Chapter 9

"You used to come down here all the time?"

"Yeah, this is basically where I lived." I listen for every little noise. "Can you stop asking questions for now?"

"Why?" I turn to him and shoot him a glare, though he probably couldn't see as it was very dark down here. "Sorry."

I couldn't smell anything, other than Loki who was very close to me. I then suddenly hear the sounds of scratching. I stop and Loki bumps into me. "Why'd we-"

I cover his mouth to silence him. The scratching sound continues. I remove my hand from his face and begin to move to the source of the sound. Stepping down off the final step, the basement which I once called home still looked the same to me. Except there was one thing different, there was someone on my chair.

All the lights suddenly flicker on and the figure on my chair swivels around to show the face of Alex. His eyes land on me and he gives me a devilish like grin. "Amber, so good to see you again."

"Alex" I growl.

"Come now, don't be so rude. I was being nice for once" He smirks, then his eyes move to Loki. "Who's this?"

"He is none of your business" I snap, making him focus back on me.

"Tsk, tsk. Remember, I am now one of the leaders of HYDRA after you killed Strucker" He stands up from the chair and walks towards me.

"And who gave you that title?"

"Me." He chuckles darkly. "And you will pay for what you did to Strucker. I am going to get my revenge"

I watch as slowly transforms himself into a werewolf, slightly larger than the Hulk. I turn to Loki. "This is my fight. Stay out of this, please"

"But-" I glare at him and he shuts up.

"Go and tell the others I found him. Help them out." Alex gives a loud bark and I push Loki towards the stairs. "Go"

Loki takes one look back and runs off. I turn back to Alex just in time to dodge his attack. He runs at me again, raising his huge claw and bringing it down on me. I run under his legs but his tail knocks me towards the wall. I push myself up and shift into my wolf form, the size of a dog.

I didn't want to shift into my werewolf form, knowing that I have no control over it. I run at him, taking a big bite in his arm. He howls in pain and attempts to shake me off. I grabs me with his other claw and squeezes the air out of me. I shift back and try to break out of his grip. He then throws me into the wall, creating a massive hole.

I cry out in pain as I dislocated my arm from the fall. I act quickly, getting up and leaning against the wall. I clench my jaw and push my arm back into place. I breathe out a few pained breaths before shaking the pain off.

I shift into my larger wolf form, the one sized like a horse and go to attack him again. I tackle him to the ground and grab his arm once again. I use all my strength to send him into the wall. I cringe slightly at the sounds of something cracking but I brush that off. I jump above him and shift mid-air, coming down on him and punching him in the face. I punch him multiple times and he tries to get up but I make sure to keep him down.

All of a sudden, he manages to release one arm and grab me. He throws me off and gets up, walking towards me. I try to get up but cry out as pain shoots through my body. I look down to see a sharp piece of rock embedded deeply into my left thigh. I try to move but I see Alex smirking at me through his form.

He grabs me and pulls me off the ground. He begins to walk up the stairs into the open where I hear the sounds of shooting and the Avengers communicating. The door opens and the light shines brightly into my eyes. My vision blurs slightly from the amounts of blood I have lost from my injury.

I close my eyes, stiffening each time Alex squeezes the air out of me. I then hear the gasps of the team and everything turns silent. I slowly open my eyes to see all the HYDRA soldiers dead and the team grouped up in front of Alex and me.

"Amber" I hear Loki say in surprise.

"Avengers, look at what you have brought" Alex growls, throwing me to the ground in front of them. He shifts back into his normal form. I groan as my injured leg lands first on the ground. "You have brought your doom"

"What do you mean?" I hear Clint ask.

"She will kill you all." I gasp in surprise. He knows about my werewolf and he can bring it out in me.

"No! Run! Now!" I cough out, trying to get up.

"What's happening?" I see Tony waving his hands around in confusion.

"This" I try to crawl away as Alex advances on me but he grabs me by the neck and pulls me up. I watch as he takes out a syringe from his pocket and I try to struggle out of his grip.

"What are you doing with that syringe?" I hear Bruce.

"This boosts rage. Created by the one and only HYDRA." Alex plunges the sharp needle into my arm and I flinch at the pain. He pushes the liquid into my blood and pulls it out. I suddenly feel numb and I feel myself being dropped to the ground. The last thing I hear from Alex is "Hail HYDRA" and everything goes black.