TRISKELION
1 DAY AFTER LEADERSHIP
The sound of a punching bag getting down right abused echoed through threw the training room as the ripples and punching effects could be heard from down the hall
With an angered glare upon his face James continued to strike the back over and over again like he'd been doing the past 30 minutes non stop
Sweat had pooled down his body leaving his hair to be a moist mess but it didn't bother him. He damn right didn't care as he continued to strike the bag over and over until the wrappings on his hand were damn near non existent
James's assault on the punching bag had passed by many ongoing Agent's attention all but one who had slipped into the gym area with a raised eyebrow
"Wow. Might wanna take it easy there on the punching bag J. I think the leaking is a reference to it crying"
Dropping his guard James had snapped back to the gym door to see Sam leaning against the door frame
Not sparing a smirk or chuckle James had immediately turned away from his friend before going back to hitting the bag
Sam had just chuckled blowing off the shun
"Wow, cold"
"What do you want Sam" James grunted as he began hitting the bag once more
"Well I was planning on checking up with you guys. It's been like what ? a month since I've seen any of you. Last time I checked we were still fighting 3 gods. Now you guys live on and Island and I'm apart of my mom's special ops unit"
"Congrats" he grunted out this time more venom in his voice which Sam had quickly caught
Stepping more into the room Sam raised an eyebrow
He could easily tell something was up with James and not because of his normal James Rogers scowl
"Everything is going fine with the team right…you're leading well-"
"I'm not leading" James admitted in a grunt as his strikes had gotten heavier making the bag fly more wild
This time Sam's eyes only grew wide in nothing but pure shock
"What ?...but….that's….who-"
"AZARI !" James shouted before Immediately with one punch he sent the bag flying as he huffed his breath
Hesitantly with a jump Sam slightly stepped back as James panted his breath heavily in immense newfound anger
His hands began to tremble terribly as even clenching them didn't work and Sam had easily noticed his breathing pattern was different….way more different
"James…" Sam tried but hastily the red haired boy snapped
"Im fine !" he spat through gritted teeth
Not believe a single one of his words Sam stepped forwards towards his angered friend who had began slowly unraveling his uncoded bandages
Placing one down on the bench Sam had just rubbed the back of his neck and sighed before opening his mouth
"If your planning on giving me a pep talk please just spare yourself the trouble" James said cutting him off completely
'Yep, something's definitely wrong' Sam thought before dropping his head
"I wasn't gonna give a pep talk" Sam began before looking off into the wind calling his own lie
"...Ok I'll admit I was"
James had only rolled his eyes before taking off his last bandage and placing it on the bench
Grabbing his bag and a towel he figured he's spare the pain of this conversation and take himself out as he immediately began to head to the door not even stopping as Sam began to call out towards him
"JAMES ! WAIT !..."
"Sam no !" he sarcastically respond back before leaving the training gym
With a groan the black teen had only followed him out the gym seeing him make quick pace down the hallway
Gripping the doorframe tightly Sam knew he'd regret doing this but instinct possessed him to say it as he just yelled
"I HAVE A LEAD ON IAN !"
