Chronicles of the Night
When we last left off, Felix had concluded his story of when he was with the Ultimates, just as they arrived at the Triskileon, where General Fury waits for them with a still unknown assignment. What is this assignment? Will the Night-Hunters really go through with it? And more importantly… if they take it will they even make it back alive?
Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel comics, I do own my original characters and the plot.
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Night-hunter's mission
It was night time when the Night Hunters' plane landed in front of the Triskileon. Joseph, Felix, and Lisa all carried off their own luggage, when they stepped off the plane they saw a large number of soldiers standing at attention in a line leading from the plane ramp to a door leading in to the building.
"Your luggage please." A large man said to them, pointing to a cart that had enough room for about twice their luggage. "Security reasons."
"Understood." Joseph said, heaved his large suitcase on to the back of the cart, while Lisa and Felix followed suit.
"General Fury wants you three to go to the Ultimate's lounge and meet the rest of the team and wait for him there, he's supposed to lead the way." The man said, pointing to Felix.
"Just because I've been here before." Felix sighed.
"Well, lead the way Felix." Joseph egged on.
"I guess I better." Felix said. Lisa felt uneasy with all of these soldiers on either side of her, she kept looking back and forth at them as she and the other two walked in between all of them. Lisa picked up her pace and stayed close to Joseph, she felt less vulnerable standing next to him.
After what seemed like an endless series of hallways and a few elevators, the three of them approached a set of double doors. "Ah… this lounge had to be one of the few places I enjoyed hanging out, that and maybe the gym." Felix said.
"Kind of nostalgic isn't it?" Joseph asked.
"Yeah kind of." Felix said, the second he opened the door. "WHOA!!!" Felix leaned to the right to avoid an arrow that whizzed by his head. "HAWKEYE YOU LITTLE…"
"Long time no see rookie." Clint said cooly.
"Rookie? Look never mind hitting me, you could have hit Joseph or Lisa you idiot!" Felix yelled.
"Oh don't even start with me, not after you left me a very insulting note you little…"
"Give them a few months and they still hate each other." Said a red-haired woman with a thick Russian accent.
"You must be Natasha." Joseph said, holding out a hand.
"Yes… Joseph right?"
"…" Lisa kind of sulked back against the wall, these people kind of made her nervous.
"Oy… I didn't come here to argue with you." Felix sighed. "Nice to see you again Natasha, I heard about you and Tony, congratulations." Felix said.
"Oh, well thank you Felix." Natasha said.
"Oh yeah, it was in the news, you're engaged now aren't you?" Joseph asked.
"Ah yes… and it was a lovely proposal." Natasha sighed, looking out the window.
"Um… what was it like?" Lisa asked quietly. Natasha looked at her for a moment, and then walked down and took a seat on the couch, ignoring Lisa.
"Sorry Lisa, I don't think she warms up to kids too well." Felix said.
"And neither do I." Clint commented.
"What are you talking about? I know you have a wife and kids." Felix said.
"Besides them." Clint added.
"Oh you're impossible." Felix sighed exasperated. "Where's everyone else?"
"They'll be here, I believe my fiancé is picking up a drink." Natasha said.
"Good to know Tony hasn't changed." Felix commented.
"Not one bit soldier." Said Steve Rogers as he walked in.
"Steve, great to see you again." Felix said, holding out a hand. Steve took the hand and shook.
"You know I'm still not that happy that you left the team. You could have done the country a great service." Steve said.
"But… then he wouldn't have met me or Joseph." Lisa said. Steve looked at her at that comment, but then Lisa kind of shrank back. "Um… hello."
"Hey there." Steve crouched down and held out a hand. "You must be Lisa, I'm Steve, it's nice to meet you young lady." Steve said with an inviting smile.
"Uh… thank you." Lisa said, taking Steve's hand and shaking.
"Captain America, it's a real honor to meet you, I'm Joseph." Joseph said, holding out a hand.
"And it's nice to meet you." Steve said, shaking Joseph's hand.
"And let me tell you… I am so glad to meet all of you." Tony said, walking in looking a little tipsy.
"Oh hey Tony." Felix said. "Oh and hello Janet." Felix said, taking note of a young woman behind Tony that had short black hair and eyes, and looking as though she had a slight Asian heritage.
