On the plane back to the heli carrier.
"He groped me, he fucking groped me! It if was not for Steve, the Red Skull may have done more because I could not stop him" Alexandra paced back and forth in front of the monitor which showed Nick Fury. "Alex, therapy is ready for when you get back; the most important part is that you and Steve confirmed that the Red Skull is back. Did you manage to get something else?" Nick said in a stern voice. "Yes, Doctor Armin Zola is also back; this will not be good for both me and Frank." Alexandra stopped pacing and looked at Nick Fury, for once, she was scared. "Alexandra, you are not allowed to scout Hydra bases, your focus will now be Baron Zemo. His activity has increased drastically within 24 hours. Avoid Hydra at all cost. S.H.I.E.L.D. can't afford losing you or Frank to Hydra or A.I.M. Steve will take over the Howling pups, you will be placed on solo mission and a few with Frank." Her heart skipped a beat as she heard Frank will be put on missions. "But sir. Frank is not good for such missions; we both know he prefers the lab than scouting." "I know Alexandra but he is the only one that might understand Armin's work. Just like you might know the way the Red Skull thinks. You two are now important pieces for S.H.I.E.L.D. as long the Avengers are out of commission. Nick Fury out."
The screen turned black as she walked out, her arms crossed in front of her chest. This is going to be a three way war. Johann does not know of her existence, Zemo doesn't either, at least she hopes. Alexandra leaned against the wall, for once, she fell utterly useless. Steve slowly approached her, a few cuts bandaged, his arm wrapped in a cast. It will not take long for him to heal but the Skull managed to give him some damage. "You okay Alexandra? I know it must be weird and feel sickening that the Red Skull did that to you." He sat down beside her. "Grandmother always said he was loyal to Hydra but also to his family. The act he committed proved he did not know I was his grandchild and the last in the bloodline." She leaned against Steve softly. "Director Fury wants you to lead the team; he wants me to focus on Baron Zemo. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" "Because you are apart from your team and for once all alone." She closed her eyes. "He wants me to take Frank with me, the guy who is the most loyal to me, and the one who… understands me. I can't afford to lose him Steve nor can I let him meet his grandfather, Frank hates Armin, he hates him." Steve sighed and leaned against the wall. "Schmidt is pretty in shape for somebody who disappeared for 70 years. Although I did manage to give him a few beats as well. He ran away like a kicked puppy." Steve smiled at his small victory over his archenemy. Alexandra chuckled at the sight. "Must have been funny to see that, I wish him luck with modern technology." "That is going to be a hell for him. I have already trouble with a lot of stuff from Tony." "And ovens apparently hate me, they always blow up." "Just like me and phones." Both serum-users laughed at their misshape with kitchen stuff when suddenly. "Alexandra, Steve, are you up for a pit stop in Germany? I want strudle!" Jack whined with his blue eye. Alexandra gave herself a face palm as the jet lowered itself towards Berlin to get some straddle. She'll get some stuff for herself as well, things her grandmother made for her when she was little.
Norway, Hydra base.
"I can't believe we let them escape!" Johann roared at his soldiers while Arnim bandaged him. Steve got him quite good. "Herr Schmidt, we just arrived back here in the 21th century. We should not focus on how to defeat Captain America but how to adapt in this new world, everything is different." Arnim said calmly to their leader who was… trying to figure out how this so called I pad worked. "How does this blasted thing work?!" Johann yelled and threw it in the corner. Strucker walked to the corner and sat down beside their leader, explaining everything. "We should get you two phones, Captain America had more time to adapt to this world but our spies confirmed he still has trouble with some items. I suggest we move to Berlin for a while, we have a base there." He suggested. Mother Night leaned close to Johann, trying to get him to notice her but Johann grabbed the I pad and explored it. "Angry birds? What is this?" "It is a game where you try to destroy the pigs who took your eggs, it is fun and challenging." Johann started the game soon lost his focus on how to destroy Captain America. He grinned and kept playing as Arnim discussed the plans with Strucker. "HAHA, Die you pigs!" Johann shouted happily. Arnim sighed and snatched the I pad from Johann and gave it back to Strucker. "Keep it away from Herr Schmidt." "Nein, give it back to me, that is an order Strucker." "Order overruled Her Schmidt; we need your focus on the roads as we will move to Berlin." "When we arrive at Berlin, I will get myself such a thing." Strucker and Arnim just groaned.
