't understand what they said, but she figured it had to do with letting go of her neck, for which she was thankful for
"Kleine Schlampe , sie verdient alles, was zu ihr kommen ist"(3) He muttered, before finally letting go of her neck, leaving her gasping for precious oxygen to enter her depraved lungs.
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About a two hours and an plane ride later, Nicolette was blindfolded and shoved into another nondescript vehicle and they drove for another three hours before stopping
Nicolette was guided into a cold building, the four men on either side of her, boxing her in. Not that she could've gotten away without them there, being blindfolded with a mutation like hers leaves one very reliant on sight. Nicolette relied heavily on her mutation, her eyes, a glowing blue, allowed her to see in the dark, and was able to manipulate another persons vision, she can make someone see something that wasn't really there if she wanted.
"Ah, my älskling systerdotter(Darling niece), I have been waiting anxiously for you. I believe you are wishing to know why you are here?" The blindfold was pulled away and Nicolette was greeted with the a blinding whit light and the face of someone Nicolette hated passionately. Doctor Arnim Zola. Her uncle. Through marriage of course, what her aunt Bianca saw in a 5'3" Swiss with a receding hairline, Nicolette didn't know. But of course, Bianca always was the strange one in the Leclair family.
"Of course this was orchestrated by you mon cher oncle(my dear uncle)," Nicolette spat, "I haven't seen you since before my aunt 'mysteriously' disappeared along with the other half of my so called 'gifted' family members. I believe I have you to thank for that." Nicolette stepped closer to her evil uncle, getting as close as possible before the guards seized her arms, effectively stopping her from getting any closer, "Now, what is this about my husband still being alive?"
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Zola led Nicolette through a maze a hallways, possibly trying to confuse her with all the twists and turn so that she won't even try to escape. He should know better, he was aware of her mutated vision.
Along with being able to mess with another persons sight, Nicolette had enhanced vision. She was able to see a fly buzzing around from one-hundred yards, she can easily see slight differences in the different hallways. The one we just walked through had a slight scratch on the left wall. Or that the first one they walked through had a scuff mark about seven feet into the hallway.
"We have had him since he was first thought dead, Hydra found him at the bottom of a ravine in the alps. We saved his life. You should feel grateful for what Hydra has done-"
"Grateful?" She scoffed, coming to an abrupt halt, forcing Zola to stop as well. "I should feel grateful that you poisoned my aunts mind? That you experimented on her? On the other members of my family that had special powers. That Hydra killed the ones that didn't. That Hydra left me without any family save for an older sister whom you killed a couple years later. A mere child. Left alone in the Americas to fend for herself. Of course, forgive me uncle, Thank you so very much for ruining my life and my family." She spoke calmly, breathing heavily and glaring Zola down.
The little coward looked around the hallway for any Hydra agent but when he saw none, clearly intimidated, he changed tactics.
"My älskling systerdotter, please, follow me and I'll take you to dein ehemann(your Husband), and you will be able to talk in private and discuss anything important...I am sure you have a lot to talk about."
Nicolette followed her evil uncle, knowing that he had something up his tweed-clad sleeve. That he wasn't telling everything.
After walking down the same hallway for the third time, they came to a large steel door that had seven different locks on it. Nicolette figured that this must be where they'd put James.
She was shaking, trying to contain her anger at the thought of Hydra locking James up like a dog. How dare they?!
Her hands were in tight fists, nails digging into her skin harshly, leaving small crescent marks and thin trails of blood, and after a full minute Zola finished unlocking the last lock.
"I must warn you, what you will see in there is very...traumatizing."
'What have they done to my James?'
"He is still recovering from his fall."
Zola finally opened the door.
Nicolette stepped hesitantly in, followed by Zola who closed the steel door behind himself.
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Translations
(1) " Laissez-moi, vous bâtards Hydra!" "Let me go, you Hydra bastards!"
(2)"sie gehen lassen , wir brauchen sie intakt Dr. Zola . "" Aber Kommandant == Josef, let her go, we need them intact for Dr. Zola . " " But Commander-"
(3) "Kleine Schlampe , sie verdient alles, was zu ihr kommen ist" == " Little bitch , she deserves everything that has come to her "
From google translate, don't put too much trust in the translations!
