The Hydra base was so deep that it took a full 6 minutes to ride the mine shaft like elevator to the surface. The journey gave you time to contemplate the mission - locate and travel to the Soldiers location without being detected, find the soldier and terminate him - that was the mission presented to you before suiting up this morning. That was not the mission on your mind. Locate the new Avengers Headquarters, infiltrate without alarming anyone. Find Starks office and wait desperately for him to either help you or put you out of your misery.
You finally reached the blinding light at the surface, "Holly shit that's bright", your eyes took an abnormal amount of time to adjust.
You hold your hand to the brim of your brow to block it out.
A large blacked out truck is sitting in your pathway, this has been provided for your mission. An unsteadiness sweeps you left to right as you approach the car. This will be the most important ride of your miserable existence. Thoughts of doubt punch you in the gut, is this a mistake? No, you know it's your only hope. "If he made it I can", you murmured senselessly under your breath.
The truck springs into gear and you drive off leaving fate to chance and the fear behind. You pull over a few miles from the base leaning back into the squeaky leather seat. Woah that's soft, really soft you could melt into it you thought. You close your eyes tight and prepare to clear your mind. Within seconds you have a clear picture of the Avengers HQ in your brain and you know it's location. Pulling back onto the dirt trail the car wheels forge ahead to your personal checkpoint.
The nerve-shattering journey took you almost two days. Every mile marker and road sign you passed stirred a sickness in your stomach. There was a small village 5 miles south of HQ and you abandoned the car there and headed out on foot. The road is dotted between thick Forrest, "going off-road".
Forrest's fascinate you. It's the burst of nature, having lived in black holes you're whole life. Nothing would ever grow down there. The trees swirled like patterns and the smell of moss and dirt was intoxicating. Every snap of a broken branch beneath your feet makes you feel alive. Shortly after nightfall you reach HQ and once again use your powers to track your cleanest path through the boobie-trapped building before leaving the tree line.
After a stealthy sprint through the grounds you make your way - more silent than a pin drop - into the building and up the predetermined path to Tony's office where you wait very impatiently.
This needs to work, I need to make this work you thought praying in your head. You hid in a shadowed corner of the office as Tony would surely alert if he were startled. His tech was extremely impressive but still you were able to hack your way through using your abilities. He would be cunning however and would have a fail safe or twenty.
The office door creeks open almost eerily as he enters the quiet space. "JARVIS pull up the specks on that version 7 of my new suit, I feel like tinkering with a little explosive action", Tony declares. "Yes sir." Jarvis replies while pulling up the lights of the room. "Hello mr Stark" -
"Who the hell are you?" - Tony asks with a sudden panic to his voice. "Take a few steps back Tomb Raider!"- you step back ignoring his childish reference as you didn't understand it. "I'm gonna ask you one more time, who the hell are you?""My name is X"
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X-Marks the Heads
FanfictionX has spent her entire existence being tormented by Hydra and their experiments. She has to get out and find help. Will Tony Stark be able to offer her solace or will the clouded judgment of the Winter Soldier keep her a villain in his and the Aveng...