Serum Soldiers

Chapter 12 - Almost there

"Echo team are heading West to the Tall Wall section." A voice over the earpiece Henry had recently put in his ear, calmly informed him.

"Right."

A fast pace heavy-breathing came from the forest, as quick figures weaved in and out of the tall obstacles. Their speed and way of hunting almost matched that of Velociraptors, on the look out for their next meal, in a pack. Not one of them faltered or made any signs of falling behind. Their skills were almost flawless.

"Put them on to the virtual firing program, and set it to a higher difficulty than the usual."

"But sir, they may not be ready for that level of-"

"You really do infuriate me. And what did I tell you? Don't talk back to me. I will make the decisions around here and you will do as I say. Am I clear?"

"Y-yes sir. Sorry sir, it won't happen again."

Three shots fired in canon. Each hitting their target, right in the heart. The holographic figures were struck back and fell the the floor, slowly disintegrating. More enemies spawned, each near one of the soldiers. Each soldier was spread out and distanced from the others. They couldn't depend on each other in missions.

The tallest had a handgun which, like the all the weapons used in this training exercise, had unlimited ammunition. An enemy appeared in front of her, in which she quickly shot in the head. Another two followed, which she also gunned down, whilst dodging their weak attacks.

The smallest, with auburn hair, had taken a few hits but it seemed to make no difference. She also wielded a handgun. The figures jumped at her, from where she stood in the corner, almost surrounding her. Skillfully, she shot each of them in the centre of their foreheads, only having seconds in between each shot to react to the next figure.

The middle, in height, had dark brown hair and, like the others also held a handgun. It seemed that this room was only compatible with those handguns, and no other model of weapon. She too, seemed as experienced as the others and showed no sign of slowing down.

All of the soldiers seemed to wear the same type of clothing. It was mainly black clothing, with only darker colours to match the scheme. The reason Henry had picked those 'colours', was because, like the other Hydra agents, they are usually in the shadows, and what colours are best for sneaking in the dark? Not fluorescent ones, that's for sure. To decrease the risk of being discovered, yet again, by the Avengers. When they are just about start their plans, only to then be obliterated, by the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, this time Hydra had an advantage. S.H.I.EL.D. and the Avengers thought they had exterminated the organisation and that they had no possible way of returning. They still believed that they could exist in peace for a while longer, without any 'disturbances', is probably how they refer to them. Well, that's how Henry thought. This time, Hydra was in the shadows, unknown to everyone. This time, Hydra had not one, not two, but three secret weapons, and they were trained even more intensely than the previous one, the Winter Soldier. Then again, it was two different sections of Hydra that had taken on these experiments, so the outcomes were of course going to be different. Another advantage for Henry, was that he also had other people, for example the ones who kidnapped the girls, to help with the missions and such. He had a lot more confidence in his assignments.

"Alright! Stop the training exercise!"

"But sir, they have only just-"

"JUST, do as I say!"

"Yes sir.."

The masses of holograms faded away and the soldiers, turned around to see the whole ceiling and walls, fold down into the floor, similarly to Stark's technology. Yet again, Henry was on a higher platform, looking smugly down at them. His creations. His puppets. He seemingly had a thing with being higher than everyone. Maybe it reflected on how he wanted his authority to be over hundreds and thousands of people, rather just over the soldiers and few technology workers, who made the training exercises possible.

"We have made a considerable amount of progress in these past few years. However, there is still far for you to go. The Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. can't know about you and us yet, so we'll keep a low profile still. Although, we could send you on some assassination missions. Not the really standing out missions, but rather undesirables who need to be rid of this world. The kind that don't attract the likes of S.H.I.E.L.D. but rather the police or detectives. There are some people who get off on it... And that way, it seems as though we are helping them."