Immediately a shiver was sent down his body as his eyes went wide. Flashes of the blonde older super soldier came through his mind as honestly he hadn't thought much of him ever since they made the jump to the past
Hell he thought he didn't make it until he made his debut a couple hours after they arrived
Turning back to face Sam James raised an eyebrow. One that was not confused with confusion but with purpose
"What are you talking about" James said, the seriousness in his voice had made Sam quake a little
"...I….I…..A couple of days ago. Me and my mo-...Sharon….we're on a deployment mission, Out in germany. Stopped a group of mercenaries that were harassing a small group of people in an even smaller town-"
"Sam get to Ian" James said as he began to close the gap between them
Nodding his head Sam spoke
"When the mission finished and the report was sent back to the Triskelion, we boarded the Quinjet that was headed to take us back. 10 minutes after we were in the sky we were hit. An explosive round, heavy duty. hit straight into the Jet's turbine engine. No warning, no failsafe, no nothing"
There was newfound fear found in Sam's voice by James a sound of him actually being shaken up
"Next thing I knew we were going down. No control of the ship, no communication just straight failed turbulence, on instinct I grabbed Mom barrelled us through the window and flew straight out before we could crash"
"Good instincts" James said
Sam just shook his head
"Not good enough, half the agents that deployed with us died. We went to the mission with a total of 16 and 8 came back. Some got lucky and jumped as well and others…"
Sam let out a shaking breath before soon laying his head back on the metal wall as he swallowed the lump in his throat
"He did it to sent a message, to show he's alive and very well kicking and that he's finally came out of whatever hellhole he's been laying in" he began as he looked at the red head
With an intense glare on his face James just listened to Sam's newfound intense tone
"James, I just got my Parents back. And like it or not I'm using every second of the day to try and let them know I'm theirs. Even if they aren't married now or hell even ever. Because one day man if I go to sleep and the next day I wake up and I'm gone because the Universe figured out I'm not supposed to be here. At Least I died letting them know I tried. And I'll be damned if I let Ian ruin everything I've ever wanted in life. I already did once and I won't do it again"
"And you should know better than anyone that if the truth about Ian does come out. No matter who it comes from. Shit's gonna get ugly real fucking quick". Whether it be for me, you, Ian, our parents, hell even America as a whole. So you have two options James. One you keep crying that you aren't team leader for your new special squad and watch shit go down from the sidelines or two you can be The goddamn badass I know you are and help me take care of our family problem. Before things get so bad we won't have control anymore"
Finding themselves in an intense stare down with one another they both could feel the tension so tight you could split it with a knife
But it only had James ask one question that made Sam smirk
"What's your plan"
Glad he had his friend back on board Sam responded
"Mom made a mission report about the incident, studied the Jet's cameras for what seemed like hours and still didn't pick anything up. Figured it would be interesting to take a look. Just one roadblock" Sam said
"What that"
"The reports are locked. Only agent levels 7 and higher can get access. I only have clearance 5"
With a replaced smirk on his face James couldn't keep himself from grinning
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Access Granted
"Ok how the hell did you do that"
"Fury gave me level 8 registration when we all first became Agents"
Dumbfounded by the newfound news Sam's jaw just dropped
"How come"
James just shrugged his shoulders as he opened the mission files
"Still figuring that one out" he said before pulling up the Jet's camera feed
"Go here" Sam pointed out before James sped up the recording to a certain timestamp
"Stop" Sam said and immediately James did. Stopping right at the camera's surrounding view of the jet
Zooming in on one of the camera angles that displayed of the wing Sam and James intensely watched as the wing was shot and lit on fire causing the Jet to quickly plummet on a freefall before soon enough Sam and Sharon had flown out right as the Jet crashed
After that the feed had ended
"No wonder Mom was studying the feed of hours. There's nothing to trace it back too. It's just a random shot in the dark that hit us"
James just shook his head
"No not a random shot, this was calculated, it took precision, focus, skill, but most importantly training. Lots and lots of training. Marksmanship that Ian doesn't have"
Raising an eyebrow Sam only watched as James pulled up a list of S.H.I.E.L.D. operative names
"If you were already 10 minutes into the air and were hit by a heavy artillery gun. You would need someone with insane skill and timing to take the shot. Now take a guess and tell me who you think was paid to make your getaway look like an accident"
Taking a second to think Sam's eyes had soon gone wide as he spoke when he saw the picture of
"Taskmaster"
Nodding his head silently James had only gripped the nearby table in a mix of anger and annoyance
The fact that they were so close yet so far off in finding Ian hurt him the most. Once again he's off in the wind without a trace leaving them on nothing more than a wild goose chase
Closing the files all together James began to make his way towards the door much to Sam's confusion
"Where are you going ?"
"Back to the Island, the Team's probably wondering where I've been all day"
"What ? James you can't just leave. Not now. Wha…what about Taskmaster ?"
