Coronation Of Flame (A Marvel Fanfic)

Flashback 1: The Witch & the Speedster

So, I decided to explain the layout of these chapters.

I've decided to publish the chapters in groups of two; the first covering present day Aurelia, and the second are 'flashbacks.' In these are her past- particularly with a pair of Sokovian twins.

THIS IS IMPORTANT AS THE TWINS COME IN LATER.

Just a heads up

Have fun!

LittlePond

Flashback 1: The Witch & the Speedster

Without hesitation, Aurelia Tempest opened the door to Whitehall's office, "You asked to see me?" 

One of HYDRA's heads grinned, congratulated her on her latest kill; Victim #100, and handed over stark white a file; most likely from being printed at the office to the northeast of Whitehall's lair.

"Aurelia, your new mission."

Beaming at the thought of subtracting another agent from S.H.I.E.L.D, though recently was going through what she called a 'killing slump,' the assassin practically snatched the file off Whitehall.

But as soon as she saw the location, her triumphant grin fell, it didn't look to be a place where the liars would congregate and she knew; the assassin had tracked enough of them to know their ways.

"Sokovia? Where the hell is that?" she asked, looking up from the file questionably.

The man who raised her sighed, standing up from his aged leather chair. "Somewhere in Eastern Europe. You're needed to help train the Enhanced that we've created."

Enhanced? They'd really managed to make them? Already, ideas on how to train such powered people and lists of possible abilities filled her mind, her mouth watered at the thought of how large a dint they'd make in S.H.I.E.L.D's armour.

"Brilliant."

Whitehall smiled a knowing grin, one that she had no doubt he'd used at the ends of several deadly business meetings. "You're going to be dispatched from June to September," he added, "once you've packed, we have a plane ready for your use."

Had she no self control, Aurelia would have danced around the office; she was not, surprisingly, in the mood to kill someone.

So, with the world seemingly in balance, she packed too many suitcases full of summer and spring clothing, toiletries, her weapons and other knick knacks before boarding the plane that had been prepared for her and flew off to the base's coordinates.

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"Miss Aurelia, what a pleasure," the leader- Von Strucker, if her research was correct, welcomed from his place below the metal stairs.

Aurelia walked down the steps, white tank top fluttering from the dying plane's engines.

The Sokovian research base was placed secure in a mountain range, the sunlight in the remote country was weak, as the summer months had only just begun.

Aurelia considered outdoor training sessions once summer's grip tightened on the area.

Besides the mild cold, she immediately liked it here in the Sokovian base. The stone construction was much larger than she expected, the main building being 4 storeys high, she could instantly tell it belonged to HYDRA as it held that homelike, bittersweet aura around it.

Full to near vomiting from potato chips and Doritos, she smiled sourly as she shook his hand, "Let's ditch the formalities."

Von Strucker complied and led her to the observation rooms within the base, discussing her students; twins Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.