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CHAPTER ONE — lagos
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LAGOS, PRESENT DAY. Talia sat at the same table her mother was sitting at. Black hat on her head and dark brown jacket on her back. Spoon in hand, mixing the cream and sugar she had just put in her coffee. Wanda was a table away from the Romanoffs, drinking the same coffee, wearing a black hat and an army green jacket. "All right, what do you see?" Steve said on the comms. Talia looked around, and over her shoulder, "Standard beat cops. Small station. Quiet street. It's a good target" Wanda said. Steve was in a building close by watching the street from the curtained window, "There's an ATM in the south corner, which means?" Steve asked. "Cameras," Talia said looking at the ATM. She then took a sip of her coffee and Natasha followed shortly after. "Both cross streets are one way" Steve continued. "So, compromised escape routes," Wanda said. Talia looked down at the newspaper on the table in front of her, "POLICE STATIONS ROBBED" was the front headline with Rumlow on the front as Cross Bones. "Means our guy doesn't care about being seen, he isn't afraid to make a mess on the way out. You see that Range Rover halfway up the block?" Steve said. Talia watched as Wanda looked at the car, "Yeah, the red one? It's cute" Wanda said picking up her coffee mug.
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NATASHA STRAIGHTENED UP in her chair, "It's also bulletproof, which means private security, which means more guns, which means more headaches for somebody. Probably us" she explained making Talia chuckle. Wanda held her cup to her lips, "You guys know Talia and I can move things with our minds, right?" she asked with sass. Natasha looked over her shoulder at Wanda, "Looking over your shoulder needs to become second nature," she said as Wanda turned her head to look at Natasha. Talia leaned forward onto her forearms, "Anybody ever tell you you're a little paranoid, Mom?" she asked with a smirk on her face. Natasha turned her head to look at the redhead, "Not to my face, sweetheart. Why? Did you hear something?" she asked. Talia shook her head and grabbed her cup of coffee again, "Sam may have mentioned something," she said. Sam came on over the comms, "Hey don't drag me into this!" he said making Talia chuckle. Steve got a little impatient, "Eyes on target, folks. This is the best lead we've had on Rumlow in six months. I don't want to lose him" he said. Talia heard Sam chuckle over the comms, "If he sees us coming that won't be a problem. He kind of hates us" he said.
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A GARBAGE TRUCK STARTED to push its way through traffic, with no regard to pedestrians or other vehicles, and Steve took notice of it, "Sam, see that garbage truck? Tag it" Steve said. Sam ejected Red Wing from his wingsuit, and use the camera to tag the truck, "Give me X-ray," he said. Weight analysis: Cargo Weight: 13825 kgs. Max capacity. Sam got worried, "That truck's loaded for max weight. And the driver's armed" he said. Natasha looked at Talia, "It's a battering ram," she said. "Go now," Steve said on the comms. Wanda looked forward in confusion, "What?" she asked. Sam flew off of the rooftop he was on, "He's not hitting the police" Steve continued.
