Sherlock Holmes across the multiverse

Chapter 4. The trap springs

The interior of the factory  they were in was dark and depressing, a far from what Sherlock and John associated with such industrial environments. The metal beams stretched upwards like skeletal fingers, casting long, dark shadows across the floor. Tony's scanner softly hummed in his hand as he walked behind Bucky.
"This has Hydra written all over the place ," Tony muttered under his breath.
Sherlock, who had been walking a few steps behind them suddenly stopped and said. "Hold," in a whispering voice.
Bucky, who was the veteran, froze in his tracks. Tony followed after, looking around the place with sudden alertness. "What is it?"
"There," Sherlock pointed with his hand toward the corner of the factory where a faint red glow was flickering. "They have rigged the place with lots of traps. The light is the first trigger trap."
John stared at Sherlock in disbelief. "How could you sense that so quickly?"
Sherlock smirked and looked at John. "The dust that is on the ground has been tampered with. Someone was here recently, very careful to avoiding specific paths."
Bucky moved closer, his eyes narrowing at the dust and said. "Sherlock is right on this one. Hydra isn't the ones to usually go for a flashy alarm,they like to make sure whoever comes in doesn't get out of the building alive."
"That's comforting to know that we have a chance of dying," Tony said sarcastically as he pressed some buttons on his device that he has on his wrist, making a small holographic screen. "Let me disarm this thing"
Sherlock watched Tony's work, he was fascinated by the unfamiliar technology. "This is impressive. And yet we thought aliens would invade the planet in the future."
"You'd surprised at what passes for 'normal' in the future," Tony replied back as the glowing light faded.
Bucky stepped forward, taking the lead this time. "This won't be the only trap in here. Stay alert"
They vent deeper into the main place of the factory, the air started getting heavier, thick with the smell of oil and machinery. Strange mechanical noises were heard from around them, as though something alive was lurking within the walls.
Suddenly, a sound from above was heard, and before anyone could react, the ceiling opened up, dropping several armed men in sleek, black uniforms they were Hydra agents.
"Ambush!" Bucky barked as he was pulling a gun from inside his jacket and firing in one fluid motion. Tony instantly activated a shimmering force field around himself and John, while Sherlock was hiding behind a nearby crate, scanning the place for any advantage he could get to protect himself from the hydra agents.
The fight was intense, with Bucky was moving like it was a force of nature, his metal arm swinging in a blur of motions as he injured agents left and right. Tony, though he was less flexible, was no less prepared. His wrist was mounted with a devices that fired repulsor blasts, knocking several Hydra agents off their feet.
Sherlock observed, calculating every move and looking for patterns. John and his military training kicking in, crouched beside Sherlock, with his revolver gun ready.
"What do we do, Sherlock?" John asked, his eyes were darting around for an opening to help Bucky get rid of some hydra agents.
Sherlock with his hand gestured toward a control panel that was at the far end of the room. "That one is controlling something maybe the machinery, or something worse. We need to get to it."
John nodded, as the two darted through the chaos that was happening and using the crates for cover. Sherlock reached the control panel and started examining it, his mind was working rapidly to decode the unfamiliar technology.
"Tony!" Sherlock shouted over the gunfire in the background. "Can you disable this?"
Tony glanced over, eyes widening as he spotted the control panel. "On it!" He shouted back and raised his wrist, launching a small drone toward Sherlock.
The drone started hovered in front of Sherlock, projecting a screen that displayed lines of code that Sherlock couldn't understand. "What am I looking at?" Sherlock asked Tony, momentarily caught off guard by the futuristic coding and technology.
"Just press the green button on the screen!" Tony yelled, getting rid of another Hydra agent.
Sherlock did as he was instructed, and immediately the entire factory was back to life. The massive gears began turning, and a section of the floor opened up, revealing a hidden passageway.
Bucky, having just knocked out the last Hydra agent, rushed over. "What did you do?"
Sherlock glanced at the opening. "It seems we've found their lair."