"Hey Felix." Janet said casually. She walked in and took notice of Lisa. "Hey, you must be Lisa, it's nice to meet you." Janet said with a friendly smile.
"Hi." Lisa said, now warming up a bit more easily.
"Ah… man it's good to see you guys again, I almost wish Thor didn't quit." Felix sighed. Pietro and Wanda soon joined in the room, and everyone took a seat at the couches, swapping stories and having casual conversations with each other. Joseph and Lisa warmed up to the group pretty well, even though the Ultimates were considered more big name than they were, it hardly bothered them at all.
"Good to see you're all getting along." Fury said as he walked in.
"And here comes the mood-killer." Felix sighed.
"Shut up Felix." Clint said.
"After you sir." Felix retorted, feigning politeness.
"Okay that's enough you two." Fury said, passing around folders to everyone except Lisa, but he did give Lisa a vaccine. "This was in your luggage, I presume you're going to need this now." Fury said.
"Um… yes." Lisa said, taking the vaccine, and then injecting herself in the arm. "Thank you." She said with some embarrassment.
"Down to business." Fury said. "A small defunct military group in Russia that broke off from the main army has been gathering supplies in Northern Russia."
"Wait… Russia, Fury this isn't one of your disarm another country campaigns is it?" Felix asked.
"No, this unit we're talking about no longer has anything to do with the actual Russian military." Fury said. "Natasha can tell us more."
"Yes, some old contacts of mine in Russia told me that they're having difficulty with the unit, and they suspect they may even be developing a super-weapon worse than a hydrogen bomb." Natasha said.
"That doesn't sound good." Joseph said.
"In any case, we can't just storm these guys since this is technically in the Russian government's jurisdiction, but it's clear they're either unable to do anything about it, or they just won't do anything about it." Fury said.
"…" Everyone looked at Fury, waiting for him to go on.
"So, here's the deal, we have a traitor." Fury said.
"You do?" Felix asked.
"Yep, in fact we've found two traitors." Fury continued, eyeing Felix.
"Who?" Everyone paused. "Fury… why are you looking at me like that? Wait… hold on what are you suggesting!?" Felix said in panic.
"You and Natasha are our traitors. You're going to betray us for them, become the enemy leader's personal super soldiers, and have him trust you so much that he'll let you two see the super weapon." Fury said.
"Wait… why not me?" Clint asked.
"You're needed for another part of this operation." Fury told him. "And Felix is the only one here with any sort of black-ops training."
"Ugh… so you dragged us from North Carolina on vacation just to send Felix in to Russia?" Joseph asked.
"Thank you for taking my side on this." Felix said.
"Yes I did… you'll be spending time here preparing for whenever we put you in action, without Thor or Giant-man on the team anymore, the team is short a few power-houses, and though you're no Thor or Giant-man you'll do." Fury said.
"So, you're planning on sending in Black Widow and Felix in to the midst of the enemy to get close to the weapon, and then dispatch us when the time is right?" Steve asked.
"Yes." Fury said. "The final objective is three-fold. One, secure the super weapon. Two, see if we can't use it ourselves. Or three, if objectives one and/or two can't be fulfilled, destroy the weapon."
"I'm not sure about this anymore… we really don't want to get involved in foreign affairs with the rest of you guys." Joseph said.
"There's still time for you to back out of this." Fury told him. "If the girl is a factor in to this, she will have her needs accommodated for." Fury said, looking at Lisa.
"…"
"…"
"How likely are you to succeed without our help?" Joseph asked.
"Not very." Fury said.
"…" Joseph sighed, he didn't want to cause too much trouble for Felix and Lisa, but still, what if this super weapon was real? Would these guys really use it and make things even worse? "I'm in if you guys are in."
"Oy… I can't exactly say no when you agree to something." Felix sighed.
"Good luck." Lisa told them.
"Okay, let's get you and Natasha ready." Fury said.
Days later…
"This is absurd…" Felix thought. He and Natasha were dressed in black winter coats, shades, and gloves, showing their false passports to a man at the airport terminal.
"Alright, our transportation ought to be here soon." Natasha said.
"Good." Felix said, keeping a stern face, you never know who's watching after all. Even though Felix kept his facial expression solid, he couldn't help but think about Joseph and Lisa.
