AN: Sorry for the lack of updates! This chapter just came a lot slower than I would have hoped, but I'll try and get new ones out quicker I promise! Anyway, I would like to give a massive thank you to everyone who reviewed, it really helps to see what people think, especially since I tend to hate whatever I write so just thank you! I also would love some feedback on whether you guys would like to see any pairings or not, I'm not sure since I kind of like the Steve/Nat friendship and thought Steve/Bobbi or Steve/Skye could be interesting, even though I do love Steve/Nat.
"Two cameras up ahead, we've got about a three second gap where neither camera will be on the door so it's best to go one at a time, we need to move fast" Bobbi says as she observes their surroundings, planning their next move. She looks towards Natasha "Natasha, you're up first"
Natasha nods her head "Got it boss"
Bobbi rolls her eyes "On my count, three, two, one" Natasha sprints silently towards the door, getting through without an issue "Right Hunter, ready?"
"Of course" He replies cockily.
"Three, two, one" She whispers, Hunter takes off, only just making it in before the camera got to the door "Cocky prick"
"Picking up a bit of his lingo, are you boss?" Steve said amusedly.
"Don't you start with this boss crap too, on my count Rogers" Steve nods "Three, two, one, go" Steve sprinted across the distance, still making sure not to make a sound as he went, and slipped through the door to find Natasha and Hunter waiting expectantly, however there was a few uninvited guests alongside them, in the form of a couple of the guards bodies"
"I'm assuming those two didn't cause any issues?"
"Of course not, what do you take me for Rogers, an amateur?" Natasha looks offended, still managing a smirk though.
"I would never dream of thinking such thoughts about you Nat, Hunter here on the other hand well…"
"Hey! I take offence that you know, don't go pulling me into your little lovers tiff" At this, Steve looked embarrassed, while Natasha just raised an eyebrow.
"Cut the chatter you three, the idea of infiltration is generally not to get caught" Bobbi says, shaking her head.
"Status report Agent Morse" Mays no nonsense voice crackles across the comms.
"We're in the main building, still undetected, can you tell us anymore about what we're looking for May?" Bobbi asks.
At this, May sighs "We're not entirely sure Morse, we only have some fairly solid Intel that Hydra is storing something dangerous here"
Hunter cuts in before Bobbi has a chance to even respond "Fairly solid? Somehow that's not very reassuring"
"I don't need you reassured Agent Hunter, I need you to do your damn job, May out" She finished with an icy tone.
"You really can't keep your mouth shut, can you Lance?" Bobbi said, sighing, she then turned to Natasha, who was looking on amusedly the entire time "I trust you can make your way to the security room no problem Romanoff?"
"Obviously"
"Then get to it, take Hunter with you" She then turned her attention towards Hunter "Once she's inside and set up, start sweeping for any Hydra agents, take out any you find, and until Skye get into their systems, watch out for any security measures, I'm talking to you Hunter"
"Please, I think I know how to avoid a few cameras" Bobbi rolled her eyes and signalled them to go and Natasha and Hunter both headed up the stairs.
"Steve, well, let's get lookin" She smiled grimly. He nodded in response. They headed silently along the main corridor, soon the corridor split in two different directions.
Steve looked towards Bobbi "Until Skye gets into their systems we don't know anything about the layout, we'd be best to split up, cover more ground" He quickly realizes his mistake in going into "Captain Mode" and sent a quick, timid smile in her direction "Sorry, your op, your call"
She laughed softly, and then waved him off "We're a team now, and besides, it's a good call, I'll take the right, you go left"
"Yes Ma'am" Steve replies going fully into soldier mode.
"Bobbi, Steve, not ma'am" She smiles softly at him shaking her head "Radio if you find anything that looks vaguely important"
As Steve splits off from Bobbi, he starts systematically checking each room for any potential dangerous tech, suddenly, a thought pops into his head and he puts a hand up to his comm "What do we do once we've cleared the building?"
It's May who answers him "We blow the place, make sure there's nothing left for Hydra to pick up the pieces"
Steve nods his head in agreement, but then realises that she can only here him "Copy that"
"Romanoff, update" May says in an all business tone.
"Encountered a few obstacles on our way here, currently uploading Skye's program, she should have control any second now"
Skye then pipes up over the line "Got it, I've got full access, disabling security and looping cameras, in case anyone else is watching"
"Good work Skye. Natasha, Hunter, start sweeping your floor, keep me updated"
After their answers, Steve frowned a little, as he was going through yet another empty room "There's something not right about this. We've barely encountered any resistance; personal, security measures. Even with Hydra fractured, there should be more here"
May is the first one to respond "From what we know, this is a pretty low level facility, so there wouldn't be that much security anyway"
"But we've seen a hell of a lot of activity going in and out for such a small base, and the fact that we're searching for something that has Coulson worried doesn't exactly scream "Low level facility" does it?"
