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Chapter 34: The Morning After

Phil was looking forward to having a nice dinner with his girlfriend after her being away for months and maybe get in a conversation about the fact that she's suddenly the biological mother of twins (with her ex-boyfriend that just happens to be Captain America). Instead, this Halloween was more trick than treat. Christine Everhart was dead because of another false flag operation which pretty much meant that they were never using the Shield name publicly again. May was on the scene with Davison. So definitely no romantic dinner in Arlington, even if that wasn't going to happen because of mother child bonding anyway. (They really have to talk about that as soon as things are not going to hell).

Of course that wasn't the only crisis he was dealing with as Director of Shield. Trista and Natalie List - Von Strucker were abducted by Hydra. They know this because Friday transmitted the footage. At 8:03 PM local time, two minutes after Agent Carter left a catering van pulled up in front of the house. Four people got out of the van. Three were in Shield fatigues. The other one was wearing jeans and a white tank top. He looked like he came straight from the gym or boxing ring. Of course, before then, the power was killed and according to Friday, two grenades were thrown into the house, one on each floor. Exactly 196 seconds later, 2 bodies were carried out of the house looking very much like Trista and Dr. Natalie List and the van left. 121 seconds after that the books were removed from the house.

Trista only had time to upload a few pages into Friday before the incident, but that was enough to make Phil very concerned about what Hydra now had in their possession. Gravitonium created super soldiers are not exactly something he wants to tangle with.

197 seconds after that, Agent Carter arrived back at the house and promptly found an unconscious Alex Von Strucker-List with both Trista and Natalie List missing. Friday was just starting to do a full scan of the area when the FBI finally showed up. Apparently, the two agents watching the place being shot dead was a dead giveaway that something was going on at the little town house in old town.

Now his immediate problem was Agent Sharon Carter was now in FBI custody and they need to get her out as soon as possible.

"Look, I'm telling you, I'm currently not affiliated with any federal agency. I quit the CIA over a week ago when they got uncomfortable about my girlfriend working for Natalie List. " Sharon said on screen. Of course Phil couldn't see her face because the camera was facing her two interrogators. Friday was still trying to find him a name in the FBI database.

"I've known Natalie List for years, even before she employed my girlfriend. Her mother used to be in the same nursing home as my great aunt." Sharon answered.

"Yes, a nursing home that was targeted by Shield," the agent on screen said.

"Hydra. It was Hydra." Sharon corrected.

"Okay, a nursing home targeted by a terrorist group that was incubating inside of Shield." Carter just sighed at the words.

"You do know who my great aunt is right? Your agency has been besmirching her good name since before McCarthyism was a thing. So that's probably why the home was attacked in addition to all the other RED retirees at the place. Regardless, Natalie was always good people who would visit her mother all the time. She used to spoil me with the chocolate lava cake from Buzz. Over the years we've built up a friendship. So it's not unusual for me to go over to her house for dinner. We have had lunch and brunch together before. We just had a bit of bad luck tonight or rather last night by this point."

"You really expect us to believe that it was just a random coincidence that this just happened to occur the night you were having dinner with your girlfriend's boss? Especially, because the cameras in the house switched to the best of the Backstreet Boys about 30 minutes before Shield walked into the house and extracted a high-level target and your girlfriend." The agent looks skeptical.

"Again, that was Hydra. It's highly probable that they knew that you were watching her and switched the feed before they kidnapped her. They knew to take out the people in the van across the street first." Which either happened immediately after Sharon left the house or right before. Apparently, the van was out of Friday's camera range. Although, Friday is currently pulling the footage from every security camera on the street that she can get her hands on. They will probably know more soon.

"How would you know that?" The agent asked.

"Well, my girlfriend hit her panic button and I came right back to the house. I would have been back sooner, but I got caught behind a truck trying to squeeze into a very tiny parking spot. I also saw the bodies of the dead agents outside the van when I arrived back. That was my first sign that something was really wrong." Sharon explained.

"Do I want to know why you placed an undetectable video camera and bug on your cousin?" Coulson asked, rubbing his temple as he continued to watch the interrogation from his office.