"He's a hired assassin. It's what he does" James stated not even breaking his walk to the door
"But…but-"
"Look, Sam" James began as he turned around immediately making his friend stop in his tracks
"Let it go. Taskmaster was hired to try and take you guys out, celebrate the fact that he didn't"
"Celebrate ? celebrate what ? the fact that a killer assassin just missed ? James this is Taskmaster, One of your Mom and Dad's greatest foes, you know his playbook. He isn't just gonna let this slide. He won't give up"
"And neither will you" James said with a small reassuring smile
"Like you said, we're in new territory. Whole new ball game. The people we read about in the databooks are real now. Don't let it shake you"
With that James had left the room only leaving Sam to drop his head and sigh as he sat on the nearby desk
The sliding door closed and right when it did James had Immediately opened his closed fist revealing Sam's keycard
And with a looking glare he left the hall wall to head towards the hanger
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GERMANY
With Sam's Agent Keycard embedded within the Jet James knew he was good, untraceable, untrackable. It would've been sent to the Database like it was a normal mission
But this was definitely far from it
Looking down from the Jet's window James looked at the small town Sam must've been talking about
He was right. It in fact was pretty small for a town
But the smaller the town the easier the clues were to follow
Sinking down within his seat James truly took a moment to think what the hell was he even doing here ?
Really what was he doing ? He had no goal, no purpose, no mission. He was practically chasing a ghost here
What was he even looking for ?
Ian ?
A fight with Taskmaster ?
Anything at all ?
A suicide mission ?
Thinking back to the time he overheard Azari and Steve talking about their first mission a hint of jealousy began to burn through James's chest
As much as he tried to bury it down he knew he couldn't outrun it. He couldn't lie to himself anymore. Not from the truth and he had to face it head on and flat out admit it
He was jealous
And the way he gripped the Jet's handle even tighter just proved it as he began to glare at it as well. Nothing but pure fury beyond those sea blue eyes
'If I'm not Team Leader what am I ?' James had thought
DROP ZONE INCOMING
The sound of the Jet's system going off had quickly caught James's attention as he just shook his head before beginning to fly down to the nearby town
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Walking through the Small German town James had been quickly embezzled with the town's brightness
It's colorful and has such a joyous tone. For such a small town it had so much love to give it blew his mind
Back in his time places around the world still looked like ash and rubble. Partly rebuilt places surrounded by landmines of what used to be once was. Everything had looked so black but now in this small town everything was so bright
Continuing to walk through the town James had seen kids running around. Specifically a boy and a girl, probably brother and sister who were both blonde, who were chasing one another laughing and smiling as they continued to play together. Their joy made him smile as well as he still wasn't used to sights like this just yet
A tugging feeling was felt on James's arm before soon enough he looked down to find a group of kids beginning to surround him
Both boys and girls alike all who like they were the age of 6 to 7 just stood around him in pure amazement
A little girl who once again pulled on his suit jacket's sleeve quickly pointed to her friend before saying
"My friend thinks your cute"
Awkwardly James just chuckled as another boy tapped his leg
"What's that thing on your back ?"
Referring to his Shield James grabbed the metal weapon and spun it within his hand before showing it off to the group of kids
The shine on the red white and blue shield made all the kid's eyes pop as they all together went
"Ohhhhhh"
Laughing as the children's expression to the shiny metal James hadn't noticed the two pairs of binoculars that were aimed straight at him watching his every move
"It was my Father's, He gave it to me before he had to leave"
"Where did he go ?" a girl asked looking up at James with big eyes of wonder
Giving the girl a small smile James slightly shook his head
"He…..went away to make sure I was safe"
"Is he gonna come back ?" a boy asked in which James smiled once more
"Yeah….yeah he will"
A series of bells began to be rung and by the children's reaction it was clear it was an indication it was time to come home
But what James didn't expect was the young children to grab him by his arm as the began to flock around him
"COME WITH US !" a girl chanted and by the looks of it James didn't really have a choice
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After a lot of tugging and pulling and even more laughter the group of Children had brought James to an area that was grouped up with a bunch of houses
The little girl that was tugging his arm only continued to pull tighter as she began to cheer towards a woman who was sitting on a nearby porch reading a book
"MUTTER"! MUTTER ! SCHAU, WAS ICH HABE"
Looking up from her book the woman had immediately smiled as she looked at the little girl
"Oh Daisy" the woman chuckled before getting up
Approaching the woman James had lightly chuckled
"Entschuldigen Sie die Unannehmlichkeiten, Ihre Tochter hier hat mich mitgezogen"
Letting out a small chuckle the woman brushed it off
"No problem deary, she must be quite fond of you to bring you home so suddenly"
"I FOUND HIM AT THE TOWN SQUARE ! CAN WE KEEP HIM !"
