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Ch.7 Secret Weapon
"Okay ladies, we got a special assignment for you today…" Phillips explained, hands behind his back as he stood before the sitting Commandos.
"Special as in… usual special or some other kinda special?" Dugan raised an eyebrow.
"Off the books kind of special," Chester looked at their surprised expressions.
"Well… this just got interesting…" Jones readjusted on his chair.
"Glad you agree, because if anyone outside this room finds out about anything, we're all neck deep in guano," the older man nodded.
"So, what is the mission?" Rogers sat up straight, hands on the table.
"HYDRA supposedly has a new weapon. This one, worse than anything we've ever seen. I need you, to infiltrate the base, find the weapon and eliminate it."
"Do you have anything on it? Size, location, power…?" Falsworth asked, hinting that they need more information.
"Sadly, no. Only that it's in a base in Germany. Supposedly, the base is crawling with egg heads, but I wouldn't count on that too much. Be prepared to face an army. Also," Phillips stopped and leaned on the table, looking at the Howlers.
"I'm not forcing you to do this. It's your choice. But know, that if the others get you, you're very likely to be disbanded and sent home," the man didn't know if he wanted them to go or stay.
"Little to no information, high risks and good chance of death?" Barnes summed up while their commanding officer nodded.
"When do we start?" Jim grinned and leaned back in the chair, knowing full well none of them are going to back out of this in any situation.
"…You leave at midnight."
"This sucks…" Dugan muttered, walking through the forest, smacking away mosquitoes.
"Couldn't we take a truck or something?" he added, hitting his ear, but missing the bug.
"You clearly don't know anything about stealth…" Monty shook his head and narrowed his eyes to try and see better in front of himself in the darkness.
"Yeah, but we could have made something up," Gabe mumbled, before almost tripping over a twig.
"Can we at least use a bit of light? The moon's rays aren't really cutting it…" Jacques added, looking up to see the small light the moon provided.
"Just follow them and you'll be fine," the Brit nodded to the three figures walking in the front, each one carefully taking steps and looking out for any danger before motioning the others is safe.
"It would help if we could see them better…" Frenchie walked slowly to make sure he didn't fall.
Meanwhile, the Super Soldier, the sniper and the former ranger, all stopped when they saw something in the distance.
"Did you find anything?" the British James asked and carefully came closer.
"We think so yeah," Jim nodded, pointing a finger at the small light.
"So we're there? Good," Dum Dum sighed from behind.
"Not really, but we'll have some light now," Barnes grinned and looked over his shoulder.
"Remember guys, stealth op. So unless we have to, we don't blow anything up," Rogers reminded looking at each team member.
"Aw! But that's the only way we do it," Timothy fake pouted as the others rolled their eyes in amusement.
"Just get ready to move and don't get killed or seen," Rogers smiled before they started making their way to the base.
Three HYDRA agents were walking near the forest for patrol, when Jacques suddenly jumped in front of them.
"Bonjour," he waved and before the guards could react, three people pulled them back, hands on their mouths and knocked them out.
"I hate these things," Dum Dum whispered, moving the collar of the HYDRA outfit away from his neck.
"Stop complaining and get ready," Barnes muttered, putting the helmet on.
"You sure this'll work Falsworth?" Steve asked, looking at the 'chained' Commandos.
"Of course it will! This is still HYDRA. They are never smart enough," the Brit smirked as the four got into a row, Dugan and Cap at the start and end with Buck in the middle.
"*Hey! What are you doing here?*" a guard came up to them.
"*Found these sneaking around. We're bringing them back in,*" the Super Soldier answered. He hand learned German pretty well.
"*…There were no reports of anyone around,*" the guard was clearly suspicious as he eyed the prisoners.
"*Naturally there wouldn't be. They were sneaking around. Spies for the Americans. Now, get out of the way so we can put these dogs in their places, or you can take it out with the warden that you didn't want to take new and strong prisoners,*" Bucky was just carefully saying what Jones told him, while making sure the guard didn't see past them.
"*…Alright, just… don't tell the warder…*" the guard muttered and moved out of the way so the Commandos could enter.
When they were sure they were far enough away, the three disguised as HYDRA men pulled their friends behind a wall and made sure no one was around before taking off the chains and changing back into their uniforms, which were specialized for the stealth op.
