𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐈𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 • 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

Engaging

Pierce looked out the window and I saw Sam. Aka The Flacon.

"Let me ask you a question." He said. We all turned to Pierce. "What if Pakistan marched into Mumbai tomorrow and you knew that they were going to drag your daughters into a soccer stadium for execution," Pierce handed him another glass, he took the glass from Pierce's hand. "And you could just stop it, with a flick of the switch. Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you all?"

"Not if it was your switch." Said the guy and he tossed the glass. Pierce just chuckles. The same agent handed Pierce a gun so he can shoot him. I kicked the council to get away from the bullet. I grabbed Pierce's hand with a gun and punched him in the face. I threw a taser at a STRIKE agent and threw the gun to another agent. I hit another agent in the stomach and flipped him. I saw an agent get up and I grabbed his head and hit it against the table. Once again, another agent got up and I flipped him again. I grabbed the gun and pointed at Pierce. I took off the digital mask and revealed my own face.

"I'm sorry." I said taking off my wing as well. "Did I step on your moment?" I smiled.

"Stark." He said. I walked into a room and started to hack into a system.

"What are you doing, Miss. Stark?" Said another councilman.

"She's disabling security protocols and dumping all the secrets onto the internet." Said Pierce.

"Including HYDRA's." I said.

"And SHIELD's." I continued to type. "If you do this, none of your past is gonna remain hidden. Are you sure you're ready for the world to see who you really are?

"Are you?" I said back at him.

"Disabling the encryption is an executive order. It takes two Alpha Level Members."

"Don't worry. Company's coming." I gave Pierce a smile. And the helicopter arrived. Nick came in the room.

"Did you get my flowers?" Pierce asked Nick. "I'm really glad you're here, Nick."

"Really? Because I thought you had me killed."

"You know how the game works."

"Why make me the head of SHIELD?"

"Because you were the best, and the most ruthless person I ever met." Pierce said and I got angry. My eyes turned red again. This time it was on fire. I shut my eyes and they went to normal.

"I did what I did to protect people." I started to type again.

"Our enemies are your enemies, Nick. Disorder. War. It's just a matter of time before a dirty bomb goes off in Moscow, or an EMP fries Chicago. Diplomacy? A holding action, Nick. A band-aid. And you know where I learned that. Bogota. You didn't ask. You just did what had to be done. I can bring order to the lives of seven billion people by sacrificing 20 million. And it might be starting with her." Pierce pointed at me. "It's the next step, Nick. If you have the courage to take it."

"No. I have the courage not to." Nick grabbed Pierce's arm and walked to the glass.

"Retinal scanner active." Said the computer. I walked up and pulled out my gun and pointed at Pierce.

"You don't think we wiped your clearance from the system?"

"I know you erased my password." Nick said. "Probably deleted my retinal scan. But if you want to stay ahead of me, Mr. Secretary," Nick took off his eye patch. "You need both eyes open." My eyes widen from his eye.

"Alpha Level confirmed. Encrypted code accepted. Safeguards removed."