"I think of her more as a niece and I did it because not only is she undercover right now, but she's also been wandering around Europe by herself looking for the guy that kind of killed my parents. I would like for us to find her, if something goes wrong." Stark explained.

"Valid point."

"She knew about it. She's the one who activated it before the interrogation started." Tony explained.

"To let us know where she was." Natasha added.

"Which I'm glad because I really would like to know immediately that Hydra managed to kidnap my sister and my kid's friend."

"Did you happen to give one of those to Trista?" Phil asked, hoping there would be an easy way to retrieve his agent.

"Yes, unfortunately, according to Friday, it is currently on top of a dresser somewhere in Arlington." Tony replied. "Just sit back and watched the interrogation. It looks like Sharon's attorney just arrived."

Jennifer Walters was a member of the legal team who has been helping various former Shield agents get back in the good graces of the U.S. government. Since her cousin has been unfairly hunted down by various government entities for years (i.e. General Ross until the heart attack), she was more than happy to help.

Tony also felt that she was the best person to get Sharon out of custody without causing issues. They were not really a government agency any more, more like freelancers with some government affiliation. In the old days, they could have just flashed a badge and got Sharon out. Now they use Walters.

"Along with your sister." And apparently Marcy decided to be helpful. Phil doesn't remember discussing that beforehand, but Marcy does what she wants...

"I'm not counting Marcy right now or Tyler. Actually, I think I will probably count Marcy as family again before Tyler, despite the secret keeping because Tyler is that awful of a person, but I'm not quite there yet."

"I'm trying to remind myself that you're acting like this because you're worried about your family." Natasha mumbled under breath.

"You don't need to be here, Romanoff. For the record, I didn't know Marcy was going to come there, but apparently the spy side of the family is just weird. They just know when it's time to get another member out of confinement." Tony replied back.

"I'm deputy director. I'm supposed to be here to discuss our next steps." Natasha replied, glaring icily at Tony.

"And how did that happen? I'm the funding source for this thing. I should get veto power. I feel like the Deputy Director shouldn't be somebody that keeps secrets from her teammates, but that's just me." Stark sniped.

"I don't think Fury would agree with you." Romanoff shot back.

"The pirate is a liar that lies. No wonder he had a squid infestation. I expect better from you, Director Agent."

"You gave my girlfriend her spot and actually Fitz's patents are our major funding source. I will choose whoever I feel is the best person to rebuild the organization and right now that's Romanoff. Get over it." Phil replied.

"I'm a better choice than Hill."

"Marginally so." Tony shot back. "And it's not like it would be that hard."

"I have way too much of a headache to deal with this argument right now. Nor do we have the time. Trista and Natalie List- Von Strucker are missing and we need to find them." Phil was close to shouting at this point.

"Marcy and Jan are taking care of Sharon. Friday and the traitor AI are already analyzing what happened tonight or rather last night. So, I feel like it's the perfect time to bring up that if Agent Scary, the liar, would've told me about my sister earlier, maybe we could have already put her in protective custody and she would not have been kidnapped out of her own house."

"Not the time." Phil replied, rubbing his temple.

"I'm not sure there's a safe house that could keep Hydra from going after a high-level target and Wolfgang Von Strucker's soon-to-be ex-wife along with his diaries would be something they would want very much." Romanoff answered.

"Exactly. Did you get anything out of Ward?" Phil asked. He sent Natasha to question Ward again as soon as Hunter notified them of the attack on the safe house in Potomac Greens. The Von Strucker attack just gave them another reason.

"Nothing. And considering the circumstances, I think we need to consider something drastic."

"We are not sending Skye down there." Phil replied, already knowing what she was proposing.

"Why not? Natalie's gone. Trista's gone. Oh, and Christine Everhart is dead. I mean, do I want to give the son of a bitch who literally fucked with my son the satisfaction of quality time with his number one crush? Not at all. But I've had Hydra kill enough family members and I really would like Natalie back, before she's added to that statistic." Stark argued.

"I get that, but still no." Phil replied.

