Chapter 20: Red Skull's Master Plan.

Allied HQ, London

Today something unexpected happened to Dr. Kurogiri. After he was caught by Howling Commandos he then was sent to prison. What surprised him that the next day he was sent to meet Colonel Phillips. Talk about the unexpected.

Looking around the room he couldn't understand why they sent him here. To talk about what? About his future imprisonment? Or about Akaguro's plans? In the room he noticed one-way mirror, medical stretcher and drops of blood. The answer is clear. They want to kill him. Well nothing matters anymore. He would die any other way. Nothing could stop Red Skull anymore.

Turning around he sees Col. Phillips enters the room with a tray of food and sits on the chair. The meal considers from the steak, two potatoes, broccoli and a glass of milk. This meal looks very expensive. Nobody could even find it in this harsh times.

"Sit down,'' he said while setting up the tray.

"What is this?" asked Kurogiri pointing at the food. He expected poison in there. Clever choice to take out the person.

"Steak", Chester simply answered.

"What is in it?" Kurogiri asked not believing in the colonel's answer. Despite his beliefs he can't take his eyes from the tray.

"Cow", Chester simply answered. "Doctor, do you realize how difficult it is to get a hold of a prime cut like that out here?"

"I don't eat meat", he refuses. He doesn't want to play with Colonel. He needs to know his reasons. And suspense is killing him.

"Why not?" Phillips asked.

"It disagrees with me,'' Moya answered with a smile. This fact is true.

"How about cyanide? Does that give you the rumbly tummy too?" Chester asked finally dropping the act. He need to know some things about Hydra and Red Skull and Dr. Kurogiri is the only one who they can ask about it. He is the only agent of Hydra who didn't killed himself in the capture. Colonel then prepares to eat steak while talking. "Every Hydra agent that we've tried to take alive has crunched a little pill before we can stop him. But not you. So, here's my brilliant theory. Do you want to live."

"You're trying to intimidate me, Colonel,'' commented Kurogiri hiding his surprise. It's true that he wants to live. But he also wants a freedom. Something that can't be acquired in the position he is right now.

"I bought you dinner", he simply answered while passing to doctor a piece of paper. It's time to take this doctor at their side.

'Given the variable information he has provided, and in exchange for his full cooperation, Dr. Kurogiri is being remanded to Switzerland', Kurogiri reads out loud in disbelief. He can't believe it. They want his help and they will give him back his freedom. But that can't be true. It can't be so easy.

"I sent that message to Washington this morning. Of course it was encoded. You guys haven't broken those codes, have you? That would be awkward, ``Chester explained explaining everything to the doctor like he just read his mind.

At their first glance it's the best way for Kurogiri. If he cooperates then they will let him go. And he can go back home. Everybody wins. However there is still one big problem.

"Akaguro will know this is a lie,'' he simply answered. He is still afraid of the Hydra leader and what he will do to him. If he learns about the doctor's betrayal.

"He's gonna kill you anyway, Doc. You're a liability", explained Chester with a sigh making a doctor to see his point of view. And it's working. "You know more about Akaguro than anyone. And the last guy you cost us was Captain Midoriya' closest friend. So, I wouldn't count on the very best of protection. There's you or Akaguro. It's just the hand you've been dealt."

"How is a kid anyway?" Moya suddenly asked trying to change the problem.

"Like any normal soldier. He is grieving and suffering", he answered with a frown still remembering the state in which Izuku appeared back in the base. That's broken look on his face would always appear in Colonel's nightmares.

"That was kid's fault to not seek advice from Aaguro when they first met at the base,'' he commented dryly.

"If he did we wouldn't come so far. And you know it, ``Chester countered back in anger. He wouldn't let some scientist to mock his soldiers. "And why you even care? I thought that you are happy with Todoroki's demise and Midoriya's state?"

"I didn't kill him. The fall did", he simply answered. "'But why I did it' that question you want to ask me. Well like you said for Akaguro I am liability. And one more fail and I would become practice dummy for his knife-throwing. And the most dangerous beast is the one which knows that he would die soon."

"If Akaguro is so mad why do you even work with him in the first place?" Phillips asked curiosity.

"When I first heard of Hydra and Akaguro I became inspired by them and wanted to change the world for the better using my inventions and projects,'' he explained in frown. He still couldn't believe that he trusts that blood thrusting mad man and his ideals. "However I just understood that his ideals are mad and his means are insane. That's Stain is not a man to rule or guide. I wanted to escape for a long time. However I couldn't, the second Akaguro learns that I escape and I would be dead. The escape or betrayal was not an option."

"Well maybe you should start", Chester said nonchalantly while eating the potato.

"Stain believes he walks in the footsteps of the Gods", he said using the Akaguro's second nickname in disgust.

"Mmm", Phillips nodded.

"Only the world itself will satisfy him,'' the doctor continued.

"You do realize that's nuts, don't you?" rhetorically asked colonel. The idea to take over the world is sounding absurd to anybody. Despite their weapons and power source exceeds even decades of years, they can't defeat the entire world. That's impossible.

"But the sanity of the plan is of no consequence,'' Moya said nonchalantly. It doesn't matter what they would do. Nothing could stop Red Skull.

"And why is that?" Phillips asked feeling a growing fear from the doctor's words.

"Because he can do it!" screamed Kurogiri finally losing his calm demeanor.

"What's his target?" asked Col. Philips. If he was surprised by Moya's outburst he didn't show it.

"His target… is everywhere,'' he finished while looking colonel in the eyes.

That's words finally made Phillips to stop eating. From his talk with doctor he learned that Akaguro and his plans are dangerous insane and colossal just like him. And now he learns that he is planning to attack everything. He needs to be stopped. And he needs all of his best men in here. They need to strike and soon.

Unfortunately their best man is unavailable right now.


Alps, HYDRA headquarters

Walking around the base makes Chizome smile about his plans and ambitions. Looking at his ship brings a smile to his skull. That's his main weapon to destroy the society and government. The black ship is an advanced bomber plane itself is big. Its main propulsion was a pair of jet engines, located on the sides of the main console and hanger area. This plane is bigger than others, the biggest out there. And it's powered up by the Tesseract. It would be difficult to damage it let alone to stop it. That's vehicle alone will give him a victory. Its name is Valkyrie.

Despite losing the Dr. Kurogiri to Allies that was a little to concern over. The construction of bomber is over. All soldiers are armed with Tesseract-powered weapons. He no longer needs him. Doctor played his role already.

Turning around he sees his soldiers waiting for his orders. Good. Soldiers must listen to the words of their superior.

"Tomorrow, Hydra will stand master of the world. Born to victory on the wings of the Valkyrie. Our enemies weapons will be powerless against us. If they shoot down one plane, hundreds more will rain fire upon them!" he then takes his trusty sword Blood Curdle and raising it. "If they cut off one head, two more shall take its place. Hail Hydra!"

His soldiers then all start saluting and shouting "Hail Hydra! Hail Hydra!"

Seeing all of his soldiers ready to fight made Red Skull more confident than ever. There is no plane, no ship, no weapon and no man to stop him. Even if they send Captain America he couldn't do anything. His spies told him that captain is still grieving over his dead friend. Well that was a kid's fault to not listen to his words and lost his own best friend. He will win at any other way.

However if Allies would send him to fight he wouldn't be much of a distraction anyway. And if they would meet then it would be time to complete his promise. He would kill him. It's time for a captain to meet Bloodcurdle.