"Daisy dear, this young man isn't a dog. I'm sure he had Parents who are looking for him as well"
The girl let out a large sigh and a pout before letting go of James's hand making both James and the woman chuckle
"Papa is waiting for you inside dear, why don't you freshen up for supper"
"Ok !" she chanted before running inside soon leaving Just James and the woman
The sun was beginning to fall and James had know it would be the perfect time to try and gather something of what happened during Sam's mission
"Your not from here are you" the woman asked making James chuckle
"What gave it away"
With a smirk the first thing she observed was his clothes
"Fancy get up your wearing. Granted it's not that cold to be wearing a jacket"
Shaking his head lightly James began to twiddled his fingers
"Im…actually with the organization that was here a few days ago-"
Almost Immediately the woman lit up
"Oh yes ! the people who took care of those mercenaries nearby. Boy, we thank them every day for the work they helped us with. Those mean people tried to harm and harass us every way they could. Even tried to run us out of town. But thank the lord we had people who came to our aid"
Pointing up at the sky the woman continued to speak
"We gave them our aid and thankfulness but they left before we could truly show our gratitude. We watched as they left up in the air but 10 minutes had passed and soon enough we saw a giant chopper rain down from the sky. It was like a meteor. We just hope it wasn't those people who saved us"
With a look of curiosity James raised an eyebrow
"Do you know where the chopper landed ?"
The woman nodded her head
"Mhm, around 8 kilometers south from the town. Landed in an open field. No one's gone near the chopper for days now. Gonna leave it to some scavenger of raider nearby probably"
Taking a note of everything James had learned he was only left with one more question
"Do you own a motorcycle by any chance ?"
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With the night pitch Black the Motorcycle James was riding continued to rev loudly like a lion's roar
Flying through the large field the redhead twisted the throttle speeding up the bike as he saw the debris of the large crashed jet in the distance
Approaching the Jet the bike had came to a soon stop
Getting off the bike James had immediately began to inspect the Jet or at least what was left of it. Any signs of workage was crashed and burned a long time ago leaving nothing more than a giant hunk of metal that could be scrapped and sold in some junkyard somewhere
Grabbing something from his pouch James grabbed a small flashlight before turning it on giving him the chance to further inspect the jet now from the inside as he began to step in
"Well Sam was definitely right. It was shot down" James said to himself as he saw the bullet piercing from within the wing
Looking back at the control display James had noticed small sparks and plugs of loose wiring hanging out. Most importantly he flashed his light to the display to check on the datadisc every S.H.I.E.L.D. sanction Quinjet had
Relieved to find it still had it's James moved a little inside the crashed ship before yanking it's disc out
Stepping out of the jet James had inspected the device and looked at it from different angles before figuring he'd need to go to some kind of computer to read it more. Maybe he'd find more on the report or maybe-
THUNK
Immediately James's hand moved as he caught a nearby arrow that was shot at him
He looked at the arrowhead and watched as a orange gas was released from the tip blowing into his face which made his body begin to feel weak as his vision began to get blurry
Dropping the arrow James only feel to his knees before soon falling flat on his stomach being knocked out unconscious
Revealing himself from his hidden position among the tall grass Taskmaster pressed into his comm link of his skull mask before speaking
"This is Taskmaster, I'm bringing in a package…." he began as he walked up to James flipped him over and inspected the Red Hourglass necklace around his neck
Also noticing the Captain America's Shield upon his back Taskmaster's body shivered coldly before he spoke again
"And get my payment ready"
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Avengers Island
1 Hour Later
ENTERING: SAM WILSON JR
Immediately Francis, Azari, Pym and Torunn's heads turned from the command room to look as the teleporter
"Oh Sam. hey man what a surprise" Azari smiled but Sam had just brought forth his phone as he walked to the group
"Anyone seen James ?"