Flashback…
"Well, the plan is that Natasha and I slipped out of the United States with some information on the Ultimates, using fake passports, meeting up with some contact with that military organization, yadda yadda yadda." Felix said to Joseph and Lisa.
"This is going to be dangerous." Lisa said.
"Yeah, I know." Felix said.
"Felix do you really have to go? What if something happens to you?" Lisa asked.
"Lisa… it's not going to be like those times I was acting stupid and doing things on my own without you guys." Felix assured her. "This time I'll come back in one piece."
"But still, be careful out there man." Joseph said to him.
"I will, you just take care of yourself and Lisa while you're here." Felix said.
"Don't worry about us man." Joseph said.
"Yeah… we'll be okay." Lisa said.
"That's good." Felix said, he then paused as if he heard something, then got a devious smile across his face. "Just watch out for that Hawkeye, you never know when he'll do something stupid." Felix said loudly.
"Hey! I heard that!" Clint shouted from behind the door.
End of flashback…
"Our carriage awaits." Natasha said to Felix.
"Understood." Felix said, following Natasha out of the airport and following her to some cab.
"Password?" Someone with a thick accent asked from inside the cab.
"Stalingrad." Felix answered.
"Get in." The driver said. Felix and Natasha got in the cab, still carrying their luggage, and sat down as the cab drove off.
The cab drove on for hours, nobody even saying one word, soon all signs of civilization were out of sight, and they were now driving through snowy woodland. After another long while of sitting down and driving, they finally stopped in front of a large gate. The gate was part of a large wall that surrounded an even larger building that had troop transports, a few helipads, and not to mention the rest of a very very large building that had Russia's flag waving at the top of it.
The driver pulled up the base, talked to the gate guard and allowed the vehicle through. As soon as they drove in to the base, the gate close and the cab stopped. "Get out, and leave your luggage." The man said. Natasha and Felix both got out, their breath condensing with every breath they took.
Click
Click
Click
After the cab drove off, numerous guns were found to be pointed at them. "Typical…" Felix sighed. Felix unbuttoned his coat enough so that it didn't restrain his leg movement and flipped out of the way of gunfire. Natasha also ducked her way through gunfire. Felix got in front of two guys, back-handed the one to his right, and then kicked the guy to his left across the face. "Catch!" Felix grabbed one of the guns and threw it at Natasha.
"Most appreciated." Natasha said as she jumped, caught the gun, rolled as she landed on the ground, and fired the gun after rolling in to a crouch position. The gun men she shot at all knelt on the ground clutching their legs in pain. Felix and Natasha kept avoiding gunfire and retaliating with their own attacks and basically made short work of the men.
"Very well done comrades."
"…" Felix and Natasha turned around to find a man in a thick fur coat and hat. He was a very tall and large man, Felix thought he was even bigger than Traxon, and the man also had a thick beard and mustache, and fierce brown eyes that looked as though they could pierce ten feet of steel.
"And you must be Captain Ivan." Natasha said with a confident smile.
"Yes."
"Captain Ivan? You're the one we're working for now?" Felix asked.
"Ah that's right, your friend hasn't heard of me yet." The captain answered. "I am Captain Peter Ivan, I am the leader of this base out here, and it is my understanding you've done some work for Fury's black operations?"
"Yes, but I never liked Fury one bit." Felix said. "However do understand, I must ask why the heck you gave us that welcoming committee."
"Ah yes… I felt the need to test your abilities." Ivan answered. "If you're going to be one of the camp's super soldiers, I need reliable results."
"Fine then." Felix sighed.
"As promised Ivan, here we have classified information on the Ultimates, and a few other S.H.I.E.L.D. operations." Natasha said, presenting Ivan with some laptop under her coat.
"Ah clever… you never let the information off of your person at all did you?" Ivan asked. "Very well, from this day forward you both work for me."
"Fine then." Felix said sternly, in the back of his head he couldn't help but wonder whether he was putting up a convincing act or not. "So what will you have us do?"
"First of all, new uniforms… it's time you shed away all sense of your former country." Ivan said. "Because soon, we're going to deal a great felling blow to that country." He added with a twisted smile.
"I look forward to it." Natasha said.
"…" Felix kept quiet and just followed Ivan inside of the base.
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Felix and Black Widow are now part of this defunct Russian unit, can they successfully infiltrate Ivan's circle of confidants? Read and review, and find out.
