It had been no more than three days since Bucky's death. No one, not even, Peggy, Steve or Howard, had seen or heard from Lily since Steve had taken her home; but they had heard of many secret HYDRA bases 'accidentally' blowing up.
None of them knew she was throwing up, but she thought it was just because she had caught some kind of bug. She was too busy blowing up bases to bother keeping check of her health.
''Johann Schmidt belongs in a bug house. He thinks he's a God. He's willing to blow half the world prove it, starting with the U.S.A.'' Colonel Phillips said, standing in front of a map
''Schmidt's working with powers beyond our capabilities. He gets across the Atlantic, he will wipe out the entire eastern seaboard in an hour.'' Howard added, taking a seat beside of the commandos at the table. No one was aware of the extra presence in the room.
''How much time we got?'' Gabe jones asked.
''According to my new best friend, twenty four hours.'' Phillips answered.
''Where is he now?'' an older voice asked.
''Hydra's last base is here.'' Phillips pointed to a photo. ''In the Alps. Five hundred feet below the surface.''
Jim was the next to speak. ''So, what are we supposed to do. I mean, it's not like we can just knock on the front door.''
''Why not?'' The female voice spoke before Steve could, phasing into view in the middle of the table, legs crossed. ''It's exactly what we're going to do. We're going kill every last son of a bitch in there. No prisoners. No survivors.''
Lily's new appearance was somewhat of a shock to Peggy and Steve, the to her were just shocked to see her there at all. Peggy had been informed of Lily's abilities long ago, though surprised at first, she was glad Lily trusted her with such a secret. Steve was the one who knew how much Lily loved her long hair, It had been one of Bucky's favourite things about her and so Lily never had it cut.
To see it so short and up in bindings was surprising, to see her face was one as well. It was completely devoid of emotion, nothing could be read on her face, not like they were able to read her in the first place. That was the greatest thing about being her friend though, you never know what she was thinking.
But of course, she acted like she could read minds, Like now, Walking in through HYDRA's front door was what he was thinking; and he couldn't help but smile when he heard her voice speaking his thoughts.
And that lead them here, waiting for Steve to knock on that front door. Well, they were waiting, Lily was already walking in unseen as Steve rang the doorbell to get captured and find schmidt. Lily and Steve had already decided that she would sneakily take HYDRA members out without them knowing who was doing the killing.
Armed with two long blades at either waist and eight throwing knives, Lily was leaving a trail of bodies in her wake. Most of them were bleeding out from the neck, one clean slice across the middle and no one even knew she had been there. It did well to satisfy her anger and it wasn't a good thing, Lily was just becoming angrier with every HYDRA member she killed.
And while she may have promised Steve that she wouldn't go looking for the enemy, she did anyway. Finding someone unexpected once she turned into a new room, He was simply sitting down, back to her and hunched over a desk. Lily didn't know if he was sleeping or not so she stayed out of sight.
His conscious status became clear when he turned in his chair to look warily around the room. ''I know you're here'' He said quietly, wiping his hands on his white trousers. The amount of white he was wearing was terrible, blinding, but the tattoo would have gone unseen if he had not pulled his sleeve up to scratch his arm.
''I'm glad to finally meet you.'' He spoke again. ''Your mother was ...quite proud despite you abandoning her.''
''White Dragon.'' Lily stated, phasing into view as White Dragon bowed in respect. ''I've heard you want my head''
''You heard right.'' He smiled maliciously, sliding into Stance. ''And I'm thrilled to take it myself.''
Lily was no fool, her mother had taught this man just as long as she had taught Lily and so was bound to be on the same level. Lily shifted into the cat stance, all her weight rested on her back leg, bent and unwavering; her front leg rests on her toes, barely touching the ground.
White Dragon chuckled through his nose and rolled eyes, he wasn't taking the fight seriously and that gave Lily an advantage. It seems he wasn't so informed on just how good Lily was.
Lily attacked first. Launching herself up using her back leg and kicking out with the front, Which White Dragon countered with the palms of his hands. Lily quickly switched to using her hands, fingers out and tensed.
Lily's sharp nails proved useful, as she swiped them out at White Dragon and he dodged, only getting shallow slices on the sides of his neck. Both were quick and agile and neither had landed a hit.
White Dragon seemed to favour his fists and palms to strike. Aiming for more her face and stomach, areas he thought to be weakest. He was wrong and the first to land a hit.
Two fists collided painfully with Lily's stomach, but the action caused her nothing more than a little imbalance. She stumbled back two steps and kicked out on the third, switching legs and kicking out again, switch, again, switch, again, a series of kicks that met their targets on White dragon.
He realised then that though he had been taught by her teacher, he was still not on par with Lily. She would always be the favourite student, even after she had abandoned home, her mother was still proud to have taught her daughter. White Dragon was the second, less favoured student, to be always in Lily's shadow.