"Steve's right, it doesn't add up, May, how sure are you we can trust this source?" Bobbi pitches in, sounding a bit more cautious herself.
"Sure enough to bet your lives on it" May replies calmly, with just a tiny bit of irritation mixed in.
"Well that's comforting" Hunter quips.
"The longer we stand here arguing, the more likely it is Hydra will figure out what's going on, can we please get moving?" Natasha sighs, annoyed by the entire exchange.
"On the second floor, there's a room with two guards on posted at the door, no cameras to see what's going on inside though" Skye adds, nervously.
"Hunter, Romanoff check it out, let me know what you find"
"Copy that" Natasha replies emotionlessly, which Steve recognises as her slipping into her "Widow mode" as he likes to call it.
"Anything yet, Rogers?"
"Just some empty rooms, looks like most of them haven't been used in a long time" Steve frowns, something still didn't sit right with this.
Bobbi looks mildly concerned at this "Just keep it up, nothing on my end either"
"Copy that Bobbi" Steve replies as he sweeps yet another empty room.
"How's it coming along with you two Romanoff?"
Natasha's mic turns on, and before she responds a sound that is distinctly similar to a neck snapping comes through the line "We're in, there's some sort of crate in the middle of the room"
"Don't open it" May's stern voice comes across the line "We don't know what's in there, we'll wait until we can scan it back at base"
"Copy that, we could use another pair of hands to get it back"
Steve answers before Bobbi has a chance to "I want to look around a bit more, something still doesn't sit right with me"
"That's fine Steve, I'll help them get it out of here, just don't take too long"
"Copy that Bobbi, I won't take so long"
As Bobbi reaches the room where the crate is, she sees Hunter and Romanoff standing around it. They pick it up and start taking it towards the entrance when Bobbi reaches for her comm "Skye, what's going on outside?"
Typing can be heard from Skye's side "Traffic in and out seems to have stopped, the guards that you didn't kill don't seem to have noticed anything wrong, somehow"
"Without the running commentary, Skye" Bobbi sighs, but good naturedly
"Sorry Bobbi, since you're going to be taking the crate with you, you're best bet is probably the east gate, you'll need to take out the guards and you probably have about 5 minutes before the patrol passes by" Skye rattles off quickly.
"What's the plan boss, take them out?" Romanoff asks.
"Skye, are you certain that you've blocked all outside communication?"
"100 percent, they don't know it, but any call for help wouldn't get through" Skye answers confidently.
"Good, then we take them out, how many guards are still up?"
"The four each on the front and east gates, three man patrol, and a two at the front entrance of the facility"
"Ok, Romanoff, take the patrol and entrance guards, Hunter, get the east gate guards, and I'll take the ones at the main entrance, are we clear?"
"Yes Ma'am"
They leave the crate just outside the back door, hidden from view, and go towards their targets. The patrol are just coming around the back so Natasha quickly dispatches of them. Hunter creeps towards the east gate as Bobbi and Natasha move round the front from either side. They both the two guarding the entrance. Bobbi looks towards Natasha "One each?"
"Of course, on three"
They take the shots and the guards go down immediately. Hunter then comes across the line "East entrance clear, heading to secure the crate"
Bobbi looks towards Natasha "Go help him, I've got these guys"
Natasha nods and starts heading back and joins up with Hunter. In just under a couple of minutes Bobbi joins them, wiping the blood off of her knife "Rogers, how's it going in there?"
"Encountered minimal resistance, not found anything yet but still looking, I'll meet you back at the evac"
"Just make it quick" May snapped over the line.
The three managed to get the crate back to the Quinnjet fairly quickly, but they hadn't heard anything from Rogers.
"Steve what's happening" Bobbi said.
All of a sudden loud static could be heard from Steve's end "Thin- fou- som-... Shi-"and then his comm went dead.
"Shit" May said, turning to Skye "Can you see him on the cameras?"
Skye was starting to increasingly panic "No I've been tracking him but when he went into this section" She pointed to an area on the floor plan "The cameras were just static and I can't get a visual.
Sorry for the cliffhanger, I just couldn't help myself! More to come soon hopefully and I hope you enjoyed so far!