"You're too close to this, which is why Dr. Suarez suggested that I be the one in charge of anything related to Grant Ward. I think this might be necessary at this point." Natasha argued.

"But I get to make decisions about Skye and every other agent under my command and I don't think this is the best course right now. We have other sources of Hydra intel. Some of which might be more useful giving the situation." Phil argued.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, I almost agree with Romanoff. I think you should ask Skye what she wants to do. She is an agent. You should treat her like one and give her a say in this decision."

"So do you want to send Fitz down there instead?" Phil asked in response.

"Only in a suit. Oh, maybe I can go back fully armed. I feel like I owe him another visit. Our pissed off superhero/backstabbing good cop routine worked so well last time." Stark suggested.

"Billy is authorized to tase you if you try to go down there again." Phil responded.

"I'm wounded." Tony actually clutched his heart, being as overly dramatic as possible. Phil just rolled his eyes.

"Billy is also authorized to tase me if I go down there. Suarez's orders." And he still not happy about those orders.

"Are you absolutely terrified of your therapist?" Tony asked.

"Considering she graduated from the Academy with top marks? Yes. She was operations before transitioning." Phil explained.

"That doesn't surprise me at all. Even if she is better at giving actual assessments. Oh yes, I'm such a narcissist. I only care about myself." Tony said directly looking at Natasha. This was making his headache so much worse.

"I'm regretting not locking you two in a room with Dr. Suarez right now." Both turn to glare at him. "Obviously, you both have issues that should've been dealt with directly, instead of just separating you on different teams and I apologize for neglecting that, but that is not something we can deal with right now. Now can we all concentrate on doing our jobs?"

"I know how to do my job, if you will let me do it that is." Natasha replied. He knows that she's implying that they use Skye.

"We have other options with more up-to-date intel. I'm not sure if we are desperate enough to bring in Skye yet." He wasn't even sure Ward could help in this case.

"Can we access it right now?" Stark asked flippantly.

"No. The mold can't make contact with her handler for at least a week." Maybe not at all. They weren't sure if any of the people who tried to kill Hunter were still alive. Even then it would not be best to schedule a meeting with his Hydra affiliated soon-to-be ex-wife earlier than what was planned. He wasn't sure if it would be safe for Hunter to make spur of the moment contact considering what happened. For all they know, Hunter's contact with Bobbi may have led Hydra to the Potomac Greens safe house.

"A week we don't have. They could be dead by that point. They could be dead now." Stark argued.

"If Hydra wanted them dead, we would have found more bodies. Honestly, I think von Strucker just wanted his wife back. He did leave his son behind." Natasha offered.

"Or it could be a whole other part of Hydra. Divisions within the ranks. I don't see them being the most loyal of people. Kidnapping the head guy's wife could be a way up in the organization." Stark argued.

"Then why leave the kid behind?" Phil asked.

"Some dads don't like their kids that much. The wife may be better revenge." Stark suggested.

"Not everybody has your daddy issues, Stark. I would like to talk to someone who knows more about the inner workings of Hydra. Good thing we have an expert on Hydra politics in vault D." Natasha suggested.

"Fine, you can bring up the possibility with Skye, but it's her call." Coulson was sure she was going to say no, but decided it was best not to keep this argument going.

"Okay. I'll talk with her when she arrives back with Stark's nephew from the hospital."

"Step nephew." Stark corrected.

"Adopted. Did you actually read the briefing paper on your sister?" Romanoff asked annoyed.

"Sorry, I was busy chasing down Hydra." Stark replied.

"Stark, go check up on your kids, all of them." Phil suggested, because he has reached his Tony Stark limit for the day and it wasn't even 4 AM yet.

"Or I could go talk to Friday and check over her analysis of the footage from every single camera anywhere near the kidnapping."

"Do that." Natasha said as Stark left the room.

"Are you going to actually let him participate in this investigation? It was his sister that was kidnapped." Romanoff asked.

"It's safer than having him going around with the rest of the Avengers visiting random Hydra bases right now."

"That could lead to a lead on where they're keeping Trista and List." Natasha suggested.

"Or it could force them to take the two further off the grid. Also because of the twins. All tests so far are telling us that Hydra created baby super soldiers. They are incredibly strong for newborns."

