The flight to Nevada was a couple hours long. Traversing the whole country was normally no easy feat… but in an Iron suit.. it was nothing. It felt long however, due to the fact I wanted to get this over with.. I wanted to beat SHIELD. Hydra was going to rue the day they crossed David Shuter Razacrazer.
Once I arrived in Nevada I hovered high in the sky. I obviously was not able to see the whole desert.. however I could see a good portion. "EDI, scan for anything abnormal, look for the smallest detail. Hydra would not have been able to operate this long out here without being discrete." That was when EDI said "Scanning for something abnormal in the desert…. What would classify as normal?" I just grunted "Not the time to be attempted to make jokes EDI" She was silent for a while and I watched on my heads up display as she scanned the area. She zoomed in on a shed with two heat signatures. They were just sitting.. facing the door. "Does that count as abnormal sweetie?" EDI said. I nodded. "Two guys, sitting alone in a wrecked shed in the middle of the desert, hands poised like they are holding assault rifles. I would classify that as abnormal." I flew down and landed in front of the shed. I knocked on the door. One of the guys answered it "Hello, Would you spare me a moment to talk about our lord and savior Red Skull?" They cocked their guns and started shooting at me. "Guess not" I said. I opened my hand and blasted both with repulsor blasts.
I then walked forward to a hatch on the ground. One Blast from a repulsor blew it open. I then stepped forward and fell into the hole. I fell a few stores then landed hard. I fell to one knee and used a fist to stabilize myself. I looked up. It appeared to be an underground bunker, nothing as grandeur as the Playground… It was dimly lit. Not a big base that was for sure. I would gather maybe a few rooms. No extra levels judging by the entrance. I stood up and began to walk forward.
A longer look showed me it was just one long hallway, with a door at the end. It looked like there were a couple rooms on the sides as well. One of the doors opened "What the hell was the noi-SHIT" I quickly raised my hand and blasted towards him, but he ducked inside. Next thing alarms went off. Two turrets popped out of the wall by the door at the end of the hall and began firing at me. I was not worried about being harmed.. but I knew the bullets would dent my suit.. which would have an effect in my movement and eventually cause considerable damage.
But before I could do anything guys popped there heads out of the side rooms and began shooting me with assault rifles. I jumped into action. I raised both hands, ones pointed at each turret. I then had my HUD target the Hydra goons. A small multi-rocket launcher popped out of my suit, shooting all the guys dead. I next fired two long blasts at the turrets, destroying them with loud explosions. I then rushed towards the door and kicked it open..
I found one man, with a rocket launcher, pointed right at me. I immediately pointed an open palm at him. I then said "Are you crazy? We and underground. You could bring this place down. Just put that launcher down." He laughed "I am prepared to die for what I believe in… are you Iron Thunder?" I cocked my head "For revenge? Yes." I charged up a unibeam blast and fired it right at him, blasting him back into the wall.. dead. Luckily the rocket launcher did not go off.
A quick glance of the room and I saw a computer monitor, right where the guy with the rocket launcher was standing. I quickly crossed the room and saw a bar at 90% with deleted files. I realized the guy was just getting me to hesitate enough to delete their information. I quickly said "EDI, hack into the computer, grab whatever you can.." There was silence while I watched the bar fill out at 100%. She then said "I didn't get much hun.. All I got was the orders to attack your residence was sent from some place in British Colombia.. We weren't fast enough…. In hindsight maybe we shouldn't have gone in guns blazing?" I just shook my head "I got excited.. it will not happen again." I looked around the room to see if there was anything of use… there did not seem to be. If there was, SHIELD would get it.
I left the underground bunker and took back to the skies.. knowing full well SHIELD was on it's way.. and I had just broken the Accords.. All for nothing as I had no other info to go on.. I was flying blind so to speak. I needed someone in Hydra to talk.. and I didn't know anyone currently in Hydra…. However I did know someone who has previously been a mole in Hydra… It was about time I caught up with my old mentor.. Bobbi Morse.