"Remember the plan," Steve whispered as everyone stepped closer.
"When you've take out the weapon, get out. Don't worry about the others. Just make sure it's gone. As for those who don't find anything, destroy whatever else you see that would prove a danger. Just make sure you don't blow anything up," their answer was a quick nod, before they split up.
"All clear," Morita whispered and motioned with his hand, so that Monty and Dugan could make their way across the street and into the hanger bay.
"Go," Jones nodded as he and Dernier picked the door to the weapons depot.
"No one is sight," Bucky waited for Steve to check his side before the two snuck into the lab wing.
"Why do you think anything would be here again?" Rogers asked, looking at his best friend, while also checking if he was alright. After all, the sniper had his fair share of labs.
"Call it a hunch," James answered and put his hand up when he heard footsteps.
"*We can not work faster! This is a delicate matter! If the Skull wants this thing weaponized, he has to wait!*" clearly the egg head was talking to a messenger and wasn't all too happy. But it also gave them a hit that the weapon might be here.
When Barnes heard a door open and close, he nodded and opened the door which led to a hallway with about 6 different doors and stairs leading downward.
"Well, would you look at this…" Gabe kept himself from whistling as he saw the many, many weapons HYDRA has here.
"They all look very dangerous…" Dernier nodded as the two ducked when a guard passed.
"What did Cap say about dangerous?" the com. specialist grinned when the guard was gone.
"…I'll see what I can do," Frenchie had to admit, destroying stuff without blowing it up might be a bit… tricky.
"Olalla…" Dum Dum muttered as the trio looked at the planes in the hanger bay.
"Shh! Keep it down!" the Brit hissed and pulled the giant behind a few crates.
"Sorry, it's just… Big," the transport specialist scratched the back of his head.
"I don't think we'll find our weapon here…" Jim muttered, looking over the crate to check if anyone heard them.
"Maybe not, but we have a ride home," Falsworth grinned at his own idiot idea, something Steve would probably come up with later.
"Anything?" Rogers asked as he saw James coming out of the last room. They found the doctor and had to take him out before the man could activate the alarm.
"No, nothing… If it's here, it has to be downstairs," he nodded to the stairs and the two shared a look. They had no idea what could be down there. Neither did they know what kind of weapon this is. It could easily be a toxin.
"Right, we better go," Steve swallowed slightly as the two started making their way there and down. The lights were dim and there were a lot of plastic things around. Hardly anything was made of metal the two quickly noted.
"Hey," Barnes quietly called and stopped before a large door, made of plastic, but you couldn't see through it not even hear.
"Why keep it behind a plastic door? Why make everything plastic?" the Super Soldier had a bad feeling about all of this.
"Maybe they ran out of funds and had to use this?" Bucky grinned and tried to lighten the mood but failed as Cap stayed serious.
Sighing, the two carefully opened the door and quickly raised their weapons, thinking they'll find something big and guarded, but…
"It's a kid," James blurred out, looking like an idiot at the small, shaking mass of a person, who had their head buried in their knees and hands on their ears.
"Where's the weapon?" the sniper added, scanning the room not seeing anything that resembled anything deadly. In the meantime, Steve came closer to the kid.
"Hey there…" he whispered carefully, hearing the boy was crying.
"We're not going to hurt you," he smiled and kneeled next to him and raised a hand to touch his shoulder, when the kid opened his eyes wide and threw his hands in the air.
"Whoa!" both soldiers almost yelled as their guns and Cap's shield got tossed into the air.
"P-Please! I-I -I didn't mean to!" the boy was crying, shaking and scared.
"Hey, it's fine…" Rogers forced another smile as he moved more carefully, showing he didn't mean any harm.
"I'm Captain America. I'm going to get you out of here okay? No one is going to hurt you," the Super Soldier saw the boy shakily nod and lower his arms. And with them, the weapons and shield fell to the ground as well.
"Do you have a name?" Steve asked, offering a hand to help the child stand.
"E-Erik Lehnsherr," the kid sniffed and took the offered hand.
"Well Erik, you're in safe hands now," Cap pulled the kid up, grabbed his shield and set it on his back before taking the boy into his arms.
"Bucky we should get going," James knew that look in Steve's eyes. No matter what is happening or what you think, we need to get this kid out. We can talk about it later.