"And have Steve's healing factor already." Natasha added.

"We can't let Hydra get those babies. I'm wondering if I can suggest that Stark, Rogers, and Isabel take a vacation with the twins to Stark's private island for a few weeks. Maybe send May there for extra security."

"And maybe more baby bonding time. Although I'm not sure if anyone wants to leave the fight right now." He knew Natasha was right about that. Especially May would not be happy with him trying to send her away, but he would hope that the logical part would kick in.

"Hydra already has enough of my people right now." Phil said just as his office door opened again. Of course it was Stark.

"Friday wants to know if we should be worried about a guy who managed to turn his fist into granite and who is apparently supposed to be a dead guy being part of the kidnapping party. Apparently, that's who knocked out the nephew." Stark told him.

'Please don't let this one be another Tahiti patient,' Phil thought to himself as he looked at the screen.

Xxx

"Nice to see you out." Trip said as soon as his cousin walked into the room at the Arlington base. He quickly walked over to hug her.

"Well, apparently it helps to have a really well-connected cousin/uncle. I'm still not sure what we're considering Tony." Sharon responded as she pulled out of the hug.

"Uncle. It's less confusing that way." Trip suggested.

"That's true."

"I heard Aunt Marcy helped as well." Because he's been in constant contact with Jennifer. He couldn't do anything about Trista now, but he could do everything possible to at least get Sharon out of lockup.

"It's the least she can do. She also promptly ran away. Also, Ms. Walters did most of the heavy lifting. Uncle Tony apparently has good taste in legal counsel. I'm sure it comes in handy a lot." Sharon remarked.

"You're still mad at Marcy?" Trip asked.

"Furious. But that doesn't matter at the moment. Have you picked up Trista's trail?" Sharon asked worriedly.

"Jarvis and Friday are going over every piece of surveillance footage available trying to find the van that drove away."

"Well, there's more cameras around here than anyplace else."

"Which would be great if the van didn't suddenly disappear in Bethesda. They haven't found anything after that point yet." Trip explained.

"That makes sense. At least they were able to track the van into Maryland. Maybe they were going to a building in the area. Friday, can you check if any of the buildings in the area where you last spotted the van are owned by any suspected Hydra shell corporations?"

"Will do, Agent Carter." Friday responded.

"This is such a mess." Sharon said as she sat down on the nearby couch. At least Uncle Tony made sure they had comfortable furniture, even if some of it wasn't completely assembled yet.

"Are you okay?" Trip asked, sitting beside her.

"Not at all. I won't be until we find Trista. I shouldn't have left."

"Then you would have been gone to." Trip didn't want to think about his cousin being in Hydra clutches along with his best friend and his uncle's half-sister. The situation was bad enough already.

"Yes, but I have a tracker necklace on." She clutched her necklace as she spoke.

"I know. It's how we knew where to find you before you were taken somewhere where we couldn't find you."

"Apparently, Trista's version of it is on her dresser. Her phone was ditched somewhere on King Street." Sharon sighed.

"That's not helpful."

"Not at all."

"We will find her." Trip gets his cousin a reassuring squeeze.

"How?"

"Hydra contacts and Friday's searching skills."

"33 has gone dark." Sharon tells him.

"When did you have time to check that?" He asked.

"On the way here. Marcy apparently raided my burn phone collection before coming to get me from the FBI. Although, there was a message from yesterday telling me to avoid Old town." Sharon sighed.

"That would've been useful yesterday."

"Very."

"The kidnapping probably would have happened anyway and then we wouldn't have known that that Natalie was missing until the FBI showed up to interview Trista. We would've lost valuable time."

"True, but Trista wouldn't be with Hydra right now. So how do we find Trista and Natalie?" Sharon almost sounded like she was on the verge of tears. This was not good. Like most specialists, Sharon was very good at keeping her real emotions concealed.

"Campbell and Skye are supposed to be getting Junior from Inova hospital. We can start asking questions. Maybe he knows more than what he's been telling the FBI and now that his mom is missing, he will tell us something useful." Trip suggested.