Lily crouched to the ground when she was close, kicking upward with her leg and slamming the heel of her foot to the underside of his chin. The small woman's hits took tolls on White dragon like no other hit had before, Not Even Red Dragon was so strong. Lily's hits were like Titanium and he was sure one o his arms were fractured if not, broken.
''You've neglected to train.'' Lily stated, slamming a palm to his nose and then another and another. Left foot colliding with his stomach and sent him back onto the wooden desk behind him, breaking it in half.
''You're so much weaker than I thought you to be.'' Lily slid her sword from it's scabbard, the sound piercing the air like he was knocking on Death's door. He thought he was ready. Ready to take on The Black Dragon but he was wrong, and he'd only just realised it.
Now there was no escape, She knew his face and she would find him if she didn't finish him now. White Dragons Pained cry sounded as did a gut wrenching crack, along with another a few seconds later. Lily had broken both his legs at the shin with her foot.
''Didn't my mother teach you the importance of Chi?'' She asked rhetorically, standing over him with a shiny steel blade at his broken nose, where he could still feel the blood flowing.
''I bet your stomach can even be pierced with this blade.'' Lily was aware that she was now slowly torturing him, as she positioned her second blade as White dragons stomach and added pressure, painfully slowly.
White Dragon cried out, soon coughing as blood pooled in his mouth, making it hard to breath. ''You're a disappointment to my mother. If your stomach can be pierced then so can your throat, and that is shameful.''
It was a strong belief in china, that Chi could strengthen the body so long as it was a daily exercise. Lily could place a spear at her neck and lean down on it but her neck would not be pierced.
''Weak and Shamed, I'm am tempted to let you live. But I won't'' Lily positioned her blade between White Dragons eyebrows. ''Because of you and your team up with HYDRA. I lost someone so very important to me.'' White Dragon was listening, but busy as well, fishing through his pocket slowly. ''So The Order of Draco will disband, or they will die. Just. Like. You.'' Lily waited, for an answer, for a mercy plead but nothing came except the fresh prick of a needle.
Lily gasped in surprise, looking down at her ankle that White Dragon had just stabbed with a syringe. ''What did you just inject me with!?'' She demanded to know, threatening him with her blade, inching it closer.
''For the order.'' White dragon said, much like Hydra agents before they kill themselves. ''You shall die.'' Steel blade painted red as Lily pushed it into his skull, Killing him in anger. Though she strangely wasn't scared, she didn't feel like she was dying. Whatever he had injected her with seemed to not be working like he wanted it too.
Lily joined up with Peggy, Phillips and the rest of the commandos in a control room, Jim sat at one of the panels as a voice came on over them.
'Come in, this is captain Rogers. Do you read me?''
''Steve?'' Lily said into the radio mic as Peggy came over to do the same. Jim slowly removing himself from the situation.
''Steve, is that you? Are you alright?'' Peggy asked worriedly.
''Lil! Peggy! Schmidt's dead.'' Steve answered.
''What about the plane?'' Peggy inquired. Lily had missed a few things during her fight and chat with White Dragon.
'That's a little bit tougher to explain.'
''Give me your coordinates, Lily will find you a safe landing site.''
'There's not going to be a safe landing. But I can try and force it down.'
Peggy looked up at Lily desperately, but Lily was unable to help. She wasn't howard stark. ''I'll get Howard on the line, he'll know what to do.'' Lily made way to contact Howard but Steve's voice stopped her.
'There's not enough time. This thing's moving too fast and it's heading for New York. I gotta put her in the water.'
''No!'' Lily disagreed.
''Please, don't do this. We have time. We can work it out.'' Peggy pleaded.
'Right now I'm in the middle of nowhere. If I wait any longer a lot of people are gonna die. Girls, this is my choice...'' Steve paused for a moment. ''Lily, You're my bestfriend and sister. You know i love you, right?''
Lily chuckled as tears slowly fell. ''Yeah i know, short stack'' Steve chuckled quietly, not having heard that nickname in quite some time.
'Peggy?'
''I'm here.''
I'm gonna need a rain check on that dance.
''Alright. A weak, next Saturday, at the Stork Club.'' Peggy and Lily were looking at each other, knowing exactly what was going to happen.
'You got it.'
''Eight o'clock on the dot. Don't you dare be late! Understood?''
'You know, I still don't know how to dance.'
''I'll show you how. Just be there.'' Both girls were trying hard to stay strong.
'You'll have the band play somethin' slow. I'd hate to step on your...'' The rest was never heard as the line broke off and static replaced Steve's voice. Peggy and Lily no longer tried to stay strong, Steve was gone and while Peggy's heart may have broken.
Lily's crushed. She had lost Bucky and now she had lost Steve, the two most important people in her life and they were gone.
''Steve?''
''Steve!?'' Peggy Jumped at Lily's screeched. ''Don't you dare leave me! Bastard, Don't Leave me all Alo-'' Peggy blinked as Lily vanished before her eyes, one moment there was screeching and the next was silence.
Peggy hadn't known what happened but at the moment, she just needed to cry and mourn.
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