Author's Note: Aw snap. I have finished writing the final chapter for the first part of this story, so I decided to post a new chapter! Enjoy.
Chapter Eleven
Well, shit. Remy tried to think fast. "I had an abortion and the school expelled me!" She blurted out, eyes wide. Nora pulled back from her, looking down with concern. Remy's eyes were wide and she was trembling a bit, which Nora took as a sign that this was deeply upsetting for her. In reality, Remy was just hoping she'd buy the false story.
"You poor thing!" Nora was hugging her once more, weeping. Remy wanted to get out of there right then and there, but she knew she needed to keep sweet talking Nora. She had to somehow get Nora to tell her about the object or something. "I can't believe this! What happened?"
"My... my English teacher happened." Remy choked out, somehow forcing tears to form in her eyes. "And I found out I was pregnant, I couldn't bring shame to the family name like that! I … I had the procedure done but officials caught me when I was coming back onto campus. So they expelled me and I was sent home. That's why I was there when those men came and raided the house to arrest father like that."
"Oh, darling!" Nora kept hugging her, tightening her arms around the younger woman. Remy was certain her eyes were going to bulge out of her head, so she gently pulled away from Nora, drying her eyes. She could finally breath easily now.
"I wish they didn't take me away, but they wouldn't let me go to my family." Remy sniffled. "They took all of my family's stuff away, claiming evidence for the trial. They even took my stuff! I... I hate SHIELD! They ruined my life!" Big fat tears rolled down her cheeks as she broke down sobbing.
Nora handed her a tissue and smiled sadly. "I'm so sorry that happened. If I had known, I would have taken you in."
'Yea, right.' Remy thought as she dabbed at her eyes. "They wouldn't let me contact my family...they... they held me captive!" She cried as the tears started again. "I was kept in some sort of room until I was 18, and they finally released me... I guess because I was old enough or something to be on the streets."
"You poor thing!" Nora exclaimed, eyes widening in shock. "I cannot believe how you were treated! They will pay for this, you know. I will make certain of it."
"They're a world wide agency!" Remy wailed. "What could you do!"
Nora hugged her again, holding her tightly to her chest. "My darling cousin, don't worry. There is a new world order on its way in the next few years, and I'm helping." The far off look in Nora's eyes was slightly creepy. "Those men your father was helping all those years ago? They are apart of it. They want to make our world a better place, suitable only for people like us, you know, the ones who matter. We're the ones who help make this planet the beautiful place that it is."
"Wh-What are you talking about?" Remy whispered, her eyes wide. Nora smiled at her and stood up from the couch. She headed to the bedroom, and Remy could hear the sounds of movement in there. Holy shit, was this it? Was she bringing the item out? Nora returned after a few minutes, a black metal box in her hands.
"This is one of the keys to the new world order." Nora told her, the far off look returning to her eyes. "I'm here to speak with a man about it, because he is part of orchestrating all of this. He is the head of this many armed machine that will know who is worthy and who isn't." She set the metal box down on the table, stroking the lid of it delicately before she flipped the latch up.
And there it was. The little orb didn't look threatening in the slightest, but Remy knew this was something of Howard Stark's, and that meant it could be quite dangerous. Hesitantly, Remy reached out to touch it, but Nora caught her wrist.
"No, don't. It's not safe." She whispered; Remy pulled her arm back and looked at her cousin in alarm. This was getting far to creepy. "The man needs it, and he's going to make more of them for the militia to get everything in order."
"Oh, okay..." Remy nodded, listening to the insane babbling. Nora closed the lid and took the box back to her room, to which Remy followed her. The older woman continued on about new world order, about how many arms were in place for this supposed monster. It sounded like nonsense, but Remy tried to think about where she had heard this type of thing before, and yet she couldn't recall. Sighing, she took a seat on the bed, watching her. Nora pulled a giant painting off the wall and set it aside. There was a wall safe behind there, and as Nora began to turn the dial on the lock, Remy focused in on her fingers, watching when they turned the three digit combination.
The door opened and Nora stuck the box inside. The inside of the safe was all black, but there was an eerie red design etched into the back of it. This was confusing, because it was a hotel. Why would there be such personalization in it?
"The man is coming in two days to retrieve the item." Nora said wistfully, a smile on her face. "And it will begin."
"Where did that item come from, Nora?" Remy asked, trying to sound innocent, but in reality, she hoped Sally was able to hear this entire conversation through the ear piece. And she hoped it was being recorded, because damn.
"Why, your father of course!" Nora replied, a little too happily.
Sally was sipping a beer as she listened to the conversation above her take place. She had to say, she was impressed by Remy's acting abilities. The crying was a very nice touch. And Nora's nonsense babble was interesting to listen to, but she knew there was something behind it. The rambles about a new world order, and how this many armed machine would help with it. Sally tried to think of what this could mean, but nothing about it sounded familiar to her.
Jameson, Brock, and the rest of the strike team were in the room with her. The four muscular men were playing a round of cards while Jameson was looking things up on his laptop. She rolled her eyes, wondering why there were this many people on this mission since clearly it was only her and Remy actually doing anything. Sally took another sip of her beer, feeling frustrated by the team already. She hoped Remy would be okay, given that Nora just said something about Remy's father.
Sally turned up the volume and continued to listen.
"I'm sorry, my father?" Remy asked incredulously, eyes widening. Nora smiled brightly.
"Yes, your father!" She said. "You see, his father came into possession of it, and then passed it onto dear Uncle Robert, who passed it to his brother – my father, shortly before SHIELD arrested him. My father then gave it to me a few years ago to keep safe, and I've had it ever since."
Remy nodded slowly, her eyes on the safe now. This just got way more intense than she had anticipated. This was not what she signed up for and she was going to demand Coulson buy her many drinks after this to make up for the emotional crap she was feeling. Nora sighed as she placed a palm on the safe, gently caressing the door.
