Winter's Father

Chapter 23

                         Jace
   "We have to stop the launch." Captain Rogers said.

   "Well, I don't think the Council's accepting my calls anymore." Fury retorted.

    For the first time, I have no clue what they're talking about. That's pretty strange for me, even if I'm just a kid.

    "What launch?" I asked out of no where. Everyone looked at me surprised. I guess that's the kind of reaction I get for being the quiet one.

     "Project Insight." Maria Hill answered. "Do you know anything about that?" Captain Rogers asked.

   Oh yeah. I should've known.
   
   "I know Hydra's going to use it to wipe a lot of people out. I've read about it on Hydra's files. It's pretty bad." I replied.

   "Your a pretty smart kid. No wonder Hydra wanted you." Agent Hill commented. Yeah, that's not the only reason.

   "Pretty smart? The boy blocked me out of the system." Fury exclaimed. "Sorry 'bout that." I apologized.

    "Don't worry about that, kid. Maybe we could use some of your intelligence." Fury said, gesturing for Agent Hill to hand me the computer.

   I took it from her, and got to work. It was really interesting. The helicarriers were lined up in a triangle form.

   That was it!

   "Once the helicarriers reach three thousand feet, they'll triangulate with Insight satellites, becoming fully weaponized," I started. "We, or you, need to breach those carriers and replace their targeting blades with your own. One or two won't cut it. You need to link all three carriers to work, because if even one of those ships remain operational, a lot of people are going to die." I said in a mouth full. Everyone seemed really stunned.

   "We have to assume everyone aboard is Hydra." Agent Hill added. "If we had any server blades, this would be complete." I said. "We could get those." Agent Hill assured.

   "And maybe, just maybe we can salvage what's left." Fury said.

   Why would you do that? There's no use for it.

   "We're not salvaging anything. We're not just taking down the carriers, Nick. We're taking down S.H.I.E.L.D., too." Captain Rogers said, walking closer towards Fury's bed.

   "S.H.I.E.L.D. had nothing to do with this." Fury replied.

  "You gave me this mission, this is how it ends. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s been compromised. You said so yourself. Hydra grew right under your nose and nobody noticed." Captain Rogers answered.

   "Why do you think we're all hiding in a cave? I noticed." Fury retorted.

   "Yeah, how many had to pay the price before you did?" Captain Rogers asked, crossing his arms tight.

   I knew where this conversation was heading, and I didn't like it.

   "Look, I didn't know about Barnes." Fury replied.

   "Even if you had, would you have told me? Or would you have compartmentalized that, too? S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, it all goes." Captain Rogers answered with a little bit of anger in his tone.

   "He's right." Black Widow said from the chair she was sitting in, the doctor putting pressure on her wound.

   Then Fury looked at the man. "Don't look at me. I do what he does, just slower." He said, talking about Captain Rogers.

   "What about you?" He asked me. "I'm with them." I replied.

   "Well, it looks like your giving the orders now, Captain." Fury finally admitted.

   I still feel so bad for Bucky. If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't still be with Hydra. I could have thought of a way to get us both out, but I didn't.

   "I knew about it." I said quietly, looking down at the floor.

   "About what?" Captain Rogers asked, taking a step closer to me.

   "Bucky." I answered and got up, and went outside.

   I needed some fresh air.