A/N" Hello hello! I hope you all are settling back into school routines alright! Because of school starting up again, the chapters will be coming out on a slightly slower basis but not too slow because I'm homeschooled so I do tend to have a bit more free time than other students.
And on the fourteenth of September, I'm going on a 10-ish day trip with my family to Yellowstone National Park. I'll try to have at least one more chapter out by then (or be in the process of writing one.) But if I don't get it out then I'll work on it when I get back!
Have a blessed day :)
Nick Fury growled as he furiously typed a response to one of his agents at the Hydra base. He had been tracking this particular group for several months and sure enough, they had finally scurried back to their base...their rat's nest. But something...or rather someone had put a wrench in his plans. Somehow these agents had succeeded in recapturing their Soldiers...although from what his agent had said...the girl was in the process of breaking out from the programming. So now, he was tasked with not only destroying the base and everyone in it but breaking out both of the Soldiers before it was too late...
Eagle watched the nurse bustle around the room, doing nothing in particular. Her raw skin stretched as she leaned forward, getting used to the healed skin. Something in the nurse's pocket buzzed and she froze, eyes darting around the room before discreetly pulling a small gadget out of her pocket and attaching it to her ear. The nurse nodded her head sharply, murmuring under her breath before turning to Eagle and cautiously venturing closer.
"Aub...Eagle, I have a mission for you, do you understand.?" Her voice was tentative.
"Bereit zur Einhaltung" [Ready to Comply] Eagle responded in German, her programed answer.
The woman's eyes flashed with an unreadable emotion and she nodded, gulping before continuing, this time in rapid-fire German.
"In zwei Tagen wird es eine Infiltration dieser Basis geben. Unser Ziel ist es, Sie und Soldier in Sicherheit zu bringen. Aber.. um die Basis vollständig loszuwerden, müssen wir sie in die Luft sprengen. Hier kommen Sie ins Spiel." [Tomorrow there is going to be an infiltration of this base. Our goal is to get you and Soldier to safety. But..in order to completely be rid of the base we need to blow it up. That is where you come in.]- The woman paused once more, going to where a drip I.V connected to the crook of Eagle's arm, fiddling with it. -"Morgen werde ich Deinen I.V-Tropfen durch einen brennbaren Tropf ersetzen. Wir werden einen Spaziergang um das Gelände machen und es entlang der Basis der Gänge tropfen." [Tomorrow morning I'm going to replace your I.V drip with a flammable drip. We are going to take a walk around the compound and drip it along the base of the hallways.]
"Das ... ist meine Mission?" [This...Is my Mission?] Eagle clicked softly.
"Ja, unser Ziel ist es, alles zu sprengen" [Yes, our goal is to blow everything.]
Eagle nodded, repeating the mission in her mind before tentatively asking one more question."Meine Flügel, das Messer schnitten auch ihre Schaltkreise. Wo sind sie?" [My wings, the knife cut their circutry. Where are they?]
The woman opened her mouth to answer but shook her head, whispering "All in due time." before clicking a setting on Eagle's I.V. Eagle frowned as she looked down to the crook of her arm where the needle was inserted. Green liquid was traveling down the tube and mixing with her blue-tinged blood.
"Was is das?!" [What is this?!] She snapped but stopped as her head started to pound. Blinking hard, Eagle tilted her head and looked at the nurse, who had a sympathetic smile.
"All in due time." The woman repeated as Eagle hissed, her eyes starting to feel pressure...as if they were about to blow up. Her temples throbbed and her hands shot to her face, the stitches stretching. Her fingers tore at her eyes, trying to stop the burning pressure. The woman rushed forward, ripping Eagle's hands away from her face and locking them into cuffs on the sides of the hospital bed. Eagle growled at the woman and strained at the cuffs, feeling the metal bend beneath her pull. But all at once, everything darkened and her mind shut itself down.
Eagle's mind clicked and something new emerged…..something she had known about before Hydra...but it had been long forgotten..laying dormant until the woman had re-activated it. Her mind screeched in anger, at the woman, at Hydra….at everyone. For their betrayal and the pain, it had caused her. But Revenge was coming...if the woman had told the truth then everything would be up in flames within hours. She knew she had broken out of the programming...yet the fog still lingered….
She was Eagle...yet she was Aubrey. Two people trapped in one body.