"I hope so. Where is Hunter?" Sharon asked.

"Chasing his Hydra contact." Despite not checking in with Coulson about that. "I'm supposed to be covering for him with the munchkin until he gets back."

"That could be useful."

"Except that means I get to tell a six-year-old that her aunt is dead as soon as she wakes up, probably in the next 20 minutes." He doubted the six-year-old will sleep in past 6 AM. He's surprised they got her to sleep at all and it took a video call with her personal idol Black Widow, still in full costume, to get her to do so. They didn't dare tell her about her aunt last night. It would be too much for the little girl.

"I would still rather have him meeting with his Hydra contact. I just want my girlfriend back." Sharon wrapped her arms around yourself.

"You mean your pretend girlfriend." He joked, only to notice the serious expression on Sharon's face. "You do mean your pretend girlfriend?" He is very aware of Trista having a crush on Sharon. She wouldn't be the first person to fall in love with a straight friend. And despite being totally comfortable making out with Black Widow at a family gathering, Sharon was a Kinsey zero or so he thought. Although, being that comfortable with it probably made her a one at least.

"If we are not talking about you suddenly liking women then we are not to talk about me making out with my friend on a mission and actually enjoying it, a lot." Sharon remarked.

"Not the time for such a conversation." He said, putting his arm around Sharon again.

"Not at all." Sharon said just as the door to the lounge open.

A certain six-year-old wearing an old Shield T-shirt along with the combat boots from her costume walked into the room. They're going to have to get her some clothes and the responsibility fell to him because Hunter was gone, and her uncle was probably still heavily medicated. He will ask Friday to take care of it. Being a Stark meant that things could be handled quickly and thanks to his new billionaire uncle, he can take advantage of this privilege, especially when it's necessary for work reasons.

"Where is Mr. Lance?" Alana asked, arms wrapped around her as if she was freezing.

"He said something about bagels, but he'll be back soon. Let's go back to your room and pick out some new clothes and toys with Ms. Friday." He said walking over to the six-year-old and picking her up. She was so tiny.

"Coward." Sharon called out in German.

"Yes, I totally owe mom an apology." He replied back in the same language.

Xxxxx

"Seriously, why are you here at 5:30 in the morning?" Bobbi said groggily as she looked up at her ex-husband or soon-to-be ex-husband. They were dragging out the divorce proceedings as an excuse to talk to one another.

Also the fact that they keep having sex every single time they meet up makes her wonder if a divorce would actually keep. They still loved each other. Which was why she was making sure that the camera couldn't see his lips. There was already a glitch that made the audio ridiculously crackly at random times. So they wouldn't notice anything odd when the audio went out when her ex showed up.

They just didn't necessarily like each other most of the time. Which is why they agreed to separate in the first place and she ended up in a rebound relationship with a guy who turned out to be really evil. Then Hydra happened and now they need to be in each other's lives for the sake of the world.

"Christine is dead and I killed about three of your esteemed colleagues when they tried to attack us earlier." Hunter explained.

"I'm sorry your employer is dead. I know you liked being a nanny, even if you hated her. What about my mini me?" She asked referring to Alana. That's what they call the girl.

"Not in the custody of your employers. Although I'm not so sure about Trista or Mrs. Von Strucker. Although I'm sure the Mrs. is probably safe." Hunter rambled.

"Not it all. Most of the higher-ups hate her husband and her." Whitehall did at least according to rumor.

"I expect nothing less of the illustrious Hydra." Hunter quipped.

"They think that she is his weakness. He was close to Whitehall before the marriage, and then allegedly there was some sort of falling out." It looks like she's going to have to have lunch with Whitehall's number two again. It was obvious the man had a crush on her. She was going to use that to her advantage for as long as she could.

"So rivals fighting amongst themselves and not the husband trying to get his wife back?" Hunter asked.

"I don't think so, but I will keep an ear out for office gossip. People tend to let their guard down around the grad school interns." They don't take her as seriously as they should. That was fine with Bobbi. She would use it to get as much Intel as possible.

