Black Star: HYDRA War

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HYDRA doesn't like leaks," Sitwell says warningly.

    "Then why don't you stick a cork in it?" Sam spits.

    After Steve, Natasha, and Sam took him to the roof to get information the good, old-fashioned, fear-induced way, they discovered Project Insight isn't meant to ensure the safety of everyone on Earth, but rather HYDRA's safety. Using S.H.I.E.L.D. intel, the Project Insight helicarriers pinpoint anybody who might be considered a threat to HYDRA in the future and kill them. Now, you have to race back to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and stop the Project Insight launch. The mission is obviously very high-stakes, but it's hard to feel that way when the six of you are on the freeway, squeezed together in Sam's Chevrolet Impala — with Peter sitting on the floor next to Natasha's feet since the car only sits five.

    "Insight's launching in 16 hours. We're cutting it a little close here," Natasha informs the group, resting her chin on the headrest of Steve's seat.

    "I know," Steve responds. "We'll use him to bypass the DNA scans and access the helicarriers directly."

    "What?" Sitwell says indignantly. "Are you crazy? That is a terrible, terrible idea."

    "A terrible, terrible idea is you continuing to talk," you snap. Since you're the smallest, you got stuck with the middle seat, right between Natasha and Sitwell.

    Peter straightens up, looking panicked. "Uh, guys–"

    Suddenly, there's a dull thud on the roof of the car. A metal arm breaks through the window on Sitwell's side, seizes him around the throat, and throws him into the traffic zooming in the opposite direction.

    "...someone's coming," Peter finishes lamely.

    The arm begins to pound on the roof, creating a dent over your and Natasha's heads. She vaults over the console, ending up in Steve's lap. You and Peter follow her lead, with you on Sam's lap and Peter sticking to the console. Sam screeches the car to a sudden halt, throwing the owner of the metal arm off. A dark gray Ford behind you honks angrily, swerving out of the middle lane into the right to avoid crashing into you. The owner of the metal arm lands in a crouched position on the road in front of you, dragging the metal arm across the asphalt to catch themselves. It produces sparks and a horrible scraping noise. You realize a second too late that this is the person in that clip Zola showed you, the one who you originally thought had a red star patch on a gray shirt sleeve. Instead, the sleeve is an arm, and the red patch is a carving on the bicep of that metal arm.

    "The Winter Soldier," Natasha whispers.

    She grabs a gun out of her pocket, aiming it at the Winter Soldier. But just as she's about to pull the trigger, a black Jeep behind you rams right into your car. Natasha loses her aim as the gun tumbles out of her hands.

    "Stop moving, asshole!" you shriek at the driver of the Jeep.

    But they continue driving, plowing you towards the Winter Soldier. A part of you hopes you'll run him over, but he just does a flip, soaring over the car and landing facedown on the roof. Sam pounds on the brakes, but the Jeep continues to push you forward. Natasha reaches down, fumbling for her gun. The Winter Soldier thrusts his metal arm through the windshield, tearing the steering wheel out of the car. You and Peter scream.

    "Shit!" Sam exclaims.

    Natasha finally locates her gun and shoots at him through the car's roof. He leaps from your car onto the Jeep, and the driver finally stops moving. Sam switches from the breaks to the gas, and you speed away from the Jeep and the Winter Soldier. But it quickly catches up again, resuming its spot at the trunk. This time, it forces your car to slam into the freeway railings.