Sharing confused glances at one another the group shook their head
"...now that you mention it, no. We haven't seen him since yesterday actually ever since we got back from our first mission" Pym said
"Yeah, well I did. Early today at the Triskelion. We were talking and when we said our goodbyes he told me he was heading here but what he didn't plan to tell me was that he was taking my S.H.I.E.L.D. keycard and stealing a jet for some AWOL mission"
With wide eyes and groans the team had all had different winning expressions to the newfound news
"Of course. Leave it to James to always go somewhere by himself. You know he has a really bad habit of doing that" Torunn said
With his arms crossed and his fingers touching the brink of his nose Francis sighed
"Ok, Sam. any clue where he is this time so we can go save his ass for the thousandth time"
"Actually I might know where he's headed" Sam said much to the team's surprise as situations like this weren't very common for them
"He's in a small town in Germany" Sam admitted making everyone's eyes go wide
"GERMANY !" they yelled before Immediately Francis, Pym, Azari and Torunn all groaned in pain as they felt a large spiking feeling within their necks
Confused on what was happening Sam looked at the group with shocked eyes as all of their hands retreated to the same spot in their necks
But before Sam could act on anything the feeling stopped and each of them looked at one another before looking at Sam with a face of undoubtedly horror
"Guy…guys….wha….-"
"We know where James is" Pym said shutting him up completely as Sam was now all ears
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"AGHHHHHHHHH !"
With hazy eyes and a completely foggy sense of where he was James felt hard hands grab him by his blood red hair forcing him to look up at a bright light as a dark voice spoke in the pitch black that surrounded him
"His eyes are as blue as the Captain" a man said
"And his hair" a more feminine voice said as James felt a new pair of hands grab him by his hair more calming and soother but all the most lethal like nails digging into his scalp
"His hair is the same"
Thrashing his head forward James moved within the seat he was tied up in as the voices continued to talk in the dark not able to see anything that was happening
"Where did you find him ?"
"Didn't he found me, most importantly he had the shield and this"
Not knowing what was being showed James figured it was important enough to make everyone stop talking
So talking for so long that A long pause dwelled over everything leaving him confused for a moment as he kept staring into the pitch black abyss
That was until a plethora of lights had attacked him all at once temporarily blinding him
It took a moments notice before his eyes adjusted but when they did James had saw the figures of 7 people standing before him
And when he fully laid his eyes on them, fully adjusted to the setting he was in and observed every feature of there's his eyes went wide in pure shock as he began to pull on his rope string that held him tightly desperately pleading to get out
Leaning in closely to observe his features James couldn't move a single muscle as he looked at the red faced man
"Hello Dear boy" Red Skull sinisterly smiled
Shaking within his restraints trying to pry free from his bindings Red Skull had revealed his red hourglass necklace and by his shocked reaction as he tried to touch his neck before looking down Red Skull's theory was only proven right as he stood back up and clutched the chain tightly
"He was a relationship with Widow" Red Skull announced
"Hive" he said before walking away
A tall man with an orange octopus face with tentacles flailing all around
James watched as he approached him with a mean glare. He continued to walk as the man reeled down at him leaving him to see his tentacles flare around everywhere in a attempt to scare him
"Mind my excitement. I haven't done this to a non Inhuman in quite a while" the man said but before James could even shown signs of confusion his eyes light up a bright purple and his tentacles had wrapped around James's head forcing him to look up at the ceiling and scream out in unholy pain
Moments of his life began to flash before his eyes leaving everyone else in the room to watch and listen to his gashly screams of terror
With gritted teeth Hive continued to search through his brain while James fought back with every fiber in his being
Gripping the seat tightly as he head began to shake James let out one more strong yell before cracking his thumb and headbutting the octopus man breaking their connection making him reel back in pain as his eyes went to normal
Wiping the blood from his lip Hive had only glared at the heavily breathing young
"He's strong willed, I couldn't get much from his mind" he said before joining the Hydra lineup
In a weak desperation to catch his breath James felt a finger drag across his chin seductively before he was quickly yanked by his chin to voice a green haired woman
She gave the young man a sly grin before immediately licking his face making James give a face of disgust before she soon cupped his face in her hands and pouted