"So maybe it's a good thing that Simmons ended up Stark sitting." Originally, she suggested that they send in another scientist, but it didn't happen.

"Although I would be chief of security instead of 33 right now." She was going to have to pass a note to 33. She might be able to figure out where Von Strucker is.

"True."

"If I hear anything, I'll contact you."

"Thank you. I tucked the new number into your slippers. Be a love and burn it." Which meant that she had a new phone and it was in her purse or closet. She had to remember their code a little better.

"I'll have 33 keep an eye out for Trista. She sees more." Bobbi said just before kissing him.

"I thought you said last time that we were done with this. That it's over." They say that a lot. It's a promise that they never keep.

"Well, there's cameras in here though the audio has been disabled." Although it will be reactivated in a minute.

"So you want to have sex on camera to maintain our cover?" Hunter asked.

"Maintain your cover. Also, why do you think that I've been keeping my head right in front of yours the entire time?"

"So they can't read my lips?" He asked.

"You really are getting the handle of the spy thing." She kissed him again. Just as the audio came back on.

"I had to learn from your treacherous self."

"Shut up and kiss me again," so you don't get killed.

"Gladly."

xxx

This was probably the 15th time in the last 24 hours that Campbell was questioning accepting the medical position with Shield/Stark industries. He didn't think that his job would include sneaking into a hospital and pretending that he's a doctor so they could sneak out a patient to question him about his missing mom and his father's ties to Hydra. He wonders if the Larry King looking old guy with the cane and glasses realizes that he doesn't belong here. Really, Lincoln cannot get off that elevator fast enough. He actually ran into some slimy guy in a three-piece suit.

"Stop panicking." Skye whispered as they were walking to the room. "You look very doctor like."

"I am a doctor." Lincoln replied. "However, you are not a nurse." 'And let's hope that we don't walk into a situation where you are going to have to act like one.' Lincoln thought to himself, before they walked into Alex Von Strucker's room.

"Who are you?"

"I am Dr. Lincoln Campbell. And this is my assistant Skyler Carter." He said using Skye's fake name for this operation.

"And who are you really?" Alex asked.

"Friends of Trista and your uncle who will get you somewhere safe." Skye answered.

"I don't have an uncle." Alex shot back.

"That's what you think. See I knew we should've brought Sharon with us."

"I think somebody is still trying to get her out of FBI custody. As far as I know." Lincoln argued back, despite agreeing with her. Unfortunately, they couldn't wait for Sharon to get back, before venturing to the hospital. They needed to get Von Strucker to safety as soon as possible.

Of course at that moment a nurse walked into the room. That just makes total sense. She is also followed by some guy in a suit that screams FBI. He would know that look since he is surrounded by agents regularly now.

"Who are you? You don't work here." The nurse asked.

"Dr. Campbell is my private doctor. I called him, or rather my friend, that was here earlier called him." Alex lied.

"The British guy who I left you with, when I went to go get coffee?" Why did Lincoln have a feeling that made this guy a really bad FBI agent?

"Yes." Alex responded.

"I figured you would be more willing to let me sign myself out if I actually was in the care of a doctor. My mother was kidnapped out of our home so I personally would feel better if I wasn't here right now." Alex argued.

"I can't let that happen." The agent told the group.

"Why? Are you going to arrest him for being knocked unconscious, when his mom was kidnapped out of her own home?" Skye argued.

"No. He's a person of interest."

"Because you think his father is the new head of a terrorist organization." The voice from the door said. She sounded a lot like Stephanie. "Really, you would think the FBI would have more finesse than that. Or at the very least not leave their posts for random coffee breaks."

"And you are?" The agent asked annoyed.

"Agent Marcy Sousa, CIA, although I'm detailed to the joint agency task force dealing with the Hydra issue." This was definitely Stephanie's older sister. Lincoln is also aware that Trip is about the only person in the family still speaking to her. Apparently, hiding the existence of another family member makes you really, really unpopular despite having a really good reason to do so.

"That means that Mr. Von Strucker is my problem. Which is good because you obviously don't know what you're doing." Marcy insulted the guy and he was not happy.

