On The Edge. | Steve Rogers.

sixteen.

Infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D was remarkably easy. Well, easier than Issac had initially expected. They slipped into the control room first, Steve exposing Hydra and their plans over the announcement system in order to weed out who belonged to which side. If there were any people left who were still loyal to him and S.H.I.E.L.D, which he was sure there had to be, they wouldn't let any of this slide. They would take vacation against the Hydra agents and slow them down, giving the rest of them enough time and a good enough distraction for them to get their jobs done. The faster, the better.

Natasha would be disguised as Pamela Hawley, the woman who was on the World Security Council. They would all be in attendance today with Pierce to watch Project Insight launch, giving her the perfect opportunity to slip in and expose Pierce to them directly. She would also be unloading all of Hydra's files onto the internet for the world to see. Unfortunately, that also meant unloading all of S.H.I.E.L.D's as well. The thought of all his personality history being out in the open for everyone to see made him extremely uncomfortable, but this was above him now. He couldn't afford to sacrifice millions of people just to keep a rough childhood hidden away forever. It would come out eventually, one way or the other, so in a way this was merely beating around the bush. Whatever questions came, he would answer them with pride and confidence. He had nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of. If Natasha could do it, so could he.

While Hill remained inside the building and Natasha took care of that, Steve, Sam, and Issac would take care of inputting the three program ships into the helicarriers. Simple and easy. Hopefully.

Hydra seemed to still be a step ahead, however. They moved in while Steve was giving his speech andmanged to override the set timer for Project Insight, launching the ships ahead of schedule. They were only just making their way outside when the water drained from the bay, three large doors opening to allow the helicarriers to exit. This was bad. It only gave them ten minutes to get inside and insert the programming chips without getting shot in the process. It was a lot harder than it sounded.

"How can we tell the good guys from the bad?" Sam called out as they ran forward.

"If they're shooting at you, they're bad." Steve replied.

Sam took off into the air as Steve and Issac dropped down, Issac slowing his fall with his abilities and Steve merely rolling as he landed before getting up. Stupid super soldier serum giving him practically indestructible bones.

"Will you be okay?" Steve called out. They ducked behind large storage crates as bullets began flying from several directions.

"I'll be fine. I've got this one, you go take out the next one." He said, pulling his gun from its holster. He'd use as much as he could before resorting to exhausting his powers.

Steve hesitated briefly, but nodded at the confident look on Issac's face. If they could survive the Chitauri invasion, they could survive this. Steve, being faster, stronger, and more resilient than him, bolted out from his hiding spot and simply made a run for it. He used his shield and surroundings for cover before he began heading for one of the other helicarriers. Issac took a deep breath, calming his nerves before poking his head out and starting to fire at who he only assumed were Hydra agents.

When bullets became too slow, he resorted to other measures. He used his powers to lift the remaining agents into the air, sending them off the edge of the carrier and down into the water below. He was an agent with an agenda, not a total monster. 

When the deck was cleared, he hurried inside, making quick and easy work of the few agents who remained inside the carrier. It took him longer than he would have liked, the control panel being all the way on the bottom of the ship. Unfortunately like Sam, he couldn't fly, so he was forced to take the long route.