Berlin
"Hurry up Alexandra; you are slowing the group down!" Pablo shouted as he ran through the streets of Berlin. Alexandra just jogged softly after the group, too lost in the city itself. A few bags under her arms as she stopped at another local store. She looked inside and smiled, a candy store, just what she needed. She got up and motioned to the group that they could keep walking, she'll find them. Mike nodded and kept walking with the team. Alexandra walked into the store, looking around. Sweetness, sour, salt, bitter anything a child could wish for was right here. It was paradise, old fashion candy, modern candy, anything! Her eyes widen at every piece of candy that there was. The old lady of the store slowly approached her. "Guten tag, how may I help you?" she said softly. Alexandra looked at her and smiled. "Just looking around." The lady smiled and pointed to various kinds. "You can try them if you want, I prefer to have these but I think you might like this one the best." She grabbed a light brown piece of candy and handed it to Alex. She thanked the lady and placed it in her mouth. As the candy started to melt, the taste of caramel filled her mouth, it slowly turned into chocolate. As she bit down, from the core came a vanilla cream. Indeed she liked this one the best. She looked at the lady in surprise. "How did you know I liked this one the best?" "Because you are just like your father when it comes to candy. I was his babysitter when your grandmother stayed in Berlin for a while after the war." Alexandra looked at the lady and smiled softly. "Yet you have the face of Johann my dear, the blond hair is from Anne but the eyes, the nose. I can see Johann in you." The old lady placed her hand on Alexandra's face. "May I know your name?" "Alexandra Schmidt." "Alexandra, what a beautiful name. Do you live here in Berlin?" "Nein, I live in Manhattan, America." "Here, have this bag of candy, it was Johann's favourite candy. The man always loved milk chocolate." Alexandra smiled and took the bag. "I have to go now; my friends might be looking for me." The old lady nodded as Alexandra walked out. As soon Alexandra was out of view, the lady walked to the back to the store. "I did what you asked me to, please let my grandchild go." From the shadows, Whiplash came out, holding a small brown haired girl; she pushed the child towards the old lady and walked out. She was followed by Squid. They walked outside and looked around. "Whiplash to base, we have confirmed that Alexandra is the last offspring of the Red Skull. Chameleon and Electro will be no problem for us; we only need to kill the Red Skull and his granddaughter to destroy Hydra." "Good, I want Alexandra alive. She will be the one who kills her own grandfather. After that, we will extract the serum from her and let her re-join her family." The voice of Helmut was heard through the communicator. Whiplash nodded and looked at Squid. "Track her, beat her and take her with you." The Squid nodded and ran off in search for the last of the Schmidts.
Outside Berlin.
"Finally, we are here!" Johann stretched his body and got out of the car. "Berlin, I remember this town quite well." His mouth curled up in a smile. His outfit was changed to regular clothing to prevent S.H.I.E.L.D. or Baron Zemo from recognizing them. He looked at Arnim and motioned to get out. The city was changed a lot. Arnim stepped out of the car and looked at the city. Strucker followed quickly. "Shall we go into the town? Get you the stuff you need." "Lead the way Wolfgang." Johann said. He wanted to see the city, the cars are different, the buildings. This was the result of Hitler losing, he liked it. Arnim and Johann quickly followed Strucker into the city. Johann could not believe his eyes, the stores, the buildings, everything was different. He fell old. Strucker kept walking as he pass most of the stores, ending with a small shop on the corner of a street. He walked inside and the doctor and the leader followed. Arnim looked at every phone device there was, how was he ever going to choose? Johann had his eyes on one phone. The old Nokia. "Strucker, I want this one." Strucker turned around and chuckled. "I'd like to have that one and a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.0. Arnim, you will love that phone, it is big but you can write down everything you want." Arnim just nodded. The man of the shop grabbed the two phones and packed them in. Strucker bought some money for the phone and paid. His eyes shifted towards the window.