"List. My name is Alex List. I want nothing to do with my father's legacy. So I really don't know how to help you. I just want my mom back."

"I understand that, more than a lot of other people." The agent said before handing a Stark pad to the guy in the suit. "See, Mr. List is under my jurisdiction. After what happened while the FBI was watching his house, I personally would like to move him to another location."

"Let's discuss this in the hallway. I also want to speak with my supervisor." The agent said making his way to the door.

"Go ahead, speak with your supervisor and then you can speak with my supervisor, Everett Ross, and my other supervisor, Roslyn Price. I'm sure you've heard of her." Marcy said following the guy out the door.

"I'll go talk to your doctor, the one that's here. Considering the security situation, he might be willing to release you in the custody of Agent Sousa and Dr. Campbell. Of course I'm going to need some credentials for the doctor." The nurse told the two.

"I already sent an email to your boss. Everything you need is there." Skye told the nurse which led to him leaving.

"Why is Ms. Carter-Jones's daughter here? I thought she worked for the State Department?" Alex whispered. Not that it mattered. The 2 agents were arguing way too loud outside for him to hear anything.

"You know who she is?" Skye asked surprised.

"Her mom used to have the room down the hall from my grandmother. At least once a month, she would visit on the weekend and bring food. She wasn't actually State Department?"

"No." Lincoln replied.

"Is anybody in that family who they are supposed to be?"

"Trip says his uncle Tyler is an asshole and he's definitely that." Skye responded.

"I don't think I actually met him."

"The one with the kids." Skye supplied.

"They usually come with their Aunt Jackie because their dad is a prick. Everybody hated him." Alex explained.

"That sounds about right. Do you remember what happened last night?" Skye asked.

"The house went dark and I was knocked unconscious. The next thing I remember is waking up here and the agent asking me if I remembered what happened to my mother. I know she's gone." Alex answered.

"But we're going to find her. I promise." Skye reassured. Campbell wasn't sure they would be able to keep that promise, but they would try.

Xxxx

Trista really thought that her kidnapping days would be over when she left Shield, but really, she shouldn't be surprised because, well, she never really left the agency. She knew she was in custody of the bad guys because her hands were in chains and she felt the groggy feeling of being drugged. Dammit, she should have worn the tracking necklace, but she just thought Stark was being paranoid.

Trista looked around the room to see that she wasn't alone. Apparently, they decided to keep her and Natalie in the same cell. How nice of them.

"Do you have any idea where we are?" Trista asked Natalie.

"No. I've been up for a little while and nobody has come in." Natalie responded.

"I don't know if that's a good or bad thing." Trista remarked.

"I'm going with bad. I'm going to go with bad in general."

"Do you remember who took us?" Trista asked.

"They killed the lights first and then the room was filled with some sort of smoke and then I woke up here." Natalie explained.

It was probably a Dendrotoxin bomb. You might have a partial immunity." That would explain why Natalie woke up before her. Now she wants to know if Howard Stark had some of the super soldier antibody in his system. She knows he never slept with Steve, but Peggy Carter and her husband were possibilities.

"Of course it was at that moment the door opened and an older man with gray hair and wired glasses walked into the room. Trista had no idea who he was, but it looked like Natalie did.

"Of course, you're here, Daniel. I'm not even surprise you turned out just like my husband. Were you the one who brought him in to Hydra?" Natalie asked the man in front of them.

"He was always in. Born into it really. Your in-laws were always true believers. Your husband's grandfather served with Red Skull himself."

"That shouldn't even surprise me. Also glad they were all dead before we got married."

"But you've always known this. You just don't remember, but you will soon and your compliance will be rewarded." The creepy guy told Natalie.

"Fuck you. I don't even know what you were talking about, but I'm definitely not working with you because you are a psychotic Nazi worshiping asshole."

"You will. And if you don't, well, we can always kill your friend."

To be continued

DC Metro guide:

King Street is the main street of old town Alexandria, a.k.a. the historical district.

Inova is the name of one of the major hospitals/healthcare providers in the area. I decided to use something real this time instead of making another one up. Although, I didn't specify which Inova hospital was involved.