Maya Stark

Chapter 69: Shipping containers and explosions

The party was uneventful and boring. And overall, just a horrible experience. But Sharon got the information we needed. Which is how I found myself following her in between shipping containers. The entire ride here, I was trying to figure out why somebody making a super soldier serum would be at the docs in a shipping container, but the more I thought on it, the smarter it seemed. I was seriously losing it.

'Madripoor could give New York a run for its money,' Sam said.

'They know how to party,' Zemo agreed.

I shrug. 'I've seen better.'

'With that bounty on your head, the longer you're in Madripoor, the less likely you're ever leaving,' Sharon said. She stops walking and turns to us. 'Alright. He's in there. Container four- two- six- one. Me and Stark will keep an eye out while you guys talk to Nagel. But don't get hurt. We're on borrowed time.'

'Why do I—'

'Because you're more useful in a fight. Barnes is already there to threaten him,' Sharon cut me off. She holds out her hand and we each take a comm from her. Once we all have one, she starts to walk off and I go to follow her.

'Be careful, Maya,' Sam said.

'Always am,' I mumble before jogging to catch up with Sharon.

I tap my ring, replacing my outfit with my suit as I catch up to her. We weave between containers, me behind her keeping an eye out for any threats, since I didn't know the place.

'Hey, Sharon,' Sam said over comms. 'You sure this is the right one? It's completely empty.'

'Positive,' Sharon said. 'It has to be.'

I continue to mindlessly follow Sharon. I wasn't really focused since nothing had happened yet. I let my mind wander as I followed her. My phone and bag were left on the plane, Zemo assuring me we would need to use it again and that it'll be there when I get back. Sam and Bucky also told me to leave it and promised we'd get it back as soon as possible. I wondered how many calls from Pepper I missed and if Peter called. He would probably wait for me to do it, instead. I didn't know if I even would. I was pulled from my thoughts when Sharon stopped. She peeked around the corner of a container, and I put my back against one to get out of the line of sight.

'Guys, we have company,' she said into the comms. 'Hope you're up for a fight, Stark.'

I didn't reply as she grabbed a pipe for a weapon. I ready myself and then we move. We sneak up behind three bounty hunters. Sharon hit the first guy in the back of the head with the pipe and I use my powers to throw the second guy into a shipping container, making him crumple to the ground. Sharon then slams the pipe into the third guy's head and I push him into a shipping container as he, also, falls to the ground. The two of us look at each and start walking, a lot faster, between the containers again.

'Every bounty hunter in the city is here,' Sharon said. 'We gotta go!'

We turn a corner and come face to face with another guy with a knife. He charges and I stop his hand and knife in mid-air. I twist his wrist as his other hand comes up to punch me, which I also stop with my powers. I twist harder on the knife hand, and it falls to the floor. I then throw him back into a container and he falls to the ground hard. Another guy turns the corner to where we are, and I grab a knife from the hidden spot on my leg. Thanks Clint. I throw it at him, getting the guy's arm, but he simply rips it out and throws it on the floor. Sharon acts quickly and kicks him, throwing the guy off balance. She goes to kick him again, but he grabs her leg, slamming her into a container. I watch as she wrestles the guy to the ground, getting him in a choke hold with her legs and strangling him until he passed out. Or died. I'm not sure.