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Chapter 17: The Interrogation Part 2
(In the 'interrogating' part of the conjoined room 5 minutes ago)
Skull is sitting in the chair in the middle of the room. He was alone with his thoughts as he fumbled with his cuffed hands on the table.
'His blood didn't affect the vampire? How can that be? But how can I believe anything that dummkopf (idiot) says?...' Skull mumbled in his mind.
But he hated to admit it; Cap is the type to stay 'noble' and 'good'. So a part of the villain believed the man. He always kept Dracula from feeding on the super-soldier, and there were many chances. But the former Hydra leader 'advised' his 'ally' to wait. Fortunately, the vampire listened.
'If the Captain's blood didn't work… than there isn't anything to concern myself with.' The villain sighed in his mind.
Dracula was his oldest and most combat experienced associate on the Cabal. The centuries old vampire was quite skilled in combat, having bested Captain America with ease. The supernatural abilities he is gifted with gives him incredible strength, having gone toe-to-toe with Thor himself. This made him a most dangerous adversary.
'It doesn't matter. If what the Captain says is true… like I said: there isn't anything to concern myself with.' Skull sighed in his mind.
The door opened to 'his' part of the room. Two figures walked in: a young woman with a white tiger costume on and a large sabertooth. Skull was most surprised by this.
"Who are you..." Skull started to say, but White Tiger interjected by hissing, "This is how it's going to work: you tell us what we want to know and this will be as painless as possible."
Skull could sense the waves of emotions rolling off her. But he ignored this.
"I already to those two dummkopfs (idiots) all I kn..." Skull was interrupted by Tiger smashing the table with her fist.
Skull didn't flinch. He'd seen this kind of interrogation method before. But her anger was on a level which he hadn't witnessed though.
"Tell me!" She snarled.
Skull started to chuckle. Both feline heroes were getting most upset.
"I've seen this kind of method before. It won't work on m..." Again he was interrupted as Ava punched him in the gut, hard.
Skull coughed heavily. Her hit was stronger than expected.
"Let's try that again." Ava growled as she cracked her knuckles. "You think this intimidates me?" Skull laughed between coughs.
It was true; Ava knew that this wouldn't intimidate the villain. The SHIELD files on Red Skull described him as a master interrogator. Having been a former Nazi, he knew many ways of gruesome questioning. What he didn't know was: Ava hadn't even warmed up yet.
"I expected Black Widow to come, I here she is a master interrogator. Unlik…" He continued to insult, but was stopped by a punch to his throat.
(In the 'viewing room')
Cap wasn't comfortable with the situation. He hadn't ever enjoyed causing so much pain, even to an enemy. However, Logan is having a grand old time.
"I'll be back." Wolverine laughed as he walked out of the room.
Black Widow walked into the room to see how things were progressing and to 'take-over' if things were going to how they wished.
"Natasha, what are you doing here?" Steve asked. "To see how things are going." She answered plainly. "Take a look." The super-soldier replied, pointing to the interrogation.
Widow turned to see Ava punching Skull whenever he didn't answer the way she wished. Widow grinned; she was quite pleased with the way the girl was taking to her position as interrogator. Rogers wasn't happy with the way his fellow Avenger was acting.
"How can you enjoy this?" Steve asked. "It's the best way of extracting information from a captive. She's doing very well." Natasha chuckled. "Is this how you question captives or targets?" The man asked. "That's classified." She deadpanned. "What have I missed?" Wolverine asked as he returned. "Are you..." Cap mumbled at what he saw.
Wolverine had returned with a bag of popcorn in his hands. He was treating this like watching a movie. He shrugged unapologetically.
"Got to have fun with your job." He answered as he continued to watch the show. "Unprofessional." Widow scoffed, half-heartedly.
Logan gave a wicked grin.
(Back in the 'interrogating' part of the room)
Skull coughed and hacked as more strong hits landed.
"You pathetic girl! You and your pe..." Again he was interrupted as Zabu swatted him with his right paw.
Skull's chair splintered as he flew backwards and hit the wall with a deafening thud. Skull rubbed his head with his cuffed, right hand as he groaned in pain.
"Try that again!" She hissed as her claws flexed. "Dracula… *cough*… told me of how he was tired of… *cough*… living in the myths of men… *cough*… he wished to free himself and his kind of that place…" He answered truthfully.
Tiger knew he was telling the truth, but that wasn't enough for her.
"What else!" She shrieked. "That's... AHH!" He screamed.
As he said that, Ava kicked him in the groin a loud crack echoed in the room.
(In the 'viewing room')
'Screw being professional'. Widow chuckled in his mind. "Have anymore?" She asked Wolverine.
Wolverine held the bag towards her after taking another mouthful. She started eating some too. Like Logan, Natasha was enjoying the show. Cap wanted to stop it, but he knew that this was working, to his disappointment.
(In the 'interrogating' part of the room)
Ava was growing more furious the more Skull refused to talk. But he was being... convinced…
"I've… Why should I tell you anything..." Skull hissed. "Zabu." She said plainly.
The sabertooth pinned Skull to the floor with his powerful paws. Already weak and beaten, the villain couldn't fight off the 700 lb cat.
"A dear friend of mine was taken by that monster, Dracula… he was bitten… and it turns out he is Pure of Heart…" She calmly said.
She pulled out a device and pushed a button, and the footage from the events that transpired days ago. Skull watched in horror at the sight: Dracula had gained the power he so desired.
"No! It cannot be!" Skull screeched in fear. "What?! What do you know about this?!" Tiger snarled.
Skull remained silent; he didn't want to show he was gripped by fear.
"You know big cats are the main large predators that attack humans every year. They even coined a term for us… What is it…? Oh yes…. Man-eater… And Zabu here hasn't had anything to eat today… He's very hungry, aren't you boy?" Ava calmly snarled in the man's ear.
Skull's eyes switched from the fierce teenage girl to the savage big cat. He watched in shock as the cat's jaws opened, revealing saliva dripping from razor sharp fangs. As if that wasn't enough, Zabu let out a hunger-filled growl that caused this awful smell to fill the air.
"OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! I've seen in Dracula's castle the results of a vampire's rise to power once he gains the Pure of Heart… They will enslave all human kind and destroy anyone or anything that gets in their way." Skull cried. "His castle was destroyed." Tiger snarled. "Not the one in Transylvania, he has another…" The fearful villain answered. "Where?" Ava hissed. "The... Caucasus Mountains, the exact location… he teleported me, I don't know…" He answered.
Tiger growled, the sound a rumbling snarl. Skull gulped.
"Anything else?" She snarled. "No! That's all! Please…" He begged.
(In the 'viewing room')
Both feline heroes walked back into the other part of the conjoined room. Ava shut/locked the door, and both felines turned to look at the 3 older heroes.
"Next tim..." Cap started to say but was interrupted by Logan laughing, "Nice job kid! Well done! Excellent way of expressing some rage!" "I should bring you two with me to all my interrogations. Excellent job." Widow added.
Tiger and Zabu nodded and started to walk off, but stop before leaving the room.
"Going to alert the others. Oh… my want to call a clean-up crew… He… uh… made a mess, he's going to need some knew clothes." Ava said, and then both felines left the room. "Remind me not to get on her bad side." Natasha chuckled.
To be continued…