Bruce was exhausted, in pain, hungry, thirsty, half naked and had just hallucinated Tony and Steve at his door.
The door was clearly shut, locked. The metal door trapped him in. No way could Tony and Steve even have opened it. Or have gotten into the HYDRA base without getting caught. No, he was hallucinating. Just hallucinating.
He wished he hadn't though.
He wished he had just seen Tony and Steve. He wished he had because then he would know that at least they were safe. He wished he had because he would have acted, jumped up and ran the hell out of this fucking place.
It was too bright.
He had a headache from it and from all the changing. They knew who to push his buttons, literally. They would push a button and send some sort of electric shock all through the room. It only ended up with Bruce fitting and then the hulk would appear, even when Bruce was weak.
Too weak.
He had no energy to breath anymore. He didn't want to. His muscles hurt, his bones hurt, his head hurt, his lungs hurt... Everything hurt. Everything. He didn't have energy to collect his torn clothes that laid around the room even though the room was so cold.
They had made it that way and Bruce was sure he was going to die soon.
He had been captures a week ago and he already felt like he had been trotted for months. It had all happened so quickly. He had been protecting Tony when it had happened. He had hulled out back on top, after they had come up with the brilliant idea of trying to get a signal from Tony's phone. It had all been going so smoothly until HYDRA had popped literally out of nowhere. It south from there, Natasha being caught first and then himself, having been knocked out by gas.
He was thankful that Tony and Steve had gotten away but the thought of them being in danger. Hurt. Possibly dead. He couldn't.
Natasha was somewhere, also being tortured. The last he had heard from Clint was that he was underground. Maria was too but Bruce didn't know if the two were together or not. He hoped they were at least they would then have someone.
Just as Bruce's eyes closed and his mind had started to let him drift off, he felt it. The start of it.
They had pressed the button.
The electricity started, running through all the walls and then the ceiling and then the floor. He knew it was coming. It only took a second to reach him, yet it felt like forever until the bolt hit him. He shook in the corner of the room, pain was the only thing he felt. Only thing he thought. He couldn't stop it.
He couldn't take it again, not again.
He grew, the hulk coming out and then...
It stopped.
He sunk to the floor and laid there, curled up in a ball, eyes closed.
The only sound in the room was his soft cries as he shock violently. Tears managed to escape him even though his eyes were shut.
God, please... Just let me die, Bruce pleaded as he cried.
Maria lifted her gun up after about ten minutes off walking. They had mapped out their idea with chalk on the wall of the underground train track. All knowing what they were doing. Clint was right by her side, Pepper behind her with ten other people. Maria pressed her body up against the wall and then leaned forward slightly, looking towards the subway station.
She turned back to look at the group.
Six men two to the far end and four men this side, Maria signed to Clint with her hands and he nodded.
You take the two at the far end, I've got the others, Clint signed back and Maria nodded. They nodded as they counted,
One... Two... Three.
Maria rolled along the track and fired three bullets. One headshot and a shot to the heart. Clint shot his special arrow that Tony had made just before all this had happened. It went straight through one of the men's heart to then fly toward the next one, going straight through him to the next one. It landed on the floor after killing all four guys and Clint smirked.
"I got a headshot," Maria said.
"Two kills, four kills," Clint said pointing to her and then himself. "I'm winning," Clint said and Maria rolled her eyes. She jumped up off the track and onto the platform. Clint followed, then Pepper and the rest of the group.
They made their way to the steps in the middle, Clint picking up his arrow as they did so, and then they silently walked up them. Maria the leader, like always, with Clint as her backup.
She peered around the corner of the steps up to the right. She signed for the group to stay there. She shoved her gun into her holster and then silently crept up the steps. Clint turned to face the group, a smile on his face. Less than a minute later four guys rolled down the steps, all either dead or unconscious.
Clint smiled at the group and leant backwards, turning his head to look up the stairs. Maria signed for him and the group to follow. She pulled out her gun as they made it to ticket station. They leaped silently over the bars that stopped people who didn't have a ticket from getting to the trains. They made their way up some more steps and Maria quickly ducked, the rest of the group following.
About twenty men, Maria signed and Clint silently sighed. He shook his head and shrugged.
Easy as cake, Clint signed back.
That doesn't make sense, Maria signed in reply.
Of course it does, Clint replied and Maria shook his head, rolling her eyes. Pepper looked between the two, a frown on her face.
On the count of three, Maria signed and then gestured for the group to get ready. The group all held their guns up, ready to fight.
They were ordinary people with ordinary lives, non except one who was a retired cop knew how to fight. Clint had given them a lesson on how to shoot and they had picked up the basics. That was why Maria, Clint and Pepper were going first. They knew how to kick ass.