"Listen baby, We don't want to hurt you, no no no no. I definitely don't want to hurt you"
Pushing him back within his chair the woman had immediately straddled his hips and swung her arms around his neck to stare him deep in the face. Deep in those sea blue eyes of his
"You have your Father's eyes" she began making the inside of his stomach drop but ready to not show a reaction on the outside
Pressing herself to his chest to hug him closely the woman had sighed like she was sad in a pouting way
"Tell me, tell us. Is it true" she said before looking up at him
Crawling her fingers onto his chest the woman continued to give him pleading dog eyes
But all James gave back was an enraged look as he just growled
"You're Goddamn insane" he growled looking at the woman before looking at the rest
"ALL OF YOU ARE GODDAMN PSYCHOPATHS !" he growled angrily as he violently thrusted in his chair
"It seems the boy is fighting hard so that we won't figure out the truth hmm" a bald man with a molecule stated
"What truth hmmm !" James said
"The real truth" Taskmaster said with his arms folded
"Who the absolute hell are you, carrying around that damn thing" he said pointing towards the shield in the corner of the room
"You wear that around your neck" he said pointing to his necklace in Red Skull's hand
"You have the goddamn features of both of them so just be honest with yourself and spare me the trouble kid"
"Both of who" James said still continuing the lie that was starting to sound more and more like denial
Getting off of James but not before he could snatch a quick knife from her pouch. the green haired woman had once more joined the line up leaving the last member who hadn't gotten a look at James personally yet to walk forth and reveal himself
He wore glasses and had red hair not as red as his as his was way more darker. He held a mout pipe within his mouth and only observed his face and uncanny features
From his blood red hair to his sea blue eyes. The red star patch on the shoulder of his jacket but most important the anger in his eyes. The uncanny unholy anger that he's seen in 2 people many times that confirmed his suspicion the most as he took the mouth pipe from his mouth and said
"He is their son" he revealed making James's eyes go wide
James wasn't the only one as everyone in the Hydra lineup as visible reactions of shock upon their face as well weather that be a facial of physical reaction something showed a sense of doubt
"The facial bone structure from his cheeks to his nose give the representation of those of Natasha Romanov. Unnoticed and not needed due to the fact that you have the same genetic match of blood red hair as the widow herself. From your Zygomatic bone to the chin below you have the features of Captain Rogers. The chiseled chin and the sea blue eyes are none short of a perfect match. Undoubtedly young man, I can not wait for our scientist to pick you apart piece by piece because you are an astronomical chromatins match of both Captain Rogers and Ms Romanov. But sadly that will have to wait"
Shocked by everything that the man had just said in how he had even figured it out by a simple look James's hard front face began to crack easily
"Why ?"
The man had smirked before putting the pipe back in his mouth
"Because you just broke through your bindings" he said and right then and there his rope had snapped making his eyes go wide
Before anyone could even make a move the lights had shut off turing the room pitch black again
Chaos began to ensue as everyone began to scramble around the small room. Taskmaster brought forth a gun from one of his holsters and pressed a button on his mask turning on night vision mode but the backup power turned back on and once the confusion had disappeared so did James along with the shield and necklace
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Rushing out the bunkered door of the small base James had put his necklace back on before he was quickly and Immediately picked up off the ground
Looking up in a state of confusion he hastily saw Sam in his falcon suit
"You know James sometimes you can be a real dick" he said as he continued to carry him in the sky
Looking ahead of them a jet had uncloaked itself and the hanger opened in which Sam tossed James and himself inside before it closed and blasted off
Getting off the pilot seat Pym put the jet in autopilot to direct it back to the Island before just like everyone else they grouped around James
"You know James you have a real bad habit of making stupid ass decisions" he told the Redhead who was still breathing heavily on his knees
"Man if we didn't have these chips in our necks you would be-"
BANG
Slamming his hand so hard on the metal ground of the jet the echoed bang had cut Azari off before James had just yelled
"FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK !"
There was nothing in his voice but pure anger and hate that made everyone jump as he just continued to yell
"FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! DAMITTTTTTTTTTT !"
