Break Out
While Steve, Sam and T'Challa had all be corralled into offices, until the whole Romania incident had blown over, Anna had been locked into the infirmary at Tony's request. It did not help the issue that Secretary Ross was having a stare off with the young blonde.
"Why can't I leave?" Anna asked for what felt like the millionth time, as she remained sat on her hospital bed "and don't say that it's for observation purpose or my own health"
"You're here because you broke the law young lady." The older male stated, not breaking eye contact with her "You participated in an unsanctioned mission on foreign soil, you are lucky to be here and not some cell"
"We went to Romania because Steve needed to get away from all the press about Barnes blowing up the UN building. How were we supposed to know that's where the infamous Winter Soldier was hiding out? Or that there were be armed men trying to shoot at us for finding him by accident?"
"That's your story?"
"At least until the morphine wears off"
….
"Hey, you wanna see something cool? I pulled something from dad's archives. Well, timely. FDR signed land-lease bills with these in 1941. Provided support to the allies when they needed it most" Tony offered showing Steve a set of two pens.
"Some would say it brought our country to war" Steve responded curtly as he looked at Tony had shown him.
"See if not for these, you wouldn't be here. I'm trying to, whatdoyoucallit, a…an olive branch… is that what you call?"
"Is Pepper here? I didn't see her," Steve questioned, generally curious about the whereabouts of the billionaires girlfriend.
"We are… kinda…well not kinda…"
"Pregnant?"
"No, hah, definitely not. We're taking a break. It's nobody's fault"
"So sorry Tony. I didn't know"
"Few years ago I almost lost her so I trashed all my suits. Then we had to muck up Hydra. The Ultron, my fault. And then, and then, and then, I never stopped. Cause the truth is I don't wanna stop. I don't wanna lose her. I thought maybe the accords can split the difference. In her defence I'm a handful. Yet dada was a pain in the ass, but he and mum always made it work" The billionaire ranted to the super soldier.
"You know I'm glad Howard got married. I only knew him when he was young and single"
"Oh really? You two know each other? He never mentioned that, maybe only a thousand times. God I hated you"
"I don't mean to make things difficult"
"I know because you're a very polite person"
"If I see a situation pointing south I can't ignore it. Sometimes I wish I could"
"No you don't"
"No I don't. Sometimes… "
"Sometimes I want to punch you in your perfect teeth" Tony cut Steve off, "But I don't want to see you gone. We need you, Cap. So far nothing's happened that can't be undone if you sign. We can make the past 24 hours legit. Barnes get transferred to an American psychiatric centre instead of a Wakandan prison. "
Looking at the pen set and picking one of them up Steve turned his gaze back to Tony "I'm not saying that it's impossible, but there would have to be safeguards" Steve complied to Tony's argument for the Accords.
"Sure… Once we put out the PR fire documents can be amended. I file a motion to have Wanda reinstated and instate Anna too"
"Why would you need to instate Anna into the Avengers? She doesn't want to be an Avenger, you can't force her to join either"
"She's an enhanced Steve, the doctors who were trying to save her nearly couldn't because none of their tools were able to cut into her skin and some actually broke. Secretary Ross is interrogating her at the moment, to find exactly what she can do."
"She's a nineteen year old with a deep distrust of authority. Yet you're are having her talk to the man who has threatened Ivy, the only person she genuinely loves, about a secret she is keeping from us."
"You seem to be forgetting one fact Cap, she is a criminal. Her joining the Avenger's legitimises everything"
"You just don't get it Tony. What about Wanda?" Steve changed the topic from the injured blonde to the Sokovian woman.
"Wanda's fine, she's confined to the compound currently. Vision's keeping her company"
"Oh god Tony. Every time I think you see things -"
"It's a hundred acres with a lap pool, it's got a screen room. There's worse ways to protect people"
"Protection? Is that how you see this? As protection? It's internment"
"She's not a US citizen and they don't grant visas to weapons of mass destruction"
"She's just a kid. They both are"
"Gimme a break! I'm doing what has to be done to stave off something worse" Tony snapped, trying to get Captain America to see his side.
"You keep telling yourself that" Steve put the pen he had been holding back into the case "I'd hate to break up the set"
….
It had been an hour since Secretary Ross had started to interrogate Anna, and in that time he had heard fourteen variations of what happened in Bucharest. If it wasn't for the painkillers in Anna's system he was sure that there would be at least double the amount of tales spun.
"Are you going to spin me another tale or tell the truth?" Ross asked after her latest tale ended up involving a unicorn, Hogwarts, Alderan and Tinkerbelle.
"I probably won't make them up forever" Anna smirked, which fell when her gaze fell to the bed railing she was handcuffed too "Are you going to keep me here forever?"
"You broke the law and are an enhanced individual will be lock up as we deem fit. Now tell me the truth!"
"A genie gave us three wishes and we ended up in Romania"
"If you aren't going to take this seriously then -" Ross threatened before his sentence was cut off when the power went out. "Is this you're doing?"
"I can't do anything close to this" Anna stated, figuring that this would be the best shot she had of getting out. Yanking her handcuffed wrist up and forcefully breaking the chain "But that doesn't mean that I won't take full advantage of it. I'm getting the hell out of here and you boys can't stop me"
….
He could barely believe it, all the time he had spent interrogating her had been wasted. Looking at the large hole where the door had been before, it barely made sense that someone so small had that much power inside her.
"Secretary Ross are you alright?" One of the medics asked "Are you hurt?"
"Why did she stay?" the older male questioned looking between the broken handcuff and the hole in the wall "She could have left at anytime"
"Most likely to buy herself sometime"
"Because she got to mess with you and keep you away from Captain America" a feminine voice broke in as Sharon Carter came inside "She admires him but she isn't loyal to him"
"Who is she loyal too then?"
"That is what makes her so dangerous, she is loyal to no one.
"For all we know she could betray Roger's then?" at this question, Sharon thought hard about it before she realised that she didn't truly know Annabelle Winters, in fact from what she gathered no one on the Avengers did, not even her own twin.
"That is a very really possibility sir, but she could also see both sides fall"
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Laying on the bed of the cheap motel she had managed to secure a room at Anna closed her eyes as she listened to the voice on the other end of the phone. "Alright… I understand….I don't know…Kinda…Miss you too… Stay safe…. I haven't decided yet" ended the call Anna got off of the bed and went to the bathroom, looking in her mirror she took of her top so that she could see the four slash marks across her chest. "There's always a first time for anything" she whispered to herself, as she brushed her finger across the raised injured skin. Pulling out the bag she had brought with her, she started riffling through the contents, before pulling out a bandages, and clean (non-torn) clothing "Things are about to get chaotic."
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Authors Note: I know I said that I wouldn't update but I wrote this on my placement breaks. It was more fun than the tasks I need to complete.