"If SHIELD wasn't watching you, I'd give it to you." Nora murmured sadly. "But I did promise the man I'd give it to him. He needs it to make the world a better place." She looked back at her cousin. "You understand, don't you? SHIELD didn't ruin you, did they?"
"Of course I understand." Remy replied, her face breaking out into the biggest smile. "World order is important, and if we are the ones who are going to live in it, we have to make sure the right people help."
Nora smiled. "That's my girl."
Remy managed to get away after two hours of Nora's rambling. She claimed that since SHIELD was watching her, they might come looking for her in the room, and that she didn't want to put Nora in danger like that and risk ruining all the plans for new order. Nora protested, but eventually gave in, allowing Remy to leave after hugging her once last time. Remy made sure to promise she'd see her soon before rushing to the elevator and climbing inside.
She managed to get into her room and to the bathroom before she vomited. Sally was with her in an instant, holding her hair back as she wretched into the toilet. Once Remy was done, she leaned back against the tub and covered her face. Brock had brought in a bottle of water and handed it to Sally before disappearing again. Sally rolled her eyes and handed Remy the water, giving a quick glance outside the bathroom before shutting the door, giving them some privacy.
"Pretty sure I'm gonna die on this mission." She mumbled to the other agent. Sally rolled her eyes. "Maybe Brock can just like, throw me to the fishes."
"Told you not to talk like that." Sally told her firmly, shaking her head. "You did fine up there. I heard everything, so we have evidence to convict her as well. Now we just have to retrieve Stark's weapon." Sally looked at her, concern on her face. "That stuff you said in there... are you okay?"
"What do you mean?" Remy asked with a frown. "I'm okay."
"The... part about your teacher."
Remy's eyes lit up. "Oh, oh. That. Well, it's all true what happened...but it didn't happen to me." She said, looking towards the door. "I just helped with the aftermath. My classmate had a... relationship with him. We were only 15, you know, so when she got pregnant, it was not good. I helped her out by filling out the forms at the clinic in my name, which was smart, because on our way back onto campus, we got caught. I was expelled, the classmate went on with her life."
Sally raised an eyebrow. "You really did that for a friend?"
"I didn't say she was my friend. She was a classmate. I just wanted to help out because she had a good life ahead of her, you know, and I was just going to end up someone's wife by the time I was 18, so what did it matter what I did or didn't do?"
Sally didn't reply at first, but nodded. "Okay, well, back to the mission. You get some sleep and the boys will go arrest Nora and retrieve the weapon."
"Oh, no, no. I want to do it." Remy said as she started to get to her feet. "Nora... Nora's my cousin. I've already betrayed one person in this family to their face, might as well do it to someone else."
"It's dangerous, Remy." Sally said, shaking her head. "We don't know what the weapon will do, or even what Nora Clark will do." She looked the other agent over, her expression hard. "I don't think I can let you do this."
Remy shrugged. "Then don't think."
It was now one in the morning and Brock was busy picking the lock to Nora's suite. Remy stood behind him, trying not to feel to anxious as she gripped Sally's gun. The other two agents stayed back while the strike team suited up and went with the untrained agent to the room. The plan was for Remy to enter and obtain the object, and as soon as she had it, they were to go in and arrest Nora. It was an easy enough plan, though perhaps idiotic.
Brock glanced up at her when the door finally unlocked. He couldn't believe he was going along with this plan. It was not safe at all. "You remember how to use it?"
"Pull the trigger. Don't shoot myself." Remy whispered as she held the gun up. "I got this."
He rolled his eyes and followed her into the room. One of the men stayed at the door while the rest of them headed into the room. Remy got to the bedroom and stood there for a moment, listening to make sure Nora was asleep before she went in. She signaled for the others to stay put while she did this, because she wasn't sure what could happen.
As quiet as possible, Remy went over to the portrait on the wall next to the bed. She removed it from the wall and set it on the ground, glancing quickly at Nora before she took hold of the dial. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes for a moment before turning it to the correct set of numbers. When it opened, she resisted cheering as she reached in for the box. Thank God this was almost over.
What Remy didn't plan for was the safe door slamming shut suddenly. Not only did she jump in surprise, but Nora sat up in her bed, gasping for breath.
"W-Who's there?!" She cried as she fumbled with the bedside lamp. Swallowing heavily, Remy raised the gun and turned around, pointing it at Nora while she clutched the box to her chest. Her cousin's eyes widened as she stared at the intruder. "R-Rosemary?"
"Nah, I don't go by that anymore." Remy said with a shrug. "Drop a few letters and you're good."
"W-What's going on?" Nora asked, trembling as her gaze moved to the gun in Remy's hand.
"Okay, so all I told you earlier wasn't completely lies." Remy replied. "I work for SHIELD now, and we kind of need old man Stark's weapon. We can't let you take it to this man who is clearly crazy in the head, so..."
"Oh, darling! They have brainwashed you, haven't they!"
The gun went off, hitting the wall above Nora. Both were surprised by the sound, but Remy quickly recovered, pointing the gun back at her cousin. "Just shut up! They didn't brainwash me because I wanted to help! You are the one who's brainwashed, Nora, and this shit about new world order? What the hell is that all about?" Sighing, Remy clutched the box closer to her. "I'm going to take this, and they are going to arrest you, okay? Just... don't fight them."
Without another word, Remy stormed out of the room and Brock quickly went in after she left. She should have stuck around, witnessed the arrest and all, but she wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. She just wanted to let Hill know the mission was complete and that they could all go back to the Triskelion and back to their jobs.
Her first mission was a success, and Remy prayed it was her last.
Closing Notes: Aw yea.