For every curse every slur that came out his mouth he bangged his fist on the ground or on the wall anywhere they let him release his unsatisfied anger that made everyone around him nervous
"James…." Torunn began weakly but he just snapped
"THEY KNOW ! FUCK ! FUCKKK ! THEY KNOW ! THEY KNOW ! THEY KNOW ABOUT ME ! I WALKED RIGHT INTO THEIR FUCKING HANDS AND NOW THEY FUCKING KNOW !" he yelled before banging his fist on the wall
"Who-"
"HYDRA ! THEY FIGURED IT OUT ! THEY FIGURED OUT I'M CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BLACK WIDOW'S SON ! THEY FUCKING FIGURED IT OUT BECASUE I LET THEM GODDAMMIT !" he yelled once more with a bang to the metal wall
Shocked by the news not knowing what to say everyone all shared nervous looks to one another as James….James just banged the back of his head a few times on the metal wall before sliding down into a seated position where he covered himself between his legs
And after that
Well
No one knew what to say as it was one quiet flight back home
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AVENGERS ISLAND
3 HOURS LATER
Even after a 30 minute Shower James didn't feel clean
Nothing he did to try and clean himself made him feel clean. Not a goddamn thing
After his shower he just looked at himself in the mirror a towel around his neck as he wore pajamas
He knew he fucked up
Big time
And it was all his fault
All his fucking fault
"Hey" a voice said making him turn around
It was Azari who was leaning against the doorframe twiddling his thumbs
"Look-"
"I'm sorry" James apologized immediately making him look up
"This is all my fault-"
"James-"
"If I hadn't-"
"James don't-"
"If I hadn't been so jealous of you becoming Team Leader none of this would've happened" he said making Azari go quiet
"The Mission would've gone smoother, I wouldn't have gone awol, and most importantly…..god….Most important Hydra….Hydra….wouldn't have known about me"
Walking him to Azari James took a deep breath before sticking his hand out
"My Dad was right" he admitted a feeling of relief strangely washing over him
"You deserve to Lead this team. You deserve to call the shots but most importantly you are the right person to be called a Leader. Not me and-"
Immediately cutting him off Azari grabbed his hand and pulled him into a strong hug shutting him up completely
No more words were needed to be said between the two brothers as they held each other close and tight
"I'm still keeping the Shield though" he said which did make Azair laugh
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HYDRA BASE
2 HOURS LATER
"Ok let's get the fucking elephant out the way as the Americans say" Strucker began
Sitting around a table with the Hydra Logo upon it each tentacle had a head of Hydra someone who had some sort of ranking within the regime
Red Skull, Madame Hydra, Armin Zola, Dr Faustus, Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker, Hive, and an unfilled seat
"What do we do ?"
"Kill the boy obviously" Hive said but Strucker had just laughed
"Kill him ? Please, we have better chance getting struck by natural lighting. We don't even know who he is"
With a glare on his face and his hands rested on his chin Red Skull found himself in deep thought
That was until the door was forced open
BAM
All the Heads had turned themselves to see a Hydra Guard be launched through the wooden door landing straight on top of the table he was dead shown by his wounds and injuries from his broken mask
"His Name is James Clinton Rogers-Romanova" a man said as he walked into a room with a Hydra guard in a chokehold within his grasp
That was before he snapped his neck and dropped him on the ground
The man was big and strong, a scar across his eye and a face of pure ferocity
"And if you all don't play your cards right he's gonna burn all this to the ground"
All confused by the man's entrance Red Skull only raised an eyebrow in challenge
"How do you know ?"
Ian had just smirked
"Because I've seen him do it before, most importantly I've seen him do it to you"
Now Red Skull's attention was retrieved
"Who are you ?" Armin Zola's robotic german voice said only adding to Ian's grin
"I'm the man that can help you kill the only threat you have. To your organization. I'm worth more than all your guards combined. But most importantly. I can get you even stronger ones with this" he said before tossing a red vile to Dr Faustus
Examining the blood sample the doctor's eyes just lit up before he looked at Ian's devilish grin
"So. Partners ?"