Ghosts of the Past
Chapter 10 train rides and attacks
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Well that's enough of an author's notes on with chapter 10.
Italian countryside
Jack walked down the aisle of the train following Melinda and spoke in Italian with the staff on the train as they were escorted to first class.
Once they were in the room Jack locked the door and the two of them got ready he said with a smile "Reminds me of that mission in Athens we were on 13 years ago?"
Melinda smirked and said "I remember I had to save you after you got found out. You must be remembering a different mission. Once I locate the package. I'll send Ward the location so he can put the tracker on it."
Jack nodded and said "Me and Clint will keep an eye on Cybertek's security detail and if any of them get suspicious. We'll deal with them. Quietly and discretely"
He got on his disguise as Melinda went out the window.
Suddenly Jack heard Skye's voice from his ear piece "Com check. Everything working alright?"
Jack replied "I'm good."
When he left the room Jack saw the door to the room next door was open and blood marks on the inside wall. He entered the room and found a dead body with an id card identifying the dead man as a member of Cybertek security.
Jack took a closer look at the body and saw the man had been killed by being stabbed in the chest twice and saw that face had the signs of Cobra Venom.
Jack knew this meant one thing. The assassin Cobra was on the train as well.
SHIELD headquarters
Director Fury observed as Carl Berlin was being operated on and the tracker was being placed in his neck while the man was wide awake as he refused to put under by anaesthetic.
Once the tracker was placed all that was left to be done was close the wound where the tracker was inserted into Carl's neck which would be done in a half hour.
Meanwhile outside the building several trucks and suvs arrived and blocked the road as a man that the organization had inside cut off all communications between the building and the outside world.
Once that was done the strike team left their vehicles and prepared to attack and hopefully kill Carl Berlin before he talked to SHIELD.
The strike team thought this was being done on the orders of the Shadow. But it wasn't it being done those among his lieutenants who didn't want Carl to talk or risk him learning the truth about what happened that night to his family.
The men quickly took out the guards outside the building as a plane passed over the building and a dozen men parachuted from the plane and landed on the roof.
Once the communications lines were cut Fury barged into the medical bay where Carl was and said "All communications in and out of this building is being jammed. Tell me what you know?"
Carl replied "I don't know much but if I have to guess. It seems that one or more of the Shadow's lieutenant's thinks I might tell you something they don't want you to know and they've sent in the Eliminators to kill me. A group of mercenaries for hire who are used for exfiltration. They are led by an ex KGB member named Ivan Jorg. A man who is bloodthirsty and very vicious. Not to mention he is immune to bullets. I can testify to this as several years ago I shot him 6 times in the chest at point blank range and somehow he survived."
Fury said "They won't be able to get in here. All they can do is lay siege. This building is impenetrable."
Carl scoffed and said "These people are good at getting into places considered impenetrable. A few years ago they got into a CIA black site prison like Alcatraz and got all the inmates out"
Fury looked at the nearby guards and said "Get all guards in the top ten levels on this floor and have all non-essential and unarmed personnel led to the underground exit of the building."
Carl said "Fury one of your people has been talking or there is a mole for the Shadow's organization in the building. One I don't know about as none of them are in SHIELD HQ as much as I know and I know a lot."
Maria Hill entered with several armed personnel as alarms started to go off which meant only one thing. Armed intruders had breached the building.
Carl simply said "They're here."
Fury took out his pistol and said to Maria "Get him to the box?"
Carl asked "What is the box?"
Maria answered "Most secure room in the building. It's on this floor and impenetrable."
Carl said "We'll see about that."
Meanwhile Ivan Jorg and his men went down the stairs from the room and headed to the floor where Carl Berlin was. The person inside SHIELD had given them access to the tracker in Carl Berlin and they were using it to get to him.
Ivan got a call on his phone and saw it from his superior and answered "We're in the building now and are on the way to Carl Berlin. Very little resistance so ar. Fury has his men on the floor where Berlin is to try and make a stand. It won't hold. I'll call when Berlin is in our custody."
With that he hung up and moved forward with his strike team.
The lieutenant in the Shadow's organization who called Ivan sat in his chair and smiled as he knew soon Carl Berlin would be dead. Suddenly a hand grabbed his mouth and shut it as a knife cut along his throat killing him instantly.
The Shadow stepped out of the darkness in the room and smiled under his mask as the last of the traitors were now dealt with.
Now he would sit back and see how Nick Fury and SHIELD fared against the Eliminators.
The Shadow walked back into the dark side of the room not illuminated by any light and a moment later. He was gone.
Italian countryside
Jack immediately went on the coms to contact the team but all he got was static. With that he headed to the baggage area where he knew Skye and Fitz were along with Clint who was there to shadow them.