"Right, this way," Barnes still didn't know if this was right – well yeah it was, they were saving a kid, but what happened before…
"You sure this'll work?" Jones raised a skeptical eyebrow as Frenchie put something in the ammo deposit of the whole armory.
"When have I ever been wrong?" Dernier smiled and turned, apparently finished with the last of it.
"…Point taken. Now let's get out of here," the American nodded towards the door as the two quickly made their way out of the depot.
"Hurry up will ya?" Dugan groaned, holding Falsworth on his shoulders.
"This needs to be done right. One mistake and we're going to be killed," Monty said back, moving some wires before nodding to the giant to let him down.
"So, when will we know we should start it up?" Jim asked, keeping an eye out for any HYDRA agents.
"…Something's going to get blown up."
"C'mon this way," Barnes called, motioning with his hand to follow through the narrow path.
"T-They'll find us!" Erik was shaking in Steve's arms as the Super Soldier rushed behind his friend.
"They won't, I promise. We'll keep you safe," he smiled and patted the kid's shoulder.
Then came the shouts of the angry HYDRA men.
"*Find them! Someone has infiltrated the base!*" the orders were yelled along and the sniper stopped, looking at the open ground between them and their exit.
"We won't get past there without being seen without a distraction…" he muttered as Rogers caught up with him.
"Maybe I could-" before he could even finish, an explosion was heard as a building blew up.
"…Dernier," the two soldiers shook their heads but smiled.
The enemy soldiers panicked, yells all over the place as they rushed off to the weaponry. Using that distraction, the two Howlers and the kid made their way out of their hiding place and passed the hanger bay, just as the doors opened.
"What the-?"
"Need a ride?" the plane was already getting ready as Dum Dum stood at the entrance point.
"Where are the others?" Rogers asked, rushing to the door as Timothy lowered his hand to grab them.
"Already out. Seems like they did as you told 'em," Morita grinned, helping the three on the plane.
"What's with the kid?" he added, only now noticing the child.
"We found him," the two answered quickly. And if it was too quick, none of the Howlers said or did anything about it.
"Did you destroy the weapon?" the Brit called, plane moving forward.
Buck and Cap shared a quick look and just as the Super Soldier was going to answer, the sniper beat him to it.
"Yeah, it's gone. We'll tell ya all about it when we're home," Bucky shrugged and grinned as the plane took off and into the sky, the HYDRA men beneath them yelling and trying to shoot them down, with no avail.
They picked up Frenchie and Jones soon after, before flying to the nearest village and dropping of Erik. Steve assured him the people here would be kind to him and make sure he lives. He didn't say anything to anyone about what he and Buck saw the boy do. It was best left under wraps.
Then they went back to camp, and the first thing they had to do, was report to their commanding officers. Yeah… they weren't looking forward to that.
"What were you thinking?!" Canady yelled as the Howlers stood in line, heads high and face stoic.
"Do you have any idea what the base meant?" he hissed, glaring at each member. The other officers were sitting, looking at the Commandos. Even Phillips was there, but he had no words.
"It was our Intel point! We had it rigged! We were getting information about Red Skull's plans!"
"Canady, calm down," Samson said, letting out a breath.
"Tch, I hope you know what you're doing…" the man frowned and took his seat.
"Chester told us about your mission after… well, after it went up into the air," Samson started.
"Sir, if I may-"
"No Rogers, you may not," it was firm, giving no room to argue.
"…I'm disappointed to be honest. You shouldn't have kept this from us. But… you did destroy the weapon right?"
"Yes, it's gone. No one should ever be able to remake it," Rogers never looked him in the eye.
"Good… We'll think about what to do after… For now, get some rest. You'll be off missions for a week. Dismissed," the team gave a salute before turning and leaving.
"Phillips knew…" Steve whispered to Buck as they were last in line.
"What're you talking about?" James whispered back.
"He knew the weapon was a kid. That's why he sent us. That's why it was a secret and he didn't tell anyone else."
"…He knew we'd let him go… That we wouldn't kill a child."
"…Yes, and that worries me… What if they have something planned?"
"Then it's out of our hands Steve… We left him way back there… And besides… you saw what he did. Who knows what can happen."
"I know Buck… but still. I don't have to agree with it…"
"You sure as hell don't."
And that's it for this one. What do you think about it? I like the idea xD
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