Squid was hot on her trail, he passed the window of the phone shop and turned sharp around the corner. Alexandra was close, once the plan of his leader was put to action, nobody could stop them. Not even Captain America! Once he got his hands on her, the whole world should fear Baron Zemo. He turned around the corner again and smirked. There was the little bird. He walked closer, his hands in his pocket. Alexandra walked off once again, he followed.
As soon Strucker paid for the phones, he ran out of the shop and into the same direction as Squid went. Zemo was active in Berlin, that means something interesting is going to happen. As second in command of Hydra, he could not let this opportunity pass. He grabbed his communicator and called up Werner, his son. Werner should continu getting stuff for the Red Skull and Zola while he would go on the wild goose chase. He kept running into the direction he thought Squid would be going. Strucker was about to turn around the corner when he heard an awefull scream. He stopped and ran towards the direction of the scream, people were trying to flee as he pushed his way through the crowd. Once he arrived at the scene, his jaw dropped.
Alexandra was panting, blood ran down her face, her hair the blood red colour showing how pissed off she was. Her outfit ripped and torn, her arm hang loose beside her, indicating it might had a fracture or heavily bruised. She jumped as Squid lunged for her again, trying to grab her, landing on a barrel. Out of breath, no energy left. If nobody interfered, she would go down. Strucker charged up his satan´s claw and ran towards Squid, slashing his back. The Squid howled in pain as he turned around. His eyes widen as he saw Strucker, he looked at Alexandra. How did Hydra figured out that brat belonged to Hydra?! Strucker stepped back and looked at Alexandra, how quickly did she dyed her hair and that look, those eyes. They were so familiar, where did he see it before. Ah, Skull always gave that look when a plan was about to fail and he would not give up, is it possible for strangers to each other to give the same look? He kept looking at her, her knees tremble, her suit getting darker on her side, probably blood. His satan´s claw flexed, at least he could get her out of her suffering, the howling pups would not have a leader again, S.H.I.E.L.D. would lose a fine agent. The Squid looked between Alex and Strucker, if Strucker knew she was the last brat of the red Skull, why does it look like he wants to kill her, maybe he does not know. That would be great for Baron Zemo. As soon Strucker lost his focus on the Squid, he attacked Strucker out of the sudden. Strucker was struck by one of the tentacles and smashed into a building. The Squid looked around and smirked at Alexandra. "Now you are all mine Alex, Baron Zemo has some nice plans for you." He slowly walked towards her, smirking. From his pocket he grabbed a needle with green liquid. "Just go to sleep little bra-" Squid could not finish his sentence as a sudden pain hit his chest. His hand grabbed towards his chest as he saw blood. He looked up and there was Jack, anger painted all over his face. Alexandra looked up, her head spinning, she saw Jack shout but she could not hear him. Mike ran towards her, trying to speak towards her, what was he saying. The last thing she saw was a red, blue and white shield before everything turned black.
Steve was busy fighting off Strucker as Jack focused on Squid. Mike picked her up bridal style and ran off with her, blood tainting his outfit. He could not care, all he wanted is to get her to safety. He had to! He promised Frank he would keep her safe! He kept running and running towards their airplane. Soon Jack and Steve followed. As soon he got there, he ran towards the medical section of the plane and started removing her clothing. He shouted for Pablo to get the medical kit as he pressed on the wounds, trying to slow down the bleeding. Jack ran towards the pilot and ordered him to go back to the heli carrier as soon as possible. Pablo came beside Mike and heated up an iron stick before pressing it against the wounds. The wounds were burned and closed, on the heli carrier, they could take proper care of, here, they had not the right tools. Steve sat down and started thinking, what did Squid want from Alex, why was Strucker there.. It did not make sense except Zemo knew of Alexandra and Strucker too. Zemo wants to use her against the Skull while Strucker wants her dead so he can take over if something happened to the Skull. Or Strucker did know nothing, evil or not, he would inform Johann about Alex and Johann would at least try to catch her alive since his sons are nowhere in sight. At least she was safe now but for how long…