Once he got there he saw Fitz, Skye, Clint and much to his surprise Simmons was with them.
Jack asked Simmons "What's going on?"
Simmons answered "Ward told me to come down here and to remain here. Cybertek knew we were here."
Jack said "I found a dead Cybertek guard in the room next to mine. Cause of death was Cobra venom."
Clint in shock said "Cobra is on this train?"
Jack replied "Looks like it Clint. Seems like someone else wants Ian Quinn dead."
Clint said "Maybe it's the Shadow. He is at war with Centipede and the Clairvoyant. Killing Quinn is the Shadow showing the Clairvoyant that he doesn't back down when someone threatens him. If that's the case why give us intel on where Quinn was going to be?"
Skye answered "We're being used. The Shadow wants us to make this Cobra guy's job easier. I'm guessing Cobra is an assassin am I right?"
Clint replied "He is a sniper. Expert marksman and assassin for hire. I've ran into him a few times before. No one knows what the guy looks like. All we know is that the sniper rifle he uses is high powered and custom made."
Suddenly the door opened and the head of the Cybertek security team Carlo Mancini entered the room with a gun in his hands.
Carlo pointed his gun at Jack and others as he angrily said "You SHIELD agents killed all of my team. I might not be able to kill all of you. But I will be able to take at least one of you with me."
Jack and Clint who had their weapons raised kept aim on Carlo as Jack asked "Whoever killed your team isn't with SHIELD. Someone else is trying to get to Quinn."
Carlo asked "Who is this man?"
Clint replied "We have an idea who he is. Let's work together and draw this guy out. Once we take him down. You tell us what exactly you're bringing to Quinn and in return we let you go free. Do we have a deal?"
Carlo thought about it for a moment and holstered his weapon and said "Deal. Quinn purchased new tech made for company. It gives people who lose a limb such as an arm or a leg a new limb to replace what they lost. It is part of a project called Deathlok. That's all I know I swear."
Jack said "I believe you. Now did you see the man who killed your team?"
Carlo nodded and answered "He is mid 40's, brown hair going grey and tall."
Clint said "You and me will go after him Jack keep an eye on them."
Jack didn't bother to object knowing Clint wanted to take down Cobra.
With that Clint and Carlo left and started to look for Cobra.
Unknown Location
Graham Williams looked at a photo of him, his son Jack and his second son Phil Coulson. He had known Phil hadn't had a father since his dad died years ago, so when he and Jack became friends Graham decided to be a father figure to Phil.
He had helped Phil realize his feelings for Melinda and helped him when he was grieving after his uncle and only living relative left died in a house fire.
As Graham remembered happier times he got a phone call on his secure line and knew it was his contact.
Graham answered the call and a voice said "I'm in. I've been shown Project Insight and I have gotten my new orders. Once I know more I will contact you again."
Graham answered "Good. You've done well so far. If my suspicions are correct. You will have helped save the world and given us a fighting chance against our old enemy."
With that his contact hung up and Graham hoped to God that he was wrong with his suspicions, if he was right things would never be the same again.
SHIELD Headquarters
Fury and several of his men who were left in the building were waiting for the attackers to show up as several of the people outside the building entered to back up their comrades already inside.
Ivan Jorg and his team stood outside the door leading to the medical bay where Fury and his security were waiting for them and had a charge put on the door. Once it blew open the door they rushed in.
Fury and his men were surrounded and Ivan looked around and yelled at his men "Find Carl Berlin!"
The men acknowledged the order as Ivan ordered the remaining men to have Fury and the guards taken to holding cells. Once Carl Berlin was dead Ivan and his men would leave. This attack would leave SHIELD crippled temporally and them safe from reprisals for a short time.
Meanwhile Carl Berlin and Maria Hill arrived at the Box and quickly got inside just as Ivan's men showed up at the end of the hallway.
They radioed to Ivan and told him the good news and Ivan now knew Carl was trapped. All they had to do now was get him out of that room he was in quickly before SHIELD came to retake the building.
The Bus
Phil and Ward arrived at the plane and tried sent a schematic of the grenade Cybertek used on them to HQ but to their shock they couldn't get through and soon received an encrypted communication that SHIELD HQ was under attack and a strike team was being mobilized to take back their headquarters.
Before either of them could speculate on what happened Melinda arrived in a car and had a member of Cybertek with her and said "Found him near our plane."
She took the captive to the cage while Phil and Ward wondered what happened to the train and hoped the rest of the team was alright.
Authors notes well that's chapter 10 completed please let me know what you think of it read and review no flames though ok.