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Same Night: Old SHIELD Bunker

Inside: Basement

Steven, Marcy, Mabel, and Pacifica are all in the basement of the SHIELD bunker. They stand at the center of the room, and seeing that it is filled with old-looking computers, they step up to the middle platform, where the main computer system is. Steven looks around, confused by the old technology.

Marcy looks around, confused. She states, "This can't be the data point. This technology is ancient." Mabel quietly chuckles a bit at that.

Mabel walks closer to the desk and frowns as she suddenly notices a small modernized flash drive port. She holds up the SHIELD flash drive and hesitates for a moment before she places it in the port, which then activates and turns on all the ancient computers in the room. The camera above the main computer screen moves slightly towards them.

Ancient electronic computer's voice asks, also automatically typed on the screen, "Initiate system?"

Mabel leans down and types in, using the big keyboard, muttering, "Y-E-S, spells yes." She enters the word.

Marcy smiles as the old computer cranks up. She says in a creepy voice, "Shall we play a game?" She turns to Steven, explaining, "It's from a movie that was really-"

Steven cuts Marcy off, "I know, I saw it." He gives her a look, and she looks away, annoyed that he didn't think it was funny.

Suddenly, the main computer screen shows a face, rough imaging, but a pair of circle glasses are noticeable. They hear a familiar, accented voice, "Universe, Steven, born 1918." Steven looks at the screen, almost recognizing the voice, and the camera moves towards Marcy, "Wu, Marcy, born 1986." Marcy's eyes widen, and the camera then turns to Pacifica, "Northwest, Pacifica, born 1979." Pacifica's eyes narrow, and the camera then moves towards Mabel, "Pines, Mabel, born, 1979." Mabel frowns. All three women share a look of confusion at how the ancient computer knows their names and birthdates. They then see the old camera moving above them as it analyzes them.

Pacifica guesses confusingly, "It's some kind of recording."

The creepy, familiar accent of the computer's voice tells them, "I am not a recording, Fraulein. I may not be the man I was when the Captain took me prisoner in 1945, but I am." They turn their heads to a smaller computer screen. It shows an old photo of Dr. Ronaldo Fryman.

Pacifica looks at Steven, who looks at the screen shocked, "You know this thing?"

Steven explains to the three women as he steps off the platform and walks around the computers, "Ronaldo Fryman was a German scientist who worked for Spinel. He's been dead for years."

Computer Dr. Ronaldo Fryman's voice tells them, "First correction, I am Swiss. Second, look around you. I have never been more alive. In 1972, I received a terminal diagnosis. Science could not save my body. My mind, however, that was worth saving on two hundred thousand feet of databanks. You are standing in my brain." Steven walks back up the platform, standing between Mabel and Marcy.

Marcy mutters as she looks annoyed, "Creepy."

Mabel asks Ronaldo, "How did you get here?"

Dr. Ronaldo's voice answers Mabel, "Invited."

Pacifica narrows her eyes as she thinks, explaining to the others, "It was Operation Paperclip after World War II. SHIELD recruited German scientists with strategic value."

Dr. Ronaldo's voice explains to them, "They thought I could help their cause. I also helped my own."

Steven states confidently, "HYDRA died with Spinel."

Dr. Ronaldo's voice quotes the HYDRA method, showing on the screen the HYDRA symbol, "Cut off one head, two more shall take its place." He doubles his face image before going back to just one.

Steven tells Ronaldo as he's in disbelief, "Prove it."

Dr. Ronaldo's voice says as he turns on the other smaller screens beside the main computer screen, "Accessing archive." The four of them look to their left at the medium-sized screen. Ronaldo shows them an old black and white footage of Spinel, "HYDRA was founded on the belief that humanity-" The four of them step closer to the screen, "-could not be trusted with its own freedom." A black and white footage of the HYDRA army pops up on the screen, then shows a footage of soldiers running out of a boat on a shoreline as Ronaldo's voice continues, "What we did not realize was that if you try-" An old photo of two soldiers looking at a poster of Spinel and the HYDRA symbol with it saying 'LEAD US FUBRER, We will follow heil hydra', Ronaldo's voice continues, "-to take that freedom, they resist." An old footage of Steven in his old Captain Universe suit fighting HYDRA soldiers pops up on the screen, and then it shows him leading his team to take down the HYDRA base camps, "The war taught us much." He shows more old footage of the country leaders, bombings, and people throwing books at an enormous bonfire with a sheet of paper with Hitler's face on it, "Humanity needed to surrender its freedom willingly." A black and white footage of Steven/Captain Universe leading a group of surrendered soldiers, walking with their hands up, "After the war, SHIELD was founded-" He shows the SHIELD symbol(s) and of the original SHIELD founders: Jenny, Stanford, Sadie and Col. Dewey in the crowded SHIELD office that's above the floor, "-and I was recruited." He shows photos of himself and an old newspaper with the headlines saying, 'GERMAN SCIENTISTS RECRUITED BY U.S', "The new HYDRA grew." The screen zooms closer to the newspaper photo to show Ronaldo in the back of the group of men and puts a HYDRA symbol on his face, "A beautiful parasite inside SHIELD." An old photo of Ronaldo working with SHIELD. The four listen and stare at the screen in shock as they listen to Ronaldo's voice, "For 70 years,-" Ronaldo shows more photos and footage of the wars over the years, "-HYDRA has been secretly feeding crisis, reaping war, and when history did not cooperate,-" He shows photos of the Diamond Soldiers, their faces hidden, but the HYDRA star on a metal shoulder and a metal wrist, "-history was changed."

In shock and disbelief, Pacifica steps forward, saying, "That's impossible. SHIELD would have stopped you."

