The Younger Agent - Natasha Romanoff x OC

Chapter 86 - Welcome To The Dark Side

James Barnes' psychological interview seemed to be going as expected. He wasn't getting angry and trying to break free from the hold inside of his cell, but he wasn't exactly answering the questions either, not wanting to open up to the psychologist sitting in front of him, which was understandable. Natasha and Eleanor were watching still hand in hand, brows knitted together slightly as they listened in to what was being said, trying to draw any conclusions of their own, but with the blunt answers, not much could be deducted.

Tony stood at their side listening in as well, with Steve and Sam still in the office behind them, presumably watching the same screens as the others. The interview had everyone's attention in a tight hold. The attack could have quite easily cost the lives of a couple of people standing in the room, so getting to the bottom of it wasn't just business, it was also personal.

With eyes beadily trained on the screens, the few minutes that the interview had been going for went incredibly fast, even with the lack of information. Though the attention was soon harshly dragged away from the interview, and back to what was going on in the room when the power went out, and the red overhead lights began flashing, making Eleanor feel uncomfortable as though she was in some kind of apocalyptic movie.

They squeezed each other's hands tighter as they looked around the room, unsure of what was going on. The fact that the CCTV cameras showing the interview were not working anymore was a cause for concern, the explanation that went through Eleanor's mind first was someone turning the power off so that Bucky could make an escape.

"Friday, get me a source of that outage", Tony spoke after pressing his glasses that were equipped with his new AI, since Jarvis was now in Vision. Natasha pulled her phone out to check for any news, but nothing was coming up, so she quickly pocketed and started guiding walking towards Tony, Eleanor being dragged along in the process. Tony shook his head with slightly raised eyebrows when Nat and Eleanor reached him, and the trio took off at a fast walking pace past the panicking officials trying to regain control of the situation.

"Please tell me you bought a suit", Nat stated as they practically jogged through the room. "Sure did. It's a lovely Tom Ford, three-piece, two button. I'm an active-duty, non-combatant".

Eleanor shook her head slightly and scrunched her nose up, "You got my hopes up for a sec there, Tones". Stark looked at her and shrugged, but before more words could be said, Sharon Carter zoomed past them at the edge of the room, "Follow me!". The trio looked at her incredulously, confused at the sudden action, but followed her anyway. She clearly had more of a scope on the situation than they did, it would be silly to go off on their own.

They followed Sharon onto another floor level, sprinting up the stairs in single file. Eleanor ended up being at the back, so was the last one to hear the commotion occurring on the floor that they had arrived on. Grunts echoed through the floor alongside metal clanging, clearly a fight occurring nearby. The Winter Soldier had escaped. "I've got my hand suit watch on", Tony mumbled as they slowly walked through the small hallway that came off of the stairs.

"Okay, you go through and we'll come in after, stay on comms", Sharon handed each of them an earpiece which they promptly wore. Tony gave them a small nod and carried forward, whilst Nat, Sharon, and Eleanor skirted along the sides, trying not to be seen and finding a good position.

A concrete pillar seemed like a good place to stay out of the way, so that was the place that they picked. "We're in position", Nat spoke into her earpiece once they were all ready.

Blasts could be clearly heard coming from the middle of the room, and Eleanor winced when a gunshot could be heard, so poked her head around and saw that Tony had luckily blocked the shot with his metal hand. The hand-to-hand combat didn't last long, which was expected, so Sharon took it in her stride to go forward and engage instead, Nat following promptly. "Stay here for backup", she pushed Eleanor back slightly who had also made a move to follow.