One... Two... Three
And the shooting started.
Maria jumped up and rolled over to the side. She shot the first three men that stood closest to them before the other men had time to react. Clint fired his arrows, ducking behind a vending machine. Pepper ran up the stairs, firing and killing two guys. She took cover next to Clint while Maria was on full view. The rest of the group, the retired cop in front, ran up the stairs forcing the HYDRA guys back. They took cover and Maria reloaded her gun after taking out two more men.
The fight ended with only two people badly injured. These two went back to camp with another person to get cleaned up. Maria stood up and brushed her fridge from her face. Clint smirked at her as he walked over to her.
"Twelve kills, ten kills. Who's winning now bitch," Maria said and Clint just rolled his eyes at her.
"Let's keep moving," Clint said and Pepper smirked at Maria, who winked back.
They made their way to the corridor, leading towards the control room.
"We'll keep a look out," Pepper said, meaning her and the group. They positioned themselves around the room and Maria stepped inside. Clint stood at the door, holding it open slightly so he could look out of it. Maria sat down into the black spiny chair and smiled. She loved being behind the computer's. She works at her best here.
She quickly typed as Clint watched her.
"Sending an email to all Shield agents," Maria said as she typed. "This is Commander Maria Hill-"
"Technically you're not a commander anymore," Clint interrupted.
"Technically shut up," Maria replied.
"That doesn't make sense," Clint said back.
"Of course it does," Maria said with a smirk, using his own words against him. He just shook his head as she continued to type.
"And I am with Agent Clint Barton and Pepper Potts. I send this message to all of those that are listening and waiting for something. HYDRA has Captain Rogers, Dr Bruce Banner and Agent Romanoff so far. We are currently unaware where Tony Stark, Director Fury and Agent Coulson are. Meet at one am on Monday morning, under the stark tower. Good luck to you all, Commander Hill," Maria typed and then started to send to all those she still trusted.
"Hey Maria," Pepper called and Clint opened the door move for her to step in. "Could you send that to Tony's camera?" Pepper asked and Maria nodded, not turning to look at the woman.
"No problem," Maria said.
"She's really smart. She may not look it, but it's up there," Clint said with a smirk.
"Ha!" Maria said sarcastically making Clint chuckle.
"How can you both be so at ease?" Pepper asked them, shocked at how eased they were but also angry at them both.
"It's just how we are," Clint told her as Maria ignored the conversation. "We stay happy in a really shitty situation," Clint said. He didn't continue into saying that it makes them feel like everything is ok or will be at least. Maria took a deep breath and pressed send. The message then went and Maria span around in the chair.
"No HYDRA can find or trace that right?" Clint asked.
"It's the 21st century Clint, I think I can send an email without HYDRA being able to get to it," Maria said and then stood up. "We need to get to the Stark Tower by one am on Monday morning," Maria informed Pepper.
"We have a long weekend of walking to do," Pepper told them.
"And you're leading the way," Clint said and Pepper nodded. They started to make their way back to the camp.
They packed up all their stuff back at base and headed off to the Stark Tower, Pepper leading.
The tower had become a known spot for HYDRA to be around. They had taken over the place and replaced the STARK sign with HYDRA. The billionaire had flipped, nearly blowing his building up to get rid of HYDRA.
When the group got back Bethany ran forward, her Captain America teddy bear half hanging out of her backpack on her back, his head bobbed up and down as she ran forward to Maria. She came into step with the strong, brave woman, her hand slipping into Maria's hand. Maria looked down at the six year old and then back up. Clint caught her eye, a soft smile on his lips. Maria glared and he looked away, however the smile didn't drop. Maria looked down at Bethany again, her eyes drifting to her backpack. The teddy bear, dressed like her boyfriend, smiled with only one black shiny eye left. Maria smirked at how the teddy bear with one eye reminded her of Fury, putting a memo in her mind to buy an eyepatch for it. The Captain America outfit brought a sad smile to Maria's face.
Steve.
Her Steve.
He had been captured and Maria could really do with him being here with her right now.
She needed to feel his arms wrapped around her, holding her tight. His kisses on her neck and her jaw and her lips. The feel of his hand as he brushed it across her cheek. How it would then slowly run down the side of her body and around her back. She needed him.
She took a deep breath before looking up. Bethany squeezed Maria's hand, walking very close to Maria's left side. Her smiled dropped.
She hated kids.
Or so she thought.
Been a while since i updated this, but i'm getting back into the swing of writing and remembering to update. Tell me what you thought.