Her eyes shot open and she quickly sat up, immediately regretting the decision as everything pulled and ached. She examined the room, it was dark with stone walls and flooring, she sat on a cot on the floor. Eagle's mind was hazy as she gingerly rubbed her temples, remembering what was to come and what had happened. Something had emerged from the retreating darkness while she had been unconscious. It felt as if her mind had turned on and everything buzzed differently. Eagle's mind reeled as new energy whizzed through. It felt as if something had been missing and she had never known. Her mental hand felt other minds in the area and she frowned, mentally reaching for one. She felt the mind grow confused and the recent thoughts disappeared. Yet when she tried to glimpse the thoughts she found that they were fuzzy and unorganized. Absentmindedly, as Eagle wondered over this new power. Her hand wandered to her back, tracing the stitching, trying to picture the wound in her mind. The jagged stitching ran from her right shoulder diagonally down to her left hip and right In the middle a there was a divot where she assumed a knife had hit right at the end of the fight. The skin was hot to the touch and painful. An I.V was still attached to her elbow and her stomach growled hungrily...She couldn't remember the last time she'd eaten. It was then that she noticed that there was nothing moving through the I.V's cord and the liquid inside the bag had a glint to it. She slowly got to her feet before examining the bag closer, it stunk of gasoline. Her nose tickled and she frowned as a sneeze ripped it's way out of her lungs, the sudden jerk making her back scream in agony. The door clicked and she whirled around to see the nurse from the day before standing in the doorway, a nervous glint in her eye.
"Eagle...we must walk before your handler comes with a mission...to help your wounds heal." the woman stutters in English. Eagle nods and silently comes over, bringing the I.V with her. The woman smiles weakly, taking a pin out of her hair and reaching over to the I.V, making a small slit at the bottom of the abnormally large bag. The woman returns the pin back to her hair before motioning for Eagle to follow her. They walk through the compound, passing many closed doors with locks, the liquid streaming onto the floor, matching the dark-colored cement. But as they pass the armory the woman whispers.
"Your wings are in there, along with a combat suit, boots, and anything else you might need. As soon as our walk finishes you must go to the armory and get everything you and the Soldier will need. He will be there. An Agent will come to retrieve you."
Eagle nods and they take various other hallways until they are back in Eagle's cell. The I.V is mysteriously empty and the woman removes the needle from the crook of Eagle's arm before nodding bye. Leaving the door unlocked. Eagle heaved a deep breath before cautiously venturing out the door and back towards the armory, her bare feet are silent on the cold flooring and her hair hangs loosely. Yet no one intercepts her, the armory is empty and her wings sit in back-pack form on a table, besides them is a neatly folded, shining black combat suit and her old boots. Along with her bow and various knives/stars. She wastes no time pulling the suit on, wincing every time she has to move. The stitches pull as her wings activate and unfold, the jets humming quietly as they warm up. Heavy footsteps outside the armory door make Eagle stiffen and she whirls around as the door slides open, freezing at the sight of the newcomer. Soldier ventures into the room cautiously, retrieving his gear silently before placing himself by the door.
"Du bist hier für die Mission?" [You're here for the mission?] Her voice echoes through the room.
"Die Agenten hier Verräter von Hydra sind." [the agents here are traitors to Hydra.] is Soldier's gruff reply. Eagle nods, realizing that they lied to him but she stays quiet, finishing strapping her knives into the various pockets in her combat suit. Footsteps sound outside the door again and both stiffen. Eagle bolts to the rafters of the room and Soldier conceals himself in the shadows. A knock sounds on the door before it bangs open. A sharply dressed man strides in and he barks.
"Adler! Soldat! Komm hier runter und lass uns gehen. Wut wartet auf niemanden." [Eagle! Soldier! Get down here. Fury waits for no one.]
Eagle glides to the floor, bow in hand, and motions with her head for Soldier to follow. He nods and watches as the agent goes to one of the blank walls, fingering one of the metal plates. He puts his ear against it for a moment before pressing hard on the plate. It hisses and groans before sliding open, creaking with disuse. The Agent flashes a cocky grin at the emotionless Soldiers, his grin fades and he clears his throat before venturing into the old passageway. Cobwebs plaster themselves on Eagle's face and she gulps, wiping them away, suppressing a shudder. Suddenly, the ground shakes, and loud noises start to sound. Vaguely Eagle hears a siren start to wail eerily, it's sound echoes off the walls and the Agent starts to move faster, muttering under his breath.
Eventually light starts to filter into the tunnel and Eagle breathes a sigh of relief, tired of not knowing where the enemy is. They exit on rocky shores and it's then that Eagle realizes that the compound is on an island in the middle of nowhere. A black helicopter sits perched precariously on an outcropping, the agent leads them towards it and gets in, waiting until both Soldiers close the doors before taking off. They start to climb higher and all at once Eagle's ears pop and immense heat sear's her skin. Leaning over she watches as the whole compound blows to pieces, fire ravaging everything and belching smoke into the air. Puffing a breath out of her lips she turns to the agent flying the copter.
"Where now?" The words come out as English, their syllables barely recognizable though. The agent takes several moments to answer.
"To meet up with Fury and then? Wherever you want to go. But for now...I apologize." The Agent pushes a button on the control panel and the seatbelts tighten, the Agent turns around and throws large objects at both Eagle's and Soldier's head. Effectively knocking them both out, not just consciously though….Fury had said the blow should be enough to turn the programming off. Silently the Agent prayed Fury was right...otherwise, they would have two very angry Soldiers to deal with. He watches their unconscious faces, wondering if they would be able to deal with the repercussions of everything that had just happened.