Chapter 1:
Shortly After Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Steve's POV
Another Hydra base, one in a long list, I thought. Since the fall of SHIELD, the Avengers had been finding all the Hydra bases they can find in search of the scepter. They hadn't gotten to search many of Hydra's operations yet. Tony had done the research in order to find as many as he could. The first and only one they had searched so far was empty. That did not lift the team's spirit.
The second one was just outside Calarasi, Romania. They could only hope that it would be more useful then the first one.
"Let's go over the plan one more time." I said to the team. "Tony, Thor, you guys are going to take out any guards that are outside. Widow, Hawkeye, and I are going to see what we can find on the inside."
"Sounds good, Cap."
The Avengers aircraft approached the base and it was already clear to see that this one was not abandoned. Tony and Thor were first on the scene, taking the blunt of the gunshots that headed their way. Steve slipped inside, taking the soldiers out who got in his way. Their main mission was finding the scepter. If it proved not to be here, Tony would download all the files this base had after it was cleared out.
I stormed in the west side of the base. I was met with clear resistance that I easily took out. I would be lying if he wasn't already hoping to find information on Bucky.
I went deeper and deeper into the building. I walked into an area that was lined with what seemed to be prison cells, with glass walls. He walked down the hallway. The cells were empty, no one around this area. He got to the end and noticed someone in the last cell. It was a girl. I couldn't see her face and she laid on the cot with her arm over her head.
I first spoke quietly into his earpiece. "I found someone, a girl, hostility level unknown."
"Be careful approaching," Natasha replied.
"Hello?" I said and knocked on the glass.
The girl looked over calmly at first, as if she knew I was here. Then, once she saw me, she shot up and was on her feet in a second. She looked confused when she saw me, but the emotion only showed for a second before it seemed like all the emotion drained from her face. She was pretty, had dark brown hair and brown eyes. She looked young, but he wasn't sure how old. She was wearing only a sports bra and shorts. Besides the cot, there was no other furniture or possessions.
"It's okay. We're here to help you." I said gently. "What's your name?"
There was a long pause and I wasn't sure that she was going to answer. Then she did, "You first." I wondered about her accent, or in this case lack of one. They were in Romania and yet she spoke as if she was American.
"I'm Steve Rogers."
The girl looked as though she was contemplating her options. Then she answered his question, "I'm Elena."
"Do you have a last name?" I asked, wondering how much he could get out of the girl.
"Petrova"
"Well, it's nice to meet you Elena Petrova," Steve said. "Would you like to get out of here?"
"Okay,"
"Okay," I said and then I go to open the door. It requires a code. "Um… Do you know the code?"
She moves towards the door. "He usually goes like this," she says moving her had in a certain motion. "So, I think that's 2743825."
I put in the code and the door slides open.
Elena's POV
Another day…. Here. I would say in Hell, but I would imagine that Hell is nicer. At least my handler wasn't going to be anywhere near me this week. He had to leave on "important Hydra mission." One that did not involve me. I can't tell if that's a good or a bad thing. I haven't had a mission since I got my new handler. Just training… if that's what you want to call it. Yeah, there's the hand and hand stuff, the ballet dancing…. But then there was the torture. I'm used to it now, but it's still not the most pleasant thing.
Even lost in my thoughts, I sense someone coming near. A hydra agent has come to my cell. I don't know what he would want. If he's here on my handler's order or if he's just bored. He knocks on the glass. I look over casually. Then I see him and he's not anyone I know and, more importantly, not a Hydra agent. I was on my feet in a second.
"It's okay. We're here to help you." He said gently. "What's your name?"
I stare back at him, assessing him. I'm deciding if this is a trap Hydra created. "You first." I say matching his American accent. I sensed a moment of confusion and that made me smile inwardly. Still, he didn't miss a beat.
"I'm Steve Rogers."
I contemplated my options and ultimately decided to play nice. "I'm Elena."
"Do you have a last name?"
"Petrova." I'm interested in this interaction. If he was Hydra, he probably would have been upset with the name I gave him. It was my real name. One Hydra thought they could erase, but they can't.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Elena Petrova." Steve Rogers said. "Would you like to get out of here?"
"Okay," Seeing where this game takes us.
"Okay," He repeats and goes to open the door. My heart actually skips a beat. Is he really going to open the door? He's stumped by the code. "Um…. Do you know the code?"
I think for a moment and step forward. "He usually goes like this," I move my hand in the same pattern. "So, I think that's 2743825."
Steve puts in the code and the door slides open.