The Unknown Soldier (N.R)

Chapter 17

As I stand in the room outside the OR where Fury is being operated on Natasha comes bursting into the room. She stands beside me as we both watch the doctors rush to try and fix him.

Natasha: Is he gonna make it?

Steve: I don't know.

Natasha: Tell me about the shooter.

Steve: He's fast. Strong. Had a metal arm.

Maria now off the phone then joins us also watching fury through the window.

Natasha: Ballistics.

Maria: Three slugs, no rifling. Completely untraceable.

Natasha: Soviet made.

Maria: Yeah.

Soon after Fury begins to flatline during surgery. They bring in a crash cart and try to shock him back to life but it doesn't work.

Natasha: Don't do this to me, Nick.

They try again, but it still doesn't work. They check for a pulse, but they don't get one. They give him a shot of epinephrine and check again but still no pulse.

Natasha: Don't do this to me, Nick. Don't do this to me.

Doctor: Time of death 1:03 A.M.

As I hear that I leave the room unable to look at him like that anymore.

-

After they clean Fury up after surgery they let Natasha, Maria, and I in to see him. I stand my back to the wall as Natasha stands next to him. We stand like that for a while until Maria comes in.

Maria: I need to take him.

I walk up to Natasha and try to get her to come with me so we can leave Maria.

Steve: Natasha.

She puts her hand on his forehead for a moment and then leaves the room. I follow her out and try to get her attention.

Steve: Natasha!

She quickly turns back to me.

Natasha: Why was fury in your apartment?

Steve: I don't know.

I say throwing my hands up. Brock comes up behind me and calls for me.

Rumlow: Cap, they want you back at S.H.I.E.L.D.

Steve: Yeah, give me a second.

Rumlow: They want you now.

Steve: Okay.

I say a bit annoyed now. He finally walks off and I turn back to Natasha.

Natasha: You're a terrible liar.

She says as she storms off. I look around not knowing what I should do with the USB when I see a vending machine being restocked beside me. While no one is looking I slip it in behind a couple packs of bubble gum and walk back to Rumlow.

Steve: Let's go.

Rumlow: Yeah. S.T.R.I.K.E, move it out!

He says to the men as we walk through the doors to leave.

-

When I get back to S.H.I.E.L.D Pierce calls me to his office. As I walk there I pass Kate or whatever her real name is.

Kate: Captain Rogers.

Steve: Neighbor.

Pierce: Oh. Captain. I'm Alexander Pierce.