Dr. Ronaldo's voice states, "Accidents will happen." He shows them a newspaper of Stanford Pines with the headlines saying 'Stanford, Mr. and Mrs. Pines Die in Car Accident', basically saying HYDRA had killed Stanford, Mr. and Mrs. Pines, making it look like a car accident.

Mabel stares at the screen in shock before looking down, tears running down her cheeks. It's almost like she stopped listening and is just staring off, not really listening anymore.

Dr. Ronaldo shows a photo of Rick saying 'DECEASED' across it. Ronaldo's voice continues, "HYDRA created a world so chaotic that humanity is finally ready to sacrifice its freedom to gain its security." He shows more recent photos and footage of people, security cameras, and the satellites, "Once the purification process is complete,-" He shows more footage and photos of officers, the world map, satellite imaging, "-HYDRA's new world order will arise." He shows a photo and footage of Project Insight, the 3 Helicarriers, and the long-range precision guns. Ronaldo's voice taunts Steven, "We won, Captain." Steven, getting mad, looks at Mabel, who's looking away with tears running down her face. He's still listening to Ronaldo's voice, who shows an old newspaper of Steven with the headline saying, 'STEVEN DISAPPEARS' then a recent photo cover of Steven saying, 'The HERO who SACRIFICED EVERYTHING'. As Ronaldo's voice tells Steven smugly, "Your death amounts to the same as your life. A zero-sum."

Steven looks away from Mabel and suddenly punches the main computer screen in anger. Mabel's expression is in disbelief about her parents, but she doesn't know or believe who actually did it.

Dr. Ronaldo switches to another screen to their right, unfazed by Steven's sudden outburst, "As I was saying..." The four turn their heads to the screen.

Steven steps forward and demands Ronaldo, "What's on this drive?"

Dr. Ronaldo's voice tells them, "Project Insight requires insight. So, I wrote an algorithm."

Marcy steps forward behind Steven as she asks quickly, "What kind of algorithm? What does it do?"

Dr. Ronaldo's voice tells Marcy, "The answer to your question is fascinating. Unfortunately, you shall be too dead to hear it." Suddenly, behind them, the thick pair of doors close around the elevator doors. They quickly turn to see, and Mabel quickly activates her headset. Her Iron Woman suit quickly turns, holding its arm up, and blasts at the doors at the same time as Steven throws his shield to the door to stop it by putting it between them, but the doors close before the blast and shield can stop it.

Steven's shield bounced off the doors and off a wall, coming back to Steven, who caught it. Mabel's phone beeped, and she quickly took it out of her pocket.

Pacifica looks over Mabel's shoulders and reads the screen as Mabel holds it up. Pacifica informs, "Steven, we got a bogey." Steven turns to Mabel and Pacifica, "Short-range ballistic." Marcy looks at Pacifica, "30 seconds tops."

Steven asks, confused, "Who fired it?"

Mabel looks at Steven with wide eyes, filled with fear, as she puts her phone away, "S.H.I.E.L.D."

Dr. Ronaldo's voice tells them, "I am afraid I have been stalling, Captain." Pacifica turns around and takes the flash drive off the port as Mabel steps forward and holds her other hand out towards her suit, silently calling out to it. The Iron Woman suit quickly breaks apart. The pieces fly towards Mabel and attach onto her as Ronaldo's voice continues, "Admit it. It's better this way." Steven looks around, trying to find a way out, "We are,-" Steven notices a metal-door crate on the ground, he jogs towards it, "-both of us,-" Steven bends down and grabs the metal door and throws it to the side, turns to the three women, "-out of time." Marcy runs to Steven while Mabel grabs Pacifica and activates her thrusters. She flies towards the hole in the ground.


Outside: Sky

Inside: Missile Computer

A green screen on the missile flies and heads straight for the SHIELD building that the four are in.


Inside: SHIELD Building

Basement / Hole

Marcy runs to Steven while Mabel, in her Iron Woman suit with Pacifica in her arms, flies towards Steven beside the hole. Marcy, Steven, and Mabel drop down as the place explodes.

In the hole, Steven throws himself above Marcy, holding her close while Mabel/Iron Woman kneels down above Pacifica, who is under Mabel/Iron Woman and curled into a ball as the building comes down.

Steven protects himself and Marcy with his shield, which he puts above his head, from all the heavy cement and building pieces, while Mabel/Iron Woman protects Pacifica by covering her with her suit, taking the weight of the heavy debris.

Steven grunts, using all of his strength to keep the shield up, and he takes the heavy weight showering down on them.

Minutes Later, the explosion stopped. The building crumbled, and everything around them became calmer. Flames spread out around the area. Steven grunts as he lifts off a piece of debris with his shield and throws it away.

Steven coughs as he looks around. He sits an unconscious Marcy up against a cement piece and then sees another big heavy cement piece beside them being lifted up and thrown to the side by Mabel/Iron Woman suit. Steven, panting, looks at Mabel, "You okay?"

Mabel/Iron Woman nods, and her voice answers, "Yeah."


Inside: Mabel's Iron Woman Suit

Mabel, with a cut on her right eyebrow and a scratch on her left jaw, is breathing heavily. She tells Steven, "Let's get out of here."


Outside: Hole

Steven nods in agreement and picks up the unconscious Marcy bridal style. Mabel/Iron Woman does the same and bends down, grabbing an unconscious Pacifica bridal style.

Mabel/Iron Woman follows Steven as he leads them out, but stops as they hear something. Steven and Mabel/Iron Woman look up to their right and see 3 Quinjets flying towards them. They quickly leave before they get captured.